The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-01-14
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SuHNNry ", 1000.
Sennter-On motion of MIR. Seward, q resn.
luton wks, adopted that the petition of MIR.
Mnilluid. which was presented yesterday, 10
transmitted tosthe Secretary of State for the
consideration of tile President. Th. petition
sets forth vnrious grievances inflicted upon Mr.
Mailinrd. an American citizens, by British civil
officers aud others. in ireland, by which he
claims to have had n large number of valuable
cutie taken from him by mob.
Mr.. Fcssenden introduced the French SpoIia.
tion bill, nnd moved its reference 10 u Select
Committee Of seven.
After debate, the motion wns agreed TO, and
Messrs. Crlttenden, Collamer, Toon,bs, HamIin,
Hunter, Davis and King were appointed said
committee
Mr. Sli.lell introduced bill umen ndatory of the
coinage act, relative to the haf-dolur and smaller
silver coins.
Mr.. Gwin submitted resolution. which lies
over, IiIstructing the Committee on Foreign Re-
iaiions to inquire into the expediency Of provid-
ing by law for the appointment of a Minister
Plenipotentiary to Japan.
Homse Of Represemtatiuea-The House went
into Committee Of the Whole on the State of
the Union, the Presidents Annual Mes
sage.
MIR. J. Clancy Jones. III the House, submitted
n series of resolutions referring the various
branches ot the Message to the appropriate COM
mittecs.
Nj Qutman moved an amendment referring
that part OF the message relative to tho enforce
incnt of the neutrality laws To Il select committee
Of five members.
Mr.. Stephens cnncurrcl almost entirely with
the argument Of MIR. Quitman. lie wished this
matter inquired into by some committee who
would report.
Nlr. keitt said the President has asked to have
an army and navy To punish citizens of the Uni
ted States on the high seas aud on foreign soil.
D!a he want an army and navy to prevent the
sailing Of an expedition from our shoresl We
have already an army and navy for this purpose.
Then for what purpose does the President want
additional forces? Is it to follow the expedition.
ists on the water, aud arrest them III n foreign
lands To do that, the whole neutrality law
must lie perverted.
If the President had the right to make seiz-
urcs in foreign land he has the rgh, of des-
pot rs commander in chief of tho army and navy.
u mem can he captured us these were, they must
be captured for no offence. The pursuit Of any
expedition beyond three miles from land is un.
lawful, und its capture on fpreign soil is also
unlawful, and rs the gentleman from Georgia
(Mr. Sttphens) sad it is robbery TO do it. lie
did not know what position the Administration
occupies. lie believed that Capt. Chatard in
sight OF Punta Arenas allowed the discnbarka.
ton Of W aIkcr's men, because he had not the
power TO prevent it, and that officer was recalled in
disgrace.
But Commodore Pauding at that very spot
sc"' HIS men on shore TO capture Walker and
his men, and he is not Yet involved in disgrace
a singular state of affrs-Chaiari dispraced
for not doing what was done by Paulding, who is
retained,
Mr.. J. Clancy Jones read n portion of the
message, TO show that the President only asked
the employment Of an additional force in case Of
necessity, to execute the laws OIL the statue
books, and for tile falfiIiment of n treaty IN
which the fni,h of the Government is already
pledged relative to the prot cction of the Istbmus
of Panama and Transit route and the enforce
ment of the neutrality laws.
Mr. Grow was pleased to see such feeling
manifested on the other side of the House against
executive encroachmcnts OH the rights of our
citizens. lie asked that the rule applied to the
sea be applied to the land, for the army during
the last two years had been employed in Kansas
perpet"ating outrage and injustice OH the rights
guaranteed to every freeman.