Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . y of Columbia, on Monday, Nov. 17, 1800. OnNov. 22, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in theirchamber, when the President of the United States, John Adams,entered and addressed the two Houses. He said: I congratulatethe people of the United States on the assembling of Congress atthe permanent seat of their Government, and on the prospect ofa residence not to be changed. * * * It would be unbecom-ing the Representatives of this Nation to a
Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . y of Columbia, on Monday, Nov. 17, 1800. OnNov. 22, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in theirchamber, when the President of the United States, John Adams,entered and addressed the two Houses. He said: I congratulatethe people of the United States on the assembling of Congress atthe permanent seat of their Government, and on the prospect ofa residence not to be changed. * * * It would be unbecom-ing the Representatives of this Nation to assemble for the firsttime in this solemn temple, without looking up to the .SupremeRuler of the universe and imploring his blessing. May this Territory be the residence of virtue and happiness. In this City, maythat piety and virtue, that wisdom and magnaminty, that constancyand self-government which adorned the great character whosename it bears, be forever held in veneration. Here, and through-out our country, may simple manners, pure morals and truereligion, flourish forever. The Senate, on Nov. 25, in reply to the speech of the Presi-. 12 TOPOGRAPHS GEOLOGY. DENT, said: Impressed with the important truth that the heartsof rulers and people are in the hands of the Almighty, the Senateof the U. S. most cordially join in your invocation for appropriateblessings upon the Government and people of this Union. Wemeet you, sir, and the other branch of the national legislature,in the city which is honored by the name of our late hero andsage, the illustrious Washington, with sensations and emotionswhich exceed our power of description. The House ov Representatives, on Nov. 26, in their addressto the PresidenI, said: The final establishment of the Seat ofNational Go\ernment, which has now taken phce within the Dis-trict of Columbia, is an event of no small importance in the politicaltransactions of our Country, and [we cordially unite our wisheswith yours, that this Territory may be
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