The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-10

Tie inalEni0eant dive. Ting Of 4 poof widow
who had obstlnAtely refused TO dispose OF hct
property 70 MT, SiewArt-hls admiration wal
changed, and tLo gigantic will or Napolcon
VINO Yields the soeptre Of France, and Al
whoss command whole blocks OF dwelliugi
uste ieyeisd In Paris that the streets ana ave
contrast with Inc will OF The piuoky iittls
widow who could not be bought 6y the wealth
z. 2, s Ssewart sod who, IN her humble domicllo
| against her will. Yes, only by her oonaen I
san that house be disturbed.
while We might learn very much OF useful
| Neae ~ the exhibition, our European visitor
Might also imbioe some wholesome ideas o.
! American liberty.
Il his Judgment, no better time, then, th,r
the present can be found for the holding o
40 International Exposition. Tho year jusl
closed has witnessed two Of the greatest eve IT.
o. o. tnh OF any other eeututy-t the opening oil
| The SueT canal on one continent, and tho com
| pletion OF the Pacific railroad on the other
| The dream OF thousand years-the discoyeFy
nshGrt ps'Esase 70 the indlss-has thus been
the Latin race, has solved that great problem
that exercised the skin Of nAvigstors Tor cen,
taris., cutting through an isthmuI that
and the dream OF Columbus, 10 his search Tor
NorthWest passage to the ladies, was fur.
Tier resllIed when the last spike 10 the Pa
IL has been said by a great phliosopher that
there IL = commercial equator which must
eysntuslly be the highway Of the business
and the opening OF the Suez canal deane Thai
equator, and henoefoTth the great ehanneI and
hlshwsy Of commerce are aSed BY these mod
Having just washed our handn from the
blood Of war, all nations ought 10 an down
WITH Us and view the reAults Of universal 10.
au,my A. II y proposed to exhibit them In the
The movement was already advanced too far
20 DC failure. What was needed now was
energy and liberalization to aueeocd
Whether you need AsslatAnos from outside
soureeai whether Congress will aaaisti whether
y was neeelsafy to ask them for asslstAnoe
ment had sufiicient strength ia itSeii 10 Sns.
eeed, and trusted his fellow.oitlrens OF Wash.
ington would so make It,
Gen. Gerheld's remarks were enthusiast.
eally received, and he was frequently inter.
ruPted during their delivery BY the hcartlest
applause.
The next speaker introduced was Hon.
Thomas b. Bryan, Of Chicagoi
. REMARKs OF HON. THOMAS n BRYAN
ne aeaIed 20 AVow hts sympathy with tho
esIerptise 80 auspioiouslT begun BY the eitl-
had alluded to Chicago, and II occurred TO him
mat felereEee TO that young city was not out
Of place: He left the District OF ColumbiG
the welt. lie said that he had seen ChieaSo
10 ~ Infancy, when IL was merely q village,
built after the balloon pattern. Every street
go up night Of steps from one souAfe to an
other, thus fsmlllafizlng the wayfsref 10 that
region with the ups and downs OF nfe.n
Chieago 10 to- lay city OF 25o,o)0 inhabitants,
and the question arises, what made II so
Whence this wonderful change He thought
the great secret could be told In = simple word
what built Chicago. Let that same indomlta.
BILE reshtless energy and will make your Fair
the grand success q should be made.
gtq 20 had heen called the child Of u
Congress. II often occurred 10 him that N
was treated more like a step child. Ua1ETsss,
wss necessary, Of course. II was tho guardian
OF the district, aud as such he hoped Its an
prevail would be most willingly given.
In the West the most hsttefinE accounts
the condition Of Washington did not, he W q
sorry TO -. prevail. Frequent mention -
made OF the liberty allowed to swine. It lsG
been suggested that Congress should puFohS4s.
apSrk IN this city, perhaps devote TessTva.
tlon for the accommodation OF the hogs that
run about the streets, and especially the ave
With all the rldleulc hsAped upon the city
he was proud Of Washington. As q city Il
was scarcely any years old. Compare as
CROWN and itl appearances to-day with the
capitals OF Europe. What will the city DO
when II has had the advantages Of time the
old capitals Of tho Continent have had. Even
now there was not a city on the face Of the
earth that could boast Of such magnificent
public buildings As adorned the Federal CITY
He had been all over the world, and had yet 10
SEQ that place that, all things considered,
Of Washington. II was eminently proper the
Exposition should be held here.
