Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-01-31

der such circumstances as no business
could be transacted, Mr.. FricE moved an
adjournment.-This motions. Of, course,
was rejected; only one member voting .ia
the affirmative. By this time, a quorum
having appeared. Mr.. Daris asked leave;
TO offer a resolution, granting The nse, of,
the Hall to tue Colonization Society," foEi
this evening. 7i... as.. 5..,.l 4. ,.z. i
Objections being made, Mr.. Davis moy-
ed a suspension Of the rules. 49,,
Those members who voted in the mega
tive, have no ill-feeling towards the. Colo.
nizaton Society; sbut they contend that it
is establishing a;bad precedent. They ar
que that the HALLS granted to; one So.
ciety, il cannot be consistently denied TO
any other Society, whether Abolition.
Mormon or Miller. - s, -. -,
After the disposal of some private mat
tiers, the House resumed the consideration
oflhe report of Mr.. Adams on the rules. y
i The question pending was on the mo-
ton 10 reconmit, with. instructions, 10 in
sert the 2lst Rulo which the Report Eas
rejected is,.i: So. s;.sj =, 4 b /,
Mr. Cobb spoke in favor of the motion.
Hesasked what was to be gained by rs.
ceiving, as was proposed, these abolition
petitions ndilaying them on the table?
Why. nothing iatall. For members might
be assured that the saboitionists would I
never rosl satisfied with that. Phey would
press forwar. until The petitions should NOT
only bereceivcd, but referred, and acied
upon. Hence, in this matter, there was,
no middle ground, no half way house.
The petitions must either be received and:
acted upon. or rejected at the ihreshold.
He hoped the Southern members would
stand firm and yield moi an inch. Ifihey.
did, they weuld most assuredly repent it,
MIR. Hudson, of Mass, followed ina
long argument, insMhich be attempted, to {
show that tue House has no right to reject
abolition petitions, than, it would have to, /,
restrict the liberty Of speech or OF the press.
The morning hour moving expired, the
subject was again laid over, !3.s
A communication was received from the
President in answer to resolution, calling
for copies Of correspondence relaliye to
Oregon. He says, that as negotiations
are. .now.about TO be opened with special
Minister hom Great Britain, he deems it 5
inexpedieutlo transmitthe correspondence,
The House then went into Commiuee,
aud resumed the consideration Of the resee.:
luton which proposes to refer to the Com5
mittes on Commerce, that portion OF The. !.
Presidents Message whichrelates TO Wes-
tern navigation. -. Ell. ~. ~.
MIR. Stewart, of Pa, look the floor, and
made political speech, in which be char
ged that MIR. Van Buren, is fully committed
ae ainsl all internal Improvements. 81 8. :.
iir.Weller said that TO- morrow be would
answer "a fool according TO bis. folly lest
he should be wise in his own coucei,.' - =
The Commil,oe then rose, and The
House after adopting a resolution 10 Ter
inmate The debate al 2, o'clock ON Satgr-
day, adjourned.
January 10.
In the Senate, at an carly hour, the gall
leries were crowded by persons Of both
sexes anxious to hear the. speech of Dir.
McDuttie. in reply 10 The objections against
The introduction of the Tariff bill.
After the disposal ofsome. petitions, the
resolution Of the Finance Committee was
called up.
Mr.. McDulfie then took the floor, ana
in aspesch ofnearly three hours in Length.
met,he objections. He characterized them
as weak aud frivolous, and. maintained
that there cannot be a shadow OF. an aTgu-
menl against the introduction .ofsuch q
bill. He said he was fully aware lhatie-
venue or money bills cannot originate in
The Souate; bul this bill, SO far from being
one imposing burdens on the people, was
a measure 10 lessen those burdens. In-
stead Of beiag a bill layihgfduli it was a /:
hill reducing The burdensome duties alrea-5
,dy existing. Quo Senator had argued that
this was bill for raising revenue, bccanse
il proposed Il reduction,of20 per cent on
articles bearing duty of40 per cent. his
was the stranscs, reasoning he had ever
heard. The only logic at all analogouato
it, was thai of a certain sportsman, who.
bet $50 at a tsorse;race. He lost his bet;
after which he declared he had lost $40.
/" How is ,that,"5 said friend, w hen yorr !
only bet $40" -" 20 Why" said the man.
"don', you see; | have not only lostsmy
own s2O,3 butthc 1901 nigh. have won,
aud all tie world knows thai 90 aud 20
makes 40.' By the same process of rea-
soning, the objec,ors TO this bill, .camelto
the, conclusion that because there was pro-.
posed a reduction Of 90 from 40 percent,
that 20 added to the remaining &c, render
ed this bill one imposing q duty of40 per
cent, aud as ssuchuot lhinthe jurisdiction
OF the Senate. : q.
After further remarks, Mr.. -McDufhe
paid some high compliments to Mr. Clay
for, the masuuuinlous par, be acted with
resardlo the Compromise Act. He re-
GREETED that Mr.. C. was not in the Senate
at this lime to defend the principles be-
advocated in 1882, Z,
The remainder Of the speech was sdevot-
ed to vigorous attack on the present. Tariff,
act. which he denounced as bideous
monster, with The head and body Of man