, 1870-02-03
The NATIONAL CAPITAL.
address Of ths Comm tt9eo OF stac Vt
Louis Convention

On 'he 20 b, 2lst, Rt q 3td t3f& or ocsober 1883.
Nattelal cpuseLllou VIA h.l1 d. t3e ctts uf r.. !
QUIZ corbpueea Of delegates from u11j1n'y Ct
ne states sLd Territories. wn7 Assembled Tor rue
u,po Of de ibesatsoR opoa tne necess1sy for
h4Lfe IL the socat1oa os tAa Nat!osal Capita! and
d IL q oyxl 10 rue MGassppt valley.
The u1al acuon VI taus coaveu'1oa Is asoEn IN |
ne p1eau hle and reso1utoas I'd opted o3 II uoau!-
1o1yiy on tae last day q ii sesAoa- sncn are as
GLOVE:
/" WukRxAs, TIE present site Of the Nations
capils! IA. SELF ct+1 ihe mott c.n.ra1 polat
: nen the teope " this Repuolsc-on,y r. mil
ous In numbxr-tnaa,1tsd ont5 4 nlrrow At1ip Of
.ouniEJ slont the A'!Anrlc coast: Aad,
perrattu tr1rt. en- fold since taeo. nad zo.ea1
ovtr = vAst cnut.renf, Of Which tne 6.asea IN ex-
Is etce when the ~ Of EoVeEasnett Ezs to:xied
,osuk Gnf3 t3e tAktefn edge; ard |
WHEREAS. Tue prcte1t locsttoa at tbs SAtonAl
Cnp,.Aih LoteEtons'I lnconsen!ecs IN t1Ies Of
nlerpry deEonstrAte, IN tines Of wtf or domtaslo
tutdu elce u 10 dangerous sxno-ed ~ 10 require
vas1 n.AuaeL t. \. untold millions OF money for
WuErEAs, All tho 1essonl Witch c4uto sao lo- |
c.uon Of .ho seat o. 9oIernuent whets + no "a
Lave, b ths enoznous de* eaopEent o. lis e9an.
cf the peoplet heooue terry ooso:ete; taesrfote.
Rt4etted. Tsas y II ansura 70 snppoes taes she
coiIp1E1 yass t1st, before NeAneoass, Izn FaJs,
'eiearspha, OF power TFeseea were dreamed of, or
u NILE os turnpike OF cspal conzsEocted, possealed
uxir be ktfe Of the sctiA forever on tbs banks
OF the Potomac. Ac411ft the = III sad 1uthftata Of
.ne nunnstds Of ulliiots wao might coma afteF
R.-o'st.,. That the people nsvs eudared the
ulest ut tIlocAted capital Tor os
Of he utsoo 10 be peoolso and organized into
staten, aIl unut the centre Of pop1lstloa, area,
Ard Weslsn could b d-tesD,ucd. when p-rn1a.
neos ssas '.ss eauld u = stitsea. :. That ';s sias
6ss ccme; nj .seettoaal ssaues No
se,t:ed: All dar Reroas domestic sar.nces ase d!s*
pcs<a Of; atew eEa has ossn entered upoo, and
Ex.sissa, Tas.. ia the language Of James Aads-
too n ~ contIs.s et l7as: y equal a:.spton %
ucs4 II We cou.IdsF the effects Of lez1AstIFa
poA el Oh the Aggregate connuaitE, *e must feA
tqusl t1duceneLts TO look 70 toe cen.se " order
10 nud the proper seas Of gnyeEn0eut TGa
earAt attention. bag no- been sud Cannot % xtsen
10 TIE ercs,s aod rlgnts OF the people 50 long a.
tee cao.,al1a located IN II fteonSeaisns aactloa
Hs.o;rsd, That the v.st and fertile Eeson Known
| as1he Mtsrs!ppl yspey mnas for all aims no the
eeyt of empire Tor this Coustneur, and exert tho
cqntrc LII II tuPnce Of the nation. b.csuse Il ~
| homogeneous In It's interests. ana toa poNeFfol
10 nsra ns oq5,1R s.,ss se1sT nss
n4xa5s be the suTp'us foos1.cfodncirR portion OF
the continent, and the great MARKET fnr The dne
u1 's sse = M paoise Tb,s imnen.e oss.n mus: aass
| pnMetour outlets and channels cf caeap sad s*ift
eounul1catlop, BY wafer and raif. with sue SEA.
| bGxr6, fer the tDRrrEs Of lis EXCHANGES: there
to1e, Whatever policy the Government may pur.
| sue that tends 10 u1utt'p!y, improve or enlarge
tloee sE:#.tes of coataetce o'us: result IL coIn
| on eas2utsee 10 tue wholc UEtoQ--so tat &c d
octId States equally Ht:n snofe OF tbs cesrre.
