The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-16
Congregational The Pirate walker
Spicy Dibate In the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 5.
Mr.. j. CLANCY Jones, in the House, sub
mitted a series of resolutions referring the
various branches of the message to the ap-
pr0priate standing committees. lie expressed
the hope that they would be adopted
forthwith, as the message had been before the
country near month.
Mr.. Chatard thought they had plenary
power and ample instructions for the course
they deemed proper to pursue.
Mr.. Lovejoy said If the neutrality laws
needed change he would vote for it, He
protested against this attempt to ele vate
into honor a buccaner, murderer and a
pirate as for the fact, they had authority
from the President, who says that Walker
IS fugitive from justice, and has escaped
from justice and escaped from Jail, and now
they were asked tn bow to the magnanimity
of the criminal who yielded to the officer
Laughter Great magnanimity indeed,
when man can't help himself Laughter
That was done under the police arrange
ments every day. If they had to bow to
every such man as hero, they would soon
exhaust their power of admiration. Laugh
teri If Com. Panldng had hung him WAL
kerr at the yard arm, he Lovejoy) would
have bonored him for it. This is the treat
ment Which such pirates ought to have held
out to them. He entered his protest against
clothing man with heroism and making him
martyr when he is simply rascal. [Ex-
cessive Laughter.l
MIR. Stanton said he understood the set
tied rule of international law to be, that ev-
cry nation has the right to pursue its crimi-
nails on the high seas, and arrest them
wherever found under the flag, and when it
can be done legitimately under any other
flag. The President says in his message
that Walker escaped, and it was On that
ground that his arrest was made.
A long debate ensued. Mr.. Crittenden at
tackled the neutrality laws, denying that the
laws of nations requires independent States
to retain their citizens from making hostile
agg ession over other States.
Mr.. Keith said the pursuit of any expedi-
ton more than three miles from land was un-
lawful, and its capture on foreign soil was
unlawful
Mr. Clancy Jones said the President only
asked the employment of an additional force
in case of necessity to execute the laws and
the enforcement of the neutrality laws.
Mr.. Stevens denounced the arrest of Walk
er as an outrage unjustifed by even the SEM
bance of law PREPARATION and restitution
should be made. Walker and his men should
be put en- board national ship and returned
to where they were before the outrage was
committed.
Mr.. Bocock believed that Com. Paulding
had acted illegally, but maintained that we
have unlimited power to use the army and
navy on the ocean.
Mr.. Grow was pleased to see much feeling
manifested on the other side of the house
against executive encroachments on the rights
of our citizens. He asked that the rule ap-
piled to the sea be applied to the land, for
the army for the last two years had been
employed in Kansas, perpetratins outrage
and injustice on the rights guaranteed to ev-
cry freeman.
Mr.. Maynard trusted that this question
would be discussed on its intrinsic merits,
separated from Kansas, Utah, and all others
SENATE. On motion of Mr.. Seward, res
olntion was adopted that the petition of Mr.
Willard, which was presente yesterday, be
transmitted to the Secretary of State for the
consideration of the President.
The petition sets forth various grievances
inflicted upon Mr.. Millard an American cti-
zen, by British civil officers and others in
Ireland, by which he claims to have had
large number of valuable cattle taken from
HIM by mob.
Mr. Fessenden introduced tho French
spo!iation bill, and removed its conference to
a select committee of SEVEN
After debate the motion was agreed to-
and Messrs. Crittendcn, Collamer Toombs,
Hamblin. Hunter, Davis and King, were ap.
pointed said committee.
Mr.. SlidcIl introduced bill amendatorv to
the Coinage Act, relative to the half dollar
and similar silver coins.
Mr. Given submitted resolution, which
lies over, instructing the Committee on Fer
eign Relations to inquire into the expectancy
Of providing by law for the appointment of
Minister Plenipotentiary t. Japan.
Nh. Blown beng still too i'll t, resume his
speech on Ksnsas affairs, the Senate, after
transacting some business of no public i'm
portance, adjourned