The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-02-15

| of politicians, which would make the power of
the General Government less than that of
South Carolina.
The debate between Mr.. Preston and Mr..
| Clay, was of the dnello style. Mr.. Preston
spoke three times and Mr.. Clay twice. 1t was
but the last week that these two Senators were
at the antipodes upon other subjects. Indeed,
| can hardly see any agreement Of opinion be-
tween Mr.. Preston and any of his associates in
! the Senate. lie votes against the Treasury
Note Bill, no matter what the necessity,-he
opposes the Bankrupt Bill, no matter for the
power or the urgency for the passage Of the
Bill. He is against Distribution, Tariff, In
| ternal improvements, and, in all things, for
the narrowest construction of the constitution.
Upon all these questions he is found with the
opponents ofthe Administration, land the Wings
OF course have often In consequence 10 suffer
The most painful of all wounds,-that of being
wounded in the house of a friend. But all
these opinions of strict concentration and of
local action, | must say, are in reference to
public duties, and no doubt are conscientiously
he'd. One, however, cannot but regret to sec
so intelligent man beating the air of abstrae
lions. A whole world Of such men would
never keep the ship "a state on the tide, and
once entrusted to them they would shipwreck
themselves and The government in the first eff
fort TO keep her from sinking.
Mr.. Buchanan's speech upon the proposition
Of Mr.. Clay TO amend The Constitution by the
restriction of the Veto Power was also made
to-day. Mr.. B. takes the other extreme of
the question, and is the advocate of the Veto
Power to its fullest extent, Mr.. Archer of Va.
will make the next speech upon this subject.
Corr spondence ofthe New York, Express.
WAsHINGTuN, Feb. 3.
the Senate Oh ,mber has exhibited most
fofciile appearance to-day in heightened de-
bate commencing soon after twelve O'Clock and
prolonged until between four and five. Tine
grave and weigi,Iy matter which formed The
subject of such an outpouriDg Of words, was
whether or no the Committee on Manufactures
should be allowed The use Of "A Clerk 10 aid
them in their labors of obaning such iniorma-
iion as might be necessary 10 right under
standing of The various questions growing out
OF the tariff. Mr.. Calhoun, with his usually
keen scent of smelling on. mischief. discovered
mares nest at once in the innocent PROPOSE
tioa submitted. The devil himself appearing
in all his n aked dcformities of horns. hoofs |
and nalis, could no! have assumed more ter. |,
rible shape than the motion TO give the Com. |
mitlee on Manufactures Clerk. A score Of |
evils which he drew were al once conjurcd up
by the suspicious Senator; and, once placed |
before his vivid imagination as so many scare !
crows 10 frighien The souls of the fearful, they /
were forth with,-aiter the fashion of boys who i
set up row Of bricks touching the one when |
all will fall, despatched with wonderful skill |
and p-owess.
In the end of the debate. in spite of oil Mr..
Cahouns warnings, the Clerk was allowed,
and by vote of 25 TO IA.
The vexed question of privilege is still be-
fore the House Of Representatives. Mr.. Gil
MGR. Of Virginia, closed speech to-day, begun
Yesterday, ard was followed by Mr. Adams in
a transccndanily able speech. 1t was vindca-
lion of himself, and at the hour of adjournment
he was in the midst of it. The members and
a large audience listened with the most breath
less attention for two hours. and the result is
almost an entire charge of feeling in regard 10
the Ex-President. So far his remarks have
been historical and biographical. Your read.
ers will all wish TO see what MI. Adams says
and will, therefore, leave the speech ,e speak
for itself