Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 23, 1840, Image 2
Covegressional.
1N SE~NATEF.
FintiAY, Jan. 3, ISIO.
The Pulic Lads-.reealy 1) no
tice SiveI on Ttu Le"ia. l;1., Mr. Calalonn
asked leave. aod i'otrionhteed i bill teo,ede
the public lands to the States il which t hey
are respectively sirlOated. The hill w.
re-id by its title. ando. nol on ot .dr. t .,
re~ferred to the Cominsitee on the Puhie
Lands.
Mr. Clav stated ihat ie re:retail thi: 1e
was detin'ed by in-dispojtiont .(lis oorn
ing. aod pireveinted from toi preenut
when the hill wVaq itO.-oneoled .y the d n
for froin Souti Carulin; [Mr. Calhonit)l
for cedlingZ the public lands to v'rtia tls
within which they are sitoate'. Ile wi.h
ed to su_,es-.,t soie other reference tit it
than to the Coomite on the Pihlic
Land.o, but, unless some Seuator womod
muore a reconsiderution ofth -orderof r-lr
enee to thateommitter, hie cold not ofler
the suggestion whieh Ihe wished to me.atke.
51r. Southard then inouved the reconsid
erutiou.
31r. Calhoun remarked that he loprd
the Senate would not aree to the motii.;
unileas some good reas-tm stoAl bet abign
od why the '.ill sltotid not be .relerre:d to
the Committee on the Public I-ando. It
was the appropriate commultee. awol tho
bill referred itelf to it as a mater oi cotir-qn
unlesso here shoutlo he some spe)cie unti;.
sufficient objection.
Mr. Clay said he was indilTerent as to
the disposition of the-matter, hatt. :I the
committee was coustittted. Ihuir 4d its five
merbers were from the new Statw. lb.
meant to ofTer no clisrespect Ito them-, ill
lie must say that this n as a men-mrue which
disguised as it may be, and colorable as
it. provisions were; was, in ell'ct, a dlon
lion ofupwards of one hunodred todlios
of acres or tle common pirperty ar att tie
Soater of :his Union to particutlar Sr:es.
lie did not think it right that such I tmea
sure should be committed to tlhe hadios of
Senators exclesively repretentio the l'o
nees. lie thought that a commilittee oh
to le constituted. inl whiel the oM ld <
should rove a fuller and Fairer repr ze-ot:i
tion. We should at len it e--erve I lao- o
corum of legi-dation. and not violatoe the
decencies ofittice.
Mr. Calhon said ite Senator hand qp.
ken minelh of pledohes. not dtig, al
political compromise4. no-rl mlddnj ebangc
of personal relations. He (;id 3 Mr. C.) k
mnuch more experiewced ilo soreh ibi s
than I am. If tmy -nooemory %Prvo '0 mel.
and if rinors are t; he t rn;ted. the !emnnt
[or 1?mol a great deal to (oi wit It ;elh thin2z'4.
in connection with a d:ingrished ei':/n,
now of the other I loue: anod it is loit -! :ll
surprising, from hi experieoroe thrwi n hi4
own case, that he shohld uot ie imsie1dool
to believe sinaril rumors of t.o hoer tiow.
oit whether his stiblen chang; of per-on
al relation., then, frmon hirne(r etimnby to OIe
most conofidentill frienldlhi p wit that clit
Zen, was preceed ed by piedIo. nader
sitandin;-. and politic:il ton;.rom 00 ito
part of one or bott, it i4 to fior n to. isv.
The country has lon-, ince pmold onm Oht.
But, said Mr. C., I n% i. I1 nre th --m
tor. if there w-re ledIgein ho li.. ca- .. Owr
were none i tonojo. . have o.rio o
ity linu sisipendel p.-r-ii int.on0 on-1
with the President, v-ithont t o
phl-dge, nlrtmigu- o:Pui
on eitber side. I would he otl te ;:!, r.
ceive or exact nei. lThe ta0-0ion foo
their former to I heir IO -n I eroo-- I la
t.ons, wa vas & n:qora! -uio li.
olfthe kind. I! give. rte lot lo tre isy
4ownly.thoit I have atprovd of ;.1 1hy
leading meaores iob the Preof:'io-. b
he took the Exeotoivoe obon ir, nim i's lot
cause they' arcoord with th' pri.' :n-i to- ad
poolicy on which 1 have honog ac'votoolm~
often openly a~vowonl. Thle elh-.n:oe, oh :or.
ir. (our per.,onal rbttuions, hono s;::y F I
lowed tha~t tof onr poolitio.:l. .'oor wa ir
miadle suiddenoly, as t ho Senator e:,e;:-s.
So fairfromr it. more oh 00 t'wo yr.--- h aovr
clapered siice I gatve .a derbh- d sol-'ort t-.
the ledlinig moeaanr- ot tohe Ext oaive and3
(on whieb: :tlmoosrt ll oth:.:s sineo h::oe turno
edi. This bong inte'rv;l waso perm00ined~ r..
[oaCS. in oroder tht! his aoo or:ight '.:s - a
sturanoce whother h--re' was a coi:i lan
hetwteen rmor poliiia . law : th.- -~ rino
eipoles on vloioch tin- Gove~:r::nonr bonhol to-.
admoinisteroed. hoelbore onr, lersonal reolt
tiorn% whounld boe o ha,,r!!ofl. I ohjenio .ii in: I~
to booth Olhtt Luom Ito odei'oy. t':e~ o!nn0. n
mlonog otherr reaonts. to di-cO 0mwtn::e
sueh idilr- rnorsooo ao. tte Srnatoor olh:4-, .. .
