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XXxvTiI CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
WASHINGTON, June !, 1858.
SENATE.

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MIR. Hunter introduced resolution that {
the executive shall instruct the heads Of de-
rartments to confne their estimates for the !,
next fiscal year within the limits Of Sc ,0OO.-
600 :
The naval Appropriation bill was discussed, g
and the appropriation Of 500, 000 for the
Pensacola dry dock stricken out.
Mr.. Mallory of Fla, from the naval com
mitter. reported an amendment for the con- !
struction of ten new sloors-of-war, at an az
prepnte cost of 81 200 600.
Mr.. Bell of Tenn. supporting the PROPOSE
ton. made some sarcastic remarks, asking
where were the war spirits who excited us 50
mucha few DAYS ago. Where was the Senator
from Georgia (Mr. Toonbs) who had wanted
a war with England any time within these
ten wears past? where was the Senator from
Illinois Sir. Douglas whose bill, to clOthe
the President with extraordinary power, lies
on the table? where was the Senator from
New Hampshire CHR. Hale), who could not
agree with the wise and moderate counscls of
the chairman of the Foreign Committee (Mr.
Masonry These war spirits have lett no |
margin for any Senator following in their |
wake, except to resolve that the President |
shall give orders to capture the whole Brit |
ish navy. His (Bell's) course was to pre-
pare gradually and silently for a contest,
should it ever come, with that great and ar
rogant power, but never to use bravado.
Mr.. 'roombs of Ga. replied in the same
strain rs his former speech that the United
| States can whip the world.
Mr.. Hammond Of $ c., did not entertain
this as Il war measure, but as a measure in
dspcnsably necessary for our interest as
great commercial nation. lie felt these in
suits in the Gulf as if he had been stricken in
the face He could not be content with a.
mere apology, and hoped that our force in the
Gulf will, either with or without orders, cap
ture or sink one OF the offending vessels.
Mr.. Douglass of H., considered that they
should first decide what they were going to do
respecting British outrages, before saying
what they will do with the navy. Are the
Senate willing to confer power on the Execu-
tive to avenge and repel the outrages, by re-
wing, as his bill now on the table asks, the
North Eastern act OF 1859. Ii they are ready
to meet the question of British aggression,
do it on its own merits.
Mr. Wade of Ohio made forciblc speech,
asking The Senate to pause ere plunging into
Il war, which would be Il war of extermina-
ton ofone or the other power lie conclud-
ed by moving that twenty slOops instead OF
ten be built
: Mr.. Seward of y. Y. explained his course
in the recent war debate He was not one Of
those who was willing to intimate that any
expla nation could be given short of total
abandonment of the right Of police on the
S seas, and he had 50 expressed it in his remarks.
: lie had no idea that the British government
will sustain or sanction tho outrages If they
do, then it is time to meet and redress them.
. The Senator from Illinois has made an at
D tempt, by bill, to anticipate the reply from
a Great Britain; but the country and Congress
is against that proposal, and it lays upon the
table. He (Scward) had wished with con-
3 trary view, to extend the session TILL expiana-
!. ton can De had or the country put IN an
q aggressive attitude, II heeu De- lHeSc 'eh
sloops-oi-War cannot ne taken is war ihe''
y sure. Ihey aud put hundred guns 70 tnt
a Navy, lie agreed Win inc senator IRON ua:
that the country was never In a better atti-
|. tude ior war than now, either for defence OF
=. aggression we began the revolution wlth'
l. OUT an army OF navy ana we comhien me-, tnc
laSt war win total revenue Oh Si o
:. whlie today we can nave ?so'ooo'ooo. we
have all the elements OF defence. ana no lon
L ger that weakness when invites insult Cui
II Our national character ior mouera'lon
n coihiiIi'ti''o no ilJustice' ana submitting u
~ ~ WRONG Is stronger Inah were cesar
rUnI on .ne lia.iis o' IT,, rnirsaiia' or enah
navy 'l NW., wouiu ever Si 'lle "eIman ocean.
l. MI iisoh VI Mass Wou!u 'o'e sinai
II p hnI ihcrt"se vi 'ne Na'y' sCou aea
, i''u peei EAU iloW, as 'lerc was peiorc ioI
) iier wars upout Weakhess Tor war WIN
l. England put England mas given a Guaran'
Is VI peace lnash1 1ono as sne mas terri.ofy mort
~ .L US covering Sooo square miics' Wi.h only
tnreG millions Oh Pgopie, when IN SIX months
woulu DC ours nc calied on 'he country t'
Is TIo '.icsi aiools " prevent t"t hiVc-'rauc