The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-06

Position Of the Administration with Regard I.
Commodore Paulding.
Gen. Walkers Determination to Return
to Nicaragua.
Fresh Orders to Federal Oficers to sto1
F1Ilbuster Expeditions,


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PROCEEDINGS OF CON0RESS-FRKNCH sPOLIhTTONS-
THK REPEAL OF TIE NEUTRALITY LAws-CAmsur
CONSULTATION ON CkNTKAL AMERICAN APYAxRS-
GENERAL WALKERS LETTER TO THE President
ORDERS 10 STOP YILIBUsTKR ENTERPRISES, ETC.
wAsHNazos, Jan. S, 1858.
In the Senate to-day quite number Of petitions and
solutions were submitted. Mr. Fessenden, pursuant -
notice, introduced a bin 10 appoint select committee -
whom should be referred the French spoaton claims,
which adopted, and the President the
mttee. strong effort will be made pass these claims
during the present session Mr.. Sidell introduced ~
anendatory Of the coinage act in relation half and
quarter dollars, dimes and half dimes. Mr.. Brown YVES
too unwel oproceed with his remarks Kansas and Tie
subject was postponed until Monday next.
After dhposng Of unimporant business, the Sc
nate went into executive session. whenhe Danish Sound
Dues treaty was taken up and after little debate
ratified.
In the House various bills having reference private
claims referred TO proper committees. General
Qutman endeavored to introduce his resolution repoa
the neutrality laws. The House then resolved itself
Committee Of the Whole, when the various subjects
braced in the Presidents Message referred 10 proper
committees.
General Quitman then offered his resolution to rcfer
the whole subject of neutrality laws select CON-
mittee, and upon this proposition he made quite lengthy
speech He denounced Com Paulding's act in Selling
General Walker and went in for bustcr1e generally.
He replied to by j. Clancy Jones. Mr.. Stephens II
Georgia. thought the reference Of that portion Of hs
Message should be to the Committee the Judiciary
not TO select committee He made very violent speech
against Pauldngs course, and said national dis
grace and that restoration and restitution and should
be made and that Walker and his ought Immediately
To be sent back to Nicaragua. running debate was
kept up upon the subject pro and con- until the House
adjourned.
latng General Walker Nicaragua, and the conduct Of
Commodore Pauding in the arrest of the 6busters The
Cabinet firm in the position has already taken with
regard TO these matters. While will sustain any or
its agents any irregulary mistakes they may have
made in the execution Of paramount duty, 1t disposed
TO forgive those for the sake of the principle involved and
account Of the policy has laid down with regard u
Central America.
General Walker has written letter TO the President n
which he claims that he has violated the laws of
the United States and that officers Of this governmeu
have in various ways Illegally and unconstutionally in
terfered with the rights OF himself and associates. He
clearly expresses his determination maze use Of an
lawful for enecting his return Nicaragua,
csres that he will keep within the law hereafter hero
tofore, and ntmates that he Is nterfered with
be by constant and continual succession of illegal and
unjust acts
Instructions OF peremptory character were despatched
South today 70 Collectors, District Attorneys, Marsha
&C. against the departure of busterng expeditions and
10 rigidly enforce our neutrality laws.
Thomas Stephenson, Of Kentucky, has been appointed
Associate Justice for New Mexico, to succeed Judge
Bracchus, resigned
THE GKSxRAI NEWSPAPER DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 1853.
The Presidents Message and accompanying doccumeos
relative events in CcHral America will prosa
bly,, BIO communicated to Congress to morrow His Init
friends say that he will emphatcaiy coodem.
Administering than be did In his annual rnaaeana