Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-07-07
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WASHINGTON, June

Facts 10 relation 70 me Deposue DaA. WHV
are % taU0r and schO against distribution. The
oracle of the President, better known as the
Globe, this morning assures its readers that
the Deposite Bill has become q law. Halso
speaks for the President, and assures its read
ers Of the fact which have before made you
acquainted with-that the President would
have vetoed the bin, had not his amendment
received the sanction of both Houses of Con-
gress. The mouth piece ofthe Executive, al
SO makes manifest another important fact,
which is, that the President is personally un.
friendly to the bill. Knowing then the opin-
ions and character of the Head of the Gov
eminent, in relation to the surplus, II also be-
comes the people to know what are the views
of him who originated to succeed the present
chief magistrate. will not pretend to un-
ravel the thoughts of Martin Van Buren,, and
his particular friends, but will merely state
few facts to show you how constantly and
how zealously he has opposed distribution
OF the surplus revenue, or in palmer terms,
how Jealous he has been to retain $4,000
goo in the Treasury, for the purpose Of eleva-
It is fact to begin with small things, that
Martin Van Buren, persuaded one Of the Sem
ators from Maine, friendly to the proposed
distribution, not to speak in favor Of the bill
as the Senator contemplated.
1t is fact that Silas Wright turned his
summerset, and from warm friend, come
out bitter enemy to the bill, after a long i'm
terview with the Vice President. Upon Thurs
day evening of last week, he left the Senate
jealous for its passage, and upon Friday came
into the Senate, and delivered a speech Of
more than an hour against it.
is fact that Tallmadge, who supported
the Dill In speech that will always do the
senator great and deserved honor, has met
With the severe reprobation of the Vice Pres
ldent, and it is fact also, that some of Mr..
Tailmadges colleagues in the House, who 90
with Van Buren, and Wright, have both re-
nounced and denounced Tallmadge, and told
some of the wings to take him, because he
was faithless and undeserving the confidence
of his party.
1t is a fact also. that member from New
Hampshire declared in his seat in the House
on Wednesday last, while the discussion was
going on between Wise, Peyton and Mann.
that Martin Van Buren, scas opposed to The bill,
and aoould sustain the minority of forty then in
the House, acho uoted in the negative.
1t IS fact that Martin Van Buren, and the
Senators, who with him were hostile to the
bill, and the Administration friends have had
many personal and party controversies in re-
lation to the measure, and that upon one of
these occasions, they separated personally
hostile to each other.
1t is fact that Mr.. Van Buren, absented
himself from the Senate Chamber, when the
amendment was introduced to the Deposite
Bill, changing the ratio of representation,
from an electoral to representative ratio
fhe absence was one of design ; it was known
or supposed that there would be tie VOTE
Such was the event, and it properly becomes
Ohio, New-York, (each of which States lose
100000 by the ratio of distribution, adopted
in the new billy Virginia, Massachusetts,, and
each of the new States, who are also great
losers, to know why the Vice President alb
sented himself, when their interests were at
stake.
1t is common charge that Martin Van Blu
rem and his intimate friends called upon the
President repeatedly, soliciting him to veto
the bill, and had not the Executive given his
word that the bill should have his signature,
provided Anthony amendment was adopted,
you may be assured from his known person.
al hostility to the measure that the veto would
have been forthcoming.
is fact that Martin Van Buren, absC MT
ed himself from the Senate Chamber, after
the amendment of the House had been con-
CURED in by the Senate, and it is also fact,
that the bill, after it had received the sigma
ture ofthe Speaker of the House, awaited the
signature of the President of the Senate for
three hours, and it is also a fact, that the Vice
President had finally to be sent for, to come
and attend to his duties and sign the bill, in
order that it might be placed in the hands of
the President ten days prior to adjournment.
time enough to prevent it's veto without the
future action of Congress prior to adjourn
ment.
Finally, it is fact that Martin Van Buren,,
while Tallmadge, Rives and others were
throwing off their party allegiance, exclaina'-
ed to one of the sac Senators opposed to the
bill, and in manner expressive of the deep.
est disappointment Friend-Ue are IN bad
bor.''
washington, June %.
The laurels which Scott has won in many
a we'll fought fight. appear to be somewhat
furnished in his Indian campaign. do not
wonder at this. Indian wars are only calcea-
lated to show off the prowess of a particular
class of soldiers, and are not suited either to
the genius or taste of a scientific officer. In
my last letter / mentioned to you that Scott
and Jessup did not get on very tremendously
i now tell you that Gen. Scott is this day re-
called! .F .a,
Rumors are rife here in relation to the new
appointments. Cooper, the novelist, wants
the Navy Department, and Amos Lane, of In
diana-heaven save the marks talked of in
the place of the present Commissioner. who
it is said will retire.
WAsHINGT TON, JUNE %:
The old Lion shakes his name in anger in
relation to- the taur pas committed by his
Generals in their Indian campaigns. You
must not be at all astonished if after his visit
to the Hermitage he avails himself of his con-
stitutional privilege, and assumes the COM
mand of the army in person. His name is