Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-02-06
Correspondence of the Southern Patriot,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, Jan. 81, 1910.

lUESDAI, Jan. II, IS4U.
As soon as The journal had been read.
Mr.. Profit asked the indulgence of tho
House 10 submi, a resolution calling upon
the Secretary of War, for information 40
to whether Bull Dogs and Blood Hounds
had been ordered for The Florida Cam
paisn.
What object mr. P. could have in sub
mitlins this resolution, cannot conceive.
He aud his party are continually rayine
at the alleged imporency of,he Secrelaryi
aud yet they are ever Oh the watch to
pounce upon him on the least apparent
deviation from the usual mode of warfare.
They say, that he alone is responsible for
the failure, aud yet they are constantly in
termeddling with his plans.
The first business in order, was the res
olution of Mr.. Thompson. denying The
right Of the reception Of Abolition papers.
Mr.. Garland, of Va. heing entitled to
the floor. replied at some length to the re-
marks of Mr.. Slade.
Mr.. Butler, OF s. c., followed. and ia
some very pointed remarks, placed Mr..
Slade and his associates, in their true no.
silion. He said that gentlemen We're mis-
taken'in supposing the issue was op tho
right Of petition, the true issue is either
union or dis-union and rhe moment that
Congress should lesislate an Slavery.
that moment The Union would be prac,ic-
ally dissolved. Mr. B. conteuded that tho
people Of the North were ignorant Of Tho
true nature nf affairs il the South. Ho
assured them that if The Southern inslitu-
ti"ns were moi suffered to exis, az they are,
the life of every white man and woman
would be endangered.
Mr. B, made some remarks, showing
Why he and his party Of The South, SUE.
p r'ed The Administration. They did so
herause,he Presi tIeu' was now an advocate
nt the measures for which .Ihey commended.
MIR. B. alluded TO the dubious policy Of
General Harrison, and proved that in
1888. tina, individual declared ,bai he was
willing that The whole surplus revenue
should he applied TO universal emaDcipa.
ti"n. Also, lha, 1896 Gen. Harrison re
fused to say whether hr was an abolition.
isl or moi. He adduced many other proofs
of The Abolition principles of Harrison,
Which could not he denied, and asserted,
that since the Harrisburg nomination, q
letter had been written, asking him TO do
fine his position ~ that subject, but the
General refused to answer. YES" said
Mr.. B.. " he kncms better than 10 answer"
In conclusion. Mr.. Ii. said, it had been
asserted that IIarriso.. was now an actual
member of an Abolition Society. After
The erpose wonder if the Wings will still
have The assurance to deny tha, Harrison
IS an Alolilionisi.
Mr.. Dr"mgoole objected 10 the Resolu-
ion Of MIR. Thompson, aud offered sub
'tute therefor, the object Of " hich was 10
avoid the direct question Of reception. and
hat all Abolition papers should be laid on
he table without any question being raised,
aud that they be laid on the table without
reading or being printed.
Mr.. Thompson obser, ed that few days
ago, Oh this nolion, Resolution Of a SIM
lar im7or, had been;laid OIL the table, hs
therefore, coniended that il was not in Or
Ter TO renew that Resolution in another
Orm.
A long debate then arose on the poin.
" order. after which. the Resolution Of
hr. Dromgoole was decided out Of order
~ vote Of SO to SO.
MIR. Adams then submitted an amend.
n ,nl to the Resolution Of Mr.. Thompson.
providing that no petition should be reject
ID without majority of votes; and that
he special reasons for its rejection, should
e entered on the jnnrnal.
The House then Immediately adjourned.