Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-03-25

!, '"'6S28oisoH VI lHc CeHdtes iio W
not:a Word to say about the editor,
in defeRce of the Senate. If any men
ber stA Ahis body was concerned in I'll
| intrigue, it ought 10 be made known
the cDautry, and If not, the IibclI'
ougllisrp be punished. He submitted
resolution that a select committee
appointed TO investigate the charges.
Mr.. Mangum differed from his fiiend.
as totflle prnprie,y of this movement
lie wastauIl'orizad by every Wing Sen
aier lRjihe Senate, to say that thtr
was no pundation for The charge. hi
own opiaion was, that il the reputation
oi The Stnale was rot above all thes,
attacks,N was time for them 10 disband
IL anydSdiviiual Senator here, was 81
weak as1so BE- affected by charge o
this kind. he ought 10 leave his posi-.
lion.
lie did not believe that any member
III erllet}party was obnoxious 10 the
charge.
Some further remarks were made by
Messls. Speight, Benton, Chalmers,
B'Irien, Yrs'colt and Bagby, Of the
same general tenor. when the resolution
was adopted mem. con. M"ssrs. Jarni
gan, Benton, Dickinson, J NJ. Clayton
and Tur19y, were appointed the = om>
mittee.
The House was engaged today on
the River snd H4rbor Bill.
MIR. Calhoun speaks on Monday.
CorrcsPsndcncc of the Ece. Neaos.
March II.
The river and harbor bill and sub
jrct Of lnlernaI Improvements, gencr>
ally, las been some time before the
House. You have had, before this,
the veryIablc, democratic, and uuIy
speech oil Mr.. Rhelt on this
subject
Upon passing into the Senate CHAM
btr iound Mr.. Niles of Connecticut
discussing tle same subject. M,.
Niles is mon internal improvement,
Lllan--H He I'd zzh.,n1.4l 1.4l-L---:--
|ect would not have been revived; H..
thought ii lad gone down to The tomb
of tue CAP ule,s, bul every now and
Ihen it ruselfron the dead, and plarpd
upon US wiik It's unearlhl, counlenance.
II had as many heads as the hydra
1eneIdI Jackson thought he Iiad killed
me mo"s'ef, buI 1t would rrquirr NOR.
:llan the strength uf Hercules TO destroy
Il utterly General uass, in reply, di':
no' tliak IT beast in any Sense. bu,
'ather one Of the presiding geniuscs OF
lie Republic. The government has
always sustained internal improvements
md he wcns ier them. esp.c ally a, ,hr
WesI, where they were now needed.
A. three o'clock, in the House, |
eaId a capital argument from NJ.
Yancry, OF Alabama, on the same sub.
eel. lie did not finish his speech
within The hour, but all nc said was 10
he point. He is Ahent, graceful
speaker, and what is unusual, COM
nands The at ention of the Hruse. Mr.. |
Yancey said that all our Democratic
Presidents, from Jefferson down, had
Ieeu oppused to thls system If faercino
Ihe whole of the people in order to
build up local and sectional interests.
H. said he should watch the pro-
gress Of tho bill with deep interest,"
Even if i,passed both houses, he should
not despair. He believed the Presi.
dent would veto it. H. considered
him fully committed on rha, subject, as
The entire Democratic pary certainly
were.
March 13.
The Senate having adj urned 10
Monday next, the Select Committee of
Investigation relative 10 The charges of
treason. elc., of the Times, commenced
operations tffs morning. Ii IS thought
the report will be ready ON Monday or
Tuesday. Ii appears that The only
reason which induces the Senate TO in
slilute the investigation, was statement
10 the effect that the INFORMANT of ne
Times was no other than a mem..r of
the House Of Representatives.
March IA.
Twas told a, the Senate Department
today that something further relative 10
Oregan, had recently tran,pired be-
tween Messrs. Packenham aud Buclan>
an. aud tina, lhele is no doubt but that a
se,tlemen, upon the basis of the 49Ih
degree will be effected. II so, there
will probably be a communication sen,
10 the Senate on Monday.
This evening, just before the mail
closed, / received an epitoms Of the ev-
dence given today before the Investi-
gazing Committee. II The residue be
like that of today, the whole will turn
out to be verv silly affair. Il is assert
ed that on the day when Mr.. P ackeu.
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