Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-04-01


possession, ! am ready 10 vole for The no-
lice,
Mr.. Chairman, ! see On On This Aoor,a
gentleman IMr. Adams nisadyaHnced age,
large experience, and great attainHlcpis.
who was Secretary Of Stale il 1Sie,
When tho treaty of joint occupancy was
concluded and chief magistrate ia 1t Ihes;e
States in 1927, when j Ma.; renewed.
Or that gentleman, do NOT intend 10
speak in terms Of personal disrrspeet.
Bur, sir, it has beeh his fortune To bear
towards this question relation the most
important and remarkable. His rishl
hand claims the credit Of Inserting ir
The Florida treaty rhe clause on mich
our lille 10 the Oregon territory is based,
lie has said Thai the convention ofI5l6
was The alternative 10 ii,sran, war. III
1927, MIR. Gala,in informs our government
that The only reason for Tie renewal of
that conyenllon was TO pre,eive peace.
That gentlemen now thinks there will. nor
be war, If we march in our troops, afier
the notice has expired, and take DOS
session Of The whole country Until
the last session If Congress- be was nor
prepared to agree to q termination Of lh,ci
joint occupancy. Then his mind was
open to conviction as to OUR title On tho
part OF this territory ; now he would take
possession of Tho whole When Presi-
deaf OF The United STATES. he thought All
equal diversion Of it with Grea, Britain
was the only equitable partition, and re-.
GREETED that her tleniporenliaries would
mol accept H. now he would deny her any
par: Of it These are rapid and remarkable
transitions. Sir,lhe country will demand
dt that gentleman. what has produced
Ibis change Y What imminent of lille.
what fact to elucidate it, that escaped ne
research when conducting our nes1,ariIein1;;
FROM 1918 10 1927, has been discovered bv
that gentleman TO prodece change 81,
sudden and extraordinary Wen NAV
the people-weIl may the civilized world
-inquire, why Ills change Of policy hnd
posilinn? :?
Mr.. Chairman, il consideration ID Of -,l'o
past il moi iei The, lu'ure-ifiaot 10 calculate
The cost OF maintaining our rxhts-me
should pause before we plunge iffiis counIry 1IIr
into war. We should take counsel Of our iitiI
hearts aud our consciences, whether that
war would be just, and in a jus, cause.
Sir. have taken my position, Ibeljeve
it maintains the honor and the rights Of
my country, and will command he aslnn.
probation of The people. Iris the ssa1 com.
promise offered by our government, from
| 1878 10 1915: ] am unwilling 10 accen,
this. l will not demand more.
:Bui, Mr. Chairman, If it he The deter.
n'iuia'ion. Of the. committee TO terminate lhe
treaty of join, occupancy, with the. purpose
of asserting The right Of domain 10 a part
or 70 the whole of'hc territory of Oregon.
! trust The nolice will be courhed iii hose
manly. terms! which shall manifest orr
sense that il is right. The treaty prov.
vldes'ihat il shall be determined at The en-
| piraIi3n Of Twelve months notice, and
secures 10 each Of the high CONTRACTING
parties the right 10 give it,, Tie nolice
needs no apology; and submi, TINT j, is
unmanly and uubeconing 10 make one.
And ! mnst be permitted TO say, that
! caupot aatnireIhe spirit that would Whis,
per i'ia the pitiful pala or Of preamble.
"or The whining and whimperinS Of a
"w.hereas."
Mr.. Chairman, my constituents are ever
ready to maintai in the rights aud defend
The honor of their country. Tsey Know
nothing OF the people Of whom ain au
humble, hut ! trust faithful representative.
who suppose they have any unmauIy fear
of war. cala,niIous nnd desoIaiiius as !.
ever has oeen and ever must be to their
Interests. They appeal to tho history of
their country to bear them witness iha,
whenever the saIlantry and patriotism of
its citizens have been sunn,oned 10 its
standard, they have been the hrs, in the
Held end The tiercest in the baule.
Sir, the south docs earIiestly depreca,e
war, bu, not. as | have hean in,ima,ed.
because she is conscious OF any eIernen, Of
weakness Or danger ID her social system.
She fears no domestic disquiptude in
war. Bn, much as we depreca,e national
dIsh"nor and degradation, And if war
como rom maintaining The rights and the
honor of oui country, BY lbe help Of Heav-
Ell we will NEE, it, though il drag it's
VICTIMS from every fressiie. aud slay them
| I"a''' anu P'diu, ana neiSht, in
this broad conftderacy.
C'0rn.-Notwiths,anding The recent ap-
prehenslons of famine in the upper par,
Of our State, in consequence Of the dis.
asrous drought, Of. last season, the ptics
ol corn is nol So high as anticipated, add
the market here aPpears 10 have down.
ward tendency for week or r*o pas,--
We are informed that the highest price
! now asked is 20 cents per busheI. There
is considerable quantity hsine brouel,,
from Columbia aud Hamburg iuro the
Districts below This. which, taken III con-
nex'on with, the usual amoun, Of ryo
so%n las, fall for pastures, will eaSse tl,e
suffering TO be much less than was en-.
| pected a few months since. There "a M,