, 1869-07-09
TIE EAT1oNAL CAPITAL
Hts PFopssed RemoYnl to III. Lonis-
WhntxAe 81. Louis Trcss 6ay " OF The
F1pn the s. Louis Democrat, Julys.


And Is n!so !ruc that when The capital sh1li bo
removed Ut all no other place can compare with
st. Louis as its future location.
lesf!nQ on that great river which AGcni4 ready
transportation tIonl Fort Bento1, St Paul Fltts-
burph md New Orleans, and placed nearly hAli
lying beyond The Recky hountsins 20 lie wess al
d"r noss a saa1i Ky 6a vas oetrssn oos nohsFa boon
vadlDg force. however powerful, and SURROUNDED
ty States surprising slI othets In nasural wealth
BY nature 10 be the capital Of the Krrat enpire
o! Sorth America Our railroads tlrr1dy reach
t,,,iz 5 IN oe e's a,fesslon Fare one 70 ne vsy
southwest road Is being rapidly pushed. 10
other city tn lhe lnlted States Is more eaay Of
growth which Inc capital Of q great nauon
should manifest. wasa!aEtoa nas % every vs.
far South and 100 d,mcult Of ACCESS. bul ii has \
political disqualification 10 which THE rR1BusE
seiers, s a1a raich M lsss = long as tue pres
OF access, Is not an agreeable location. Cinclu-
natl city most fortunate IN tha beauty Of Its
envrpna for pirate residences has near it. ns Tuk
commanding. and suractentiy level for The eslah-
lishment Of national bulldinga But there Is no.
the capital than can be seen 10 the south or west
Of this city. Either the grounds, Of which Hon
Il. T. Blow has offered to donate oye hundrcd
iookinz The nSerFor he S ofosd heIshts around
Saws Gaydeu, would 8rord q Iocauo not sur
passed In this country.
ncnt e1pends another dollar IL the erection Of
Improvements OF permanent buildings at Wash
ington, i can lie made at once, u the people OF
the HfsSl8slpp! Valley do not permit their in1u-
enee to be divided by rivalry rs to location. The
example set BY THE CHICAGO TR1HUSr leads US to
hope sat Other Sl,iss may also see that t. Is bet
secure the removal OF the capital TO st. Louis Than
10 Keep Is where u is b. contenans. win each
osner Hnn sa, Tsedy year tpe eeHIe o. popo!atloh
na,' ~, nox 1,s, an9 ~ neto5e The III. xemova1
W. Wa, N inenrs ede5y T ina 1gI ~ tne gtGwn o.
sny dtnt,inc..nn W.V ~ ny ns e ~ sree np, ~
wnrtnr tor tie removal o1 lie cani,a, 10 III nn, ~
If the Esst obiec;s. W. shaii preseutly have
yotes enough to oyrrr,ie sll objecuou. Hui We do
not see Why even the Eastern states should not
prefer the proposed cnangr They talk 0l DulIu.
ing natiounl railroad 70 give them decent access
to ashtngton but II would cost less 10 move the
csnltal tAJ 4 CITY already ncfeas,bte WHY not.
FROM tkt 81, Louis Rftub{ttun. Juiy =
We copy an article elsewhere from TEE CHICAGO
TKsgrsE relative 10 the removal Of the Sasioo,l
m s xne TIT mnf a1a 4ezs o.
senled DO not seem strained, and We nEe therefore
ouiieed = conclude that puper "a u earnest. In
ds sa a, MSua n n9 be
cepieo; ~. Te ne 50 aGcqssopsd 70 snee5s ana
whenever s. l3ns ~ M ts mentioned, that Il Is Posi-
tleely te1Iesnlus " noa u any one OF toem KIND
so,ne,tn vns Cy ~ I'VE 70 1, su!e, evs4 N
cannot cam a1toeetns1 " !a1 aMae me chafactc!istic
eoassng o. ~ ,,3 unaa He see tnat ~ ahs-
mercal meiropol,s Of the oentr.i basin drained by
tne iaEes- ne Aisssss'ppl aA1 iH ttDutaHes;"
which eonteptnsnt Is soothing . her
and and pleasant Tor others 70 behold.
Hut then the fact would seem to be that
"the eoD9sEc!ai and business Interest. q ch.-
sise leRislatton q cons7ess' TnE Ta1bcSE here
pays, perhaps unintenuolaly, high compliment
10 the character Of the legislation which has
nc past lew 5eaIz But u does It At lie expense
of the loyal Congress whose course our coptempo-
til5s 1e Tr Tn5sns, ana coa hsrds9 81, fG ss
national Sena,e ana Monsn a h.rdpr Iii iter thsn ~
lnnnole, = 4 does rEeli1 broadly, that cnlsago
res n The sn11nrneId 1oiIm IMAM tne ~ tne TSts
= a,d copfsssion an t. ~ M hns
beeh seen concerning the laSe lront parE, and
h'1net M nttoH It.r r.Tesra.n, me-
Louu by thls threat of aabiectlng ous CIV to ths
there would eeem to De . pssalyzlns innuenee
thing TO have Congress, IS at present composed,
rrgularl! settled upon i,ls community; and even
Chicago might well lfcnd the thought OF seeing
that tody fastened upon It's yitnls: but, unlike
thAt Congress NAV yet reform, and
that the same political influence which
operates npon II 10 Produce removal OF the capt.
