South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-22

go my good lord the world is but n word
Were Il all yours to give il in breath
/ How quickly were 1t gone.-Sdakspeare
A few weeks ago the Hon. J. PRocroR
KNOTT delivered clever speech in the
House of Representatives in opposition to
au appropriation of $4,000 for the paw.
ing ofPennsylvania Avenue. We Gull from
it the following extracts:
1t is true, sir, as iutmated by the gentleman
from Indiana, Mr. VOORHEES, that this is the
seat of Government but is that any reason vhv
the streets Of this city should be paved at the ey
pense OF the people of the whole Union2 II so
! the very same reason requires that we should
build and furnish houses Tor those who condo
| sCend TO accommodate US by living here Not
merely comfortable and convenient shelters from
| the incemcncies and yicissitudes of the climate
and seasons, but stately palaces Of the most Ella
borate design and gorgeous finish such as will
properly Comport with the dignity and character
of the most powerful Government on earth If
! therefore, the present pavement on Pennsylyanis
! avenue must DC torn up and one more eerant
comfortable, and costly laid down i'm its Stead
let us by all means have the buildings removed
and erect at Government expense a row Of six
| story brown-stone fronts, conceived in the high
/ est style of modern architecture on either side of
the street from the west gate of the Capito In the
Treasury building, in which the owner of the re-
al estate upon WnlCu we DuIld them NAV rpvpi n
/ luxury that Sardanapaus might have enyied
while the weather beaten sun bronzed laborer i'm
/ the country tolls through summers heat and
winters cold, coming his sweat and his blood his
+. bone and his sinew TO keep up the splendors of
the nation 5 capital
Sir, let this city, which some seem IN REGARD
rs the pride of the Republic if not the plory of
the entire universe, be stripped of the al vantaqes
IL derives from the mere fact that the seat of gov
] * cd f., 4.
| countless hosts Of hungry lobbyists who crowd
the corridors Of this Capitol from the Denort
menis, with their endless retinue of employees. re-
tanners, supernumeraries, Office seekers. and Of
! ce-0rokers let all the paraphernaia of the CO.
Nernmcnt be torn from 1t, and in ten years Penn
/ sylvania avenue will be overrun with broom.
! sSise, the FOX Will make his den in the tangled
/ thicAets OF La Fayette park and the owl boot at
/ hoohday amid the crumbling corridors of Viii
/ lard Hotel and the Metropolitan. TGreat lauoh-
Ter. While rs tits, sir, the location of the CAPT
TAI here Is a source OF direct revenue TO every in
ha6itant Of the place from the proprietors Of the
| Arlington House, whose retnue of liveried fun
hIes ministers TO the luxurious tastes of the ex-
! guiSite syharite down to the bootblack who way
I lays Tue unSuSpecting foot-passenger upon every
corner OF the streets. Laughter. II, therefore,
! those who are benefited by the location OF the
seat OF government here should not on that ac-
count be held responsible for the improvement of
! the city, upon whom docs that responsibility
! resi-! iPOn your constituents, or upon my con-
sutuenis, or upon anybody on tside of the corpo-
ration Of Washington?
Will say nothing Of the splendid public edi-
/ noes which, although erected for its own accom-
/ mediation, reflect an immensely enhanced value
upon The property Of the private citizen, but sim
/ ply call attention to the millions it has expended
ia beauuIylng and adjoining the public reserva-
uons, winch 1T purchased and paid for to the ORR
gnai pToprlctors of the soil, thus rendering this
] ff Its flrr.e f,ft- .f.. A.
4 10 the stranger, while TO the resident it has be.
/ come one OF the most delightful abodes. ! any
gentleman entertains doubt upon this point let
/ MN walk through Lafayette Square. Let him
! SWING around The circle south Of the presidential
palace, or stand on the splendid csplanade in
! 'front.' OF The Agricultural Department. Let him
] s"ul the fragrant air that hangs over the public
gardens Let him look at the broad promenades,
r''tl WIN immense flags Of polished sandstone,
/ ti'c VIDE and cOmmOdious drives sweeping round
/ up an easy and graceful radius with tile true line
J OF n'auiy Let him tread Che suuous fOot-paths,
I iaii with an elastic concrete Of white sen sand,
+ +'io'Fcd with shrUbhCrv, that would have lent
charms TO CalyVso favorite bower, and
"'I-i'S away IN all the Intricate mazes Of the
. tietu labs ri1th
Let bim DO this, and he will find that the Co
...H-fat has taken C1rc So far as 10 is concerned
l.i. n, sian shall pJliute the satin slipper Of The
/ favored beauty rs she glijcs along in syiph like
loneliness; that no spcCk OF dust shall settle up-
. ON the costly laccs OF her gorgeous robe az She
ie'iiHe- in ecstatic lauguor upon the dOwny cush-
IONS oi her splendid carriage that even the per-
/ um.i zephyr, ns DE steals from beds Of rare cyO-
. Dos. shall! not Kiss her velvet cheek too rudeIy
nor thc dancing sunbeam taste the delicious r.l-
Erincc that cxhaic5 from her honcyc1 Hps Zap
I'fusn while the t1il-br0wned, iarel00toI
daughter Of the honest Woodworking. ax-p1y.
iH- farmer or mechanic iu Indiana or kentucky.
700 her homespuu gown, innocent Of crnOliue or
train, must
''-Ecluif ON fi,roryh 1ul md miro
Despising wind and rain and fire.
Understand inc, sir, am finding no Gult with
''. people OF Washington about any OF these
.H'ngs. entertain nothing bat Che kiudcst feel
.nEs 300 the world toward them. and rejoice %
.HnW Chat they are SD fortunate as t0 hs. tla
I'''htres OBJ enjoying tIe fruits Of Che Govern
M,hl munihcencc BOO improving ''ths Nation
'aU'tl. But do hope That after we shaIIhl
paved and lighted all their streets for them after
"e .uH.l have supplied all theI5 houses with wa
|'' after Wc shalt nave contributed in every nos
..N.r way t1 'hCr comforts. convenience and
tastes. .hrr VIII not insist on our mlling ora ap-
preparation t1 pay salaries % the little ctef.ir'n
iIeg.r5 which see some gentlemen have put uu
I front of their houses To- hitch their horses 20.
Great laughter
But, Str Chairman. ] have heard one reason
very frequently urged for the passage of this bin
winch ctud.- .ampcs me t0 admi. almost cone
'i..ed mc tIet we ought NOT only t9 appropriate
lls sum Of $3.50, o01 bat any other amount tlat
might De- necessary 90 rcrtyo Pennsylvania ave-
nue. at tnc very earliest possible period OF time
and that ls. chat DO is $50 much used Uy Oily. horde
nI HHeeho.8crs that thrOnV thc th0l0ugharcs of
'hs .Iiy in numbers almost equal ~ tbc hosts
winch were hurled with Iucifcr from the battle
mcnE Of Heaven. Laughter aud applause For.
sir % there is % being ON tbis earth for whose
comfort and convenience I entertain the pro-
iouudcst s0iictudc, if there is one whose small
90 Tant strs my sympathetic soul 20 its scrcncst