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_? oNQ Ot K *"&JI0WA Li Washington, Aug. 13, 1850. SENATE. Th" bill to make donations of pub-! lit* land': loactual settlers was taken up, a id Mr. Walker spoke at length in ?ts support. Tac bill was postponed till to-nior-' row. The California bill was taken up on its third reading. Air. Jefferson Davis, who had taken the floor yesterday, addressed the Senate at considerable length.? He stated his objections to tl e bill on several grounds. \V hv. he askfd. wrp Nnrfhnrn men urging the admission of Cali- j fornia? Jl was not to promote their manufactures, for Oalfornia would ; he free trade. It was not to preserve j political power, because the North had a majo.iitv already. The only purpose was, therefore, to commit an aggression upon the South. If thsrewas now dangler to the Lnion,, it was because the North had acted unjustly to the Souih; and this was the healing measure that was pro-' loosed, The remonstrances of the' South were met with indifference 01 | contempt. This was a constitutional I nion?; 1 il l 1- 1 ana muse who nuenipieo 10 over-! throw tlie Constitution, were the i real disnnionists. We stand on the i verge of an act that will form an era 1 in our history. At a moment of tin-! paralleled excitement, we are about io do an act that will overthrow the balance of power. The consequences could be foreseen. For his own part, he felt obliged to resist the measure as one pregnant willi consequences fatal to the Union, lie was instructed by the Legislature of his State to oppose this bill, and he considered it as tantamount to the Wilniot Proviso, and in a form objectionable. He gave his solemn j warning againt the consummation of I his act. lie had used no menace, | ?ut he warned the majority not to , ook to the South as a field where j victories were to be without cost Mr. Clemens gave a summary oft ]C .nne #lw\ 1\?11 imu ui^jvvuwiio u; uiu i/ill II1U lllllil III" | ality of the precedence, &.c. N\ hat-; ever his State should do he would do. j He would ohcy her commands.?, States were not subjects of the ao | tion of the government. This gov- j ernment could not, if it tried, subdue one State, but they would have the whole fourteen against them, before j long. Mr. Houston vindicated his vote in support of the bill. Mr. Barnwell replied to some portion of Mr. Houston's remarks, and vindicated the Nashville Convention. After some further conversation the bill was passed?yeas 34, nays 18, as follows: Yeas. Messrs. Baldwin, Bell, i Benton, Bradbury, Bright, Chase, j ('ass, Cooper, Davis of Massnrhusetts, Dickinson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Kwing, Felch, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Houston, Jones, Miller, Norris, Phelos. Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruanee,. Sturgeon, Underwood,Upliant, Walker, Wales, \N inthrop, \\ hitcomb. ?34. Nays.?Messrs. Atchison. Berrien, Barnwell, Butler, Clemens, Davis of i Miss., Dawson, Foote, Hunter, King, .Morton, Pratt. Ku.sk, Soulc, Sebastian, Turney, Yulce.?18. Mr. Butler, from a portion of the minority, asked leave to ofler a pro-1: test to morrow, to be entered on the 1 journals. Mr. Douglas moved to take up the bill 1o establish the territory of New M exico. It was read a second time i and postponed till to-morrow. Same remarks were made by Mr. Eoote, Mr. Foote, Mr. Butler, and others, on the order of proceeding Mr. Foote said the Bill could be >assed in two hours. There was not -kely to be anymore debate. Mr. Butler said he had intended to urge the fugitive slave bill. The bill respecting New Mexico was taken up, and postponed till tomorrow. The Senate then adjourned. Washington, Aug 12, 1850. SENATE. i Oh motion by Mr. Bell, The Senate, as in Committee of \ 1 lie Whole, proceeded to the consid j erat'on of the hill to grant to the 1 Stair of Alabama the right of w ay* i and a errant. of nidilm Innrla <V??? I - 0 - ? ?V4I1V?D iv/l 11IC purpose of locating and constructing i a railroad from the point at which | the Nashville and ( hatanooga railroad crosscs ihe Tennessee river to . the town of Chatanooga. No amendment being < fibred, the hill was reported to the Senate, and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. ' CALIFORNIA. I The amendment offered to the bill by Mr. Turney, on Saturday, was , pending before tho Senate : Mr. &oule spoke briefly in support of the amendment?of the necessity of a provision in the Constitution of California securing to the United States entire control over the public i domain with'to her limits?