The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-10-03
Giffin AS'rrklp Trihuur
Hon. =. 4. worcester aud Ep
Votes.


In answer toa series of charges made
against him by the Tfin Advertiser, Mr..
WORCESTER, the excellent member OF
Congress from the Huron district, makes
the following clear ard satisfactory state
ment. After giving the article cptirc, he
says;
In the first place, then, the statement
that | voted for the Emancipation of
Slaves in the District of Columbia, does
the more than Justice. Ii il not true, as
stated in the a AdrerfiSer, that voted Tor
ithc Bill to Abolish Slavery in the Ds.
uict of Columbia. approved of the
main features of the Bill, and had been
in my at at the time OF iis passage nBd
at liberty 20 vote, ! should hayey1tcd iOr
II. But il SO happened that at the time
OF its inal passage, was "pairod' with a
member of the llouse from Maryland,
who was then necessarily absent rOn the
House, aud who, it present, would have
ivOted against the Bill; and under the ar
rangoment that had becn made. | cluld
not honorable, in his absence, voted for
il.
| hih NNNN tti tllt blAl 10 NNlllli AHNhlll-
missioncrs to llayti and Liberia. Tais
was measure recommended by the Pres-
idcnt, aud which in my judgment, was an
act OF justice and sound policy which had
been too long delayed.
did not "votc to tax the pcoplc of the
North TO buy the worn cut negroes of fthe
South" do not know of any Bll that
was introduced into Congress with auy
such title or Tor eny such purpose, nor do
| understand what pposcd vote OF mino
the editor of the AdUsriiSer refers to in
this statement, unless il b. the Bill to
abolish Slavery in the District ur Cuum.
bia.
did not vote for any proi ct or Mr..
Sumner, or OF any one else, tO repeat tho
disability OF uCgro,s iu the matter oil be-
ing mail carriers; on the contrary yot-
cd against the B!ll introduced for that
purpose,
did not vote for or against the "Crii-
tendea Compromise" so called, or aay
other measure, "sugg sted by the Peace
Congress" )" fer the very good reason that
no such compromise, nor no measure con-
nected with II was introduced into Con-
grcss while ! was a m mber.
But did vote Tor what was called the
lCriucndcn "Resolution," adopted by
Congress, almost unanimously nthc a2d
IoiJuly, 1851, undwhru Inc same Il sn-
luton was again introduced INTO Con.
gr' ss, In ID -cornbcr last, voted 90 nay
1t upon the table, not for the rcus1n thnl
| disapprOved Of it, but because il has
already passed Congress oacc, and did
not see that the adopting il a second time
would make II any more strong or en-.
phatic. I is is the same reso uton re.
port d by me as Chairman of the Gum-
nittce on Resolutions, at the Union Con.
venton OF Huron County, in August
tSSbhap KS GfPaSi if5}tntt, eur. s;.
In addition to the foregoing specific
, charges, which have already noticed
the editor OF the A drertiser makes q
very general allegation tina, "v.t,d for
every ultra ab0iifi n measure proposed
in CUngr IS by the wild aud visionary IN.
natics ofthat body
/ am at loss again 10 know what all
these "ultre Gb0li iOa measures" were
which the editor had in his mind, in max.
ing this last charge, and for all OF which
he s0ys | voted.
am not in the least sposcd to-shrink
from the responsibility of any vote act
D. ually gave, and / am MS ittlc inclined tc
= claim credit for supporting measures &c
which am opposed. do not know what
measures the editor Of the a AdUsrttSe'
would regard rs ultra abOl,tiCn,' but
can have no doubt by the tsfm, ultra abb
clifton measures" hc meant such meas
lI IIiNgi -
ry. While, then, am on the confessions
al, may make clean breast Of il, an'
complete the catalogue of my sins o
omission as well as commission in th'
matter Of "abolition." 1t may possibly
crafty the curiosity of some others WHOM
am not unwilling to oblige, beside th'
editor of the A do rfisrr, aud wilt enable
him, when he sAali publish a second edi
Of my Congressional Record, with hi
commentary upon it, to make some cdi
iions to it, and possibly to omit som
statements that appear in the very i'm
perfect edition now before the public.
= In addition, then, TO the votes, &c, i
respect to which ] have already mad
confession, supported the Bill pass"
a. the Specaf Session Of July, 1861, ,"T
Contiscate the property of Rebels use
for nsurrectiorary purposes" TINS nc
was intended to give freedom to all sue
slaves US should be employed in aid ofth
rebellion by the direction or consent 9
their masters.
| also voted in favor of the resoluto
for the amendment ofthe Fugitive Slay
Act, so as TO pc rmit the fugitive in a
o cases, to have the benefit Of jury trl
: before he surrender d.-And for the AC
4. "To secure freedom 10 all persons 'riht
The Terri tories Of hs United States"
also voted lor the "ACt to supprcf
Insurroction and punish Treason" Th
y fact provides for the punishment OF tn
leading rebels, now engaged in the n
belhon, by confiscating their property an
freeing their slaves, il they have any.
also authorizes the President to onplo
persons of African descent in any wa
he moy deem proper in aid oil the nilii
~ operations of tho United States,
, suppressing the rebellion, and to orgal
ize such Of them into military componi'
as he may deem expfdient, aud TO ar
them. The act gives freedom TO all slaY'
who shall be SO employed in Il
service of the United States, and TO
who shall voluntarily come within Il
lines of the Union army, and It iorbl'
the officers Of our army from returnli
" slaves TO their rebel masters, under u
~. penalty of dismissal from the service
tly Had the penalty upon such officers be-
more severe, should have liked this
better, but as it was voted for IT,
Is have not now in mind any other ac
or votes which the editor Of the Adverl
ser or any one else would regard as ST
OF commission Of the "ultra abolition
type. If have omitted 10 confess a.
OF them, the record is at hand aud th