The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-27
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tbs CASE OF ~gSAToR BxfaHT II rHs W ASH
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ci.y to Aaraham--Tart Speeches GA Bolh Sides We
give the following condensed report Of the
proceedings Of the Yankee Congress In the
matter Of the report OF the Judiciary Com.
mittce on the resolution TO xpet Mr. Bright
Er. Sumner, (rep.) Of Mass said that tho
expulsion OF Senator was one of the most
soieinn acts. bat our cu les m ust be performed,
especially whsn the good name OF tho Senate
sha the welfare OF the country is ut stake. In {.
WIWsf CESS the pefsoGs 10 be expelled were
anssnt In this case the person is present -
SossSsip", while plotting the downfall OF
In, apIeared iF the Senate; aS6 Ben edict
~ conr..mirtia! in PhiiadeIphis, h was
ctariy the right of the Senate 10 expel mem.
,his ou , , before them. aud tue Facts IN
tnis casS a'e i"V, ;ad can be stated briefly -
He {s'r. S'.nner) then bris f,y referees 70 tha
l~adinR Ets u the rebellion ths ,.hinsor
the Ior,s, t.e seizure OF the la,ionsl p,opeT,y,
and 10 the time Uhen JeT Davis became tSe
head OF the rebellion ant war was netm.i,v
commenced against the Government.
Al this time jesse ~ Bright, Senator OF
the Uni red states. writes II latter 10 the cnisT
Of traitors (the letter was ready. Mr Brieht
has always been notoriousty The frient and
sympathizer OF Davis and Sliten In their
schemes In favor Of slavery, and always
msnted OH tha address OF he letter which
was to "His Excelisncy, Jefferson avis,
President Of thas Con fsderate Sta.es," and
claimed that It was as far rs possible the re.
cognition of pretender as President of the
rebel States. It WAS letter Of friendship
and sympathy all the way through, and
showed that there was one person who, for.
getting what was Ia. to the country aud due
:osthe rebellion, stretched forth his hand In
friendly salutation An American Senator
sends his friend tn the rebels with valuable
Improvement III hresrn,s, and a traitor going
forth On his errand OF treason is AInoQnced
as u gentleman reliable in every respect
The writer OF such a letter must be ong to
the rebel chief, and surely must be d11unli.
led tor "A saat III tne Senate.
II there b. among us any person who since
the re ebeilion hois.e its flag and poiu led ifs
cannon, has fail.'i in tha: loyalty which ia
an invioiahle obligation of the constitution.
even II his oifenc. be not of The Geepss dye
tf treason, he IS unworthy of u seat In ths
Senate: and DO assured that our country ex.s
poets that no sneb person, whatever may be
ais present professions, shall be recognised
ANY longer as senator DO not hesitate.
taen. The case is clear, and implr rtiai his
tory wiiiso record it. No argument, no au.
'hority, no exsenuauon, can remove unmiti-
gated crime.
mr. Lane, trep. y of lud said that he chould
say aothiDg on this subject bat for the in ter
est he felt ia mis- state He would do his COL
league the justice to say that Oh the first day
nf the session hs came To him and told him !
taat he tbrigb;) desired aud demanded full
Investigation of the charges made against
ana. But when the letter was written his .
coheagTe must have known that war was to
resnlt from This unboly, unproycksd. and
God-accnrseG rebellion.
Wax was actually levied on the Govern.
lnent at that time. Before the lst of March
tne rebellion was taaug ted and Davis
elected at It's head. All the waters of another
deluge cannot ash ont the stain Of that
treason. A such time n letter was writ
zen by memher OF the Nenate TO the arch
high priest Of the rebellion, addressing him
by The very title which ". to day are, resist.
ing. ii there was To b. war, why shOnld
Davis want improved hrearms? He fMr
Aane) believed that the letter nnex plain ad n
Was sufficient evidence Of TREASON and send
ing i'm proved fi-a.arms was aid and conf
TO the enemy Bat he lairS L.sne) considered
'a6 second letter of Elr Bright 10 Mr. Fitch
much WORSE than the fest. ~ (Mr. La Ell had
nothing 10 say against aboli tionism; ior IL
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr sum
ner1 let that PISS, he (Mr Lans) h. Il nothing
TO add. But III tha4 letter 10 Mr.. titch his
coileagne laid he Was entirely opposed 10 ths
coeTcivs policy of the Government. He fMr.
l4ane) was in favor OF all the coercive policy
OF the dovernmeat, and woDld tax every
dollar to carry on tie war. He (Mr. Lanel
would carry ON the war until every Indi-
yiduas was bankrupt He would give hts
coat Oft his back, sId even die IN a, pauper'a
grsve, and be buried by the hands Of ch arity.
rather than close the war. [4pp!ause in the
galleries.
