Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1837-01-12
From tho Correspondent q; Tile Charleston NIcr.
MASIINGrON, I'LL. 3

MIR. WIsc'S resolution WAS taken M
about two O'Clock, today. MIR. Pickcns.
who was entitled to the lnor spoke of the
adoption of the original resolution and the
rejection of the miserable substitute offered
Ivy Mr.. Pcarcc. MIR. Pickcns, in the course
Of lis very forciblc and eloquent speech.
referred t" the principles upon which the
Van hurcn administrator was about to
come INTO power, and the manner in wl,irl,
it h'd been foistcd upon the people, and
declared that the South would not submit,
to it-,l,at they would wage upon it nm en-
terminating and imtcrninab!c war-tllat il
could not stand against the opposition cree
ted against it il: the east, the west, and the
south, an upposit,n rallied under the ban
ncr of free trade a.d state rights"
Mr.. Pickcn's speech is undoubtedly the
most interesting, in Il political! point of view.
that has been delivered in the ,'Ousc 1T tho
present session. Its hrcviiy will { cure it Il
general republication and %pcrusal.
1t vii! not fail 10 inspire the people with
some portion of his " enthusiasm, Shirt
and confidence.
MIR. Dunlap, of Tenn. followed, chiefly
.or the purpose Of NiniicatimS the Prc,i-
dent from some of The charges of Mr.. Pcy-
ton. MIR. PcyiOn made Il short rciuindrr.
and Mr.. Dunlap is now on the noor. am
afraid the alteration W ill become personal.
The Michigan l;iil is still before the Sen
ate. Mr.. Preston on the floor.
W iSii NGTON. Jan. >.
Whitney has. after all, clu.lr,l his pnr-
snrrS. and found shelter in the hands If Il
c"n,iniIl"r wIowiIl "">rr Sui1;.r Il hair uIIi>
head to nc hurt. nor on"uIhi< vil!aiuirS To he
exposed. | di>irl>rcd not II little The ;lrpa.
r,ui H,n%naniIni,v nf" the party" when they
fiIiirru,,t inv ,Stiu uii,,, anil a. Ill, l,r,, ,,r,
LESSONS "I rlr,!nur, accepted Mr.. Pr,ion's
proposition. iiut the "rl">i,iun were COM
ll"i"lN Gili,d 10y il, and some ni them wen,
Ia The trouble ni r>prc>-iu" tl,r,r thanks To
'r. Garland. nl innc>>ccc. for his ~rrm-
m"'N independent course. II WAS tnkrn for
GRANTEE! that the C"nmiircc appointed wnnId
u" termed on parliamentary principles
that Il minority al its members would con-
>i>i of ;iln-r VI no are krnwn to he friendly To
the rrolro>iliun. and that Mr. Pvvtun would
be put at it, icul. Tie Resolution 10 w~l,:,.!,
it WIS nlrnrh"l. ~ II modification. related To
Il call for information IN II diilir, nj topic
l.ut lie c"iinriI"r nnrnuurri j.. is fol-.
'"w>:--Airs>r-. Gariaml. "INir-inia; Pierce.
"r \. llHrn,>iirr: Fairfield. nrNlanc: Wise
"f \i""inia:Gal!rii, Of New Work. johnson.
al | ON >i:na: iianncr, OF Ohio: %.linr1in. rr
Alabama. and P"yrnu. nG Tennessee. six
: ip III libIt!lell .'!iu ' :'l I.urt!, W IJrI-
bury, Nlii!lICv mcn. ana hui three antics.
Hc>itcs. if ia. whole House had been sud-
oi>lv searched for Il set of thorough nuinr
| par!iZanS-nlcn WHO would >iirk N n~o.l,iu"
hv which Il party purpose would he ctlicr,i
these very >ix men would have i"c. chosen.
Care. too. has been taken to give Mc,>r,.
i.c and prvion ia efficient all w:ia.cycr.
:" thai any counter report OF representation
llini they may make, can be ,;IS>c.! oil us
resulting from the pride of Errtonccivcd
opinion. "r from faction" pnrr">rS. Whit
ncv, upon the strength of This mcl>l:-c,
C"u:r~ out in the Globe Of this munru:n" viii,
III iuipu;!rn, card. lrlmnncin" Mr.. p,I,nu u>
a~calumnia,ur and liar, !Hr words, too, uttered
in debate.
The Srnaic lHayc. ;i length. decided The
Michigan question. The original Bill and
preamble wrr, ordered ina third r~ra,iu. L>
Il vo'" If - 1" |. many Senators l%n,i,ir
! l'l! the clnn'1"r. il consequence of the hi,-
courteous refusal 9th" n@rni"riIv To adjourn.
~ order to- afford Mr. tnl!luun an ri,r,ri,-
nifty To address The Senate in support OF his
amendment. the Object OF Which wa, M, Il,
defeat the Bah. lui 1" free j. frrrr ru,.>ii;u-
ii"',;!! "hicciiun>. Iii" mincipl, upon wl.irlI
The Fill is Sustained. j. the original and in
hcrcni ri"lI nf The t,"j,i". assembling in
80 " ~ " ~ 'a' - 49,.
without r'i,rrirr la, ana in nrrn~i,inn 10
:iiiv :;::!'" ;Ir,iu":,N. Tin>' w!n n,a:n,ain-
81. on the ",ii"r tiarl. Il.Hl this principle vs.
rrNoIulinn!rN, aEl !!lHi the second Cnn,ru-
iiun WIS nnlhln" more than II self created
party caucus. Congress cannot recognizes,
Without Il departure from the pri'riplr> al
our constitution, were denounced ON I'M,
ilmir" ri III" Sril:'c, ~ we'll is ~ i!r tiln.,r.
IL, 'niir:i F"l"ra;iS;>"-"i!arlnri innv,n-
'!"l>t~, ami "NGl!i:ra,imn Cnn>-miuui>>."
II i understood ,i.nr Mr.. Calhoun viii
>rra!. on the question OF the pn>.l.r ui'ih.
Bill.
Mr.. Ei,c'S r.,:,lm,:nn for m inquiry. h>
Il select committee. iuin the mnnn..rrni Of
The Executive department. is sill under con-
>iirrarirn in rhr ii"u>r, and i nor likely ever
I" lr decided upon. "IIc parry" are
we'll tired of The ,icla'". Hnl would Wiling
~ ave il !hc sn-hy. it they could. 1t will
he. u" doubt. the lrin"ipa. political debate
"f the session. AMI it embraces. anon. o.h-
CT topics of interest. HE corrupt means.
whereby Genera! Jlrk>nn'S nominee ca:r,r
in," power. Mr. Robertson. ri Viir"i.lia,
made an excellent speech Yesterday. bur
uu' !!a>in" cnnc!u!y,I, he VII! r>,in,.' The
~~ul'lrci a. soon IL ;n"pp"r;niits is afforded.
Tin. lrirlii> %. the administration profess in
ir in ia>"nr of the Investigations proposed
bun i!ic\ will take car" 81 ia restrain il. h>
the form of the resolution ;,nl The character
of tn" committee appointed. IL To render il
perfectly futile.
Tho tnmnlitlcr on Foreign Relations has
now had The It\n> Nrs>I", before llirm Tor
Il fortnight. and are M: Vet ready Ia rrl,or
The early report called Tor .nm likely to be-
obtained.
General Santa Ana is expected TO arrive