Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-22

PART OF me country, aud exnorted Westeru Re-
has, or soon will have. the balance of power OF
Congress, and then the people should see 20 az
no one was sent there from the West who was
not in favor OF the removal OF the capital 70 the
Mississippi Valley. He, too, expatated at some
length upon the growth and wooderfui ne.
sources Of the West, and said no power on earth
could Withstand the demands OF the people, N
tney would stand united, and make their voices
heard.
The GREAT wRsrBRN PAcrs IN rHe CASE.
Clark L. Carr, OF Illinois, was next called
upon, and said the delegation from Illinois
came nsLe Because they believed IN tue move
menf, and whatever may be the action OF the
convention the time was not tar distant when
the seat Of Government would be removed 70
the Mississippi Valley. StilI we musf no, is-
more the facts IN the case. We must look iha
subject straight In the face. The capital wa
located at Washington by our fathers. NIL
lions OF the puolic treasure have been speut
Of money, and we shall meet with opposItioa
from different parts of the country These
are facts, and the questions to be considered
are; is proEer 1srexpedientl L. at right
that the capital should be removed He De.
neved II was, and for the reason that when
the capital was originally located it was placed
there because that was the then centre OF pop
ulauon and wealth OF the country and was
easy Of access. And to prove this he read a
resolution adopted by Congress on the 2sth of
August, Ise9. while in session at New York:
the main point in which was that the capital
OF Wealth, population and extent OF territory,
consistent with convenience, and TO the com
merce OF the Atlantic ocean and the particular
stu atom of the Western States.
THE GREAT wBsrEkN MARCH OF RNPIRR
Now, sir, the march of Empire has gone "a
the West. The wealth and power of the couu.
Try are IN the West, and why cannot the people
OF this great country, the wealth and power
having been transferred from the Atlanuc
remove the capital TO the West At the time
the resolution was passed. the only commerce
was on the Atlantic, but to-day this country
stretches from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific and
we have both oceans 10 consider, as well as the
extent and commerce of the Mississippi Valley.
de believed the arguments n ed when this res
oluiion was adopted are the best arguments
that can now be used for the removal of the
capital TO our grand valley
THE GREAT wHsTRRN ANSWERS TO oBJHc-
TIONe.
II may be said that 1t would not be conye-
nient for New England TO have the Capital IN
the West. This may be true a limited sense,
but wish TO say that the wealth OF New Eng.
land y centering daily In the Mississippi Val.
ley. The same Is true Of the wealth OF New
York and the Middle States. 1t is being in
vested In our railways, IN all the international
improvements of our country, in stock OF
every conceivable kind. and In all works of
the advantage Of the people OF this country 20
build up the West rather than the country ON
the Potomac, and this fact will soon be seen nv
Eastern people. We have the soil that pro.
else that produce poper and influence. We
have advanced to the Pacific Ocean. aud can
90 no further, and this valley must al ways be
the centre Of population.
THE GREAT wssrRRN 1--WE WILL"
Then let US say 10 our fathers east OF the
Alleghenies, and TO our children beysnd tue
Sierra Nevada. that we will have the Capital
OF the nation in the Valley Of tha Mississippi
as the most central point in the country
SUSPENDED ANIMATION.
Adjourned until to- morrow morning