Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-03-26
Corr: pondenee of the Charleston Courier.

NC NeW-JerSey elecIlOn case Is, at id :
settled. The House has done OH lhes 2Olll
Of March, what it mi chit us well have
done on the 3d day Of December-admll.
| ted 10 their seats, those members who had
the greatest number of VOTES, and who
were entitled to The return, according 10 the
evidence before he Governor aud Privy
Council of w-Jersey. The amendment
of Mr.. Petrken to MIR. Fillmore's rcsolu-
tion, which amendment directs that Alcssrs.
Broom, Dickersou, Kille, Boyol andCo"p-
er, be admitted to seals as sitting mem
hers of The resolution, rs amended, was
agreed lo-ycas Ill, nays so. Many oil
the Wings declined voting.
MARCH IL.
In the Senate Mr.. Knight Of r. ]. by
general consent proceeded to read an arSu-
mculalivr statement which he had prepar-
ed in reply to Mr.. Calhoun's views Of the
opcralinn Of the Tariff. Alr. X, undertook
to sIlcw that The protective system had not
disappointed its friends aud projectors, and
HAT it had greatly promoted the prosperI-
~ of the country, and rantcularly al The
South. Mr.. Calhoun briefly replied, and
remarked that lIIc worthy SfnaIor had SAID
nothing that at all shook the positions
which lie (Mr. c. had established OIL this
subject. lie rccnpitulatcd u portion ci his
argument. leading tc the c'nclnsinns that
rhc present. llucruaIing system of currency
mus he abandoned belure manufactures
can thrive.
MARCH l3.
In the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Calhoun
called up his resolution respecting the IIh-
erarinn of the slaves nn board the Anlcrl-
can brig Enterprise, by tho aull'"ri'leS OF
Bermuda, when she WAS forced. hv stress
of weather, into rhalporl Mr. Z. made IL
most able AMI sratrsmanIike speech ON
This subject, giving IN admirable view nt
the pnIicy of Tie British Government, in
relation to slavery: aad aIsn showing mhai
we're the rights of ciizrns Of the United
States, iurrinerd upon i'll this case. The
restitution was adopted.
March Is.
Mr.. Caihnun's admirable speech on the
subject nfthe National Rights of vessels
driven Ivy stress nt weather. int" the p"ri>
of II friendly nation, is the theme "i much
rommrur. and alniraiinn. Members "i
both Houses, anhlnm the North as we'll
as the South. have expressed deiernnl'
atomic support his views ON the s"hIrc'.-
His resolutions will be reported upon, and
have no doubt, will be passed. The
unanimous passage of the resolutions would
have the effect which Mr.. Calhoun aims
at-ln awaken The British Government I"
il sense of It's ohisaliuns i'll regard 10 This
matter. The difficulties heIwern this
Country and Great Britain are accun,ula-
fg. We are in Il punr condition Tor n
war-that is certain; and vel we may pos
shly be forced nlu one, beiurc nnnv wears.
March l6
The New .Iersrry members are. III IrnsiiI
swnr, in. Mcssrs. Cunpcr. Ryall, hillr,
AMI Dickcr<nu. presented themselves, hi,
uurnug, 10 lake The oath, and Mr.. Jrnl.
Ter offered resolution, lmSIrnninc their
Giallic ,inn until the House should finally
decide upon the subject. Blu, the Speak
decided thai il WAS rot in order. Mr..
PrniIit asked ifthr gentlemen could not be
called upon TO p,uduc. their Credentials
The Speaker replied in The negative. aS
.hry had hren declared To he members Ivy
= resolution or,he Hnuse. Tie oath was
accordingly administered. and they took
their seats, Mr.. Vroom has nOt yet APP
pcarcd.
An explanation Of some interest took
place between Mr.. P,ckrns and MIR. Cush.
ing ms TO our foreign relations. Mr.. CnSh-
iug stated thai he held, in his hand, an
English ministerial print, which asserted.
in relation 10 some proceedings in our
Congress, on the subject of the quarrel be-
tween Great Britain and China, thai they
afforded evidence of a des:e on the part Of
the United States. 10 Cooperate with Great
Britain, in her en''cavor 10 Obtain com
mprcia treaties from the Chinese Govern
mcnr. This Mr.. C.. said was a total mis-
conception uf the object Of his resolution
on this subject. The American merchants
trading with Chiua, had not engaged IN
The violation of the laws Of China. by
smuggling opium into the country, and the
Chinese authorities had, on that account,
treated Them with marked respect and IN
dulucucr. lie had therefore. thought his
'"'SN
favorable opportunity for putting our
trade on good louins for The future, hui
God forbid, that he shnuld in any way
countcnancc The operations ofGrral Britain
in the Chinese seas. lie protested against
them as a violation of Ine laws of nations
and of orhnrnanily. In order 10 settle This
matter, and 10 shcw the Chinese Govern
men,, that we had no purpose, such as
was represented in Great Britain, he would
a<k The Com mitlce Of Ways aud Means;
whether there was any desire on the part
of the Colnmiuee or The Executive TO
coun,enance these neiariou> operations.
MIR. Pickcns replied thai so far was this
from the fact that there was hut one feel
ing on the subject. in The CnmmiiIec. and
that was strong iuhsposiIion 10 appear
before the world as cooperating in llIe
designs of Great Britain. As TO The En-
ecutivc. he was MOI so fully authorized to