The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-10-04
TH!i. EsCrRIAI.


hundred and eighty feet III breadth, was reared
by Phhlip u, IN the middle OF the sixteenth cen.
tury, ut an expense Of about 'f,y millions OF
d"iidrs. ihlllp auvicrc, gloomy f.I,atlcal
leeted TINS "iid and gloomy iislncss a. the site
+ u his palace, and reared the regll mansion in
the form OF A groiiroH, ~ communication of
the instrument ai the mafiyrdon Of St Law
renee. ne embellishments OF modern Kings,
ana 'ir luNurAnt iouagc Of tree End shruhberv,
nave no" invested even tins unconih order 0t
architecture with Kind Of venerable beauty
-Four towers at the angle, present the lcgs Of
the gudron. The Spanish description Of thu,
structure forms large quarto volume. II Is
stated that there are eleven Thousand door.
I rms may De an ,Naggcrauon, and yet the
enormous cdiiirr' with H. cupoia, It's domc>,
'ts towers u, e'mpsl library. painting gallery
and coicgr, fnau.oleH1, cloi,ier,, regal saloons,
apartments for domes'Ns and artisans it. parks,
Gardens, walks, aud fountains, constitute all
most city 10y itself \ statue OF 81 Law.
renee - Over the grand entrance, with glK
/ 5rdiron IN his hand
Spacious reservoirs. constructed upon the
ncighhoring moubi.jns collect the wajcr. con.
ycyed b. slucdHcts. to supply nincty-two fonn-
u'n- \ very belH.iul road, about mile ia
f length, irIn-ed with oft, oms aud Indcn4, j.,
the a,euc to tins magnificent palace, and
-uhiyfrancan corridor ol equal length, archod
with stone, connects the tdlee with the neigh
boring village
Underneath the building Is the subicrranean
chamber called the Pantheon, the bur..l place
/ OF the t"lal family. II j. Il yer, magnificent
apartment, circular IN lis form, thlriy-sN feet in
diameter, ITS walls encru,icd with the most
beautiful ana high.y polished marble Here r.
pose the Wondering remains of the Spanish
one above another 4 l,pg ar,l,rd stairway
lined with polished marble. beautifully ,e,n,d
lruudue,, TO thi, inan.ol,um. far beleN the sur.
face Of the earth. 4 magnificent chandelier.
~u peuled from the r,.l,,,t. II. h,h.rl upnn "a.
t-..ordinary otca,.oa,. and sheds uoondiy trll.
lance npon mi, Grand sc, gloomy mansion of
the dead The labor II many wear, WAS deyo.
ted 70 the construction of ih, sepulcbre.
For ncar, three hundred wear, the domes
aud towers Of this mommrn, of spanish rrand.
eur and .upey~fiiion have wlibstood tlr storm.
which have sven, the summer and wrecked the
winter, sky. Many generation. of kings. with
tncr accumulated ibrong of couriIcr,. have.
itp ocean uie-. chbcd aud flowed through
these halls But now the Escur5i ia bu 90
m ga aai Of the past, neglected and forgotten.
Two aguited monks, llat the spirits OF dead
ages. creep no.sciessy through lis cloi,ttr,.
aad the Fcus.ge melody of their maths and Yes
pcrs floats mourutuJiy through their desert.
ed halls, Here have brcn Witnessed SCENES OF
rc,plry and scenes Of tanauc.-in--the spirit ui
sincere tiioush misguided petY and the spirit
of rccke~-ne,s and hcarru-dcfng curse, such
IL few earthly ahodrs have ever exhibited The
fountains still throw up their beautiful Jet, bat
the cavaliers aud the ugh.born maiden, and
danes who once thrnHgcd them haNe di.ap-