Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-01-21

great expenses growing oul OF lhe Florida
war, the pensions. the census, the debt Of
the District of Columbia assumed by The
Government, &r. &c. In fine, he says,
lie knows nnt how il is possible 10 preserve
the public faith without additional means.
Mr.. Jones reported bill, to-day, in ac-
cnrdance with those representations.
The hill authorizes the President of the
United SlaIrs to cause Treasury notes 10
be issued, az the exigencies of the Govern
mcnr may require. 10 all amount not ex-
ccr'lin. The sum Of five millions Of dol
lars.
The bill was committed 10 The Commit
ice oflhr Whole on The state OF the Union,
and il will probably he soor called up and
passed. IT will enable The government 10
run smoothly through 1871. and. if Mr..
Wooibnry's anticipalions Of an increase
of revenue in The Sd and 4th quarters
should he realized, will leave surplus
means in the Treasury at the end of The
year.
No other public business Of Importance
was transacted to-day.
The Senate did not sI to-day. The de-
bate. in thai body, last evening. on The
snhi.c' of the dispute with Great Britain
as tn lhr North eastern Boundary line,
vas very animated. The proposition was
To print for distribution and public infor-
nation. :he debates of The British ParIia-
mrnr. prinr to 1920, on The snhjert of Il'e
hnunlery. This brought out several Seq
alurs on the main question. Ii is 10 be
remarked thai, in the debate. Mr.. W alker.
MIR. Linn. Mr.. Allen anil other admins
trarinn Seualnrs. were most decided in in
sisting upon ihr necessity of bringing the
nrgnciatiun ID a close, in some way or
other, without further ,lelay,--evcn al The
haxarl of war. Mr.. Clay on the other
hand was for peace, even at the inconre-
nirnce Of 4 prorraried ncsotia'"n. His
whole view nf the matter was paciiic; and
lie was in favor of leaving il in the hands
nr th.. Executive for adjustment by neco-
'iarion. Al The same line. if var must
come. Though slow to cn into it, he would
he as zcaIuus as any in maintaining it,
Jan. 10.
Though we arc within seven weeks Of
the termination of the present srssion, no.
thing has vel been done hy Congress. The
general appropriation bill, aud The navy
appropriation bill, still sIu:nhcr in The
Committee Of Ways and Means. MIR.
Adams's revenue bill, though so much
urged at the beginning of the session.
sleeps very quietly in the Committee Of
the Whole.
Tomorrow is lilc day assigned by Mr..
Clay fuy bringing forward lis proposition
for The rcppaI of the Sub-Trcasnrv. But,
as lis land bill has been in Ilie mean 'ime
proposed by Mr.. Cri'Ienden, he must drop
The Snb-Trcasrry TO defend ihal. anil
cipalc i brilliant discussion between him
and Mr.. Calhoun. on the snhjccI Of their
respective land bills. Many questions Of
linnnce and revenue will be necessarily in
VOWED in Ibis discussion. The views Of
Mr Calhoun aud of Mr.. Cliy, in regard
to a tariff. will thus be cI:ci'cd. 1t is aver
rcd by the Baltimore PiIal, that Mr. Cal
llnnn is in favor of ii duty on wines and
silks and other articles nnw free. Whelh
cr Air. Clay will go any further t han This
a,s+ 81 sg,s T4f 3 SfM fnmg hngaRa 'a
old protective RIG again. Bu Pennsylva-
ria will 30 strongly and with great nnani-
nifty for The restoration Of The protective
policy. To render this policy necessary,
the Iir<r step must be 10 cat oil three and
half millions from the revenue, by Mr..
C!ay's land bill. IfIhc whig admiuistra-
rinn should limit their expenditures to
twenty millions; They must still add thir-
Teen millions 10 the revcnac for Customs,
after 1912. To make Il tariff for this pur-
pose. with due regard 10 Tie interests %!
every parl of The Union, is great AMI diff
licnlf prohcm. Mr.. Clay has. no doubt,
snlycd il to his own satisfaction; and, is
hr is nnr in the habit Of cunccaling or with
holding lis views, VIC shall snou have
them ont.