Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-03-27

sof aSprivate and local character.
Onmolion Of C.J Ingersoll Tie House
then wenf:intoS Committed of lie Vhole,
andstook up arcsolution;f reported fromsthe
E COMMITTEE on Foreign Affairs, some time
AGO. declaring itinexpe xpedientto TO reauestlhe
PresidentIo notify the British Government
that il is our desire 10 sabrogale that article
ofthe treaty of 1873, which provides for.
the joint occupation Of Oregon.
& Mr.. Ingersol dissenled from the reso-
|ylltion. He though Al highly expedient
that the notice should be given. He
claimed that the House mas a right to ex-.
press its views, before the actionof the
Executive on anytreaty weaiever.sIn sup
|sport oflis position he referred !otbeac-l
tion of the French Chamber ofDeputies
in preventing the ratification Of the Quin..
Ituple Treaty. He.condemaed.the coneiir
iaiory speeches made on this subject in.
the Senate: and argued that,,ours best pol
icyswas always to- appear willing to en-.
gage III. a war. He alluded, with some
severity, 10 the mannerin which ihei North
Eastern boundary Treaty yhad been, settled,
and intimated that lbe Maine, aCommis-
sioners had been worked inpon in an:un :
candid manner, in order 10 .giyo;theiT as
sent to the terms of lbe Treaty. He was
proceeding to iell how Messrs. Adams and
Clay involved us in this dispute relative
to Oregon, when his hour.expired.Ef
Mr.. Winthrop followed, He dissenied
entirely from the views just expressed, and
L Il stt 40 I'm ~
prie,y of. giving,t the notice nova British.
Minister was here oD the spot, ready TO
commence, negotiations. ,'If. however,
the notice be gipen,n said Mr.. W.,,..What
is TO follow ~ At the expiration of the
required term, he presumed the notice
was 10 be followed up by some more effec-
Tive measure. lfso, howtimproper iiswould
be 10 give The notice atlhis particular lime.
The twelve months would expire just as a
new administration had come into power,
with. an unsettled cabinet, aud .whenln no
Congress would be in session, with whom
The Executive could advise. He next de-
| Tended The North Eastern Boundary Com
missioners aud Mr.. Webster from The un-
! favorable hints thrown; nut against Them,
and proceeded TO conlroyerli the position
Of Mr.. Ingersoll relative to, the treaty.
| making power. lie, 4Mr.W., utterly de-
nied that lhe Executive has any5right, to
arrange treaty for the amaleanalion of
any foreign territory, such as Texasnwlsl,
this Union. In the. case of Oregon and
the: North Eastern Boundary, those were
questions, of boundary only but in the
case Of Texas, itwas widely different
matter, and The Executive had ;notnore
right to arranse!sa treaty for, her admit
I,lance than for our amalgamation with
Greal Britain. 1a5 ., fslFi f.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Morse, Schenck, Kennedy and White,
until late hour when, without taking the
question, the Committee rose and the
House adjourned. ..,.5a IS -
g. .s,;,;l# asa March 10.
In the. Senate afterthe disposal f'pri-
waite and local business,dhe consideration
of The. Oregon Resolution was once more
resumed. .li..s ospg, s7s44si@t
Mr., Choale being assigned the floor,
made speech ofsome length agains, the
resolution, after which motion to adjourn
prevailed. .-,..-- trE.:@.2tt
Mr.. Benlon appeared in bis seat to-day
for The FIRST lime since the accident on board
the Princeton. ,,s..s % alrsr -.
Iulhe House, the first hourwas occupied
!by speech from Mr.. McClellaCd, against
the resolution from The Committee, on the
Rhode e,Island Memorial, asking power to
send for, persons and papers. When he
concluded, 1.-The subject:was again laid over.
II has become so stale that but few listen
ers can be obtained. sE .s;.a
Mr.. Petit called. the attention of the
House to The fact that that. he had seut
FIVE thousand frankcd documents TO his
constituents, none Of which documents he
learnt had reached their Destination
Under ihese circumstances. he Uttered a
resolution, requesting the Post Office Com
mitlee to investigate the matter, and 10
report whether said documents have been
detuined in the Post Office of this city.
The resolution was adopted. II is quite
lime this subject were investigated, for: of
late the mail failures have become" noto-
rious. There must-be gross mismanage-
meat somewhere, as Instances have oc-
cured where two letters were mailed here
al the same time, when only one reached
its destination in season. -,,i s.,. - +: SOD
Resolunous from the Legislature of Mis-,
sissippi. in favor Of The annexation of
Texas, were prerented and referred TO The
Committee on Foreign Affairs. ass<.s
After an Intellectual motion by Mr..
Holmes TO take up the Oregon bill, the
House went into Committee and took up
the Fertilization Bill Among the items,
not objected 10 were "F,or Fort Sumter,
Charleston Harbor, $4,000. For The
preservation of the site of Fort Johnson,
Charlesron Harbor, $780,. Fordike TO
Drunken Dick Shoals for the preservation
Of Snllivan's Island and the site Of Fort
Moul,rie. Charleston Harbor, $4,000" VI
Al lale hour the Committee rose. and
reported progress after which the House
adjourned, "a =. -=.ff,.i =