Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-03-27
THE MAN.

ses OF Congress, on their assembling, and make |
them speech, instead Of sending in . formal.
carefully written message - now. We do not
remember the precise year when the change
wss made. but think il was before the close Of |
WAsHrNoroN's Administration. Various rea
sons corspired to bring about the change, rca.
sons Of convenience, which will occur, on re.
Election, to every mind, and which il 10 needless
now to specify. We allude to the matter as
necessary to better understanding of the ex.
tract below. This extract 10 taken from long
and very interesting communication in the Ma.
sional lnielligeneer. Of the 22d ul,imo. the an.
niverssry Of WAsH,NoroH's birthday. The
writer describes WASHINGTON a. he saw him at
the opening Of Congress in Philadelphia. Allu.
ding TO the description Of the same sesns by an.
other writer in tho ,eIigencer Of last year. he
says
its vivid truth cannot Sc surpassed. stood
with him on that same stone platform. before
the door Of The hall, elevated by few steps from
the pavement, when the carriage Of the Presi.
den, drew up. II was, ~ hedescribes it. white,
or rather ofa light cream color, painted on the
panels with beautiful groups by Cipriani, rep.
reeentng tha four seasons. The horses. accor.
ding to my recollection. were white. in unison
with the carriage. Gle says they were bays;
perhaps he 10 more correctly As he alighted,
and ascending the steps, paused upon the plat.
form, looking over his shoulder, in IN sai,ade
that would have furnished On admirable subjsct
for the pencil, he wss proceeded BY two gentle.
men bearing long white wands. who kept back
tho crowd that pressed or every side 10 get
nearer view. Al that moment stood 20 near
might have touched his clothes; but I should
a. soon have thought Of touching an electric bat.
terry. was penetrated with a vcncrstion a.
mounting to tho deepest ave. Nor was this
:he feeling Of schooboy only, il pervaded,
believe. every human being that approached
WASHINGTON; and I have been told that even
in his social and convivial hours. this feeling in
those who were honored to share them, never
suffered iniermssion. saw him q hundred
times afterwards. but never with any other than
that same feeling. The Almighty. who raised
up in our hour Of need man 80 peculiarly pre-.
pared for its whole dread responsibility, seems
to have put an impress Of sacredness upon his
own instrument. The first sight Of the man
struck the heart with involuntary homsge, and
prepared everything around him to obey. When
he addressed himself 10 speak, there was an
unconscious suspension Of the breath, VII lie eve.
~ eye was raised 10 expectation. At the time
I .c L. -. III -
. that s,atute.like air which lnentsl greatness a
, lone can brs,ow. As he turned TO enter the
' building, and was ascending the stsircase lee
!. ding to the Congressional Hall, Rlded along
. unperceived, almnet under cover of the skirts O
). his dress. and entered instantly alter him int
the lobby Of the House, which was, of course, il
session to receive him. On either hand from
the entrance, stood a large CAS-, iron stove; ant
resolved to secure the unhoped.for privilege
had 10 unexpectedly obtained, clambered, boy
= like, on this stove. fortunately then not mucl
" heated,) and from that favorable elevation en-
!" ioyed. for the first time, (whst have since Q
many thousands of times witnessed with CON
. par,tive indifference,) a uninterrupted view q
N the American Congress in full session, ever
D member in his place. Shall BE- pardoned "a
m saying i,s sspect was very different from whs
g we now witness! There was "a air Of dece
.. ram, Of compoeure. Of reflection of gentleman
!. ly and polished dignity, which has fed, or liz
e gers with here and there relic Of the oldc
n time ..
n The House seemed then as composed as III
~ Senate now is when an impressive speech 10
Iy the &C. Of delivery. On Washing toms er. ,rsr
IS the most profound and Aeath.lke s,r. mes = =,
I'd vailed. House, lobbes. gallery, al " era w,,
sh ped in the despes, attention and tho souls
he that entire as.emblsgs scene. ,oo,;op rr
their eyes on the no'.,e 6gur e which deliber.
ly'snd with On 'ansilec',.d, bu. sur passing .
re jes'y' sdS'n' ed upon the broad aisle Of the n
ms between ranks o.. standing Senators and Ms
an oe" I" I'd slow. y sscendsd the steps ie,dine To
30 Sr ,sker's. chair. we'll remember, s.and:u;
the h.esd Of the Senate. the tall, square so'
BY -.hs, gsun, from Of Mr. jefferson conspicu
the. from his scsrls. wsis,eoat. brigh, blue c
with bsosd brigh, buttons, % we'll ss by
pal. qoieh and psne,r,,ing cir, and hish-bonsd 8
oiIs, ,ish cas-, Il features There too, Gen. X
i.,sr ,hss Secretary Of War, in al the slesh rotu
risa y Of his low stature. with . bold and norid
urn, open. 6rm and manly in i,s sspreaaiou. B
sn- rseellssi The. my boyisS eye wss esugb. By
,cep. sDpssrsnss ofDs Yruio. the Spanish Amh-
il Of dor. He stood in the rear Of the chairs
,,hss On ous eide, esvsssa With splsndid dipion