Worcester daily spy., 1861-12-17
LATEST NEWS.
BY TELEGRAPR
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY
xxxvTIth cONGREss-First Session.
WASHINGTON Dec. 10,
SENATE.


pated Mr. Sumner also presented petition
from the mayer OF Boston and others, asking
tor a repeal OF the law in respect to Jewish
chapIans Referred
MIR. Ten EYCK offered a resolution that
the present war is for the Union according TO
the constitution; that the object of the war is
10 save the former and enforce the latter; that
it was so in the beginning and should be so
to the last; that measures extreme, and radi.
cal, and disruptye in themselves, involving in
a common fate the loyal and disloyal, should
not be resorted to, and that in suppressing
treason the government cannot prove traitor
to the organic law of the land. Laid over
Mr.. HALE offered a resolution that the com
nlttee on military affairs be requested to in
qulre into the eXpediency OF providing uni
form manner OF dealing with the slaves of reb
els, or those made prisoners, or those escaping
from their masters. Agreed to.
Mr.. LANE OF Indiana offered a resolution
that the committee on the judiciary be request
cd to provide by law so that aiders and abet-
tors OF treason may be prevented from bring
ing suits Tor the collection OF debts in courts of
the United States. Agreed to-
MIR. SUMNER offered a resolution that the
commissioner OF patents inquire il any addi'
tional legislation is necessary t0 secure TO per.
sons OF African descent tie right to take out
patents Agreed'tO
MI w lLhlNSON OItTeu lllG lOllOWlDS
Whereas, Jesse d. Bright, senator IRON In.
diana, did, on the lst OF March last, write a
letter TO Jefferson Davis. letter was here
read, Introducing Mir. Lincoln to Mr.. Davis,
as having an improvement III firearms And
whereas, such letter is evidence OF disOyalty,
therefore,
Resolved, That Jesse D. Bright be expelled
from the senate OF the United States
Mr. CowAN moved to refer the subject to
the committee on the judiciary.
Mr. BRIGHT rose and said, perhaps it was
not improper to say 4 few words as 10 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 resolution as had Just been Of
tered. II was not so. He had been confined
to his room by Illness. He had no objection
to the resolution He believed, in a service
of seventeen years, he had done nothing in
consistent with his duty as an American sen.
ator, as a citizen, or as gentleman. lie
cOurted an investigation into all his acts, both
public and private.
He then asked to have letter read which
was an answer to the one already read The
letter was read. 1t was TO Mr. Fitch, saying
lie bright was opposed TO aboiitionists but
had always been for the preservation and i'll
tegrity OF the Union, also that he was opposed
to the coercive policy of government
The resolution eXpelling MIR. Bright was re-
terred to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. SUMNER rave notice that he should in.
troduce a bill 10 satisfy claims for French spo-
liati9ns
A communication was received from the
marshal Of the District in reply to the Iesolu-
ton heretofore adopted in regard to slaves
confined in the Jail. The marshal said the
slaves have been SO confined in consequence
OF old and uniform custom here. which he sun.
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investigation of the subject.
A communication was received from the
president. transmitting the proceedings of the
court of inauirv in the ease OF Col Miles. and
was referred to the supciai committee.
MIR. TRuMBuIL called M the resolution ask.
ing the secretary Of state ii persons had been
arrested in the lovaI states and bv what au.
thoritv.
Mr., Dixon opposed the resolution. He
thought 1t best not to 90 INTO suvfr qr.sativrrs
in times like these, when the very safety
OF the country Is threatened. The tine had
passed by when this ahominable rebellion could
be crushed by wild means.
Mr.. TRUMBULL said he was as eager as any
one TO crush rebellion. lie would not waste
the powers OF the government in arresung
persons in the loyal states, but would strike
with the power OF six hundred thousand men,
and crush the rebellion to earth. 1t seemed
the very essence OF despotsm it men could be
arrested by telegraph, without power to reply
or to have trial
Mr.. Dixon said the resolution seemed TO
question the pr0priety of the acts OF Il depart
nent OF the governments but he would rot
make such question at the present time. lie
denied that there had been any usurpati0n or
despotism. There had been exercised extra
ordinary power from necessity. The most
dangerous men now were those men in the
north who are trying to convince the people
that nobody ought to be disturbed at the north.
If any fault had been committed it has been
the fault of too much enency.
MIR. WILSON was sorry the senator from
Illinois had inrod Aced such resolution. The
senator knows that the secretary of state made
the arrests by order OF the president of the
United States. Ii the senator did not like tie
orders of the president why not bring in a bill
to clothe the president with all proper author,
ity! The government by the execution Of its
authority, saved the country in the dark hour
of gloom when treason stalkud abroad in
WASHINGTON. and So was saved the state OF
Maryland There were traorous men all
over the north, who expressed sympathy with
traitors. Then the president through the
secretary of state had these persons arrested,
and the turning Of the doors OF Fort LataJ cite
silenced innumerable traitors in the loyal
states Nine hundh ed and ninety out OF
every thousand men appauded and thanked
the government Tor tins action. Why, then,
come into the senate and blame the govern
ment Tor thus saving the country Tor, he
declared, it had done more in this way 10
save TIE country than had the whole military
tnrf.p nm tn thlS hour. The government had