Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-07-01
Congressional.
From, The Globe.
WASHINGTON. June

WAsHISGToS, June 10.
SESArE.-In our hasty remarks Of yes
terday, on the proceedings of the Senate
touching the Fox and Webster corrcspon-
dence, VIC did not mention that it was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, with q view TO embody the senii-
menls Of the Senate in form thar might
render ihemauthorita,ive. The principles
involved 10 the precedent now To be esta-
blished, are of far more importance than
any immediate issue to which the present
controversy could lead. MIR. Allen Of Ohio
rose q, The conclusion Of the debate, and
gave notice ina, when tho committee re-
ported, or ifn failed to report at all, after
-iul. ,ime e;yea-when he should, himself,
offer u resdutioa Gu the subject-he would
endcavor 20 urge such views us would, he
hoped, receive the sanction Of the Senate
by n direct vote. Mr.. Allen. in the brief
explanation he gave to the Senate OF his
motives for taking The part he proposed in
this matter, referred to the vast interest
which his State had in it-u border State
on its whor. Northern line-and exposed
10 similar incursions from Canada, as that
which now engaged the attention Of the
Senate. He said it was Of incalculablc
importance to his constituents that that
question should be settled and rightly set
lied. by solemn decision Of the rcprcscn-
,atives Of the States. He indicated, in The
course Of his remarks, the leading views TO
which his mind would be directed in the
..E -, al AL
thai, while il was under the consideration
of the committee, he would direct his eI.
forts 10 thorough investigation Of all that
had bearing upon ii.
To-day, as we predicted yesterday. Mr..
Clay (as will be seen from our Congress
siona coIumnl endeavorcd TO deprive Mr..
Woodbury. Of the opportunity Of being
heard on the report of the Secretary OF the
Treasury.
There seemed to be general consent
when Mr.. Woodbury. gave way yesterday,
that he might call up the resolution TO
which he referred. aud deliver his views.
Even Mr.. Clay said agreed" bu, to-day
i, seems objections were intcrposcd. And
why this rcpugnaucc to the most thorough
scrutiny Of this Treasury paper. before eu-
rcrins upon The discussion Of the subsc-
oucul one proposing bank when the
ground work for the latter, and, indeed.
for all the prctcx,s alleged for the call Of
The extraordinary Congress TO establish it,
is to be looked for in the statements OF The
elder Treasury report :! Mr.. Clay knew that
, complete sizing by compcicn, hand
wonld show lha, i, was n budget Of cheat,
without one grain Of truth in ii 10 sustain
The measures Of which it is proposed 10
make il the basis.
Mr.. Woodbury., in his exposition to-day,
showed from Mr.. EwinS's own report, that
tho assumption that there was deb, that
must be provided for, and deficit III the
means of the Treasury TO be made mp,
which required the meeting of Congress III
Nav, was wholly without foundation. He
took the report to prove that both on The
fit, of March and 3!s, of May, j, was al
mir,cd that tho Treasury had Il surplus on
hnnd-and he showed that hu, for the cN-
ira session and The new expenditures called
for. the same full condition of the rrcasu.
~ would have been found in September
as in May. And Mr.. Woodbury. further
showed from the report, that nolwitlsiand-
ing the clamor raised through the news
papers about forty million debt left be.
hind it by the late Adminisira,ion-,hat it,
The report. is obliged TO pare down the for
~ millions debt 10 about six millions for
tho whole year 1911; and ia deduction be
made for The cost Of The extra session. aud
the additional expenditures asked by the
present Administration, the pretended
forty millions incumbrancc will shrink 10
less than three This Mr.. Woodbury. prov
ed clearly from the date of Mr.. Ewinc's
report, and made il apparen, to the whole
Senate. that the various assumed charges
and probable deficits heapcd up in tho re-
port TO make conjcclural deficit in the