National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-06

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adaptea y II the discharge Of the duties eo1ndsa
% them They were exceedingly eareIal, IN
lormes. themselves on all subjects saDmlt.ea tor /
their confederation studied to be economieat IN 1
the = eTpenditures and siited the character OF |
u persons recommended for employ ment IN tne |
'endeavor to secure the services Of the nsht per
son m The ripbt Mace In all matters Of im-
pOrtance they consulted the Freslaent, WAC
mOdestly, but fraIkly, gave them ne n sd o.
mine their actions. And yet, MISUNDERSTANDING
their efforts faIt6faily 70 acquit themselves In
avoid All lust cause of complaint and censure,
they were set upon and shamefully abused and
slandereds The President, ensertainlng the iqii-
knowledge Of them, did not suffer his mind 20 De
disturbed BY the elamor raised about them; but
every instance sustained their conduct, being
satisfied that they had done nothing but ther
duty As@oS z, ~ asiy S s5d sceS.e R5OE
edge as an engineer, was employed N tn1t eSpeto-
ity' % carry out the plan of the city, when ne
had devised ana which had been approved py
TIE President HeWas
rETUuEET AID PERvERsE ifRENoHMAE,
md was not only iusubordinato himself to the
commissioners, but made those under himimitatO
Commissioners, PAID no attention to their
dreotiGns and seemed g. 70 seek occasion ,n e
of DuddiDgtcn was building house and Il was
ready 20 be rooted, when It was discovered that
It slightly projected into the street No one
would have objected TO it, remaining where n
was as It incommoded No one, and the street
most likely would not be used by any one but the
family for many years. The Commissioners = saH
gave orders accordingly. This fred up the tras-
chile Frenchman, who, under cover OF night Prso-
tieed a coup d'efdt upon Mr.. Carroll, knowing
that he had an injunction in HIS pocket, ready %
be served upon him at moments warning, ana
razed his house to the GROUND. inc oai!e.n agI "a
within the building Hne, by order Of the Presl-
dent, out of the same materials, and placed in
the condition 1t was when L'Enfant In rage
determined to demolishit This was only enc OF o
NUMBER OF vExATIoUs ACTS
committed by the Major, and the President, not
Withstandine his desire to retain his services,
nding II impossible for the commissioners to get
along with him, embittered as he was against
them, consented TO his removal. On notifying
him Of the discontinuanee Of his services he was
informed that Il had been concluded 70 give him,
In addition to what he had received, i've hundred
EuiBeas and any lot he might select not designated
for public use. He seorniully rejected the prof.
The city by general consent was called 'IThe
Federal City" and not by any authority. II is,
in fact the city Of the States and the represents
tive OF their union. Mr.. Jefferson and Mr.. Madi-
son were on their way to Virginia, and at the re-
&eorEetown. had a nesting with tie c0mmls-
sioneTs and communicated TO them all that
transpired at conference, invited oy the
tion to q number Of very important sub.
jeots. Mr.. Jefferson and Mr.. Madison were
give me Commissioners full and detailed state
ment of the suggestions made, and the views gen.
orally entertained BY the participants IN the con.
ference in relation TO the interests OF the seat OF
government. At this meeting Of the commits
sioners, which was held November Is, l79l,
large amount Of business was transacted, and the
name Of the
HcITY OF WASHINGTON p
WAS given TO the Federal City. number OF
plans for the Capitol were sent to the eommis-
sioners in pursuance Of their advertisement, and
that of DR.. William Thornton, an amateur areht-
tect, was approved by the President. IL was
very elegant plan, but there were many serious
objections 70 Il and MT HaleI vas deSsd ts %
lures Of the original, and that IL should Dc con-
sideTed DIR. ThoTnton's PLAN W hen plans Of the
Presidents Palace, as the Presidents House was
then called were invited, Mr.. James Hoban, an
architect from Charleston, South Carolina with
strong letters of Recommendation to the Presi-
dent visited Philadelphia. The President gave
him letter Of introduction to the commissioners,
and his plan, out Of number offered, was
missioners, accompanied by large number Of
FreemasOns, architects and inhabitants OF George
town and Washington, marched In procession to
the selected location, and laid the cornerstone o.
THE PRESIDENTS HOUSE.
