Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-19

and appealing the Senate Tor relief Members
could bear him witness that their influence had often been
solicited by officers Who sought procure exemption from
duty to which they had been ordered by the NAVY
| Department
Mr. Mallory ~epe to the positions Of Mes-r- Toombs aud
Bsyard especially In regard that al IN. former in de
nyng the power VI the President af the United ssstss Go
military aud naval officers and In supnort ol MI,
view Of this branch ut th, sut he quoted author
tiles contemporary with the adoption 1T the
The hr Congress he coatenjcj had adopted the princi-
pie al allowing Ia the Executive the po~er .novs with
Inspect Ia all ohe-rS IL decided, in effect, by the
founders OF the Governn.n that the power removal
incident TO the power Of appointment aud the duty
seeing the laws properly executed Every President from
General Washington "a the present. had acted upon
construction Of Executive power aud the country had
tsmcd them Under the power previously existing. he
thought the President might have proceeded prrc the
Navy OF useless and inefficient members lie might have
called around him advisory boarj and obtained their
opinions, and the responsibility would have more
than il il present The bill complained OF had but on.
new ieaturc-the regulation ct the pay the niriough
pnwer was not new. the power OF dismissal To
this effect Mr. NJ. referred the opinions Of tn.
Attorneys Conceal the power military and
naval A. well civil officers In regard thu latter the
Supsm. Court hal expressly sustained the doctrine
Mr. Mallory replied the objections urged
the manner in which the "Nsvy Reform Law" had been
executed, aud went somewhat into detail his head
SITTING IN answer to question ontha, point the junior
officers ~ lar Ion being witnesses nforners against
their supeors. allow red be present. Tn.
Secretary of the Navy had discharged his whole duty u
der the law when he the Board aud gave them
regulations for their conduct With that his duty ceased
The general voic. he avereJ had confirmed the Secr.t
ys judgement in his selection of the advisory board aud
not word was uttered against their fitness
for the trust conhded them until the result Of
advice had been made known. The Secretary had prop
eriy taken high stand point which the Navy never be-
fore had. There had heretofore been records of yic,
cri me, and immortality in the Navy Department vet t,
al martial had been reversed through noltc.
Influences IL the object III the late act in obedience
to the voice OF the county to ras the standard of
ais in the Navy lt would have been impossible, from
the very nature OF things to have public trial in each
| case. The woik could have been done la M other
way than that adopted. Mr.. NJ repudatcd the ide.
that the Board was court. The members were ne
qulrei by the Law to report ouly their Opinions"
Judgment The responsibility the Presdent'S. He
had taken the advice OF the body appointed by the
and he believed that high functonary had no disposition
To shrink from the proper responsibility. 1t not Sustained
III this cas- bios would bc struck all future eorts 1
get proper information Mr.. NJ rcvie~ed the citirism,
made by members Who had preceded him the care
iul examination required 10y the law the part of the
Board That body had but obeyed their instructions in
the discharge OF painful duty and they werr not prper-
~ anensle tn the ccnsure upon them The remarks
oil Mr. Bnter OF South Carolina, also reviewed and
handsome compliment paid HIM Tor the classic manner
In which he em6clshed every subject; Mr. NJ contc-
dcd that good character the very foundation of eli
cheney IN The public service aud that the eloquent ena
tor would hnd the maxim hold good ~ shown nv
his Illustrations, that il to have oI
men TO- counsel and young Tor action"
Here Mr Mallory gave way for the rva,ng OF the Pres
dehts special message the condition of affairs in Cen.
trail America The President ia this message reecs bef
" the state OF affairs in Ncaragu the bearing of recent
SIN tc-
reasons Tor recognising the Government in Nicaragua
which he deems 10 have quality at stabity not hereto.
lore known III that quarter; informs Congress that
he has accredited the Minister sent Eom thar
Government aud invites its attention To te necessity
OF afordng protection TO American cz-s passing 10 and
from possessions the Pacific coast ple,lgng his
concurrence In all proper measures necessary be adop
NJ Mason moved refer the message and ACCOMPANYING
documents Ia the Committee Foreign Relations and TO
have them printed.
