Litchfield enquirer., 1852-09-09
Truman smlIh and DourIas.

The ffrrLE Senator from Illinois, soms- tim6s ca|Ied lhs little giant" ," and general ly admitted to be small pattern in all res spects. has lately had two brnshes with uncle Trnman SmiIh, the esteemed Senator rom Connecticut. Douglas made lhe 6rst assault some days ago, in which he falsely accused Mr. Smith with, having been cSn- cerped in getiing up . facelicus circular bearing the signature cf leading Scott WhigS, wherein they xenounced E1trceand . the Democrat parry, and announced their determination 10 vote for SeOti. This cir> lcular vas mannfactured bY aome WRg nan Oifsetto lhe circular ofsueh nsn as I0ombs Fanlkner. &c-, who had for many months ceased 10 be Whigs, setting forth that they could not support Scoil. Douglas was gully of tue unparalleled naeanuess Qf asspming this circular 10. be genuine. and actually called upon Truman Smith to ads nit it's authenticity. Mr. Smith treated the base charge with meriIed contempt, and said that he was in the Senate to attend l 70 legislative duties and not to idle outdoor i political nonsense. Douglass centigned to talk on about .hc, matter in the SpiEit of q demagouge, and with lhe intention of in. dueing the ignorant 10 believe that Mr. smith actually signed the circular, which Douglas well knew was a falsehOUd, On 2 subsequent day MT, Smith and other Een~ ators whc SC names had been used as signers of the circular, denied all knowledge of tho matter.
 The next collision occurred on Monday when nncle Truman used mp tue litsle giant so eAectually that he will hardly again be prominent candidate for the presidency. Douglas pretends to be ID favor .of1harbor ana river improvements, in which his : State is very little interested. In point of ] fact however. Douglas is not friendly to river and harbor Improvements, being the mere tool of lhe southern locofocos. With a view to defeating ihe harber Bill he moved a most appfssslve amenapaent to it, directed against western interests. author- iziDg the several states to empower all the great and petty towns on the Atlantic or Pacific, the lakes or ghe rivers. to levy ton aage daties on shipping. AiieF various interruptions by Douglas, one of which consisted in an unterbred charge of false hood. promptly febuhed by The chair. MT. Smith seized inc opportunity to show up the little in,e llect df the little giant, and 10 hold up tbe covering demagogue to the scorn and contempt of the West. The speech was mastery, anu tne Ecp'y CnteHy uS- sue of low personalities unworthy respec- table bar room. The speech of the ii.tle iadividpah from llipeis Pla ipiY exposedGhis chagrin aud showed rhal he winced under the lash of the Connecticut Senator like well spsnked boy in the hands of an indigS nanl prsceptor. 7'@r-
 This proposition on the part of Douglas to allow every petty municipality to levy tax on commerce, needs only to be known to become generally odions. If adoRlrd, the Uniied Stales would be in the position of the psuy principalliies and free clties of Germany. and commeTce and agriculture will be piundered from one end of the Un- ion 10 the other. J We thank Mr. Smith foT holding pp,tAe little demagouge to the country in his true light. The character of his sta.esmanship, us shown by Mr. Smith. proves that the democrats xers tor,unate in not having snch a small sReciMsn of a stalssman for ihelf presidential candldale.- New Bea. ford Mercury srs