Litchfield enquirer., 1841-12-23
THE ENQUIRER.
LlTCHFIELD, DEC'R es, ls41.


 ary of the mails the past week, on account of the snow storms, we have not been enabled to bring down reports of the proceedings of this slow-mov- ing body later than Wednesday night last. But li:ile business of importance, however, is generally expect ed to be done until the holidays are past The com. mitees of each house organized, and the bu. einess will be brought before them that they may be at work, although the public will not be apprsed of 1t until they make their reports We give the com. mtees in a previous column. It will be seen that the committee on the proposed Fiscal Agency is com posed principally of the particular friends of the Pres ident-Messrs. Cushing, Gilmer, Wise, Profit, and Irwin being of that class-Kennedy and Davis whgs and Roosevelt and Mckay Iocos. The plan of the President and his Secretary will be submitted to them; and Congress upon their report will doubtless take up the subject discuss and sift thoroughly and pass it-1khey can!
 GTThe proceedings of the remainder of the week may be stated in few words. The whole of the time of Thursday in the House was spent in debate on the proposition whether to refer such part of the Pres- dents Message relates to the tariff to the commit tee on Manufactures, moved by Mr. Fillmore, or whether it should go to the committee of Ways and Means, as moved by Mr. Atherton I, not being de. J., finally postponed to MonGay-to which time the House adjourned.
 The Senate sat short time on Thursday, and then adjourned over to Monday.
 The following letter and accompanying remarks from friend at the Far West" is we believe su1i cently explicit without any comments of our own.- The article which it alludes was not original in our h,to c.o obliged to our correspondent for his friendly invita- ton; but present advised it will be long time before we again visit country. We spent a number of years in one of the new States, and will say that some of them were among the most pleasan, of our lives; but we were not in a wilderness, nor among savages but in thriving, healthy village, oc- cupied by enlightened industrious, and negotiable population.
 "WAvERLEY, Illinois, Not. 9, ls4l.
 Mr. H Adams-Sir: It is now five years, or nearly so, since left old Warren, and sought, and found, home among the prairies. And cannot bear that my eastern friends should form so mistaken an opinion of this beautiful country-or to me it is the most beauti. fu of any which have ever met. Ever since my soourn here, have been all INTERESTED reader of your paper, and never have seen this country so scandazed as in the little piece alluded to in the an. nexed communication; and if you think it worthy of place in your paper pleaFe insert it.
 Do you never think of visiting this country or has Litchfield many charms for you that you can ne- yer leave it lfyou will visit us, we will show you many a beautiful location where the thought of liv. ing meanly' would never enter your mind Would that could offer you inducement that would bring you hither. But, farewell! if you ever visit H. nois, remember, welcome for you dwes in the fa, mily of H+*+" C*+"+*+
 GOING TO THE wEsr." AND STAYING THERE.
 Mir Edtor-While looking over the columns of your paper few weeks since, saw piece entitled " Going to the West;" and confess was some wha, surprised at some of the remarks which read Ibe- leve it, however, to be very mistaken opinion of the west" and being myself from the east, in the full extent of the word. if it mean rocks, hls good socie ty, and all it's privileges, &c. determined to give you my ideas of "going to the west," and staying there also.
 It is true that few who have remained all theirves at home have idea of the difficulties of coming to the west not however because they all inevi. table, or nsumountaby large; but these difficulties are fast diminishing; and l cannot believe that he who had heard of a few fortunes made in the states, but more who had returned ruined in their circumstances. after so much suffering, ever stood where he could the tide of inhabitants that is and long has been constantly rolling in upon these west, states and territories. It true that people who have been accustomed to New England life canno, for while at least enjoy all those luxures here; ye, by proper industry, and care of healh none are for ced to live neanly. Yet it is not strange that such persons should feel it to be a terrible thing to leave oM .l. f. IT. .a look only upon the dark side of things and if they feel that they are leaving tbe only place earth where they can be happy, to endure ufliicton among ges i' wilderness. But 10 him who looks not for such dark places the is far from being wilder ness. Is it necessary that they who emigrate hher should leave the only place on earth where they can be happy? It appears to me, that would think so, they could behold the small though ever increas ing colonies which few shor, years since have scat. tered themselves over these beautiful prairies and could they the fields of gran the neat cottages (even though they sometimes of logs,) and above a the inhabitants of those cottages. his first impres- sion would not be, that they had suffered much from the persecution of savages in wilderness, that they had left the only place earth where they could be happy Still all these comforts not for him who is impatient of toil" Truly, such an one ought never to venture to the western wds, per haps into any other, whou, life, health and plenty of money insurance.
 There is an excitement in growing up with little village whose cornerstone was, perhaps, laid by your assistance, which none can feel who live in a place which has, as it were, req ached the height of perfection; and to witness the cons,an, innovations upon the customs of the native inhabitants for they