Mr.. Crittenden hone mn arton
be had at that late hour in the day and when there was
50 limited number Of the body ia attendance lie re-.
gaTed :he message OF grave import aud such
a certainly should not forth to the country without
mark He had never listened communication from
the Executive that seemed him fraught with &c
rous consequences he mis- evil consequences than
the document Just read Ia a wrekikIime the courtry
would Ice agaied from eni ohe, with fearful
ioreboting- Ot IL have a war lac wished
u come ia an open maHly manner not by nlirec-
ton from motives OF paltry policy, to he driven budy
step 10y step into Il abyss This Government of Mica
rHgua, which the President had thus officially ackno~-
I.dgtd Wa, "a 1t we're, but thing of Yesterday Even
"a" Shoes had not been the feet of those who
had elected IT, before the President with hot haste, had
become satisfied OF it, pennanency and Capacity tn dis
charge all the duties required oi the great fn,
OF nations. IL 10 his MIR Cs mind To say the least
most hISty conclusion reach subject likely Ia in.
NoVe - many important considerations This revolution
too, he SAID admitted 10y the President have been par.
TALLY effected 10y the cooperation Of our own clrn-
who went there il violation al our neutrality L,ws
Where vas the prudence which had hitherto directed our
national c"uucil, What said General Jack s..n in hi.
message relating To Texas, when that RepuIc had won
her Way by her brilliant victories the respect ol ia.
w"rhF lie hal not that celebrated message by him. but
he distinctly recoected that every page Vas patriotic
rebuke Of the one before them, lie thought that Tia. u.
Judcio"s recognition II Govoqmen quite AZ much
Ia be avoided a. that danger o entangng alliances with
foreign nations against which the country had been 50 sol
EMMY watned by the chei OF its great founders And
yet the President had tit O acknowledge this Govern.
hetoi day 10y officially sccreditiug it, Minister Such
policy might affect tue whole family circle OF nations
aud therefore required Of the Senate the grayest consd
ration.
NJ. Mason not aware that there was any thing IN
the paper which called for the adnonliion Of tile Senator
FROM Kentucky. The President had merely informed t.
Senate OF Change in the Government Of Nicaragua; that
one President had been appointed in lieu Of another; that
he had been called upon receive Minister from Nicnr
agui and had ielt 1t his duty do So hr ~ defended
the policy II rccOg ising IctO Governments Ncnra.
qua State IL had been recognized among
other Central American States since 1924 L. il now
Government was the whole inquiry We have had poii.
cal iutei cOurs,eith IL Tor series OF years Knowing
that citizens had gone there the President had pro
perry paused but the Rivas Government had existed
-ix eight months, and seemed be stable Whilst We
should 40 nothing To encourage change, when hap
pened, all had 10 do ascertain it, prbaIIe sta
bihty. Mr.. Mason could see any danger of war ia,
what had appened Whence this portentous cloudy
should W. he deferred from plain right aud duty because
regn powers had nterneddled with affairs in that quar-
erF II the recognition would bring issue in regard to
Central American difficulties, he would say very we'll
We SHOULD not regard the consequence We were to be-
affected only iar citizens are concerned
aud was our duty Ca the wrong redessed The Pre-
seni te only power authorized receive n foreign
Minister. mere change Of rulers does not raise aues.
ton Of responsibility in the case Mr. NJ referred to the
success'v" changes Of rulers nfrhuc sd our proupt
recognii on III each case OF the ruling power ~hether
republic or 'drspOtisn.
NJ Pait thought the only practical issue n regard
Ia the effect upon citizens going to Ncafagua-
The recognition would take away the restrictions now eI
i.ung by neutrality laws Our citizens can 90 nos
but this would relieve them from the inhibition
MI Weller said the question practical NJ TO tho
citizens Of California, and this gave him the tight 70 in
9ule INTO tie ELECTS OF the movement which he thought
Ought To have been made time sgO ~ reply 20 Mr.
Cnllricn e could agree that raised any question
OF war. mere revolution in Nicaragua could give no
ei-' tor war with No subject he thought hal been
more e0'sy mi-repescued than this He then gave Al
interesting narrative Of the progress Of events ~ tat qua.
ef, AID the mode in which the Ryas Government
had been established There had previously been no ss
months without civil There was nov no disscnsion
no party ~ oppv-iipn to the Government IL was Cos
IA ihsa that Wa wagng the against Nicaragua but
especially against the North Americans. Mr. w referred
| TO incidents mart ,f III.