Litchfield enquirer., 1841-03-18

and even 10000. Happy was the man who
could climb upon railing. or post, or piilar' 10
obtain better view Of the expected oolecL-
All such places were filed, piled up, win
clinging occupants; some ascendeo me trees
in the square. whose branches, in their pres
ent denuded condition, afford an unobstruct.
ed prospect. On the verge OF the crowd
were drawn up carriages, filled with the
gentler Sex; while here and there peered up
a standard bearing pacific banner, or the
stand Of colors of some volunteer company.
While patiently waiting for the arrival OF
the President, this mass of heads reSembled
some placid lake, not in a perfect calm' Out
gently rippled by passing breeze, IFS wa
ters in perpetual but gentle motion but the
| instant he, was seen advancing from the
Capitol, it suddenly resemOIed That same
lake when q blast from the mountain has de-
scended upon it, thrown it into tumultuous
agitation, and "liftcd up its hands on high"
A deafcning shout went up from the glad
| hearts and exulting voices of an emanclpa-
ted people, 1t sung welcome to the MAN
whom the People delight to honor, and must
have met, with overwhelming power, the
throhbingS of his own bosom.
| When the uproar had subsidized, it was sue
ceedcd by the deep stiffness of expectation,
and the new President forthwith proceeded
10 read, in accents loud and clear, his Ad-
dress to the Nation. In its delivery, the
voice of Gen. Harrison never Tagged, bot to
| the end retained lis full and commanding
tone. As he touched on successive topics
! living near the hearts of the People, their
| sympathy with his sentiments was manifest
ed bv shouts which broke forth involuntarily
| from time to time; and, when the reading
of the Address was concluded, they we're re.
newed and prolonged without restraint.
Previous to delivering tho closing SEN
tence of the Address, the oath of office, ten
dered by the Chief Justice, was taken by the
President in tones loud. distinct, and solemn,
n;anifesting n due and n deep impression OF
the importance of the act after which, the
President pronounced the remaining passage
of his Address.
The pealiug cannon then announced to the
country that it had new Chief Magistrate.
The procession was again formed and, set
ting out from the Capitol, proceeded along
Pennsylvania avenue to the Mansion OF the
! President cheered throughout the whole
route as Gen. Harrison passed. by the inn
mense crowds on foot which lined the ave-
nue., and the hardly less numerous assembly
| OF Females, who filled the doors and Win
dows along the whole route.
! AT THE PRESIDENTS HOUSE.
| Nearly the whole thrung of visitors &C
I oOOANS
and as many AS possible entered and paid
their personal respects to him. The whole
building, however, could hardly contain
fortieth part of them; so that very many
were unable to obtain admission ut all. A
popular President will on such an occasion
always be surrounded by more friends than
it is possible for him 10 receive and vecog-
! nize otherwise than in masses.
THE CLOSE OF THE DAY
Was marked by the repetition Of salHies
from the Artillery, the whole city being yet
alive with population Of strangers and res
| idents, whom the TDldness OF the season i'll
vited into the open air.
! IN THE EVENING
The several bathrooms and places Of amuse-
ment were filled with crowds of gentlemen
and ladies attracted to this city by the now
city aud interest Of the great occasion. In
| the course OF the evening, the President OF
the United States paid short visit to each
of the Assemblies held in honor of the lnau-
est demonstrations OF attachment and respect.
! -. TIE END OF THE DAY .
Was marked, as its progress from the early
morning hour had been, Ivy quiet and OTTER;
not only remarkable, bua astonishing, con-
sidering the vast crowd Of persons, the ex-
| element OF the occasion, and the temptations
which it offered to undue exhilen.tion. No
! accident Whatever occurred, 50 far as we
| have heard, TO leave pain or pasg behind
it, or to mar the qualification of TIC multi
! tude of those who rejoice i'm their hearts that
they have lived long enough to sec this day.
Regulation Of Diei.--Many shat themselves
| up entirely in unpleasant weather, during
| the long winter, or whenever they find
| pressure of business within, or unpleasant
weather without, and yet they cat Just as
voraciously as if they took exercise ey>ry
day. TO say that no attention is to be paid
| to diet, is madness. You must paw atten-
ton to it sooner or later If you are faith
full to take regular, vigorous exercise every
day in open air, then you may cat, and pay
less attention to quantity and quality. But
| if you take but little exercise, YOU may be
sure that you arc to be sufferer, if YOU do
not take food in the same proportion. do
not ask you to dict, that is, to be as difficult
and as whimsical us possible, as if the great
point were to see how much you could tor
ment yourself and others; but do ask you
to beware as to the quantity Of food which
you hurry into the stomach three tinesca
day, without giving it any rest. 1t is the
quantity rather than the; kinds of food,
which destroys scdentary persons, though it
Is true the more simple the food, the better.
II you are unusually hurried this week, it it
storms to-day, let your diet be very sparing,
though the temptation to do otherwise be
very strong. When by any means you
have been injured by your food, have over
stepped the proper limits as to eating. have
found in such cases that the most perfect
way to recover is to abstain entirely from
food for three or six meals. BY this time