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Domnestic News. CONG RE SSIO.YAL. erm tiue Correspondence of thi Cha'rleston Cour. WASHINoTON, Feb. 14 In the House, to-d1ay, Mr. Cambreleng hoped that the House would, befoie pro-. ceeding to the unfinihed business, allow him to present a memorial. Objections being made from various qryters, Mr. Camobreleng. said that the memorial was one of great importance. and objection having been made.he thought it his duty to seek a suspension of t he rules, that the memorial might be received. Siveral members asked the nature of th- memorial. Mr. Cambreleng stated that it was a memorial, from the Collector of the Port of New York, complainitngy of the proceed ings of the Select Committee of Investiga tion while in that city. After some debate of a desultory char acter, on the priority of husiess, Mr. C. withdrew his motion to suspend the rules, s ig that he would again otfer the me-I moria at the expiration of the mor ing hour. . The House then resumed the unfinished business of the morning hour, being the consideration of the report made ont a fori -er day from the Select Committee on Pub lic Lands. The question pending was the motion of Mr. Everett to re-cotmmit the report with inatructions. Mr. Robertson, being entitled to the floor, went into the merits of the land question, and adverted to the resolutions offtred by him, as instructions to the Committee, a few days ago. proposing a distribtion of the public domain among the several States. in proportion to the federal num bers. He opposed the scheme for redu cing the price of public lands, on the ground that any poor man, by a day's labor.could purchase as much land as he could culti vate. He reminded thie- House, that any poor loafer that slept on the pavement of New York, might, by stretching himself out, for one night, tinder the orange groves of Florida, rise the next morning, by vir tue of his pre-emption right, lord of the land. He maintained that the plan for reduction of the price, was not for the wel fare of the poor man, but for the henefit of a few speculators. After adverting to the policy of the several States, in relation to the public lands, the remarks of Mr IR. were cut short by the expiration of the hour. Mr. Cambreleng then renewed his re quest for leave to present the memorial from the Collector )f the Port of N. York. But the objection being renewed. Mr. Cambreleng moved a suspension of the roles. Mr. Menifee enquired if the memorial complained of the conduct of the Investiga ting Committee, now in session: Mr. C. commenced a reply,but was call ed.to order on the ground that a statement of the contents of the memorial could not be made at that time. On the motion to suspend the rules for the:-u)r ose of receivinhe.memortj,,Il yens - 4~naya 73, not two thirds-so the rules were not suspended. Mr. Clarke, on leave, laid on the table with a view to have printed, a substitute which he intended to offier for the hill now before the House, providitg for the safe keeping of the public money. Mr. Naylor then asked the House to consider a resolution ollered by him on a former day,relating tothe conduct (if Cotm. Elliott while in the Mediterranean. Mr. N. alluded,in very litrong lantguage, to the many charges now pending agaitnst .the Conmmodore. chatrges in volving mh, greatest moral turplitude. 'Je result of a long debate on this subject va thgmreference of the whole subject to * Select Gommittee of seven memb ers. So, tiough Corn. Elliott has ntot seen Ot to c~lli for a Court #f Engniry himself. and-t uh the late and the presemt Secre tary of 11iNavy have taken ito notice of them charges on dle in the Depar' went binst him, yet Congress has been driven public opinion, to itnstitute -an inq by 'a Select 'Xmmittee. Ahe general civil arid diplomatic appro ~r~ion bill wr~s discussed at length. An attack was made upon the item far the supror the Navy Commissionters' office. amembers were til opinion that this o ca~eshould be-abolished as utterly useless. - In-..the49hate, Mr. Bucehanman spoke at sodife length in) favor of' Mr. WVall'i re;>ort agamnst thbe-bill No prevent .government of B ris'om interfering with elections. Februmary 15. Tlhe unfinished business of the omornting bour was the report of the Select Com. otto the Public L ands. Thte qnestion pendiu was the motion of Mr. Robertsnt, to reeo 't the reot ihinstrukctionms to reportJ 'olution, authorizing the disttibutioa ~ .