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a documents. The scene was a solemn one, . -e memt rs; t e boi"$J os nd objet ted, and'said erg' on 'the'eve 'of great 1enn ,asd pressed my-hope that we would proceed calmly and deliberately. I suggested r>5" "*'tatthe prinug of so-.largega number o o tee would-e construelinto an endorsement the message, adding that-i was unwilling either to endorse or condemn; until ti message-and-de ocments were printed, and carefully perused byrme.- A debate ensued, and the journals ao ; - the. Senate will= show :what 'took' lae. The senator from Missouri was the individual who made the discreet- and appropnate motion to separate the;recomnmeddatiou' of the message into two parts;:andreferthat whicl related to - recognising the existenceeof -war-totie: Com. mittee on foreign Relations, and that which related tothe' raisgn of men and supplies to the ,ommittee'on Military Affairs, of which he was chairman. ~ The latter, it was expected, would report immediate measures for the sup port of General Taylor. I secon(ded the motion, and it was carried by a large majority->I-san - in it that which gave.me hope, andthatl shouk be. able to effect the object I had in view, anc winch I will herearer explain. =r- The Slouse; of -Representatives acted witl much 'inire prebipitancy; it passed a bill the 'very day tIle message was received, recogis ing the existence of the war, and providinm means fur-its prosecution. It was late in tha stvening when it passed the House. and I ar if the impression diat thejSenate had adjourn. el ; and it was.not reported.to it that day ; but b- that as it inay, the. next dathe senator, at dli uiian of the'Cdmnnittee on Military Affairs reported the bill tb the Senate as it came fron: the-louse.with -botli provisions in it; directi -dotrary to the order of.tbe Senate. mado oi his own motion to refer the part of the messag rehatinr to the recognition of war to the Com nittee on 'oreign Relations. To that, and the fact that a caucus had been held of the par t ty which agreed to sustain the report, may be traced the precipitate, (to use no stronger woerd,) action of the Senate, and the recogrd uion of the war. It einphntically made the war Had the order of the Senate been -respected - had the senator from Missouri, in conformi:3 with it, and as he was in duty bound to -do moved to strike out all that related to the recog nition. of the war, and referred i! to the Goin minee on Foreign Relations, and confined hit report to raising the necessary-means ofrescu - ig' General Taylor and l is army. from -te pressitig danges (vhich-surrounded thorn, the posiibility is,. that-the war might have beer averted, and the two countries at this day beer * .at peace. Sir, I say possibility, because, ever -then, after i the skirmishes between our foree: had occmrred, I .did not despair of escaping war,- ifsulicieht frmnes's and prudence were -i:sed on the part of this, body. I had deeply refincted on the subject in advance, and greal n' were the dilficulties, I still saw a glean of " -'fispe. S 'lt intelligence of the skirmisheson te Ric Grande was received.here on Saturday; I at nce saw the danger, and turned my iiud to he subject. I anticipated that --a message would be received on Monday from the Ex>ec utive,. and formed not an incorrect ,opinion as to what 3vould be its character... Casting my 'yes over ihce whole, with a'view oI'avoiding --war, IFcame to the conclusiuii in my ovin iiid ; 'what course was best to -effect that'objct ? ext morning l communicated tbe'cunclusiois 'o",which I had come, totwo of my colleagues, who were boarding with me. -. said to them, ", at there was .hut ,one way of ecaping war, ut I aint certain ihat,it. wyill esuccessful "" will liuikeve place is in the "teof ac 7 cideni,'aid trebaffod-asssi ty es= -,i "" cI{a e:'-NI{ is dtw G it (w ,ar1L e lie' 'that it depe'd~eloio etri igtihei 6 stion of - . , Y a rfrom that whidhfeates es tdescuini '' at'et *i'"e 'taaken far dbeieuid': ter'ii ~' consideration of the former. Had that been -.