The daily union., 1852-04-11

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vote may no, there be mlsagerrssaoa However, NJ
President, shall do 60 very hfiefy Ths smsndneni
proposes TO stop the work where ~ Tor ne
lion OF the wings of the Capitol eoncssned PROPOSES
also TO restore the grounds 10 The eondion 70 wheh
ther proposes pay the labofs what tsy would have
earned they had been continued "a employment fhe
last proposition think. fair and iasl % them and ne
government do insrgsri 10 The work Itself be
lieve the plan adopted WHICH viii never saswei
the purpose ior which IL II designed, or. AZ least that
it will not answer thai purpose 20 well AZ many other
plans which might be adopted. believe that will Do.
sroy the architectural harmony and beauty Of the Capitol
aogetberthatit will make u what has been very justly
termed by the senator from Arkansas architectural
monstrosity" II will render il inconvenicHi such de-
gree as TO make almost impossible 10 transact the basi
ness oil legislation, especially nj the close OF session
l am OF opinion also that the proposed enlargement Is
altogether greater than is as large
again as the dimensions contemplated BY the committee
which had that matter under charge the last session o
Congress detached from the rest OF the building
it will run 10 the very limits OF the public grounds,
begetting the necessity for extending The public
grounds and for buying private popery and we shall
incur an enormous expenditure, which, has been well
observed, is chiefly TO be incurred for the benefit of p
vate individuals
But, sir, taking another view Of the natter must say
that shall be opposed to the stopping Of this work, il
is TO operate 10 the injury OF those who have In some
measure been made helpless by its delay, and on whom
the action of Congress has imposed burden which is
hard TO be borne. allude 10 the aboers employed on
the work have listened with great attention to the
reading OF the report OF the engineers who have exam
ned this work do not profess 10 be architect my
self, nor mechanic experienced in this kind OF work
do not know how many senators have personally in
speced the work, but know that some of them have
and, far as have heard them speak in regard TO IT,
not one OF them has spoken otherwise than in terms Of
dissatisfaction; and when we come to reflect upon the
reasons of that dissatisfaction, il TO perfectly
astounding that such report should have been made
Everybody knows the difference between the tenaci,y OF
INDIA RUBBER ana mat oil common sand LII
architectural skill or science TO distinguish between them
Every knows what would be the effect of exposure OF
the outside OF wall to the weather, and what would be
the result at the distance OF four feet within Any one
tell the difference in the capability OF cobble-stone
and shesto or solid block of stone used in the
foundation to sustain the supersuctue and far as
have heard senators speak of this matter who have
sonally inspected it, their opinion is, that the work thus
far has been improperly constructed and OF improper ma
terals.
My investigations in respect TO the material Of which
these foundations have been constructed have led 10
several discoveries passed along the outside OF the
wall. and took my canewhch is slender and not
pointed with ironand put ii in one OF the cracks,
and actually ran il 10 the full length OF the into The
wall. noticed that part of the filling OF the wall
OF brckbats and spoke OF il 10 several persons They
said it could moi be possible assured them il was so
and, that might be doably certain myself went to the
place where ! had seen The brckbas before, and 10
and behold they were not there. II was during little
rainstorm, and looked in vain for them where had
them but looking underneath there they were for
MORTAR brckbats and all had fallen out, in consequence
OF the rain then looked further, to see II | could find
similar places; and can 60 with senators, either ndi.
vidualy with the body, and show them Ave hundred
brickbats in that wall can 60 further, Notwithstanding
the report will say that can find places where. with
common teaspoon can scoop, from the outside OF the
wall, the mortar, easily scoop up mush
or hasty-pudding as would be called at the North
Will you tell me- them that this is the proper kind of
material with which to construct wall like that Have
never seen log cabin put up Have never seen
common chimney or brick wall pulled down And have
mot seen the great difficulty with which the is de-
tached from the stones and brick IL is of the
dlfcult things TO be done IN the masons business to
clear oh the mortar from brick stone and instead OF
using mason's uowel, they commonly make use OF a
hatchet Yes sir, with my litte hngernai remove
the mortar from the outside OF that wall, and you can
judge whether on the inside il is hardened or not can
show distance OF four feet up and down that wall
where there Is not stone large my head, and
defy oil the engineers between this city and Kamschatka
10 point out one large my double fist. And them 10
help out this wreched MATERIAL they have inserted brick
bats, which fall out with every rainstorm.
These the facts; and il seems TO that senators
cannot have inspected that wall, they would have
their brains turned round, they would not be
oompos rentis were, to believe such report
have had on this subject know not the who make
the report but God Almighty only knows how scientific
men can give such evidence they sometimes do in the
city OF Washington. To me il is utterly inexplicabe,
and probably will be TO the day of my death.
repeat, again, that can go and with finger pick
out brickbas from the outside of this wall which has
been exposed for six months have done So Some Of
the senators have examined the walls with me, and so
far have done il, IL has been dcae not build
ers or archectsnot OF science, but senators
and those with whom have made this examination have
expressed themselves dissatisfied with regard to tile quail
ity OF the work. Then, while / would not do anything
TO inure single person who has been kept here during
long and severe winter waiting for empoyment-whllc
would not deprive them OF singe dollar, but would pay
themas the senator from Arkansas Mr. BoRLAND] has
SAID he would doher expenses in reaching their homes
and il justice require 1t, would pay them months
wages aiier they get home-l not for going 10
hnue The building In the first place. because the charac
ter OF the structure commenced is unwiedy and
such as suited Tor The purpose for which is to be used
and, secondly because 1t is TO be erected foundation
OF such character that do beeve those who have
made favorable uiil liyet IN