New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-22


eis, the aeeiestiOus that such men as the Senator
from Massachusetts, wero making upon them ana
their institutions. ! told them then as wouid ttll
mem now # they could hear ne that hey made ,ao
mistake in leaving these halls at the tine ana under
the circumstances they Iid that they ieit men me
mvself scattered broue hout the length and breadth
Of the States. men who wanted 10 be true 70 me
Constitution and the Union They leit ne at tue
mercy of such men a. tie Senator Of MassachuseIts
and gave ihat class Of men the power OF ilslnR III
their places as be Las done here today and ateuI ed
10 hector over me aud the men who entertain inc
oriuion that do because be knows we are power
les in Numbers aud TO ray things and DO that Whicn
he dare not do uuder other circumstance and WHICH
he will rot attempt any where elte. Bul, oir du'
allowing mvfelt a wider range than nteho%n' III
the first uatt of the secession said 10 my cot"t'
that these Lad been studied effort on Tue
mart Of claas Of men 70 preludlce 'he
public mind against ne, and IN my second ielter
had only increased that opposition. bat as ths ,oIy
WAS body OF lawyers governed by c0u'nLutioIdi W.
hgaiions and by law, oskei HIM II he "oulu III
toduce resolution inquring into tue trutn oi 'nese
charges. lie said he w0uld do go. But before ne
did ii understood that the Senator rom Minnesota
had taken ny case in hand, and said 70 my col
lepCue tbit wOut hrng the case before the semitic,
and would relieve bim Of any iutnre trouble
have 10 doubt wrote THE letter 70 at llhSo'h ue
ause he fays 80 aud becaute ~. Bah says 30, Ddt
did rot marx it "priyate and confidential. !
tbiul, A. is troror and manly for me TO say that
wand law. Given no such letter 10 any man hNlnS
had | supposed that the existing tlaie OF lhiiBf
could have been brought about. why sir, up 10
IA. Gr.t day Of NAY tho public employee oil your
, -,,I directed tic documents belonging 20 heasrs
h., iipir Davis, qLd Sidol, TO their homes IN the
Sonilefu states; aud as early ss tie jsi oi March
vessels loaded with arms to 20 SCUM were se,Aeu
hy the authorities at Now-iork' ana GOV;
Brown q Georgia, by way oil ro'Lhhuoh' "H-"
.evorol vessels at Savannah, and alter some tihe
and come correspondence these arms were denVeieu
nm and taken 10 Georgia. If bad C0muilee,
Win rover 10 call Tor persons aud rarors nave 30
donbt coud prove that ten OF THOUSANDS o. COMA
worth of arIus wee taken out OF tie New ',u'
state for the South long after the dne OF tu' is'
te~ GA the 18th OF Aprl went myself iofty mice
mo lie inferior Of Virginia Win ny family Oh d'
oriut Illness never dreaming mat I'es'hev tninbs
which IA urOn NJ could ever iappen; nor uin ui'1
Of il until the day beore iei.' s'Hu oi u.'1"5
rioit Ind Fairfax CouG-iiouso, and on lhuIso"y
cant. Rlaun was killed IA The hlst bGille' L De-
li.trr we were 10 have war only when ne $40 re-
olitv wa. forced uuon MS. Until them did not De
lieye tiat ls Cun-tian people would settle 'nls
matter by the sword. But 10 has come ana we NJ e
a duty % reform, and how Ve may perform II de-
penos doubtless uron the honest conYcuons q. oui
own Indictment / have ny own settled Vonuc"l
.oririo.s after twenty-feyen years u uhlhtti-
fet ted teryce u the people whom represent nero
TO-DAY. ! have been twenty -seyen years IN; the
service of tie people o. indlYn@' without
them served az this deck. IL j, Dni
rfaeonble 10 suppose that ~ that time have formed
,-.i,iofs that can 10 more change than tue Ethi-
otsn eau change bic skiu, or he leopard NE spots
aud do not want 10 change them. ! am hAgly IN
the bel ef that am right, aud believing tHi am
riglt viii not WELD them under any threat OF oA'
pulsion Fort Warren. or the halter one OF ne
besuties Of the glorious form % government under
which we live n that every man shall i've, rpeasI
and ect for himreE Ny opinions "a relation 10
this war ! eXtfessod in very T." "ofas AZ
,le lssf erosion Of Congress. | Was not then
'.icrei for entertaining reasonable thoughis
or gueriug reasonable sentiments Aud
besrd mo Scnmo- Que. lion ths loyalty o. the sen'i
80 7 ,lep uttered 1fcse sentiments sro On
loud and have not chau.ed them, snd rs ] said
In nv ietior 10 Mr Fitch, shall continue 10 act
mon them until thi- heart teaches no ms. Am
,trong Ms Bright read speech delivered
nj the lat s,srion, when be- said there Were
thre. r.4ttiss in the Senate, Northern anu
Sor,ler-i pisuuioni.ta and Conservative men.
There may BE- "a difference between my cohoSkpe
and mv-eit ~ ~ : hai the sennmonis oi the Iegf'
nj Insiana Are. viii say hero that do r.t class
I;r amoug those extreme inen bet think be ME
talep the sentiment OF the people OF ,ho great MOTIF
W.,t If he thinks they are funlr lug men ahn
money 20 .ubing4e the South or 90 Interfere VIZ
MI cir in iitutiuns. We are furnishing men '"
these States and any senator i.or, ~ - 49,. a.
,,ulL .,ot aid that IN thr Senate wouiu DE '"se ~
y =: -, and 60 the flag uLucr Whi'h We arc leth-
i.fiog today and If any man chATg le WIN 'hf,
,,ont of featy or that want Of purpose J. VIII
snswer him in monosy tables. nave tbl' an u'-
.;.d IN saw # NY snfeceGeBi8 viii not shield me
,rou, the .cctional assault which has been nade
man ne here here to-day then viii not undertake
10 defend myself for fear may violate the rules OF
this body aud may prejudice my own Gaze NY
case If in tie hands Of the senate. repeat "lal
have said already, have done nothing would not
do again under the same circumstance llat has
teen touched upon with some severity, ana what
did mean by that Why, that did not anticipate
;he PROPORTIONS OF this rebellion. i did not believe
n gun would he fred, having a man IN The fieSi-
oency whom am sorry 10 say helieI 70 lut theie
and who believe was false 10 his trust. Deceived
by lie constant promises us to what be wonid do,
could not believe that war was "A necessary come
ouence. II is only TO put myself right alluGe 10
the circumstances under which thete tbings were
done. go
MIR. FEssENDEN asked. if tie Senator did not
sutpose there would be any war, what occasion waf
there to suppose that Davis wanted ali improvement
in ireaTmsi
MIR. BRIGHT said he had said repeatedly that he
had 10 recollection OF giving the letter TO hr. LIN
coin. lie had before given Mr.. Lincoln a letter 20
Mr.. Floyd and if lie bad been in collision with the
South he would not have sent the improseme IN
arms TO this Government; but he had no doubt thht
Floyd threw the matter overheard, and Lincoln
bored HIM for another letter and he gave II.
Mr.. SUMNER said the gentleman from Indiana
minated that there Was come personal feeling
against him.
Mr. BRIGHT said he sad no such thing.
Mr. SUMNER said lac had 10 personal feelings
against the Senator. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House proceeded to the consideration Of the
bill regulating the carriage OF printed matter out
ride the mails, requiring the postage to be pnd &c.
Mr. COLFAX rep, Ind proposed IA substitute
limiting ts operations to trains carrying the mails
which are delivered at the various Pott-Oices, and