Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL

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SESATE.--Mr. Weller gave notice that he, i'm
mediately after the holidays, would up the
Pacific Railroad bill under consideration last
session, and INDUCED the hope that this impor-
tant measure would command the votes of the
Senate.
The consideration of Mr.. Rusk's bill, allowing
further time for the creditors of Texas to fill
their claims, was resumed.
After debate the bill passed. s7es'
MIR. james gave notice of his intention to in
toduce a bill establishing a navy yard at New
port, II. l.. f .Ai-
Mr.. Seward introduced a resolution, which
was adopted, requesting the Secretary of the
Navy to report whether, in his opinion, it is
p SEA-. "a, ,,assalS
to be so constructed as to afford greater secu-
rity against accidents by fire, than now exist
and submit such suggestions rs he may think
proper forlegislaton on that subject Adjourned
HousE.-15,000 extra copiesof the Secretary
of the Treasury's report on the finances We're
ordered to be printed
The Presidents Message being under consid-
Grafton, Mr. Crumback defended the Republican
party from the imputations of the President,
that they had qassaiicd the institutions of the
country and sought to destroy the Union, by
overturning the Constitution. lie yentured to
say that if arcsolution had been introduced in
the Cincinnati Convention asserting that the
Union must be preserved at all hazards, it would
not have received a unanimous vote. When
the President, the great political physician came
to doctor. the Republican party for disunion NAL
aides, he would commend him to look ut some of
the Southern papers which support the admin
istration, while they advocated a dissolution of
the Union. The Republicans arraign the Pres
ident at the bar of this House for yilfnl mis-
representation. They make no attack on slavery
in the States They washed tn cir hands of that
institution But when he said you attempt to
plant it upon the ground III which we have
common interest, then if we suffer you, to do it
we arc responsible for the institution, not 9th
erwise. He claimed the Republican as the only
white mans party in the conntry.1 lYfll
T. Mr.. Walker made comment on that part of
the Message which states the reasons for discon-
tinuing Diplomatic relations with Nicaragua, and
expressed the opinion that this government
made mistake from beginning to end concern
| ing thewholc Central American question. Wish
ing to MISUNDERSTANDING Of the past, he spoke
of the Importance, of hayipga peaceful passage.
between the two oceans, to be secured by friend
ly relations with Nicaragua, and dwelt at length
on intestine troubles in Central America, Ito,
show Englands agcncy-in lcrmcnting the exist
ing warfare, she having supplied Costa Rica with
arms, to be directed against Nicaragua, whose
lministerwe had received Heinsisted on the
Importance of having some settled understand.
| ing with Central America. He should like our
government to abandon neutrality. Clouds
seemed lowering over Walker, atwhom theeycs
I of all the world were directed. No man has
been more maligncd than General Walker He
was endowed with all the elements which made
a hero, .if nota statesman oung, bold thought
| ful, scholarly, sc!fSustaining. He went To Nj
eafagua with no vile purpose of plumber, backed
| by no strong forces, but by invitation of those
| who were lighting for freedom and seeking to
revive the fortunes of that republic. The Pres
| ident may have acted wisely in disseminating
1 diplomatic relations with Nicaragua, but Walk
er was at the head of the only legal power au-'
thorized to rule the rein, and was the represent
tatiye and type of our. own nationality, and the
instrument by which our rights IN the future
! may be secured and advanced. If it was i'm
lportant in May last to re-organizc Walkers
government because of protection, necessary to
be afforded toour citizens in that quarter, sure
y the subject is not less impoFtan tinow. "A
The speeches oftfe Presidential canvass were
not true as charged by his colleague, (Gumback)
that the Democrats. of Indiana in the late cleo
ton pandered to the spirit Of freesoilism Ills
i coileaguewas the last man who should nnakethat
charge. Did he not know that In his own ranks
there We're not only freesoilers but Aboitionists
proper, and that the lowest and most God for
lsaken negro advocates, including black VIM.
Anderson, who was recently arrested at Louis
4 vile as an Abolition ennissary, were his Gum
i back's) allies
Mr.. Gumback-Do / understand my coll
league as charging that Anderson stood by ME
in the canvass in my district
Mr.. English--I say that q negro made Black
Republican stump speeches at the same time my
i competitor made speeches
MIR. Cumbaek--I never saw him.
Mr.. Engiish-0 ther negroes were sent out to
4 meet .Gov. Willard the latter canyassing on
broad national grounds.
Mr.. Colfax-I heard something about this
Anderson, namely: that he was sent to Elkhsrit