The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-01-05
The Debate on ths Walker Resolution.


The following debate preceded 1he passage
of the Resolution ia the ii,nlse
Ciingin.-n said. This reflection won a
eonvlncc Gentlemen that the re>o.uJian should
be adopted. IL vas sufficiently broad 20
cover the entiIe ground, AMI the Pr.,iden.
would he likely Ia inform ,he House what
this nian WaiSes bad been doing. This wa,
matter OF great Importance winch the
House could u"t ovellook. Itinvolv we'd three
considerations 10 bring IL to their uo;ice. la
the first piace the rights of Walker and his
followers seized-w hether they were GRIM
nai or not is another question. 2ndly the
right- Of Nicaragua AMI Costa Ric,.. or who
even OWNS the Territory iavntlu,l. 3r,lly and
OF more i'm i'ortanee wlnehdid not depend on
either OF the two points Proceeding it APP
peared that one of our naval officers, wheth-
e. not by authority oftlas Presi lent, had
marched wlth body OF men INFO foreign
-. ..as1s $50 y, qngh, ANY, Walker aud lis
5 like every one that this was an act of war.
SUPPOSE Walker was "a bad man this did MT
jus lily the invasion of her soil by foreign
army Tor that purpose. This did not Justify
PauidIns Ifcivil war or rebellion was in
progress there, and our OTHERS SUPPRESSED It.
the triumphant party would not complaint
lie had uo doubt it in the revolution in P..ris
Anierican tro' p had interfered in behalf OF
bOutS idllcI WOuN llOJ nukc
com Planned Oh invasion.
Ri,chIe interpo>Ing said the act Of Pauld-
ding was Ju>tihable on the ground that Wal
ker Was a fugitive from criminal law. and
officers. bling dispatched had tie right to
arrest him ans " here.
Clingmun resuming remarked that he did
not coiicur with his friend. II fugitive go
into Canada. we would have the right TO
make demand 81 the foreign government,
TOR tnsr e
| territory the gentleman from Penns, lvaniu
could see it would involve Us in much
| Trouble.
Congress may authorize interference in the
Affairs OF a foreign couii.ry. but u Congress
| - tie war making powe-, our officers have
not the right to invi'de. n foreign country
! without aurhoiity: live pstify the inva-
sion OF Central america. .! Pudding. what
/ may not Great Britain do. il We can land
forces there and Interfere in, the affairs OF
thateonntry. Grvat Britain eau 10 the same,
II this be ret yiVlation oftke Clayton Bull
wer Treaty. what isl
The government OF the Umted States Is
bound to di~avov the act Of Packing.
| Were we % leave our nayAl officer with dis
crc,icn TO commit acts OF this description
The PrcsiIget himself cannot dc Il. and e.f-
ts,inly not his suDsriiAates.
Mr.. Clingmau had no doubt the Horsa
viii get the information speedily pcra,ss-
| 10 morrow.
Jones of Tenaessee said il was right that
TIA. Hss-a chon {, Ne ',,srfocd ofsifrl:a I'd I
relative TO she tit,ing out o the eXpe5frion
IN this country, 60 ss!i information respecJ'
ing ais tittsr ~ r-tprn. Voices that.
right. lets have q All.
Fau.krer NC we'd an amend mont tothe res
olution csllinE GA the President ~ commu
nIcate AL the facts and Information. which
rendered. IL probable that Wan. Walker we,
engaged last summer and autumn within tiis
limits of the United States ttsinz OCT mis-
itary expedition against the psoFie an ~ er.
ritory OF Nj rragua; also culias ~ MI 81
d rs. tier d . roc ions sddfsssId 70 Z
various N e.s VI the EpHgJlmcnt relative
thereto; tdgesiler with st.'ii >i5hur measure,
,,dopscd 70 ,arfess nsiitavy enterprises
aud 20 enforce tic nr0tEshty laws, en-
biacing Instruction. IL any, 70 Pauidia.
for tho arrest OF WaiseT, aud slowing how
it had been approved CT disavowed by gov
eminent.
John Cochran would have lie inquiry
made o i:.ciuds ali &c CIR ur,starlces he iins
; on this Important aifcStion. II was essential
20 know what was Walkers position in re
gard TO laws OF tie United States u hen hs
,eft mr. siorys. by what authority. he as
>unled To act. ant! whether his authority wa,
N ASSUMPTION against the lave OF the Uni
tel States. This wins as-in,p. rtant AZ wa.
his attitude III relation to the government
i,seli.
Savage said the House was not in a condi
, ton ut present To disci,sss the question will
justice TO tho country, the administration
anu our great interests such - no other Ma
i, ton Las there. Without being partisan O
Walker he wOuld say, the cause of whicl
Walker seemed to DO the rcpresentativ We
whether worthy or unworthy. deserved can
did consideration. IL WAS policy which loo,
ell TO interests great IN deep. as the ioun.la
ton of this goveTnmen..As TO the Clayt. n
= Bulger treaty, il was Infamous. He coul