The Vice President ordered the galleries to
IA.
was done.
/ Mr. Bright said if he had known he was to
he arraigned for treason an bringing war on
he country, hs vouid have employ cd couI.
sel. II he had known there was to be a reg.
ular party organization against him. and let
ters and speeches presented, he sho uid have
been better prepared If sianoer could have
driven him away he should De where the
Senator from Massachusetts says he ought 70
De-in the = uth. He d been charged by q
calumEious sheet the incinnati Enquiysr
with being BFisadier General in the rebel
army, and by Il still more calumnious sheet
the Louisville Democrat with recruiting for
The rebe! army in ke.tucky, aud that he he'd
written the letter read todsy. He paid no
attention 10 these Until old friends wrote
him. He tken wrote the other letter, which
was more oh:n sivO here than the former If
he was guilty of treasOn it WIS for writing
the letter 10 JeH. uavis, Introducing Thomas
Is. l.incoln.
Mr.. Lincoln was born Ia Philadelphia and
reared there, and came West TO live. He did
the iargcst business OF any man In Indiana,
as n wholesale merchant, and estx plished n
character for truth and PrObity; he then
wsnt. to Texas and engaged in the raising Of
cattle; he came here afterwards to forward
the proJsct Of the Pacific Railroad He (Mr
BrishD had no recollection of this let 'er,
bat he must have written 1t. He had also
given Lincoln q letter to Capt. Franklin,
AID would read both ~ show tn at they were
similar In iaDznage. When he addr. ssed
the letter TO DAVIS by his title he was cniy
following the extmpis of Senators i'll this
body at that time and If lincoln had told
him he had aa improved cotton gin, he should
have menttot ed II, tho same rs he did
the firearms. If any enc had askesi him
tor such letter after the proclamation
OF the President he would have au.
| swered emo" He did not believe there
would be war. Hs did nor believe that mad
fanatics, under the lead Of the senator from
| Massachusetts would briGg about such u
state OF thlfRs os now exist He did not
| think The south guilty OF such mad folly.
A 6s.r In .ftn r,ln nH tk<
| Government sent documents to Davis and
| Ben jamin, &c. He went himself that sum.
msr forty NJ lies into Flrginia, not dream ing
there won Id b. q gun fired aud he belle we'd
his swn political opinlops alter twenty Sc ven
years political service, aud would not give
them up for threats o: expulsion, Fort War
rrr, or the halter No man should cha rec
him with want OF fsalty 70 the nag Of his
country. He did rot anticipate war, because
/ he believed in Presacent W hom he was sorry
ne helped to elevate t. his position, and who
was false TO his trust.
/ Mr.. kssssndep, (rep Of Me-, asked II the
Senator did no. suppSSe there would be any
war, what occas.on vas there 10 suppose
that Davis wanted ao improvement in hre.
arms?
MIR. Bright said he had said repeatedly
that be had no recoliectiou of giving the let
ter to Mr. Lincoln. Ks had before given Mr.
| Lincoln q letter TO MIR. Floyd, and II he had
been in collision with The South hs would
not have sent tho improvement In arms 10
this 20 verument; but he had no doubt that
| Floyd threw the matter overheard. and Lin.
coin bored him for another letter and he
gave it.
TH1 NEW YoAK HxKALD eros TEE Sonsa.
ssr ArFAIs.-This delightful, sheet 10 jubt.
liant Ia chanting It's victorious chorus over
the recent defeat Of Confederate arms IN
kestacxy. 1t declares the victory the most
important achievement OF the wsr, and that
IL 10 more likely shan anything else to put Z
Il snAedy end to rebelliou. Tha rAAnona m.