'IThat hois poolient couOO r- ichtr he joob-d
(saidl Mr. Canolhount,) by~ the. obitert he 6j :
in viewi, nmio no01 the snt.Piciont .ndrn jenolom
sy foo h ois obieao l orne0-, he' n onoo don
pen1 t what loe htnoo ..:oin. not tw oo s l
was lhis objectr. It is, snoid hi". too.bdin-r:o
all thoe omeasttres w' hoich hat om ig. iuntod
in the natiordo c'on-oaoihioono scho 000of p:ohl
ties, andI espretnily othoe Soeonatr's 1o nnono'
Amerienon systemo lo hih he obelievedo too boo
boutile to the Cnosratti on ando th i n rino.
ofon00r polio ical sy sremo. ano the reoalI sooolee
of all the disorders tondo dato~ner to u baich
Shoe coun try wans, or hadoo beno soubjoct.
Th'lis done, lhe wais fm-:: viote Gto. ooern
met ai fresht depaoomoe, in th dt'oirrelono in
whiebc McIr. JeI-rsoon ando hi.s oiuoriate
wtould give, wete dhey ntow ntlive atnd :at
the helm. He stoodo whreren heo hloloa
ways stood, ont the oblStoreRights gooedo.
I lis change oof personaitl rolntioon, whiebh
grave sot much concero o tohe Soonotor, sco
fatr fromn.involving ttny ebanoge i : hi~ priin.
oeipJles tor doctrine'. g?rew ot oof thlem.
Thre Senaotor borinogs agatinst tmet ther
vague ha rge: oof eirotism. IHe ' ootidl
ael to thre Soenate. ino order to repel it,
wh lether there is ainy oeboer oaf the
bodny moore exempht frran poeai: taof hriom
self than Ihe waos. ttnless whLeont wick
edl. Unestamok te fact? Theon. Sewno or
hrar made ii hois poractice of! ore to:: ive :0i
hoi~ oisenass.ionis witho hhnr. :n peranwd Inrnm.
WVhnt inns he 00do? If h:-~ rep.le hiosb
techs, he was~ foorcod to <peak~o ofl hoimroef.
and1 to ex pose btitnoelf to th ehm clnon e oaf e
t1%:m from theo Sontoooor; oor.if heo roemooainedi
lento. to st ano conovicteoi of his chelno.. Is
thatno foir? lI'. harn aronhor prile. no less
trof:.io,oo mat~ko n attt.t ackon him, awnl to
turn rountd ,0r0l neoeloitoo ot mrakinoo theo n:.
tack. whieno hen .nim y roo epe!!eod it. ats ina the
presenlt inostanee,
lHe acenset, te of re'verting t' the part
h. .1 too ino hu narocin of 18!. Mia
mistaks my c'j,:t ercly in rcf'rr:;
to those old trasiiietions. It was not to
make a chare against him, but to miake
him fecl that Ite wits the hi't man who
ought tin mke the icear ti n he hai on
Ie pre,ent occa01ion111. The courqe or the
x ~or, and t(ibn ilmsl.; direi dly the
olpoiile. lie has a la:inl hill of his ow i.
Hle brin.s it in; he rei.r4 it to what :oii
mi' itfte hbooives, nwhut iany in'erference
on mly poBrt. oranly prs:mo i iiacnk onl hlim;
bthiI it' n ie"1. a Imlove wii hout his ill
icirfieecte and ui:tak. iUnt enaough of,
ilus.
I rose uiply to suipply some remarkS
wh:ijli I intendel to mak- when ki' t ylls.
The Sellor sid. ;I- I malerJned im,
ilh It it wi<t. er ofhltr h o refr-I
red ilhpenndidion whie h--v id volte
ihor thle Pre-,idenv in 16:,5. 1 know lot
if' there he a pa ol Li-:iory ito that efl'eet.
I have never seen i, ml if tIhle ie, it is
f:ise. The truth of ihe ens" is. tha t I was
oppCo'ed to ir. Cranmbrd, for reasons
ti i lieo( I Ihint in s iile, itswer Ar
tdains id Gii. J:v:k oo. .'mo ii
nmie f.snidreii e list of* enn
-w th! Preainey, it was pllacsed
O wltl i e ljof ill 01-f. cit iliates, 111r
thre Vice Pr.esidenliv: a.I he h iwevie them) I
lo.ok ioii , itis t, olie tiil , v I ojt iJiiplod.
Wh. i wa eh-cred Is -den hes'iea i
allid e'e!hi er ('41). It!'('. lli, eild
me f-om1 nisnl: an'. inp lm, neel :1 -.h tn Ieen
Sit v.u he' the A'h eiitratn n. or h.-, lie.
Mlr. Clay wi:f)t add -I v:-o woi Iore.
