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--and documents.. The scene was a solemn one, y emes ih by:I rose and object ted; and said wig were on tlie'eve 6o grdit egvnt, and ezpressed my hope that we would proceed calmly and deliberately. I suggested that the prnting of so large a number of opiea would he coitru'd into al endoiseient of the message, adding that I was unwilling either to endorse or condemn, until the message-and-do cuments were printed, and cirefully perused - by 'me. A debate ensued, and the journals of the Senate will-show what: tooklelace. The senator from Missouri wasatheiitvidual who made the discteet and appropriate motion to" separate the recoanmendations-of the message into two parts,'and'refer -that which related to. recognising the existence.of-war'to'tht Coln mittee on Eoreigu Relations, and that which related tothe ra:itng of men and supplies to othe t.ommittee on Military Af'airs, of which he was chairman. The latter, it was expected, would report imme.diate measures for the sup - port of General Taylor. Isecoriided the motion, and it was carried by a large majority.' I-saw' in it that which gave me hope, andthat I should he able to effect the object 1 had in view, and which I will hereafter explain. The House .of -Representativeracted with much 'inure prehipitancy; .it passed a bill the 'very day tile message was received, recogis ing the existence of the war, and providing means fur.its prosecution. It was late in the qvening when ik passed the House. and I am of the imprission that thelSenate had adjourn ed; and it was.not reported to it that day; but' +tiatha it may, the next day the senator, as dtaiertian of the Committee on Military Af'airs, reported the bill tb the Senate as it caine from the-Roose.vith'botli provisions in it; directly dontrary to the order of.the Senate, made tin his own motion to refer the part of the mensage -elatin to the recognition of war to the Coin mintee on foreign Relations. To that, and - the.fact that a caucus had been held of the par " ty. which agreed to sustain the report, Way be ;traced the precipitate, (to use no stronger - word,) action of the Senate, and the .recogni tion tof the war. It emphatically mnade the war. Had the. order of the Senate been -respected laud the senator from Missouri, in coulorwiy -with it, and as he was ina duty bound to -do, u anoved to strike out all that related to the recog nition. of the war, and referred it to the Coin mittee on Foreign Relations, and confined his report to raising the necessary-means ofrescu jg' Geniral Tayloer and sis army, from the pressitng dangers wvhicbrsurrounded thorn, the posiibility is, that-the war might have been averted, abd the two conotries at this day been at peace. Sir, I say possibility, because, even then, after i the skirinishrs between our forces bad occurred, I did not despair of escaping war,-ifsulicient firimnes's and prudence were used on the part of this, body. I had deeply refacted on the subject in advance, and great = as were the ditficulues, I still saw a gleam of -hope. - 'liad intelligence of the skirmishes on the Rio Grande was received here on "Saturday: I at once saw the danger, and ttrned any mind to th subject. I anticipated that --a message would be received on Monday from the Exec istive, and orimed not'an incorrect opinion as to what 3ould be its character. Casting ny eyes over"the whole, with a'view of'avoiding * war, I camse to the cnnclusion in my own mind * what;course 'was best to 'ef'ect that objct.' -Next morningl comniiicated tbe'conclusions to vbich I had come, totwo of my colleagues, who were boardiug with me. -. said to' them, that theraewas .b.ut ue way;of etcaping. war, but! 