Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08
From the Richmond Enquirer.
CURSORY SKETCHES

Of visit of the Editor to Washington City.
We have returned to our post, after
a most agreeable trip to Washington
but we found our table so covered with
exchange papers; our columns so much
filled with the proceedings of congress,
the important opinion of the Attorney
General, the journals Of our own Legis-
lature, and favors of our correspondents,
that we can command neither space nor
time for many editorial remarks. We
will take up the pen for our next num-
ber. In the mean time, we extract the
following items from the budget we have
collected.
The prospect is bright at Washing
ton. The cabinet of the new admins
tration will be a strong one. All the
late members remain for the present
Mr.. Forsyth, as secretary of war
Woodbury., of the treasury-Dickinson,
of the navy-Poinsett, who arrived with
his family on Sunday, comes in as secre-
tary of war--Kendall, as postmaster
general-and we rejoice, that B. F. But
Ter will continue as attorney general.
The inaugural is mastery produc-
tion. 1t has given great satisfaction,
and commands high confidence in the
course and principles of the new admin.
istration. One pledge in it alone is cal
culated to sink deep into the hearts of
the southern people. Mr.. Van Burep
declares, that he will veto any bill which
may abolish slavery in the District of
Columbia, against the wishes of the slave
holding states, or which may interfere
with slavery in the state where itexists.
This declaration itself is pledge Of the
firmness with which he will administer
the government. But tits all excellent.
We would not spare line or letter of it.
Its delineation Of the blessings of the
union, and of the causes necessary to
preserve it, it is beautiful and striking
and in some parts of it, original.
It's accompaniment, the farewell ad-
dress of the late president, is admirable.
We recommend every American reader
to peruse it, again and again. No i'm.
partial man can rise from it without hav-
ing his mind enlarged, his principles I'M
proved, and his patriotism eminenty
heightened.
The illustrious man, who has given, il
as his last political legacy to his country,
men, was to have set out for the Her.
mitage ON Monday morning. He was
Expected to reach Frederick on Tues.
day night, Hagerstown on Wednesday
and thence, by way Of Wheeling, to bis
home. He would be attended by his
family, and by Or. Lawson Of the Uni
ted States army. No one who was pre-
sent at the brilliant inauguration Of Sat
urday, can form an adequate conception
of the enthusiasm with which he wa.
greeted, or the respect which he COM
mands. He is indeed an extraordinary
man" one man Of "a century" as one
of the purest and ablest men4of his cab
met called him. He was naturally gif
ted with high powers-sometimes to,
quick and rapid in coming to his conclu
sion, and carried off by the impetuosity
! Of his feelings; but possessed of spe
cies Of instructive sagacity, which gen
orally arrives at bis object in the readies
and happiest manner. Age has not fro
zen up the energies Of his mind---but, HI
lis still enthusiastic, active, fearless, am
frequently deserves the epithet, whicl
Fenelon assigns TO Ulysses, "the elo
4 quent old man." No one ever a.taine'
/ to public honors with more pleasure thai
he lays them down. Il congratulate