The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-04

/ lnture had been brought. The disgust
/ of those who were called the credit.
| or states tho danger of secession oi
| the members and tho separation Ot
| tho athtoa ffo observed that the
members OF the administration
ought 20 act In concert. that though
/ TINS question WAS not uf nay depart
ment, that tho president was the
/ centcr on which oil administrative
| qucatlons ultimately rested, aud that
ali Of us should rally around him
ana support. with Joint efforts.
measures approved by him. that the
question having been lost by a Hmall
majority only ~ was probable that
an appeal from me To- the Judgment
ana discretion ~ H1mo " my friend
might effect "a change Nv tho vote,
and the machine ~ government now
suspended might again bo act In mo-
tion.
u told him that ! was really q
stranger 10 tho whole subject. that
not having yet informed myself OF
the system Of finance adopted. /
knew not how fnr this vns necsa-
snry soquoncc. that undoubtedly n
It's rejection endangered dissolu.
ton OF our union At thfs tuciplent
siaRc. I fhOuid deem that the most
unfortunate ~ an cons.qucngrr. 10
avert which Hll partial and tcmpOr-
Hry evils should be welded. | pro-
posed 10 him, however 90 dine with
mo tho next day and ! would invite
another friend or two. bring them
Into conference together. and /
thought n impossible that reasonable
men. consulting cody together, could
fall by some mutual sacrifices OF
opinion, % form a compromise
nIUl q. 4 4
take no part IN n but an oxhrrtary
one. because was a stranger 10 tho
circumstances which should govern
II. But II Was finally agreed that
Whatever Importance had been at
tachcd 20 the rejection of the propo-
siiion. tho preservation Of tho union
ana or concord among the statcA was
more important, aud that. therefore.
II would be better that tho vote ot
rejection should be rcsclndrd, to tf.
rect which some members should
change tholr votes.
hut II WAS observed that this pill
would 30 peculiarly hitter 10 the
southern states ana that some COM
comltant measure should be adopted
10 swecten ~ little to them. There
hhd hefore been n proposition to fix
tho seat of government at Philadel-
t''''h ~ ~ N'Ni F'lVNit Nn tNb lOH
tomac; and Il was thought that. by
giving II 10 Philadelphia for 10 years,
ana TO Georgetown permanently art
erwhrd, this might. aH an anodyno,
calm In some degree tho ferment
which might be expected by the
othor measure alone. SO two ~ the
Potomac members (Whitp and Leo.
but White with "A rcvulsion Of the
stomach almost convulslve1 agreed
To change their votes. and Hamilton
10 carry tho other point.
In doing this. the influence he had
established over the eastern mem
hera, with the agency OF Robert Nor
ris with those OF tho middle states.
effected his side OF the agreement.
and 90 the assumption was passed
Hamilton. who proposed the plan;
Jefferson. who advised tho concllla- |
ory compromise. and white and |
lee. the Virginia members OF CON |
;ress who swallowed tho bitter pill. |
ogether with tho unknown eastern |
who, after an interview |
With Hamilton, suddenly experienced |
IN entire change OF feeling regard. |
ng the beauties and advantages ot |
no Potomac, must, therefore, be |
iiven due credit for making possible |
ha Washington of today. The bill |
which established tho location of the |
latioral capital was finally passed |
'uly 10, 1870.