Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-12-28

,assa with inc principles 10 whieh thsy stand
30 distinctly pledged, and should u eiecte''
rest his administration ot the government upon
the hroaa basis Of - Free Trade. Lo:o Duties,
No Dbl. No Connection ,cih Banks. Economy,
Rs.renchmsai, and a strict adherence to the Coz
stitation." :.
Should a National Convention, so timed and
GO organised asto ensure that the ma,ured OPT.
MON OF the Democracy Of the Union shall he
clearly ascertained aud fairly expressed, be.
slow their preference on any ,oher Member OF
the Democratic Party. as Q Candidate. than
Linn who is the pre.e,nincn n, choice Of the Peo-
Me os this State, South Carolina will be per-
in:,,ed 10 submit her wishes 10 the general
rood. and render to the candidate selected, her
cordial support.
Be /. therefore unanimously Resnlred. By the
Senate aud House Of Representatives IN General
assembly mci, That, in consideration of the
long and faithful services, the unsnliied private
honor. the political integrity, distinguished
abilities. fearless virtue. and sound constitution
al principles ofiheir fellow citizen, JoHs CALD.
WELL CALuouS. they do hereby nominate and
recommend him 80 The American People, Tor
election to the Office Of President OF The United
States.
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coaqress.-The correspondent, OF the Char"
lesion Courier. under date of the 18Th lust. says:
mir. Gamble. uf Georgia, announced tue
death of MIR. HabeTsham, q member from that
S,n,e. in the House, in very appropriate terms;
Tho Honse. ,hereupon adjourned. IN testimony
or respcc, TO the memory OF one who, IN the
cs,ina,icu Of ul, was. in the highest degree,
worthy and honorable.
Cat, n Itnrr,Nyp nnpnfnCr1 I'M
death Of Mr. Habershaln in 4 very eloquent and
impressive manner.
..Not ,neci, business can be expected ill al.
tr New Years.
1.-The intelligence OF the mu,ny. &c. on
hoord of the SoTners reached Us last evening. l
heard, accidentally, then that the family oil the
Secretary of War were IN deep Distress at
some news.
The affair has been much canvasSed here
today; and not a single individual. so tar. has
injured a doub, as 10 the propriety oil The course
iukcn by Captain Slidell Mackenzie. in the
matter. On the contrary, all say lliai had inc
mu,ineers succeeded IN their design, even Com.
Morris and the Secretary Of the Navy would
ro, have been held justified for their course IN
screening Nidshipman Spencer, heretofore,
frsm other punishment"
u ne SuulC CUIISSkoAsSbN 90
Our civ and the Capitol is still somewhat
Interested in regard to the muliny on board the
Sorrers. deem il due 10 fairness TO state. al
rcr INV communication Of las, night, thai The
tone o Sierling in this city has undergone much
chaaec. :,
1.-The House will conien; themselves with
calling for the papers. The Secretary Of the
Macy has ordered q Conrt of Inquiry.
.Ths Secretary OF War will proceed immc'
d;.tely. 10 New York, aud obtain an ind;c,nien'
,eains, Captain Mackenzie, with n view Ia
bYin the suhjec, before u Civil Court andJnry.
..Sir. Gwina, Of Mississippi. moved q call
for the papers to-day. Bu.. on the s1gses,ion
that the Court of Inquiry must prceade snch 4
call. the House refused 10 adopted The rcSoln'
ion.
Tho House took up to-day, the bill! to re
peal the Bankrupt act.
MIR. Everett, Of Vermont. who had voted
for the bill, made an argument IN support al
the repeal. He acknowledged that The act wa:
propcr n, the iimc-lhat il had done good-bn
he said i, must now be repealed TO pIeren'
frauds.
mr Barnard's reply was excellent. II wa
more than eloquent. How any man OF the
whic party can rests, or deny wha, ho put forth
this dny, 1 cannot imagine. They will GOT de.
uy II M, resist IL. They confess that They acted
Ssitnou. any regsTur 70 PriucipIe-ITh stnnd
ready, rs they said to-day. To record the FAC,
that they voted for the bankrupt Ac, from i'm
proper motives.
AS to the notion that the act was a goodape
10 1871 and = bad one now. no one except Dir.
Everett has the hardihood 10 sustain II. On the
contrary, every honest and compe,en, man
saws ,I,a, the act has done NIL the mischief ii
eau do, and ,ha, The country is now about TO
reap its benefits in the cnrtaIlmen, Of credits.
and the restraint, Of hazardous and ruinous en-.
terprizcs. Blu, they will repeal it.
The Senate took up MIR. Benton's rcso!u.
ton which calls on the presiden, for all commn.
n~ica,iors relative to the Guin,up!e ,resty-,he
rish, Of search, &c.
Mr.. Benton maintained thai the information
was necessary in reference TO the appropria.
tons which The British Treaty called upon US lo
make. We were, he said, TO keep Il Thousand
men and eighty guns in the African seas. undr'
,ha, stipulation, and he wanted TO knew The
reason for it. lie then undertook To show ol
rather 10 suggest iha, this stipulation ~as made
under u threat from Great Britain and the Holy
Alliance, that if we did not execute them Tor
us-boardins our ships, sc!Ziirs and searching
them. &c.
MIR. Archer resisted the resolution and i!
was postponed for the present"
GEoRGETowS. Dec. 81.
Fire.-On Saturday last, al abou, ii