, 1869-07-24
THE CAPITAL


;fS Trouble ceasc,
:, THE CAPITAL.
Comments OK tho Prcsss
We r1rp below L.1et extracts from nfticles in
dideEent papers both for and tgn,uss the pzopusl-
Eou 10 rcinoyc The National Capital to st Lnni4;
! kI,, III yrt f3,lran. c,p.u.rreiol Rau.,ia
.rs-.... ~ S-h,ah =, -. -: -. -, -.
~ " ,a =. ~ . ". VI s,Ii,; =, 1,r r..
~ tu1 NAAouA .pt ~ so1as G.If.u.G po.o'
~ tne Anslaa,Pp1 StueJ .as aE1tateu ~ tea'a'
I'VE, speSQnsS Az ~ ~ af;rs nan ;aasxs aas
~ ons,,a, ~ nandioa nraetea attsn,
ton WIN view 20 oean!e anu Only solauon
Tiers can hardly be = doubt tast tEe people ot
lmgs xond r9i oD'sst to e5aaSn3 tne p se o.
sb naked proposition 10 take; the capital from
Wa1htfstnn GUY. Tue Two n:Eu.
lAent7 \ hleh Induced lie ioe.iloa OF the c3plta!
At its present atto !!aEe hccn sncpi aWaJ-ohe
tH lbe growth Of the cottntrY % tstiloEl AMI
splatSPp 'hs x. ns. ~ s as ssssa @ ;sr o. eT
4lpri toTmtd the western boundary Of the Unttul
Sa1ca Eud lhs Sic OF tic capital. then IN lAdllu
EtapLcal c.n.et u Iii u to the center u popu-
laton.
Thus, oEc Of The CONSIDERATIONS wh!cl
;s ssat u s",sinnens Is Ia utietiy eaoeelsa. Tia
cthG1, Z Atc nllnly rcrsuated, WA fundamental
y sai:tcsous We refer to TIE belief at one time
prevailing. thai neither political wisdom nof of-
eaai rsrtus can nou1,sa 81 aeats Ut comuetesn &C.
tlriaJ, aud taat aeentstefsd, sp9la siaaioosY r.
Eo'e run taE u! aAa ones,e 2! kaae3
enhancement m !cg,sia,ive dsanGtanons any M 70
Stem integrity aho Atsauiast euc1ency N tno ais-
chatge y edatnlss!at;e e luIctinas Aot oa.5 ~
Aa!oLM Lap!A!, GaL ati.pss s'Gt3 o1te M eapttar
nas been locaikd II aecoT:aoee W!th ihs ,y tnsofy;
n no CASE naSe tae ie8a!ts o. tns posls5 'nnt'a ~
1ho 1opcs s9teo lpaueea Hs ooopllon. ~. H., ~
ssee ~ thfoiSueal ao.ion Hn ssn3sGs;; rs;
!n Iee uos ~ ~ 1!s " " -
~ W. ~ M WI l., nns asJ
!LaGE aua ~ ni!! ~ oate, 1
~, :, ~ te, W ontsdc,.s ~ Tbs,. - sra n,.nr
s, 49, ,ah T., ~. M nro,.oss hsr.s q. ~ snec11t e1!
f' ~ ,hst ~ ~ "ef Wo'tid ha1H heS
~ Se.'s - ~ - 4 suvs ht - irA.t snnTa-
1 stt. 49, ~, .he In, ~ St.,ns h,n -, ia Sattnn
E,HnI ~ ~ - 'Ns 1.oAeu .AA-A -" 49, '0 A~''
NoHheEn optn.on Is III no moot Ter admitting esen
wv - ~ :nrth ns NV 1Sreara ~ Withtn ina
.. " ~ ons Ste1e Ihas res unennTo~ax rxsm.
neq 70 " ,n cause o, oi ~ las s*. ~ ~
apnscian w. th.. this feettne iii nass arnT We
nH ,ha,,.- a1 iasva ssta tha e~onsnf wh,ch
m,fat etnc1 He l.s,'s ,r1s NC CIV
hicn ~ corsc1nr!a1cs u th,s Gn dnes 9hn Temnvni
o. tie Saienal Csrtta, here I'll the anse Q! snothcr
aecase nnu aAs,nR t 1vhe -, W soo1ay natu~ w
,,,,s ~ uu .,t1,n ~ ,s Vaap iii hsro
announced their preference for s. Louis
srpn & tn< ~ tnn. Hgtney
saE .o p9en r.. ,ss,.xn1 VII % .ue ~.
=
oe!anee q rep.sseaiatlons eon1eaueaty o. !
Eo"1I ~ w @ ~ 49, a4s t,t e ~ ~ "
elal years to make the change, but even ne our-
sapidsy Of our growth. and the esaaly marvellous
multiplication III our strength. Thc question has
not been discussed, IND really rot thought ol 1t
10 tue that Newspapers have once IN while Bug
8tsted tle matter 10 the Western mint, but the
ps sas a3s Ii xner. Eosan made
! motion for the rrmovul u the capital to some
central point, ard It HHs falaed only bE snaH "a
tofity hnt even that exhibition Of Tho power ofthe
West e1clscd 60 grucrA Or profound Interest
THE TklBrNE has struck the right chord Of
Msstsn onf0D: f1 n s. L9as = rasnsa tne
tentte nor only 81 nEea and population, but u Is
tie midway ground wis5e on nassoas Differences
o. climate 81 soGla! ano political sentiment laa{
that can te selected II Is 4 city easily ueIended
In tin q na1 nnd Inevitably destined 70 great.