'ainit certain rhat.it. will' successful: It wiUltaijt'ever, plate. is n the r;rof ace 'cidets, and therby afford ajiosi Cityb e S _ caje: riw sks sliitets a lied' that it depedei-otirel afinigth' 4.stiba of -a i~ar from that wbidb zeatea th 6rescuingdif ,1~ ~ bit' et tie tealieii for doe aInrid raei consfiteration of tie forwer. Had that been one it t o o e ry Vgi ief tetitg wat had opcurred - -as. were hostilities: betweenibe two arunbes, witho'ut a'athoustysof the Conigress-the war umking power el either Government.' Wie had not a .particle of evidemnce then, or. Teve~tnneithat tdme itepublic of Mexico liad - unde Aar agaiast the Ubiited States. Indeed, w e are in the anomialotts conidition of the two conttries being at war d aring, and almost, an ~entirej ear, without eiher having declared it, - ilthough the Cptustitutions of both expressly ~pr..vide that Congress shall deciare war. - lstead; thier of rgeogm-zing the war,I wotuld "ave takeh-the very opposite ground-that w that had occurrad was mere hostilities, and * egt war,' as the Congress of Meiico h'ad not adttorized it. -To pirovide for the centingency of the (Con - gress ohf Mexico approv~ing of what had occur 'red, and refusing to treat lor the settlement of bour difficulties,1I would have advised the'ra' sing ofamiple.provisiomnitl force, to beacollected at some coivanietnt and l'ealthy poiht, where 'they would be trainued durinig the itnterval, and - be fully prepared to meet such decision ; but -,even 'in caswe such decision should be tuade, instead ofadvising a formial declaration of wvar, I would have advised, as Gent. Jackson recoin 51ended, giving authority .to the Executive to 'make reprisals for seizing and holdin much yortion ofthe Mlexicani terito.:yas woul ;kfford -ample- indemunity, toi be retaiued until the diffe vences between the two countrisawere settled; -but in the meantime, would taken measures to repel the attacks made upon our army by the Mexican forces, and to drive them far beyond the limits'of our'borders. Had this course been 'pursued, we should have had all the glory and repiiiationi of the --two brilliant victonies at.Palo Alto and Resaca #~e Ia Palma, without beinug -involved in the. present indefinite anad expensive war 'waged - against Mexico. We would also have had the advantsge of this chapter of accidents-of 'Mexico disavowing hostilities mi' .indemnify --ing our citizens-either frorn a sense of weak 'ness, or of retutning justice omn her pat o.g -f'rom the influence of othter pottr, which have an intereat in preserving pecace-from their commercial or other :relation's with her,, and thereby save a resort to arms on out part. But, at all evemils, failitig .itn that, we would h ave avoided, by resortinig to reprisanla, thae n oormous expenses, tbe sacriticas of tuen andl * noney, a'nd' tedisasters ii wuich- 'the war has I:auessd.uu. .4 hav'e now met; andi trust, * succesall aeped,.all the charges made by ~he SenatoC o~ Misisomni, except those rela - ting to the Missoutri Compromise,. amnd the Ab olinon question at that-'period, -for wiceh 1 am en no way responsible.. J was.not than ini Con gress..41.8ihled'the office of Secretry of war at the time, and'iad no agency.or contrd1 over it. isi charges.'are-.lght- as 'ir-4hd .and stale,' tvithout even plausibility, and I'have riot .the l ighest fear of their having aisya Neight,either here oi- in the cotimutnity - . 1hz-rse or CITIZENS OF CHtERNofroN in pursuance of public notice, an nn ..'. tually large and enthusiastic rieetinug'of the citizens' of Charleston District 'assern-' bled am the. New Theatre on Tuesday evening, the 9th inst. The meeting w'asalled to order by John K Carew,'Esqr and on his mot~ion.. 7 omia HtnkrBMLEY, was appointed And lffHorirg )4ethlmeni webre Alp pot'Io Vied irusdents . F8hT THtetifac&rHot'- E H ugar ob F~uakinJlouaJiaties Hon Wm ike o ocob~ on~d1uflcu F H Emore, Hon Mitchell Kig,. Hou Jir, ce rHq ng.*st eead'l'RHeyg wprg a q ltiam Di Bose, Esq. Colt Jas Ga enJamesiRose, Eseg W n. B PringleEsq p. Philip .Tidy an,; On. motioi,- the following gentlemen were 45pi'oi:d Secretaries: "'Sadiuef Y:~iTupper, Esq. Abraham 'Moise, JiYEsq. The chairman having -announced the meeting. organized and ready to proceed to business. . . - -Resoled, That the citizens of: Charleston have observed, with pride and pleasi re, the. able and dignified conduct of the Hon. JohnC. Calhoun, in defence of the rights of the South, end the guaranties of the Constitution. Resolved, That his efforts in their behalf -de serve the highest approval and fullest confi dence of his constituents, and this meeting ten der him their cordial welcome on his returanto his home. Resolved,. That. a.committee of five be. ap pointed to wait upo Mr. Calhoun,and request his attendance at the meeting, for the purpose of addressing it upon the present oininous as-' pect of public affairs. !:In accordanewithttle last Cresolation. the ,President appointed the- -fol~owing -gentlemen as the Coinmittee to wait Upon Mr. Calhoun -and' invite his 'preseace'at the Meeting, M'essrs. P Della Torre, W A Pringle, Joseph H Dukes, Robert Gourdin, and Alfred:H -Dunkin. Mr. Hayne moved, the appoiitment of a Committee of twenty-five persons, t' prepare 'and -report resolutions .for. 