Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 27, 1847, Image 2
R 5 'SPC:E "*
On the Bill to establish the 'territori.
gorernmeut.of Otegon, is published in the
Sai/igton . Union of the 14th. It is a
mastely vindicationdf the-'r:glit of IIe
states ani views the power of Congress
to interferewith'thesubject of slavery, in
-the Terniories' and newSities tn the true
poitrofrlijht. Alt he mcopromises en
teregI intbylChagi,. interdicting sla
~ idan@y'o1-ti-he ewi Stains, I'r. Burt,.
considers nconstitutional; nod conse
pjoefty giotbinding on such States.
Ia: L 7"aieleisof compact between
the.oginal.States and: the-.people -and-..
GSjares in the territory iorthwestiof the
river Ohio," were entere tin'tor The
buxti.article of this cdnpact prvidies,
* , There shall be neither slavry 'dr
;rn oluutary servitude-in thesaid territory,
bothers ise than in the punishment ofcrime
wherebf ihe party shall .have been dully
-convicted." c.*-*
Thiscompact; Mr..Burt -de toostrates
-Cougreshad no power to -hake. In the
languageorr.lWM adison on the subject, it
*as-9.withour the color' of constitutional
authority."
Teaxt cempaomise and-th suhject,.
swas what is termed ahe "Missouri. Comn
:promise. - .In the eight section'of the act
ofithe6th March 1820, it was provided
"That -in all that territory, ceded by
Fratce to the United States, under the
tname o' Louisiana, which lies north of
thirty-si. degrcss, and thirty minutes,
fnorth latitude not included within the.
i:nits of the State, -conteinplated by this
act, slavery and, invbluntary servitide,
otherwiseatban in theppuuisbmentofarimies.
whereof the.part-ies shall have been drly
convicted,.shall be, and is hereby,"firever
.prohibited-. Provided -always,-ibat' any,
i-person escaping into thesamefromwhom
hlabor or service is lawfully'e:aimed in any
'State or territory ofCthe &oited Sates,
e gativt ii'aybo lawfull reclaimed
ni conveyed tothorperAen claimilig his
labor setice as aforesaid."
., this-compromise is also, regarded'by
Burt as securing, because an uncou-l
- .-stitntional -intsrrternce of .Congress with
he.rights'of the States.
Tie next instance in the history of this
* k subject was the annexation of Tex as. On
- . t M Brt .uers he following..
lie iAiy iiguage -
-4 - u s d'not undertake to say het
mopeyesi-witat view of poliey mJuced the:
annexation of Texas. .He'knew-. that 'the'
earerasadvocafed-onaiarieusgrounds
::" 'that 6t wae 'aavecated by 1he
- t daes acwbIl as -by the. south'
a8 fr "heard the de itss
- ho.10ediefr11cs
^ " Ii6 'ed" heiiad hoardy "'te~o
r , r , _o
:::= w to ;ad, itos C what
c' i nilto lTei qu sad.
.~~~!#4el'saye
- bplnta~aforin
* nkr e~~'ian k' l e bde-'
y -, zO" it og aygen
r d f>s~s ium ioeatpoliey
= ' en
'" urn e u e u oeatl' ."He be
ha it4- h etin iftht.ite
it to w pk a ~ ehng' wncIihw6i6Id resist
h_ a slges's idm"the stal ihmcnti of
?rtiuld Cer , upon this coatiient, was
'tl''e otfihe annexation of Texas. But
Texas at that ..time "as an independent
.republic. Theesolation whichproposed:
this lino o aegees 30 minutes, was
'ti erecte 0 ar an thatnature of- a'treaty
a tj#iIipn .Shewas eompetent o-issent
egr cejet . -Sheschosse- to-absen't, "d' he
,theaudti that that iuistabco in their histo
ry could not be addlicid as a'preeedenr.
- Bu'tira in.efeenc,1 that pre-cedent
intlaisar.4hat ;he~had ventured to
off'erahis'aeniment fa a..spirit ot a.nity
mhid tdojramise 'if it were - met in a
oespostligspirit, it might be well for
'that-'6nfoderady.E' He-truasted-ii might be
'ut 'ie coul not refrain fromt saying
tahese :compromiss''flf compromises
t~ynight biecalled-ahad bronght nothing
Mwes:-was 'valsabie 'to-the protection of
the right. and 'peage of the sooth. The
sooth had been subjected-to eternal agita
lion to that eternal. teasing ,and annoy
-ance whcih wes'the onlyr kind of warfare
*tilt was ptactkable open thiei- insiitt
Ions. In 1'hisopinion, the .u gh's of the
soattrrestedonidre h'rmly flpon the basis of
the .constitnien.'Tiat instument rces
-tricted~sut-hern property within no limits.
tt confinedit within no area.. It was cir
cumbscribed within no. parallels of lati
tude. Thie south stood with the othier
- states of the Union, on a footing of equali
ty. Hecr institutions and her rights were
respected by that instrument and to some
extent w'ere gurrntied to them.
