The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-17

and those made prisoners Or esca ping from ,ha;r
master. agreed to. 'lo'i
MI. Lane OF Indiana offered u resolution that
the Judiciary Committee be requested tn ,ro.
vide by law SO that aidors and aIbettors Of trrea-
son may be prevented from bringing suits for
the collection OF debts in Courts of the Cn;ted
States. Agreed TO.
mr.. Sumner offered a resolution that the con,.
mlssioners OF patents inquire if any additional
legislation Is necessary to secure persons of AZ.
rlcan descent the right to take out patents.
Agreed to. ~
Mr. Wllkln:on OF Minnesota, offered the fol-
lowing
Whereas, Jesse D. Bright, Senator from In.
olana, old on the frs. of March last, write a
letter to Jefferson Davis, ia letter was here read
introducing a person as having an improvement
in firearms, and ,chereas such a letter is eyi.
dence of disloyalty, therefore
Resoired, That Jesse D. Bright be expelled
from the Senate of the United S tates.
MIR. Cowan of Penn, mov,d to refer the sub.
Ject to the Com. on the judiciary.
MIR. Bright rose and said, perhaps it was not
improper tor him to say a few words as to the
truth OF the charges making against him
through a licentious press. 1t had been charged
that he had absented himself from the Senate
from fear of such a resolution as had Just been
offered. 1t was not 50. Ito had been confined
to his room by illness. lie had no objection to
the resolution. He believed that in a service of
seventeen years he had done nothing ~inconsist-
ent wit, his duty as an American Senator, as
a citizen, or as Il gentleman. He cour,ed an
investigation into all his acts, both public and
private. Mr.. B. then asked 20 have a letter
read which was an answer to the one already
read. (The letter was then ready 1t was to
A.. II 4,L or;o. tl,t In M. D~:.L4,
posed to abolitionists, but had always been for
Also, that he was opposed to the %coercive policy
of the Government. The resolution e~xpelling
Mr.. Bright, was referred to the Com. on the
Judiciary.
Mr.. Trumbull of ILL.,, called up the resolution
asking the Secretary of State if persons had
| been arrested in the loyal States, and by what
: authority.
I Mr.. Dixon of Ohio, opposed the resolution.
: He though it best not to 60 into such questions
q in times like these, when the very safety of the
Country is threatened. The time has passed by
e when this abominable rebellion could be crushed
;; by mild means.
Mr.. Trumbull said he was as, eager as any
n one to crush the rebellion. He would not waste
the power of the Government in arresting per
Q sons in the loyal States, but would strike will
the power of 600 900 men and crush the rebel
lion to the earth. 1t seemed the very essenc
Of despotism if men could be arrested by tele
q graph without power to reply or 10 have a trial
st Mr.. Dixon said the resolution seemed to ques
III ton the ~propriety of the acts OF u Department
e, of the Government, but he would not make sue
er a question at the present time. lie denied ther
had been any usurpatlon or despotism. liner
had been exercised extraordinary power irol
mia M, ,,,of dnprarouS Iupp NOW WEI
III those men who in the North were trying to cor
i vince tho people that nobody ought to be di
4 turbed at the North. If any fault had bee
in committed it has been the fault of too mue
%leniency.
MIR. Wilson of Mass, was sorry the Senat
- from Illinois had introduced such a resolution
The Senator knows that the Secretary OF ota
made arrests by order of the President of t
IN limited States, II the Senator did not like t
mo orders of the President why not bring in a b
ri, to clotbc the President with all proper author
lad w The Government by the exercise of this a
tHHoritv saved the Country IN the dark hour
the cInor w hen treason was abroad in WasblngtN
rim. I'd 60 was saved the State of Maryland. The
all we're traitorous men all over the North VINO
are dressed sympathy with traitors. linen I
t a President through the Secretary OF otate n
these nersons arrested, and the turning OF
per doors of Fort Lafayette silenced innuihefa
ice. traitors in the loyal States. Nine hundred d
n;ne,v-ninc out Of every one thousand appia'
n to rd and thanked the Government ir thls act'
tho WV the, come into the Senate and Dla
go the G~overnment for saving the Country ior
'Iao,srad Il had done more in this way TO 3
the Country, than had the whole military ~
tn his hour' Tue Government had been ~
ar too lenient, and it was time that more V'go'
brig S Sov Jatermined action was had.
inter- Mr. Hale of N. Il. advocated the resoiu'
that as eminently right and proper;
put Mr. Kennedy of Md. favored IT,. -,
Nv Howe Of Wis. offered Il resolution tn
attic Committee be appointed to inquire into Ine :
they oumstances of the escape OF the ouinser l
Jack. Port Royal, Martinique. .bo so0,ts
n on After an executive session, the oena's
were %jOurned. uorsr.
not Th, memorial of the Legislative Assem0'
ID 80 Inc mcN y for the establishment
branch mint in hat Ierri1Sry IVA m%'
the Committee of Ways and Means
Mr.. Conway Of Kansas, rising toa CUE que
of privilege, alludsd 10 the oiai1su0 Nh,
o; sa,f and MIR. Fouke on Thursday. INT
IT, naon lad included the battle of Belmont = y
. ~ sor;as of defeat to our arms: MT. +
GU t S"d ;neffectually asked Mr.. Harding, VINO o
d eA- . .aa aDor, to weld to him that he mign', ~
sno ,a,onace. nail the ~falseh0od 10 tne Gov
J con Mr. Conway had explained thas ne o "%
10 aV La ;nCor,oation from the newspapers Il
IT,. n HJd nnt at that time hear the OFFENSIVE ~,
sizing III d;st;nctness he now desired 10 kho~ '
c'pat- WIN Enntc intended to make the cha'
'ostoh CT h.ad personally applicable to him.