American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-06-20

The election for Representative IN the 1o'h
Congress from the State of Missouri will take pace
in August. Mr.. Scott is candidate for re-eectlon
Mr. Bates, by whom he is to be opposed, is also
friend Of the present administration, and, 1t we mis-
take not was friendly to the election OF Mr.. .ddams
Mr. Scott has laboured assduously and faithfully
10 promote the interests of his constituents. lie
acted firmly in difficult crisis, from which no man
could have escaped without drawing down on him
self, from disappointed partsans, an Impeachment
of motive. That he had been assaulted and accused
therefore, is the necessary result Ut circumstances
and cannot diminish his merit, nor his claims on the
Just confidence OF his State. We have no douo.
that, when the proper moment shall arrive, ne can
Justify himself at the polls and overwhelm his enc
mics.
The term Of MIR. Benton, as Senator, will also
expire on the Sd of March next. 1t is difficult to
say who will be his successor; but we understand
strong doubts are entertained whether the course he
has pursued, during the late session OF Congress-
will procure him the renewed confidence OF me
Legislature OF Missouri. Wat. journal.
The Capitol at Washington has already cost the
nation about t,co millions Of dollars, and l92,0UO
additional are demanded by the architects and work.
men during the present year: and an additional
sum OF 1877 900 dollars will be required next year.
This year it is found necessary to erect strong
wall on the Western front. for the double purpose
of hiding defect universally complained OF, and
also for strengthening the building which, il seems,
from its position on The brow oil hill, " has a ten
dency to split asunder, some indications Of which
are already to be perceived over some OF the win
dows. II is fact, that the key stone OF one OF the
arches has dropped already as much as quartz. Of
an inch So much for the solidity the structure
Phil Gaz.
To the above paragraph, which appears to be
travelling post, we oppose (says the National Intel
lgencer) the following true facts That The wings
Of the Capitol cost, from their commencement, in
-92, up to the Gath Of August, 1914, including all
alterations, and they were not few, the sum OF
1901; that the centre building has cost $4,000
dollars. making the sum total Of | .G02,07l From
this sum, the expense OF repairing the wings, after
The irrupon Of the enemy, in 1914. is. OF course
excluded. That the appropriation asked, and made
for the present year, instead OF 10000, is bot
100 900 dollars. That the wall about TO be erected
AZ the Western front has nothing to do with sup
porting the building which it will not even touch,
but is designed principally tor covering the wood
vaults, the removal OF which out of the body Of the
buildings is considered necessary precaution
against The danger If FIRE. That there is no APP
appearance Of tendency in the building to split asnn.
der, the fact Of The dropping OF the key stone being
accounted Tor by the experienced workmen at the
building by another known fact: the shrinking oil
the material composing the walls. We wonder lha,
he iurnsher OF this compend of facts, whilst he
was about it, did not take an inch, instead OF quar-
ter, for the dropping of the key stone 1t would
have made the matter more alarming and, Of
course, more interesting.
tits possible that further appropriations may be
required to complete the enclosure. regulating ard
planting Of the ground around the Capitol, gate
ways, &c, But, one thing is certain that as this
work passes under the immediate eye Of The vigi
liant Representatives of the People, nothing will be
granted but what they will consider expedient and
proper; and further, that whatever expenditures
may now be made out of the public treasury. for
necessary public buildings in the city Of Washing
ington will, it is believed be ultimately reimbursed
by the increased value given TO the lots owned by
the United States in that city, and which cost them
not a cent.