New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE BANKS EXPEDITION lRANSPoH'S'
Repor. Of the Investigating Committee
rvrrTrwc nEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
vallandigham on the Terms Of Peace
HIS IDEAS OF FOREIGN MEDIATION
HIS IDEAS OF FOREIGN MEDIATION
soathing Reply by nIr. Wright Of
Pennsylvania.
no PEACE SHORT OF ALLEGIANCE
The yew.Jerssy United States District 'rds'Shlp'
s,..,., p,.oa,eb to The N, Y. Tribune.

THE Select Committee Of tie Senate, of which
Senator Grimes is Chairman, will report tomorrow
through Senator Morrill, upon the charterlhg OF
vessels for the Banks expedition The report finds
,hat the said vessels belonging 10 the expedition
were OF good quality ard were chartered ct far
rates. but portion Of the steamers were unsni'ed
~ the VOYAGE Oh which they were bound, and tat
the prices for all Of them although not above usual
Government rates, we're larger than private parties
would have paid.
The unsuiiabeness Of tie vessels iseXpialned by
The Circumstance that Commodore Vanderbilt, VINO
alone knew the destination of the expedition, con
sdered his duty simply to find and lire Transports
leaving tie inquiry as 10 segworhness TO Conmo-
dore Van Bruul, who had no knowledge OF the des-
tostiou. The 4rgeness OF the price is attributed in
considerable Decree 10 the vicious practice OF EN-
ployipg middeuen letweeu tie agents OF the Gov
ernment and the snip owners, instead Of leaving the
market open TO competition.
The Committee give considerable attention in the
c9.e Of the Niagara ard censure her owners severely
While not entirely exouera'iIg Commodore Wander
bit from blame, they express confidence III his
rectude, but say that L. ID. Southland, employed as
al assistant by Commodore Vanderbilt, and agree
In 20 wor, like lin, g.atuiiously, received COM
missions from the owner', varying from . 10 q Per
GER, from. toe charter parties.
The Committee reprebend this practice Of receiv-
ing commission quie severely, and recommend that
Southland be required to refund Tie Committee cen
cure the Government for Lot syaiing Itself Of tho
law allowing three naval officers to be detailed for
the purpose of inspecting transports in the service
of the War Department. Incidentally the Com
rnrr. f.afIif ift.
the Government is even more b!aueabe.
vALLANDIGnA1fs sFEECH.
ValnndigAaus daring sicech to-day was ter
minated by the exI ration OF hs hoGr and quarter
ct the topic OF mediation. On this head At was his
purpose IL speak ae .o-ows:
And now, Sir, allow re q word upon ii subject OF
yery gIeat interest a. jnia moment, and most IN
pnItaut NAV be in us ihilJC upon the future
foreign moOlatiOn. ! speak Lot u aiu.ed ana LOt-
tile Intervention, wbIsn / would Ierrt as long Gs
but one man leiL 70 s,rke blow at tie in-
yader, but friendly IccQi~iio--tte kindly offer of
Ill l1l ar'ial Power 10 STAND between the contend.
ing larflrs ~ Tine most blOody aud examining
t:Ife--OUglJ 10 &c met ~ tliut ~ cofoial ami
ready that il! SA.cA 4 j. IIoieied. II woulG be
ch4rllsh TO reiusc. CeU,i1y u Is not cOusi-i,n II,
win the former aigLlty al TINS Government 10 ak
for mediation; I-Iller, SIR, wOlld It he cOa-
sisteut viii liz aLOeLt MAJ T.. Llity t. r,Jec; II. Az
proposed by the klup.ior Of France, l would H,crpt
IL NJ once. Now /, re au-l icioGs moment. IL Is
the speeCest easiest, most graceful mode Of .us-
perclag bpsuI4es. Let as bear 10 more Of The
mediation OF cauLon d. The sword. The day for all
that las gOo- by. Let us De staesucI IL Loot.
Sir, give Iaanko that sVnr, Ut 10 o., amous the
RepuDnrau Iarty ooen ready Low "a liit Themselves
NJ 10 tn NJ 10 o. tlis area, ~lACLi, aud 10 a.
WIN il III tie sllIt OF tnc paiiots att public men
OF o.her cOan.iics, aad oil tAe De'ter DAYS Of Tie
United States. ST., l hive mot '-oktu
oi forei-u ar lire iol-tAat J. que another qllJ
lion tALh u ialro tucbi0, aud ioar 70 40 daustr-
ou-. ine very pVIels, or auy other power, VII b
have hestalcC an GlsuDi1l Cl.ecty or ~ force,
might, authorized Arbiters, most rehu.ly
pronounce FOR II nj last Very graud,
inO.ed would be Tie tribGn-l before
which the great question oil The union Oh these Stales
ana the ia i destiny # hs continent fJIages should
be Ltaru aud historic through all time, enbas-
sssdors VINO should argue 1t. Aud II both behger-
ents conbeut, let the subjects in controversy be re-
ferred to Switzerland, o. Russia, or any Other ina
partial AID iIcorrulLie Power or state IA Europe.
Bul At iast, SIR, tho people Of these several States
here VI home must be toe final arb.ier q this great
quarrel Ia America ana the people and STATES OF the
N.r:L-West, the meGiatOrs VINO shall stand like the
prophet between the living and the dead, tina
tie plague OF dsuulOn may be stayed
TaaLGghams meEacc to leave New-Eng !an0
ont Of the reconstructed Union, un.ess she should
enter ii in humble penitence Of her Anti-Slavery
humanity, kindled tue CHECKS of Ter on the
floor Of the House. il was pain TO al auditors OF
tits bold plea for dscJid III the North that ii would
be az easy bend Tire granite foundations Of New
En- land az to bow the pride Of her integrity this
question Of Human slavery; and all over the House
was visible the prompt rejection Of the oveItur"5
made TO the West to repudlate che Pur!tanism Of
Newkngland, and to put her liberty, her honor, aud
her wealth afOat on The MIrsssipli for the New
Orleans market aud perpetual iniamy.
MR.. Weights REPLY TO yALLANDIGnAh.
Hendiick IS. Wrigbts speech in reply 10 Vallan.
dignaIn produceda profound aud healthy impression.
Ar ultra Buchanan Democrat, his Reputation of all
schemes of peace except upon the unqualified sub
mission of the Rebels, aud his declaration tlat We
must tight until JEFF. DayiSs helish crew wac ex-
teimnated" electrified the house and brought rounds
Of irrepresible applause from the galleries. The
ters from both s0es crowded around this faithful
Democrat, and with few exceptions manifested the
ereaeft delight ut his eXcoriation Of the recreant
Ohosn.
SEw-JERsEY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
Senator Field Was to-day nominated ana confirmed
for United States District Judge for New-Jerscy.
THE MILITARY POST ROAD.
The Special Committee on the air Line military and
postal railway TO New-York, consisting Of Messr5.
Feuion, Kellogg, an, Wadsworth, Sergeant, and
English, met this afternoon. 1t will sit from day 10
day. till a bill s perfected. The bill introduced by
Bir. Fenton, and referred 10 the Committee, names
,b. corporation. The Washington and NewYork
Air Limo Company" makes the capital stock ten
million dollars, shares IA thousand each, the
location 70 be subject to the approval
Of the President tie United States ~ pay