Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-04
THE TERRITORIAL MOVEMENT II
MEET1Se AT LINCOLN HALL.
Speeches orPrOmInsnt citizens,

Snascbea oF Prominent Citizens,
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,,,,, ma, u..,,,s of tho friend, Of a |
territorial government for the District Of %, |
lumnla was held last evsnint ~ Lincoln Hal .a
committee col Sppointsd Al a previous. msetlas.
large number Of our prominent citizens
were present, ,.,.., |
J. A, MRsruder, and Hon. Geo. p. Flsher called |
upon to prealdci II, kilbourn was chosen Sec |
tetsry, and Rev. J. W. Green, Mr., J. O.LeNil'
J, J, Uoomha and 5. p. brown, vice presidents,
Judge Fisher then said that nn ohAifman OF
tho oommlttea OF one hundreo hna hitV ",
PSGfs X s .slssd 20 ap Ss; FOR K: re-
soyernpsnt Of the district Of ooi1Heia;
| s,iinn of ne eommI,,ee, and prosssdsd to
, icy sn' VIZ S''o'0' pu'''''' -
IN, MT ola'Oa L'0Sa 'hen OHof'u 'n' '''o"'
| 'bs.oinnd nv the nsoble Of the District Of
Columbia IL general convention assembled,
iors ~ en- h M Sas iop our soa
] he. We regard !, ,u q. f Osss q EGS
| istIonS which We sustain TO the General Gov.
nsnnrnt, And " 40 most o ssiiy recon mead
IIs,f ,ish3 10 ~ ,sigaevsrnmeot soIoyed by All
| athss it1asns al me Renublio nav BE- extended
10 tbr sitissnS Of this District also, AID the
ys5, Ia snssdity dsstToyed
" m, ~ "a R,idis tbsn .ddres.ed tho meat
log 10 support Of the measure. ne thought
| snsnns, 81 'ths niiigens ~ tho Disttiot n
TnipsSht ~ onnossd Nv The onie,.hoidsTI. and
hss Tss 70 more thar s9pa 30 sSps;Ssed
n,iSS,niss nvsr Shish thsv had 10 sontTol
The BiStrlSt was sstuaiiy governed By repre-
voice hs %S S ht as n,i IiI nS' o n,
sititsas and these whS ~ 70 .as sS y, ~.
20 nos ~ y, theiS oninionS
hye no' .nS SGu ss,prI.,ian, ysss ~
raySd agaln.t me moyement oeeaSseM l,, W.
shriiss ,hsI, ,ishts liz dsnied that Il Wa
~, !.Es tH'..ssE - i-s ss.ssss. snsy wSfs
good eitlSsnS. ii was obvious why certain
parties encouraged opposition TO the bill, but
he hoped no one would be deceived By their
| TIshts Of the citizens, and he dened any body
| to dlsprovo the assertion, 1t defiEned TO give
the psops o. M ~ flis aasT t ,S tGhs
elEsty except
The speaker then proceeded TO examine the
necessity for batter form Of govsrnment for
The District. He thought. Il the sSidenss Of
seventy years past, was the MEASURE OF their
ability, twas time that aright estimate should
did not sSist 6esause Of . decline in our pros
pefity, II always has existed, and was better
10 day than ever before. Ths people OF ahs
District had TO compete with all the citizens
Of the United States before theJ could get 4
bearing Ss. iss D'Ii''o1 0ol sssss nssa.a
legislative assemblaSss are In sssslon two and
three months. But we cannot get so much ~
Of Congress Ia which to urge our wants and
have proper measures adopted Tor our pros
Psrily. This, u wss true, was not the fault Of
cItiIsns who have, 10 the course OF events,
allowed themselves TO drin into this state OF
things. --. -.
n a q
Oily Hall occupants, but regarded that aa per.
y SsSr bsyss the Of
| ibS niaiSist would never Is better than ii n,
lie neS, feyieWed me principal fsatnres Of the
I St ~ SnsToSatioa u N" nSoSiS. PSIhaps tbs
| hni -. nat fres from obiestions hut b. thoar
S %bo ssi,iSissd H. feStStss Tor he good Of he
XII Win msfe Seeeptabie Iesturss. = " :
: M Riddis IN oondluSion AID n al thsrs wa,
.. no doubt about the passage Of the bill. its
| msmbrTs Of the CITY CouneilG who spesd theiT
time and eTpcnd the Corporation money In
~. nson NM ~ he IstStrisi 10 Soysrn them,
selves he would say, they had batter attend to
ths Interest," SSea A ws We, Slse's ,s 70 ,91E
! siitn,,nt" shonId remit them 10 other asldS oI
, isho, "
'I Ssn. q. O. Howard said he felt toward the
ncs.urs a. he ana ia the bsaInnipg. his
! Isntsd soms MEASURE adopted 10 reIIsTe the
wsnts ~ ths pconle. and tkoueht with the IN.
peTisnee no had he could speak oorfsotIy. Az
| ,hs are af the moor and The COL ST1tem had
! bsen ailSdsd 70 he would saw that until tbe
oSa,nmsnt N the IiStIiet va, siveS 10 them
Ne sxiSsns sn nmanv nv noos snSis
. sn,,S1 ,hs nSss.slfv for letteT mssSnrss h.
pToSide and take care OF our own TesldsntS.
; And The school system, which should DO The
he Hs s the Wants Of The people tas
District, a. they appeared even e casual s!,,l
1ose,EsS ~ ,ba Sdo1tion ~ ~ Mi SVu'N
= DC Hrswsp W. IL phnlo t.iS tSat NJ RIddIo had
FSpfSFSutR his ,hR8S sIFJSplnsHt 'hns .Ltlissys n
, the territorial measure was carried out II
' would, no hoped, Put, Rn end to the giving
: Sivsiy beiongedto the people Of The District,
How many such measures were now before
Congress Il would be hard to tell. There Wsrs
| road eonpAnies, for public reservations, all
The speaker said one voull thiOk IRON the
porAtion wAB bankrupt, aud the aslEeonsti-
, iutsd rehabilitation wsrsfeady 10 Gdministsr
oil the form Of our District govern Inont, and
!hsR We might expect something better than
present bill was thAt Il would be too expen.
SiVeI that It would DO better for the munIei.
PAlity Of qeorgstown and Washington to
was that little petty governments were sos n
accordance with our best interests. -
D6SosIP h na so 1SsS have Lien 90 cor
II some doe morning the corporation attorney
will array his brigade OF ofnos.holdeTG and
their behalf nSms me tue teTml for which they
will retire from the eorporaiion pap, he DO
LIVED the tHS;pa payer. would yllll5Eg grant
no more forever; ,-...g, Mo. ~ :
s.id t i.,, :iPfs tsS s%:sa@:nS AZ
District Of OolumbiA, although he claimed 10