The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-10

IN the Congress at Washing s,n GA Wednes.
day. tha 9th, Mr.. Bright, Of ind, deliver ed
himself Of the following.
He said that he would address a few words
to the senate before the VOTE vkAs taken He
returned his thanks to the mem hers OF the
Judiciary Committee, who had a, most unapi-
mousiy reported In b Is IA or, and especially
those whose able iadicisl arguments have
beau heard Ia his behalf.
The Vice Precedent, who. at the ,ast ses
sion. was mem Der Of that committee. had i.
however, falien awuE from that repor.
which, for the sake of that gentleman and
the PRIME ipies OF Justice, hsr-grested. A. hA
he was to ,e arraig1d or such q variety OF
charges. by such q variety of Del sons. In :
stead OF the one charge Of disloyalty AZ evf-
oeneed ~ the letter to Jefferson Davis. Ls
might have been better prepared 70 meet II.
and employed counsel. But he was glad now
he had not done SO And all he had now 10
say was with the view OF putting himself
right be ore the country.
mr.. Bright efferei into a history of his ae .
quaintance with T. 4. Lincoln tor the Last
twenty. NV years, whom he pronounced n
resceceab ., .snter prising business man, and
discredi IA BILE unfil his arrest IN CINCINNATI.
In uly last on the charge Of treason, when
two lssters were found upon his person rur.
porting 70 De written by him, (Mr.lB. j one
dated In Juue, 1850, in PRODUCING r. H. lin :.
coin 70 Capt. Franklin. superin tendent Of
the Capitol extension, calling his ntten ton
70 some i,gention III the former. ana the
other TO Jefferson Davis. dated March ist
1851, Introducing Lincoln as u person who
wished TO present au improvement in IRE
arms. He re I'd them to show hat their Ian.
gungs was siniilar, and therefore did not
just,fy the effort that had been made to make
the latter appear as particularly courteous
and friendly u len. Davis.
Touching upon The stnie Of the country At
that time, Mr.. Bright referred to the COM
promise efforts and the Gordon of border
o1a q whi1h "a gaA
zee, Virgins, North Carolioa, and others, At
drst prooou acing against Ssces ion but
Northern Republicans refusing 10 meet them
In Ike spln', sventoaliy changing their
course. Then from the time Of the issue OF
the Presidents proclamation we were NOT
friendA, but enemies, In q belligerent sense
Up 70 that time provis ons, muattions
mails &C., were freely sent south; then they
would not have given eoun senance to such
shinG, or written the letter In question
No one who had heard this debate be-,
heved that that letter was the cause Of his
expulsion. With that letter before tn en- the
commitsss bad reported. SIX out OF ssvs-, In
his favor. but when the matter came In
here party dsill waS applied, and ths qaes-
tion brought TO ~ present st%te he Ie.l
poAtod The declaration that he had no reCol-(
lection Of writing either the letter 70 Capt.
rrAnklin Or Js0 Davis.
He rocDrred % the fact that In 1870 he wasl
one Of the Oommittssof Thirteen, With Mr..
Clay ,t its head, And Danisi Webster a ooe
Of its.mem bsrs. on the Compromise meas
ures. AID c the fact that he had from the tirss
opposNd the sectional measure Of the gen
ticinna from Psnpsylvaaia, (D1f. WilHot)
the proytso which he wished % astacA e.
Guiding the South from the Territories.
Thonsk represenung . free State. Ae had
never gtysa 80 Moaal vote.
He anglsd OF tAses to political aets Of
hts lie - stTnals Though they were but Goa.
Asteat VIII his general courss. and that Of
the 0taeo Wh1oh lad three times Oaooted hi0
aAl iAAtcAe1ens Of dtssAtishc1ioa With HIS
a90oa. - coOd not appeal 10 Any Or ask
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