.nThe argument 'uhich he had the honor
to.subreit,lied him to mhaintain that Cona
gress had nO power. oil the audaission of
a State into the Uaiont, to. impjose sucb
a restriction asilbat contained in the ordi
'aanoeetof 1787. The only power delega
gated to Congress-the only power which
asb hemaintained,. could be exercised by
Congress over either -a territory or a.State
applying for admission info the Union,
Was: the" javer -simply 'to inquire, what
- , erektheiz~s' -secured by jhe cosiitu
tiqDp and wbetb~r her nrm el government
.Masergtibia. lHe;put ait to any ran
whko. iiihi cbose-if any should choose
40answer the .-argurnents .which he had
presented. If Congress had the powver to
impose upon a .territgry such restrictions
-aresritidd ioregard to 'tiespbiies of
property-had it not an equal 'right to
impose restrictions on any species'of prop
erty? . Jf it had the power to prehleitthe
property of the South from being trans
tirred to any region, havo it not iihe same
right to prolpibit the transfer of the prop
erty of the north ! Did not the' powter
'ich would prohibit the introddietteniot
L T~ritory of a slavel possess -the right
iibi also .the-introduction of a spin
- n gaen:y-otea New Ybrk sheep ? He'
-bggedtto.'o-answered, on' that p~oint-. It
-a uSti itendid that the property of any
porioalif~iaa eonfederacy should be sub
.yecttsadhelbaiterdict asr~hat contained
iatthe ordanieedtB'ZEA was not in
%ne la~ngjayfei have the
'power to'asy -to'a SitteSgen 'skail19e
dlespoiled of yout~vefsgstybefre you
can be admitt ed into this, JUnior.." Hle
insised that fhere was .foapsuers to~re
'ui ir a ent esurrender hel-svcrenay
l Thr e kmen(il
en ...c a lson-or o subi.
.tuai ts ijioment. He. was.
swrare-that onewh hbad, perhaps, always:)
idlise influencin controlling ;publie -.n
6"n-iritio'611th id'been endsedrrh b
silence the voice of the South upon tbt
1esiio . lie [the remainder'of' he 'el
tence was lost.] But so far as this tern
ory of Oregbn. was concerned, the preseht
was the only time when the. guestin.
should be raised. It was to be done now.,
ir it was to be lone never. If not done.
it was .toconstitute another precedent,'and.
he di'd not'hesitate to say, that if the South
railed to raise its'voice now,'i(ought tob'ei
and would be preclided. But what were
the circtunstaces-which- now. surrounded.
them .4 man from the southern ;states
bad.been blind.ho ;for the last three
years had not seen that a fearful juneture.
was coming upon the country. He (Mr.
B) had nor:occupied -his 'sett-two-days
before he espied the rapid appb'dch.- -fe
begged-very briefly to . advert :to-'ome~'
those'circunustances, Three years age;
theincendiary -publications, jisguisetl nu-.
der the -farm of memorials and 'petitions
to Congress, were excluted from.-the hall
-that'barrier had..been broken -i.own.
One of theStates of the Uai' --the State
of Massacliusetts-'a Stat' 4fieutial on
account 'nf- 'her high.' ntetligehee and
wealth--solemnly, by het Legislstut'espro
posed'to disturb that compromise: of.the
constitution. wilich provided the basis-of
represeutaiion..in Gongress That.was
deeafted.. Duriig the.lastsessibn.ofCon
gress, when a propositioa. was made in
tha. hall to furnish the governdaedt- of ;the,
United Stateswitr th-, means'of cbacli
ding a trcatyof peace with Mexico -when
an appropriation was asket lbr tie simipe
purpose of:doncludingi a treaty of peace
with Mexico-a Democratic. representa
tive from iPeunsyania rose in. bis place
and moved thai ioterdict.of the ordinabce
of 1787.upon any te;ritory that might :be
acquired from the esemy-mdadiexico. The
country was at war. .Every body desired
that a peace should he'obtained if practi=
cable. Yet that blow 'was inflicted by -a
democratic hand!. He remembered, upob:
tlat occasion that his-worthy aedestiman
bid-friend from-[udiana moved thespropon.
ition.of-he Missouari cempronisesand he
remembered that thit proposition was vo:.
ted down. -lie rememberer, -moreover.
that t;ohen-the bill toprovido the loan
sought by: the President was introduced
in that House, gentlemen frotshe Eastefni
Staios;'ind some-froim the wistern-States,
oe the apouiie side of the House, denoun,
ced. itiia laud 'toice the entire proposi-:
lis; ad so oue ofthe pr visus of the gen
tleman fro ieens3ylauia was engrafted,
oilthat bill;.t4hsy we're the -irst.te turn'
-ond anvl voe 2W4t alacrity for i.
