The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-01-07
LONDON. Dec %
siOnal.
WASHINGTON. Jan G


HorsE-Glaney Jones from the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, reported a bill ofap-
preparation for the support of the Military
Academy.
Washburn, of H., from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill further to amend
act providing for better security to lives OF
passen gers on board steam vessels. Its con-
sideration was postponed to first Tuesday in
February.
Clinglnan, from Committee on Foreign At
fairs. reported resolution adopted, calling
on the President to communicate. if in his
opinion it is not incompatible with public
interests, the correspondence between the
Secretary of State and Paraguay and New
Grenada in any way affecting our differences
with those governments. Also between the
Secretary of State and Brazil relative to open
ing the Amazon and the negotiation of reci-
procity or other treaty, and all correspond
ence on the subject of our relations with
Spain not heretofore made public.
House went into committee of the whole
on the state of the Union.
SENATE-Hunter and Toombs asked, but
Senate refused to excuse them from serving
on the French Spoilation Bill Committee.
Senate proceeded to the consideration OF
Crittcnden's resolution in favor Of increasing
duties on imports, and substituting home for
foreign valuations.
WASHINGTON, Jan 6-PM
SESArE--Mr. Crittenden spoke as to the
necessity of the adoption of such a measure
He did not believe that the present law win
produce an adequate amount of revenue for
the support of government, and an Increase
of per cent on WOODEN and cotton would be
sufficient to afford the necessary protection.
Mr.. Fitch moved an amendment, taxing
all hank notes with discrimination against
the latter out of circulation.
On motion of Mr.. Clay, resolution and
amendment were tabled.
Mr.. Simmons presented q petition of Ed
win NJ. Chatter, praying an extension of his
patent for preparing India Rubber and the
application of it, without the use of the sol
vent.
Mr.. Pugh presented a petition from citi-
zens of Portsmouth, Ohio, for a charter of O
Natinal Bank for thirty years, with Il capital
of SOC, 000, 900, and an increase of the tariff.
HoUsE-Mr. Sickles wished to put on rec
ord his dissent from some of the positions as
sumed yesterday by gentlemen in debate. Ii
members had been in House of Representa-
tives convened by Walker in Nicaragua, they
could not have listened to sentiments more
in unison with the latter's theory of govern
ment, and more at war with our own than
they were compelled to listen to in this hall.
Il
unconstitutional and against the principles
of our people. But as he had read the his
tory of his country, he found the policy OF
that act was handed down from the days OF
Washington, and imbcdded in our statutes
from that 10 the present time, and had never
been dissented from by any administration.
or party. Had gentlemen forgotten that
Champion was dismissed because he commit
ted acts violativc of the neutrality laws! lie
L. ~ al. Ill
tanned the wisdom and firmness of the Exec
utive in the enforcement of the traditional
policy of the government not to permit our
own citizens or the representatives ofany for
eign power, great or small, to compromise
the neutrality of the United States in regard
| to nations with whom we arc at peace. We
have made treaties with various powers, in
which we have entered into stipulations based
on this very statute; that recently with New
Grenada, and also, "a rumor has it with Mic
lragua. lie was surprised to hear it asserted
that naval officers had not the right to go
out on the high seas to capture violators of
our laws. Had gentlemen forgotten our gov
crnment is in treaty stipulations bound to
maintain naval force for the purpose of ex-
ercising policy over all our seas to suppress
the infamous slave traffic.
This policy has been recognized by all adj
ministrations and all parties, and he never
heard it questioned before. Connected with
every such expedition. there was the question
ofinterest, and it would be an offense against
the good sense of the House to add anything
TO the argument so significant that the expe-
dition fitted out by Walker was to make
war, to take life and property within the
limits of Nicaragua with whom we had just
made treaty of aihity and friendship. In
simultaneously on the landing of the expedi-
ton acts of hostility were perpetrated; men
were shot down, and property was seized.-
No man would go further TO recognize the
right of American citizens to emigrate to for
eign lands. If they wished to 60 peaceably
| to Central America let them go. He desired
to see the isthmus Americanized; but such
expeditions as that of Walkers, and such
conduct, are not calculated to promote
the interests of our people, so far as they
are connected with the interests of Central
America. If the expedition was peace
full, as Walker informed Secretary Cass,
it would seem their ploughshares were
turned into swords, and their pruning hooks
into spears, with such quickness as to throw
suspicion on the sincerity of their profess
sions. The presumption always was in IA
vor Of an officer in performance OF duty at a
remote point, but this rule had been revers-
cd, and all charges against Paulding are ask
ed to be taken as admitted truths. He did
rot want Paulding's act to be regarded as a