Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-02-20
j 0 litital.
Expulsion of Senator Bright
REMARKS OF HON. GEORGE LAND0N, IN THE
STATE SENATE.

VI LAND0N said desire to remark
NJ ,la, I should be sorry TO have the resolution
# ra,> .: ,l., time, without some Senator making
s,estl upon 1t, Tor am satisfied there are
-sur who rather crave the opportunity
as1 nos tae most distant idea OF saying any
= lu: will occupy moment or two, and
-..e an doing that, my friends around NE
y 4a gather up their latent thunder.
\ To eXpel 4 man, NJ. Speaker, from the
aled States Senate, is putting upoa him
i -arSer aud deeper mark than the Almighty
q; upon Cain. To drive Jesse D. Bright
son the Uuited States Senate at this time,
and under existing circumstances, is 10 drive
him ont into lbe wide world TO become I hiss
aad by-wo-i. Tae Sneer Of the civilized
a1-i mast follow him and The direct course
coming years that an enemy could impose
11D u,s child WOad be 10 say, your father
sa> expelled from the U0iled States Senate
p, beng q trail0- T. Ii IS aH aggregation of
-y--v.a,ng yhai IS terrible This being the
N -,' So. any man who votes TO axpel him
" rem -.e United States Senate, or any man
NJ vao v...s 10 Instruct another 10 eXpci him,
,sa3 DO il deliberately, should ID ii eau
s,.T clrr.uly, blt reSulutely If needs be
NJ nl,s;.ou Is not, sir, whether Ee shall ilHg
-4. but it Is whether We shall a. ma him;
..-s- some circumstances, one is worse than
Nj other | simply make this remark 10 come
n The point, thai, while we sometimes hurry
n s-e resolutions through, We should not hurry
4 -1l-a $ resolution yOachiDg this matter We
"A .1.. pass gp0n IL viii al necessary speed
ys v.,h deijberatiOn.
Mr. Speaker. this L1iesi f-sasoa has been
1a,: terrific enemy OF the Government for
q -lN twelve mouths. 1t is not the armed
s,; r., that are encsmped upon the baLkS
,-e Potomac il u not the roaming guTTii-
i .ll; i-ovn upon the hillside aud alODg the
'..ays @. be vast West, that are half so much
VIZ b: dreaded as /: IS that latent, SkuSiBg,
,.t.! AIMED enemy who carries bis missiles,
e., sr.r, l.S letters, and waits, sir, With the
..- 20 lis aa0d, covered aud shroaded, for
g. opportunity TO FIRE the magazine and blow
'-t Gl7sIl-eot TO atoms, That IS the most
o1-ss'e1s .ce. That enemy, sir as you know,
'-s ',-- .-cziag 10 the Capitol, lurking in tie
-.-l-u.. s1Iy knows where il hiss not lark
81 i. '.z-s almost 10 have been omnipreSent,
: ---e'o-s Is the frogs, land ten thousand
--ss a. osd,l that were 10 Egypt. crawling
-~ lie o@- chambers, and beSlimiUg the very
'-'--c ;ro2--S Wbea . man comes 20
--A 4. lie National Capital or walks in the
-s1.s o. This vast, great eouUtry, locking
~ - IS -.ga, and lefJ or into the halls Of
" . >A..-7, ,le question springs up 10 bis heart,
'-s IS is here thai Is loyal who is il here
%. $ no. s traitor ?" Now, Mr.. Speaker,
,..a q. ca.10e>s 70 you, sir. and to this Sen
I. F5 Saow that that has been the trouble
20 soGsn, il al her loTeliness-' Cons,
A' oes' S.'; TO man" wsen she IS Eoms0-
a o'so..ea Der place, her excel!ency o.
-~t>.e-. 2ud has turued secret inforner sud
80 Now, SIR. 10 have q asa SIT in the
IN States Senste sHd 10 be ia sny sense
'-'''5eE gasgreaed With treason, Is hyper
II s astonishing Sha, there should De
- case. Ii there IS sgch case. then this
Wy -<-' treason wherever il uow exists, Eheih-
e u the United States Senate or in the
-.-ao matter where il exists. il ought 10
SS1Aea q. dealt Eith rssolgtely aud dealt
VI 80 sezEaoly Nv Goa sir If mAn goes
VI s,e2 aPoS bis pOst-oRe Of yoar poor sol
= SAD 10 iinse Eol>sy A0d subSis,ed for
.-.'f, >errs p<- isy-Shrp gbs rigc-s OF