Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-23

Inc GhllAdelphlh FTtSs, ~ an article yea
terday on the city of Washington, says
"The progress OF the city OF Washington 10 Of
interest TO the entire country II 10 the national
capital, and should be made the national pride.
Tbs old, silly cry Tor the removal Of the capital
e heard no more. The grounds around the no.
and Improved, and u the people snow the proper
spirit washington Nay yet Rival the great Gen.
such imposing and beautiful structures as our
capital can boast Of Let the good work 20 on,
aud We are sure that no man Of sense and
for,ied BY tho doVernment This renewed ei.
fort 10 secure manufactures indicates that the
people arc RWAkonlng from their lethargy. So
he slave aTlstoerSsy il slumbored, but whom
that incubus was thrown of II moved onward.
Its society In winter Is the best 10 the world,
and We can see that In the near future no man
Of wealth will consider his establishment com.
plete without winter home at the nations
capital"
The future Of our city rests entirely with
ourselves. During the last eighteen months
no city in the Union has made more rapid
strides iu nearly all that goes to make a COM
munlty great and prosperous. Our streets
and avenues have been improved in a style
that rivals any city In the world; numerous
blocks of new houses have been erected In
every section, and plans have heen laid for q
still greater development In the future. Tho
capital never had such an opportunity as she
has now and as she will have during the
next four years. In the fret place we have
the sympathy Of nearly the whole country I;
the Administration desires to do all that 1t
can do to make Washington worthy Of her
place In the Union, and last of all we have,
and shall continue to have, friendly Con-
gress. There Ia nothing that the national
Legislature ought In justice TO give that will
not be given II we only seek 1t as we should
| The curse OF this town now, As In the past,
has been a set OF men who will neither do
anything themselves nor permit others to do
It, Look at the scenes that have been enacted
here during the last twelve months. For
three months the work OF Improvement was
suspended Ia order that two or three men
might yeutlate their private and personal
grievances before Congress under the pre-
tense Of investigating fraud and corruption.
The result Is known to everybody.
The next session of Congress will last only
about ninety days, and then we shall have no
meeting until the following December. When
It meets we trust that every one of our clti-
Zens will consider himself q member of u
committee TO make our representatives UNI
derstand the wants and necessities of the
city, so that we may obtain what we are 90
fairly entitled to. For Instance, there IL the
question OF the schools. The District OF Co
lumbla is the only portion Of the Union that
has not had some portion OF the public lands
for the establishment Of agricultural or other
schools, and a momdnt's consideration will
convince any one that there is no place more
entitled to grant Of this character. A large
number Of the children at our schools belong
TO parents who arc citizens Of the States and
Territories, being temporarily resident IN
Washington. So 1t Is manifestly unfair that
our citizens should be taxed for the education
OF these children. And so on Of dozen Other
questions. The General Government has
done really very little for Washington. All
tho moneys that have been expended are
purely for It's own accommodation and thai
OF It's servants. So long a. II retained the
jurisdiction over our avenues they were the
disgrace Of the republic. We are not dis,
posed, however, to indulge in any vain com
plants. The General Government In giving
us Jurisdiction over our own Affairs, made
one step In the right direction, as the results
all around US we think abundanuy testify,
II we do our whole duty now and In the
future, we have no doubt that Congress will
do all that It should do. aud aid 10 giving tbs
United States u capital of which they may be
| Justly proud.