Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-08-09
Correspondence Of Tie Mercury.
WASHINGTON, July 2S, l84S.


Compromise Bill is defeated in the Hous
The vote you will see is liz yeas 10 6
naysS being a majority against The bill
Is. The vote ou tho bill was as follow
Wings iu Italics.
YEAS. Messrs. Ab6ott. adams, 4Askman
Beichsr, Bingham, Blanchard, Boyder
Buekncr, Butler. Candy, CIapp, foLuma7
Collins, Congsr, Cranston, Cro,oeN, Gro
zier. CARING, Dlckey, DirUn, Donnci
Duer, D. Duncan. Dunn, Eckeri, Ed
'cards, Embree, ~ Euans, Faran FarreL
Ly. Fisher, Frsedtey Fries, Giddings, Got
Gregory, G,inneH, Hale. N. X. Hall
Hammons. J. G. Hampton, NJ. Hampton
Henley, Henry. e B. Holmes, Hubbard
Hudson. J. r. ingersol, Inoin jenkins
ID. p. King. Lahm, ". r. Laurence, S
Lawrence, Lincoln, Lord Lyude Maciay
X. McClelland. McIiuQine, Horace Mann
Marsh. Maruin, Morris, Muliin. Nelson
Ness, NeaoeN, Nicoll, Palfrey, Peasley
Peck, Psndleton, Petrie. i'ollock, Pntnam
Reynolds. Julius Rockwell, John A. Rock
,osH, Rose, Ramsey jr., ST. John, Schsnk,
SherrsA, Siiuester, S ngerland, Smart,
c. B. Smith, r. Smith. IT. Smith. Stark
weather, Stephens, 4. SteaDart. Chas. L.
Slewar, Strohm. Strong. TIalmudge, J.
Thompson, Taylor, r. W. Thompson, j.
B. Thompson. w. Thompson, Thursron.
Tuck, Pau Dyke, NintOn, Wauen. Wen,
worth, White, Wiley. Wlmol.-ll2.
NAYs-Messrs. Atkinson, Barringer,
Barro,O, Bayy. BeuLe, Bcdiager, BirlsaIl,
B"cock. Bolts, Bewdon, Bowliu, Boyd,
Brownhead WIN. G.. Brown, Charles
Brown, A. G. Brown, Burt, Cabeit,
Calhcarl, Chapman Franklin Clark, Be-
verify L. Clark, Clingman. Howell Cobb,
w. r. w. Cobb, Crocke, Criyfeld, DAN
iel Dickinson, Atsr, Evens, Fealherston.
Ficklin, Fiourncy. French, FELTON,. Gale,
Gentery Goggin, Green, W. P. Hall Ha.
raIson, Harmauson, Harris, Hill, HilLiard
Isaac E. Holmes. Z. S. Houston, J. W.
Houston, Inge, Chas. J. Ingersol, lverson,
Jameson, A. johnson, R. w. Johnson,
G. w. Jones. John ". Jones. Kaufman,
Kennon, T. Butler King, La sere, Lig-
on, T.umkin. McClcrnand, Mcdowell,
Mckay, McLane, ]. Mann, Meade, Mil
Ter. Morchead. Outiaw, Petit. Pey,on,
Pillsberry, Preston, Rhett, Richardson.
Richey. Robinson, Rorkhill, SAWYER.
Sheppard. Simpson, Sims. Stanton, Thi
z5osfeaist. aSonassskss fshais
Vsaa5ie. n aiIsss, VIZ gssssWsss; assss
Williams--97. a.' 80
The motion TO lay tho bill on the table
was made by Mr.. Stevens Of Georgia,
who with seven other Southern Wings vo.
ted in favor OF it. Had they voted against
the motion 10 lay i, OH The table. it would
nut have prevailed; and if this vote is q
fair exponent oflhose 10 favor ofor against
the bill, then eight Southern Wings could
have passed The. bill. Every Southern de:
mocrat, you will perceive voted against
the motion to lay the bill on the table, and
erery Northern and Western Whig voted
for it, while 81 democrats from the non
slaveholdins States voled with The South
ern democrats. But the vote by no means
shows the opposition TO the bill on The
part Of Southern Wings. Mr.. Hiliard
declared, on last Monday, that lie was
opposed 10 the bill. Mr.. Toombs Of Gcor.
sia. Mr.. Gentry. of Tennessee, Mr. Pres
ION of Virginia, and many other Southern
Wings had declared their determination
not to vote for he bill, yet they voted a
gains: the motion TO lay on the table. Still
with all their jockying, the responsibility
OF the defeat of The bill must rest on The
eigh, Southern Wings who voted to lay il
on The table.
But | think there is yet another chance
for The settlement of this question. The
Senate has amended the resolution OF The
House fixing day for The adjournment,
by substituting The 18th of August. This
will give time for acIion in the House on
the Oregon bill. aud when il is sent 10 the
Senate, they will amend it by striking il
all out, and substituting the Compromise
bill. So tho bill may come up again in
the House, and should this be 80, you will
find some eight or len additional democrats
from the North and We:t who will vote
for The bill. and thus throw The whole re.
sponsibiIiiy of defeating The measure on
The Southern Wings. think, however,
that they will be unwilling to take the re-
'ponsibiliIy, and that it yet possible the
Compromise of The Senate may be adop.
ed.
Emory College Tho Columbus En>
]uirer Of the 25h inst, says--"We are
pleased TO learn that the Rev. George F.
Pierce, at present the stationed preacher
If the Methodist Episcopal Church in this
;ity, has been elected President of Emory
College. No man is more competent 10
discharge the high duties Of The responsi>
,le station, and none could assume The
,ffice with more Of The public confidence.
Augusta Constitutionalist.
The lo(lies, mountain in the United
States east Of the Mississippi, is in North
Carolina. II is called Mitchell's Peak,
md lies in Buncombe aud Yancy counties.
is heishtis 6, 720 feet above the level Of
he occean-being nearly SOC feet higher
han the White Mountains in New Hamp-
hire.
The British Royal Astronomical So