Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-07-04
OSSIAN GREGORY, !
{. ". CLIFTON,
w. FREEMAN.
a. LONEJDi, !
GEO. l.. rWIGGS,
JOHN PEARSON,
Il. l.. GREENWOOD,
June II, 1888.
from tic Correspondence cf Chnr. Mercury.
NASIiINGTuS Inn. 1D lS.}g


NAsIlINGToN. June 70, 1888.
The bill TO abolish imprisonment for debt
upon all process issuing from the federal
courts III States where ilnprisonmeu, for
debt has been or may be- aiDli,hrd, was lhi,
day reported by .ir tirundy. in the SENATE
aud without debate, carried through lis ,lit:
lcrcnt stages, and finally pissed. This pro-
ccchinS does hiSh honor To the s;cll;lrc il il
an c\ idencc ni The hbcraliiy Of views prcvn
lc!t III that body, and also of rs capacuy
Tor business. The iinafvulc ON the p;,ssu.c
ni tho bill was .iG 10 4.
! here was an earnest and intcrestino J,
baic III The S2natc an the Lli 10 au,l,nrizr
Tue survey oI The Northeastern Bounuar,
oi me Chlicd StaicS, according To the I'rca-
" Oh 1903. l am sorry tosay that The uucs-
ti''il Is S>sunninG serious aspect. The
''cas"rc proposed Is anything bu, peace :
hi one IN my opinion; and the ncgotluri,u
though OF twenty four years standing from
lis .brst Start ut Ghrnt, has not vet arrived
al stage which lusttieS, oi. our part. onv
other than peaceful measures. was more
pleascd with the tone OF remark taken nv
Mr. Calhoun than that of any gentleman
who spoke on The subject. lie had made
up ms inind, II appears, that the claims of
me me Y nited; States are iudisputabIc. and he
regarded the results of the arbitration ON
the subject as unfortunate. He remarked
li'' just claim could not, without great
hazard be submitted to arbitration. He
regarded the proposed measure ns rather Z,
inci'ariuS one towards Great Britain. and
measure proper To be taken after all hone
ol adjustment has passed. 1t wouIJ hc
Il demonstration Ut an intention, on our nort
10 adhere 10 The limc on which we ,u,rEcJ
.rI,
negotiation with .nglamd. and it would of
lcnd her pride ol character. II we un,ler,oo,,
me survey. wcnnShI to have in rcalincs, an
army Of jU,UUU men To take uo,sessinu
"l and retain The territory; for. unless W..
Intended ~ iaiuialn our rirht to the I,ni,s
il would hc OF llu use 10 survey and r.r,
them. III: was for proceeding hv ncro,i,
ton, aud If Great Britain should persist in
withholding from us our juSr rights, he was
prepared TO resort 10 war, thon9h he tlrpre-
Gated Il war between Great Britain and
tue United SiascS, Us one Of ihr greatest ca
iaii'ics that could hciail The kiudrcI M
tons themselves or the cause o:lihrrtv and
humanity III The world. lie wished tn refer
| the subject TO Il committee for a rcpo-r.
concluding with Il resolution asserting our
right 10 the territory. This was th. course
ultimately adopted. The Bill was referred
I" The Committee on Foreign Relations, an,'
IL Is understood that nothing further will he
done IN regard To it, except to make a re-
p"r, on the subject in the nature of a mani
ttSio To both countries.
The sub Treasury bill was discussed in
the ilous" by hlcsSrs. prcniiss, Garland. of
Va and Dromooolc.
June 26.
"Thc vote was taken Yesterday cvcniu.
i'll i'c House upon the independent Trcas;l
~ Hil II, reported by the Conmi,rec ON
Ways aud MrarS-thc question being on
the cnSr"Ssmcnt thereof. and the Bill was
lost by - Nays 10 Ill IcaS-four Ad
| mn:>irallon mcn and two Wigs who
were supposed to be certain for the Bill
bolicd. No'lrc was then given bv Mr.. Fos-
ter, one OF The Rats from New York, who
volc'l against the Bill. that he should move
re consideration of the vote for the pur
pose of striking our the Specie clause, and
passing the Bill without it. Accordingly
this morning he made the morinn and it
failed by vote of2l Ayes To 2O5 Nays
Nlr. Robertson. of Virginia, then moved
certain Resolutions embracing the special
dcpoSItc plan, ana the House refused to
consider them, Ayes 20, Nays 1873 Mr.
Kennedy. from Maryland. ,hcn moved Re
solutions nt somewhat similar principles
AMI tho House refused to consider thnm
Ayes 81. Nays ITO. Mr.. Waddy Thomp
son then also moved Resolutions. instruct
Ing The Committee Of Wavs and NJ ans to
report Bill cmhracin. the same prin"i
pies. aud called for the Arcs and Na>s, but
81 sufficient number moi rising To sustain the
call, The vote was lakcn "pir0 r0ce" and The
motion was lost Ivy an overwhelming ma.
iority. The inference from these proceed
ings. think you may take to he tllis-tIai
the Wings arc determined To have nothing
Short Of n National Bank, and the Admins
'ration party prefer doing nothing, and ap-
pealns to the people. buchanan, from
PENNSYLVANIA, however, is expected 70 offer
IA Bill INTO the Senate. To comp; 0nisc all
dissatisfaction. The Conservatives now o j..