Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1843-03-09

getic exposures OF the long hidden lrau0S
ard eXtravagance of the various Depart
merits, 1 took cnre to put them on the scent
Of this gam". The Indian bureau was sud-
denly astonished by call as it were from
the grave, and large amount of charges
and correspondence was wrung from them
under The omnipotent compulsory power OF
the House. AS the subject opened wide,
and much investigation was necessary to
complete the exposures, the whole was then
transferred TO the Committee on Indian At
i,irs; in the hands OF whose high-sprited,
able and devoted chairman. james Copper
of Pennsylvania, the business has not since
slept. The results are now before the
House, and will soon be before the astonSn-
cd world.
The great document Of the week, howev-a
CIR, in IA political view, though small in size.
is Mr.. Filtmurc's judiciouS and Beautiful
report on the Finances, in reply to the late
message of the President. 1t was published
in the National Jntcl!igcncer Of yesterday
morning, and trust that by this time all
the leading Wing papers that have received
it have spread it before their readers. 1t is
the last answer of this great Wing Congress
10 Presidential deceit, Encouragement and
incompetency. 1t is the last true official
commentary en- the Fiscal and Financial
Affairs of the country that the nation can
expect to see for two years at least The
brief and troubled epoch Of searching inves-
legations and free exposures of financial
evils and their true remedies, of the revela-
ton of old frauds, receptions and humbugs,
is now closed. Darkness that may be feu
desceDds upon us again corruption and Sc
cure tyranny resume their once familiar
seats. X. NJ. +. ii.
Correspondence Of the " Y. Courier 4 Enquirer
WASHINGTON, Feb. ~.
The House was occupied the whole Of
this day in perfecting and passing the vari-
Gus appropriation bills and some private
bills not occasioning debate.
When the bill making appropriations to
carry out the treaty of Washington was I'M
der consideration, Mr.. McKeon detained the
House an hour in opposition to the bill and
in an attack upon the treaty. He was re-
piled to very fully and ably by Mr.. Cush-
ing, who most satisfactorily demonstrated
the constitutional obligation that Congress
was under to make the appropriation requi-
red by the Treaty.
Those who have free access at the White
House, are of opinion that the President may
retain the Bankrupt Bill, and in that way
prevent its becoming law. Notwithstan-
ding the very serious objections that in
most cases exist against this course, have
no doubt but that as it regards this measure,
the country would fully sustain Mr.. Tyler
if he should thus defeat the vascillating and
injurious legislation of Congress.
The Loco Foco Senators re-enacted to-day
the disgraceful scenes ofyesterday. The bill
to extend the charter of the hanks of the
District of Columbia, being under conside-
ration, Benton, Allen, Tappan, Walker. and
Wright DISTRACTED its passage by speeches
against time and by offering amendments
which they did not expect would be adopted,
for the sole purpose of preventing final
vote being taken on the bAlln season for Its
being sent to the House.
| They have III tiiis boen thus fstT ,uoeces
/ fl. and unless the rules of the Senate shall
he suspended far-t that purpose, the passage
of this important measure to this commnni-
! ty will be defeated by the opposition of the
self of the rules Of Tho Senate, which do not
| afford the means of checking debate, to de-
feat the will of the majority.
There were no nominations of importance
sent in to-day. 1t is understood that the
Government is very much perplexed bv the
position in which the resignation of Mr..
Forward has placed it. Mr.. Spencer is I'M
willing to hazard the risque of rejection by
the Senate, should his name be presented to
that body to fill the vacant Secretaryship of
the Treasury, and he pertinaciously refu-
sef to cooperate, in this particular, in per-
! fecting the bargain by which Porter was to
come into the War Department. The
constitutional fact" finds it much more diff
| ficuIt to consumnte its corrupt bargains than
it had anticipated.
Mr. Wickliffe, son Of the Postmaster &C.
neral. was this evening married to Miss
Dawson, daughter of Mr. Dawson memher
of the House from Louisiana.
| CABINET CHANGEs.-Our edvices from
| Washington leave no room to doubt that
Hon. Walter Forward has rendered to Pres.
ident Tyler his resignation of the post of the
Secretary of the Treasury, which took effect
on Wednesday. Mr.. Forward, of his own
tree will, retires from the public service
retres simultaneously with Wing Con-
gress, and when his power to serve the Coun.
try essentially in office is virtually at an end
The Nation does not realize, as it one day
will, the signal services which Mr.. F. has
been enabled to render it during the last
eighteen months. Called to most respon-
sible post at Washington by our lamented
Harrison, accepting the direction of the
Treasury Department in most critical
emergency, MIR. Forward has been enabled
| to render such aid TO the great cause of Pro.
| lection to Home Industry as will be hene-
ficiently, felt through many years. Earn
est, fearless and thorough in his advocacy
Of that cause, both in his Official Reports
and his unwearied personal eXertions, sub
hitting to Congress New Tariff bill which
WINS substantially that ultimately passed into
a law. his position and course rendered il
morally impossible even for John Tyler to
veto the Tariff on anv other ground than