The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-15
congrcssiOunI.
wl,HruorOu, April 8, 1858.

WksHIHeroN, April 8, 1858.
SESATE.-A discussion debate took place
on the expense attending the printing Of
picture books in connection with exploring
expeditions, Lieut.. Emory's being especial,
ly under discussion.
Mr.. Johnston, Of Arkansas, and Mr.
Brown, Of Mississippi, repudioted the prac.
tice Of Congress in paying immense sans
for the publication Of geological and botani.
c1l specienens, etc.
Dir. Bright, Of Indiana, defended Lieut..
Emory as having brought back hundred
thousand dollars from the appropriation for
bis survey. He also contradicted the opin.
ion that these scientific works are useless;
on the contrary, they are regard as authori.
~, and several have been reprinted in Eng.
and and elsewhere.
Mr.. Fessenden. Of Maine, urged that Conf
gress should not order the publication
any work until all the manuscript has been
prepared; the works are certainly valuable,
but judicioas rather than injadicious expen.
diture is what is required. He asked the
Senators individually not to encourage
printing for personal friendship:
The discussion relative to the public
printing was terminated BY Mr.. Johnston,
OF Arkansas, moving an amendment 10 the
bill approved August, 1852, and setting
apart Thursday next for its discussion, say.
ing that if the amended bill is passed, il
will put stop to the abuses 60 Justly com.
planned of. .-.
Mr.. Gwin, of California, reported bill
for the conveyance of mails, troops and
stores from the Missouri river to California
by railroad, and recapitulated the provi.
sions Of each section, urging immediate &C.
ii IN. He quoted the statistics of the vari.
Gus routes, adding that the contractor would
lecate a route between the termini.
Mr.. Boderick agreed with his colleague,
urging immediate action.
The bill was postponed till tomorrow.
The Diplomatic and Consular Appropria.
lion bill was passed, with verbal amend
ments.
The Naval Restoration bill was also pass
ed,
Mr.. Douglas reported, from the Commit
tee on Territories, the Arizona Admission
blu, with an amendment.
Mr.. Slidell, on the Senate taking nm, bv
consent, the resolution proposing to bestow
a medal on Com. Paulding, made it the text
for reading carefully prepared speech, hav-
ing disguised, yet palpable, bearing on the
iu'ure OF central America and Cuba, The
general scope OF his remarks was against
private and ia favor of national fillibuster-
ing. He made scme telling points in his
speech. Medals, he said, were usually Civ
EN- for gallont services, but there was moth.
ing gallant or fHdicious in Com. Pauldne's
exploit He reviewed minutely the events
in Gen. Walkers career, passing from the
Sonora iTacas to that Of Nicaragua, where,
through the farce Of popular election,
by the bayenet, he obtained the
power and had an opportunity to exhibit his
'tatesmanship; yet his administration was
succession of acts Of rapine and bloodshed.
Inc earliest act was to con6scate the prop-
'r;y OF the American Transit Company and
'ther, and its partition among his followers:
md since that he has been bostercd IN bv
ne persons who want TO support their titles
o The spoils. Gen. Walkers men claim
or him ho other attribute than that of per-
onal bravery, the attribute Of all our peo-
'le. 10 the higher qualities of soldier and
ou statesmanshp, he had many who were
lis superiors. In tines Of diff ,n!,v and
anger all looked to Henningsen, who be-
anne the head, and Gen. Walker but the
and. Com. Paulding was wrong TO act as
e did; Gen. Walker had but $50 men, who
'ere under the guns of the fleet; his SUD-
lies were cut of. The Nicaraguans would
OF have assisted him. The Nicara guans
id not apply to Conn.,. Paulding, although
hey had time to do so, showing that they
leaDt to deal with Wslker themselves.
rem. Walker, in short time, would have
cen g:ad to seek the protection of the fiag
Q nad renouncedi and had he returned to
1e United States be would not have excit-
faise sympathy, nor would have wan
cred about railing at the Administration,
ut would have finally settled down to an
onest living. No sooner had he set foot
his native land thin he sets on foot new
'achinations, assuming the character of an
l!u'ed man. Mr.. SIicell quoted Gen. ,
Valker's letter to the Secretary of the In
nor also other authorities, to show that
le steamer Fashion might have been seiz-
OF sen and conveyed to Mobile. Mr.. {
lideli said that he might incur reproach for !
lis ! course from persons sympathizing with !;
'a'ker's projects. but duty demanded the !;
atement. he spoke only Of Gen. Walk
since ne undertook the regeneration of
entral America, for he understood that he
as personally of good education, fair in =
iligence and gentemanly habits. Mr.. V
'laell proceeded to glance at instances of !.
'lonai hllibustering, instancing the Span :.
Carlist war, when Gen. De Lacv Evans :
I'd other English officers and Parliament
en- commanded the British legion; the :"
'rtuguese Civil war, and the Greek war of
dependence. Tne piih of his speech was >,
the conclusion. Although he admitted
was dangerous power, he would confer ,
the President the privilege of suspcnding :,
neutrality laws during the recess Of !.
'ngress. The Cubans, although mostly y
'oraole to peaceful anRexation, are not F..
ePared to incur the risks of civil war .
accomplish it, nothing therefore could be y
ne there at present, except by negotia- 7
n; but If Spain attempts to impose the .
sPotlsm OF Santa Anna on Mexico. Il y
ght become the duty of the United States u u
intervene. These were his own opin- D
Is, without consultation with any member y y
the Administration. p
Ihe speech, though highly interesting, a. ~
g but lmPerfectly heard by the reporters. /"
ing to the noise in the galleries. y y
The Senate adjourned III
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr.. WASH. ~
rne, of Illinois, moved to lay on the table