Litchfield enquirer., 1836-12-22

l that the feeble condition Of the President
 would prevent him from an inspection of the | contents. This scheme, however, was en- tirely disconnected by command on the part of the President, made on Monday eve ming, that the message should be read to him able. The message was read-the effect up- on the President of the part referring to Tex as, was to throw him into considerable ex- citement., He immediately insisted on the change, which was accordingly made at the late hour, and causing all the inconvenience and trouble which have stated.
 10 the Editor fAe Courier d- Enqu;rer:
 WAsHMeToN, Dec. 13.
 You will have seen, as I anticipated, the re. voluti6n made in the Senate Committees. ! do not mean to complain of the movement but do mean to say, that it may be consid. cred as indicative of the policy which the Van Buren party intend to pursue; and yet them in the face, some of the Wings confide in the Jesuitical professions of certain Van Buren leaders, who preach peace on earth, and good will amongst men.
 Among the changes made in the Senate, you will observe, that Mir. Niles, ofConnecti- cut, is appointed Chairman of the Committee on Manufactures. Now, without pretending to understand (for do not) the particular policy of each of the Van Buren factions, venture to predict that MT. Niles must shift his ground. Last session, he was anti-mono- poly, loco-foco, free trade, or any thing else that Gen. Jackson's satraps would be pleas ed to order. The manufacturing interest is now placed, in some degree, under his care and protection. Will he foster it, and thus consult the true interest of his State? If he does, he abandons the ground of Jacksonism, and steps back from the position which he as- sumed. Will he sacrifice his immediate con- stituents, and prove recreant to the trust which has been reposed in him as Chairman of the Committee on Manufactures? He dare not-I repeat he dare not. MT. Niles, with many others, is now in an embarrassing situ- ation. He will probably look one way and row the other. If was capable, would give you description of the Van Buren fac- lions as they appear to be organizing. The subject is one of deep interest to the Ameri- can people, and merits deliberate and seri- ous consideration. a4 -r,
 In the House, this morning, we have had q most interesting scene. After the general re- solutions had passed, referring the various branches of the Presidents Message to the appropriate committees, MT. Wise offered a resolution. proposing to refer so much of the Message as relates to the manner in which the several departments of the Government have been conducted, to a Select Committee. with power to send for persons and papers, and investigate and report whether they have been managed with ability, and integrity admirably calculated to unfold scene of fraud, peculation and corruption, unparal- leled in the most degenerate ages of the most daUanorate country
 Mir. Wise occupied the floor on his resolu- tion, about an hour and half. It is suffi- cient to say, that it was in his usual strain of bold and fearless elOquence. Tho Van Bu- ren party seemed to shrivel and cover under his keen invective. Any attempt to sketch it, would be doing injustice to it as whole. It will be published, presume, at an early day, as he spoke from extended notes, if the speech was not already written out. He alluded to the forthcoming administration, and said, if MT. Van Buren would kick from under h m the ladder by which he had been elevated to power-if he would spurn the corrupt Ktch- en Cabinet, and call around him honest men of his own party, &c. sc. he MT. Wise) would support his administration, but this he did not seem to expect.
 He remarked that the sWhig party had been defeated, but not conquered; checked by the Pretorian band, but not arrested in their onward march; struck, but not smitten down and contended, with great ardor and force, that the contest was not ended.
 The Van Buren party were taken by sur- prise. They had not been drilled, and seem- ed without a leader. On putting the ques- tion, there was for the resolution, ayes 06, noes 66. It was in Committee of the Whole. Never have witnessed such woe-begone and forlorn countenances, asmight be seen among the 66. Surely, Van Buren's party will ral- ly and change the vote. They dare not per- init the proposed investigation, unless their object is to brand with infamy the adminis- tration of Gen. Jackson. If they permit this Committee to proceed, Mir. Wise will be at the head of it, and will exhibit for the abhor- renee and disgust of future generations. whitened sepulchre filled with dead mems bones."
 False Sspearing.-A remarkable case oc. cured once in an English Court. A suit wal
 brought by an heir-af-law, to recover posses
 sion of an estate of which the defendant mad
 been several years in possession. as legases
 under . will. purpoEting to have oeen execa ted some fif(een vears before tho death fth'
 testator. This was alleged by the clalman
 to be . forgery. Insupport q iss q very ages
 man, who had been steward Go the teelnaol
 and whose name appeared upon the will Q a witness t0 its execution Wes pEoouced | tho trial and examined. His appearance va
 venerable. and his testimony was 60 ciea and positive, that it wrought convactlon an tn | nalnds Of lude0 nnd fury, and even of the clal
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