The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-31
Northern CengPess.

In the Federal Senate on the 9th inst,
tina resolution to give immediate at.
tention to oil war communications Of the
President, and limiting debate to i've min
utes, was taken mp, and after. q warm discus-
sion laid over.
The special order, the case of Mr.. Bright,
was taken up, and MIR. Latham, of California,
addressed the Senate at length against his
expulaion. He urged that the public opinion
of to-day is not the public opinion that exist.
cd March LIST, 1851, when the letter was writ
ten by Mr.. Bright, introducing T. b. Lincoln
TO Jefferson Davis, President Of the Southern
Confederacy.
time Of the writing Of the letter, and asked
would the Senate have expelled the gentle.
man from Indiana had the letter been found ON
Lincoln's person before he left the cityf Such
the I'd OF March they lis ened to Wigfalrs
speech, and subsequently, on the Sth March.
a resolution offered by NAT. Foster, of Conn. !,
to the effect that as Wtgfall had declared
was laid over, and On the l2th referred to the
Judiciary Committee, where it was allowed
to sleep. This showed the spirit which then
prevailed here, and if Mr.. Bright knew the
them NJ well, and Mr.. Sumner and others
were as guilty as he was In allowing Davis,
Toombs, lverson, and the rest to 60 out nm
arrested ME- Latham also referred 70 the
nther dav. poin ted to Mr.. Brlghts having
sustsiued Breckinridge a. an evidence against
MIN. and declared that he himself was one Of
the 2OO, 900 who voted for that gentleman;
and the gentleman from Tennessee, (ndr.
Johnson.) now 20 strong Union man, did
Mr.. Davis intsrposd, and asked. did the gen.
tleman from California mean TO say that
he subscribed to the same principles 40 MT.
Breckin ridge, the Virginia doctrine of States
Rightsf
Mr. Latham said he did not mean to be d.
vertsd from his subject in this way, but de-
clared that he was among the first " no took
ground against the doctrine of Secession.
Mr.. Davis said the doctrine Of States
Riehts now called Southern Rights, was the
great cause Of our troubles.
Without dispostug OF the subject, the Sen.
ate went into Executive session, and old not
adjourn till after i've O'Clock.
House Of Representatives. -On motion Of MIR.
Stsyeps. the House went into COMMITTEES OF
The Whole on the state Of the Union, (nar
Blair, of Missouri, IN the chairO and took
up House bill "a, making appropriations for
the support of the military academy for the
year ending the soth CT June. N6s.
Mr. Menxles, Of Kentucky. proceeded to
reply 10 . spsech delivered . few days ag0 by
Mr. Stevens. Of Pennsylvania. He said the
disunionists Of Kentucky were worse than
the rebels Of the Tevolted states. because
they used their endsavors to turn the State
Mr.. Wicklihe, Of Kentucky, dssired 70
know II tho gentleman said that the Gov.
eminent had the right 70 enlist slaves In the
army.
Mr.. Riddle replied that the gentleman
might call them slaves, but he (Rtddle) did
not. They - men could b enlisted. He
was one OF those who believed that thsre was
force now et work which would strike ont
slavery.
Mr.. hhemsld, Of Rhode Island, said he
was somewhat surpgisod . hear the views
expressed ~ the eentlemen who Aa0 Inst
spoken, (9r. RIDLEY ALSO thooo exprq1ood
the oahar day By tho chalfnan o1 tho OoU.
mittee 81 ways Ana Msans, when ~ q.
nounesd that extraordinary doctrine that
thts House had the power - pass enact.
msnts lDg the amanclpAtion Of the slaves
that are hala under th1 laws Of Oil The oeAsaG
Of tnts Unioa. He would pat down this 70.
bslhon BY Ashttng II down. Ns would Dove
ON tie army. end - The army moved, ~
woald captnro tie slaves, and put th1lA II
the rsar OF the army asd keep ihen Nat0
the snd Of ths war, a1A thsn aaAtWt theM
~ circn0staneeD woulA seam book 10 Was'
NO apologize for a1AverY; q fWoG . e1TDo.
He would pat dewA this ssbell1oos - ttcost
Tho Oomaittss thsn rosa. A. sepss1s1 -
bill 70 the Honee, And reeo1nenA0d ~ -
saee. ne III thee voaoeo.