Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-05-06
C-o,n.g:ress 8 TO M a n.
Correspondence Of the Charleston Courier.
WASHINGTON, April "a.

Charlestoo before. the Sub-Treasury goes
;n,o operation. The mint will receive de-
Gos;,a and issue certificates OF deposte,,
which wi]l>be used in all transactions with
,hs Government. There will be no actual
paving and counting OF specie, as ,heHouse:
Bill intended, and which every one kne"
10 be hnpracticable.
The surplus now in the depoiste Banks
yiu he drawn Aoul aud used before lh'
Sub. Treasury goes into operation.
The notice has now finally passed bolr
Houses of Congress, and substantially OF
rho form chosen by the Senate. II passed
by vote Of four TO one In the Senate, an''
three 10 one in the House.
The Presiden, will of course sign the
resolution, and there is little doubt that he
will soon give it effect.
Mr.. Berrien reported in The Senate, and
Mr.. Inecrsoil in the House, that the Com
mi,,ee of Conference had agreed unani.
The following is the joiat resolution re-
gOiNT RESOLUTION concerning the
Oregon Territory.
nWhereas. by the contention cdnctud-
sd On the Doth day of October. eighteen
hundred and eighteen, between the United
States OF America and the King Of the U
oi,ed Kingdom of Great Britain aud Ire
land for the period of ten years, and afler-
wards indefinitely extended and'conIinued
N force by anoIhercodvehtiou IF The same
parties. concluded the sixth day oil Au,
gust. in the year Of DUR Lord one thousand
eight hundred and 'twenty;seven, It was
ap1eed that any countrytha' may beclatn-
s5 by either party on the northwest coast
oc America westward Of lhe Stony or Roc
ky Mountains, now commonly called the
OREGON territory. should, together with its
harbors. bays, and creeks, and the 'uavi.
,a,;on Of all rivers Within The same. be
,free and OPEN TO the vessels. citizens, and
eub,ec,s Of the Two Powers. but without
preiudice to any claim which-ellher OF the
naIiies might have to any part of said
country; and with this further provision
in the second article Of the said conven'
,ion, on giving due notice of'we've months
10 the other contracting party:
- And whereas it has now become deslr-
mile that The respective claims Of the Unit
ed States and Great Britain should be de-
6nirely settled, and The said territory may
NO loneer than need be remain subject 10
,he evil consequences Of the divided ale
o;ance Of its American and British popu.
ia,ion. aod of the confusion aud conflict of
national Jurisdictions, dangerous to- the
cherished peace and good understanding OF
the Two countries
"Wi,h view, therefore, that steps be
,akeu for the abrogation OF the SAID con-
vention Of the sixth of August eighteen
hundred aud twenty seven. IN. !he moae
prescribed in It's second article, and tirat "a,
ri,1 r;;or, ouar RI, tt,i-oon
countries may be the more earnestly d.
rected to the adoption OF all proper mea
spres for a speedy and amicatle ADJUST
rent Of the differences aud disputes in re-
gard to the said territory !
fesolred By the Senate ana House o.
Representatives Of the United Staies Of
America in Congress assembled That Inc
President of the United States be and he
;s hereby authorized. at his discretion, 10
give 10 The Government of Great Britain
The notice required by the second article
Of the said convention OF the sixth OF Au'
gust, eighteen hundred aud twenty. seven,
for The abrogation Of the same,
The Senate "oncurred in The report
yeas AZ, nays 10, as foliows;-
Yeas.-Messrs. Archer, Ashley, A'her-
ton, Bagby, Barrow, Benton, Berrlen'
Calhoun. Cameron, Thomas Clayton, Jno.
NJ CIav,on. Colouitl, Corwin, Crittenden,
Davis. Dix, Evans, Greene, Haywood,
Houston, Huntington. Jarnasin, johnson
Of Maryland, Johnson OF louisiana, LIE"
il, McDnfie, .Mangum, Miller Moore
head. Niles, Pearce Pcuuybacker, Phelps,
Rusk, Sewer, Simmons, Speight' Iur-
new, Upham, Webster, Woodbridge Yu-
lee-42.
Nays.-Messrs. Allen, Atchison, Breese,
Bright. Cass, Dickinson, Fairfield, Jen-
ness, Semple, Weslco,t-lO.
The House allowed, no debate Oh ibe
report. but the previous question was or
dered. Several members inquired @nat
was the difference between the resolution
enorted by the Conference, and The orlsl,
nal Senate resolution. Others exclaimed
that they gained nothing BY the Conler-
April 25.
II is rumored that the President has ap-
prove ! of the Joint Resolutions for giving
,he notice and thai he will give ii forth
with. II will probably, be announced TO
the House to-day that he has approved or
signed the act
In The House, The bill making apprnprI-
a,ions for the support Of The Post Office
Department, for the next fiscal year, was
taken Up. This bill appropriates S4,56o',
600 for the service Of The department ; anu
provides that if the revenue of The depart.
men, be insufficient. the deficiency be paid
out Of the Treasury.