The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-08-01
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Vsllsndigham at Cooper Institute,
before the breaking out Of the war,
he said
Ut any one or more OF the states
OF this Union should at any time ae-
cede for reasons of the sufficiency
and justice of which, before God, and
the great tribunal Of history, they
alone may judge, much as l should
deplore it, | never would, as a rep.
resentative in the Congress of tho
United States, vote one dollar Of
money whereby one drop OF Ameri-
can blood should be shed in q civil
war"
On the 18th OF June he voted
against resolution introduced in the
House Of Representative, approving
the act Of Major Anderson in with
drawing from Fort Moultrie to Fort
Sumter.
Mr.. Edgerton Of Ohio, 10 a recent
speech in the House asserted that
Mr.. V. said in his presence, and that
OF others
THAT the troops Of Ohio before
they should march through his die
trict to coerce the South, would havo
to march over his dead body. True
il is, he denies il; but in that his
memory is at fault. There were 9th.
ers who heard it, and who are now
members OF this House"
In a letter to Richard Fl. Hend.
rickson and others, dated May 18th,
1861, he declared the proclamation
of the President calling out 5000
troops an act OF "audacious unsur-
patton, for which he deserved i'm.
peachment."
In letter to Sabin Hough, ,of Gin.
cincinnati, dated April 26, 1862, he
said, "it is too late for anything but
peaceful separation"
The Detroit Tribune gives the fol.
lowing list OF Vsllandigham's votes
from the records of Congress:
"On the House bill to provide for
National Loan to pay volunteers
and meet the expenses of putting
down tho rebellion, Messrs. Allen.
Ancona, Johnson, Law, Morris, No.
Bile, Pendleton, Richardson, Shiel,
and Vallandigham, ten of the twelve
who signed the Democratic Address,
voted against it.
"On the bill to provide for the in.
crease OF revenue to pay interest on
the public debt, and to meet the ey-
penses Of the war to restore the
Union, Messrs. johnson, Ancona,
Allen, Law. Morris, Noble, Pendle.
ton, Shiel, Vallandigham, and Voor.
hees, ten OF the twelve who sign
ed the Democratic Address, voted
against it,"
"On the bill TO ratify and legal
ize the acts OF the President in call.
ing out the militia. and in reference
to the Army and Navy, previous to
the meeting OF Congress in July,
to suppress the rebellion, Messrs.
Allen, Ancona, johnson, Noble,
Pendleton, Shiel, Vallandigham and
Voorhees,, eight Of the twelve who
signed tho Democratic Address,
voted against It."
"On the bill to contiscate proper
| ty used by the rebels tor insurrestion.
AIRY purposes, Messis. Law, Voor.
hees, Allen, Noble, Pendleton, Nor.
ris, Vallandigbam, Johnson, Anco.
na, and Shiel. ten Of the twelve
who signed the Democratic Address,
voted against it,"
"On Mr.. Crittenden'a resolution,
declaring that, this war is not waged
for conquest, nor for interfering with
the established institutions or any
state, but to defend and maintain
the supremacy Of the Constitution,
and that as soon as these objects are
accomplished the war ought to cease,
Messrs. Ancons, Knapp, Johnson,
Morris, Richardson, Shisl, Valland d.
igham, and Voorhees, lodged a vote
when the resolution was adopted by
! l2I to on
con the bill to defend and punish
cnnspiracies against the government,
adopted by 1913 to 7. NJ essrs. Knapp,
Morrs, Shiel, Vallandigham and
Vool hses lodged a vote, although in
their seats "
"Vallandigham introduced resolu.
ton, censuriug the President for
calling out volunteers for the sup
preston f the rebellion; for blocka-
ding the Southern ports; tor arrest'
ing and imprisoning open and avow
ed traitors; for expending money tc
thwart the rebels and their Northern
sympathizers; TOR the seizure OF tele
graph dispatches" )"
Here are six distinct o. cssions OF
which Vallandigham gave highly
reprehensible votua. He voted with
tho notorious Burnett, OF Kentucky
who fied ingloriously from For,
Douelson to take his seat in the
Confederate Senate at Richmond.
This Barnett, who was confrere
of Vsllandigham in the House, on
going over to the rebels, established
a camp Of traitors to which he gave
the name OF Camp Vsllandigham.
The following resolution was pass
cd by a secession meeting at Padu
cab, Kentucky;
"ResoEpsd, that the Hon. l.. w
E Powell and the Hon. John c. Breck
enridge, our Senators, and the Hon