Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-07

ton; ihe 0perat,ons were RESUMED undaf thS
direction q the 1nt.r'o Depanmeat ARD Pfo.e.
nSape, IND, Ne control, would admit
Ench yet remains 10 be cone. q, you VIII
see by The report o. the accomplished sngineer
when n shall have b. en- publ. hst, viii a will
b. IN few days, for all which appropriations
have BEN a<kt d, and Will no doubt be made
by ConsYsss.
for the departnsrt which I repr. ssnt that,
though 1t bse NOS always had shRrse Of the
ork, jet is exerted much il q bence 10 causing
II t1 he com naeh csd, md that IL has fallen ~
ise hsrpy ,ot To ehp.rintsnd It's compirtion
ard hand II over to yr,,I, " hoe.' eonetitnsnts,
are Dcr. asrng IN puu,rara. tntelligen ce, inf a.
eIce, RLd wealth Hs time roll. on- II Is proper,
therefore. that should meet you here to- DAY,
and Ger you my e!nccrr aud hearty cengrasu.
1ations On III anRpiciUue reeut. l wish TO
mincle to night my eongratp!ation with you're
to day. -r'F - .. ~ y
Mr Usher wen. on to rsuash upon the
econt my in e. at with which thus great work
has b~en carried an a. com 'areVt with strni'ar
works else b. re, and said that when the WORK
war completed in all Ats paris. the water would
be pure wi hout any OF the sed ments now OBJ
servahle in IL. .
An this hounty W AZ for th. c.tYene Of Wash
fr gton and Geor getown. and IL no lurking d!..
10y atty should betray itself among III m, they
might always expect that mn"sy Tor other i'm.
rro,emrnts here would he forthcoming from
the Government when wanted.
Mayor WaIlach, IN reply, spoke as follows:
Nv. secre!nry cad 0sancws.:-To the illus.
triops petrio, whose name our city bears, and
who so hspptly conceived the idea o. this
great work; to President Fillmore, IN isf
whGse administration it was begun; to Pres
ident Pi. rcr, " ho furthersd IL; TO the d,stin.
guished engineer, General Mefgs, who COM
renc'd 1t; to Gen isenham; 10 your dissln.
yourself and 20 ihe eminent engineer under
whose auspices II has been SO happily accom-.
plished, the citizeDs Of Washiu eton ma ke crate.
ful acknowledgment. For this rna&nidcp mt gift
of water, almost as free as fits SITTER element,
air, .be nstop's city thanks the nation But
W lille we make these grhtsful admissions, Mr.
Secretary, We do not, as You suppose, receive
il as o gra.uity. The pation's city claims this,
nnd much more, as due her from the Govern
Inent. ... ....
II will be recolIected, sir, that The question
Of selecting proper location for the perma-
nent e. at O. Government, WAS oae that greatly
aEitsted the country and Congress both during
the Confederation and subsequently 70 the
adoption OF the Constitution. The Impression
was that 1t should not be a populous city. hut
spot where Congress could control The AZ.
rapgements Of the Government and the terri.
toTial reg ul6tion. 3
a site was 10 be selected In accordance with
lie provisions of the Constitution, which pre-.
fcrihed that Congress should have exclusive
Jurisdiction in ail cases whatsoe yer, over u
territory not exceeding ten miles square, to be
ceded by the States and accepted by Congress
as The pf rmanent seat of Government.
The site Of the city Il Washington wss Sc
kect by General Washington north OF t.e
Potomac and east OF the Anacoetia river, from
,ha. pc rticn Of the territory ceded by the State
of Maryland It was In his wisdom collected
tor several reasons: 1st, its central location
between the North and South Cd, its ready
access TO the ocean Sd, its position in the In.
terror ard towards the West. Thsee were O
I. " Of tt many reasons for fixing the seat of
9 rnment in its present location.