. mDingihe present zession of UonAresi,
a4 onerable membeiisrn he tate of
New Vork{Mr.-:King , had'<leelned it
iudtity;or ac least :bifth6ught: poper
oat nip :te, ltroauelioa :of: the same'
visoo y a gt mProIte4s
sylania.. -Thei oase efuied'Aos sb4
thei tdes for the introduction'ofliat propo
sition by hly soietwd or three votes.
He told-them,ndd'ie told1thesaih,-that
that proposition Wa to Come!ie 'told
tiin' ihatCit would 'e. nadviJd and he
did not see .that, it 'wouldnot. prevail.
What-was the, language- all arinnd.him
inathathall ' tasthe landiuge of
gentlemen from the north, and from the
east, and from the west ? - That'the south
need-not-hope~ ever again to tee-a slave
State formed of any Territory'that-mighit
he acquired by that governmenit. whether
y treaty af by coueust.
TALLA HASSEE, Jan. .12.
Indian Depredation.-By kindness of
Mr. Jarnagan, represestative from Orange
couy, we are permitted to copy the
followingeatract of a letter received by
him shortly before the adjournrnent of the
Legislature. The facts it makes known
are truly ominous, and will occasion con
siderable anxiety and apprehenbion. We
hand occasion1 a fe*v weeks since, to allude:
to sttements of the Senator from Hills
horough, w hich this letter hustaius.- ''he
Generul Governmtent should not suffer
islft16 be misted by official reports that'
the indians keep within 'their bounds; andl
unless something-effeciual is done to insure
tranquilty, there-is- great reason to appre
hend tronle bit the frontier: :
M E- LuoNvi:LEs, (Li. F.) Dec. 17.
Mr. Jarnagan-At the request-of your
mother, Isaac, &c., I write-you in relatiou
to the Indianrs.,. Mt. -Belott has just To.
turned from ydur place, informs nye thit
your brother had been absent thiree ~days
in seareh of 'your cattle atid could find
none. He states that while'out he canie
up to' one ,radian, 'who informed .him, that
there weretfer more-with bias, and-that
they were merely out on a hundngexpe
dition, professing friendship, &c. T'hey
have fired the contry all rouudd your ,glace
and ynur- family is much alarmed:. rhey
are evidently driving off your stock, and
burning the country so as to prevent thieir
being traced or followedi.
Sine writing the above, Iiee has coime
in here,'fsjlly corroborates, the above, anid
states that a large 'trail of cattle has been
ound by him and. 1saac: leading South,
and four indians eamp~s on it. -He says
there is nomistake about iheir takiug off
your stock, and you know his opinion is
worth as much, or wore than any other
man's about such matters. This is usually
ibes frst step towards an outbreak ; and he
wishes me to say-to you thatyou-ought to
t@ome homeforthwitb-.tat if yo~u knew
the-realseituation of things. yea .would not
stay- an -hamri The- Indians were within
ive or six miles -of your house a day -or
two since, burning all arosund them. -The
odie 'hmt Isfaac atnppeared 'saucy, or'
raterimpju'ded;, riffiient to-conlvinee him
cflathsy *erl nostpalthougkrpofessing to
be, friendly;: Mayne:bas promised to .go
ut and fryi and'get back ,four'utocka.
Now its tyoura-dut-y to inform thes Gov
ernor,and 'tell-him that this is no 'idle.
report, that your sitock iii .dii 'out of
heir well linow~6 -joh~lidianhd are'
round on it-that theya'u of:ir
M~un~ry-Eand that-the :Stato daght-to.
sed'them outi if the General.Gavterdiiis
- Iebr sanguine that the Governmtent
vim to somnehinig in tho nieantime we
1haIdpntb a in
d~lyae tc R' jr 7 . ,
2 = M IR0 ij'I . _~ ."
eauict Bd t e aliornian,
(ptilished. a"jifosc t etemn
Gsr;rgtese. k sgu y oa horrid
butchgevcommitted e' pa o( .Mexi
ang, und,'ir one a~,fia o t o 7duag
men, named f'wler and wie
"The party, after ke prisoners
a day or two, tied.. thib . es, then
tobed them; one of .ibemes his jaw
broken, when a ropewas m adeim st to the
broken bpio and the jaw d d out,
they-were then cut up, a sih5 11 ce at a
time, dandi ,he pieces thrah atlem or
crammed in their throats, ands ey were
eventually despatchediy ctitu ut their
Thisbnurder was av v a small
ppa'riy.of. the revolters, by Capt.
Ford h wo iursueid to cahs, over
took attacked them, 80 i ier against
18. ::The Mexicans wer ed; with 1.2
.killeatdseveralwoun
Important 'Naval ions.-The
N;&. b icayuaedofJaun says.."We
ak-'enabled 'tistie tro southority,
that orderstere is'si 1the Navy
epitrtienton' th.' h Mi, for- the
$rrehsW'ETfour rigs s oirs, io be
ccmverted into bopztivesse io carry eack
-,tn ieanfeet'in length tea inic calibre.
