The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-14

followed by ships Of and brought back for trial
and condemnation, If the facts were proved against
him
The President stopped at precisely the right point when
he stopped Of the marine league of Nicaragua Ne wss
not in favor, for purposes o our own, 70 lnVede
the territory Of another and neither did he undersand
the President bo ia favor Of such thing He would
not maintain that the President had the AUTHORITY 70 go
upon the shores of foreign territory 70 execute our laws
and the President did not SO thxt lar but stopped AZ ihe
marine league and under the law Of 1878, he had the
right and IL his duty to up ~ Thai marine snue
OF the shores Of Nicaragua
He asonished to hear gentlemen cast such imPns
tions upon that gallant man, Commodore fauidne AS
for him. he entertained the very highest respect fer Inn
What had Captain Pauding done Up to the very mo
nent Of his landing upon the shores Of Nicaragua, he
and those with him fully borne ont by the insrnc-
tions the government 1t unnecessary tot him TO
refer to those instructions but there was no man who
would read them who would net agree that up to the
moment of landing, they fully borne out py them
What then had he doney Knowing the extreme desire
Of the country prevent this wagng Of war by this nj
libuster Walker against Nicaragua CommodoIe Panld-
ing peIha& with of zeal planted his tag upon
the shore and broke up the expedition He bad some
OF complaint too Look at Cficy who went With
two other officers On shore with the uniform Of the United
States navy upon him. How he met before he
reached the land He was ordered or and told If he at
tempted to land he would be fired upon II there had
been other for this gentleman taking this man
that would have been sufficient to have held them
to an accountability and, if he had been there in the
command as that officer and Gen. Walker or the
present their at his bosom be would have held
him to such an accountability would have saved
great deal Of discussion this floor. s.s
He thought that Commodore Paulding had exceedea
his instructions in landing his men and bringing THIS
the United States but did he do it Ike robber
a conscious that he doing vilanous act
He would say he did nothing in thAt way Hc knew him
self that zeal had carried him beyond his inrttichons
aud he frankly acknowledged it, and said he willing
to bear the responsibility He thought that the
in the Presidents message was sufficient fcr him
He thought that against this little navy Of ours which
ought be PRIDE enough had been done TO destroy
IT, Naval courts had been instituted, and Spanish IN
QUESTION had been placed these many Of them
gallant and true had been degraded from the positions
which they had held, and he grated that many of
them had been restored the positions which they de
served to occupy He proud OF our navy He gio-
ied in the gallant navy in upholding the nag OF
the country and they would always find in him,
ut least a defender, He opposed to this system
Of private warfare that seemed to Ike initiated into
the history Of the country BE believed that there
other movements OF private warfare, TO all OF
which he opposed There was piracy on the
high seas There was the system Of fllibusterism,
which he regarded relic Of the dark ages he was
opposed to that When needed Central America or
any portion of it. he believed that II was fully within The
grasp OF the country but the right way to get would
he by peaceful emigration When ii would be necessary
10 any This land of the sunny South by force
from Cuba to the remotes province Of Central America
let the necessity be proclaimed and there would be found
volunteers enough take what it thought necessary
to take For himself he would fight under no flag cx
cspt the flag the Union and keep step TO music
cept the music Of the Union. M .s rs4
He had no objection to refer the President message
the appropriate committees or to refer the whole sub
cct of the neutrality laws 10 an appropriate commee
and cared not whether it Of the estsbhed com
mittees Of the House select committee lie Was not
prepared to say what extent he would uphold the neu
tssty lnws Of the country AT proper time be might
ask leave of the House to what he wanted lie had
feebly attempted sustain the President of the United
States in the views he had taken, and yindicate the
honor of the flag of the country and In dong that he
felt that he had only done the duty which he owed to
himself and the constituents whom he had the honor to
represent sna
Mr POTTIE of New York, said that there was even
at this time feeling in regard to this transaccn
and that was feeling of satisfaction that Walker had
been arrested in his and that Commodore faudng
had yindeated the honor and dignity of the country,
which had been branded by the libustcr expeditions OF
the few years He ooncurTed with the President IN
the view which he had taken on this question, and al
though of the opposition he would endeavo 70 sustain
him as far as he could against his friends he then
proceeded enter his protest against hllibuserism and
the plan Of Mr. TmAYER of Massachusetts, for American
zng Central America trusting Ia God that the hast foot
of this earth had been Americanized in this way
Mr. SMITH of virginn, requested the gentleman 10
inform the House if be had ever known great country
that was not in favor of fillitusterings
Mr. PUT1IE replied that he had never known great
nation that Just nation and ready 70 recognise
the rights of both great and small nations
Mr. SMITH then inquired if he had ever known Just
nation? 8se -t
tionthat postery might know just nation and was
to that end that he insisted that the present generation
should set right example this question He would
ask the gentleman ii hc had known anatson thatwas
truly great that did not respect with more
the rights of weak nations than the rights OF It's peers
He had but utter his protest against TINS idea o
territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT by which he satisfied that
the country would ultimately fall by its own weight He
believed there not Iight-mndcd man In the House
who would not say every foot OF territory that had
been acquired had only tended to weaken the strength OF
the country. B
Referring 10 the OF Commodore Panldng, he held
that under the Of nations construed by high sense
Of the public honor he entitled only 70 land and
prevent Walker from abusing the privileges obtained Ivy
our flag had the right to go into portion OF Mica
rgua and unite with its citizens to prevent the evil In
tended against that country.
Mr. LAMAR, of Mississippi, di~ented from the views
his colleague Mir QtTnAs in reference TO the acts OF
Gen Walker and the Neutrality laws Of 1878 but
while he differed, he said that any proposition which
looked to the extension of southern institutions would
never fail to commend itsel 10 his cutip approval In
all the unhappy conflicts which had almost xnIlihascd
the affections the southern people their only demand
had been the constitution of common country and
they could now point record unstsiBod by wrong
That same record for truth, justice, honor, fidelity TO
contract and compact which marked ther inter
course with the sections Of country, fur
nised him with the hest rule OF acnn with refercnce 10
foreign countries whether the most powerful monaFche
of Europe the weakest neighborng republic Let good
faith be the rule Of conduct abroad He was for
American conquest it could be obtained with honor.
He would he could plant American liberty, surround
ed by southern institutions, upon every inch Of Cen
tral American soil As southern mxn, thoroughly i'm