^-the di s're of the South to limit the southern boundary of California by the line of 30. A pass at-anns here took place between Messrs. Footo and Soule, a full report "f which will appear hereafter. The vote was (hen taken upon the amendment, which was rejected? yea; '20, nays 30. Mr. Berrien spoke at length, assigning his reason at length for oppcs'ng the hill. lie declared that California herself were not at the present time anxious for admission ; that the people were fully satisfied that a State Government was best for them; and that a different Constitution would be adopted in another (Convention. i\ I r. i ass replied to some portions of his remarks. Mr. Foote I lien moved to lay t lie bill on the table, saying that he had been instructed by the legislature to oppose, by every possible means, the admission of California; lost, yeas 19, nays 3:2. The bill was then engrossed by the following vote; yeas 33, nays 19. The questions being then upon the passage of the bill, Mr. Davis rose to speak, but gave way to a motion to adjourn. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Harris, of Tenn., asked the unanimous consent of the 1 louse to introduce a resolution nrnvirlimr lor ? _. j o ,v" the adjourunient ot (he present session of Congress on the second Monday of September ne\t. Objected to by several. Mr. J Iarris asked a suspension of the rules to enable him to introduce it. The Chair stated that there was a proposition to suspend the rules pending, therefore his motion was not in order. Mr. Potter, by unanimous consent reported a bill to establish certain mail routes in the United States, which was read and ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee of the W hole. Mr. Meade, of Virginia, asked the unanimous consent of the House to introduce a resolution expressive of the sense of the House that the President of the United States should any action which is calculated to result in a collision between the Texans and the United States troops; and that he should await such legislation as Congress may adopt in reference to the territorial claim of the State of Texas. Mr. C niter and others objected to the introduction of the resolution. Mr. Meade gave notice that he would, when in order, move a suspension of the rules to enable him to introduce the resolution. The House adopted a resolution to close the debate on Friday next, ai 12 o'clock in Committee of the Whole on the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill. On motion of Mr. Ashman, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, (Mr. Burt in the Chair,) and resumed the consideration of the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill. Mr. Cary who was entitled to the floor, addressed the House upon the subject of the Tariff of 1810; eontending that the iron interest of the country had been broken down by it. He presented many statistics, to show that that interest in Pennsylvania is in a most languishing condition. He denounced the conduct of Mr. Buchanan, and the Democratic party generally, in regard to the tariff; arguing that their free trade nolifV hnrl hrminrhf imnn '1^ J. J UUUII lliV.- IlKtllllfacturing interest of the country, the ruin of which he complained. Mr. Giddings addressed the House against the Texas boundary bill.? He said it gave Texas 40,000 square miles more territorp than she was entitled 10; that it g.'ive her territory more than the area of the State of Ohio; and besides that, gave her $10,000,000 to keep the peace. lie was told that that bill was to pass, and by administration votes. As a whig he would never support it. I fe sustained the priueip'cs of the President's recent MessageMr. Jones, of Tennessee, made a spec eh touching the condition of the finances ot tho (Government; ho showed that Ihe amount necessary to supply the appropriations, exclusive ot that for the Post Office Department, was not less than $17,230,000; and inclusive of that $.r)'2,450,000; which was to be taken from the pockets of the people. He advocated a system of retrenchment and economy. Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, examined nnd ponflomndfl ? WVIJUVIIIIIUU IIIC JJIHIUl"' pies of the recent Message of the President in regard, to the Texas boundary. Mr. Seddon obtained the floor, find yielded to a motion that the Committee ris?