Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-09-20


refers to matters Of importance 10 the
South.
To the Editor Of the Union:
S1R:-To the numerous and often
times denunciatory structures upon my
conduct as public man, which find their
way into The newspapers Of the country,
T have been in general altogether.indif-
ferent, and in all cases heretofore have
been absolutely silent. Nor should va
ry from my ordinary course upon the
present occasion, bot that it is feared by
others, whose counsel | greatly respect,
that silence on my part might be con.
sIrued into tacit acquiescence in GER
tain misrepresentation, which, if efec>
rual, might by possibility do more or
less injury to cause to which my life
has been devoted. / find myself char
ged with having declared. during the last
hours Of the session Of the United Stnles
Senate, that Cass and Butler, in conse-
quence. of the conduct of some Of their
Northern friends in Congress rponthe
Oregon question, would lose the whole.
Sl 3. eiss 81 s',e s,r:s:,ess 'he-aps
preaching Presidential election. Now
this is not only wholly without founda-
ton, but is most ridiculously false. Wha,
l did say, in substance, was this: 1t will
be borne in mind, that the Occgon bill
had been returned 10 US from The House
with our amendments 20 it stricken out.
There was reason to believe, had "a Com>
mit,ee of Conference been allowed us,
in accordance with well-known Iegisla-
tive usages, that satisfactory compro-
mise of all the matters in controversy
could vet have been effected. Various
facts were stated by myself and others,
showing, as think, conclusively, that a
compromise might still have been at
tanned through Committee of Confer
cnce. Senator from Illinois, (Mr. Doug
Ias.) who had principal charge OF the
Oregon bill. had consented TO a Com
mi,tee of Conference, and had even ur-
eed it upon The Senate with his own char
acteristic manliness and ability. Other
distinguished Democratic Senators from
the North we're more than willing 10 Try
the experiment of a Committee of Con-
ference. Under such circumstances, the
Senator from Missouri MI. Benton in.
sisted upon his motion to recede from
our amendments, which, taking prece'
dence of the motion to refer the subject
TO a Committee of Conference, would
cut of, if successful, all hope of presen,
compromise. We had struggled for a
Committee Of Conference during the
whole of Saturday night.
Sunday morning had arrived, when
took occasion, in the course of speech
running through some fifteen or twenty
minutes, TO warn certain Senators agalns
the possible consequences of a rigorous
ly cocrcive course. l urged upon then
that their conduct was likely to be legar
ded as evincing a settled hostility and
contempt for the South and Southern
men. | went so far even as 10 express
n fear that their indiscretion aud seeming
il!iberality nigh, have the effect Of weak
ening our Presidential ticket in some
quarters Of The South, or might at leas
impose upon its Southern advocates
heavy and oppressive burden of expIa
nation. besought them earnestly ye
10 allow a Committee Of Conference
and thus place our ticket beyond th'
reach of Misrepresentation and injury
avowing all the while that knew Gen
Cass to be thoroughly sound on the vii
mot Pioviso question, and that l shoult
be the last man in the Union to forsakt
him. When Sunday had passed away
and Monday morning was in progress
the Senate was again in session. South
ern men reflected we'll upon all that hat
occurred. Southern Democrats had con
ferred together. They bore in mine
that Northern Democrats, in both Hou
ses of Congress, had been sustaining th'
constitutional rights Of the North, an,
been laboring to secure our safety, wheI
Northern Wings, 10 man, had prove'