The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-06-30
Rhateyer in The mind Of any person

Whatever III tne ulluG u uuy psEeou
who, without prejudice or self in tefest,
contcmplates these unleniable facts,
that the interest and convenience Of q
majority Of the people Of West Virgin
ia would be promoted by removal Of
the Capital to some point more accessi-
bic to tho populous portion Of the
State.
The thirty-one counties enumerated
above lie contiguous to each other !;
communication between them is easy,
expeditions and cheap; they contain
more than 5000 people more than
all tho remainder Of the State; aud
yet they are remote from the Capital
and are subjected to great inconyoni-
cnce and serious aetriment on that ac.
count. Certainly the majority should
not bo any longer compelled to sacri-
Gee its interest to those Of the minority.
It's remote from the wealth and bust
ness interest Of tie State; the people
who are incommoded paying more
than two.thirds Of the State taxes, or
morc than twice as much as is paid by
those who arc supposed to be accOmo.
dated by the present location.
Wo have spoken above ouly Of popu-
lation aud have shown that the location
Of tho Capital at Charleston incOmmo-
dcs the greater portion Of tho people Of
the State for tue satisfaction Of the less.
But when We consider the relative
wealth of tho counties incommodcd and
tho share Of The state burdens they
bear. the disadvantage and injustice
Of the present location will be even
moro apparent. According to the
Auditors report for tho year ending
September 80. 1872. the total tax on
real and personal property in each
county in the State amounted to S6l5,-
G5G,7l. Ofthis, the counties cnumcr.
ated above Committed Calhoun paid
into the State treasury $42S, ,631, 90,
which is more than is paid by tho en-.
tire section in whose bosom tho State
Cabital is placed. Can this disad-
tantase Of the prescnt location be ex-
hibitcd in any stronger light? Ger.
tainly no citizen who loves justice and
desires the promotion of the interests
Of the state can reasonably contend for
the retention Of tho seat Of government
at "a point remote from by far the
greater portion Of the wealth. Certain
ly those who not only outnumbcr the
opponents Of removal, but also pay
two.thirds Of the taxes which support
tho State government. may justly re.
gard their own convenience rs para.
mount to that Of people paying only
ono-half as much.
For tLo people of Charleston and Of
the portion Of the State in which it is
situated we entertain none but kindly
feelings. The disadvantages under
which tho people Of the State labor BY
reason Of the location Of tho Capital ut
Charleston have not been created BY
tho citizens Of that place, but continued
to cxis. in spite Of all efforts to over
come them. II tho Capital had been
by some Legislative freak or blunder
located among the mountains Of Nc
Dowcll county. surely the hardy dwell
losr in that region would have no
cause for cemploint if, when reason re-
turned, the seat Of government were
transferred to conc more accessible
place; and how absurd it would be for
q dweIler in Mcdowell county to re-
moustrate BY saying to tho people Of
tho remainder Of the State, at is no
more difficult for you to como to Nc
Dowcll than it is for nc to so to any
point you may iud convenient for
yoa?"
The principal reasons why the Capt.
tai should b. ut once removed from
Charleston may be sumed up Os fol-
lows:
It is remote from The most populous
portion Of tho State; the people who
are incomuodCd 0utnambcring BY
more than 12S, 900 those who arc Eup.
posed 10 be Accommodated thereby
Tilden anu CUnkllng.