- The Committee rose, and The House, after discussion on a bill for the relief of Winthrop ?>. Harding, adjourned until to-morrow. o ' / ' % J j, t ( # KEOWEE COURIER Friday, Aiignst 89, 1890. With ii view of accommodating our Su sei ibc-rs who Uv it ft distance, the following gentlemen nro authorized nud requested to act as agents in receiving aud forwarding Si>b ciiptons to the Kkowki: Corn;m, viz: Maj. W. S. Giwsham at West Union. Ei>waui> HucuF.H.Esq., " Horse Shoe. 10. P. Vkunkii, Esq., " Bachelor's Retreat M. F. MirciiKi.i., Esq.. " Pickensville. J. B. Haqood, " Twelve Mile. J. T. Wkbb. for Anderson District. TEXAS. Governor Bell, backed by the liar dy yeoman ryof his State, is resolved to stand or fall in defence ofthe rights of the State. The most reliable sources give us information that he has issued orders to nearly every county in Texas to raise troops, and j we may well judge ofthe promptness with which these orders are obeyed, j when we are told, there arc now under arms and ready for service, over j S.000 brave soldiers, who knowing I the rights of the 'Lone Star,1 dare I maintain them. And it is stated that | great unanimity of sentiment prevails | among the people, as to the bounda; ry of their State. This is as it should be, and we congratulate the South I on her unity of feelings as to the rights of Texas, and tlie usurpation of authority on the Dart of the Ac! I ministration. Hotli AVhigs and Dem ocrats entertain but one opinion on ; tiiis subject?all huzza for Texas and denounce the tyranny o{ the Administration. Those who opposed the annexation of Texas, are among her strongest friends, and assert her right to all the territory east of the Rio Grande. Indeed, it does seem as if the President in his message has be; trayed a sort offancy or mania to . have things done up after his own manner of thinking, regardless of the ! opinions of others, the acts of Congress, or of former Administrations. TllUS. wllPlI Tcvfls \\'?c nrttniHorl in. to the Union, it was on the avowed understanding that she was received with all her lights and claims, she I then claiming all territory east of the Rio Grande1 and soon afterwards the Governmcrnment of Mexico was about to lake forcible possession of that territory, Gen. Taylor was or1 dered to defend it, which he did, and by act of Congress a state of war was declared to exist between the United States and Mexico, and a bloody con ilict followed. Now it is very evident that the United Steles made no other claim to that territory except that derived from Texas, and upon that title it was bravely defended.? The laws and enactments oftheTex| an Republic, the correspondence of j Cobinet officers, speeches of memi 1 ' M * 1 urrs in congress, ana even acknowledgements by Mexico herself, may 1 lie adduced to show that Texas | claimed from the month of the Rio I Grande to its source. Hut all at once new lights are revealed to Mr. Fillmore, acts and precedents long since ratified by Congress, by the people of Texas and of the United States, are not [in accordance with his faith, and he assumes the duly of declaring all those solemn enactI ments void, and of rectifying the error of the General Government on ; tl is point. But the existence of New j Mexico is of such recent date, that | only a lew persons know what portion of country the name designates, and at the time above alluded to, it was absolutely unknown to the political world. But because, within a I few months past, a handful of exiled foreigners and vagabond Yankees have squatted there?agreed to form a Government?and presented a constitution to Congress, to be admitted into the Union; that constitution being agreeable to the politico-moral creed of the President, he concents to give them a portion of the territory of Texas, and then asserts that ] he has the power and means to use it. Does this savor of Republicanism? May not the Administration as consistently declare that our .Republican Government is a failure, and proclaim himself solo monarch? The course of the administration is bordering very close upon monarchy. But upon this subject he tnuy rest assured? that the first gun fired by the Federal Government against Texas will be the signal of alarm to all the South* and hundreds of brave soldiers will , press to her rc?cue. GEN. H. S. FOOTE. When (Jen. Foote saw "the hand writing en the wal!" that the South could not be gulled into the support of the Clay 'omnibus' bill, and that with its defeat his