Book detail: Expulsion of Mr. Bright: Speech of Hon. Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, in the Senate of the United States, Friday, January 31, 1862 is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
This document records a speech given by Andrew Johnson, then a U.S. Senator from Tennessee, during a Senate debate on the proposed expulsion of Senator Jesse D. Bright of Indiana. The speech was delivered on January 31, 1862, amid the American Civil War. Johnson argues that Bright's actions, including correspondence with Confederate President Jefferson Davis, constituted disloyalty to the Union and warranted expulsion from the Senate. The text reflects the political tensions of the era and Johnson's stance on loyalty and treason.
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