Ily me i te hie Kupii fn ienatr ain
S-:u;1hCar,>linja, tot !,now whedh:r ibi< eea
niensure, whoieb comempnjlated thle ee,w4inn
IIliithem. e ate-s of uc a vastdmin
was cnnectedi with (or hadl received thle
s .uttion of ithe A-iinistration or nut. Ile
mnerly molae the ingniy, and if Whe "110
led jide " inced" it was not hi fminh. Ile
mtiade no> allusion r e urpoese Ill' ioniiol
lie? :;IC eflillgs of the' i). Soenaioii fr ili Sotlilh
Caroi i. ii S.ai. tiaiIt -wv rewinlAn, 1aid
ariell b1Etween th-ilt geilli.0gman agunl life
Aniniistra:tion. and, therefiore, lie made
the eingnuiry of I-iro. Was it wrong it himl)
110 a-k iftiis i'ant mieniure had te qup
porl oil' his nr'w friemi? The Senator,
i::n-ead III uisetriny 1bis plain imluiry.
wint :a p':issin, iol eninelled all obli
gu ons he n a, aN -r towards him : but i'
he hadin'y sai I, -I knw nothing f t he
%iews I'it thi Admini-irtion, I initrod e
inv fit% 11 iter.,re Ili) I y nw e s sibIii
v," tSre n "mid have been no i.nftroover
y betw'e' thein. The Senator. iiihrefire,
moi sp this controvern. tiin hims'lf.
Mr. Walker observed thit it was oliv
nee"".i.ary tip look heke'i to ilhe stage of' dhe
buio' when tlh hill of ih: gentleman
from S. U. was intriodneved, to show how
li- ceonriiverv b (etween him rnl the Senl
alor Cri-o Kentiu kv commoenced. The
l.ite.r. inl hi.. opein:u 'peech. eo tienced
witihto iiiqtiry 'ioi the Former as to
whviiei li. IJl n as or was nom an Fl ec
wive mieaiuire. Neevw, he apprehended, if'
Oe Sintoiir Iro Keuneky had directed
hiat eniono Ihr timle ai c'2ir stanses
iiN ler %ahi%:'h ih.i hill was oirigitilly intro
dle< J1. hli g1~ notihl Imve!h-(e all.
<.wv't-te . l'ei hill t1'1 iilti'li tieell va's no?
a lnw 11w1n,nreT. lI '..: lirsi p~ropo,;ed
<ha, in- ihe 4~o 1f 3:'45-'7, more t h:naj
i v\- .'r uist. YA ilt-i i enti if the reilor
ill r ::ri o a chaI,' ii' poiitiion ly thI'
Sen:sfr roin Sontn Carolin ner in agi
V! :iwn. It n wi when that enlemlanl wa,
I li v ei :111%, a a o.-11 ieri I' t i:-;<t-:,i
f4' i .- dih Ahiuier:aiini; aml Iet
r. WI tiee.- i b i thit ci irtmi siree'
if uiIs lf ci a'% s - siJ:.--ivt teo fiini'h an iluc 'r
tite ig,- ) propotidied to the itter
f'rom lenuck.
C ler.:it -1e f .r Sh.''hern 'atriot.
Th-- S -i ts it'' ll kli o d~ly
selii 1 i fItte leeftw i- ak gicleiiusil a
eire|'-r m: e r.ii TIhie ,et ii haidlie 1ie
iiceivled freime .ilr. (Cah' izn. n ill, it is ht
Noth I''ing of imoril:taneuce iccutrred in the'
A I lil onka'ing appe'.roprition f:arii the'ty
of .. embe rs - i ntroiiii.hwi:ed :eel paei" di.
'f . ii'..' T**.;n *.. tee rei.-('nisieiier the
-*s byI *'ti"i h .-! 3lap~s tef the Seat of
\irin eridal hwa itheen irerreid tt, be'
p inted.I
P. cinh deh':ii', thie CL ik r'ed a
e.ulwi .ue nti5i' . iih t i .1. La--treeo i bi .
.ty ' f.r *.! a.w in eone ir ri f' th.eein
.r 'e ''wa i ie-- o " e rrec." t e 'ii te
:h \'e ms~ ~emb eeeot heii the niorJ'
i- 'i' 'prang Iimm'hieel'-ien t r f d eim
deiuaret iliv Ils'eie b~ lrh e-Cii
r I. f,. .Tie~ ciitnopreen in ofi' iitheii
member kept.ll thet iv~it't ee hii' in i--o gi or
..:n' ni es.luiiere Therilmmghutes. I e tmt,
a al a'long o peech on rsueforin i~s pe te .
:lei uns on ee waN e her t arethingt toi
ITh ee V t' e eel (I ly riiJE-e ider d, iittl tii
rhe Jesltionfor pinseml hiid the ta- o
atpri ;u fur thiit inhatan' ts~e tee the 3
diseteriii Petlw enain. prtesingi~ aga-e
Ihe ri it elir. iNayli r oa s~ietd ont~e
trecet ion ,is-r.bei in ;hee o ot ,itn
wia'iss adet usend the rlesit butetite a
Mr.c'e'e' J iame annotneued the eatht ofi'
jouredci~soA.Ta re'ei, C
\e'f rm' i. viln linue used yrelter
lern biy fs rs. Bum'ejt"s ande Stnlyit''.
waIse appeihededtio;h timtupesatii consef
puenes wtid he''ih the reidr. Nting ~
tWedhne'' eet~e-la a he recorded' in ew,
Tet Sieente dur ingt ie wnt<jett ''t prin-.
