Litchfield enquirer., 1840-02-27

Treasury against the fluctuations and con-
tingencies to which its receipts are exposed,
with additional facts and reasons in favor OF
the propriety of the legislation then desired.
The application assumes that although the
means OF the Treasury for the whole year
may be equal to the expenditures Of the
year, the Department may, Notwithstanding,
be rendered unable to meet the claims upon
it at the time when they fall due. This appre-
hension arises partly from the circumstance
that the largest proportion of the charges
upon the Treasury, including the payment
of pensions, and the redemption of the
Treasury notes, fall due in the early part of
the year, viz in the months of March and
Nav, while the resources, on which it might
otherwise rely, to discharge them, cannot be
made available until the last half of the
year, and partly from the fact that portion
of the means OF the Treasury consists Of
debts due from banks, for some of which de-
Law has already been asked, and which may
not be punctually paid.
Considering the injurious consequences to
the character, credit, and business of the
country, which would result from failure
by the Government for even so short peri
cd, to meet its engagements-that the hap
pening of such a contingency can only be
effectually guarded against by the exercise
oflegislative authority-that the period when
such disability must arise, if at all, and
which, at the commencement of the session,
was comparatively remote, has now ap-
preached so near as few days, and that the
provision asked for is only intended to ena-
BILE the Executive to fulfil existing obliga-
tons, and chiefly by anticipating funds not
public burdens, have deemed the subject of
sufficient urgency and importance again to
ask for it your early attention.
M. VAN BUREN,.
WASHINGTON, l7th February, 1910.
The Wings are United.-This fact appears
to be the occasion of more solicitude, ankle
ty and apprehension to the administration
pasty ut the present time than any other cir
cumstance whatever. Notwithstanding all
the humbuggery, unwise and unconstitutional
measures adopted and persisted in, by the
administration, and Notwithstanding all the
ills brought upon the country and individuals
by the destructive policy which has been
pursued for years past, manufactured at
Washington and extended over almost every
state govern ment throughout the Union, yet
so long as its opponents were divided among
themselves the ADMINISTRATORS party felt it.
self secure, and cared not what might be the
voice of the people in regard to their conduct,
as it could never affect them until it should
become concentrated, and made to bear with
united effort upon the object ofits pursuit.
That time we trust has now arrived, and
what is the consequence? Dismay and hest
tation pervade the ranks of the loco focos,
and hence their constant exertior TO- prevent
it, and their unwearied endeavors to show
that it is very unreasonable, inconsistent and
alarming that it should be SO. We acknowl-
edge the Wings have been too long disunited
tor their own good, and more especially for
the welfare of the country, but as there IS
nothing in the constitution which forbids their
being united, we believe it is perfectly right
tor them so to be, even though certain politi-
clans cannot be seconciled 10 II, and though
Mr.. Van Buren, should not be reelected
President of the U. States, nor ]. M. Niles
Governor Of the State of Connecticut. But
lest some should say we arrogate too much to
ourselves in speaking thus freely upon these
important topics, we will leave the first TO be
settled by the grand inquest OF the nation, and
the last by the people of the State Of Con-
Observation-Disclosures Constitution.
Reminiscences--Gen. Erastus Root, the
veteran Senator from;the Sd dfstrict,has been
indulging in the State Senate, in many inter-
following are now interesting. He is
sneaking of the course of the Administration
of Gen. Jackson towards the U. s Bank.
"Having got the Bank out of the way, and
thus pi,: ced large amount OF public money
at the control Of the President, it was neces-
sary to devise some plan to make it effective
in corrupting the people and controlling inc
elections. Accordingly s"oaI'ern ohlcet
of the Treasury Department, an Auoi0p VI
the Navy accounts, in conjunction WIN Neu-
ben M. Whitney. projected ths scnen ne,
How was it to work? 1t was said to me oanK
of America, here, take half.a.million o. dol.
lars, and for fear the Bank of the UniteH
States NAV make run upon you, take con-
tingem draft on that Bank for half million
more-you understand 1t. Whitney is the
agent and you must fee him. The Bank Of
America, said Gen. R., was selected. Per-
haps the corrupt means by which this Bank
had obtained its charter, commended 1t to
the spe cial favor of the Government.
Another was the Manhattan Bank, whose
stock was principally owned by foreigners
which was once thought so great an offence.
The deposile Banks were expected TO sup.
port the Government even in the local cleo
tions-in short to do all its dirty work. The
customers of these Banks were required to
support the Administration, otherwise they
could get no accommodation. The New
York merchants sell their goods to country
merchants on credit. When the merchants
from the country went to the city, they were
told, we cannot give you credit unless we
can get accommodation at the Banks. The
Banks will not discount to those who are
opposed to the Government. The conse-
ouence was that the merchants were COM
PEELED 10 support the Administration. ~ or
40 Pet Banks were appointed for the express
purpose of doing the work of the Admins
tration. There was no need of proof Of this
it was open. palpable brihery--obvious to
eyerv man. woman and child in the country
Uv.s tharo ovar such an ATTEMPT to over.