Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1862-02-16
THE NORTHERN CONGRESS.
ExPTLSEON on sENATOR ERIGHT,.
INTERESTING DEBATE on TIE
QUESTION

LNLEELSIItG DEGAtL ~ IHE
QUESTION
Through Cur Northern papers VIC get
acws CT .ae Washington C51cres- 10 the Is h
instant. The Senate Has finally disposed
g. the case q Senator Bright, CT Indiana,
charged with dis.oy Lily, based On the fact
Of his haTing given 70 q gentleman, about
the first Of last March, a letter OF introinc-
ton to His Exccllcncy. President Davis,
Recommending - certain improvement II
firearms. He was expelled from mis- scar
in the Senate ny 6 vote OF thirty-.va 10 four
teen. il required 4 two thirds vote 0 effect
the expulsion. and thtrty-tFo IS the exac.
number. The vacancy created by Mr..
B-igl.'s expulsion viii be SLED by the Gov.
of Indiana, who IS = strong Republican
We giys ne debate that preceded the final
v5-c Oh thc question:
The special orGcr-lle resolution Jog the
expulsion Of 5Ir- Bright from his s-al in The
Se1ate-was taken up.
NJ. Anthony. OF Rhode Islaai, said he
should vote Ior the expulsion simply for the
reason that q person who could write sUch
letter as JllSt o. hiF- Bright % jefferson
Davis, dated tie IS. Marcia. 10 such per
son. under such circumstances, could not
properly be eatrUs.. .l 10 take part in their
telibo-ations Al ether matters that haj
been bgough, into ,ha case, in debate, he
did rot consider.
lir. Harris, of New York, said that IN
this case the question was settled chC vote
having only 70 be recorded Therefore,
Z l. g . H.
gard eEcept to himself Some gc1tlcmep,
Influenced By tie spirit and passion Of the
hour. had gone aside from the true issue.
S5mo had merged the character Of Judge
into that Of advocate. and even into that Of
! the pCrtizau. The Senator from MGssachu-
sets Mr.. Sumner) IN stately terHys, had
slr-Je.s- 20 ~r,.. -,ls-, itL. -r sNzt-O-I'
,,5outside of the record; and the gentleman
=. from Kentucky AIR. Davis had made 4 hal
dozen speeches Of q character 10 entitIe hlH
u 5iIs' he designstion Of senior counsel IL
iyed a. gone out to the clerks Of the Finance
o. are iSlittee to get that on which TO impeacl
szssszszEord u me respected C4ai- man OF Jht
fFIzernIfitlee on Finance ,Air. Eessendenl Tele
b ! tive 10 Air. Bright attendance IN thar com
mittee and support CT ;he war measures
} ! The gentleman from Tennessee T TMr. John
? | son had made an eloquent end T2Uch:n;
speech. portraying the wrongs and suffer
+ i1Gs inflicted by this rebellion, IN all whicl
7 | ne Mr.. Harris sympalhi1ed; but It ws
all prevalent. lie referred 10 the extrem
: and dangerous ground which had beel
taken there; without proving q sPecih
: charge against = Senator, he was 20 be ez
! PEELED because he vas .. TO- tit to be 8 mem
! Der" What vgy was+bis 10 De determined
and who : TO judge Others, cu In:
ground, would long ago hGva gene our 5ron
this chamber. The argument CT Mr. Cow
! an. &C Pennsylvania. IN which he held Ina
; The Senator from Indiana vas entitled . J.
dealt Win AS IL before jury, Was just, an
correct. Mr.. BEigh; was not tried as = t-ai
tor that was not tae charge, and, there
fore. he should rot be dealt with as such
The case Of the Senators jefferson Davis
Polk, and others vas not parallel. The
had severed themselves from this body an
ioined the enemies Of the country. on IL
other hand, NIr Bright was mere IN thc Dis
charge ct his duties, representing u lCya
State, as loyal man, though he doub.le=
had inherited political ideas Cf which =
| could not uiyes5 himself. He referred [
the effort to instruct him ca this suhjeC
which was being made n tLs New loT
Legislature. and "a enc or moro other State
70 Instruct others, under the exploded dol
triRe Of the right q Instruction, which wa
but the offspring Of the well nigh fatal 20,
! trine Of State rights. This Increment ha
originated through tLc action Of nineteen
his colleagues in the other House. lie mad
no complaint Of their course, IS they sal
| it was fer the honor ef his Stale. Will,
however. he was always ready TO avail min
self CT the counsel OF his friends IL IA
matter Of legislation, lie could not L, so i
/ TINS, q judicial matter
Dr. Davis Of kentucky, said, that II he hG
made q dozen speeches III this case, II Tga
> because of the misrepresentation or nisreI
resentation of his arguments. II he va
the senior counsel for the prosecution, IN
gentleman from New ! Iork was the sCniC
for the defence. lie went on TO rePUdist
the doctrine of Mr.. Harris in regard o iris
before the Senate.
Air. Foster, Of Connecticut, said that a
he Senator from Indiana had yesterdG
had read certain resolutions selected frol
several passed by Democratic ConyentiO
, in Indiana, as indicating his views on In
prosecution of the war, ne would desire th
whole series passed by thaJ body shoUl
be read lie sent the resolutions to tn
e Clerk.
8ir. Pearcc, Of Maryland, remarked ths
he did not see the propTiety Of reading oti
er resolutions, whatever they might bt
when Mr.. Bright had selected two cnly q
expressing his views. lie objected to I'll
reading.