Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-01-21

"e's"I Of TIE Black FOney, herewith des-
pa'cned' Many here were surprised that
was not Delivered yesterday, and still more
SD that It did not come TO-DAY. There il
however. reason for the DELAY: and !. rra-
son, which Ofjtself is calculated to increase
! the war panic. The President will DELAY the
message until the messenger, sent To recall
the Mediterranean feet, shall get SO far ahead
Of the Message, that the French cannot have
time to seize upon the feet before il gets
through the Straits. / have no dOnbt that
the circumstance has influenced the delay |;
and it furnishes a pretty strong intimation,
that the character Of the message intended 10
he sent, will be such as will, in the opinion ut
this government, provoke immediate HOSTILE
ties on the part of France. Yesterday there
was considerable war fever manifested in
the House, as you have seen but it amounts
to nothing more than desire ON the part of
some young men in the House tn show off
their patriotism and elOquence, and Of some
Older men to- curry favor with the Executive.
There is az yet no reason to believe that the
H"Mse is run mad on the subject, any more
than the Senate.
Whether the Senate will get the supposed
overtures Of the French government, made
fO- the purpose of accommodating the diff
cultirs between the two governments. and
called for by Mr.. Clay, there is some doubt.
The letter from the Duke de Broglie. COM
municated to the Secretary Of State by Mr..
Pageot, not having been received, a copy Of
it cannot be fnrnished-at least. that will be
the answer Of the President. A copy Of that
letter is in possession Of Senator, and has
been seen by many individuals. 1t shows,
what no one nOw doubts, that the French
government at the time was anxious to avail
itself Of any. common firm Of courtesy, upon
which it could get over the proviso, and pay
US the money.
! have seen letter from Paris, received
by the last arrival. by member Of Congress,
from very Intelligent an! we'll known Amer
lean citizen, resident at Paris, which, states
that the French government had nuw defer
mined not tn pay the money, without an "a
POLICY 10 writing from the President.
ra .>- Journal of Com.
Correspondence ofihe ". Y. Daily Advertiser.
WAsHINGTON. Jan. 8.
The arrival Of Mr.. Barton in the city last
evening, has created no little sensation about
the city. He speaks Of a war as inevitable,
or IT, not war, National disgrace. MIR. Fur
sytl1 has expressed the same opinion several
times during the day, and such also seems to
be the declaration Of the Cabinet officers gen.
eralty. The Old General seems ripe for the
mischief, without once taking Into considera-
ton the consequences of that mischief. The
waters are already covered with French arm
ed vessels, which have been for the few years
past. during the unhappy controversy between
the two countries, preparing for the present.
or a like emergency. Their navy, well disc
plined and numerous as it is, cannot iAil 20 DO
us irreparable injury, in the event of war
They have hundreds Of armed vessels adOat,
while the number Of American vessels IS very
smaIl--no more than one to firc or six com
pared with the number Of the French.
A Cabinet council has been holden TO day
at which The President. Barton. and Livings
ton, were present. The latter. gentleman IS
to prepare the Special Message to the Sen
ate, which will probably be sent to Congress
in all next week. Monday. you are aware.
is to be the great day for laying the corner
stone Of the new city Of Jackson. Whether
Congress will adjourn know not. feel al.
most sure, however, that quorum will not
be present. .s...- .....,
The Mexican news is creating great excite
ment throughout the city, especially the MUIR
der OF so many citizens at Tampico.
WAsHlNGro Jan. II.
This question, [of the peiitinn from Michi-
gan,1 was succeeded by resolution from Mr..
Jarvis, of Maine. the Chairman Of the Com
mittee On Naval affairs, inquiing intro the ex-
prdieney Of increasing the NavAk forces OF
the United States. Fhus the tOesin Of war
was sounded. The inanimate walked from
their lethargy. and for nearly tw" hours war
and anti-war. was made the spirited theme OF
debate. The newspaper paragraphs from
the French Journals. were rrpeated--the
fleets in preparation hy the French. were told
of-the unprppared state Of the American ma
w were told and re-tOld. and the number
and preparation Of the French vessels again
made the scarecrow themes ofthe ad%Ocales
Of the Resolutions.
Mr.. Wise. Of Wa. was the FIRST upon, the
floor. in opposition. The reason Of that OPP
position, he said, was the fact that the Exe-
cntivp and the Executive Departments, inten-
ded to throw all responsibilities and all aP-
preparations, upon the House. He (the Pre-
sident( and they (th- DepaItments) wished
to make the House his and their tonls, and
for one he was unwilling to he the tool of the
Executive and the Executive Departments.-|
1t devolved on them to ask appropriations,
and not 10 the House TO tender them before
they were asked.
p Pickens, of s. c., followed 10, the same
strain OF remark. Jarvis replied. saying that
Wise. and Mr., Some One-else, were the on
" two, Of nine on the Committee of Naval
affairs. who opposed the resolution. Wise
was again upon his feet. where he would have
been third. fourth aud fifth time. had not the
rules of the House forbidden. He now took
Gen. jackson by the ears. calling him by
name, aud saying that the old mar never
need he spurrrd oh ia a war-(Mr. Jarvis had
said that if the President did mt go fast e.
nouxh, or if he went too fast. the House ought
TO spur him an, or t0 check him y but. con-