Litchfield enquirer., 1830-01-28

"A he sNnnosed that a treaty could be- made
with the Indians on The same terms az with the
most civilized nations Of Europe. lf you 90
Wn0n tho proposed prlaclplC you abandon the
whole prNctlce Of the nation from the COM
mencrmrNt of the Government. IL you
treat with nation, you must conform your.
selves to the degree Of civilization possessed
by those with whom you treat You invite
tho Indians 10 treat In matter OF great lm'
nUrtance IL them aud to U.S. 10 aOeOlNteIy
necessary that we should provide subsistence
Gentlemen who expect them to pr"S'ue TOR
Themselves, expect what never can happen,
and whN, never did happen, Il we refuse to
make provision for them, we refuse to make
treaty with them,
Mr., kiNg moved to reduce the sum to co..
900 dollars, which was agreed to.
Alter a long aud desWltRry debate, which,
however, a very unfortunate rule Of the House
or Representatives Wf the United States ne.
ccssarily gives rise 10, the resolution intr0du~
ced BY Mr., Hunt of Vermont, for the Np-
pointment of a select committee ITO inquire
into the expediency Of NpprOprlating the nett
annual proceeds Of the sales Of the Public
Lands among the several states and territories,
for the purposes Of education and internal i'm
prove Ments, In proportion IL the representa-
ton or each IN the House Of Representative"
has been carried Ii tavOr of the first branch
Of the question, viz: that II IL expedient 10
distribute. The question upon the other
branch, via the objects for which they shalt
b. distribute, was postponed for further con.
sideratiun; but little doubt appears to be en-
tertainrd that the vote will be In favor Of tho
objects mentioned.
The maioIity on the question above stated
was large, the vote heirg ayes. ll3; noes, 20:
majority, 40 A petition has heen introduced
into the Senate from Charleston, South Car
olina, IN behalf Of u Canal and Rail Road
Company, praying Congress ~ subscribe for
$500 shares of the stock uf said company.
This will bring before the Senate the qurs-
tlon, which has been the subject 0i 20 much
" Warmth, and 81 often dpcarr1 by '"ANidris
AZ Well as Legislative bodies, to be- uuronsttu-
tiOnal, Tor discussion and decision, Ii IA ma
jority should hn found IN the Senate in favor
or the abstract proposition, we should think Ii
time Ia consider il constitutionalty, at least,
us settled. The cxprdirncy of the plan may
be questioned, even by those who do not doubt
It's cons,itutonality.--N y Daily ADJ.
BroWn's Ho,el Washington City, Jan. 9, 1880.
TO the editor cfthe Z. s. Telegraph.
Sin: Twice has james X. Polk, of Ten
gress In mos, opprObrinus and hlackguard
terms. And twice, Sir, have YOU published
them TO the world. could not have replied
Ia suitable terms on the floor Of Congress
without offending against the rules Of the
House. This would have hern very unkind
in me-, after the very courteous treatment |
have received at the hands Of n majority or
that body. ] have no mode Of renly to his
foul mOuthed epithcts but through the mrdi-
um Of the newspapers. ] atm here, Il Is true,
~ private citizen hat, at the same time,
am the representative Of 5000 frcrmrn, who
eel that their dearest rights have brrn most
hagrantly outraged. None but n shivrring
bastard would assail nlr on the door nf Con-
grrss, when he knew would be prohibited
from making Promp, and just retaliation by
the rules Of order. Not only justice to me,
hut justice to the five thousand rrcrmrn uC
Tennessee, whose rights mn here to ,iudi.
cate, and the most of whom are your friends
and patrons, requires that you should insert
in your new spaper the fnlnwlng card:
A CARD, TO THE PUBLIC.
Ipronounce James K. Polk. Of Tennessee,
to he coward, puppy. II liar and scound-
rel generally. And NJ I" poor did SiondiGr,
who has pronounced the lrsSon that has hrrn
connrd over I" him, feel pity for his s,upidi-
THOMAS ID. ARNOLD.
The celebrated Alexander Smyth has nd-
dressed to the Virginia Ccnvrn;"a u mn..o-
rial. praying for an alteration of "a clause in the
amended constitution. which provides that no
person shall be- eligible to the office of Guy,
unless he is a native citizen of the Common
wealth. He states that he was born in the
Island Of Raihlin in Europe that he has been
81 years citizen and inhabilani Of Virginia.
that he has been for ten years member Of
the legislature, and is now serving his eleventh.
session Ms II member Of Congress, and that.
although he has no desire to I'll the oriCi. nl'
Governor he would feel asgrievrd hy an
enactment declaring him ineligible. Bosf. pa.
Mr.. Monroe, being in bad health, preferred
Steamboat conveyance as nearly home as
pOssihle--sO he proceeded from Richmond {,
Norfolk, and thence to Washington. which
latter he left but few days ago, for his sea-
10 LOudon county. Mr.. Adams. we believe.
is the first exprpsident that visited Washing
ton, aud Mr.. Monroe being there. it happened
that t,OO ex-presidents were IN the capital Of
the nation at one time. It's not probable that
we shall see the like agan.-Nites.
Wh0t is there in Names THE Albany Ar
gus in aIluding to some nominations made by