The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-01-13
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a message from the President responding to
the resolution calling for information rela-
tive to the recent events in Central America.
On motion of Clingman, that part of the mes
sage and accompanying documents relating
to Com. Paulding, having reference to orders
of the Navy Department. was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
a message was received from the President
stating that he had received copy of the
Constitution of Minnesota. together with an
abstract of the votes polled for and against
it, and now laid it before Congress in the
manner prescribed by that instrument. Hav-
ing received only one copy he had transmit
ted that to the Senate.
A message from the President was received
in response to resolution whether the Gov
eminent of Nicaragua had made any COM
plant on account CT the arrest of Walker by
Paulding on its SOIL TIE President, through
the Secretary OF State, says no such COM
plant has reached the Department.
House went into committee Of the whole on
the state of the Union and the Presidents An
nual Message.
Kellogg said il ever President required
the supporting hands of his friends it was
now. Who conld tell which were admins
tration measures! Look to the Senate
There the Warwick of the party. in the pride
of his power. hurled defiance ut the admins
ton. The President entered upon the Presi-
dency with plethoric treasury which is now
bankrupt. The Central American question
Is pressing hard upon him, and the fillibus-
ters are about to overwhclm him. Besides,
there is tie Kansas question, which he is
pressing forward for the destruction of free
mems rights, and the Indignation hurled
back is sinking him. Utah is beyond con-
troll of the Government, and Brigham Young
is laughing him to scorn. Well may he
eyclainl from my friends ~
to Central American affairs, if the President
was direlict at all, it was because he did not.
with firm and steady hand. carry out his
instructions and prosecute Walker, while he
was within. our jurisdiction.
WASHINGTON, Jan 12-P
HoUsE-Ifaskinse explained u remark made
by him on u former occasion, namely: He
was in favor of national grand larceny; in
his argument he Intended to convey AN alter
native expression that that if Government
justified Walker, which he hoped it would
not, then it would be far better for Govern
ment to fillibuster in grand way. l was
jocose and fgurative in my expressions, and
did not seriously believe any gentleman seri
ously thought he favored grand larceny in
literal sense. Larceny was stealing personal
property, therefore could not be applicable to
Cuba or Central America. Ii the term was
appropriate to any party it must be to the
! their nighbor's personal property.
Thompson, in speaking of Walker, said,
after being brought here and released q
telon, lie suddenly became hero. From q
ruthless invader, guilty of robbery and plum
| der, he became Il Moses leading a nation from
! the wilderness into the land of Promise from
scourge; and OF course he became pioneer
OF good government and u beneficiary to his
| race. Gentlemen say that great wrong was
done by Paulding; that indemnity should be
| gi. en- Walker, and national vessel ought TO
| take him back. What did this mean! Ii in
Dictated diversity OF sentiment in this House
Walker was not pioneer in the civilization
OF which we are proud. Under semi barbar-
Gus policy which obtains toothold by force.
and holds it by trampling on rights of peo-
| pie, he was guilty of violating both the inter-
national law and the neutrality act of 1915.
Walker was never Il citizen of Nicaragua; if
so, where is the record Of his naturalization!
! He thought that the Administration was
| bound TO have Walker prosecuted for the vi
| olaton of those Jaws.
Tho President Is right i'm asserting Walker
| guilty. The mode of arrest Is Il matter OF
no CONSCIENCE whatever, under the circum-
stances, and while Nicaragua has not COM
| planned, whether the technical letter of law
was CONFIRMED to or not, the President is
| justified by international law, in his arrest OF
| WalSer.
SENATE.-The Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of the bill for the repeal of the act
of March 1856 authorizing the Secretary o.
the Treasury to change the names of vessels
in certain cases. Benjamin in showing the
necessity of the passage of the bill said he
had list of ninety-two vessels the names OF
which had been changed within eighteen
months. Thirty one OF Thorn had either been
lost ut sea or had been the mears of loss Of
life and property, and their names were
changed to deceive the public,
When vessels were rotten and unseawor-
tiny. He instanced the Central America
whose name was changed from George Law
One vessel had been condemned and hel
name changed three times, and she went tC
sea and was never heard from Afterwards
The bill passed.
The joint resolution to extend the time fol
the restoration of Naval officers affected by
the Retiring Board to April next, was passed
After executive session the Senate ad
journed.