- don itwas- my -intergioatotlro nJ-ani hole ryeognitions wtreauitng haiha'd opearred - -asemiere lyostilities: betwenhe two ari.s, withouit authority.bf the Congress-the war maing power el eitiher Governmeutio. -.We ad nut'a pauricle qf-evidence then, or ~eveniowi, that -thele puioi -of Mexico had - ainade dar agaiast the United States. . Indeed, we ara in the anoinalotia conaditioin of the two * contries being, at war d iring, and almost, an ~entireJear, without either having declared it, 'itbough the -Constitutions of both expressly ~pr..vide that Congres. shall declare war. - * ILsteatd zte of reengnizin~g the war,I would have takeanthe very opposite ground-that w \hat had occurrid was mere ho.dilities, aiid - iuot war, as the Congress of Meiico h'ad not ~aiitorized it. * .. -. To provide for the cenitingency of the tCon -gressof 3lexico approv.ing of what had occur. r-ed, aiid refusing to treat bor the settlement of our difficulties,1I would have advised the'ra' - sing ofaple.provisionalI force, to be-coilected at some comvemient and liealthy poiht, where 'they would be trained during the interval, and - be fully prepared to meet such decision; but -even in case such decision should be mnade, n~istead ofadvisinga afurnial declaration of war, I would have advised, as Gen. Jackson recoin menided, giving. authority to :the Executive to mwake reprisals for seizing and holding~ such .ortian of the Mexican territo.ly as would~hffurd ample indemnity, to be retaiued until the diffe' - vences between the two countrdes were settled; 'but in the meantime, woulid taken measures to repel the attacks made upon our army by the Mexican forces, and to drive them far heyond die limits of our'borders. Had this course been pursued, we should have had all the glory and repiutation of the -jwo brilliant victories at.Palo Alto and Resaca #~e Ia Palma, without being -involved in the apresent indefinite aiid- expensive war waged -against Mexico. We would also harve liad ths -:advantage of this chapter of accidents-af * lexico disavowing hosilities aitid .indenify ..ing our citizens-either froini a sense of weak aiess, or of retuininag justice. ou -her.piart, OA -'from die influence of other p owers, which -have an intereat in preserving peace-from their commercial or oilher 'relatin with her, :and thereby save a resort to armns 'in out part. But, at all events, failiig in that, we would 1have avoided, by resortinig to reprisals, thue -Meormous expenses, the .sacrihices of men and mneg, ahd te disaster to wiuidh- 'the war has 4:aesed .us. .i hate now met, andiJ trust, anccheuf.y esd,.all the charges made by the Senator rat MUisOni, except those rela ting to the Missouri Comprotmise,. and the Ab 'oliton question at that-period, for. which I amt in noway responsible. .1 wasnet than in Con -res. ihed th~i ofice of Secretary of war at be time, and liad no agen'e.or conardi over it. Elis charges ;asr li- as. air--'od .and stale, tvithout even plausibility and I'have -sot- the Alighest fear of .their havig ahy Neight,-either here ot in the comzmumiiy -. * I|ETING oF CITIZENs OF CHAREESToN. in pursunce of publie notice, an un. - -. - - Sually large and enhusiastic oneeting ofi the citizens of Charleston .District assern .bled at the Newr Theatre on Tuesday evening, the 9th inst.-- -- .The meeting was'called to order~by John E .Carew,,Esq,sund ott his motiont. -; HOhsirrB'-iEY, Naappointed GAnd tfdlowii' seilamer weare dip, pointed'Vic6Tr~deie at FBiu t H teiSuaHotfD E Hg Ha F ukin'*IwigdMC~ieeas, Hon ttik eSiaoBa - -- 1H Elmore, Hon Mitchell Klig, Hon Kea, ry endSA*0Wmeai'l aeyg warb "q 'illiam Du- Bose, Esq. Cal. sG James;Rose, Esqg Wm. B Pingle, Esq. DPilip gidy!Plm On. miutiny,- tfqollowing gentlemen elp'it:4' Secretaries: Saiuel Y:>Tupper, Esq. Abraham Moise, JrEsq. The chairman having -announced the meeting.organgzd and'ready to proceed to business. -Resoled, That the citizens.-,of Charleston have observed, 'with *pride and pleasu re, the Ale and dignified conduct of the Hotu. John.C. Calhoun, in defence of the rights of the South, and the guaranties of the Constitution. Reiolved, That his effhrts in their behalf-de serve the highest approval and 'fullest con( deuce of his constituents, and this meeting ten. der him their cordial welcome on his return to his home. Resolced, That. acommittee of live be a'p piifted to waitu'pon Mr. Calhoun,and request his attendance at the -meeting;for the purpose of addressing it upon the present'6'iinous 'as pect uf public affairs. In accordance with' tiie last xresoletion. the .President appointed the- folotving gentlemen as the Committee td wait Upon Mr. Calhoun and invite his Tresence at the Meeting, Messrs. P Della Torre, W A Pringle, Joseph H Dukes, Robert Gourdin,-and 'AlfredtH.D ukin. Mr. Hayne moved-the appointment of a Committee of twenty-five persons, ti prepare -and report resolutions for. 