Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-02-28
THE FLORIDA RESOLUTIONS,

THE FLORIDA RESOLUTIONS,
In tho United States Senate, on Mon
day, 10Th inst, as We learn from the Bal
timore Sun, MIR. Yulee presented the reso-
lutions of the Florida Legislature in refe-
renee 10 sluvery-similar in character 10
those oflhe Legislature of South Carolina
and Virginia.. He remarked lha, although
coming from State which at the present
Presidential election had been considered
the banner State, among those who had
voted for Gen. Taylor, these resolutions
had been passed by The unanimous vote OF
both Houses, and had received the sane
lion of The Executive. The people Of
Florida would unite, body and soul, with
Virginia and South Carolina in resisting
aggression and defending their rights.
MIR. Westcott also stated, at length, his
views on The suHccl, and said that The
declarations Of these resolutions that ''as
friends uf the Union The people of Florida
view with alarm acts which have already
weakened the bonds of the Union, and il
IS persisted in will inevitably result in dis.
solution OF the Union," express the true
feelings Of all parties in that Stale. And
their predictions would be verified, If The
= voice of insult was not hushed and the
hand of aggression stayed. A dissolution
of The Union would otherwise be the inevi-
table result, for they considered dissolution
preferable 10 submission to these intended
aggressions upon the rights oflhe South.
+Tbe resolutions were laid OF the table
and ordered TO be printed.
% - Yesterday The relroceding Wings were
caught like" Woodcocks in their own
syringe" The bill appropra,ins money 10
meet the next instalmenl un,ler The Mexi.
can treaty came up in Commiuee of the
Whole, when a Wing member moved a
subsitua,e, authorisius the President 10
negotiate. with Mexico restoration Of
California and New Mexicn. A most un.
fortunate movement indeed for The Com
mltee of the Whole, with view of tes~
ting the question BY yeas and nays in The
House, adopted this. substitute Instead oI
y the ,or orisinal bill. When The Committee
rose and went back into the House, the
: reported substitute was passed on by yeas
and nays, and the Whi5s could muster
ten only for it, while there were one hun
dred aud eighiy-four against it. Among
the len was Mr.. Stephens. Of Georgia.
Mr. Duer. Of New Yurk, although he had
some time since "thundered in the Index -
now backed out. Mr.. Truman Smilh'al>o,
although he had set his face al heasl ses
sion against a recognition of he territory,
2 also joined yesterday in providing for its
payment. The bill being then put uprn its
Il passage. was carried Ivy yeas and nays
yeas 1888, nays only. On which vote
:. being announced. Mr.. Turner, of lllionis.
rose to advise the Wings against a repe,i,
tion of tie language they had employed
ab6u, the acquisition of our new terrific.
: ries. He reminded them tha, they had
g charged The administration with having
Il robbed Mexico OF her lands; but as the re-
~ ceiver Isl as bad. as the lhiei, and as they
"had;now sanctioned lhe acquisition by con,
ia. pay. fors The territory, he hoped
y they would.fepent or what they had said,
sSs and mo longe canl about srhbery. aud
-'.prandeF. r he Wings very 90ieI! ycSIsen-
a ed 10 the lecture which they received; aud
We trust that upon This subject we shall
n; ;tearsno more ofsuch ,clamor and-canI.
=, rss;sS.[ Washington Union, '20lh Instant
: ~ WAsulNeroS's BlRruDAY.-Thc CO.
lumbia Telegraph, of The 23d inst. says
..Yesrerday being Wasliiugton's birthday
was celebrated with proper spirit 10y Our
80 Volunteer companies, which mustered in
strong force on The occasion. The display
was highly rreditable 10 all those well dis.
ciplined corps, (our arm Of strength in case
OF emergencies,l and after parading, all
marched down 10 The College Chapel
where an appropriate Address was deliver
ed BY MIR. e. C. .Simkins, member Of
the College, from Edse6cId.
In The evening supper was given by
the Governors Guards, in honor of their
Anniversary at Hunts U. S. Hotel, which
: was highly creditable to the skill of that
,nosl able of landlords, as we'll as 10 the
lberality of The corps whose invitations
were as prodigal as he provision made for
their accommodation.
We rejoice that this Anniversary birth
day OF our conntry's ''greatesr and besl''
has been thus worlhiiy hono!ed.
An unfortunate accident happened yes
IeFQdS on itle Rdl ltOdu' rs tue pooSeu'
ger train Cor Camden reached Hopkins
turn Out, man was discovered standing
in The middle Of the track looking towards
: the engine; aud, in spite of every effort on
the part Of the engineer to warm him Of
his danger, aud check The cars, continued
standing in The same position, and was
Knocked down by the locomotive ard his
lev badly crushed. Ii proved To be an old
man pamed Rawlinson, who has been
rowing over the country, in5ecle in mind
aud body, and who sholud not have been
allowed to wander al large. But for he
efforts of.those connected with The cars he
would have been crushed TO fragments
(. as il is he may still possibly mot recover,
being very old aud infrm.
: Such is the statement of the affair we
have received from persons on The spot at
the ,ime-froln which il would appear that
no blame attaches To the conductor or en-
gineer.-Telegfaph, 23d inst.