Litchfield enquirer., 1838-02-22

from tnc SOuln as we'll us irOlll tue NOrIn.- The novelty of the petitions afforded a good deal of amusement to all present. One fel' low who called himself an American citizen prayed Congress to make him an Alien !- Another petition asked Congress to build q rGH-whcther around the District of Colum. bia, between the North and the South, or some where else, as the petition was not read it is not known. One petition also prayed for the removal of the Seat of Government and another for ceding the District back to Maryland and Virginia-one in regard to Kidnapped negroes, and another in regard to the "ten tribes of Israel, ,"-one for a ship canal through the Isthmus of Panama-a bushel against the aneXation of Texas, and a barrel for the Abolition of Slavery. The cat alogue ended with budget of two hundred and fifty-eight petitions for resembling Mir. Patton's resolution on the 2lst of December. This budget was from between thirty and for ty thousand petitioners Mir. Patton, himself, moved to lay all the petitions upon the table.
 The Senate-alas for the Senate for three days past-was turned into kind of ] own Meeting for the purpose of hearing another speech, from another of the Connecticut Sem ators. Dr.. Niles, (doctor of what! whether the Law, Physic, or Divinity, ! know not) consumed the time ofthe Senate, on Monday and Tuesday. ard today, Wednesday, MT. Perry Smith has followed in the footsteps of lis iIllsrrious predecessor. "The Sub- -Trea- sury Bill, the Government Bank Bill mean. was before the Senate. MT. Smith, in his exodium, began thus" MT. President, am troubled with sortof a-kind of a rumoticks in consequence of bad cold which has giv- en me the rumatiz. l must, therefore, beg the indulgence ofthe Senate owing to my in- 1V al $n speech more than four hours long-had a rheumy effect upon almost all in the hearing of the honorable Senator. The galleries were cleared as though pestilence was left behind. Senators friendly to and opposed to the Bill, took up the line of march, and in a few moments Mir. Smith was speaking to himself, the President and the Secretary of the Senate. listened to part of what he had to say, and upon one occasion heard him holding queer argument with the late Chief Justice Marshall and Judge Story about con- tracts and invested rights. Marshall and Story he thought were two consumate block heads, who had said more foolish things than almost any two men who had ever put their opinions in book. Mir. Smith, after proving to his own satisfaction, that Marshall and Story were two very ignorant and absurd men, gave us lecture upon grammar-an essay upon marriage, sc. then came MT. Smiths exposition of the Constitution of the United States-" vested rights' were then expounded, and finally the learned member ended with a self-satisfactory effort proving that the United States Bank was unconstitu- tional!" Thus ended Mir. Smith. Alas, for Connecticut, when misrepresented by two such rheumatic Senators as Dr. Niles and Perry Smith. "Time was that when the brains were out a man would die."
 MT. Calhoun holds forth tomorrow.
 IN SENATE.-Friday, Feb. 16.
 Mir. Tipton took the floor at one o'clock, on the Sub- Treasury Bill. MT. T. spoke briefly, and to the purpose. He felt bound to go for the substitute to the Bill of Mr. Wright. He thought MT. Rives's Bill in all respects pre- ferable to the Sub- Treasury Bill. He be- lieved that an immense majority of the Peo- pie were opposed to the Sub- Treasury Bill, and knew that the interests of his own State the State of Indiana-and the interest of the whole country required this opposition. You promised the country better curren- cy," said Mir. T. and you have given it worse currency than it had before. You promised us hard money currency, and ask where it is. You pledged us better credit than Bank credit, and better cjrcula- tion than the circulation of solvent Banks, and ask you where that circulation is. You have promised us bread, and you have given us Stone.
 l Icannot, continued Mr. Tipton, understand the part that honorable Senators have taken in this question. It is inconsistent, danger ous, ruinous. am, said Mr. Tipton, for re- storing the currency. am opposed to Ex- periments. I am tired of them. l see no good that can grow, out of this intorminable war. see no excuse for and believe that no good will result from it.
 Mr. Tipton spoke for an hour briefly and to the purpose, opposing the Sub- Treasury Bill with great earnestness and determina- ton, and venturing the declaration that the bill would find no support with the great bo- dy of the people, however much support it might find in Congress.
 MT. Clay followed, and said he was de- sirous to express some views upon the Bill before the Senate, but suffering under indis- position, he did not feel able to proceed with his remarks at that time.
 MT. Webster rose and said that, on coming into the Senate on Tuesday morning. he found on his desk letter from one of the members from Maine, which he would now read.
 Washington, Tuesday morning, Feb. 13.
 SRA friend called at my room last eve- ming and informed me that it had been ascer- tained that an article in New-York paper, charging one or more members of Congress with some sort of corruption, Cor have not seen the article) was blow aimed at me- Without stopping to inquire in what motive the charge originated, feel it a duty owe myself, us we'll as tho Senate, to request that it cause an inquirysto4be made into the mat ter by committee or otherwise; and may ask tho favor of you to presentthe subject in such a manner as you may deem fit and proper. am aware that neither our per.