Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-12-29
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The most stspEom ominenti vent tof ilhe day
is$the demonstration made; In theIs enate
.abysMr Dickinson, of News ~ ofk on the
subject OF new territory aud of the slolera:
:, lion in the same of slavery. s $zss a..
I; Mr.. Dickinson is Of The old bunker par.
ssty. whichat5,heir Syracuse Convention
rejected thoeNVilmot proyiso. The hun:
]. keis, one of.whom is Gov. Marcy, support
.sthe administrator ID; their war and annex
alton policy. .s, g. -
The Resolutions OF Mr.. Dickinson take
three distinct positions. Il - =.
d First. thai lrue policy requires that the
5 United States should annex contiguous
territory ss,s. <.
Second. T Thalin organizing terrific
S;rial government over territory that maybe
acquired all question relaliyeSto domestic
policy (meanins slavery, he left TO the
Legislature chosen.by the people thereof;
and. Is .,l$,,s !: "
- Third no conditions canbe constitutions
! allyimposed on a territory which will be
bindmS upon il when;it shall become. a free
and ssoyereis sn S State.
The passage of5these resolutions will
settle nearly all The questions that nowsvex
the public mind, But floods of words
must flow beforeithey will even pass: :the
Senate. ~ r. : -,
- Mr.. Dickinson, il twill be seen, takes the
ground assumed by Mr.: Dallas in regard
iosthe slavery guestion-viz :ithat tfe.fe-
derals government has nothing 10 do with
IL, either as concerns alerriiorY or a State.
That was.the ground taken by Mr.. Jeffer-
son in regard o21he Missouri ques-.
stion. s = Z,
hat our true interest require the an.
enexstion ofconligbnus turritory, if it can be
justly obtaiued,,ssis a postolale thai will
bejmuch disputed, but which the people
of this country will, think maintain.
al hope that, in a few days, other sena-
tors will show theirhands on this subject
as ireelyas Mr.. Dickinson has done.
s-ThesSenate COMMITTEES were appointed
to-day. TheefollowiGs two are very i'm
pGrlant questions inSrelerence 10 the form
ing The establishment Of territorial gov
ernments, Viz =; 2 Ii. (
sIerriiories.-Messrs. Douglass, Bright,
Claylon, Butler, Davis,sof Mass.
Juaiciary,-Messrs. Ashiy, .Butler, Ber-
rein, Westcolt, Dayton;
the bills for establishing terri
sioriaE governments in Oregon or in Mex-
co to the Committee OF Territories, they
may be reported with a.proviso in favor
ofihe, application ofthe principal of the
Missouri Compromise, but not with the
:WiImot; ;proviso. The mojorily opposed
ato thalproviso. Mr.. Douglass, long ago,
declared himself in favor of annexing new
territory acquired from Mexico, and'of
applying The COMPROMISE thereto.
s. The bill establishing a territorial gov
sernment over Oregon. passed the House
last year with a ptoyiso excudingslayery;
and d;it was, therefore, referred 10 the Com
1nitlee on the u Judiciary :insthe Senate,
swereit; ;slnmbered I'LL Congress expired.
The news Committee will never Teyiveil.
Einiis original form, forsiticonsists of four:
santipro royiso 10 one pros gisps s1a IN. &:
Calhoun, as 1sua declines service;
.a.l any Of The standiin Canmite
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81 asais sGToN, DEC. b.:
Much sensation was produced nlhe
Capitol and in tie city, to-day, by the
smovoment of1 Mr.C Calhoun, on the subjact
5ofiheconqUest Of Mexico. MIR. Calhoun's.
resolutions are as follows: 5jst q
RESOLVED; 2Fhat, 10 conquerMexico, and
10 sholdit eilhersas a province, or 10 lpcor-
spora,e ii 10 our Union, would bc inconsls--
tent wi,hIhe avowed OBJECT Tor: WHICH he
war has been proseculed-a departure from
the settled policy Of The Governnenl-in
conflict with its character and genius;
and, in the. end, subversive of our free and
popular Institutions. .!s5s.5s -
Rssolved, That no line Of policy in the
further prosecution Of the war should be
,adoted, which mny lead 10 consequences so
disastrous.
Mr, Calhoun will have an opportunity
ere long, to explain and support his reso-
buttons. 1t is supposed that Mr.. Webster
aud Mr.. Benton. whom they take their
seats, will offer their views.in The form of
resolutions. The whole subject will come
up fordebate a, an early day.
]. II is moi, as yet, known whether Mr..
Calhoun intends 10 condemn the policy Of
;conuuorins, holding, orincorpor ralins into
! the Union any parl ofMexico-,he provin
ccs of New Mexico aud the CALIFORNIA; for
sinstance-orswhellier he aims bis resolu
tons s;asainsl any line of policy that con.
templates the conquest Of all .Merico. His
own plan is--and4he never uses phrases
without meaning, "lo conquer Mexico"
The line of policy laid down by the
President, IN his Message, for The further
prosecution of the war, will inevitably lead
zio:alllhe consequences which Mr.. Cal:
:sbonu refers 10. Ii must lead, il persisted
in, 10 the conquest of all Mexico, aud TO
.llle st,nhling ;ofitas a province, or its in,
corporation toto The Union. II is pre-
gsumed, therefore, that Mr.. Calhoun will
opposesihe line of policy proposed by the
President, and suggest some proper sub
slilple for it,
5Theinsufticienry Of existing laws for the
~, x,r 4, -.,pJ Snrnnarfu from what