The speaker alluded to the humble begin.
nlng which the great sanitary fair had In
OhloAgot how everybody, but the few pfolec.
tors, said II would be n failure. The clFoum.
stances did appear to be against the project,
but, nevertheless, the ladies and gentlemen
having charge Of the arrangements were san.
guine Of success. The result proved conclu.
slVely they were right, The wlsest cAleulA.
tlona were overturned, And what was true of
that pntQFnFiHn m hp RNuallV nf he
now under consideration. That was n small
undertaking compared with this, add yet, with
such munihesnse aS had been displayed by
for = moment, = single doubt OF Its Hnai
triumph, lie was aware OF the gravity Of the
ealer9rlle, and presumed none Of those con
neoted with the o. geme moderated the magni.
tuds OF the task. Much might be done By per.
GeVering action. Washington has CREST nd.
vantage. In some tespeetsi u remained for the
citizens to make them greater.
Tho next speaker introduced was General
Howard.
REMARKS OF GENERAL 0. o. HOWARD.
He earnestly desired the success Of the Exhi.
billion, And to that end had done everything In
his power to contribute TO its encouragement.
He believed now II would not only be a sue.
cess, but = great one, and the Exhibition will
compare faVorAbly with those Of London and
PArls Since the project was started, he had
Travelled In different parts Of the country, and
everywhere heard words OF announcement,
The people were evinclng an interest now that
to him was an unmistakahle Slgn OF Its ulu.
mate triumph. Only a few dAyG ago, gentle.
man from Rhode IslAnd-one Of the largest
manufao tureTE-GAld he would make the fneIt
engine his shops could turn out at = cost OF
ment Of the fair. Many objections had been
MS mind the very reason urged against it were
that We have but one line Of road connecting
US with the North. VIII we ever have Ia.
creased railroad facilities 70 we do not com.
binN and make augl efiDFl a a 10 m Ia
Of the enterprise requiresl while all kinds OF
schemes were suggested, ne thought the eiti.
S S ,hSIid ,,siI more IpSa then1slys., and
log could be accomplished. Let US begin the
new era OF our life with energy and enterprise,
and gilenee the cry that is raised against the
capital. Some even think the seat OF Govern.
meat IL to be removed.
Congress was not asked to do much Per.
mission to hold the Exhibition here might DO
favor, but II was nOt subJecting the country
to any expense. II the citizens OF WAshington
were not worthy oustodiAna OF the public
buildlngs, at least they might be considered
qualified to live here, and enloy the privileges
Of the avenues and streets, Let Us give evil
denee OF our energy, We have boaSted that
We have an asylum for all. The alluSion to
the exhibition OF the farmhouse and school.
house at the Paris Exposition well illustrates
our capacity to provide homes for all. The
Exhibition will give EuropsAns an oppoTtu
nifty OF judging for themselves. II will give
them, too, = better chance OF becoming &C.
quAinted with our material characteristics; at
the same time the advantages will be mutual
to US.
lie hoped the gentlemen composing this
large and Intelligent hSsemblage would 20
away with the determination OF suoceedlng 10
the enterprise. Let US strive to awaken an
interest everywhere, to ask Of Congress that
II make the capital what It should be, the
representative city Of the nation.
The romarks Of General Howard were well
received, and at their conclusion, Colonel
William II. Philip offered the following res
olutlon;
Resolved, That we will make renewed Efforts,
urge upon Congress the passage OF the bill
now pending before II for the organization Of
the International Exhibition, believing that
1t 10 feasible, practicable, aud IL held viii be
successful, and Of immense service TO the 10
dustTlAl Interests Of the whole nation, aud A.
inoAleulAble benefit to the whole country
RBMARKa or COL. wM. n. PHILIP.
Colonel Philip stated that this meeting n.
vlVed In his breast the hope that the expoa
tiOn would be an established fact. He though
that this exposition would awaken au Interest
In the national capital, and the sympathy Of
the many 4oVeTnments which presided over
this unhAppy District
He had been told by member Of Congress
that he would rather see the citizens eNpeud
their money 10 making Improvements about