Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-14


where it commenced: Therefore, nobody is
hurt; with such resolution nobody can be
hurt.
As Ibefare remarked cur are Sens tor strsiQht
forward, intelligent mes, and they certainly
would greatly prefer, as also would the people
st large, that we instruct them directly to the
point. IT they see proper to disobey that in
structiou, then they aud their consciences may
settle that question. The people Of Penusyl.
vauia viii hold them to strict accountability
for their votes on this question. DO Rot care
what individual suffering their action may cauae,
they must come up to the work The. people
of Pennsylvania are loyal, whether they be
democrats, republicans or Of any political faith
and | woad add that if they could only lag
sside their little predjudices, the unanimous
voice of the Commonwealth would be unequiy-
ocallY in favor of the original resolution Of the
Senate. They arc opposed TO treachery and
to traitors, and that Bright Is traitor no men~
Der OF this body will attempt to deny No one
doubts that be 10 not a fit adviser of the PreRi-
dent Of the United States and unfit to 90 into
secret session of the Senate where all the
plans and projects of the government are de-
termined upon. He has never repeutsd Of the
traltorous letter With which he is chsrgeds hs
be has never denied his completely in the trea-
son which it unveils; he has never even said
that he was sorry for writing it, and he is not
any better qualified for the duties of his hon.
orahle position thsn be was upon tho frss Of
March last yet We are hesitatiog as to our
proper action in the premises. A disposition
has been manifested to consider the natter as
great constitutional question, and to treat it
upon its technical legality. when that question
has nothing on sstth to do with the subject
| The case Of Bright should be treated in the
same maoner ss The government would treat
hat of any other disloyal or unsafe man, by
disposng of bin iu the most summary way;
snd such action would be justified by the uEan-
imous voice Of the loyal portion of the ua-
! ton.
| The government imprisoned those danger
Gus niea who were likely to give il trouble in
/ the future aud create dissatisfaction among our
1 loyal people; aud | freely declare il as nv hum-
4 bic oPIuien, thar . maE should b. ptivilS Sed 10
/ travel through this or any community and give
utteranee TO sentiments which might tend to
! bring the government into disfagoT or poison
/ the public mind BY distorted representations of
the policy OF that government. He may not
/ openly aFow bis desire for dissolution Of the
! Union, but At the same time indirectly attempt
10 overthrow the governmental say that such
q man Is dangerous aud SHOULD be marked: be-
( cause tie government requires all the assist
anee and encouragement we eao give to it, and
the people now, more than at ali other times,
are required TO stand up to the work in order
10 meet tbe immense expenses incident 10 a
/ great and just var. We have to- day six hum
dred thousand men upon the tented field, ar
rayed IN deadly conflict with probably an equal
force, while We, the represen tatives of the Kew
stone State of the Union, are hesilatiug about
the expulsion of traitor from the council
chamber. We are hesitsting here, toeday, about
turning out a rescberous foe, whea nearly six
hundred thousand men are compelled to face a
deadly enemy, at the same time exposed to the
cutting blasts of winter aud ragages of disease,
I With many of their families ut home In con-
dinon of want,
1 While such is the situation of our oountry's
| defenders, this man Bright, who is known to be
the intimate friend of jeff. Davis, is to be left
in bis comfortable seat at Washington, to be
| spy upon the actions of the Government? Why,
sir, what Democrat in the Senate of Pennsyl-
Ysnia can falter in full entire support of the
| GoFernment when be sees Andrew johnson OF
! Tenuessss, one of the fathers of Democracy,
standing up 10 the Senate, exhortiug men of
all parties TO turn out this traitor Bright
let we have Pennsylvania legislators who are
! trying TO get up something Of a doubtful ma
tnre-A measure which may be ealoul ated to
| please beth sides. Let them come up to the
work and meet the question like men. ! am
as conservative ss sny man, my cause bas al
ways been conservative; but | despise this
practice of shrinking responsibility; always
prefer to be ranged upon one side or the 9th
er; aud have never been knoEn to bave acted
in any other manner.
! In reply to the Senator from Berks, fMr.
CLYMER,) who complained that the original
resolution Of the Senate was passed In great
haste, would remind that Senator that il was
not adopted with any greater hssts than was
the slendment of the House by that body
Why, Mr.. Speaker, when the House amend-
ment was submitted, it's mover never stopped,
but put the amendment through under the OPP
Grafton Of the previous question; that proceed
Ing was not adopted here. The Senator from
Berks is not justified in stating as s,fact that
which does not exist. The Senator knew that
the proposition was not passed through here in
saoh manner, for every Senator had sufficient
time to deliberate before acting on the resolus
ton, and TO exprese bis sentiments In the freast
and tullestfmauper,
MIR. CLYMER. desire TO ask the Senator
q question.
The SPEAKER. The Senator cannot be
interrupted unless he consents.
Mr.. WHARTON. do consent, sir.
Mr. CLYMER. l desire to ask the Seua.
tor from Huntingdon whether, when the mos
tion was made ou last Thursday by the Sonaa
tor from Erie, Mr.. Lowry. that the commits
tee be discharged aud the Senate proceed to
the consideration Of the resolution her