Our state capitol illustrated . n Doric Hall; the statue of Washington, and in front thereof fac similes of the memorial stonesof the Washington family in the parish church at Brington, England; the statue of Webster, by Powers,on the east of the main entrance; and the statue of Horace Mann, by Miss Stebbins, on the west. Inthe Senate chamber are portraits of many of the former Governors of the State and Colony; also,several interesting relics of the War of the Revolution. Under the clock opposite the desk of the Speaker of the House is the famous Codfish, whichwas presented by Mr. John Rowe,
Our state capitol illustrated . n Doric Hall; the statue of Washington, and in front thereof fac similes of the memorial stonesof the Washington family in the parish church at Brington, England; the statue of Webster, by Powers,on the east of the main entrance; and the statue of Horace Mann, by Miss Stebbins, on the west. Inthe Senate chamber are portraits of many of the former Governors of the State and Colony; also,several interesting relics of the War of the Revolution. Under the clock opposite the desk of the Speaker of the House is the famous Codfish, whichwas presented by Mr. John Rowe, then a member from Boston, March 17, 1784, to symbolize theimportant part then taken by the cod fishery in the industries of Massachusetts. In the following representations of the interior, the spectator is asked to enter by the main entranceand then to visit the rooms on the west wing in order; then to descend to Doric Hall and, in similarmanner, visit the rooms in the east wing, beginning on his right. A. M. BRfDGMAN, THE STATE HOUSE. DORIC HALL. This hall has seen varied gatherings, but none of greater interest than that of April 17, 1861. Onthat day, the first volunteer company of the whole country, during the late War of the Rebellion,assembled here, chose its officers, received overcoats from the government and in an hour and a halffrom the time of assembling was on its way to the front. The story, in more detail, is as follows : InCambridge, in i860, had been formed a company of Wide Awakes to help elect President J. M. S. Williams, congressman from that district, promised them that if they would keep up theirorganization they could go to Washington to see Lincoln inaugurated, but the United States govern-ment forbade the assembling of such bodies at the national capital. During the dark days of February,1861, several of the company agreed to volunteer if they were needed, and, on the 14th of February,several of them signed an agreement to that effe
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