Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-01-10

. mat while al The head, OF the treasury, n
e. had endeavored to make out such a stale
: lnent, AID expressed. the opinion thai
d could be done without any great difficulty
IS the part of the report be submitted woul
d have to be geueralized. The resolution
n was adopted-and the reply will show
:, when furnished, how little Of the public
money has been expended among tn,
e Southern and Western portions Of tht
Union. Every thing has been taken from
(, The South, while she has asked in vair
for The most ,rifiing appropriations either
Tor her line Of sea coast, or for any other
purposes.
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Allen
in relation to sitting with open doors while
in Executive Session in all cases where
treaty stipulalions were not discussed, was
! ordered 10 he printed and postponed for
the present. Mr.. A. avowing his deter
minalion 10 call it up on some favorable
occasion.
The other Resolutions, the one relating
TO a Canal round The falls of ST.. Marie, 10
connect The Two Lakes. Huron aud Snpe
rior, and that calling for the suits brought
by ,he us against lrespesses upon the
public lands were taken up and adopted;
after which the Senate adjourned.
In the House the debate on The resoiu-
lion inquiring into The expense ofthe Home
Squadron was very interesting, in as much
as ii exhibited the feeling manifested in a
certain quarter TO do away with The de-
fence of The Southern coast, by aholisIlng
even this branch of its defence. Who that
looks back to the cases where our property
being transported from one portion Of this
union to The other. has in consequence OF
The vessels being obliged TO put in al neigh
boring ports, owing 10 stress of weather,
ieen taken without coor Of law; and
again in other. cases where negroes had
committed murders and piracy, been de.
fsated by the same power thai resolu,ely
refused TO give them up as fugitives from
juslice-shalla Squadron for the defence
Of Southern rights and Southern property
be abolished, while We are spending mil
lions for the maintenance of squadron
on The coast of Africa? Mr.. Ingersoll
who looks at this subject in right point.
Of view, said II there were items OF ex-;
pendeure 10 reduce, il would be better To-
look TO the Capitol where there wns more.
extraygance than in any olhor quarter,
Than abolish squadron so necessary for
The safe guard Of our coasr.
Mr.. AJaus ri.h his nfcniiar vieGs1ir
relation TO certain matters, in'imated that
this branch Of The public service was un-
necessary, and that the expenditures of
the navy ought 10 be rcduced-in.Ima'ing
al The same time, thai gentlemen who
held opposite opinions were in favor of
war with Great Britain. Mr.. Ingersol
said, thai ra,herrha Great Britain should
have foot hold in Cuba or Texas, he
was for immediate war, and ID that, am
persuaded there is nol true patriot in The
country, that would not respond 10 him.
No question was taken on this subject,
aud Of course, il will come up again to-
morrow.
1 A resolution was introduced 10 go into
the election of p. Nj. oc The House, on
The lh of January nexl. An Intellectual
attempt was made BY Mr.. Holmes 10 lay
this resolution on tho table. Every effort
has been made by the Southern interest
TO save This valuable officer, bul from pre-
sent appearance am led To believe that
The dominant party Of the House will add
him to the list Of victims.
A resolution ceiling fer lis, Of soldiers
of the last war or their heirs who had not
received their land bounty aud balances Of
dues, was after some debate, taken up and
adopted. :.
1t is not, perhaps, generally known,
that there are millions now Standing on
the books OF The department, to the credit
Of persons connected with The last war, aud
others Of the army and navy, Of which the
heirs know nothing. Occasionally,a par
eel Of agents manage to gel possession o!
the facts and fleece the poor claimants oul
: of a, leas, one-half. Certainly, it would
he more TO the honor Of the government
TO publish list of all such, and make the
payments TO properly authorized persons
10 receive thc justice of The government:
Correspondence of The Charleston Coaritr,
WAsHINGroN, Dec. %,
There was quite an aucmpt on tEe.pcace
aud composure Of the House to day, and
/ il may vel be successful. The whole af-
fair was evidently arranged for effect both
out of the House and in it. Mr.. Giddings
presented memorial from person repre-
senliug that he is a free man of color; that
he was arrested and imprisoned under q
n law of Maryland, applicable 10 this por-
rion OF Tie District of Columbia providing
that persons ofcolor, without free paper.
be arrested. &c., that he has been con.