Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-02

quiring if any officer Of the United States
was concerned in the recent disturbances
in Pennsylvania, as a!Iedged by ll'e Governor
, in his proclamation, which amendment was
accepted by Mr.. Fry.
Considerable debate arose on the proprle.
~ of agctating this subject in Congress
when the excitement in Pennsylvania was
abating. Mr.. Biddle characterized the dis
turbers Of the public peace as mob. This
greatly excited the ire Of Mr.. PelrIkin who
could rot endure to hear "tl!s farmers" the
democracy" "he sovereign people" OF his
state denominated MOB, whom nleerly
tanning in defence Of their freedom' as re
alIcdged, and against "Bankites, Biddleites"
&c. The resolution was fealIy adopted.
Proposed Intercourse rilh Hayti Dec.
IS. Petitions were paesented from Mas
sachu.elts praying that com:nercial and di.
p!olna,ic rc:ations be establishes with Hay.
ii. Mr.. Wise objected to their reception
but the Hose determined 20 receive by
vote Of l59 10 80.
A motion 10 refer the petitions 10 the com.
mItlee on Foreign Relations prevailed, with.
out opposition, after motion to lay on the
table had been lost, "a TO lO3.
Dec. 10. MIR. Adams from The committee
on Duelling reported bill 10 prohibit duel.
ling in tie District Of Columbia.
Dec. %. The day was spent principal.
ly in discussing motion by Mr.. Adams TO
refer petition praying for the establish.
ment Of Commercial relations with Hayti,
10 tho committe on Foreign relations
accompanied with instructions to "consider
and report thereon Mr.. Adams assigned
as a reason for moving such Instructions,
that MIR. Howard had said, if such petitions
were referred to his committee no,hing more
should be heard of them. Mr.. Adams at
tempted to discuss the slavery question, and
was often called 10 order by the speaker,
Who finally succeeded in confning him to
the mere question ofinslructiou. Mr.. Real-
din OF Va. supported the motion for ins,ruc-
ton because ne believed i: a report discus
sing TIC subject might do good whilst an
opposite course would do harm. Mr.. By
nam opposed the motion, so did Mr.. Thom-
son. MIR. Campbell Of S. C.. finally moved
TO lay the motion for instruction on the table.
The motion prevailed ITO TO 4S:
From the pr Ito the 26th we have receive J
no regular report of the proceedings owing
to their regularity of the mails. On the 26tI,
Mr.. Hayes moved TO take up the Pres-
dents message and refor ii. The motion
: 10 take up prevailed, when Mr.. Bell OF
Tenn. made speech on the principles and
doctrines of the mes age was followed by
Mr.. Psentis of Miss. on the state ofpublic
affairs generally, and the defalca,ions ol
Treasury officers particularly. An cxen
. dcd debate will no doubt succeed.
We perceive, from the proceedings ofthe
{ Missouri Legislature, that memorial. ask
ing pccun:ary aid for The Mormon womcr
md children Of Caldwell county, was laid
before that body on the 3D. instant. 1t ap.
pears that the houses of many Of the Nor
mons in that county have been burnt down
that about 60 Mormon men, all of them
married, Lave been arrested and imprisoned,
40 killed, and 100 compelled 10 fly 10 cs
cape the vengeance ofthe citizens, and that
200 women, most Of whom have small
children, are thus left destitute, with no food
10 keep them from starvation, and no shcl.
ter to protec, them from the winter storms.
--Bah. Chronicle.