Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-20

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TO use the expressive words ftsl Wing
member. bodily stole aud used hlr. Gid
diug's thupder,---in fact, made an out and
out abolilionisl speech. 5:
In reference to this question, may
state that there are indications. abroad,
that the Southern members will, if The
North persist 10 forcing their aali.slaVery
provisions upon the necessary measures,
retire fromsihe House Immediately upon
its adoptioli. fswouId hope Ifalatey will
eecide deliberately, and ihats Whatever
they decide" they will have ihescourage
boldly 10 carry out. Decision aaepromp-
litude alone can save ttie-Soutli.s
Correspondence ofthe Eueniagsls lst,rs.
WAsHINGToN,iJ an. s. 1s47.
The Seuate will mol. sit 1o.d day, having
adjourned 10 Moncay next, ION which day
liitis expected lhalal Secretary of.lhe
Treasury wilIsend in his .answefssto fhe
resolution relative to an a1tefalahof the
Epresenlzrate of3tariH duties. Tie sbiIt for
raising ten regiments will also be 6eflse
|.the Senate nextrweek, asst iiss NOW under.
stood thai it. will@passsfhe House sgith
some lrifling ameddn enls, swficb Twill Sill
leave ,odhe Presideulsthe seiectioBof Off
GERS: 81. - s 60 ~
The great absorbing questiorEof the
sessiou,> viz: whether slavery shall be
lawtullygextehded over any neMierritory
is NOW fully up. The eNorthernand Sou
tbern members appear equaiIgd deleIlmned
TO sustain opposite views ON Ibis subject.
II is easy,o peceive that Sfhe debale sWill
.surpass in interest and warmth, any other
,lha! can possibly be get up during The
session. Itis thoughtil will far ssirpass
in importance,he Missouri question, and
some predict that it illslead TO more dis
aslroIs consequences. a great IDEAL OF
bitterness has already been lnanilested,
audit bids fairilo increase. 80. S.
In The, House this morning the c5pside-
ration. of the len res sinient billSWas again
l:resumed in Committee OF fftlre Whole. I;
NJ Toombssof g az, arg suedS against the
acquisition of any new isrrilorJs lie
though, we had epough ;already 70 carry
ont,he glerois principles Of 5oursR ubgs.
lie. This system ofsterritoriaI sfandize-
:ment swassio be cond demaed. Though,
the Mexicans.cnuld4b be made sus lin
Ia mod other ihan ceding lands LII e took
|3a4ireyiew of@Ihe Missouri dons and
said Georgia didsnois pretend 1ids support
eligelg M |. gshe
| lFishlssof the State, which had lfksef been
ssutreude fnew territory should be
acquired, The South would upobslheirrighl
Ito carry into such territory their sdomes-
tic institutions. What, was illoS be sup:
posed thai Que haIfofIhe Union would be
dictated by The other half. .gand luld wiiat
they should do, and .hai ,hey:should NOT
do? llwas net tIlelhoughtforas
He was in favor of sending On an over
.Whelmiig force 10 bring Mexicn inierins.
+, Mr: Winthrop Said he was s.not prepared
! 10 tctssror l6is or any other bilffor raising
men, Under the present circumstances of
the case. He would, however, alwaysb be
in favor Of the defence Of sthe country
whe its boundary was Srighiinlly es-
tablished. Although be would; in case Of
invasiou, go for the country, right or
wrong, ii was new doctrine, and one 10
which he would never agree, 10 Ego for
the E1ecuiioe, right or wrong"
January 9.
The House met al the early houfaf ten
to day. 10 decide the question of The mode
Of raising troops for The Me&irel w, az. az
The Executive, 10 pursuance Of General
Taylor's recon- niendation, aud Of the ex-
perience oFlhe country in former wars,
recommended an additional force of len
thousand regular lrooibs; leaving the re-
source Of The ac authorizing six thousand
volunteers still unexhausled. There was
a grea, effort made 10 substitute volun-
teers, but The debate, did not turn exclu
sively OH this subject. -.
The origin and justice OF the war. the
Lieut.. Generali aud The slavery topic were
all discussed - - 49, - :.
MI. Jacob Thompson, OF Mississippi,
made an argument in favor,of the ceea.
tion Of :he officeof Lieut.. General. 1t
would require, he said, something more
than mere sol ldier to manage, "a compiler
Ted and great campaigu. General Scott
Z had never given any proof Of his ability
70 conduct war on a large scale, Mr..
Vance, of o., asked II any one, who might
be in view, lmeauing Mr.. Behtou,l had
given such proof. Mr.. Thompson replied
that he had no doubt. that among twenty
millions Of people, a competent man could
be found. l,1!-
Mr.. Haralson and Mr.. Bur, defended
the original bill. MIR. Burt showed that
the regular force called for wouldbe more
effective and more economical liian avol-
unteer force.
At half past two, the debate was arres-
ted by previous order, andlhe Committee
of the Whole proceeded to vote on The
amendments offered,
An amendment was agreedlto declar-
ing that no member Of Congress should