Kesctfre. Thar the natural, convenient, std IN
lie 6esrs q snis Wiley. wasre shs cestso Of poo
! ula'ltn \. wcntb, and poEer IA 1rTetjIlnlJ RtaV1
| tattIg whefe the government surrounded BY M
xtpe, xtuld re fatcser safe against foreign zoe
or tctot al scdtttoo, aud wnere It would need
netrI CT prnamenla ncr isatlny armies for Il
Exw,rsJ. Th1t While advocating the reuova! o
the sesk Of Soye1nmeEt to TIE Aissis.fpo. 10 q
oe.t5 hs 1T eus tn.. xs nrse cona1ess i6 sppoinl
cnlonrsot for 1ae rrFpo<e o. trlers pg cln1en
en. File fnl ire nat1onal cApi:ai IN t3c great sAl
Kfeuted. Ytn IL urging the removal Of tho NJ
Iiol4i Capital fForu IT. present !nconfenieot, OF
: | c{.tte-Ksf Al xpo.ed locality on the extrtu
1e Ensli no: c. $50 ID our enor1s unti shas end
| srrpn pilahed, fully believing tnas the AoAolut
, ntctstlt5 o. tle iennsai ~ seeoIs e. nofs ap2:
people kili rot cIg permit their in.ereat ana cor
! vtLitr-ee to be dlss-earde1. ,.
ftaol1td. h. u . ten oval Of fae SAftona! Csl
?. III tetrg oni3 question Of time, We enPh afN
. nlJ oppose ano cuedemn all e1rendltures
!. : n1Iei ios the erlafRenenr of old gove1nmel
= saa ee n q qas ~
; nEe'e*s Aro ws2son Ta'te Of tae pfoqefH et Il
: ptf9pls; pf;,t,ro It, ,e,,,oo tos undersigned were
= roiLltd NauoEa. Executive s'opad: see, charge
amer otuet tni: g., VIII TIT. duty Of lsxu!n{
3 Arnie:e to The people Of the u1ied Sta.ea tn q
: ll.nAion .nd slppott Of ,hs movement Ia ba1a
!. Il 1n.xn il ~ eIi I'd. 70 1h4: du.Y tho uade
= ttgrtd roa sddsrts shem.eises :,
l. II tie TN Of the selection Of the present q
tor It SAt!onAI capital on tho 10Th ol July. ~
4 tie states e:e three 10 number. tae papul
Lon xas less THAN s,Got O Q, tie area Of The Sat
= aCd soe itTf1ttriai pos. .es.lon: of tae Royerone
!. e1tptf,y ui the canntfy hatd1y eqoal In anouut
- ~ss IN ia ,rtsccy. Tne great na
% laus,c Ocean Lot exce<ditg loo miles
10 length, Lor 1sc miles y slata 70 ne tneo M G
- tie selection usy nave lteu s1msteat!J eeott
Ee nnw tic cono,tlous ar. vas'l1 d.1t rent. Win
t quent a.itis,ots Of Territory, tue n1uooA i,ut
or hat b eone continental, rraeninx from tae AZ.
n TIC to ine Pacific OceAu, m're t17n 5000 nj,
u eomnteoet oil IN a,rs, exclusive Of AlaAta,
$50 .o5 square utltr, rnole than sua orxt1
a. Thirteen slater Tps sdditls territory ,nclat
ae a iesutea ~ IT. turpss.ios fertility q aol.
70. rob Z fsttsts, its ,pezhaust,b1n niorra. veal
r. and rs oIdeztn, sJsien Of f!se1 md lake %
ar gAt.on .
Not only arc the pyesen. co-dtttong such II
n Place tie real Genre oi coz {. rtl'otI4l extent
~ vest OF the original thtteen s.a:et, but no e.
Us vel IL removed fsr tetoud and weis oi II
u, 6,A1ea: And with tho additional lid Of tbs !
