Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-01-23
Correspondence Of Mc Charleston Courier
WAsHiSGruy, Jan. !


erlhc vnte 10 purchase 500 copies Of the
Map Of the sear of warm Florida.
He wAsreplie,! To by Mr.. Banks, of Va.
who charged Mr. Thomps"n and his party
with heias the uphuIdcrs Of system of
extravaganza, for which they were laying
E!a,ne Ia the Administration parry. Mr..
Thompson Il"re cnnlradielcd Mr.. b..
statement, but Nr. Albert Smith, of NJ"
rnSe in his place. and held up The Journals
of tho House which proved The correctness
of the assertion Of the gentleman from Va.
Mr. Bauks rhen proceeded, and was an.
swerrd in part by MIR. Wise. The whole
subject was then finally laid on the table.
MIR. Jamson rose and announced the
death of his colleague, the Hun. A, 6.
Harrison. Of Missouri, and moved The GUS
,onary resolutions. which were passed, aud
Tho ilpu>e adjourned.
january 4.
Mr.. Thompson. of S. c., called up his
mnIon toreronsitIer the vote ordering a
u.ap of the seat Of war in Florida, accom-
panyng The Report of The Secretary Of
War, 10 be engraved. Mr.. u, said, this
was Il small item of fexpcnsc-prrI,aps 1000
,lOIars:-hut there were more sums, in The
aggregate, thrown away in such expenses.
Thai money paid for these maps. might as
well he bnru'. No member wanted Them,
nor dill the public want them. If The
House should be compelled, AS il might be.
TO carry on this war, anl desire The plan
Of operation. instead of leaving it To the
Department, IA mp ofIIle Country would
kc useful; but we had one copy of the map
which would answer all our PURPOSES
He gave notice. that as n member of the
Committee Of Military Affairs, he should,
hereafter, keep Il strict watch on everyex.
pendiInre, aud oppose every thing that
was unnecessary, and intended as a Job
for political favorites; and. as one man
cou;ddo hui linle by himself. he called on
other Committees 10 unite with him in the
same ellur. Mr.. Thompson's motion was
agreed TO. aud The rrsolurirn, ordering the
maps, was laid on the table.
january 9.
Mr.. Calhoun has expressed AN inten
tinn to retire from the Senate as suon as
his present term expires, which will ip after
The passage ofIhr Sub Treasury g. Land
Bills. matters now no longer of Sppcula
ton, so that the country will be in Il State of
comparative quiet
Nlr Clay minated similar inlrninn
TO withdraw. in his remarks. on FRIDAY
last. 50 that the canopy ut our Republican
glory will be soon deprived of Two of its
brightest luminarIes. Retirement can de-
tract nothing from he laurels of either Of
ihr S'af"S"an, and their cnunirynlen will
only truly value their worth aud services
when they MISS them from lhe forum in
the discussion Of great principles ofNaIion.
al Liberty.
lnrhc Senate, to-day. Mr.. Wright, from
the Commirtrr on Finance, reported the
Bi!I 10 provide for the colrclinn, safe Keep
ing. and lra,;>ier Of lie publ" moueys.-
This is the Sub Treasury bill. Which, as
rumnr says. is TO run through hn,hIluuSrS.
wIiin The next thirty days. The hill was
made The order of 'IIc day for this day
week.
Mr., Benton, called up his Resolutions
on the suhjec' of Stat. Debts. &r. Thes"
resolutions r!crIare that the assumption of
The debts Of the STATES, by the tirmrral
Government, would hr lagranl Outrage
on the Constitution and unwse and unjust.
lie spoke three hours TN The subject, aud
hrIahurcd with murh ,inIrnrr This man ni'
straw which ne h"I himself sci up. llr
said lIr i:ncm no such propn,iIiun was now
10 be offered, hut inc wished M prevent the
pnS>ihiiiy ni is h"ing brought up h"reaf
Ter. The 'esoln'i"us declaring il 10 be- in
cxurrlirnr lnrrrlrarIrr the bank 0fthrU.S )
Ilirh he Introduced some lnlc hrInre that
charter expired, were lhml.:hr premature:
bur The result pro, cd otherwise the bank
held back in order 10 orgauize its forces
for ihr field, and its application was madp
for 4 renewal. supported bv all lis streng,h.
So. this propnsilinn, lllnughil had MOI yel
hccn nllelr,i. might be gaining strength in
the country anu become too formidable To
be graprlrd with. lie was, therefore. for
m"eling it in time. The distribution oflhe
proree'!s of the public .lands arnnny the
States he regarded as. in Eacr. the same
thing wi,ha an assumption Of the State debts.
In tins form The srhrme might he offered,
and he went nn to prove lis uncousilntinn
aiIy and incxpedcncy. The resolutions
were laid on the table for the present.
Januarv 9.
In the Senate. to-day. the bill for the
armed occupation of Florida was auain
taken III for discussion, on its passagc.-
The hill offers land bounty. provisions.
and arnls, and some wages to actual set
lIers who will %, cupy and defend the Ter
ritury. 1t also provides new regiment
nl thousand men. as vOyaserS, 10 patrol
the country. Mr. Pierce, of New llamp.
Shire, spoke in support Of The bill. He
believed that il would promote The settle
mem III the rnunt"y. and eralunlIy secure
the expulsion of The savaees. He did Nj,
think the plan wonld serve to eyprI the
Indians al once, Or that any other plan
would tio so. Mr.. Preston. then smoke, al