Qiuf 1'tenpied w1Oith tohea thepsiton hof
t.b!o waz lcr. by naroto of y2515,: .
rhev were then rererred to a Special
Conmit tee. The independent Treasury
lBill reported by Alr.-Wrighi, was made
the -jpecial order for Monday (Io-dav,)
The Hlill for Ihe armed ieri;tation o 'Flori
d i wai entroisd for a third reading on
Wedlie-aulay.
II the 'lose of Represepntalives on
A141omhav, thle death (if Mir. \Ilvord, lale
l.'-r (.ofi Conress from .mssacht- ti",
was COM Milnicalted. when-1. after the .ulop
tin of sof it Rble iohnin, the4 House ad
jPutirned. On i Tuemay the everliiting
New .1ler..y qule-oiinm came IpIgIn, from
at Rcoltiioni off'red by Mr. Campbite'll,
Chairman oifthe Committee oif Eleciions.
hiat the whole mater he immedintely re
'erred in Ihm Cioimmittee. Ameniments
werI i'redsteehes imade,. and tile wh.iolIe
(if 'lt-sdy:v al Wedlnesday cnotOnuied
without any resuit.-Char. Mercury,
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier
WASaNTsoo, Jan. 4.
Mr. Wnddv Thompsn rose and spoke
for a short timeic on his motio in to recnsid
O'4rI lie vote it pultrcha-e 5.)6 cipies or the
.113p 1'f [t Cet of war in Florida.
I ve w.s replied to by A1r. 13.nks, of Vai
who ch tr,_ed .\Ir. Thonpmmand Imi. is prty
% it11 hbein;, the philders oof a syte:ti if
sir.:va.ivc, for whiebl ihey were 1;yin
bhontae t4o the Alabniisraioni parry. Alr.
Thomp~uon here contr-oiised Mr. B',.
steaitent, but .\lr. literi Smith, of %I,
row0e ill li, place. mal hld utp ibe Journale
of the Hoiu'se whielh piroved lie ehrrecoess
of the usoertion of tie entt lean ati froi Va.
Mr lianksthen proceefdd, antd wa. an
swered in part by Mr. Wise. The whole
subjec't wn< tlen finally liid on the table.
Mr. Jamion rose anid a tnnounedlI he
feath of his colleagite, the lim. A, G.
Illarrison, or missitri, and moved the cus
ominry re-tohttiois. which were passed, and
iho ilhu-e adjourued.
Junnary 4.
Mr. Thompson. of S. C., called up his
motion tore'onsiderthe vote orderitig a
tiap olf the seat or war in, Florida, arcom
panying the iepott or the Secretary of'
War, to bie cngraved. Mr. T, said, this
M a4 t snaIl item ofexpense-perbaps 1000
dolars:-hit there were iore! QIII. il tihe
a.grreaitte, throw:t away inl tuch expenses.
;F1:i1 triony paid for thes3e napm ittight as
well lie hurtr. No inember wanted ihem,
nor di I the phlii wat them. If the
a1hio;e 1Ithouthdl be cmiollelldl, ;Is it mt igit he.
to carry on t his War, and desiro tle plant
ior nper.ation. instead or Ieavin g it to the
Departmenit, a it If) oftle country w3 l
le tnefiul; lit wvp blud one co py of th rnjap
which wotld anisiwtr all or purposes,
ie gave notic. thi:t 3s ' mem'ber or the
C(m1nttilee o .lilitary Afitir.;, he should.
hereafter, keep I strict watch oit every tx
penittre, and oppose every thing 1at
was unnecessiary, mnd intended as a job
for political fatvoites; al, as one mnn1i
Coul do Im li ne by himself. he called mn
otther COImitlt'es to tunite with him in the
samte ellrPrt. Mr. Thompsont's mtionitttt wa;iq
aurced to. and the reolutio, ordering the
maps, was laid on the table.
Janunry 9.
Mr. ralhonl hoe expressedl .n'nte
tin to re:ire frrom the Senate a. oim ;
hipresent term ex pirec, whicb will ie atfttii
'te pn-sntee oftle Stilb Treasury & Land
iills. matters now tit longer of speettl;t
tint, s i:hn t the vuintry n ill be it a state of
comlp'aanve stmlet
.Ile Clayim'imated a simil:ar intemtiotn
to withdraw. in li'; remark,. on l-'ridav
hist. *o thao the canopy ti our lRepublica'
4!4ry' %%ill lt %0oton d1rivedl of, Iwo of' its
brihbtei-i hilI otitarie'.. Reiriiement c:t de
tract atihintig froim lhe lauirels of eitlter
ithe ''ame' ';tit and4 their coun~itrymetin will
(otly t rulv value theietr woti anitl serice't
whlen thtev ttis themt from~a lhe lortimt int
i't diaitsin of gre.at priniples ofNation
Il Ilaerty.
In the. Seonite, io-day. Mr'. Wrtightt, fromi
the Commuilet' on Finiatnce, repotrted the
[Gil to proideh fri rte colb-heeriin, safe' Kceep
intg, ;tadl' ;rafer ofi the puit--i tmotteys.
