Government buildings at york, canada. Perhaps only one government building and perhaps not the American Army after all. This provided the burning of the public buildings provided opponents of the location with an opportunity to argue for removal without having to did he mean the city. During the month prior to convening of congress in late september 1814, residents expressed fears that the opponents of the city might prevail. Washington socialite eliz a, granddaughter of washington, went so far as to accuse secretary of war john armstrong, jr. , of allowing the british to capture the city in order to give ammunition to those who wished to move from the potomac and win himself Political Support in what might have been upcoming campaign. The 13th congress reconvened in the Patent Office on september 19th. While members talked privately about the possibility of an immediate removal, president James Madison assured them that the buildings were only the burning of the buildings were only a
Chenoweth in two images here based on latrobes description. By her side stands the American Eagle supporting her left hand in which is the cap of liberty. Her right presents a scroll, the constitution of the united states, her foot treads upon a reversed crown on as a footstool and upon other emblems of monarchy and bondage. Franzoni also carved a spread winged eagle in the entrance. Its wings spread 12 feet, 6 inches in breadth. Four relief panels opposite the eagle were personifications representing agriculture, art, science and commerce. All were ruined in the fire but some vague outlines of horizontally oriented figures are discernible on latrobes 1815 sketch of the burnt colonnade. They suggest latrobe designed these based on the tower winds. When latrobe planned the sculpture for the second House Chamber, he resurrected his 1810 athena liberty. Franzoni made him enlarged in plaster and placed above the speakers chamber. Latrobes final figure of liberty holds the unfurled constitu
Worthy of the expense they may occasion, the consideration of the character in which the records shall be written and of the style is the only one before us. It may, indeed, be said that as good laws may be made in a wigwam as in the capital and that all decoration is useless and all history mere idle amusement. The senate by the constitution of our country represents not the majority of the people like the house of representatives but the individual states as corporate bodies. If their chamber is to be decorated at all, the decoration should have the character consistent with the character of the body for which it was built. Their character as the assembly of the states is that which is most prominent. The practice of representing communities by female figures hayes existed since the dawn of hit. An unknown statute without attributes is every where received the portrait of an individual. This then remains the only question, it is a question respecting the talents of the architect and
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