The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-09-11
\ Traitor Hypocrisy I'nmaskcd--.The
Union ~ ~ Was,

can follow and read the record Of Mr.
/ Nallandigham, as it now appears il
the published journals Of the Ilous,
Of the Representatives, and the Uail,
Congressional Globe, without comm
to the unhesilating conclusion. that h,
was, from the beginning to the end o
the 31th Congress. in compiiciiy wit
the rebels, and in heart and purpose
rs rank traitor Us any rebel Genera
in the field, or any member of th,
rebel Cabinet.
! The special extra session ef the 2Iu
Congress met on the lth ofJulv. 1861
On chat day. Henry c. Bunet. OF Ky.
and John W. Reid, Of Missouri. tool
their seats as members Of that botN
That session ended on the 9th of An
gust. Burnpt and Reid continued
members Of that Congress, end wcr,
in theirscats, voting and participating
IN all that was done, till Saturday, the
3d day of August, inclusive. when
they left, BurHct to ioin the rebel
Senate, and Reid to join the rebel ar
my. To show what "stvle OF man
Mr.. Nallandigham was thcn consider
ed by the rebels, it will he seen hy
reference to the journal of the srccial
session, page nine that Buuet, Reid.
and Ben Wood cast their votes for
him for speaker of the House. That
session continued nearly five weeks
from the 4th of July to the 9th day of
the following August. During that
session it is we'll known that vast
amount Of business was done, vital TO
the welfare OF the country. No thraa
members were more constant in their
attendance in the House than Burnct,
] Reid and Nallaudigham. The vote
by yeas and nays upon questions be-
fore the House. was taken between
forty and fifty times during the scs.
sion, aud it viii be found upon exam
nation Of the list OF vca9 and nays.
that Burct. Reid and Yallmdghan
rarely failed to vote, and that when
they did vote, they all voted upou the
same side upon every Bill, and upon
each amendment to every hill. II in
any case they voted upon opposite
sides, it was upon motions 10 adjourn,
or other matters OF no Significance to
the important hrsiness Of the session.
Such WAS the course Of Mr. V. during
the special session
In tracing the votes AIR. V. gave.
through tue ivuIu1i- az the 4d unt, 5n
sessions, not one viii be found that
there is the least reason TO believe
would not have met the appreciation
and had the concurrence of the trait
ors Burnrt and Reid, had they rcmain-
cd in the House, instead of openly
uniting with the rebels as they did,
and us Vallandighmn, with his princl-
pies and sympathios, should have
done.
But il is pretended that Mr.. j. and
those with whom be was in sympathy
and completely, wished to restore the
Union rs it was. Never was there
more arrant and inpudcnt hypocrisy.
His purpose has been and still is TO
promote secession. and to prevent Il
restoration OF 1.-THE Union rs it was. -
That such has been and still is his
purpose, no testimony can bc more
conclusive than his action and votes
ON the Fill introduced into the House
just before the close Of the last ses.
sion, ''to provide the election of mem
hers of Congress, under the census oI
80, in the State Of Tennessee and
Louisiana rs they appear in the
I Congressional Globe, Sd Session, 37th
. Congress, Vol. ,, PIP. l,4S3, l,4Sl.
That bill was originally introduced
Into the House by Mr.. Maynard, OF
Tennessee, to provide for election in
that State only, and on his motion re-
4 ferred TO the Committe on Elections.
That Committee, having revised the
original bill unanimously reported i,
back, with mn amendment introduced
by Mr. llulm, of Louisiana, cStcndino
its provisions to that State. On the
"a Of March, Mr.. Dawes, Chairman
of the Committc on elections, obtain.
ed the unanimous consent Of Tic
House to report lack the Lii from
/ the Committee, with instructions from
that Committee to orccommeudits pas
sage, MIR V. at that moment not bcin.
in his seat Mr.. ". upon coming il
soon after, made objections to the in
PRODUCTION Of the bill, but ionnd him
self too late TO defeat it in that man
ner, as he might, and undouLtedl,
would have done, IL he had been il
the House at the timeit was introluc
ed. AS it was he violently and bit
J tcrly opposed It's passage, under tn
IpreteXt that it provided that If Il per
! son who offered to vote should IN
rejected unless he would take au oatI
| to support the Constitution Of Ia
United States.
The hill, however passed the House
notwithstanding the opposition OF ilr
Va, by vote of l04 yeas 10 - nays
! five Democrats, all the Republicans
, and all the border Statesmen then II
/ the House voting for il, except Hcnr,
May, the rebel sympathiaer Of Balti
= more, and Conway, OF Kansas. aud 2
/ Democrats, ineludng Nallandig!am
Ben. Wood and Warren p. Noble
/ voting against 1t, The bill went 4
the Senate the same day il passed tn
House, was referred TO the Judiciar,
Committee of that body, who reporte'
unanimously in favor Of its passage
, This was on the last day OF the ses
sion and the bill failed TO become
| nv ,,optlt, oRvinor IN tlQ volt oi tiniC