glr ry would be eclipsed, he most ungenerously undertook to prop his falling reputation by traducing the character of better men. Very unfortiuiat^BL for the General his artillery was directed against gentlemen who, although, as he says "to him unknown," are too well known and appreciated in South Carolina to be easily affected by any discharge from his battery. The gentlemen whom he has had the audacity to misrepresent, misquote and ridicule in the Senate Chamber, art! our worthy citizens ColY. Gregg and Oliesnut; who, however, have air ady administered a deservedly severe castigation to the Hon. Senator, of which if all shame is not lost, he must keenly feel the smart, and we sincerely hope it may operate a wholesome in- ' lluence upon his political morals. We regret that the crowd of other matter upon our columns will pic- j | vent the publication of ihese responses i : of Col. Gregg and Chesnut. Indeed j ! we can conceive of no obligation j ! moral or political requiring any gen- j (Ionian to nolir'.o tliPi wnnlnn i of such a personage as Gen. F., but 1 since the reply is already made, we ( are glad "'twere well done." A large number of Senator Footc's ( constituents have sent an able docu- < mcnt to be read in the U. S. Senate, < protesting most strenuosly against their Senators course. CONGRESS- J By reference to our columns it will j be seen that a bill for the admission t of California as a State has passed i the Senate by a large majority. The New Mexican territorial bill J has also passed, to go into effect upon , the settlement of the Texas boundary : question. An attempt was made to 1 engraft the Wilmot Proviso on it, but 1 was rejected by a vote of ayes 20, nays 25. , A formal protest against { the passage of the California Bill, ' has been drawn up by Mr- Butler of " South Carolina, or Mr. Hunter of Va. j signed by ten Senators and read in , the Senate, upon which an exciting | debate followed. 1 We have on our files the protest 1 itself,together with remarks made on j the occasion, but not having room ' for them this week, wo shall sjwn . comment and publish next week the 1 proceedings entire. The protest was 1 presented by Mr Hunter, but not ner mitted to be entered on the journa ( of the Senate, by a vote of 22 to 19, j Mr. Foote voted with his northern t friends against the protest. < Godey's Lady's Book?The Sep- J tepiber No. of this highly interesting j periodical has been received, and i from a glance at its contents, we arc f assured that Mr Godey's many readers will be pleased with the present j number. The Cai.iioun Statute,lost.some time ago by the wreck of the Eliza- (, both, is likely to be recovered with- [ out injury. Its position in the water " has been ascertained and Messrs. j Johnson &, Jones, insurance brokers, have sent a competent person to the s place with the hope of being able to r extricate it from the water. Tiie Cabinet.?President Fillmore has at length succeeded in fill- j ing up the vacancies in his cabinet. ( M. T. McKennon from western Pensylvania has been appointed to the t department of the Interior, and r Charles M. Conrad, of Lousiana, to f the War Department, each of whom , having consented to servo, the Cabi- } net is now complete. t Jenny Lino.?Barnum says that \ Jenny Lind will Appear on the stage j in New York about the middle of f September next, she will sing at I tht: first eorw'.firt. r?iir? of Km- mnot >' BHPBB ?1 waiv |I|V? I11VOI L/13IVJ" 1 t_ f /J brated bravuras, a duett, an English t ballad and her favorite Sweedish c *?m' .. - ' Surrendered.?Mr. Toombs* \ negro, who made his escape in the j attempt to capture him near Wash- J ingt. n, came up in a few days after- J wards and surrendered himself at the jail. He had received a severe i j wound on the hand in the affray. CALIFORNIA AND SLAVKKY. 