The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

Washington, but was disagreeable one, if nothing worse.
 Let us see what Washington had |. do with the location of the capital. Con- gress had struggled in vain with the problem. The session of i7oo ended by passing an ae, which gave the location of the federal city absolutely and entirely to the president. Having established hls capital-with wha; precision of taste and judgment tune has tesuhs~i the nsS, thing was ,o lay it out and build II Bu; there vas 70 money. and Wass,sgto wen, in person 10 Richmond. a-sealed to Governor Randolph and finally pro- cured si2o GOO from Nurs,a,A. MArylAsd contributed altogether SI7o. .ooo. largely induced by the persistent personal effor; General Washington.
 oa the 18th of April, IToI. the com missioners lad the corner stones os tho district, or territory. as ii was ksn called. aud on the recommendahca sf Wash ington, MaIor L'Enfxnt was chcs-n 10 survey, under his direction, the siss se- lection.
 In the basement of dark and forbid ding structure. rot verv far from the White House. and opposi ( the sew army , and navy building, inc original letters quoted may be found entombed. The place looks and smells like the Ca,a- combs of Rome. Here huadrcds of other letters. touching the same and kin dred subjects. are 10 be seen also. And here some oi the hrst dim outlines aud sketches. not only of the federal ciiy. but ot the Capitol itself. await Inc ln.pe tion ot all those who have any dou ots as to who located. lad out. butt. this city which Is coming 10 be the gel of the world; thls century plan; SCI out here by the father of his country and which l. ;psi now hlessoming for the irs; ,lm..
 Having sh0Nn even to the sasisfag ton oi those who constantly seek some new thing, and who too o::en bai'l ap by tearing down, that General Washington rom the first WAS the ore central, all controlling figure in the founding ard the iashloning st our great city, lri us try and md ou, hts object Tn loo ating Il here and also. If possible, how he intended the work which he only lived to begin should be carried on.
 Certain We may be of one thing. he never intenccd that the nations capital should be commercial city. The vas, streets prove this. Comm cree would here spend all her force ln earting goods over the city Trade keeps m compact cen- Hes Besides, Alexandria was al that tune as prosperous and large as Bal;- more. already quite commercial 1, rGs. But he avoided II. This was 10 be a new klnd ofa city. Commerce has built all the cities ot the earth. save Jerusalem and Salt Lake City; these two arc ,heot raeies. But Nashtngton's ci,y was to be unique. l, k perfectly clear from the at uons of General Washington tArous houf, IS well as his letters. that this city. his o~n and only oh.ld and the pt,de .; h.s heart. should be as distinct from the oiheI cities of the uuion. as thls union was distinct from the other governments o; the earth. l, was To be a ,i,y where statesmen, scholars. diplomats might meet and mediate far away from the roar and disturbance of trade civ of rest uf peace ihe city beautiful reposing m this ampi'h 'hcatre of eli oircling hills.
 And now that progress has brought the federal city within ha,ing distance oi nearly every citizens door, Il IS not only the duty. must be the pleasure of any and all oi Us. even the furthe>, one away. 10 take d special pride and in,eres, .n this young giant which Is to be the won, der of the world. Washington City IS as easy of access to man on the summit Of the Rocky Mountains today as II Was to General Washington 4, Mount vernon when he died.