Thoy'ale to-be from 260 to 800 -tons -bur
then. Theptirfchase is to beajnde without
deleyand the necessary 1attops and
arangem'ennts toI.:afect ithfwt the ut
iost despatch; Te destiation ofrthese
vessels is. eqyizteinough.,A shrip of 50b
tons-is it he procred, ftgbi p , 10 carry
scores gni tnutiods. for use of the
bombvesials. Two ete Bjie argor
and Aurora. have bee tiure ased, and
wiqkairforthe Gulf, andse: names of
tlie;Scourgedd Sjerpio',' soon as some
.acraions ard-fnedewat'nis n vents of
greatlnmeht "ae breviw . - -
FRnoat Rio JA~EtRo.. D 1OUr s Wirn
la Wisz
The brig Reindeer arrivedatNew-York
on:. Saturday' from .;Riao %h'eiboi.wich
placeasle.eftrn the28th ' i-.mbgr.Th
California .R menL railegt Rio
Jaueiro: ' b.e eider the.Intel
ligeutceof an iiforetunia telly be
tween.l heBmaallig ronioiad Mr.
Wi e,'th'American-Min~ f tails
of wiiare ti feo6:= '' ;pes
"vious to t'a rria liera: Reg
linent ,-t.o n'erianesea -thfle-Sar
arga)tail gotdne into a iftelty -with
some -ef the-citizens, and a8been, with
facat. Dai ,iginiprieohed - feaiheti
ties. Mr: Wise had inte anal.de
-n inded'dioir release, t ine g if .the
.ilaind'a boL ompl 'b, that be
woptdriid. o i Sataga F jlum us
to ore tpon etowh.. r
At-thiasjecture of s aptI h 1hee
--sh sidcvevtg the g a 6 'iant
s ilod into porL-So r t panic
ae imatsion
bripleas ed,,nd
itawas; somettiae hefote 4he'apprehenstns
of geveriment could 6e aia.yed The
NawiYork Hi alchhap e t thisaffair has
crentedontideriable;sesatii at -Rio sad
the. goverEn'eht -ha'.,requested the recal
of Mr. Wiseand-of Cqn. Rousseau, our
Nridval Commaader.atrsaiL
What added to the diicultie's was, 'that
on.the ocasidu of the general illurnihation
fui the cbhisteiuiigif the infant Princess
Isabella, Mr.-Wise's. .ho a- the' only
oub in darkniss, stiidli iniidst 6f~ the
geoeral sainte, 7lhelnerican shipping
refused to participate, aot a gt-d being
fired by our v.essels of wpr.
SIn consequence of ihi maniefstation of
d ittrespect, ariesolution. was offered in the
upper house of the ~Brazilian. parliament
for the immediate esplulsioni of Corn. Ros
seau from -the coast i lBrzil, giving him
six hours to leave, which resolutioni was
afterwardsepreseuted to 'the other house,
where it was vetoed; upon which many of
the members of the, uppjhouse resigned.
Ckas. Eve. :Ners.
From th $a.n & n rry 4.
Four da'js later infelligee iwas recei
ved in thi& caly 6n Nunday morning, last,
and' he (dtnt'ahe, itng 'upon the
inormaioni'heirpssesiudn, succeeded
in purchasiog something like. 3,000 bales
Ctton. We are'also.informed that advi-'
ees have been received here -as late as the
13ih from Civeorpoof, ani.iit'opeiuonig
paled upon-them, hs'tr5 already bien made
in both Augusta and Macon very consider
ably to the advantage.ofthe parties con
cerned. There have also belen severial other
arrivals from British ports, within the last
two or threedays. usatly all of which
might haeve baought dle Idies- papiets inoad
dit to the intolligenice intedded for the'
prtvate utse of the consi~nees.-.
W'1e have nio disposition to attach any'
blame- to the fortunate operators, they
have certainly a perfect right to use their
ownt information tiltas best adlantage;
but weire lid lionie~lintsurprised that
comnianders of'tessels' leaving Liverpool
tdder such circumdtancese do not take the
trouble or procuring the latest. papers for
the useoof the press. .
.We have'alavdys extended te (bese gen
temen. the. use of our;.Reading Room in
addition -to furnishing theia paper-s while
in port,'and.files on :sailing Such atten
tions ought to be reciprocated by them in
kindness, especially att times wihen there
is a chiance for them lot reach port in ad
vatces peysthe regular steautfore..
Ins .regard to the aslegsgefottnt we
are only able to say that/g more sorry,
for thern than for otirselvis; If it . were
not lik~e "locking die stible infteitlie horse.
is goni;"' we rould'advise'ihem heresfier,
wienev rYthe cire rnstances 'lo'ok at -all
suspiiots,io nilk a'ig p~i anitold onl
umdnilley'ither gotor-confince ahem
sles that. they are above thatacket
vaue4.
