The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-25
JULY. 25. 1862

aud comfort" by this speech. The whole
speech should be read in order to see with
what thinly vanished treason sais maD,
who SO foully misrepresented a loyal con-
stiiuency, pleaded the cause of secession in
a Union Congress. 1t is full of lamenta-
tions over the blockade of rebel ports, the
suspension of the habeas corpus, the seizure
of reasonable dispatches, and the calling
forth of the militia to defend the insulied
aud outraged flag at Fort Sumter. No
wonder that a speech which contains, from
beginning to end, not one word of censure
of the rebels or their treason, should be
greeted approvingly all over the seeding
States. No wonder that Representative
who expended all his energies IN defending
the constitutional rights of rtraitcrs should
have become thus early saint in the rebel
church. No wonder that psans were sung
10 the name of "the heroic Vallandigham
In the rebel press-no wonder that rebel
camps in Kentucky and elsewhere were
baptized with his syllable namel No won-
der that a speech, every word of which
might have been uttered with applause in
the Congress Of jeff Davis at Richmond
a speech which threw all The responsibility
for the war upon the North, and represent
ed the South as its innocent vicums---at
once raised its author to the head of that
"anti-war party whose members are
stencil in the nostrils of every manly and
patriotic citizen CT the Union. : -
That this speech, which thus represented
the war as wicked and unnecessary, was
htly borne out by votes withholding sup
piles for its prosecution, we now proceed to
show. On the 10Th of July, 1861, the loan
bill (which was notoriously the only means
of speedily raising funds to sustain the gov
ernmenD passed the House of Representa-
tives, by vote of $50 to s. Among the
FIVE is recorded-along with those notorious
traitors, Burnett, of Keutukky: Norton and
Reid, of Missouri, and Ben. Wood, OF New
York-the name of Clement G. Vallandig-
ham, of Ohio. OF the infamous FIVE, who
thus placed themselves siDdellibly onsrecord
against sustaining Government which they
had taken the oath to support, and whose
sworn officers they were, two have since
Joined the rebel army. The only two men
from the Northern States who thus voted,
are still drawing the pay of the Govern
ment which they have done their best 10
betray and overthrow. Which.are the more
honorable of the traitors, let the freemen of
Ohio judge. --.-sa a
That nothing may be wanting to mark
out the position of this Ohio traitor, we
give The names of Southern men-patriots
all-who voted against ValIandighan, and
for the Government. They include all the
representatives from Kentucky, except the
rebel Burnett; the only representative from
Delaware, and three out of five of the rep
resentatives from Missouri. The list is as
follows Messrs. Crisfeld, Calvert, Leary,
Thomas, and Webster, of Maryland; FISH
er, of Delaware; Blair, Noell, and Rollins.
Of Missouri, and Crittenden, Dunlap, Gri-.
der, Harding, jackson, Mallory, Menzies
Wadswo.th, and Wickliffe, of Kentucky.
On the 18th of July, 1861, Mr.. Vallan-
digham introduced into the House several
resolutions, which declare all the acts of tue
President, in calling forth the military
forces to put down the rebellion, blockad.
ing the Southern ports, suspending the
habeas corpus, applying money in the Trea-
sury to war purposes, seizing telegraph
disk Ntches, suppressing treasonable Jour
mails, and arresting suspected traitors, to
be, all and singular, violations of the Con-
stitution. The resolutions were laid on the
taDie without debate.
On the 9th of August, 1861, two weeks
after the battle of Bull Run,) Mr. May of
fered resolutions in the House, declaring
that /" it is impossible, by arms, to suhiu-
gate the people of The seeded States united
as they are 10 such numbers, and actuated
by motives which represent the Just pride
and dignity of American citizens; that it
becomes the duty of Congress, before il
closes its present session, to appoint COM
missioners to procure an armistice between
the contcnding parties and restore peace at
all events; and who shall be empowered TO
arrange compromise to preserve the
Union, if possible; b1t if not, then peace
ful separation of the respective States of the
Union, as well such as now claim to have
seeded, as Others, which may, by the SOW
ereign will of the citizens, hereafter ordain
to secede" tt-
No vote was taken on these resolutions,
but motion of Mr.. Diven, of New York,
was immediately made as follows:
RESOLVED, That at a time when an armed
rebellion is threatening the integrity of the
Union, and the overthrow of the Govern
ment, any and all resolutions designed 10
make terms with armed rebels are either
cowardly or reasonable. - .s
Mr.. Vallandigham alone, out of full
house, objected TO the reception of the reso-
luton, which, therefore, was laid over, un-
der the rules. He accompanied his obiec-
tion by the declaration--s'it is neither cow
ardly nor reasonable for the stronger to
propose terms of peace to the weaker. The
resolution is unjust, unfounded, and offen-
sive." Offensive Mr.. Vallandigham Yes,
very offensive to traitors and sympathizers
with treason.
On the same day Mr.. Vallandigkam OBJ
jected to a bill to pay the Maryland volun-
teers, who had served in keeping open
communication between Gen. Hill and Col.
(uow General) Wallace, at Cumberland
His reason for opposing this equitable bill,
to pay men for patriotic services rendered
in defense of the Onion. was that /" it was
a proposition to pay men who volunteered
without any authority whatever" The in
effable meanness of such subterfuge can
be appreciated by every body.
On the 9th of August, 1861, Mr.. Bing-
ham, OF Ohio, reported from the Judiciary
Committee "a bill to define and punish GER
tain unlawful communications with the en-
emY" Mr.. Vallandighsm " objected" and,
it being the closing day of the session,
thereby defeated the bill. Could the rebels
have desired closer ally to protect their