, 1869-08-31
REMOVING THE CAPITAL,
tntnc t'onsfdrrsaibons III 4mvnF UI tito
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III" It"l,r.ltiuu thut ttur xrut ii Nusettlnrns
1pht III In ht hr hrar as ts-,hEr Ia Lt, rrtttrr
:" ~ ..n'', s,.' H." "fs!, :. s.'. srr,
mf,li "ns b5 ihr nrt Ut ttt1Rfrsa arPtntt"t IGy
m t7w, ns''i mhrtr It ia n ltlr.rI!, lls rnn.irr.
a sEaa!. IT, es," , l,ee lts p':ss"y or t.s
imhahlt.l lmsI III iIIe rnunITY. Hith .'e,"arrpIun
nf fr~ Nru., stIupRiltR nrlsrhIrnin m..4t of IN"
"'". !" M .t '' !t '%t s.t"rr NJ I'M .1" .%a.r" " s
ihn A'tHh,nts, n,nl hardly MIR tern extend.
=, tnlan.i nthfn Than xs' mites. Tic !ant IN 's
1ntbIIhr fxrd hy the ncl N tnlHfess fnr tho atat
u HastfHshrHt WAS AlsiIit midway iMtWr6n ihu
IRA r'n1st aud thr n,mntans, An' Also hctwen
Tue h'p-' nhtthshstmAzI1sY settlements III New
England ninI the nI0ti enthusiastically uIleR Ii!
HeprUm. That rat hast, 1br1rfnr,. at tint time,
lhe lnc1 0t rs ctttral la,altun IL recommend II,
tlnu u the cotltry hat EXTENDED thch a. II ex-
tends mr. ,r9 p, n, The r. ~, a1sE y g ne Ko d,a."e
lhtlc to the Pacific no uie tail for moment Elp-
r''.r that rouv1c.R wnu1H tscr haze thought Uf
i1inx the enrisns III tn~ Fn'n,nae ~he1e t,pw Is
d nsre t@c .cas II rv"rnea, i, s Il "avi nv ,Ds @
~nul hare ira'i. ttn alsurl 10 hare cDlercst tito
uItnli VI any une.
cvnsfr "! th~ Vm,tt1 + a.ts ~ rto.e'J III Knn.a.
hn' e., # ft"M snc Ke!%''rat 1ots q ahs >.,.:
llttr Int wrrn Enn.na an,i Scurnsta, An1 n I'm
mile" ~ulh Vt the f'rlitA iHtailrt If intttWlc
anli'"." II Ir fiEihrr wtAt 't,tl Tin settlements
r'rd IL nothing hHt rrnflr lnR. nna anlrlnpc..
rn .",sr;; r." a' tast' Ten sttfx3ns n
rsss s,' Win IL. I'll" 'Snfa IT, TT ~ pup"si"%, ]
~" ,,.r rra!," y. T. "s t"!4'!at'"n n p,r.;
~" Ml=s'&s!tH!; a"t fsas' she as'4 sssr' ehats'.
.sr "f t,r tl''tr, srl~rrn ttlu Missouri ant I'm
tas., This ruII.inrnsnI thtlst t1nsn TREAT wn,ght
IN kht1hk she ttat ~ g"Ts1nnrnt. !nS II !. ubF1.
". ~; \ onHis !" h. !nsa.r,l r. sn csnla ot
Ahl'r lhH tlurslnn uf f*'httatI4ln uniat II, tha
principal Il rann"t las tin npIy MIS- 10 h, Gotlai,
red III tk'nE the elxe ~ the taptaL The OURS
tunn Hf health. arrtha'lIty AMI safety from CAP
turu nuAt 1tke~tse he taken 1n,o consideration.
tirr q the grea. ofslrc''ona to WAsnlngtoR'ia It's
uhhe ea1tlbrra- p!Acru IN the low. Awntupy
xroun.l hctwrca the main Hna ca"s branches Of
.hr suEp,sh Potomac, ami on tne ea-t sI'iu aF thn
+ niula f,fef, II cannot tH anything else than nI-
| healthy. II has Always lxen ~, AMI 1t GiwAfa
mnst Ee 10. believe 1t cAn be shown by ktasts-
ucs, and certainly thu ING. II, Tint theEe.A u1oru
| sickness In Washington shan any other elf OF Its
s.ze III The United States, and It Ia heEont 1nes-
uon that y Ii. fnr the most dlsagrrtah'c cir IN
the United States to Ire H. This alane, II there
werr no other objections to n nhthK,on, ought to
te tn1!cicnt to fielcTnlhc Congress 10 remove tho
teat Of gosttnment away from 1t, With - little
in TIC scurr Of accessibility Washington has
nothing 10 rcorEnend H. While It has much to de-
tract tsum It. The fact Is, TINT from BoFton tc
Fernandlna there Is not another cIty or town ol
or connected with the Atlantic coast 70 dncult ol
acccea rs Washington. Il Is out Of lhc llne both
Of commerce mud trnveL and It u lncapabc Of DC.
Ing brought Into the line Of either. II has always
besn and always must t,e most enphat,csll5 IN
I ont.of.the-way place. 1t ls a place to Which. Il I
e1ey 80 much ~ tninX pi going e.she1 for huslncsl
or pleasure, for, apart froin iss he!nE the seat Q
| government. It has not md never would nave
either business Or means Of pleasure 10 Induce auJ
trohy to visit II.