Consiion for Merder -gTbe Hermian
db Bsck'woodsman says thiat Dysoin, who
beyitirdered Jajner. 4opioJn
tiiry-fas be-een ~fouguit of murder
in thirs dlegree .> atje igettury.
ed*i.lhyvjr6dt -he'/ig eyetl .not
ave himn.
Corrg"ress.- ,.e' publiab to-day; (says.
the Charlestoanoarier )Mr. urtXs man
if and pairiot'ct Speeh onjiis asunendmft
to the Uregon:Tet'riioriallBill. The'Bill
bad incorporated'iiu~ it the section of the
Ordinance of 1787, which prohibits slave
ry-initbe region affected by that Ordin
ece. Mr. Burt did not proposo to sttike
out the Sdition, but so to amend it as to
tecogtbse the line of-the Missouri Com pro
mise.: The amendment was rejected in
the House-yeas 82, nays 113. On the
tnestioni Pf the passage of the Bill, the de
bate of the day before was renewed
Messrs. Leake, Douglass, McClernand,
Rheit and Thurtnan severally addressing
the House. No report of the debate has
leached us, but it Was very aninitiled and
contidued to a laite iour, when, without
.aking the'iuestier', the House adjourned.
in the Senate-on Friday, the Bill giving
jiand bounties to tbe volunteers and re
cruits for the war, was discussed and then
pobtyoned. The Bill p'roviding for the ap
poiantmeat of a Lieui. Gener al, was then
taken up ; Mr. Badger spoke against it,
and at-the conclusion of his remarks,
Mr. .Mangum said that, as a rest lues
tion;he would move to lay the bill-upoh
the table; and upon this -luestiou he de
manded the yeas and nays.; which were
oidored, and being taken, resulted as A
lowa:
Yeas-Messrs. Archer,Badger, Berrien,
Butler, Calhoun, Cilley, Thomas Clay
ton; I John M. Clayton, Corwin, )avis,
Dayton, Evans, Greene, Huntington, Jar
nagin, Johnson, of Maryland; Johnson, of
Lonisiana i angum, Miller, Morehead,
Pearce, Phelps, Simmons, Upham, Web
ster, Woodbridge, and Yulee-28.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Achison,
:Atherton, Bagby, Breese, Bright, Cass,
Chalmers, Dickinson, Dix,Fairfield.Han
negan, Houston, Niles, Rusk, Sevier,
Speight,'Stargeon, Turney, and West.
cott-21. So the bill was laid on the ta
ble..
*Tbis'is a very serious question settled,
at least we hope it is settled. The propo
sition on the part of the President could
,not- have been made with due considera
lion. The proceedings of both Houses
have sewan conclusively'that there was a
great.mi.jority who dil not like it-who
dreaded the effec. it might have on the
discipline, spirit and efficiency of tlie Ar
my,-who saw no -need of 'it and no good
to come of it.. In the House there was a
nianifest disposition to strangle the propo
'sition in the dark;,-as if to.prevent the
world from knowinj that tifey haleither:
considered or slighted'h. And they'seem
not to-have remembered, till after the vote
was taken,.that the Presidedt's'reconmenr
dations, already published :to the world,
cannot be hidden by a body whose pre
ceedings gre- also published,-and. then,
tliey arhdr awkuvardly retraced the step,
and rejected the proposition, with :consid
eration and duegravity, Afer all :his, it
seems very ;il-ad' ised t. .have brought
themtauEr before the Senate. ;Clearly
Cobgress did not i'sh to create the.oflice,
-fiut itiwas possible'the Neigi of the
l4xeltirvet the reluctance to slighx his re
dnf " endaihe feeling thatr atdei
'eatofthe'atinuistraton wvas a defeat of
the-Warty -and to sole eieiat weakened
boil it was very possibfe that these con
sidetationntm'ight have given the prnposi
aiuhe rellctant" sipport of" a majority
aid what ibeni?.."Why Mr: Pulk would
have appointed a Lieut. General,:-the
result "would have -been. as we lielieve-,
mischievous-the blame whould all have
been laid on the President, and ie Would
have lost a thousand. times more than he
ias lust by the -ejecin of h is mueasure.
tTo urge the mnatter, tunder the circunm
.sta'nces, was to risk everything withoaut a
-chance or gaininig anyrhing-t'o risk the
rejection of the mieasure,--to risk disaster
and confusion in the army. if it was car
ried, for the faint possibility that a man
-who had never comnianded troop~s might
do-as well as the veteran Genecrals who
have made the world ring with tihe fame
of their v'icto ries.
Fiom the Charlestont Evening News.
THE SLAVE~RY RESTRItUTION.
