The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-10-28
THE RECORD in CONGREss.
MDE'R ONE.
From the Chicago Tribune.

We propose to show from the Official re-
cords Of the last session Of Congress tho true
position of the Democratic party, as then re-
presented, on the war for the Union. We
propose TO prove that on every question in
volving the punishment Of jeff. Davis aud his
fellow traitors, and the speedy overthrow of
The rebellion, large majority Of the Demo.
cratic members voted exactly as the rebels
would have desired; aud that they opposed
all such measures with as much vehemence
and persistence as though their frierds and
not their enemies were to be affected by
them. M
We shall then leave il {, fair minded
and loyal public to decide whether this party
is entitled To lie entrusted with any legisla-
ton in the further prosecution Of the war
whether tie mighty interests at stake in the
next Congress can be safely placed in their
hands. lu making this review We shall re-
fer oily to tho House of Representatives, for
the reason that in that body the Democrats
Lad distinct aud compact organization un-
der the lead of Valandigham and Richardson,
while in the Senate they had no organization
aud, after the expulsion Of Bright, no lea
ders.
1t makes little difference whele we begin,
but we take first the House bill No. 37l do
clarlng certain persons ineligible to Office
This law stands in the statue book AS Chap
ter CXXVIII. "An Act TO prescribe AN
oath Of office, and for other purposes" -
1t was introduced by Mf. Wilson OF Iowa, re-
ierred to the Committee on the Judciary,and
reported back on the fourth day of June, at
which time the vote was taken. Tho bill
provided that hereafter every person elected
or appointed 10 any Office Of honor or profit
under the Government of the United States,
civil, military or naval, should, before enter
ing upon the duties of such Office, take and
subscribe an oath or affirmation tla, be had
never voiuat1ray borne arms against the
United States, nor given aid, comfort, or en-
couragement to those engaged IN armed re-
bellion, nor accept nor exercised any office
under any pretended authority in hostility to
the Ulited States; and further, that he wo'd
always bear true allegiance to the Government
Of the United States, against all enemies
whatsoever The object of The bill was sim
ply to prevent such parricdes as JEDI Davis,
SidelI, Wigtall, Toombs aud Breckinridgs
from resuming their seats IN tho Senate, TO
make it impossible for Floyd, Thompson aud
Cobb ever to get into the Cabinet, to keep
such knaves as Twiggs and Beauregard out
Of the army, aud Holiins, Scinmes and Bu-
chanan out of tho navy. Was there any-
thing unreasonable in thisl Does any pa
triol desire TO see this array Of scouudrels
again holding high offices in he government
of the United States? The vote was taken
on the 4th Of June last, and will be found on
pages 500 and sol of the House Jouraai.--
1t is recorded as folows--Repubcans in Ro
man, DEMOCRATS in Aafics, Uaionlsts in
SMALL CAPS. b1a f.is1 s'ai an.l VIZ
YEAs-Messrs Aldrich, Arnold, Ashley Baker,
Baxter, Beaman, Bingham, Blair, (of Pa,) Blake,
Burlington, Chamberlain, Clark, Colfax, +. A.
Conkling, Roscoe Conkling, Coyode, Davis, Dawes,
Delano, Duell, Dunn, Edwards, Ely, Fessenden,
Fnnchot Frank, Goodwin, Granger, Gulley, Hale,
Harrison, Hooper, Ho.ton, Hutchins, Kelley Kel-
logg, (of Mich.,) Kellogg, (of H. Lansing, Looms
Lovejoy, Low Mcknight, Mcpherson, MAYSAED,
Mitchell, Morrill,. (of Me } Morrill,. (of W. Nixon,
lhelps, (of CALI Pike, Pomeoy, Porter, Potter,
Rice, (of Mass Rice, (of Me) Riddle, Rollins of
N. HI Sargent, Sedgwick, Shanks, Shelabarger,
Sloan, Spaulding, Stevens, Strattop, Train, Trow.
bridge, Van Horn, Van Valkenburgh, Verree, Wall
Walton Washburne, White, Wilson, Window.
Worcester. ,ta..-
NAYs-Anen, (ct M.) Ancona, BLAIR, (ofva)
BROWNE, (of r, ID CALVERT, CASEY, Cobb, Corn
ing, Coz, DUNLAP, English, GRIDER, Haigh, HARD
ING, Holman, Johnson, Kerrig1n, Knapp, Lap, Nay,
MENzIEs. Noble, NoELL, Norton, Nugen, P,ndieton,
Phelps. (of Mo y Richardson Robinson, ROLLINS (of
Mo- SEGAR Shie Smith, Steele, (of N. J.,) Stiles,
Thomas, (of Mass, Thomas, [of Md Vailandig-
ham, Vibbard VoOhees, WADswoRrH, Ward, Wiate,
WIcKLIFFE, WoodrTand Wright.
REcArIruLArIoN.