Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-02-06
Thirty-seveath Congress.

SrNATE.--Mr. Carlisle moved to take UP
the resolution he offered some time since in
reoard to the finances Of the country. He
said he offered the resolution to call the at
tention of the Senate TO the finances of the
country. The expenses of the country were
now at the rate Of fifty millions Of dollars
per month He (Carlisle) hoped ere this to
have had some plan from the Secretary Of
the Treasury for the relief of the finances
of the country. But the only plan proposed
by him is the issue of paper currency. lie
(Carlisle) was opposed to any union OF the
Government and the banks. He was DOT
willing that the Government should be de-
pendant on the banks II the Government
depended on irredeemable paper issue, Fl.
nancial ruin must follow. He advocated the
passage of his resolution as affording safe
and sound basis for specie currency The
resolution was referred to the committee on
Finance.
Mr.. Anthony said that he had arrived at
the conclusion that he must vote for the reso-
luton, though he should do so with great
deal of pain. In times like these the Senate
should not be filed with men the least sus-
pected of disloyalty. He (Anthony) should
vote on the simple record of the letter. He
thought that any senator who could write
such letter as that to such man and to
such a traitor, was untitled for a seat in the
Senate.
Mr.. Harris SAID that he did not rise to fur
Their discuss the subject. The time for dis
cussion had passed. II only needs formal
vote TO vindicate the determination of the
Senate. The senator from Indiana is to be
expelled, and nothing further need be SAID
to eontIol the action Of the Senate. But
some questions have been introduced here
that were entirely irrevelent. Some sena-
tors seem to have merged the character of
the senator in the partisan. MIR. Harris
then alluded to the elaborate speeches OF the
senator from Massachusetts (Sumner) as
more becoming a prosecuting attorney.
These speeches seemed to him (Harris) like
dealing a blow upon fallen foe. The sem
ator from Kentucky Davis has made some
thing like dozen speeches in relation to the
pending subject, and he appeared to be the
senior counsel in the prosecution. He (Da-
vis) had visited the committee rooms to Sc
cure evidence to impeach manly testimony
The Chairman of the committee on Finance
had referred to the speech of the senator
from Tennessee (Johnson) as that of a man
OF noble anu Iory and o>icsesOI ta.tnS sri.i'I
but he, too, had stepped aside. Mr. Harris
here read extracts from the speeches OF sena-
tors johnson, Wilmont, and Sumner, and
contended that it would be dangerous pre-
cedent TO expel senator without being
guilty. The case had not parallel either
in that of Polk or Breckenridge. But the
question was already settled, and ne (Harris)
did not choose to discuss it any longer.
But there was matter somewhat connect
ed with the subject personal TO himself. An
attempt had been made by the Legislature
of his State, to reanimate his stiffened corpse.
Legislative instructions were specious en-
enation of the well nigh fatal doctrine OF
State rights, what would be the result of the
discussion IN the Legislature of New York.
He (Harris) did not know, and so as the vote
there on the resolution instructing him what
to do was concerned, ii was not important
that he should know. The circumstances
under which the attempt had been made at
his (HarIis) resusitation was extraordinary
Nineteen Of his colleagues in the House, and
his personal and political friends had solicited
the Legislature of New York, in order to
save the State and perhaps its humble rep
resentative from dishonor, to instruct him IN
regard to the vote he (Harris) should give on
this question He made no complaint against
his colleagues for their course, and could ac-
count for it in no way but for the atmosphere
which surrounded the Senate. On ques-
ton Of political expedency or national policy
he (Harrls) ould listen to the Legislature,
but on the question Of right and wrong, he
| (Harris) was only responsible to bis con-
| science and to God. He would allow no man
nor body Of men to interfere between him and
| his conscience.
Mr.. Davis replied to Harris, defending his
| Davis) own course.
Mr.. Foster said that the Senator from In
diana had read two resolutions passed by q
meeting in Indiana. He asked to have the
other resolutions passed by that meeting read
by the clerk.
Mr.. Pearee objected to the reading of the
resolutions by the clerk.
Mr.. Foster thought the resolutions ought
to be read, to show the connection between
them.
| MIR. Foster then read the resolutions.
They deplore the state to which the coun-
tryihas been reduced by sectionalism, reaffirm
the principles of the Democratic party, de-
clare that the present state of the country is
due to the agitation of the slavery question
by fanatics, and to the sectional platforms
adopted by the Buffalo, Philadelphia and
Chicago conventions, declare that the Re.
publicans in rejecting all offers of comprom-
Use, assume fearful responsibility, and thai
they have shown their utter inability to carry
on the government IN its difficulty.
The resolutions concluded by denouncins
the plan for the emancipation of the slave:
and by denouncing the suspension OF the
writ of habeas corpus.
Mr.. Bright said that he had only read tw'
of the resolutions here, because some OF tn
others contained language which possiol.
would be deemed offensive by some senator's
But laying aside all that, he (BrighD csui'
endorse the resolutions in all their length Ant