Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1893 — Our Nation's Capital. [ARTICLE]

Our Nation's Capital.

If you were asked to name the differ eut capitals of our country, the order would be something like this : Philadelphia, Now York and Washington. This is all right as far as it goes, but the truth k, our country has had a good many snore capitals than those named. It may be said that during the revolution the British “kept things moving.” They would have been glad to lay hands on the “rebel” Congress; knowing which, that body took good care .to keep out of their way. Inasmuch as wherever Congress went it took the national capital with it, you can readily understand why the following named places bore that honor at the dates named: Philadelphia, from September 5, 1774, until December, 1776; Baltimore, from December 20, 1776, to March, 1777; Philadelphia, from March 4, 1777, to September, 1777; Lancaster, Pa., from September 27, 1777, to September 30, 1777; York, Pa., from September 80, 1777, to July, 1778; Philadelphia, from July 2, 1778, to June 80, 1788; Princeton, N. J., from June 80, 1788, to November 20, 1788; Annapolis, McL, from November, 1783,t0 November, 1784; Trenton, N. J., from November, 1784, to January, 1785; New York, from January 11, 178-5, to 1790, when the seat of government was changed to Philadelphia, where it remained until 1800, when it was finally removed to Washington. Thus it is that nine different cities and towns have figured as the oapital of our country.