1 We glean from various sources 1 that the California peopl; arc hcconi- ? ing convinued that there was too much haste for their own good in the adoption of a Slate form of govern- '' mcnt. It is asserted that they now j believe a territorial government will better suit their condition, as they * cannot carry on a State government ' commensurate with California prices. Mr. Berrien read a letter in the * Senate, on Monday, from a distinguished source in California, avowing the opinion that the slavery question 1 is not yet settled in California; that ^ their constitution will be altered in ' flint rpunn^l mlwin / fdUJiillinrtnii I'linU 1 VW|/V/WV u IIVU v U11T VlllVillVU OIICIH indicate it; and the writer asserts s that the people do not wish the hill for the admission of the State to be passed. <] The Washington correspondents l! of the Baltimore Sun and New York Jj Herald all seem to agree that there is j some authentic information upon which the Southern members are 11 basing their efforts to defer action on h the hill to admit California. It is un derstood that since the adjournment of the California Legislature, the j members from the southern counties ! j( have gone home with th' intention of j j( getting up a convention for the clivis ! ion of the State, and the establish-! (] irient in the southern part of said ! State of a sonarate territorv and ;v , | ^ o separate terntorJiil > ovemment.? j. News is expected by the steamer u low about due of some proceedings t| n California looking to the division {| if the State. j, In view of all this, we cannot un- rj lerstand why Southern Senators (j any of them) could vote for rushing ,,, California through in such hot-haste >n Monday and Tuesday. 1 (j That slavery will eventually be |, established in California, there is : ^ svery reason to b ilieve. Additional (l evidence of the value of tint species v jf labor is found in the following ex- ^ rapt of a letter from Washington in n lie New York Herald. The writer mys: . . d "1 am informed by a distinguished 7 nember of the State Senate of Callornia, that there are several thousand | e slaves in that country, chiefly below t| S6 30; that one person estimates the 11| lumber of slaves in the country al- ' n eiidv at froi>i fivr> UiMiicnnrl. ! Our gentleman, from Ark ansa, has eighty staves engaged in the southern y nines, oil ers have been named lo us ? is having Iheir slaves in the diggings 0 taken out by Ihe Gila route from Tex- j? !\s, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and :>thcr Southern Stales. The aboli[ion of the system of peonage has j, ihrown out of the possession of many j, large landholders1 and cattle raisers 1 (f( Inindreds of peons. Under this state 1 (j af things, some of these stock raisers 1 (t( ire already providing to supply the ' j| ors of their peons with negro slaves. ,.j i'he abolition of peonage will also ac- ^ **oulit for the meetings which have | y jeen Ircld in southern California, for tt i separate territorial government." j .)( All this seems to indicate that, [j vhatever the action of Congress n, nay be, slavery will find its way at C( east to the southern portion ot the 1 ? erritory. But what a striking evi- jj. lence is it of the gross wrong inflic- j n e<l upon the countrv. ns \vf>ll ns nn ! lie inhabitants of California, by the 1 (>1 lofarious plotting of the last adrftinstration, in forcing a State govern- (j( nent on a peoj)le who were not pre- ,j >ared for it, and who evidently did sl lot desire it. Intelligence from'Caliornia will now he looked for with k nterest* j,, [South Carolinian Meeting; of the Southern Members ni the I louse of Represcn' atives.?At ' ength we have to congratulate the i South on the o'taiument of greater j .. inity among her representatives than .N las yet been known. At a meeting held a few evenings sl iince, the following members were 4-..1 - n " ij'iMJtunou ?i v/uuiiiiuiee on resoiu- j " ions. ! Mr. Toombs, Chairman: i Messrs. Seddon, Thompson, Hons i on, Bowie, Cliugmai), Burt, Cabell, u Milliard, Moss, Johnson, Morehead, * 3reen, Howard, Thomas. Wc understand that the delibera- c! ions of the committee resulted in-ul- 01 nost entire unanimity, and accor- br; lingly, Mi . Toombs, Chairman of the rum- 01 nittee of Fifteen, reported the fo!owincf resolutions which were ac*oped: 111 1. Resolved, That no citizen shall 1 >e deprived of his life, liberty or pro- i ; >crty, except by the judgment o! his Ul >eers, and the laws of the land, and (1 hat the common law, a? it. existed ^ *1 . A ii me /vmerican Colonies on the lih July, 1776, and the constitution ind laws of the United States appli- im :able to our territories, shall ho the at undamental lawot said territory. in 2. Resolved, 'Ihat in the event hi hai the non-slaveholding States ob- cc ect thus to put the life, liberty end in property of American citizens under ci \mcrican laws, we will insist upon ui i division of the coui try ongjthe line re )f30 30* with a distinct recognition (it md protection of property in slaves. 