To 'saS1.Rs sea e. ma s sssne g.
tn inventions TO fscsIlts,c oar progress, there +
". corAtsntls acee:erA,ed ietdereJ toward
10 / oi 1ne conl.sJ u On fo1nd In tne Valley Of
~, Mississippi; ard The Infinitely superior ads
VIZ .sRea Of this pztt Of or territory must not {
LIS. aasune ii aLl not be denied that That rel
US snsa 'ou1a t.,t,.1 To's nn,1e9 G5ea'etSs sss
lou eroueh 10 question. Alresdy more tnan ~
up nf.ns IN leuzta Of the 1ail1osds o The cunat
= islnc1es, ug WITH 40 aztrg tapttli;y: Tney re
- zen, ettA'er ss1ue tnan tue bsnkipR capita
ed tne country. snd esefcise . more c!sil
ept The Valley satss Tar sorpan !aoss Of the Ada
~. seaocaId, scd sne rivers Q: the West Goat n
~ IS more inan s., ou cot, 200 ~ va,ue Of tss
I'D :, + Ssesis @;is, III sss : =;
ne ne tcal NJ cefsty - vel n needful aid 70 o1I
BAT IIorA1 psoRFtas- Aside IRON The qa.+.'oo Of
Mp e1ica aea political po*tr Nhtea eeaongs 70
IN. Weat ald It's claims sue centse Of car terrt
the there Is paramount neceaity for 1ocaraE
40 ssat of tae Eovezumeat ot Tue a.etan to tue 7,
aoue! .ne1 ueea -n Il IL
ike est ano Rrra-est commercial and Material II
tne esfA or IL peop'e. Fpr. tins TILTED taes CO
c. Il The one becomes khs ecu,tJ for sne peEpss
, 10 II The oihEr- No hing c2a % moro 4os1tu
op ,T,sos 'ns me ae ,n[ 70 Rspf1u1,5 f5En, OF
n. The seat Of government Il Nasa1pg-o1
'SE sen. zee On tue put4ltfta Of the roun ".
,es, =; posuoS u he Xi.sseppi vslie vnert
os1- e7est vi;a"xrrg nesss Q, rbe rt7uoie heaS
!, f+spspp .t.h ia e1*ara p!cEress And sseass
Eta eroe 10 torty.screu States AID ten Ierr1:o
oHa aid We ns, a<ti juoRa OF tie fasnre poll
.se tssre ~ ssaScS esasre niles es.. ot the Il,
~ ~ River. std - a1a SQUARE nties Hett o.
ana There A1e SILL othes suggestions entitled to
oar. Might
snuI To he ~u1thJ Of Selection II the caplsa1
tne great aton cttJ shou1d, ID addlt.on 70 the
| cprk1dtfA fAttoIs aiAled. po truly rtptesens1u1
OF ,ns Id il IL M e... sts peea.ssie. i: =
neir or IKE the n1co3. 1ne Errar valley ot the
Ia ksspi .ho-e popn;a|@oa @ Is ~ rAIsls ,ss1 nsSse, ~
~ S'att,, much Eo1e fully and tult tnan enT
essl- ps1t Of the country assTe11 ttls demand
70 oosou al the e1ue0ts Of toe eoonfn tre
bJ sened: 70 - .Io.ts Al passs ~ q .Ss ,e CO..
Z 70 Ron nosepeeu.. 10 /, those vno sect IN :o1let
. ! vrlep1 ent me true 'ype Of AneT'caa en.z1
-. I; IL dEe 10 fhc n a1rtt1de OF the question
tceY ,entsd shirt It should ne cafcf9sJ di!:nssed-
-. rot to cc expected, rerh'ps, lnE tuoss 70
80 .a Grange ihrrasens it12r1 snoola afscaN "
teft IN }odce or calnly tre roelle and general =
7ed) Use to aecure srou charge. ..-
h.rtr But The frtenct Of csp'a mfens5t fept,
III l. lEE nos locality oos nc p.sns.ss, " o,r =
dtkrstn OF roc1 c1asc rGnIes rs paAmoa:
os IN 1atlon-
:ssed Last OF All It n believed 1Aas Keussoas, y, =,
Fork A.;. Ntoe1s 0eso-ua ~ o.a - ,crs rnrn,~e r.
tsrt. ter1r fn- iSn1n, ~ Ilts-a.i these dsasad
op.c, nty eap1al, sh4 Home Of TIE Guverntns snt,
Tne 10 10. ger resi- ~ au eIp'1td cntqos1s oot
sked ns leEcved 70 e ne eoae sor.ten s,d
tadS. ~ .ora sG.rnnaeS h1 the1a VINO y;e to q
Ao1 | tueif Ernts1en in devotion 70 TIE nation, 1ae
linst | boil Of whEs~ po.ernu-
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