Mr. FESSENDEN. That is all the Senator intendedl Then where is his protection of human rights? If all he meant was a word. upon the statute book, what geod has he done to him who was once a slave in securing him his rights? Sir, I am afraid that there are too many of these thingsprotections of human rights consisting of words alone! We, the committee of 15, recommend something more than words; weak it may be, but containing some force; having perhaps notsumcient present effect, but calculated to reach far into the future. Ithas that good if it has none other. This, according to the ionorable Senators admission and lie proposes itas an amendment, to strike out the whole resolution and substitute thishe intended simply as a legislative declaration of not the slightest force in the world. Of course Mr. President, after that declaration of the honorable Senator it would ill become me to comment any further upon it and to show that it would be wholly Without effect. Mr. President, no man knows when he gets talkin where he may wander, unless he is in the ha it of arraning his thoughts better than I am mine. When commenced this discussion I supposed that in the course of 20 minutes or half an h0ur, I could sa allIivanted to say, and I should have said Iall then wanted to say on the subject; but I have been led aside and astray by the collateral matters that have arisen here, until I have probably exhausted the patience of the Senate; I certainly have exhausted in own strength; but I will say to the Senate that I have not even finished that which I intended to say with regard to certain other matters. Believmg thatimight well discuss under this resolution the poWOT of congress in relation to the situation of these confederate States at this time, and necessarily connected with it what it would be wise to do, I had thought of taking some notice of the opinions advanced by the honorable Senfrom Maryland llMii. JOHNSON] a while ago, and the honorable Senfrom Pennsylvania, [Mr. Cow. m] in reference to the principles upon which we are acting. But, sir