The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-02-28

CoRsREss PRpcEfninos SOY TBuRspArt-
IN the Senate, Mr. Webster submitted a pbo-
.iect for the fnmcnt of California aild
New Mexico; until Tie end 81, the next 3d.
zion Congress- 81 This proposition ainveEs
fiinsthc! President thsspowa 60 employ the AZ
my and Navy oil the United States for tie
purpose Of carrying out tho measures t}at
may bs adeessa sna ~, giyesso him the appsht
sol 8 et s. & hLssa Bsy tgSe
the ne#lY Acquired fsrTi.ofies. Thea Billfor
the admission of iilospia and New ri exicco;
asst s5taiel q Eo1siae rod dead. Tie Civil List
Bin was not ken sfp. 81 The Bill nuihoris-
ing tha secratafYa par to furnish arms and
| equipments to emigraDts to- California Vas
passed Private Bills were thaa taf fes up
and acted ON. 1. I, 'iEstS; ~ q 60 y =
In the House, the Minnesota TerrhoriafB BilI
passed to a third reading. The Bill llsexten-
ding the U. 8. Revenue Laws over Califor-,
mia was passed. ,.t.}
Yesterday the retrocciing Wings were
caught like. Woodcocks in thor syringe"
The biilapproprating money 10 meet tho next
instalment Under the Mexican treaty came up
in COMMITTEES of the Whole, when Wing
member moved a substitute, authorisng the
President to negotiate with Mexico q restora-
ton Of California and New Mexico A most
unfortunate movement indeed! for the Com
mittee OF the Whole, with view of testing
the question BY yeas and nays in the House,
adopted this substitute instead OF the original
bill. When tho Committee rose and went
back into the House, the reported substitute
was passed on by yeas and nays, and the
Wings could muster ten only Tor it, while
there were one hundred and eiglay-four
agaInstit- Among the ten was MIR. Stephens,
of Georgia. Mr.. Duer, Of New York, although
no had some time since "ihundercd in the In
dex," now backed out Mr. Truman Smith
also, although he had set his facec 81 ,he last
session against recognition Of the ierritory,
also joined yesterday III providing for its nay
ment. The bill being then put npaH its bas-
sagc, was cnfried by yeas and nav vsssryeas
lsS, nays only. On which vote being.n AN
nounced, Mr. Turner, Of Illinois, ;rprss tot ad :
wise the Wings n against repetition Of the
language they had employed about the adqu-
isition of our new territories. He reminded
them that they had charged the administra-
ton with having robbed Mexico Of her lands;
but as the receiver is as bad as the thief, and
as they had now sanctioned the acquisition
by consenting to pay for the territory, he hop
ed they would repent Of what they bad said
and no longer cant about robbery and plum
der. The Wings very quietly listened to the
lecture which they received; and we trust
that upon this subject we shall hear no more
of such camor and cant.
Washington Union, 20h instant.
TERRIFIC SPEEcH.-We understand that
one OF the Northern orators CMr. Wilson of
Hew fIampshirc) declared in his speech in
the House of Representatives on Friday, that
sooner than surrender the Wilmot Proviso,
he would not only see the Union, but the Uni
rerse dissolved. Awful resolution, indeed!
"There ia but one step from the sublime TO
the ridiculous" Mr.. Bednger. of Virginia,
in an eloquent speech, denounced this violence,
and vindicated the rights Of the South with
great power.-[ Union. ~:s7
MORE DEvELoPMENrs.-Ag question ofve-
racily has sprung up between Mr.. Polk and
Mr. Wilmo', the latter fatty asserting wha,
the former as tlatly contrndicts; that in pri-
vatc conyersationthe President declared him
self in favor Of the principle of his Proviso, if
put in another shape The controversy is
| dsreputable to our National character abroad
for there must be ga lie out" between the
"high contracting parties" otherwise the mat
ter is not important. Col. Tel.
An unfortunate accident happened yestcr-
day on the Railroad. As the passenger train
for Camden reached Hopkins turnout, man
| was discovered standing in the middle of the
track, looking towards the engine; and. in
| spite of every effort on lie part of the engi.
nscr TO warn him of his danger and check the
| cars, continued standing in the same position,
and was knocked down by the locomotive and
Ills leg badly crushed. 1t proved to be an
old man named Rawlinson, who has been ro-
tyIV, 81
| body, and who should not have bcen allowed
| to wander at large. But for the efforts Of
those connected with the cars he would have
been crushed to fragments-as it is he may
still possibly not recover, being very old and
infrni.
Such is the statement Of tho affair we haye
received from persons OH the spot at The time
from which it would appear that no blame
attaches to the conductor or engineer.
Columbia Telegraph, 23ra instan.
The distress IN Ireland hns Mt last invaded
the mansions Of the great. We read OF many
instances where parties having lad incomes
OF S50,tNO year have actually become so
poor as to- seek tho lowest Offices nt!,e gift OF
the British Government
a WISE GovERNoR!-Gov Edwards, of
Missouri, recommends the passage of law.
70 make tho consent of wife necessary to
legalize an endorsement
CHANCELLOR CALDwELL.-The Charles.
ton Mercury says: It gives us sincoro pleas
ure to be able to state, OH the authority Of a
friend, that Chancellor CALDWELL is SO far
restored to health as to make it probable that,
he will be able to hold Ccpr;, at Waterford