The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-20
Tho Capital Question,

John W. Mason, Esqp Of Grafton, one
Of the leading men Of Taylor county,
writes to Judge Lewis, Of Harrison, that
while the people Of Grafton and Taylor
county felt somewhat aggrieved at their
town being left out Of the list Of places
to be voted for, yet they do not on that
account hold any grudge ugainst Clarks.
burg, but on the contrary, will come up to
the help Of that place like good and true
soldiers and neighbors on the 9TH Of Au.
gust. While Grafton was their first
choice Clarksburg was always their sec.
ond. Mr.. Mason says that those persons
who believe that the late act Of the Leg.
islature locating the Capital, will be re.
pealed next session are deluded. lie
writes land correctly, toO,) that I'VE
should make up our minds that the
Capital will be permanently located un-
der this law. Clarksburg or Martins.
burg, one or the other, will be the permS.
nent Capital"
The Huntington AdrTtiSer has started
4 Would.be sensation in the shape Of a
report that President Garrett, Of the Bal
timorc & Ohio road, Is buying up at from
5to cents on the dollar the deferred
certificates" assigned by the old State as
West Virginia's portion other debt. The
editor, with a grand flourish, makes the
following announcement: at is we'll
known that the State Of Virginia has set
apart, and issued certificates therefor,
Sl5,00O,O0O Of her Indebtedness to be paid
by West Virginia rs her part Of the old
State Indebtedness. These certificates
John W. Garrett, President Of the Balti.
more Railroad, is busily engaged in buy
ing up. Our latest adviceH we're that he
had purchased Sl,4O0,OO0 Of this debt.
Now, locate the Capital at ClarkIburg, on
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and
what will be the result? Mr.. Garrett
will bring all the immense power OF his
gigantic corporation to bear on the Leg.
islatures that meet there, and the first
thing our people know they will be sad
died with this debt. We warn the peo-
pie to rise in their majesty and defeat this
infamous scheme
This report is set allOat 10 make votes
in the First and Second Districts for
Charleston. OF course there is not a
word Of truth init. Mr.. Garrett has his
hands full to attend to his railroad these
times and keep its stock in the neighbor.
hood Of par. lie is not SO visionary as to
put much money into certificates that
West Virginia (the State expected to pay
them) has never yet recognized, and that
are purely ezpartc in their issue.
The PendlctOn Ner9, edited by ex.Dele-
gate Pennybacker, who rendered Wheel
ing good service last session by his oppo-
sition to removal, discusses the Capital
question with intelligence and ability.
He shows in his last issue that while
Charleston claims that only $4,000 Of
public money has been spent in her
midst, the facts are that about $2074,OOO
has been expended. These expenditures
were 81 ,oO0,0C0 Of stock belonging to the
State in the Chesapeake & Ohio road,
100000 appropriated by the United
States Government for the improvement
Of the Elk and Kanawha rivers and the
James River and Kauawha Canal. To
these amountB add $4,000 rent paid for
the use Of the Capitol building used by
the State while the seat Of government
remained at Charleston, and We have a
sum total Of S9,07I,OOO.
But, says Charleston, if you will relO-
cate the Capital in our midst wO will
build railroad TO the Pennsylvania
line, and chat will facilitate the con-
struction Of the Washington IL Ohio
railroad from Alexandria" This
promise Mr.. Pennybacker discusses as
follows:
an the first place she will not do any
thing Of the kind, for she cannot. The
road will be at least one hundred and
fifty miles long, and cost at the lowest
figure SS,0O0,OOO. What has been her
history in regard to donating money TO
railroads? She subscribed $4,000 TO
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, but
never paid one dollar. She subscribed
S225,0OO to the very road she now pro.
poses to build, once before, and the mo.
ment the Capital was moved to Wheeling
she withdrew that subscription and re.
fused to contribute cent. But if she
be ever so willing, it is beyond her power
to fulfill her promises, for she is now
being sued in the courts for the interest
on her bonded city debt"