New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-28
why may not st. Louis DO tho future csp''"' OF '"'

intend tho Capital Convention at Cincinnau on VI"
ri In NOT poegIblo that should leave eur staie agn
pending our approaching election can Only n'u u, tbe
10 say that tho subject OF your aeoersos future" and
deserves prompt well IA earnest consaeratDn' oa
ington 10 me an unfortunate % ccentabs
tiona metropolis and suro TO DO rendered es @
by the march of events. Our capital should be Hens
city psss Snr I'll the paes ana enss Of
government would be criticised with aDsolnto Irecuy
rS% q e. II ss noPi g.
y4. e. ts eISns ssa o
treasures II should be focus Of art and literature
and Refinement thus inviting the presence ~ ana The en-
enineniy that city. quite sure that Washington u
not Let the subject be thoughtfuly and geneia can
vassed, and feel confident that change Will DO ap
proved and demanded" a.. o,
the great majority OF the abes newspapers and pubic
Of the country who are decided Tor tne MI,
Government patronage or washington attcry for their
bread and butter and social and poca , e have
been obseryant at all upon tho tendency OF tno po
upon this question you must know what tne nn .o
Ion will be- therefore pass to consider inc uhntcos
OF Washington.
VIII. THE ,rNpIrNEss or WASHINGTON FOR THE
CAPITAL OF THIS GREAT NATION
II Ia assumed Mr. President by tho friends of Capital
removal OF at It's present place
ia not adapted to the national le nor to the wants OF
our continental peoples that at every stage ohe national
growth Washington City Is rendered less and iess nj 10
be tho Capital OF this nation, and that therefore, VIC
(apita ought to 10 removed TO some more ceTa an
convenient place in the wide domain OF THIS
Mo person would think of combining the full
n %aa 70 e the e cSnSe p and dra%ngroo
his manhood 3d. too OF this Republic The Sapts sna ~
was pce central TO the nntioncentra 10 the otass y.
tbs Atlantic slope and adapted to the wants Of an infant
na the the Gapa C H. infancy is
Ike barren rock upon desert shore Inc IepuDmS ~
grown to the West IN o % OCEAN Seaer than that
upon which 1t born and In every eohcevaoo "a az
we cam t ths Capital al Of this great nation e only
sinkhoe for demagogues, hirslings DEPENDENT 9o 10
me- that there was not heather city In the world as
corrupt Washington In fact mr President az m he
ranita of the nation and the fitness OF some central
place in the great Valley to DO the future homo OF tne
t ns look for one moment at this Ask the states
man for the philosophy OF the integrity OF % a IT,
relations civilization and the great wants OF man.
AK the moral Te 12f TIE IT,
representative In Its relations TO government aa sne
Ef sa Presden Is washington CITY any con9eiysbe
way representative Of any OF he interests 81 t n5ns
Of the infant Republic, which was found In the Dull
PUSHES is deyerer and bene1actor Waning.on
no representative element either In character
or locality No commerce, no industry, no materal
power no prestige, no nothing In common Win us
Of this nation OF miles
Of railroad. in the country stretching from ocean 70
Her Commerce Is equal to that Of the meanest Port
on the coast of Africa There Is not pnbshed ID inc
paper entitled to any consderaton; They arc c an
craven ,oadyins ., and du a1se@pccs Court pJpSrnaTs
Chroneie-an organ for the puT 1pSy Son&s Of
ting isS% SE no Supper. and dinners
ing parties &c., &C. When these things arr so; ertv Of
sSS bsSod Sehsd Jera;ss1 the
CITY that Killed prophets and stoned them that were
sent unto &C. "Oh, vcna city II purchaser could De
found thou art gone" But, why are these things sol
philosophy OF integrity OF representative govern
ent that its Capital must In order 70 snoserve lts
representative interests nation, the symbol OF
whose power it - Gyso9 s1d bs become
totally unfit for the Capital OF this vast Continental he
public because it embOdes representative interests
common TO the people OF this great nation While the
Capital at its present place. the Goyernmen as repre-
sented by the lawmakers the administers OF tue law
and the Officiating officers has OF the strength OF
the nation OF its greae Vltallzng power anu lno
Pnot from In the mighty growth Of the Republic the
nation is essentially at Washington, like lone child
forsaken on a desert rock 1t weak and forgets
the great around III it yields to temptations and
neak ~ Won MT President "the words Of truth
and soberness" and that the Capital must be re
moved from Washington, as necessity TO the BiGakR
LIFE OF tho Republic and, II you don't rise 70 the
grandeur the occasion, win be left to the folly OF
your decision; There is stll another reason Tor re-
fer demand which the rising millions OF TINS grest
pSW rowing up here in the West soon to be power
full in peace than the mghtiest nation known 10 history
S viii sneak in maortes and its Will must be obeyed
Ii will be as great giant ruling continent Its veins
% DC S estendoUs to the Atlantic the other
tho Pacicgving parental protection 10 the cnuren Oh
the nation upon the shores OF the Eastern and
Oceans Lot me remind you Mr. President that those IN
power must prepare 70 near tne y9iee Si s Us
empire of the West and TO obey ls VIII wheh SPEAKS III
TX. OBJECTIONS ANSWERED.
The PresdenThus far in the discussion by the people
at large but two objections that have tho least possible
weight have been urged against removal
l. The expense consequent the change. This objec-
ton ia tring I'm the extreme and certainly would not
be urged by sensible man, when familiar with the facts
Government owns, In the District Of Columbia 67s
% ss ~ into S SS ON ~ the
and including all the Government expenditures in the
S %hSs o. Sr Now .aS the soul small and
sordd indeed, who In the face OF these facts wu con-
tend for that the expense consequent upon
the removal is an obstacle VIII venture that the OPP
portunty was afforded that Missouri and think Iowa
OF $oooo II necessary to secure the SapitA upon te
1 81 % de SSs 'ns %trH the
dignity OF the Republic 70 consider any proposition be-
wherein to place the seat Of government.
q Another silly objection urged by some ia that the
time for the removal The present Capital
fails subserve the present wants OF the Government
and destined TO be rendered less and less acceptable
central and appropriate place. cannot in tho least ad
yersey general good of the country and there
FORE the time has come for the removal Dismiss this
objection as one OF no weight whatever
There still remains Mr. PRESIDENT, 10 ne considered In
connection with the National Capital conviction, with
many 80 absurd that deserves only TO be noticed that
~ may be rendered contemplate refer to the con-
vico that the presence OF the Capital ut any place.
tends TO demoraze the people and exercise an Injurious
influence upon the public interests where IT may be-
abmrdlty I have been informed that you 20 ex-
pressed yourself TO your friends in this city
during your last visit, and said that II the
abandon the city your future home Now, Mr.. Presi
dent should not have made that remark nor should
you such view OF the Capital OF your country
You the official head OF the American nation, and IL