The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-02

no concurrent vote In both houses, The eeesloo oaA
COR Wa not effected 81 thas session.
Although opposing the slectioa Of r.. gWssadsa =
Omitted States senatos the House OF Representatives
Maine elected him 20 associate with Reusl Williams shs
negotiation Of the purchase Of large tract OF wild ans
belonging TO Massachusetts bat lying within the imls a
the State or Maine This transaction very
fully accomplished, and ths State complimsatsd NJ.
Fesssndsn upon his conduct 10 the affair.
Mr. Fssseudeu was during 1884, again returned 70 ne
Legislature, which bad democratic majority In boa
houses was at this time that the Kansas NsbraskA
question became Of serious party ssue and Mr. F
senden was selected BY the united wings and free so1
democrats AZ nominee for the United States Senate ~
triumphanty returned Mr. Fesseudsn refused to be ~
turned to the Senate except whg. Yet it is ssA
that upon this very union OF wings and free soil demo-
cras for the purpose OF returning hm to the natoua
Senate based the groundwork or the present repsS
can party OF the state Of Maine. which arose from Tbs
division Of the whg party, North and South on sAs
question Of slavery In the Territories.
On the 2ad OF February, 1854 Mr.. Fesssndsu took hh
seat In the national Senate and on the 80 Of March fe
lowing he delivered his well speech sgsirs
the extension OF slavery. From that date he beoans
prominent . debater Among bis principal efforts h
the United States Senate his speeches the bi
to protect United States ocers 10 1855. our rs,a-
tions with England In 1885, the Kansas question and
on the Presidents message during the year. on Ne
Iowa Senatorial election lof 1857 and on the lecompta
constitution or 1858. He also took prominent Pays
during his rst term OF office la all the general business
OF the Senate and leading member Of the FinAass
Committee.
During the year 1859 Senator Fessenden elected
one Of the United States Senators from Maae for stx
years. ending 1855, by unanimous vote OF hs party n
the Legislature without the Formally OF prev mont.
paton hic aIar e dad har he Svaf
instance of the kind in the history of the State.
Mr. Fessenden has taken prominent part In the
Senate since the election Of President Lpccn and
been leading member OF the Finance Committee beng
chosen during the present Congress tho Chairman Of
that Senatorial committee which position he held at the
time OF his being selected Secretary OF the Treasury
During the agitation which ensued after the
Of 1851 when the question brought up IN the Seusts
relative 70 the enquiry to be made into the u
the disasters of Bull and Balls Blu' he supported
the resolution of inquiry, asserting that he had seen
many things that were wrong Ia the army, and that
ought to be promptly inquired into. "The Senate" he
asserted "were not under the control Of the military
they not second, but st aud their requests we're
to be obeyed They ought TO perform their whole day
and calmly investigate the subject" Again during that
and the following session he strongly supported
the President in his conduct with regard to arbitrary
arrests and the suspension Of the writ of haoeaA
corpus On the llth Of December 1882 ne made very
lengthy speech this subject, giving his reasons why
tho President should employ all the in his power
crush and upset the Vaccinations OF the enemies Of The
established government.
On the subject Of finance he has taken very prominent
part In the Debates aud especially when any measure
being introduced likely toe,d 70 future embarrase
the country either In its commercial interests o.
Of the national treasury On the subject
OF OF import duties in to the pro-
position stop the importation Of foreign sods MI Fss
eenden his place In the Committee Of the wnoe Ia the
Senate. on April 2S 1864. said he objected 10 such stop
page adding that the had "pledsed TO the
public creditors the revenues derivable from Imports
fund for the payment OF the interest the public
debt and Ia not very good way increase
Of the country for any purpose. to carry out tbs
idea Of meeting the obligation which have thus
CURED, by saying will so e2isate TO prevent get
ting the money necessary to meet this obligation.
The consideration to the effect Of what may Dc
upon the business OF the country should be sht
OF. Some gentlemen seem in the views they express
here to be actuated by the idea that all have DO
TO get money TO meet obligations. That is the most
important thing to be done unquestionaoy but, to
familiar illustration, must take NOT TO Kill the
goose thai lays ne golden eag We must depend in the ~
ars as in III. present, in very grea. S,ease upon ~
business Of the country and the prosperity of the country
that affords means We are MT leeisatiag fov
10 day alone, for this year, FOR mt yeov.
We may get few million dollars, moro or less,
10 meet present obligations but if BY 90 doing We
throw the business OF the country into confusion one
great branch OF business and interfere with he
prosperity OF the country lar ely We are to suer from
in the future when shall need money just as much,
perhaps, do 10 day; aud, therefore, In all lesis
lation whIo keep in view the great object of getting
the means TO meet our obligations, we should a, The
time remember that necessi'isS % endure
through fnturs years. and hat mud fossr all tanH
from srhch derire in The fsars;
and as said before when The prosperity Of the country
is seriously nterfered with 90 make foe |, by
getting few milo ns less, today this month
next month, for present OCCASION do more harm
than we do good"
Senator iessenden has given two sons to tn waroDs
OF whom eneral Fessenden) was severely wounded %
April % 1854 at the tate OF Cane river IA whore be
commanded brigade uuder Gonei al Banks