Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-03-11
Correspondence Of tie Caarleston COURIER.

Senate yesterday adjournsd hare been
supposed. by some, ;sto be uafa sorable TO
the ;suppositio,, that M G 9Iauitt's propo-
sifion would pass; but This IS an serrone.
Gus supposjlions ASH knows. l'he hour
was lale, and many mem bers thought y
Fin badlaste 10 hurry dhrougIi so important
measure; aud, besides thar, il was found
impraclicabIe, slos get ahe question that b,
l,nishl, as there was: 50 aeers q desire: los o
Eaebate. III The Senate, there satelno
means TO force IA questions, and d@egery
! one mustsbe heard who chooses 10 speak
ON anyspoint thalscdn he waived.
| b BuraIl The good effect, any which
1.-the passage of f5stlr. CoiqGifi' anne endmeni
could have upon this country or Europe,
either politically ysor commercially, will be
lssobtained- from The declared and well
skuown fact, that two thirds of The Senate
/ are ready 10 vote forgthe notice, and d'lhe
recommendation OF compromise and ne
gotiatIon, in the form proposed by MI
Colquilt. : - & ..,;s.:<sS
How much seffecI it will have 90 atte
iBiiist Government, cannot undertake
to;say. Mr.. sCass says that III will: have
as much assif it5was The ACT of the Com
mon CoanciI5 yof Washing gtelsi and no
more .,.s; 81,
- The It Taif cannot command much o.
1.-THE attention of congress, I'LL this asi!atins
question. be seltled.t . So.
The Seuate was mol ia session today
The House refusedsiu take upHhe New
Jersey Election, and went into The prl.
yate G Calendary -: :ss'f = Z
We have had anotiiersdows storm and
The weather is qnseasonabl y cold. @ @sse !5
eTaesW ashIog.on correspondent q; The
New York Telegraph writes Sas follows
Washington Feb. "a.
lregret 10 say,sthe confidence which
the Grsl blush oflhe f oreisn News spread
through thePolitical circles has been dal;
| ly diminishing, and evident disuast as TO
| The future is now manifested uSquarters
where The utmost secufjIy was before en-
ierlained. This re; action has been pro-
duced to great extent blythe complex.
ion of Mr. McLaues1S dispatches, which
are couchet in terms of. .;ansi ielys and some
appfehenson. Although; there 40 just
cause Of immediaie alarm, and hr.sMc-
Lamp S views are governed by dhefg general
Indications, sill, there is no s1tficienl, ba,
sis for utirereliance inspeaee.si speak
this with no purpose Of asita,iop.. baithat
the country may be fairly and 1yfullyaeu.
|lightencd and,unaerstand iis rue position
aud The real attitude ofSfhe respective
Eparties l:regard this asSthe best sl5means
so(scaIlins onr5 q proper xpression OF pub
Elie opinion which Congress and the Pres
,ident. should clearly understand.
PROCEEDINGS Q i, CONGRESS-
On: lhe2slh, Saturday,, the Senate Was
mot in.sessiDn., The House was occupied
the whole day in.the consideration of the
Smilhsonianbe beqpesi, ,athesb bill 10 carry in.
Ito effect lle intention Euf fthp iestator was
Iapassed, ssiss Sr.,
On,the End ipstnnt. tbey SsRaie, after
EadopGngs oIutipus so[ ton eatts
rhe5I festd EnI Tor ton asio
| the state Of lie national Licences. passed
10 the orderof the e7day--,hs ;0regOnsi'esos
3iulio s--wbichsWere debated. Mr. Breesc
occupying The remainder ot The day in
favorsOf claiming Oregon 10 Sd 30. IS q. 8
In The House the New Jersey contested
election occupied The whole. day. ! ~ Z
On the Sd, inIhe Senate. The resolution
of Mr.. Clayton, calling songihe President
for certain Information infelation 10 our
foreign relations was Spostponed. Mr..
|, DAYTON then addressed the Senate in IA
vor Of negplialing onthe Orego question.
When he had concluded, Mr.. Haywood
obtained the floor Enr. the: next SdaY.E The
New Jersey contested election case came
Up in the House, which was debated uflil
HE 5hour Of adjournment. =.
. On the 4lb,. in theiSeuate Mr.. Haywood
addressed that body on ;ihe Oregon q1es
ton and without concluding bis argument
in.lhe House the; New jersey contested
election case was again debaled, and on
the question boing taken that the contest.
ant Faree is NOT entitled 10, his seat, if
was decided affirmativcly. John Rlnk
The Wing incumbent was declared entitled
10 his seal.-Euening Nc,us.
The Terrible--the largest IYar; Steam
err in Tie World.-The Terrible. war
steamer, is in commission, aud now fitting
for sea at Woolwich !; she has twenty gyms
mounted, also brass field piece and
carriage, and wagon for powderto ac.
companyit. On the upper deck. each
side of the bow, are two long Sc Founders
Monks IL feet guns, to FIRE .Iore.and nil
in line with the keel: these are mount.
cd on slide, and will cross fire with each
oiher, and alsosweeP round to the sides;
two more THE samefguns, right aft ins
the stern; will also cross and sweep toithe
broadside on'Ftheir pivot, so; as to fire for
ward, acting as chase gnns, il required.
Sheh TWO 65 Founders on each side,sto
carry shells or solid shot, ;which-canube
trained fore or abafi, according to circum-
stances. On the deck below, whichiiis
also flush fore aud aft, are 8 guns, viz:
Two long So FOUNDERS, Monks IL, feet
upbe II, tho hoo, NOS. sY<,s e 20 n limo with