Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-12-31
Correspondence Of Ike Ckas Ercn,ng Ners.
WASHINGTON. DEC 20.

A bearer of dispatches from Mpxic" has
Just arrived. He says, that the genera
character of lhc dispatches is highly
favourable 10 the annexation Of CalItor
MIA lie says lhal there are certain indI
cations TINT the rcpnsi,i"ns Vi our Gov
ernment will he gladly accrp'td We
shall probably lraIn HE particulars To
morrow
Mr.. Calhoun aud family have also
arrived They are s,ayius AT the u. 5
Hotel. As suon as the news WAS knni',
Ire was Immediately hrsct by ihronS oI
nd friends " no called 10 cungruaIr hin'.
i He received an invitation to atIend 'tlc
New England celebration OH Monday
Dec. %
The letters and papers received by llic
Acadia have tended somewh hal 10 IuIl the
the apprchensiOns uf war. A careful ex
animation Of The leading English paper>
will show, that although there may l,e "a
clustering spirit Vel The impression exists
that Ihe offer nI The 49lh parallel 0ushr To
have been accepted, aud Iiiar there is M
real cause OF Iius'ihtirs between the rwo
natinns. The reception Of the ,onrrcspon
denCe between Messrs. Buchanan aud
! Packenham will doubtless lend 10 confirm
this feeling, ani will have an cllrc on
That government f a cunciliaIury rharac
ter.
You will src in the Union" he rcpUr
| ted hill Of MIR. Douglas for protecting "ur
citizens in Oregon until tic termination
OF The J0lnl occupancy. Ii will shortly
be followed by an"ther bill. extending a
territorial government over The whnl u
Oregon. Tie fourth section granting
square nile I" !ln'l 10 tie settlers, clearly
cnmrs into cnnlicI with HE provisions of
tht. Convention of 1897, and Mr. Polk
has declared thar he viii veto any bill
cont in!ug such provisions.
The resolutions OF Nj Duusla.s in a.
dncrd Oh Fridy asI. declaring that '''he
title to any par nj Oregon Territory south
ol "a degrees 40 minutes north latitude is
un open To compromise. SO az TO s"rren
der any parI Of said territory" if adLp'ed
would be- looked upon rs rananl0uut to a
derlararatnn ni war. and are probably 81
designed, bui there are fortunately To"
many couls heads in the House thus sum
NASTY 10 close the door of negotiation.
Ia the Senate his morning, alr. Ashley.
from the Judiciary CommiIIee, to which
had brrn referred the j"inr resolutions
from The House. for the admission of
Texas. reported ha,k the same without
! amendments. and with recommendation
that there Lr speedy action thereon. So
they were Immediately taken up and
placed upu1l their third reading.
Mr.. Webster, as in duty bound. opposed
them. and warned the Senate of the
dirrfuI consequences of our !norlinaI"
ambiiin 10 extend uur boundaries. He
WAS also opposed t" The admission oi
Texas on the ground nf slavery.
Mr. Brrricn said that whatever might
have hr.n his opinions as TO The cunsliiu
lionalry of The measure. he now tell
bound to carry The law of The land into
effect, and for which ttlr faith of the coun
try had hern pledged
Mr. Niles next gave his reacons for
supporting The resolution.
Mr. Huntington said he believed he
should he obeyng the wish Of the penpli
of his State by voting against the rr,oIu
lions.
Mr.. Gaeby next gave Il long exposition
OF his views, and 40 explanation nl' his
former course.
The resolutions were then read third
Tim" and passed by vote Of 3 l" l}.
So Ihcy require only The signature of the
President To become law.
Among the bills reported was Que from
!he Judiciary Commirrrc providing for
The extension Of tie jurisdiction Of the
Unrcd States over rryas and fer The
establishment Of C"urt-.
Mr.. Levy introduced a rcsnIu,iun clirec-
ting the judiciary Corlmilree 10 inquire
inIo lie expcdiency Of negotiating with
Spain for rhr cessior of Cuba rhe res
oiuton lies over. 1 am afraid that with
Oregon. California, and Cuba, we snail
have too many irons IN the Fir" al once.
Besides. thee are many rrasuns iur
believing 'haI the British themselves h ve
ons had an eye upon Cuba; and such
importance dn they attach tn The posses
sion Of this iii i.nnnd nf the seas, thar
we're il u mltIcr Of uIIury tIIry would
onrbid us zen To one. an atrai'i Mr..
| Levy has mounted Il horse which is run
ming away with him. He had better wal'
unIIl The racers "Drr.Un" aud "CaIitur
MIA" are safe in their stables, before h.
starts another on The course.
Mr.. Calhoun appeared III The Senate
10 day.
Dec %
In the Senate This mUrnins, Mr.. Web
ster presented a large bundle ami Tex y
petitions, which he said he had u,I
received per mail. The resolutions Tor
The a'ln issron of Texas having how yer
been signed by the President. tlles" prlI
| lions mere of course Iwn late; b"r MIR
Webster observed Iha: they wnuld do for
Cuba. alluiing to The Resoluilun Of Mr..
| Levy for the eSSinn oi that island. The
latter gentleman has been sadly teazed
since yesterday. His friends tell him
that he had beIIer introduce Il resolution
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