Litchfield enquirer., 1839-12-12

Some very amusing things occurred in the Tennea
see senate while the instructing Resolutions werl
anaer consideration In lieu q The second resolution
!nstE9ctng the Tennessee Senators r0yore in favor
tl1S Treasury, MF. Anderson, Wing offered th'
iotowing amendment. 20 ~, -
keseIosd, That corporation is much safer tina,
because Il c.nsiss OF an association 81 indiyidual
Wh? nave thrown together their aggregate wealth
ana WAC are bound in their corporate character iotht
exsns q .hslr whole capital Stock Tor the deposte
ano mat u u the opinion OF this Generai Assemble,
tna! the heaviest security which the most wealthy in
olysouaIs could gavc wonld not make the public de.
pOSTie SAFE S at ths point Of large collection
ne beauty Of this resolution was that il wAR in The
precise words used by Gov Polk while he was in
Congress Vt course his partizans ia the Tennessee
Senste could not vote egoinst it, and az 10 voting or
.na. Was u course on. the question. Let's lay
y upon she table,, excaimeda Mr.. Yoakunl, after
mnslng . while upon the difficulty. HIS friends
the suggestion and with sheepsh looks laid
The ah,endment on ihe table. 3 3 -. :.
Mr Anderson then moved TO amend The second re-.
solution by inserting the following
and nsosea, That we haye confidence in the ability
and capacny otthe State Banks perform all the du.
lies 30 =! nssal aeen.s tor the government,
ans was IN The precise language used BY President
JaGkson " one OF hs Messages. and 50 The idea Of
volng aga,ns It WAC not to be entertained by the nco
wss ,9r aR ne H. lay i ,hs table,
what else TO do. and therefore they sneakney dirpo-
sed OF Cen yacksons words as they had previously
disposed Of Mr. Folks.
- rug saM9 Mt. ANDERSON, win PFovoklng ealmness,
then moved the following amendmen,in lieu Of he
resolution lstructng the Tennessee Senators TO vote
! Resoloed Tha, lie Independent Treasury il dis.
eaganzlng aud revolutionary and eubversive Of the
entire PRACTICE from 1889 down this day and that
y IS papabe as the that the effect Of the schee
would be 10 bring The public treasury much nearer the
actual custody md control Of the President and ex
pose it to be plnndered BY hundred hands. where
one underihe late system could not reach it, In such
event We should feel that the people had Just cause
,6r alarm and ongh. % give their most sachl atte
put 20 its hand the meana Of corruption
when the sub-Tfeasury was frst proposed By Gsnsr.
claimed Mr. Yoakum with blank Iook. There was
no other course 70 be taken, and hiding their faces
U their handkerches they gave the same destination
70 Re Globes words, that they had previously gwen
Mr.. Anderson was too good r,atured to persecu,e
them any further. &j 49, Z 81
public have been already informed that Gen Root
one Of the whg senators from the third district s cleo.
ted oil scattering votes counted. by tho Majority out
q total Of votes. Afriend has informed I'd Of
speaksso well for the patriotism Of The voter giving IT,
fhatwe consider the case worthy ofepecal noce-par
licularly tor the benefit Of those drones who often
grnmble 30 much and find itso difficult 10 spend 81.
lots
A. Mr.. Clark, citizen Of Delaware county, ex,er,.
sivey engaged in the b1,ter trade, wasin New York;
where his business required his ntehdance, when the
election commenced, His business was 90 situated,
that II he returned home 10 vote, be would be obliged
10 return again Immediately the city. Bur notwth-
standing this, after rejecting upon the the
adopt the only safe course and therefore Travelled no
less than hundred and siry miles to reach his resi-
deTce and dosiic his role for the men end the prn
ciples he respected. When he reached HE home, he
bor and found some half dozen who had not voted,
and had no conveyances 70 take them TO the polls
He therefore had his teams got ready and
a!moet unprecedented efforts Of ihis gentlemat the
ELECTION OF wing senator was saved AZ soon 90 the
polls were closed. he returned again to The city. hav
ing done good service 10 bic country, at an expense
!, - - Possikespsis Eagle.
Most Melancholy Accidsat, During the Performance
OF the last scene Of Pzarro. yesferngh q The Tre-
aeph Simpson. twho has been long attached 70 the
Theatre Captain Of a. he 10 tech
nically called were standing near she Prompter's
desk one Of the counter reehis by which the drape-
nv curtain 10 controlled, fell 10 the floor from height
Of thirty feet. and striking Mr.. Simpson %, the head,
killed him instantly The weight was eighty pounds,
end the cause Of is falling was he parting q the rope
"aeI .e. @
son Z skul was awfuHy fracturcd-the blood spouied
forth in torrents, and he died Utmost Instantly The
much caimpess and Great propr;ety. although under
strongly excited FEELINGS. by MI Gilbert. Inc stage
mansger. who requested to know the pleasure Of The
The house was dessely crowded. but he sympathy
Of the audience was exnFessed by an almost whisper
ed No." Rising n one moss. tber quietly and o.
iently departed and the doors were closed before
o.cinck. RostOn TTanscyiDi.
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