Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-24
THE FIRsr WEAK PULL AT THE
CAPITOL.

THE FIRsr WEAK PULL AT THE
CAPITOL.
ReaVh must have had varying emotions
yesterday. He saw the frst effort In favor
OF nonsensical scheme forwhieh chad la
bored and hoped and prayed as he read
the b. Louis papers yesterday morning con-
taining the telegraph accounts OF the
speeches OF hessrS' Moore and Logan, OF
lllnois, In iAVor OF the removal oil the capt.
tai, and how his heart must have Swelled
WIN nope and PRIDE But then as no read
on and saw the short and sensible speech Of
MI Washburne, which demolished the ar
gumens OF Messrs' Moore and Logan, that
occupied hours, how blank he must have
iookeu'
Inc pan was opened by Mr. Jesse H.
Moore, Wno represents the seventh ILLINOIS
district. IL may DO Interesting TO our eiIi-
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Vi Tue people was tending In favor Of re-
moVal' he proceeded TO quote the hlstori-
cal iaets connected with the location Of the
Capitol In Warrington. Then he went into
the constitutional question, and argued that
'uere was nothing In that instrument
against removal His legal learning gave
him right TO discuss the Constitution. As
10 the question OF feasibility, he had no
uouO' inc laha could DO purchased cheaper
~ 'ne vest the capitol could be taken
GUNn' stone oy stone, and removed 10 the
"o''' ana again erectedi and so with all
Suo o'nor puone buildings Some OF the
reasons advanced why tue capital should DO
removed "ere' tho parrennesS OF the coun-
'uilounulus w. tue dlhleuly OF reaching
H. ana tne high prices OF everything here,
o'e9'i'ned' as NO thought, by the separa- |
Aon OF the city from moro fertile lands. |
And then he spoke Of the advantages of To- |
eating the capital the fertile soil oftheWest
IA land flowing with milk and honey. In hIs
estimation, the seat Of government must DO
med on the bank Of the Mississippi. The
only question was as to the exact location,
and he thought the friends of the movement |
could agree on that. In conclusion, he be-
came inspired with the spirit Of prophecy,
'ne result OF ms ministerial training, doubt
rsSs' aud pred'cted that as sure as God
IVES 10 tne march OF empire was taking Its
westward way, 90 the seat OF empire must
move westward with Il.
MI Logan, who Ia also infested with the
Capitol-moVlng mania, Is SO we'll known
that 1t ls not necessary to 70 into +. bl.torv
OF his llfO and public services. Ia rom
menced his long speech by having read an
account Of tho last International FxhIbItIon
meeting held at Lincoln Hall. and aI.o thn
resolutions adopted appointing n corr,,,,o.
to walt upon Congress with reference 10 n
charter. He then said he had not ernecteJ
to Indulge many argument on the EnbIsct
OF the removal OF the Capitol, but when he
saw the array ofuames associated with that
public meeting and the Indictment preferred
against Congress, charging 1t with the com.
mission OF onenses against the people Of
Washington and Of the District OF Colum.
bla, greater than those Of England against
the colonies before the tea was tossed.lnto
Boston harbor, he had set himself down to
sec whether he could not collate the reasons
why tho people OF the District should not
be relieved OF the great evils Imposed upon
them by Congress- He gave notice that
no would shortly Introduce a bill directing
committee 70 Inquire Into the practlcR-
oiii'y' cOnsulauonshly aud expediency Of
the capitol from Its present. loca-