The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-14
OUR LIVERPOOL CORRESPONDENCE.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 26, 1857.
DEAR Sir Christmas again reoices the hearts of huck-
stes butchers and all other caterers to the periodic feast
ing of the holidays Children of every age whether thin
ruddy gathering woodcn-soled shoes tripping
pink morocco wild with excitement .The squire
wide hall and the cottage small decorated with the
greenes holly and the cherished msctoe beneath whose
leaves the sharpsghted privileged to steal vors
other times forbidden and it is surprising how readily
Americans fall into English custom. All England
to rejoice The crisis is forgotten to
whether money is at 10 per cent and roast beef and
plum pudding in the ascendant.
Just in the nick of time relieve the minds of thou
sands late accounts from India and the relief of
Lucknow has been heraded by telegraph fur and wide
Even judges have cheed upon the bench and the
world like schoolboy in vacation throwing his cap
high in the air. and embracing everybody To the
English people in their hest humor you must BE- here
Christmas and visit their houses however stiff and for
NAL in his country house, however exactng in his
count current pretentous for the glory of his
try you meet on his threshold kindly welcome, an
unaffected simplicity in his family and love Of his fire.
side with parallel elsewhere and which the
bigotod opponent of monarchy cannot fail to admire
The gay bachelor may find his heart endangered and his
choice unsettled between the blond beauty with golden
hair in of light blue eys whose color direct
from Paradise, and the maid with and gs
tenng obs Of polished e which penetrate with radiant
glanoes the nmos of his perhaps susceptible
heart
The grave and gray may console themselves with crust
ed port and arded phcasants watch their young
they whil in the may dance, clap their
tiny hands around the Christmas tree Let be happy
while we may md trust that not alone in this pcntup
Utica, but away across the Atlantic, from Maine to
Mexico there millions Of joyous hearts and bright
faces who have also had merry Christmas and,
having taken from the past its lesson, have thrown It's
bitter refuse away, and starting out upon
year. ready extend the hand of fellowship to their
brothers in tho great scramble of life.
The Pessdsnts message had been anxiously looked for
by every American here 1t has attracted much atten-
tion and long commentaries have been written upon 1t
the leading journals d not TO be supposed that In
ignorance Of political system and the legal difficulties
that sin surround many constitutional questions arising
from confederation Of States without precedent, they
should understand and applaud its every sentence but
has the merit of orwardness and logical sequence
and with its accompanments from the heads of the de-
parmcns of our government IL presents lucid state
mcnt Of things political in the United States and makes
every American proud of his country and it's system of
government We must only hope that the good time
approaches when Offices shall seek the men, men the
Offices and that great and able will bide their
time restrain their ambition however lauablc it be
and let the people discover tnelr Whereabouts and ability
without the aid Of advertisements or camor.
What glorious day for the Union viii that one be
which hears the LIST shrek Of demaeogueism when the
American people differing though they may widely
the poles questions Of expedcncy shall arise in their
might and, With united voice, condemn each aspirant
who bartsr principle for sclf
Business ID almost thrown aside. We must away to
cheer the inner and awaiting anxously from
home we pray you happy year