Litchfield enquirer., 1834-07-03


occasioued by the transfer Of Mr.. Woodbury., IL the
latter shall be appointed to the Treasury Department
Governor Cass is not determined 10 remain 10 the War
Office He will not resign during the session; aud if
he goes out in the recess Mr.. Benton has been men
toned as the successfully. K. ADD.
-Mond0V Night.
The New Cabinet is now the engrossing
theme. Mr.. Chambers has had the rare mer-
it of compelling the nominations hitherto SO
long unconstitutiOnally withheld from the
Senate to be sent thither. His annunciation
to move to strike out the appropriations hav-
ing had that effect for scarcely had the Vice
President taken his seat, when Mr.. Donelsoh,
the Private Secretary of the President, who
had been in waiting for the purpose, annoon-
ced that he was the bearer Of an Executive
Message. After some routine business, the
Appropriation Bill having been taken up, Mr..
Chambers having ascertained the purport of
the message, informed the Senate that the
circumstances of the moaning would render
his motion to strike out these several items
unnecessary. The bill was then discussed,
and the amendment proposed by Mr.. Poin-
| dexter to enforce that all the payments to be
made in notes at the par value wheresoever
paid, was renewed and adopted. The bill
was not finally disposed Of when they went
| into Executive business with closed doors
The nominations made to-day being those of
Mr.. Secretary TANEY and MIR. Attorney Cen
cral BurLER, were referred, as is usual, to the
Committees for such purposes, and nothing
else OF Importance was discussed. 1t was
supposed that of Mr.. Forsyth would have
been also made; but this possibly is kept
hack. waiting the fnal decision upon that Of
the ex-Speaker. = AS TO Mr.. fancy. he will be
sent packing, and with the general good lxili
nR n nfSA, .<>l~. "a htNW
ieeffng as regards MIR. Butler, 10 whom |
Woaid not do the injustice Of surprising that
the opinions so much and justly rrprehended,
contained in the Protest, emanated from him !:
one and all of the many parties here bear tes-
tlmony to his private worth, sterling honesty
and honor, as an individual; and, although
ne may have erred ia the opinions given as to
the pension agency. &c.. yet these are trivial
concerns. and should not. nor witt not-I am
led to bplieve-weigh one feather against his
other good qualities $ which are as rare as
tney are enviable among the politicalaspir
OF the day. Whilst the.perio6 is now so near
maturity. when all these appointments must
DE nlied mp, speculation as to them is almost
useless. Much depends, however, on the ac-
lion Ut the Senate; 10 fact every thing is in
obeyance, until it is determined upon one way
or the other. For. If adverse to the Speak
or we should then have a Cabinet composed
to the wish Of the President. who. not being
members OF Congress, could not on that ac-
count De objected to: yet, nevertheless, would
be, what is determined .henceforth-ifhe can
Ito nave what he terms, an UNIT, or in 9th
er'words, a set of slaves, who shall own no
law hut their chieftain's will Various per
sons are named, in this event, not previously
supposed to be even within the range Of prob.
ability, as to the selection far these high off
ces. Mr.. Buchanan of Pennsylvania. and
Mr.. +. r. Barbour. are in the foremost gro und.
but a few days, il not hours more, will prob !
ably determine all this.-N, Y. american.
tuesday Night.
The proceedings ia the Senate to-day have |
been such as will rebound TO their credit to all
succeeding times They have, indeed. puri-
lied the sanctuary of the constitution, the !
place FROM which all lazy should emanate,
without stain, from the foul, and cOrrupting, |
and most dangerous of all practices, aud by |
which. henceforth, the occupant of its high |
and honorable post will hereafter be deferred
iron, following in the steps of its late posses
sor, by the fall that has justly followed that
parsonage. His nomination rs Minister to
England was rejected, 2St to 90, vote, which |
shows that il was not what Systematically term
ed "a party vote" This was we'll begun,
hut better remains behind. Mr.. Secretary
fancy was rejected, % 10 Is! and, to mark
further, that party feeling could have no share
IN causing this high, honest and independent
body, thus to reject those miserable minions
and tools of corruption. the high character
10 which Mr.. Bntler-partisan though ne be,
and steady and warm one too, Of MIR. Van
Buren--was estimated so differently from that
OF the Others, that his nomination, Irejoice
to state. was confirmed by triumphant ma.
Jority. The principle being now settled by
that august body, by which no member Of Con-
gress shall DC confirmed by them to any Of
ice, until the Constitution IS restored TO It's
original purity, wiltw wonders. Already
have we seen its effects IN the fallen visages
and gloomy looks Of the political aspirants Of
the day! We shall not in future. should |
hope. see the Hall Of the Legislature prosti-
tatsd to tue desire for Office, and made the