National Republican., 1873-12-27
WlGHIKGTOX

During the year just about to close there
y probably no city in the Union which has
smAde moro npid advancement In oil that
goes to mako cky great and prosperous
and beautiful than Washington. New lines
OF railroad communication have been opened
West and South; pfivatc residences which
wouh bc an ornament to any capital in the
world have been erected by tho hundred
hsnlncs establishments by tho score have
been either rebuilt or remodelcd. and the
streets am, avenues have boon 80 improved
and bcsitined that they arc almost unsur-
pssssdcven In ParisS This may scam to b. an
exaggentiop to those living al . distance;
but as all our home readers know. ID Is only q
plain and simple statement Of what has
taken place. Private enterprise has kept
pace with public spirit, and In every depart.
mont Of business and every relation oflife We
have sure and steady advancement. The
last four months hive. Of course, had their de.
pressing influence here, as In every other
section OF the country. but we may con.
gratulate ourselves that there was not a
single mercantile failure as On incident Of
the panic. While houses went down In
the crush In New York, Philadelphia, Bos.
toa. Baltimore. in the Western and in the
Southern cities. our merchants passed safely
through tho storm, aud during the last four
or nve wsrks have done better business
than thoy have i6r years. TakoS sH IN ALL
the rccord ofthe year has been good one
II which as community. We may Iccl
reasonably proud, and Tor which we should
DO thankful ~ rs, - y-r--
The future, Of Nc cspitsl was never
6fishtcr tlna h Is now upoA In threshold
Of the new year. In point OF population
we have grown enormously since t,se-lAst
census was taken. and. we have no doubt
that an enumeration at. tho present time
would rank US ninth or tenth. instead Of
twcliil,. among the cities Of the United
Stntcs. The impovcmsrts that have been
made since the Organization Of the new
government; tho vast ncccssions VIC have
haa Gom that cl,ss of people who not only
control capital, but who, In great
MEASURE. control tho politics ofthe country,
hase scitiod lrcvcr ilc question Of the re-
move, OF the ssat OF Government. This
hos gives lennancncy and q value to in
vcsimcnts lN;sc which cnuld not have been
given To them In any other wsy. What VIC
want now more than all elise Is unity OF
action among our people. Tho petty dis.
soAsions which have kept us so long d.
vitlcd should come to an end, the mere per.
sonal opposition which has afforded the
outside enemies of the District the oppor.
tyefiiy for slandcr and defamation should be
lad aside with tho dawning Of the now year,
and buried forever In the larger and more
heaonbls feelings Of civic patriotism and
prde. The gentlemen who arc intrusictl
with the government of.thc District have
triamp,lcd over every ohs,nclc which has
boon hid In their wuy-lriulnphed over the
siroagcst ,ndm powerful opposition ever
Eornlcd against State or municipal govern
n,cn,. As a significant proof of their vie
tory we need only poin, 10 the G,ct that In
this monetary crisis. with fifty railroad
companies and three or four Of the leading
cilics Of the Union In default Of their in.
tercsi. the District is prepared to meet all
It's boitded obligations. II we shall only
stand together nj homo, md support those
who arc honestly cndcavoring TO advance
the interesls Of the District. We shall soon
attain to prosperity tina, win lie The
marvel of,ho country. and make the c,pi,
tai second TO no city IN the Union,