Evening star., 1950-01-01

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The Presidents House, Which
met him in the street. He walked me
backwards and forwards before the
Presidents door for half an hour. He
painted pathetically the temper into
which the legislature had been wrought
the disgust of those who were called
the creditor States, the danger of the
secession Of their members, and the
separation of the States. !" -
Union Issue Paramount.
II told him that I was really a
stranger to the whole subject; not hay
ing yet informed myself of the system
of finances adopted. proposed
to him, however, to dine with me the
next day. and would invite another
friend or two. bring them into confer
ence together, and I thought 1t impos-
sible that reasonable men, consulting
together coolly. could fail, by some mu-
tual sacrifices of opinion, to form a
compromise which was to save the
union.
1.-The discussion took place. I could
take no part in it, but an exhortatory
one, because was a stranger to the
circumstances which should govern it
But it was finally agreed that. what
ever Importance had been attached
to the rejection of the proposition, the
preservation of the union, and of the
concord among the States was most
| i'm Y,nrfoY,f rl hat %1,a,.ofora I Il
be better that the vote of rejection
should be rescinded, to effect which
some members should change their
votes.
But it was observed that this pill
would be peculiarly bitter to the
Southern States, and that some con-
comitant measure should be adopted
to sweeten it little to them. There
had before been propositions to fix
the seat Of Government either al
Philadelphia, or at Georgetown or
the Potomak; and it was thought that
by giving 1t to Philadelphia for Ii
years and to Georgetown perma-
nently afterwards, this might, as an
anodyne, calm in some degree the
ferment which might be excited by the
other measure alone"
Hamilton Influence Strong.
Senator William Maclay OF Penn
sylvania wrote:
But I did not then see so clearly
that the denominations of the funding
system and the assumption were st
) intimately connected with it. Alas
that the affection-nay, almost adora.
tion-of the people should meet *
unworthy q return Here are thei
best interests sacrificed to the vaiI
whim of fixing Congress and q grea1
commercial town - on the Potomak
and the President has become, In thu
hands of Hamilton, the dish clout oi
every dirty speculation, as his name
goes to wipe away blame and silence
all murmuring." .....
An account Of the vote appeared II
the Gazette Of the United States un'
der the heading:
Driven From Philadelphia at tn,
Bayonet's Point, They Return Onc'
More" ....-
This was a reference to the fact tina
the Congress had been obliged to de'
Philadelphia in 1888 because Of tn,
disorderly clamor OF soldiery for pa!
claimed due them.
j New York Disappointed.
i A large sum had been spent in New
!; York on rebuilding Federal Hall, i,
the hope and expectation the Congress
had ended its travels. So the decision
to return to Philadelphia for 10-yea,
period and then settle on the Potomal
prompted this lament. in poetry Of ,
sort:
How much we wish and wish to
keep ye,
Altho long speeches make us sleepy;
Remember all our anxious toll,
The Philadelphians' arts to foil:
That we to keep ye-glad and will
ing,
Gave 6 pence, hoping for shilling"
The banks of the Potomak were
deprecated as place:
Where the houses and kitchens are
yet to be framed.
The trees to be felled and the streets
/ to be named"
At that time. two towns had beer
laid out within the bounds Of what
was to become Washington. At the
west, by the Potomak, was Hamburger
or Funkstown. This was an area o1
287 lots on 100 acres. It existed Al
town only on the land records.
The other town was Carrollsburgh
located on the Eastern Branch, neal
the confluence with the Potomak. It
too. was laid out but undeveloped. i
consisted of the area at and about
what now is called Greenleaf's Point
by most residents of the city.
Washington Named Commission
A On January /, 1891, Gen. Washing.
ton. as President, named the Commits.
sioners who were to acquire lands fol
the Federal City, in accordance with
the authority granted by Congress. HI
appointed from Maryland Thomas
johnson and Daniel Carroll Of Rocl
Greek and from Virginia. Davie
Stuart.
The lands, apart from those in Ham.
hurgh and Carrollsburgh were divided
in general, into II large tracts. They
were largely wooded and traversed BY
streams, but there was considerable
acreage under cultivation. The arabic
portions stood In wheat. maize and
! tobacco.
1 Major L,Enfant write his opinion In
March, 1871. that the water advantages
OF the Eastern Branch exceeded those
of George Town:
Every grand building erected on
Jenkins Hill might be advantageously
seen from 20 miles OF.
| This hill was on the lands Of MIR.
II This stimulation of a contemp