Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-02-09

Extracts from the communications CT
Washington Correspondents,
To tho Charleston Courier.
Jan. %.
"Gov. Cass gave one of his crowded
soirees last night, when about seven or eight
hundred persons, Of both sexes, of all class
cs, Of every tone Of character, and OF eve
ry variety Of pretension, paradcd themselves
through the well lighted apartments, If that
could be called parading which consisted III
squeezing, shuffiing, shouldcring, elbowlng
and jostling each other.
To the came from another correspondent.
Jan. %.
"The city has been deeply excited for
the last four or five days, by the political
discussions in and out of Congress; bad
spirit, spirit but lily calculated to promote
the public peace, or add harmony to the
freedom of discussion, prevails.
"The debates in the Senate, and particu-
larly the speech of Mr.. Webster, in which
he accounted for the loss of the Fortiica.
ton Bill Of 1885, by throwing its defeat on
the responsibility Of the House Of Repre-.
sentatiyes, has created much sensation, and
led to debate, which, ut present, does not
appear probably to be destined to arrive at
an early close.
aMr. John Quincy Adams, Yesterday,
feeling himself aggrieved by the remarks of
Mr.. Webster, presented a resolution, calling
for a special committee to investigate the
causes which led to the defeat Of the Forti.
fcation Bill Of 1885. The mere offering
of such q resolution, as was foreseen, led to
an angry state Of feeling, and paved the
way to the violent debate that is now pro.
crossing in the House of Representatives.
MIR. Adams supported his resolution in q
very eloquent speech of three hours, and
though eftea called to order, he was permit.
ted to 20 on, till he had produced most
thrilling state of excitement. He contend.
ed, that the responsibility Of the failure Of
the Fortifcation Bill, was to be borne by
the Senate, and not by the House. He as.
sailed Mr.. Webster with great virulcnce and
acrimony.
To the Charleston Courier.
Jan. 25.
aMr. Adan,s' attack on Mr.. Webster, in
the House, on Friday, is at present the
theme Of general conversation, and l may
say of general surprise and indignation.-
He has never overcome his anger and NOR
ti6cation that Mr.. Davis was elected Scna.
tor, by the aid of Mr.. Webster.
To the same.
Jan. 26.
"The question was settled in q short
time, as Mr.. Adams wished It, and he imme.
diately thereafter, handed up petition from
one hundred and sixty.fve ladies Of Marsh:
field, Mass, praying for the abolition Of
slavery in the District Of Columbia. This
petition, Mr.. Adams wished to have refer
red to a select committee, and for the fol-
lowing avowed reason He said, that
these petitions were coming in day after
dav, and it was necessary that they should
be acted upon. He could not consent that
they should be turned out Of doors, and he
wanted them to be treated respectfully and
kindly. lie wished to administer reason to
the abolitionists, not violence, and if the pc.
titions were referred to a select committee,
a report could be afforded that would salts.
fly and convince the people of the North,
that Congress had no po,cer to authorize ii
to abolish Slaue1y II the District Of Colum.
bia.
To the Fayetteville Observer Jan. %.
DEAR SIR: The resolution offered by MIR.
Adams some days ago, proposing the ap-
pointment of Committee to inquire into the
causes of the failure of the Fortifcation bill
OF last session, to which the three million ap:
preparation was appended, has been under
discussion for several days in the House.
The character ofthe debate has been one Of
the most angry and personal Of any / ever
before witnessed in Congress.
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think thero now remains no doubt but it
is the settled purpose of the Administration
to have war with the France.
A conspiracy has been recently detected
iii the city of Mexico, wherein numbers are
implicated; three hundred, it is reported,
have been upprehended. The expedition
Of Gen. Mejia to Tampico was supposedto to
have been in concert with this movement.
From the Nep Orleans True American.
We publish to-day the translation of de.
cree passed in Mexico, on the 23d Of Octo.
Der last which will give our readers an idea
of the present form Of the government of
Mexico. The said decree annihates at one
blow all the state legislatures, and converts
the Governors and otller state authorities
into the mere agents of the Central Govern.