la to 81 Louis, may SO work as to make Congress
blessing instead OF curse 10 the people among
wnom ,,,1, its = pemss's reside A. 7 We deem 4
managed hy Radical Congress than y such IN
competenau AZ haSe Go,Fernen rs 1of ne iast lew
fcafS; ana, ~nue oa tala snolect, We H1sl We may
Why Chicago should feel nlFEisinss over the pros
peet o3 anF change whatsoever IN her municipal
AI24I6
~ rn'nn @ .nf Husnheson sioMd2 !aHAtE. ,nlH Z.
IN ~ Gup5 e!EsMaete s,Eniheant asueas TOM
o. ahS HauonM Saptai itnn ne Dtstriel OF Co
irn *. aHTsntoy. 1.1y =, y, ~ hlet Eeas s.As-
rR % .Te % mn u aaH IN Gfo
10. ~ ,,I1 . LIZA ~ - Aos y tne pnlnt
vi 1ps eapi, gognt 70 Se aaa psoPosea ast
IA thn %hes pAGes 1S ge asIppeu
unite 10 1ayor q s.. Lonts
mny.i q, Ihr Ss,3on.i ,tri nr,e ae tn.s1ero,
,isne. lid Wnrthrr 1'e be eI iona a. ~ a6n Ell
sarsr ~ nr.-s :, - @ ..v @ nr i1H & " euu1t ~, IN
,cud sns anS nv @s1a pIo!soT ~ H. Ms Com
md ,ss the soPs q Iovn 10 E m nsa
1nGss. 1ae HeM1'1 It 1N seSonas tne Monon OF IAE
n3nEsE and q, W. ~ SSn eo-orsFate e sssIre
SS iueatVn ~ tus .tatInHn SAptAl n tNs mag.
nnnnist.on n wn sonn pe ne eeatse Gi
"a centre Of ne connry. aud Is already the scat Of
po4ileal po1elau h1r1cnHurN wealth.
F.va. tht -. L<ntt tH.pa'eh.
!ne Leesnt tooaianes lhso snane. anu tne con.
ssqgent asttason OF the E9etest Of the remova. Of
,1e 1 So!ion1Sapltat nom as9ltRtoa ChT 70 me
pluSen 70 be subject or Ir Rreates concern 10
tne Ames1c.n people ihan many o,d iosiS e1psct-
ca Whtn me! epoke ol II IS as1tonafS or insane
conception, -, ,,,,,.
upon the subject ~ ~ awakened consideration n
every part o. our eo1nnys and U our people do
oct aaH thcE oa., thsy can Efaap the gotden
Valley - TIE niRhttest and best IN mans history.
fub)ecs 20 poTteoioua a iutose RfeAsness %
yonoe ano MsAnt pofocn o. NE fepnhnc, cannot
ing IN Older aud tnotc wealthy pAIts "nefe power
9Ad control nas been thtirs ifom the beginning.
s Aence u = IN .ne 191.na 1so n is feeept r.
seeks TO n eualee the public mind upon The Sub,
1tct Iather thsn 70 atscnsa !tc Met!tA Ihe Reund
Jaet does not hesitste TO enoW hs contempt for
iouStng f'um another standpoint Wc WI more
than h4n agree HHn u N ~ In11 IL WAJ Say
AEs1nst WaAhm2Eon And Inc conane1 o. mosl OF
Of the Sation1 CAPITAL = quite another mater. II
not ol tansisnt O selfish concert but AuEe In
70 ~ ~ nc peor,e and me M1e o. ne ~ 5snun,
1uEniT 1 ,,,.,... =, ~. ,,,.o,..,o, WA. ,~ ~.
u ass sssoSness q III o,seosnon msae oy me
. ta9s ~ 1ntun :, ueKns ~ @ w
y IN trsih1 ~ MA n,ne11, eit,es ~ ~ ne 9'xn1fs
t " Ine mSNtn5 Aaa 4ope'oos aaS VI LIE AA~nae
se1ooa1u, ~ .,-
~ j.. W. ~ IA .1M iet eHJ; oa acceuni
o. tne counss1 II defence o! III. Psion + z:
~" ~ ~ snst nos =. Mn1n PtAeSo
~ sus ~ s,as de~+ee e s nt, snn .ste ~ Foo
s1mins thai because V ash,ns1on Csty n.s hereto.
s tuse lSssn - y ~ ~ !nessaA .. sclen-
w nv IN - ~ltr ~ 80 u.ss I.Hs Q!
. capital. ws ooneede 70 considerable degree lhs
no nnsnty gith ~ Ssx iosk ~ from r
| we HAQ eC& QGIS&lfeS EGIS0Qhiy 10 EI8QlEA&& iHG