Year: 1873


organizer and has got matters well IN
hand. Thus fer no mistakes have been
made, and the strength the remoyslists
will develop when the day OF contest
comes will astonish the adverse faction.
Gen. Pannel is ably seconded by Mr..
Davenport and Speaker Miller, and
whether success shall crown our efforts
or not, these gentlemen will deserve the
thanks of the people OF Ohio county for
the brave and determined stand they
have taken, and for their active efforts
to return the capital to the regions OF
mail facilities and postal communica-
ton with the rest of the world.


The advocates OF removal are daily
accumulsting arguments showing why
the capital should be taken from this
place. heard q member OF the Leg
islature ssy to-day, that if it were not
removed, and that shortly, there would
not be dollar left in the treasury in
another year, and the Democratic party
would be staggering under q load that
would crush it by the time OF the next
election. There ia no Disgusting the
fact" said he, that there is ring
formed here that includes men OF both
parties, who intend using every dollar
OF the States money, il they can get 1t,
for their own purposes. wheeling
banks have offered four and FIVE per
cent for these moneys, but they have
been given to this Charleston ring at
two and a hall per cent, aud they have
put them out at five and six per cent,
and pocketed the difference. The only
way to put a stop to this is to take the
capital to some point where all such
operations can be watched and the
schemes of such designing men be pre-
vented" 1t looks to me as If there ls
good deal OF force in his reasoning.


The citizens Of Charleston will move
heaven and earth to prevent the remov-
al, And 30 they should. Remove the
capital from them and what is left for
them2 Simply nothing. Raised for q
year or two into noteriety by being the
"P. S." the place would sink again into
obscurity and dullness, all the greater
because OF the brief glory it has njoyed.
They will resist the removal to the bit
ter end. l will keep you advised OF
every movement as it develops.


But | was speaking Of the fight over
the resolution TO extend the time OF the
session. 1t was charged by the friends
of Charleston that to extend the time
was the entering wedge OF tn sc who
favor the removal OF the capital. They
urged all opposed to removal TO vote
against the resolution, il they would not
surrender what is go dear TO every
friend OF Charleston. All sorts OF
parliamentary lodging was brought
into play to defeat the resolution. But
it all failed and, as you are well aware,
the motion prevailed.


For the past two days the attention
OF. the House has been occupied in the
consideration of new general school
Law. Ifit becomes law it will change
the present plan in several important
particulars. The heaviest struggle was
over the section to prevent the forma-
ton of any more independent school
districts.


The Democratic members are work.
ing faithfully 10 close up the business
Of the session and get everything ready
for adjournment on the double-quick,
should the necessity arise.


The Senate has passed a resolution
authorizing the Board OF Public Works
to have the State printing contracted
for without awaiting the sanction Of
His Royal Higbnesg, the Governor
General OF West Virginia. The House
will pass the resolution without the
possibility OF q doubt. never knew q
man before occupying such aposihon
as Governor Jacob, who was without
friend to do him honor. The Repub>
licans support him rather ss thorn in
the side OF the Democracy than az his
friends, while the Jacob men are 80
ashamed OF their leader that they rare
Iy mention him. When he
stands in the way OF the true De-
mocracy, who are working TO carry
out the principles OF the party, "the
greatest possible good 10 the greatest
possible number" be will be wiped out
OF the road like q cobweb. No one
mans pleasure and no one mans inter-
est can be permitted to impede the on
ward course Of that payty whose inter
ests are the interests OF the people and
whose success is guarantee that po.
litical freedom shall exist throughout
the State.


Look out for something exciting in q
day or two SPIyIYs.