Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1840-04-02
WASHINGTON, March 25th.

w ASHINGVONp NAutCu eSoNtA'
Mr.. Trumbull, of Connecticut, was entitled
TO the floor-having moved the adjournment
on Thursday last, when the Treasury Note
Bill was before the House. Mr.. Trumbulls
speech was the first made by him since he
has been a member of the House. The ar
gument to-day was an able one, and lucidiy
explained by the speaker. The members IN
the habit of attending to the business OF the
House, and who think it matter OF lmpor-
lance to have an opinion in reference to
measure before opposing or advocating II,
were attentive listeners. Mr.. TrumOull
spoke for nearly two hours-holding forth
the opinions of prominent men attached to
the administration, and comparing precept
with principle, and opinions by actions, and
the test and the comment were both afforded.
I was much pleased with one branch of the
speech of Mr.. Trumuull. and especially with
the manner in which t was treated by him.
In reviewing the Presidents message, and
especially that part of that precious docu-
ment which treats of the dependence OF the
people of this country, upon the money pow
err of England, Mr.. T. showed that we were
in as bad, if not worse condition than Eng.
land. He showed clearly that as England
had an immense money power, so the PreSl-
dent of the U. s. in his Sub Treasury scheme
was endeavoring to establish as great mon
ey power in the United States. In proof OF
this many sound opinions and happy illus
trations were advanced-all going to show
money power to be established in the Sub
Treasury system soon to become law of
the land. have not time to give you an
extended notice of MIR. Trumbull's speech.
Providence permitting, and the Hartford
Postmaster, Mr.. It's constituents will proba-
bly, have an opportunity of reading his
speech, verbatim. 1t will do equal credit to
the intelligent district represented, and the
Representative himself, who has maintained
before the country opinions in regard to the
financial policy ofthis Administration, which
were no doubt responded to by large ma
iority of his constituents. Mr.. 7. is plain
speaker, with hardly strength of voice sutfi-
cient to fill the spacious chamber occupied
by the Representatives. With manner and
power, by no means uninteresting, and To-
gical we'll regulated mind, he discusses his
subject with great ability. Ihear from Con-
necticut that the delegation of that enterpri-
sing and Industrious State are thorns in the
flesh of certain candidates for public favor
there. l am not surprised at this. In COM
pairing the past with the present, l am not
surprised that such is the fact Mr.. Niles
and Mr.. Wells would no doubt rejoice to
have Connecticut flooded by foreign emissa.
ries, with party Administration documents to
aid the one in securing the election, and the
other in keeping his office. For the proper
Representatives of the people Of Connecticut
to circulate documents, is regarded as helm
GUS offence.
Mr.. Evans, of Me. followed Mr.. Trumbull
in very able speech. Mr.. E. is one of the
few men who can force members into cor
rect hearing of what he has to say. The
facts stated by him-facts drawn from the
Reports Of the Secretary of the Treasury
were striking, and had much effect ON the
House. Some of these facts were proved
from the documents, that The excess Of erpendi-
ture OUer the receipts acre EIGHT MIL
LIONS a gear for the past three years. The
Secretary of the Treasury has had $24,00O,-
600 in means beyond the receipts, and yet
the Government is now in debt-so much so,
that the Head of the Committee of Ways and
Means says the Treasury is in deplorable
condition. Mr.. Evans gave the minutie of
facts showing his results to be true. The
Surplus Revenue after the appropriation of
the four installments-the nine millions not
paid, the five millions reserved, the duty
bonds, the payment of which had been post
poned in consequence of the great fire in N.
York, the bonds due from the hanks-make
up this $24OOOOO0. Mr.. Evans gave the
t line when, the place where, and all the facts
necessary to perfect understanding of the
case.
On view of the facts stated by Mr.. Evans,
he warned the House and the country not to
place confidence in the estimate of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury. He showed they
were unworthy of confdence-that Mr..
Woodbury. was concealing the truth, not in.
tentionally, but nevertheless hiding from the
Government, from Congress and the People,
the great and appalling fact, that the excess
OF expenditures over receipts were EIGHT
MILLIONS per annum. Mr.. Evans thought it
time that the attention of Congress was d.
rected to the expenditures of the Government
the estimates of the Departments-the con-
dltion OF the country, and all the great prin-
clples OF the Government.-N. Y. Express.
Reduction Of Wages.-A few days since we
mentioned the fact that orders had been re-
ceived from Washington to reduce the wa
ges OF the laborers and watchmen employed
about the New York Custom House. We
now learn from the Philadelphia papers that
similar orders have been received, and have
been put in force, against the working men
80 'Ae ",ie'uoIpui" NaVy yuTu' MeaHWnlle
the salaries of the Collectors, Post-masters,
Navy Agents, &c, remain untouched-the
pruning knife of the Federal Administration
being only applied to the pi'tance of the la
borer. This we suppose is friendship for the
working classes and practical democracy,
and is not at all intended 10 make "the rich
richer" or "the poor poorer"
The Philadelphia Spirit of the Times, of
Monday, Gan Administration paper,) in motto.
ing the fact, uses the following language:
While we. freely acknowledge ourselves
the friends of economy in every department
Of the government, we regret to see that in
all retrenchments now, as ever, the first blo,o is
made at the mechanic and The dan lnharer and