National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-02
REafoKAL or TRF oAPIT4L.

We supposed that the uneommonly transparent
humbug of the removal Of the national capital
had died out; but 1t seems that convention has
been called to promote that object, and that the
Governors Of the States Of the valley Of the Mis-
sissippi have been designating delegates to Il.
Washington long a reproaen for its unsightli-
ness, except the magnificent public buildings
rising from It's dreary streets and overlooking the
shabby structures around them, has recently be-
come one Of the finest cities in the country, and
will soon compare, in other respects, as it long
has in its public buildings, with the finest capt.
tails of Europe. Its communications have b0en
improved and extended. Large and elegant no.
old ones have been renovated and adapted to the
demands Of modern travel.
The streets have been put in fne order, paved
with wood or stone or concrete, embellshed with
trees, and many Of them parked in the centre or
on the sides. The Government has expended
many millions IN the erection Of the buildings
menced work which viii be rapidly absorbing
other millions, water has been introduced, and the
dious, elegant and healthful. The recent I'M
provements have INDICATED the selection Of the
site, and there is as little chance Of its being
changed as there is Of carrying out the plan Of
the enthusiastic citizen Of st. LOUIS, who pro-
poses to take the Capitol, the Treasury and the
other great buildings TO pieces and transport the
stones TO st. Louis and set them up In their org-
nal forms.
Even iii were decided to remove the capital to
country, the choice Of the new location might be
safely left to the people who ask for the removal
They would never agree upon the proper place.
and the second choice Of most Of them would
probably be Washington. At least, they would
prefer to leave It at Washington till they could
have it where they want It. There would be still
another fatal objection. No one would think Of
removing the capital to an unimproved place, to
set It down on a great plain where there Is no
population, and where It would take generation
to make the new city equal to the demands Of the
Government, and comfortable for those who
would be obliged to live in 1t or resort to it.
If removed, Il must go to some great city, where
an established civilization would afford the means
Of comfort and convenience. No State would sur
render to Congress the exclusive jurisdiction over
such q city. Missouri would not eede Its chief
city to the General Government, nor would Ohio.
The safety and the dignity Of the Federal Cow
eminent would not permit to establish the seat
its power without It's own exclusive jurisdiction.
Railroads and the telegraph have made II OF
little comparative importance where the capital
Is located. All places which these touch are CEN
trail. Established and adequate accom- modations,
traditions and customs Will override the inter
ested and ambitious wishes Of those who desire
to make the location Of the capital auxiliary to
the growth Of city, and to the value Of real
estate, or to the attraetiYeness and dignity Of
another portion Of the country. The capital will
be removed when the comet falls.-PhflGdelPhts
AH-Ddu CitU Hem.