IL TO safety from capture, everything Is asuns
| Warrington in the WAT Of lS1a. the Britain dts
| capture II and burn The public nu!ldtnSs and ar.
chtyes- II another war should break out beswcc1
us anI Crest 1sr,,a.n-a thing scry likely TO hap
, ! IN fnp ACAf1f H7F
i in,ng from beng done aga,n. < neet os s,eam
: ers ntcht at any time run Up and neatFoy 70;
place nnless we rhon'd DO a. Te aaa . ~ 10 w. -
co,,ttnrnlty for It's protection. last experience
thls regard ought TO teach Us The necessity Of pru
) Ei.liuE some more secure place for the scat
! Hi course the capital, when removed naust b
il The valley o. tnc M.ss.ss!H7t and great eas
d uu.t be faheu 10 Iotatc 1t In healthy pisce III
t one casy Of acccss. It must. moreover, be 10
). arc wtttr It vii b. Eecure from captuz'
Whether sn1 ssss n9s,a Gf lhs on9 " e y,
d posc, mn be question to he considered. l. vi
se the uut5 .! Congress 10 deliberate car ttully
u! these uas.ess 70 that :he location Y cd upc
!. | ras t,e pEoper une, and ono where the seas
Q government ~ rrnoln for many geneta,ions-
0 teena1 .hs' some es The 1een.e shout Wss
j sse Eat i soSe5a@en. iron RI e, g
I. thet Nil doubt!tps rrose before tney gct dot
tna! It WIS uncous ttutoaai for the British 10 ca
ID iu1e Warrington. md that, consequently, II y
H. 1sis- ana thnt the public buildings nn1l aErhtE
were not taEnea. that the Eistsanoa OF fog. q
;h feser In thc District Of co!llnnla Is uncanssi'
- iforal. anil cannot and ota not take place: d
u. tna. 1nc constitution. I its Own proper F,ror,
f. Without aid from any other q1aHcr, carries n
i. ion tnn al points ol the COO pass and all pal
Il Of the toultrr. Just ns It ustd 10 ca1t elsEt
Fl, into thr Ter1tttt.es. iut we can aesu1e she
an gentlemen that It Wilt not re worth their while
k ererd their strength And tine aud INK and nat
Is il tuea n .sp,e'ri!.s. III i
= a!seaaF heepn 10 aet ID the n..tss Vi retnos,
he the capital and L sn' eoninne tne acton NJ
ne sca, a Hnf su na q
be The! ase nothing tut Quisblcs. that the tnEenu
III Of iawtcs. can inIcrpose .sa!nst = 4 feels
r1.s the right to erect the removal: It knoN4 mi
ne will cenunue 70 know mofe md more cefsa
mi that II f3s tne rover to a. T. and If eonst,
The earntstress Al persons Interested may - N
tn nate up their ninis to shr removal nt the ca
Vic. TAI. because i; J. ~ certain a. an,,hiu9 In
m future eau t~, that tue We.t Will ALLOW it to
len mn,n n1nopR The fvamps OF the lutomae bu
H. >'' Frrr.-th. Scr rr,t rr.ntna f,..,.
1c'l washington u. ~ general eoa.cni one OF
az msr. dusty n the spring md fail. fnntay in ulns
tint tlsnot rHfll1 l'anctl; thr h'f Il lnt: TIM ri
vi. arr tIeas the rnter roer: In shpft, It has Il
1". u ihe qualities which tnate place ,Isagsect
thr II II MT surprising. tI,rsrfrtr. that thrpr
,ar haso ilte nf the raptla1 III n1'tlnl ratncit
ftn thuitfl tslrftRlH eho ~1A thes tha rHtHtA ant
ma he telnu!rl, n a rsrasantst tnre. lfntstiy
EIa Htp hAfh Esrt1 fhrr" hHt h~*~ Wished " Rkhsnx
further resi-. NrEt. hhtfs ns south.
l'Ht I" fefHnsr tfr rattai tn ~. tHHls. n I
'htnli. ~ t'hrnrh, a. Il EtAtr1s Ffpls,,
ttu Hntih fr tn jHtnp sftN thr tFtlnR rah
st4s The rf~, th~ tiitt,Atr IT N. Limits H. t~rh
,hf ~" h,rt itttsEtrtH HIr IN th1s rHntnLrui-.lfl
,trtt that ~ t'HttInaIi shtrld tr hrrts,1hlrt VT
thr iHHh F'acras.r hut Af,t nhrDintnffahlr n \
ting gfsr H'i' mus! tnntr iikt II Na-hlaut,,tt
imi[ tflf fssslrntr. r1ranut~ iftp Hn.h arr
ntpi hsn'lhfnl, tsrn rfrt ttHnrht ri vita HshtnE
ihr 1fr1 hntt. hut tte a't' 'atsaRr uret Mn.hirgit
sfi- I thra rttrst!tA-
.fri Nt'alnr'rf ts n village, nui ut all riar,
~ nt!7.tn r''t mr. tnl!:a1 If n nnttnu u. a,At
n. t'E'fe nslr Ntt't. 1hr f"nsni'ta If .ti~ gnr
tts h!rii lb''HG" tlIf!efrfit}. IhrJ Inasint"t
shr sm,,. % MR. re'.;,. '' tl''t n fn'! atrniAn',
/, ~ ius ~ 10 ll cr,s1,.l lht,tlsr w -,
ri" rsrn N ettn.t; a', n "n'ns -" e. ~
th.t riunr, nttt n" rrtl.r which tit.y ha's NH
tr !rffrtr.