Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-01-03

reply to the speeches madc last evening.
Ailndiue 10 the declaration Of MIR. Wise,
tha, he would hereafter offer no opposition,
Mr. "A. said, that was about the noisest thing
Mr.. Wise had;ever done. After disposlng
OF Mr.. Wise and his speech, Mr.. Holmes
had 10 take it. Mr.. A. compared him 10
Orlando Furisoe with his sword cutting
aud slashing every thing before him. tie
then lalked about matters in general re-
naming in your ports:
MIR. Holmes, in answer 10 question
rose, and went into particulars ID defence
Of the law in question. He said, IL ne
we're compelled 10 choose, he wouldprefer
the peaceful dissolution oi the Union even
o,he abrogatiou Of that law. 80,
Mr.. Adams thought this dreadful de-
claration,i :. audi dweit some time upon the
enormi,y ofit.-He concluded by avowlng
his intention 10 support The Union ana
Constitution. He said he was not an ao-
o,;,;onist in the modern sense of the term,
bnt one of the same stamp as Mr. Jeifer-
son. So, H. aoor
Mr.. Holmes next eta'"'e" NV
amids, shouts of'order,' Ego on etc.
The disposition ofthe hoase was 10 al
,,x him 10 proceed; but Mr. Reddlns
ken, obiecting; so that il was necessary TO
have a suspension Of the rules, The debate
not being strictly i'll order.
Mr.. Campbell made that mo,ion,-but
Mr.. Holmes desired him to withdraw H.
lie said he did not desire to make asPeec:h
in ren,y to Mr.. Adams, but merely to reEy
n the personal part oftlal raemher's re.
marks in which he compared him (Mf. ~
10 Orlando Furioso.
Mr.. Holmes then proceeded, but was
mot allowed 10 finish his sentence, ILLS voice
Leinp drowned by the loud calls TO order.
Wha, he attempted to say was, that there
rms one being that the sword of Orlando
conld not hurt aud that was malicious
old INN, whosc's:reuslh lay in single hair
of his head; he was invulnerahle, aud had
been made SO by compact with Satan,
ON the express condition that he should do
ull the mischiefhe could 10 the day oil his
death,
Amore cutting aud wi!hcring application
10 MIR. Adams, from his own story, could
not be we'll conceived.
Mr.. .Bslser said be believed these rcso.
lu,ious from Massachusetts were, IN sub
stance. a proposition to dissolve the Union.
He therefore moved 10 lay them on The
table. This motion failed. Yeas. ID.
: nays, 104.
This motion Of Mr.. Adams, referring the
resolutions to a Select Committee Of nine,
was then agreed 10. The Speaker was
cnlled upon to select the Committee from
Massachusetts II emhers; so thatit might
!. be seen whether they dare assume the re-
!. sprossibii,y Of reporting in favor of the
resolutions Of their own Stale.
- The remainder Of the day was occupied
;p The reception of petitions. The House
then adjourned TO Tuesday next.
Dec. 23.
All apprehension respecting the pay
mont of the second nsfalment Of The Mex
icau indemnity may now cease. Tins
morning official intelligence was receiv-
ed by the Secretary Of the Treasury that
the ins,alment was duly paid. The rea.
son it was no, forwarded at the expected
fine was an insurrcc,iou in the South.
An escort was expected TO proceed 10 We
ra Cruz about the end Of November A
New York packet was detained Tor the
purpose OF receiving it.
4. A despatch was also recc'Vcn al tne
Navy Department. Among other mat
ters il notices the arrival about the l2ih
ofOctober Of the U. S. sloop ofwar Deca-
,ur. NJ Port Prava Cape lie Verbs Islands.
Both branches of Congress having ad-
iourned 10 Tuesday, many members have
made their escape, and returned home 10
eneod Christmas q, the social hearth. ]
nresume no business of importance will
he tranac,ed before New Years.
The picture of the Rolundo, is splen-
,lidIy Illuminated this evening. ii shews
we'll BY caudlelish'.
The weather is cold, and fosgy. and
the streets muddy in the extreme. The
corpcra ration oftbis city is so pcor That it is
NOT able 10 meet its cxpcnces, much less
nav for the sweeping of streets.
The price OF provisions is still extreme
" low. A good ia, turkey can be bought
for half "a dollar aud every thing else ID
the same proportion. Individual notes
fnr small amounts are again in extensive
circulation. There is a great risk, as de-
signing spectators can as they have done,
issue grea, amount and then break.
They are under no restriction whatever.
But so long as Congress refuses 10 permit
onr District Banks TO issue notes less than
SIS, the cvi! cannol be remcdied.
Correspondence Of iio Charleston Mercury.
WAsHlNGToN, Dec. %.
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