National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-11-01
THE Ext iCUTIVE MANSION
sNr OF ITS SURROUNDINGS.

Fiewers .-Histsry OF the BuIIaius-.Ief-
fersen's ssatue.
Il IA arrange. vet none the leas true. That
go wraps corta,p tbinrs In spch a my,,ic
arb Of sacredness that when the ycrdlgris |
u time has formed lp mossy covering deeply |
ipos them, the hand that molests Ia deemed |
hat Of an intruder, and the pious faces OF |
hose -Sho linger with us curtained by the sill |
Ier o. snowy fringe Of three score and ten"
'ears are hidden or turned away in holy hor- |
10 as the "ancicnt landmarks are removed"
Bat such Ia the genius of our American ciyll- |
zatlon, and the daring Of her fsvorltc off, |
spring, which We call Progress, that she braves
the criticlsms which her acts excite, and sub
mlts TO the verdict OF the present and future
for approval, a. tho now forms Of beauty rise
from the scenes OF her iabors to shame to OBJ
lN,on loe oeiormi''es 'o'which they form sub
sutnscs.
Such must be the reflections of a candid OBJ
server of the changes In which The c,,izen. NJ
orr ,a,,on,, ,,.,,r,r,,,. o., ,,,,,,, i,,,... -,
$500. ~ "'' ~" ''"s' ""'"
'uoseS Va magnihccn' uisVancos mud
smcarvd In winter and dust-clouded In sum-
mer, In fast becoming, as has been appropri-
atcly remarked BY the apprccia,Iye critic.
A ~ h.a ...l H.,
lbs =. oy nv ,oy io'o,o''
lneso thoughts are forced upon the observer
With nore than usual power who stands to-
day In front Of the
.-u u
A.ooI,h MANsioN,
and witnesses the picturesque elegance which
has succeeded the previous and till recent
commonplace and tlme-worn appearance of
tho ,,.c,o,. rcserva,Ion which IA embraced
Il ,'. q s -, =, -
oo'"eo" ,uo eo,o''u po'en Vi 'no "nuns'ou
and the walks OF Pennsy lvania avenue. SEMI
circular Ia fern, and handsomely inter-
| ~rr.,A vsb ,hsM ,rcca of mature growth
| ,h,s ,nacc ,o,d for many vo.r. In a ncc,oc,.J
~ '. "eoy y.' an Wv
condiuon, i~ rough carpcung Oh uncared lor
Wild grass, unbrokcn by the presence OF a
shrub or flower, and presided over by that
borrid mlsrepresentstiop. tbo
| -
STATUE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON,
all Imprisoned by an iron fence of quaint de-
sipu, wrought Into a series Of oval figures.
| from the rims Of which spiked heads dartcd
In every direction, ind catlng In their omInous
silence that entrance was strictly forbidden,
This statute (familiarly known In the columns
! of our Sunday contemporary, the Capit1i. as
| -'Old yerdigris," from The fact that il was
either painted green or has become so by the
| gathering yerdiyrjs of time representing
| Thomas Jefferson, the father Of thc Dcclara,
| ton of Independence, with that sacred parch.
L mcnt in his hand, was made by n French
sculptor named X, I, David In 1873 upon
the order Of Captain Uriah Philp. Secretary
OF tho United States Navy, who brought ID Il
i America placed IL on exhibition in The Ko.
tupda Of nc Capltol, and rendered II 10 Inc
A Government as a Gift, :,
1t was, however, refused BY the United
States as being an imperfect and unworthy
Il rcpraseutation of the great statesman, md
Congress ordered It's removal from the Capi.
