Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-09
WHOLE NO. 1877
From Washington.
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 CAxp or THE l9rn, 0. V. Fort Worth, Va, March, 1868.


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 @ Fort Worth, Va, March, 1888. MR. P. M. TRowsRiDss:
 My Dear Sir We had tsso pheasant days last week, and had .he good fortune to haSS a pass to the Capital for twenty.four hours. I left camp on foot, and in two and half hoursj Was in Pennsylvania Avenue, the distance be. ing eight miles. In the evening. I went to President Iincolns levee at the White House The evening was us mild and pleasant as May and conseq nent:y an immense crowd of visit ers focked thither. "Father Abraham" | believe l have told you, resembles Sheriff Mi. nor. His wife and children any President might justly be proud os Among the citi- zens, noticed the venerable Amos Kendall, also, the Hon. Julius Catlin of Hartford. Among the Shoulder-Staps, Stars, &c., were Major Generals Halleck and Fremont, and Brigadier Generals Rosseau and Farnswor,h. The two latter are perfect specimens of sol diers, six feet and over in height, and we'll Halleck is of medium stature, nothing marked in appearance. Fremont vas edging his way as pathfinder" through the crowded east room, his hair combed over his forehead like some of your school-boys. recognized him as he passed, and gently slap. ping him on the shoulder, hs turned and grasp. ed my hand, saying he was happy to sec any one who had been through the South Pats of the Rocky Mountains. Hearing his name, the crowd closed in upon him, and to prevent being smothered, he made his way towards the and disappeared. He is of medium stature, has peculiar look which is conso- nant with one of his eventfal life. There was also perfect blaze of beauty. What pro. fusion of gold, diamonds and pearls What veils of silk, satin, and lace dragging after them on the carpet, while their white necks and shoulders were bare. really fear some of the careless gentlemen must have stepped on their dresses. On no other principle of philosophy can I account for the halEyard trailing on the aoer, except there were just that amount lacking to cover their pretty and necks.
 In the morning, strollsd through the Capi- tol, and looked for the twelfth time at those paintings in the Rotunda. The Discovery st America, The Baptism of Pocahoutas, The Discovery of Mississippi, The Embafkatisn from Holland. The Surrender of Burgoyne and Cornwallis, and the Resignation of Wash. ington, are either of them worth pilgrimage on foot, with knapsack on back, from Wood bury, te see. .........
 Strolling through the grounds east of the Capitol, my attention was arrested by tho elas. sic statue of the Father of his County. As I passed on the south side of it, beheld de- sign sculptured on the throne. or chair in which Washington was sitting. whic h chained me to the spot spell bound. It was a repre- sentatioM of the infant Hercules strangling the serpents sent by the jealous gods to destroy him, who in after years, cleansed the Augean stables, and brought up from the entrance of the internal regions the Cerberus that guarded it. with a host of other herculean laboEs. There lay the baby hero, in his left dimpled hand | serpent already dead, and his right graspsd around the neck of another wfithing in death, calmly beholding the reptile only few inches from his sweet infant face. There also Icy his brother, his face buried, and screaming with fear. A day dream was upon me. That in. fant Hercules, said l. is our infant Republic; that dead serpent is Northern traitors that living serpent writhing n the agonies of death. is Southern Secession and that baby brother with kis face buried in the clothes and scream. ing. is Northern Peace men, who are crying Peace,' but doing nothing towards as,isting their brave brothers. I turned toward the Capitol. There stood the gigantic Statue Of Freedom just from the foundry of Munich, im- patiently wniting the completion of the lofty lome where she is to mount and stand, alt emblem of our nations greatness and glory. At the eastern entrance stood Columbus with he world in his right hand, reaching out to he nations. Opposite stood the emblems of civilization and barbarism, fitly representsdb by } pioneer embraced in deadly conflict with savage, while mother and babe were crouch. ed at their feet whiting the result. In after years, when our child ren shall look upon thess stones, and say, What mean these there will be no necessity of rehearsing our history. for it will be written on tables of stone, and er.
 
 graven on the tablets of their hearts.
 Yours truly.
 Eft SHERRY, Capt.
 Co. l, 18th C.v.