Mr. FESSENDEN. There are several trains coming in the course of the 24 hours. The notice was given to Mr. Stockton on Wed nesday evening. It was allowed tolie over until the next morning, but when the next day came Mr. MonmLL again spoke to me on the subject and said he was disposed to allow Mr. Wniorn ample time, and if the vote came on that day he did not think he could vote. I told him that he was the best judge; it was a matter of deli cacy and I could not undertake to advise him on that point. The vote went over from that day until the very close of the next, allowing Mr. Wsionr, if he was in n. condition to come, (and that was his concern) ample time to arrive. When the 1st vote was taken, Mr. Monmm. was sitting by my side; he said, “My vote will not change the result, and in order to raise no question about it as it is not my duty to vote, and my not doin so will have no effect, I will let this vote go. When the next vote came and it was perceived how it stood, he then voted. It is said that the Senfrom Massachusetts said to him, “ Vote.” 1 know that I said so to him, as he was sitting by my side; he could vote if he saw fit, and I advised him to vote. New, sir, if there is any imputation upon my colleagues honor and uprightness, and manliness with reference to that matter the same imputation rests upon mine. I do not mean to shun my share of the responsibility. That was my opinion given to him. I so expressed Iit, stan by it now. I think he was perfectly right, and there was no reason why, after giving the notice usual in such cases, he should, on account of Mr. Wiiionrs state of health or any other reason, decline to vote. Senatom are sick on each side, and it is a sort of advan tage on aclose question of this sort. It happens sometimes to the advantage of one party and sometimes to another, as the case may be. I know that the Senfrom NewJersey spoke what he ought to speak and what every body who has watched my colleague in the Senate feels, that there is not a more strictly bon orable and upright man in all relations. He had some delicacy about this contest between what might be supposed to he understood on the other side and what was his duty. I think he did right in spite of the comments that are made by the tleman whose letter has been road, which will excuse, for he cannot be supposed to understand the rules that govern us here in relation to these matters, an probably takes his fathers impression or his own. I excuse him for expressing these opinions; but they will not affect in any degrce a gentleman of the unblemished honor and high standing of Mr. Momma, my colleague upon this floor. At any rate, if they affect. do they affect mine also, and I have no disposition to shun in any degree the responsibility that I take on the subject.