The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-06-09

Cd. Lewis county, while voting her own
interest, would alao bc serving nj the same
time the interest Of the greater part OF the
State, locating il 10 the best interest ut the
greater number. Must the majority inccn-
venienCc itself and sacrifice its interest TO tic
uiuo iity on such Il question. lie presented
n table, which he said had never been met by
Charleston, showing that the Counties lipsl
convenient to Clarksburg aH 81, those to
Charleston 20; that the Clarksburg counties
send AZ delegates, the Charleston counties
0nIy 2Os the Clarkshurg counties have
population Of slI, 900, thu Charleston cONn-
lies Ito, O5O-aM enormous difference in favor
Of ClnrkSburg OF ia, 600; the Clarkshurg
Couniits pay Si3 zoo taxes; the Charleston
counties only Sij3, 000-lcaviME the cnar-
nous excess in lRvUr Of CinrkSburg of
$40, 0OH. ClRrksburg Is accessible 10 the
northern, eastern and central sections Of lie
Stale, Charleston 10 corner OF it Charles
ton being only 90 miles from the Ohio line.
That CharlcSton's great plea is that the third
District as not had IN equal share in the
distribution Of the public buildings and eX-
pen'liturrs But examine this plea and its
substance fades. The Third District hHt re-
ceivrL II dOwry vastly richer to the whole
District than tile few sluall institutions In
the others which benefited onlyI small To-
cllities around them. The StIte, 10 RgcOm-
pltSh the building ofihe Chesapeake & ohio
Railroad which uUw runs 200 miles through
the Third District, through thu heart oil lis
timber, coal, iron aud salt region, every
hour, day Tal night, bearing its products 10
m1Ik Gt, blessing not i lew like any RJylum
or other local institution, but serving the
whole population, GAVE AWAY To the con, =
muy constructing it one million ard II half
dollars in work already done mud owned BY
the State on that line, with right ut way,
franchise aud property. lie showed from
the official report Of tho chief engineer Of
that road, that up 10 November, 1851, there
was expended $3.50, QUO west Of Grccnhrirr,
White Sulphur, and $500, 900 east Oft,
chiefly IN u tunnel wholly Or partly III this
State; that lHlancc Of S2CV,O0O was, NJ
;Iic time Of the report, being expended in
Heat virginia. Then cImr lin npproYria-
tons Of March, 1858, OF $500 .0Os, (which was
wholly expended, then $500, 900 in the
spring Of 1861, which WIS about hHlf rxpca-
Ged. No report nj Imnl showed exactly
how much Of these appropriations was ex-
pended, or how, hut ii is safe 10 say that nj
least 81, 500, QUO was expended IN this Stale.
This WIS valuable property 10 tlln State 1t
wis permanent, leh:y work,as the engineer
states, holding tho right OF way and the on
~ route which could be adopted, md rich
northern capitalists were determined 10 and
did built it. IN addition, The State exempted
the property Of this road from taxation until
It's PROFITS should realize ~ per ccat on It's
stock. Titus 200 miles OF road but has never
wid dollar tux,an1 nGverwtli, The BaltI-
mUrr road pays about ST., 900 yearly, besides
county taxes; this road nothing. Its re
lease yearly amounts 10 not less than
SIS, COZ State tux. The Third District asked
this said that with that railroad compile ted
its fortuna was made; yet We are now told
she has received nothing. But outside oil
this rich bounty, though true the LIST and I'd
Districts have more OF public buildings than
the ID, it Is also true they have paid Tor
them. This is proven by The fact that five
take the large excess Of taxes paid by ihCm
over the Third multiply il by tue number OF
years the Siatu has existed, and the product
Il colossal sum moro ihnn cnough 10 build
all these buildings and MAINTAIN them be-
I
we have these buildings We have paid for
them. Then the Federal Government
spends large SUNS 10 improve, aud Is now
locking aud daInming, The Great kanawhn.
This may be us properly charged to the
Third rs she charges the MoFglntown Col
lcge 10 the Second District, for tic United
States endowed ii SyO,OV0, and it has re-
ccivGl but little Irom tho State for Construc-
lion. In the light OF these facts. what be .
comes Of the plea so much urged by ChatlGg-
ton, che only QUE wearing ut first view Il
plausible look, that her section is not equal
with otherS1
Chatlcstsn, by her distinguished alvo.
cate, Judge Ferguson, here to-day argued
that The Capital should be placed near the
centre and In section needing development.
Why then did not Charleston fix point III
BH%ton, the reHl center, field uesding de
vclOpment, mud in the Third District; and
where there would 10 necessity 10 build
railroad, 1t having none now, not at II point
already satisfied with railroad ,Aad call on
the people Of our section 10 adopt II rs 4
COMPROMISE POINT, after the long yours Ofag-
italiou Of this question. There never had
beeu more favorable moment for this than
last winter. but this would not do; Il
must be CharlestOn-nUwlcre else. CHARLES
ton always cries to the Third District for
help, and now calls on EraXiOu TO drop her
own real, true and substantial interest TO
hell her; but sIO las never thought Ofgiy-
lug this Capital Prize 10 any other point in
The Third. SHE ALWAYS SONlSATEs IlERSELP.
Charle4tOn promises the R0ane, Jackson
and Wood people 10 build q rGnd 10 Par
kerSburg--lhu people Of this section 10 build
up Elk-she even says she will build the
Washington aud Ohio. This Is elcctisncer-
ing hubby. COnsunt efforts have been
made since lsG2, during hush times, to build
II cross road. few spades full Of earth
were thrown up in 1871 Ut Charleston 10
save Tue ctlut Ter, and there II rests. low
ever earnest and sinrere Charleston may be
III her rHilrOud promises, they ate mere
PROMISES for she lIas not means adequate
to redeem tLeIu, nor Las my other section
Of the State.
Mr.. Keuna, in bis speech, attempt.
ed to answer the pertinent questions
prOpouudcd last week by our Jackson
vile correspondent; aud We confess
10 feeling sympathy Tor the gentle.
man in his struggles to make fair
reply. lie wanted 10 answer, aud
" wrestlcd' hard, but with all Of bis
ability and eloqucnce. he was unable to
give my satisfactory reasons why the
people Of this section should vote for
Charleston.
The meeting, so fur as We can learn,
resulted in u triumph for Clarksburg !;
for it presented tho question squarely
to the people:
Will You confer the benefits
,,,,o, ~or~ ou,n caot;nn ,yb;oh