Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-01-22
Congress.
E. P. Walton writes to his paper

E. I. Walton writes to his paper as
follows -
Both Houses reassembled on Monday
"a quorum and members have been
coming in through the week. The
friends of Mr.. Giddings were happily
surprised by his return, apparently in
better health than when he left. 1t is
reported now that Mr.. Sumner will not
resign, though he may be obliged to go
to Europe. hope that his departure
will not be necessary at present. A full
Republican vote in the Senate is of great
Importance now. In that body, the war
upon Douglas has been postponed until
next week, on account of the illness of
/ Senator Brown, who has the floor on the
Presidents Message. In the meantime
there has been long sharp fight in Sc
cret session upon the removal of Mr.. Nc
Keen, Attorney for the Southern Dis
trict CT New York. McKeon's offence
was that, being a Democrat, he had
spoken and voted against the reelection
of Mayor Wood. Yes: democrat spoke
and roted just as he pleased! Is not
/ that capital offanea Muzt NOT such
man sUGeF death without benefit of
clergy. Certainly! said the Democratic
President; so he removed McKeon.
Certainly said the Democratic Senate.
and il approved the removal and the sue
cessor-by only ta0o majority, though.
1t is this unusually close work in the
Senate that demands the attendance of
all the opposition Senators. Had Mr..
Sumner been present the majority would
have been barely one; and had not two
Southern Senators taken their seats TO-
day, the nomination would have been re-
Ijected. The fact is tina. the Democratic
party is no longer a unit. The Presi-
dent is not sure even of the Senate.
Fali5ustering.
In the House fIlibustering has been
the staple for the debates: and on this
subject, as on the Lecompton Constitu-
ton, the qr--rT has been mainly on the
democratic side of the House. 1Isssrs
Stevens of Georgia, and keitt of S. c..
condemned the neutrality laws, the Pres
iaentS Message on this topic, and the
capture OF Walker by Commodore Paul
uing' In the argument, especially of
MI stevens, the right to arrest Walker.
any where beyond marine league from
the shores of the Tnitgd States was -.
hied-so that the OCEAN is the elysium Of
rascaIs' where Government cannot dis
iuFO them. Moreover, Mr.. StevensQro-
houneed the arrest of Walker to be an
outrage-an outrage demandino rapara.
ton and restitution Walker and his
men should be restored to Nicaraop. =, O.
ship OF war, at th9 expense of govern
ment. His (piralitaD flag should AGAIN
De erected on thf 4nil Of Nicaragua, and
saluted BY the G*ternment Sims Of the.
United States. plis was all legitimate
and logical, from pr. Stevens position
OuI from the Presidents point of view. in
which Walker Is ap escaped criminal, a
FoCOer and 4 muFderer-how absurd.
MI Ohmer OF y. {. (American) most
happily retorted, by supposing that soooa-
oody mad stolen Z cargo Of slaves, run
them on TO Canada, and had been ar
rested upon the shore and taken back TO
4 Southern State: Would Mr.. Stevens
demand that the negro-stealer and the
slaves should be taken back 10 Canada
Planted upon free soil+and saluted by
sa-'o rom a National Ship of war? Not
he. As l have said. however the o,or-
TEL NANNY has been among the Demo
Gratis. Yesterday two New York Demo-
Gratis fed to the rescue of Paulding and
The President, (for it is now understood
that the President viii stick to his view
the neutrality laws contained in the mes
sage-uata @eyars repealed, at least ,
but there was a manife4 fear Of offend
ing the Fillibusters. Mr.. SickIes of n
Y condemned Walkers fIibustering as
unlawful and foolish; but he was in favor
OF National and legal fill clustering. Mr..
oickles Of n. 7. was eten more frank. /
This Walker business, said he, is mere
petty larceny; he would 90 for national
grand daTeeny! He scould 60 for Cuba!
In short, then, the Democrats appeared
yesterday divided into two parties: one
bent upon bringing the nation into utter
contempt, by the meanest of Offences
The other into deep disgrace by great
crime. And ;o-dayivery little has been
said on this topic by the Republicans.
Mr.. Thayer of Mass, made a teIIing
speech, which completely took the wind
from the opposing fleets. Mr.. Thayer