Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-13
ORATORY
Addresses Delivered Yesterday by
Distinguished Citizens.
SENATOR FRYE AS PRESIDING OFFICER
History Of Establishment and
Growth Of Nations Capital City.
LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT

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pr"cer"ihss III the house CLOSED yesterday
the remainder of the afternoon until $50
o'clock was devoted to the delivery of the
addresses nrenarad for tho occasion Sem
a'or RYE piesioeht pro .eihpoie Vi 'iie
Senate, presided, and first introduced KEEP
resentative Richardson of Tennessee, whose
subject wac ..Tbe Transfer of the Nations
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oapilal rom Fhiiaueiphld' ne saiu
Representative Richardson's Address.
Mr. Ricbardson,s suhiect was "The Trans
Gov 90 +ho >-atior., ca,,.al fron, pbi,od.I
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phla HIS ADDRESS was largely an MIS-
torlcal reVle" OF Ihe contest "hlch began
as soon as the FIRST Congress convened
at Ne" YORK IN Los, over Inc location OF
the seat OF government. Inc controversy
was cOmplcated py the question OIL the as
sumption by the federal government or
the debts OF the several states acquired as
legacles OF the reVolutlon-'the price OF
hoerty' as Hamilton denomihated II: IL
was contest between Hamilton ana Madl-
son, the north versus the south, and IN
the end Hamilton and his friends pre-
vailed. But the decision was compro-
mise, one of the conditions OF which was
that the seat OF government should go
south TO the banks or the Potomac Prior
to this action Congress had practically de-
clded 10 locate the capital at wright
Ferry, on the Susquehanna. Wrghts Fer
q much better chance of becoming the
capital that Harrisburg, baltimore, New
York, Germantown, fhliadelphia or any
other place proposed 1t was described as
the hub OF the universe Yet the place
now consists OF Two saWmllls and l,31O
inhabitants
Germantown, Pa. after the rejection OF
Wrights Ferry, was the most promising
location until the compromise effected over
the question of the assumption of the debts
Of the states fixed 1t "on the river Potomac
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MIR Richardson told the story of the
founding of the city, the building of the
oapitoi ana me executive oul,uins III me
rann,aI Of The yayarnmant to ,hie citt
Wasb;n.ton, nonn1ation u,as tben but =
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Mai'',i an Aua,lia u.ttitu III
MS iheSsaSe 10 'he iirst .onsfe which as
Stinpieu III ms ti,9, d3 loiip"s
May lh,s terr;torE De me residence OF
happiness IN 'h!S Guy may mat plety
"ilu virtue 'hd' "isuoiii anu nias llahliiity'
Ihs. co,'stahcy anu sei,-soseiniiieilt when
adorned the great character whose name
IL pears pc forever hela IN Neheration.
Here ana throughout our country may SIM
pie manners pure morals ana true renglOn
Oii 7shi' N'i''
Richardson, with all these feiicitous sur
roundings, let us renew Adams invocation
and with especial emphasis pray God that
not only in this beautiful capital but
throughout the length and breadth of the
Union simple manners, pure morals and
true religion may forever flourish"
Mr.. Richardson's remarks were listened
to with attention. and received the APP
p,ause of the large audience assembled.
Senator Frye then introduced Senator Louis
e. McComas of Maryland.
n.,.,. O,.rIo..t,o,
Representative serene T.. fayne OIL New
York next delivered an interesting account
Of the controversy that finally resulted I'm
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sles Ina Mele Iaue us me IN e.a'e e
ioi aae .'o,ioi, hau au w. ti i'm 80,
CoHsies' ~ sro" me le.iti,5 ".i ae .Le
question: liau aIouseu; 'tIulal ieieie5 nc
was mace 70 me poil,iGa' ssleWoiiess as
rection with its final loca ton Hamilton's
financial measure Tor the assumption by