Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-02-20


a man for that what will you do with man
who sits down in bis seat in the Senate Cham.
Der of the United States aud writes letter
to " he's Errrliency, Jefferson Davis" recon.
mendng TO him an artisan of rare skill aud
talent who has discovered an improvement in
the manufacture of deadly weapons, that such
improved weapon may be put into the hands
of al enemy and pointed at the hearts of the
loyal citizens of the country What would
you do with him, supposing he has done such
thing as that | am frank to say sir | have
hooked upon the timidity, the carefulness, the
fear Of hurting somebody, that seems to per-
wade all departments of this governmental
have looked upon it with pain and sorrow.
Ausion was made to q band of singers to
whom | have listened in time past. do not
know. sir. but that, as it was once said by q
poet, " the angels paused entranced," when
they sang. They got permit and went across
the Potomac to sing to our soldiers there that
thev might charm the rigors of the camp by
the melodies of music. know them to be
possessed of Con given hearts, great manly
hearts behind their ribs, for | know them per-
sonAhy They went to our soldiers in camp,
and after being there a few days they had the
audacity. sir within sight of the capitol of the
United States and the slavery hosts, s,-'hey
had the sudacty 10 sing an antSlavery song,
for doing which their permit was countermand-
ed, aud they were ordered away. l know sir,
that an officer under the government went
around Washington to get signatures 10 pc
tition to Congress for the manumiSSion Of slaves
in the District of Columbia. He was given
notice to quit that or be would lose his place.
| He did quit and-lost his place notwtbstand.
| The government must cease this catering TO
| slavery it must shake from its limits the
| shackles of long and wearsome thraldom
| it must purge out the leaven Of treason, hurl
| to the earth and grind to powder every resist
ing obstacle
Now, let these general remarks go but ask
your attention to one point and that is the
point | intend to make. Suppose Jesse D.
Baight, 10 his seat, had day before yesterday,
penued that letter, for | believe nobody de-
MES that he wrote the letter rsrbatim et, lite
rGtin. IT pumctuatim suppose sir, that day
before Yesterday he had written that letter,
and addressed it to Shis ExceIency, Jefferson
Davis" recommending to especial attention,
confidence aud employment, this artisan or
manufacturer Of deadly weapons; and suppose
the letter, sir, had been arrested on its course
across the Potomac and bad been brought
! iuto the United States Senate aud e'cr the ink
fairly dry upon it, it red there, 10 the pres
euce Of Jesse D. Bright, the question would
/ have come ID. is there treason in that let
ter ?" What wonId you have thought it that
letter had appeared day before yesterday ?
What would have bten the opinion Of the
Senate
M. IRISH They would have believed it
was treason
/ Nj LANDON How is that. sir
( The SPEAKER The Senator will please
address the chair
! Mr. LANDON. Would they not have be-
ieved il, treason, Mr Speaker? Well, | should
have been Of that opinion 1t would look Ike
aTordiug aid and comfofLto the enemy if it was
freshly wiiteu Now, that is the point
whether On the first cay of March the coan-
try was not as much Involved in trouble as It
IS nOw-RhetheT the friends Of the country
were not as much its friends then as now aud
whether lis enemies were not as inimjcal TO il
/ then as nov. How can the date sl,er the
. case Why if written on the first Of March i,
was treason. Well, I think tha, if this letter
was written day before yesterday We should
not hesitate TO vote that its author be expell
ed if so then we'll NAV We vote for his expul-
sion for writing it at the time it vas written.
/ That is the question that strikes my mind
it is right here that if the writer OF that let
ter intended to give aid TO Jefferson Davis and
company, his heart was not with the country
IS il should have been and be was not 6t TO
hold a seat in the United States Senate
To be with the friends OF the col0try, you must
be against the enemies Of the country.
The question is, what shall We instruct Cur
Senators 10 do Ii Jesse D. Bright wrote
that lelter-and nobody denies it-I say be
is unit to hold seat in the [. s Senate. If
uuft to hold it, be ought to be voted out Of it.
Oar Senators ere the ones 10 vote him out; il
is our business and province 10 Instruct them
on that point hence, | am in favor Of voting
TO Instruct our Senators TO vote for his expul
sion upon this simple grounds | may not make
myself interesting to Senator'S, but | am inter
ested myself in nv own feelings | would vote
for his expulsion on this ground We have
got 70 do something and do it in earnest; and
you must purge the high places OF esson, If
treason is there andif thst letter does not
bear upoa lis face; sympathy snd collysion and
fraIerniz1iion with the South, tprsy tell ne
what would yoa want s msn TO write 10 ex
press that Suppose be sent cart losd OF
muskels down South, that IS not half as bad
as to send man who could msnufacture fssty
cart loads
Oh sir, let the great State Of Peuusylvs.
nia which is sinmered down in her wisdom,
her power. her legislative acumen and skill
which is smmered down in ones sense 10 thir-
ty-three men here-lst the great state OF Penn-
sylvsuia, through her Senate, in this year Of
our Lord speak in behalf Of the country; aud
ln the name Of Con lei Us noi wink 81 anything
that looks ike treason. Let Is decide he
question maufully, and let 1t be kno~o st
Washington What the Senate Of PennsFlE1'