Mr. SUMNER. The Senator says “old injunction.” I want the old injunction made new because of the exigency. The Senator asks who ever heard of such a thing bein done by a legislative body as ree nacting an ol law? Who ever before heard of such a thing being done in this country, by a branch of the executive, as deliberately setting aside an important statute of the land? Sir, this is a grave matter, and I desire to say here openly, and with all possible personal kindness for the distinguished SecyTreasury, which I am sure I have as much as any Senator now before me, that I consider his course on this occasion as most mischievous to the country, utterly unprecedented, and deserving the rebuke of congress. It belongs to the other House properly to consider where a member of the executive Government has violated the laws of the land; but the Senate, as it seemed to me, might, without impropriety, replace once more on the stat utebook a provision dear to the people of this country at this moment, which that officer had undertaken to disregard. I have no sensitireness about reenactme t. I should like to see it reenacted again. hat is good we may as well repeat, line upon line, and precept upon precept; and I believe this Congress would not err now if it should again embody in the legislution of the country all those important and fundamental provisions which it regards as essential to the public peace. The public peace, in my opinion, has been endangered by the course of the SecyTreasur. He has given encouragement to rebels where he should have given encouragement only to the devoted friends of the Union. He has taken rebels by the hand, and has invested them with the powers of this Government under the constitution of the U.S.; and in doing that he has offended a inst the laws of the land. But I have alrea y said that I shall accept the suggestion of the Senfrom Maine. My purpose has been accomplished in calling the attention of the country to the course of the Secretary and in solemnly reminding him from mifplace here of his duties. Mr. DAVIS. Mr. President