Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-25

sympathtes and feelings. should at least induce
us TO repel the belief that Manuel, Ccnstan,. |
Laitte, La Fayette, are jacobns aud disc gan.
lxers. The speech OF La Fayette was heard in
the Chamber with deep attention." We have
already, says he a Chamber of Peers, who are
hereditary Legislators, and in some eases, he
redjtary judges tue law which oppose pre-
pares Tor us another Chamber, elected solely
by sixteen thousand of the heads OF the most
opulent and noble families in all France; shat
is TO say. one peerage after the English, aud
another after the Scotch fashion, forming TO.
gether the National Representations; Whose
DEGREES sanctioned by the king are omuipo-
tent over all our rights, all our privileges, all
our dearest interests. The French are weary
of revolution, and stated with glory but il is
strangely to mistake the character of the PEG.
pie to suppose they will at this time of day
tamely submit TO such INDUSTRIOUS combine
lions"
The last accounts mention that the ministry
had triumphantly carried their Election
Law" AS yet wa have no details, but 4 much
donbt whether The law has passed i'm the form
in which il was first presented. Ii has proba-
bly, receivedin its progress some notifications
and changes, so az to deprive il OF its most ex-
ceptionable features. Should this prove TO he
the case, il will be the most gnal proof of the
growing value OF the popular branch of the
government. Should it have passed mi its ORR
g'nal form, sncH as have explained il, AN un-
certain period of repose may follow; but il
will prepare the materials OF a Storm which
sooner or later will burst upon the throne.s
J.H.
ST. LOUIS, July 49,. 1.-The Convention have
decided that the permanent seat of govern
ment, after The year 1876. shall be on the Mis-.
souri, river, aud al or near the mouth of tue
Usage: for the present il remains at ST.
Louis.
The mouth of the Usage. or its immediate
neighborhood, is doubtless the spot to which
the general interest points as the most proper
Ter the Capital of the State.
ms precisely in the centre of the line north
asd south. aud only few miles east of the
centre ON the line east aud west. But, as the
mississippi bends ont TO the east below ST.
Louis, and IN consequence, includes more
ground than straight course would give il is
evident that there is as much territory east of
lire drawn through the mouth of tile Usage
as there is on the west of it,
ihe country about this positioHi is eminentiy
rich and beautiful aud enjoys the characteristic
saiu6riiy of the Missouri climate.
" is fortunate for the State of Missouri that
so fne position for her Capital DIS the conilu
ence OF the Usage aud Missouri rivers pre-
seAtS, should correspond so precisely with the
GENRE OF territory and the genstal interests of
the population The union of such rare al.
van'ages is a guarantee for the wealth and
splendor, as well rs for the pern,aneucy of the
future capital of the State.
Mr.. IA Fetfop proposed in Convention that
Tue name OF MissouRIoPoLIs should be hestov,
ell on the new Capital.
We are Tree 10 declare that we are entirely
III favor of that name.
II is net0, and belongs TO no other place.
II as appropriate, and signifies what il is,
to iCd the CRY or MISSOURI
In THIS age of town-making when such do.
piotabie poverty of intellect is manifested in
the nomenclature of places, that names ridi-
chlously absurd in themselves OF a,read, hes.
.oWeo upon forty other places, see M TO be the
oniS resource OF town makers, il becomes an
OBJECT OF some PRIDE with people of decent
professions, 10 find ont name free from all.
Suiu'ly ana significant Of its object for the
Capital OF their country.
.MisS0uRioPons, for Ike Capital OF Missou-
~ combines these advantages. II is "A COM
pound o' the Indian naiae of the sfafe and of
tue u eek word for city Men of letters through
oni Eniore aud America on hearing il pro-
houhced VIII know trhat is spoken Of aud
Uhere IL is Letters started from Loudon Pa
lis or Boston, will arrive at their desIiuation
without mistakes, and without the circumlo-
cation of a tedious address without MAXIM
pilgrimage TO forty places of tie like names
or nasisg treatise of geography written ca
thelr packs 10 keep them in the right road
The Greek word for oty presents bean
MAI and classic termination for the uap,es
OF towns. IL Is IN he regretted that il is moi
oi'ener used IN America. |, would combine
very opriateIy with many English aud
Indian names much better than the worn
out examinations of rWe aud burg. We recoI.
Iect hut three instances of the Greek termipa
tion IN the urIted States; and tor two of these
Eranra
tidHiopohs, the city OF the Freuch) in Ohio !:
DemopoiiS. (the city OF the peopie)iu A iabama !.
AID annapolis 1.-THE city of AIMEE in MARYLAND
ASIA MINOR. and all the countries into VIII oh
.he ancient greeks carried their arms or their
letters abound with beau,itul instances of
this combination of an agreeable or popuIar
name with the Grecian word for CITY, as UeI.
enopotis. Che city of Helen); HeliopoEs. III,
Guy OF ne Sum; Tr@anopafs, the city ii IRA
JAM Phlbp0p0H, (the city of Phiiip): adri.
anopie ttlIe city Of Adriau); Conaaniinoof e
(the city OF ConsiantIne); Persepoiis, (the civ
of Persia; &c. sc.
Tie objection TO MIssoURIoPOLIs il that IL
is too long; b"i that is nothing when one has
got used to II and besides, il is not lon-er
than other names which are daily used Win.
ont any objection TO their length as U1SL-
inSfon City, Saint Petersburg. Bn.nos ,fvrss
ConSfdnt'R"pte, which nave The length Of Mis-
sogRIopoLrs' without its number OF vowels
aud consequent melody Of sound without iis
uewnesS and appropriateness aud without lis
characteristic aud classic derivation from at,
Indian and erection word TSt. l.. Eno
DETROIT, July 2S.-I.ast week the Rti,i.h
anu American boundary Commissioners sailed
Tor The Saul OF ST. Mary. in tie scbr. Red
Jacket, where We are informed they will com
mence their labours, AMI continue them in thst
vicinity until the middle OF October wben
they VIII return The surveys hive been ex-
tended neatly 10 the head Of Lake 81 Clair
ann would have been continued in this mar
Ter. II those engaged in prosecuting them had
mol Oeen fearful OF suffering from illness i'm
consequences of too frequent exposure, durinr
Tie warm weather 20 low aud inaislly shores
FINE ARTS.
HARTFORD, Con. August lit will be recoiIeoted
thai at ihe BAY session OF 1870, the legislature OF this
state passed resolve, snthoTisIng the Coyernnr 10
procure pair Of pis,os 10 he presented ia
hdtu nsngh, % a testimony Of their esteem for him
ana also as memorial Of their gratitude for his eui
reit services ~ capturing The British neet Lake
Cha"ipain. These pistols are now finished and we
Yesterday had ibs pleasure Of examining them The,
%eIe mace y tol Worm OF hiddietown, and only
90 great credit him as an artist but 10 the hbersy
o''he state for VII M they made. lie lroubtiup
Us an 81 pure gold aud PM on with an unsparng hand
devices aud ergiaviHgs nv the raybic Company