Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-01-17
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the House. Itwas rejected, there moi be-
ing two thirds. - ~; ?; gss2;i
On motion of Mr.. Douglass, resoiu-
ton was submitted, 10 instruct the Com
mittee on Ways and Means to report ION
The expediency Of authorizing gold c6in-
age OF one dollar. iIsti :.
"A bill was introduced. and twice read,
providing for repeal of the Distribution
Act - lsaf
Mr.. Hughes introduced d abili providiag
for an organizations oc the Oregon Terri
tory. 1t was read twice and referred =
.Afterlhe adoption Of a great number
ofrc>ouIicns calling forsinformation from
lie Department on various subjects, Sihe
House elected Mr.. Johnson, formerly prd.
prieto, the "Washinston Index" s;Hs
postmaster for the present Congress. hA'
motion 10 adjourn was then carried. -5ts.
JAN. s. ~
The Senate did not sitlo.day. -
| In the House we had war between Mr..
Adams Mr.. G. j. Ingersoll. IL arose asl
follows. Yesterday there: was "a 'tacit'
agreement lhatswhen all tie States should'
have been called for resolutiousi a:motion
to recousderth the vote by which the House
had.refused 10 make the Report on the
Rules the special order for Taesday,.
should be then entertained. 5.s, So
This morning, however. tMf. G. J. In
gersoll moved that the House go into
Committee for the purpose of considering
Gen. Jackson's bill. ss3i..t;
MIR. Beardsley reminded The Speaker of
the agreement Of yesterday. Z fS.s.s.s +.
Mr.. Iugersoll however persisted in his
motion 10 go into Committee,
Ar. Adams said the motion was a'brench
Of faith. s.i.aTsa e:
Mr.. Ingersoll much excited said aIwiii
tell that gentleman that am NOT so much
in the habi, Of being guilty of breaches os
faith as he is himself. ~ sslsis ~!
MIR. Adams with great warmth, ex-
claimed, 81 don'tca groat for what the
gentleman says, defy him. III - s - ): !.
Mr. lngerso!l-"But Ill make you care. Z
I'll make the gentleman care: ", S5
The exhibition of so much anger on the {
part Of these two venerable gentlemen
caused considerable mirth. The fact il Z
there has been for a long time q kind Of
standing quarrel between them. They
have each received such deep cuts thar the
wounds bleed afesll whenever thsy come.
in contact. Il - -
After some discussion among the nism-
bers relative TO the agreemens in question.
Mir. Ingersoll said he was NOT aware that
any such understanding existed Ashow:
ever. i,appearod there was IN understand.
ing among some gentemen, he would
Withdraw his motion 10 go INTO Commit
tee. lss 80 8. 3;
The vote by which the House had re-
fused 10 make the report on The Rules. the
special order for Tuesday, was re.consld-
cred, yeas l03, naysi7S. ~,
The question then REQUIRED ON the orig:
inal motion TO make the report the special
order for Tuesday. - !.
MFR. Adams in answer to a question:,
said that The report rejects the, 2lst Rule.
After seme tedious discussion on points:
of order, Mr.. Black moved to re-commit
the report with instructions TO insert the ].
2ls, rule. He supported his motion by d J.
speech, in which he declared thai the torch
Of the incendiary was much nearer tho
South than was generally believed. 54gt
MIR. Henley moved to lay The whole.
matter on the table. The motion failed,:
ayes 75, nays LOG.
Mr.. Hamlin then took the floor and,
spoke in favor Of The rejection Of the, ,2lst
Rule.
Mr.. Besrdsley followed on the Same
side. He said he was sorry to see that
many gentlemen labored under the erro-
menus idea, that. because petitions were fs-
ceived, their prayer must necessarily be-
granted. For his part, although against
the prayer of these abolition petitions, he
would always vote for their reception aud
reference TO Committee. He referred:
TO the first Congress, at which although a
resolution declaring "that Congress has
no power to interfere with slavery Id the
States was adopted, petitions asking for.
that interference was received and refer
red. He hoped the South would ;coneedo
the right Of petition, after' which their
| friends Of The North would then BE able to-
| Join them on constitutional ground, and
unite in'refusing The prayer of abolition
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petitions.
Mr.. Clingnfan, Of N. G. next took the
floor and spoke in favor Of rejecting the
2Isl rule, and referring abolition petitions.
He thought great change Of opinion on
fhis mailer had recently taken place in the
South.
Mr.. Duncan followed, but gave way 10
motion of adjournment. ~, y
From the votes to-day, it is The general
impression that the 21st rule will be nlti-
mately rejected. o
From letters received here, il appears
that the Wings of tile South have pre-
vailed on Mr.. Clay TO alter his position
somewhat in relation to the TWO great
stumbling blocks between him aud tho
Presidency U. S. Bank and the Ta-