Litchfield enquirer., 1854-12-21

lDS y pun tlG Otu OOu&tSSS I1dtis ~ SbC
corner Of Chestnut and Sixth streets, a
few years ago. he says. Il recalled a
scene never. no never to be forgotten. Il
Was. think, in 1924, or 1895, thatias a
boy was among The spectators congre-
gated At this corner, and PARTS close By.
TO witness great public spectacle. -
Washington was TO open the session Of
Congress by going in person, a. was his
custom 10 deliver 4 speech 10 both houses
assembled in the chamber Of the House
Of Representatives. The crowd was i'm
mense. Il filled the whole area in Chest
nut street oeso,e tlAe State House. ekten-
gee geo along Inc Ane OF Gnessnus q, above
0A'h s.sset' anu spread norm ana sou1i'
some distance along tue i..scr. ,, way
kep' open LOT carriages ~ .ne m'ao'e o.
'"e street. was sns on'y space not c'"se'y
p"sA.u "''r poope. "au |" s'a ~, -"
sus steps = ons y tne nous = y ohes'-
nus ss'ee'' WINCH 's's'ng me ABOVE sne
u'"ss % nun"" n ... ea"o'eu mo - sos
70 au'a"'age' n'.e' waning Io"g nous
"s see'neu 20 ooy 'niP''isnce; tue
S"',A"se " ',e I'cSs'e Nv - 'e'e:n s'ow-
y ulose up' u'""n ~ 10Y, oe"u a,'. u"y
HORSES = was Wu'e' WIZ" n y =. OF. !.
n"men's On 'ns pan pau, anu 'ne livery %
'"e servants, ~ wei ~, ~ 'e'',e'noe'' was
""'tc su'neu up WY" 'eu - any '"'e a
glowing "se.y e"'"s u'sp'"y !"
eqa,Pages =. Una. erH. !" OUT country gen
crazy, ano ~ rni'aaelpha J" par 'cu'af'
WINE 'hs sea. OF government, oe'ns more
'cn ana va''s ,,l ''an now 'nougn 'ewer
ia NUMBER. "asnlng'o" goe oul OF MS
carriage ana s,ow'y crossing me pave
inens' ascenoeo me steps o. tue ea'nse'
upon the upper p'at'' I'm Oh wn'cn ne
Paused, and, turning na. rounu: looked
u ;, me direction OF acsr,'age when ~, nad
,oi'o"ed 10 the ieaa OF ms own. mus
ne 5000 Tor minute: d's,'nct'y seen oy
ypouy. ne $1,000 ~ a'' n's CIVIC q .
my anu mUIM granueur' efes', serene,
majestic. tbs costume was q ia'i SUIT OF
black velvet hls mar. 10 itself olanched
o. tlme' powdered 10 Snowy wh'teness,
a O. ess SWORD a. MS s'oe' ana nus i'a' hsio
IN ms hand. linus ne STOOD 10 silence !;
and what moments those were! through
out the dense crowd. profound stiffness
reignsd. Not word was hesrd. not a
breath. POPULATIONS took the place Of
sounds. II Was feeling infinitely beyond
that which vents itself in shouts. Every
heart was full. In vain would any tongue
have spoken. 81 4
All were gazing. in mute unnttelablc
admiration. Every eye was riveted on
that form--,hc greatest. purcst, most ex-
allied of mortals. II might have seemed
as if he stood in that position to gr.tify
the assembled thousands with full view
Of the father Of their country. Not so.
lie had paused for his secretary. then. !
believe, Mr.. cambridge, or Colonel Lear.
who got out Of che other carriage. cha.
riot. decorated like his own. The secre.
tary ascending the steps. handed him a
paper probably cory OF the speech he
was to deliver--Slen both entered the
buiicing. Then it was. and not until
then. that the crowd sent up huzzis, loud.
long, earnest. enthusiastic.
or the simple manners OF Washington
and his family We have An interesting ac-
count in the Travsls o. Mr.. Henry wan
sey. +. IS. A., an English manufacturer
who breakiasted WIN 'hsn. on she morn
i"g Q, me o'n 9. June 80 oon s
iess' Le says "a a 49, = ""1
enc vene'..lon, "neu 'sso ~ ,h '"a ...
was nov ~ '.e 49, ~ 80 go s.aa
Nasn'ng'on ~. ao =. M;ssh.s., ...,s.
factor =, lhe we're, g Mmaoesu s'y'es
nun. NV, Wnen We ,Uyn Wv" " ,,.,.s ~, .',''
uu'y nu'n'ous I e". ,". :. 80. ~,
NC shs"n'S' We w" so"s ." ..'.'.s
nor can we IA ou. "s'e" -" v. "y .'".
great men ~.'"ous o:,oe .,,' nas;,, ""
mo''hy'ng o'ss'''''s ; 'i";'
seemed very '"ongn. .:', $3.50. 80 ''o 49,. !"
oenve.lng mmsel. VIZ" ~ ."u !. s .o.n
10 6el"se nun ,sss''su wv - = wa .". :"
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