Mr. FESSENDEN. It happens to be the case that whenever a gentleman gives a fling at me or bids me defiance in a very assuming manner, and I undertake to reply, it is said at once, “ Oh, I will compare my general reputation for good nature and good manners with the Senator at any time.” [Laughter.] He does not undertake to meet the case; but he falls back on his record. The case is just as I stated, and I do not like to be addressed in that sort of style. As I said before, in his zeal with reference to this particular case, the Senfrom Wisconsin undertook to state facts, and he did not talk about suppositions or hearsay or anything of that kind, but he stated them as facts known to himself in the plainest and most palpable form that a man could state them. He under took to say that he would state the facts, and he did go on to makea recital of the m, and now he says that after all he was only talking ru mor. As the Senatorreally cannottell whether he was undertaking to state the facts or to state a mere rumor, and is so undecided aboutit, I do not know that it is worth while for me to predicate a vote on his statements; but if I was convinced from any evidence before the Senate at this time upon which reliance should be placed that this gentleman had taken the confederate oath, I would insist on a reference and an inquiry. I do notsay at even if thatwas proved to my satisfaction there might not be circumstances under which I would vote that he should be admitted; but I say that if that fact were shown it would be sufficiently grave, in my judgment, to require that the case should go through the form of a reference to the ComJudiciary that we might have the facts and circumstances connecte with it re' ported to us. I might perhaps come to the same conclusion that the honorable Senfrom lndiana has arrived at upon a certain state of facts. I will not undertake to prejudge on that subject. That might be the result in my own mind; there might be circumstances that would excuse it, erhaps; but it would make the case suflieient y grave, in my judgment, to justify the Senate in referring the matter to the ComJudiciary that we may know exactly what the facts are.