Nor is it an unworthy thought that something of dignity would have been added to the celebration if the nations of the earth could have been invited to the capital which bears the name of the discoverer of the continent and the founder of the Republic.
He suggests that inviting nations to the celebration would have added dignity to the event honoring Columbus.
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