Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-04-16
Correspondence Of The Charleston Courier.

Inc Cumberland Road bill was again under
consideration in the Senate to-day Mr. Grun.
dy proposed to reduce the appropriation from
$50 900 dollars for each the States of Ohio.
Indiana, and Illinois to 100000 dollars, on III.
ground that money was scarce in the Treasury
and that it would be sufficient for immediaie
purposes. Mr:'Preston thought the same rea..
sons would justify still further reduction, and
he moved to reduce the sum one half Tbis
was carried, % TO II. Mr.. White, of Indiana.
replied TO Mr.. Calhoun's argument of yester.
day and insisted that the Cumberland Road
would be more useful than mil raod. even
1t the government would aid the States in ma.
king one. He spoke ulso Of the glorious des.
TIMES of the West, and The iihpolicy of cbect.
ing their career, Mr.. Clay, Of Kentucky win :.
speak on the anbject Tomorrow. Itisdoubted
whether he will support the bill, though he ba,
been considered as the father of The work. A
monument has been erected to him at Wheel.
ing, as the author Of The road. -.
The subject Of the New Jersey election was
debated for an hour.
MIR. Bells bllto prevent the interference of
Government Affairs in elections was taken-
the question being, "shall the bill be reiected.r
MIR Watterson Of Tennessee replied N NJ
Bell, and introduced many extraneous topic..
The Pennsylvania bank bill which is abouaI,
to pass or has passed. gives great dissatisfaction
to the radicals, and in fact, to many moderate
conservatives. Itremoves all restraints of Inv
for the banks ofall stationary remedies-leav;n,
them remedy at commonlaw. 1t will sreatlv.
strengthen these institutions, and will be foi.
lowed by an enormous expansion, sudden rise
OF stocks, DC. The time ofresumption Is fIed
tor the 18th OF January next. The state and .
individuals will by that time be so deeply in
debt to them that the suspension must be made
perpetual. =.
~ APRIL A..
The Cumberland Road Bill has received i,s.
quietus. The system Of local and partial an.
preparation, involved in it, is dead forever
The Southern members, and particularly those
from outh-Carolina, are much delighted at
this result -:
The bill came up yesterday, in the Sennie,
on its third reading. Mr.. Southard spoke with
much power, in oppostionto to il, thoug Oh he has
been one Of its Jealous and sincere advocates.
He did not doubt the power of Congress 10 CON-
struct the work, nor did he doubt its expedisn.
cy or utility. That Road, he said, has diffused
countless blessings not only among the people
ofthe West, but Of the whole Union. No one
would look at the enterprise and prosperity Of
that extraordinary race ofpeople who inhabited
ting much of their success, to the facilities af.
forded them by this means of communication.
between the East ofWest. But he had made
he his mind 10 oppose the Bill, on account of
the state Of the finances Of the country. The
President had urged upon MS economy, and
even lectured us upon extravagance, Yes, this
administration, that for years had e1pe nded
7000,0 900 more than the whole revenue of the
country, had the impudence to lecture us upon
extravagance. The Presidents design was TO
throw upon Congress, the responsibility. of e1-
ceeding the estimates, though he knew that
those estimates would not cover the necessary.
expenditures of the country. Five millions.
had already been called for TO meet the def
cheney in the means of the Treasury, and he did
not believe, that this would be made good BY.
the excess of receipts in the lntter half Of tho
year, on the contrary, we must grant FIVE mil
lions more before the end Of this session. Un-
der these circumstances, and with prospect
before us Of a collision with England, he could
not vote a cent for any work not of Immediate
and pressing necessity.
Mr.. Clay of Ky, opposed the bill on differ,
ent grounds. Hewas and always had beesn %
favor of q national and equal system Of internal
improvements. The distribution of surplus
revenue among the. States had in part ahswefed
this purposes and the plan of distributing tho
proceeds OF the public lands would complete Il.
In The meantime, he was unwilling to continue
monopoly Of their benfits in the hands of the
three States Of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.
States which had opposed the Land Bill; and
supported Gen. Jackson in his veto of tho
Maysville road. He could see no proprietyin
continuing to lavish vast sums on those three
States. 1.-THE work was constitutional, then it
would be also constitutional to carry on works
on the opposite side Of the river. There could
notbe two constitutions,-one for that side of
the Ohio river and another for this. Mr.. Clay,
went ON and brought up an array Of objections
against the appropriation-not the least Of
the road, which could only be accounted for by,
the fact that the money was used to reward par.
ty services.
The bill was rejected 20 to %. If it had
passed the Senate the House would have refu-
sed it.
Mr.. Tallipadge introduced general hank
rupt bill of 60 sections. This plan and Mr..
Webster's also are now before the Committee
on the Judiciary. =.
The bill for the suppression of Indiana Hos
tilities in Florida will como up on Monday;
and there will be a bitter opposition to it.
The House has got nd, for the present, at
least, of the debate on the Jersey questions
The motion to print both reports of the Com.
mite ofElectons and all the testimony on tho
subject was passed, mem. con.
The case will come up again about the LIST OF
May, on the final report of the Committee.
The Government is now suffering for want
ofthe appropriation bills. They have got NOM
ey, but have no authority to use 1t. The orders
given for the fitting ont some vessels for tho
protection ofour commerce, cannot be executed
How much longer it will suit the House to do
lay these bills, remains to be seen. Mr.. Daw- :.
son will probably offer resolution for, the adj,
jurnment Of Congress early in June. =. "a.
APRIL 5.
The Senate did not sit yesterday, and very.
little business was done in the House. An op-
portunity was offered, however, for the Com
mittees toreport, and more than one hundred
subjects were reported upon. :
Mr.. Gushing, from the Committee on For
eion Relatiopa renorted hill for the sd;ust.