Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
corysspOndenee Of che Lafehtfe'd EnquireV
Washington, Dec. Is. 1859.

CorSespOndsnee Of che LafehfeId Enqwires,
Washington, Dec. IS. 1889.
A lsttle more than a week since | ar.
rived fresh and green-gaping al everything
aud every b,dy-fryns the windy hills ut nd
LtchfeId Co.. at this wOrld>renOwned esp.
iIaI of our nation. Who Am is nObOdy'S
bHSiness-whRt I am 10 nobody . business
--hOw long l SHAH stay is RObOdy's bnsi>
ness-whaI write is every body's business,
and peOpls can so far violate the common
rule as " attend to it ii they choose. l: is
liartly probable that, either in this or any
other leIIeY shall communicate anything
very essentially different from what Other
Washington correspondents will publish,
II is hardly probable that shall Guido my
brethren Of ths pen>h0lder in cOiniag stO-
ries and setting af1Oat false, idle and mall
ciovs rUmors. Il IL, in fact, hardly proba>
BILE TINT shall be able u do more than to
give ia plain, homely language, In a plain
manner, such impressions as o plnin, cOun-
Try bred chap such as am, land such as
take pride in being, may receive OF tho
great acts here done, and Of the great men
here. doing
The weather is very mild and delightful.
On Saturday, however, little snow fell
not enough to cover the ground -suggest-
i've, nevertheless, Of smiling bellies and
ringing bells, Of prancing steeds and merry
laughter, of blazing Ares and joyous games.
During the past week little business. has
been transacted in Congress- body mar
vello0sly given to doing little. We may
credit c0.nmon report.
In the House everything is scene Of
adm rable disOrder-mcmbers cOnversing,
members writing. members clapp;ng loudly
tor the attendance of the pages ut their
desks, members harangueing, the speaker
banging.
s'Bubble, bubble,
-.s Toll and trouble"
kn the little village where live We have
debating sOciety-one Of class OF instr
tutiOns much and, in some degree, per-
haps. Justly riiicaled-the proceedings of
which occasionally exhibit, as we are accus>
toned to think. some noise and Confusion.
Wien our citizens assemble in Town
meeting, the Moderator is sometimes
obliged 10 cah osrt Justify for order. When
the boys OF the place meet in council: to
lay down rules for sliding down hill and
wicket, some degree of turbulence'is wont
to, DO displayed. All these assemblies. how
ever. are models. They should be initiated
by the House of Representatives Of the
American Congress ...
The Speaker, Hon. Finn Boyd, 10 d. no.
bic specimen of man. Full siz feet high,
with robust, manly form, head Of fine
Development, a piercing eye and eoun-
tonance stamped with intellect aud radiant
with generous feeling. he makes a grand
appearance as he discharges with. tact and
ability the arduOuS duties Of his lofty sta.
ton.
"CA, his bold visage, middle age
Had slightly pressed its signet sage,
Yet had qusnched the open truth
And fiery vehemence of youth"
Phe Tariff is under discussion and many
members have taken occasion 10 define
their positions upon the question. Hon.,
L. r. CleaveEand. Of our State, spoke on
Friday in advocacy Of protection to Ameri-
can Industry.
In the Senate the great topic has been.
as most are aware. the claims OF Mr. Dix
on OF Kentucky to a seat in THAT body
Senator Zones Of Tenn and others. have
made abte speeches. The mattep still re-
mains undecided. Happening 10 the CAL
lery few days since, was much pleased
to witness the eagerness with which two
young men endeavored to obtain view OF
that distinguished gentleman. Hon. Tru-
man Smith. When he was pointed out
to them, WELL said one to the other, he's
a jolly looking old fellow
The Senate is very grave and dignifed
hody, and would not, imagine. be i'm
proved by an limitation of the models which
have ventured TO recommend to The House
and which II will DOUBTLESS FOLLOW.
The Supreme Court struck me rather
ludicroasly. Those old graDnies. the
Judges, with their spectacl es and high. back
ed chairs, and long black gowns seemed to
need their knitting work only TO appear
perfectly in character. And when they
rose to leave the hall confidently expected
to see them gather up their hymn books,
and sprigs OF fennel. and red BaudaRna
Observation-Disclosures. and taking their
toot.s:oves in their hands, trudge compla.
Gently out of meeting. Hon. Reverdy
Johnson, late Attorney General of the u
s.. appeared before the Court last week
aud made a most able argument.
There are very many other topics which
had intended to introduce but. owing to
circumstances beyond my con,rol,' as the
politicians say. ] must abruptly close, aud
defer shem until another opportunity.
Nor so BADLY WHIPPED The Nations
al Int lligencer has examined the official
returns OF the late election and deduces
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