Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-09-16

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Mr.. P. acceded TO.
Mr. Calhoun said, he held i, to be an
inherent right Of the people to make them.
selves beard in the halls Of legislafioo, on
all occasions or questions 10 which ,hey
are Interested, when their opinions are eS-
pressed in decorous language; md he
would challenge q comparison between
The language ofthese proceedings and thar
which Senators were in the daily habit Of
using 10 that chamber: it was far more de.
corous than was used by Senators on tho
other side yesterday. Were they 70 pre-.
scribe rule TO the people Of this country.
q arule which they themselves were in tho
daily habit Of violating? He trusted tho
moion to lay on the table would not pro.
vail.
Mr.. Preston then renewed his mUion to
lay Oh the table, without rising from his
seat, and Mr.. Benton proceeding TO sd-
dress the Senate, be was called 10 order by
Mr.. p. but he was Informed that having
made bis motion while sitting 10 bis seat.
it was unParliuneuiary, and passed for
nothing. The Chair susained this opinion,
and MIR. Benton reprobated ia strong
terms this attempt TO sliae the voice oftho
freemen oflhis country, but the attempt
would be utterly futile.
Mr.. Preston then commented o, mach
length on the proceedings, reading extracts
therefrom, (which amused the Senate o
good deal from the home truths il corrain-
ed.) and fastened particularly on a remark
that he minority had been pressing their
measures with "indecenr haste" He ap-
pealed 10 the Senate with much gravity, 10
say if "indecent" was q decent word. He
then renewed bis motion TO lag on the Ia
BILE, md Mr.. Calhoun requested him to
withdraw it for the purpose Of replying TO
some Of his remarks, but he refused, and
the motion 10 lay on the table was carried
by strict party vote.
Mr.. Benton then informed the Senators
on The opposite side, thar he had docu.
ment ofsimilar tenor, from another coun-
~ in Virginia, which he would present to-
morrow, and as they would find its Ian.
guage at least as Objectionable as the ono
just or The table. be would take care 10
make bis remarks on il before they got the
opportunity Of applying the gng BY laying
il on the table.
The BoiIs' Bank bill wa1 now taken Up.
and Mr.. Simmons Of Rhode Island, and
Mr.. Berrien addressed the Senate in It's IA
vor. The latter gentleman, in his usual
prolix and ;iresorne manner, spoke for
about an hour and halfin reply 10 Mr..
Buchanan, aud managed TO evade The three
lspFincinal poiois. .pf thaf GENT leEssa'ss saFgr-
;ifenI. aluch ot bis speech sgas i8bcfed
argument to prove that The power to regu-
late commence conferred On Congress the
power OF creating paper money to carry
on commerce. doctrine which Henry
Clay, few years since, when il was ad-
vanced by Mr. Webster, mos, solemnly
repudiated. When he had concluded, the
question was taken on ordering the bill to
third reading, and it was carried-ayes
81. noes 22-Mr. Rives voting against tho
bill, and Messrs. Bayard and Williams
having paired off. The bill was then pas.
sed, and Mr.. Clay expressing wish to
postpone taking up the tariff bill un:iI to
morrow, the Senate adjourned.
In The House nothing ofimportance vas
done, and it adjourned about - o'clock.
The Distributing bill has been signed
by the President. Some Of the wings be-
gan to fear that il would be returned with
veto. The country would have had
gread reason TO rejoice had such been the
result, aud would have triuinphan,ly sus-
tained the veto and its author despite the
denuncia,ions Of the Great Detected and
his purisans.
W4sHISsToS, Sept. 4.
In the Senate this morning, bill from
the House making an appropriation Of
100000 for naval stores aEd ortinnneo
was taken up, and after some discussion.
Mr.. AIleu moved an amendment, providing
that the moEey should be taken from the
proceeds of the Public Lands. Tho
amendment was lost, and the further con-
sideraliou Of the bill postponed until Mon
day.
Tho Tariff bill was then taken mp. and
MIR. Clay went into his long delayed OK
pose Of tho condition Of tho Treasrry.-
The deficit 10 the Treasury at the close Of
tho year being The difference between tho
current revenue and The current expendf.
,ure, will be sixteen millions OF dollars
The amount Of appropriations. including
The unexpended balances for the present
year will be S30,6l6.560, aud the actual
expenditures Of The year S2S, 500, ,000-
This is about seven millions OF dollars moro
than were expended las, year, and IS ths
fuIl6lmenr Of the promise Of refrenchment
in expenditure. Mr.. Clay said If tho tag
es on tea and coffee were taken of it would
inevitably produce necessity Of raising
the other duties above 20 per cent. thus vio-
la,ing the compromise act, which be hoped
might be preserved inviolate If The duiiea
we're retained on these articles. Mr.. CAL
houn replied with grea, power and eject
10 Mr.. Clay. He commenced with much
severity on rhe delay in making Known tho
deplorable condition of the Treasury until
ii was announced that the President had
signed bill divertinga large and impor-
tant branch Of the public revenue from its
legitimate purposes. He asked the Sena-
tor where were the proposed reforms and
retrenchmen,s that had been 60 lavishly
promised-insiead OF any attempt at 70
form, the whole Session had been con,