The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-06-09
THE CAPITAL.
The Tug Of War al Weston
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The Representatives OF
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ent.

According to announcement. tho
representatives Of Clarksburg and
Charleston met here Cd Monday last,
and were greeted by large and cOur.
tcous audience. Judge Ferguson and
Hons. john y. Konpa and Romeo II.
Frccr speaking in behalf Of the - cor
nor lot j" men Of Charleston and lions.
John S. Garlic and Henry BranBon
making speeches in the interest Of this
section. The opening speech (of over
two hours) was. made by Judge Fcrgu-
son and it must DO confessed that in
creasing age has not shoru his tongue
of its cunning. His remarks, mainly,
were IN appeal to the sympn,hies Of
the audience in behalf of whu, he call
cd his impoverished and Injured PEG.
plo. When the Judge left this strain,
however, he uuwittiugly furnished the
most cogcut reasons why our people
should vote for Clarksburg, that We
have heard during tho cntiro Discus.
ion of tho question. Said hc:-
"Wheu tho Capital was located nj
Charleston, the population Of the place wns
1000; in two years after II was 5000
When tue Capital was located ut Charleston,
the KanawhN Valley WIS shipping annually
2,Oc0 tons Of conl In less than two years
after she was shipping 1000, 900 tons and
L. nT 1a.1 taJ,,
When The Capital was located at Charles.
ton, the population Of tho Third District
was smaller than either of tue other Dis.
tricts-in short time it fur outuumbored
either Of the Others"
The question is pertinent here, and
il was deliberately discussed by Mr..
Brannon-thlt if these marvellous 70.
suits followed the location Of the Capt.
tai ut Cha rleston--if wealth and popu.
lation flowed SO rapidly from the seat
Of government to oil tho country
surrounding Charleston, why would net
tho same results follow for our benefit
--nnd for the enrichment Of the people
Of Upshur, GilmeE, BruxtOn, Calhoun.
Barbour. Randolph, Tucker, and all
the other adjacent counties. il the Cap.
ital was located at Clarksburg? Men
arc 10. different as to the matter Of
their own interests now than they were
in patriarchal times Mr.. Ferguson
has n great big axe 10 grind. The 10.
cation of the Capital at Charleston will
put money in his pursc;" and BY the
same course Of irresistible logic, the
location of the Capital at Clarksburg
would enrich, populate aud make pros.
porous tho entire. valley Of which our
county forms part. II local inter
csts arc to be considered by our people
in voting upon this question, then, ac.
cordiug 10 Judge Ferguson's showing,
every votcr in Lewis county should
vote for Clarksburg; for he did not
hesitate to declare that "Me iMtercas
Of the people Of The Kanarha Valley
trouill make their r0te unanimous for
Charleston. And while be announces
this fact. hc modcstly requests the peO.
plO If this District to forget their per-
sonal and local interests, and rise to
tho moral grandeur Of surrcndering
our own interests, in order to mako
still richer that section Of the State
which has been abunduntly blessed by
both God and man, by the Great ka-
nawha River and the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad. "GiyC Lewis county
tho advantages Of either Of these great
developers" said Mr.. Braunon, "uud
take your Capital" Tho Judge SPOKE
at length Of what be called the discrim.
ination against tho Third District
and on that score was ably met and an
sWered by Mr.. BEannOn aud Mr.. Car.
lille.
Ex-senator Garlic followed Judge
Ferguson in speech Of less than half
IN hour. lie spoke, rs be always
does, clOquently aud well, and bis re.
MARKS wore we'll received.
The real speech Of The day was made
by our towusman, Mr.. Henry Bran.
non. In his earnest, forciblo and log.
ioal manner he proved to q demOnstra.
ton that our duty 10 ourselves and to
our children should constrain US to
vote for the material interests Of our
own county. lie scattered into thin
air tue sOphistry Of Judge Ferguson.
aud in terso sentences shattered aud
destroyed the elegant but frail fabric
which that gentleman had reared with
80 much care. We regret that w
have not space to give his remarks in
full for they wero not only pointed
and iorciblC but conclusive. We give
below, however, u brief extract: