Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-03-31
THE LATE CONGRESS.

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whole number of members are adverse to the
Administration and DESTROYS of IA change Of
President. Their sentiments NAV not be i'm
mediately declared, but they will be propa-
gated among their constituents. 1t is acan,S
mon desire, and is felt as national exigency,
that the country should have an efficient
statesman as President; and that the system
Of government by personal intrigucs, predi-
!cctiOns and antipathies, should be exploded
as soon as possible. The same ideas will be
more general in the next Congress, and in all
likelihood much strengthened, by the events
Of the interval between this time and Deer.
An administration, strictly personai,-.in no
degree or instance natiOnal,--an Gcebhdlo";r
! administration, thai is: one withnc; II, ~ 4,
and composed of a double or treble cabinet,
i'll assorted add disconnected, 80 cannot be
deemed or rendered compatible with the gen.
ius or action Of our institutions, or the inte-
gpnce, and patriotism fthe people. The cry
Of" Old Hickory" and the old watchw ords
of hero" and REFORM" are no longer tails
MANIC; the film is falling from eyes which
could not be utterly blinded. Those who
were most smitten with the military exploits
and supposed intellectual and moral energies
Of Gen. Jackson, and gratifed by his elevation
to the chief magistracy, as a mark Of the ma
tOnal gratitude and independent will, now
perceive that they overrated his qnalifca-
tons; that capacity is essential for place;
that for the sake Of the individual and the
country. it were better he should not contin-
ue where he must be shewn more and mare
for the worse, and be treated as a cipher or
an instrument, according to the sinister de-
signs of persons whom the nation never
meant to invest with honor and authority I'M
der the glare of his name or the shadow Of
his attributes.-PhiLa. Nat. Gaz.
We have had the pleasure of free and ex-
tended conversations with several intelligent
members Of this state, and from the East, and
the impression we have received corresponds
with the views Ofthc National Gazette. All
was confusion and Gismay in the ranks Of the
administration, at the breaking up: while on
the other hand the National Republican mem
beers have returned in the finest spirits, and
with the most confident aniicipatons Of sue
cess in the ensuing presidential campagn.-
But the friends and foes Of the cabinet are dis
gusted at the ignorance and utter mhecility
of the executive. and the prOiigacy OF his dis
jointed and oddly ccnsOrted cabinet. But the
friends Of the Secretary Of State continue
their professed devotion to the " hero" in o.
Incidence to the wishes Of their real master.
Every sensible man sees and knows that the
administration is a total failure, and has been
at least convinced that mere skill and bravery
in fighting Indians, is but poor qualification
for presiding in The administration ofciviI gov
eminent, and all deplore the state Of degra-
datiOn into which the government has fallen.
The history Of this administration will be
without parallel in the civil annals of ma.
tons. Two years ago Gen. jackson was
horne into power on d tide OF popularity un-
lad noI ho
with decided mai0rities in both houses Of
Congress-in the house, a very large one.
High expectations were entertained Of the
benefits to flow from his promised reforms and
retrenchments. But what has been the re-
suit? OF all the recommendations contain
ed in the two elaborate and heightened mes
sages written for him, hut one solitary enact
ment has followed IN compliance with Exec
utive views. That waa the Indian bill Of last
year, which WAS carried by vote SO slender
as to he equivalent to defeat. With this sim
gle exception, every Recommendation 10 both
messages has been disregarded and cOntcmn-
ed. The promised reform has consisted of
turning out able and faithful officers. and put
ting in hungry partizans-wanting character
and wanting bread. Instead ola reduction Of
the number Of officers, they have been In
creased by hundreds. Instead Of Lot0ertng sal
cries, they have been raised. Instead Of re-
yrenchment, there has been an enlarged expen-
diture Of the public money. Instead Of
lofty and high minded government, we have
grovelling and undignifed external policy.
and a domestic system Of espionage and per-
secution. The Post Office Department has
been corrupted the energies Of the govern
mcnt impaired the Judiciary threatened {;
and the Constitution brought into disrepute,
and in some instances outraged by executive
encouragement.-N. Y. Spec.
John Bicknell, Of Buck6ed, Tenn. says he has IN
vented boat which is be propelled by t'e 'Oeigf
Of the cargo, without the aid Of steam. OF course the
heavily 10 loaded, the swilter il goes. must
be like eel; the stronger you grasp him. the quick
he slips through your 6"gss; or be something like
the mans fence rails, crooked they would not lie
still. When he 10 loading his boat at the wharf, no
doshi he has keep It tied East, il would be of
like colt that had slipped his bride. He sfers TO
sell shares, bot says nothing about patent.
Nashville Banner.
Mr.. John Randolph, our Minister near the Court Of
Russia tt d. it must be confessed, "cOnstructivs''
con,igu;y,) was lately invited to Lord Mayors en-
tertanment in London. Mr. Randolph was compii-
mented in a toast by the Lord Mayor, and return
ed his thanks in what is called "eIegani speech"
II Nr. Randolph 10 well enough to indalge 10 these
Cockncy Junketlings, have hesitation in saying,