The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-16
Congressional Presidents Message on
MISUNDERSTANDING OH the Fort
Smelling SWindle.

WASHINGTON, Jan. I.
SENArE.-Mr. Hammond, Senator from
South Carolina, in place OF Mr.. Butler, de-
ceased, took his seat.
MIR. Seward presented petition from the
citizens of Canandaisua, New York, praying
for the adoption of some practicable measure
by which the people of the North NAV CO.
ope' ate with the peOI lie of the South in the
cxtinguishment Of Slaverv, by making fair
and honorable cOmpeuson to slave owners
fr e full value Of their slaves. The petit
ton WAS ordered to lie On the table.
On motion OfKing, resolution was adopt
ed request ny the President to furnish il not
incompatible with the public interest, copies
of the correspondence and dipatcheS from
our Ministers on the courts of England and
France and other powers, on the subject of
the danger to emigrtnts, arising from con-
tracing with irresponsible parties for their
inland passage.
On motion of Mr.. Foot. a resolution was
adopted calling On the President to commu
nicate all the official correspondence of Rob
.'rt MrLane and Peter Parker, late Commits
$40 'ers to Clna, with the State Department
Or motion Of Mr.. Gwin, the Committee on
Foreign Relations was instructed to inquire
into the expedlency of making an apprupri-
'tion, by law, for the compensation to our
Minis cr PlenopotenIiary t" the EN- error of
Japan, and for the other officers of the Unit
ed States Government IN Japan. After
some remarks from j. d. Bright, the resolu.
ton was laid on the table, aud ordered to be
printed.
The Kansas resolutions were made the spe-
cial order for Tuesday, at IL clock.
The President sent in his message in res
pOn>e for info rmatiOn in reference to Central
America, which says that, it Com Pail Ing
committed great error in arrestng Walker,
he thinks it quite evident that he (Pauldin.
was actuated 10y patriotic motives, and desire
TO promote the interests and vlndIcate the
honor of his country. Nicaragua suslains
no injury by the act, but was rather benefit
ted. She al ne could have the right to COM
plain, but he (the Presidency was quite sure
she would never exercise that right
a long debate followed, in which Messrs.
Doolittle and Pearce sustained tile Presi-
dents view. Messrs. Davis Crittenden,
Brown, Pugh, Toombs and Douglas took the
opposite.
HoUsE.-A select committee was appoint
ed to inquire into the circumstances attend
ing the sale of Fort Smelling 1t Consists of
MesSrs. Burnett, Morris of ILL.,, Morrill,.
Faulkner and Petit.
Tomorrow being the ann versary of the
battle OF New Orleans, it was agreed that
when the House adjourned to-day, it be TIL
Monday. Tie House then went into Com.
uiittee of the Whole on the Presidents mes.
sage.
Messrs. Thayer of Mass, and Adrian Of
n. j., made speeches In favor OF peaceful
emigration to Central America,
Mr.. Washburne argued that Congress had
the right TO legislate on slavery in the terri
tories, and that the administration never in
tended that Kansas should decide that qnes-
ton for themselves. In the course Of his re-,
marks he received and earnestly condemned
The Lecnmpton movement, winch he said
was fo 'pded on fraud and injustice.