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

rebels, and ie thought we have a IeIiee' 1t~. -
cctlt ate The property OF me reOsis'
though he wgs opposed 70 wholesale e'lia.ti,;on
unless aceonuat led By some scheme OF 'oiohl"''o"
Brtss this ,rfter now s,alds without. any eAi i"i'
! liou be mr,st vote for expulsion -, ,.or,r I
/ Nv. ByIGnT Dem, Ind.j-N had hnoInc - |
was be arragued here today Tor o,I,Tv
brnqiuf, all the horrors OF war on VIC N0rftI /
should have proyided myself WITH counsel - -
kro,rr there was TO be regular parry ole".l'l'',o"
acarp me and regular written speeSpesi 'hu w
uier transformation and petSo'.S,o" - ~ lime
astIere has been here by the Senator rom Mlnu'
go end The Senator from Massachusetts, WOuiu
: hive Given more thought aud attention 10 '1s n"o
ioct I would have been better prepared TO Ho1'
ibo,n than / claim 10 be now. want 10 lIeia'e
,rbg+ htle have 10 say with single remark, thai
/ yyoDld not LIT my hand TO influence
he vote Of a single Senator on tLis hoor, il u
is tbtr ,leasue 10 take from ne Tie tea'
/ I occuov on tie Ground that IN disoyal citizen
Of the tried States or have been guilty Of treason
I.et thc blow come; l am ready ior II. 90 not
mean bv this TO show uytlng like Indifference 10
what IL 10 be the ac ion o. this Senate; nor 10 I'M
mate that | DO MOI appreciate Tue tooo WIZ anu
frieuisAp of every member on this Do0ri nos IA az
Sir mean bv il n at | am not conscious 81 hANltg
raid done or written anything iucons,-tef WIN NY
rosiion es m American Senator, ~ any 'lms fln'c
took nv seat uron this floor soyenteen years ago.
) In that time have been lonored WIN ne blgies'
places this body has 10 give. IL leh tLeie N's
Inviting In my history 20 public mau 10 r'hu''
me obnoxious 10 the charge tLat mas uteA ."
r;Tna1tlv 1refsued against NE here ly the
! Senators from Minnesota aud MASSACHUSETTS,
would not he hcre claiming the privilege u u
Seortor I should 10 wlerc they say my ,hyh'lA-
a. le.d fnrintbe land of the COME deIaeo States
And Sir ii threats Of enemies could nave oi1Neh NC
= there ! seoth be there instead of here ior II ever
= there wGs a pursued by tnc JON ute"' W
coluu,ny oud detrgction, have been fin'o nc ~
p carea Sssson of the senate. / have here arueles
from several Western news !apers charging me , ,
. yyi5h one falselo0d, then with another ne
c frat was that | was bngaoier-seneIaI "
y, the Confederate Army. That h"d us oliIia
! IN a low scurrilour, calnmulous sheei, S"i-'
Tie C4c'nhdH EH4H,t"' ,o- trnfb
c quishtd for its want OF all regard ior uu.u
= toward every rsn who does not agree WIN l5 ~
noltios Another charge was, that Was ehg'geu u.
a military camp on my farm IA Kentucky, ieIu ~
D sol5iers for the Confederate army. ihal I"i 10
ofioin in even more Infamous ana caunH3 GUS t''''
il such thing were possible, me L"a.So14 - ~
..at the editor of the latter beng former AOYi
e ton Professor in College ~ me COUNT! 49, 80
lived twenty -iiSe years $50. AnolheF' tHt -; -
,ften he letter read here to-day, maj ked Il'",
s,5 coufderial" j, II aduiited now mat the WORDS
are not ON The letter. ! paid 10 attention ~ we
charge until valued ana neal li.'in "1"i ~
IetTer inouiriag whether the letter, directed 10 J1,-
C.-eou Dqtie owing an introduction 10 Thomas Is.
