The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-29

esueht. to enable him 10 receive the people public
OCCASIONS, as they expect him TO do
me Patent OFee is noble structure. composed Of
ofek, freesone, and white Maryland marble, and
WIN be. when completed. the grandest building OF
uie Aihd IN The world. The plan represents build
ihk 7io feet by $50 teet-two stories and base
'"en's IL is OF the purest Grecan. Doric order of
architecture, and has noble portco on each of its
oai sides that on the south is completed, except the
e'npahum and metopes, which remain blank suppose,
oi want OF artists OF sufficient genius TO Cargo the
intended designs II is supported by of iu,ed
columns in row. and each column IS feet in circum-
This portico is the size and model OF the
SCUM end OF the Parhenon, the most celebrated spec
men OF Athenian architecture in the world.
Inc General Post Office is marble structure of
style OF architecture resembling that of the Capitol,
ou' less ornamented. The ground plan general
arrangement OF the rooms and passages is some
what similar to that of The Patent Office, but of much
smaller dimensions, being only about 300 feet square.
Inc passages are ornamented most extravaganty; the
entrances are mean, and not relieved by projecting
porcoes, but you enter through recessed pOrticoes
The top is spoiled by numerous tall chmneys. The
venetian windows and segments of circles over the
same and the groups Of threequaer columns all in
bad taste belonging TO the corrupt Italian instead OF the
pure Greek school OF architecture.
The south front OF the City Hall is chaste specimen
OF Grecianonic architecture whose parts are simple,
bold, and neutrality-suspicious. fine effect at dis
lance OF about 200 yards The whole front is about $50
feet by height OF 40 feet In viewing this beautiful
specimen OF architecture the beholder if he have the least
soul for the fine arts. but be delighted Whoever
designed this fas de certainly was master in archi,ec-
ture
The Treasury Buading. on the east, presents very
imposing colonnade, of the Grecan- Ionic ORDER from
the Erectheum at Athens The west front, facing
the Presidents garden, is very beautiful. This build
ing, howeveris not finished When it shall have been
extended north to the avenue, and shall have its wings
added, it will be noble structure It, however is badly
located. None OF the executive offices should be the
Presidents park Perhaps these buildings would be more
appropriately placed il they erected the two
squares directly north OF their present sites, and fronting
on Lafayette Square.
The Washington Monument is plain obesk of abou,
SO feet base and now 100 feet high and intended to
be elevated TO height Of 500 feet 1t is built Of blue
rock covered the outside by white marble from the
Baltimore county quarries When finished, think il
will be as imposing as the Bunker Hill Monument pro-
vided the architect does not surround the base with the
small Grecian columns represented in the engraving,
which will spoil the simple and grand effect OF the plain
Egyptian obelisk. The site is we'll chosen in the centre
of space formed by the intersection OF several avenues
on the bank OF the Potomac river
The National Observatory placed the summit OF
HILL in the centre OF University Square, the left bank
of the Potomac river Georgetown about 100 feet
above tide waer. II is poor-looking building The
instruments, however, very fine, and kept in good
order.
The Smithsonian Institute building is strange looking
structure know not what style OF architecture TO call it
Some call i, the Norman, but the Normans never built
such cong Generation absurdiles. as snguarly as
they sometimes made their buildings In the centre we
kind of Norman tower. the east baronia battle
ments, and the west monastic roofs and low door
ways The interior is badly arranged for the purpose fol-
which was intended The apartments entirely toe
small The public lecture ROOM instead OF being capable
Of accommodating five thousand persons will not com
fortaby seat five hundred The picture gallery contan
scarcely single suitable spot place picture and in
stead OF Introducing the light through The roof is ad
mted through the walls against which the pictures ough
TO be suspended The library room is very small and
badly arranged The room designed for the il
not vet reconstructed. | told il fell in when halt
finished, few seconds after number OF persons bad
Tit consider this building miserable abortion and
only worthy OF The dark ages, from whose architecture
is pretended 10 have been borrowed Instead Of being
fire proof the interior is mostly of wood II is badl,
located on the great Mall, which will be thus broken
up by IT, and the adjacent walks and fences. The
Mall should not have been cut up and subdividec
into small sections it, but should have been left
a. General Washington had il laid down the origiaa
map in one grand park, extending from the Capitol Il
the Potomac for the benefit OF the peoples and the prime
val oaks and other forest trees should have been pre-
served in groups protect the people from the rays
our burning sun, and for giving il the appearance
Of beautiful landscape, instead OF cutting down III,
sold oak tree for fte wood. One OF the trees dowr
was said 10 have existed several centuries, and TO hav
produced 20 cords of wood Had | been present a
the cutting OF it's venerable trunk, should have ex
claimed in the language OF Morris
/ .woodman, spare that tree !"
intended to have given brief description OF olhe
public buildings and places in Westinghouse the Arse
| nal, Navy Yard, Congressional Burial Ground, Aims
house Peni,e ntiayof several beautiful private residen
ces-of the public schools, churches, and the publ
parks, and TO have said something about the naura
advantages Washington possesses for successful prosecn
lion of manufactures and commerce but this attc
is already extended TO tresome length, mus, defer Il
another day what have to say upon these subjects.
| SAIOMON.
Tn the Democratic Associations throughout the Uni
i ted States.
Your attention respectfully solicited tho following re.ou