Litchfield enquirer., 1854-12-14

Il
Presidents Message. Is It's iamsnsss with
references sofoleign relation. that evident
change from the lion like bOldnvss whish
characterized the frat Message TO the
lamb like attitude at present maintained.
Mr.. Pierce has doubtless found that there
was mpse diIiieulty in ihiowing The Ams-
rican dag around the shoulders of every
Yankee rambler over the face Of the earth
than he at & 9! supposed, and that Tie
american eagle produces just about the
same sensation when he goes hawking
as in the hands Of former Presidents. and
that Cuba is just as cilEiealG to manage
as during the past admins ration. The
| people in the meantime fad them
selves inst where they started from as
far as aay rexaltA growing out Of the GO,
/ yernmeni, and since hard times have come
on of con g. great fault is found with
those ut tie head of Government. Bnsi.
ness of all kinds being dull ,hsss who
! we've too busy al their desks and conn
tors 10 think Of men or measures, are now
1Ebegiining ia The interim fr,m toll to in>
tquirs into .lis manner in which the va>
ious gstcwaidships shavs been executed.
With few exceptions. corruption. extras
vagance, and knavcry have character zed
che transactions of most trust ac both
Of general and loo j government, aad
there perhaps never was so general
feeling of diss .tisfaclion among the mass
es with their agents as at tfe prssea,
lime. We Say this in ail candor and ~
all fairness wi.hoat wishing ios reng,i,en
. single prejudice or wounling the fsel-
ings Of ans oas. We have no party to
build up or pull dowa;; no etiquette ss,yei
Or enemy 10 naim; no feeling Of lostil
lily to crafty or petty spleen 70 vent.
/ OuLinpressicns ars the homes. ones taken
from the facts supposed 10 exist around,
us, supported sometimes BY the general
feeling Of Others and sometimes standing
alone. but in any event i.bls to change
| with every ch lngit'g fact. lpa i'isst
80 illustrate. most peopls think the
| administrator wtong il burning Grey,
town. Whilst we Ahnksriglt. Il was a
~. . ~. T. .
simple question Of dsst oying a hotnel's
nest. .Whenthe former finds such an ir-
s,iIltion ID lis way. and liz cannot plovs
round i without ge,tiag lbs horses. slung
and his ownleyss haagvd up.he gsnrr
ally takes 4 bundle Of straw andsssts Gre
f,osthc whole concetn., Gieytown WIS 4
l'o,ns.'s mes. xahpat any king bee A.
that. and theirs, was NO way Of getting
round the plague spot. ahe difficultyis
not ia blowing up Gr+ytown. bat in not
blowing up |. few more places. 4 You viii
not perhaps iayor this logic. bs. then yen
and your READERS will knovaihat you are
no, rsspnn.ible for IL moe than you may
IYbe for an immense amount 81 other news
mater supplied. lis impossible 70 con,
veys news TO you in advance Of the tele-.
graph, and the persnns who wi q these
letters must be $ Smetlihg else besides d
machine. THIS explanation is considered
TO be due 10 you, gyouri readers. and ours
selves, and it is toobe hoped win always.
| be borne IN mind VIXEN matter is.found
in this correspondence to which you and
your readers cannot wholly subscribe.
| resiilg all the while assured that. we will
| not wontonly offend the delicacy Of any
| one. 3tshaie'll bf ~. IF
| TIE meeting Of Congress. the con
sumption Of Tn.key Line depression iD
1 the price u pork - the stabbor1ness 81
Ssvastopol the pfosecui ion of ~. Eeale
A 1.-The coming down Of Napoieonsto Mr.
Sonle 1.-The arrival of Don. Peat. Score
lary Of Legation To Paris-ll,e musduito
question Benton i tltifcss al B..l,iIno,e
/ 1.-The prospect Of Eve new States-I'i of.
u Guyon'as lec'ufe on A i ins Phphomena-
Il the uiibouhded success Or the Know No
4 ihiTgs- the insrodaction 81 Senator AID
4 ans bill extending the term for natural
ton 70 tlUesty ons yeurs--,he supposed
i discovery Of John FiankEn' Z remains flo.
i zen .titf and sts'k--.he qaes,ian Of Mor-
d m6nitm in Utah 1.-The tioverhofship III
i New 70 k--thc immense fall ii snow,
4 high winds and severe cold westhsr-tlie
small lfanssciidns on fOasigM good & i, lie
Il chr 3aiiing of the lines Of u cnin. 1.-The
Recommendation 70 suspend specie pay
nentS III Virginia on the eaornsods edsss-
idgs of RGiroaa Con- ponies daring TIE
!, past month and rast year osir ,dny other