Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-06-26

4 q WAsuINsror. June "a, tssa.
i The proposition 0f Mr.. McKim, 20 aulhor.
izc. BY bin. the Secretary q the Treasury 70
lend TREASURY notes, to the amount Of fileen
millions, 90 individuals, At I've per cent. on
| good security, e considered az the great Dro-
icct Of the government 60 extFieate the Deopla
1 from the fangs Oflhat cruel monster the Bank.
TO put an end Ia The public distress, 10 restore
the soundness Of the currency, aud last. not
least. t0 bring hack the wandering people to
the Jackson faith. The proposition has caus-
ed some nerriment. and It Is not impossible
that spirit Of waggery, = desire 10 hear what
Mr.. McKim can say for and about his scheme.
may induce majority OF the House to take
up the subject for consideration, Mr.. McKim
may be very good merchant, and fOrtu-
nate man as regards his personal means, but
he has as little Ofthe statesman in his compo-
sitiOn, as is to be found 10 the meanest mind
in creation. He has none ofthe orator about
him, and no man, Of any party, imagines that
Mr.. McKim is seriOns in Offering his PROPOSE
ton as real, bona ids. practical measure, or
as any more than bone thrown out to his
clamOrous constituents, to prevent them from
tearing him to pieces.
One great question which Is now asked, as
the day of adjournment draws near, and utter
ed with increasing emphasis at every repeti-
ton. is--what is to become OF the public mo-
ney? Is il 10 he left at the sole disposal of
General Jackson y there to be 40 guard,
no check imposed by Congress, for its secure
~ and economical disbursement? 1t appears
as if history will have to answer these ques-
tons IL manner which the founders Of our
system Of government could never have-con-
liectured. There are some. even Of the jack
son men themselves, who. feeling that these
are the questions which will be propounded to
him BY; bis. constituents, on his return home,
begin to fear that they will be unable to give
a satisfactory reply; and that they will have
to submit to severe cGnsnre for breaki0g up
4 the session, without taking some stepto make
. the money Of the people safe, by taking ii
! from under the Executive grasp, and placing
il under the control Of the law. There will
be- no step taken ofthis kind, and il the public
revenue be abundant, so much the more dam
ger will threaten the liberties of the people
because SO much the greater will be the means
in the hands Of General Jackson of subverting
those liberties. and perprtuating their own
power, or giving power such direction as be
Emay think ct. U. S. Gaz.
Correspondence Of the ~. y. Daily Adveytiser.
WAsHINGToN, June l4th, 1884.
0 The disclosures made in the report Of thu
q majority. upon the Post Office affairs) woult
{ at any other time than the present, prostrat,
!! any ADMINISTRATION and as it is. the party
! must reel, flor time At least even Il It retains
its feet,) so soon AZ the report shall be exten
3 sively disseminated. Mr.. Grundy's evasion
P and palliatiOns win not answer-they cannO
: Cover up NOR blot out the enormities disclosed
Il There s no sophistry in the report, It is
8 plain matter Of fact document. The peopl,
: will read it, and they will understand It, ant
. neither Mr.. GsIndy, nor any other cunnin:
g logician can mislead the public mind. Mr.
) Grundy does not now, when asked about tn,
J. report of the majority, pretend. that any
thing is exaggerated, or Incorrectly stated
nor does he pretend that this report gives
! full, aud fair representation Of the facts. An,
. when asked 10 be cspdid. and state what 10 hi
n real opinion Of the condition of the depart
% ment, he gives shrug to his shoulders. and
4 mysterious cast to his coHTftenance, and will
D upliited hands. leaves the Inquirer. The gen
{ eral exclamation ON reading the report was
: F. there will be a general reform 10 the Of
. Zee. was then as now, an Hnheliever. Tbs
. President will not remove Mr.. Barry, and Mr.
: Barry will not resign. The Postmaster Gen.
! eral, tho two Assistants, and Mr.. Brown, the
. Chief Clerk, are perplexed and embarrassed
. AS the reports now stand. Mr.. Barry and Mr..
, Brown are made to bear the greatest share Of
the blame, and il being saddled upon them,
} Col Gardner and Major Hobbie are not in-
clned to have any part Of It shifted upon their
shoulders. Mr.. BSownis uneasy under his
load; and although he 10 built to carry bur.
den. he thinks his fellows should relieve him
in part. Mr.. Barry and Mr.. Brown would
readily make common cause ofthe whole
concern, but the Others decline, and reply,
.let every tub stand on it's own bottom."-
Col. Gardner is sore under the charges made
against him, and he plumply denies the truth
/ Oi the statements. and demands retraxit.-
Mr.. Brown stoutly afirms the truth Of the
charges, and challenges an Investigation. Col.
Gardner appeals to the reports, as evidence
LOT the blamea5le conduct Of Mr.. Brown. and
says evidence declares the record is not adj
missible. Major Barry says that no good
Twill come out OF this contention, and propo-
I ses an indissolube alliance, offensive and de-
fensise. Col. Gardner considers himself
greatly injured in the charges, and threatens
an exposure, unless Justice 10 done him.
do mot anticipate a removal Of any one Of
/ them Gen. Green 10 correct in saying that
Col, Gardner and MsjaE Hobbie are the
fFiehds Of M. Wan Buren,; and that they are
his friends, Is the hest Of al reasons. why
they win retain their places. He is also corr
rect in saying that Major Berry and Mr.. Brown
arc favorably inclined to Col. johnson; and
that they are so. will secure them. Neither
Il Gen. jackson, nor Mr.. Van Buren,; dare at