Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-03-09

tion). But seriously, wanderer as | am, and
forbidden. for season, the delights of home,
| should almost dread to return to them, if !
must also return to the cares and anxieties of
an editors life. can only express my earnest
wishes thot you may succeed in avoiding both
horns of this dilemma:-i. e.. that you may
have an honorable and successful course of ed
itoriai labor, while at the same time you are not
exiled from the sanctuary of home-the endear-
ments of the domestic circle-perchance the
society of Z" wife, children, and friends"
Since left Grand Haven, have wandered
over the world almost as if had no Object
And yet had an object. Worn down with
anxious cares and labors, debifitated in body
and mind-utterly untitled for application to
business, 1 resolved at whatever pecuniary sac
riice to tear myself away from business, break
up my sedentary habits, and by relaxation, ex-
ercise, and freedom, endeavor to recruit my bro
ken energies, that might again be able to har-
ness for the battle. My stay in your town was
short, but few of the places have since visited
have detained me longer, till arrived here on
the 18th December. Still weak in body, de-
termined to stop awhile, and re.create, or if |
could do nothing more to regetate in the city of
great men. Here could have every opportuni-
ty for intellectual enjoyment, with as little as
possible of intellectual labor.
Washington is a pleasant place to winter in,
if one has but the disposition and tact to sit
still and see the course of the levathans of this
deep sea of poltics-to watch their sly move
ments-enjoy their playful gambols, and almost
to stand agast when they snake the deep boil
as pot" in their fierce encounters.
A visit to the House of Representatives, to a
novice like myself was full of deep interest,"
A favorable seat in the gallery enabled me to
see distinctly all that was going on. A friend
who sat beside me, and who for the time was
entirely devoted to ny initiation, himself acting
as ciserone, pointed out the prominent members,
and thus better enabled me to appreciate what
was said and done. The House at the time
was in Committee of the Whole on the bill en-
planatory of the Bounty Land Law OF last
session, the object of which was, as you know,
to make Land Warrants assignable. There was
but little interest enthusiastically a few-cer-
tainly small proportion Of the whole giving
entire attention to the subject There was here
and there private confab between adjacent
members, some were engaged in writing, and
others as if tired of confinement, walked about
As next to nothing was going on, could be
miscellaneously engaged in watching matters
and things in general. You know
CTS distance lends enchantment to the view.'
had been familiar with the names of the great
men of the nation for many years, and had seen
now and then one of them. But here they
were assembled-the political cream Of the ma
ton. could observe them, not as when grid
ed up for exhibition to the gazing multitude
but as mind clashes with mind, and the counte.
nance nsensibly and by turns exhibits surprise
Indignation, or listlessness, keen scrutiny, high
souled PATRIOTISM or Napoleon's perseverance
of will
AS intimated in former letter, Congress
ional business--real business progresses slow.
ly. Much is said-litte done. To this hour
the Presidents message has not been taken up
and its several parts referred to appropriate
committees, as has always heretofore been done
early in the session. may speak of the rea
son of this hereafter Meanwhile my shee
is full. Yours truly,
G*** Re II