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Editorial
November 13, 1869
The Albany Register
Albany, Linn County, Oregon
What is this article about?
Editorial argues for relocating the U.S. federal capital from the Potomac to the Mississippi Valley, citing the St. Louis convention's view that the 1790 decision was not permanent and the time has come as the West populates.
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Removal of the Federal Capital.
It is a settled idea in the Western mind that the Capital shall be removed to some point in the Mississippi valley. The convention recently convened at St. Louis represented very energetic interest. Their proceedings sum up the conclusion that it was absurd to suppose that the handful of inhabitants in 1790 passed, or desired to execute, the authority to fix the site of the National Capital forever on the banks of the Potomac: that the people have endured the present ill-located Capital three-quarters of a century, patiently waiting for that vast territory of the Union to be peopled and organized into states, and until the centre of population, area and wealth could be determined, when a permanent location for the seat of Government could be selected; that the time has come when all sectional
It is a settled idea in the Western mind that the Capital shall be removed to some point in the Mississippi valley. The convention recently convened at St. Louis represented very energetic interest. Their proceedings sum up the conclusion that it was absurd to suppose that the handful of inhabitants in 1790 passed, or desired to execute, the authority to fix the site of the National Capital forever on the banks of the Potomac: that the people have endured the present ill-located Capital three-quarters of a century, patiently waiting for that vast territory of the Union to be peopled and organized into states, and until the centre of population, area and wealth could be determined, when a permanent location for the seat of Government could be selected; that the time has come when all sectional
What sub-type of article is it?
Constitutional
What keywords are associated?
Capital Removal
Mississippi Valley
St Louis Convention
Potomac
National Capital
Government Seat
What entities or persons were involved?
St. Louis Convention
Western Mind
Inhabitants In 1790
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Removal Of The Federal Capital To The Mississippi Valley
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Capital Relocation Westward
Key Figures
St. Louis Convention
Western Mind
Inhabitants In 1790
Key Arguments
Absurd To Fix National Capital Forever On Potomac Banks
People Endured Ill Located Capital Patiently For Three Quarters Century
Waited For Vast Territory To Be Peopled And Organized Into States
Time To Determine Centre Of Population, Area, And Wealth For Permanent Location
Time Has Come When All Sectional