Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-02-10
correspondence Of the Chars. Cou'ie-.
WAsHISsToN, Jan. q, lS47.

The tone Of the article in the Union
upon the sub]ec, of Gen. Taylor's letter.
is such as to warrant the supposi,ion tia,
The publication is considered by the admin
istrarion asinsubordiBate. The disclosure
of,he plan of operations is condemned,
and the complaints against the admins
traton are declared to be without aounda-
ton. The saihe feeling prevails among
many members of Congress. The matt er
may te made an additional argument in
favor of the appointment Of Lieutenant
General, but doubl whether Gen. lay
lor will be recalled, as some here suppose.
In the Senate, bill was reported from
the Committee on the Post Office, provi-
ding for the transportation Of the mail, 10
and from the army in Mexico, once a
week, free Of postage.
The resolutions of Mr.. CiIley, Of N.
H., proposing that our forces in Mexico be
Withdrawn; and posted at some point
within The y States was taken up, and
Mr.. C. advocated Them. His purpose ~as
not 10 abandon the war. bil 10 prepare
for it's more effeclual prosecutions. -.
The resolutions were laid on the table.
January %.
The long ,csptest in the Senate upon
the question whether the Ten Regiments
should be volunteer or a regular force,
has resulted from The reluctance Of Sena-
.ators 10 increase the Executive power.
The Senate finally rejected 10 day, the
volunteer system by vote Of ~ 10 80.
There was proviso to the bill which
enabled the President TO appoint officers
to these Regiments during the recess oi
Congress, and without the advice and con.
sen, of the Senate. Mr.: Badger moved
10 strike out this pr6rlso, and some oppo-
si,ion was made 10 it: Mr.. Calhoun had
risen to speak, but as Mt. SEWER was al.
ready %, ne yielded the floor to him. Mr..
Sewer said, emphaticallys that be could
ueve. yield 70 the Executive the power TO
make appointments TO new offices, without
the advice and consen, Of the Senate. Va
caucies the Presdeot might I'LL in tho re-
cess of the Senate. He should vote ior
The amendment. The proviso was stricken
.ou,-yeas 80. pays IS. Thus il will be
seen HAT the President must nominate all
ahe company officers and field ofticeis OF
the ten regimenssbefore the Sd of March.
The consequence will be, that The Presi'
den. may be obliged to summon the Sem
ate in extra session, as he can do, without
the House.
The Senate will, to morrow, base a
struggle upon the concurrence in their
amendment I'd the bill providing for land
bounles. Mr.. Butler. Of S. C.,will ,op.
pose the provision as it dow stands. The
bill may pass 10 morrow night.
WAsHiNsToN, Jan. 20.
The Senate was chiefly engaged in the
consideration ofthe Ten Regiment Bill
The question was upon sohcurrence in the
amendment offered by Mr. Corwin, O.
Ohio, granting bounty lands to soldiers
Mr.. Benton made an assault upon the
amendment. He denounced it as a fla.
grant fraud upon the Treasury. II would
lead to system Of fraud exceeding any
,ha, was ever before got up in the Yazoo
speculation. in the old conlinentals, or in
the land hounlies Of The late war. He had
information, he said, that companies were
now forming for buying up these land
warrants. Suffers and commissaries, he
said, were employed by these specula,ors
10 work the warrants out OF the soldiers