The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-02-23
TWENTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-,
FIRST SESSION.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 90, 1914.
SENATE.


A communication from the War Department
on the subject of selecting a site for Fort Wayne
in Arkansas was received and ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. WRIGHT presented petition from citi-
zens Of New York, asking Congress TO take mea-
sures for supersedng certain treaties of reciprocity
with Denmark Hamburg, Bremen and England.
Mr.. w. did not coincide with their prayer, but
was bound to say the signers were men Of great
intelligence also from the same quarter, a
memorial for changing the existing treaty with
Texas, which last was accompanied with let
ter from the Council of Texas, showing great
falling off in the trade with that country.
POST OFFICE.
Mr. MERRICKreporteda bill which, with the
amendments, was ordered to be printed.
ALEXANDER $. MACKENZIE.
Mr.. TAPPAN'S resolution calling on the Sec
rotary of the Navy to furnish copy Of the pro-
ceedings in the case of A. S. Mackenzie, was
taken up.
Mr. KING asked what object was to be at
tanned by this. The Senate could take no action
upon it, and certainly no good could arise from
further Developments in this unhappy case. He
hoped his friends would see that the agitation Of
this subject anew, would only serve to arouse
unkind feelings; and that it ought to be suffered
to remain where the decision of the court mar
tial left it.
Mr.. TAPPAN replied that, whether any ac-
tion could be had on the subject, could not be
anticipated There never had been any anthem
tic statement of the affair laid before the Anne
rican people-they had had nothing but gar.
bled newspaper accounts. These American CT
tizens had been hanged without trial, and with
out hearing. No Senator would say that such
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perative necessity-it was Of this necessity that
he wished the people Judge; and if they decided
that the necessity did not exist after having the
authentic statement before them it would at least
60 tar to prevent the recurrence of such proceed
ings. He did not condemn the officer for he had
no means of Judging of his conduct.
Mr.. BUCHANAN blamed himself for not hay-
ing known that this resolution was before the
Senate; he wished time to reflect upon it, and
hoped his friend from Ohio would let it lie over
another day.
Mr. TAPPAN consented.
Mr.. KING certainly would not object to its
postponement but he wanted to say word OF
two in reply to the Senator from Ohio. No mar
zens than he did, but are we to be told that the
Senate of the United States are to take up ever,
case in which one citizen suffered by anothe
after the Judiciary had decided upon the case
upon mature elaboration, and in conformity with
the Constitution and laws; and that the people
popular opinion, is to be invoked to try it owe
again. He held that when a man commits 8
crime, and is punished, then the matter ongh,
to rest. He, in common with many others, was
shocked when the news Of this affair first reach
ed the country; he had waited with anxiety for
the action fthe Court upon it, and hoped for the
honor of the service, that the affair would be JUS
tilted. He became satisfied with the decision Of
the Court, and SO was willing to let the subjec,
rest.
OREGON.
Mr.. ATCHINON'S resolutions for the Joint
occupation of the Oregon was discussed by him
in somewhat bellicose speech.
Mr.. CHOATE followed in an address of sin.
gular power and eloquence.
The Senate adjourned.