Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1832-08-02
Extracs Of Letter from Washington dated

A,,,th Houses. the scene Of more personality
- sa,,.ovo,,s debate, than have Witnessed,
~ ever exnected TO witness, ia any legislative
Asssr,fIlS. IN the Senate the proceedings on
the Tariff having been narrewed dewa TO
came n6ints tt issue with the Ho4se al Aep-
resentatives as to gising 4 large protection 70
some articles. but ptinclRally WoplleHs, Of
from so to 81 per cent lseslr per cent being
the paint in disputes both Houses insistius,
the only remedy was TO have q putAtion
fron,sh0th to meet and try TO adjust I'm mat,
tegs Is dispute. Mr.. Wilkins of sPennsylsa-
mia, ace dinghy moved for conferences, WIN i
yvas ord reds and as tie nsover. he was named
Thereon, Oh The part Of the Senate with Mr.:
Dickerson, OF New-Jersey, who, although q
E,igh jackson party man, was also considered
high Tariff man, from his course up To that
period. Mr.Hayne, as opposed 10 the whole
I1fotpctive sYstems was, most strangBly selec-
Ted with them but his n0minatiOn was ac-
! ,csded ID 10y the majority in the Senate, go.
ing lor the highest rates Of duties, simply be-
cause, AZ Ire Tine, they believed that they
were in no danger: wilkins and Dickerson, il
true to the causes accomplishing a majority
against his soice IS the conference. They
met accordingly those appointed by the H. OF
REPRESENTATIVES., and scarcely had they met
when rumours, "Ioudand deep" with the
exulting remarks Of the Anti-Tarif members,
announced there was something unexpected
about to occur. We had been too much ex-
cited by other topics during the week to
dream Of what did happen. A little time,
however, very soon explained all. The con-
ference from the Senate had resolved to re-
commend to the Senate, that they should re-
cede from all and every oftheir amendments,
to the dismay and disappointment of those by
A. l.l AL, .,@ A<N l..
committee, to uphold the interests Of the
disclosed by whom it was betrayed. But the
public will hardly credit that, in the face o
innumerable protestations Of devotion to tbs
cause, and indirect opposition tn positive in
astructions from his own state, not to permi
me interests Of the American System to b.
attacked in detail, SC. Mr.. Wilkins, ofPenn
syIsania, was the faithless aSentto whom the
whole may justly be attributed, as appeared
by the deyelOpements subsequently made in
the debate. The conference returned and
made their report, in substance to recede. A
motiont0 postpone indefinitely, as the least
of evils, was forthwith made by Mr.. Bell
. whose remarks were piquant enough to rouse
the. phlegmatic Mr.. Dickerson to attempt
some justification of the course Of the com
fnittee. HIS admitted that it was his convic-
ton that woo3Iens, and many other articles.
were not sufficiently protected, and said he
had opposed all he could. the opinion of the
majority ofthe Senate's committee 10 recede.
This left little doubt as to the quarter from
whence the whole had proceeded. But, TO
make assurance sure, and to fix the honor or
the stigma where it ought TO rest, Mr.. Clay
rose, and after commenting on the arrange
ment as destructive to the woOllen and Amer
gan infnrnsfS vorapallv and ro,,o ,.k;nn hour
little such course was to be expected from
those who went into the committee with the
@avowed determination to protect those inter-
ests, he desired to know by whose votes the
arrangement was made or who it was that
could so quickly veer about, as not even,
which they were in honor bound to do. to
consult the persons who sent them as negotia-
tors. He could not conceal his feeling of dis
appointment, that so many great interests OF
the country were sacrificed, and surrendered,
too. without a struggle, in defiance Of the
wishes of the Senate; and the country would
demand some explanation Of the subject. Mr.
Wilkins forthwith felt the responsibility, and
rose to throw Oft the masque. !" concurred
10 the vote," said he: will that satisfy the
gentleman" "No! indeed, it will never
satisfy me-" replied Mr.. C. in tone and
manner, which was re-echoed by the evident
ASustU6o VI a 9cudte CROWDED almost 10 SuuO-
cation. :. Well then" said Wilkins, 81 hope
The gentleman will be as little satisfied with
other matters; and he proceeded to say, that
ne bad abandoned the amendments 10 the
committee, because he did not wish to aban-
don the bill; that the abandonment as to
woollens. was in effect but little, &C.; that
his opinions as to the necessilE of the protec-
1--WE sysfem We're as strong - that of Mr..
Clay; but be Thought reduction should be
made upon every article alike. He declared
that he was responsible to his constituents,
not to- the Senator from Kentucky, and al
though he had not spoken so long, so often,
on so'iouday en- the subject because lie had D0
other offsets IN view than the interests of his
country, he was perfectly satisfied with the
bilb and he would not therefore vote TO post
panRit. Mr.. Clay rose, and after expressing
hiH sAFprize at this avowaI and at the tone in
Rhizh his qaestiou had been answered, as not
warranted BY any thing which fell fTom him,
he demanded from the Senator an expIana-
ton, and to say openlyi in the face Of the Sen,
ate. whether he meant to insinuate that hs
MIR. c. had, in his course on the Tariff, beer
actuated By motive other than those of tn,
public good.
This prompt demand was most reluctantly
met. Mr.Wlkins declared his conviction tha
the Senator from KY. was actuated in III,
proceedings by sincere motives of publ,
good but there might be other objects, (ane
which nnlRhf n0f CnuA:.A .,..L AZ