New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-01

Mr.. MALLORY. from the Naval Committee, made
Navy. Wv N''' '''
Tne report says hat Eng sh experience has demon
fuated TIE inutilrJ of ssitog ships Of war. They
now obsolete. s,ils being a Inere auxiliary to
steam. The important positinp of the CuI of Mexico
rendes II evident thsi our next na val battl. will be
there, os oil the Misss,ipp conn cree passes through
the nairos otarIe between the shores oi Florida aud
Cuba, which SIX heavy ps could bridge by signaling
each other every twenty mina,es so that nothing
could escape. Any European power could supply
suoh bridge without neakenDg It's ordinary feet
The report recommends that every ship of the United
States Navy should be the best that be Goa.
tructed.
MI BIGLER Pa Introduced the following imoor
tant resoutop askiog ts consideration tomorrow
4s early ss possible:
Rspsd As It is the opinion of the Senate IL the creation
Sfs sise ros dset in ne Of ras T. incons.ten with the
Ri9y % 20 ns nee H.
CoDes should proceed without delay TO eadu't the
only meet the deficit In tho caent
10 immediate cancellation"
Mr. SLIDELL attempted TO bring up the Caba
question, and after diecusson as 10 whether prece-
dence should be awarded to it or Mr.. Hunters Indian
Appropriated bil
Mr. SEWARD expressed the readiness Of himself
ard party 10 meet the gentlemen either. BJta,
however, were oveuidden by the previous arrange
mept that MIR. Foot should have the aoor on Walker
Pauldng. aud the Neutrality laws.
Mr. FOOT commenced by offering, a substitute
10 the Committee report, aud to the Presidents
statement, tba; ComuiOc Paulding committed q
grave error, resolution to the effect that Pauld.
ing rescued Walker, and bis followers, Nicaraguan
soil for the benefit OF Nicaragua, and with her assent
since thankfully expressed that he (Pa1ldinp is en-
titled the commendaOn OF mis- country. Fac ground
that he Foot took, tb At Walkers expedition b.
ing illegsl, and so considered by the Government,
PauldDg acted commercially, and within the spirit Of
his Instructions, in suppressDg 1t, inasnuch ss onr
jurisdiction follows the flag wherever it Oats and all
under it are responsible thereto.
Tf,ai ituftn al nd
and nsnIer Of executing his orders must necessarily
be left to circumstances. lie did the very thing ne
was ordered 70 do broke up an unlawful expedition,
saved Nicaragua from rapne aud bloodshcd. and sus'
tanning the honor OF his country. Chatard did wrong
In not preventing Walkers forces frOmlanting, Paud'
ing did right in removing them whea they had landed
Besices to interfere Sith tnem within waters OF san
Juan bay would have been as much an infringement
of the jurisdiction OF Nicaragua as arrestDg the on
shore. In short he ,Xscuted in a plain, practical,
common seDse way the pro object OF MS nstrnc
tiobs. And j; is buniating 10 see this Government
before the world disavOwDg on verbal qmbbles, the
acts Of it's subordDates il carrying ou orders 80 vaue
ard indeiite that no one can understood them.
Whether they were pWposely made vague, he would
net inauire; but the impression that tine Cabinet at
Wssbiue ton wpked OF the eXpt dti0ns Strengthened by
Walker haviog been broug to the presence othe Ex
ecutve and graciousy 0schaIge to go At large
upyhipped Of iustce asead Of beiug handed over 10
the tribunal flbuster and sent 70 the Penitenary
The words Of the President, tbat he has committed
gave onOr," seem to cover the ehagrn Wnlcn nc
I
Foot personally knew itte Of Pauldng, but from the
papers before him had formed r4ble opinion oi
him az an officer ana man. He would not go the
length Of his friend from Wisconsin, to vote him a
sword or medal, bat Le would give him, what would
be more Acceptable to man Of his stamp the reoog
milton as a gallant and faithful servant of the Re
public.
MIR. CRITTENDEN Ky.) followed to sh0w tn II
Paulding committed no error whatever. WHAT you'd
have be On thougbt had lie sheltered himself behind the
letter of Lis instructors ard failed t1 prevent tt
from IL ~ NipaYuQc sODt
inc landed on was not Nicaragus's; it vas con
use,ed and he'd by the strong hand. Nicaragua
Sovereignty waa air sdy dlsply@Sed @ so' d A. 40, 10y
attach on him was the arrest Of justice on criminal
IL is no br, ach Of neutrality when country - enteet
with the corsent of its Government. FINALLY MIR
Crtt6udep az one Amcric IN citizen, thanked Commo
dore sucing for tie bOlG and heroic manner IN waci
be fulncd his duty and preserved the peace OF th'
world.
Mr. HUNTER Wal here made another attempt t.
bripg up the lpdian Appropriation bill.
BT. DOOLirILE WIS., urged II contnu .nce o
MIR. SEWARD a. " had not conceded with hi
fritud from Wisconsin in the resolution to bestow
medal on Commodore Peuldng, becsuse bs though
he had made himseIf place In history, and sucn
reward was supeIluJus; but as al act OF iassce h
would row propose, by joint resolution, that to
President be directed to intervene for the defense
PapdiGg in the suits against him, arising Irom tn
performance Of bis duty.
Mr.. HUNTER here succeeded in calling up The IL
dian Appropriation biz. Yeas -, n 4ys 10.
The only feature of interest in the discussion of th
bill was on the amendment of the Finance Committee
looking to the future abolition of the reservation sy
tenn.
Tho Senators from Texas and California opposed tn
amendment, ard eN cained that the reservation sys
tenn, although and expensive, is Indispensable L
the existence of the Indians, and that ts abolition 0
limitation will force them for subsistence to depredat
on the whites, ard produce general Indisn war.
Tie amendment, however, was adopted.
Another sme1du eDt also adoptej. repeating th
clause of the Iadan Intercourse act, which require
the United States pay the amount OF dam lges ob
tanned by traders in slits against poor friendly Indians
jourred.