Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-05-06
'trbs inoiiop orMr breese TO reconsider

'cOmmNte6,. ne ulQ DOt CdT6 "utCH' oO :oof
there was protf1pt action on the SuHect.
AS soon, as the convention, of 1927 was at
an ehd, our citizens would be lett without
the protection of our laws, aud hence The
committee must see the necessity for some
speedy action.
There was a brief discussion as TO which
Committee it should 20, when Mr.. Breese
withdrew his motion, and left the bill
with The Committee, TO Which 1t was orig.
,nalty referred-which I presume under
me circumstances. will report at once,
The bill to indemnify claimants 10
French Spoliaions, prior 10 1853, was
aiken up at one O'Clock, and Mr.. Dix,
.ddressed the Senate at great length,
4gainst the validity Of the claims.
The House of Representatives, was
The great poiut of attraction to-day.-and
although there was so much difficulty on
Saturday, 10 get quorum to vote, 1t was
full enough TO day, gslieries and all
Even the ladies, seem TO 'take especial
pleasure these personal rencoun niers,
where he who most succeeds in ,blacsipg
his neiehbor's character, is sure 10 come
off victor.
MIR. Haralson protested against the time
Of the public, being wasted In Prohtlese
controversies, nevertheless, the rules were
suspendea, aud fIr. Ingersoll went on to
make direct charges against MIR. Web
s,er, which ifltue, should cause him to be
impeached, and if false, his accuser 10 he
expelled. The worst thing see about
this whole matter, is $1,000 given 10 man
by The name of Alexander Powell, whose
character was as we'll aud as generally
known here, as that Of any other man in
the country-and what information such
a being could furnish The President, 10
make Ills services worth $1,000, passeth
my olnprehensiou--but what's still more
astonishing, is how things which ought
to be hidden from alleges, 6nd their way
10 The .public--lhese items were matter
Of common rumor here, years agb.
II is evident from the remarks OF MI
lugersoIl, that he has been allowed ready
access, to what should have been consld"
cred sacred, and it is now come lc that
pass, that the President will be bound to
dismiss the delinquent in tue Stale De-
.par,ment, who permitted the secret Ser
vice Fund, to be e:iuvesligated.
MIR. Ashman. of Massachusetts. replied
20 Mt. lngersoI, the rules having been.
again suspended for that very purpose.
lie defended MIR. Webster, wirh great
earueslness aid zeal, and The matter will
interest you-if you are at all fond OF
such displays. The result of the whole,
is tina, tre Committees have been ordered
10 consist OF FIVE each, with power TO send
for persons and papers, and books and
vonches, so between the Two, we shall:
have the whole truth, till which time, lei,
opinion be suspended.
: One ofthe Resolutions, directs its select
Committee. to inquire how the seal Of
confidence in relation to.te Secre, Fund
came 10 be broken, and how Mr.. fnger..:,
olLoo. tha in GormatioD he cbiafruncntedi
10. The House, &c. This was amended,
so as 10 inQuireinlo The truth OF The charges
this day made in the House, by G. J: In
perisoll. against Daniel Webster, with
yiew TO find an Impeachment, against him.
From tie Charleston Courier
April 20.
The President sent a message 10 The
TWO Houses. day, advising them that he
had approved and signed The joint res
luton for giving notice Of the termination
of the Convention with Great Britain, in
relation 10 the Oregon territory.
It is said, and believed, that the notice
will be given through Mr.. M'Lane, at
The earlies, possible day. The years no.
lice will date from the time when it shall
he S COMMUNICATED ,0-Af British Govern
men,. which will be about The 18th OF
Nav.
The Senate, it is now certain, is not
10 act Immediately on the Ore
gon Jurisdiction Bill. Though pressed
through the House, with so much haste,
and under tho previous question, 1t IS
likely to hang long time in the Senate
Ii has not yet Deen reported.
The private fund. which Congress has
taken up, will afford ample topics for per-
soual elimination and recrminaton. in
which tho House seems so much 10 de-
light, and Tor winch tudt oouy nas oo@
come so suitable theatre.
The Select Committee upon the Web
s,er and lugersoll quarrel, we're announ
ced to-day, and are selected in ajudiclous
aud impartial manner.
The Committee upon Ingersol's con-
duct 10 violating, or procuring 10 be vio-
lated, the seal OF confidence in regard to
the secret service fund, consist ola ma.
iority of wings, ro-wit: Mr.. schenck' Of
O., (whig,) Mr.. Dobbin, of N. e., tdem.,)
MIR. M'Ilvane, of Pa, twaig,) Mr.. Slral'
Ton, of Tenn, (dem.) and MIR. Rockwell.
of Conu.. (Whig.)
The Committee on the charges Of Mr.:
Ingersoll against Mr.. Webcrer, consists Of
Messrs. Petit, of Ind, (dem' Vinton of
O., {whig,) Cavis of Miss, (dem') King,
of Miss. iwhip,) and Wilmot Of Pa, (d.)