iocoln VA. genuine When that friend disuiled
Lnt letter with bis notice elt il my duty TO reply
That letter has been read here To-Day alu II VI
am .uity a. uli0rlu unite IN inc i'it-i
Ito e,plgiuinr the other one, az was III ine
one tried TO explain. Both OF them are equally
offensive TO the Senator from Mlnneso'a anu 'It ecu
s otor from Massachusetts,. do lot wish 10 Ieler 10
10 senator from Massacbu-cus. Between lhal
Sere+or and mv,clf there are relations whatever
- and have not b, en- for many Gears but Tor every
q oihcr Senator 30 far as know, have none DINER
c ilan hind relations, at least none Tor my lhr i
ye no expectation Of convincing that Senator liht
v [ an ANYTHING less than n traitor, and nouid
NOT DO i. ii ] could. L bad o. hei he
: would entertain that opinion Of ne AZ INA
v-as az rerfect as one Of The Apostles OF o. Gud
what have 10 cay here il to honest uubised, M
ureudiced Senators, who have teen associated wy.
ne Tor many years. | said in tie beginning dd
net propose u argue this question 10 lnghi hor an
= % nr 10 relieve myeelfo all the hOnOre oi ti'
/ war, tor J have no Iaht to oo"rhiin "i ""
! speech OF INV colleague unless lie wants 10 htap
on nv shoulders all tie hOnoie ~ lAis war
: NV sLonld.rs are not broad enough FOR that,
and the Se3a tor from Minnesota reads from
: s1eeches OF Mr.. Nigfall, and aitemIte " make
me responsible for the arguments OF Wigiah
am going t. give plain narrative OF Tie facts cor
nected with this case, and the Senators can woe
juet as tley tee proper. They can take my teat II
Ibey desire to- Ii avn guilty OF treason, or am
disloyal citizen Of tle United States, II Is becau'e oil
letter wrote 10 Jeiouon Davis, introducing Mr
Thomas Is. Lincoln, and Of letter explaining ih't
letter. and Of u speech made here N u running de-
bate The starting point ia 10 ASCERTAIN VINO lhonas
: B. Lincoln is; for If he If man oil desperate ante
cdent. and corrupt man. taa. ought t,o TO-
J.
q Illinois Mr.. Trumbull, who rs known To be "A
particular friend OF uine provided himself TO be 70
Tor the list four years. and III love WIN we deA OF
? nv retaining NY seat here was kind enough 10 ~
a form the Senate that MIR. Lincoln was IN prison
> under AN Indictment OF treason Well II this Ii 20
j., if he is be is more fortunate than many were iof
:, iley are imprisoned without being indicted or know
h lug why they are Imprisoned at all. Mt. ilh'om
was bonn ia Philadelphia and reared there lie whs
/. q man of large fortune aud enigraled to Tie west
.ud sottled there In Tie town where lived twenty
. 1--WE wears apo lie wac a large wholesale JobOing
orcbaIt and did the mos, extensive business OF any
: man in the State and after establishing there "A
1 character for truth and probiiy, he lett the STATE
4 and LEI. ne ms his attorney, 10 settle bis Durinc'r
. lie enierated TO Texas, bought largely Of land and
/ went INTO the raising Of cattle. When this mama
f for the Pacific Railroad came up he was one oil us
active advocates, and came to this city III company
a with I. Batter King, Robert D. walker ana others
and he spent four five Winters here and hardly IA
week parsed that he not al my house, and there
= WAS nothing that he could have asked but that
g would have done. That was proper: lie was The
p friend of my boyhood when needed aid and he was
/. nv friend through life, 70 far IA i know.
= have given him letter of introduction, have 7
q have already said lave recollection OF giving
!. Mr. Lincoln a letter Of introduction. But l have
SAID ia the letter wrote explana,ing that first let
, ter that if he asked me for it, Of course gave It,
!. When Nr. Lincoln was arrested there was found on
G bis person two letters which il appears j had gwen
him. l shall read them both for the purpose OF
v showing bow much importance ought TO 10 attached
to the concluding paragraph In each letter i sald
g 10 TIE person 80 whom i introduced him, that he
was reliable gentleman In every respect. Mr..
4 Bright read the letter TO Capt. Fraaklm and the
letter to Itays, beth in very similar phTaeeooRy |
But great exception is taken to the fact That ad-
desed THE letter % Mr.. Davis President of the
Confederate State. l have said on former occa-
sion that wac bg. following tue example Of sena-
! tors who spoke Of him 30 every day here in
debate and reference TO the debates will prove what