- public dotnain among the several States. Mr. H arrison tol floor, and .went at some length-ito a history of the Legis lative pro ings of the States, on the auhjeet ec'Lands. Aft . debate of a desultory char acter, r.LHarrison withdrew his motion. - breleng aade an appeal to the H " n-the retarded. state of the appro iati ills, and earnestly requested they tY*'e laken up. Obection being made, Mr. Cambreleng nove8 a suspension of the rules, and on the motion, demanded the yeas and nays, Swhich heing ordered,were-yeas 126. nays 58. iSo the rules were suspended.. Mr. Hoffman, who had been selected by she Speaker to serve on the Select Corn. mittee, for investigatiug the charge against Comn. Elliott, (Thm-Comnmittee appointed were Mlesrs. Noylor, McClare, Hoiffman, Nallory. lngham, Hamner, and Lyon,) - asked to be excused from serving, owing to his having duties on the Committee on Naval Affairs. He was excused accorditng jy, and the Speaker authorized to appoint another member in his~place. . The Speaker presented several Execu tive cdintmunications, on the subject of-the Finances~which were ordered to be printed. OM motion of Mr. Camnbreleng~the House gesolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on thme State of the Union, and re sumed the considerati'dn of the bill making appropriation for the Civil and Diplomatic p7.pnse or Qovermoenat for 1839; he .,questror was tbe. moton of M.I Crary to strike out the sum approprtited or the salaries of the Board of Naval Commissioners, with the amendment of HI- Bronson, to discontinue.after a certain period. the Board altogether. * Mr. Pipe, being entitled to the floor, by way of introduction to his speech, i.,uk oc casion to mako sonie comments on i he sub ject of abolition, and the course of Mr. Adams. .1r. Adams called hin to order on the round of irrelevanci . Mr. A. aaid he had no objectioni to the member splenkiig on thn subject. provided the Comumittee would not call himi to order when he sliould rise-in epilly. Mr. Pope,having been declared out of or der by the Chair, resumed his renarks. under promise of keeping to the suiject under debate. The debate was continued till a laic hour by Messr.. Bronson, Crary, Pri riken, and others, and. Judging fron the temper of the House, I am led to believe that the days of the Board of Navy Commtissioners are-numbered. The Connit tee rose without coming to any division on the question. In the Senate, Mr. Ptremston made an eloquent aud inte esting speech in snpport of Mr. Crittenden's bill to prevent the in terference of federal ollicers in elections. Trhere never was so large and brilitnt. an audiory present Mr. Roane follo wed. It appemls to divide the Senate by party lines, cntirely. The Senate adjourited at half past 7, after a long political speech from 31r. Rutne, defining his political position in contrast with that of his colleautie. (Mr Rives.) He said he had reserved Itis re narks till tiis day (lie day of the election of Seutior,) in order that hi mignt not be subjected to the cha ge of at tenpting to in luence the election. Felruarv 16. In the [louse of Repre. ntatives. the unfinished business of fte tmo-rning hour was the report of the Select Comiittee on the Public Lands, the ques'ion pending heing the miotiun of Mr. Roiertson to re comm iti the report, with in-tructiitis t, re port a joint resilsition ;tthoizitu the lit tribution of the public dotmaii amniig the States. - Mr. Harrison, beiiE etttl-d to the flior resumed and continued hlis retmarks until the ex piration of the hour. CLAtns ON M Xtsco--Before the Ilonse proceeded to the oders of the day, Mr Biddle hoped he miight he-allowed to pre 'sentt : tnemorial Iroi claittants on Mexico. Mr. Adamtas objected, lie said if te gentlentan fro t Pennsy lvania had ene me iorial, he (Mr. A.) nail four hundred, of which lie was atxiotus to he delivere-. He coul-l not conset 4unli-ss t he samie privi lege was granted to him. Mr. Adams having been entreated in vain t-o withdraw hi- objection. Mr. Biddle said, that frotn the impor tance of the mtemorial, and the se.ion so near its close, lie deenea it his duty ti move a suspension oft lie rules. A division beina had on this motinn, it was decided in the tfafirm2-tiu-so the.