Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-03-19
FROM THE CINCINNATI WHO.

Men and things IN Vashington.-
Having 4 few leisure moments this
morning, devote them to You and
your readers by resuming the occ.
sional subject of "Men and things d
Washington" | now send you Z
view Of the Yves, front of the Capitol.
To begin then. Capitol Hiil, by the
profound and abiding law of custom.
is the name given to all the grounds
connect with tie Capitol, as we'll A.
ALI the private establishments in ire
vicinity. The Capitol itself is upoa
ia parallel with the ''White House" d
the President, each Of these buildings
also. East and West, being upon
straight line with the famous Peas.
Sylrania Arenue, the most beautiful
walk have ever seen in the country.
The entrance to the Capitol is gen
orally made upon the West 'front.'
Beautiful walks and gardens kept in
the neatest and most tasteful manner
by gardener employed for the pun.
pose, is the scenery all around you.-
The walks and gardens enclosed with
the Capitol are a mile or nearly that
in circumference. making half circle
of half mile from the Eastern to
the Western entrance. The inst
thing that especially attracts your
attention upon the Western f-on,i is =.
fountain Of the purcst water tina, ever
came from the Earth. The water Is
brought from an immense depth up.
to 4 level with tie foundation Of the
Capito,. The fountain is enclosed 10
ivariegated marble works, the most
ingenious as well us the most beau
!tiful ever saw. 4 tube leads from
the marble enclosure into Il puO
white carved marble urn, always full
and Overlooking into a large reservoir
below, and in the centre Of this basin
IA splendid monument is seen decked
with appropriate marble ornaments
and inscriptions, erected IN honor Of
the gallant defenders Of America
.Somers, CaldOeH, Decatur, Word
north. Dorsey, & Israel who fell q
Tripoli in 1904. The foundation q
this monument in the large basin d
water which is filed and emptied Il
pleasure-ssthe fountains gush" wh'ca
lis heard above-the National Capitd
built Of marble in the best style d
Architec;ure--the Corinthian columns
sustaining the front piazza-the north
and south wings Of the Capitol, thes
cupolas-each Of which. during the
session OF Congress, bear the Amen
can flag with the 's:ars and stripes
streaming to the wind--the Rotun@
with its high and massive walls. %
broad and splendid dome, overlookng
for miles and miles the surround?
scenerv.-all this with the ground.
around the Capitol and tho city ws
laid oct. renders the whole scene "
ly magnificent and interesting. .
fmuca for the winter scene-a SUD
imer view when the public grousc
are carpeted with green as well asu
numerous shrubbery and trees aro'I
the whole, must be far more grant
defective.
| Mr.. Preston yesterday offered X
Tuition, which lies over ill Monday
! claring the expediency Of Teirocee
the District Of Columbia to the Siate
MARYLAND and Virginia, with the co..
: Iof those States.
: Tie FLOWING is list of Drecso
!, The United STATES Bunk chosen sioeS
recharter BY the statc OF Penns!ivAnA
Il Nicholas Bidd.e,
: Richard Price,
John Sergeant,
/ John B., larG, Jun.
! Thomas P. Cope,
| Hocvy T~ecsh