The New York herald., 1869-04-20
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Extraordinary Session.

WASHINGTON, Aprll 10, 1869.
The Senate met at noon.
Tue PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate
a memorial OF the American Emigration Society Of
London PRAYING that assistance be Crane to per
sons who wish TO cmigrate to the United States. lie
stated that the paper had been sent to the Vice
President by the American Minister at the request
Of its signers.
on mo'ion OF Mr.. HANLIS, (rep.) OF Me-, 1, was
laid on the table.
REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISABILITIES.
The PRESIDENT pro te,npo,e also submitted q pc
tition OF 8. ID. Sullivan for the removal OF his
political disabilities, and a resolution OF the
Union League Of Virginia entreating Congress to
refuse all applications for removal OF political
the regu republican organization OF the county In
which the parties rcsDectively reside. Referred to
the Select Committee on Political Disabilities.
SETTLEMENT or THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Mr. CHANDLER, (rcp.) OF Mich, offered the follow.
ing re olutiouoN
Resolved rba, In the udgnen, Of the Senate the solu
States viii be found in ssrender Of al the British Posses
d' hereby
10 - soon as M Tor o all
Mr.. CHANDLER thought n was time we should say
precisely what We mean. There was no occasion
longer TO delay the declaration. The senator from
Massachusetts, (Mr. Sumnerl the other day made q
speech from which the Injunction OF secrecy had
been removed and which had now become public.
graduated the Senate and the country upon the
advance which the senator from Massachusetts, had
made upon this question Seven years ago-in the
year 1sG2-he Mr. Chandler) had had Sn(asion many
times TO alude TO this very subject bcf5e the people
OF his own State and out OF IT, and to assert that
every depreciation on American citizens, directly or
Indirectly, ought AMI should be paid for by the gov
ernmcut OF Great britain. In 1884, before General
sherman had reached the sea, ana before the cap
ture OF savannah. he offered certain resolution In
this chamber, which was lost. lie had read at that
time despatch from the newspapers; dated To
ronto, December IL, 1884 tnat the 81. Adams raid
ers had been discharged for want OF jurisdiction.
protect these raiders who, under the patronage OF
JeH Davis, came Within our borders TO burn murder
and DESTROY, and then return to the British Prov
inces: Alarm prevailed along the frontier ana a., N
his own city Betrco many OF the citizens for long
time slept on their arms In view Of all the facts
then elaborately stated, and which Mr. Chandler
preamble setting forth that raids had been organ
lied In Canada AMI Nova Scotia newly enlisted IN
the British PROVINCES by persons claiming TO hold
commissions from the rebel government OF the
South, for the purpose OF robbng and numbering
peaceabe citizens burning cities and villages. pi-
raticay capturing and burning merchant vessels
and plundering unarmed citizens OF the United
States: and further that the people OF the British
provinces seem disposed to protect those British
thieves; aud this preamble was followed by reso-
luton that the Committee on Military Affairs inquire
INTO the expediency OF Immediately enlistbg an
army corps to watch and defend our shores from all
hostile demonstrations He at that time asked
the consideration of the resolution. but MT.
Reverdv Johnson objected. In subsequent speech
he explained what he meant, namcly:-that the
base OF the rebellion was In the Canadas. steam-
beat was seized at the mouth OF the Detroit river
within twelve miles or the city, and even piano
taken out Of 1t. These pirates were from and pro-
tected by the Canadas The people OF Detroit lay on
their arms day and night TO protect the citizens from
npprehended ncursiOns OF the maraudcrs and muir
dercrs and incendiaries. No punishment was ever
inflicted upon any OF those criminals by the Cana
dian government That government, however,