The national Republican., 1862-02-01
TaIRTY.sEvENTn CON GAkss,
SECOND SESSION.g -
m sNATk
FsrpAY, January 81, 1862.

FsrpAr, January 81, 1862.
The following were presented and referreds
Three petitions from Ohio, for emancipation
Of alaves Of rebels.
VFrom citizens Of Ohio, for . general bank
From Illinois-sevsral petitions for emanoi.
A joint resolution of the General Assembly Of
I',.nS Icw.i in favor Of national armory at Rock
Bills INTRODUCED.
Mr.. GRIMES introduced q bill authorizing the
detail Of three naval officers to inspect trans.
portation vessels for the War Department, and
Mr.. WILSON, Of Missouri, introduced bill
for the early completion Of the southwestern
branch Of the Pacific railroad Of Missouri.
REBEL PENSIONERS.
Mr.. FOSTER, from the Committee on Pen.
sions, to whom was referred the House bill
authorizing the Secretary Of the Interior to
| strike from the roll the names Of pensioners
now in the rebel service, reported favorably,
and the bill was passed.
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.
On motion Of Mr.. SUMNER, the resolution
was taken up relating to the great Industrial
Exhibition, and appropriating $3',c0o for ex'
M. SUMNER favored It's passage rs subject
to be measured by the expense.
Mr.. HALE objected. One of his reasons was
best given in story. Governor Gilman, ono Of
ysd Wss
visited by one Of his constituents from dis.
tant portion Of the Stste, with present Of n
box Of beautiful butter. 1t was received very
graciously, when the citizen hinted the great
necessity Of appointing q justice Of the peace
in his neighborhood. The Governor readily
agreed to appoint one as soon as the name Of
suitable person was suggested. 70 tell the
TRUTH" said the citizen,"1 don't think there
L L. ,nth a., Nha Nnv hA0{AAo mi
for It," 30 had thought the mutual admiration
society about Washington. Secretary Seward,
etc., and so had appointed themselves commits.
sionors to take pleasure trip to Europe at
the public expense. He had no objection to
their going-would like to 60 himself-but
there was but one or two practical men, and
J not single mechanic, on the committee.
Mr.. SUMNER thought injustice was done
passage Of the resolution. Lost-yeas II,
nays %.
LoYALrf or A SENATOR.
D Mr.. McDOUGALL, upon tho special order on
the resolution expelling Mr.. Bright, reviewed
said he WAS obliged to arm himself against VIC.
lence at the time the letter Of Mr.. Bright WAS
written, on account Of his loyalty. He tMr.
McDougalll knew there would be war, knew
there was war, and the Senator from Indiana
r knew 1t. 1t had long been determined on, and
had been for thirty years in preparation. II
was a reasonable act to write such letter.
Mr.. JOHNSON regretted the necessity Of Hp.
pearing against the Senator from Indiana. He
had been his friend. He tJohnsonl had voted
| TO admit him to his seat, In his contest with a
}. competitor, and now he WAS sorry to feel com
| PEELED, before the expiration of his term, t.
}. vote for his expulsion. In that vote he should
act, not from party considerations, but for the
The exposition Of Judge Story was expli ci,
. upon the constitutional right to expol In case
IKE this. He read an extract from opinions OF
!, Judge Smaley, written In January last, which
y | covered the entire ground Of this case, in his
y opinion. Mr.. Lincoln was rebel citizen Of q
= rebel State, which had seeded a month previ
D President Of that rebeilious Confederacy, in
y Producing what was believed TO be an improved
q means Of destroying the Government Of whiot
the writer was high of!ioer. He referred t.
It for expulsion in the present case.
"a A loyal man would have suggested to Mr.
Lincoln that there was Confoderacy Of re
=. bellion over there; that war WAS being Levied
=. on his Government; that lie could not write
n such letter for such purpose. That n Son
y ator should be so ignorant OF his duty, or 81
II regardless, or so negligent, was cause for ex
!, n pulsion. Though it was painful to reeomment
= It, 1t was his duty. The duty was his; the con
!. sequences were Gods.
D. Has the Senate forgotten the men with whom
a the Senator vUted-the gang OF conspiratori
D that gathered here, and frowaed, and scOwled
W and uttered dersive remarks, while he, (Mr
r u
the Chamber, stood up for the Constitution
IL (Turning to Mr.. Brightly Had he received on,
ri look of encouragement, one word Of apprOba
m ton, from the Senator from Indiana, how 1
NJ would have cheered his heartl Where, h
sT asked, was Trusten Polki In the rebsl camp
n Where WAS John c. Breckinridge, whom he ha,
Q supported for the Presidency As soon as HI
became u traitor, he (Mr. Johnsonl droppe'
nj believed thero were tendencies TO treason her
n. now; how long before they would land thos
IS influenced by them in the rebel camp, he ooul
not tell.
Of coeroion-without enforcement of the law ?
and yet tho Senator was and ia opposed
A coercion. This doctrine Of non. coercion wa
"a the most revolutionary and destructive doc
m @ msnt. % The Senator was opposed to II the % Who'll
r. coercive policy Of the Government" to tn
ie execution of the law, to sustaining the exis
ii. ence of the Government itself.
IL The people is State, down n.trodden under III
ass s 70 ae~S ds rsbs
Ut lion; he turns from them, and says, I" ! am OF
et posed to the entire policy of coercion" Th
Southern Confederacy had no hesitation abou
O. outraged, murdered, shot, and hung; and sti
r Senators will not help them, because they ar
n opposed to coercion.
/. The fact, ifa fact, that the letter was not d.
tlivered, was no palllati0n. The letters of Arno.
| 10 C.ntOn W6TB tOuuu III tuo Uootb VI hnuTt
m, and never delivored-was Arnold the less \ ira
tor?
or He next referred to the Grounding, bounding
ad sounding period" of Mr.. Salisbury, and ana
wed and answered his argument. lie shove
Nv that the Crittenden amendment was lost
Ia Southern men refusing to vote.
- There was now but one way of treating III
oi rebellion. Treason must be crushed ont, an
les docking to Mr.. Brightly traitors punished.
=. Mr. FOSTER reviewed the case, and gave h
g" reas ons for voting for the resolution.
Messrs. SALISBURY and BROWNING RI
piled, and
II The Senate adjourned to Monday.
ed HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
he The SPEAKER laid before the House con
\. munication from the Secretary Of State, on II
NO subject Of our commercial relations with 70
m eign Governments. .
be Mr. ELIOT, Of Massachusetts, moved that Il
"' communication be referred to the Committt
en on Commerce, and be printed.
I'm The motion WAS agreed to.