The Arkansas advocate., 1837-03-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of f1ls Ballsmoye pa,,sot
WAsnlNeToN, Ian. 2s, 1887.

President to interfere, order to pre- vent n free est aad comprehensive examination into the conduct 1 oi the Appointments Already have they repented of theT haste and rashness in giving to Mr. Wise he in quiry he denanded even at so late day ns ,vb;n . few days ot he termination of the existing Congress- and with majority on the Committee of six of the;r nes therough-song and unserupuons political friends to three of their opponants Even with this oreat sd vantage oi force opposed, they find Mr Wise and his fends so hot in the pursuit. that the frmest of them have begun to trenble for the disclosures which uav be made, andasve ceased those notes Of exutaton. at anticipated acqutial which the Globe raised. and ;,s yoketeIlows n iniqalty and corruption have ecboed In all inc coneiousness of efimaly they have resort cd to that shield which they have hitherto found 10 be ther best security the power and popularity of ,be President They have prevailed on him to assume tbe responsibility ot opposing with his official authority and personal influence the progress Of tbe nysstaa. ton, and to bring oaium Mir Wise and his friends. by denouneng the Committee appointed by the House of Representatives, as spanish Inquison,
 i answer to series of resolutions, adopted by tho Committee, ealing for certain information which were transmitted to the President and each of the Heads of the Departments the first mentioned iIustrious ne age sent to Mr. Wise long and elaborate document. of most extraordinary character h ifs doispear ing assumptions of pferogative, 1t goes even beyond any other paper from the same source. Ii not only claims for the Executive Head himself perfect ex- emPtIon both upon grounds of official privilege. and private right, from any call from the Coinniitee-but # undertakes 10 declare that the Committee shall not have the benefit of the voluntary testimony of the Sec retaies and the subofdnates, except at hours other than those to which, III the opinion of the President, they ought to be at iheir respective offices! The Committee told in plain terms that he President will take care that his agents the administration of the Executive departments shall have enough to do to keep them engaged in their customary and appropriate dutles, instead of answering 10 the calls of the Inqui- sitioni
 When t was proposed in Committee to summon Judge White, Mr. Wise expressed in the strongest and unequiyocal terms his reproduction of the propo slion, and his contempt for the movers of it. lie told the majority plainly that they were following the lead and guidance of the President and were attempting to defeat the objects of the inquiry by turning ii from the Executive Departments to inc Legislature. The dis eussons have been extremely excited and the letter prepared by the Glqae and signed by the President has created spirit that wl!l not be easily queed
 The Whitney Committee have had before them wit aesses from the Treasury Department, and certain Opposite Banks. It appears, from inc testimony aiv- Ien that Whitney derived $lO00 per annum from each {ot the first selected Depose Banks.
 There was quite "blow-up" in the Senate to-day
 have heard that Tn consequence of the outrageous ar- rogance and violence which Mr. Benton displayed yes- arday, in his speech the bill which repcals the Trea sury Circular, several Senators of ihe Rives secor at meeting last night, resolved that he must be put
 
 was to follow-no lead
 But lad no expectation of hearing such a declara- lion of war Mir. Walker, of Miss. evidently with the concurrence ot majority of '.the party" proclaimed against the Great Expunger, today .God save the country" he excaimed ''from the wild and extraya- ean opinions of the Senator from Missouri P This is his opening paragraph Then, as if the recolections oftheir former companionshp had rushed oyer him. he saih he would overlook many of the remarks of Mr Benton.
 .l hope you will moi overlook one, sir!o cried ont hif. Benton, rising if wrath, and pushing his chair from before him.
 ss'ghat one 2" inquired Mr. Walker, bis choIer also rising.
 Nor ONE of them, say ID replied the Great Ex- punger, in infinite wrath and fury, retseang towards the door.
 Mir. Walker called out after bim in sne most exci- ted tones, "1hen IIl examine them all, sir !--and if the gentleman wants angry discussion here or else where, he can have itia
 And the Senator from Mississippi did proceed to ex anime the points, and for an hour or more did all he could to hold ID the opinions arguments and figures ot the Gfeat Expunger to the contempt and ridcue of the Senate. He declared his belief that Mir Benton was alone in his wild and impracticable opinions and he challenged the ayes and noes any proposition he chose to offer, 10 ascertain how many participated in those opinions He upbraided him (ah unkindest cut of all with having been ss opponent in 1923, of the illustrous President, of whose conscience he wishes to be considered the exclusive guardian.n And he finished speech of extreme severity, and open defiance, by declaring that he held himself re- sponsble for what he had sad, out of the House!
 Mir. Riyes followed, and returned his thanks to Mr. Walker, for the masteriy defence lie had made of his propositions against the assaults of the Senator from Mssousii He asked adjournment, which was granted The "genteei Yirginan'' will do his devoir on Monday, and we shall then see whether he or the Great Expunger is the stronger
 hat will the poor deluded fellows, who thundered away sixy-fiye guns Federal inf, in honor of Tom Benton, say, when they hear that their great man has