Th'is' is~ the ubt Treaiitry htill, whlichl, ais
rtumort snys, is m~ rtint ittrogh hlti es'.
n~ i:in the4 ntti tiirty dayiS. The hill watr
made~t the order of' the dlay for this dayt
'4I r, fleton, en lIed tip his Riesohliton
ont thle subject of SI'n4rt. Dthits. &e. Trhtes
resolu~ttionts dleclirie thait the assumptftiona 44f
lie dIebts of' thle Simte-., by the (a'-neratl
(inuvermniien:, wooholf hbe a fltgr~tan ouitr;Ia'
Ott the l'ontiiiiun andtt unu~ ise :mtd utnjiti.
lie spioku' itre' htoris un the stubj,-r'r, ;tndu
huliita'tlred nibi much'l 'tnleue' ithis mtatt of
tt be' uo:t'-ue. hmt hie wishedl no preven4'ft thei
pt'r.ihfit' of4htt'I it 'ti' ritizhi rap ho-rett
emeo-nhi ilo r'echartir the b'atk toftlhcU. s
Ii l'ii' h inttroudt'4 "aomei tiime hielbrue that
er'h er e' '' 'xpiried, nere t htHidj pre'anat iire
hut itle resutli prmedci tbiwe ;st the bankih
htel hne-k in airdet' to organtize. its fnhr'.
fort I he fiel l,t and its apfpbra-:tion wa's made
f'or a r'enewail. sutlpporitedu bv all its <trengith.
Sto. this prost'ionI14, tho~auth it hadl not yet
been.'t aliei'd. iuhlt be gatininng strength in
thet ciunttry andh hiectme too-ttomitdable to
lie graple ;t 1-4 it h, le was, thlereli're. lfor
pro4~ceeds air thie public 'Iand itt am.mg the
States he recgardedl a4. itt fact, the satme
thtingi ithi ani asnumptio't of theSt iate debt<.
Iti tiu< form the schem'tte mnight lie ofl'eredl,
ali ty u ad ittexpedaiiec. IlThe resluit~in
were laid on the tablle f'or the pre'sent.
Januai~rv 9.
Iti ihc Sennte, to-day', the bill for thte
armed'4 (4cenpattiont otf Floridan was na:in
inken up fortt, ti grueio~tn, ont its panssage.
'The haill tffers a latnd botity, pro'v~i..ions.
itndt a rma, and4 snail wa%'ges to nertual set
i'rs who wiil Ct epy tad dfend''ta thle T4'r
iitory. It .isu pirovidecs a new regimen'ta
ofi a1 honusandl men'f.a uSvoyager<., tO p'itrad
shr, poke itt satpor or the hilh. lie
hlifevedlI 'th li uhn pruoot the ttle
mntt tii thle caonty. ;and erarliIdy seenire
the exp utlsiaan of1 lth sava"ae5. lie alia n1:t
thin k t he pl'bit watthla serve to ex pel the
I udians itat otnce, 4or ta any otiher plan t
watti d thai Si r. P' aIresttn. Ien spaike, at
la'i;:t'i. itt Ipitiitin lto the hi'l, anid thc
plant of' op -ruititins proposed by the Sc're
tr of ar.
'I'he Senate adljoutrned "'irtlta uking
the question on the nassoreant the bill.
E.rtracta from the P.11. Generars Report.
fi. ec Department, Nov. 30, 1839.
SIn:-The post roads of the U. States
covered by mail service on the 30th June
Itl, were, as nearly as can be aseerrained,
133,999 miles in extent. The rate of ni
nual tranpoertmiion on that lay wa;s snhout
1.19G,8i0 miles, and its cois: $3,265,622
viz: eq NO
Miles. Cost,
bh onr nd slker, 11,-447,147 $,, 4.-f.
iy s*.a. ait eficsi. Vp,953, '76 1,90.45 1
1 s. boat aid r. road. 3.3 16.055 5-20,6tr
To'n!,3.41.7 :L.
'lis is exc'nmive of* tranporimiiou by
5,nint boats al otlier vessels, uuser the
5th id 6th selctiois o* ilia act of 1825,
whieib costs a $bout $16.:00 more.
The lettings of* the year have generally
heeen at lower privces thtai lor some prece
dinz years, ulitr t1 so low as the same
routes were let our years ago.
Most of the service which was last year
su:spended, has been restored; and the new
riosies established by the act of 7h July,
18:38, withi few exceptions, have been put
in operanniti,
The speed or the ordinnry innil hnving
been so increaseil as to rednte the time at
iransmits betweet New York and New
Orleano to nine days, the express mail,
ihici ran in seven:, Iia been discontinued
Mid the somb-western branch which yield
ed but a small pmriiut of its cost, fell with
the main trunk.
It i.; poosihle hit lte reernt siuspenion
fspeie paymeurs by i he tianks, iii a harge
portion of ithe Uniio, may again check
th increased revene ofii:hp Deiartment,
so as to in ike reirenelmeniits ipcessary ;
but, in any event they will be inconsider
able.
On the 30th ofJune last, the number of
post olices was 12.740, slowiig an in
crease of 201 durin i liphie frceding year.
The nuber est aliished was 001. anoii ie
uinmhcr discontinued was dl4. The otm
her of post iisters t ppinted, includin.g
ne w oilice!s, wasq 2,.88.
The number of post olices th:is day ik
M132.
Tle utimber of mail contractors in ser
vice duringz the last year, was aihout 1,838.
