The Indiana State sentinel., 1885-06-03
WASHINGTON.
A Letter From the National Capital.
Ths . Vice President, Representatives Mat
sOn, Ward, KIeiuer and LOwery-Points
About the City and the Capital.

@De0N VIZ 0HA thO OaPAte~Aa
WAsHISGToE, May 29.-The day bsfore he
left Indianapolis in company with Congress-
man Lowry, we called upon Vice President
Hendricks at Willards Hotel. We found
him in most pleasant quarters, his apart
ments, large, airy and cheerful looking.
handsomely furnished and immediately
fronting F street. "Indisnss beloved aad
honored SON. was figure most striking in
those psrlors, and We will never forget the
deep impression made upon Us By this great
and good man during this call. Often as we
had seen him before and listened to his elo-
ouence when addressing multitudes, in
speech combining logic with oratory, yet
had We not realized until on this occasion.
tho full grandeur of the msn. His fine, in.
tellectual cast of features, clear cut and ex'
pressive, with forehead both broad and high,
and with an unusual, though becoming,
pslor overspresding his face, combined to
make countenanSe that needs must distin-
guith him rs q man among men.
Congressman Matson left for home on
Wednesday, after having asslduously
labored for mis- constituents and his State
until he had accomplished about all thst
seemed possible st present. A few days ere
his departurs Colonel Mstson met us on the
street, his face Tadiantly bright as be dis.
played list of names of eighteen post
masters whom he had Just succeeded ia get
tlIg appointed. He has engaged a house
for a year in Washington, and viii return
with his family to reside here for that length
OF time. The Colonel believes in Congress-
msn's having his wife with him at this wick
cd Capital of the United Ststss as the most
eiiectual way OF avoiding ''the appearances Of
eviF' through the temptations that besst 3
public man.
Representatives Ward, Kleiner and Low
~, together win Senator Voorhees,. are here
to "remsin all summer" If they csl thus &C.
complish much good for their constituents
snd the Stste, and most faithfully are they
working. II our delegation from Indian
dOes net accomplish sll ner nearly all their
nstituents expect of them, our home peo.
pie can rest assured il is not from any lack
OF zeal and push.
For two Wesks we have watched them
daily to learn their ways and methods, and
can frankly assure the psople OF Iudiana
that no Congressman from any other State
are working harder than the members whom
We Rave n nentioned.
What 6 magnificent city is Washington" !"
vas our mental ejaculation yesterday as we
stood upon the dome OF the Capitol taking a
bird's-eye view Of the city ana its enYirons.
TIE ascent OF nearly 100 steps is q task, bat
the labor is rewarded by cne OF the finest
views in America. The " hIie House, State,
Treasury, Interior and P0stoffice Depart
ments, so plainly distinguishabe from all
other by their light color being of a!most
white sione); the new Pension office to wer-
ing above the other large structures like a
huge giant; the BuTeaQ of Engraving and
Printing and the Washington Monument en-
gage ones attention Immediately as con-
trsstipg so strongly with this rest of the city.
Then the avenues Tsdiating in all directions
from the Capitol, lined on either side By
rows OF tall buildings ab1Jting di-
Tecty on the brogd streets with
their wide walks; the slrset-car tracks
winding through SO many throroughfares,
and the twinkle of the bella reaching Us
from afar ss the carherse jogs along; the
railroads trailing through streets. out OF the
city ard into beautiful valleys uatil lost
sight of among the hills; peop'e moving
about every HheIe and seeming raers dTarfs
from our dizzy hsight-all c0Dablae TO in
press one with swe sud admiration. Tasn,
as We glance beg ond into the suburbs ana
across the country as far AZ eye can reach a
feeling OF exhilaration steals over Us at the
beauty and majesty of the prospect. Arling
ton Heights, Fort Whlpple, the barracks,
the asylum, huge, sombIe and foTbidding.
and away eff Alexandria, Fairfax and other
towns scattered among the hills and reced-
ing into the dim outlines OF great distances,
where al is as shadoEy as dresm-the
Potomac River, broad, blue aud placid,
dotted with boats largo and small, and al
most innumeraele, moving about Ike things
OF life.
But enough. To ENJOY this raTs treat as
we did yCu must see it. After
an hour thus spent rapturCusly conteml lat
ing the scene before Us We turned TO descend,
with sigh at the thought OF going back
anon men to Join in the prosaic tide where
all humanity must feat along up)n the
stream Of practical life, hund.um. monot.
onoug ard hateful though it be. But before
J leaving the Capitol let .us take glance At
this pslatial structure. Its site is Lofty bill,
an it stands in the midst OF several hundred
EcTes of ground, laid out and adorned with
all the skill and ingenuity ct mans com.
mand, and at an expense almost iRinits,
comparatively speaking, for money has been
poured out most lsvishly upon these grounds
and this building by Government anxious
this respect. The hslls, galleries aud stairgays
in the Capitol are perfect labyrinth, a5 be-
iwlldering slmost 10 stranger So the intrics-
cies OF the Catacombs and without guide
on would be completely lost but fer the
meroUs exits, whence ne can step outside
and take a new start. Constructed OF stone
and iron almost entirely, the buiidiog IL Are
proof, and always comfortably cool IA even
the hottest weather. The art OF decoration
in its finest work msnship and best taste is
every Whsrs Observable in the interior Fl 1ish,
while in architectural design the Capitol lie
almost perfection. Worthy is it. indeed. OF
our nation. and the work of adding 81.
changing and remodelipg which goes steadily
forwad each year will soon make ths Capitol
at Washington q fitting monument of our
greRtL ezs and prosperity. CHAMBERS.
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