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fcure and art that can well be imagined. The first time 

 I visited the State House, I heard the Hon. Amasa 

 Walker ( to whom I had been introduced by my friend 

 Elihu Burritt) deliver an eloquent and telling speech 

 in the Senate, in condemnation of the Hon. Daniel 

 "Webster's speech delivered in Congress on the slavery 

 questi n. 



The Custom House is located on India street, be- 

 tween two of the principal wharves. It is in the form 

 of a cross, built of granite, and cost upwards of a 

 million dollars. It is one of the most beautiful and 

 antial buildings in the United States. 

 Fanenil Hall Market, or, as it is generally called, 

 " Quincy Market," is one of the finest in the United 

 States. It is built of hewn granite. It was com- 

 menced in 1824, and finished in 1827, while Hon. 

 Josiah Quincy was at the head of the city govern- 

 ment. It is nearly GOO feet in length, and 50 feet 

 wide. The ground floor is divided into 129 stalls, 

 each furnished with beautiful polished white marble 

 slabs. The centre part of the building is 77 feet 

 high, capped with a beautiful dome. In the second 

 story is " Quincy Hall." The land upon which this 

 building stands was reclaimed from the sea. The en- 

 tire cost of the building was over one million dollars. 

 The market yields over $30,000 per annum. 



