Litchfield enquirer., 1843-03-09

ed with better effect than ever remember TO have
heard it. You might have almost called up to your
bodily sight the lonely seabeach and the slender
form Of the heroine of the theme minglng her wild
voice with the wilder cry Of wave and wind as the
waters break Sillow after billow around her feet
To me it is Of the loveliest pictures in the world
and can never hear it without repeating myself
the inquiry Of the Irish poet:
"Why should Feeling ever speak,
"When Music breathes her soul SO wellT
hope, sir, that associations Of like character
| will receive the full support Of our citizens.
| Woodbury., March 4. H.
| CLOSING UP AT WASHING TON.
Our New York papers containing the proceedings
of Congress the last day and night of the session
came hand after paper ready for the press
| We are consequently compelled to make but brie'
notice Of the last scenes at Washington.
Congress adjourned at an early hour Saturday
morning
The President signed the Bankrupt Repeal Law,
at 10 O'Clock, Friday night.
The bill to reduce the pay Of Members of Congress-
the Postage Reduction Bill and the bill to refund The
fine imposedo Gen. Jackson, failed for of time
The Senate rejected the nominations Of Henry A.
Wise, Minister to France, Caleb Gushing Secre
tary of the Treasury, and Thomas Smith Collec
tor of Philadelphia and confirmed the appointment
Of Edward Everett as Minister TO China, John c.
Spencer as Secretary Of the Treasury, w. w. Irwin
Charge 'Affaires to Denmark, and Calvin Blythe
as Collector Of Philadelphia. Mr.. Blythe was the
Collector under Mr.. Van Buren,, and turned out BY
Mr.. Tyler, when he appointed Jonathan Roberts!
We are also informed that the Senate rejected by
IS
man Postmaster at Hartford, and afterwards con-
frmed the appointment Of Joseph Pratt to The same
| office.
| The President committed gross outrage in send
! ing in the nominations Of Wise and Gushing three
times The second time they were rejected by
vote Of 30 to 8, and the third time by vote of 40 to
O.! Good men of all parties will commend the
firmness of the Senate The President will prnba.
bly, reward these rejected friends by some fat places
during the recess Of the Senate,
| 1TMr.Archer announced in the Senate on Friday
that Mr.. Webster would soon resign his place in the
Cabinet. Why did he no, have the magnanmity to
resign before the adjournment Of the Senate
Sixteenth District-We just learn tina. Daniel B.
Brinsmade has been nominated for Senator for The
10Th district. c. B. Phelps is the loco foco candidate
o. The town of Point Petre, Gaudaloupe, is said
to have been destroyed by an earthquake on the 9th
ult and 10000 persons are supposed to have been
killed tits feared that great destruction of life and
property has occurred in all the Wndward Islands.
THOMSONIAN BOTANIC PRACTICE OF
| MEDICINE.
1t is most generally known that the theory, princi
pies and treatment, which we adopt for the cure OF
Ia, Il.
that OF the regular faculty. The regular faculty
mineral agents; they likewise use SINE that are We
getable yet their main dependence is upon minerals
AL minerals either internally erernal
ty, tce utterly rgect exclusively make use of We
getahle remedies, as no other than vegetable agents
can be coneenal to the human system, and in accor-
dance with our nature, reason and common sense.
We do no! see the propriey Of the OF harsh vi.
oent, depletve, or debJatng agents in any case OF
disease hatever, from the fact that there is dis
ease but in greater less degree, always debli.
iates and exhauss the system, il Is like tear
ing down the system 10 build il up again, or making
person sick TO make him well. Therefore, Bny
PRAGUE. or uc::coe .h"' ~'"ld have tendency to
reduce the nervous system must, in opinion be
injuacious, nexpeden, and improper. Such practice
we denominae harsh and violent. Of that character
we consider blood-etting; by bleeding the nerves are
deprived OF support, and consequently debility ensues
In pleurisy, bleeding is almost entirely resored to-
which often. by depriving the nervous system OF sup
port, terminates 10 DEATH Blisters act, not only by
producing debility, but tine acrid properties OF Spanish
Flies being absorbed into the circulation, produce an
acrid and inflamatory state Of the blood, by which
much mischief follows; like bleeding, urgent syinp.
toms may be relieved by them, yet it predisposes to
permanent injury, by the determination which it
Of the fluids the blstered parts And as for
mercury. and the various mineral agents, nothing can
be more destructive and deleieriOus TO the nervous
system Il is not only in regard harsh and violent
rea tment in disease, that differ from others, but
in the choice Of remedial agents 1t is the mere
knowledge of the visible effects which wiine ssed,
by the Operai ion OF a remedy which we endeavOr TO
become acquainted with, but the cause and reason
why is that remedies produce the effects which they
are known to do, and likewise what may be the inui
siLte effects they capable Of producing. know
ledge Of this character Us from the too fatal
effects Of experiment, and enables prescribe with
confidence Of beneficial results, which under other
circumstances il is impossible for US TO do.
But we are aware, however, that from the present
organized state Of medical rsctce, prejudice must
necessarily exist against from those who have not
taken the trouble inform themselves, but per-
feclIy satisfied TO place implicit confidence in all that
may be said 10 them by those who differ from US
We only leave such TO the result Of experience
to the occurrence Of some fortunate event which
may open their eyes. AS 10 the result OF system
OF pra cice feel assured that il will hear compar-
son with any that can be presented. To cure dis
ease in every state, cannot be expected, but no
greater beneficial results be derived from our
system than from existing ones, yet the advantages
are inesmable, it does debilirate exhaust,
nor does il produce impaired constitution, or sub
vert disease by substituting another in its stead