Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-02-07

Senators, have followed him. 1t is the assumption
that, in depriving the Senator of his seat we.
take from him something that is really his
This is a mistake. A Senator is simply trus-
tee. 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 il now above suspicion
inspired. according to the language Of the
law, ly ubsTrima .fdes-the case Of the Senator
should obviously be remandod to the State for
which he still assumes to act. Should he be
wronged by expulsion, then will that State
promptly return him to his present trust and
our judgement will be generously reversed. The
Senator has no right for himself here; he does
not represent himself but he represents his
State, of which he is 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 Lot the Senator be cautious 10 his
language. By courtesy the seat may be his
but IN reality the seat belongs to Indiana and
this honored State-unsurpassed in contrbu-
tions to the patriot armies Of the repubic-may
justly protest against any longer misrepresenta-
tion on this floor by disloyal Senator.
But the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr.
Cowan) excaims-and the Senator from New
York follows him in saying-ihat the offence of
the Senator is "treason or nothing" For my
self, have no hesitation in expressing the con-
viction that it is treason. If il be not treason
in Senator to send arms to an open traitor,
whom he at the same time acknowledges in his
traitorous character, then il were better to blot
out the crime Of treason from the atute-book,
and to erase its definition from the Constitution.
Sir, it is treason. But even if it be not treason,
according to all the technical requirements OF
the crime. it is obyiously and unquestiOnably an
act of disoyalty so dieoreditabe, so unworthy,
and so dangerous, as to render the duty of the
Senate imperative. II is nothing that the Sena-
tor should write friendly letters, make open nc
acknowledgements, and offer warlike aid TO public
traitor 1t is nothing that, sitting in thi.
Chamber, the Senator should send to the chic
Of the rebellion words of sympathy and arms o
power II is nothing that the Senator should
address the traitor in terms Of courtesy ant
official respect? It is nothing that the Senator
should call the traitor "his excellency," ant
should hail him "Presdent of the Confederate
States ?" And it is nothing that the Senator
I should offer to the traitor thus addressed what
Of all things, he most coveted, destructive arms
to be turned against that Constitution which th
| Senator had sworn to support2
: .Is this nothing?
/ Why then the world and all that's int is nothing
3 The covering sky is nothing
( "Nor nothing have these nothings,
( If this be nothing"
e Sir, the case is to plan for argument. Yo
y cannot argue that two and two make four-tha
/ straight line is the shortest distance betwee
, two points or that the shines in the sky
All these are palpahle ut once to reason and /
r sense. But, il did not see before me honore
= Senators, valued friends who think otherwise
= should say that to the patriot soul it is hard
d less palpabe that Senator acknowledging, i
= friendly correspondence, the chief Of rebellio
y which was set on foot in defaRce OF the Unite
d States, and sending to this chief arms, the Onl
a use Of which can be in upholding the rebellion
! has Justly forfeited that confidence in his loya
j, which is as much needed as his commission
Of enttle him to continue in this Chamber Th
ie case is very plain, and we have taken TOO muc
is tine to consider it, We have been dilitory wht
at we ought to have been prompt, and we ha'
es hearkened to technical defences when we ougl
to have surrendered to that Indignation whiC
he disoyalty is calculated to arouse.
lie The Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Clarl
er has reminded us-ss John Quincy Adams r