Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-29
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SESArE.-AIr. Toombs offered resolution,
which lies over, calling upon the Secretary Of the
Navy TO furnish the charges and causes Speciti-
! cally set FORTH by the Naval Board, for the re
moyal or,diSrating Of naval officers.
Mr.. Weller reported the bill making appropri-
atoms for new Qualifications.
| y message was received from the President,
communicating the documents and correspond
encc between this country and Great Britain, in
reference TO the violation of our neutrality laws
by British agents: and, on motion, 5000 extra
copies were ordered to be printed.
| On motion of Mr.. Mason, resolution was
adopted requesting the President to inform the
Senate whether any offer had been made by
Great Britain to this Govt to arbitrate, by some
friendly power, the differences regarding the
construction of the Clayton Bulwer treaty, with
any correspondence touching the proposed ar
bitrati0n
Mr. Mason remarked that on former occa-
sion he had stated his impression that no such
offer had been made, but twas probable that
some suggestion of such character had been
| thrown out either incidentally or unoficially to
our Minister The British Govt, through its
official organ, has announced that such an offer
had been made; but not having been accepted,
may be it has been renewed 1t was, therefore,
important that the true state Of the case should
be known
Mr. Hale denied the truth of the statement Of
Mr.. Toucey, that it was impossible for the Presi-
dent to take any other course than that, he re-
garled the affairs in K &nsas without an utter al
abandonment of his &C institutional duty. Mr..
Hale insisted that the President was lirelcct in
not protecting bona fide settlers In the exercise
Of their rights, there was such condition of
things there as would justify and demand the
Presidents interference. He proceeded TO show
,0FG
who voted for the kansas-Ncbrasla bill, passed
it on the ground that it was a great measure for
freedom, and stated that the President in-con-
versation with Hon q. Clemens, declared sim
liar sentiment when resistance was made in Bos-
| ton about the return of fugitive slave, the
President telegraphed to the federal officers to
incur any expenses necessary to execute the
laws; but when white men of Kansas resisted in
| the exercise of their constitutional rights, we
were told that the President had no authority to
intcrferc;-was not the freedom of suffrage as
| important asShe ownship ola slave. He show.
cd that the Democracy OF New Hampshire in
bly, opposed TO the extension of slavery over
territory now free.
| Mr.. Toombs expressed his concurrence in the
policy of the President, relative to Kansas, and
believed them entitled to the support of every
friend of order in the country. He proceeded
at some length earnestly to defend the Execu-
tive. The Senate then adjourned.
HorsE,-A large number of bills were intro
duced and referred and several resolutions a
dopted, including oncintroduced by afr. Florence
instructing the committee on Naval Affairs to
inquire into the expedieney of making Immediate
provision for the construction often steam sIoops
or other vessels of war.
The deficiency appropriation bill was then ia
ken up and debated for some time. The House
| then adjourned till Monday