The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-29


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Mr. HALE rose to make a ssAssarpt II ~sts. n the
form OF q personal explanations. n h.a ssa~uks day ts
fore yesterday the army bil hs hsd c~ie the sats
ton Of the Senate 20 the exprn~< of ths sfmy "h~h
annually increasing and he notse~d th.i hss state
ments had been made the subject cf editorial eosnsnsn
in newsFa,rr printed in this city called ue .sWs~sing
Unon which lac believed was she organ Of ths 81
mistraton the supreme Court. aud ih~ s>
vention. Laughter He did not otten ""sA~ such -
tacks when they related merely 10 hmsOf ssssAy but
this had reference TO the public servis he wcuhi ns
extracts from official documents 20 xuat1sn his ~
ton He first read extract fosn the AFtiea~ la the
Union referred TO- to the effect that his ssAt~aens
either originated ia inexcuSabls snorsnoe a tbs sn5es
In hand disregard of truth and msAi That The
editor went in column OF twssidle whtch he sup
posed intended for w.t. but which would have so ~
explained before anybody could where the joks
and had concluded by saying that the senator had made
slight mistake Of five millions Of dollars thc exInss"
of the army for the past were Dny twenty or m
lions instead of twenty six mion and cd that amount
fourteen millions the regular peace exTcn~ f the
| army, and the other were asked ior to meet
| an extraordinary exigency Mr. H. then read The eA
tracts from documents, where the expenses for the
army fortifcatons, and Military Academy pat
down at $l9 426 1870 Al and the deficiency asked fof
by Thomas s. Jesup, quartcrmastcr general &c. 10o
900 and should operations be carried ON from the la
cic an increase would bo required over that SUM Mr.
H. said that having the figures upon his side he would
leave the wit to the editor
Mr.. DAVIS remarked that the senator from New
Hampshire fell into the Of charging everything 10
the expenses of the army The amounts expended for
Notifications formed part Of the expenses Of the army
any than the Capitol extension the Washington
aqueduct.
Mr. HALE replied that he simply wanted to vindcste
himself before the country for the Of those figures
which he had obtained entirely from official docu
ments.
Mr. DAVIS said he had no disposition to enter into the
controversy between the senator and the editor of the
Union :" all he wanted put the army In its true
position
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to In
crease the military establishment of the United States
the question pending being the motion Of Mr. Tooxn
to amend the bill by striking out the first section
Mr.. TOOMBS gave the reasons why he opposed the in
crease of the army There need of it account
Of Indian hostlities, for there had not been an mbod
ment of Indians within this country for twenty five years
past that capable Of fighting two thousand As
for the Mormon troubles ho deemed it ridiculous to sup
pose that Brigham Young able to compete with three
thousand United States troops and therefore necess
y existed for an increase on that score He alluded to
the remarks made yesterday by Messs. IvKRsoN and
CHANDLER the former of whom had said that had not
been the troops the aboitioniss in Kansas would have
been extermnated and the latter thinking that such would
have been the fate of the border rians from Missouri
Mr. sad he would enter into any controversy upon
that subject but he would not vote to give single
for the purpose of maintaining the peace of Kansas who
ever might hold the power there Tho history OF forty
centuries had demonstrated that order maintained by
ular soldiers despotsm peace which was only
maintained by the Of the army the cemetery Of
liberty He would maintain peace in Kansas such
terms he would have order there at no such cost If
freenien could not maintain peace among Themselves
they unworthy to exercise self-govemment they
not fit to be freemen regular army had always
been the instrument of despotsn and there was not
desoc government in Europe to-day which could stand
ninety days without it, He proceeded to allude to tho
| increasing cost of the army. When Mr.. Calhoun was
Secretary of War; he brought down the expenses of the
army to 1878 per now estimating only the legiti
| Tf he thew a m han
81 600 per each year He opposed to the fed
cra sodier except far absolutely necessary for
the defence The last soldiers that were seen
| in Georgia there to help the Indians against the
whites he hoped that the sole of the foot of another
federal soldier would again press the soil of Geor
| gia s,aa
! Mr. STUART remarked that the hour had arrived for
the consideration of the other special order which the
senator from Maryland Mr.. PIARcE had the foor and
ho moved that that be taken up; which agreed to.
| COMMODORE PAuLDINa.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the joint
luton directing the presentation Of medal to Commo
dore Hiram Pauldng. H#t9t HtA
Mr. PEARCE said that the attempt to deny so noto-
rous fact that the expedition of Gen Walker Of
a military and unlawful character calculated to
mind person of the ingenious work of Archbishop Whate
ly in which it attempted to rebuke the prevalent
spirit of nceduy by bringing forward historic doubts
not only to the marvellous exploits of Napoleon
Bonaarte but even to the very existence Of such
man. 1t seemed to him that the grand jury of New
| against Walker had by that word expressed their
character. He could not see how any could have
any sympathy with Walker, who mere dreamer, a
visionary, whose ideas belonged not to modern times and
present of civilization but to the period of the
Norsemen and Vikings, when might made right, and
predatory ncursOns regarded fashionable and
proper Mr. p went to defend the act of Commodore
Pauldng, and argued that entitled to consider
the territorial sovereignty of Nicaragua waived 30 far
the removal of Walker concerned and that Pauld
ing entirely justified in his conduct or, If he had
committed at ALL it not grave error but
the smallest fractional part of He would not
vote to give him medal for that not the sort Of
service for which medals ought to be given but he had
his hearty thanks and doubtless the thanks of the
of the people Of the country
Mr. sL1DELL expressed his purpose to vote for the
amendment of the senator from Mississippi Mr. BRowN,
disavowng and disappearing Of the act of Commodore
Pauldng and when that adopted he hoped the joint
resolution would be laid the table, because the Com
mtee on Foreign Relations had made elaborate report
upon the subject and the discussion premature at
this time He remarked that he entirely dsapproved Of
the act of Pauldng and he hoped the President would
recall that officer if he had not already done At the
same time Mr. s. declared that he entertained equal
ly decided disapprobaon of the and motives Of
Gen. Walker. He had confidence in him either Ms
soldier statesman for his past had shown him
to be equally incompetent in the cabinet and in the
field q t.a.
MIR s. then informally submitted amendment to
the bill reported by the Committee Foreign Relations
the effect of which is to authorize the President to
twelve months provided he shall afterwards commun
cate to Congress the therefor
The further consideration Of the joint resolution was
| pasfr mi AIRY q and il made