I. .nis was ouring tue administration OF
a. s.socia,ion nj douocra,,. Jr,.,r,.,
,.hisF among whom were Coi Wm F.shs
..~unissIoner of nnb,,cShni,dinas :. Ii,n,,:y,
Msur. pubilc Gardener and Jcr.m,ab suit
p.r. a foreman stone.cutter NJ The Canitni
| rroured the nriyileye Of remo~ins ,be sta,n,
M aheir own personal ernenss aSd s"e ers sS
| m in front nj tho EScc,tiYc Mansinn roianp
Essby Ind Inc statue trnnspor.cd IN its new
$40 where N was nlaced nnon a ned.ste, n,
| ayy tho hands of Mr' Suliiyon ihc iend.,.an nm
| rsricning nj The .urroundings he,n" aono K,
| III. Mari When compleicd ibcsc gentlcmcy
| assembled Tor The npyciilng of tSe s,ai,,a
| President TYLER associaiins binsclf viii
!. them on the occasion,
Here n ina stood duripy ,brco d,c,5o. n
mingled storm and sunship. as n constant instant re- q
2 mlnder IN slY snccessIye prcsiJen,s oS ,h,
ss,.'rt',.s .srsos nno,, ,S csu m ILL., .. tu
1 terson holds in his hand mill n annaron
| psbiic. Ignorant Of lis iaek Of merit as \ woIl
~ art bad learned IN IooL nnnn !, % VIII ~,
ercnce In memnrv 81 ,hc m,,,b,n 5os5 10
head ia niiIowed hcn.aih ,hc SHADES ~ Won
ticello ''"'" WV '""''' Vi nv"
Inss:r.o,., ,,.,,,, ,., ,,t. ., ~.
rosnnyod 20 q sno, aas, n ,hn r an,',i,., NJ,
SLIM who're ,he inst \. , yo, ni.i,h, - nm ,m
p.,dsstrian of Pennsyiyania avenue To.da,
ia Won nass Inc rescrvatIon Tho ala sno,
as yoI Psss INC fese''a''on' INC od spot
BEAuTIFuL FOUNTAIN,
from which tina llmpId WATERS rlse In n linn
, sand iets and dvuTcs Of snrnv tbrongh shic
, | the varying hues of Inc rainbow arc mirrors
beneath each MONDAY sun as they drop /
MYRIAD diamonds over the clusters of ..l,uil
, / rushes" below.
pear. shaped plals of the richest lawn pras
diyorge In every direction. intersnerscd viii
Others in circular form from the cmcrai
surface Of which fiower-beds project in eli
| giant proportions. beneath whose rich soil m
choicest hyncjnths. tuicps and Greens.
T.. have bccp cerefully laid avn for their wintS
sleep. BewItchingly Intersccting and sul
rounding ali these grass pjats arc gray,
walks ~ convenient md tos,cInl dimepsion
. admitting approach TO apy and every seclio
. of Inc grounds.
g Bepeath the shade trees skirtipp the dec
q rated QrOunds east and WpSly ard the sOil bl
= been rsJnccd N n nerfect Grade in nniformjt
0 with that of Tho paths and This SPACE bs
0 been planted and rolled with lawn prass sec
+ that ia downy surface NAV correspond viii
the sodded norton when The smilIny sprin
shall have Kissed away IN, winter frostsI
The old iron scmi.circular fence has bee
entirely removed. 40 that noibinr intcrven,
10 break inc beauty of The view 10 and fro,
The mansion,
Crossinv The drive eastward We entcr {
once upon Tho beautiful lawn az tending IN m
o ayennc which scnaraics tho Treasnsv frn,
o tbe Presidential rronnds. 10 the sidewalk .
|. which IL rolls in emerald fresbness' and fro,
!, which il IL senarated Inv n modern iron rail
!, delicate proportIons ri in n granite has,
!, These grounds commnnlcatc with one mr.
other b1 means Of n donbIc paIr nj GRAM,
! stcns Winding IN The foot of lie maths nno
" the lawn above. which ia Generously provide
y witb ornamcntal sbads trecs
y CrossIn% Inc driyc from The N,p.,on IN m
avenns wssstwsrd We arr erected hy n Ia wr y :
sImilar "itractIyeness stretcbinr awav i" N
con.orvstorv on Tho sontb and IN thc vest =
tbs aysnms iateIv onencS whlcl, senerates N
War Nav and state Departmcpts from n
Eracn,Iys Grounds w.
FoiiowinS The Aycpue soptbward we An
II extendiny many aeres into the old nal
l $50 ose 1870