Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-05-07

i lie StleCt cufllnllllee OH lie SCulile tC-
tween Mr.. Garland and Mr.. Bynurr, have
moi vel reported. They have taken Iesli-
.mony as TO the facts of the occurrence,
and The parties are now TO have The privi-
lege of cruss examining the witnesses. Ii
is ihouphr Thai The report, as soon as made,
will be laid ON lbe table; and that nulbing
will be done in tl,e matter.
Apr;l "a.
There VIVA , ycrv brilliant ,eba,. in
the senate res,.,,l.y nm The bin 10 reduce
ami sra,lua,e The urire of lhe Public,
Lands. This bilI providcs thai ALI lands,
" hich shall remain unsoId five wears alter
bnv;po been offered. NAV be entered AT
,be nrice uf one dollar: and those re-
naming unsoLI fifteen wears. al sevcnry.
five gents. There wa. originally a 6fiy
gen, minimum which WI. stricken 0,i.
If the Mn pops inn, opprai,,n, and il will
urobubiy pa,s. Congress. will SOON he
called unu;, tur Il f,r,,,.r reduction. The
end ur ibe pr,cess INNS, he 10 cede the
lands tn lie States IN which, rhcy lie; and
ilal is the ultimate aud avowel ohi..cr of
the western members.
hcssrs. Clay and Preston opposed the
project will an rloquencr AMI energy un.
usual even with them. There was much
incidental discussion also. lIppn the policy
of Mr.. Calhoun project. 10 cedc The lands
10 The States IN which llley lie nn certain
conditions. viz that The new States shall
agree 10 relieve the General Government
of all expense aud trouble, in The manage
n,ent of the lands, and pay iuIo The Treas
ury one half of The proceeds of The sale.
Mr. CIay's distribution proiecl was also
considered. as The counter project to Mr..
Calhoun's. Mr.. CaIhoun's plan would
he tbe p,ore acccn,ahle 70 the nrw States /:
and il would relieve Congress of Il trouble.
sum. and exciting subject. settling the
question Gorever. On the part of the old
STATES, il wouLl lie ruin to recrive some
portion of The public dnrain, while il is in
their mower, by one or the other of these
plans: ior. after the next apporionmcm,
ihe West will dictate The term, of com.
umu,i.e and settle the uues,ion. bv taking
unconditional mssrsso,, of the lands.
II has brcp stated by some of the West.
em members, in ,lrbair, tha, The suuarters
are so numerous and determined. that M
force " hicl the Union could bring against
them. could ,liSppssess them ur The lands
nm which ,hrv bav, se,tie,l-and tlis - ~
~. .rsn, nr.,ment in f,vor nr ,he nrr.
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"lcr "ay. ne f'uI''IoN "n' Srdiu'i'lnfl
hili' was hnally 'r"ere" l" ne cnsr''S''
I"r y Sec"h" re'"''%' Wy Il 'o'e VI ~ L" !,
numerous 'he'''''rI''s were presented
III :a'''r n' d Seher'' na'lNr"i'l 'aw' sever
III o'n'e hcs'sla'''res i'a'e aaoPted fesoin-
TONS ., III us 'aV.n.
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In the Scnare Yesterday, Mr.. Buchanau
in presenting snine memorials for a dul,
nn imported silks, expressed The opiuion
that duly on hem shnnLl be imposed IL,
The present session. II was needed f.,
The purposes of revenue, and, if it had
been laid u wear or twU ago. The Govern
ment would not now he coureIlcJ to re
>or, 10 an issue nr Treasury Nn,ps. :
meet Deficiency in The revenue. AR,
Calhoun was opposed 10 taking M any
| ouc i,on nf ,I,a t,r;H' !, ,,I,..,,,,a ,,r ,L.