3. Resolved, That w? will not < f-otc for tin; admission of California, mlcss t lie southern boundaiv be reilricted to the parallel of 3(5 tfO north atitude. 4. Resolved, Thai we will not igiee 'o any boundary betw.een Tex us ai d New Mexico which proposes 0 cede to New Mexico any portion >f territory eculh of the parallel of M5 IK) latitude and west of the R:o rrande, prior tothe adjustment of the erritoria! questions5. Rescl/ed, That ti e ep csenta- * ivesofthe slaveholding States will esist by all legislative and const it uional means, tlio admission of the itate of California and the adjustnent of the Texas b< u ic'a y, until a ett lenient of territorial questions., G. 13e it further resolved, That the lowers and duties of the committee >f fifteen be continued until the fur* her actio.i of the meeting, and that lie cliaum in of that c < mmittoj, by lie concurrence of;any three members thereof, may at any time call a. nccting of th; representatives of the 1 1..I 1! . C?* / ri i ifi\ uuuit.i.ig omies.?ootiui. Jfrcss. Ti:k Cnisis.-The Savannah Gcor;ian of the 13ih inst. 1 as an admira* tie ar i 'le on the subject of tl e Present's Mesta je. We mike the folswing extract. " J hi i is a feaifrl crisis now before tic country, and the greatest care nd caution arc necessary to prevent ne of the greatest difficulties which as ever before occurred. A most mvisc policy has been attempted by leadministration. The people of le United Slates cannot he coerced ito any abandonment of tli:;ir just ights. The message of the l'resicnt itself admits that Texas has igl t< to the territory ii. d putii with 'few Mexico. The very rc c nv.menation of purchasincr her title hv si - % w 1 . ^ ugesuni of money admits tins fact. md in the face of this, the threat of ailing on the army and navy to preent a 1 organization of what Texas elic ves to be her rightful territory, is lade, should the people of Texas, 11 acknowledged sovereign State, are to press the peaceful organi'/aation of her territory Truly w<\ nr those at the head of the Govrnment do not realize the danger of lie present crisis, or they would not ins attempt to force their peculiar otions/' Termination of the Florida Var.?The U.JJ S. steamer M011\outh, Cap. Freeboril, arrived hero ? i i " 1 .. immiiu u^) aim vvu ll'lini VV 11 1} ! lid up for ilic present, her services ot be ng longer required. A corresondent informs us that theie a'*e 2*2 omnaniesofU. S. troops, sti 1 in 'lcrida, some, fot?r or five on the oast near Indian River, the remainer n the interior. 'Ih">sc on the oast are remarkably healt iy, but lose in the interior suffer from diaruea; some of the troops with their uggagc waggons, &c., have been rderc.i to lexas, with the intention ) chastise the Cunianches, it is suposed. Since the little affair at Peas ret k, the Indians have committed r> act of hostility, but have remain;1 relict an.I peaceablc. The deleatioii of Seniinoles sent to Florida om Arkansas by the U. S. Governlent, with the 'ntmtkn to induce 10 Florida Indians to emigrate, have _ a !. 1 c i i * v ~ mruiy jauect m meir mission. home \v old suneranuated, and some few egraded Indians, alone have left for ic W est. The remainder have eadily rejected all overtures to emirate, and probably will be allowed > remain in Florida restricted to the mindaries the government shall see I to inaku Out for inem. Thus terlinatcs the last Florida War. [Savannah News. Kknti.'ckv Election.?Tt is thought Kentucky has elected a Democratic legislature. The N. Y. Tribune iy?:... k,\\ e consider it morally certainly ?at the House is opposition, and r>ssille that the joint ballot may be. everal of the strongest whig counties iive chosen opposition members nuny or in pari. iorth Carolina Elfxtton.-?The wipleto returns, official and unoffiul, from all the counties in the State, ive lleid a majority of 8,455. Tho e^islaturo M-majority (L/cmocatic,) 11 joint ballot Indiana.?The election., in fndi? 1a have rcsultod in giving tho Dcm* '.rats a large on joint ballot, both in 10 legislature and the convention to nend the constitution. This se* ires tho re-election of Mr. Bright i the U. S. Senate. lNniANs!?We are told by agehtlean lately coi nocted with the army , Indian River, who came passenger I the Monmouth, that Gen. Twigfffi is formally announced to the om;rfc of his command, that the dctcrlinati'in of the irfiV?rnment (aa ally communicated td him) is^thaj llcss the lndinus can be peaceably moved, th^f will not be removod f||| .,0$*'*^ * [St ic Ancient (v?y hi# +*\ f .If r '*iT0,1: