Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-03
MORNINGLEADER
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. SEPT. ), 1862.


The ReeOrd--LoOz to the Record.
The Leader, in an article discussing the
approaching Congressional election uses
these words;
And this brings US TO the point we
had in view at the cOmmencement-tha
we must not allow those members Of the.
last Congress aOho stand right upon the rec
ord, to be over-slGughed in the coming con-
yentiOns and elections
We, with the Leader, say look 10 the rec
ord. If on that record it appears that any
member Of Congress was opposed to the
making Of our Treasury Notes legal ten
der, leave him at home The defeat of that
measure would have made the country
bankrupt, placed every business interest
at the mercy of brokers; deprecated our
3 Treasury Notes to mere nominal value, and
rendered the prosecution of this war ut
terly impossible. Yes, look to the record.
Again, look to the record, and if you
find a member oftBe present Congress who
voted against taxing slaves, leave him at
home; a man who re6nes constitutional
law so that nothing is left of it-a man
who lacks good common sense-is no man
to be in Congress. Yes, look to the re-
cord
Again, look to the record, and if you
find member of this Congress, persistent
~ " and repeatedly voting, at this hour of
our national peril, to put S35, 1000 in the
pockets of individuals for the purchase of
the same kind ofbooks that are now lying
useless in the Congressional Library, Leags
him at home; he lacks good judgment or
honesty. Yes, look to the record.
The above is from the Herald Of last
evening, 1t is understood by all that di-
rect reference is made by it to Hon. A.
6. Riddle, our present member. And
upon this we have a word or two to say.
Mr., Riddle did oppose making Treasury
Notes legal tender, speaking from his
honest belief that there was no constitu-
tienal power for making money of paper.
IN this he was agreed with by many of our
best and most earnest, Republicans. But
he did vote for the Treasury Note bill with
the legal tender clause in it.
Mr.. Riddle did oppose taxing alaHes,
and spoke against it, placing his agPosi-
tiOn upon The principle Of utterly refusing
to grant any man license to- hOla slaves
for one dollar orany other SUN per head
He viii recognize no right to hold slaves
either directly or by Implication, any more
than he would any other crime. He would
as soon think of raising revenue by tax
ing brothels as by taxing slaves. But he
did vote, not to tax slaves, but to free
them.
Mr.. Riddle did vote in favor Of apprO-
Priating $4,000 for the purchase of the
annals Of Congress, and his reasons there
for have been already set forth in the
LEADER. He believes that the AMOUNT
thus appropriated will be saved many
times over, in the next fifty years, to say
nothing of longer time. IF these books
had been under control Of other parties, it
would cost hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars for Congress TO re-publish them
Nov let as '1ook to the record a!ittle far
ther, sRd supply several votes that Tie Her
aid has purpOsely omitted. Mr. Ri6dle voted
infavOrOf the eOnfscatiOn bill, including the
emancipation of the slaves Of rebels, and
authorizing the Presideat to srm the slaves
whenever they could be made useful in saw
ing the Union ard crushing the rebellion.
He voted for tAs prohibition of slavery in
the territories.
he voted for the recognition Of Hayti
z;I,--i, ,--i-s---4l- sOs1aL, political
and national benefits which VIII now from
that measure.
He voted in favor of the Presidents
gradual emancipation scheme, by which
the President hoped to abolish slavery in
the Border States. He voted in favor of
two bills, each ono of which authorized the
President to call ont 100000 men, which
would then have put in the field at an
earlier day than it has done, oSs million of
soldiers with which to fight against the
Rebels.
He voted in favor of every measure
proposed or recommended by the President,
even to all the minutae which the Con-
servatives voted againss. such as forcing
the House to hold extra sessions, SC. In
every case he upheld ths President, from
first to last
BE voted for every measure for the most
determined and vigorous prosecution Of
the war.
He did rot vote for the Crittenden Com
promise.
And Furthermore Mr.. Riddle was scarce
Iy ever absent from his seat in the House,
but was always on hand to record his vote
on important questions.
Finally, he did not vote for any cOmprO-
mise with traitors in arms, IN Peace Con-
gress OF anya0heTs else, and we think we
may add, he neVer aiu,
The Herald has called out certain votes
which it hopes to use against Mr.. Riddle.
Will it have the common honesty to give
its readers all his votes? Yes" The rec
ord-look to the record"
Coorge