Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-03-06
From the Correspondence Of HE Courier.
WASHINGTON. Feb. &c.


II any one, standing upon The hink of
this mighty current of popular passion that
is sweeping by, suproscs that it will run
out, he is mistaken. Like The river, il
rolls, and as il rolls, futever will roll on.
So far from uolicins any moderation OF
tone in Congress TO day. after the three
DAVIS respite. il was rather aggravated.
The card of Mr.. llil!iard, in the National
Inie!ligencer this morning. warned The edi-
of that paper and The country generally
that The danger is underraird, and thai the
Soulh is fully resolved to resist any meas
sure. lha, shall exclude her people from
residence in The territories acquired from
Mexico. We lecrn, too. from all expluna-
lion made by MIR. Turney, in the Senate,
that the position Of Tennessee, in regard
TO tue Suulhe,n Convention, is misunder-
stood, and tina, she will maintain all the
constitutional guarantees.
In Canuja, this subject and lis results
are specuIared upon. Col. Guey, in an
anti annexation speech, refers TO the COM
mo;iou in the Uuiled States, aud says that
this (ermcnt Of passion. when little m"i (
tleyeluped, would over hrow, as i, has N :.
wavs oveHhrown, any power opposed to
it. The saearious editor Of the " Albion" !"
saws lha, 1.-THE North will be ovcrruled,
and that the storm will, for the present,
blow over" hope i, may blow over,
bu, tine signs ore uol particularly favorable.
MIR. Calhoun has heen mure unwell du-
ring the las, week, and has not left his
room. His cough is very bad. ] dnuh,
whether hc will he able to speak in The
Senate this session.
He has committed his intended remarks
TO paper i; and they will he read. on Thurs
day, by Mr.. Butler Mr.. Webster will
also speak very soon.
A proposition was made to day, and
slrcnuously urged, by Mr.. FUo'e, 10 cons
mil the whole suhjec, in controversy, TO
select COMMITTEE Of thirteen; six 10 he
chosen from the non slavcholdins. aud six
from The savcholding States; aud these
twelve To select thirteenth member. lie
urged thai, il in week. some project Of
compromise was not produced, il would he
too lale, fur even's would occnr which
would render compromise hopeless. What
events he referred 10, ! do not know. Alr.
Foo,e said, he had consulted with Two
thirds of the Senate and with many mems
bers nf the House, and was assured that
compromise would hc Effected that a
Committee would agree upnn plan.
which the Senate and House, aud the
country would ratfy. Mr.. Clemens said
that, il the subject was agiated three
weeks longer, it would be impossible 10
save the uninn.
Mr.. Butler, an,, others, could not see
what good Committee could do. They
would probably fail, and the failure would
asgravaIe the difficulty. He thought i,
better to 80 on aad consult upon the ques-
lion. with calmncss and lorbearancc, and
gradually we might draw nearer to The oh
iect. The Senate hesilae,l, and tho mat
Ter was laid over for tomorrow.
/, Sop,n nf ,he Mississippi delegation have
entered into correspondence with Col,
BsscIl aud Others Of The lllinus delcsa.
ton, in regard to Col. Bisscll's statements
on the subject of the conduct Of the Mis-
sissippi regiment, at the banle Of Buena
VISA.