The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-29
vallandigham in Congress.

rendered powerless.
ValIandigham in Congress.
The Congressional Globe furnishes the rec
ord of Vallandigbam for the month of July,
1961-extra session. This record shows in
detail how faithfully he sought to serve the
rebels, and how meanly to paralyze and check
the efforts of the government and loyal men,
for one month. This, too while in his place
in Congress representing a State that was send
ing forth her sons, and using every effort 10
sustain the government and the constitution.
AS he labored for that month, so has he labor
ed for every month SINCE until his unchecked
and uncurbed disloyalty eliminated in acts SO
traitorous, that he was sent beyond our lines
to greet ''his friends" The compilation from
the Globe is as follows:
On the 9Th of July, introduced bill for the
repeal of Morrill, Tariff, striving thereby to
cut off the means of procuring coin to pay
interest on the public debt
July 1O.-Voted against bill for collection
of revenue, and made his famous speech. or
phillippics, against the President.
Also voted against bill authorizing national
loans of S25o,ooO,ooo, for pay and subsist-
ence of soldiers then in the field. Yeas 15O
nays 5.
NAYs-Messrs. Burnett, Norton, Reid, Val
landigham and Wood.
Messrs. Burnett, Norton and Reid are now
in the rebel army.
July 13.-During discussion of the vnlun-
teer bill. Qor raising 100000 men and $780,
oO0,o0o,) in the Committee of the Whole,
and also after the bill was reported TO the
House, he refused to sanction it, or vote for it,
unless the House would adopt his resolution
requiring the President to appoint seven cora-
mssioncrs to accompany tn" army, to receive
and consider any proposition of peace that
should come from the rebels, (with arms in
their hands.)
July 17.-Ofered series of resolutions,
which, in substance, as follows:
LIST. That by accepting the services of vol
unteers, for the suppression of the rebellion,
the President violated the Constitution.
I'd. That in blockadiug the ports of rebel
1 cities, he dl0 the same
Sd. That by drawing unappropriated money
+ to feed the soldiers, he usurpcd the powers oi
Congress and violated the Constitution.
4th That in causing the seizure of certain
traitorous telegraphic dispatches, in May, '61
| he did the same.
9th. That the suppression of traitorous pa.
| pers was also violation.
9th. And that the arrest of disloyal person:
was and is the same thing.
He also refused TO vote either for or against
the bill for the punishment of persons founc
| guilty of conspiring against the Government
or of aiding or abetting such conspiracy. Anc
as the gentleman was always anxious to givt
reasons for acts, and as he failed to do so il
this instance, we have the right to believ,
that he did not wish to vote TO punish himsel
for any disloyal act he might commit. Ant
on the same day voted against the following
ResolUed, That the House hereby pledge
itself to- vote for any amount of money, ant
any amount of men, which may be necessar,
] to insure speedy and effectual suppression
of the rebellion and the permanent restoration
4 of the Federal authority everywhere within
the limits and jurisdiction of the Unite'
+ States.
f. On the 10th of July voted against givin,
the President authority to use these forces il
the field for the subjection of the rebels, am
offered the following in the army appropria
ton bill :ae i.i4a 2
Resofued, That no compensation be aliowe
to any officers appointed prior to the passag
of this act. 20 -}55l5 ese.E h.ga- sag9
July 22.-Refused to vote for the first d
vision of Crittenden's, resolution, which say
t the spresent deplorable civil war has bee
3 thrust upon the country by the disunionist
7 of the South, &c. saa Fl o. saa sad cid
: July 25th.-Voted against the amendmer
: to National Loan bib authorizing. the issuin
r of Treasury notes. 54o 4 -. =..1 IT ~
y s5 July 27th.-Ssated in the aisle of ii
!, House (where he was -tenths of the tint
d that he objected to the punishment of col
a spirators against the Government r5s ra
= July 29th--Voted against amendment
e Internal Revenue bill, to reduce direct tax
ton one-half - ,slE srIi s.f t1.
If July 29th, P. M..--Voted against Intern
y |
: have an opportunity of exciting the popula
n to violence on this subject of high taxatio
i he therefore concluded to vote against {
ic taxation of any kind. s .a4 I.
or August 3d.-Yoted against bill for conf
y eating the property of armed rebels. 81
&c August 5th.-Introduced resolution for
III convention of States to amend Constitute
m A short time after voted against resolution
te appoint committee to consider such amen
y ments to the Constitution as might be deem
he necessary to restore mutual confidence, &c.
of Consistency, thon art, indeed, jewell
ms Voted. against bill requiring heads of d
d. partments to cause their assistants to take t