, 1869-08-26
REMOVAL 2F THE CAPITAL.
Arguments Ia tts EsAvor By Congress-.
qAu [ubuFns

To The Editor OF tie lHltanaFts3h Journal.
fnsl' sctspass upon yous pa'tEpse but 's
a3ilauEg the removal OF the Satlooal Capital West
are:
tures wa,i ce 1ncas1ed i, Washington @ unless re-.
tnGsA Is LeteFtIinel upon. mean by this, c1-
lGhtlisures - legitimate ns any to be n7atc IN
new locality the buildings there being Incomplete
AI1 Insufficient. Not dollar should be aprfp-
ptiatcn there hereafter IN new aud Permanent
st1ncso1es- ....-
stua1lun, be located 10 the centre OF The COUNTY,
70 argue with one who does not know that Ihe
Mtss1telppl Valley Is central, and the great E1ref
Nurtn Aiucrita, : wasse Of % Zine SoSodJ
wants 10 pull the capital IN the exact geographical
centre Of the country. at or near For. tuley. tn
hausaS. foE Instance, which Ia peAr IL But q res
put our county seata and State capitals near the
ny with more forcc to rnc nation: Tneu, TOO the
Surrounding Influences Of peculiarly situated
eenntss :sk1 e"ss fnnss give tothe eeasre aawa5s
I" te 1.a'ir Into cTrst bowl CT iup TOT central
nas:ou. Here Is s1lleJ vtth eighteen hun,ircd
1a9..snd quar- mites .a, IN i'm can ''Te. M
found on aay other continent, With com
pArausels uar1ow slopes to the ocean on either
ocvan . ocean, slsh the sen ot poscf IN tne
centre: Lo.'k At the map Of the aosil; nothing
like 1t ts seeo; no~here Is nasion put asirlde
eon',ne''L as orrs Other eohunents seem 10 oe
rtIuC:lst,S, for separate natoas- We fnrss for
ereE t'e Ole, md will wait To pct our caIlttT not
etntte Q: the temperate zo.e, even We gain new
'ssE1tdry-!f We 9aio al Nur:a America, a. we
Esy, and can Nhtue1tr II Ia proper, for this COD
st:ien1 al LES: gra7tta.c TO Us / Feed not arsne
with afyro Ia Ceosraaay that ials Latitude Is
censEa. IN No11h America. Some writer's IN neTs-
rspeI=, 1"s ever. don't setu 70 EnoE Il
7tirh. The capital ksnnld he altCAtef 1hcse tho
so.'ai and uora! naueaees Gre hea11aF. pEof7es-
s.se aE na' ooai II II q oc a: one AIDE toose taau
eprea must be etr:lOna, Edare or less Whatts
thc Democrats Ia. fewer iae Easse:n Democratic
>tIes or f!rg Iia. south Carolina, AID Georgia
99tr',ls ne rsy, a1!, s!oasa /. tae na:lon
In crest neasurc, mo the h1uds of Se1 Eng.
lad. New York, atu PennstlraI.a. In otte1
wssds ne leaders u ne nsnocsaeJm1 o. osss.ss
the caotai- and srLs n1s s%eru :ae case With the
Ker1hican parry. Frnrs.lrauta, New York, and
New Entl4na pour into The capital tneir cl,lzens
CstateS and CnncT>,s. can not resist saeT po ser.
Al This l. legitimate, reasonable and fstE Human
an 1IesIis al wise Bs:ne hss Esstly% % g a:7aased
! make nos: ant bare naae, no aitus:oo to
any tu1aence Gul such - nay b. ie1ltD1Ia 1ud
psop~r, t1r1up. ltuuenres Are torn Of 10 locality.
Bnt reEsDrr 10 say TIA: It IL sired the control
| OF q nattc1- / wauId Re sate tn sas,cg: Gre ne
Tx e,f1 to.rr ~ Tx euntrj chi :s7u n1y d. tAs
| i,c1ssat,rr. Fubte o;!n.sn, personal tne1cnee,
rer<onA tr:cn1ls Intercourse, alSats h2s, aad al
WESE CQst+bl llE kbfctIueQlA
Nso has had ,hc urdiE'ded soctsi conu1n!aa
| Of The PIT stnt and C1tAnes since The tnausurN-
! tion IN March, with tcarcefy an tourI tnieIIup-
| teu. ttt tie Eat. RAttriose, PtuadelPhls, Sew
! York, IouR isranch Iios:on, Newport, Nes. Paint,
! annapolis, R1d u Any PAGES hefsdes, farr fete1
| the President and Cabinet, 1nt he s mere than
; iAortal tie Is not 1nGueLceA oy the Oen Khe
! hare rrea:cd bn 20 k1nils. Tic VIII he, a3' they
/ EEow II: a1d God nas Eade h!uo+ and erctJ othel
taue 1hau, With i neaf1, to be Influenced IN just
/: ,s.s WAY. We, tI the Vest, hkse had no chance
10 put IN . r ord eiGeN8ts and vii not hare,
| Ne1tE Hl:i Lave, III We Ees tic capital out hert
! III rtY 11tt.t- -. ...,
When LAX Of the eoc:a1 in1acacs Of capital
do no: Es AZ ts1s I. epataed to The mere c,tt
tens Of the pl:see. No oce Who ha* my knowlsdse
| nf LIE WORN Ecuk.. On TIC othes hat1sl, eosn1nt
tut contempt Ls dae the &1Knnept OF him Who caI
think Of no ~oc.ai tnnaenc~s Of capitsl nuE aoc'
"A are cnttups- 4 capital Of nataon, IN KS socaa
! He, Is NGch mua!4tt1 ay the va4s thfoae q FlH'
tots and sttaEEers who 70 thera PATS y france
Lteaus< she tive public men of France WAX fnfF
and wotk tas:e. Ln1dcn IA England eecalse u
| sc soc.al pcwer OF Els.1cl Is more concentrate
| than thas Of Fra nee; md We cannot conceal
| Gta3 the tact taet our c1p1tAl u the resort AD
| ceatte oI operation q nan1 OF tho KfeAiest. 20!
! eft. strongest and most faE7c1clA men o. L.
uplLu9, o:lts.ue OF Ouc,A positions, and mol
particularly Of tle-e Sta:es which are in tss u
tredate sicsEIst, which R1e Controlled bJ =
party il loHer. This Is tistors. THIS Ia the fa
tn-1a5. No E5sp eau dear!t Argyle - much
We pleate against the influence of capitals, '
| r4Es. deai xl.1 iatsa + h!ch We canaDt control
, ! Ay Proposition II to put The capital whcrE
scciu fower nf tie Great Easr shsu he felt.
Funly1cg, ua.tolattZthG, pA1flotic PC xer; to II
/, tscfu tk- h2niA Of Eastern met ard put II wne
I II Lt.opks. IN the ce1uc. W1 uee1 not shus Q