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and adorned exteriorly with domes and stately 

 columns, and interiorly with many valuable 

 paintings and statues, among them, of course, 

 a portrait and statue of the illustrious Wash- 

 ington. 



I heard some speeches in the House of Re- 

 presentatives on the M'Leod affair ; the ora- 

 tors delivered themselves fluently and clearly, 

 and with considerable eloquence, and from 

 what I heard, I should set them down as 

 speakers superior to many who make a figure 

 in our House of Commons. 



After having been also in the Senate, I was 

 taken by Mr Greig to wait upon the Presi- 

 dent of the United States, Mr Tyler, who 

 rose from the office of Vice-President by the 

 unlocked for death of General Harrison. The 

 President resides in a handsome house, pro- 

 vided by the nation, commanding a fine view 

 of the Potomac river. Mr Tyler is a man of 

 slender figure, of middle age, plainly dressed, 

 and of a keen intelligent countenance ; and I 

 must say, speaking literally, that he received 

 me " very graciously." 



