Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-01-23
FROM CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, Jan. IA, 1875,

election of Committee Clerks and
the appointment of some unim-
portant committees, and at the
close of the morning session both
Houses adjourned over until Fri
day. There being no session this
afternoon,the rotunda and the sew
eral sitting rooms of the Hale
House were we'll crowded. The
principal topics Of conversation
were the Senatorial and CAPITAL
and as almost every man
seems to have a " slate" ofhis own
it is impossible to figure out any,
thing like "good guess" as to the
final result on either. AS stated in
my letter of yesterday the general
opinion seems to be that the con-
test for the Senatorship has mar
rowed down to Hon. j. n. Camden
and Henry s. Walker, ESQ. If it
can be kept in this position, the
chances are in favor of the election
of Camden. But in politics, as in
everything else, it is impossible to
tell what day may bring forth.
If q vote were taken on the
Capital question there Is little or
no doubt it would result il a de-
cided majority in the House for
removal, but IL is not so certain i'm
the Senate, although the vote for
removal in this body would not be
less than twelve, which would
make it tie-including the vete
of the President-and tie vote
fails.
After these two questions have
been disposed of, interest in the
further proceedings ofthe Legisla-
tur will, to great extent, col
lapse, and there will be an exodus
of visitors who are here because of
the interest they feel in the ques-
lions alluded to.
The representatives from Berke-
ley are comfortably quartered at
the residence of DR.. Cotton, while
Hon. @. j. Faulkner ana lady have
suite of rooms at the Hale House.
The Court of Appeals of West
Virginia convened to-day, but
adjourned without transacting any
business of interest. II will meet
in the morning at 9 o'clock and
proceed at once to the work before
it, the absent members OF the court
having arrived to-day.
The several stanuing commit
tees of the Senate and House will
be reported tomorrow. With no
knowledge of who will constitute
the committees, l am inclined to
think the Craftsmanship of the
most important, the Judiciary, will
BE- lied, in the Senate, by Hon.
q. ID. Camden, of Harrison, and in
the House by Hon. j. III. Jackson
of Wood. However. this is mere
speculation, and may be wide of
the mark.
A word about Charleston. 1t is
a rather pretty little town, nestled
under the hills which cast their
shadows over the banks ofthe Ka-
nawha ; but we fail to realize that
1T is located in a "land of peren-
NAL spring" where tho song of the
WhlppoorWill never ceases, and
flowers are always in bloom. The
climate, on the contrary, is not I'M
like professional politicians, sub
Ject to sudden and oftimes, violent
changes. Ibis, however, is not an
objection to the place as location
for the Capital. The great and in
surmeuntable objection is its isola-
lation and lack of speedy commui
nication with the outside world. No
| one who has not made a pilgrim
age to the place can we'll conceive
OF the tiresomeneSs and length of
the journey. And to any cone not
seeking surcease from the carking
cares of a busy world, it is any
thing but agreeable to be shut out
from daily communication'with the
great centres OF business, thought
and action. We can hardly think
1T possible that any one will deny
that every consideration of the in
terests of the State demand that its
Capital should be located at a point
most accessible and convenient to
the largest number of its citizens.
and where every communication
can be had with the outside world.
1t should be located where the
great body Of the people could
readily reach heir law-making
and other representatives,. No one
can successfully controvert this.
| VIII it be done Will the repre-
sentativss fthe people discharge
their duty to their constituents III
this matter, or will they be gov
erned by the influence of political
aspirants who would sacrifice the
interests of the people and the
State TO subserve their own selfish
emu ? We shall see. In the
meantime let the people be pre-
pared to protect themselves against
all such trifiing with their inter-
eSts. l..
Douglas Jerrold says, il his