Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-25
THE DISTRICT AND HE GENERAL GOVERN.
MINT

We give place TO the following letter, which
is merely a specimen Of large number Of a
similar Import that daily come to our Offices
To THE EDITOR or THE REPUBLICAN-Siri
"Soe Washington and DIE will, In twenty
years time, pass Into history as worldwide
prOyerb, II Congress will but lend q helping
hand and set Alright long-delayed justice. The
grand improvements now In progress; tho beau
ulullY planned streets and avenues which show
these improvements so adyAntAgoouSlyi our
healthy locality, steady increase In permanent
population, and evident destiny 10 become the
Athens OF modern times 10 point Of wealth,
fashion, beauty, healthlulness, aud as a seat Of
learning, ought to inspire every lover Of his
summation. A hundred reasons VI force and
weight, which have been ably laid before Con.
gIess by our Delegate, should urge our National
Legislators TO appropriate from the common
Iund Of the country liberal sam 10 aid -FOUR
Hausmannn and his able cOafrsreI IN carrying
on to completion tho work they have so Systo-
matically and faithfully begun. On every side
can DO seen practical lessons Of what our people
can do alone. They have borne the brunt Of
taxation for the work now In progress, and
already see the utility OF the Improvements In
the enhanced value oil real estate, the necessity
Of the work having long ceased to DO q mOOtel
question. To those OF the Senate and House Of
changed appearance OF the National Capital,
we would ask that they "seo with their own
eyes" the unmistAkAble metamOrphOsis Of the
last two years and then remember the fact that
the national treasury to aid this work. not a
dollar Tor educational purposes; not dollar
until recently, for the Improvement Of the
haTbOr, nCr Tor any Of the works Of Internal I'm.
prOYemsnts-foF which appropriations Of moneys
have been so lAVishly bestowed upon States and
Territories, with less wealth and population
than the area u territory known as the District
Of Columbia. U. II. b.
The views expressed In the above cOmmu-
nlcatlon are precisely those of large num-
Der OF citizens not only Of Washington, but
OF the entire country. Until within year
AID a half we had no jurisdiction whatever
over our principal thoroughfares, and owing
to the neglect and opposition Of Congress
they were suffered to fall into a condition
which was a disgrace to the republic and to
our American civilization. The act allowing
the people Of Washington a voice in the man
agement Of their own affairs marked the first
step that we have been allowed TO take for
almost half century In the path Of progress
and reform. The work that has been accom-
plIshod during the brief period OF our emanci-
patton and Acknowledgement Is full OF CncOur-
agement and Of hope, and should induce our
constitutional representatives to extend TO us
still further the assistance to which we are 50
honestly and fairly entitled.
The people Of Washington desire to make
the city all that 1t should be as the capital of
the republic. England has contributed to
beautliy aud adorn London; France has aided
to make Paris tho capital OF the world Italy
has poured her treasures and resources into
Rome; Prussia has built up Berlin, and Aus
tria Vienna Why should not the United
States do for Washington oil that these cOun-
tries have done for their respective capitals 2
We, on our part, do not ask anything except
what wo are Justly entitled to. The Govern
ment In years past, 1t Is true, has spent some
money here, but It has been all for It's own
benefit and accommodation, and II has an
ample record for all that 1t has expended in