Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-05-14
THE ADDRESSES
d ~ T. Eosasa Daekex ans
Nr James - 1osrce, n the
First ansssI Sancset % the
Sogthern HaryIase Seeisy. NJ
Hctei BeIsesere. asriE -. "a


The Capital Marylsrds GiEs 10 ia.e
,sSg5oa" H aid.
The ifEse = lirasfz5. fact are dry
q % Ea84 nol @ssrTg you wffaa hi<,esrS- /
ca4 a1ia- buf i J. iraGSa~-G a hzEsryK sub /
ge-c@ Tat - assigned M Cs-se Tkzt n 1
o. o. &aryGs23. wto live or have Ifx-
q Eltoir Ibe shadOE sBF tie anu,e ~ /
he aspIiOl- Ee scsrza4fr..eS s..-r- M
mindful ~. FOR fhe Cify Of Washington
Va . TssyT 81 or State asd ..eF-,;e,-,
and TO-DAY oEgA1 80 a.e = matter az
dep personal ennon-n-
II 49, nos May Years ago a. tie
hisioT-F 81 naIio-s run thai tie Poso-
1kse- bounded Cd lis eastern sioe tn
ferFaSe farms and w-Il-kep7 plsrtzsio-s&
~ Southern Mar land Eiif hardly
more iAaan bere and tlaeFr = E u<,er Of
oSslllngs from IL mouth % To. Village
81 tSf7oFI-EetOwn- Is Wz> a tseaufisul
eirs7alsl- nsrpa1- EASILY narlgzble firing
ID ~ Virgins forx-sf broken nos
and fassn ig crgs-k> and isays and IN
wiling a. IL every aspect Il divided
iW0 ~ n5e hr~f and NOS patriotic
1slouaf-s 81 iho~e slE1Eg4irg thirteen
and oal! ~ il mfAncer1ag co1rsr
could il L. aid thai MARYLAND and
! 1s'gIDla we're lot Cd. for f-xsrs either
hank looked out al lrEso~t S.ate-d IA
is7rE al TIE hne maIa-iOn- and grseZ
sE4ros 81 The mOsi EI-sorOU@ and eul-
iuF~sd ~ the eEpaiI-Iai--d sna> az TIE
Mother Country.
u ~ss-gl> almost ts-rlain that our "a
ibers had ihi> beautiful river IA yjep
Eben tbey framed THE eighth class o.
ihe hrs1 article a. lie Fedora CnuSfi-
tuilon providing for the ~eai az gox-
eF-rHnf-rf and i seems almost q e.sr-is IN
L tai ibe men Il 9be halls Of the Ix-yiS-
laiure 81 Mar land lad this t.eaurtful
riFeT 10 mind when they pas~ed III
act inviting The nation 10 establish IL.
capital within her boundaries. The
/ Ac1 approved Dec aTnfser -. ls-s an
lts"r1zed il8e Federal Coz ern-peuf To
| apI'rpfr. 4ie I'd miles Sauarr a. tbz
sic Tor in- future ~esi Of government
ano uhen pursuant 70 the ac4 of Cor
-r.-s- ayProFed July l6. l-e1. PRES
oeni a~h ingTon appointed Daniel
aTroll ana Thomas Johnson. Of
MARY ianc- ana BSyid Stuart. OF Viz
| -4nla- ihies- f'onStnI sSiDoeYS 10 ~elsrt
aDC lay out The ~if,- Saasouf hesitation
tie bank Of The Potomac from H.
Eastern Er4nch To Sorarorbaayu.-
t-f-7k W1> selected and approved
- lih bLi single change upon 1b-
Mari land scc. - stand The F.our-
daTle> 81 our Capital Civ fn6a,.
- IN ODE accord The country ar--t,;s-. ]
TIE right 81 Maryland AID virginia T.
nave ms as'llal and without disc.
| ~ larry lanc acceIi-o Southern Mar
land 2 fbr -hosc.. II the location.