'the donsiderations of the'Mesting; in retard to the action of Congess tipbii the' proposed amendment of the.. "Three Million Bill,". known as the "Iilmot Proviso," The motion was carried, and ibe follow ing gentleman appointed 'aid Committee: . Col. I W Hayne, Hon D K Hennegan. U W-.Peronneau, Esq John E Carew, Esl Geo A Trenholm, Esq Wm 'D Por ter, Esq M C Mordecai, Esq Thos J Rog er, Esq C C G Meminiger, Esq C B Nor throp, Esq Win M Lawton, Esq Frede rick bhaffer, 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 Hery Gourdin, Esq Dr E W Norih, J L Norvil, Esq Jas English, Esq C E Kana paux, E~sq W C Gatewood. Esq. Hor. John C. Calhoun was then introe ducedi to the meeting, when the entire as seumblage rose, and received him with en tusiastic cheering, whrich having at length .subsided. the Chairman, in behalf of the large and respectable pertiun of the Citizens of Charles on 'their . pres'ent cordially wel comed their distinguished Guest.". Mr. Calhoun briefly but. feelingly re turned his acknowledgments, anol was conducted ta a seat on the right -of the Chair. .M. Hayne. from. the Ctnmiuee of twedty-five/submitted the followingrepor' afd'resolu ibus : ' Thd Committee to whom has been re ferred 'the grave1uestion, which has' brought us togetber begleave respectful 1y, to report -- - - .. :.hau, ii the opihi6hof the Committee, tbq develop eineat of thiy ti ari , at the s-t orthe F Ueral .G enmoi and in ~i e1uesticfti titions,- peculiar to the. 'ztb requgirig the-loost grave and' earn est consideration of h', whole people of tbe lavefding.-Stats: our Comtnittee thiokletyjpecewiith~e Eents of the? intas'ssion oif 1CCotrrcss whi'c has just - losed, and of the'latter part1 of tw preceding session, in thie tamend ueni per of the Northern'press, dur~ng the in-' terval,- and in the actioni of 'the: Legisla tores of- muost -of ihe non slave.-holdinig States, cionclusiv'e evidence of a 4ixed de termination, on ihe part of these States. 'that slavery shall not hereafter exist iu any of the territories' of the fUnitedi States, and. that no slate shall be admitted into the Union, whose Constitution tolerates its existeniCe. Your Committee present an ilmpor:ant statement of the facts and circumsanceos .ponI *ihih this concitnsion rests. The first indication which they -propose to notice is ths.Wilmot proviso, introdu ced by a member from Pennsylvania, at the close of the'abession. in Congress of .the last year. This was an amendmeat of the two million bill, authorizing the appropri ation of that sum for negotiating a peace with Mexico, which provides as "a fun damental condition".to the -acquisition of any ~territory frons- the Repurblic of Mexico, "tat slavery should be forever excluded." This passed the flouse of Representatives by a vote of 85 to 80. At an'6arly period of the session -Jt expired, a bill was reported for organizing a Trenitorial Government in Oregon, and in this again wia introddeed the proviso, that slavery should he fd'rever ekcluded, all reference being purposely' omitred to he line of compromise established in the adjustment of the Missouri controversy. This could have beon intended only-as the enunciation of a pritnciple;-the principle of the Wilmoc provise, that slavery should ue..excluded from al the territores of the United States. From the high northern. latitde of Oregon, and the nature of its prod uctions, it is clear that no -apprehen could'have- been entertained, that slivery wotd ever be actually ;introduced into that Territory.- Besides, the good faith with which'the Souhirhas ever adhered to the comproniises, which atr'various tiwdcs she has, for the sake harmony and unis entered ginto with her sister-. States,.wtas a guranty that she would never ask Tor the extension) of sllavery beyond .860 800- of north latitude, the line of the Missouri compromise. And -*hatever .may -have been the doubts entertained in the South s to the propriety of having yielded thus mzch, no one man in the. South has etei proped a violation of this compromise. Whence,' then thte pretence -for the prema ture introduction of such a provision as co Oregon, unless as the enonciad~oo of 'a principle, intended -s the hasis of future acion,.or what is worse, as a gratuitouS insult to', the-South2: But if .we are al lowed so-doubt'upon the bill itself,4 thie vote upon Mr.'Burt'saiamendment .was -not to be, mistaken He.