Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-02-07
Domestic News.
CONGRESSIONAL.
From the Correspondence Of the Charleston Cour.
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sets, asked aud obtained leave TO make
the following statement, which IS deemed
here of vast importance. He stated that
he was not 40 abolitionistiu any sense of
that term. He asserted that he had never
/. been. and was not now, i'll favor of the abo-
lition of slavery in the District of Columbia,
Ifsuch bill were brought before Co gress,
he would vote, against it. He said he had
read every thing that had been written in
favor Of the abolition of slavery in the
District by Congress, and he had maIprely
weighed the subject, and the resul, Vas
deliberate and strong conviction of its mex
pediency. Hes said that he would pref 10
have the seat of government elsewhere
than in a slave-holdiug District, and, If 1t
was constitutional, he would remove it and
retrocede the District to Maryland and Vlr-
ainia, but he did not lhuk that course con-
stitutional. He was, however, liz favor Of
referring these petitions and ofhaving re-
port upon them, and he perceived no reas-
on why this subject should not be discus
sed here as we'll as any o,ler.
linow appears ,ha, Mr.. Adams wishes
to have the subject referred 10 Commit
ice, of which he shall no the Chairman
and referred without limitation; and he
,hen wishes TO present his views against
the objects of the memorialists.
January. %.
In the Senate, to- day. the bill for the
suppression Of dueling, was taken up, and
some discussion took place upon it. The
bill was finally ordered to be engrossed.
In the House Of Representatives, Mr..
Haynes made an attempt TO procure sus-
pension of the rules in order to go into
COMMITTEE of the Whole on the State of
the Union, upon the Presidents message.
which, at this late stage of the session, has
not yet oeen referred TO the several aPpro-
priale Committees. 1t soon became man
; ifest, however, that; if the House went ill.,
) to Committee at all, they would differ very
much as to the business first to be. taken
up. Some wished 10 take up the bill for
the relief of,he persons who suffered from
French spolialions prior to 1900, and MIR,
Cambteleng gave notice that he should call
M an appropriation bill; Mr.. remarked,
that the only appropriation bill which had
yet passed, was the bill for the payment OF
the members themselves The result was
that the House refused to go into Commit
zee. After some unimportaut business, the
Senate's bill 10 reduce and graduate the
price of the public lands was taken up and
read twice. and. the question being then
upon its reference, some members wished
10 have it referred TO the Standing Com
mi,tee on public lands. and o'hars TO the
select Committee Of twenty-six en- the
subject of the disposition of the public lands.
One reason given why the subject should
be referred to the COMMITTEES on the Public
Lands was, that they were in favor Of the
proposed measure, whereas the Select
was not we'll disposed towardsit. MIR. Ew-
iug reflected in very harsh manner upon
the Chair for organising such a Commit
tee on the subject of the public lands. lie
accused him of predilection against the
new States in the appointment ofthe Com
mitiee.
Mr.. VIM. Cost Johnson, Chairman of
the Select Committee stated. in substance.
that the Committee were disposed to a.
dopt "a principle of graduation combined
with distribution, and that he hoped thcv
would be ableto present to the House plan
of this sort which would be acceptable. Ir
also appeared in the debare, that the Com
mitree had neeatived ihe plan for distrbu
ton. as proposed by MIR. Clay, and thatrh'
graduation plan and Mr. Calhoun's proiect
were before them. No question was Ia
ken on the motion to refer, as Mr.. Mont
uomerv, OF N. C. anticipated that motion
,by moving that II be laid on the table. AZ
ter call Of the House. the question was
eaken and the motion to lay on the table
was agreed to, yeas l02, nays 81.
Thus has this important measure been
disposed Of ior the session. II is not sup
posed that, whatever the Committee of |
Iwenty-six shall report, there will be any
ac,ion on so important and complicated a
subject at this session. Bu,its,is not i'm
PROBABLE that, next year. the matter may
be settled, Its highly important TO the
public interests. both in reference 10 politics
and revenue, that it should be settled.
January,2 ,23.
In the Senate to day, Mr.. Norvell intro
auced bill, granting lands for the use of
colleges ia the U. States. The bill was
no, read. 1t may be a sor, Of sop, cast TO
the old States, aud intended 10 moderate
their opposition to the new land projects.
Mr.. Tallmadge brought forward a new
financial project of great importance, in the
shape of set ofresoiutions, as follows;
: RESOLVED, That number of sound spe-
one paying banks ought to be selected, un-
der suitable regulations, for safely keeping
ihe public money.
Resoived, Tha, payment of public mon
ey ought TO be made in gold and silver. or
in notes Of sound specie paying banks. un-