Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-23
A Batch OF Abolition Lies Cor
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Inv Ahbileibh popNin tHl'Hbh"ht INV
State are copying certain charges against
Yallandigham copied from the Detroit
Tribune. They also form part OF a pre-
tended "Rocord of Vallandigham," which
some Abolition fslsifer has fabricated.
These charges purport to be based con
Vallandigham's votes from the records of
Congress"
TO show the daring audaciy in the
pcrversion of facts, the wilful misropro-
sentation, the deliberate lying and he con-
tcmptible meanncss Of the political enc
mics Of Mr. Vallandigham, we propose
TO examine these several charges against
Mr.. V. as compared with his votes and
speeches contained in the official record Of
the proceedings of the House Of Represen-
tatives.
Tho Detroit Tribune gives the follow
ing list of Vallandigham's votes from the
records of Congress
"On the House bill to provide for Nation
nl Loan to pay volunteers and meet the ex-
penses Of putting down the rebellion Messrs.
Allen, Ancoua, Johnson, Law, Morris, Noble
Pendeton, Richardson, Shiel, Yallaudigham,
ten Of the twelve who signed the Democratic
Address voted against it.
On the first day of August 1868, the
National Loan Bill came before the House
for final consideration, when Mr.. Vallan-
digham made the following remarks
"Inasmueh as this report of the committee
proposes a direct departure from the priuc-
pie and practice OF the Independent Tfca-
surU and OF our financial system for years
past and without any limitation as TO time, /
am constrained to oppose it and | trust the
yeas and nays will be allowed upon the adop
ton of the report. | am, however, in favor
of the proposed reduction of interest from
nine to six per cenium.
On its passage the vote stood-Yeas SO;
nays 34.-Messrs. Allen, Alley, AnconO,
Burnett, Calvert, +. A. ConlSling, Cris-
field Cox, Dunlap, Foakc, Geider, Hard
ing Haight, Holman, jackson, johnson,
Law, Leary, Logan, NcC7eraand, Nal.
lory, Msrris, Noble, Norton, Pendleton,
Reid Richardson, Robinson, Shell, Smith
Steele, Vallandigham, Wordsworth, GA,
White and Wood Congressional GioJt
page 3SS.
Does any one question the loyalty, pa
triotism and Unionism of such men a,
Fouke, Logan and McClenand, who ar,
now engaged in the service Of their coun
try and battling for the Union?
Yet these men, together with Holman
and others who have been distinguished
since the breaking ont of the rebellion a
violent war Democrats, voted with Nh
Vallandigham and "ten of the twelve VIII
signed the Democratic Address" agains
this National Loan Bill and for the Ver
reason that Mr.. Y. lad giVeR for his op
posaioRtoa. If one should be charge
will disloyality for voting against, St
should all, 1t proves too much and
worth nothing.
"On the bill to provide for increasing tn
revenue to pay interest on the public deb
and to meet the expenses OF the war to restor
the Union, Messrs Allen, Aucona, johnson
Law, Morris, Noble, Pendleton, Shiel, Yallal
digham and Voorhees,, ten of the twelve VIII
signed the Democratic Address voted again
it,
On July 10th, Mr.. Stevens introduce
bill for increasing the revenue and to pa
the interest of the National Debt. Tn
bill is more familiarly known as the II
riff bill.
On the 18th of July Mr.. Vallandil
ham offered an amendment by which co
fee and tea were excluded from taxatio
and the tax on sugar and salt was reduce,
This amendment did not materially afle
the amount of revenue to be raised.
The amendment was rejected. Yeas
nays II. The original bill then passe
and went to the Senate, where it W
amended. A committee of conference W
appointed and on August 3D. the bill,
conglomeration of the Tariff and Dire
Tax Bill, was reported and passed by
vote of eighty,seyen to thirty-nine.
mong those voting with Mr. Vallondi
ham Pendleton, Noble, and RichardsC
We're Holman, Logan, Crittenden, vi
bard and many other war Democrats a
Republicans Congressional Globe pc
AIS.
By these men the bill was conside