-p~crlieten~ sion of-theMissourt eompr~itise'lioe W'esf ward of the Rocky IMountistb-tie,Pa cic, 'anid it' was rejected bfy lr'ema Co miie we~td presea't istbe motion liy r r'.reston 1(ng, @fNew Yoriy tin. ." _ t -..,. ... t "" ? 2 troduce a billovidi ppro pra Lipp ofathreotmiillio at t a .paceirith::Meaice a ro u stantially the Wilmato Tiiswase sustained by;:.alarge n tie House of7Representativest a alg"eanse' the rules equireila t irds to grautleave to.iantrodile uz of tIE order.- . : - : This movemert tforn ork was' succeeded by-Mr.-tWilo ewal oL his amendmeita of'the Sterling, which waS.carredy and t ea to- hb Senate-o(he United 8 the Wil mot )rovisoattache , before tbe.House, am nlloi, i (Mr..Dopglass) again 1 e dop-' lion, in this matter of f hejMis souri comprotriseA, 'on was again.:rejeeted. It istruethairin-th iliiot proviso was defeated.b dntiliir y one to twenty-oneibut ; m tibii'tee. 'ste codstrained to.bel' u ould be a dangerous d upion pbin this vote asindicatt the'Wen ate upon the principi -9'elre marks of the Senators *p aooslave .holding States,.who vi t~ r yihro viso, evinced;clearly trat posed 'it only because-they-tho'ugh et t IbeY .properAimefelndCcasi t theo pol.cyitionmbrace3N .N s iwin -de .clarations manifested.t'is "eiatuis' when -the Territory wis if.buld be found-united with tG5, ' bnitors from the nunslaveholt t ;og Your Comniitiee.coii sacton .of the "Seuaie wtiesitakiian ctiondwith the pr~clainied-intentions f orihern 1 Senators voting in the.umaj nistrongly confirmatory of theit"co .aIrdady. expressed as to' tbe-dete u "dof .the non-slavebolding taies. In further "support 'of tI tleiont", your Committee would; r to:the tone and temper of the rese big and Democratic througbout t?eiOoaalavehol ding States, in the interva li-beTeen- the two Sessions-of Congre"' down to the present time,'as atrd i sl dkhbndant and good evidedce ihat th le-of those States sustain the action t ;epreseu tatwes in Congress.... ; But this is not al- hb be further eiifene'(f'the action of 4iLs isla tures of nine of -the -non-slavefilzng taes1 who-have alreadj mond miiatter. and we have every. .eas o appreheud that others wil follow their ezample; The States:whiich liiro .aiatbid 7itiespoken, are PensylvaniaNew-! ? N. York, Rhode Island, Vmnont? eV:inampshire, Massachusetts, Ohioand Mi :l-i*auY The Legislatures of the eSLa he1tll more than-sanctioned the Wilmot p ivisd. They have. passed.,resolutions, udeiining- sla very us3-a:great caim =' ilnmense moral andpulitical ev i tIgagainsi its further extension, a ad- ensi their Senators and r'queieting I presenta lives in-Congres,esis atodaction into any other.Sta.so~ ,ieoinf thei United States. - o nottli vhich aredindilpotable, prgye. natration+ the correctness uf of ' zei your Cow tra hr a;rgt: - mi avr bert tik' te ; studution-of'invery te nithein, limiis "otlie UniedSta teud beyontl its prese:Lhoundary, th _al nut here-, aftpr exist .in anyre b m iad t-hat no Siaie shall bes admitted into he M5uion in .whichit is hot-forever gibhb1iteiI. -. altmay be thdzryarl'y coliidiiertions, or Gie5 weo-polcywhich pe~d1, lIac' a time,, a tiefinite actionlipon this..#ieterinatziob. but that it'onfofcemnt, 4thea necessary, is firmly'resilved oji, your4)omniitee can not doubt, To wait. Ifor further 'evidence of a fixed intent w'oulil be iinwise anti dau W ~hat is proper to be 4loie in the ifrem ises, your Conamitiee will Vnt. undertake' Lu recommzend They deenti it a great and. solemn questiun, demtandinig atn .instant, calm and deliberate consideration of every Southern man, who values .the heritage derived1 from our fathers, or our own bpor and safety. And action of sorne surt, firm, united enud .cuncerted 'action is certainly necessary.. ' Your Committee subhit,'that whatt the non-slaveholding States.regard as slavery, simply is witb usn, a political. institution, by the preservation tf' which the two ra ces in the Southern States who -itihabit them, in hot very unequal