-irtl~ observed that he need riot remtind the House that the treaty of arbitration had failed. owing to a refusal on the part of \lexico. to ratify it. lie said, the President. in his anxiety to carry lte proposed treaty into effect, had despatched a public vesel to Mexico for that purpose. btt the vessel h:la returned without accomplishing its object. The tmrmoitt-tnlists, liserefore, thoped that Cotgress would take speedy- an1d tieei-ive measures lor tle sat istaction oft heir chtitms. The memorial was referred to the Cottm SMIlTnsuNIAN I.NsTITU rE.- .\r. A d ams fromt the Select (Citninuitte, app ointeit tot considler the. best meafns orf dispo.intg tof the Smnithsiant funids, reported- twot tillIs. fotr carrying into etfect the object of the lbe qjuest. Mr- Adams proposes that the Vice-Presi denlt of the United States, thte Chief Jus lice of the Ujnitd States, the Secretarties of State anti thte Treasury, the Attortney General, the Mayor at Washington City, three Senators, to be anniually, elected hy the Senate, and fomur nmmbers or the H. of Representatives, eleered yearly bty thi [ouse, shall fortm the Board of Trustees for the Smithsonman lustitute,and! lie clot hed with all the niecessamry powers, &c. Hi proposes also. thai the prittcipid of the futd be tever toutchued, antd the initerest only he approriiat ed ~ t he otbjtects ouf dii1'u sing; knowledge. He proiposes, further, hat, thle inuterest of thi- fitnd for lie first year he atppropr-iatetd to lie estahlbi.hment of an a-ontonteal obsetrvatory, i. e. a "light houise of the skies," ait the seat of governtmetnt. The only objeetion to the atter prtoposititon is. tha ;t the a ppropriation fr a nuational observtory ought to ciim ftrm the natiomnal trensitry. andi tnot frtim a private _bequest. I think the establish. ment of a light house of the skies here wold re-dotund strongly to the credji of this government and to the advaintage of this people. bat I would not plunder thle Sithson fund tor it. Mr. Cambreleng's hill. 1o authorize the re-issue of exhtaustedl Treasury Notes,wtts passed to~a third reading. 4 The dehate ott the propositiotn to do away wvith the Board of Navy Cottmmissiotners was contined till the adjournment, but no question w~as taken. The Senate was engaged, to-day, on bills relating to the District of. Columbia. February 18. In the Semate, tha: bill, providing forthe aried occupation of Florida. was ordered to be enigrossed lor- a third reading, with little opposition. The bill, introduced by Mr. WVrigh t for the better security of the pubilic tnoney in the bands of government officers andg punish defaulters, was taken up. The a mendteni by Mr. Rives, for the placing of the money in batks, under certain re strictions, w as lost, 15 1o'27. Mt. Tallmadge offered an atmendtment, proviimng that the money, when deposited, should be to the credit oft he Treasurer of the United States, and this was also lost, 20 to 23. The ill, after some debate was ordered to be engrossed, 26 to 16. Mr. Calhoun refused to vote upon the bill. .If. we .had.any contnexioti at all with the banks, he was for a large connexion, but 1 mwasnagainst nnnyaCannaZinn sith Lthem- whateveT.: 14e went-for'the. ub- if Treasiiry and the separation of the Iauks b from the Goverinent, out and out. - .In the House Mr. Mallory, with a view h1 of saving time on a subject hefore the Com- r mittee of the Whole, asked leave to sub- i tmit a resolution, requtiritng the Secretary f of the Navy to report at tha next ession r of* Congress, a plan lor the reorganization (if the Board of Nnvy Comnisnsioners, Obje:tion heing maile, Mr. Mallory mo ved a suspension of the rules, which -mo- u tion prevailed, aye, 166, noes 26-so the rules were .mspetded. The re,oliion was then received. and t laid on the table for one day; under the I rules. 