neAs mud disnlt, ihat ~! COMFORT weu VITA oos
dlsitrEnAhea posiuo1 s natlon. II q great
point o. 1aalAuon. A. eass ten taoasana ~ n mss +,
hssSane ssls srx 90 en, ,as f q aT M
wnl speedily add their iron muscles to It's com
nerciei supremacy There l. every argument to
Lei the il CT people ., The West loos at this ques-
ton In Its true light and then ct u 80 to Nork+
| and rut our Cong1esstneu TO WORK, and remove
tue capital ',a 70 st. ~ Loasi 1aet.,nr7. Journal
LWe nad in The above nspes ths following moss
eaesent tettef 1rum Fi0'tss e, a' d,s1r4e ns
INV snu!ua.e ~ W eouRs 4hat ~ ~ 49, r-, ~. .rtoir ri
LIN t34e eo 'oieio4! sA@! NJ WY M "A''' ~
N3
Nn snron nf1og.S9 y 2r snt keawa o 10 ,nr that
nave been for ;ean psst II favor Of removing tic
| naiionai cap!tA 70 y. Lon,s d. sr,,c,. oor mr.,
Ne!otc tle WM s W. n. e'es sagnoG'nn IL
| til rcnoval. Sutee1aeMt! ! eonse.seH ana so,.
from & Louis utglng hne % impoancs q A. H. III
mediate movement! ga Inc snb!ecE h4l tney y
nuw think wlaes> judged that the time !or lls rt~
mova hnd nut yet quito come; bat ! thlnk y u
a 9spen. ,,e M ~ II oc ,' 70 rvrs @ or
tton, without Tcxard to party OF TO any merely
local or partisan tntcrcsa EserJ iaterctt ot M
Illinois, and particularly q thls part of IT. at onct
AUp, On ny retnrn honle perceive IN your paper
characteristic ulterunce frutu Senator seNur,! or
this topic. In castiDR nbolt for tho suturr INC
| uHinlate sent Of power Of the North tA1ucttc4t
people he e1pEcsaes Il Il seems tas c ,, ~, q
notne % McS!cna Il I 1rampis eruna MD TsJ i,ctwecn
ia tast III! rlsea Hhethsr lbs ressrsnoe t Vii ias
/ through the filmed " ninety days" Of not, no "
| ing man can tciL
| Nov, Ar, Editor. h8yo 90 such courts o. mlt
uty,ues. md have not had Ter 5ruA- l fu1l,
Ec,ley. Tint T. n.1t1 l. thc p!.7ec and no uulJ
pisce d. foT national paptat Y nfetfasoSS ts =
T,d;. OF Tho soulh one; and an sltU ltdtr Il;
vnst 1antortt5 of fl.d people pf tho West, and Q
tho souia, to, ri!l oe iound . ne 2f & ths san r.,
hrtirr ior all oopccrprd.
Personally uo not aG1co With ouF Cnn9eIFnttr
10 civ On M hi cnnt.ncpi ihst so truly and full
rrpr.1rIts nft sheNa tcat rnodes uf pHbsIa fce!ln
| and sentiment, which, ~a, W milton. Aft tx1ln
| now 10 haEtnGul1c, both Northern ami Southern
! " dot bt Lot!s-nu .c!iJ whetu bpth the SoFi
antt tho Houlh could tonFrcgn'o fot any rlri,U
aud mud irfonsls On 10Th h,lca VINO coaHI ~ ~
wonld make them teci 10 t;,naa = no'o. ..>.,a a
friends \. thc hotth viii un! thcEe io ~ pettett
htly romtn,led Ut their lost CAUSE am atlno}e
" tic 1esltrss lotnat!en q ths coo,si + t re =,
arrat and Important STRIP lnst non; toward xspl'l
I'll '.t,l1 aetrra," and bcEnnlnx Anew on . ncl
nu 1, - s'1: 1naps c,1 lo ouss u oae vii
| out ac!ny: ,,,u,.
n ny sf"tnee nasn not fen 1 ~ ~ a'R,sn is 1,,,
nrnt Of sl,I weight nave rcsn stalRst 1t
dIM~ u frvin llt necessary !nlurai1tt cAnsast;
Nov. Mr. Editor, tttl !Fepafss n{se!! 70 ss MsM
In dollars rftty year ne I'VE 20 kesh ttlo naso''
cnp,tni ut WsAnln9tp than ! J. You'll 70 Eemoss a,ss
tns' inv' sssn Z rc na ~, % r afnos1 n5a ~ ~
cs1d to tho rnhle veal = H @ se'ta,s ~ ~ ~, ~
niorr ainallt 70 1esr .ns.e .unl LUG "noo !;
rense o. stat evrs 3esr Il s;ays tne,
~out cont TO !nnote r. rhs tsf i, ~ T., saa. a., Al
nq1f X = II: IT,
u, ihe potth, folin. the east and nc Eess A a1t
to remove Inc e1lisaI, n.iu III ~ = , ~ H. nj
6tcad Of saS!ue moatI W aIata s1a aA ~ ~ ~
llnla o! dollars nata re uo 1eu'ose ~ O. IN 4S@
: VIC are now dosns- r,o,r.e I
hts speech ns u. paul but ~ khoM th taas ~
:, ! onlJ pTacEea euect ~ 1oen ~ @.s n.T. of -
tly u d'.1g a1ia os e'n ;.taoue w. e Wnolc NOV.
neus, bJ getting some poluou Of tas ~ .o ~ 20
theft atand for syEe Qulxnuc seneme Mncn ~,
men knoM 70 e utessJ w ~. 1ss; hsI ~.
| HAelEcI utGAHcu - Ap5 - - - - =
got 70 be psspetuallJ on sas !ooAu4, ~ ~, s.J @
/ "dlside Aaa conquer e1PsA1Eo@9 ~ ANe o'4 ~