The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-18
CAPITAL NOTES.

Uncle Billy Brown, Of Preston, writes
a letter to the Hingwood Journal in
which he remarks that "it is very impor-
tant to the whole State that that vexCd
question should be settled ut once. There
are few counties more interested than
ours that Clarksburg should be the "Per-
manent Seat" We all understand the
importance and great benefit Of having
the Legislature, Executive and highest
judicial departments OF our State Gov
eminent within n few hours ride Of our
homes. This county cangive 5000 votes
on the Capital question, and will do it il
her people can be made sensible Of its
Importance.
The Preston Journal reads lecture 10
Monongalia county for her course on the
Capital question, taking for its text the
following paragraph from the Grafton
Sentinel:
"Much OF the Monongalia county sup
port Of Charleston for the Capital arises
from the fact that tho Third District Del.
egates to the Legislature banded the
University about last winter, offering it
10 any influential county in the First or
Second Districts who would support
Charleston for the Capital. It's said on the
most reliable authority that the State Uni.
yersity was offered to Clarksburg. Nor.
gantown keeps the University and sup
ports Charleston for the Capital. Per-
teot'ly natural"
The Journal comments on this text as
follows: as it not time to call halt
Let the First and Second Districts give
MOnongalia county to understand that
self.prOtection demands retaliation. If,
because the University, is located in
MOrgantown, that county is to forever be
against us and forever work to our in
jury, let the University 20 to the Third
District-the sooner the better. 1t is not
worth much any how, and we can spare it
very we'll. II, through Monongalla
county's treason, the Capital should be
relocated at Charleston, send the Univcr-
sity down there too. 1t will not be case
OF cutting of the nose TO spite the face,
for the location OF the University is not a
matter Of much pecuniary interest 10 the
people outside Of the town in which it
happens TO be placed. 1t is time Monon-
gala understood that her antagonism OF
our interests will be permitted no longer"
As already mentioned in these columns,
but well enough torepeat, the 81 counties
contiguous to or convenient Of access
from Clarksburg have 443 delegates, con.
tain population Of 344,549, and pay
$4S4,0 46 81 taxes; while the 20 counties
contiguous to or convenient Of access
from Charleston, have only 2Oi delegates,
a population Of 10000, and pay only
$16S,957 IS in taxes.
The Morgantown Dominion shows very
clearly that it is greatly to the interest
otthat county to have the Capital located
at Clarksburg,
The editor Of the Weston Democrat was
present at Buckhannon on Monday last
and heard the debate on the Capital
question between the representatives Of
ClarksburS and Charleston, Here is an
extract from his report: General Golf
made known a little piece OF history
that we had never heard Of before, and
we think when it is generally known it
will break down the cry Of the friends Of
Charleston that great injustice has been
done that section. He said, and he
challenged Major Farnsworth, who was
also In the Legislature at that time, TO
deny il, that the Peniientiary, and the
State University, were both offered to the
Third District; and that the Representa-.
tiyes Of that district refused both, and
said, 'Capitalor nothing Major Farms.
worth, by his silence admitted that this
was true; besides, Colonel o'Brien, Of this
county, was in the Senate from this Sen.
atorial District at that time, and he says
that offer was made and refused.
Major FarnsWorlh followed General