Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-06-24

Of the House at the present session to the
consideration of the objects specially. refer,
redtoit in the Presidents message, except,
ia case Congress should think proper, that,
Of a general bankrupt law. Also, that all
petitions not relating to the above subjects,
be laid on the table on their presentation, and
no action had thereon at the presentsessiol.
These Resolutions, by rather stringent
course Of action were forced through, and
at 6 o'clock the House adjourned.
s WASHINGTON, juno Ia.
10 the Senate to-day, several memori-
ais praying the passage ofa general!bank
rupt law, were presented. Mr.. Wright
presented memorial from portion of
the New York Chamber Of Commerce,
demonstrating againstth charter ola Uni
ted States Bank. Mr.FSevier called up
the resolution submitted by him some days
since, inquiring'o the Secretary Of War
the names of the persons alluded7to in his
report as conniving at frauds perpetrated in
the disbursement of public money for the
subsistence of emigrating Indians. Mr..
{Mr. Clay's colleague) opposed
the motion, on the ground that the iuves-
tigation was not yet complete; and that no
Individual had been inculpated by name.
Mr.. Sewer replied by asking why the Sec
retary had been in such haste to hold up to
public odium large body Of men, when he
was not prepared to specify his charges or
10 name the individuals. There had been
but two emf grating agents concerned iu;the
disbursements alluded to-Captains Ste
vensou and Armstrong. The former cea-
sed his connection in 1889, aud the latter is
still retained in that Office. The imputa-
ton was then evidently intended for the
former, at least such will be the impression
ofall who understand the position in which
he stood to these disbursements. That
gentleman courted investigation. and he
[Mr. Sevier) asked in the most public
manner 10 obtain the testimony on which
these charges had been made against the
agents and contractors of the Southwest,
and for the names Of these charged with
corruption. He did not know whether such
things did or did not exist, but he main.
tanned his right 10 call for information on
the subject. If there is an investigation
going on, lei it not be star chamber in
vestigation.
Mr.. Morehead still persisted in his op'.
position, and the resolution was laid on the
table-ayes "a, nays 22-Messrs. Archer
and Barrow with the minority.
The correspondence between Mr.. Web
ster and Mr.. Fox was then taken up, and
Mr.. Preston spoke for upwards of an hour
and half 10 defence Of, the coursep pursued
by the Secretary Of State. His points
were that the law as laid down by Fox aud
admilted by Webster, was correct, That
admitted, il was the duty Of the Secretary.
promptly to take such measures as would
ensure the safety and release Of Mcleod.
He eulogised the letter Of Mr.. Webster in
glowing terms, characterising il as noble
stream of Argument, majestically poured
forth, carrying the heart and the magma
ton with. it. He contrasled the present
zealofs the opposition with their. former
apathy on Ibis subject, Yhile=the blood Of
our citizens was sun smokI6gss and the
broken fragments of the Caroline not
qucnched in; the tremendous gulf. he al
luded with much bitterness to the report of
Mr.. Pickens at the last session, denouncing
it as violent, inhamatory, and sent 10 the
world to excite panic, when he and his
friends could do nothing else than make
panics. :,
Mr.. Benton followed, and commenced
his speech by warning gentlemen of the
danger of taking sides against our country
10 controversy with foreign power. He
denied that the act for which Mcleod was
in custody was an act Of war. A number
of Englishmen in Canada, of their own
voluntary uct, without the knowledge of
the colonial authorities, had banded to-
gether, crossed the Niagara, attacked an
unarmed vessel and sleeping men who
were within the jurisdiction Of one of The
Sovereign States of this Union. That it
was mere simple act of robbery, arson
and murder, and did mol come within the
pale Of the laws Of nations, but was subject
to the municipal laws ofthe State in which
the act was perpetrated. He denounced
the instructions to Mr.. Criltendon as illegal
and disgraceful to the country; illegal as
he had no right to command him to 80 into
a Stale sovereignty, and oppose the course
of her municipal law; and disgraceful, as
they were given in the face Of a threat
from foreign power. He admitted the
ability ofthe letter of Mr.. Webster, which
was forty days in prcparation,'but denied
that it was an answer to the letter of MIR.
Fox: the instructions to MIR. Crittenden
were the answer; the letter was an argu-
ment "for Buncombe," to justify and glaze
over by brave words the instructions, and
in proof of this, he said that Mr.. Fox had
never taken the least notice oft. He con-
cluded with a powerful appeal to the Ad-
ministration 10 devote the revenues Of the
nation to the public defences, instead of
squandering them in schemes of distribu-
ton, aud investments in the stock Of Ma
tional Bank.
In the House, Mr.sWise spoke for five
hours and half on the subject Of Abolition,
giving its history from the commencement
until the present, dealing some severe blows
TO Mr.. Adams, and some sharp hits TO the
Speaker for the preponderance Of. Aboli-
tionists OH the Committees. At the con-
o(no;on of his sneecb vote was taken upon