Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-22
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Aiter further discussion. the bill was laid over
until 70 morrow.
Mr. Tranbull presented memorial from " |
Q. Jewett. OF Colorado, protesting against imme
date action on the slavery question, as having
tendency to prevent peace. claiming thai the sen
timents OF the PEOPLE either North or South were
not represented in Congress and proposing Joint /
action by the North and South for an amendment
to the Constitution providing Tor gradual eman,
cpation of the slaves in thirty wears.
On motion of Mr. Wade the bin 10 authorize
the Secretary Of War 70 appoint two assistant
secretaries was taken up.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment as substi
tute, that the President with the consent Of the
Senate appoint two additional assistant secreta-
ries OF War at a salary of 5000 each The OF
fee 10 last one wear
The amendment was agreed to and the bill
passed. f
Mr. Hale offered a resolution regulating the
compensation OF Collectors oi customs and ma
val officers. fftlF fIaI
The report of the Judiciary Committee on the
resolution to expel Mr. Bright. was then takeu
mp.
Mr.. Sumner said that the expulsion Of a Sena
tor one of the most solemn acts. but our du
ties must be performed. especially when the good
name of the Senate and the welfare OF the coun
try is at stake Mr.. Bright has always been no.
toriously the friend and sympathiser of Davis
and SLde in their schemes in favor OF slavery,
and always voted with them. He (Sumner) COM
mented on the address of the letter which WAS 70
his Exccllency jefferson Davis, President of the
Confederate States, and claimed that il Was as
far as possible the recognition of preielIder As
President of the rebel States.
4 The letter in Its general character was CORES
ponding with public enemy as a traitor and was
kind of moral aid to the rebels. IL was a letter
of friendship and sympathy all the way through
and showed that there was one person who for
getting what was due TO the country and due TO
the rebellion stretched forth his hand in friendly
salutatiOn. a perS&l who j. so mixed up in the
rebellion must be a traitor. But again the writer
of the letter on the 9TH of December, ls6l puts
forth another letter to Mr.. Fitch defending the
first Letter, and again in debate ia the Senate he
declares he has done nothing that nc would not
do over again under the same circumstances
| He would give him the benefit of manly
avowal, but when the letter Was written. his col
! league must have known that war must result
/ from this unhoiy, unprovoked. mad and accused
I rebellion War was actually levied upon the
Government at that time. Before the LIST of
March, the rebellion inaugurated, and JEFF
ierson Davis was elected nj its head. At
4 such time a letter was written by member of
the Senate TO tue arch high priest OF the rebel
slion, addressing him by the very title which we
to. day are resisting. The Letter might have been
written carelessy, but of all things else it Was to
! introduce fire arms Ii there Was to be war,
why shout. Davis want improved fire armsI
! Mr.. Lane of Indiana said that he should say
nothing on this subject but for the interest he
felt in his state. He referred To his contes; for
a seat here with Mr.. Bright three years ago, but
he said be had now no memory Of the outrage
4 perpetrated on him and against the honor of In
diana. He had no personal i'll feeling toward
his colleague He would DO him the justice to
Al 4 Il Al. 4
To him and told him that he Bright desired and
demanded full investigation OF the charges
made against him. r aelfi. fsaf
! He (Lane) believed that the letter unexplain.
ell was sufficient evidence Of treason and sending
improved firearms was aid and comfort 10 the
enemy. but he Lance considered the second let
ter to Mr.. Fitch much worse than the first
He lane had nothing to say against abolition.
4 ISM for irthe Senator from Massachusetts, SUN
ner) let that pass he Lane had nothing at all 10
add But in that letter Mr. Fitch his cob
| league said he entirely opposed TO the
ciOn policy OF the Government
I He (Lane) i'm favor of all the coercive poll
icy of the Government and would tax every dol
lar to carry on the war He would carry on the
war Until every individual was bankrupt He
would give the coat of his back even lie in pau
per's grave and be buried By the hands Of charity
rather than close the war. Applause in the gall
leries.
The Vice President ordered the galleries to be
cleared at the right of the chair, which was done
4 Mr. Lane was for the coercion Of the rebels and
he thought we have perfert right to confscate
the property of rebels, even slaves.
Mr. Bright said if he had known he was to be
arragned for treason and bringing war on the
country, he would have employed counsel.
If he had known there was to be regular par
ty organization against him and letters and
speeches. presented he would have been better
| prepered If SANDER could have driven him away,
he would be where the Senator from Massachu-
sets says he ought TO be--in the South. He had
been charged by a calumnious sheet, the Cincn
natl Enquirer, with beng Brigadier General in
the rebel army, and by still more calumnious
sheet the Louisville D,nocyaf, with recruiting for
the rebel army in Kentucky and that be had
written the letter read to- day. -. .sr-s
He paid no attention to these until old friends
wrote him. He then wrote the other letter
which more offensive here than the former.
4 Mr.. Bright then entered into an explanation of
the of writing the letter to JEFF Davis, in
PRODUCING Thos b. Lincoln.
He Bright bad no recollection Of this letter,
but he must have written it. He had also given
Lincoln letter to Captain Franklin and would
read both TO show they we're similar in language.
When he addressed the letter to Davis by his title
he was only following the example of Senators
in this body at that time.
AFTER lurtner e4planatlOns from Mt. DriEnt
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.--The House proceeded to the consid-
Grafton OF the bill regulating the carriage of
printed matter outside of the mails, requiring the
postage to be paid, &c. sslrs
Mr Cofax explained and advocated the bill
for tax on printed mail matter
Mr.. Morrill, said the subject should be consid
cred as a postal measure and not as means OF
raising revenue.
; The Committee on Ways and Means will pro-
pose newspaper stamp duty aud tax on kilograms.
The bill requiring newspapers to paw postage
when not sent through by mail, came up and Mr.
Colfax made a long argument in favor Of it.
After long discussion. II was moved to Law the
whole subject on the table Disagreed toll to
Go
. Morrill, moved to recommit the bill 10 Com
mlttee on Post Offices, which voted down
Colfax reported a substitute, which Was dis
agreed to, with all the sections, proposing tax
on kilograms.
After which the original bill was laid on the
tablets against 60. = .sete
Senate bill authorizing the President TO ap-