, 1869-10-08


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as Slp''aA oaila1nsF' :" ooeS NJ. iou'"
~, to's ~ou'u Ne nes outlas' congress
oseao5 oese1 ny ~apphea'aons anu p."as
e1pend at least s~ensY n''uons 10 al IN
ddlng TO the pFcsent edl1ces at MaShlne-
m two new wings to tho Capitol, which Is
sholly inadequate to the present wants OF
}ongzesa, besides new building for the
State Department, another for the War, an
'thar Tor tho Navy, and another
'or Tho Supreme Court; after all Of
which it will still devolre on Con-
u7ess to permanently fottify the
MY, and 70 lotn,an 1t s.sa "atef. 1nefe
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eWenty 5e1rB, assuming that the national
5.ht ,r;fs - r.;3 ~ n. Nv waf,s a.,
o1eS "-A W le-o Wy 90 ".' Heoo o.'
1natGa, IN from fifteen to tWeuty-dvA ye4tay
toe1e WI" oe universal oeu1ano avg tae
establishment OF kR6QuAl UufTEI6fY.
into which ,our 1,resent Military Academy
Mt West Paint and Nsra, Academies at
Anuanoliz and tas smithsouiau Institution
shall DO inco.uo.ated as colleges,
with snch other colleges of law.
scieuce. 6c., a. shsIl mike it the Oxford Of
America. For such purpose the present
cspit.] buildings at Washington would be
supe1bly adapted, and would be worth, say,
half their cost, or SEQ, ,00o, 900. In esh-
mating. therefore, the cost Of erecting new
,,,,,+,G ra;Accs which shall be adequate for
~ ~ a.. s.Ass.,nsts xa ,nnet deiuct the
-. ue e.4s tn;s,, ~, ,nsv;.ah,r ar;sa If The
o - .."sSa.,ant - rama;na rhcrc Il ,ow
se0, '. 80. go 49, :,:.,,o..a, 7r;,,, ;f n ta
4a' D"' .Ar n,". .s-. s~.,,1d .ha, fo,t -,
1o.' a.uu| % .o"' .'s. ,,,.
s,ssippi valley $4,000, 900
tess ,scs sa'1S nf . W!rshiHaton rihTssnt oufo Tor
o;nerpurrose.: :.;.:..... .esa, 100, coo
M mems 1 neeessars &C % 10 contin-
ne Nc ta,ta tess Of FoFcfnment u IN mn mn
' . +aoeo. .oou
sel S.S eoss OF 1emos'ee INC cap 1loC0o 900
It is oltocether probable TINT within thirty
rears We slal1 expend az much in patching
ont onr nresent Canitn1 at Washington as Il
1sould cos, to build new one. And, ever
tbcn. it viii l,e in n sisth.rate town. tox
orc,ornxn to l,e rur71. and ret destitute o
Tho stt.actiuns- soc;etv. a,nusementa. ant
| dignity Of n metropolitan city. III,
| necessity of defending Washington In th,
late war. solely because it vas the capital
cost .he country fgty thousand more o
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| treasure than the waz would otherwise hav'
involved Tbs came political necessity o
preventing its jgnominiors capture by
foreign foe, in the event Of war with Eng
land or Franco, would cost Us many time
more than to establish the seat Of govern
| ment where II would be out 9
lADgcr. Al our victories IN the va
Of 1872 did not wipe out th
disgrace Of tho capture md burning OF tn
capital. All the government property
Washington is rot worth tenth Of td
special cost Of defending 1t from the rebe
Lien. Hence, in the long run, tho past IN
future cost Of keeping the capital where
IS becomes ope Of the strongest arguuen
for placing it where it ought to be-
But let Us weigh this question Of co
against some Of the interests involve
Washington cannot 10 Baid 10 zeprese
! uny financial interests whatever, unless tn
be oyster fisheries Of Chesapeake Bay. B
if the capital were removed to New iot