Litchfield enquirer., 1853-08-25
A Severe Rebuke.

yet we cannot suppress IL:
lNGRATITuDE.- il is true that Mount
Vernon has been sold to spectators. An
| old woman peddes canes al Ten cents apiece
by the door Of Nashingtnn's Ionlb; aud
pretty soon whrligg aud swing VIII be
erected in the grounds, saloon opened in
the venerable mansion, and alone The plaz-
"a, through which, with siuw and dgrified
step, the best man of his age used TO walk
for recreation, there will be line Of smok
ers and tabacco chewers, with their feet up.
gnzzling mint juleps and talking politics!
Will the spectators be good enough moi to
use the sarcOphagi, in which are the re-
mains of The hero and his wife, for their
contemplate penny getting operations |!
We hope that they WON'T sell them 10 Bar
mum.
Sell Mount Vernon II is akin 10 that
mean spirit which leaves the resting place
of our great men unmarked and almost I'M
known. tits akin 10 that dIsgraceful neg.
| lect Of all obligation, all gratitude, which
has characterized our National legislature
This Dragging country Of ours which glo-
rifles itself over its territory, wealth, enters
prize, and ever extending limits, has per-
milted its old revolutionary soldiers to die
! in novels, or staTve on beggarly pensions;
! or sent them, grown Old, feeble, blind, 10
snbsisl on the cold charity Of the almshouse.
/ Our Westminster Abbey, our 81. Paui's
where are they! Where the monuments
to our patriots, our statesmen, our gener>
ais! Briars and ihisles OvergroW Their
graves, or hide the mouldering tablets that
mark the spot. lf a commission Cor for
eign coEsulship or post Office, were paid al
the head of each, and the whole hungry
swarm Of office seekers set upon The hum
with such prizes in prospect, moi one in one
thousand could find Them. The pallry
spirit of party refused memorial 10 Gin.
ton and a Legislature who could not un-
dersiand or appreciate any thing that did
not belong 10 party, denied The tribute
which public gratitude demanded al their
hands. Congress hagg!es and debates
over The compensation which some Oc the
more patrDtic of thar miscellaneous crowd
may attempt 10 make TO arnold soldier, aud
squanders thousands in mileage on useless,
and worse than useless members.
Well, we don't mean to get out of tenn
per; but this exhibition Of the remains Of
Washington, and the sale Of ginger pop in
his MANSION, is something 10 get angry
about.
/ We saw venerable man 10 day who
had seen and talked with Washington
He recollecled his stately presence and had
heard the utierance Of his lips. We we're
glad to take the hand which had been
ciasped in that of the great chief, to listen
10 the interesting incidents Of his life at
Philadelphia know how he lived hat
was the manner Of his home lile-how lie
looked, talked, and acted. We seemed to
be gazing on one Of The few solitary links
that connect this generation with great
age, now passed away. When the vener-
able face OF Our informant was lighted up
with the memories Of his youth which " ere
thus called TO mind, and bis heart discharg-
ed itself Of its burden Of love and devotion
10 Washington, we could understand some
thing Of that character which impresse, H.
self SO indeliby on the age in which he
lived and on the men who were is colem~
poraries.
| Congress quarrels and wastes the public
treasure in The Capisnl, under the shadow
Of the monument that begs It's way slowly
towards The skies, and but . few miles dis
iant from the scene of his death and burial.
Alas for the gratitude Of republics! The
grave Of Madison is unmarked, almost obs
Obli,erated. Jefferson lies amid The rank
grass and the brambles ,he graves Of the
generals Of the Revolution are, many 81
them. forgotten and the country which
they have established and made renowned
has consigned to obscurily the memories II
those men whose lives were marked by he,
ingratitude. Buffalo Com. .Aiverfiser.
| Misunderstanding is good, moi step
ping from shop 10 shop, or from ncighboI
10 neighbor, bul stretching oui far into the
country TO fresh fields aud highest ridges,
and quielest lanes. However lisiless The
imagination may have been when sustain
! ing too heavy heart, here they ore bras
crd, and The tagging gail becomes buOyant
again. The mere breathing Of the cool
wind on the face in The commoDesi highs
way is rest and comfort which nnsl be fell
al such times Ia be believed. II is dishes
lieved in the shortest intervals between lis
seasons Of enjnyment and every time the
sufferer has resolution IN 60 forth 10 meet
liz, il penelraies TO the heart in great sur.
prise. The fields are better still, for there
is lark 10 gil up the hour with mirthfnl
music. or at worst, ille rubin ard The hOcks
| Of fieldlares, 10 show that tie hardest day
has its lie and hariiy. But The calmesi
4 region is the upland, where human Life is
/ OIJi EHu WI UCuLutU 4AVs0uy WHCtC
| the eye moves from the peasants nest 10
the spiry town. from the school house 10
The churcI-yard, from The diminished team
in the patch Of iarrow, or The fisherman's
boat in the cove, 10 The viadIci tina, spans
the valley, or the feet that giIdes ghost-llke
on the horizon. -JMiss .Mdrf,neGu.
A CooL OpERArmN The Boston Her,
aid says thatlast Monday night two thieves
entered The hotel of A. NJ. Fuller, No. Sc
Portland street, Boston, by iirying lie cell
| Ter door from its hinges, when tl,cy proceed
ed 10 The bar, took the money drawer into
the street, sat down on ihc side walk, .divi>
ded the change, and pockcied The same.
Fuller at this time awuke aud thrust his
head out Of The window. and asked them
What are You doing u,erc!"
None Of your business T.
Have you been inlO my bar?' asked