The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-01-19

rsrs, and entered his dissent from them
The President dared not defend. while he
endeavored to palliate this outrage to an
American Senate. After examining some
of the grounds upon which that palliation
was attempted, he said the President as
| sumed a question now before the legal tri-
bunals of the country. He assumed that
the neutrality laws had been violated, and
| it was his business to enforce them. Mr.
| Toombs denied that there was any proof
that such WAS the case bat admitting, for
the sake of argument, that this were true,
what right has the President to use the
army and navy all over the face of the
earth? This was usurpation of authority,
not only in derogation of law, but in derog-
alton of his oath of office. He must get the
authority of law to use any extra Terrific
rial jurisdictin whatever. But in this case
one law has been violated for the purpose of
vindicating another. Governor Kossuth
was in the Senate chamber to show himself
years ago. That gentleman was driven
from power by Austria and Russia and
came here after material add to replace
himself. That was just the case of Walk
er; and while one was glo1ifed the other
was villifed. As to the letter of
Paulding, the coarse brutality of that cor
respondence must be admitted by every hui
man being. Itnot only totally unified him
to be the commander of ship, but even to
be its cabin boy.
Mr. Doolittle, (opp,) of Wis. understood
| that is would be a cause of war by Nicara-
t qua against this country if an expedition
was unlawfully set on foot against her
, The President was q much bound to main
| tain the faith of treaties as any law of the
, country.
5 Mr. Mallory, (adm.) of Fla, INDICATED
the character of Commodore Paulding, and
alluded to his revolutionary ancestry, but
did not preteud to palliate this act. If
such acts were permitted to be commit
: ted by naval officers, in a very short time
this country would be involved in hostilities
, with foreign nations. If you send naval
l captains to stop fillibustering, with loose
t instructions. they will understand them as
: seamen not as jurists. He understood that
: the Administration had detached Chat
e ard because he did not arrest Walker. II
| he is punished for not doing that act, we
5 ought to applaud Pauldlng for doing it.
Mr. Douglas, (opp.) of ILL.,, returned the
compliment of Mr. Brown. who had said he
admired his (Douglas) pluck for expressing
his opinions. He Douglas) found he was
getting into good company, and beating up
recruits faster than Walker. He (Douglas)
thought itwould be found after while that
: they were all of the same party and were
not to be accused of faction because they
4 happen to differ from the President in some
of their views. Some strange things hap
pen now days. Even the Senator from
New York was supporting the administra-
ton and defending it from the attacks of
t Democrats.
Mr. Seward said that the President had
announced that Walker had not only viola
ted the laws of the land but the higher law,
and he (Seward) would be recreant to his
duty Us an advocate of the higher law, if he
did not support the President. daughter. }
Mr. Douglas thought the higher law very
we'll in its place, but not in executing the
neutrality laws. He would rather look at
I the statutes of the United States, and see
where the authority was for the President
Il to use the army and navy. The law OF
1918 defined the jurisdiction to extend one
marine league from the coast. and the gov
eminent had no authority to make an arrest
beyond that distance. He was in favor OF
=, giving the neutrality laws fair, faithful
= and rigorous execution. This is govern.
:, ment of law, and let US stand by the laws
n and execute them, whether we like or dis
= like them, so long as they stand on the stat.
ute book. He had no sympathy for fill
It clustering. Its tendency is to defeat the
very object we have in view-namely, ex
II pansion of the area of freedom. He was il
n favor of the expansion of this country, bu
h in lawful and regular manner. He wa:
re not willing to send out naval officers will
vague instructions, fillibustering all ove1
e the high seas under the pretence of putt ms
c. down fllibustering. He had opposed tn,
d Clay ton Bulwer treaty because he did no
II wish to bind the country not to do tina
o which it might be necessary for it's safety
], to do--that is, to annex those territories on
e ly half the distance to California and on thu
- direct road.
It Mr. Pearce though the debate premature
Nothing had been read but the MESSAGE
al They did not know what light the instruc
II tons would throw on the subject. He be
is lieved that the expedition of Walker from
:, the United States was a fragrant violation
of the laws Of the United States, and tina
"a the President did nothing but his duty il
lei authorizing the naval forces to prevent tina
a expedition from attacking people will
whom we are at peace. He believed that i
was due to the character of the nation tina
N such steps as that should be taken to pu
,e down these marauding expeditions, which
n, bring disgrace on the country.
" SUPREME COURT.
= The following opinions have been deliv
oroJ b,r +b;c tr,hupoi.