0 Mr. Camireleng said, that with a view a of economising the time of' the House, he would move a suspension of the rules, so I as to receive petitions from the several | States, bv having thetm laid on the Clerk's table. without the formality of the usual ttode of presentation. M r. Adams objected. He said ie hind above four hundred petitions, about the reference of which. there mitht he some dipute. lie therefore hoped the usual order would not be leparted li-on. Mr. Pictkens waw averse to the proposi tion. He thought it would be establishitng a had precedent to leave it to the discre tion of the Clerk as to the reference of pe tiliols to Committees, Mr, Canbreleng eventually withdrew his motion. Mr. C. H. Williams renewed it, Mr. Calhoun moved to lay the motion on the table, which was niegatived. The question then recuring on the motion to sttspiend, lr. Adm;ts detnatedel the ye;s and nays, but they were notordered. 'he erules were then suspended by a large vote. Reports heing thent called front Com miees, the [louse resiumed the considera iion of the report from the Select Commit tet' on the public lands The question pending was on the motion of Mr. Rohretson, to recommnit the report. with itsirtnctionts to report a joint resibec tion anihorizing t distribution of te pulie domnin amrong the several States. Mr. Harrison beineg entitled to the floor, restmted and continue-I his remark-;. until dhe expitration ol the maornint" hour. Mr. Robertson then moved tha the alcove sub ject hte made the order of the day for to norrow, which was rejected. The House p:issed the hill to authorize the issue of exhausted Trea.,ury Notes for the purpose of lefraying the current ex ienses of the eyear, aind adjoured at an early hour. Remarks of Mr. 'Pickens, on the case of Commodore Elliot. Mr. Crary moved that the papers he re ferred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. 31r. Naylor now modified his motion, and submitted it in the follo"' ing form: Reolved, That the Report lie prited, and that a select committee of - be ap pointe t inquire into the official conduct of' Captain Jesse Elliot of the U. Sttes Navy, while in commatd of' the squadron itt the Mediterarnean. in the year 1837 and ai ainto. tJ*Jlletraflions fi-ers und~r his command; and that the soid Committee have power to send for pet sons and papers, anti have lettve of ah settce fihm the service of the House while engaged in the inquiries committed unto them by this Resolution. Mr P. said le was aware the House had been detained quite long enough on this question. ie had risen to say that though he belonged to the Coinmittee on Naval Affairs, he hoped the subject would not tie sent t ttem. Their appropriate duittes were connfned to the 2enteral inm eovyememd p ea iro-;pertty of t'he Navy. rThe motijont of the geti''a n fromt l'enn t syl vancia, OrI .N ay lear) wae e~xtraocrditgiary, andee it was Iianeeiced Ott extraordinaary cir.' eumestaecee. It anty questiona cetuld be oatpotat to altahe taoital honor, this cer ainly was such a qaestion. The other gentlenman fromt. Peunsylvanaia, (Mr. Mc Ciere) had asked, with an air of triumnph, whether any crime had bietn charged up ida Comt. Elliot? What ! was it no critme, ttoe misdemzeatnour, lfar an oficer, of high station int our Navy to practice a coutirse of petty tyranany con thte junior officers whto wer'e so unfortunate as to be subjected to his comained ? If this was to be nto crime. Mr. P. was at a loss to conceive wht'ft cnstituted a crime. If one half of the charges laid against this ,trrogant and inaso it'nt commtandteaer were truae, they were enouimgl tea subtject haime to) have his swoird cut f'rom his...idet, atnd his epIatalettes tramne pit'l ea the dust. If' they were tre, or a enth part of themn, he head tarnishted thce hetnitr of an Aee.ricana cdficer, andI stainaed te honoeer ca'fu ce.Ibir, sea c"eply.th-st all tihe sweet waters ofl heaevent would niever wash tant the bloet. Tihe enarges mtighet 1nor hie trie ; hut sur'ely et was due to hi., honour, if honor he had, that he shoutld heave de amandedl a court of inquiiry. It was diue aelike to himt atad the Navy that ingntiry should be lhad It was said that the Sec retary of the Navy had refused to Lieuet. Bartn to have a court martial of the Commodore, because of thte correaipon dene not referredl to. But if the head of tte Navy Departament refused a coueri mar tial, where couald our inaferior officers look, where could they app~ear for redress, haul to this House? Thleir' complaints present ed the very case in which a select commit tee abould be