Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-24
TILE HON. A. p. RuTLER,

The Washington Correspondent Of the
Evening News, gives the suhjoinrd, high
spirited language, used by our able Sena-
tor in debate, on motion TO refer Bedin-
gers Colonization Petition 10 The Judicial
ry Committee. Would that all our South
ern Senators and Members were ac,ualcd
by the same fearless, and high.loned i'm.
pulses -
During the debate in the Senate yes
lcrday, on the motion 10 refer Bedinser's 3
Colonization petition TO the Judiciary
Committee, Mr.. Butler made the following
remarks:
81 might object to the refercnc" !" said
he, "for many reasons, but ! :rtainly
shall no, discuss at the prescn 'me, the
important Topic presented in this mntion.
! laid it down as principle when came
into the Senate a, This session, that I
would nnr, upon The presentation ofa peri.
tion relating to slavery, allow myself 10
be drawn into any discussion in relation
TO it. / shall not enter into any hiscas-
sion of that kind, therefore, at this time.
But, sir l am member Of the Judiciary
Committee, and if petitions Of This char
aclcr nre to he presented to that committee
for their action, / shall feel bound 10 be
discharged from The duty-which, in part,
at present dcvolves upon me-of enrer.
tanning them; for. whilst am willing, from
sincere respect 10 The authority of This
body. 10 obey all its Instructions. Iirusl
in God that it will never make me tie n>
sIrument of my own degradation and Of Thai
~-,nrlinu Of the Union known as The South"
SOUTHERN COMMITTEE.
II is the luly as well az The interest OF
the South 10 present an undivided trent, TO
sray The torrent Of aboliIiunism. Such, we
have reason to hope. will be The feeling Of
the great majority Of Southern Wings, as
well as the Democrats. The House Of
Com nous of North Carolina have just
adopted strong resolutions by almost nn
unari,nous vote. These are signs that
The resululions of Virginia will be passed
in simiIal spirit. But there are givings
out that the same degree Of unanimity will
no, 7crvadc the Southern Wings in Con-
cress. Doubt have been expressed about
the support which some Of them, IA mere
handful, we hope,) will give to The address
which has been prepared for the couven-
lion Of Southern members, consisting. it Is
said of n mere enumeration of grievances,
but leaving the mode and measures Of
redress" TO use Mr.. JelIcrson's language,
$50 The people and the States themselves.
1t is said to be moderate in its tone as well
as dignifed in its spirit. Then why any
hesitation on the part Of single Southern
Whie in Congress 1t is said that, in the
las, meeting of the committee Of fifteen,
Two or three of the Wing members con-
tended that no such action was necessary;
and that, with The aid Of Gen. Taylor, they
could control the movement Of tho Aboli.
,ionisls. We do not understand that these
gentlemen assigned any reasons for their
knowledge, as we certainly concciyc them
bound to de-; but if they intended 10 say
that General Taylor would veto The Will
mot clause, then what would the Northern
Wings, Messrs. Truman Smith, AsEmun,
&c. say to the contradictory positions in
which General Taylor has pcrmitIed him
selfto be placed :? Wha confidence could
they repose in one, who held one language
10 the North and another 10 the South
But we do moi believe 1--WE say it firmly
bu1 respectfully ,ha, any of'hc Southern
Wigs have any positive reasons to hope
for anything from Gen. Taylor's veto
We are satisfied, as we have all alonl
said. tina, he will waive the exercise Of the
veto. Else. why twas The first Alison let
ter written? Why did he put forth as the
article of that creed, Ills virtual determine
lion not to exercise that power? Why has
Mr.. Crittcndcn in his message refused It
say one word in behalf Of the rights Of TIT
South
Now, then, comes The issue. If any o
the Southern Wing members decline al
} corporation with the SnuIh in The passage
of the address, what fearful responsibility,
are they bringing upon their own heads
to sacrifice the rights Of the South 10 part!
feeling, 10 attachment to Gen. Taylor, o
to an over-wecning and unGoundcd conf
denco in his course? Hc will surely dis
appoint Them; and how then can tney ex
cuse themselves 10 their indignant consi
i. tuents! /, is our most anxious desir
) that this whole question should now b.
divesled Of all party connexions. If W
know ourselves, if we know our party
such is their wish, as j, if our ow3. w
most solemuIy repudiale every possible
motive TO promote our party, or to injur
Gen. Taylor, by this movement. I}uI w
have no doubt it will kill tho Wings il
the South. if they should assume the fear
; iul responsibility of shrinking from th
, great duty which now calls upon them t,
, act in behalf Of The Soulh, or rather il
, behalf OF The Union.-Washington Union