Litchfield enquirer., 1834-06-05

Sir. they are all told Il is for the good OF nay
people. Mr.. President. said Mr.. c., idleness
s the parent source OF vice. immortality aud
crime, and if there be hut one female lost tO
herselE-One youth lost to himself and his
by the consequences Of Executive
misrule, il Is sufficient, far more than sufficient,
10 tarnish the lustre Of the most brilliant VIC
Tory ever gained by the most successful mill
Iary commander.
Mr.. G. indulged IN some melancholy FORE
sOdings as 10 the future state Of our country.
He feared il was destined to deep, all perva-
ding, and long continued distress. But, Sir,
said he, the country is awakening from i;s
long continued slumber. The people are ia
king their business into their own hands
is coming, and ms Talleyrand
said of the Russian war, the present period is
'' the beginning Of the end Of that terrible dis
ease, the symptoms of which frst appeared
10 1897, which broke out on the 4th Of March
1899, and which has ever since been stalking
like pestilence through our country.
=. FroM the National Enseiligencer, May 81.
In the SENATE, yesterday, Mr.. WEBSTER,
in presenting paper from the Wings Of Lam
caster. (Pa.) on the subject Of the effect of
the illegal and unconstitutional removal Of
the Public Deposites, expressed pretty much
ut large his views of the present state Of pub
lie affairs, as well as Of the prospect for the
future. Ia doing 90, herecurred to the views
which he had expressed early 10 this session,
of the probable consequences of the control
assumed by the Executive over the currency
Of the country, and To the remedy which he
had felt il te be bis duty 10 propose in the
shape Of a bill for renewing for limited time
the Charter of the Bank Of the U. Statcs.--
Nhs,e h,,A I'D an ehs~
bin, he said, had been that he would call it lp
on the Qfst Of April. But, before the 2lst Of
April arrived, the other branch Of the Legis-
laturc had, by decisive vote. destroyed the
existing probability Of such measure receiv-
ing the sanction Of that body. The Execu-
tive branch being also known TO he opposed
to any action Of the government in that di.
rection. he had thought il, and he Ro,C thought
Il, Unnecessary To press that bill upon the at
tention Of the Senate. When, therefore, if
ever, he should move the Senate to take it up
for consideration, was at present wholly un-
certain.
Mr.. w. went on to present some views, in
his usual forcible and impressive manner, Of
the general subject of the condition and pros
poets Of the country. He stated his belief
that the conviction was becoming universal.
even among those who seriously wished to be.
lieve otherwise, that the :. experiment." as it
Is authoiitatiyely rs well as Familiarity termed,
has failed, signally failed. Whatever casual
or transitory relief circumstances might pro-
duee to certain parts Of the country or por-
tons Of The People, yet, IL no remedy be In
terposed, MF. w. expressed the opinion, that
such summer and autumn are to be- passed
through as the whole country has never seen.
He demanded whether the friends of the
Administration in Congress were ready to
break up and 60 home without attempting a.
ny thing, either IN present action, or in pros
pect, to relieve the country from its suffering
condition. He believed. for his part, that
they were bound, by every consideration of
conscience and Of duty, 10 carry through
Congress some measure Of eifsctual relief
The evil under which the people suffer, springs
from no external misfortune il is from with
10 il 10 the consequence either Of bad law or
Observation-Disclosures OF the law. II Is, MIR. w.
argued, a political eyil---a political inAiction,
one which the three branches Of the Govern
ment could. were they SO disposed. cure in a
week. This, he said, was case pressing
heavily upon the c0nsciences Of those s0ho
produced the change in the condition Of the
country. Ne (said he) have not removed the
deposites; zoe have not violated the law, nor
broken the Constitution. We, on the contra.
~ raw svsSsV'N "tsV UCPSCCntCu tuG GAtSttuS
of that measure yes, foretoid
them, SO long ago as when we were smiled at
rs prophets evil or prophets false, and the
mention Of distress was the provocative to
sneeFs and sarcasms from gentlemen on the
opposite side. As to any law of Congress to
eon6rm the present state Of things, it would
only be 10 make the distress perpetual; Il
would only be TO give legal countenance 10
that which 10 already an extreme evil. Mr..
w. went on TO say, that no man in either
House could be more DESTROYS than himself
OF an early adjournment Of Congress but
be was not willing. anxious as he was to ad.
journ, until th0sa who hold the poscer. 10 the
Government should say that they have moth
ing TO propose 10 relieve the people. In a
word, upon those who hold the power. he
meant to leave the responsibility for the pres.
ent state of things.
This was the general scope Of Mr.. Web.
steF's Speech. OF which we have taken this
brief notice in anticipation. because, as the
author OF the project for extending the Bank
charter, and as Chairman or the Financial
Committee Of the body 70 which he belongs,
The views which Mr.. w. takes OF things, as
hey stand at the passing moment, win be Of
isep Interest TO All our readers.
The New Fork Courier states that gen.
LEHMAN Of that city, |" friendly 10 the imme-
date emancipation OF the blacks. gave din
ner lately, at which promiscuous assembIage
Of blacks and whites were present. resem-
bling. as they sat around the table, the KEYS