-Intdespite of the remonnsirance of the
Southern members, the Hlouse of itepre
sentativyes having rejected t ho amtrendment
of Mr. Bturt, re-affirming the ptrinIciple of
the Missouri Compromnise, wvhich is equiv
alent to the passage of the bill restricting
Slavery in the new territories: l't is ho
ped that lheSenate wrill placo :its tnega
tive on this perilous measure; and save
the Riepublic the -disgrace of geoigraaphical
divisions while the country is cenged In
war. I-f there is any sympathy in this
matter between the two branches of the
National Legislature-if that body. whicht
is the conservative yower itn the govern
meat of the Union, sanctions this restric
tion, there is ans end td this donfederacy 01
States. So 6uon ant the bill pauses the
lower branc~h, a meeting should be itnstarn
ly heli it Washington of all the Southern
Seatdrs -and Representatives, to express
their united determination of their consait
uents, the States and the people they rep
resent, not to submit to the restrienon.
Such an expression of opiihion will, no
doubt, arrestithe measure. nd rebuke the
fanatical-feeling of a majority in the lower
house, who have Bought the unpropitious
period of a fdreign war, requiring united
councils, to distract those councils, and
exhibit us to the world as a disunited peo
ple.
Fire at Lotwer Three Runs, S. -C-We
learn front a letter, with a .sight of wyhich
we have been favored that on Tluesday
night. 12th Instant, a fire occurred at that
place, whieh destroyed a building so rap
idly as to reader it necessary fur the in
mates to eshape id their night clothes, and
prevemited thetn from saving either furni
ture or articles of any descriptidn fre:nx the
house.-Char. Courier.
'$noto at the North,-ft comumeniced
snowing in New York otn Sunilay rnorn
ing;~ and continued -to fall until Monday
eening, to tire depth of about fifteen itn
ches. At Rochester, it was only an isich
deep, with clear weatherzon Monday morn
ing, At Syracuse and Utica, there was
cooappearance of snowi, and at Albany hut
aslight sprinkling.-deor. Constituitional
itst, Jan. 20th/ inst.
The Georgia Regini-of Volunteer.
From a stnamerit nobliahned .nih thenrt
Gaines{al)-paper, :s e leacn3tnasiue;
thioregiidar has ben ;muste.sad koto aer
vice, one hundred and four haycbeen dig-:
charged, sixty-ni-ie lied aud'eighteen de te
serited.
NEw ORI.EAts, Jan. 12.
First Pennsytvania Rgiment.-We are
sorry to find that irregularities of some
moment ekist among this flne body of men. t
Yesterday, a company with fixed bayo- a
nets, marched twenty disorderly nembers i
to the first Municipality watch th'use, with* s
a request from the -Colonel, thibt Jie civil
power would take charge of'tIeirifur safe t
keeping. They were accordingly placed t
in the cells rorsotne future disposition. A u
short tiene, we trust, will sdethem in ac- .a
live campaigr., when the duties of the pa- i
triot and the soldier, wil no dou bt, over- t
power all the effergescenCe of youthful atq.
imal feeling, which the proximity ofYa
populous city is so apt to cause.-1ines;
"t
.Afray.-Yesterday, a couple of the
Pennsylvania volunteers went into a cab
uret in the third Municipality, and asked
for some liquor. The bar-keelier demand- a
ed the money first. The soldiers refused, -
audsome altercation took place, when the
bar-keeper took hol. of a loaded fowling i
piece, and discharged it at one of the vo
Innteers, wounding hitm dangerously with
sihall shot, in the head. The bar-keeper n
and two others in the house were sibse-, i
quently arrested by the military, in whose t
hands they were late last evening. The
alTair will be investigated before Recorder
Seuzenean, this morning. The indivirdual
wounded is a native of Vyoming, Pa.,
and belongs, as we hear, to company I.
.bid.
Correspond uce of the Chiarlciton Courier
VAs5IsoToN, January 17.
Mr. Calhoun, as I now learn, will not 1
oiler any project respecting the'lexican- a
war, but will avail himself of the first oc
casion simply to define his own position on t
the subject. . '
The bill to'increase the ariny by adding
to it ten regiments is likely to be delayed
for some days in the Senate, by the -dis- .
cussion of- various 'amendments. The'
majority of the Senate are in favor of con
nesting with the measure a land bounty
system. which requires carefoi delibera
tion. The. military committee will reportf
an amendment embracing a well digested
system to-morrow. Gen. houston's pro
ject to render the ofllcers- elective will oc
casion some debate. liis plan is 'to enlist
thetroops as regulars, but gives to each
company the choice of the company offi
cers, and -these offieers are to -elect the
field officers, who are- to be commtissioned
by the President, and their- appoimnmeut
confirmed by the Senate. ... A similar
scheme wr prejerted by the lIouse.