When so selected the Government vas in ito
infancy, and readily accepted aid from any
source. The propriasors OF the soil, ninetsrn
or twenty in number, generously gave to the
,,.,f< .lvn tIx~
which stand the noble monuments of mericaa
art and skill, the Capitol, &c, dc, worth uow
sfA millions OF dolis5s M PIT In MseEse sv.ry
little taiue {. faf mpaiesaY aissY F. l7a when Of
and the proceed ds epentin erecting that Capitol,
your Executive Mansion and other public .di-
fces. a plaa Of CITY WAS conceived-not
plan for that time, or Tor The great nation we
nave becOme, but plan for the greater
country We are most rapidly becoming
A plan extraordinary in Its dimens sion, with
ST Gets and aYei ues unparalleled in width and
extent; such plan hF suited the greatest cap.
ifal CT the greatest nution In the world, aud
which the then and now scattered popuIaion
were TO Wo!k mp. This has the city Of Wash
where else, done. II has opened and made
broad str ets and avenues, and built bridges
and school houses, one OF the latter OF which
'quai TO thA. OF any older city, Is just being
c. mpleted near the eastern extremity OF Penn.
ay1tania avenue. So much has che done, and
whl!e toe Government, owns thirty millions
OF properly within Ter liu. it's, which has never
Paid one cent towards her improvement except
an occasional giatuity OF this kind. which tha
world takes as Donation, bat which the eitI.
zens OF WashinEton claim as their right. Our
10 the District
Much has been said, and with Justice, too OF
the condition Of our streets, and much has
!" "tPly heen done to meet these complaints. All,
however, that Is necessary cannot be done by
W a. hington alone, aLd as the Government and
the city OF Washington are ,ointly interested
nnd JON; owners Of all the property in its hmte,
government, as they ought and should, would
do its psrt-pave and taRe care Of the avenues
" hatever has been lately done in this esrticu-
payment OF taxes Intended 70 do raore In the
future.
Upon the conclusion of Mayor WRlisch's
r. marks, three cheers were given for him; snd
ilarly cGlnpiimepted.
The company were then invited by the com.
m,ses aat,s 10 very sppetzinS COLLATION.. TN the
mann hsd @ hsnd,l and some little time was
spent 10 good ad vantage IL tho discussion OF
the various ediblss and drinkables set forth.
that The committee OF arrangements did their
part very handaonnely, both ~ regards the
programme for the day, snd tor the night, q:
'ts Rational Hotel banquet The committee
vas composed Rs follows:
. J. B. Tnrton, J.F. Brown, N Sargent. on
soe part Of the Board Of Aldermen; and n. .. ;
i-arne', HI 9. Wilson, and W. r. Ferguson, on
ne part OF tho Board OF Common Council. !
they were one and oil interchangeable In putting |
TIE thing through Handsomely and with credit |
TO the city, and that they succeeded, all who |
pressnt ~ill vouch for. |
TIN BAESUkT. ID. D.. !, |
A. seven O'Clock the excursionists reassem.
oied At the National joning some in yisedEuests
mere, and al sat down ito the number OF 1s0J !
10 an Icellent supper, preceded by good but |
ralnef long grace, tfcr hungry menu by Rev. !
Byron Sunderland. q = ~ = ~
Mayer Wallach presided at the head Of the
liable, supported right and left by Vice Presi. |
dent Hsmlin and Secretary Usher, and with
Mr.. n: ID. Larner, Of the Councils, as his
cis ris. s'.s-H y ~ ~
The Marine Band sss present In full force, |
making abundant music during the evening.
The following was the Bill Of Fare
oysters on the half shell. ~
Sonp.-Mock turtle. .Juiipnna
fish.-Boiled Salmon Trout Lobster Sauce,
BE ked Striped Bass, Madeira Sauce
Eoued.-Turkeys, Oyster Sauce Ham. Ga, !
pcns, Celery Sanee. Beef Tongues, With Spi- |
nnoh Mutton with Turnips. Ioin OF Beef |
champagne Sauce. T. .... - "a. ~ - =. -
tela bjshes-G a!iantine OF Turkey en- Bel |
ven. Lobster salad, American Style Peef |
Tong hss, garriE he'd with leliy. Ham Cronton. |
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