dumbers, may live together, as experince demonstrates, in peace and prosperity.' Destroy this re 'lation and the itieviable. esulE ,iould lie the destruction of ones racE. or the nther. No othdr'relatioti has a e gse by which they.c.an7Jiiveh um bers so nearly egnal vwilllbu a coniet. Contidue this.telation, and tie slavehold ing States ilbreaim ggreg pfdour ishiing communityin..creasingri wvealth and-populatienand 'ddia nfore to .the weal'th'aid-prosperity oEkhe ;rest of the -Union, and of 'the n.rldsthan-any ethhsr community:.f equa1 numbets.. .1n any other relatioen we will .6ecom rnpover- ' ished and wretched-aiiserable odirselvres, without- at - all contributig to thespros perityor' happtnes f othe'rs: Tof.reserve this insti tutio~joroiiteeare .welld convinced. that the, .iaielding1 Statesi muist jealousy. wateltbeir~rights tinder the constituion,;mtt.isiw-pon 'thatI proportionate jinflueda~sisatetdeditobe se- . cured to them bysthe 'l'dioiprslies i histl compact,-an'd abb )l' imustat al.lhaz-i ards, and at'al tineeilisi'nttrial ity, full and complete,'.kif y ljteer otljerI communities 1h6y holdjagorgnectionu As to our .righis; under the-;deshtiititon, 'weI bold it to .be..learnatndiuaqiestionable, that the slaveholding States- arJe eitled of the S sn? j r deny the right o g s~oetlu a l State, apligfduisiiiee Uin on ,account of te-Eiistbanee-fti d~6mesn tic iastit4ution wlich' s~st'oeisted7 in' he original Thirteen" 'end~- ' gour Coaii8 fi -1st. 'Rdeofdo Tha tlit eifno ofithik mee-iag, assabmissidn ~ ij~e~i pcln sion from acntgilitw.bne t ifnT 'ii tories of~the.lUtite d ae~ beyondmivh-tti5sl" ready yielded 6,th i*sslorei codIbS-mhise,' would, be unwte, g~nushs oea'nd miounf toall 4 erB~~1~'i oju ,r me 17 ad, Esau like,betlers his birthright fot a mess f pottageogis recreant to the memor'y of the ast to.hisduty in the present; and a traitor to osterity .3rd. Rasoled. .That this meeting cordially espond to the resolutions lately passed by the Efouse of Deleg'ates in the State of Virginia; hatthef -ierebf reiterate the same, and adopt hem as expre ing, not only the sense of this rieeting. and of Charleston District but as we elieve, of the State of South Carolina, and as hey confidently hope, of the whole South. '.The Virginia- Resolutions are as follows, vii: Be it 'resolved unanimously by- the General dssembly of Virginia,',Tbat the Government f the United States has io contt'ol, directly or nidirdctlj, mediately br imrnediately,'over the natitution-of slavery 'and that. in taking any such control, it transcends the limits of its le gitimato fur,ctions by destroying the internal )rganizatiorrof the sovereigns who created it 2d. Resolved unanimously, That under no ircumstance4.ivill this body recognize as bind ing~inyenactnentol' the Federal hovernment which has fort its oftject the "prol'ib'ition of sla ieryin.any. territory to be adquired either by innquest or treaty; holiing it to be the natnrd ,nd indefeasible .right' of each and every citi teri'of each aid every State of the Confedera :y, to reoide with his property, of whatever de icrip'ion,in any territory wfiich may be ac iuired by the arrin of the United States, or fielded by treaty with any foreign power.. -3rd, Rasolced wnanoihtsly, That this Gen. nal'Aasetihlyhofds it to be the duty of every nan,in evpry 'Section of this confederacy,' if lie Union- is.'deur to him. to oppose the pas cage of 'any 'law, for whatever purpose, by vhich territory to be acquired my be subject to inch a restriction 4th. -Resoled aunanmously, That the pas age 'of the above mentioned proviso makes at he duty oftevery slavehnlding State, ard all he citizens ttiereof, asthey value their dearest privileges, their sovereignty, their imdepen lence. their rights of property, to take firnm, iunited and concerted action in this emergency. The Chairman having announced tat he re'port and resolutions were before the nesting, Mr. Calhoun was loudly called 'or, and after having expresed his warm ipprobation of the report and resolutions, spoke at mbuch-length.iu relation to the re :entactionof Congress upon matters deep y involving the honor and interest of the Southern St:.tes-aud the aggressive spirit nanifested in.the non-slaveholding States. He depicted, in most forcible language. be extent of this spirit-its origiu-its ibjects-its consequence, if