Of this nuinher, 489 have beern fined, or
had diudeions made from their pay, fur
Stilry delinueine-s. The aggregaute of
iie<z, is 857.738 62. and or deinetion.
8.22.066 04, exeiing remissions, the
whole amoun nting tio 79,804 GS.
A great majority of* the contractors have
ierformed the service with the most ex
eiplary pnenmlhvtiii.
The revimtet oft thi Depnrtment
fr the- year ending the 3ith
.June.,88 was 0 $4.215,0777 97
The expenddiures were, 4,U11,837 1t6
Excess ofxpe'nditres $3'6,759 18
Thiy excess nas made up by surp.us funds of
preeemiig Years.
Toe reveine(- ithe year enling
oII the 301h of June last. wvas $4,476,638 56
Te egag~ehmenl:t-ai hiabitiis
of the De1tpartilent fur the
Salli year, were 4,024,117 8i
ixcess of engagements and lia
bilifies $147,47:) 30
Tie sorplus still on hand has irevented
The cash on hand, aecording, to the la
test reports of Post 1laisers.i. $20ti.7t01 95
There is a lio rem a iing in t uk-, S:3,
453: 72. of which only $2,07 03 i-s atv:il
ahe. Morl than thalf the available funds
:itn hand will be required to pay hahmneeb
utic lhe t he services oil' the I isi limrir.
:ompatidl wii thei preceil;nig year, lite
revi-ntiti has incre:si abou t.6 54 cent.
ndt ilhe agregaite increase was $24I,
5i0 59.
From n romparntive stalmenit, embra
eing the reinirwi of Pot Ollier's yielhing
ove'r $ 00( per: qtuarter, it appeliars that the
rivnn o--ia-tf the ua::rtir eniding te :10,1h
Sep temb ter but, exceeded'i that or the c-or
rospilimlinig ianarter ot the laist yeatr abou::
8:A petr centt. It is feared, thwever, that ini
conlseqttetnce of the dertngemnt pruelieed
biy the sutspenision iof panymiient lby soi many
banksil t his rate of adolvance will not be
maintaiined thirouegh th~e year.
IThe aercOuntils of Piist itl aters are reni
dleredt with a paromtlitudle w hich can searce
1k find ;a pair:,ilel in the hn-,ine-s of man
kimil. In a list of so mray t~'housandl Peti
Otliees. there sare ne-eswarily mnisiy inci
itpr e, sueh ais -i-knes<, dlea bs, resimiatiions
abseres,(0 reo-t al<,eI'shaniges in tnmail rioutes,
i., which pireven:t t he reguila;r rendiiitison
gio Ci iceiums, t he niew appoi 11ients ailone
nwvrragiig hist yeair $722 per quasrter.
j'lot or -he alcciontsitre torwamrdloed i o the
l)spa:trtmesur by :1he first mi,:l aifte: te ter
:itint oif the ihtetr. iumi (iit ifta list ofr
l2.7. Pest Olices, for' the quartir ei.
imi; 30tt.h:June last. there we-re but 217, the
neeCnisilt oIf whieb- were not receivedt he
fire te e-rmiinnat tf he net quasrter-:
aie at ihis numbnter abtout 410 h:,l liei.n very
reermlhy e-i-th lihed, or hand nt: been supi
phte. with masils.
lifmin-ys receivedi by Poir Minsrers,
ire, in -,enerael, paid1 over w'ili equal
iirompti tiele. It is believeed iha about
II,000U 'if theo whole unher paid ov'er the
piroceeds of esacht quaruer to conraemrs.
withini t wo weeks sifer its eins-. Of tbytt
clss of Pest Alatsters, the piroporion.of dP
ingoents is remasrkably small. The denaf
officers in general ptay, wh.-n drawn upon:,
withI eqnal puot:uality. Two entses have
occurred, within thte year, ind'icasting thte
ntecessity or further Iegail restrainte upon
Post Mlasters initrusted w~ith large sumils of
nmoney.
Nalice Sil k.-We acknowledge with
pleaisure the recei of ai v~triety of bean-.
tifiil stieiicine of mianufacrire-I silk l'muot
Dr. Eliais Mlarks, of Basrhamnilli, S. (.
They are from lmsave-r Co., Piennsylvatnia,
aind coiprise silk finr Iloies diress ss-ves
itigs-ibbon~is, &c., and a haind-eome spe
cimietn ofr vetlveitan apipear to us of sn
lierior textu:re. They mray be se-en ai the
onice of the E ihitor.-Carotina Planter.
The Quincy (.Fleirieda) Sentitnel- of the
10tOh instant sui ies, a hat Ceo. Fitzpatriock
hail aririveil fi-em Ceubla wiithI 3t eir 4*e loodin
h uai's.< anid thatt they lh-d beer, plawted
itineer he- coimand of Major Bailey anid
Cap1t. Collins.
Wheuat in Michigan.-We lean nrfrnm an
aut hertic sounre, sayvs the Chicago Aitter
icennithae fifteen thousandio hiushejs oif n heat
were sold a few rI-y- since at Manrshall.
Calhoun County, lllichigao, at 30) cents a
bheh.
EDGEFIELD C. 11.
THURsDAY, JANUARY 8. 4O.