'tlie considerations of the leeting;'in regard to the action of Cbngrebu iion the' proposed amendment of the.. "Three Million Bill,". known as the '-filmot Proviso," The motion was carried, and the follow ing gentleman appointed 'aid Committee: Col. VW Hayne, Hon D K Hennegan. a W.Peronneau, Esq John E Carew, Esc Geo A Trenholm, Esq Wm 'D Por= ter, Esq M C Mordecai, Esq Thos J Rog er, Esq C G Memmiuger, Esq C B No-. throp, Esq Win M .Lawton,,Esq Frede rick-'haffer, Esq C M Furman Esq Hen ry W Corner, Esq C R Brewster, Esq James Simons, Esq J N Cardozo, Esq Jas M Walker, Esq G N -Reynolds, Esq Henry Gourdin, Esq Dr E W North, . L' Norvil, Esq las English, Esq C E Kana paux, Esq W C Gatewood, Esti. Hor. John C. Calhoun was then intro duced to the meeting, when the entire as semnblage rose, and received him with en thusiastic cheering, whiicb having at length 'subsided. frThe Chairman, in behalf of the'large lind respectable portion if the Citizens of Charles on 'their pres'ent eordially wel comed their distinguished Guest. Mr. Calhoun briefly but feelingly -re turned his acknowledgments. anl was conducted tao a seat on the right -of the Chair. Mr.. Hayne. from, the Committee of tvedty-fiversubmitted the follovirgrepor' and''resoleibus : The Coniittee to whom bas been.re (erred 'the grav.4uestion, vhich has. bronght us-tugether1 begtleavo, resp'etful ly, to report ' "-^*' x: b'Tttyii tb?p opihiiin"of the Copiinittee, thildevelopementk of ie lIs yearat the sg atsor(S&F ira1:Goverunrepot,; andin 7 'e' mest~i tatutions, peculiar to the zti4h'requiriug the -iost gr'ae"ainil earn est consideratioppfil whole-pegpleof'th' fieishlding ;tates' .' srsoinbittei thiikt"-evei.tn, le evegits 9 the' last~ sds'sitou 'df 1~O i istvich ihas just closed,' aud' of tlhe litie'r :pirri of tis preceding session. i heijn tandty tea, per of the Nerthern'press. diar-~ng the- in. tervaL, au'd in th'e actioni of. the l.egisla tored of' miost'of ihe non alave-bolding States, conclusive evidence of a 4ixed de termination,: otn the part of .these States. that sasvery shall not hereafter exist in any of the territories' of the United States, and~that no state shall be admitted into the Union, whose Constitntion tolerates its existence. Your Committee present an imporant statement of t he facts and circumflst anueS aupon *hich this conctinsion rests. The first indication which they -propose to notics is thd.Wilmot proviso, introdn ced by a member from Pennsylvania, at the close of the'session.i - Congress of .the last year. This was an amendmetnt 6f the t wo million bill, authborizing the appropri ation of that sum for negotiating a peace with Mexico, which provides as "a fun damental condition".to the - acqtuisition of any 'territory frone the Lie public of Mexico, "thrat slavery sbonld be forever excluded." This passed-the House of Eepresen~tatives by a vote of 85'to 80. At antarly period of the session -just expired, a bill was reported for organizing a Ter itorial Government in Oregon, and in this again waes introdilced the provibo, that slavery should lie f~rever excluded;, all reference being purposely 6mitred to the line of compromise established in the adjustment of the Missouri con-trovermy. This could have been intende'd only as the enunciation of a priticiple;-the principle of the Wilmont provise, that slavery ehould tte .excluded from all the territories of the United States. From the high northern latitude of Oregon, and the nature of its productions, it is clear that no -apprehen could'have'been entertained, that slavery worid ever ,be actually lintroduced into that Territory.' Besides, the good faith with which thie Sotizrhas-ever adh'ed io the comiproniuises, which ar varioust timps6 she has. for the sake harmony antd uniion entered itnto with her sister~. States,.w'asa guranty that she woul never ask for ihe extension of - slavery beyond 36g'30t of north latitude, thd line of ?'the Missouri compromise. And-*hatever maysbaa'e been the doubts entertained in the South as to the propriety of having' yielded titus much, no one man in the South has eter proposed a violation of this compromise. Whene' then