New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-25
,avs "a 70 be attained. II that is not default Of

In this chamber, nave lost my reason. . :,
Mr. DAVIS-I connected with that the utter iail-
nre Of the Senator to offer necessary substitute ior
any of those measures which lie proposed 10 defeat
10 mt down this rebellion.
Mr. HARRIS-Still the Senator does not GlsavoW
the opinion that the Senator ought to be expee1 ne
cause lie is opposed TO coercion. L have We niue
sympathy with the political views and sentiments OF
the Senator from Indiana as any other Senator on
this floor For MANY years ] have watched us
course and il has scarcely ever met my appreciation,
and have above all no sympathy for hls doclIe q
non coercion. The Senator from heh'uch3,
thought. with little sef-complacency congratulated
himself that he had risen above the contrc'ins M
dwarfinr Influences of the legal profession when
sometimes operate on the minds OF men, ana n"s
been able to Ire to the higher sphere oil what nc
called large ttatesmansbip. might envy wa, ,b,s
Senator. if / were unable to do ills
on question of craftsmanship but when
q Senator is on trial for enne, Wh1'r :,
may be NV political preferences or pfeJuol'es, e
bound to zee tlat that Senator, II he were my o',e'
est foe, has fair and equal justice meied o"t; ~
understand 1t, Senators are now et,lt Srn,or
tribnual determining upon the rights OF a Senator
and they are 10 be governed by no sueh pTnclpltT
nLpaied as they may lie as those suggested u! Tue
Senator from Kentucky. He told us that Tie Se'.'e.
v,as TO be controlled by no common law or rama
,neu,arv usape but il was TO decide whether Or no,
t,s senator on trial wac unfit for Parliamentary
dnty. II il well for this Senate that THIS doctrine
had not been promulgated at an earlier day. II 20,
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr SUMNER would
never have been permitted to hurl his polished, bum
ing shafts against the baroarsm OF slavery
and the clarion voice of the veteran Sen.-
tor from New-lampehire (Mr. Hale would
long since have ceased resound i'll this ball And
there are other Senator's, who have long been sus'
ueeed of being too much inlbued with certain I'M
healthy doctrine, to have held their seats any
certain tenure if the Senate had been allowed to
eXpel Senators because III the judgment of the Sen
ate they were unfit for Parliamentary duty. Ire
great question now on trlal III our nation, 10
whether il shall live whether, hecause the hngefs
of treason are cutched al its throat II shall cease TO
EXIT In times like these, which stir every parrot
heart there is imminent dancer that we may be led
TO do an act in a like this, which VIII TX pre-
cedent which shall be pernlclous IN lis hhuehee
hereafter There is no more melancholy tetthlng III
the history Of English jurisprudence than 'he
facility by which, from forced aud arbitrary
constructions the best men OF the tines lnno'eh anu
patriotic men, of whom neither the tines nor thelr
country were worthy, Were condemned Tor teason'
The Sidneys the Russes, the liamrdens' ana oli'e!
wortbies ike these, furnish us an adnonitioh lha'
we should be cautions. Mr. Harris then referred 10
the letter claiming that if the clause about firearms
had been on tilted II would have been hairless thai
Lincoln had gotten mp this iirearm and II was ln'
in at Lincoln's suggestion, nnd the ieller was
simple letter of introduction ana II sumter
/ had not been attacked, and there had been 10
war. the letter would not have been nol''u'
and closed as follows II seems 10 me
if the Senate Were TO eXpel this Senator without
coming TO the conclusion that lie war gully oi
REASONABLE design il would be guilty of the greatest
/, Justice toward the Senator and toward the Senate
have painfully felt that III taking the course ieei
constrained 10 lake am opposing the views wishes
preudlces, and feelings Of many friends. Were u
noiGcal question should not hesitate TO vote Win
Them. But regarding myself IA standing here az
nudge called upon TO decide according to the rules VI
law and evi leuce upon the guilt or Innocence oil
Senator on TRIAL, my honest conviction - that the
evidence is not sufficient, in view OF all the facts
surrounding the case, 10 authorize mo TO vote
that lie is guilty Of the Oiense charged.
Mr.. TEN EYCK Rep, y. D. had not the ac-
ouaiutance OF the Senator from Indiana, beyond "A
u ere sueaking one, but that should not alter hls
course in this Gaze. The simple fact was Tic finding
of two letter. Oh the person OF Thomas d. Lincoln,
written by the senator from Indiana. Il which
was addressed TO his Excellency JEFF. Davis. DIR.
Lincoln treason could not be OF the darkest KIND,
q he had only been held 10 bail for the crime The
Di,tict-Aiiorney Of Ohio very careful 10 retain
this letter evidence Of Mr.. Lincolns TREASON, ana
j; was fouud the person of the latter i've and
half months after II bad been written. Wac II ever
delivered to jeff Davis lie quoted from the Pre-i
dent Inau. ural address to show that the Govern
ment contemplated no war-tbat the Souiheruers
must be the acgressOrs II war followed. He Ten
Eyckj upheld that great principle Of common law
which resolved all doubts for the benefit Of those
alragued and should vote against tie expulsion OF
the Senator from INDIANA.
Mr.. CLAIM KEEP, y. H. reltTleu 70 llt Itltef
written TO JEFF. Davis, and thought that letter and
the circumstances sufficient cause 10 expel The SEN
ator from Indiana. The expulsion was absolutely
demanded. We could not properly satisfy the coun-
try or support the Administration II we permitted
such Senator 10 remain U Lis reat. Suppose lei
ter had been found the IerCn OF CoPlc, tie CON
iederate of John Brown, as follows:
To JoHs BKowS eaeer Of the Negro Ia'rrsoA, Horpo',
Fern
Allow TO introduce my friend Coppie, who cones TO
'''" ANU '''' Ycur:',r1y' CHARLES SUMNER"
How long would the Senator from Massachuse;ts
have held his seat and how would the Senator
from Indiana have voted for his expulsion If an
open rebel ought be expelled ought not The peon
to be expelled who furnished aid TO the open ree' 10
make the rebellion successful lie contended that
the Senator could not plead ignorance that he went
with the intention to sell improvements in firearms,
nor OF the fact that the rebels into $50, 10 make war.
He read long list OF acts OF war commit
ted by traitors also, the charge OF Judge
Smalley of New-YoTk, characterizDg the acts
Of the rebels as treason by leyying war.
So much for the war and the state Of the country.
need not quote Blackstone on the President Met
cage. Here is the decision Of the Court upon the
facts solemnly considered and made upon The very
Gaze itself The rebellion has burst into arms,
and when the Rebel Chief left the Senate his lart
words were to utter his determination TO night, II
uesceful rebellion could not be accomplished. In
that speech Of the Senator from Mississippi lDays)
the arch Rebel declared that II they cOuld hoI nave
peaceful rebellion they would trust them
selves TO the God Of Battles and their own
|, hight arms. Let us pass by this ofense
| Of the Senator from Indiana, aud SO out among
, the troops and urge them to fight and drive
away the enemy which belesguers Washington.
What will they reply Urge us TO fight, when
you keep in your counses the men who are guilty
Of sending their friends to the South with Firearms
that might be put into the hands Of rebels to murder
usl' What answer have We 70 make them? Go
aud ask this Administration for more vigor; ask
,ho,, 70 tnrn nrf frnm the Denart menta nnY man