Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-08

Scott ne loved him. and had served under him but he
was opposed to creating the Office the title or the rank
OF general and he proceeded to state the re
sons why ne should vote against it,
Mr. BROOKS did not propose to enter into the discus
sion OF the resolution to confer the title of lieutenant
general but seemed TO him nothing could be more IN
unknd and unpatriotic than to assa the Wing side
lne mouse IN connection with this subject when the
solution itself came from the Democratic side Though
he and those with whom he acted had no doubt that
Scott deserved this honor, and in all probability should
oe 10 confer it. yet the whole responsibility Of its in
rt rested with the Democrats and not in the
H OBJECT In rising to reply to the remarks of the
genti man from Tennessee and to correct some of the
errors INTO which he had fallen. The gentleman had ar
ragned tne Administration three charges in the
matter h the Lopez prisoners; next in the case of
Thrasher and third in reference the Crescent City
affair TIL ese the points of Indictment made by the
gentleman gans the Administrations and he proposed
briefly 70 repy 70 them, without any preparation any
time to collect the necessary documents He hoped to
be able to prove that the charges made by the gentleman
against the Administration unjust and groundless
The Lopez prisoners were guilty first of violating the
laws OF their own country in sailing from the port of New
Orleans In disobedence to the custom house laws of this
country, without taking clearance from the custom
house at that port the place. they violated the
neutrality laws Of 1885, and in the third place. these
persons violated the most holy and respected laws Of
tons in hitting out and armng expedition in country
at peace with SPAIN for the invasion of country with
which we had treaty stipuations
Mr. POLK Gnterruptng) was understood to acknow-
ledge that these persons committed the violations refer
red TO- put he commended that the country did not give
them proper protection. The magnitude Of their guilt
did not justify our Government in withholding from them
protection.
Mr. BROOKS read the seventh article Of the treaty Of
the 9th October 1885, prove that the Lopez
were tried in accordance with the provisions thereof
They were tried he said according to the proceedings
usual in such cases. and in conformity with treaty stipu-
yu4 T., 80 L.
stances where the American Government had punished
offences of like character among others mentioning the
of the arrest by Gen. Jackson of Arbuhnot and Am
brister who, he said were only given drumhead court
NATAL
Mr. B. then defended the course the Administration
pursued in reference to Mr.. Thrasher. Mr. Thrasher
had become citizen of Cuba, and yet the gentleman in
sisted that he should have had all the rights of Amer
can citizen extended to him.
He next referred to the affair of the Crescent City, and
said that when the correspondence on the subject should
be published would be found that this had
maintained to the fullest extent all the laws privileges,
and rights which il could claim rs a nation
The gentleman had indicted the Administration for
publishing the correspondence in reference the pur
chase of Cuba. Now, the people had right to know
every thing the Government did, and if there any
thing amazing and astounding in whole history of this
country it was that any Administration should attempt
without the consent of Congress- the dsbursng power of
the Government to promise to give foreign notion
hundred millions of dollars for island and the long
burst upon him with utter establishment and he felt that
citizen of the United States he had been deprived Of
information which he had right to know. For thirty,
sixty ninety days, he could not say how long, that
very correspondence laid upon the Speakers table ready
for publication by the American House of Representa-
tives and he had doubt that the President when he
submitted the correspondence in accordance with the de-
mand Of Congress- thought would at least be paid the
respect of being opened and referred to the Committee
Foreign Affairs for examination On the contrary it
was taken from the table in the closing of the
sion, and thrust without any official examination, among
the printing of Congress. He challenged all future time
he challenged coming generations he challenged poster
y, examine the foreign policy of the present Admins
raton. Ii those who were coming into power should re-
the policy of the Administration if they should
turn the wheels of Government backward and overthrow
what had been done and institute policy, ii would
be to prepare the way for the Wings to into power
with their conservative spirit better to administer the
affairs of the country He did not believe that the gen.
teman from Tennessee (Mr Polk the gentleman
from Mississippi (Mr. BRowN correctly laid down the
policy of the great party to which they belonged we
were TO be enrolled among the nations OF the earth
great people, 1t would be by our growth in arts,
merce, and manufactures, and not by bloody war.
Mr.. CHANDLER replied to some Of the remarks
of Mr. Polk in reference to the lieutenant generahp
and advocated the resolution Of the Senate proposing
establish that grade.
The bin under consideration was then laid aside to be
reported to the House
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
The committee next proceeded to consider the defcien
cy bill
Mr.. CARTIER submitted few remarks in opposition
to the resolution confer the title Of lieutenant general
declaring that if he going to vote for it, he would
move to amend il by inserting the word lord" before
the words :" lieutenant general"
Mr.. GORMAN followed and addressed the committee
at length in favor Of the resolution.
Mr.. FLORENCE briefly replied; when the committee
rose and reported its action to the House.
The Military Academy bill then taken up and read
the third time and passed.
And then the House adjourned.