the pretence -for the prema ture- introdustiotd of such a provisod, as .to regon, unless as the: enunciation of 'a principle', intended -as 'the basis of future aci,or .what is -worsne, as a gratitous insult toi the South'? But if -we are al lowed 1o'doubt upon the. hill itself, the vte upon Mr.'Burt' a mendment swas not to be mistakesh' 1e pbpae'd'ileten , sian of-the:Mitssourt'eompranise lie'wisi ward of the Rock, mounisiit'tili,P. cific, and it' was rejecited b''liirge' ma Cohiiue wotdil. rese't 'i the motion "fIr rso f'd troduce:a bill p1rovidia ptopia lion of'threel milhon tt ga peie;ithi.eMico _a togtib stantially th-Wmion 4iasg ;sustained -y a1ark ti House p( egpreseNtativesan . laiieeo ! the rulesrequired iytra grant leave to intiod ih of ti .order.-m This moyemendro k was' succeeded LylMl'ilm awal:t his anendmetit or' the. ')edinli which wascarried, and ent ftoahe Senateofthe Unite4 the1 i motrproviso atiache bWhild before tbe.House,-:aa i11% i IMr. Doyglass) againo he-idop-' I li'onin thit:matter of iitiMis souri. compromisertwha ton was again rejeeted. " : L It is:truedthatoin h Wiliot. provisoAvas defeated b uitfiiri y' one to twenty-one, ,huir &hiittee. :ae codstrained.io.beli f rouldbe a dangerous d gsjqion bn this yote~as..ndicatih f e - ate upontheprincipz leire marks of the Senators ono SIvO -holding States,.who vmtel hbejiro -viso, evinced-clearly ta Wised" it only becauseihey thoigh *t nor .he .properitmelaudiieC t the pol.cyit einbracei lN eyir wt.le; clarations manifested tb euatuts;' when ethe.Territoty :w4 . edwuld - be found-united - ich . tf d iend'tors from the nun.:eiviboilG M 9 L Your Cinitiitie csei ac'ofiuf the &itaie, whenake in elion-itht the proclaim'ed-intentin " Noribern Senators voting in the:maj tigrro gly confirmatory of theiW co ''leady expressed as to: Ihe detn" u' L-the non-slavebolditig'St flie In further support'of ii .sion, your Committeo- would. ejo..the: tone and temper of the .Press;6,t t Wbig and Demnocratie throughout tci.i flavehol ding States, in5the intei t b&een the two Sessions-of Congre down to the present time as ,ao lun'dant and good evidence tharthb le of those States sustain the actiono presen tatves in Congress. :; :, :, But this is Wot all we he.further eiidnce'frthe action of rtl islatures of-nint of the -non slave _ .Singjtates, who have already moved x ydiii tier. and We have every reaso n apprehend .that others wilfdllow theires mple: The' 'States which baveat'th oken, are Pennsylvania, New ! .N York; Rhode Island, Veianonte' :mshire; Massachusetts, Ohi ud iii t . The Le:;islaturesof tb 54Stawel1ve all more tban-sanctioised theilr vi ikirt. They have passed :resolutiods,.deidubing sla: very as:.a egioat. cdlgi pi1l9imense moral and political bvilf J gainst its further extension;l -t ;g their Senators-nd equesting I jfresenta tives.in.Conjgress, to.rsst t jluction into any other.S s4oi udsoi thed United States: In Lnotltht s; hiclh are 'indigputable, prve . anstn;tioni h errectne afutjn is ;i ydutr insedilfirecsti " ;" e - _ t a ing , stirutiud'df slaive er . j is .within the. liiits.ofihe Uinled.Stt tend beyond; ie prelsent boundary out heIre aper eXist .ilfl. ttylrer nd that no Salie shall be admitted into e4h:Juion in which-it is bot-,forever pgehlliteil d Ir-may be -thdraf rtv 'Ebisderdtrons, or views of'pnlfCy-hiiChpern., tut' a time, a'delinite actioi upon this..fjetermnaiiaon, but'Tbat i.nfufceinent, wvhen. necessary, is firity'redalvedl opi,.youNuonalitineo can .not doubt, To wail, for farther evidence: of a fixed intent svouill beinWise and'dau "er. Us... * , WVhat is properlo be doag jnthe ifrem ises, your Comzinitnge will nokt. undertake: tu recommend They depri ii a great and. solemn question, demranding an . insiantI, calm and deliberate consideration of every Southern man, who values .rhe heritage derive.l from our fathers, or our owni hpuor and safeiy. And action of-somne sorr, firm, united sand .onucerted .'ctioo is. certaialy necessary. - Your Committee subinilithat whatt the non-slaveholding States-regard as slavery, simply is with us, a political, insrtitution, by the preservatin of. which -the two ra ces .in the Southern States who iihabit themn, in not very unequal dumbers, may live together, as experiende'demotriates, in peace anad prosperity. Destroy this re- I -ltion and the inievitable. result. ,*ould lie 'the destrucionm ocone rac~.or the. dther.1 No cther'relatioh'has bee gested - by whchtheyca d . dt'num . hers so nearly egnal w ikh a dniet. Cont ieue thia::qlation, ei d the .slavelhold ing States w il i angro ahd fi6ui ishiang communimty;,. nereasti'd.i wveah andepopulatidn,,and adding ~tdo6t . ihe wealth'andprosperity ofthe ;respof the Union, and of "the worldethan any. 4ther coimunity .of equal numibeis. da a.