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Capital Notes.

Do more than vote Tor Martinsburs Urge
your ncighbor to vote
Surprisingly good assurances Of the large
vote Martiusburg viii receive in Wheeling aud
PaIkers0urg reach Us.
-Four thousand votes for Martinsbur- are
promised by the knowing ones from Ohio
county alone.
It's expected the entire vote, nearly, Of the
counties Of Berkeley and Morgan will be cast
on Tuesday for Martiusburg.
We invite a careful perusal Of Mr. Lucas 5
admirable speech in favor of Martinsburs as
The place for the permanent location Of the
Capital
Z Boyd Faulkner, Esq, has returned from
on energetic and encouraging canvass OF some
Of the Western Counties lie made, We are iu-
formed, some rousius speeches.
The friends Of Martinsburg have very en-
eouragiug tidings from many Of the Counties
in the first and second districts, aud also from
the third District. They have reason to OK
pect Mlrtinsburg to receive the highest vote
on the 7th-Tuesday next.
Charleston offers a Clpi,ol building, already
erected, but heretofore found inadequate for
State purposes, and four acres Of ground as a
free Gift to the State. Martinsburg oIers. ffly
thousand dollars and choice between TWO
t,rsnty acre tracts Of land within tue corporate
limits-a munifceut offer, indeed.
For the life Of us we cannot understand why
a SIXTY thousand dollar Capitol will answer the
purposes Of the State at Charleston, whilst the
advocates Of Charleston insist that nothing
short Of a million dollar building viii be re-
quired at Mar,iusburg or CIarksburg Elect
Charleston and nothing short Of a million dol
lar improvement will make the State House
there adequate.
Charles Davies, Esq, is announced to speak
90 the Capital question on behalf Of Martins
burg. at Kcyser on the 2ud Grafton on 3rd ;
Piedmont 4th and Berkeley Springs on the
9th. We hope be viii have large audiences,
as be will make convincing statements in a
very interesting way.
Martiusburg offers as some inducement 70
the voters Of the State Access Utility, Conye-
nence, Economy, Health, Hotel Accommoda-
tons, Beautiful Surroundings, aud last, but
not least, ftiy thousand dollars and a ctoic,
Jsi,recn t,ro trepg acre tracts Of lll'd wherein
to locate the Capitol. She offers all these
equal to tbs best Of her competitors, in many
respects soperior-and only asks your vote
VIII the people Of Jefferson refuse that
Surely not.
Demonstrate your natural affection by yot-
iug for Mariinsburg, the Capital town ofyour
neisLborius Couuty-the OLD mother County
Berkeley. Mr.. Lucas touchincly and truth
fully alIudes to the fact that Berkeley is our
Mother, bound to US by thousand associations
Of history, and iudissylubly connected by tL-
bonds Of affections, aud the family ties Of a
common clan
The 10 chance cry Of the Charlestonians
aud Ciarks6urgites is quite feeble now.
We were pleased TO meet on Monday last
with our cx-member Of Congress Hon. Chas.
J. Faulkner, Of Nhriinsburg. lie came here
looking % the interest Of his native town as
the proper site Or the permanent seat for tie
Capital Of our State His Honor is looking
remarkably WE'LL aud was heartily received
we believe by all our c.tizaus, and 10 his
speech sustained his wcI.-knowu reputation as
40 orator and close rcas3ucr As a CORES
pondent notes bis speech 90 Monday we deem
II on our part only necessary 90 say, 10 was q
good one and had ITS effect. Considering tie
short notice of his intention o. speak, DE had
q very respectable audience AZ night De was
honorcd with a scrcuade at the Keller hotel.
by the Romncy Clruet Brass band, which CALI
ed out Mr. F.. who. 10 o most 'e.icitlus maa-
uer, we understand exceeded hjusalf, even To
his paluvst days, IN speech returning thanks
% the band i1f the compliment
The speeches Of 2,r z. were overlooking
with courtesy, good feeling and kind regard
for Hampshire, her people. and their interests
aud welisre.-Soutt Branch htsHg9esr.