Litchfield enquirer., 1841-02-18

ARRIVAL. OF GENERAL HARRISON.


ARRIVAL OF GENERAL HARRISON.
Twelve years ago coming March, the first, the
very first, among oil the numerous victims Of fn-
gran! and perseysring system OF proccrp'lon eirn NJ
Ministers Pleniporen,inrv abroad, by Gen. Jackson,
and Thomas Moore, Of Kennedy, was substituted in
his stead; This frs. victim Of system which has
every man Of opposing opinions TO such an extent that
few, or none Of them now enjoy the honOrs or emolu
men!s Of common G"yernment enters the Ing:s VI
states OF the Union and amid the acclamatlons OF
thousands Of freemen. The air rings with their
cheers The venerable old man WALKS in =, the storm ,
along Pennsylvania Avenue to the City Hall. annd
double columns ct human beings, the bells TlnglnG
merrily. the fakes Of snow rapidly mneline with his
grey locks his eye flashing fire, and his step as firm
as Of youth. or nsty manhood. II is his ho"r ct tr-
nmph His heart heats high no doubt. What spec
tacle for human admiration, it is! What chequer,
ed lie What change from hs quiet Of the s" ,%
North Bend Of The Ohio River We who have help
ed do 81 this feel proud too. and we pray Heaven it
As Gen. Harrison was escorted by the sounds Of
martial music. in the hands Of the city authorities,
from the Rail Rond depot on Pennsylvania Avenue
to tho City Hail. the flags Of the Capitol wen: up over
the heads Of Senators and Representatives. The
power though that has So long dwelt in the hands ri
party there is cut short nv the arrival Of this hnmhO
Farmer IF That North Bend. The great and dis.'I-
gushed Men, who's eIquenoe has SD often llnmlna-
ted the Capitol, the bolts Of whose logic have anioss
made its even mari pillars shake, though tnng un
needed upon the recklcssness that there holda swny
sacrificed heir ambition, their own associations.
each and oil. and sought in this tenant O that wea h.
er-boarded Log Cabin, the instrument under P'ovl-
dcnce, to arouse and to restore the People OF 'helr
country To Liberty and Freedom. Him whom rte
official organ OF men in authority represented as cab
bling from his d0r step to his poultry and his geese,
they bring this day 70 the foo. Of The Capitol soon TO-
ascend its steps, and to take from Chief Justice ar.
pointed bnt to spite and humble them. the solemn oath
faithfully to administer the Constitu ion. They con-
suit him TOO this very afternoon in solemn council! as
nVhn h0 hhn nICtr
ton Of the Laws. The humble Farmer thus becomes
the arher Of the destiny Of his country. He who
makes his own fires OF home and feeds his own flock
whose live ih"od has been earned by the sweat ct
his brow. exchanges all this for the society, and mas
!ership OF statesmen and orators-or Of men eminent
IN SCIENCE: literature and war saw him under th!f
1en men in tho land watching his entrec, bright eyes
too heaming upon him from windows overhead, and
crowds swelling their tumultnons VOICES about Of
ten thought Of the simplicity Of his own humble hnbi-
tation, the plain old fashioned furniture within doors.
the loneliness and solitude without, mnhroken hut by
the puff" puff" puff" of some Ohio Steamboat,
indeed come TO Rome He who in bis own neigh
horhood-ci,y, Cincinnati. walks with his own market
basket under his arm full Of the stores of the merchant
the Capitol Chief of OF the first rate nations Of the
earth The Wehsters, the Clays, and the Atinmse*
welcome him. He fills the chair Of Washington
their stars carriers. rhbands and titles cluster around
him.. The ereen-sward in front Of the cid Log Cabin
yields TOR the present 10 the gorgeous carpets Of The
Constitution. What change indeed lpray it 10
for The happiness OF the good and venerable man WHO
The ceremonies Of the dav have all been conducted
in an unpleasant storm. The General becomes the
gnest OF tho city, and stops at Gadsby's Some sew
eniy or eighty dine with him here to-day. 1o-mor-
the ladies' He hopes TO get of this week for Rich
mond, hOt this 1t would seem TO me- was quite inpos-
sibe Il Is understood that at early PERIOD he will