~ny 3 otherreiarien we will .:ecorne~ in~pover-' ished and wrdtched-isestie odiselves, without at -alleotiiiij iifa' pros perity or happindisoI 6th~ra.To.reserve this institution', jdrd 'hstsre -well convinced ihat tliesejtordinge States must jealousys wvatchdtheir rights it ader the cnitin, mestiat upon thati proportionate Auiflueniibjdiejledto.he se-i cured to. them bytthetcohzuisiesbf thit compact; snil kbo~.5 -l must at l ,haz ards, and atall'tin', mntheir equal ity, full and comp lete, wih itve other cotmmnunities they h'old '~nreciom. sAs to our.rightsi under the4~ohtilotin, awe hold' it to .be-scear and'ldnquestionable, that the slaveholdin0 States ar7 enitled - ro..an-equalp.passmi ''he toriesc of the Unit.gl Sbs n3 tI~ den the .righsi of; Oogg ad y aeiy State,.%pplyngferadisiisieAlnion, on adcoutilof'the' litn-iing d~ie tic iasttsitmioi3 Wtbiety *n1toleited in'he original:Thirteenni Medirh sion fromn an~guaij. -~iin otheer dies ordthe-Unitt? tatesg behid tvhafis a. e o~d e a s pcounorale mouznto alf a rae tewhporar7 pohye an ha('~h alfers .V i'1 r. ' -i tam, Esan like ba ters his birthright for a mess frpottage.is recreasit to ther memory of the mast;to hie duty in the present, and- atraitor to osterity --?:- -- .3rd. Resolved,>.That this meeting cordially e'sijondtn tlie resolutions lately passed by the iiuse of Delegatei in. the State of Virginia ; :ai theflhereby reiterate the same, and adopt :hin irexpres tag, not only the sense of this neeting.:and of Charleston District; but as we relieve, of the State of South Carolina, and as hey confidently hope, of the whole South. .The Virginia. Resolutions are 'as follows, niz:..; ;r-e . -B'ereslved unainimously by the General dsseinbly ofYirginia,.-That the Government f the United States has no control, directly or ndirectty; niistely or iminediately,'over the nstitutian'of-slavery ;and that. in taking any such control, it transcends the limits of its le gitimate furctions by destroying the internal arganizatioir of the sovereigns Who created it ' 2d. Resolved unanimousy, That under -no ircumstances vill this body recognize as bind Fngiinyennct'ientcof the Federal tovcrnment which has for its object the profiibition of sla very inany: territory to be adquiired either by conquest or treaty'; holJing it to be the natnrl and indefeasible .right' of each and every citi Sri'of each and every State of the Confedera y, to re.ide with his propertv, of whatevet de icription, in any territory w~iich may be ac wuired by the armns of the United States, or rielded by treaty with any foreign power. 3rd, Rsoled unaiilndzsty, That this Gen ntal'Aaseinbly-hofds it to be the duty of every nian,in every Section of this confederacy,' if lie Union-is'dear to him, to oppose the pas isge of 'ally igw, for whatever purpose, by which territory to be acquired my be subject to inch a restriction " .4th. Resolcid aunanimously, That the par tage 'of the above mentioned proviso makes it lie duty olevery slaveholding State, and all .he cititensthereof, as they value their dea'est privileges. their sovereignty, their indepen lence. their rights of property, to take firm, united and concerted action in this emergency. -The Chairman hraving announced that he re'port and resolutions were before the neeting, Mr. Calhoun was lo'udly called 'or, and after having. expresed his warm approbation of the report and'resolutions, spoke at inucb-length.iu relatiop to the re :ent actiqn of Congress upon matters deep y involving the honor and interest of the Southern St:-tes-'and the aggressive spirit Manifested in'the non-slaveholding States. Le depicted, in. most forcible language, be extent of this spirit-its origiu-its >jects-its consequence, if not properly mnet--and the remedy. He was repeatedly uterrupted during the progress of his re narks, by the plaudits of the audience, ad at its close the whole assembly maui-' ested their concurrence in its sentiments y the most enit.usiastic cheering. The question was then taken on the Report and Resolutions of the Commit ce. and- they were- adopted by acclama fon. W. Alston Pringle. Esq., submitted the allowing resolution, which, being secoa icd by .Joseph H.