Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-02-03

moniOus. tie proposed that commission
should attend the army TO tender negocia.
ton. lie was for no lingering war, no
''naslerly inactivity" The plan was
founded on a knowledge of Mexico and
lht Nlexcans. The purpose was concili.
atinn, or vigorous war.
II is believed that the project of crea.
ting the Office OF Lieut.. General will be-
again brought up.
taken up by the casting vote of 1he Vice
President, against the views of Mr.. Cal.
houn, Mr.. Cameron, Mr.. Miles, and Nj.
Evans, who protested against the consid-
Grafton of so important measure, without
having time 10 examine it. 1t was urged
that the total exhaustion of The Treasury
rendered the immediate passage Of the
bill matter Of stern necessity. ,It.was
asked how such necessity had arisen
why had not this measure been brought for.
ward at the very beginning ofthe session.?
Mr. Calhoun was sorry to learn ibarthe.
Treasury was in so embarrassed siua..
lion, and he wished TO see measure adop.
ted to relieve it. He had not seen the bill
ill 10 day. He made it rule not TO con.
slider The House bills, till they came before
the Senate. He wished one day to con-
sder il.
The bill being taken up, very earnest
aud able speeches were made against it,
as financial bill, by Mr.. Evans, Mr.. :
Cameron, and Mr.. Niles and Others, who
declared that it was utterly inadequate to
the financial wants of the Treasury for
the war. They commended that il would
lay The foundation Of government bank,
that the notes would be soon below par,
that The loan could not be procured, that
the issue of Treasury notes al discount
would be The immediate result, that an
imitation of The currency would follow, ia
tine, that the government must increase !.
the revenue by increasing the rate of du-
ties. II The war continued. as it must.5.
new loans must be authorized at lhe7bes
ginning OF the next session, and The pros g .
pect OF them would prevent capitalists !
from investing their funds in this. z;
No decision was made on The subject by :
the Senate. The discussion will be con,in. q
ued TO morrow. The bill will pass almost {
unanimously. :
The Texas Capt. Walker, a very pop.
uIar and worthy man by the way, succeeds :
well 10 recruiting here. He will leave Z.
with his new recruits of mounted riflemen
onthe FIRST Of FEBRUARY, 10 join his regi-
menl. mink Congress will grant him
what the Secretary has no power to do,
the improved rifles and saddles for that
regiment. He has already obtained The !,
supply of. .Col'srevolvers ,hat hesskedfor.
Correspondence ofMe Ercning Nsps. +
WASHINGTON, Jauuafy 26.
The President told ascer,aiu member ofs
Congress yesterday, that be will, under
40 circumstances, call 40 extra session.
aad if Congress chose 10 adjourn without
furnishing. the means for carrying son The !.
war, uponthem muslsrest tire responsible
W
I'll is saidst!fat the Military Commi,ree
las been placedain possession of evidence !.
fom The War Department to show, thai :,
he complaints of Gen. Taylor are wiih.s.
,ut foundation. "a i''.55.
from TIE Correspondence Of the Courier.
WAsHINGroN, Jan. &c.
The Treasury Mole and loan Bill was,
llIer some debate, amended in one I'M
'ortant particular, and was ordered to be
for third reading.
The amendments proviso, added to
be fourth section, that The notes shall nat
'e hypo;hecatcd or pledged, or exchange
or less sum than The amount of tie
ne principal, and The interest due on
hem, The amendment lhoug h agreed
wnle The Senate acled ''as in Co1pmit-
ee' was about TO be rejected in the Seu-
lle' upoa NE suggestion that it was not
'orln "IiIe 10 delay the bill by sending
10 Inc House Nicely for concurrence in
hat amendment. BIZ, Mr.. Calboup in
wo or three words, infue-ced the Senate
'ery properly to agree 10 il. De said Ie,
ne tell the Senate thai If this pfsx;so Va
ot agreed 10, the notes may be bvpdr-e.
aed al much less Than their value upo1>>
heir face, as wss the case with millions
D the lae war with Great Bri,ain. The
mendment was then agreed 10. mem con.
MIR. Cass made soma remarks, in the
curse oflhe debate, that were OF inte-&
est. He referred TO The propositions
,ade and talked Of for ar7esting the war
certain point-lakins line Of demar.
alton, and bockading the coast. He
lid it would be au abandonment of The s.
ar on our side, and he doubted whether
would be constitutional for Congress to
cIa'e the plan Of The war 10 the Execu-
We: There was no way, he said, TO- ;
void the prosecution Of lhe-war, Mexico ,a
ad nailed her motto TO the mast. Her
olicy was fixed. Any propositions other :.
Ian that Of war, that we might talk of,
ere MOI remedies for, but provocatives Of ..
ar. They would bring US into Contempt
ilh Mexico, aud the whole world. He
,nsidered The measure of appointing
lieutenant General as undoubtedly neces-
ry. But he was opposed to that part Of
Raptopts n ;ob