Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-04-08


" Welcome Spring rejoice rejoice! o,.aH
{ CoasEeTrcvT DEVASTATION TO coEexEss.---.The
1emoers e the iwenly.sixth Congress from the State
eleqiion We watched the official conducr Of the
Delegation at Washington. fonanbe time
ssy Sss ..S s1 Sss until they
lIon ihsn sEs did credit 70 their constituents and
hHpor ~ sol Representatives There were
MS s0 Rpang the members. and men
shs siEas &c defining tnsr posi,ions. r.
81 RsyS she valuable ~, one
Old CDtnetsicut pc for the credit of Congress in.
eech OF the members in the iwenty.sixth Congress
will pc returned 70 the twentyaaysR,h. Mr.. ~Hnn..
.ne.en. IN 'ne " D. se.:::1, Is also most valuable
.Se: " Inc next Congress, and in the brief period
ne has held his seat has won reputation hiah and
deserving. both for great industry and nelligence-
HIS colleague, Mr.. Perry Smith, We are sorry to see
has no higher ambition than TO creep between the
legs Of John c. Calhoun-apeing great man. cring-
ing 70 him. and thereby showing by tho necessity o
comparison the difference between great man and
Mr.. Miles, with oil hs faults and all his impudence.
was great Improvement upon this man. Smith, who
lacks every qualification NJ eessary either to speak
well vote right. But for Mr.. Calhoun and one or
two others to lead him. doubt il he could find his
way 70 the Senate Chamber and since he tonk his
seat in Congress and opened hs mouth there. il has
ever found his why TO Washington. Mr.. Smith Of
Connecticut We understand, is believer in the doc.
trine OF !nsirnctions pnd yet from the time he took
his seat in the Senate until the prssen, moment. ne
has merepresented his constituents, and not only
done this, but has abandoned the North altogether,
proud 70 be the tail Of Mr. Cahouns kite-more 60,
are in Congress. from States south Of the Potomac
Connecticut, we know, will condemn and repudiate
such men. and such doctrines supported by Mr..
i..:::l and his poor acknowledgement. '.,...s
Martin Van Buren,, ex-President &c the United
States. reached New York on Tuesday last. and was
formally received by body Of his friends, headed BY
exRecOrder Morris All possible fu.s was made. bu,
it does not appear to have amounted to much beyond
mutual exchange Of sofsoap complime nts. Some
wings joined the ceremonies. declaring that no even,
Of their political lives had given them more satisac.
ton than to congratulate Martin on his return 10 Kin.
deThook. '' .r'. .3e@fj .'H
Going back TO frss prine;pies. -" What's all these
colleses and escalopes and ficandeaus. and oil the
nonsense this bill Of fare about p said an up coun-
tryman yesterday, while eating his dinner at the ST.
Charles. "WaiteE, are ell these rognous and other
6xins real, sure enough eaiaLles e. "Certainly-
wha: shall help you to. sir; some Of the ,ete de
vean7" "Tete de what r. "Tete De veau."--
"No--he's perfect stranger. Give me come boiled
Lam-when fall back upon first principles, know
what Ina about." IN. o. P;coyune. '.'''''. *
To Empty Ahs TSsasury."-Tke dismissed editors
at Washington say tha. the Extra Session is design
ed TO empty the Treaspry.' Whoever before heard
Of smptying bankrupt Treasury. There ia m.hinR
in it, and nothing can come from il. but Treasury
notes. until il is re6lled by wise measures. The
Globe well knows we owe q debt OF not less than
s2o,cooooo. and yet it talks Of emptyine the Trea
sury." As well might one attempt to empty the prn.
ciples Of common sense and common honesty from
the head and heart Of the editor Of the Globe as 10 at
,empt empty rho Treasury in The prs.ent condition
Of the finances Of the Government. II is, as Paddy
would say, "tull Of no,hinGness. - Express.
Pork and Beams Boston Post says, b" Dieby
says that the Of love does very well before
marriage but after it, il sinks into the real pork and
beans N human life. These H'stter Of fact people
sl,ould be killed off in this romantic pge.' HI
Distres,ing Calomiiy.-1he Ohio Atlas anil Eyra
Advertiser eenta ms an account Of very melancbO.
" conHnRratOn, that occurred in its neghborhOod
the lOlh inst, namely in Amherst. LOrain County -
The dwelling house Of Dr.. Grisw"d. occupied by his
s;ster. Mrs. Parsons, was DESTROYED and two young
sodies, viz, Marian daughter Of BENZ Bvens. Esa a
Amherst, and Anna. daughter If Hra Cunningham, a
Elyra, each sixteen years Of age and bosom fsnds,
! were consumed together in ono bed,