The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-16
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The meeting held In 81. Louis on Tuesday
evening to consider the proposition TO 70.
move the national capital 10 that city, OF
which very brief report was received BY
the telegraph, was well attended by promi-
nent citizens. Hon. Elon q. smith was
called to the chair, and W. Y. Kendall was
appointed secretary.
According 70 tine report IN the hspsoaedn
OF the following morning, Captain Barton
Able offered the Following preamble and res
oiutlons.
y Whsreas the agitation OF The sphj Of the
femovM o. the nstionel sspisaI zen Mssn.
enme ~ ss,s,si =, ~ ~ nsplnnsi III ~ shsr.
soter, and whereas the peopis Of the VALLEY
States and the Great west hold that the res.
sons for the sgitation are truthful and Just,
a snni, q, me hsnen ocnoern 10 .ne nAuon ~
subieet demand. mors posialva and dss .its
action BY ali the people Of the country, there.
fore, 4
Re'oipsd, That this meeting favor the eailisF
9on,. Nv ths ,s,h Sss ~, ~ e0nvens ~
the purpose Of 4 mutual eons,dsrstion Al tss
70 mississippi valley BY .dslegates shosss
from ~ inc stes Az, snu ~ ess uoias sa"sn
~ msp,,aso., 80, $500 ~ Al.
Mr. mcr nerson novco 70 postpone me
resoiutiohs 10, nse years. IN maxing me
ho'ion ny sun ~, n,s oo!o.s wS % an
inc hrss P,aeo .ne ee M,us, ~ aov wouiu Eve
totnc 'uiey VI .no i ~ ~ pe.H.I
anse IN INC Eong,ess ol .as Vn,.eI . I ~
anu u "on r. nat M 'o.e ,uas sSu T ~ TO
spee,su nea sne ns,,, ,e ,ho,a III VI J ;ossss
wou,u iea.n W eonsu. .noI ~. in'o.oss
nUptu tHC EtpttbCututiNos Va tutb kEcat
,ancy Wou.u .var u. ,esson 'Iom Wv Sns.
, ,ana anu p.ous ~ 'aen , e.as aa aaa ~ y,
,onso' y. .,n Nv oo ~ W." ~ auu ~, y,
WAGER 70 o,ner sec,lons' ny was NV non
nnaing iauit win tnen, NY NC "ansoo Hmo
LOT inc representat,vcs 70 icarn more Iuny
,ne grees ,n'e IT., Q. ne Most ana sak,ng
lesson rom tue NcW Eu8lana S.A.cs, ioarn
10 carry out tnesc measuIcs oy oocomIng =
unn IN Ieei,nS ana scn', s..s hS nesn'
obyect LOT Postponoment OF tns duessson o.
the removal Of tne caPtal was tnat WITHIN
I'VE years tney wouia nave netWork 81
raliroaas ecn'eflng in ~. LOUIS seyen rail.
roads eentering on the other SIDE Q, me river
and w'tnin tnat umo tney Wouiu nave
oriuge spanning .ne liver, ~ wnlgn traIns
would go tnrougn anu connec' wnn g,ea'
tnrougn ,ou'es WIS.,, onwa, S W sno o,nc'
M.hm that t,,me 'ney w4uia nave ,u,naG W
ana fo,llng mus ek.ending ,tom tncr c.y
10 sulphur eprrnSs tnat wouia DC WORTH lofty
Congresses nus Wou,o uo .,9u
centre. nc h aa seen s'asement mat Wnnil
three years loo'ooy ,ons OF Enghsn iron nat
Deen uscu mere, soiu 1y one niIn. ne Wantee
TINS thlng 70 stoP. Inc iocation ot Son
gress, wnicn, unlike MRS. Sesa,, was NC
beyond corruption, was notning IN compan
son to inc building up OF their commerc'
ana great ron maa nun, ney Iou ss
then approach their proper destiny ana IN
capital would come there without tneu ask
ing. lie argued postponement OF inc SUD
Jec,. m,
MT. flnkeinourg, IN answer, sata NJ az
noe promise 10 ask the nation 70 wall io
MIN 70 puild nne mouse; ne tnought
was smhii Poncy' ne SPOKE ~ iongtn u
advocacy o, the resoiutlons. we must asi
tate. nc tn0ugnt that now was tne tune y
oeg'n 70 uIh anu pIepafe tne WY ior tn'
natonai capita', "nlen Is pouna 70 CONG
lie was Wiling 10 Join hands with all wn'
favored removai' we want 70 come Y
sne vGn.lI y, VIZ eoapry, Wne'' " wa nav
9atlonsl sentiment ol
osP ooooPu Dio" 80 ~ nus
CONFESS hlh surprise was great 70 nho one
our big guns-one OF our leading men :
taking ground against the removing Of th,
co. 4, ~, ~ e., a., r. naa,,an.r d. :,
HN Wy tho iaS. tna' 'ne sSu.iemnu ~ .
nosotpeu III rnilroau nnu otner enterprise
that he has not taken time to fully cousido
the question. The arguments Of that zen
Hannah AID not inauencc him Can IL h
...ni,,i. ~ ~, .hss ~. ....,.si ~
Possipie, ne saiu, tnst me renoNai 81 N
capital TO this point would Interfere with on
other great interests He would promls
that II Tho gentleman would waive bis opnf
alton IN a eonvention for the removal N n
sn.1n W von o. ns ~ sne io, . y, -
capsi,irr The intcre.ts wbichn ~ had AZ M.
nj heart. Tho snaskcr thosSht thst vhs,
sssr mint wa. evsntnoiiv csIa.tad n -"