The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-01


a that ti1ne bsl would tias il be ae the special
.0uler for Thursday next AT ! q csosk.
Mr. BENJAMIN objected to sslsA a cVufse
Mr. To0Mfss expressed ~isi tslai Mr. DsSgAnrs wOula
vndraw Ais oresrion- II the subject ap he
tSught il setier At a. s1"zd oaGae al ace, and he
M BENJAMIN withdrew Mis- objection in com iAhee
Win Tie wishes ID ME. Tooass A1sa the resolution
made tne special oElsE tor Thursday nexs at O clock
Mr. SEWARD Submitted The following resolution
which was read and referred 70 the COMMITTEES Patents
snd the Palsni Ofices
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On motion By Mr SEWARD.
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The following bids were introdaeea and appropriately
Bg Mr. TRrMBUn A bun to regulate prnctioe in the
bin % a,stla4n che courts Of the United States
is.ne wits "a pandnnaa
ny Mr. WILSON A han for the relief Of James P.
Cook
PAY % rms Navy
Mr. MALLORY gave notice that GA wednesday morn
ing daring the morning aodr e should ASK the Senate
10 consider the hin increasing the pay OF the nxE lie
tFelersd calling IL up IN the morning hour s mot ID
Interfere with special orders
Mr. GWN called up iur consideration the resolution
bittad by him the lsth instant relating 10 the ale
CATIONS OF fraud Ia the proposed purchase u ste for
civilizations the north side q the bay q sAn Fran
cisco.
NJ STUART moved % amend tins Restitution by strik-
ing ont so much relates 20 sending fcr persons and
papers which agreed 20, and the resolution passed
ia ss amended form.
Mr. SHIELDS asken ihe Indulgence Of the Senate 10
take up til which related b the affairs Of Minnesota
and which he thought would take up but little time
The bill having buen taieu mp Mr. s. submitted
substitute r the original bill ~sich passed and the
ldl 30 amended read An act To confirm certain
ehtries herssese allowed under The act entitled An aet
Masking appropriations for the service OF the Post oioe
Department during The fiscal year ending the seth June,
lS56.
ORDER On rrsIxns
MI HUNTER moved that the Senate proceed % the
consideration Of the Indian appropriation bill
Mr. SIIDEi.I hoped that the ldll would not be taken
IN tr it wuuld .aot prvbably be disposed OF clock
and THAI hon ha been assigned or the consideration Of
the bill for facilitating tbs negotiations for the acquisition
Of Cuba.
Mr. DO0LGTIT-E ncrainded the Senate thai the sena-
ton from Vermont MIR FooT had been awarded the floor
rs ay upon lbs subject Of ihe conduct Of Com pauling
In arresting William Walker and his followers
Mr. HUNTER had desire 10 interfere with that sen
afof and therefore withdrew his motion but he gave
netoe that he should renew it MIR. Foor had
concluded
The senate then proceeded to the consideration OF the
following resolutions which reported the last
session by Mr. MssaS ron the Committee Foreign
Ielatinns
Erd further provisions Of hs necessary ennir
Sat1ty President arrests sna be made
h h r OF aff committed aaiasi The ac cted Az Ati ~
hr sc fr te fIulaineu 81 san crimes agasf the
Uea stia aud 70 repeal the seas therein mentioned approved
i.1 r, The ptac. where walau walker and his Followers
we've being the HE uaed slairs
"a but, 81 the
ray x sae IL aar AHA the United cnzenz
tere wi hAe intent no eau ir further eva
pass sithout rsnnrk.
Mr. FOOT moved to stake out the second resolution
and insert in lieu thereof the ioIowing
Resolved Tlat The nFre of wlphr fsiouers
ssAel AAeaa laaae e her banett and II larsunnee
pressed eGiaa the carrying q uniA~fa An4 fa
aaa int ncsass given by authority
Flag Officer Hiram rAuIIing who made ihn
neny zqrssA and aonrDendaieh has country
Nj r. said that this RESOLUTION reported by the
mites Implied eersuFe Com Panldirg and he could
not f,r such q resolution though IL
panied with declaration that impeachment OF the
purity and patriotism q his motives inteaded On
the contrary he approved and commended the act, and
I've doubted not the vast majority OF the great masses Of
the American people approved and commended il Also.
What he did not like that this act Ind been eharac-
terixad AZ a'grave error the part OF Com. Paul
ding He objected 10 the assertion that that l4cer
ceedcd his Instructions, and 30 the assumption that he
landed his sailors and marines the coast Of Nicaragua
the purpose Of making upon whatever military
force he might find in ibe country matter from whence
they came He proceeded TO show that Com Pagldng
taking into view nil the circumstances under which he
acted acted within the spirit and scope OF hs instrnc
tons and within the law in arrasting Walker and has
command and bringing them tho United States The
circumstances ii the cass notorious 10 all IT
we'd known that Walkers expedition got OH In spite ot
al the Efforts Of the government 10 prevent H. He got
OF under false ygetencas and with false and forged
manifest seceiring the house officers Mobile
and New Orleans His offence against the laws OF the
United States complete, and it WAS repeated
and aggravated offence.
Under the instructions given 30 the naval officers,
Com Funding deemed il TO be his duty to prevent this
wul expedition from carrying out its object and he
did SO. The objection bad been made thai he invaded
the territorial rights Of Nicaragua in doing Nobody
but Nicaragua had right to complain Of such invasion
And did she complain So far from complaining, she
returned her thanks fr what she regarded friendly
act The anly qaiitac that could he raised thai
Paading made she arrest the land the water.
instead Of the water the land which very
trifng and homeopathic difference The act OF pre-
Tennl thc,a from landing would have been Just much
invasion af the territorial rights OF Nicaragua
moving them after thsy had landed II equally an
invasion Of sovereignty icr any citizen of foreign gov
erent set his loot upon sodl with friendly puT
pOse The emergency III the occasion sanctioned and
insi6cd the act and Mr. surprised that any
shold he found question the legality OF the act Tor al
least Justice ard humanity who should stop to
inqare whether IL was done within the very stctness
and letter II his instructions lie did not propose to 30
flT as 10 give Coma Panldng medal ANY rrtraor-
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