The New York herald., 1845-11-29
WASHINGTON, Nov. n, IS45.

WASHINGTON, Nov "a, 1S45.
This is thanksgiving day, and while our good
citizens in general have observed it like Christians
in closing their stores, attending church and giving
thanks according to appontment-quite large de-
tachment of the floating population, including some
OF our most promising young men, have given to
this day the same construction which is put and ap
Piled to the fourth of July to wit that it is day
OF special appointment for all hands to get drunk
The consequence is, that all the bar-rooms in town
are crowded with uprooriously patriotic, rejuvenes-
cent and stimulated hail fellows, well met. But ath
the temperance people are outraged. They know
not what to make of it. They deny that day Of
thanksgiving and prayer is necessarily day of
whiskey punches and egg-nogg-they deny that the
observance of the Mayors appointment requires of
any individual, within the limits of the corporation,
the contingency Of spree. But, as some unim-
mortalized poet says
"what can't be cured
Must be endured"
But enough of this sorry exposition. We were
awakened this morning by the merry ringing of the
church bells. How grateful the eloquent music
they chimed How delightful 1t told US that this
ed for thanks to God Almighty for the numerous
blessings, which, as a people, and as a nation, we
had received at his hands. And the mind recurred
at once to the starving millions OF Ireland, the de;
bone soup peasantry of the Continent OF Europe,
and their wretched condition, as contrased with the
teemng barns and corn-cribs of the farmers of this
great and blessed land OF ours And then recurred
the certain conclusions of the millions of dollars that
were to be poured into our country TO pay tor the
provisions to supply the European dehclt-the I'M
pulse which would be given in consequence 70 agrl-
culture and the general sharing OF the prosperity to
that interest upon which all others depend ana
great people-this glorious govenmentEthis super,
abundant land-this blessed country, denominaed
most Justly the model Republic
Boisterous and stormy as tne gay has % oeen ZEN We We
President had some friends to dinner, Mr.. Ritchie
dino. Mr. Bancroft ditto, Mayor Seaton ditto and
that altogether, this new idea OF thanksgiving In
Washington, was well observed, and gave such ge-
neral satisfaction to lead TO the deduction that II
will be an annual custom hereafter.
In the political world, Oregon, the tariff the sub
treasury, Mexico the West Indies, all national
questions even the Presidents message, are for the
present superseded by the question. VINO, OF sne
nate and Of the House. You will see that caucus
is called OF the democratic members OF the House,
to meet in the hall of the House, on Saturday nlent
next to decide upon this ssue as lar as le'a.gs
the nonuar branch There will be some wianglngs
some Kicking in the traces, but we guess that king
Caucus will resolve upon the following ucKet'-
For sneaker-J w DAVIS, oi Indiana
For Clerk B. WELLER, OF ONO. ;,.
For sorgeant.a Arms-Dr' LANE "0 f'e'e"
bent Of Kentucky. . -
W. Leave the Offices oil Door-Keeper and Post
master open to the contestants. -,
The following are the arrivals OF M Us sinoc
our last report
A. R.owr,s Horr,.-Hon Henry Bedinger, Va L.
ar;n pb,isd Jesse speight, " 8. = Miss IL a.
Garland Va; q N Hopkins, Va; @ 5 Houston Aia,i
Reuben Chapman Ala; Jacob Erdmsn, "a 49, lar,
Pa a Culom Tenn s. y. Vinton, ONO yuugr i'"
nsr Ohio g. Delano, Ohio Thomas smith inaMaf sf -
Ar CoLsMlTs-Hcr Levy D "es'co''' W." =