St. Mary's beacon., 1862-02-13


eeudition atoyc stated - u. .......
Expulsion Of Senator Bright
Ths lase action OF tks United States
Senate in the expulsion Of Senator Bright,
will be hardly regarded IN these ,in.ss
90 Al extraordinary incident But 1t 10
nrseIthe!sss. lII.e Extraordinary. II
il trne. the Senate Of the United States
il invested by !aw with the power TO
decide al! questions bearing aron th.
right pf membership. Nat. i. il Likewise
iruc. lbat TIE frsmors of this law never
contemplated it, pctver,ion TO such rI.a-
IGN asd unci: ilircd us"s They never
ir,sn3ed tha. it should b. used as Oh
inssrsment Of brutal "rrress:on. nor did
they contemplate its adaptation to pur-
posse par-ly sec,iona. OF roli:ical In
past and happier days. il; application
was not unfreaucntly called in vogue.
has. We femea.b-,. cysn-handrd Justice.
Il. Z Political aikbify. was then the stan
dard BY Which its construction was guild
ed. va well remember the day, when
wing voted for democrat and democrat
for whig in instances in which this law
wss evoked nor coull tho press or the
masses. or es=a the fear Of political
prescription. drive members Of the old
American Senate from the course Of rec
a,ude or The path Of honor. ..-
Now. Lct US take . glance at the case
of Mr.. Bright aud examine the causes
assigned for lis expulsion. It is charg-
ed. that. about the first Of March last. nc
gave . M, +. h. Lincoln loyal cit
issh. We presume. from the name--a
letter Of Introduction to Jefferson Davis.
II this Letter. new and approved pat
terra "f Gr".r,n WAS recommended. and
MIR Lincoln alluded to as its inventor
Now. it may be said that troubles were
brewing \, that time, and. that it WAS
anpstsies:c IN Bright to write such a
letter bu'. when We remember thut the
letter bore date anterior to the outbreak
Of the Saa,hern rebellion" how can it
ba regarded ss reasonable paper ?
Wherein. tten. has Mr.. Bright sinncd
and upon what ground mas he been pro-
scsibej as . traitor? But he has done
moro even worse than this say the ad-
soea,os tas bis expulsion. BY bis own
SUBMISSIONS he is traitor at heart. for
he s}mirs that be voted :.r John G..
Bsecksnrideelr This may DO very good
logic. bot. il 40. wo ask. upou what
ground DO the sapp"rters Of Mr.. Bell
hold overt Bell became rebel y
Wills. Breetinridge was still true, and
vas bounding on the Tcnn.sscaus to the
worh Of resistance. whilst Breckinridge
vas stu !storing in the cause Of recon-
ssrue.;oa. Why. then. Geek tAe degra-
ds,ion Of Mr. Bright. and honor and
spp!asd Mr. 0arrct Davis But. ".
fosges. the ons has fully apasta.ixcd to
tyranny aud oppression. whilst the 9TH =
e,. pcahaps. still suter,aius some sIgbs
vsoera allan tor tho Constitution and the pas .
Indccti. it E"ems to Us. coalition has
beeu formed. from which. under the com
pact. the democracy Mr.. Andy Johnson
Excepted been excluded. And, this
coalition. j, further seems, has worked
much goea both to, iss members and
the Government. II has gone further in
The good work Of subiugaslou than even
McClellan ami his Marshals ]. has III,
only satjugssed Maryland and k"n'ueky,
Ia. preserved last 1snnessce aud Wes-
tern Virginia fron the corruptins inau-
cnccs # rebellion. With the assi.tance
Of ske burnside expedition. il is shortly to
reclaim North Carolina and has already
shade Mr.. Marble Nash Taylor Cover
mar. Il has divided Missouri. aud made
. hero at Malligaa and dcmi-gcd oi
Lyon. Last. but not least. sc has pre-
scented ou, late Governor. Hicks, with q
full set Of silver. and paid . ten thousand
dollar mortgage upon his farm in Dor
chsssss. i
These ere sos.e of the fruits IT this coal
i,i'n. aHd. No may further add, to it,
retrney asd pIiancy Mr. Bright is in
aebted for his expulsion. Many rcpub-
lieans were, originally. averse to the
measure; and. bat for ite special llcad;ns
Of basis snd'sA. -na.skish elsluenee u
Joaasoa. sessss aud justice might havs
Dictated . difesrus ro.icy. aud averted
the entaiIaess of this ia..ing disgrace
up,n the American Seuate.