appointed. He did not know whether they wouldl justify ae court imar tal, but they certainly deserved a court of iqiry, or a select committee of this House. it wus the duty of the mnembters of thais House, as guardians of our yonatg and risine officers, to guard them against that odious & cotemtptible tyranny which never would he practised on inferiors, ut by a coward at heart. The gentleman froma Pennsylvania had talked about glory, andI had spoken of the honor which this Naval.Commiandcer had added to the sum of' national reneown, andI. in the exubterance oaf his commendation, had alleaded to an event which of all oth ers. the Commodore ought never to desire his friends at any lime, to allude to: it was the mnedal which hail been conferred upon him for the p art he had acted in the cobat ont Lake Erie. if one half was trte of what was every where said of htis conduct on that occasion, it oug~ht to cast the man toa the earth, otnce to look tupona such a medal, ie comanded a ship in ht enaement whieh cenld nnt be got ito uctioncbeCateft o was no wia. iii when lie youthfu I Perryhad immortal ued his'name, by dashing over the side of is own vessel,. and in an open boat had !ached the deck of Elliott's ship, she' was stantly brouaht into the hottest of the ght. Probably at that moment a sudden hatge of the wind! Andwvhatollowed! lo sooner had the heroic Perry brought tie ship into action, than this "1-Heo of ,ake Erie" solicited him for leave to bring Ip the small craft which had as yet re tnied out of gun shot. Yes, instead of atnting to tund by his Cominander on lie --perilous edge of hattile whena it raged,' ie asked a service which would carry him 'Ut of the fight. This was what the mued LI 4ad been given for. And surely the ight of it, instcad of exciting an honest pride, ought to crimson his face with the dush of shame. Mr. P. would not say that all this was rue; tout it was at least said with every enblance of truth. Mr. P. was the more nelined to believe it from another point in -e character of this man, which hail been iinifested when lie was in command of he Natchtes. in the harbor of Charleston ,Ie had there showed a lotging desire to mmts:t-k his guns, and point them at his 1wi countrymen. He hail been more eady to t rail the American flag in the blood of his fellow citizens, than to cause it to loat o'ver the captivated vessels of the en imy on LUke Erie. This adviserof other nen's fights-and there was more than me brave man who owed their deaths to iis counsel-this adviser of the fights of ther mei,took special good care never to )> eta.:tged in any himself which could be avoided. If the con plaints numerous and nrims, against his tyrannical conduct, lid not present a fit ease for the interfer nee of~ the House, Mr. P. could not im igine one. It was the duty of Congress u protect our junior officers. If these ases of contemptible meanness and de estible cruelty had occurred, in God's ame, let the facts be ihvestigated. If the nan was guilty, let him be held up to the rlignation of an insulted, an outraged ountry. Mr. P. hoped the charges were 1ut true; but he confessed it would re :uire proofs as strong as Holy Writ to rnake him believe that they were all un minded calumnies. But gratting they hould turn out to be untrue, then the in uiry would vindicate the characierof your ,Navy, do honor to the House and to Com. Elli t, and at the same time dojusttre to iis inferiors n ho had complained of him. Under his present impressions, Mr. P. would frankly confess that towards this inuch hepraised "gallant commander" and ,Hero of the Lakes" he felt nothing but be most prolound contempt and scorn. From the Chronide and Sentinel. NoRTH EASTERN BORDER TROUBLE It was stated some days ago that the State af Maine had despatched a Land Agent to ie disputed territory for the purpose of preventing depredations on the timber linds in that region. The Agent was ae comnpained by a body of armed inen, -for ihe purpose of carryitag out effectually the order of the State in mat ter, but it pAears ,ers e greatly fear that serious trouble to the two countries will yet arise from this long continued and truly vexatious dispute; MAINE AND NEw-BRunswic.