Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-06-17

.ded; always, thai, for any offices which
may have been committed against the pro-
visions Of The 18TH section Of tie said act,
the offenders may be presented and punish.
ed according to those provisions thing
herein eontainedSio heScontfafy notwith-
standing. - ~ ~
Sec. 2. And be itfurlherenacied, That
if any officer charged with ne sal fsseeping,
lransferior disburse emenfof pubi moneys,
orconnected with: :dhe Post Office Depart
.ment, shall convert TO his soW al luse;in any.
way whatever, or shall lase 81 way yofin-
vestment in any kind Of properly or mer-,
sehandize, or shall loan, with s:ors without
interest, any portion ofSthe public moneys
entrusted tohim for safekeeping, disburse-
ment, OF for any other puT posss every such
act shall be deemed aud adjadg gsd 10 be an.
embezzlement of SO much of fie said mo-
neys as shall be thus taken, converted, lin.
vested, used, or loaned, !, whichsis hereby
declared TO be felony, and The refusal 10
pay over on demand any public moneys in
his hands upon the presentation hspf. q war
rant drawn upon him and signed, by the:
Secretary;of the Treasury shall be prima
tdcie evidence ofssuch conversion to his,
own use ofso much of. the public money as
maybe in his hands. Any Officer Eoragent Of
the U. S, aud allpersons advising and know
ingly and willingly participating in such
embezzlement,u upon being convicted there
of before any court of the United States of
competent jurisdiction,r shall :zsfor every
such offence forfeit and paytothe United
States fine equal to the amauntof the
money embezzled, and shall suffer;impris-
onment. for aterm not less than;six months,
nor more than five years.
4e The promptitude with whieh 1his bill,
so important in its bearings, basSbeen pro-.
.duced, evinces wonderful degree Of in
dustry on the part Of the Gommi,tee-the
subject having been referred testhem only
the evening previous. But tiheapassing of
1t will not be quite SO easily accomplished;
and if the public are MOTTO besfagored with
"a sight Of MIR. Clay's new manslersuntil:
the rubbish of the Sub.Treasury is:
cleared off in the Senate, theracnriosity
will remain ungrati6ed for weeks atleast.
The bill was ordered to be- printed, and
made the order of the, day for Monday
uext. 1t will noble taken upon That day.
however, as there will prohablSlb lbe: a de-
bate oD the subject Of, Mr.. Ms6ster,s re-
cent letter to thes British. -Minister on The
case of Mcleod. st sssa q 8
Some petitions having been presented on
miscellaneous subjects, debate arose on
the character Of the business which it
would be proper to engage 10 during the
present session, and generalSdesire was
manifested TO conine it to certafnsspe
objects, and aresolutionio thatefect will
probably be introduced on Mohday next.
Mr.. Clay then moved that the Senate ad-
journ over until Monday, with an intima-
ton, however that are they MOTTO expect,
the frequent recurrence Of such 5ndulgence
as holiday during theFpres ltzsession.
The Senate then adjourned. ;.
The House was not in session to-day.
9WAsHINGToNxJ June a,
Yesterday the Report ofst1e5 5Secretary:
of the Treasury came in. Report
spoke of afiscal agency intb rSsape of. q
buHth, leassas sts 60
avoid The constitutional objeciioes hitherto
entertained against such: aa,ihstitu,ion,-
But the Report did NOT contdid his scheme
or plan. Mr.. Wise moved a Resolution
calling on the Secretary for his plan. Sew
eral of The Wings opposed tho resolution,
aud it was under considerations when the
House adjourned over until Monday next.
The reason for the oppositoais this. Mr.;
Ewing's. plan embraces Bank of of.discount
and deposit, merely; but not Bank of is
sue. This did not please the Wing lead
ers, and therefore they got Ewing to sup
press it in his Report. But some of the
Southern Wings who really have some
conscience are determined to see the plan,
and with the aid of the opposition, they
will get it, unless Ewing says he, has none,
or is induced TO alter tito suit the party.
You will perceive that the House has
not adopted any rules YET. Mr.. Adams
interposed his abolitionism, and required
the 2lst rule to be rescinded. The Soulh.
ern Democrats Of course enjoyed this ex-
cessivelyto see Wise and Johnson fighting
Adams and Slade. They yesterday vo-
ted against the previous question, in order
that the fight amongst N Northern and Sou,h-
ern Wings might go on. Put ultimately
they will vote as they did last Session,
and the rule will be retained. The vote
when it occurs will show what has been
repeatedly shown on the hoor;bu which
it seems impossible to convince the South
ern people ot:-that the only friends the
South has from the North on this subject,
by whom impor,anate isitation might be
prevented, are amongst the Democrats
from the North. They slrict-cons,ruc-
lion State Rights men, and consequently
recognize our right to non-i9,erference.-
Abolitionism is the result Of Federalism,
and the Southern men who, have aided in
putting this party in power, aresresponsi-
BILE for its course on this vital subject. -,
WAsHiNGToN,J June Z.
The transactions in either branch Of
Congress to-day were ofhighIy interesting
character. In The Senate Mr.. Clay offered
resolution directing the Secretary of the
Treasury TO communicate to the Senate
plan of such a bank to be incorporated by
Congress, as was best adapted to the pub