-Dukes, Esq., in some very.bhapiy. remarks, was - unanimously dopted : - Asnied.Tbat the-thanks orthis meeting be endered 'to the tion. A. P. Butler,'for-the -vig lance and ability ..wbich:he has displayed in the station to + hich he has: bepn..elevated by he~ihe ofahe State, and that Ahis meeting g Wiiiis coiirse; and in that of. out :wjnr r tirni tie HimJ. . Ijolmi;, ined bedigi'n i .ran igs .of -heir .respective corsti meies. .r h[t ls thli eame; forward, and; was 'received withi great. cheering. -He very foriilysand feliciiously alluded to theu eeco'lh (neln, and to the; report ud resolutions,' which somhappilyemho. lied their sentimnents,anad in which-ho most e'artily concurred lie wvas repeatedly heered durin;; his. temarks,~and .at their ~onclusitn, - i Ou moioim fOi Mills, Esq., T he ineelin gadjourned. - 1. 15AILEY, Chairman. S. Y. TUPPx a, i .. MoisaE, Jr. Sec ret aries. 'T'he 'Tree Million Bill-As this act is ne of considearable impo~irtance, we have bou~ght .it. proper to place before our read rs a ciopy of ii, as follows: ni act app~ropriaiing three millions.-af dollars, to enable the President to con oLunde a treaty of~ peace and limits wvith .Mexico. ,-Be it enactedl by4 the Senate and Hlouse if Representative~s of the United States of America in Congqress assembled, Tbut wher'eas a state of wvar now exists be ween ihe United States and the Republic >f Meico..%which it is desirable should ,be peedily terminated upon terms just an.l ~tnorable to both nations; and whereas issurances have hereiofore been given to he Government. of Mexico that it was the lesire of the President to 'set tle all ques. :tons between .the two countries on the nost liberal and satisfaeiory terms, ac ~ording to the tights of each atid the mu nal initer-ests and security of the two :ountries ; and whereas the President may e able to conclude a trealy of peace with he Republic of Mexico prior io the next essiOn of Congre~s., i f means for tba t oh ec reat his dlisposal.; and whereas. in he 'auljustment of so maniy comnpli'cated juestions as now exist between the two< tountries, it may possibly happen .that inexpooditure-of money will be called Sr by the stipulat ions of any t reaty which ne~y lie entered into ; therefore the sutm of liree- millions of dollars be, and t he same s-herehy nppro'priatedl, out of any moneyI a the Treasury not otherwise. appropria ed io. enable the IPresidlent to conclude a reaty of peace, linits and boundaries with he Republic of Mexico, to be used by imz im the event that said treaty, whe'h igned. by the authorized agents of the.. we Gbovernments,..and duly ratified by klexio, shall call for the expenditure 6f he skine, or any part thereof ; ftull-and ic urate aceounts of~ which expmenditure shall . ie by. hiti transmitted to Congress at as arl~y a day as practicable. JOHN WV. DAVIS, Speaker of H-ouse of Represeniatives. ---G. M. DALLAS, - ViePresident of. the United States . and -Presidlent of ihe Senaje. ~roved, lftareb 3. 1847. JAMES IX. POLK. Major Geaeril Be n.-Th3 National tehi:encer ofthe 10th inst. states thatI r.' Betnton has dieclined th: apntent N e'ae~ae - , tendered to him by the : he'Washipgon correspondeot of. the if~tamitore Arteorican, slayst -was believed Ie 'wo id a not go to Mexzco.ex ept as aegofiitor.' Theresare in'the Cabinet per ins who arehostile to Mr. Benton.and } is views of prsecuging the waiare known 1 n be entirely opposite to ttse.entertainedi ,y Mr. Marcy. Jn..consequence of this the whole of' Saturday was occupied.liya Cabinet Couricil in endeavoring to get .rid of the 'sul ject favorably and .amicably.. But the ellhrt appears'to have been un succesaful. Undoubtedly there is a screw loose somewhere, although we have not yet been let into the secret. The Baltimore Patriot says that the the causes of the declension appear to be the claim of Mr. Benton to be made Su preme Commander and Chief Bashaw, in all operations civil and military-and Mr. Polk's unwillingiess to accede to this, claim.-cha. Eve. Neis. Mr. Webster.