The Seat of Government of the United States: A Review of the Discussions, in Congress and Elsewhere, on the Site and Plans of the Federal City; with a Sketch of Its Present Position and Prospects ... Also, a Notice of the Smithsonian InstitutionPress of Hunt's merchants' magazine, 1848 - 69 páginas |
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... equal terms by the residents . There would be excitement enough attendant upon the ordinary busi- ness of legislation , without adding thereto the turmoil and strife of popu- lar elections . Now , would any great commercial emporium be ...
... equal terms by the residents . There would be excitement enough attendant upon the ordinary busi- ness of legislation , without adding thereto the turmoil and strife of popu- lar elections . Now , would any great commercial emporium be ...
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... equal area of inland country . Being more liable to invasion on that quarter , govern- ment should be near to protect it . It is also the interest of the back coun- try to have the government near the sea , to inspect and encourage ...
... equal area of inland country . Being more liable to invasion on that quarter , govern- ment should be near to protect it . It is also the interest of the back coun- try to have the government near the sea , to inspect and encourage ...
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... equal parts very nearly , according to the census of 1840 . The average progress westward , during each ten years , has been about thirty - four miles . This average is slightly increasing ; and , if we set it down at fifty miles , it ...
... equal parts very nearly , according to the census of 1840 . The average progress westward , during each ten years , has been about thirty - four miles . This average is slightly increasing ; and , if we set it down at fifty miles , it ...
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... equal the occasion . ' The South - east corner of the North wing of the capitol was accordingly laid by General Washington , * on the 18th September , 1793 ; the ceremony was grand and imposing ; a long concourse of citizens of the ...
... equal the occasion . ' The South - east corner of the North wing of the capitol was accordingly laid by General Washington , * on the 18th September , 1793 ; the ceremony was grand and imposing ; a long concourse of citizens of the ...
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... equal in size to the Pennsyl- vania , and connecting one gate of the capitol with the Potomac bridge , as the last - named connects the other gate with the President's house and Georgetown . We have been thus particular in dwelling upon ...
... equal in size to the Pennsyl- vania , and connecting one gate of the capitol with the Potomac bridge , as the last - named connects the other gate with the President's house and Georgetown . We have been thus particular in dwelling upon ...
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Página 20 - ... it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven; a land which the Lord thy God careth for; the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
Página 7 - to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States...
Página 48 - ... as they shall deem best suited for the promotion of the purpose of the testator, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
Página 48 - ... all objects of art and of foreign and curious research, and all objects of natural history, plants, and geological and mineralogical specimens belonging...
Página 54 - That it is essential, for the advancement of the proper interests of the trust, that the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution be a man possessing weight of character, and a high grade of talent; and that it is further desirable that he possess eminent scientific and general acquirements; that he be a man capable of advancing science and promoting letters by original research and effort, well qualified to act as a respected channel of communication between the Institution and scientific and literary...
Página 9 - Without it, not only the public authority might be insulted and its proceedings be interrupted with impunity ; but a dependence of the members of the General Government on the State comprehending the seat of the Government, for protection in the exercise of their duty, might bring on the National Councils an imputation of awe or influence, equally dishonorable to the Government and dissatisfactory to the other members of the Confederacy.
Página 48 - Institution, to be composed of the Vice-President, the Chief Justice of the United States, and the governor of the District of Columbia, three members of the Senate and three members of the House of Representatives; together with six other persons other than members of Congress, two of whom shall be resident in the city of Washington; and the other four shall be inhabitants of some State, but no two of them of the same State.
Página 21 - We have agreed that the Federal District shall be called
Página 20 - May this stone long commemorate the goodness of God in those uncommon events which have given America a name among nations. Under this stone may jealousy and selfishness be forever buried. From this stone may a superstructure arise, whose glory, whose magnificence, whose stability, unequalled hitherto, shall astonish the world, and invite even the savage of the wilderness to take shelter under its roof.
Página 15 - That a district of territory, not exceeding ten miles square, to be located as hereafter directed on the river Potomac, at some place between the mouths of the Eastern Branch and Connogochegue, be, and the same is hereby accepted for the permanent seat of the government of the United States.