Smyrna times., 1860-04-26
coRREsPON NDE NCE.
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON. d. c., April ls, 1860

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,horoughfare of this City, the Psnnsylvania
Avenue. The sun will soon set, and the night
Gomez AT this moment fine array of fashion
autsers before me. This array, laowsver. is not
SO great as that Of yesterday. Yesterday the
sun shone beautiful, air 6na. and walk here
very pleasant. This cty excels all our cities
far excels them--in this respect. Boston,
New-Yosk, Philadelphia, and our country too,
does act waat for gaiety, but Washington is
before ihem. Here is united oil the highest
style of all our country. and geIierally of more,
asthis place must be seen by every foreign Wis.,
i,os. This was fully shown at .he Presidents
leyee which came off last night Every room
was crowded. and the splendor of the personal
garb seemed to outdo the spleador around.--=
Many parents wish to introduce their children
into Washington society. get them within the
circle that moves here. 1t may have fine eff
feet upon their manners and department gen.
orally. But opine lhat this is net the best
circle. While it touches off the personal shape
and loads it with satins gives Tie hand and the
head just the proper wave at greet ng, and puts
fine words upon the tongue in the conversation.
it leaves the morals anirimmsd, and cultivates
sheir impure growth. The names of Baiioli,
Key and Sicklss are now Worldwide through
this. Cowardice is now here generally spoken
as belonging to one os the parties of the late
expected duel, tAsoagh this. Or, fits effects
reach nsl ibis fas 10 common. i fills the mIRd
with husks, and not the true coin.
shink every American citizen shsaid visit
his eonntry's Capital He feels the fires of pa
triessm in bis bosom while at home, and he
will And something here to stir :hem higher
These splendid public works cali scarcely greet
his eye without swelling his bosom. They are
sll on grand scale. aeedi not tell their
Rames-they are alluded to in every newspaper
of the land. have visited st,veral Of them,
and they contain TOO much 10 look at-too
Inach. The Capitol. with its terrace and walks,
It's halls and Offices, its sculpture and paintings
the Patent Office, containing faodels of every
implement ever thought Of to flow the sea, to
part the earth, or work in air, together with
Gen. Washington's Revolutionary dress and
equipments. and various paintings and bssis ;
the Smithsonian, with its lectur broom, gallery
of paintings philosophical room, and museum,
where Is preserved specimens of every thing
that lives, whether shelly, finny, serpensine,
feathery, hairy. or human, OF almost every
cline and longitude, (human excepted9 and
cloths and war instruments of nearly. every Al
rican. Asiatic and Oceanic tribe; the Botanical
Garden, where plants Of eyeiy country are
propagated; the National Observatory, where
are the l2 o clook ball and all astronomical in
struments, even to the equatorial telescope
the White House and adjoining structures for
The Departments; and dozen other buildings
and galleries, &C., &c, will give the readei
smotions of pleasure and admiration; and he
will retire to his hsme glad that his nation il
worthy of such capitol, and laas IT, and viii
find 10 his heart new reason for being union
man.
The human specimens alludsii to above form
perhaps, the most interesting part Of the muse.
pm of the Smithsonian. Thej are Egyptian
Mummies. If we refer to the appearances Of
their person or features, we cannot say they
are well preserved. There 10 not an eye, or
nose. OF mouth, or Il thnk) chit upon any one
Of the sex The skin may be seen in some
places. but the bones oiteaer. The flesh that
has come of, however, has done so since theiI
exposure to air. From their size would think
one a child, three youths, and tw, full grown.
could aol help thinking. while gazing here, ol
the splendor Of Egypt in Moses time. and thai
perhaps this form before me wat that of one o
the oppressors of Israel.
When | arrived here on Monday last, and
had passed The afternoon, wis struck with
three things had seen. The first was Penn
sylyaaia Avenue, running direct from the capi.
tol by tAe White House. mile distant. and on
to Georgetown, about l60 feet wide and edged
with ornate hotels. The next was the grsaI
wssle Of room in the capitol. This appears
jast now, but which will not after dozen OF
more years. Old chambers and officers aays
beoa vacated for new oaes, and other uses fol
sks old ones have not yet been found. The
third was the great confusion In the Hall o.
Representatives. Before saw the members,
heard them. And when took My seat, | could
scarcely hear a speech, though at the neares
point Immediately in front of the Speakers
chair. Fifty are sometimes upon. their feet a
once. some walking, and olhers anugged away
upon the lounges in tho passway around lh,
hall, and any one and every one laughing ant
talking as loud as be pleases These conduc
themselves as badly out of The House 40 in it
This strikes stranger rather unfayorably
Well might an old man, who has seen the de-
, iibsrations of other days. remark yssterda,
while leoking at them from the gallery, . Oul
country cannot stand with such men at tae heas
of L. A change muss be made" Our country
Wen should look well To whom they give thei
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