Mou:' toaFO T Axt:s.-We refe-r our read!
tr to the aolvertise'tu'nit olthe Comiprrollei
General. In consequence of the enict
ment of the Legislattire, requiring i that the
General Taxes shall ie paid in specie mi
the nutes ofspecie paying- banks. the pen
ple w'ill find some difllily in procuring
suitable money 61br 1li1t purpose. As has
been sail, they must lay the blame upon
the suspended banks, which are justly
chargeable.
Our correspoudent "Sunter" boasts a
hout the fierrility of Alabama lands. lie
says tat a nueilr of planters in his sec
tion. hnve made better craps than General
McDullie. What doe. lie say of the very
large crop of Mr. Kilerease, of our Dis
trici? Nothing-If many planters in his
State, can beat thisgemleatau, then will
they be excellent farmers indeed!
We are indrlit 0 to oir Rt-presentaive.
the lion. F. W. Picken-<, for a copy (of te
*Reiort of the Secretary of the Treasury
on the state of the finiances; also an esti
mate of nppropriations for the year 1840."
We have likewise received several nun
hers of Washington papers.
New Paper at Edgrel-d court FIou.Qe.
-Ve noticed recently in some of our ex
change papers, one of our ediiorials, crel
ited to the "Edgenlelhobserver." We are
not aware of the existice of ny ste!, pa.
per,but %% e have heard ofa little paper, call
ed the "Edgefield Advertiser."
The Mayor of Charleston has issued a
Procinmation, declaring ihit from arl af
ter the 13th inst. all vessels comini ft-rom
the port ofost ot, nod other places, where
the small pox and varoloid prevail, shall
be subject to Quirantine.
War of the Giants.-We give to-day,
some extracts from the debate on the "Pub
lie Lands" in the Sennte Chaner, in
which ia.ere was a "pasaze at arms" he
tween Messrs. Clay, and. Calhotii. In
justice we must say, that both wieled
tht-ir trenclhant blades with their acens
tomed lhree. The contest was provoked
by Mr. Clavnnd well was he answered.
We regret that our limits forbid us from
publishing the debate in cxtenso.
The Savantialh banks, the Mechanic's
inik of Auenst, i ail the Commiercial
bank of M acon, have not so-penrled specie
pa.yiCnts, as has been snid.
Massvthusetts.-The! csttQt for Gov
-rnor of this State, which his been uin.ei
l Ied for some time, is at lenar b decided.
.ilarcus Mut-ort)n, the Dpimatnie candi
dit- has heaten Everett, (Whig) bay a mua
purity of fiur votes.
has elected Stephen C. Foter, Preie,t
of the. Se-nate, nndl Win. Tr-aftron, Sectreta
ry. lI-manibal IIlamtliti is eleeted Speaker'
If the H-ouise of R.'presetatives. aid ElI
ridlge Gerry, Clerk. All are Deamnerats.
New York.-The Le-gidature of this
State assembtkl at Albtany ott the yth ints'.
The hlouse w-as uirganl by the election
of Ge~o. WV. Pitesont (Whlig),:ts Speaker-.
'T other tliceors are also Whiigs.
Pennsy/lvania.-Thae Legislatuare of this
Stote ass' mbled at lit-rishurg ont the 7th
inst. Gen. Rougers, V. l1. waus F luetrel Pres
ident Elf the Senaite.adil r. llopkins.V .B
Speaker of athe HlFuse. Immtred'aaely vafter
t'we ehec-tion oIf Presiemn of the Setnte Mr.
Pen:rose uitTred a series 0 fst roiugTriireso
We have rece-ived the first ntumber of
the "Carolina Planiter," publisawd att Co
lumnbin. S. C., by A.- S. Johniastoni, Esq..
atnd edited lby Dir R. W . Gibhues. It is
itn the quarto fotrm, nnil the typoeraphical
execution is very neat. It wtill dontialess,
he a wvell conttected journal. The editor
eruchews politics. -lHe says:
"WVe clatim the priv'itege of praninag fromt
all c-omunicat ions such observations as
maiy leada to party discussion, or prejudice
naty one agnast the circulation of this pa
per. Our uihjeet is the inaterest of the peo:.
ple-and we belie-ve conscienatioiasly that
if we attaended moere- to outr 0ownl cin-ernus.
& trotubledi iurse'lves IF'%s wiitha the abistract
sp~eculat ions of politicians."'
Tho eighth of Jaanuairy, at wh-h Gen.
Jacksou paritieiriateil, wtas elebratedl with
great ettusiasm at New Orleans.
T he Committeesin Congress.-T he Mati
sontian sais, in the or::aiizatin of the
Commit tees, the Speaker has giv-eni gre.
ral satisfactiotr to tall piarties. Ftortinnate
ttmn! thlus to "win goleeo opinions from
all sorts of men." Of the thirty-three
Comi tte-s fiaited biy the Speuker,
IwcatsJ-Iwo have Whti2 Chairmen. The
p atbuove mtetntionted says,inader the A d
tmi.:istratinu of Mr. Polk, it wras just the
reverse.
Morris A. Moore has been appointed
Post Master at Gleon's Springs, Spartan
burg Dis.
