Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-12-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
Correspondence efhc Charleston Courier.
WasuISoroS. Dee. Z,

WASHINGTON, Dec. n
The Message was, at length, received
Iio-iay-ihc Senate having formed a qun-
lru,nElns ssas-af cotrse. nucniirclYlisss-
q. lid do not oar m1cfi oIJecifnT To
Il. II excites little remark. The passage
concerning the Exchequcr is estimated as
mystical. and the views anh recommcnda-
items on that subject, wi!Iuol meet the up.
prevail Of any party in Congress, beyond
the limits Of what is known rs Z" The guard"
and no, even Of all OF them.
The President is not in goal health.
He has appeared unwcll of!atc. aud with
in a day or two has been much indisposcd.
IL is stated that Mr.. Bolts has declared
a determination. of late. TO prosecute the
impeachment Of Mr.. Tyler at this session.
In The Senate, to-day, Mr.. Bentnn gave
nolicc that he would introduce Il bill 10 re-
peal tho Bankrupt act.
Mr.. Tallnadse gave notice ,ha. he would
call up his bill of the last session Ia alter
and amend The laws establishing the Trca-
sury Department.
Mr.. Adams proposition 10 repeal The
2lsl rule OF the House. which excludes
abolition petitions. will be productive Of
much loss Of time and embarrassment, in
The House. X camc up TO day, as The first
business ia order, aul another motion 10
Law il on the table was lost by 4 minority
of onc-;hcrc hc;ng inr laying il OH the Ia
BILE 90. against il 81.
The question recurring, shall the main
question ION aduplion) be now put. i, was
decided in the nesalive-yeas 81, nays 90.
This decision only defers the matter until
To- morrow. when il m up again. II
il ton evideu, that the matter is to be u
troublesome nnc. n: this session.
Many Of The members have brought with
them their (~avurite financial rrnjcc,s. A,
the head of these. both in talent and pcrsc.
verauce. stands William Cost Johnson. oI
Maryland, The antagonist Of Reputation
whether actual or virtual. Mr.. Jnhnsor
has issued n circular address on the sub.
ice, of state debts aud the means Of pay.
Ing them. which has attracted much aIren
lion. lie is about to bring III a bill Tor dis
,rihutins among the States n Nationa
Government, Stuck Of POO millions. basel
on the public lands. To-day, he present
ed several papers concerning The State
Debts, aud moved The printing Of 5000 ex
ira copies of them. His motion was los
oy only one vote. Mr.. Johnson will no
long stand SOLITARY and alone" on lhi
subject.
Mr.. Barnard. OF N. y. has given motto,
of a hill authorizing The issue of Exchc
quer Bills in payment Of dues by the Go
vernmcn,. This is perhaps the best par
of The E%xchcquer scheme.
Mr.. Mckeon, ofN. Y. gave notice Of
bill I establish a general WarehousiuJ
system. II seems probable thai this mea
sure will prevail.
Mr.. Harris, Of Va, will offer a bill Il
repeal thu Tariff law Of the late session
But that will find, at present, few ahvo
Gates. II is almost as difficult TO Get ri
Of n law Of this kind as 10 make one.
Dec. S.
The message Of the Presiden, is, on ib
whole, mnre acceptable TO The wings gen
orally shnu was to have been cxpec'ct
Still, there is not a single recommending
in it thai meets general approval. Tn
proposition for u moderate and stable Ia
ria. thousI, so reasonable in itself. wi
find few suppor,crs-ail the ultra protes
tives and ultra non- pro,ectives being oppo:
ed TO il. Nothing will DO done with lh