-By the New York Commercial Advertiser of the h1st, we learn that the Governor of Maine has ordered 1001 of the Penohcot militia to march with all speed to the scene ol the roubles, in aid of the force under com iati( of the tew land agent. These troops were to march on the 20th. from Bangor. On the other hand Sir John Harvev is midl also to have ordered oaut a thiusanid of his mtilitia, with direcions to march at imee iauto te dispittedl territory. Also it is 4;id i hit rt gular troops have been ordered rom F'rederickton, dt. Johniand Halifax; lhat a boom is to be placedl at the mtouath of he Aroostook, to catch the timbier as it omes dowtn with a sufficient force to pro ect it: The Goveruor of Maine is said to have ent a messenger to the Governor of Mas methset ts with despatche's, the lat ter state lso claiming jurisdiction in the disputed erritoiry. The maessetnger arrived at Bos ron on the 19th. M r McLautghlin. the warder of the pub ic lands of New Brunswick, and Capt. ibibets, of the Tobiq~ue settlements, had een arrested by Capt. Rines of the Maine expeitioni, and taken to Bangor. Mr. McL. was goinag up the A roostook to hold a talk with Mr. Mchtyre, when ha elI in with the party of Capt. Rtines, who ought best to make htitm prisonier. lie wated that all the force on the Aroostook was about ;30 trespassers, and that the an horities or people tof the Tobique settle. neat hadl nothing to do with the capture f the land agent. A mtessenger passed through Boston ona :he 20th, with despiatchies for Washttgton, le reported tha the Legislature of Maine ia' appropriated $800,000 to carry out his business. An extra from the office of the Boston ths states, that despatches had been re eivedl by Governor Fairfield frotm Sir ohnt H arvey, claiming exclusive jurisdic tion in the disputed territory, and declaring dis itttentiott to enforce it. Also that800 troops have beetn ordlered out by the gov rntent of Maine. Naw YORK, Feb. 23. The Maine Trouble.-We publish this Jay a second message from the Governor if Maine in relation to the troubles in the clsputed territory. It is highly inflammato y, inexpedient, and unwise, and may be themeans of bloodshed between the con ending parties. We have proceeded on le ground that the claim of Sir John H ar vey to ."exclusive jurisdiction" over the iisputed territory, was an unwarrantable assumption of powver, taking into consider tion the agreement het weena the two Gov ~rnments that the affair should remain in matu quo until disposed or by the arbitra tIon. It is, however, contended, and with some reason that Maine has not heretofore xerised jurisdiction over the particular uetion or strip of land wvhich has been in aded by the timber plunderers. This, il to, gives a differing coloring to the mattcr. andl leaves the Governor of' New Brunsi wick in his former positioni. But allowvin2 hat it wnm not so- nnd that Sir .John Halr vey- set %up new. and- probany-doostIu claims, that could be nojustification fr a single-state calling ou t,an -army, makiig heavy war appropriations,- demanding aid from Massachuseusi and assuming- all powers in such cases constitutionally con. ferred on the Congress of the UnitedStates. The proper course of IheGovernor ofMaine, after having apprised the Legislature of the new position of affairs. should have been to despatch a messenger to Washing [on, and await the action of the General Government. As it now is, the al'air is a mere local dispute about a strip of land; if the parties interested will take the law in their own hands and come to blow, it mu-it he deemed a local quarrel, in "which the peace and prosperity of- the U. States must be in no manner implicaled or com promitted. Our advices from Washington ihis morning assure us fhat somethina will forthwith he done to re-establish tranquili ty in the neigh borhood.-Evening Star. EDGEFIELD C. H THUaDAY. MARCa 7, 1839. The Public Meeting which was called, did not assemble on Monday last, in con. sequence of the inclemency of the weather. We urn requested to say that it will be held in the Court House otn Tuesday, the 26th inst. during the Session of Court at this place. Cold Weather.