not properly net-and the remedy. He was repeatedly uterrupted during the progress of his re narks, by the plaudits of the audience, inlat its close the whole assembly maui 'ested their concurrence in its sentiments iy the most eutbusiastic cheering. The question -was then taken on the Report and Reiolutiuis of the . Commit ee. and they were- adopted by acclama ton. . - W. Alston Pringle. Esq., submitted the ollowing resolution, which, being secon led by; Joseph H..Dukes, Esq., in some very happy remarks, was .nuanimously idopted . Resnlved.sThat the thanks of this meeting be endered to the don.. A. P. Butler, for-the vig. lance and ability which 'he has displayed in the station to which he has .bgn .elevated by hevoice o1'. fr State, and that this meeting ecognizs iii :iicrse add in that of our -tee ntitc the ' 1i. 'E. Holmtia, qu'l tet iv OS bve: beens -ei noan , thiir respective.co"stitu: entes. - s . Mr. Holmes thtn came; forward, and was 'received with great cheering. He ery forcily pudfelipiiously alluded to the ihjects oh tho ineelirng, und- to the repori itid-resolutiuiat, which so, happily etho. lied their sentiments,anmd in which he most eartily conicurred lie 'ias repeatedly heered durng his temarks;-and at their On motoin of Otis Mills, Esq., Thle mneeting adjourned. H I. BAILEY, Chairman. 3. Y. TUPPE a, 1 A.. Moisi, Jr. Sec ret ar-ies. 'The Three Million Bill.-As this act .is )ne of considecrable imnporiuance, we have bouight it. proper to place before our read rs a copy of ii, as follows: Ab act applropriaing~ three millions 'et dollars, to enable the President to con elhide a treaty of' peace and limits with Mexico. ,-Be it enacted by the Senate and Flouse ~f Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, T hat wher'eas a state oh' wvar now exists be ween the United States end the Republic if Mexico,. which it is desirable should ,b~e specedily terminated upon terms just an.1h bonorable to both nations; and whereas assurances have heretofore been given to the Government. of Mexico that it was the lesire of the President to 'settle all qlues tone between .the two countries on the most liberal and satisfactory terms, aic ~ording to the tights of' each anid the mu tual interests and security of the two :ountries ; and whiereah the Presidlen-t may ,e able to conclude a treaty of peace with :ie Republic of Mexico prior to the next ession of Congrees, .if means for that oh ict atre at his dlisposal; and wrhereas, in his'ajist~ment of so inytt comapli'cated west-ins as now exist between the two ~ountries. it ma,y possibly happeu .that ni expotnditture of money will be called or by. the stipulations of any treaty whbich niyjbe entered into ; therefore the sum of n1ree- milliotns of dollars be, and the same s hereb~y appro'priated1, out of any money a the TIreasury not otherwise. ap~proprias e I, jo enable the Presidlent to conclude .a :eaty of penoe, liniiits and boundaries with he Repiublic of Mexico, to be u-sed by iin the event that said treaty, whe'h migned by the authorized ageins of the wo Governments, an~d duly ratified by n1exico-, shell call. for the expeniture ol hesamne, orny part thereof ; futllsand ac ~urate annouuis of which expenditufe shall e by bitm'iransmitted to. Congress at as arly a day as practicable. JOHN WV. DAVIS, Speaker oHtouse of Representatives. - - -.G. M. DA LLAS, Vce.President of the United States - anod.President of ihe Sena-te. ~p ved, M'arch 3. 1847. JA MIES i. POLK. Mojor enerdl Benaon.-Th~i National [ifehligencer- of, the 10th inst. states thsat V~i. eItuton has declined the: appointment irMijoenrsi tendered to him by the Prs en. . .. - . - '1e Washington correspondent of the titteoe Aiericas, say t.wais believed he-woitld not go; to Mexic extcepas a negotiator. ^Thero are in the Cabinet per. sons iho arehostile to Mi.' Benton, and his iews of prosecuting.the warare known to be entirely opposite. totioie. entertained bj'Mr. Marcy. in consequence.,of this the whole of Saturday,was occupied.by:.a Cabinet Council in endeavoring to get rid of the 'sultject favorably and amicably. But 'the e(fhrt appears to have{ been un successful. 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 Mrs Benton to' be made Su preme Commander and Chief Bashaw, in all operations civil and military-and Mr. Polk's unwillingness to accede. to this claim.