, 1869-08-18

nallalDaa i Washington. he Gencrn III ,,vps.s pais
% giSs ~ 1Ranion oeGaane ne Is oppo.ei to IL.
the interest OF The dlscusaioa tha, ~ 'gte: h. I,
nos give his opposing seasona, wherrSS ~ !,
III he eeS mafe ef ef1 Tha5 iu
against tho West he ID. However much h. 4u,se nse
have falied u writing astlslactot1 Of conv1n1a,
iester pe . ~ oona one tan& nd that Is h. IL
fore decidedly ead enough to calf rorih murr II.
c1ded action IN the matter BY the Western reo,1s
General 4eIGs VIII learn bJ decided achon u +,
fn1e anotaef nTe yeAt8 rolls away ths, the NO.
tain Fi!l not 60 TO Mhhol0et, but that MsNnnn1'
ct must come to the mountain. Alarmed =, ~
growing AGITATION on the subject, aud ,he n!sst;s
lanilc slope arc realizing the npp1uach RI ~.
Some arc sausued; some with heathen !ns,,cc: -
GIN to pitch their arIoHa u the sun-
The Washington Chroafeff, OF the sth inst. ron
tains letter nom 0een.ional. a'M. Jo1.u " y
Forrey, IN which IN edort Is made IL n!;rl:. ~:
people Of St. Louis and the West for m1nife,,;Hs
their des1re for the removal Of The ca;n.a.. Thee
ing to get Mr. George Peabody, ". ". t,,rss,
aad Jay Cooke to get Up a. great inteInat;oasii
Exposition at Washington city In lS.Ii Fn, an
lceftaInly HoufI approve Of the PROJECT: asrl VIII
II God. speed. Bit no such project cu.. Il, ,h,.
least Affect the removing OF the capital, M ~
neE nay write thousand years III scoru o, IL
West, aud Ett 2 dozen Peabodys TO spcnl tu,as;
to poru!art.e Washington. amt st tile Wrs: MI
year. I.'
Mr. Fo.uey has evidently hai an 1n,er,7ex VIZ,
General MetRs for he SAYS ii bis fA,-ts..i -
that the ST. Louis people have becu wr1:.,. lsy-e
to know how much It will cost to trasspn-: ~
pIbttc buildings to St LoDls- 1t s very ,..r.- y,
this matter for Nj. Forney 10 understand III, ::
Louis people. or any Western people, have x. "a
much right 10 EEte to WASHINGTON c1ty fur :a.Y.,
nation as any Eastern people have.
But Nr. FOELey IL not posted He sars: "Ttp7
{the S.. Louis people} are aot startle.i a: S,t1
small figures as st1Iy millions, which Is i ,,;u-1
estlEate OF the cost Of those ma.tie hs...'s
Now, 3tr. ForneF don't know; the CO.; VI,
no. forty millions. He has no arguments ,.-..
and, therefore, resorts to ricnle. Mr. t'r-.:sg
ought to pe CAREFUL on this p0lns Rt,i1,;.- asa.
allE truEs oEt record, and he has ai OIL ua.. 1s4.
Is not altogether forgotten. Du1 he siaA's a:i
great point IN reference to the historical .tS-,-rI
t1ons around Washington: well. 80 .lacs m.
Christian Jerusalem and Palestine n3 th. bry
city and the Holy Land. But Horace Gfee!r. a..
that ash!ngton Is only 1T for peu.:rur:a.t, a1
Bsyald 1aglcr and other travellers tel Us TIA,
Jerusalem and the Holy Land ls 4 hen OF thieves,
II they would be E1se they must rts.'a. ths4 ~
public from the tembs Of their fathers TE,u
know rou, Nj. FGFner, that "Westnlrd ,cv st.<
uf Empire Galcs itj way
The people Of the West have callcl . CONVEX
lion 1or the purpose Of freely aui fairly discussing,
the pruprety Of the removal Of the NATIONAL tAp,-
IN! and they open the doors wide for the people OF
III The States to come and reason together Ncx,
~! they come, or stay away md sauat the West:
Ke vii nait and See. Respectfully,
ST. LorlS, August lo, 1861