Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-24
Washington .Correspondence.
Washington, Saturday Feb. 10 1859


We have, this morning, an III sustained
The snow flies aad the wind howls, but
with much less sound and fury, than they
are now, | presume, sw eePing through
North Street and beatin g against the stse"
pie of the Court House. Snow-storms.
like men. are apl to lose somewhat OF vi
gor by coming to Washington.
s orns, however, cannot stop, though
they may stay, for time. the surging
waves of humanity, which now come pour
ing into the Capital, from all quarters.
with the Oceans mighty swing,
When heaving TO the te;apesl's wing
They come with the keenest and most
laudable curiosity to see the lions Of the
city, and also to be on the spot, in readi-
ness. to take any sinecnre places. with ia;
salaries, should the voice of their country
call upon them to make any such sacrifices
ofmodesty and inclination. AS there are,
/ am credibly informed, many more office
hunters than Offices little can be hazarded
in predicting that -luckless dogs that
they are-wi.l meet with disappointment;
while the incoming President will very
probably have reason to subscribe TO the
sentiment of Louis Quatecze, 'When l
bestow an Office, / make forty nine mall
contents ard one ingrate.' @
Congress is now trying to do something
in the way Of real, actual work. Appro-
priation Bills. &c &c.-matters of little
general interest Legislative chores, which
like idle boys. our Legislators put off till
the last moment-yet very nee essary to he
passed-will consume the rest of tito Ses-
sion. Yesterday Hon. David l. Seymour.
M. c. from, New York, Chairman of the
House Committee on Commerce. spoke 10
the merits Of his famous Bill, for Recipro-
city of Trade with Canada. 1t is hardly
probable, however, that he will be able to
push it through both Houses, at this SEES,
sion, Hon. r. H. Stanton, M. c. from Ken
lucky. Democratic Chairman Of the House
Committee on the Capitol and Public
Buildings, publishes letter, in the Union
newspaper Ofthis morning. defending those
accused Of having committed frauds, in
carrying on the work of the Capitol Ex-
tension. The whole matter will undoubt-
eddy be sifted to the bottom. ia n few days.
u In the Senate yesterday, Senate" Dodge
Of Iowa made strong speech in favor of the
Pacific Rail- DAD Bill. In a very widely
circulated newspaper of New York CITY.
Of yesterday, noticed in the leader. some
high compliments TO Senator Il. Smith Of
our State. on his speech. on this Bill.
Rumors were prevalent last night that
Gen. Pierce had arrived. and was at VIII
lard's Hotel. The Uoion OF this morning
on the contrary states that he is still 10
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Thackaray is now here. delivering
his celebrated course of lectures. on those
very interes ting characfers-The Wits of
Queen Anne's lines. Three of ,hem-all
that he has yet pronounced I have lis>
tened to with pleasure. He shows tho
rough Wedge Of his subjects and a
hearty sympathy with them and their
times and their works His style is unam>
bilious and ofvery considerable purity and
precision, while his delivery suits his style.
being simple. plain. even conversational
His audiences have not been large, but We"
ry select and apprecia'ive, though some-
what fashionable. ...,. T .