-The Ne4W York Tribpne says, that early in April Mr. Webster will cornmeuce a tour- through. the Southern States. Differing as we do in many ques ions of political policy from this great statesman, we at the South have never ailed to appreciate his eminent, abilities, and' we doub't not that he will receive a roll share 'of Soutbern bospitality.-Ibid. EDGEFIELD C. H. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1817 O-P The,Court of Common Pleas aJjourned m Saturday morning last. Several cases vere postponed till the next Court. . We have received from the'Hen. Thos. 1. Bayley, of Virginia, a copy of his Speech in .the ." Wilhnott Proviso," 'delivered in the louse of Reprusentatives U.1. February 11th, 847. 10T We are requested to state, that all letters ir packages intended for Mr. F. C. JOHNsON, iisionary to China, must be directed to him. t Canton, Chiuna; care of Isaac T. Smith, No. 9. Water-street, New York. Inrall instances, he postage or freight must be paid to N. York. Inclement Wather.-We have had a great leal of rainy. *eather for soiie time past. On rhursday evening; tho rain commenced gently a.ling, and at night descended. in heavy show rs, which lasted , throughout Friday, and did mot cease till some time in the night. Putia Meeting in:Charleston.-A large; meet' ngof thie :tizensof Charlestork was~held oz( te 9th-int, in honor ufJ. C: Calhii.=-Re Muttons approvingihisconduc 'and t~itf~tl inantimnously.- Mr. Callun r.' '*dareali thie-. neeting. A roport:and' resaolutio s (whic16 vil 0- found injanothercolfi . nti'1n reaa'to the iction of Comdessup.on the par posed ,' d nent of the'i'r'ee'million bili,'" known.as the 'Wilinot oviso, ' v~reprsea'ted and andopt ~d by the meuieting~. * This aepourL Ojpreses the d'chded .disanppur >ationa of the pleople of the whlole, Soth, tfrthe 'proviso" tab ve mentionied, ntid-dfaar.y action ty the Free States -tending to uhrual.e .the- ext ansiotn oulslavery itiviulation of t1he MIisson i D~omtpromise. ~PPOf NTMilENTS BY T HlE PR ESIDENT, tyg and wvill thC adcire and consent of thec Senate. ~C. G. Salintas, of South Carolina, to be Cott ul of the United States for the ptort of Pernam mueo in Brazil, in place of George P. M1 aaou - trier, deceased. aL'illege L. Blonhiam, of Southa Carulin.u, to be ..ieutenaL Colonel of ifantry. Johnt S. Sitgaeaves,.of ziouth C'irelr.,s, to be 3ptinii of Dragoons. Daniel Pettigruj, of South Carolina, to be ~iast Lieutenant of Dragoons.. William 3. Magitl, of' South Carolina, to be Seconad Lieuitcenant of Dragoonsa. A. G. Huward, of So'uth Carolina, to be As stant Surgeon. Loss of a British Ste",mer.-D-y the arrival at ~ew Orleans of the Mlexicant schr. Attrevida rin Campeachay which place she left otn the. 9th February, ni.wn' ad bae.u receiv,-d of the oss of the British Royal Steamer Tweed, vhuch 'left Havana on the 9th nuh. for Vera 3ruz and Tampico. She was lost on the N. s.ad of the Alacranes on the 12th of Februa y; and out of a crew of 20 and 55 passengers it) were drowtied. Thes supercargo and 9 men vlho were saved in a boat, had arrived with in eligenco at .Sisal. The Tweed had 1170 flasks f guicksilver on board. South ern Quarterly Review-We have look d over the twenty-first numaber of the Southern sniarterly Review. Thme Review las now etched the Eleventh volume, and has recently een transferred from its former e ditor D.dnl. ~. Whitaker, to J~Af. Clapp, F1.q., late editor f the Charleston Mercury. Mr. Whataker stablished the Southerni Quiarterly Revie w iu.: 841, and has bean connected with it. ever ince, until the present tame. lie has conduct d it with singular ability, and it is not extrava ant to say, that under his mantagemient. it has taipied a reputation egnal to thatof any other ti our contry. In tact, we do not know, that he far famed London Qu arterly, the WVestmin ter, the Edlinburg, or aniy other British Period ahs generally contained 'nore able articles han de're to-he found in the pages of the South irn Qua'rte-ly. Mr. Clapp, the present edito'r, s well known to be an accomplished ,writer, tnd doubtless posseases alh.the-gualifications of Sgood reviewyer. The former publishers Bur ;ess and James, are now thme stile propxietors. ['hey make an appeal to the public to sinstain hem in their enterpize. Tne Revlew' has, rom its commetnceient, been the orinn of ionthern-opinion, and on all great queatious ritally iafectinj us, has everibeen"tra aid ims broughi to us ald'of th6 motfiin '~. ,~ 't.-.