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DEMON goinx diVusnf rays. Mr..
Fan Buren, has Ittf TIE Senate. a
netr Letfv from Gen. Jackson. The
Tariff Bill of.Mr. Hrtghf.
Greater interest begins to be attach
ed to the doings in Congress, and Of
the public men within the walls OF the
Capl,ol. To spread them all forth in
detail. would I'LL the entire columns of
inc DAILY Express, but will put a con-
densor upon them, and lay them out in
readable form.
Never was there a period when q
Keen eve Vas more needed e. discover
what Is truth in the fog and intrigue
visible here,-but II can be seen. never.
,heie's, rs public men appear on the
floors OF Congress. At this momen,
there exists ,hree-great parties in this
country, and time will prove such IN
be The fact. Benton leads one. the
h"H6uegers and the hun5ugqed. Thi,
Is Il poa erful party in our country too.
Rlves heads the hare been humbugc,d
and The ueaTy' Of 6eiag humJugged more.
The Wings as ever firm IN sound con.
shiu'ional and patriotic principle. now
nave The balance OF power. Michigan.
however. IL admitted, and Van Buren,
mus has the preponderance of strength.
circumstances inevitable are DOING
away that power.
Col. Benton intends ~ be the ~a,di.
date for the next Presidency. Uein
tends To have the Constitution amend.
ed, and to shuttle oil Van Buren, with
one term. RIves intends to bee the
President after Van Buren,. Van Buren,
intends to let him he-and here and
uheTe Commences the division now
ABOUT To widen on the Jackson marty
Already this division manife,is it, =,
upon measures. Benton intends Ia
ride the specie-humbug hobby, with
"hich The people, to their SORROW have
been deluded for six years past. Riyes
intends To cut between Benton and the
Wings and by linking the business of
The country TO his measures. and allav.
ing this influence of business with Van
buren's par,izans, 10 ride better hob.
oy than that Benton has mounted upon.
Van Buren, in the mean time is plav;ng
with his usual skill between both. Az
he'd with Rives, he fobs off Benton with
the votes of his most intimate friend
MIR. Wright, who never cares how he
votes. OF what he votes for. whereas
MIR. Tallnadge does.
The first division on measure, b,,
commenced upon the Treasury Circu.
lar Benton yesterday made one of
ms usual harrangues against all paper
money, denouncing Walkers RepeaI
S'll as recognizing paper money as
regal currency,-as upsetting all the
measures OF General Jackson-as trea-
son 10 The party, and so on. To-day
the Bill came up again, and Mr.. Walk
er came forth with his defence of it
lie attacked Benton, and his humbuv
IN language as earnest as MIR. Webster
could have used.
tie denounced the legislation of the
General Government against the State
Banks, as attacks on the sovereignty of
The States. He remarked ~ av sotiino
Of he Treasury CUcuiar. IriH NOT he
dragged INTO The debate. The gentle.
man from Missouri shall not push me
there, but the Treasury Circular was
but temporary measure. II has had
MS day" sc. Walker talked on in this
style for over an hour. in a speech Of
remarkable good sense, though filled
with glory" for General Jackson 70
soften his rebellion-a speech pro-
nounced well enough too, but for the
importance he attaches TO his If, and
mus, his he-s. and their sister mono.
syllables,-well deserving the comnli.
ment Rives paid 1t when at an end.
After Mr.. Walker had concluded
with an avowal that, however much he
was attached TO Gen. Jackson. he would
not support such measures as his con.
science disapproved, and that he was
not so AFFECT as to be affected by what
the Missouri Senator bad thrown out
Mr.. RIves gothic floor. Mr.. R. begged
of making speech to-day. On Mon. !
day he will give Benton a thumb or
Two. The Senate at his request adj. I
ourned.
MIR Benton writes against Rivrs and
'Poke against him. Benton j. fearless
N dooys, bot not 80 fearless ouf. The
Did man OF the White House embrace,
1im, but II - true, the old lion soon
eases TO roar ihere. aud tho fox Green,
nth his place. Benton rallies with hi,,
he Eastern Van Buren, Senators. Hub.
'nrd. OF y. II. excepjcd-hut Rive.
"ceps of one hal: of the party. The
ruth -, the respectable men who have .
zen buIlied into the expunging proces.
y Benion, are dIsguslrd with him. anc
many OF The party say among them ,
elves-"throw bin :" throw him
.veTbosrd - But tell them. Ben. {
on wont 20
Mr. Van Buren, bid the Senate "a.
ieu' to-day and Mr. H. King. Of T,
Ilabama, anti Benton was elected ,
resident pro TEN Mr.. Van Buren, d
'ade an amiable speech as he went a. D
'ay--or read an address rather. for il
"a written and read IN very feeble .
oioe. which could hardly hear. Mr..
an Buren, takes this step preparatory ,
, making the White House his home /,
nd before the senate proceeds to the !,
lection Of X. NJ johnson as M, sue. !,
essOr m his chair.