Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-07-01

finances, is as esregious humbue as the
mountain debt Of forty millions which the
report itself dissi pa'cs.
One o. The points OF Mr.. Woodbury.
exposition, was that in which hc showed
the absolute contradiction between the re
port furnished by The Secretary to Con
sress and that furnished by him TO the rrc'
sident. Mr.. Woodbury. compared them
together, where setting forth The state OF
the Treasury, under the same heads, and
proved incontestably that they disagreed in
all; and in some, 10 more than the amount
Of millions. One remarkable feature OF
difference is this: Mr. Ewing in his own
report 10 Congress, states that the debt, at
The end OF 1871. will be about six millions,
iu his statement, coming through The Pre-
sidenl's message, he makes il upwards of
eleven millions.
But we will not anticipate tie clean shrift
which Mr.. Woodbury. has made up of the
botched up account given by his successor,
of the finances. We will Law this speech,
which founds itself at every step on the
unouestionable data of MIR. Ewing's own
Office. in few days before the public
There is not democrat in the Union who
will no, read il with the highest e'aihca-
ZION. He will find in it perfect triumph.
The federaists will read il with the same
feelings that they did The accounts Of our
victories during the last war.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The session commenced By prayers, not
wi,hs,anding The House had no rules and
The reverend Chaplain in his black robe. as
he stood in the Speakers chair, hung with
Grape, md stretched out his hands over The
REPRESENTATIVES Of the people. resemhled
an angel of mourning, stretching his sable
wings over chaos.
The action was commenced by MIR.
Stuart, Of Virginia. who offered The follow
ing resolution, and moved the previous
question:
Resolved, That all the rules and orders
of the last House Of Representatives, not
superseded by any resolution adopted ar
the present session, now in force, be, and
The same are hereby adopted, for the regu-
Iarion Of the House at the present session;
and that the Select Committee upon the
Rules heretofore raised proceed to revise
and amend the rules heretofore adopted,
and they have leave TO report at oil times.
Mr.. Neshir. of Georgia, under the Par
liamentary law, for that is now The law Of
the House, commenced along debate upon
the propriety of putting The previous ques-
,ion. Mr.. Brown Of Pennsylvania, MIR.
Afford Of Georgia, Mr.. Pickens, Of South
Carolina, Mr.. HabershaIn of Georgia. and
Mr.. Holmes Of South Carolina, followed
against the motion, while Mr.. Gentry Of
Tennessee, Mr.. Gamble Of Georgia, Mr..
Profit of Indiana, and Mr.. Williams OF Ten
nesssc. spoke in favor of it. The gentle
men FUND themselves constantly out Of or
der, aud the abolitonists constantly sprang
10 their feet TO call them hack To The qIcs.
riou. The question. rs Mr.. Afford aud
Mr.. Pickens justly remarked, was The ques-
ton OF the abolition Of slavery. and they
inlima,cd that the present question would.
atics.
Mr.. Gilmcr, Of Virginia. TOOK The posi-
ton that Southern men had mad, on very
many occasions, the power 10 settle the
abolition question, but tal they had let The
opportunities pass. lie wished TO see the
question settled To day. He objected TO
Mr.. Stuart resolution because ii poslpon-
ed the question to The Isl December next.
lie thought i, was cven,lul, that while the
Senate was engaged III settling question
of foreign war. the House was engaged up
on question of scrvlc war. He was as
,orishcd al a remark Of a gentleman from
Tennessee. who stated that "hc hated The
proposition Of the gentleman from rcnu
sylvania, (Mr. Brown because he belong.
ed to The opposite party For hispart he
had no party feeling on this point. He
should vote against the previous question,
aud then vote lm sc,llin. the question Of
inhibition Guallv.-Nlr. Stuart defended his
resolution. II was question asto lime; !;
he was for settling itai The regular session,
instead Of using up Tie precious time ol the
extra session. At the regular session he
would 80 rs far rs any one 10 hnd oul
wha, Northern ahulilionisis wanted, and
To sifl the whole suhjccI TO tic Bottom. lie
appeared willing cTouSh 10 lock the stable
door after the horse VA, siolcu. and wound
up in the old way, about The guarantee Of
the Constitution and the hruur ui the ma
ton.
Mr.. Wise now obtained the floor. lie
should 80 against the previous question, To
settle the question nIw. He said Il speech
Of Rufus King on this floor Iia'! caused M
insurrcsliom in Charleston. South Carolina.
lie believed delay in settling the pmcslinn
would cause alarming effects. He said
the new census would reduce The South To
still smaller portion Of Congress, aud that
il it WAS now delayed, the Southern repro.
scnlativcs would be overwhelmed 10y The
new quota from The free States. He con-
sidcrcd The debate upon this question rs a
debate upon subjcct Of vast importance 10
the South. lie considered public timo as
valuable N one time rs al another, rs val
liable at the regular as the extra session
He was for sct,lin: ii now so that III,
House could proceed TO business. II,
charged thc delay in The organization u
the House TO the Northern Wing mem.
bcrs. who, by their votes. had said tha
this House should not he organized unti
the 2lst rule was rcscinded.