Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-08
FROM HARRISBURG.

HARRISBURG, Feb. 3, 1866.
Mr.. EDITOR Beingi in Harrisburg during the
debate on the Resolutions commencing the course
of the Republican delegation in Congress, in ref
to the bill proposing to give to the coored
residents of the District of Columbia the privilege
of suffrage. l availed myself of the opportunity of
hearing the discussion Their considerations be-
ing made the order of the day for Wednesday of
and the framer ofthe Resolutions, opened the de
bate in a speech to whose argument and elo-
quence both friends and foes unite in unqualified
commentator Until long after the hour of adj
journment he held the Senate and the large audi
ence, assembled by their interest in the discuss
ion, almost spell bound. Many face at his close
was wet with tears, while the murmur of applause
was universal. 1t a speech worthy of the
British Parliament in the days of Burke, Fox and
Sheridan Of that greater body the American Sen
ate when Webster and Clay spoke from thence to
the whole American people | have heard many
gentlemen say since its delivery, that had the
speech been made at Washington, it would at once
have placed the eloquent Senator in the front rank
OF American orators, securing for him a national
reputation.
Presuming that you will favor your readers with
the privilege of reating this most eloquent effort
| refrain from any attempt to give an outline of
Mr.. Is. most eloquent utterances His blief his
torical argument at the opening showing that suff
rage the result of the war, not as in the pur-
pose of man, but in the will of God was most
conclusive. He based his argument upon the
right rather than the expedient made the great
speech OF his side AMI of the session, speech un-
answered and nanswerable.
Speeches were also made in favor of the resolu-
ton by several members, and number of ESSAYS
stump speeches &c, on the inequality of the races
the impossibiEty of improvement in the Anglo
African, were delivered by the opposition. The
chief Of the speeches were made by Clvmer of
Berks, the standing candidate of the sham Democ-
racy for the Gubenational nomination and Wal
lace of Clearteld the Chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee. Mr.. Cs., was a labored statisti-
cal effort founded upon McClellan's vote to show
that the Democracy should have more members in
both branches of the Legislature and in the Ma
tonal Congress. I could not but think of an hun
cry man, ont of pocket and out of credit, sitting
down to an empty table and arguing to his own
satisfaction that it should have turkey upon if,
and fee ling himself with the imagination
Mr.. Wallace's speech was an evidence that revo-
lutions 90 backward for although he made the
same speech that he would have made few wears
/ ago in taror Of NhrGH and speech whose moral
was in favor ofhe reinstatement Of the race yet he
nevertheless declared himself as accepting, and as
being ever reconciled to the abolition of slavery
He desires that the Negro simply be kept back
from any of the legitimate results of emancipation
that incapable of deyelopement they should be de-
prved of all opportunities to demonstrate the falls
ity of the learned Senator's position
The Resolutions were finally recommitted foi
the present to the Committee on Federal Relations
! by vote of Is to -, Mr. L, voting with the ma
jority Should chance at Harrisburg when it i,
brought up. may write again. Hastily,
\ LOCKER ON