Litchfield enquirer., 1838-07-05
FS0a fhs HaltiaOEe Patriot.
 WAaHINGToN, June 25.

II THE SUB-THEn8UDK FILL UEFEATEO! The House Of Representatives, true to the
 opinions, the wishes, the determinations of the people, has REJECTED, by direct uoss, the
 SUB-TREAgURY BML. One hundred and ! twenty-five members out Of two hundred and l thirty six have recorded their names deci. sivly against the odious and peruicious mea- sure 5giving us majority of fourteen! | I can convey to your readers no idea of the joy, the exultation, the delight with which
 the news of this triumph has been received
 and signalized throughout the city.-We all
 {" breathe free.''
 That soi-disGnG Conservative, Foster, of N. Y., intends to move reconsideration of the vote Tomorrow. It will be of no avail-ex. cept to furnish another proof 1.-the weakness
 of the Sub Treasury men. Mfr. Foster will find it rather difficult to change IA votes. have not room now for comments, but
 simply ask the attention of your readers to
 a rapid sketch of the days proceedings. | THE SUB-TREAsURY BILL.
 Affer the House had gone for nearly four
 hours in the business of presenting resolu- tions, calling the ayes and nays on them, &c.
 MT. Bell rose, and remarking that most of the resolutions were entirely unimportant, and could not be attended with any profita-
 ble result at the present session, moved that the Sub- Treasury Bill should be taken up. l action on the Sub- Treasury Bill attempted to put down this proposition by clamor. 1 But it would not do. As the hour for ta- king the daily recess was near at hand, Mr.
 Bell modified this motion, so as to direct the
 Bill to be taken up at half past three o'clock
 in the afternoon. Cambreleng seeing that a
 majority of the House were resolved to go
 into the consideration of the measure, made a virtue of necessity-he rose with some ap- pearance of ofresentment-de he had in- tended to make the same motion himself, and talked as if MT. Bell had improperly
 usurped his functions.-The motion was agreed to; and MT. Bell expressed hope that members on both sides of the House
 would agree that the Bill should be reported from the Committee of the Whole this even- ing. When the House reassembled after the l recess, the Bill was taken up in Committee, and Mr. Rhett of South Carolina, rose and spoke at great length in support of the mea- sure. He commenced with an elaborate de- 1 fence ot himself and the little clique to which he belongs-their consistency, disin- terestedress, patriotism and their alliance with the Administration. The Wings, he said, were opposed to the interests of the South; and in illustration of this he alleged that MT. Adams had characterized Mir. Van Buren as "a Northern man with Southern principles"
 Here Mr. Cushman of New Hampshire, ! was heard to say, "That's true !"-meaning it to be true that MT. Van Buren is 6 North ern man with Southern principles.
 MT. Adams rose to explain. His state- ment was that the Chief Magistrate was ex- hibited by his friends and supporters, and professed himself to be "a Northern man with Southern principles" He was elected on that ground.
 Mr. Rhett said he would not look into the motives of the Executive. It was enough for him that he acted on Republican princi- pies @ He would support the measures of to those principles. He then broke out in the old song of the Whigs having supported all the profligate expenditures of the AdminiStration-of their being associated with the Abolitionists, &c. In this connection, he intimated that Mir. Prentiss of Mississippi, who had commented so strongly on the alliance of Mir. Calhoun and his friends with the Spoilsmen, was him. self associated with those who were at war with the domestic institutions of the South.
 Mr. Prentiss instantly rose and disclaimed South Carolina and his friends with abandon ing their principles. But he did say that those who only year ago proclaimed against the Administration War to the Knife," and Lhe ksife to the hih, were in close alliance with it now! He did not say whe- ther Mahomet had gone to the mountain, or the mountain to Mahomet but it was cer- tain that the antipodes had shaken hands, and either the Administration had gone over 1 to the gentleman and his friends, or they had gone over to the Administration. Mir. Prentiss protested against any attempt to duplicate him as associated with those %rf fkn inc question should fairly arise, he would be found in the. van contending for the domes- tic institutions and rights of that section. MT. Rhett ontinued to speak till half past five o'clock, repeating principally the opin.. ions and arguments of Mr. Calhoun, and others of the same school.
 When he had finished, there was gene ral cry of "questiOn questions |" No mem- ber rising to speak, the question was put on the pending motion of Mir. Garland of Va, to strike out the enacting clause and being taken by tellers, was cARRIED-Ayes 9S- Noes S6.
 The announcement of this result produced great sensation in all parts of the Hall.-- The Committee instantly rose, and reported the Bill with the enacting clause struck out. As soon as the Speaker took the Chair, Mr. Sherod Williams moved the Previous Ques- ton. Mr. Wise asked for call of the House, which was ordered. There was goodly at- tendance of members and after the custo- mary forms of shutting the doors of the Hall calling over the list of absentees-receiv. ing excuses-taking the vote by ayes and nays on suspending all further proceeding in the call-opening the doors, and letting in the vagrants, there were found to be two hundred and thirty five members present.
 Tho call for the Previous Question was sustained. This cuts of every thing in the shape of amendments, and the motion to strike out the enacting clause being of that character was cut of, and the main question