New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-06

a.. s.ctcn Of the Neutrality laws aoout the n'tns
shs r. sxnedt;ons said such vessels had heretofore
bseu captured 90 mid-ocesn, anu tui"'u " - :" P''
vent them from making nn, Wanted 70 know wbs,
~ SS,nCoe.K reped that he did not make the as
m &c -. o~p knowledge, but had been told that
such wss s .Se said on inquiry of high Official
maj. ~ =. -, know he had learned that no seizure
wno ousn since 1918, and although the Neutrality
hss been construed 10 authorize arrests In mid
49,. more had been made.
sTHPHENS ne mmng, said, If we wish to set an
smpie let il be which can be followed, but we
ea,elye, should not be viostors of the Neutrality
'ss Reparation and restitution should be made and
..onld be an outrage if they not made. Every
,,.p should be sent back to the place from which he
was taken IfWalker, the felon, some call him, Is
A fugitive from justice, let the Courts so determine
He SndertOcd that Walker left this country in ship
with o r, guar clearance. He gave his bond before
leaving and can answer TO 1t. II did not become
gentlemen to say that Walker is fugitive from JUS
fee when he came here parole. and when the
executive said 10 him, " Go in peace we have no
charge against YOU he repeated tha' " a,ker ana
Lis men should De put on board national ship and
returned to where they were before the outrage was
committed. -,
Mr.. BOCOcK believed that Commodore Paulding
bed acted Illegally While he preferred TO hear from
nation he wanted the Neutrality laws inquired into
.He maintained that we had unlimited power to use
the army and navy on the ocean, where those OF other
nations can be egitimately employed.
Mr.. QUTTMAN inquired whether the law did not
apply only to offenses committed within the United
M. BOCOCK replied that he understood from
psaslen,an learned in tho law that the celebrated
William Baker who committed an offense in New.
York. pursued on the ocean by the vessels Of the
United States. ..
Ms KETTT askedwhether persons arrested without
the limits Of the United States would be amensbe TO
eny court in the country
Mr.. BOCOCk replied, that separate power Is given
10 the President and above bringing them 10
trial Power is given 10 prevent them from gong 10
foreign shores TO war against countries with WHICH "o
Dir. GROW was pleased to such feeling
unaffected on the other side of the House against tx
ecutiye tncroschment on the rights oil our ct1sns
He asked that the rule applied to the sea be applied
10 the land for the ARMY during the last two years,
had been employed in Kansas perperating outrage
and injustice on the rights guaranteed to every tree
M. MAYNARD trusted this question would be dis
cussed on its intrinsic merits, separated from Kansas
JTah and all others. He took il for granted that
Psuldng and Chatard Thought tney hao penasy
power and ample instructions for the course they
5eened proper to pursue. If they were acting under
Instructions of that character they should not be re-
preached for obeying them:
MIR. LOVEJOY said if the neutrality laws need
change he would vote for it. He protected against
tbis ATTEMPT to elevate into honor a bucaneer,
murderer and pirate, who for years has been as
Surbins the peace of nsghboring nations AS for the
fart they had the authority ofthe President who says
that Walker is fugitive from justice and has escaped
from ieii. (Laughter.l And now they were asked
fs bow TO the magnsnmity of the criminal who
Welded to the officer. [Laughter Great snimty
indeed when man osn't help himself. tLaughter.]
That was dor under the police arrangements every
day Ifthey had to bow to every such man as hero
thsy would soon exhaust their power of admiration
U,.uebter.l II Commodore Pauldng had hung him
tWakert to the yard arm, he Ieyejoyl would nave nave
Son red him for it. This is the treatment which sucn
r;rstes ought to have held out to them. He entered
Fl, protest against clothing man with herosm and
msting him q martyr, whenhe is simply rascal
M STANTON ssid he understood the settled rule
~ International law 10 be that every nation has the
ypht ts pursue its criminals on the high seas and ar
rest them wherever found under its flag ana when u
prss;S,nt ssys In his Message that Walker escaped,
"a II ras on that ground that his arrest was made
without concluding the debate the Committee rose,
And the House adjourned.