Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-31

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Communication post paid VIII oe p'op'p'
" and strictly attended 10
Praz1c MEETING IN CoLuMBIA, ,. W.
sls According to previous notice, large
4 ,concourse Of the citizens Of Columh'a
.,ssembled at the Cour, House on Monday
.evenine. the 18th instant, 10 welcome lhe
zEIIon. A. P. Butter, one OF our Senators
} in The Congress Of the United, on MS re-
turn from w ashington. ,u
On motion Of Theo Stark, Esl:, WIN.
#. Ds.SAussuRE, Esq, was called .n the
Chair. aud James M. Taylor, aud u j..
Arthur, Esqrs., requested TO act as Sec
,retaries.
~ The Chairman having explained the
sobiect of the meeting, in a few brlei and
,nertineht explauatorylremarks, on motion
.tion ofJames D. Tradewell, Esq, "a com
mittee, consisting OF Messrs. } . Trade.
-ss,wselI,B + Taylor, Jos A Black. Y II
.Bryce. Juo S Scott, aud DR.. Francs
;Leber, was appointed to wait on Senator
I BupIEe and introduce him to the assem-
7blage.
On motion of CO.. Mtxcy Gregg, a
scommi,tee was appointed To in'roduce
Resolulions expressive OF the sen sense ol
nseelih inayainelts s, ol y
J the s avery Qhesioasin rho Cansfess on
+-Tuitel States, curanonly known as,!ne
Wild,ol Proyiso to the Three M'lhou
Loan BIZ. The ,Chrir app in'ed tbs TO-
q iioyine gent emaa on nrhe Con'nillee, VIZ !:
Col Maxcv Gregg, NJ ssrS. J, ,hn Bryce.
5p'I aIci.,nahlin. Theo S ark, ] S Boat
$s /. ,,yI;slii : Josep, A B acs, Fl Lyons. tlenry
Davis Juhn C .ljwr.l, Jnel Steve tion' :!
n Sm IN, Ji,n Il Gnolwyn. Is .k Carroll.
10 DeEeoa. II Gr; ceJ, Il Owe ht' ,
Weir ami Jno G Bowman -.
.tse Com n:tto. app ,in, cd to walt on
Senator Butler. a:tet a sanrt absence.
retu ned accom- ,,aaio by tina, gentleman
who was greeted by a most enthusiastic
welcum ). aud up,n'the in roluction OF 'he
Hon rable SenaiDr TO the meeting ny the
,Conmit,ee, the Chdirdl1n, Mr. DeSaus-
,sirs, addressed him as follow:
SIR: It gives me great pleasure 10 ne
fthe organ OF my fellow citizens to receive
AMI welcome you up,u this occasion. No
3 where could thisceremony be more sra,e-
fully performeJ than on this spot, the
theatre of your former Ju,licial laoors' the
seat Of tha, tribunal of,which you were an
.orna.nent. Here, vile 9 you performed
. .,he functions ofihs Magistrate with such
signal ability. and by conscientious i'm,
,phl,ial aud laborinus di:caarse OF the du
,,;as orIudye. ,yon for yours.lf the gene
.eral applause. IT,,
Since your trahsfer to another theatre
.,his portion of the public has looked with
afiectiona,e soliciludeto your course. The
short bdt exci.iing session at Washington
hlas vet been long enough to disclose 10 US
that we shall find in you, worthy suec IS.
sor off the able aud patriotic McDtfle. ana
the high minded Huser, and thatlh des'l.
Lies of the State have bee3 safely conhded
40 your hands.
The committee then submitted The fol-
lowing resolutions. which were unan'-
ii6us y adopted
1. Resoloed, That the patriotism, zeal, dis:
-tinguiskod resolution, and exalted ability, dis.
PLAYED BY our Senator, the Hon. A. P. Butler,
in-the discharge Of his trust in the connsels oil
1.-The nation, during the last session OF congress,
have won our unqualified admiration, and aI-
tI,orize us To indulge The belief that his Sena
rorat career will be alike honorable to himself
and glorioua to the coniederacy.
2. R.soLred, That with warm and confident
hears, we lender 10 Inn our most cordial &C
knowiedgments for the especial task, which ne
Verformed with noble eloquence and triuui-
,p.lanl argument in yindicating the Constltu'
ltlonal rights.
8, Rcsolred, That we rejoice inrhe opportu.
:nity of his presence, to express odr profound
respect for him as a citizen, and our high ap'
lprecialion Of his manly services as Senator
and offer to him. as portion OF his constliuen
cy. our most affscionate greetings, =.
Col Gregg, in behalf OF the COMMITTEE, IN
trcduced the following resolutions by few
appropriate predatory renirks:
Resotced, That the. proposed exclusion Of
the Southern Suites from all territory hereafter
10 be acquired by the United States, IS plain
s,oIation of the spirit of the constitutional com
Sprc, which uniies the States.
RcsoLrcd, That submission to such anJus'
and Unconstitutional assumption OF power by
the enon.s!aYehodng States, would destroy tne
equilibrium Of power between the Nortii ano on
the South, already endangered, woald be alike
!. fatal TO the peace and prosperity OF every sec
& ton ofthe Union, AMI would only invite re-
,ne&ed tacks upon the domestic institutions
ofthe South. =
Resolcd, Thai the acknowledgment OF IN
1eriorijy, inplie1by such admission, would bs
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