Mr. SAU SBURY. I move to amend the resolution by striking out the words “by an enemy of emancipation;” and upon this amendment I will submit a remark. The Senate of the U.S., sir, is called upon to vote for this resolution as its stands, and to assert by its vote that the attempt made upon the life of the Emperor of Russia was “by an enemy of emancipation.” Now, sir, I ask you, I ask any member of the Senate, whether there is one particle of evidence before this body, or whether there is a article of evidence extant in this country an accessible to the people of this countr, which shows that such an attempt was made y an enemy of emancipation. I have seen none such. The statement that I have seen in the apers is that it was by a man in the humble waIks of life, and I presume by a man that did not own many serfs. If it be the fact that this attempt at the assassination of the Emperor of Russia was made by an enemy of emancipation, that fact can be easily ascertained, for l ussia is represented here by a minister. Inqui could have been made of that minister; and if the fact be as alleged in the resolution we could have had knowledge of that fact from a properand reliable source. I do not suppose time is an person in this Chamber, or any person in this country, who approves of the attempt to assassinate the emperor of Russia, or anybody else; but whenwo come to record our votes in favor of the passage of the resolution, ought we not to be properly informed whether the resolution states a fact, or whether it does not state a fact? Sir, I sat in this Chamber in 1861, and I saw a resolution pass this body, which I supposed at the time was true, whick affected a warm personal friend of my own, formerly a member of this body, declaring that he had joined the enemies of his country, and evidence was brought forward that he had subscribed some 200 dollars to establish a news aperto aid the southern cause, and that he iad left Missouri and had gone over into the enemys lines. Even my collea G, (Mr. Bayard) a member of the Judiciur ominittee at that time, was betrayed into the belief that that was the fact, and joined in the report and at, sir, I know the fact that on the very day that resolution passed the Senate of therliU.S., that gentleman was living quietly in the State of Missouri, at the house of a friend, had taken no partin any movement against the U.S., and never did subscribe one dollar to establish a paperto aid the confederates. It is true that in 1860, during a political canvass, be subscribed $200 to establish a Democratic newspaper, and that fact was used to found upon it the charge that he had given $200 to establish a aperto aid the confederates, and that be h gone over the lines and joined the enem. Sir, I have seen that Senator since, and know the fact that at that time he was uictl living in the interior of Missouri, an In: done no act against the Government. Well, sir, gentlemen honestly believed that was true. New gentlemen may honestly believe that this is true, that the attempt upon the life of the Ein peror of Russia was made by an enemy of emancipation. I want to know the facts. I am willing to vote for the resolution; I condemu the act as much as anybod else; but I want to be informed of the truti of the alle gation that it was done by an enemy of emancipation. Why, sir, it seems, nowada s, that no crime can be committed, that no law can be violated, that no moral principle can be outraged, but. that it is some slave older that does it, or some friendof slavery, some enemy to emancipation! If it be true that the act was done by an enemy to emancipation, we can readily be informed of that fact. Being in formed of that fact, I will as readily vote for the resolution with that clause in as with it. out; but I want to know whether I am voting for a fact. I therefore move the amendment.