Year: 1860

Editor PSOaesr GRd Deaoeydt-


DEAR Sr.:-I see Mr.. EhockIey has re-
Piled to my setter. The earnest, candid
and friendly nanner in whicL hc has treat
cd it, seems to require an answer l Shall
not reply to each specification, but general
ly and fairly 1T not my purpose to ex-
cite personal or party feelings, but candid
ly to examine facts. If understand Mr..
Shockley, he believes it to be free and
voluntary expression Of the Representatives,
for the public good, without any improper
influence, political or otherwise. That its
location will be permanent at least while
present boundaries remain. That there
will be nothing lost, and no additional ex-
penses Incurred; and that should "shOw
to the public, who were bought at the very
low prices, as stated in your cOmmunica-
ton" AS to the last, / think / can with
propriety call on him, as the charge FIRST
came from his side Of the house, who are
that obnoxious manocratic clique, that
live and have their being in and around
the present seat Of government" But
will not be fastidious about it. think
when come to that point, I will show
that he can find the record by turning TO
his journal.


In the 6rst place, measure of that i'm
portance should have been canvassed be-
fore the election, that the people might
have voice in it; instead Of that, no enc
had any suspicion that such measure
would be mooted, Except perhaps its par
licular friends and could not even wait
the ordinary rules of legislation. The OBJ
ject seemed to be to push it through before
the people could know it. This Of itself,
was sufficient to create suspicion that all
was not right. Secondly: 1t is the first
time in the history Of Capital location, that
the people (if truly represented,) have
wished to push the Capital away from
them, but always to draw It to them. Now,
sir, do you believe there is o town on the
Sound but what would willingly receive the
Capitall Then they do not consider it an
evil; but there is some other cause fer it.
The people on the Sound must have
changed much since its location, for they
were oil desirous Of getting it near them


Now, sir, it is not my wish to argue the
advantages OF tue OaplJal Wnle tney nave
the power to control it, for our people
would rather have it at Vancouver, and
will go for it when the proper time comes
As to tho loss and expenses, there is Eve
thousand dollars expended in the Capitol
What is he going to do with that? Hi
has provided no way to save it. TheI
there is the expense Of removal and rents
Is there any more reason that government
should pay it for us, than there was fo
Oregon, and who can say they should pal
when it has provided for US agreeable t
our wish, If we put the Capitol on wheels
we must pay for hauling it about.


But Mr. Shockley says, money is appro
priated but not expended. True; so Their
was money appropriated for the Peniten
tiary, and ons will be withheld for the sam,
reason the ether is, and in the mean tim
expenses are all the time accruing. If gov
ernment would pay for hauling the Capito
about from place to place, pay for ferriage
teams, and the rent of shanties, we c0ulC
make pretty good job Of it.


That its location will be permanent Will,
the present Territorial lines remains l
territory is to control, itShould 60 far abovt