Mr.. Hoban was put in charge as the architect to
superintend the erection Of the building. He
made himself acceptable TO every one, and became
supeTintend the WORK at the Capitol he sus-
tafned high reputation in his probes
sion, and was universally respected Ior his in
tegrity and gentlemanly demeanOr. HIS
son, the late James Hoban, was appointed United
states District Attorney Of the District Of %
eIoquence, as well as being worthy and exem-
plary citizen. Mr.; james Hoban; promising
young member Of the washington bar, Ii a son OF
the late District Attorney. In 1900
THE GOVERNMENT WAS REMOVED
from Philadelphia to the city Of Washington,
which continued gradually to grow until the war
Of 1879, when 1t received great back on being
burnt the Capitol, the Presidents house, the
public buildings, the arsenal and navy yard. The
Question Of removing the seat OF Government was
" the faVOrable mOment Of
plshing It, III could ever be achieved; but
the patriotism and wisdom Of Congress rose above
the occasion, and It was resolved 70 lin the city
from its ashes and reconstruct 1t with all practical
BILE dispatch. When the northern wing OF the CRpi-
tOl was about being completed an appropriation
the Supreme Courtroom Of the United States,
and 10 alter and adapt the old courtroom for the
law library Of the court. The plans were drawn
by Mr.. Edward Clark, the present architect Of
the Capitol, and submitted to q committee Of the
judges appointed by the Court as an advisory
board. TIE committee unhesitatingly approved
them, and Mr.. CLARK, as architect, superintendent
the work. 1t may not be amiss TO mention an IN
cident in connection with the late Chief Justice
fancy, which illustrates his patriotism and his
affection for the memories OF our great men. He
addressed note TO the Commissioner Of Public
Buildings, expressing an earnest desire that, as
far as was consistent with the accommodations Of
the court, the leading features Of the Senate
the
HALLowED AND PROUD ASSOCIATIONS
that lowered around it. His request was rigidly
complied with, and no one familiar with the |
cha ber before its alteration can fail 10 recognize
it Immediately on entering, from its general out
lines. On the completion OF the north wing OF |
the Capitol, the senate appointed committee 70
to the new chamber, which made a report January |
4, 1859 accompanied by a diagram showing the |
disposition that had been made Of the seats and |
desks for Senators, othcers and reporters; and |
proposing, after an address by the Hon. John y. |
Breckinridge, the Vice President, that they |
should form procession in the usual order and |
proceed to the new chamber and occupy II. Sem
ator Critteuden moved the immediate adoption Of |
the report, and made one Of the most touching |
to in that chamber On the adoption Of the re- |
port Vice President Breekinridge arose and, In |
his address, which for appropriateness and elo- |
quence could mot be surpassed He beld the /
floor and galleries, spellbound, and not even Q |
whisper escaped from any spectator. Every eye |
was directed TO the speaker, and every ear In |
clined towards him to catch the glowing words |
that fell from his lips. In referring to the
ORATORS AND STATESMEN
who had graeed that chamber he felieitously re- |
marked: Hereafter the American and the |
tot vii turn With HstnctTS Tsvs ere 70
view the spot on which 50 many and |
great materials have accumulated for history. |
They will recall the images Of the great and 1
the coed, whose renoWn is the common property /
of the Union, and chiefly, perhaps, they will lin
three whose names and fame, associated in life |
death has not been able 70 seVer-inustrfousm men,
who in their generation. sometimes divided, some
times led and sometimes resisted public opinion; |
for they were Of that higher class Of statesmen /
who seek the right and follow their convictions. |
There sat Calhoun, the Senator, infiexible, aus /
tere, oppressed, but not overwhelmed by his deep
sense Of the Importance Of his public functions;
seeking the truth, then fearlessly following TIA
man whose unspar1ng intellect compelled all his /
emotions 10 harmonic with the deductions OF his |
rigorous logic, and whose noble conference ha- 1
bitually wore the expression Of one engaged In /
the performance Of nigh public duties. This was /
Webster's seat. He, too, was every inch Senh-
tor Conscious Of his own vast powers, he repOsed |
with confidence on himself, and, seorning the con-
triVances OF smaller men, he stood among his /
peers all the greater for the simple dignity Of bis
Senatorial demeanor. Type Of his Northern |
home he rises before the magination, in the grand
and granite outline Of his form and intellect like
great New England rock repellng New Eng |
land wave. AS writer his productions viii be |
cherished by statesmen and scholars while the |
English tongue is spoken. As Senatorial ora |
tor his great efforts are historically associated |
with this chamber, whose very air seems yet TO |
yibrate beneath the strokes Of his deep tones and
his
wEIeHTY WORDS.
On the outer circle sat Henry Clay, with his. /
impetuous and ardent nature untamed by age, /
and exhibiting in the Senate the same vehement /
patriotism and passionate eloquenee that Of yore
electrified the House Of Representatives and the /
country. His extraordlnary personal endoWmeuts,