-Chda. Eve. News. Mr. Webster.-The New York Tribune says, that early in April Mr. Webster will commence a tour- through the Southern States. Diflering as we do in many ques tions of political policy from this great statesman, we at the South have never failed to appreciate his eminent abilities: and we doubst not that lie will receive a full share of Southern hospitality.-Ibid E DG EFI ELD C. HI. WEDNI sDAY, .MARCH W7, 181W U 7 The,Court of Common Pleas aJjourned' an Saturday morning last. Several cases were postponed till the next Court. . 7 We have received from the-Hen. Thos. iI. Bayley, of Virginia, a copy of his Speech on .the ."VihnotlProviso," .delivered in the House of Representatives U.3. February 11th, 1847. IIt? We are requested to state, that all letters or pack-ages intended for Mr. F. C. JoNsosN, 4issionary to China, must be directed to hita. at Canton, Chiua ; care of Isaac T. Smith, No 69. Water-street, New York. Infall instances, the postage or freight must be paid to N. York. Inclement Weather.-We have had a great deal of rainy iveather for'sonie tune past. Or Thursday evening, the rain commenced gently filling, and at night descended in heavy show era, which lasted. throughout Friday,: and die not cease till some time in the night. Public Meeting in Charleston.-A large meet ingif the citlzensof ChIarlestos; wastheld ot the 9th inst, in honor ofJ..C; Calheisi .Mles -oluttons approviig his.conduct; ahd tii4t fasht ion: 'I? ati~r 'i nii r eflc' uantuously. Mr . Calhi ann. isrddsil tIe ,meeting.'- A reportrand resonhtiois (whic1 vil .be founid intanother culIs)0in, egar to the actioriof-Conzress, upon the lroposeiltiesd m'ent of the 'tliree mnilliiW bill,' kinowia ns the '"Wilmati Provso.'' werepresented and tedopc ed by 1he meueting~.. T~his iepor 'xpressesi the dided disapptro bati,mt of the peosple of the whole South, of the "'proviso"' ab ye mnentionsed, nid funry arctisn by the Free Staites tending so abriul.e .the' ex 'tansioun ouslavery in violation of th~e Mijssouri Compromise. APPOINTMiENTS BY THEC PR ESIDENT. Byg and awt thc ad rice and consent of the 'Senate -C. G. Salinsas, of South Carolina, to be Con susl of the United States fort the piort of Pernami buco ini Brazil, ini place of Georfe P. M anou vrier, deceased. Millege L. Bosnhsam, of Somuths Carolina, to be Lieuitensat Colonel of isfantry. Johns S. Sitgs eaves,.af South C'isrica, to be Capins of Dragoons. Dansiel Pettigru, of South Carolina, to bi Fit st L.ieutenant of Drasgoons.. William J. Magill, of South Carolinsa, to bi Second Lieustensaut of Dragoons. A. G. Houward, of So'athi Carolina, to be As sistant Surgeon. Loss of a British Ste smer.-By the arrival at New Orleans of the Mexicans schr. Attrevidd fronm Campeaclty whsich place she left on the 19th February, nsn've Ih rid bas.: receive~d of the loss of thse British Royal Steasmer Tweed; whischs left Havana on the 9th nab. for Vers Cruz and Tampico. She was lost on the N. E. ensd of the Alacranes on the 12th of Februa ry; and out of a crew of 20 and 55 passengers 61) were drownsed. The supercargo and 9 me: who were saved in at boa t, had arrived with in 1elligensce at S9isal. Th'e Tweed had 1170 flasko of gusicksilver ott board. Southern Quarterly Reieo.-We hsave .look ed over the twety-first number of the Sotutherni Qusarterly Review. The Review hsas now re-tched the Eleventh volume, and has recentlj beetn transferred from ita former e ditor D).n'l K(. WVhitiker, to J.-M. Clapp, Esq., late editos of the Charleston Mercury. Mr. Whitaket established thse Southern Qutarterly Review it~ t841, antd has beast connected with it ever since, until the presenit time. He has conduct ed it with sinigular ability, and it is not extrava gant to say, that unuder Ihis maniagemeut,.it has aMtaitsed a rep uations eqnal to that of any other isi our country. In tact, we do not ksnow, ai the far famsed London Quarterly, the W~estmin Ster, she Edlinburg, or any other Brittsh Period. icals generally constainedl -nore able articles than *eie to-he fouttd in the pages of the South ern Qua'rerly. Mr. Clapp, the present edito'r, is well known to be a'n accomplished wrriter, and doubtless possesses all.thegnsalifications of a good reviewyer. The former publishers Bat gess and James, are now thse sole propxrietors IThey snake an appeal to