Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Fifteen thousand extra copies IT the Secretary
of the Trensurys report On the finances of the
Government were ordered to be printed
The Presidents message was again resumed.
Mr. Cumback defended the Republican party
from the limitations Of the President that they
had assailed the institutions of the country and
sought to destroy the Union by over,urning the
Constitution Such II charge wns entirely graui-
tous There nothing said by the leaders of
that party in their convention or press to justify
such an allegation. On the contrary they had
declared for their principles the declaration and
maintenance of the Union and the Constitution
as essential TO our happiness and general pros
perity
been introduced in the Cincinnati Convention as
scriing the preservation of the Union at all ha
yards, it would not have received unanimous
voie.-When the President. the great political
phy scian, comes to doctor the Republicans for
disnnon maadies, he would commend him 10
look to some Southern papers which support the
ADMINISTRATION, while they advocate dissolution
of the Union.
The Republicans nrtaisn the President ut the
bar of this House for making wilful misrepresen-
tations. They could prove that there was disu-
Mon party. favorable to the revival f the Afri-
can slave trade, and prohibiting free speech and
n free press The Republicans make no attack
on savery in the States. They wash their hands
of that institution. But he said when you at
tempt to plant it on the ground N which we hve
a common interest. then. if wa suffer you to do
it, we are responsible tor the institution not
otherwise. He claimed that the Republican was
the only white mans party in the country.
Mr.. Walker commented on that part of the
Presidents message which states his reasons for
lisrnntiuuinp dipomatic re lations with Nicara-
qua. and expressed his opinion that this govern
ment has mistaken him from tho beginning to
the end concerning the whole Central American
question. He, wishing to refresh the recoec-
tons of the past, spoke "f tho Importance. as
was recited in the Presidents message in Nav
last, of having peaceful passage between the
two ocenns, In be secured by friendly relations
with Nicarrguaand dwelt at length on the intes
tine troubles in Central America to show Eng
lands agency in fomenlng the existence of war
fare, she having supplied Costa Rica with AIMS
to be directed against Nicaragua, whose minis
tor we had received. The English government
had always assumed the right to control the fate
of that country, in order to promote her own
commercial and political purposes. He INSISTED
on the Importance of having some settled under
standing with Central America, rs through TINT
country we must have u transit to the Pacific to
enjoy the rich tr de of tn, East.
He did not seek to inculcae the idea of annex
alton. but that our country was destined t" en-
large its domains he had no doubt. He should
not like our government to abandon neutrality As
provided for by law, beyond lis proper inierpre-
tation.
The clouds seemed to be lowering over Gen.
Walker,ut whom all eyes all over world are dreo.
ted No man has been more maligued than Gen
Walker. lie was no vulgar adventurer, hut On
dowed with all the elements which make IA hero,
if not II stntesman-young, b,ld; thoughtiul,a
scholar, self-s aiming
lie went to Nicaragua wi tb no vile purpose of
plumber, backed by no strong forces but by the
invitation of those who were fighting for freedom
aud seeking t. revive thu fortunes OF that repub-
lie. The President may | ave acted wisely in
disseminating our diplomatic relations with Mica
ragna; but Gen Walker was at the head of the
only legal power authorized to rule therein, and
he represented not only the liberal feeling in that
State, bat, what is more important to US. was the
representation and type of our own nationality
and the instrument by which our rights in future
may be secured and advanced. If it was impor
tant in May last TO recognize Gen. Walkers gov
ernmeut because of the protection of our citizens
in that quarter, the subject is not surely less
important now.
After further discussion on the subject of par
ty politics, the House adjourned.