New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-07

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M. Pugh also presented petition from OFT mems q
Portsmouth Ohio, praying ior charter os ne, oon
bank for thirty years, with csptsl u so"""''''''
After the transacticn OF some further br.ness q no
special Importance, the Senate alJourned'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MI CLANCY JONES, from the Committee %
Wnys and Means reported the bill Of appropriations
for The support OF the Military Academy.
Mr.. WASHBURNE Of INnois, from the Committee
on commerce reported ba 10 further amend The SCI
pro,ipg for the better security of the lives OF pas
sanger- on board steam vessels. lie con''deratc"
va po.tpoued TN the first TUESDAY of February.
MI CiINGalAN. from the Committee on Forelsn
A5sirs r.nor, I'd series of resolutions which were
sjopted ealing on the President TO communicate the
correspcndcncc between the Secretary oi N'se sonnr
Governments Of Paraguay and New -dranaus, ssy
pav affecting our differences with those
.lso between the Secretary of State ana Wszit TO
latiye TO the opening of the River Amazon sno tsS
negotiation OF reciprocity or other treaty snn al
correspondence on the subject OF our reauoS "'~
Spain not heretofore made pubic. -
The House went INTO Committee ~ the VINO" {"
the State of the Union on the Presidents mesSsgr.
Dir. SICKIES wished to put upon record MS dissei~
from some of the positions assumed Yesterday ol CRU
tleInen in debate. II members had been IN . b"ts~
OF Representatives convened by Gen Walker, IN clca-
ragua they could not have listened 10 sentiments more
in unison with the latter theory VI government aiu
more at war with our OWL than they we're cOinpcHe"
10 listen in this hall. They were told fha the Nru-
trality Act of 1918 was tutional, and ssaae
the principles of our people; but rs he had read the
history Of hi. country he found that the policy OF thae
act was handed down from the days OF Washington.
and embodied IN our statutes from tnat 20 tho
present time and has never been dssehteu rom of
any Administration or party. Had gentlemen forgot
ten that Mr.. Champion was dienll-stu peVausc ="
committed acts NioatiNe of the neutrah'! Iaws. re
had supposed that the whole country sas'"n..' '''
wisdom aud frmness of the executive 10 the enforce
ment of the traditional policy of the Government n
to permit our citizens or the representative OF
any foreign power, great or small IN compromlse 'ne
neutrality OF the United States with regard Ia nations
.itb whom we are at peace. Wa have insde
treaties with various Powers, IN when we ns<c
entered into stpulaons based on this very
statute one recently with Ne" Gransds anu an
other also az rumor has It, with NlcHaguss
lie wa. surprised to hear il asserted that Naval ON
CEN have not a right TO go out upon the hsh seas 10
capture yioators of our laws. iad gen'ieihso oso-
ten that our Government is in treaty stpuistionst U"
maintain Naval force for the purpose oil exercising"
police over all seas, and To suppress tne ihisuou,
Slave traffic This policy has been Recognized oy on
Administrations and AN parties and he never hesrdu
questioned before Connected with every Such eApe-
dtion was the question of intent: II would oc an
ohense against the good sense OF the House 10 adh
.nything to the argument, significant, Una" the eS
pedi,ion fitted out by Walker was to make war ma
lake life and property within the limits Of Nicaragua,
with whom had just made a treaty 0 amity ana
friendship. Instantaneously the landing Of the eS
petition acts of hostility perpeiratcdmen we're
shot down and property seized Every writer on in
teational law calls such conduct robbery and murder.
No would go farther than himself to recog-
nze the right of American citizens 10 eIni-
CRATE to foreign lands II they wished peseea-
bly, TO go to Central America, let them 60.
lie desired To the lsthmus Americanized But
such expeditions that Of Walker and such c0nduot.
are not calculated promote the interests Of poo
pie, far they connected with the Interests OF
Central America. Ii the expedition peace
full az Walker informed Secretary Cass II would he,
their plowshares turned into swords, and prupg
hooks into spears with such quickness AZ to throw
suspicion the sincerity OF their professions. The
presumption always in favor OF the conduct Of
the officer in the performance of duty at a remote
point but this rule has been reversed. and sil the
charges against Commodore Pauding asked 10 be
taken a. admitted truths He did not want PauldDgs
act TO be regarded as precedent There z no qus..
tion but that in technical point Of yier bis sSs was
illegal and that lac exceeded his Instructions But he
undoubtedly acted in accordance with what he be-
heves was the spirit OF his Instructions. having
a reasonable belief that the Government regarded
Walkers expedition rs unlawful.
Gentlemen must forget that Gen. jackson passed
into Spanish territory and arrested certain persons,
recalled in Disgrace. The President is fully alive to
the interests Of people with Central American
Republics, and the lsthmus, the highway of d large
portion of the commerce OF the world. lie has shown
every dspOs On tn further these interests by the cul
tiyaon OF kind and frateIa relations with these Gov
ernments with a view 10 Amercanze them ~ far A.
be can and to secure TO orr people all advantages
possible. Under these circumstances, was anything
but treason for 10 organize lawless expeditions.
add going there TO make republics with whom
are at peao,.
Mr. BLISS Of Ohio said he wished TO call attention
to another subject, which had deep interest In the
hearts of his cOuntrymen. He did not mean the irotb
and outlaws Of cities but the masses who Interested
in the perpeuation of our Institutions He meant To-
speak OF what IL commonly known as the Dred
Scutt " decision, which the President has indOrsed
and to which the official action Of the government
has been eOnformed. That decision he argued. VA
in utter disregard Of the rights of and the truth
laf hat nls.t.
tyrunts firm supporters Of law, he could feel
reverence for the Judges who descended from Heir
high positions TO crush liberty under the color Of the,
Constitution, Therein the double treachery ex-
ists Without a show of reason, and in face,
of all the authorities, that sectional. irresponsb ls.
and prejudiced body of Judges, trusting to their
irresponsbility, have sought TO overthrow the
laws. lie entered against the decision OF tbs
Supreme Court his indignant protest. He beloved
that Colds the common father, and made Of feel
all the nations to dwell the face Of the earth and
that Christ il the elder brother both Of the Ehopss
and Caucasian. A. a Democrat he believed in thu ,
equality Of all men before the awas o. Legislator :, -
stead Of discriminating against the weak he would
tend them; the strong can defend themsclyes-J ie
weak need a crop. BY ngd edcts under tina. ds e.
sisn large class Of citizens had been turned o Of
the Federal Courts and from the pnblc domain, and
deprived Of every constitutional right and gus -an-
ty. He concluded his argument by saying ths all
The citizens Of each State are not entitled toss I'M
munttier and privileges Of the several State-, be- are
citizens VI the United States.
Mr. HASkIN Of New-YOrk SAID that nj tho rop.,,
time he would go a. far any other pemb.r in fayos,
of the suspension OF the neutrality laws boa Aos fc,r
the reasons assigned by Mr.. Qutman yesrdisy Th.>
CT Of 1913 passed to meet Of the esssct az
before them. 1t is singular fact that in thai
very year AfbuthnOt and AiAbr-ter wore hurS, nv
Gen. jackson az high IaInsn. In his OPINION t,ss
conduct not more repehcnsble than tina. sot
Walker toward Government with whom va ve-, ei
peace. Many doubt the right Of Pudding t. ~ ;zr
Walker in Nicaragua but if there is ate -
with Nicaragua by which to protect the Z rnn-