Litchfield enquirer., 1841-07-22


opinions, and always had them. Southern
Senators have theirs, and retain them. Oth-
ers differ with them, and in such state OF
chaos it is iale--iI is worse, II is downright
madness to say there shall be no concession,
no compromise, no union. am rejoIeed 10
assure YOU there will be all these, and, IL the
light does mot burst through the cloud as
soon as Won could wish, you must be gao
with the many here that il Is TO come aNsII'
after SO many and such Portentous stoi.
The vote will be taken on the Hth' as
have said, ut the latest, and in the absence
of Mr.. Rives, who leaves Tomorrow tr VIr-
gina, and perhaps Of Mr.. Graham OF n. T..
who is now absent from the city. Those
therefore who know thus early the exact
vote think are wise over much.-N. Y.ErY.
WASHINGTON, July IS.
There was n debate in the Senate this
morning of a most spicy character, incident
al in itself, and growing out of the operation
of the rules of the Senate whieET ALLOW not
the utmost latitude of debate. Mr. Bayarel
had submitted a simple motion TO go into
Executive Session, and Mr.. Clay had given
notice that when the Senate came frem EN-
ecutive Session, he should move that the
LOAN BILL be taken up for considerations
The opposition Senators took fire at both mo-
tons. Mr. Calhoun, always suspicious, was
the first to suspect evil now. Mr.. Clay an
luded to the long delay in the prosecutions
OF the public business, and Of the necessity.
if any thing was to be done, Of doing it
speedily. Mr.. Calhoun forthwith scowled
and became furious. He saw threat in
Mr.. Clay's remarks, and talked warmly Of
human rights, and determined resistance Of
the gag, and of the alien and scditioD law,
of the freedom of speech, and of the neces-
sity Of discussion. "Will you submit?'
said the Carolinian, turning to his friends!
"Never," said Mr.. Benton, at the top OF his
voice, and "never,"" nevcr," NEVER" rung
through the Hall from the opposition side
of the Chamber. There was nothing said
to provoke all this ebullition of feeling
but the Carolinian had the fever within him
and contrived to make it contagious. Mr..
Linn, naturally an amiable man, but whose
good temper had been spoiled by diet of
opium, took fire to order, and begun speech
with what he called a Scotch maxim that
"the threatened man lasted the longest
He fancied he had been threatened, and ia
king the fancy for the reality, he, too, pour
ed forth his threats in reply-how he would
resist, and how he would persist-and there
were dozen hoWs and Wheret0res, all equal
ly ridiculous, except to the man whose
breast was ga pent-up Utica" seeking for
an escape to its smothered wrath. When
all of our gallant Senators had had their
say, the Senate very quietly went into an
Executive Session for the day.
The Executive Session continued for sew
eral hours-from IL until 4, and prevented
the consideration of other business. The
opposition Senators resist every thing-ap.
pOintmcnts us we'll as measures, and every
thing in word which emanateS from the
Administration members.
The Bank Bill will not be passed in any
shape the present week, and probably not
in any shape until the middle or closing
part OF the next week. There arc two Sem
ators absent; the one Mr.. Graham, of N. C.,
called home by sickness in his family, anu
the other MIR. Rivcs, Of Va. for reasons un-
known. The votes of both Senators are me-
cessary to action. 1t is pity that the pub
lie business should wait the pleasure of
public men, instead of public men the
pleasure of public business. But since SO
1t is, 1t is idle to complain, or to dcnuunco
without discrimination.
MY most ardent hopes now rest with the
House of Representatives. Beginning de
moro there, with a Bank pryect | think bill
may be framed uneXceptionabie in its char
acter, though based upon principles of COM
promise. There is an abundance OF good
feeling IN the Senate, and the d, feat If one
measure by no means presupposes defeat
OF all, or the defeat of one provision of IL
bill, the defeat Of a bill itself. a bank bill
must and will pass, and with a due exercise
OF patience, L hope soon to send you the
OF you, wishes.-N. " Erp.
WAsreNcroN. July 16.
The ghosts of the twelve Csesars have tn
ken up their abode in the House of Repre-.
scntatives, and bella! rida ht7a! is the gene
raj cry. Mr.. Pickens, the graf Semproni-
us of the last Congr S., was Ii, in vindica-
ton of his own report, as windy and wordy
and egotistical as usual. Our representa-
tive, young Mckeon, was as gallaN as Hot
spur, and full of "wrath and cabhge."-
From the beginning to the end Of the alpha-
bet he was disposed to discuss the Mcleod
case-the everlasting Mcleod caSe--nOw
ringing in every body's ears, and Gery
bOdy's tongue. Others were as warmfor
war, and more was heard of saltpctre stel,
iron and flint than has before been head
since commencement of the session. Tn
war debate at last dcgencratcd into a poin.
of order, and this, too, was debated until it
became little personal. Personal war
with Legislators, have always observed,
is matter of more importance than public
war, and the zeal for defence or attack
comes Just in proportion, as words approx
mate from generalities to personalities. In
process of time. but not long before the add
journment, the debate took turn in order,
and the adjournment soon followed.
The Senate had a long and angry discus
sion upon the Loan Bill-parts of it spicy
and bitter beyond precedent. Mr.. Allen
rung loud peal with his bell clappers, and
talkcd at the ton Of hiS v0ica The do x,,ac