[For the American Republican,
"THE CAPITOL AND IT'S PUBLIC GROUND
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RANDOM SKETCH.


Upon yonder elevated and picturesque hill
stands that masterpiece of architecture, the
capitol-to gaze upon so magnificent and ma
iestic ediiice, whose lofty dome towers far
above the rest of the buildings-wthin its
marble halls has often been collected the as
sembled wisdom of this young, but mighty ma
ton, and from whence has burst forth, with all
its force and power, true eloquence from the
distinguished and great men of our free and
happy land-within the walls of this grand aud
noble building have originated measures nation
al in their character, which have been felt with
no uncommon degree of force through the
"length and breadth" Of this all powerful re-
republic.


But let US leave the building ITSELF and take
view ofthe beautiful grounds which surround
it,-how charming and pretty they are; behold
the thousand flowers in all their variety of CO.
lors, producing fragrant odour that is truly
delicious to lnhale; look at its green sward and
white pebbled walks its beautiful reservoirs,
with their handsome Jetdeans, with its golden
fish swimming in all their beauty,-then to see
the fno oak, with all its twisted branches,
which add soy greatly to its beauty, and the
horizontal directions of its boughs, spreading
over large surface, complete the idea of SOW
ereignty over all the trees of the forest. Even
the decayed oak