The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-06-16
The Capital Location Meeting at
BucklannUn.

We visited Buckhannon on Mon
day last, and heard the speeches on
tho Capital question. Tho Cour.
House, in a few moments after the
ringing of tho bell for the meeting,
Was crowded, and many could not got
in
The citizens Of Upshur feel q deep
interest in the proper location Of the
Capital, and from oil We could learn
from the best informed, while there,
wo think i safe to say that Clarks-
burg will not loose 100 votes in that
county.
Judge Camden made tho opening
speech. Tho Judge was 10 fine trim
for speaking, and ho made decidedly
tue bCs. speech We ever heard him
make. He was followed by Mr.. Freer,
in tho interest Of Charleston. T. Mr..
Freer is on eloquent speaker and made
as good speech as could DO made for
his side of the house at so great a
distance from buso. lis very difficult
for any speaker, however able and elo-
quout he may DO, to make plausible
arguments calculated to con vince the
people Of Upshur or Lewis that thOir
interest would DO promoted by placing
the Capital at Charleston instead Of
Clarksburg. Mr. FrcCr's elOqu encc
was not equal to the task. aud as soon
as he got of Of the cry of injustice to
his section Of tho State, b. had an up.
hill business Of it.
General Golf followed Mr.. Freer,
and he more than sustained his reputa
ton as an orator aud gentleman Of
ability. Mr.. lrcor made some al
lusiOns to General COTS votes in the
Legislature when tho Capital bill was
pending in the Legislature Of 1860.
and it was understood that tho Hon.
D. D. 7. Farnsworth vas to rehash
tho contest of that winter, aud hold
General Golf responsible for defeating
Buckhaunon, all of WHICH seemed 70
have aroused tho GENERAL to 0 point
that made him excel all bis former
efforts as an orator Tho General
made known little piece of history
that we had never heard Of before,
and We think when tits generally
known it will break down the CRY Of
tho friends Of Charleston that great 10.
Justice has been done that section. He
said. and he challenged Major Farms
worth. who was also 10 the Legislature
at that time. to deny it, TINT the
Peni,entiary. and the State University,
now at Morgantowa, were both offered
to the Third District; and that the
Representatives Of that District refused
both, and said. Capital or nothing"
Major FarnswOrth, by his silence ad-
mitted that this was true; besides.
Colonel 0'Brisn, Of this county, was
in the Senate from this Senatorial
District at that time, and he says that
offer was made and refused.
Major Farnsworth followed General
Golf. His reasons for supporting
Charleston wcrc that Clarksburg should
have aided 10 locating the Capital at
Buckhannon. That If the Capital
was put at Clarksburg it would forever
remuin there, but il put at Charleston,
as q IN after Of course, tho people Of
the State would never allow it 10 re-
main there; that il put at Charles.
ton he had the assurance that
Charleston would aid in putting it at
BuckhaunOn, and he appealed 10 Mr..
Freer to know II that was not SO. Mr..
Frecr very promptly and With as
sober a face as it was possible for any
ono to assume 10 responding to such q
question, assured the Major it was
aH true. General Golf closed the
debate in speech Of ~ minutes, in
which ho dealt some sarcastic blows 70
Major Earnsworth,