Litchfield enquirer., 1841-09-16
AMERICAN sTATEsMAN

AMERICAN STATESMAN.
IN turning over in our mind the great
men of the present day, we find many who
are praise-w"rthy; many whose actions.
beth IN and out of Congress, kindie no our
warnest admiration, and we feel highly
pleased whhsour privileges as freemen.
bat whcn we run our eye throuoh the
Senate chamber, and view the selected wis.
dem OF the nation ). see them measure their
strength in strong and fiery debates. and
when the warrins elements clash. we feel
thai even here, the vile passions have sway
and patriotism is 49, npnermos, in ,Lo;v
thong his--~in scenes NE these our eves ,ro
directed to the h.ofshsTn side OF tT6 49,.
where YOU see = tall maiestic figure rising
gracefully Ills feet. At full length, he
puts forth his arm, and pointing his long
taperod finger in the direction of the chair,
says in manly and graeetul tone Of voice,
" Mr.. President At this word, silence
is as by magic restored, and all attention is
drawn towards the speaker. and you may
know from, the deatll-ike silence that pre-
walls, that mighty man is upon his feet;
and you see in that noble figure all the at
tributes of an American Statesman. AS he
proceeds in debate, you see the arguments
of the opposition drop from the right and
the lcft-lfe speaks without effort, his elo-
quence is like the stream winding around
the side Of the hill, it is pure and steady
The great fountain from which he draws
supplies, wilt never be sxhausted-the I'M
ion of twenty-six States is his birth-righf,.
their safety, interest, and welfare his daily
study, to preserve, promote and prosper,
| Identified with the best interests Of his
country from Ills early youth. he boldly
battles with every scheme that can war
against her Interests.
1t is then you find the flesh creep and
the blood Aow freely the heart beats higFr
with admiration, and in the Joy nc your
heart you exclaim, I am glad that ans an
American citizen, and proud Of a country
llai. can rear and bring totsh such men as
DsidAASs,S STATESMAN
WHAT IS POETRY "A smile, "A tear, a
glory, longing after the things of eterni-
tv! 1t lives in ali created existences, in
man and every object that surrounds him.
There is poetry in the gentle influences of
love and affection. in the quiet broodings
Of the soul over the memories Of earlier
years, and in the thoughts of the glory that
chains our spirits to the gates Of paradise.
There is poetry too, in the harmonies Of
nature. 1t gitters in the rainbow, the
wave, the lightning, and The star; its ca
dence is heard in the thunder and the cat
aract; its softer tones GO sweetly up from
the thousand voiced barps Of the wind, the
rivulet, and the forest; and the cloud and
sky 90 floating over US TO the music Of its
melodies. There's not a moonlight ray
that comes down upon strearfi or bill !; not
a breeze, calling from its blue air-throne
the birds Of the summer valleys, or sound
ing thro' midnight rains its low and mourn
full dirge over the perishing flowers of
spring NOT cloud bathing itself like an
angels vision in she rosy bushes Of autumn
twilight :; nor a rock glowing in the yell
low starlight, as if dreaming Of the Eden
land, but it is full of the beautiful infuen-
ces Of poetry. II is the soul of being
The earth and heaven are qnickened by its
spirits and the heavings of the great deep
in tempest and in calm, are but its secret,
and mysterious workings.
Louisville Neos Letter.
GATHERING AND PRESERVING SEEDs.-It
will soon lie time to think about gathering
seeds OF many kinds for next year.. There
are but few people who consider that plants
as we'll as animals may be much improved
by selecting the best, most perfectly grown
and earliest seed. The next years crop
will not only by this means be increased,
but its quality will also be improved. All
kinds Of seed that grow in husks or pods
should be strung up and suspended from
the ridge-role or ralter in the garrett,
whore they will DO out Of the way Of mice,
and where they will dry gradually. Great
care should be taken to keep them from an
excess Of moisture which will cause them
to mould and destroy the germinative prin.
ciple and on the other hand. they will
not be so good If they are shelled out les
pecially fit is before they are perfectly
ripe) and placed in the sun or any situation
where they will dry very rapidly they thus
become shrvelled and will not so readily
veectate, although the vital principle may
not be destroyed. The seeds Of squashes.
pumpkins. cucumbers, melons, sc. should
be carefully cleaned from the pulp that sur
rounds them, and tlIen placed in situation
, where they will dry gradually, being every
, daJ stirred up or turned to prevent their
, moulding. Seeds after being thus prepar-
, ed may be preserved almos. any length u
; time, in perfectly good state. by packing
, them in pulverized charcoal and keeping
them in dry place, or stopping entirely
from the air in glass borle.-MGiRe Far