Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-22
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SPECIAL REPORTS.
THE ST. LOUIS AMBITION.
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foiiowing report OF the first days proceedings 9
OF the St Louis National Capital Convention
ST. Louis, Dot. sO.-The National Capital Con.
venuon met at Mercantile Library Hall tnis
afternoon, ana was called to order about three
O'Clock oy L. II. Shfyock, of st. Louis, the
chairman Of the Executive Oommittee, who
prayer BY Mr.. Brank. Mayor Cole was intro
ouSed and made the following brief address OF
m NO ORATOR As BRurus 10.
Gentlemes: The very pleasant duty OF well
coming you to our city has been assign ed to me
by the committee In charge. i very much re.
gret tnat some one more capable =. speech had
not been chosen, but none coulc have been
seiected VINO would more sincerely and more
cordially welcome you TO the city Of S. Lonis.
we welcome You in the name of all classes OF
our ciuzens. VINO hail your advent among us
as the rlsing purpose Of the people TO move al
an early day the capital from It's present Ioca
tlon TO one more central and accessible We
welcome you, gentlemen, IN the name of the
great 5 Ates through whose common borders
the great river which sweeps By our CITY 70.
DAY, washes our common shores, and binds us
pose, and fortune forever. We trust gentle
men, that your object is solely to seek a reno.
val, not location, and we hope that ali your
Senoeraaons may be conducted with spirit of
tnls great purpose, and that when you return
10 your own happy homes yoa will bear to
waiG us the same kind and warm feelings with
wnlcn we greet you to-day in our midst
HUMBLE BsGINNHRs.
Judge Lowe, OF Iowa, was then nominated
SHaLman ana unanimously elected,
Es Hsr,sn =, GMDy, OF missouri, and Hon.
laries. ~
Judge Lowe spoke very briefly of the i'm.
announced himself rs In full sympathy with
the movement for the removal OF the seat OF
me Neeionai Government to the Valley Of the
The following Committee on Permanent Or
sanizauon was then appolnted:-George nj.
stuart, OF Alabama; VIM. Gilpin, OF California;
n n: .one., i'hnoisi "A. Y Dodge, Iowa; John
,nctr NJ S,r,nn,a, Iaeh Davis, Ken
ms, nsm, Loue1ana; Frederlck Muench, Missouri;
Lnemas -. Iuu' montana; J. 5. Church, Ne.
ofasoa; w m a. flie, New Mexico; NJ N. Bell,
oregon; >. Is. Jeggie, Pennsylvania; A. J.
heIief, tennessee
oHfhAeADANTho CoNpiTIoN AND EFFeCr OF
Dnr;ng tho ahsA,ns =, Davis:
Jaws, Jaws, VI hrntucky, was called upon for q
speecn, 10 whicn ne responded BY snying be
y, ,na o..h ~ 10 sPeak: he was surprised
q. .ae Z. ~ W. Va S., Louis; iookeo upon that
sny as gIeat commereial and manufacturing
poihti peieEeo teat tne man now lived who
S9uid see million people here, but did not
Ceheve IL was pest ier 81. Louis to have the
CapltoI. he thought rather she should
concentrate all ner energies in commercial and
mannlac,uIi9g enterprises, build railroads, &C.,
Mississippi valley. His speech produced NO
unpleasant enect upon the Convention.
rs.--,rax.9SxH rax .9SxHz AAaass. 80
names Tor permanent officers. io''o~i"s
Presidenf~Hon Tohn S....
Vice Presidsnts "a NJ S, Oon, Va .unois-
ex fSovsrnor WiI,;.n, - . Va Aiaoams;
Ohittenden, uI,nois. Gener.i E0ioIS1oi "a N .; -.
Iowa; Hon. f. Pertins Indi.ns. S.sS' e.is'
Churchill, Kentucky: Henry Hsidnnna, D
louisiana: @. Thiienius Missou,;. Tncs..
rutt, Montana; j. s. Church. N-brasSs "a o.. L.
VIM. A. Pile, New Mexico: Asa V.,Y,I,o'
Oregon; @. B. Jegsie. PennsvIyan,s
Keller, Tennessee; J. p Roof. ArkanssS "A .
SecIrtaries-D A. Sutton, EmiIe Preiorious
and J. Q. s. CoIby of Mi.son,; To oe
Moonlight, Kansas: H. T. Hnn.h In, uomss
Nj. Walden, Iowa. i'aos' u
MUCH EMBARRASSMENT WITH LITTLE RK.sor
Judge Caton was escorted to the char. an,,d
applause, and stated that as he had No, o..
nearly a third of a century, attended asI;nao sv
alive body, he was much emharrasssd LIE
out Introduction, and al the spur of The mo-
ment. 10 find himself placed in 40 rssnons;hI.
a position, and he hoped the convep,iop - ioso
dulgent TO him in the dischare. ot ,n. S IN
devolying upon him. He deemed the occssion
which called the conyeDt,on ,oss,ner Se. ~
important ope-the removai Of sha ..n;,. Wy
the nation. Those acouain,ed win fhs VI
cumstances under which the CAPITAL was Ioc.,-
the population aud wealth y, ,n. "Me % a..
States were confined 10 a narrow hnrnes
stretching along the Atlantic coast S,nce,ra,
great empire mas sprung up in the west. and
The circumstances which designated the his
trict of Columbia 40 the seat O, eiovernmsnI -,
longer exist, but cOeent reasons have ari.on
Why a change should bs made. IL is nor Sor
us, however, to determine where the can;ts,
shall be located, or even that It shan hs rs'
moved at all, but we come together to coo.nI,
for the general good and il after I'M ths rssson.
for and against the removal have hsen f",I.
weigh. d, 1t shall be apparent tbs, t5a ,.uaIy
beng of The nation viii be best suhssrys~ h1
leaving the capital where IN is than + v.n,ny
10 say that none tere viii desire ,,s rs,nnat
Thirty six years ago, when I first CANA - ,ni.
valley, but small portion OF the % popuissinn sns
of the nation was found in this 80 - popu.auon
great prairies bordering m. Miss, n. ano tne
for hundreds of miles on each s,ds e, .'seI s
home Of the Indian and rhe erazinS yrnnnd 'u
wild beasts. Now the deer and woIf hava Va
given place to ffocks and herds. AImost ersrw
quarter section has been brought undar ~
control of the husbandman; mIils and m.nn
factories have sprung mn in sxsrv u n,rl,,,l
G Where then all was wild. now all is : euIs:
civilization and Christianity prsvail 80
you. gents, whether these Changes do NO, con
template other changes, which seam ~ ns1saa III
ssrily follow these. While TINS grsat nation ia
moving ON in population and wsaitn - th.rs
any reason why the seat OF Hovsrnmen, Io
Gated al an incon venient point. ana anti. y,
one side, should not move alsoi Hut eents'
did not come here to talk. and viii Ias "a -.
discussion Of this momentous q uestiop 10 o,bsr
AN APPLIcArIOH OF BIRcH.
Judge James H. Birch, of Missouri. offered
resolution providing for q com mittas - NJ
pure an address to the people OF the conDtrv
upon the subject Of remoyine the csn;,si =,
which he made some remarks. taxing strong