And =" 4 came about that IL t4.-
>hOil sPaS- 81 iEo ears = mOmeutOa>
matter 81 1D.er-Iuns-ni had been S.t.l.l
Ter al i-r4e and provision mad. fo-
i3" eierna i-turr 81 the CAPITAL al :
great uaiseE- "a - ~Ily done. say n
nHw: and So ~-adily arauie~cad In. h 4
there lived Not a man aDony thf. man
Nlst- n3sn Si8o had ~ scsd tbs.~e s,olori.,
through their g4ci~>ituoe~ and Str-,gg-
GO sbo do Dot -see. Niih prophets
Elsion eternal Rome and the Tit.e
1ui>hone o! TIE greatness Of the CITY
obey 'gel'e building on The banks Of u,
placid Potomac
And yet after all the location must
have SEEMED 10 ibo~e men an almost
rsignileani parf of the program they
~eie t4Il11 Upon Ia perform II was
one thing ~ take chain and oompa. :
and locate but quite differeniwnaffe r
70 Plan and build a city out Of wooded
nils long meadows and dep rDoraSses
those commissioners must surely have
he,liaieo Al the slupen6ous task 81
| - ore it@m. out az this hill must
grow q stately hail 81 legislation and
| lp"1 that mound there mus; t,- butlC-
- al Imposing executive mansion.
/ 3tsr must - properly housed one de-
pari-H-ll aua there another. for ;,se
future mu>i L. looked far into ard
1 f-sa FTat
lax Ma before De- good precedent or
Example They Her,- Ia undertake a
! 1llng uDs8eard of since tie lines Of The
/ ~PleDoor and luxury and slavery o.
,is" aDcleui Eastern World. when cor
| 4BerlC- eDperDr> I'D captured mai
Gems Ehilher they Eilled 10 build then
| asW cIiBes- Il Was q wonderful under
.a8-ln2 and again I Say. . siupendous
TASK.
Think Of d.. Mr. Toa>iuia SER: To Jaw
81 4 territory ten miles square. mo.
marsh and MEADOW and hail and Sav-
= herr 20 uullu he 3 City: build ne
q it, iVf = Country whose confines
arr Ia sinricn away 10 the il.imiiable
~ ct aba sbO>e territory shall cover.
bali coI4llDeDi: build me q civ where
NAY come ibe wealth % The Dccidef
ADd ihe Jug Of the OrieEi: build m,-
CT! worthy Of . republic. ave.
r4is that ancient empires would %
proud OF and build il for ali time"
The conception Ma marvellous anC
ihc task worthy of high reniuS. and 10
Fgnln> the lot Fell. All credit 70 thai
sIe-4i MAD who planned il and 10 thai
great Flr>l President who adopted
IhaI plan and Wiih = stubborn insis-
ie-1cE. refused 20 long q he lived 70
permit one single departure from il.
II sas 10 / Lufani that the duty fell
and tbo>e Woe avenues. long viSia>.
straight STREETS, beautiful parks.
squares ana circles every on. ar
nor enduring than monuments OF
Drp1Ae - El> mrDOry- No tauiou.
planning. no travelling from City 10
Oily. DO ancient capitals 10 draw from.
DDr stroke of genius and IL Ma done.
Lellerad >trt-S> due Ea>l and WeSr.
numbered streets due North aud South
transverse avenues. rsdiztiny from
's-llt-al points one for every slate arc
park. >guare or circular. al every
nief-seyiioI- The Capitol and the
President Mansion. one mile auarr-
Hlth other public buildings PLANNED 10
iaCe upon teauiifIl connecting mali.
terminating on the Potomac. Such
Sa> The original plan and 20 il stands
today. through The yicisSiiudes of a
thousand suggestions. administration
after administration. spreading out q
siuS ins CITY, noE tNice the size a.
originally planned but not deparfinc1l
one ioia rpm that plan adopted near-t
j l9a yeaE& ago.
And - Twas when on The frs; Mon
day IN Dec.=ntser in The year Eighteen
iiEl4rad- The Federal Gorernmeni
moved ~ and iOok charge: moved in
- . elig Wiih sai one extensive side
aAiz- @lth n"i paved street. Ei1A
noi > single convenience other than
tho proTiG@d for bare necessities.
sin ;Ae ENocUiiye Mansion surround
g bs plain Pickr1>. Eiih buildings
AR ~ from The isJa>s and Quzr-lt., of
the surrounding country.
Hos buoy AMI inde-d. must have
Dern thi- spirit az theSs Fathers Of o,sr
Country ana Ladders 81 or Capitai
city. ~llh faith a. abiding a. IT,
-'erlasiAD- hills and wilh heart a.
,lauDcii a. tie towering roc.s of ia
I - r. f.