The Van Buren press., 1859-09-21
Our Connecticut Letters.

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MIDDLErowS. Conn. Sept. 7. 1859.
MR. EDITOR Time rasseth rapidly and
your correspondent hath taken too little
note thereof, whether to you disappoint-
ment or real satisfaction, l will be SO mod
est as not to venture to say. Afflicted with
the lassitude consequent on the therm ONE
ter marking 9So in the "cooling (D
shade, and, also, as you perhaps are aware,
with an inherent dread of labor of mind or
body, yourself and the readers of the Press
have remained for the receiving any letters
from me) wholly ignorant of how the Con-
necticut Yankees employ their time during
dog-days. But courage the frosts of au-
tumn are already whitening our fields,
and we breathe more bracing atmosphere
and revel in unsurpassable. truly enjoyable
weather, and we will endeavor to shake of
the effects Of summer heat and constitution
al laziness. that We may be able to gossip
weekly with your (how many y readers.
The Seymour reception has taken place
The honorable gentleman-the ex-Govern-
or-the brave colonel--the successful ambas-
sador-thc always fortunate candidate
and the affable. kind hearted, patriotic fell
low citizen, THoMAs H. SEYMOUR, has re-
turned home, and that EVENT, towards
which all the eyes and thoughts of Conuec-
ticut have turned for several months past,
and fox which that military corps of mill
tary corps-the Putnam Phalanr-was ex-
pressly organized, has occurred to the glo-
ritication of every one then and there pres
ent. On Tuesday. the Both day of August,
Hartford, the most sprightly and dustiest
city in this commonwealth, was all alive at
early morn with tramping soldiers, pranc.
ing horses. and thronginS country people
National flags Were waving from every flag
staff, and stretched over the street at almost
every available point in the city, and the
whole appearance was gay and enlivcning.
The trains Of cars from the North and the
South, the East and the West; the steam.
ers from the towns on the river, brought
hundreds and thousands to swell the throng,
who wished to do honor and shout well
comes to one of Connecticut's favored chill
dren. What could be.more pleasing to one
who had been for several years absent in a
distant and foreign land in the service OF
his government, and what more encourag-
ing to all of US in these United States to
perform our privats an1 public duties
faithfully and patriotically. than such a
hearty and enthusiastic welcome as Mr..
SEYMOUR was the worthy subject of week
ago? Gov. SEYMOUR. as your readers we'll
know, has been absent from the country
since 1858, as the representative of our gov
ernment to the court of the Gear of Russia
in which position he won the favor of that
government and the appreciation of his coun.
trymen at home and abroad. For the pas,
year he has been travelling upon the cont
nent. He was in Italy when the late wal
was progressing, and was offered the oppor.
tunity, by the commanders of the allied ar
mics, to witness the movements Of French
and Sandman troops on the battle field o.
Solferino. which offer he did not accept a.
he was anxious to return home as early a:
possible He arrived at Boston in tht
steamship America on Friday evening tn,
26th ult. After resting few days in Bos
ton, he came to Hartford by the noon ex
press train, arriving there a few minute,
past o'clock in the afternoon. He lef
the cars before they entered the depot anc
was driven in carriage, accompanied by
committee appointed by the citizens. anc
was escorted by the Seymour Light Artil
Ter, mounted military committee number
ing fifty men. The cortege proceeded to tn
Park, where near ten thousand citizens, an,
strangers. and several military and fire com
panies were waiting to receive the ex- Gov
ernor. AS the carriage, with its escort en-
tered the Park. the cannon belched forth a
earnest welcome which the hearts of the as
sembled people echoed. What a scene wa
that The extentive aud beautiful Park
its waving trees and winding paths til
gaily streaming banners the martial ar