Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-12-21

Congress The correspondent Of the Char
lesion Courier. under date Of the 18th inst. says:
e Mr.. Benton has offered n substitute for Mr..
Bayards proposition 10 rosebud the eSpunsing
resolution. which substitute is SD drawn rs 10
cas, stiiI greater r~cproach on the supporters Of
Mr.. Clay Sexpnnscd resolution. condemnatoIy
q! the removal oftbe~ dcpositcs.
We have got rid of Mr. Adams and his abo-
Iition petitions Tor this session. His resolution
resembling the 2lst rule was laid on the table
yeas l05.nays lG2. ~l,cannoi be again taken up
this session, without n vote of ,wo.,hirds.
e There WIS 4 li;,le difficulty in referring tho
Presidents message. There appeared little
disposition for n genera! debate on the affairs Of
the nation in committee of the whole. II va,
urged. indeed, that. as this WAS the sllort ses.
sion. II ought 10 be devoted To business not
talking.
The friends Of the PrcsiLcn, wished to re-
fer the stshlec, TO the committee Of the whole.
where il could be taken up with the bill. Blu,
hi. was refused. The Wings wished TO refer
the subject 10 the Preside is peculiar opponents
and get i report against the scheme.
" Mr.. PickrI,s advocated the reference Of the
subject 10 the committee of The whole. rs a
measure of justice to the Presidcnt-bu the
iiou.. refused this suggestion.
Finally The subject was referred to the con-.
mi,lee on Finance. without Instructions.
The Presidents health has improved.
The estimates will be very economical this
year. They will moi exceed twenty millions,
aud the revenue will meet lhcm."
The same correspondent, under date Of tho
18th INST, says:
We had a very remarkable and amusing
scene i'll the House to-day. Bni IL il anatfair
that will create trouble for somebody BY and by.
Mr.. Bots. rs soon Is the Journal was read.
brough, forward Mr.. Spcncer's letter 10 soinc
persons ia New Ycik. which. he said, was OBJ
%vionsly intended A.. a general defence of the
administration, to influence the New York eicc.
linn. and 10 Justify tho somerset which the hon.
ora5lc Secretary had himself turned.
hir. Bolts was interrupted by Mr.. Wise and
other with calls of order. but he claimed the
rirh, TO bring the sibjec, before The House as 4
ores,iou of privilege. Mr.. Wise resisted the
nropns;,iun. declaring that the House had moth
Ing to do with n private and unofficial lcter.
Alter n good deal OF rather pilheni remarks
between Mr.. Wise and Mr.. Bolts. the latter
succeeded IN saying all he intended 10 say. lie
con,endcd that the letter contained charges OF n
dishonotaIilc nature against members OF The
House aud that. rs they ciuic from a Clbinet
Minister. they ought 10 be inquired into. tic
moved that n Se!ec, Committee be appointed TO
inqnire into the truth Of charges. and particu-
larry of the allegation tina, certain wing mem.
bers offerings postpone the bank question, al
Ter the frs, bank veto. on the condition that the
President would retain his Wing Cabinet.
ar. Bolts pronounced this. in plain terms. TO
h. nm uurounded calumny. He called upon tho
wing members to avow the fact, ifthe TACT was
so. He said his terms of political and social
relationship towards the wing members were
such as to render i, impossible that any snen
proposition could have been entertained or an'
;horizeL by the wings, without his knowledge
No member of that Cabinet would nave con-
..n, "a - ,.,oin office on such 4 condltion-cx-
cent one of them for whom he could mo-. vouch'
md b~c,wccnwhom and tho wing party there
was n, comuuui,v oi interest or feeling,