Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-02-08
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expired, the B'ght case taken up.
M Anthony (R [ said he lad come
to The conc.a.,5a TO t VIC must vote for
sac resolution O. aSpulsion, though hs
should do 70 vitl s.5a; reluctance. In
.4.s E- ., t'a nate must not be
A..4 ,t.u.a ..s east suspected of dis
oyo,y II. Should yyte on the single
rccoia q. .utgaer lie thought that any
Senator vaa eoui. wre such letter as
that to such a man-- to suc.. a traitor, was
UNFIT for a seat in the Senate.
Mr.. Harris IN. " made reply to
the attempt Of the ~ Y. Legislature 70
dictate to him bis course on this subject
On question Of political expedieucy or
national pocH he would listen to the Leg.
islaturc, but o., a question of right or
wrong he was hinse.t rasponsibo to his
conscience aud MS ol, and he would al
low TO man, Or body Of men, to interfere
between him aud Al, conscience On an
executive or jud ciaI cues s:ioq the Legisla.
ture had no right to interfere.
| Mr.. Foster accordingly read the re-
! mainder Of tue resolution, which had been
omitted by Mr.. Blight, deploring the State
of the country which had beon reduced by
sectiouaism, anu referring to the priuci-
pies Of the Democratic party, declared
that the present state Of the ocuutry was
due to the agitation ofslavery by fanatics
and the adoption Of the sectional pla forms
Of the Buffalo PLi.ad lpia and Chicago
Conventions aud that the ,pubiicans,
in rcj ctn- al of-rs OF. compromise, had
assumed Sue fearful responsibility, aid
they had shown their utter inability, to
conduct the Government in tho difficulty,
aud denouncing the plan Of emancipation
and the suspension Of the writ of haLcaS
corpus.
Mr., Bright said he only had read two
Of The resolutions, because some of the
others contained language which might
possibly be deomede offensive Senators, but
laying aside all that, be could endorse the
resolutions in all .heir length and and
, depth.
Mr.. Bayard (Del) spoke in fayor of
Bright, contendidg that the Senator could
not, form all the circumstances at the time
the letter was written, believe there was to
be war, and Consequently could have had
no ineention Of doing wrong in writing
simple note Of itrodcction.
= Mr.. Bright made lengthy speech com.
?laining Of the injustice thct had been
done him, and Of partizan spirit exhibited
against him during the debate on this sub y
jet, If he was expelled, ho intends 10
refer the question to the peopls Of lndi
ana.
Mr.. Ten Eyok followed, declaring his
infexiblo purpose to DO what he thought
was right.
= Mr.. Cowan (Pa) said he had nothing
to gain by supporting the Senator, and
a. nothing 20 s',a by opposing what he be-
lied TO BE- til, uni ,crsal sentiment of hi.
Sac bu. should 5e trl4 to conscience. -
He Toul rather :, torn by wild horse
tha ys.iu h con.ictons OF duty. H.
vas fire, man, nj nobody was his mas
o. t,r. II NJ, .},sat is expelled, and if h
~: n: was askcdEP9n what charge, he could no
"a tell. 1t vou be tier for the Sena
it had more charity. and better obstr =
lnce ofrules sud law,
nd After further rom rks BY Senator'S NJ
,or Dougall and wiley, vote was taken 0
the resolution to expell Mr.. Bright, uu
we're as follows
YEAS-Mcs,rs, Aut' cay, Browinl
Chandler, Clark, CoIIaner, Davis, Dixoi
nd, Doolirtle, tessendcn, FoJte, Foster, Crime
Hale, Harlan, HrnAerson, howard, How
Johnson, King, Lane, (Ind.) McDougal
Morrill,, Pomeroy, herman, Sumner, s
IN IN, mons, Trumbull, Wade, Wi kinson, vii
a. a. mt, Wilson. MAS Wilson, mo )-32
aly NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, CarIi.l
lie Cowan. Harris, Kehneoy, Latham, Ne
and mith. Pearoe, Powell, Nice, Saulsbur
nae Ten Eycl, hon'psOn, and Wiley ID,
The President said as two thirds hi
voted in favor of the resolution it "
5 alc,ted.