St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-05-21

work was made from material brought
from St. Mary's county, AMI must have
been very attractive at an earlier day.
Qn the right hand CT this hall is the Sem
ate Chamber, very judiciously and taste
fully fitted up for the use of the Senators
cf the State It Is 81 by 10 fect-has
lobby and gallery for the use Of visitors.
Portraits at full length Of the distinguish
ed Charles Carroll, Of Carrollton, Samuel
Chase, William Paca and Thomas Stone,
ornament the walk, These we've the four
signers Of tie Declaration cf 1udcIcnd
ence on the part CT Mary land; and we're,
at that period, all citizens of Annapolis.
The 6rst named gentleman Was the last
Survivor Of that iliustrious band of patri-
cts nho sigued the Declaration Of Atae:i-
can. Independence. There is also in this
room a portrait Of the "hero Of the Cow
pens" s"-the virtuous and excellent John
Edscr Howard. In 1893, 80 '92, Mr..
Howard Was Govcroo: Of Maryland There
is a!~o in this room magnificent picture
Of *'Washington rcsisning his Ccmmis.
sioa.' This room is still mcrc memorable
as !eisg the spot upon Which was consum
mated one Of the greatest acts ct this
great ma;l. 1t vas here, on the 23d of
December l7S3, in the presence Of l'o,t
Houses Of the State Legislature, the Gov
ernor, Council, many military officer. and
crowd Of anxious spectators, that Il ash
;1g:5n-thc father Of his count1y-aftcr
having :escucd the American people from
foreign dc'uinion and usorpaticn, nobEy
LAID down his authority OF TIE altar O.! lib
e:t$ rcsighins lis commission into tic
hands Of Congress- Ard ii t*is room,
too: was ratified, IS the 2an:c Congress,
TIC :rea:y Of peace witt: {;rcat Britain, Of
1888, recognizing our independence. Tn
the Senate Committee Room, adjoining
the Senate Chamber, is portrait of
Pitt, the friend of America. In this pic
turc Lord Chatham is represented full
'lcneth, with cmblem2tic :;::nre& expressive
Of lis ho,o;;a princlE!cs
On the left Of the hail, direct, : crpo-
site the Senate Chamber, is the Cham
Der of the House of Dclcgat"s.
Immediately in front of the hall IF en-
trance the Library is situated; and above
the door is the "Coat Of Arms of the
State. This apartment has been recently
rcmodcied sr:l considerably cn|arged, and
is the most brilliantly ard claborate!y Or
namented Of any in the capitol. The
shelvings, alcoves, ratings, &c., arc Of the
best workmanship, richly painted and gid
ed. The Library has three galleries, ris-
ing one above the other, and all stored
with intellectual treasures The State De,
partment is directly over the Senate Cham
Der.
In the Governors room are several iet-
ters iu the handwriting of General WASH
ington, carefully preserved aud neatly
framed. In the Clerk Office OF the Court
of Appeals is suspended 4 large picture
presenting full length Hkcncss Of GEN
eral Washington, attended by General Ia
Fayettc and Colonel Tilghan,, his aid-dc-
camp-"sith the continental army passing
in review In his hand he holds the arti-
cles Of capitulation at Yorktown. I am
no connoisscur, and cannot speak intclli-
sibly Of the merits of these attractive
paintings. My study and practice Of the
6ne arts, you remember, ended with last
summers theatricals in Lower St. Cloud.
Within the circle enclosing the State
House, on the eastern margin CT the hill,
stands the Treasurer's Office. This build
ing is venerable, a: we'll as memorable, for
having been the Legislative hall Of the Pro-
vinciai Government. The accommodations
contrast strikingly with those of the pres
ent day.
From the State House and Episcopal
Church circles, respectively, many Of the
streets radiate and intersect each other at
points A very peculiar plan IN
deel, displaying series of triangulations
that woald iii Western .o~n-site propri-
ctor with distnay:
The Government House Is situated near
The east ebttahec Of the Naval A cademy
is y Handsome t*o<stotied e!ifice, pre-
sshtlos An extensive front. On each side
IF the ed;hcc are commodicu5 kitchens,
:attiage-houses, and stables with spacious
lots. 1t is altogether delightful and
suitable mansion for the residence Of the I