Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-26

been wrought by some amendments of it's rules, and especially by that which requires the members to sit uncovered, &c. On the whole, this session of Congress has left more of grateful, and fewer of unpleasant, remin- iscences behind it, than any session that has been held for many years. 'F& l Of the composition of the Senate, it is not necessary for us to speak, no change have taken place in it since it's last adjournment It is proper to state, however, that if the de- bates in the other House have been more 1 than usually able, those in the Senate have at least fully maintained the character of wisdom and eloquence, which public opinion, for several years, has justly awarded to that branch of the National Legislature.
 e LIST OF ACTS
 PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
 An act to postpone the fourth nstalment of deposte with the States. ta. ' .fsa An act authorizing further postponement of pay
 An act for adjusting the remaining claims upon the late deposite banks. - atr, ra -t't
 An act to regulate the fees of district attorneys in
 An act for the relief of D. P. Madison.
 A bill to authorize the issuing of Treasury notes. A bill making additional appropriations for the sup. precision of Indian hosttles tor the year one thousand eight hundred and thrty-seven.
 A bill making additional appropriations for the year one thousand eight hundred and thrty-seven.,
 A bill to continue in force certain laws to the close of the next session of Congress.
 A bill to amend act entitled An act to provide for the payment of horses lost or destroyed in the m
 tary service of the U Sates," approved January 1S
 Resolution directing the postage on letters sent by the express mail to be paid in advance.
 THE WHOLE MATTER IN A NUT SHELL. Finding that the good ship ''United States" had got foul of rocks, owing to the ignorance vocs skr ,Ann and that the breakers were making bad work with all on board, Captain VAN BUREN, by and with the advice of his forecastle coun- ell, piped Congress together to do something, as all supposed, to relieve the ship and crew, and, if possible, get her afioat in smooth wa ter again. On coming to the quarter deck and taking their seats, the Captain made 1 long speech to them, informing them that the vessel was "in bad fix" and telling them how some of the hands had put on too much sGiz, and that she had dashed ahead too fast i; that, in consequence, some of her yards and masts had given way. Congress sat and lis- tened to this, and knew that it was all true. though the Captain didn't say word about the weather having been fine, and a good ten knot breeze blowing, the sky clear, and all that, which together with his frequent hints that the good old ship was staunch and could bear any amount of sail, and that she was going ahead merrily. induced the hands to crowd on sail nor did he say word about the carelessness of the man at the helm in running the ship, in broad day light, and in smooth sea, right among the rocks, though warned over and over again by some of the shrewdest and most experienced old sailors aboard.
 | Congress, however, didn't mind this, be- cause they knew he didn't like to say much 1 about that part of the business; they were expecting, however, to hear him propose some plan to get the ship off again, when, to the astonishmcnt and surprise of the whole crew, he merely proposed that they should assist him to get out the little jolly boat call- 1 ed the Treasury" in which he and his fore 1 castle council would save themselves, and the crew, Congress and all, might look out for themselves; as to the ship, the crew must take care of her as we'll as they could it l wasn't his business, nor that of Congress, he said, to take care of her, and he should al- ways look out how he meddled with other
 peoples business, especially when they were
 m trouble-and he advised Congress to be as
 cautious and cunning in this matter as him. self. Having delivered this speech, the Cap.
 tain retired to the cabin to wait for the jolly
 boat Treasury" to be hoisted out and put af1oat for him and his forecas,le council. It IS ssurmised that in order to get Congress into what he recommended, he promised con- siderable number of them that if they would get the jolly boat "Treasury" out and put her afioat. and also rig out fleet of liule iol- " boats, to be called "Sub- -Treasuries," they and their friends should have births aboard and be taken care of in case the old ship went to pieces; for no sooner had he retired than one man got Wright up and urged Con- gress to go to work and hoist the jolly boat as quick as possible, and also to build four or five little 'subs" at once. There were some
 who demurred to this plan, thinking that the ship and crew ought to be provided for be-
 fore the officers, especially as the latter
 brought them into the scrape; but it seems that 8 majority of Congress have been promis- ing places in the "subs," and are therefore for building them it is thought they will carry the plans into execution notwithstand- ing the strong symptoms of opposition among the crew. and especially that portion ofthem that occupy the MAINE hatchway. We shall
 however. know more about it in few days Or Olympas.-The Claremont OK, Olympus, raised
 by Isaac Hubbard Esq of this place, we understand has been purchased of that gentleman, and in tn.
 course of the next or following week will go to New
 York city. where agrcuuraliss and others will hay, . an opportunity of examining him. The Olympus i
 unques,ionaby the largest and the nobest animal ev CT raised in this country He was five years old las
 January, and now weighs taree MoSsond fps hmndre pounds He IS we'll proportioned. and weighs elgh
 nearly three years younger than the latter, when las
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