Litchfield enquirer., 1841-01-21

carefully parted on the left side. He dres- ses plainly, but with much g, cd taste. When not in regimentalS his favorite cout is green surtout. He attained his 2lst year on the
 POrtra;ts ef Public Characters.
 MATERNAL INFLUENCE.
 Timothy Dwight and Aaron Burr were first cousins. Their mothers were daugh. ters of the elder Jonathan Edwards. Both these mothers were devoted Christians, and both consecrated their infant sons to God OH the altar of prayer. The mother to the for mcr lived to train him up in the nurture and admOnition of the Lord, and to witness and enjoy the blessed fruits of her extraordinary faithfulness to his best interest. The mother of the latter, (together with his excellent ta- ther,) died in his early childhood, after hav- ing experienced and communicated by letter to her father, very remarkable spiritual ex- ercises in behalf of her excellent son-the recorded pledge of what she would have been to him had her holy life been prolong. ed. Thus early bereft of paternul example, protection and instruction, Aaron Burr, with capaciiies not inferior to those of Timothy Dwight, pursued course which has made his name terrific Beacon, both in the do- mestic circle and in the political world "nltc OTs OWI&Ht ocCuIuc CuauCNay SuS. ccssful in extending the bounties of learning and religion while he lived, and left behind him nohle monument of piety and genius in his written works. Who can say but that, if Mrs. Burr had lived 10 watch over and pray with her son, these highly gifted youth might have pursued the same narrow path, and that they might have been equally use. full on the earth, and equally useful in the Heavens! s..l!s
 Mothers though your children may not possess mental endowments of so high nn Or- der, with which to bless or curse mankind, honor or offend God, elevate or degrade themselves, yet they do possess souls as pre- cious, for whose salvation the same blood has been sb~d and while your lives have been spared they are as much dependent on you for their guidance aright, and you are as deeply responsible to God as were these mothers, for the manner tn which you dis charge the sacred trust. Oh, are you indi- vidually prepared with reference to your children, to obey the summons, "Give an account of your stewardship, for thou tnay. est no longer be steward !"--MOthers' Jour. 2 yirs inia U. s. SenatOr.-The House of Delegates of Virginia have agreed to go ntooint ballot with he U. 5. Senator,
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 The Senate was about to adjourn last e ve. ming. seemingly in perfect good temper On all sides, when a fire brand was thrown into the Chamber inIoccntly enough by hin, who hurled it. which protracted the session to an hour much later than usual. Tho offender was Mir. Crittenden of Kcntucky--as noble a fellow as ever trod terra frmG-who in the quiet of the session, after the Pre.emption nsT1 hoJ .N Ne.>M ticc that he should with the leave of the Sc. nate on that day submit Q motion to reconl- init the pre.enption Bill to the Com,nittee on Public Lands with instructions to report.
 First, That the money derived from the sales of land be distributed among the Scve- ral states, and
 Secondly. That the Pre.emp,ion system be confined to bona fde settlers and poor men, or if not poor,no worth more than thousand dollars.
 Mir. Linn, of Missouri, in few words, be. gan the warfare upon this proposition, aP- pearing in no very good temper, his counte- nance speaking much moro than he said.- He contented himself with notice of his in. tention to bring in u provision to counteract that of the Senator from Kentucky, in ap. propriating all money derived from the sale of land for the profit of the Navy and works of fortification. ''rH ''' f' 7'
 Mir. Linn's colleague was not SO easily ap. peased. No sooner was he down than Ben. ton was up, looking little more sour than vinegar, and threatening in his flushing eyes and outstretched brawny arms, at least u man of words. The flash, like that from the cannon's mouth, was only the prelude to the fire. 1t came-a fearful roar-noisc-fury "a Scream-a dcnunciation-in word, Benton in Q passion. In one short speech of ten minutes, he pictured the year to come, and the whole policy and history of Harri. sons Administration, beginning with an ex- tra Session. and terminating with a Public Debt-a National Bank-thc Distribution of the sales of Lands, &c. &c. Mr. Benton was heard twice, and his denunciations fell, thick and fast, as they came upon Mir. Benton, as tors. Mir. Criltendcn replied easily and gently, and Mir. Benton, in consequence stormed more furiously. When his wrath was half expended, Mir. Calhoun rose. a little mischievous it is thought, and withal dispo- sed to remember Mr. Benton's good opinions tn the spirit of retalintion.4 He, to0. had an amendment to offer, and that his Bill of Ces- sion, or giving upon certain terms. all the Public Domain to the new states. This was a blow which staggered Benton . little, as it robbed him of all tho thunderbolts which he had hurled at Mir. Crittenden's more innocent project of distribution. lss-.....,
 The audience was large when Mir. Cal. houn rose, and the Senators were generally in their places. Almost . shout followed the proposition of the Carolina Senator, for tt was not only. in party point of view, q null lificatiOn Of all that Benton had said. but a seal on his lips for the future, for if Cristen- den's plan waste rob the Treasury as he