Litchfield enquirer., 1840-03-19

jects and purposes for which ne Federal UniOn .Oas
formed.
The vote was % to-
The fourth resolution as reported by the
Committee was in the following words:
RESOLVED That to set opart the public lands or the
revenues arising therefrom, for the before mentioned
purposes you'd be equally unjust inerpedent and I'm
constitutional.
The Administration Senators sOere not prepGr-
ed to vote for this ResOlution-though the Select
Committee had reported it. Mr.. Benton,
therefore, moved one of his Resolutions,
originally offered as an amendment. The
following, therefore, was adopted:
"That tie assumption of such debts either openly by
direct promise to pay them, 8isguiscdy by going Sc
curity their payment by creating surplus revenue
applying the national funds to pay Mem .OO"Id be
gross and fragrant violation Of the Constitution, wholly
un,Oarranied by the letter spirit Of that instrument
and utterly repugnon to all objects and purposes for
uhich the Federal Union sOas formed.
At eight o'clock the majority of the Senate
had accomplished their work. The Resolu-
tons were passed, and the Senate on motion
of Mr.. Grundy, who considered that two
days works had been done in one, moved an
adjournment to Monday.-N. Y. ErPress.
WASHINGTON, March Z, 1910.
Mr.. Davis's success in the encounter which
it pleased Mr.. Buchanan to give him, was
signal and triumphant. Whatever the Loco
Foco press may say about it, be assured Mr..
Buchanan has got it for the rest of his life
In endeavoring to repel the charge of being
in favor of reducing the price of labor, he
has only furnished an opportunity for that
charge to be fixed upon him still more strong
ly. No doubt it was a concerted move
ment. The party had become alarmed at
the effect which their doctrines had produ-
ced in the country, and found it necessary
to deny that they were their doctrines. Mr..
Davis speech having vast circulation, and
evidently producing great effect, the attack
was directed to that quarter. 1t was well
met and completely repealed. Mr.. Davis
was cool and collected, in manner, but he
went over the whole subject with admirable
clearness, and concluded by direct decla-
ration that what he, Mr.. Buchanan, had cho-
sen to say, "was not parliamentary, not gen.
tlemanlike, and not true"
Mr.. Davis proved, completely and incon-
testibly,
I. That his speech, as published, was the
clear and certain, that Mr.. Buchanan could
not, and did not, deny it.
2. That Mr.. Buchanan sat by and heard
the speech, without interrupting him, or COM
planning of any Misrepresentation.
3. He attempted no reply to Mr.. Davis
speech, either for the purpose of explaining
his own or otherwise. And he rested five or
six weeks before he made any complaint at
all. All this was clearly established.
1t may be added that Mr.. Smith OF India
ma, Mr.. Henderson of Mississippi and Mr..
Merrick, who had all spoken before Mr.. d.
Wis, had understood Mr.. Buchanan just as
Mr.. Davis did, as their printed speeches will
show. And nothing said by them 'oas denied
by Mr.. Buchanan.
And Notwithstanding Mr.. B. pretended
that he only just then, viz. on the 9th, be-
came acquainted with what was stated, in
regard to what he said in Mr.. Davis's speech
vet there is reason to believe that he had
many days before written to Connecticut,
probably at the request of friends, to give
explanations, &c. to take off the edge of
what he had said, and give relief to the par
ty from the intolerable weight of his anti-la-
Dor doctrines.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
The New-Jersey Van Buren, claimants
have been made members of the House OF
Representatives. The deed was done to-day,
and under circumstances which, if possible,
add iniquity to the outrage. A simple record
of the proceedings will explain all.
After the journal had been read, this NOR
ming, motion was made to suspend the rules
of the House for the purpose of receiving
report from the minority ofthe committee OF
elections. Objections were made by the
Van Buren, members, and the yeas and nays
were called. E1eHTY-THREE of the party vo-
ted against receiving the minority report;
l16 were in favor Of the reception OF the re-
port.
The next question before the House was
the resolution of MIR. Fillmore, of New York,
recommitment of the majority
report TO the committee on elections, for the
purpose of examining the testimony before
the committee, and the amendment of MIR.
of Pennsylvania, to admit the claim
ants. The previous question ar0s sprung by the
raoper of the amendment and all debate in con-
crushed. The previous question in
good time was seconded by the majority IN
the House, and the main question-Mr. Pet
riken's amendment-adopted,l IL to 9l-Mr.
Adams and several other members declining
to vote!
The Resolution as amended, declaring that
the five Administration members should be
sworn in upon presenting themselves to the
bar-was adopted, Ill to 80.
Upon this vote, fifteen Wing members pre-
sent, and more, believe, declined to VOTE
They considered the whole proceeding as
v;oia;;on of the Constitution, and therefore
declined to have any thing to do with the re-
solution before the House. An attempt was
made to compel Mr. Adams to vote, but II
failed. and second attempt was also made
to force Mr.. Munroe of New York, Mr.. Allen
Of Ohio, Mr.. Stanley of North Carolina, to
vote. This was not more successful, and
mon point of order raised by Mr.. Dronl-
eoole. the whole proceeding was stif1ed.-,
Thus, briefly told, ended the days work. and
Tins the outrage was consummated. Neither
the report of the majority had been printed
for the information Of the House, nor had the
report of the minority been received. Both