The New York herald., 1862-02-05

posed takef Did Congress propose TO take direction Of
tie war2 II this accordance with tho suggestion
Of the secretory Of War he carle should not oppose it,
The resolution was agreed TO.
RoN-cLAD WAR STEAMERS.
Mr. HALE, (rep) Of n. H., moved to take up the Dill
providing for iron clad steamers.
Mr.. HALE proposed TO withdraw both the amendments
OF the committee and asked the Senate to make the sub
scs the special order for Friday when they would hear
Senate would pass the bin it from the House
Mr. MORRILL,, (rep Of Me-, said that the bill proposed
TO build twenty ronclad steamers This style Of naval
architecture yet entirely experiment France
and England are trying as an experiment The British
Board Of Admiralty had reported upon it expert
ment. IL was still doubtful experiment. There were
no rolling mills in the country that could do the work,
months.
Mr.. HALE said he was informed the boats could be
built in i've months They were strongly recommended
by the Executive Department and Secretary Of War.
Mr. GRINn, (rep) Of Iowa, surprised at the nfor-
nation Of the Senator from Maine (Mr. MorrilD. The
only instance where ironcad boats were under fire was
in the Crimea where French vessels went within eight
hundred yards Of fort, and were exposed to heavy
fire, but received little damage, and destroyed the
fortress. He believed the introduction Of steam
would alter the whole system OF coast defence. Eight
thousand shot had been fred by the rebels at vessels
coming up the river here and only one vessel had been
Mr.. CowAS, Gepl Of Pa had some doubts about order
steam lr0nclad SHIPS. He willing vote the
money and let the President take tho responsibility
He moved to amend to authorize the President to
build twenty iron clad gunboats such other boats as
the public interest may demand and to let the men
whose business is to attend to such matters decide
what kind Of boats to build, they taking the respon-
sbility.
s., Nc gaaS D Of w., asked they ~srso be
Mr. GRIMES, (rep) Of Iowa, said they not to be
On motion Of Mr. HALE the repsrt Of the Naval Com.
mttee on the Secretary OF the Navy was taken up and
made the special order for Friday;
They all TO be on the plan. They gun
boats Of thousand tons, and were like scows in con-
Of land He claimed that they had not been recon.
mended
Mr. GRIMES said that the bill providing for them had
Navy, and the Secretary Of the Navy had been to him
r Grmes) at least dozen times to urge the passage
Mr.. SHERMAN cp) or Ohio. thought il the amendment
Of the Senator from Pennsylvania should be adopted the
President might build thousand boats II he pleased
War said could not build than Of these boats
in year, and it was doubtful il we could do that.
Mr. CLARK, (repl Of n H., moved to recommit the bill
The motion was asreedto.
MB PAY OF ARMY OFFICERS.
Military bin TO d.. So rS ana
emoluYs Of officers Of the army a. substitute fr the
RAnRoAp AND TELEGRAPH 70 rHr pAc1yc.
Mr.. PonRoY, (rep) Of Kansas introduced bill opro
vide aid In the construction Of railroad and telegraph
line 10 the PacieS Rsfsrred.
The case of =: Bright was then taken up.
n soSs & & W. ssssa a ns
to the Of Mr.. Blunt. Of Tennessee Ee r. Brown
ing) thought tAs only question waswhether the writ
Senator for which tho Senate ought to adopt resou-
tion or expulsion. He had listened in vain
hrOSshest se whole debate for sny declaration
triumph Of tressOn The only thing that he (dr Brightly
(Mr. Brownns) thought that If anybody was opposed
to coercion it was in fact because he desired the
Of the rebels the record Of tho Senator was taken to
the rebel camps they would make objection him.
He considered the oter moral treason for which the
ought 70 be expelled He felt constrained by the
high duty he owed TO his country to vote for the expu
Mr. DIXON, frcp of Conn. The letter written by
the Senator from Indiana bears on lis face certain marks
which, il would seem, might relieve an unpreudiced
unbiased mind Of any doubt with regard to its
ing and the intent with which IL written. The first
and obvious idea that strikes the mind In its Pc
rusa is that the writer is cordial friend of Mr. Davis
and of tho in which he Is engaged. II proposes
to aid him In procuring that most and ndis
pensablo OF sustaining the newly organized
patton styled confederacy-n rearns II IL had
been written to the leader Of foreign army invading
our country, no doubt could for moment exist Of
its treasonable character. II would have been con
elusive proof OF treason defined in the constitution
even though under another clause Of the constitution
In open IL might not have been sufficient for con
vction reason against the United States shall consist
only in levyng war against them or In adhsrng to their
Article 81 section 81 That aiording to public enemy
facilities Tor procuring firearms is giving 'aid and COM
fort cannot for moment be doubted Yet the Senator
from New York Ar Harrls) says that did exist
at the date OF tho letter and that therefore, the act of
the Senator from Indiana was not treason He further
says and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr Cowan)
agrees with him, 'it treason nothng.v In this
opinion cannot concur. The writing and de-
lyering the letter in question, II not treason,
was siill high crime considering the circumstance
under which IL was written, the then state OF the
country, and the official position Of the writer well
as Of the person to whom II addressed Admit that
actual war did not exist, and that the Senator from
Indiana supposed that the pretended Southern consde.
racy would be peacefully inaugurated, and calmly and
taey tolerated by the OF the United States
Viewed in that light the Senator had still duty to per-
duty which he owed to his State well to the
whole country with regard to this pretended and usurp-
ing Southern confsderacy That was to be peacefully
permitted and tolerated does not at all change the
tuticnal duty Of that senator and OF every Senator
ceed TO show by a reference to the constitution
ITSELF Article l. section 10 Of the constitution provides
confederation" And again, In the same section ''No
State shall enter into agreement or compact with
other state. or with foreign Power or engage IN war
in question: Jefferson Davis, then still nomnay NOM
Der Of this body had united with band Of conspiators
and had also induced certain States to center into an
agreement or compact with other States without the
OF Congress- and furthermore claimed TO be the
President Of the socalled confederation thus formed
This the Senator from Indiana well knew. No man,
think, knew better than he oil the designs and pro.
cccdings Of Davis and his fellow conspirators. With
this full knowledge, he deliberately addresses him
letter in which he styles him "Prssdent of the
Confederate Statcs Shall he bo told that this was not
rccogniton-a FULL complete perfect acknowledgment Of
that confederation The Senator from Now York says IL
was a mere formaty-a matter Of taste. cannot SO
consider IT, understand the Senator from Indiana by
the mode address which he chose to adopt
ledge express terms that there was such political
power as 'thc Confederate States and that Jefferson
Davis rghfuly held the Office Of President Of that
fcderacy Now, have no doubt that Jefferson Davis
was very punctilious az 70 the manner in which he
was addressed. He claimed TO be President de fdco
and de Of the Confederate States Senator Bright,
on the 1st of March last, recognized him as
such. when couple that fact with his avowed oppo
sition thcn, now, and at all times, TO what he
calls the entire doctrine OF coercion" compelled
10 believe him now, as then, friend to the rebellion
II So he cannot consistently with the public safety con.
tinue occupy seat In this body; and this s true,
whether the confederation he has acknowledged was
the time at with the United States or not, and
whether not the Senator has contaminated any act
tending 70 give aid and comfort 10 the enemy II peace
fu the confederation recognized by him IL as much