Mr. R. -.J. Hunter wanfaatly^,.4:'r
gratulated to day by his urerou' fritn'di,
on'-his-election to the Sedati - rrih tai
ompli'for-thefleriends of fho it
is supposed that -re.a liasei, .of J
Wiabtester, will-be chosen iti-fill' t~boavan-r A
.cancy- occasioned by the death of q1
IPennybacker -
As the es'sion isdralf avor si ytibe
expected that;Congress wilLsoon betim to
dispatch the- public business. N-neat=
sores of importance in .referenee ter the
great--questions of the war: andhe finan
ces, have yet been adopted.- -
A report just made to Congress, states
that the number of- tmen who have -died
from sickness on.the Rio Grande-, or been
discharged on account of ill-health, siuce
lust May, is three thousand five hundred.
The whole number of volunteers who have
bieen discharged is six thousand.
Janutjr 18.
Mr. A. D. Sims, of S. C., s-saidj to be
dangerously ill. :Indeed, it- wa4 i-ted
to-day, but erroneously, that hre was dead.
He has beent ill some days.
The Senate Chamber was welH at~teudedi
again to day, in the expectation that Mr. 4
Calhouta would speak on the subject of
tho Mexican svar. But there was no at
temapt to britng up any gOestion relative to
the matter. Mr. Benton's committee did
not report the m~litary bill. I presdrme
they fouund sonme difliculty in maturing a
bounty land system under their inst.ruc-.
lions..
Trho llouse Wvas engaged upos '.ie .bill
to increase the -pay of vorlunters,by.ad
ding 'to it t wo dollars a month ; also to give
a warrant fur 160 acres of land to eachi
non-cotmmissioned. olllcer and prnvate of
the regulars and volunteers, and of the
widows and orphans of those killed or dy :
ing in the service.j
The hill 'ias opposed chiefly on ibe
ground that the land bounty would never
setile the land ; that the speculators wouldr
derive all the benefit of the gratuity ; *and
that the warr.ats, wvhen issued, would 'ab-~
sorb the whole revenue e xpected from the
sales of the public -lands. Th'le warrants
will of course be sold to speculators, and
will find their way to lund biuyers, and:
thus j-revent atny revenue froma going ilto
Treasury from this source.
January 19.
in the Senate, among the petitions pro. I
sentetd, was one by Mr, Calhoun, asking
that buoys tmay be placed in Charleston
harbor. lt was referred to the Cotnmittee
on Commerce. c
Mr. Sevier, from the Military Commit
toe, reported a bill applrdpriating threei
millions of dollars, to be placetd at the dis
posal of the President, for the purpose of
bringing thic Mexican war to a' speedy and
hionorahle tertminalion ; the moniey to be t
accounted for to Congress. at the ea-rliest
oppo'tnbity. Mr. Sevier intitdiated his c
intenition to call up the bill for considera
tion as son as possible. As Mr. A. C. In- e
gersoll attempted to introduce a nimilar c
bill from the Committee on Foreign Af-t
fairs in the I-louse, it is presunmed that thet
Aatministration has some new plan on root,t
not yet commnunicated. If ilie war could I
be brotught to an honorable close for three c
times that amoutnt, it would prove at im
metise savina to the coutntry ; more espe
cilly ats the tardiness of Congress in act- c
ing upon the MIilitary Bill.. renders it al- c
most cettain that the additional force of
regtlars cannot tbe raised in time, for- of-. r
fectual service before the warm woarbior.
commences. The only chance is to change .(
the reaulars ihto Volunt~eeis,~ wljio could i
move fowvard in'ntuch loss time than the'
Mrft. Rusk repiortedI a bill for pi-ovidirig Ii
t other bills, of a private
ger,yas also- reporcd: -
N'IFr.Demon, from tlie ii Y" t
e,:-reported back the "ten 'fgn p,"b
a.accordance with isfuctiinG aI
mendmeat granting. l6O.acres#35{id-,6
very non-gomnmissioned-,edficr gri.
ate serving during -the M2exicausstra .
Mr. Calhoun.remindeditdBdsetst tha;
1o committee had not co *Ilid the
?bole of the instructions; wiri r ired
he amendme91t to cmbrace-lie'm is
lotted olicers also. -
Mr. lIenton waed-very ' thifaid
he plenitude of his wsd t nt thin
ie. remark of Mr. Calhoun wasau ure
pon the committee.. {ac-nelesiei,
view <if testing ihe suense 'ie yieat
e moved to.recommit tht bill, jtbizith' mo.
on failed. - ":
Intho:lause. the.-land.bttii Ua
gain cdnsidered..iu. Copt ij
Vhole.: Af:'er.a speech:rom -Mr. II,
he floor was .takenlhy MrU.J:
-e occupied his hour W dere te
ourse of the Admiaiiistration drd <-e
> the war. -Thea com'ni'ti4i-e
d the bill was referred fol m
iittee. The indian- Appropi o ill
as next taken up, withouttapfsdI - -4cB
In the Senate, afterthe -pese tawa of
utnerous petitions, the s tons deatfo
te '-Ten Regiment" bill'fiNWeiiy
he question being on the nuUo s lWtnd
Rents offered to the bounty 1ikiedsition
f the bill..---.-.y.
