Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-04-09
Correspondence Of the Lcwisbu-g Chronicle.
Harrisburg, April 4, 1851.


Mr. EDIToR: l happen to be troubled
this evening with . nothing else to do
and nervous propensity to scribble and
in looking around for victim, l don't
know on whom | can better inf1ict an
epistle than yourself and your large list of
readers.
Hon. Daniel Webster was here the other
day, on his way home to Mar shield. !
need not enter into the details of his pub
lie reception, as you will have seen the
,peeches and proceedings in the papers
before this reaches you. His speech in
the evening in the hall of the House was
decidedly national in its tone, and was loud
ly applauded. The hall was densely
crowded, including a large attendance OF
ladies', all anxious to see and hear the
great expounder." Had any common
person said what he did to so large an au-
diencc with expectations so high, great
disappointment would have been felt and
,.,dly expressed, and the crowd would
have considered their walk to the Hill a
kind of " First of April errand but as
it was Daniel Webster, all appeared to be
delighted, and went away rejoicing. The
old man appears to be quite feeble, and is
much emancia.ed. His health is poor
Age and the cares Of oiIice are evidently
making their mark, and from his appear
ance should judge that his sun will soon
set, and his pondcrous intellect be vciled
in the shadows of the dark valley. !
trust it may not be said of him in the
great hereafter that he had his best days
in this life. He is now but the wreck OF
the forensic Jupiter Tonans who in years
gone by hurled such scathing thunderbolts,
in the Senate Chamber, at the head of the
unfortunate Haync.
This is always great place at this time
of year, and as the session draws near its
close, Legislative sayings and doings deep
en- in interest and importance-the noise
and confusion incrcase-the hurly-burly
and strife of contending interests acquire
complexity and momentum-the hopes
and fears of partizans, and hangers on in
general rise and fall with the fluctuations
in each days proceedings-and everything
connected with the law making depart
ments is hurrying on,pell nell to that final
catastrophe, the adjournment, which ao-
cording to the time fixed, is only ten days
distant though l strongly suspect they
will have to take the back track yet, and
prolong the session, or else leave half the
business undone, and t'other half mistione
And yet with all this pressure upon the
Legislature, when prompt and discrimina-
ting action is especially required, it is in
main nothing but talk, talk, talk until l
should suppose every sane man among the
members would consider transfer to Bed
lam happy exchange. Certainly We out
side martyrs are of that opinion. Itseems
as if every body must speak on almost
everything that comes up and unfortu-
nately every body has not been endowed
by nature or education to do that thing
right. The consequence is that more are er.
tinguished than distinguished by their
efforts at oratory. Whether the speech
of "Old Dan" inspired our less noted or
ators or not, 1 can not say; but really it
appears as if some evil spirit of loquacity
had entered the Hall since his departure,
for during the occasional visits 1 have
made to the galleries, it seems to me that
every body was up for speech, except
some few Of the sensible, working members,
who bear the infiction with heavy hearts,
and melancholy countenances. The essen
tial business of the session is vet un-
touched-the lobbies full of borers, beg
ging for speedy action on various matters,
aiiedged to be Of vital importance to many
poor fellows-the desks grcaniug with bills