~ 2~ *-5. .-~ '-'--I actor. lt1~a~ Y@PJff will contand.1od61s~af I trusf that at ~ - need. t$such~at.~orgazat~alhe.p: and:the-:neiessh~L'tb - -. also ik~'t~Iidi~, the ~ or Iate.spr1tNg..upAn4A5~w&d4~ - way n6t toboievaded, -- argencythat admit goin i~ ceive butirn~erfe~zamwszzoa ~~'Oi $14fIj~* dactnrs when tias discussion I5C~mR4~ that we ~ t~nc6. ~ -~ The number of a srerliia~ character.. 1'baj number. The 6~sn~t!~d4hs'M of Wealch." ~ e4uponsomefr~voque.t~pjis omy. 'The ealJe&~'. Me:aphiyaical'enough, ~nd~9,f The writerezarnmnes in o Edward., Lock ~ ht~i 4. Cousin; and otIi~r~.'&~di~aff ~ editor of tb# Reviewdzfl~rsaw ponds a note to his 4arti~Ie. 1,4 them to acute The third article as tams some sound views wili~Ij on "Festaas-a Poemisafiurei gn ed lij the Reviewer, a most 'wo ~-' of genius. He says it containa sublimest passt~es, .wJ~1ch it, - his lot to, meet with. 4I~ as a poet of the fl~id~r7~' religious character, but ah~'e'h i~co tendency dangerons k&c~~?i~H~, hensibie intcrna~ngling ~ir 'iIJ ,:N. j. versahist. lie mattes co1ai ~ Poem. Th~ uiitia'a le~iW'~ia litt'e about our NationalLite'' deal about ~ Greek Philos6phers.'~ ii is'I~ora ~ and affords matter seventh articleiso'niided '~'Mis. ters." This ici fie~ig~j ' considerable fo~ brai~i1r tens iii dasautfior.: t~-iiow~dA. * Article the ninth1s~iaffije' Swedenborgor'thie iildilo1is~N~ &eut or Mesmerisnito iIi~IY' closures ofSivcd~d6~w"'~ d an interestinjaccouiit of~'M~e mat Magnsuism~wliich.. a~ now si learned and iii. unleased by itS o also of the mArtellas~iei Swedenhong ~IVi~ on tins subject by P?~ss~ar - A member of the k.~- *~~sa m~ -~ commend at to~3i~&fizest rumi -~ iuaa~ni uti '--' y~t~p beautiful ~um V~ '* W9 8hiavA~ 1I~IJM' froup~en!~a1fi~k~.. ~ r ino't pxce(~at S1u~i -, astailes .reatrnaifly arct qr,~t~io4jlrjt94iij4 ntzor ror ihe fuIilji)yi.tVtL that at~t ould bolaeueLto~,mang~ Ji~IMe at -~ naure plensitig amt~cies.~w~atljtlaose serious character. ~ ~ dii not fluad annie than twgPoMh~d~'aIll~ de-~ the former kind. ~ ~ fC~ ~ The Degree !:~.- :-~~ ol Doctor ofMedzea f~w.d upon the .fulluv;arg--g4 South Carolin.i, at the l~ie'Cbmni1~n of the Medical 'Coiiege'~fG~b~i~ ~h' atumber of graduhtcs wered~ri~i~r451~.. J. P. 1-lilthouse II '~ Sha~"~~4 'w.~-. J~'hn Rutaibo, S 'I llrunsoal d 2'W~.P C ) F. 0.-Danelty. El ud.iag the B&icLwlc The Vatafll~an~-, Union states that at as reported~nt ~ pectabie aiutluoruty, that ~ Frenphane~Jm~tag~zv~. had juRi foaaad ii.~ uay unto ~ ten t:,aisnad 4,aaud .~furins'agidbvepy~t~~ g - powder od ijon~i' ~ Uuaioau, "tube s~er' in what eluded our blockadan~ sq~wdrc~n.'1' ~ The "Soudi ~ (aral, a~mnounc'es the wmthdrsweIioI~pl~3ta.~ mer from the paper,.Ieava aaeut, in the .able hiin~ds We regret ihe tor~4,~ (~OP)4k#J~S~P~/ - corp of our State, iowhaicLaMhieJ~ashi~ benefit, audhope th-uuiais'~fuwre buuin~~in~j'~ harove prosperous aud-bappy~~2 .'I From the ..Soug~Ca Uk ~ A Card.-TheSubsciibea liiM~vlt.r6hIb~1ahII~. ed his interest iivTh~ S6iiti~, Baits its em~iire rnanageteot,-tohjpha~ tier, B. R. CIRROLL. ?aq. jhloan~s~JJ~,Js animated withem6tio~is whic4i~aew~g4t attempt to express.; and whiWbeifihljt thomnho.cainnoz but feel wIiuiiio~t~r ~ coins ~.f a gaper 'with which air'. i~hne -~ many nf4he most pieasaaatassociati8A~ S life. -His ~cbnfidence.~ bo*ew~riiwUIat~ft~i condactorof this journal,~andbi% abiJjt~i,~... tainita -is entire. From an intimatp:mp4~i~II tried ~ tints prudent. and ~opctitazanlep?:~m~I~4. iii's literary habits, lie has evet~eon84q predicting a- prosperwis career 16~'I'hb -. Carolinian, an~ un extended ffela o knowFedgew~ efiilneus.'.:Ja~amiw~hid~B~q from it, the Ssibacnibet~ mnet -be.sji~ assnrtah~s roriner patuonb.pn4yfriepds' -~ in what.ver.sii.uaauioa.o( hifeb., b~pJa~p~gt~ ahahi never .ceaise ~o fee ratetu ~ pesiod ~ alapreciation; Thvoking~2'fdtt1a ahiato-of praiup~arjIy. ~d: them au editorial farewelL' ~.Wi ~S3~1* The abovqCerd.aiuaqaaico of Col. Suumasga rh~4i~ ~ un nfectaaioaa,' ahaLthe reuuaimngeditor sea his rL'~et at t4eseparktioa. 'Afjp~xt t he dissolution. ~f~afrae$tI~hifli*1iliE~!, mcii', no occusrenci Gas .vqc~aiarridltbd 5u scriber, tor iii. ~ ness o(has indwA~lq~j fD5~inj~It7.gW he be induced to assume at, .0 flattering persuasion of bts friends. it may pedaal~~1ipO*,W'Uff~ much, ~but,~ aChe hajhi4 on has part, 'ahtaib nht 3uawJ merit the trust 4ud coDfideoce rep ~ - ~