Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-06-05

Z, IRE or Virginia of January, Io,a, ,r,ls wa,
Some Of the contingencies upon which the Coz
::jicraor WAS 70 cal together tho Legislature. tc
4 :5seonsait upon the mode aid measures ofre
s:ireS3.
: aEr. Footc assorted that the resolution, re-
:iIerred to by Mr.. Mason WAS Significantly omit
a;cd b. the Virginia Legislature, in their res
4 so!u:ions of the late session. Mr.. Mason in
S5istcd, however. that the original resolution:
ss:ood unreroked. Mr.. Foote read The rcso
Iiutions of the late session. which refer not tc
s;.' ition Of the slave trade in tic district
e.. ito any measures interfering with tho
! -io,il.s Of Shareholders in the district" Mr.
/ 5liason said that it was the same thing and
sMr. Footc contended that it was 4 very diff:
sfercnt thing; for, Mississippi prohibited the
sintroduction of slaves from other States. anG
: hat was not interfering with the rights OF
! sslavcholders. Besides, lie said, the dignity
sof the institution WAS diminished By Identity
fling it with the interests OF negro traders
Mr. Mason was opposed to the proposition
sto reduce the boundaries of Tcxas-by which
reduction, as proposed, two slayeholdine
Estates would be lost to the South. He was
ilso opposed to the admission of Caliiorni,
swi;ll her present boundaries. But, in regard
ito tie territorial question, he would offer q
,compromise. lie would proposeto adopt the
line of the Missouri compromisc-3G 80
land carry if through Texas 10 the Pacific
'occan.
MIR. Clay inquired whether the Senator
;was authorized to offer this, on the part of
I the Southern Senators. Alr. Mason said he
'spoke for himself Mr.. Clay would not, he
.s;:id, agree to disturb tile boundaries of Cali
!tornia, but, if the Southern Senators would
!!agrce 10 vote for it, he would agree TO take
lthcline Of Sc 80. through Texas, to the eastern
limit Of California.
Some conversation took place on this
point and it seemed that neither of the high
.soa:eading partiGg NJ AZ ,GIls;E,rsaid, had
Z I'd ;at uld Be assured that tile whole
'aaop. the, line Of tiiry-six thirty across the
continent, from the Sabing 70 the Pacific, and
without requiring any Legislation assto slave
rY .onthe Southern side of that line, he would
hesitate long before he would himself refuse
MS assent to it. But. looking around, hei
asked who was for it-are you! or you'll
and he met only with negative nodsfromi
Southern members.
Mr.. Clay has always stated, as an objectionI
TO the adoption of u line, that, while it res;
trictcd slavery north of line, it did not secure;
itrouth of the line, and that, therefore, it wasS
better for the South to try the question of thct
!er loci, or the vigor of the Constitution--ifi
there was any thing in the latter which car
ricd slavery with it into the new territories.s
A five column article in the Republic, off
is devoted to Il vindication of tleE
Presidents plan, and to structures on Mr.s
Clay's course. The absence of harmony ands
confidence between ths Executive and lcgis-s \
ative branches is attributed to Mr. Clay'ss
lmbition The breach is now made bctwecnb
'1r. Clay and the administration.
THE GIRLS IN MISNEsoTA.-Thc st. Paula
Ih: onicle noticing the statement of West.
IN editor, that the girls Of his district occa-
ionally ride tame wolf to meeting, says :-4g
That's nothing Many of our bellies of
Northern Minnesota, drive four of the "var-
hints i'll hand, attached to 4 train, makingS
inter journeys of five hundred miles acrosss
he plains.