The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-02-14

besieging the fortress Of Patras.
The news Of the destruction Of the Egyn-
tan feet arrived at the Catholic Island Of Sy-
| ra on the cath Of October in the evening. In
a quarter of an hour the whole Island was
echOing with shouts Of joy, ringing of bells,
and discharges Of muskctry and cannon.
Those of the Greek and Latin Church EN-
braced each other as brothers. and shed tears
of joy. Old men and women repaired to the
churches to give thanks to God, aud the Ca
thOlics were first in opening the doors of the
ChapelS TO sing TIE Deum.
CONGRESSIONAL.
We have given below a few short extracts from the
vOuminOus debates in Congress upon Mr.. ChiIton's
Resolution relative to retrenchments in tie public
expenditures This debate has been protracted 10
an alarming degree, and has called forth all the ire
and party vrulence in the House. Mr. Chiffon is
a new member, and ignorant of political intrigue-he
had heard it repeated from one end of the country to
the other, that the present administration was wasting
the peoples money, by millions; and believing this to-
| be truth, instead of political hobby BY which the
to ride in he had the rtshness to bring the
subject up in the House, as his maiden effort. The
friends OF the Administration, instead of taking ALARM,
eagerly courted the investigation, and are unwilling
to lay the resolution aside, according the wish Of
their most jealous opponents. We find all the Jack
son presses in the country expressing the wish that
the subectmay be dropped, and Mr. c. himself says.
If / have thrown fre-brand into the House, re-
greet sincerely for il has with great truth been said
that time is money and it is possible that much time
might have been saved if this resolution had not been
introduced" There certainly was never more au-
spicious time to investigate the subject of public ex-
penditures than the present. Both branches of the
Legislature have majority against the Admiuistra-
ton, and Congress can set till March, 1899. There
can be no want Of time, and no bargaining of the
heads OF goVernmen with majority Of the members.
| Such circumstance has not before occurred since
l80O and we know of no other reason why the oppo-
ston should say "the time has not come for an in-
vestgation, unless be. that they are afraid to be
obliged to prove to the people by their own official
acts, that this is the most prudent and economical adj
ministration have had. This would be the
result of an investigation, and they know it-therefore
they wish get rid of subject brought up by one of
their unnitiated and jealous partizans. They have
said the people that this administration is runousy
extravagan,,--hey are now called upon by one Of
their own party to prove the assertion--hey have
majority in the House, and prove it, il true; but
they shrink from the undertaking, and only drag
ged into a continuation ofthe debate by the friends Of
the accused. This proof positive of the integryof
the government.
Extracts from the debates on Chilton's
Resolutions relative to RetrenChments.
Mr., Wright, of Oho-1 have attracted the
notice of the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
who short time since occupied position
near the door. and know not where, (Mr.
Kremer) and may be expected to pay him
IA passing notice. That gentleman has alto
gether mistaken the side advocated in rank.
ing me among the opposers of the measure,
( which should not have supposed. he could
do, unless he were asleep when spoke. Sir,
whenever that gentleman rises on this floor
to "cry aloud and spare not" although his
remarks have not the charm Of novelty to re-
commend them, being made up Of a sci Of
words and phrases, hich, with little alter
alton, are made to suit al! occasions. yetthere
is something in the matter SO infinitely farci-
cal and amusing, both to myself, and to the
House, that cannot find it in my heartily any
reply of mine, to interpose the slightest OBJ
stacles in the way of exhibitions, affording so
great source of entainment to every one a
round me-"
| Ai' hleNcI, vi ItUHSyNdilfd, SdKI I'D reply
| onght to thank the gentleman from Ohio,
for being SO greatly amused by me. l wish
| could return the compliment by saying,
was either amused or instructed by him. But
it was the reverse, for he never speaks, but
he reminds me of an old hen. who is eternal.
ly cackling, cackling, cackling.and ne, err lays
an egg. have now done with the gentle
man.
Mr.. Carson spoke in reply to Mr.. Wright.
| cannot regret any thing that has fallen from
that gentleman; he can say nothing which
can effect me. l am secure from his malig-
nant shafts
Here the Speaker interposed. and remin-.
ded Mr.. G. that such remarks were out Of Or,
der.
! submit to the char-I was only replying
to these remarks Of the gentleman which had
personal bearing upon me. Sir, do not
regret being profoundly ignorant Of all that
gentleman's secrets, and this for causes which
it would be out of order to mention. and
which therefore leave to be inferred.
AS young man just starting in political
life, am naturally anxious not to do, or to
be thought to have done. any thing that may
justly forfeit the good opinion of any gentle
man in this House. But must be allowed
to say. that do not wish the good opinion of
any of his species.
This Carson is the fellow who lately murdered DR..
Vance, in North Carolina. He can, however, "talk