A long: uninteresting hteii .
er which an amendmetit Q e r
,otwin was a
8 It provides.ha- .
ioned officer orgpirfteo1.
oliieers whoslisil serv
isal!be entileiad2f0
luntei enlisting;tor.
year to iave'lhtSOi
After diseussingoaii' y
ions of tie- bill, without
ion on its passg e,, -t ydou
irovailed. -** -
In the course of the d
egan said, that as Satit
u -take -advantage of th
ities afiorded him for r
Irmy. he was fully sati
Mr soldierswould eves
Vexican guns .aga i
la the diouse,
Cay, the -Treas
he special ord
very other da
ispoeiofT T fl
n many parlicula
or instance, it p {
lzahbetpafisferrable
iOWeas a.$50.unto :vihl
hrongh a 'hundr4d hpand
weks I T does uoLse.
h e ptiorseernni sypreg.
oninnoIes ieretofo e:id ls
ea tetasac
ree-' aatio l~inod
iniiilr Alituii
he reej 'iit 1"
Teater donji~ea3 C u.s reglarsy.:
ra! haracter iii therhand.pf oh ?l
hioret, It must alkohe recolls
radii is fuunde I. :i alone ap pbiJ,;
ty of the phaye', bu't "unpd
olmined .witb the concenin
tor." The removal of ev
he free- circulation of the r :?
nuch an element of value
varied rates of iiterest.L<
3fr;(i.,ffiigesoh so
eeu Foreigtn CA
forting ti& bill'pia
lollars at he dispos~ ?or
be terminatian of thW I ir
-vith this subject-if ar-~ e~fr4~
lairning there is af
ect that the Alexie ~ v
ndicated certain terms u
'vill coisclude a peace, an q ;
icy hias reference to it." aba
lowever, not credited,uneil e. la
ive 'to the alledged recall p1 y
-or.
fronm the Chur. Evenuzg New*o
TiHlE ORDINANCE QF~f
This celebratedJ enacie:egn-tlich isW~~
fit quoted in speechesmvitbiliinwitij
utof.Congress, is viewved :ifn-9b2pch
if Mr. iurt, one df ouir r-elreseafctes.
ns Congress, in the .spinjtofzreeilgaes.
nanship. lIe disp utes vegJyjstlf,7the
-onstitutionmil right or Can-ytjtss-;be
irdrance. He shidws thptt ivas :op'tridf
n its purjpse and intient 'ii '1lie-a'e of
eosgion by Virginia in 1784,'df ilaeNoi-th
WVes'ter.n territory oat ofiti~libiteates"
f Ohio, Indiana, lilinois,.Michigan with
le Territory of Witsconsainshave 9 beeta
ormed.-This is established. oo..the au
hority. of Mr. Madison. . de oftii cona
litions of t his cesstgn w'as thaaithe derrito
y so cede:d -shall be rrhed iafto diihiner
ilepublican States, and adaanielmembler
C the FederaJ Uniboi, hiiving died ame.
ights of sovereignty. freedom slid inae-:
endence as :the otherL.Siates" Ni*
OW caa the formation- or Sfii having
he right of sovereignty, freedom nain.
ependence, take place cooststenilyt idth..
lie restriction contained ini ite'stikartiere.
f 'the oi-dioitice, "that .bhee'.ihall bd.
4ither shavery nor- involutirarf servlindo
s said Territories ?" What eits ot'
avereigaty and indepeintenke id it thlat
vould control the actio of a. membieF or
he ennafoderacy as. to the. characrei- .of
heir doinestie inistitutions? What color
i right was there in. Congress to~wiom - .t
undition of Admission inicL the '' pab
nat violated an ariteeodent condition'tiif.
ssenitial featuro of the gdaht itseliuid*
onferritng the ri~ht at alt 'to: s' 1
'ae subject !-WVhy should this .ordfiaif'
e so ofien cited as of param'unt'auihori
yf, as ana enacujneflLcontgllinig atnd rega
sting 'the whole mnater?- As a'ssindar..
f legislation and ihe sole criterian tog
rhich American statesmen arei comn'' &
3 conform ? Why..is i iat this art e cer
f infalibility striult& ifiinto~a ato
ci'of Congres.
-It- is~ inipoessie to say 'wfhjisordi'.
titco- shouhd, have beCome ssauettfled-..
> analterablet as if ,t wei- ertofthe.
ignstituaioni itself. It was in feaked'
suqatipa. sif the questioti; oh C3.ttum
aalliVere made before 'tle Sujv~e
oT't't he decisioni must bn6 tofvur of
&ving to 'thu Seates wbichlai b'een
mrned or may be foritbed out of (tie . orth-u