Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-06-17
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Correspondence Of the Charleston Courier
WAsHINGToN, June 4

OF io'day. has certainly received Instruc-
Iious to offer The ultima,um Of The Bri'isi
Government for The adjustment of the Or.
egon question.
Mr.. Schenck's Select Committee on
Mr.. Ingersoll's conduct. in producing gar
bIed statements of the confidential docu
ments from the State Departments, &c.
have completed their labors, and have as
cerlained nat Mr.. lneersoIl was guilty OF
improper conduct in this respect, and will
report accordingly.
The other Committee have gone far
enough, especially since the examination
of President Tyler, to ascertain that
there is not the slightest foundation for any
of Mr.. Iugersoil's charges against Mr..
Webster.
In the Senate, Today, Mr.. Cass offered
a resolution in relation 10 the conduct of
Gen. Gaines. 10 calling out militia with
out authority, on late occasion. He had
called out twelve thousand men. many OF
whom are on their march to Texas. with
out any authority. The Government had
refused to sanction his acls. He had put
the Goverumen, to an expense OF one mil
lion of dollars, half CT which had been paid
alread 3. He stated that Gen. Gaines had
been recalled, and ordered TO come to
Washington.
He suggested that it was necessary 10
put stop TO such assumptions of author
ily On The part Of the officers.
The following was The resolution:
Resolued, That the President be reques.
ted to inform theISenate, whether officers
of The army during The past or prescu'
year, has called volunteers or militia into
the service Of The Unued States without
legal auth rity therefor; and il so, what
is the number of said force, how it has heen
organized. and whether officers of The line
nr staff have been appointed contrary 10
law; and whether such calls. if made,
were necessary, and the probable amount
il will cost and whether any advantages
have resulted or are likely loresut there
from aud also what measures the Depart
menl of War adopted for the defence OF
The Southern frontier of the United States
during the same period.
The resolution was NOT acted upon.
and it was evidenr that Mr.. Jarnigan and
Mr.. Sewer and others will defend Gen.
Gaines.
The Senate took up the Post Office
Appropriation Bill, and discussed it at
length.
No result was arrived at.
The supplementary War Bill was passed
IN the House ny large majority; aud
the subject of disposing Of the Mineral
Lands was further discussed.
June 5.
The British Minister as it now appears,
has received no instructions, as yeI, to
.maks-.a a final offeralo the u. s. Goyarn-
nleIrfor The petition Of the Oregon ter
ritory.
In The Senate, to-day, Mr., Cass's Reso.
luton calling for information in relation
to Gen. Gaines conduct in calling for mi.
lilia without authority, was debated at
length.
Mr. Cass conIcndcd that Gen. Gaines
had acted without the slightest authority,
and that he had put The country 10 al ex-
pense of million oil dollars unnecessarily.
lie produced letter from the Adjuanl
General showing that Gen. Gaines had no
authority for call on the States.
Gen. Taylor had authority. at his dis.
cretion, to call for aid, and he exercised it
as soon as he thought i, necessary. Mr..
Cass stated that The militia called ont jy
by Gen. II. since the lllh May. had not
been received, not one fifth of the number
had been received. He stated that Col.
Peyton's Regiment had noI been received,
MIR. Webster considered The subject one
of high Importance in constitutional
point of view. The course of The Presi-
dent, he thought, had been irregular, and
ii was evident that the provisions of The
Constitution and The existing law Of 1896.
in regard 10 calling OUT militia had been
disregarded in The smoke or fog of the ex-
element produced by The war. He could
mol believe that Gen. Gaines had acted
without some sanction. The troops which
he called out in three instances, were re.
ceived in the fourth instance when he
called them out under the same circum-
stances they were not received. If Gen.
Gaines conduct was wrong in the last
case il was ia the three former. and the
President had no right to approve at first
what he disapproves now. He was in fa-
vor of thorough examination into the
subject.
Messrs. Sewer, Maugum. Westcott.
Johnson, of La, Houston, Calhoun, AMI
others, severaIy defended the conduct Of
Gen Gaines.
There was much debate upon amend
mou,s offered by Mr.. Sewer, and Mr. J.
NJ. Clayton, aud Mr.. Archer, in relation
TO Gen. Scou's correspondence with the
Executive, with regard to his appoint.
ment to The command of the operations
on The Rio Grande. Ultimately all the
amendments were adopted; and The whole
facts in regard to General SCOTS position
~, ,h;e ,nkiaot mill onDa,r