Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-12-27
SENECA.
From the Correspondence Of the Mercury.
WASHINGTON Dec. l3. 1918.

FfUW "S N"toPoHue"tey ~ VIC mefe"Y'
WASHINGTON Dec. l3, 1918,
The slavery question has been The prin
cipaI topic in he House to-day-the top
c debale in the Senate, and of action in
lae House.
The ball was opened in The Senate by
Mr.. Benton, who presented memorial
from New Mexico. asking for the establish
ment Of civil government. The exclusion of
slavery, aud the non.nulialion Of their
territory by Incorporating any portion Of
it with Texas. He though this was a
very reasonable, aud proper. and pertinent
petition. and that it ought to be referred
to The Committee On Territories.
MIR. Calhoun. on the other hand, thought
il was an insolent and unreasonable peli
lion, aud that it came under The class Of
Aboli,on PETITIONS. the question of receiv-
ing which had always been laid on the
table in The Senate, aud hoped that course
would he pursued with this.
Hereupou arose very spirited and
somewhat tart debate, wherein MessIs,
Benton, Calhoun, Westcolt, Berren. Foole
Clayton, and Hale participated, and
which was finally terminated by the re-
cepliun Of the petition, by vote Of 33
Ia noes, and its reference to the Commit
tee on Territories.
II is said that President Polk and his
accomplished lady will pass through your
city on his way home, after he has laid
down the honors, of the Presidency. !
am sure The people of Charleston will be
glad, of the opportunity oftaking by the
hand one who has heen so faithful to the
South. 50 true 10 Democracy. His Ad.
minisra,ion has been more truly Repub.
lirau iu ils policy tiIau any ny-administrallon
since the days Of Jefferson, and has closed
with hrilliancy unsurpassed by any Of his
predecessors. That he has been re,ilcd
and denounced; is most true. bu, so was
Washington. so was Jefferson, so will any
man be who does his duty, and is true lu
the Constitution. President Polk is pruba-
BILE more hated by the Fedora! party than
any man who ever entered the Presi,
dency, excepting Jefferson. The reason
is obvious. Jefferson first laid down the
principles of the Democratic party. and
Polk has sustained and approved them,
with rlost enlireness.
December 1S.
In the Senate, memorials were present.
ed asking aid for the construction of a
Railroad and line Of Magnetic Telegraph
from The Mississippi to the Pacific.
On motion by Mr.. Douglass, The bill for
The admission Of California as q State into
The Union was taken up. and he moved
its reference TO the Committee on Terri-
tories.
Mr.. Berrien moved that it be referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary. An iu.
teresting debate eusued in which Messrs
Berien, Douglass, Butler, YuIey, Briehl.
WestcolI, and Niles participated, when The
question was taken on the motion of Mr..
Douglass TO refer the bill to the Committee
on The Judiciary.
The importance Of this result is derived
from the fact hat The Committee on the
Territories consists of four members from
Slave States; whereas the CommilIee on
the Judiciary has majority from the
Slaves States.
The President this day transmitted 10
the Senate The nomina,i uf Hen 4. Il .
Sewer as Commissioner, and A. B. Gray,
as Surveyor, 10 run the Boundary line
between Mexico aud United States.
THE 1sTHMUs OF DARIEN-As This is
the most direct route TO California aud as
The United States Mail Steamers will soon
forrn a monthly line from New York To
San Francisco via Cbagres aud Panama,
we have made some inquiry in relation to
the journey across The isthmus. The whole
distance is sixty miles, forty Of which is up
the Chagres river. and is performed 10
canoes, The balance oftwen,y miles is made
on mules-the whole journey lakes abou,
two days. We understand that the steam
boa, Orus has been purchased al bis port,
and vii! be placed permanently on the
Cbagres river in connection with the mail
steamers, and thus will reduce the journey
time across TO sea to len hours.-N. Y,
Express.
A DELICATE HIST.-The Secretary
of The Navy recently received a letter, in
lady's handwriting, which enclosed the
announcement, cul from newspaper, Of
the marriage Of young officer in The
Navy, and reference 10 The lwenty.fourlh
chapter of Deuteronomy, and The fifteen
verse, which is as follows
"When man hath taken a new wife,
he shall moi 90 out to war, neither shall
he be charged with any business; but he
shall be free al home one year. and shall
cheer up his wife which he hath taken"
Very delicarly done. 1t is doubtful if
the Secretary cap got over Scripture.