, 1869-12-16
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psopaas'ont
Mr. ppou,,-, ou uMn1ssM. 49,
m1Entsa rismn which % nsse 4 personal eIp,a-
ess.rs .1ua e Ieseat e.eata II Tenneskee nna hts
aee onasas nes.een III sen9s aad q IL tss
aee hss become Temporarily disfded. Ar. Htown
s1noe Senior. Do deniss the imputanon which
hh enemies had msde. that, under any ctlc1m.
s.1sss he ~ exef isyqssols 70 .oe slee;iea q
sated vsr.ous instanees Il which constsut oppon-
tson % John1ou and ndeiity To parry bad, been
saoHn 3, hia AGO ": COOPER. q old: :llae Wing:
heart, support 70 President Grant and the sduln-
tsu1tion
DnIms ne fead!ng o. ne napes, ne CnAf r
qulled him 10 tnle out Of order rrr1afkz which
nele Nmed 9qeriahJ and PetsonslJ 81 Eemofn
e M s. e e. 97as
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e1 o. 1as @s q Nj NJ sas e
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The paper ratther 1ecltet The Au!nor = defiance
s!leesd eetrs,.i q IL p.,ty M eiprs.:ed :.
@ he; tasi tno.e xao had a1fead, ssst lo9s fot n.s
guided hlm i 6is saanln.s1s:son of he sn.;rs q
Tennessee would be faithfully adhered TO dunng
''e o'u''o1 'esln "eiEa cra4s 1e D-N '4 ''<>'''
Nj. CARPENTER moved 70 tafe nn thA resoiu-
ton previously offered, bJ hin, dee,araR, a. tue
oonae.ea Tor IN the Etited s.sfe. By ar IN 6ehaiI
Of ane Government Q: spetn, 70 he enploJed
Ing the eonttunaneo q snst Ee2ennn.
Mr. Carpenter said hn I'D aoS propose that the
Uaned sistss thoold nthe1 Ilo!aIe tae law OF
nIt$oO4 Hh3YE 4BE6lfkAt fjNfY f0f fear U3
ssgeenesa enee fse7 Tnba hsd beea v!iteally
ander msrtlA ~. II ssmsdy shi1 oprre.sson,
afmT. uaa, haa fought baiiiea, and were carry.
Leg on regular War1aFe; The neg Constitution
Of Cuba hberates N ktaseA, and Ihis
repePs 1asihsr should ~ 0Vs ss9
G,s9s: r So5x.sss "a = III ainsdy dte@ IL pe'ssy
policy cf Neutrality x8 u put1oe auch coofse
ss would prevent any advantage being taxed by
ere Of khs bs!a8sesG over " othsr: !.
Spain both might by guntoets u the unite9
States, and Knew that Cubs could not 10 henente4
b. such permission, and that sprsn would
lie Il 2nesie.s GoseaSss. should % aos lssl Is & tasss
our by foreign power for setT:ce agalust rrro-
iunonAfz snbjtcu Of That power. By that coutDe,
N ogposanitJ WoId be AFFORDED no fsiends snd
to PRODUCE ne Necessary Information
and prove the ssteTtlonA Of the condition
referred to the presence Of he Spanish Wi ves-
sell p,zlrru, II the narhK Of Sex York. which
had brought otaee1l md men 70 man the Spanish
hs MENTIONED the he ssse o. shs T 1ornet. Nv 1hieh vas
| seized At zen By the United States antSoHueA
taken into an American porf, nd loelled. i ca.
ba violated our Neutrality law By oettrE cut Ia
tsia country se<ses Tor seiEtce aEtinst Spain, 30,
oeo: was spa!n equai!y EaGtT IN lifting her Yea
teIs faE se,,!s1 n asa!nas l cuha: ~, .,.s..,.oc
~ nH@
TOT ron Waeoasin, Of he adniais'raiioa aud
himself had n!Asppienenaed 1ae E.asassd. The
TIE 1uDJect, spain could not purchase sa,ps 10 the
United 6,ates 10 cruise against her reyo,e.i SUBJ
q sn1 % tSe es:s nc e.
spsciEc purpose. and i: va. only
extended TIC law. It Wss cisined tbs, The GuliI.
lnR Of thefc vesetls was prohibited hJ s'a.nie
Tss ttatots 4 aas:,iSa pfshiS!t. IN a1ds: e. ss5,aa
sn a al sap
ressei s,,si, he e1rninxe1 Ia I'm .rryts If nnv nv
~ een,e ~ u.s oS s M II
~ sntscs ~ nrnnst,S ~ ~ snr foIs,rn p1inre
| OF oi anr colony, district or peo-
6e,Icc. etc, IT'S woris Of snT c9)ou3. prince, OF
ana We're ,niendet sojey to neet ihe ca. Of III
tse9e 4as no ares;saa 1ba,eFsr % ss e 10 "uea telr
benigesenc5. The practical questton here wns
whether thoea words. introduced for epectnc
sulKents who had cot ret achieved corporat1
| existence, and who hid no prize courts. We
shoaia SCI the u1th ton ne acts As isey are
M, CARPENTER inaulred whether the noat
favorable opportunity of ssc.rsa,ninz iho truth
boaia '4~ - '~e
I'M SUMNER replied that the better way. In hfa
opinion, Of Eecrttaipng he fgc,s was TO send to
I IN rernrt o1, tne farts IL nnderStnnt that ~
nnr1s ram ihrSe snnTocs lad heen sent ~ thn
q sste o ses ap1
lad nor yet reached that conattion Of n,asQfit1
which, in point Of FACT, made Il begercui III chaf
| Mr. HOWARD exrre.sed desire 10 hear from
IN nis posaession copceIaing 1he smoon. Of MIL
anonns @ ansss .yaisSe.' IL ''e Aea Ia eu'' 's 'A'
| Nj. SUMNER said the inquiry wa4 IN some de-
gree confession that the Senate WAS IN the dark
should bc produced before taxing definite action
IN the prenises. He understood that Oh the s!Ae
more ihan rncfi1la.. and that The Hsr was but III
| IL more then cutitlIs coptcet
sMSEh .Gsy ~ rs sas1 sayo
go7e1nmeut-that! Is, camp. The Senator Iuo "a
What inat It IT, but thus eusgcsts again The peres-
" M ~ H3Whnn fo 6cssr to know rne,ae. The,
arc actna1ly exercising any legislative functions
Nj. SUMMER. think they nare no Legislative
authorities, and rautt oonfcs1 await with uuca
| anxlstJ thelF action On tho subject Of slavet7
,theIl. There n7se beca reports tnat there hsA
oeen a decree Aoonsa!n& s.aserJ, Enlca w
e. repoH ao nos pre.snu 10 Soneh
Iox 4 ~: SIMMER aoaea nat oe:ofe tstin9 ~ AZ
ssta N tlf sna a e ,nfore soI of tbe ~
! aSa 1ooisuR ol lue CutHos eoneetME9 slAST!y. az
NO !oosed f9F 4ssHtznee it9 sra1 e.. WY ad
| 40 II,