Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-05
Correspondence of the Americau.
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WAssrNsroS. Dec. l.. 1916.
Peered into the Capitol this manning
where all thugs are Ia n-sdiness Tor the ,ne.9
ing OF Congress. Every lhiu. 4. comf,,,,hle
aud bcantiul-sOine things a little loo ro,-
geoos penisPs To- Republicaa sitnplicity-bo
upon the whole rvr'y about the Csl,ol com.
o'"rs moro ct The useiul aud beautiful than
may oe i"und prrh"ps IA on, public edi6cc Of
we NM IN thr world. Abpui So. 900 have
-" etu "ul ih Improvements la the East
wing of the Capitol. The law l;hr.rx "a
heen Enlarged to a handsome room new 6n,.
""C's nave been put up. and a great many
conVeniences added To- the Senate Chanbr,
ana the Supreme Court. The Creates, i'm.
PrV'tinent oi all. however, about the Cspitol
ana grounds Is the removal OF the she'd which
enclosed ~6reenough's beautiful statue of
"ssnin2ion. The statue Is magnificent a. il
stands with the earth Tor it's f~ootstuol and the
hcsNens Tor ITS canopy. Ia a clear Dec,mhr
day hle this or in a moonlight evening like
the last. the eye rests upon this mos, faithful
emo himent of the I" lsther OF his ountrv"
with nnahated delight. The much abu. E I
sculptor n Just now rcceiving the praises due
10 hts genius. The statue of Washington
when IA the Rotunda WAS slnost the wnr,t
abused work OF th. att in the country. Ynu
may perhaps remember the ~satiricsl critism
O' Henry A. Wise ia the House of RepreS.n-
ta.l'es some years since. In the national
Slei thst Tor along time disfigumd the Pub.
nc grounds ~ appeared much BITTER. bat In
'ne open attit Is one of the grdudest ~concrp.
IONS i have ever seen. and worthy of the true
fslnol aud christian gentleman whom il re-
presents. With a slight additional elevation
" would appear perhaps better. but it i, well
as u is IN The centre OF tho large green plat OF
,he eastern front OF the Capitol. Wander
lNu's natnFtnuN ,~.lI -
cant psnnels oi the Rotunda At an early d,y.
Congress has not yet decided who slpll he Inc
artist OF the last. The d.lay. however. has
rather becn from the abundance of comu.ti.
tors than from The want oi a sufficient num-. .
Ter.
Among The Senators arrived since nv las,
are hlessis Simple and Br,ze, OF Illinois.
htchlson. of Mo-. aud Pcnnybacker, OF va
MI brecse Is one OF the Regents of the Uni.
Iefsity, who wenr To hold a meeting yrsiet.
day. Mt Pennyhseker is another. MIR
Evans OF Me. was the third, but il not here
10 take part with his colleagues. Messrs.
owen oil Ia. and Hough of y. Y. are present
the part OF the House; the Speaker and
=, Ice PRESIDENT ARE also officers. There is,
ucre,ore, a quorum OF members ia the city, I
Snd The way open Ia proceed To business.
Some Of the " Liberty Party" men are uro,
The look out here for on office in which ,o
publish Their new organ. The editor is DIR.
"; nSiiey' OF Cincinnati. The publication. y
~ said, will certainly commence on the 6rs,I
January, 1917, and those interested BOAST
'bal lhey have secured abundant man, tnI
ensure the publication Of the papcr. aud of
having $1,000 in hand and a large list Of subj
'cnbcts. What iniatustinn, II this new ma.
per Is to embody any thing ol the spint Off
he Abolition journals Of the East. Ma, no
me here give consequence To this new dis.
ufDer OF the peace by an attempt to IAN a
lame o. excitement out Of the publication of
uch a journal Ut the Capitol. In these doll \
There are men who would glory iu the
onois OF msrtyniom. aud especisllr those {
ho labored ia vain Tor . good aud great name J
hen alive. I
WAsHiNGroS, Dec. I, Evening. Il
The Smithsonian Board Of Regents are all