the public to sastaii them mt their enterprize. Tne Revlew has, from its commencebltent, beens theu or san el Southern opinion, and on all great queatiot vitally sffectiny us, has iertieen "true: I bas brougt to us tddofthe mot iiidt'h actef Iit lian-smle " iwlla oninsio'doL~s trust tliatit ile. neet'. of suchia:torgu onp and the -netessitft tt also'inbo4l ies lu ,i ~th'e pelQCip vsz - of late spriung..upandsgede way not tobelevaded, and ;hit argencylthat admit no tri i ceive but imperfet zam ductors of the ne aper -? when tle discussion is that we comprehend1 tance of the questigg.' The nwber beforateo of a sterling character number. The firsta il ." of Wealth." This it an ab e. uponsome gravenesta, omy. The second is called Metaphysidaleenough, n The ~thee nsg The writer'examines the o nt Edwarda,; ock; "d , Cousin; and others, ind' editor of thG Review:ffeiawite pends a note to his artile. - them to settle t'ie i r amo The third articlei s * tains somne'souni 'view~siwb s'erious conisideration. o : on "1 Festus-a Poem by Ja~ Poem is a foreign gr duc d " ed by the Reviewer a most wD of genius. He says ito o tain sublimest passages,,vIch.jt his lot to. meet with. -Me gar as a poet of the first'idr religious character, but tecritic ~co tendency dangerduse Ilisceet a ?t1!t hensable intermingling 'odiiri c versalist.. He makes copiouffs Poem. The uiht aricle":aW ia - can Literature:" 'Tiis article littie about our Natioal Literature deal abouit Geain41etfljs e, Greek Philosophers."'1I is'eIlra and affords 'matter :for' gIe'refect seventh articleise'etitled sM"..."" tars." This article isTheolofg considerable force'of ~istiffi ters in the autfior~ c b~u$ ~ . - Article the ninth iseht tiid f Swedeniborg,'or'tlie iilstis'bI mert of Mesmerism to ile 1)o losures of Swedeilor"' an interestingaccoiit ore'I ne - mal Mfagnetism,'which is now as learned aid'lhe' ule ri$id N1y p also -of theiarvellous ye Swedenborg. 'It'isliiv i "'m, on this dibji by PridEsser member of thie? ew - em. - conmiiend itao et tra Tfromn ;Mr lulerg63sIi 'Ugondtli whfe "'I 'most WbftEiiu 7 acter for the~ majpr,tvmpf :tipad ~ h .~ htit W o uidbe he tesa.oo m lbis more pleuing articlewtsthose serious character. Isthaepr e do nt finil mole than twd~oji dld-" the formerkinid.' ,.-rdKn 1* The Degree of Doctor ofMedieineiMou ferred upon the olkswings-g in' South Carolin.a, at the late Co.i 4.1of the Mfedical Colgeo eogl numbei- of graduates weieth iir~ r~ Je'hn Ramabo, S. T. JBrunsoi,'' F. 0. Danelly. Eluding ths Blockindc.2-TleWshjtm Union states that it' is reporied onig pectable authority, that a Frenph m eeltman K. had jnat found its way into ~~ ten t::oisand euand .-f ari'' d we.? g :' powder on boar:1. I re~i~ ~ b~ Uniuin, "tcde se, in-w atm eluded our blockading squada' Trho 'SoutlCilija. i Card, announces the witigrgwzds mer-from thepaper,.leaviiet nient, in the able hiandso We regret the loss of'CoL E,S hijr corp of our State, to wbi hiae.Jls t benefit, andhope th ii Jis'future buusi pirove prosp~eroius snd happya Cl'g~ A Card.-The Subscriberbuhuet 6U aj ed his interest in -The S6ot;Garai~~" naits its entire manage:Vettoghijs ~~h ner, B. R. Chanett. Eisq.~ - qp ansinated wih emotions whicfh ezg attempt to expresa.; aind whi~eeft thew, he.cannot but reel soliciio~ A cess if a g'aper 'with which 're coim~ many af the most plaataaoitsM life. 'His scbnfidence,' however,tinr i kt-: .conductor-of this journaJ~aond~it blri~u tain-it1 -is enire. From aaintimat g*lef triedauanacwii~tplii p ~ his prount.. and coe nyg~g hii literary habits, lie hias every'on0 predicting a prospertus "career ro'Th o~ Carolinian, an'd ani extended ffehko knowledeJ oppfulnea..p otew itlid from it,-the Subscriber must -e assure- his former patronb an 'ends~bh~i. whatever-eituation-o(fe b*m aybepatdeA shall never .cejise to fieegrateu i1e~ peated agi~u'jeroiks.1tdke'nmo1 -j appreciation2 .1nvokinigfdWhj~l1 shusne-ofprppr.ciy.Ind.! ilil themp itn editoral farsoivell.t i The abv ad o n .of Col. Suieti lios.tlfpaj% gd&3w Do afe~ti,'thatuhe resuamntgdiitezr: sos his regyet at tl e'separition. the dissolution oqfp nfridshi~t hiE~ riess of hiis'iha~di ip~nlt2 he be -induced-to asme at. uie flattering persuasion of his friends. at may,s perha~ qpeP4 h li moch abut,if sjd t'W& on his part,'ahall net !!rav EI ent tiie trust and coitfidence r