The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-07-27

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Chicago paper against Cincinnati are
aimsy aud worthless, and We hope the
CineinnAu editors viii be as unwilling
10 notice them As We are. II Pres.
Grant dWslt IL Cincinnati, be would be
filed With great ideas u tie cabinet
lived in Cincinnati, they would be i'm
buod with lofty sentiments II both
Houses Of Congress held their sessions
here, they would strike ont policies at
once respondent and gigantic, quite
worthy Of a republic so fortunate as TO
possess such capital Until further
advised, therefore, We must 90 for Gin
einnAt, which, IN addition to its other
advantages, has, or used to have, far
more extensive business in pork pack
ing than Chicago"
Tho Chicago Tribune. among other
arguments for the removal Of the Cap
ital, brings forward this
Washington is one Of the most eK-
posed and indeiensiblo positions in time
Of war that could possibly be selected
FOR the Capital. The Potomac forms
short and easy means Of approach for
hostile vessels and expeditions from the
sea. The location Of the city is such
that, though during the last war $50
forts were built around il, ii was never
wholly secure, and, though this number
Of forts should be doubled, it never
could be rendered entirely safe from
foreign attack. The whole Typography
Of tho surrounding country is admira-
bic for It's capture, and miserable for
its defence"
He speaks Of the capture OF Wash
ington by the British in the war Of IS
II, and the destruction Of the National
buildings and OF the vast losses dur
ing the rebellion arising from the po-
litieal necessity Of defending it, and ar
guos that I'm a war with England or
France, Washington would be, as in
1872, the first point Of attack. The
Thundorer or Le Gloire would nteam
up tho Potomac, and there would be
precipitete and panicky call on the
country to rescuo the Capital, which
would require five times as many naval
and land forces 70 defend as to endan-
ger and destroy In a pure military
point OF view, the cost Of removing the
Capital would be slight compared with
holding it. The cost Of holding il
twenty days during The war would pay
the entire expense Of removing it to
81 louis, who're it would need little or
no defense"
Secondly, we may expect doubtful
advantage bigger crowd Of leechcs
and lobbyists, "the location of our gov
eminent at o central point relatively to
its area and its present and future pop
ulatiou, would tend TO nationalize,
Americanize aud equalize its legislation,
and 10 give its Legislators reader means
OF studying the wants and rights Of
the whole people. Without this, leg
islation will be subjected chiefly to the
outside or lobby influence Of that lin
tied section OF the country located near
the Capital But II the Capital be cen
trial aud within equal reach Of the
whole people, the Hobbies from various
sections will counterfeit, and in general
neutraiize each other. While the com
mittees with whom they work will hear
sll importuners and beggars, and get
perhaps much useful information from
them relative 10 local interests, they
viii be less apt than now 10 be drawn
by the supposed force OF misinterpre-
ted public opinion into the adoption OF
sectional policies, which public opinion,
rightly known and measured, would
condemn. At present Pennsylvania
practically environs the National Capt.
tai, and e1erts . stronger lobby infu-
ence than three tunes her population
in the Western, Southern and Pacific
States. Indeed. Pennsylvania, New
York and Massachusetts, are public
opinion, so far as Congress has any
opportunity 10 learn IT, This works
sectional legislation and general MICS
tice"
Thirdly. "the social and moral AtInos-
phere Of Washington has never been
Representative Of that Of the country
Al large, and hAs never had, and can
not very soon have, e healthy tone.
Under the Old slave epoch, the pres
euce q slavery a the Capital VAS dis
gushing 70 some, demOrklizing To oth-
ers, and embittoriug 10 alL The com
try II large contains about SO, 600, 600
whites % 5000 900 Of blacks, or not
more than che black 10 seven whites,
and tie ratio 10 Increasing The pres
cree cf 80 large prepondcrauee OF
blacks would 10 demoralizing and
would tend to preiaaice the future leg
islaiion Of Congress against the blacks
Themselves Bat, spart IRON tie quca-
ton q color. the noEAl atmosphere u
" Washington ia contaminated by abs