Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-05-03
NO. 15.
Correspondence cfhc Courier
WAsHINGTuN, April 90.

WhSHlNGfoS, w dPIi So' /
This has been a day Of unparalleleJ
excitement in both houses of Congress
amI:in thi. city. The people dispersee
last night without .assarltug the editor o
the Era. nr denoIishing the Office. They
were persuaded to retire, with the prom
ise the nuisance should. be abaled to-mor,
row. The committee which waited upon
i DR.. Bliley. the editor, received as bis re;
ply that he would not depart-that he
was alone aud unarmed, and was in The
hands Of The peope-,hat his press was
here-,hat be wished it 10 remain, aud
would not surrender it-:hal he had ne
agency in. and no knowledge of the alb:
ductinn of tho slaves, &c. The fact was.
ha, The slavshoIdins community here had
taken no offence III the articles in the Era,
anil did no, wish 10 nolest it. and they
and others Of the property holding citizens
were looking out for some persons more
directly responsible for I he late attempts
to spread discomfort among theslaves. II
any person could be caught who had tam
pered with The slaves, he would fare badly
with our people. The Captain Of the
vessel which carried away the slaves will
be severely dealt with by the law,
Mr. Giddings would have, been roughly
hanlIed by some ofshe people yesterday,
when he went to the Jail TO sympathise
with the Captain. had he not been protec-
ted by the police. As it. was, he was
threatened and derided, as he well de-
serves 10 be. 4,
=. As soon as the house met, Palffey
brought in resolution lor an inquiry into
The lawess acts oflh, mob-the MANAGES
thrown out against a member fthe House
&C.. |, brought on an outpourins of elo-
quent denuncialion from Southern gentle.
men of both. parties, while on the side Of
the Northern there was no reply on the
merits ofthe question. Il, was cpn;ended
by The former that, no assault had been
committed-that the resolution set forth
i,p cause for the inlerposilion Of the House
that the mob. if there was one, were
iusliiable members OF the House had
instigate! the movements that caussd The
mob, and were exposed to. the jus! indigg-.
nation Of the citiz-ns- and that Mr.. Gid;
ydipSs ousht 10 beiexpelled from the House
fur having excited insurrection among the
slaves. The Hpuse adjouruedsin tho midst;
of the excitement, without ucting on ttle
resoinIion.
Fs e. ne s5sHafe. ilge l|
,s. ;..saa iliri1i, eilt ON =.
Hale, ;whosgaYea notice Of bill 20 SUP !.
,press.riots, Sc, Mr., CALHOUN made some SOM
Indignant remarks upon the proposition,
as one 10 arm. the: robber. and aid him in
his career ofplunder.5 Mr.. Fooie invited
MIR. Ha!e TO come to his State, assuring
Md, Of an elevation to the highest tlee in
in The nearest forest. aud offering 10 stand
Jack ketch, >. Fir. B utler made some. ads
mirable remarks inreply to Mr.. Davis Of
Massachusetts, who called for patience
aud moderation, Mr.. Douglass insisted.
thatthe undue notice taken Of this matter
by Congress would promote abolition.
THE PosrMAsTER GENERAL has suc-..
ceeded this year iu letting the mail routes
Of the middle States at ne hundred thou.
s md dollars less than last year. This is
a saving ofoue out of seven hundred thou>
sand dollars, or equal to above Ia per
cent, Several Railroad Companies that
have stood out. have come iu on the terms
proposed by MIR. Cave Johnson, and the
department. will go on perfectly smooth III
a short time. With these savings, ,he
speedy introduction Of the cheap post
'ysIemis reduced to a certainty.
Bali. Sun.
JUnGE CoLQUITr AND THE Deacon,
A year two ago, ex-senator ColGuitr was &
attending religious protrsc,ed meeting in
Harris county, in this State. Oae even. !
ns after the exercises Of The day had been
concluded and the Judge had retired TO ,he,i
rouse Of an old and pious friecd ID: the vi 8
Unity to spend the hisht,.i, came to ,pass.
hat some young men and boys commence q
ID game Of marbles in the. yard, when.
he eminent slatesmau;and divine 'straight-,
way joined Them. In lhe midst Of ihe. 1,
Jane, and when the ex. Senator was about
: knGcklin' down 70 shoot" the party were
urprlsed by the appearance Of the host. +.
whose countehance was the picture of as
oushRen: and despair. ,s
:. ~ .oiolhoE SUi41ht, Sdiu Ht, :, III
'eavcn | will be called upon to testify :
sainsI you for this very crime :"
Don't be alarmed brother S..
aid Judge c. as he shot. and bawled out
kicks" you will no, be there. aud no.
hing but oral testimony is admissible in,
hat high court !!"-D1iton Ca Eagle.
John NJ. Thompson has been committed
} Jail in Montgomery county, Ala.,. for,
lline his uncle, S,lumon Thompson. pn.
le l7th ult. The uncle lived only Eve
six hours after receiving two slabs.
An lrishman being asked what he; came &
, America for. said, "ls't what | came i
ere for, you name? .Arah. by the pow
rs! you may be sure that il Ras'p, for :,
AMI, for 1 had plenty Of that at home %
Why are divisions .in the H. use Of >
commons like the infuenza2 Because
,metimes the eyes have it, and some.