, 1869-10-29

tfri,oval nj tic Capital 10 tho Vest
The Indianapolis .Jonrnal which Is By Tar the
rcost influential and widely read Of any paper IN
the State OF Indiana, SPEAKS ID quite decided
terms ID favor OF rcuoE!ng the Sa.tonal Capital
to the heart OF the great West. II cordially ar.
rrofea Of the platform sent forth hs the st Louis
Convention ou that subject After fectttnX the
substance OF The resoluu ,ns that were adopted, It
remarks 7s follows:
"Thcke arc the propositions npou which taa
convention expresses itself willing TO ~ before
OF their truth I. Etatter Of history. The o,heEa
ayc 10 he met npt utAcusscsl Fro and con, ana the
81 Ws!ca idn JAM corn =. n l. g. ssi5 ey .
u uenbcr, whose busiHesa 1t ID to coad1cf the
copstoy etsy in behalf Of REMOVAL The question u
before the COUNTY, ont II Cannot be ignored, how
ever unrleasaDt il nay b. 10 t7otc ho are in:er-
cs.ed III corner lets On the Potomac. Aid Of one
lnlDG The country mly asEHrc Itself: II cahEos be
The certainty Of successful issue to The DISCUS.
ssThe Arguments adducet hy .he s.. Ioa,s cou-
vrnsiun cat be Sustained to the utnott, aud 1hey
rfetccs toe stsoa7 pleading 10 he overcome
e:her By interested opposition or tu:lI-and-xa:er
afgumcrs- Agreement With. snd co-operAt1on
position. Hon Edwin u. Mansrrli, OF OHIO, one
ot The sonDdesi pahc men ID the nation, tells the
pnwhoiesotnr ruth 10 she Last tast the e-ae Of
fnseInMent Eust come Wesf; i may not &c viii.
ttI"
Ine Detroit Free Tros, the organ Of The Demoe-
raeJ o. Michigan, edited bJ JudGe Walker, alsn
holtts the nag Of removal. and sAkef trunt rank
tn the discussion. Tits steopK ulpeE has hereto
fore helt aloot; but the action OF the ST. toul1
Convention has convinced Il That the lime ha.
come 10 take tnitla.orJ ssera In behalf Of thls
highly important rueasurc. II says:
"Thoze who tAaetrd that the conyantton recent
" N session Ia St Louis Was ca1.ei 70 dscuas ths
question Of the removal Of tho National Capital
tae1 e1f' eons ies ~ x pee aeeife1 "ssd ssd
poaiure tone Of in resolutions The facts
Eec.scd Arc undsn!ah;e; aud whan me u.
reas importance q sae qcestion, 70 sneaa nos be
surprised to lee the National Capatsl remoyest to
St Louis, or some other central past OF Iun C1ion
When tho present sest Of government was select-
cd, the Ecarcrn boundary Of ths Culied ssates
wss the Misats.tpr! K1ref, and esen n part Of the
coon1r! thu .lla q sn1s river was ia The sc:as'
not centtal ptsltion between tho Atlantic aud
NustsstppL, yet Was nearly 70 between Aalaa autl
70 ~ oo0na.ss eoms q .o9 O.,
have sertoualy A3ltated The question Of : -
n.osaL But tlu.e has wonderfully changed the
whole country, 1t Il no: trasonaule 70 xsk NOR
than fhtcet Of tho peapta to travel 50 lat
axAJ trom hctuc TO Visit ibe csplsal, either fol
pleasure OF for bustness. Tho only argument
a 81 q ZIG ~
that bare expen!ied their maary In erecting pals
| ttal 1nanssoI1 In Wa saMgsnn. 80 fAs ~ tbe got
eruEepI u concerntd thia afYunest am0orts Il
nothing. Tna expenses Of one year dur1aG tux
| iAtc n 10 defend The capital amounted to mon
than The cost Of ali the pooItc buildings, Aod It
cA&e Dt Naf will GfeAs Britain oT ant MARTINI
| rower Of importance, the capital wontd 10 nc
esreye.l b. 1fr - It Nx& IN l614. ns khc expHu1i
| o, defending II ~o7ld TO ssx greater than " 70
| movn IL
While this argument II legitimate answer u
TIC CIT u the eooTnnus eIpenar. We do rot Io0l
] nrou II a. the one which should hare much fntc
| IN the decision Of the question, The G1yertmcn
| uf tbc rn!tcd S'atct u one Of the people, ans
| EhsteEeF POINT Huaid best accommodate the peG
l pie, there the capital 4honl1 bc, md Ne bei.eF
| evcttraily viii be plzred.
%Hc arc tnc!pcd to think II would be better 4
take The csp:tal farther aH2J from SeE YORK
Eoston ant Philadelphia tot another re2son- Vow
whenever there n any mer4nrc which viii oex
binding. there are plenty Of shazpe1A, II the shaF
Of soohy mcntrfr, VITO can seaca the cAptt4i fun
New fork Aou Pai!adc.rh,a, In Iex boarl
and vatt deal Of tns legtsla
cista OF men. II The canttM WIS removed ffnc
its pr sent location, there icdutnoes could ooi b
| brought to beHr With the same facility - noH
There II chAnce tnss leE,satton would not be =
corrupt aIh even this chance u weEth u1lltons y
The people. We wish, therefore, God apeet 70 II
f1enfs Of The removal OF the capital Of The toi1e
Ssates."