Evening star., 1869-07-12

TIE magnan imous nom NATION by the Cnica
so tribune Of s.. Louis as the capital of tn :
United States, 10 which We have heretofore
called ttentIon, has had the effect OF vi wing tn
Newspaper discussion of the proJsct of rem oy-
Ing the national capital to some point on the
>sis>ippi rIyer, or beg ond il; an infiIcton to
which We are subject once at least every year
when times are dull, and news scarce. Many
of the leading papers in the Eastern cities are
now taxing an active part in the CONTROVERSY
Most OF them which treat the subject seriou sIy
at ALL oppose the measure as impolitic and
unwIse. The Boston Adrertiser says:
"HaIdIy satisfied with obtaining a degree of
power IN The government W nich few years az o
would have seemeI fabulous, the West has
long aspirtd TO have the visible symbols of the
national authority under Its own eye The diff
nculfy hi heIto has been that the advocates of
removal could not agree as TO The sit. of the
new capiioli and while they have been deb iulg
the SUBJECT the course Of empire has swept
beyond them, and new claImants have risen
with pretensions as plausible as theirs.
memphis u 70 waive her claim on
the ground OF being too TAR south, and in a
political atmosphere too explosive for a per-
manent seat OF government. Chicago consents
10 waive her pretensions Oh account of the
severity Of her winters, the monorony Of her
location, and becsuse,-like poor Rip when
without II. The argument is
reduced ~ one CT personal Convenience
ara OF local pIlde. HISTORICALLY, all the argu.
-nents are against the change. The centre Of
The continent has its own advantages, but In ~
are not or the kiAd required TO determine
question like this. Where the Mcaregor is,
there is the head of the table. Washington was
sell apart ~ the close OF the last century as "I
permanent seat of government" "a residence
not TO be changed" And though no human
power could In such a case take a bon 4 of fate
That ns Jude ement would not be overruisd even
IN Its Own generation, successive administra.
lions and Congresses have treated tn /. settle.
ment as 1Bal. he permanency and stability
OF the national capital have been the standing
Justification tor expenditures which would
have eetn Otherwise wastesu to the last
degree; and lavish I'm bellIsh have ben
iEoulged In with the understanding that they
Nrfr 10 be immortal. Tue only ad vantage that
We can now conceive of as likely 10 result from
the proposed change Is that some Of these EN-.
bellIshmeGts might be lost past hope In the
transit o-tween the two cities Bat that would
not make the refnJva any tn less s violation
OF implied trust. The IN Jst teres lng asso ocia.
uoLs, anc the most Valuable traditions con.
Lectsd win our annals, had their origin on the
baDk OF the Potomac river; the best memorials
OF our hisio are 10 Be found there; aud there
they should Iemain- Now and
lhep, even win the present disad van.
tages. western men are heard OF in
NashiD G on, they have much their own way
al one snd eff the avenue, and a fair
snare OF Dnuence at the other; and there is no
immediate danger tha', while those who re.
main at home are engaged in planting the
iounoaton OF their power deep and solid, the
rest OF the country will be suffered TO encroach
upon their political rights, or entirely destroy
their hopes OF getting the Capitol by -and-by."