Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-02-14

this morning. II recommends
Isl. That the 2lst Rule be not stricken
out. ~ -. -
s2i That ifil is. substitute be. adopted,
which: provides. thai upon the presentation
of.any abolition petition, the question OF
reception shall be considered as raised, aud
without debate, laid on the table.
Sd. Tharif neither be adopted, the .kep..
resen,alives Of The slave Statesare advised
to take no par, in any proceedings what
ever, relating 10 the subject Of abolition.
Ath. That in any event, they shall uni'e
in Recommendation to their respective
Stale Legislatures, aud to their constllu.
ents Of a Convention, or Conventions OF
the people OF all the States of the UnIou,
who will cooperate 10 consider anew The
compromises and guarantees oil the Con
s,itu,ion os the U. s.. on The subject OF
slavery. the domestic slave trade, aud OF Of
fugitive slaves, and 10 consider anG adnP'
means TO. arrest aud forever prevent the
evils of The iucendiary spirit OF abolition.
ism.
The remainder OF the day was devoted
to The consideration Of private bulls
Among those considered was the bill tor
the relief of the Widows and Orphans OF
those lost on board the U. .. schooner
Grarnpus. twas opposed ON the ground
tha, lhe passage of such bill would es-
tabIsh dangerous precedent, and one at
variance with the genius Of the Cons'itu
ZION. Among thUse who spoke against II
was MIR. Belscf. En- lie course of his re-
| marks he alluded to the case OF poor
| woman who died the other day "i'l'in
view of The Capitol. merely for The want
of a blanket, TO project her from the cold.
Congress lie contendnd, was equally
bonnd Ia render relief in such cases, more
especally as the odIous larlH acl hao pla-
ced i, beyond the means Of muititudes OF
poor wrelches to purchase The means o'
covering. Various amendments were pro-
posed TO The bill, but NO final action was
had.
The Supreme Court was crowded 10
excess to-day by persons anxious 10 near
The argument in The grea, will case OF me
heirs of Girard. The trial will probably
occupy many weeks. -,
In the Senate, as usual, memorials on
the subject of postage. were presented oy
The score. Numerous memorials were
also presented asking remission OF duty
| on Rail Road Iron.
Several memorials were presented from
The principal seaports, praying the aboli.
lion of the Office of Professor o! Mathemat.
les in the Navy, aud tho establishment oil
Naval School.
Mr.. Hanegan presented joint resolutions
of the Legislature Of Indiana, asserting IN
The most unqualified manner our right TO
the Oregon Territory; also recommending
the immediate possession Of 1t either by
peaceable or other means.
Tie House bill providing for the trans
fer of certain balances Of Naval Appropri-
a,ions so. that the works at the various
Navy Yards mry be continued, wac taken
up and referred.
After the disposal of some private aud
local business. the Senate once more re-
sumed the consideration of The resolutions
proposing the indefinite postponcmcnl OF
.Mr. McDuf1ie's tariff bill.
Mr.. Evans having the floor, spoke for
couple Of hours. in repl y 10 lhe speech
of Mr.. McDufiie's Issr week Without con-
cuding he gave way to motion OF ad-
tournament.
In the House, the whole day wac devo-
ted TO the reception Of pc'ilions- a great
mauy on the subject of abolition were pre-
snnted ond laid On the. liable. Some Of
these petitions were 81 cunDlnSly worneu
Thai The Speaker is sometimes live MIN
utes in determining whether they come
within the rule. In this way several hours
Of the dav are frequently consumed. AZ
nany orIhem are written in all almost u
lreihle hand, il is a vexations as we'll us
an unpro6tahle business.
MIR. Adams presented the resolution oil
the nresen, Legislature Of Massachusetts.
proposing such an amendment to the Con-
s,ilu,ion as shall cut off The slave populn-
ton Of the South He moved its consid'
Grafton at this lime. but the motion was
nega,ived by large majority.
lie next presented memorials from New
York snd Ohio, for The samo object, but
they we're severally laid On The table.
A grea, number Of petitions on almost
every subject were presented and referred.
Mr.. Levy made another attempt to in
troduce his resouiion relative 10 an abro-
cation of that section of the Ashburton
treaty which provides ("r tho mutual sur
reut,er of criminals. Ho did not succeed,
however. the House by large majority
refusing to suspend The rules.
We have had another SNOW storm. VI
cohrse the mails are all in confusion.
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