Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1842-03-10


when that power has been most shamefully
people, upon every principle of self-protec-
ton, to adopt prompt and adequate remedy
for the abuse.
The source Of evil of which we have here
spoken, is not the only one that is becoming
manifest to the nation. The arrogance OF
some of the members from the Southern
slave holding States, not only in stranglng
the right of petition, and hurying it beneath
the Threshold of the Capitol-but in buying
over few dough- faced traitors from the free
States, masking them under the hypocrtical
title of democracy-and thus, by boasting
and bullying, forcing upon the nation a
scheme Of policy to crush free labor, and
promote slave labor-is also becoming more
and more apparent-more and more intoIe-
rable-and is getting to be better and better
understood.
For these, and many other reasons, we say
to Congress-each and every member of it
take good heed to your ways. There is a
deep ground swell, that betokens the coming
earthquake. If the present Congress ad-
jonrns, without settling the Tariff question
on proper basis-a satisfactory basis; and
if, furthermore, n system for the restoration
fthe currency be not adopted, in spirit OF
patriotic compromise-thent the people will
winnow the national legislature, at the next
election, with the whirlwind of public indig-
naturalization Atlas.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
Mr.. Calhoun was to-day delivered OF his
promised speech upon the resolutions sub
mitted by Mr.. Clay, proposing restriction
of the Veto power. His speech had the mer-
it of ability and brevity, and in many parts
of it Of truth ITSELF The question was dis
cussed of and by itself, no extraneous matter
being introduced to sustain his opinions. 1t
gave condensed analysis of our form of
government, assumed boldly that it was not
government of ma jorities, afforded reasons
why it it was not and why it ought not to be
popular government, pointed out with great
distinctness the character of its divisions, and
finally came to the conclusion that the Veto
power was the Conservative power. The
speech was not more than half the length of
| ordinary speeches, and in the way of con-
densation model for all speeches.
The House were to-day threatened with
another flare.up," growing out Of q q Pfesen-
tatlon OF memorial from Ohio, upon the
suDlecf ST dissolution of the Union. Mr..
14-6'du1hgs, of Ohio, was the offender this day,
and the petition came from Ashtabula, in the
State of Ohio. The House of Representa-
tives promptly gave it the go-by, and but "a
members ofthe House would put themselves
upon the record for the reception of the me-
mortal. The vote was no sooner taken upon
| this matter, than several members sprung to
their feet, for the purpose of offering resolu-
! tions, that any member hereafter presenting
like petition should be regarded as ofe end
ing the House, and justly mourning its GEN.
sure. None ofthe resolutions were in order,
and none, therefore, were received.
~ Y. Express.
WASHINGTON. March l.
In Senate to-day the galleries were filled
to OVERLOOKING at an early hour in expecta-
ton of Mr.. Clay's speech on his retrench-
ment resolutions.
After the business of the morning hour,
the presentation of petitions, &C., the reso-
1utiOns were taken up, which declare, as will
be remembered, the necessity for the Gene
raj Government to raise an adequate reve-
nue. to meet its expenses without resort to
loans or Treasury Notes that twenty six
millions net revenue should be raised that
for this purpose higher rate of duty than
20 per cent on foreign imports should be |
adopted, adhering generally to the princi-
Piles of the Compromise Act; that the pro- |
vision in the Distribution Act repeating that |
act in the contingency of a higher duty than
twenty per cent, should be repealed; that |
it is the duty of the Government to practise
rigid economy in its various Departments,
&c.
Mr. Clay advocated these resolutions in
one of his ablest and at times most eloquent
speeches of upwards of two hours, examin-
ing the general financial principles that |
should be adopted in the administration of |
the Government for relief from the burden |
of Indebtedness bequeathed by the late adj
of Mr.. Van Buren,, the annual |
of which he showed to have
been more than thirty-fve millions, and |
calling upon ALL regardless of party preju-
dices to unite in judicious restorative meas |
ures. Ifthe course of policy marked in the |
resolutions were adopted the Government |
would have an adequate revenue without |
depending on disreputable expedients, and !
thereby the public credit would be preserv- !
ed unsulhed; retrenchment of all unne- |
cessary expenditures of the public money,
and an economical administration of the
Government would be effected; check
would be placed on the effiux of the pre-
dental protection would be afforded to Ame-
rican industry: The speech will soon ap-
pear.-N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, March 9.
been of no great interest. Something has
any publf,, interest. Mr.. Wright, in the
Senate, has made very able and logical
speech upon the resolutions introduced by
Mr.. Clay. The speech was in Mr.. Wright's
best style, and in manner a model of what
a SDeech ShOuld be- Its conclusions will