Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-16
A NEW METROPOLITAN PAPER.

A NEW METROPOLITAN PAPER.
The first number of the Christian Statesman, has
been issued ii this city Washington under the
editorial management Of Rev. r. X. GURLEY and
DANIEL r.. GooDLoE, names long and favorably
known to the Public.
The following notice shows under what auspices,
and for what purposes, the paper has been UNDER
taken:
COLONIZATION Rocks,
WAsHIxsroS, JuSE IL, 1851.
At meeting Of the Executive Committee Of the American
Colonization Society," held the 10th Instant the Secretary
laid before the Committee the Prospectus Of newspaper,
be called the ChrstGa Statesman, and be devoted "to
sound morality in Politics. the Union of the States to the
topics Of high and general interest to their country TO be
published in this city, by the Rev. R. r. GURLxr and D. r.
GooDLoE after the reading Of which, it wss
Resolved That cordially and earnestly recommend the
Christian Statesman to the patronage Of the friends Of Ak
can Colonization throughout the United States
WIN. McLAIN, Sec. Amer. COL Society.
The following article, from the first number of
the Christian Statesman, will interest many Of
our readers:
THE CITY OF WASHINGTON.
must be Of qualification to the people Of the whole
country to learn that the Of government Is rapidly beco
ing great and splendid city. There few places in the
Union improving rapidly, while the demand for houses
and the rate Of rents consequently the increase
This unwonted prosperity partly to be attributed to the
general growth Of the country in population and wealth,
which increases necessarily the operations Of the Government
and brings greater Rumbes the capital business for
pleasure But in view 10 chiefly owing the appro
paon for adding the CAPITOL which dsspses I'll fears
ton h.. long been retarded by this apprshenson and now
that the question may BE- regarded settled we have no
doubt that Of prosperous growth has dawned upon
it which our good citizens little dream Of.
When the contemplated in the public grounds
take place, planned BY Mr.. Downing, the city will be
without rival the American continent for the beauty and
magnfcence Of its public parks This circumstance
attract the wealthy classes from the North and South, who
have aassed fortunes and whose n life has ceased to
be gain.
Il is necessary result for the seat Of government be-
come great city, II always has been so all ages Of the
world, and 1t will be 20 here. Il ID that commercial
advantages equal those Of other places and that
such they are, they have been improved This cir
cumstsnce minds is insuperabe barrier to the
growth Of Washington But did they reflect that Paris,
with it's million and quarter Of inhabitants that ST. Peters
burgh with It's half million, that Vienna, Berlin, and Madrid
have none Of them equal advantages with Washington in
this particular
But Washington needed the aid Of commerce to make it
great, could have that aid. The enterprise Of Boston
would long ago have built up commerce at this place.
There are few better rivers than the Potomac for purposes Of
naSgauOns ana WOuu Dc OlIncuI equal mag
ni6cence and beauty.
In the convenience Of s ocaton regards health and
comfort and the grandeur of the scenery which surrounds it.
there few places in the world that rival Washington
The scenery about London snd Pas and Of the great
cities Of Europe, according to the testimony Of travellers
mean and contemplate in comparison with that which sur
rounds this city.
The great founder Of Washington contemplated that
be the chief seat of science and learning well gov
enmen in the United States and our fellow should
for lose sight Of that idea. He recommend
ed the founding Of great University at this place. which
shorsghed politicians, in the hustle Of party sfe have
neglected refused carry Now that the country has
grown great and POWERFUL beyond what Washington
himself contemplated hope to his sage counsel acted
upon
There at present such thing great University in
the United Sates compared with those of England Ger
many, France, and SPAIN Individuals and State Govern
ments have been crcumscrbed in found nsu-
tons in sixty hundred years equal to those in Europe,
which the accumulated works Of ages But the Federal
Government has in its power rival excel the greatest
Of them at All ha. is wanted is the wise lbealy
which Washington recommended