The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-07-28

question iato our homes end il the
presence Of our children and ISL: cur.
selves the question Nl:ieA Of these
piuccs viii 30 E!ost advantageous and
convenient to Us, and to them, and to
a majority Of the people OF the State.
Aud when We will have decided this
question to 50 to the places Of voting
and deposit orr ballots.
The act, you will remember, pro.
vidcs that VIC mast vctc for one CT The
places namcd in i, and il We vote for
any other place, tic vote shaIl MOI he
counted ard that il neither Of the
places named shall receive minority
Of tho whole vote cast at the august
election, then the place receiving the
lowest number OF votes shall be drop.
ped. aud u vote taken at tho regular
October election in 1878 (JOforc the
meeting Of TIE next I.cgisIaIrrc) be.
tween the I've receiving the hi !hcst
number Of votes at the August election,
and tho one That gets Ih' creates
number Of votes shall be the rGrma.
utnt sea! Of government. The net np.
pioprintts $4,000 and directs the
Board Of Frblic Works to ix upon the
site and to erect tho public buildings,
This expenditure Of money, you will
perceive, is inten3cl to fas;cn it down
and proven: future removal. And
,Ilow ne just here 10 predict, that
lhcre will he no extra session Of the
Legislature, UnIGss one Of the three
places named in the act receives u
majority Of the whole vote cast at the
August election. II either place gets
l majority. the Legislature nay mcct
in the fall or early Winter to ralify
the action Of the people. Ia such M
event, tuke il, that no member Of
the present Legislature, would suIly
hi, honor, or stultify himself, by 1T.
tempting to set aside the verdict Of tho
people. Therefore, | again repeat,
,hcir action will be fual, end The iOta.
ton o,'M Capital permanent Now, &c
TO how the peOp!o Of lewis county
should vote upon the capital question,
it seems TO tic there should he nc
Inference CT opinion. Clarksburg is
our neigLbor, md almost within call,
Whilst not at The ccutrc Of tcri!ory il is
very near the centre Of population
The same waters that float Jour valua'
tic timber and fructiiy your waving
haryests, run through the whole
length Of the great county Of Harrison
and drain the beautiful plateau upon
which CIarksburg Is situated. In this
contest, nm free 10 believe, thai
Lewis, her eldest daughter, will no
desert her ancient mother, Her oil!
settlers will be mindful that their actor
i, not for day. bu: for all the coming
future, and for postcriIy. The ricl
productive grass fields aad coal bed
Of the Moaorgahc!a Oul its branches
challenge our admiration. AccossiJI,
by the Baltimore aGl Ohi9 railroad tt
large portion OF the people Of I'll,
Statc, Clarksburg aud tic fertile val
Icy in which it i. situated, for health
cheap living aud natural wealth, hOll
out TO men Of capital and cutcrpris
more yoAl inducements for iuyestlnen
and settlement, than my portion Of til,
State. believing, us | do. that tn
vote Of majority Of the people locating
the Capital will be permanent, ant
tha; it will be most advantageous t.
our county to locate it at CIarksburs
| shall vote for it. The argument S
often used, that the Capital should b
located ut Charleston Iccaus
most OF the public buildings hav'
been located outside Of the ThirG
Congressional District, has ia it II,
real merit or solid foundation. III
Hospital for tho Insane was locate
here before the formation Of the State
ard the Pcnitentiary, Deal. Dumb an
Blind Asylum rs'c o.!itrtri item mhc
they refused. The people Of Charles
ton complain because tho Capital wn
located in their town, aud after the,
went to the expense Of erecting
building for tho Legislative sessions
was moved to Wheeling. What bet
ter right have they to complain tha
the people Of Wheeling: Wheeling
had The Capital first aud now have
last. They too, erected mach NOR
costly building for the Legislative scss
ions tLau Charleston. Ny understand
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