Mr. HOWARD. Mr. President, of course no just man would object to any fair and hen est and impartial criticism that might be either uttered or written by any American citizen at home or abroad respecting the policy or the legislation of conress. As to that description of criticism I have nothing to say, I have no fault to find. But the letter which is now upon your table, sir, contains very much that is not worthy of the name of criticism. It contains a series of unfair reflections upon Con: ress, expressions which are disrespectful to congress, and some of them are almost ipsulting to Congress. It speaks of a majority in Congress in terms which would hardly be tol erated between gentlemen. Does the Senfrom Indiana regard such expressions as be in just and manly criticisms upon the action 0 congress? Certainly he is too good a judge of the force and effect of language to suppose for a moment that they are worthy of the name of just criticism. The letter contains a series of mere diatribe! against Congress. mixed up with a profusion of panegyrics upon the POTUS and what is called his “policy, ” speaking in terms of disparagement and contempt of the majority of conress, and going so far if] understood the etter properly as almost to advise revolutionary measures on the part of the Executive. Sir, it is in vain to pretend that this letter contains nothing but just and fair criticism upon Congress. I won d by no means restrain the freedom of speech or the freedom of discussion in a foreign minister in regard to the policy of his country; but every gentleman must see that the very position held by an American minister abroad is one which ought to elevate him high above the storms and clouds of partisan contest at home. It is not for him to intermingle in those contests; and, as I said before I can entertain no doubt that the purpose of this minister was, in writing the letter, that it should be laid before the Amer ican people and then taken in the newspapers home to Europe, where it originated, in order to show the world how important a position was held by the writer and how much weight ought to be given to his opinions. It is writ ten in the very spirit of partisanship and nothing else; and I think that when an American minister so far forgets the dignity which belongs to his station and the impartiality which he ought to observe in all his correspondence in regard to party contests in his country at home he is not deservin of further patronage from the Government which he thus maligns and abuses. It is upon that ground of unfairness in these strictures, of partiality, and of partisanship, that I shall refuse to vote him any further salary from this time forth, and that i shall concur in the report of the commiltee of conference.