Thei cr York Cisifer and Enquirer
lately said. that, if the Sub-Treasury bill
hould become a law, it would only hck
upi) a million tof -specie, and itn his respect,
thto Goernment n ould he puwerless fur
ev;l. Atnodher lending Whiig, hnk paper
has cotpied tlec !emlrks n ithout contra
ditiion. Now if thec A% hi-s think thai this
ititsure wouldI do ito evil, ljould they not
come out holdly ad honestly at once. in
its support? Why have they raised such
a lerrible hue and cry, for years, about itig
monstrotis Suib- Treasury, and accused
the Government of a design to oppress and
titerly ruin the banztk%? If the Whigs
generally, are otf the same opinion as one
of 'heir chieforgans, the paper aliove-men;
tioned, it bcomes them to abandon their
Opposition to the independent Treasury,
scheme, and to give it at least a fair trial.
The late Report of the Secretary of the
Treastiry, frnisshes such facts in its favor,
that none can resisi, but those who will
not he contvinced. The publication of a
few snore snch doctumens, will convineer
Ihe l'hig party. if it does not produce any
effect upon its present leaders.
Rerolutiorary Rminisce nce.-Wm. 13,
Reed, Esq. in a lecture on the "Romaneo
of History," recently delivered before the
Athenian lustitute. at Philadelphia, re
laied an interesting incident in the history
of Soutih Carolina. lie made reference
to the little known fact, that on the 9th of
August. 1774, according to a statement of
a tewspaper of the tiie, there arrived at
Philtatt-1phin the C hiarlestone Packet,Cap.
tain Wright,britngitng as passengers.Henry
Middleton, and Edward Rutledge, Dele.
gates to Congresq. frotn Sonth Carolina!
The fGrst hands that came to lay the deep'
fottndations of the fabric of the Union,
enme then, said the Speaker, from South
Carolina.
h enry D. Gilpin, E-sq., late Solicitor
of the Treasurv, has beet appoined At
torneyGeneral, vice Mr. Grundy, resigned.
Mr. Burchell nov fills the office of Solic
tor.
Mr. Oqmyn Baker (Whig) has been
declared duly elered as a Representative
in Congreqs, front Massachusetts, in the
place of Mr, Alford deceased.
At a meeting of the Directors of the
Lnited States Bank, held on the 6th inst.
Thos. Dunlap was ro-elrcted President.
Mr. Editor;
Feelint: a deep interest in the cause of
Temperance. I have been mu-h gratified
by the perusal of most of the communica
tions whirl inve lately appeared in your
paper on that suliject. Jerome,ifwe may
judge from the mnaterly manner in which
ie has used up the report of the Commit
tee of the Legislttre. and the profound
rnuttincatwe with the sutijet indicated in
hi.; communicatinei. is. I ahottld say. a
sturdy adverate of the e;use of Temper
ance-a nhle soldier who knows his duty,'
and is res'.lhed to perform it.
Saltbh app-:;rs to be a ntjore eattions
and gettle spirit, who, ihnttgh a friend of
Tetmplerantce htimnelf. is leat ful Iet its atd
v'ocates may, itt the exercise of a zeal with
ontt ktnowleege, do somethittg prejudicial
to thte imheres' of the good c..jse, and there
hiv retatrd its advancemuent. I concur en
tirely n ith Saluda, that we have more
to apprehend from outr pretended frietnds,
thatt fromt our oapetn enemaies. But he
tmtay rest assured, that ne have no idea of
runtning a seg tratte ticket at the next elec
tion. AllI tbat we dei'ign is to enlighten
the publlic mind upotn this great question,
relying with coundence upon the virtuo
and parots of thte peoplle,n~ hen proper
lv infortmedl. And alt that we ask of our
enemutier. or outr pretendled frietnds, is to
tell the people what they know~ to be the
truth.
Bttt while many respltedent luminaries,
are shtedditng tight upon t his great qutestion,
me thinks I perceive it Juck-with-his-lan
tern, (catlling himnulf Practice,) attempt.
isg with a feeble, mt.d flickering ray, to
miklead the public mittd. Ar first he daz
zles like a gas Iight, but anon he grows
dimtmer and dimmer, tuntil unfortunately
for the writer, or the autthor of the report,
or the report itself, or some 'of the party,
htis hight goes out jur-t as he reaches the ar
gnment, arid then he cursed and guit.
Prauctire begs to be exeused for passing
over the argumtents of Jerome uinnoticed.
die is certaittly exeusable; for tt w ould he
onreasonable to require atman to take Gi
braltar who shoots nothing bus a pocket
pistol. Practice, tno don bt, found it. far.
tmore convensiettt to lay. the argumnents of
Jerome upotn te table alotng with the to
port, which they had! so triumtpltanty re
ftuted, thsatn to attemtpt a reply tottiemf.
lie seems t.. imnaginte that all that is neces.
ry to blant the cause of Temiperanee. to
ovetwhselnm thte lumtinonir argument of Je
romue, ande lay Jeromue Itinmseif prostrate al,
hi' feet, is to zstatblish the fact that the.
Chairman is qute ats oldi a man a's Jerome.
Oh! how nnfortttnate for the~ general itm.
provemtent of man), how untfortunate fqr
the success of the great m~oral-refoarm u hsich
is now agitating thte whole civilized worldi
how ntnfortunlart for thte th msatnds and es
of thonsant!JS. who mttst now fall into the*
whirgnol. of dissipatiotn, an'J the loat, that
Jerome shottld have lieen mistaken upon.
'his imnortantt noint! Practice. no anna,