Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-23
The CapitaI-novers at Louisville.


says with quiet sarcasm of the doings of the
cspitsl-movers, ''No change in the National
seat Of government was effected yesterday"
and then refers its re aders to its local columns
for sreport OF the proceedings OF the conven-
tiOn-"less than thirty"-of capital movers, who
were accommodated, with room to spare in the
gentlemen's psrlor Of the Gal, House. Looking
to the local report we find that "there seemed
to be lack Of concert and & general misunier.
standing on tue part OF delegates to the Capital
Removal convention, IS to the date, place, sui
arrangements Tor the assembly. Only about
dozen delegates were in town on Mondly
night, but twas expected alsrge number would
arrive either on he morning or afternoon trains
from al directions. Bat they didn't come.'
OF the thirty delegates appointed for Missouri
only three put in an appearance-Reavis and
two others. when be (Resvis) arriyel," the
report s0ss on 10 say, ''ae found q discoursging
state OF affairs, only few delegates, and no
steps taken by tn people of Louisville. No en-
thusissm on tue subject, ami not even any ar
TsDgerlents made for place of meeting At
10 O'Clock a few delegates went 10 Library Hail.
but finding l. closed went away 10 return again.
About baIi-psst II o'clock Mr. Rsavis AMI a
small number OF Kentucky delegates, accom-
panied b. four newspaper reporters, cana 70
n Library and OCcGpisd the lover hail, colF
thttIirss place for movement OF 50 stuCead1u5
character, where the constant humping of
hanneIs on neighbUTing roof drowned the
voice CT every speaker and ialerrsred with the
work OF The reI urter. The convention WAS allied
tOorder With tgenty-three delegates press N,
and curing the day the number swelled 20 TWEEN
iy-seyen.' JUdg John NJ Elliott OF Cat.iesburg
KY, called 20 the chair, hut stated that zee
knew but little about the OBI CTS OF the eonven-
tor" WhsreupOn sIr. ReayIs proceeded to in
i'm /.
work 10 organize, with tie usual quota Of pres
idents, vice presidents, secretaries, and half a
dozen committees, but as there were opiy
tWehty-three delegates, bOnOIS were liberal, and
every delf gate had 3 chance to shine in half
dozen capacities. Then Mr.. Reid OF Missouri,
arose " and msde few remarks in which he
deplOred the s9at T manifested by the people
OF Louisville in 80 important a matter. He had
expected 70 see great deal OF enthusiasm, aud
thought, a. matter of course, the conyensiJu
would assemble in large hall that would be
fiiled with an interested people" Then Mr.
Laird, OF Indiana, said he was in favor of
4" pOsJpOIing the convention to 4 better time
Then MIR. jackson moved TO adjourn to the
Gait House, where they had been rendered the
tree use Of a room. He said, further with
wrath blazing from ais somewhat inf am ID nose
that :" he had been prompted by the cold
manner in which the con Eenti0n hal been
treated by one OF the leading journals OF the
city, TO propose to adjourn 70 JsfersonviIle"
Then Col kells V, OF Louisville, arose aud d.
nied, on behalf of the people Of that city that
the lack OF interest manifested by them was a
lack of cCTdislitv, bat he added with cando-
that "he didn't suppose there was any grea.
enthusiasm On the subject amongst them
MIR. Nef, Of Indiana, ''thOught the members
ought not to fail out with Louisville. H.
thought the convention was f4iiure.'' Mr..
Hudson, OF Indiana also, ''thOaght the cOnysn- /
ton failure" Nr. Kesvis rose to explain
he had given publicity to the convention 1
through al the prominent papers OF tde cOun- /
Try. lie said the people regarded the move /
msnt as premature. He declared the question
TO be ripe now. This convention was ONLY ons I
link in the chain OF popular agitation. The re- /
suit was sure TO come, aud he looked fol it |
sooner than Others. II the national capital I
could not be moved to the valley OF the NJ jssis-
sippi in one way 1t would be moved IN another /
Then the convention" adjourned to thu |
Stree paTlcr" st the Gait House. Then some
more Committees were appointed,-One on mo-
ton Of Mr.. ResTis, ''to draft a memorial TO the
National Congress at the next session for their /
favorable consideration of the capital removal !
question" Resvs suggested the names of Will |
liam u. GTOsyenOr, of Missouri, Joseph MedilI, !
OF Illinois, and John COburn, of Indiana, ssas /
tie mCst suitable men to present the memo /
TiAl.' ReaVis also suggested ''thst some m thod /
should be adopted to influence the legislatures /
OF the country In the same direction" At this
junotuIe Colonel Kelley, of Louisville, conster-
mated the twenty-five other conventionists by
offering a. q substitute for Resvis' motion the /
following:
Resolved, That Il Is the sense of this cOnyen-
ton that it il not necessary desirable to re-
move the national capital from its present lOca- /
ton.
The substitute was voted down and the
Reayis motion adopted, whereupon MT. Reavis |
who was chief cook and bottle-washer through. |
cut, reported long string of Hhereases and I
resolutions IN favor OF the CspitoI-moving pro- |
ject, which, on being read, proved to be the /
same old wheresses and resolutions "adOpted" I
by Reavis at all his conventions. They were /
ADOPTED row once more in "the gentlsmen's /
PaTlOr' Of the Gait House, ana then the con- 4
veniion adjourned sine die. And the seat OF 4
government still remains at Washington.