Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-02-15
NO. 3

pIOCSSo u IiJ ~ q Siinbk We
~ those Of the community. who prefer
them tho right 10 give their custom TO tht
private expresses - cilcaper or more con-
venient, debarring Them tIis :igl.t TO epa-
bic the goycrumcnrto ch5ap-n lie postage
10 lis own customers, who employ The Il.
S. Mail. Ii the Post Office Department,
cannot be 50 organized and conducted as
10 pay its " expenses, let tho govern
ncnt make up The deficiency out Of the
general revenue Tho purpose Of the Post
Office establishment is for The convcnicuce
OF The people, not OF taxation for revenue,
and il is a, much an abandonment vi the
Free Trade principles o! The constitution
by restriction and prohibition on The loco
motive Industry OF The country, 10 ensure
Post dice profits 10 the government and
enable j, 10 sell pustage cheap, as il is TO
chain aud lramuue our importers, by pro-
hibi,ory duties on iareign eoods-rhat mnn-
u!aciurcr, may make profits on their goods,
and afford To sell them cheap, as they pro.
less 10 desire.
The Oregon Bill ucxtcamc up in order,
! and .!lr. Benton addressed The Senate for
more lnau two hours, in lis support. lie
| stated that every Senator who bad spoken,
coucur.cG that OR night Ia the territory
was iadispu'ab!e. ifs.. we had u right To
use /; i, Uur w!;i, in any way, aud nobody,
Else a right 10 De offended :-aud even 1t
war should cusuc, we having justice on
uur side, that should DOT stop US. As 10
leaving our cause 10 time. we had never
saiued 10y that. lie a~ssai!e.l at lenglh the
late treaty with England. winch he coa-
tended made England strong 10 assail and
US weak TO repel. Such was always the
resul, o. time, delay ana negotiation with
Great Britain. The distance OF Oregon
was ] strong argument Cor lis importance.
and The necessity Of al once attending 10 il.
lie believed England would take offence
auy how, Us she wanted The territory. lie
compared the expense Of settling Oregon
uiIh the expense OF the 50 gun squadron
ou the African coast, which las, cost :, 000,-
900 in tive years. The speech is notre-
ported in fullin The Globe. An.
Mr.. Choa,c wishing TO speak on The sub
iecl OF the boundary line from Lake Supe-
rior to the Lake Of the Woods-Ihc Lill
was passed oyer informally. 49,
AR. Calhoun presented a peiiiiap ff->--
John Sarchct, OF Philadelphia, proving
Congress to modify The tariff so rs 10 bring
il down 10 n revenue standard. The pel.
lion (said Mr.. CT contained muct ya!ul.
bic information as 10 the effect Of the pre-.
sent tariff; and he moved lba, il DO refer
red to The Committee Oh Manufactures,
aud be printed. =
The Scuatc after sonic ether business Of
little interest, a ljourued.
House Il Repsesentatires.-Mr. Camp:
bell oi,hi, State, made an unsuccessful If:
for, to bring up his Bill TO suspend for a
time the operation Of the Distric, Appor.
,ionmcnt Bin. Mr. Adams Resolution Of
Inquiry mto The Transactions NJ Monterey
va, adopted. Ayes liz. Noes C9-Mr.
Wise hu"iun irsl stated that nc had direct
information from Captain APP. e. Jones'
himself. that he ac;cd in The iHa.tcr with
out aulhori,: o, instructions from our Co
ycrnmcGl. and solely on hi, " rcspunsi.
biiirv. The rest o. the days session W.,
cuusumcL IN Territorial business.
February 3.
The judiciary Committee Of The Senate
relortcd, As an aincndmcn, 10 tie bill from
The House Of Representatives Tor the rc.
peal Ut the bankrupt act, an eulirc new
nil establishing 4 oankrup, system. Ia
this new bill. says The Globe. Two great
poiri, are yelled first. voluntary ba NIX.
rup;cy j, givra up; next. he cunscnt ofa
minority Of 'nc creditors, ia number aud
value. Is required 10 release i hrblor from
his debts. These are Two important con.
ccs,ions. both III 4 moral and Il c0nstilu.
,ionai poin, Of view. Whatever may be
the rcasous Of the COMMITTEE, the belief IS
wide aud deep Tia, the present act is 10.
constitutional, aud all the certificates grant.
Ell uuricr il null and void; and the cou.
c.ss;on 1f tle Committee corresponds with
lt.g belief. ice lIIeir reason VIVA: il may.)
aad viii powerfully contribute 10 establish
i, a the public mud. Tie day will como
when this acl will rank With the alien and
scdition laws, the nconsiilurionaliiy of
which is uow so universally admitted"
1900 in addition to lnc usual uumbc. Of
copie, Of the Report and Bill, were order
CO. To be printed.
The debate 90 the motion To rccommit
The Oregon Bill was rcncwcd-and Mr..
Webster was dcfcnded by Mr.. Choate and
denounced b. Mr.. Bcnton-for the agree
,nenl in the Treaty about the Northwest.
boundary line. Amorion vas made to
rccommi, the Bill 10 the Committee of
Foreign Rclatious--and decided in The nc.
sativc.
Ecas-Ncssrs. Archer. Basby. Barrow,
Bates, Bayard, Bcrricu, Calhoun. Choatc,
Conrad. Crafts, Dayton, Evans, Graham,
Huntington, McDutfie, Miller, Porter,
Rivcs, Simmons, Sprasue, Ta!imadse,
aud Woodbriigc-9
.Mys-Mcssfs. Alien. Benton. Buchan.
an CLAYTON, Fulton. Henderson,, King.
Linn, McRo5crts, Mangum. Merick,
Phelps, Sewer, Smith Of Connecticut,
Smith of Ind, Sturgeon. Tappau, Wal.
kcr, White, Wilcox. Williams, WooLbur,
ry, Wright, aud iouns-2i.
Before his question had been put, Mr..
Calhoun SAID that there we're Other provi.
sions Of the bill. besides the clause grant
;uu land, 10 sc,,'crs, 10 .yh;ch nc was on.