Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-04-08

The Senate should be as we'll informed as
he was, upon the question ltGil should
be found that all efforts fnI the renewal oil
negotiation had failed it would present a
a new case, But no diplomatic eliqueae
should prevent renewal Of negotiation.
The conversation was interrupted by a
rajl for the special order, and MIR. Miller
: of New Jersey, made avery good speech,
in favor of Cancellation. No one took The
foor. and The Senate went INTO Executive
Session.
Correspondence Of the Charleston Ners
March rs. :
learn that the number Of volunteers
'sr recommended by the President 10 be rals.
ed in case Of difficulty in our foreign re'a-
lions is $4,000. and that The annual ex-
.penditures will be thereby Increased oy
l2 millions Of dollars.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
MARcA27.
In the House, to day. reports from Com
mi,tees were received.
The. Committee on public lands, report
ed a Bill 10 grant eighty acres ol pune
land to every head Of family IN the u
States.
A Bill was reported to amend the hc'
for The protection of the lives OF Passen
gers in vessels, propelled in whole. or In
part, by steam. b.
The Committee on the Post Office, &c''
made a report upon the subject OF The
communication of the Post Master Cen
eral, OF the 9Th inst, relative to tile mode
in which he had executed The law ol
March 81, lS45. for making contracts ior
steam ships 10 carry the U. States M all
between ports Of The U. States and foreign
countries.
Tie Committee make report only III
part, aud solely in relation 10 an Atlantic
:. line of steam ships. They approve OF
the Pos, Master Generals contract with
MIR. Edward Mills, and recommend an
appropriation to couf:m and execute it.
MIR. Woodwork, of New York offered
a resolution whirh was not received, pro-
vding that the rules be amended, SO as to
require, that upon every appropriation
Bill, the question be separately taken upon
each item of The Bill.
Itappears that The Department, recon.
mended an addition of Secenty fire vessels
10 the Navy, including .jorty-threc steam
ships Of war.
Mr. L. b. King was deputed by the
Committee 10 draft Bill and Report ac,
cordingly, but he could no discharge the
duly for The want Of The necessary esti-
mates.
lie applied for them to the Secretary,
and after some delay, obtained them
Including the ten steamers separately
recommended. ,he expense is estimated al
tktrtu millions. Mr.. Il. Z. King offered
10 make verbal report. explanatory ol
this subject, but it was deemed out OF or
der. IL appears that neither Mr.. Holmes
nor his Committee have any desire TO
conceal any thing that has passed between
them aud .lbe Executive Departments. pari1l
We shall hear. more oi this matter. 80
Correspondence Of the Charleston Ne'cs'
March 2S.
The Senate was not in session today.
Erem conversation with several members
OF that body, lhink the final vote upon
The Oregon notice resolution VIII be la
ken TN next Tuesday week. | do not
think the House resolutions will pass with
on amendment. II moi, The suhjecI will
of course come up again i'll the House,
where another inlerlnlnab!e debate VIII
be re.opeued. II is ihe opinion OF many,
whose means OF lnturmalon are ample,
thar whenever Congress shall have passed
The notice in any shape, the PresIden,
will then consent 10 make another offer
10 the British Government OF the 49lh de-
gree, with the free navigation ot the 20
lumbia for a certain ,ern Of years. 1T IS
now generally conceded that the dcs'
patches from Mr. McLane were OF very
uplavorabie character, and mat unless our
Government takes il upon itself TO re-
ooen the negotiations. our affairs are III Il
mnch more critical situation than they
were two months ago. Vo!umnous des-
patches have been preparing during the
past week to send out by The next packet
10 Mr.. McLane.
The celebrated Rober, Dale Owen is
eoiug out in the packet. lie says he
shall make it his business to endcafor 10
prove 10 the British Government that an
offer upon The 49lh basis would be gladly
accepted. Ilc has high no'lons of hls
influence, bu, it is to be hoped he will
succeed in " hat no has undertaken.
Correspondence Of The Charleston Courier
March 90
The proceedings Of the House yester-
49,. oil inn-rpl a Ting cnllrelH