Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-03-25
Correspondence of The Char.Coaf

WAsmNGToN, March12.
Mcssrs. EdiIors:-The cloud tbntshas
hung over us, threatening war, begins lo
be dissipated. There is now bdn lille
fear fell here. as 10 a collision withGrca
Brian respecting Oregon. TheStemper
Of he Senate lias, probably, always been
pacific, aud since the delivcrys sol the
speech of Mr.. Haywood. nf North Caro-
lima, it is generally understood and be-
lieved. thar the temper Of the President
of The United STATES is also pacific. II IS
generally conceded that the language ol
the last named high 'func,ionary, 10 his
inaugural address, and 10 his iopeninG
message. was adopted in consequence Of
the resolutions Of the Baltimore Convru-
lion, which placed him in nomination for
The Presidency. 1t tnrns OUT, however,
that even those resolutions were 3passed
after large portion OF The members OF
the Convention had left it for theirshomes;
and in fact, by u minniry of the bod5 S"
that city might, or might not, expresses
the opinions Of the entire Conyen'inn,
aud of the whole democratic party. Ii is
not probable. at the time Of The passage
of those resolutions, that the nature q!
Oregon question WAS fully und4 4rs,ood by
the American people.
March I3,
The Senate did not sit today.
The House was engaged upon the
River unl tlarhor Bill. "a u
The debate was continued frDni eleven
o'clock to half past four, wien The tHuusc
adjourned
The investigating ColnmiIl6e on The
charge OF corruption against The Senate,
brought by the Washington 'ripes, held a
session to-day al the Capitol. and examin
ed number of witnesses.
According To rumur. the reformation
came 10 tho editors Of The Times from
Two individuals, not members2of Con.
gress. |, may have been represented to
the Times thar the original source Of in.
formation was Il member of Congress
huI. SO far, there is no evidence That The
fac, was so No member is, at present,
implicated III the affair.
March Ia,
The investigating COMMITTEES %. The
Senate was in seseiUn lill Elk o'clock t.
day. They examined some Witnesses 10
day, and summoned others. The inves.
iIgaliuu may not be closed till Mundav
The whole statement Of The Times has
Dern lnrnd to he rash. inconsideratc. aud
without Il shadow nf foundation. Their
witnesses explain that they did not in.
!urnl the Times that Mr.. PackenhaIn held
Il caucus with wing and democratic Sena.
inrs, at his u%n liable. but that a caucu:
was held by The Senators, at the Capital
and that MIR. Packenham, though no
present, was seem al lhe Capital, at al
unusually early huur. That even This j:
true. does not appear.
The trial of MIR. May, for killing Mr.
Cochrane, in duel. took place today be
fore The Criminal Court of this District
He was indicted under the dtteling act o
Congress, for sending a challenge. and 10
leaving The District TO fight; but ther'
was ne evidence 10 sustain either, an'
and Mr; Nay was acquitted v-,--.,-
ois. made some explanations aud relrac
linns, as to remarks which they had made
about pretended democAars." The
democratic party will nol break up, o'
account of The difference of opinion pre-
vailing among them as To the Tariff ques
iiun, The Internal improvement question
and the Oregon question.