Litchfield enquirer., 1858-06-24

The resolution was warmly supported by Messrs Hyde, Brandegee, Graves Drake Johnson, G. E Palmer, kingsbury, and Alfred Hall, and passet unanimously.
 The Speaker resuming the Chair. MT. Ingersol communicated to the Speaker the vote just passed gracefully adding thereto an expression of his cor dial concurrence. [.
 The Speaker replied as follows:
 GENTLEMEN OF THE H. USE Ton have keen So kind ovef.ok all auits. and 10 extend 10 me ,il, usual comp neniaiy Tor tie nianher lH which Ia discharged my 6uiies yonr presiding tifiref For ihs mailiestaioh of your e"od Will toward me you have my warnsest thanks. desire also to express my obligations lhe gentleman iruIl New Haven, ioi the manner which he has communicated 10 me the of the Huse--accanpanyn tiie announcement with valuable tribute of his generous ieclngs
 have en.eavoed this position act W ilh iaIrn ss and with mpart'a scrnrnously prof ctng the nghis .i alI giau that am abie now Say, after the experience of tie session. eiia my antcipalions pressed 10 you taking the Chair, have been fully azcd, and 1t gives .ae pleasure 10 aad that diri all this session. have not observed slnge act of any member that lave supposed doEe intended tor any purpose of embarrassment u in the perform oi my duties, but the otl.er hand YOU have manifested m this respect great kindness and orlear your uniform eouf esy to ne peIsonallj, IS apprec- aie'', and will be gratefully remembered.
 By yuuf disemt and iaitniui appcatlH to the brsI- ness before you, you have been enabled to make the session much sin than has been for many years. Much matter has been brought before you for your consideration and tine nianf.r winch you have dts-
 
 IL would be pe.ilas much hope that have been conn'.tied-ahd Wha,eieT c. these there may have been your IL gIsalto, may lhe succeeu- Ing wure out, sU that no permanent IIilress ui evil may remain.
 reuin 10 constituents and uur homes IL IS happy Tor that our intercourse With each etler has bsen such that we bear away no eehng oi bI'tcIiess io- ward any uf our friends. OuE reiaiIUns here have been that may ' the future turn back to these days w:t pleasure, and draw fiom them many sweet a nd pleasant Let again lhi,k you for your unum kindness to me, and assure Ou that you Wal. ~,tn you my best wishes ioi your iuure pros perliy and happliiess
 Mir. Hubbard here rose, and addressed the Chair as toiloms:
 MH pEakER -l take advantage of this cl sing eve ming ui tnc srssion thls casual pause Ill the business of lle evening, lu say closing wOrd and make closing acknow ieta ntnt to the Ihair du II behalf 0t all the members ot lhs House, without d,slrncon party, a.Ifeieuce oi opiihon. II III tue sIutg stIusses deL r, UT III the ciaSi aadJar of pulcal contruversy We have been gulliy a,nohgs o: any d.scouresy language, ally ungenc- ruus ss plciun, any unkind persvnal resentment, here pass act of oblivion upon alive plant the flag of truce the mlddie Us the heid, ridge balte. his closing oi the sess,on sacra men of pt ace In lLis sprlt oi uLbr keh unaniinty and friendly reconclatiua ise io present to yuu, SIT, as the presiding otilcer o lhe ous, ilnal testimonial Ot It's regard.
 only express the sentiment which is every lip, when say that the aduous and delica,e responsblli- of the Chair have been discharged from the be-
  0aDily of manner, wIch have won tie appreciation ot every member this floor.
 Not wIlmg that ihls tcs,nluny of regard should die away with tie vbrat ot voc utterance, We Ina ye sought to epetuac tc eApIessoh. by during tsilunial which should speak of these Pieas associauns-ot ths tint-a,id Ot us, when We shall have separated 10 several posts vt duty and this old tamal ha, and these surrounding elms, winch know us, shall know us nc uiore.
 For this purpose l an instructed by the members ol tbe Repre senattri and m their name and tuif. tp ciaton aiiu fegard.
 Here he handed to the Speaker an elegant Cane, goId mounted, end appropriately inscriDcd
 Receive II. sr,-receive II fruni the hahus of one who e personal acqua, ,Ht,lice With }ou commenced when the dew o tic noInii,g Mas Oh Us beti and has coinned with annterrHpttu It gard, into the burden and heat u the day
 Receive It sir, rom your friends and teilow-nen- befs the floor f the House, as ns smorlal oi per sonai favor and fnendshp-with the wish and intoca-
 on that long hle prospe riy and honor may attend is bsurer
 And when the progress of years shall have brought with them the imlties oi naiuie-when the tne gold sha have become dlui may ind il ihis slatt rot only prop ot frosty ki.dly old age, but source o p aslng Terospecri and speaking me nolial ol that regard and riendship which now prompts this pfesen'ation. zs -S
 l had felt ST. that the good will of the members of this House to~ard me, as nlannst d m many ways during the present. Mus ateady so great us 10 place me uider obligations of gratitude them, which would ma ke me always their ,.eior. But their kind ness presses upon me, and awakeBs within eino- tons, to the u.tcraEce ot which my words indeed feeble.
 thank you, Sir, for your kind words of cemme nda- ton, tioquently spoken, bu, must be allowed to gard them rather as prompted y the kind generosity ot your heart, than called urth by any merit o my own. accept, Sir, from your han0 this gt With and will prZe lis elegance and It's lnr- SIC value but above awil prtze il as token of es- teem and iriendship-as memento 10 be preserved with care remind of the kindness of inc friends who pfe ented It.
 And let me say to you. Sir. that the qualification fee in receiving It is very much enhance by your hay ing generously in your present capacy, to grace the occasion of it's presentations and m t!ie hope rom this that may to some extent have gained your este em, and may cal you my friend
 The ys of these brief days ol association here, with all their peaslng incidenis are so m pressed up my heart that many years will pass before shall need mt meno to rec al ,hem the pas, will fae but far in the tu when years shall have cumuated upon tit perchance with me they shall run to any great leng h) when the memory shall ing downward the steep declivty that lies the end ,i -as then the ha.d shall press heavily upon this staff to steady the uncs ran step think II wi! serve treca these days with all their dsme associa tons that by aid the memory will gather the events of ths hour-hese cherished re,idships-these pleasant conrtesies inierchangtd with all these fri nds around and you who speak for them. With this hope accept it-in this hope will preserve it. And let assure you, and those for whom you have spoken, thai H ihe uurc of your life and theirs be blcst according to my wish, your years will yet be very many and every year without cloud.
 The House adjourned to Thursday morning, when in joint Convention, after a few appropriate re- marks from the Governor, the General Assembly was adjourned sinc die.
 IS Now that Congress has adjourned, the politi- clans are turning their attention to the State cleo tions to take place in many of the most import ant States. ..s.4a@.-ss.~s -T-sF- ~
 These elections will probably decide the complex ion of the next Congress, and if proper union pre- vails among the opposition, there cannot be much doubt of large majority against Mr Buchanan s administration.
 fy" The Republicans of Illinois held a large and spirited convention at Springfield and unanimously resolved " that Abram Lincoln is their first and only choice for t. S Senator to fill the vacancy about to be created by the retirement of the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas The Democ.at of Illinois will support Mr. Douglass and the friends of the National Ad-