Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-01-24


subject, what was the purpose Of those
WHO thrust these incendiary papers upon
US! 1t was we'll known tha, the moment
Congress undertook 10 act ON tile subject,
The Union would be ut all, end. Ii would
not stand duy alter. mo, not AN hour,
sai'i Mr. Calhoun. l, for one, said Mr..
hing, would leave my seat. aud go home,
aud tell my constituents that the compact
was violated. He had hoped that this
body would steer clear Of this subject;
though III the other House, it had been
aglia,ed i'll the most disgracefnl man
ner. The matter was ended by laying
| MIR. P's niotion, to print, on the table
yeas ~, naysS.
The graduation bill was then taken up.
and after long discussion, the am endment
oi the Committee. extending the right o:
entry, at the reduced price 40 persons own
lug aud cu!,lvating adjacent lands. was a
greed to--yeas "a nays %.
ln the House Of Representa- atives. Mr.,
Bond, vi Ohio, WAS entitled 10 the floor.
and proceeded 10 address the House in a
! continued speech Of some length. the OBJ
ject of which was 10 shew that there had
| been no defect in the laws as connected
with the recent de:alcatiOns-bu that the
causes OF those detaications were to he
~
ged with the supervision Of the financial
affairs Of the Government. The debate
was continued to late hour.
Among the Executive communications
laid before the House to-day, was one of
the Secretary Of the Treasury, lin answer
to II resolution) setting forth the causes
why the Treasury Department could not
expose the recent detalCations. Ii was
laid ON the table, and ordered to be printed.
January 10.
In the Senate, to-day, after some aboli-
ton peti'ions were presented, Mr.. Robbins,
from the Connmittee on the Library, made
report Oh the Snithson bequest. conclu-
ding with joint resolution Tor the appoipt-
meht Ut ii Joint ComInttcc TO consider and
report upon the plan proper for CARRYING
into effect The purposes Of the munifcent
bequest. Mr.. Robbins spoke nj some length,
IN the eloquent aud classical style usual 10
him. upon the subject, taking view of the
probable purposes Of the donor and Of tht.
beneficial results which might he expected
from the proposed ''insIitution TOR the dit.
fusion oI knowledge among men,
MIR. Preston, wh" supported Mr.. Rob
bins views. spoke briefly. but eloquently,
and took occasion TO complement the veu-
Island, (Mr, R.)
MIR. Robbins is now nearly eighty years
OF age, aud his articulation is indistinct.
but his mind retains its vigor and his genius
its fire. His language is still energetic, and
his imagination vivid.
Of the many projects i'm rcspect 10 the
disposition of the Smithson bcquest, it is
difficult 10 say which will be preferred.-
One proposition is TO establish here, AT the
Metropolis, an institution for promoting a
knowledge Of Agriculture, which is un-
| doubtedly the origin and source of all
| "knowledge among men,"
The graduation land bill was taken up.
aud MIR. Clay, OF Ky, spoke at length. in
support OF his amendments, ono of which
| proposes distribution of the proceeds of
the sale Of the public lands, among all the
| STATES. according 10 their federal numbers.
after July. 1910. for five years, unless war
with foreign pt,wer shall Intervene
Mr.. Clay spoke Of the grea, difficulty and
importance of seilling this QUESTION in re-
gard to the disposition ofihe public lands,
aud declared that this Was in his iudp-
me,.t, the only method of cffecting the Oh
Ject. Seven wears ago he reported this
pro jcct, and against all discouracrmen,s,
he had supported it. Twice it had passed
he Senate aud once the House. Itpassed
both Houses by a majority which warran-
ted the belief, that il the President had r.,
lurnrd it, it would have been passed by a
| constitutional ma jOrity. So anxious was
he for its passage, and so confid nj was he
that il would establish the financial inter-
ests of the country on firm basis, and
promote all the great interests Of the coun-
try. that he sent d message to Gen. jack
son, through MIR. White. OfTcnn.-hc no,
being himself on terms of personal COM
munication with Gen. Jackson-rha, if he
would approve the measure. he (Mr. Claw
would retire from public life and never
want to enter into il again. Gen. Jackson.
however, would neither approve the hill
nor return it, les, il should be passed by
two. thirds. If the bill had passed, all the
financial difficulties under which we had
suffered. would have been avoided. He
did not think il would be necessary, if This
project was nop adopted, to increase the
rate Of duty on imports. The tariff might
remain undisturbed, after 1912, and VET
the revenue be large enough for economical
expenditures. He would not disturb the
compromise either before or after lS42.-
But The increasing commerce and prosperi-
ty Of the country afforded an assurance
that the revenue would he ample for all
necessary expenditures, without the pro-
ceeds from the lands, and without increas-
ing the tariff But, ifan addition 10 The
duties should be- requisite. it might he done,
without raising the protective principle of
the tariff. a large increase Of revenue
might he gained, by laying duties on tea,
silk. sugar AMI coffee. Mr.. Claws propo.
sitIon was lost--yeas l3, nays 20,