The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-09

General Golf and John Basel, Esq,
sneak all to-day at Moundsville, on
the Capital question, and tomorrow, at
the sane hour, al Fairmont. At the lat
ter place there will be a joint discussion
ofhe claims Of Clarksburg and Charles.
ton.
We are informed by letter that Henry
S. Walker denies having written any such
editorial IA that quoted by us as ap.
pearing in hiS paper in February 1875,
in which Charleston way congratulated,
as it were, on having got rid OF the Capi.
tai. We have only to say that the edito.
rial in question appeared at the time
named in Walkers paper, and those who
are curious in the matter and will exam.
inc the flea Of his paper will find II there.
Preston county seems to be waking up
to the importance Of getting out full
vote on the 7th Of August, and at mass
meeting held at Kingwooda few days
ago passed resolution providing for
the appointment Of committee Of ten
in each district Of the county, whose bust.
nesS ii should be to "give as general
notice us possible to the people Of the
object OF the vote to be taken, and the
time Of the election; and to secure as
large and general attendance at the polIs
as possible"
A correspondent Of the Greenbrier
Independent, as showing the inequality OF
expenditures in the various Congress.
sional districts Of the State, says that the
government OF the United States spent
100000 at Wheeling and 100000
at Parkersburg for Custom Houses
This is probably true, but we are
not aware that the people OF the First
Congressional District participated in
the benefits Of these expenditures outside
Of the cities named. They were purely
local. But not so with the 100000 thai
have been expended on the Kanawha
river, for the Improvement Of its naviga-
ton from Charleston to ia mouth, and
not 10 the large amount Of money expend
ed by the State of Virginia on the Chesa-
peake 4 Ohio road and turned over to
that company as bonus by the State Of
West Virginia.
Both Of the papers published at New
Creek, or KeySer City, Mineral county,
support Clarksburg, because, as they
say, Martinsburg has no chance, and the
choice is between Clarksburg and
Charleston. We quote from the last
Tribune IA follows:
at will be remembered while the TEN.
porary seat OF government was at Char.
lesion what inconvenience county and
State officers Of Mineral, Grant, Hardy
and other counties in this district expert.
enced in carrying on official correspond
ence. Sheritis, assessors, States attOr.
neys, court clerks, &c, werO often hin
dered and delayed in the transaction Of
Important business because Of the delay
in forwarding and receiving mail matter
to and from the Governor, Auditor and
other heads Of State departments. East
ern and western newspaper correspondents
writing from Charleston during sessions
OF tho Legislature, ridiculcd the location
OF 4 State House inaccessible either by
rail or navigation. Members Of the Leg
islature, when the rivers were frozen up,
Travelled like emigrants to the "BlaCk
Hills" to attend their meetings. In short,
the pressure WIS 30 strong against
Charleston as n suitable Capital site that
Il Legislature representing the people re-
moved it back to Wheeling. The same
inconvenience and objections exist to-
day, and for our people who felt them
most to vote for the permanent location
otthe Capital at Charleston would be
suicidal folly"