-On Monday the 4th in stant, the weather at this place, was ten usually severe. There was a heavy fall of snow, and at night the thermometer, as we are informed, stood far below freezing point. A Post Office has been establis-hed at LOTT'S, in Edgefield District; John Lott, Post laster. We have received from the H on. F. W. Pickes, some public documents: also the "Report on the Commercial condition of the Commonweath of Virginia, presented to the Commercial Convention, convened in Richmond, June.13th, 1838. - We return our thanks to "A Subscri ber' for his complimentary notice of our selves and the Publisher of the Advertiser. We beg leave to decline publishing a por tion of his remarks relative to ourselves. We feel that his opinion of us, is more favorable, than we deserve It was with sad msgivings, that we entered upon our editorial duties, well knowing the magni tude of the task, which we had imposed upon ourselves. Though our abilities be endeavors to please, will in some degree, compensate our patrons. We refer our readers to the remarks of Messrs. Burbanan and Calhoun, on the motion of Mr. Benton. for leave to intro duce a bill to repeal the duty on salt and the fishing bounties. The remarks of Mr. B. are satisfactory, and in the spirit of a patriot. Mr. Calhoun takes the proper eronnd on the subject. lie shows that a repeal ot th.e duty wonuld diistrrite comit promise Act. He refers in the course of his remarks, to a most eventful and peril ous period of our histryr. With the prd ofta Carolinian, he speaks of that day. tyranny. antd misrule, wihen our State sin gly opposed the General Government. When she unfuarled alolt te Palmet'o han ner, under whose folds, thousatnds of her children rallied, and bade defiance to the proud myrmidons of Federalism. The Legislature orf Delaware, has fln;, ly adjourned without electing a United States Senator. Netw York--A short time since, ther. wore miany ineffectual ballottings in the Legislature of this State, for a U. States Senator. No election has yet taken place. Virgini.-Some of our readers are a ware that a long and arduous contest has heen going on in the Legislature of this State.for U, 8. Senator. Numerous caindi dates have been nominated, and reun. A mong thbem are Messrs. John Y. Mason, Tyler, Rives. Leigh, C. Johnson, Jas. M. Mason, Southal, and Robertson. At the latest date, there was no election. Itis said to be itndefinitely postponed. At the last hallotting, Mr. Rives received the high est vote. Horo stands thre case ?-It is lamentable to see, what a reckless course some of the opponents of the Independent Treasury pursue. They stop at nothing, whieci can serve their purpose. They hesitate to make no assertions however extravagant, or false, so they can but advance their cause. They wvill conclusively prove a thing as they say, to he true to-day,-and they will prove it to be false, to -morrow. N.Biddle tihan whom, the Whig Bankites acknowl edge no higher authority, attributes the prosperity of the country, to the defeat of the Sub-treasutry. In his last letter, he has drawn a glowving picture, of the pres ent happy cotmmercial condition of the United States. All this he ascribes to the prostration of the Independeni' Treasury.. Otn the contrary, many of his partizans and hired editors all over the Union, say our country istsuined h'y the operation of the Sub-Treasury. They say it does "live, move, and have a beina ,, Thattrihnin' tflihenuleatins -ots orlia mnte gcers, comnenting with' those ig liobjes, Swa'rtwout and Priie,- and ending'with' he little thieves in countiry post-efices, to theactual'existence-of the Sub-Treasury.' Their Chief, Mr. Biddle, .either speaks. lalsely.-o: they'do. Theymiy takerbei.. horn of the dilemma. Their.misreprseimn rations have been exposed, and their false. ho1ds disproved a thousand times, but all it) no purpose. They go on in their reck--. less course, and will go on, to the end of the chapter! It was said by an old philoso. pher.that you cannot reason with a teoman. She wiu have the last word, and "27oagh vanquished, she tril argue stil." We are not so ungallant as .to believe this. But we do believe that all argument with a Bankite, is lost. It is against, his interest to be convinced. We think that the description of a character-in.Hadibras, exactly suits him. -A man convinced against his Wig, [#of the same opinion stil." WORKING ME[. "When Adam delved, and Eve spa., Where was then the gentleman?" Hung's