The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-02-04

Thugs of India. DE inclined TO think that the
raising of volunteers would be the best mode OF
quelEng the rebellion; but whatever course
should be deemed best to pursue, he was in
favor of staying the march Of this prairie IRE,
and fighting it out at once, before it involved
the country in terrible confagration.
On motion of Mr.. Harris, of Illinois, the
Committee rose.
Mr.. Harris, of Illinois, from the Committee
on Elections, submitted report in the case of
the Ohio contested election, closing with the
following resolution:
Resolued, That it is inexpedient to allow
further time to take testimony in this case, as
asked for by the sitting member.
Mr.. Gilmer, of North Carolina, from the
same committee, submitted minority report
in the same case, concluding with the following
resolution
Resolced, That Lewis d. Campbell and
Clement L. Vallandigham be and they are
hereby allowed the further time of forty days
from the passsgeof this order, to take supplement
tary evidence touching the matters set forth in
the memorial Of Clement L. Vallandigham, con-
testing the right OF Lewis ID. Campbell as the
Representative from the third Congressional
district of Ohio in the Thirth.ffth Congress of
the United States.
The two reports, with accompanying docu-
ments, being arguments on the subject by the
contestants, were laid on the table and ordered
to be printed. The House adjourned.
Thursday, January %, 1858.
SENATE.
The Vice President laid before the Senate q
communication from the Treasury Department,
made in compliance with a resolution calling
for the amount of revenue collected in each
collection district for each of the years from
A. q ~ IL oanA
Also, a communication from the Department
of War, containing estimates for appropriations
to pay such part of the volunteer force opera
ting in Florida during the past year as yet re-
main unpaid.
tThe Secretary sends an estimate, that to pay
one organized regiment and ten independent
companies of mounted volunteers now serving
in Florida WIN require $685., 900; that the term
of service of this force is about to expire, and
if called into service for like term, that like
sum will be required
District Banks.-Mr. Slidell, from the select
committee to which was referred the resolution
of the Senate of the 18th of December last, to
examine into the condition of the corporations
or associations acting as banks of deposite,
discount, and issue, in the District of Columbia,
and the authority under which said corporations
or associations assume to transact the business
of banking, &c, submitted q report, accom-.
panied by bill to prohibit the issue of bank
notes by corporations, associations, or indivi.
duals, within the District of Columbia; and,
further, to prevent the circulstion'of bank notes
issued by any incorporated company or associa.
ton of individuals located beyond the limits of
the District of Columbia, of less denomination
than $50.
The Senate then proceeded to consider the
special order, being the bill to increase the
military establishment of the United States.
The question pending was the motion of Mr..
Toombs to strike out the first section of the
bill.
Mr.. Toombs was entitled to the floor, but
yielded for a few moments to enable Mr.. Hale
to make a statement in reply to an editorial ar
ticle in the Union Of this morning, challenging
the correctness of his statements in relation to
the expenses of the army.
Mr.. Toombs gave the reasons why he op-
posed the increase of the army. There was no
need of it on account of Indian hostilities, for
there had not been an embodiment of Indians
within this country, for twenty-five years
past, that was capable of fighting two thou
sand men. As for the Mormon troubles, he
deemed it ridiculous to suppose that Brig
ham Young was able to compete with three
thousand United States troops, and therefore
no necessity existed for an increase on that
score. He alluded to the remarks made yes
terday by Messrs. Iverson and Chandler, the
former of whom had said that, had it not been
for the troops, the Abolitionists in Kansas
would have been exterminated, and the latter
thinking that such would have been the fate of
the Border Rufians from Missouri Mr.. T.
said he would not enter into any controversy
upon that subject, but he would not vote to
give single man for the purpose of maintain
ing the peace of Kansas, whoever might hold
the power there. The history of forty centuries
had demonstrated that order maintained by reg
ular soldiers was despotism-a peace which
was only maintained by the use Of the army
was the cemetery of liberty. He would main
tain peace in Kansas on no such terms; he
would have order there at no such cost IF
freemen could not maintain peace among them.
selves, they were unworthy to exercise self.
government; they were not fit to be freemen.
A regular army had always been the instrument
of despotism and there was not despotic
Government in Europe to day which could
stand ninety days without it. He proceeded to
allude to the increasing cost of the army. When
Mr.. Calhoun was Secretary of War, he brought
down the expenses of the army to $273 per
man; now, estimating only the legitimate ex.
penses of the army, they amount to more than
$1,000 per man each year. He was opposed
to the Federal soldiery, except 80 far as was
absolutely necessary for the common defence.
The last soldiers that were seen in Georgia
came there to help the Indians against the
whites and he hoped that the sole of the foot
of another Federal soldier would never again
press the soil of Georgia.
Mr.. Stuart remarked that the hour had ar.
rived for the consideration of the other special
order, on which the Senator from Maryland
Mr.. Pearce had the floor, and he moved that
that be taken up; which was agreed to.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
joint resolution directing the presentation of q
medal to Commodore Hiram Paulding.
Mr.. Pearce said that the attempt to deny 80
notorious fact as that the expedition of Gen.
Walker was of a military and unlawful charac.
ter was calculated to remind q person of the
ingenious work of Archbishop Whately, in
which it was attempted to rebuke the prevalent
spirit of incredulity, by bringing forward his.
toric doubts not only as to the more marvellous
exploits of Napoleon Bonaparte, but even O. to
the very existence of such a man. 1t seemed
to him that the grand jury of New Orleans,
In writing tgnoranaus on the bill of indictment
against Walker, had by that word expressed
their own character. He could not see how
any man could have any sympathy with Walker,
who was a mere dreamer, q visionary, whose
ideas belonged not to modern times and the
present state of civilization, but to the periods
of the Norsemen and Vikings, when might
made right, and predatory incursions were re.
garded as fashionable and proper. Mr.. P.
went on to defend the act of Commodore Paul
ding, and argued that we were entitled to
consider the territorial sovereignty of Nicara-
qua as waived, SO far as the removal of Walker
was concerned, and that Pauldng was entirely
justified in his conduct; or if he had commit
ted an error at all, it was not q grave error,
but the mallest fractional part of An error He