Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-03-06
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.

Oar abstract "frIIc proceedings Of Wed.
nrsday anl Thursday. says the Charleston
Mercury, closes the dung OF last week.
bath uuuSrs having on Thursday evening
adjourned over To Mnnday. The House
proceedings were pretty uniform after The
stormy trial on .'lunIay. li,e maj inily ap
parenIIy submitting 10 he conviction that
There are snrne things even a ma jnrlry can.
notd". No further at cmpt was made Ia
lirre the Calif,rna question through the
House. and it will INV probably be al,
lowed 10 take lis place in the furnuce Of
general debate.
The same proposition Introduced into
Ihs o-nale, for iha same purpose of steal.
ius Il march. has aread dy been nailed to
its place, aud has thus only added new
feature and an increased animation to The
discussion on Alr. Clay's Resolution. This
discussion has been sustained with signal
ability by Inc SDuthcr Senator'S, aud The
debate Of Wednesday. wa, illustrated by
maslery speeches from Mr.. Clemens. of
Ala. and AIr. Foa,e, or Miss. Many SEN
aIurs took part in the discussion Of sume
stage of il: amnng ,hem Mr.. Clay. Mr..
Cass, Mr.. Davis. of Miss. anI Mr.. Butler.
Of 5. &. Our Senator made brief but
lnIcihlc speech, ir which he exposed the
true character Of This attempt IN dras Cali
InmIa in'o tie Union. Heretofore The al.
lemrIs 10 give puIi'icaI organizaIiuu 10
that country hal been resisted and defeated
by Ihs very party whrll seeks nnw 10 inrcc
her admission. She has submitted 10 the
condition which alone cnpll secure the
support of the North. She has prohibited
sSyery under rhe pressure of their avowcd
Determination to deprive her "i all govern
nl.n', except on that conhiIlon. aud now
IAaI !hey car use her "A + means "I az
FStesslon bud hostility ,1T:F1s the South.
they snp!eilly turn lrpuld: abandon all
their ohjFclioas. and-ay r'ialy'o overIcap
na obstacles Of proprifiy, and precedent.
aad Of the Cousrnu'on, tnr-Ihe sake of
achieving an anli-slavery triumph. "ily
word lot it," said Judge Cutler, q" If Cali.
lmnia llad come here wilIpuI that article
in her Constitution excluding slavery. you
would lave found those who rennunce US
to-day. armed, united aud pledged, TO de.
feat heI application for admission into the
Union.' This is not Only irne, but there
is not aman Of common political nrorma.
tim inIhe whole country, who does not
know 10 be true.
Mr.. Clay is anxions. in all these discus.
suns, 10 tx upon tie leading Southern
Senars the character Of u!,raists aud aei-
latnrs. Never was there more ground
less charge. We aro persuaded that the
fmemtsi rank of rheimembsrs of Congress.
Ihuse vho. with The hishcst ability, cour-
age, aid directions. defend the cause ofIhc
South serve far mnrc as an element Of
restraint and moderation, than Of agitation
and passion. amops lhe Southern people.
AIf. Calhoun was fully. justified in saying
in.an early reridd ,ofthe session, that $" far
from heins in advance of their constituents
The Southern Representatives in Washing
tnn were uol up with them. lie estimated
arlghI The deep ami determined feeling that
pevudes the South, on question invol-
wing all that honorable and brave men
cherish rs most sacred in the associations
of home and country.
Aad We say this with no special reference