Eoww. We have been pained to see the Jacobia doctrines which have been put forh,. on the subject of working men. Various writers, among whom are some good dema ocrats, have attempted to draw a distinc tion between the working class, and the reading and writing, or professional class* as if the working class so called par exert lence, lid not read and write, (often very. well,) and the men of study did not werk. This distinction is invidious, It.is disor ganizing in its tendency. Are they only, who handle the hoe, and the plane, work ang inen, as some political quacks falsely say, and are all others who are not farmers, or mechanics. not working men? Are the former alone useful, and every other class mere consumers ? Is the man of science, who by years of study, has discovered something to .henefit the world, and who by.. the labor of mind, has enriched thousands who otherwise would have remained pooZ anti wretched,not a working man ? Is he who has shown inferior men,- bow -toturW their labor to the greatest account, himself not a laborer? Is he a mere drone ? Is he one of those, who the Roman Satirist has aptly sa4tid are - Fruges consumere natt? Is he a mere devourer of the fruits of the. labor of others? .We believe not. We ask of these political sages, in what class - they would put such men as Arago and Humboldt of France, Brewster and Her schell of nand.and Awdih..of-0a0if 1 own conetry? Are these philosophers who have enriched the world with their discoveries, not working men? AreBnet Jurists as the compilers of the Code Napo leon in FranceChief Justice Blackstone,# Bentham of England. and Chancellor Kent in the United States, men who have illumined the darknessof law, and brought order out of chaos, not working men ? Are learned divines, sneh as Dr. Dwight, and reat Moral Philosophers. such as Presi 'lent Waylanud, writers wvho haveeloquent. ty defended Christianity. and who have poited out to man his highest duties, not truly men of labor? Is not the scientifie daysician who has investigated the causes 4 disease, and well described its cure, a working man indeed ? Common sense answers yes. All persons who write and think for the good of mankind, are labor era. Such men are among the greatest benefactors of Society. All attempts to draw distinctions between them, and the nonest farmers,aad -mechanica,of the cous ry,should be rebuked. They have a tea dency to create unfounded jealousies be tween different claqses, whose interests are closely associated, and who are naturally, friendly to eac'h other. The time has gone by, if it ever existed, when the readers and writers of b "aks, wecre a privileged order. These, and -all others who devote their talents, to a proper purpose, are laborers in the great canse of human rights, and happiness.._____________ Comnmunicationas. (j7" Dr.. H. Burt will deliver a lecture in the CouIt' House, on Friday eveniag next, at 7 o'clock, on the History of Astronomiy. The public generally are la vited to attend. To the Patrons of the Edgefleld Advertiser. You must have observed that the Editorial duties of this paper hive been- resigned by its former able AS talented: Conductor, sAlfave been assumed by-another gentleman. Jbelieve it is further understood, that~the oinersipok the printing establishment, has also changsd ' ands. Allow mue theretoretocallyour &ttlei. tion. to a consideration of a few reflections - relation to the htuess,. and qualifietions, of the present owner, and Editor, of the paper, iTrihe performance of their respective, duties,s~o fa at least as the community is interested, as the ground of its furthaer conidenc,anhd patroage. The gentlemnan now superintending the Edito rial department, is a native of this District, and identified with its inhabhitants, by a residence among them, from childhood, and-by thaisuitl larity of feelings, 9pinions, and interests, which .aturally belong to that relationship. He is' ceived the benefit of a Classical education,~in the South Carolina College, and foriome years past, has devoted himself to the pursuit of mnis eellaneous literature and genieral readidg. His attainments in these departments ofki edge, have acquired for him the reputation of a good scholar. To those who know him, it ......d.be ....afl.. to add that bis. mosIt