Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-07-03

1his village will be as follows AT 8 1-2 O'Clock q
game Of Wicket between the married men and bach
ciOFs-at l-2 O'Clock Address upon the subject Of
African Colonization by Rev. Mr.. HickOk-and ut
l2 O'Clock dinner will DO prepared at the Hotel Of
Mr. Wadhams.
Rejection Of Afessrs 1'aney and SteUsasoR.-I; will
be seen by the letters from Washington on the prece
diag page, that Mr.. fancy, nominated by the Pres-
den. as Secretary Of the Treasury and mr. Stevenson
(ate Speaker,) Minister Pleuipotentiary Great
Britain, have been rejected by the Senaehe former
by vote Of % TO 18-Ihe latter by of23 %.
10 relation 10 the rejection Of Mr.. Stevenson, the
injsncOn Of secrecy has been removed from the pro-
ceedings Of ihe Senate, and they published in the
Washington papers OG,Thursday. II appears that he
was nominated Iy the President on the 22d Of May,
and the nomination referred the committee on
Foreign Relations On the l2th Of June. Mr.. Clay
moved The following resolution, which agreed TO:
Resolved, That the President be requested to COM
mnnicaie to the Senate copy Of the first official conf
sDWOcaiiou which was made TO Andrew Stevenson Of
the intention of the President nominate him Mi
ulster Plenipoen,iary and Envoy EXIT To the
Qmi,ed Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland, aud
isis answer theleto.
This followed the next day by Message
Eo,a the President, which
Washington, June Is, 1884.
To the Senate:
have this day received resolution Of the Senate
Of the 18th instant, requesting communicate
che Senate copy Of the first official communication
which was made 10 Andrew SteveDson, Of the inten-
ton oil the President nominate him as Minister
Penipoienliary and Envoy Extraordinary to the Uni-
ted Kingdom ot Great Britain and Ireland, and his
answer thereto.
As compliance with this resolution nigh; be deem
ell an admission Of the right Of the Senate call upon
the President for confidential correspondence of this
description, consider il proper this occasion To
remark that do not acknowledge such right. But,
60 avoid herewith transmit copy
Of the paper la question, which the only Commu-
nieaiion made To Mr.. Stevenson the subject.
This communication merely animated the intention
al the President, particular contingency, offer
to Mr. Stevenson the place Of Miaisier the Court OF
ST. James; and rs the negotiations which il refers
were commenced earyin April, 1888 in this city, in
stead ofiendon, aud have since been conducted here
no iuTther comaannicaiion was made 10 him. have
40 knowledge that an received from MIR.
StevensOn-ROae is to he found in i.e Department Of
State, and none has been received by mey
ANDREW JACKSON. a
The subject was continued and debated fiom time
to time until Tuesday the 24h June, when the ques
ton '' will the Senate advise aad consent to the APP
pontmen, Of Andrew Stevenson ?" was pu, and dec-
ded in the negatve-yeas %, nays %.
Those who voted 10 the affirmative are-Messrs.
Benton. Black Brown, Forsyth. Freiinghusen, Grun-
dy, Hendricks, HILL Kane. King Of Ala. King Of Geo.
Linn. Morris RoLinsna. shepley, TaIlmaige, Upton,
Tyler, Waggaman. White, Wilkins, Wright.
Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Clayton, Ewing, Kent,
Knight. Leigh, Mangam, Naa.ain, Poinslexies. Pnr-
ter, Pren'isa Preston Robbins Silshee Smilh, South
ard, Sprague, Swift, Tomiinson, Webster.
Absent, Messrs. Bell, Mexican and Moore.
Sundry motions then sabniued--among them
that tse injunction OF secrecy be removed as
CARDS the debates upon the nomination. which was
decided in the negatse. 10 10 29-and that IL be
removed on' the Message Of ,he President Of 18th Of
Jnae, the letter Of Mr.. Livingston accompanying it,
and the other letters which follow that which several
ta'ers introduced by one of the Senators from
Virgins at the request Of Me-. Stevenson. These do
cuDeDta we make room for. They follow:
Dir. LIVINGSTON TO Mr.. STEVENSON.
~. DEPARTMENT OF Starr.
Washington, 18Th March, 1883.
ANDREW STEPHEKsoN, ESQ.,;
SiR-I am directed by the President TO inform you,
cOndcntia.y. THAT as soon as adyces shall be recey.
ed a,a. The British Government consent 10 open nego-
tiaions with this, which daily expected, it is his
Intention offer You the place Of MMiser Penipoen-
ary 10 the Court OF ST. James, and he requests that,
should this appointment he agreeable to you, you
would hold yourself in readiness TO embark 10 the
course Of the summer.
| congratulate you, sir, this mark Of the Presi-
a'os. obeden, servant, EDW. LIVINGSTON.
SUNDAY.
. Mr. DEAR SlR-I hive just received Yours, and am
sorry 10 have 1t confirmed that you have been sick,
hat trust that your relief from The laors oil the chair
more tranquility, aud the nursing Of your excelIen;
wife, will you. As for myself, my acc-
deal has been more serious than my lriends AZ dis
lance have expected. Ii hut three four days
since could turn myself my bed, sit up: and
n'w am olIing 10 an easy chair, with sore limbs and
q weak head, aud am utterly unable attend any
business. have not written line for a newspaper,
except my has.y card nor letter a. friend, save
liue 70 HARRISON, my daughter
cencc. You must, therefore, excuse me for writing
you al this time BRIEF AID fear legibe u
scFawi.
well receliect the circumstances to which you re-
fer. When you showed me the note of Dir. Livings-
lon had great deal Of conversation upon the SUBJ
ject Neither Of regarded the notice in the light
Of appointment. In fact, il presented itself as
mere contingency, and considered il extremely
doubifal whether when you would be appointed,
or &c all; for ifihe British declined negotiation, il
seemed TO be the Presidents intention 70 make
ination at NIL, not during the ensuing session Of
Congress. But this idea struck tine, that he might APP
point you, in case the contingency happened during
the recess, and not send you, but Mr.. Livingston
France. eOggested that these appointments Ought
Moi, and could not be made according the spirit Of
the Constitution during the Of the Senate
You promptly and cordially concurred 10 this view Of
che subject, and then determined write 10 friend
fore the President himself. YoG approved Of my do
ing so; and ia fac we agreed perfectly in the course
that ought 70 he taken. We determined 10 take no
noilce Of Mr.. LIS letter, yourself IL such
letter had been written THAI would be best
Otter 70 accept the appointment made in the sumner
aad to wait the action of the Seaae, &c. &c.
The answer ! received from Washington quoted