The Litchfield County post., 1826-12-19

spontaneous assemblage Of delegated citizens.
from various and distant parts Of the Repub-
lie to consult together about the best means
for promoting a work of vast national benefit
and moral consequence, presented quite AN
imposing spectacle. heperfect order, more
over, which characterized their proceedings,
their marked decOrum towards each other,
the distinguished talents OF some ofthe mem.
bers, and the general ability of their debates,
rendered the sittings of this body interesting
and impressive. We trust that their labOurs
will not have been in vain. In ardently desi'
ring ourselves TO see the greatworll common
ced, we hardly bestOw thought on the local
advantages that would flow from it, great as
they doubtless world be. Ii Is the binding
and enduring influence which the accomplish
ment of this great improvement would have
on the Union, the prosperity and happiness of
the entire Confederation, that we contem-
plate with the deepest Interest.-Nat. Intel.
The whole of yesterdays sitting, Dec. II,
in the Senate was occupied in baIloting for the
Standing Committees of that body, under a
rule entirely new, which directs that the
Chairman shall be first chosen by separate
ballotting, and the other Members of each
Committee by subsequent one. The names
of those composing the Committees will be
found under the Congressional head.
In the House Of Representatives number
of petitions were presented, and many reso-
lutions were adopted, proposing inquiries by
various Committees. The bill for making a
donation of land to the Deaf and Dumb Asy-
lums of Pennsylvania and New York then un-
derwent some discussions, but was not final
ly acted upon.-Ib assssse2aeve-
Few persons are aware, we believe, of the
extent of the business done in some of the
printing Offices in the United States, or of the
number of persons who obtain their bread in
that vocation. A single fact will serve to give
an idea of it. There are now employed in
the office IN which this paper is printed, 81
persons, ipcluding the two editors and clerks.
Ii the reporters be added, we have the round
number of 100. So large a number of work
men of course turn out a considerable guam
tity ofwork. Of this an opinion may be for
med from the fact, that the quantity of paper
consumed in this Office within the week, which
includes this day, will have exceeded three
hundred reams.-Ndt. Intel.
Tea Case.-The U. S. District Court met
this morning, and the Grand Jury prese nted
sirty seuen bills, all reatingt to the concealment
VI "Hs'' Godi piI'o were lSAnTcu. % Il
question by Judge Peters, "when this bust
ness would end,'' the foreman replied it was
only just beginning ~ The Grand Jury have
been i'll session ever since the fisst of Oct.
and have presented in all o7e hundred 6Ms.-
BY resorting to such means Of condensation
and classification asthe law permits, it is sup
posed that about tho hundred bills more may
be made to inciade all the additional present
ments they have yet to make in relation to
this business. The labor imposed upon them
has been very onerous, occupying much OF
the time that ought to be devoted to their pr-'
vate concerns, but they have not shrunk from
their duty.
Ii IS necessaryto state that only seven per-
sons are mentioned in the bills which have
been presented, or are yet under considera-
ton, and that they are the same whose names
have been mentioned in the New York papers,
viz Edward Thompson, Peter Mackie, Charles
Mackie, of Philadelphia, and Floyd S. Bailey,
Francis III. Nicoll, and Edward Nicholle, of
New-Ycrk, and Rodney Fisher, of Canton
Philadelphia Gazette.