The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-02-10


that bill imperatively necessary. Upon in
quiry, learned that Mr. Crimes had refer
ence to the threatened Intervention.
GEHE EsEAl@&4 WD CLEVELAND.
LOUISVILLE, February IA dispatch
from General HaIleek to General Buell. this
evening says, eve have taken Fort Henry.
The enemy has retreated on Paris, leaving
part of his guns. Oar cavalry are in pur-
suit. Gen. Grant will attack Fort Donei-
son tomorrow.
Three large steamers, the Ben. J. Adams,
E. Fl. Fairchild and Baltic, left here for
the Cumberland aud Tennessee rivers this
evening. All quiet along the line Of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
Bg- The second speech of Mr. Sumner,
In the Senate, on the Bright case, was one
of the most bitter speeches of the debate.
He dealt his blows with precision and earn
estness. Referring TO the question, as to
whether the seat properly belonged to Mr..
Bright, or to the State of Indiana he
said - De- H-a
"The seat of the Senator is not his A
Senator is simply trustee. The Senator
is trustee for Indiana. But his fidelity as
trustee is now drawn in question; and
since no person is allowed to continue as
trustee whose character is not above sus-
picion-inspired, according to the language
of the law, by u5errima .tfles-the case of
the Senator should obviously be remanded
to the State for which he still assumes to
act. Should he be wrongcd by expulsion,
then will that State promptly return him to
his present trust, and our judgment will be
generously reversed. The Senator has no
right for himself here he does not repre-
sent himself but he represents his State, of
which be is the elected, most confidential
trustee, and when his fidelity is openly i'm
peached there is no personal right which
can become his shield. Tell me not of the
seat of the Senator. Let the Senator be
cautious in his language. BY courtesy the
seat may be his; butin reality the seat be-
longs TO Indiana and this honoPed State
unsurpassed in contributions to the pat
riot service of the republic-may justly
protest against any longer misrepresenta-
tion on this floor by disloyal Senator.
Discussing the proposition as to whether
Mr.. Bright was guilty of treason, or not he
continues
For myself, | have no hesitation in ex-
pressing the conviction that it is treason.
If it be not treason in Senator to send
arms to an open traitor, whom he at the
same time Acknowledges Ia his traitoroas
character, then it were better to blot out the
crime of treason from our statute book, and
to erase its definition from the constitution.
Sir, it is treason. Bat even if it be not
treason, according TO all the technical re-
quirements of that crime, it is obviously
aud unquestionably an act of disloyaity SO
dscreditable, SO unworthy and so danger
Gus as to render the duty of the Senate i'm
peratiEe. Is it nothing that the Senator
should write friendly letters, make open &C
acknowledgements, and offer warlike aid to
public traitor j. it nothing that, sitting
in this chamber, the Senator should send to
the chief of the rebellion words of sympa-
thy and arms ofpower2 Is it nothing that
the Senator should address the traitor in
terms of courtesy and official respect Is
it nothing that the Senator should call the
traitor sc bis Exeelleney," and should hail
him " President of the Confederate States ?"
And is it nothing that the Senator should
offer to the traitor thus addressed what, of
all things he mostcoveted, destructive arms,
to be turned against the constitution which
the Senator has sworn to support
Is thisnothingP.
Why them the world aud all that's in is nothing;
The covering sky is nothing.
Nor nothing have these nothings,
If this be nothing.
The following is the peroration of this
remarkable speech;
The Senator from New Hampshire (Mr.
Clark has reminded us-as John Quincy
Adams reminded the generation of his time
of that beautiful work of art in the other
wing of the Capitol, where the muse of
I history, with faithful pen, registers the
transactions of each day, and he trusted
that, over against the past record of past
disloyalty, another page might beam with
the just judgment which followed. But
there is another work of art famous as art
itself, and proceeding from its greatest mas
| ter which may admonish US precisely what
to do. The ancient satrap Hellodorus, act
! ing II the name of distant sovereign, had
entered that sumptuous temple dedicated to
the true God, where stood the golden can
| dlesticks and where hung the veil which
was yet unrent, and profanely sought to
reach the very altar itself, when suddenly,
at the intercession of the high priest, an
angelic horseman armed with thongs is seen
20 dash the intruder upon the marble pave
ment and to sweep him from the sacred
presence. But now that disloyalty, in the
| acknowledged name of distant traitor, ins
trudes into this sanctuary of the coustitu-
ton, and insists upon sitting at our altar,
surely there should be an indignant chas-
tisement rs swift as the angelic horsemen
that moves immortal in the colors OF Raffelle.
Inyain do you seek to iuterpose considera-
q ms of lenity or forbearance. The case
! does not allow them. I know well the
beauty and the greatness of charity. For
The Senator have charity; but there is a
| l,atfar charity d1a IN fha Senate xvhoea
solemn trusts are in jeopardy; and even il
you do not accept completely the saying of
/ antiquity, which makes duty to country the
great charity which embraces all other
! charities, you will not deny that it is at
least a commanding obligation, by the side
| Of which all that we owe to the Senator is
small. And, sir, do not forget-let the
! precious example be present il your souls
that He who has taught US the beauty and