Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-01-21
Congressional.

press MS views. On his motion the question
was made the special order for Monday next.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
on the Presidents annual message.
Tuesday, jan, u.
After an Executive session the Senateadiourn-
ed
HoUsE.-The Speaker laid before the House q
Message from the President, in respons, to the
resolution calling for information relative to re-
cent events in Central America
A message was received from the President
stating that he had received a copy of the Con-
stitution of Minnesota; together with an alb
stract of the votes polled for and against the
same, and he now laid the constitution before
Congress in the manner prescribed by that in
strument
A message was also received from the Prcsi-
dent in response to the resolution inquiring
whether the government of Nicaragua had made
any complaint on account of the arrest of Gen.
Walker by Conn., Paulding on her soil. The
President through the Secretary of State says
that no such complaint has reached the Depart
ment.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, and took up
the President Annual Message,
When the Committee arose the House adjourn
ed.
JAN 13,
SENATE.-Mr. Dolittle introduced joint res
olutlon detecting the presentation of medal to
Com. Paulding.
Mr.. Brown gave notice of his intention to
offer an amendment to Mr.. Dolittles joint reso-
luton for medal to Com, Paulding to the Office
that Congress has heard with surprise Of the
arrest of Walker and others at Punta Arenas by
Paulding, and feeling satisfied that the act was
a violation of theterritorial soveignty of Near
aqua, and not sanctioned by any existing law,
Congress disavowing the act, and being officially
satisfied that the said Paulding acted without
instructions from the President, or Secretary of
the Navy, hereby expresses its condemnation of
his conduct in this regard.
The Senate then adjourned
HoUsE-The House went into committee of
the Whole on Presidents annual message.
Mr.. Lamar of Miss. frankly acknowledge that
the promotion of Southern interests was second
airy only to the preservation of Southern honor.
Although the South being in minority, she re-
lying on the invincibility of truth and right,
has been enabled to command the respect Of her
friends, and to defy the malice of her enemies.
While justsfyng the Lecompton Constitutional
Convention, and the result Of their actions, he
said that Gov. Walker had violated his pledges
scattered frebands discord and discussion and
Stephen A. Douglas, who was for Juggling in
California over all law, was now endeavoring to
outrage the rights of the Southern States, and
subiectng Kansas to the rigors of the inquisi-
ton, because there was but slight prospect of its
becoming slave State
The Chairman reminded the gentleman that
he was not in order to alude to Senators by their
names.
Mr. Lamar replied that he did not allude to
any Senator, but distinguished aspirant for the
Presidency daughter
The committee then rose and the House ad-
journed
Jan. IA.
SENATE.-On motion of Mr.. Bell a resolution
was adopted, requesting the Secretary of the In
terror to communicate an estimate of the guam
tity of land which will enure under the act of
March, 1857, granting land to Minnesota for
railroad purposes.
Mr. Houston gave notice of his intention to
introduce bill to provide for the admission of
Kansas into the Union as State
The joint resolution directing the presenta-
ton of medal to Com Paulding was made the
special order for Wednesday next.
HoUsE.--Mr. Kelly presented the petition of
BENZ. Price and FIVE hundred other citizens OF
New York, asking Congress to pass law giving
the public lands to actual settlers.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
ON the Presidents annual message.
The resolution heretofore offered referring,
various parts of the Presidents Message to ap-
proprate Committees, having been taken up for
action, when Mr., Stanton of Ohio endeavored
to engraft on amendment tending thanks to Paul
ding, for his patriotic and spirited conduct, il
was ruled out of order.
Mr.. Letter of Ohio sent up an amendment,
the reading of which caused much laughter, pro.
posing that an inquiry be made determine wheth-
er Gen. Walker was induced to enter upon fill
libuster expedition by the Ostend Manifesto, anG
the letter Of the Secretary of State, produced al
the fllibuster meetings, held in New York anC
elsewhere.
Friday, Jan. Is,
HousE.-On motion of Mr.. Burnett resolu
ton was passed authorizing the appointment o
a'special committee to investigate the acts atten
ding the sale of Fort Smelling.
Mr.. Stanton offered an amendment for thu
appointment of select committee to investigat
the charge inIconnection with the Middlesex Man
ufacturing Company of Lowell, and inquir
whether any member or officer of the House re
ceiyed any portion of the amount said to hav
been paid to secure the passage of the Tariff G
1857. Adjourned till Monday.
Senator Brown of Mississippi, commenced
speech in the Senate in favor of the Lecompto
Constitution, but finally abandoned the subject
Of this the tribune forcibly says:
The Lecompton Constitution is doomed. MI
Brown of Mississippi yesterday formerly abar
doned its advocacy in the Senate, and the cour
try will not be troubled with it much Longer
Mr.. Buchanan and the fre-eaters are broke
down. Walker, Douglas and the Wise carr
the day, and remain the leaders of the Natoni
Democrat party. Thanks to them, the peopl
of Kansas are saved from the continuance of
usurpaton under whose bloody and outrageou
sway they have suffered from the beginning
We say thanks to them, but in reality the thanh
are due to the great and formidable Republica
party, and not to any number of frightene
Democrats fearful not only of the annihilatlc
of their party, but of their own personal ann
hiiation as well. But for the enormous major
ties rolled up for Fremont in moStof the Nortl
ern States and the compact and united frol
and growing power which the Republican o
ganization continues to present, who can SUI
pose that the authors Of the Kansas-Neb
bill, and the apologsts for all the outrages
1855 and 1856 in Kansas, would ever ha
thus reversed their previous course and LEI
themselves to the objects, if not to the prlncipl
of the Republicans? 1t is magnificent II
butte to the truth of the doctrines and the WI
dom of the policy on which the Republican pa
ty is based, that its most vehement enemies a
thus forced substantially to do its work.
We say that the usurpation of the Bord
Rufians in Kansas is practically at an end al
we congratulate the country, and above all t
gallant Free-State men of that Territory, up
the fact. 1t is true that the Federal troops a
still there to sustain the Border Rufian ru
and that the disposition of the Federal Exc