Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-12-14
Columbia Correspondence.


DECEMBER, 1850.
DEAR ADVERTISER: Having taken some notes
day by day for your benefit allow me to present
them, as they were penned, in the form Of diary.
I concluded my last with the election of the new
Chancellor CARROLL. Taking up the thread where
dropped it, allow me to rattle on with sort OF
sewing machine despatch:
SATURDAY, Dec. 3rd 1882
Nothing of any interest transpsed in the Sen
ate except the introduction of certain long strings
of resolutions by Mr.. MAzYcK and Mr. RHETr,
the former red hot disunionist and the latter on
ly q few degrees moro temperate. They are both,
however, noble gentlemen (so arc they all hon
orable men") and if the fate Of the earth woro
left to thcm our planet would no doubt (on suffi-
oient cause shewn) be made to secede from the
solar system. do not mean to impugn other
their wisdom or patriotism all that would say
is, that either of them would much prefer almost
any kind of rumpus rather than submit to the
least shadow of wrong. Mr.. MAzYcK's resolu-
tions touch upon the subject of slavery in general
as implicated in the present Federal Government,
while Mr. RnETr's bear down upon Squatter Sow
rcignty, the Tariff and the Charleston Conren-
tion.
In the House to-day, nothing of Importance oe-
cured Mr.. WILKEs offered some resolutions on
Federal matters; so did Mr.. WILLIAMS; so did
Mr.. SuBER. They all breathe the same spirit us
those quoted to you last wook. GA little more
grape" and perhaps we shall have done with
this fre-eating kind Of work. 1t is as useless as
it is out of taste. South Carolina is ready,-sem-
per paratus To see then her gallant representa-
tives in the State Legislature kicking up such
Dust rather foroibly reminds one of certain scenes
you may have witnessed Introductory to Court
House efst-i-caa-Elizabeth Bird, free person Of
color asked permission to-day to become the slave
of one Rev. WV. P. HILL somewhere on your side
of the State.
MONDAY Dec. 5.
This has been glorifcation day at the capital.
write at very late hour Of the night slightly
bedizened by the memories Of the day which dance
across NV brain. How much the champagne oi
the bulsupper has to do with this cerebral alice
ton, will not undertake to say. But certain II
is. that pretty women, and fine equipages and well
dressed seniors and brilliant ball costumes, and
buy horses, and "old men eloquent" and Ar.
Sneaker SIMMONS, and BRlssESpEN's brass band,
and sprightly bon-mots, and whlrling danseuSes'
snd other things in almost endless variety, are
strangely mingled in my almost fuddled magma
ton. Yes,-I may say we have had a brilliant
commencement. The young men acquitted them
solves handsomely President LoSGsTREETs ad-
dres, was happy thing. The music played and
the ladies cbattcd in the intervals as usual. The
gallant chips Of the chiyalry never did their de-
,,;rs more elegantly. The Ball was never more
mshiouably attended. The supper never was
moro bouutifully supplied, or more eagerly con-
sumed. The champagne never was more spark
lug. Partially Su,unocsceut under its effects, l
have yet enough Of wukefuluess left, 10 remember
aud hereby to record, that nothing was done In
the Senate to-day, and but little in tho House cx-
cant the introduction of certain other Federal reso-
lutions by Mr. I. q. RICHARDSON, and others.
Bu9na Mute.
TUESDAY, Dec. s.
Mr.. HAMPTON made an effort in the Senate to-
dsv TO proyidc for rru rocc elections hereafter BY
the Legislature. Ills proposition was voted down
after short debate. Also, Mr.. MOSES tested the
peneteptiary proposition, with equally bud success.
Roth measures passed undcr the table somewhat
summarily.
In the House, Mr. HorE, Of Lexington, intro
duccd some resolutions '.u Federal matters when
were not quite fiery enough for Mr. MrLLlSs "i
Marion; whcrcupon Mr.. MULLINS Of Marion pop
ped up and expressed the hopc that Mr.. HOPE
resolutions would never go abroad us having been
entertained by that House. But thot House, as II
70 convince Mr.. MULLINS that he was hoping
against IIvrE, very quietly tat the suggestion oi
Mir. porE referred tho resolutions to the Federal
Committee and left the gentleman from Liberty
70 cool down at his lusure. And 30 it was, and
80 it has happened again, that
"Hopc for a season 6ude the rorid JarcrcH,'
but whether Liberty shrieked as Mr.. MULLINS fell
We are not prepared ut this moment Of time to as
sert.-To.day ulso, the sheep protection bushes:
camo up in the House; made somo progress as VIC
are informed, but did not reach its determination
WEDNESDAY,, Dec. 7.
Mr.. GAnLIycToH, Of Newborry, maGe speech
to-day in tho Committee Of the whole upon hi.
Fe leral resolutions. Mr.. MAzfcK also spoke tc
his resolutions, and Mr.. RnErr to his. The gen
,lemen were all vehement enough; but the thor
mometer Of feeling did not Seem to rise much
obovo GEO. After the Senator'S had delivered
tbonselyes, the Committee rose and the Senate
adjourned.
In the House to-day, Capt. n. G. EVANS was
voted sword for his services in the battle with
the Indians, at Wichita, Texas. The Judiciary
Committee reported flvorbly on Bill to establish
a separate Court of Appeals. The question OF an
additional Judge also came up and after brisk
debate was lost. Nothing more Of interest
Tho Richland military were out to-day and
we're marched down to old Grsnby to be reviewed.
Professor VESABLE delivers his inaugural ad-
dress to night.
THURSDAY, Doc. 8.
To-day the importsnt question of Separate
Coprt of Appeals was broached in the Senate. The
Bill received its second reading. Fate doubtful.
In Committee of the whole, Federal relations were
discussed by Messrs. ALLEN, WILSON, RHETT, Mo-
SEES, and others; no decision. Committee report
ed progress, Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. PoPE, from the Committee
on Federal Relations, presented the majority re-
port and Mr. ALDRIcH the minority report upon
the batch of resolutions on Federal matters thus
far referred to them. Tho two reports do not seem
to differ materially, and both are moderate and
manly. There is indeed an element of wiadom in
our present House of Representatives which will
not allow South Carolina at this time to embar-
ras, HERSELF OK the South, by anything p1nnature