The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-07-17

may bc necessary to insure a speedy
and efiectual suppression Of the rebel
lion, and the permanent restoration Of
the Federal authority everywhere
within the limits and iurisdictiction of
the United States. ,.t.. .rrs
July 1G.-Mr. Bingham, under in
lstructions from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported in favor Of the
passage of hill ,'to provide for the
suppression of the rebellion against
and resistance TO the laws of the
! United States" which was identical
with the act pissed February 2S, 1895,
with this additional provision: THAT
the militia of the United States, when
called into aCtuni ecrvicc in pursuance
of this act, shall hc paid and provided
rations and clothing the same as the
regular army" and also repealed the
clause of the act of 1898 which limit
ed the service of the militia TO three
months each year.
! Mr.. Nallandigham opposed this bill
with all his power. Vide Cong. Globe
Ip. 40.
DENIES THAT THE SOUTH Is TO BLAME.
/ July 22d.-Rcslused to vote for the
| first division Of Crittcnden's resolu-
ton, which is in the following words:
| Resolved by the House of Repre-
scntatives Of the Congress of the Uni
ted States. That the present deplor-
able civil war has been forced upon
the country Ivy the, ,disumionists of the
Southern States now in revolt against
the Constitutional Government and in
arms aronnd the Capital Il Globe. u.
223.
July 90 Mr.. Yallandighnm voted
against the bill 20 provide fer and
regulate the Internal Rcvcnuc--this
in keeping with his previous pledge
that he would not vote man or a
dollar for the prosecution of the war.
[GloEe, p. 381.
On the 81 Of August the Chairman
OF the Military Committee offered the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the thanks of the
House of Representatives in Congress
assembled, he given TO the officers
and men who fought the battle at Bull
Misunderstanding two ofthc country s
enemies for every one lost of its de-
tenders. Outnumbcrcd though the lat
ter were hy opponents covered by
eartlworks and parapcts crowned with
batteries.
Resolved, That the coincidence of
.l,;r l,1,. L., t,,,1,r,1 tn tin Ipnli lipg
and friends of the brave who fell on
that occasion in defense of the Con.
stitution and the Union.
On these resolutions Alr. Nallandig
ham said:
Il nm in favor OF the second reso.
luton; and standing by itself I have
no doubt it would receive the mani-
nous consent of the House. Eut
am opposed to the first resolution
and | will not my consent to its intro.
duction," 49, Vide Cong, Globe, p
427.
OPPOSED TO CuNFIsCATION.
p On the same day Mr.. Nallandighau
voted against the bill to conlscat'
rebel property.
DON'T LIKE 10 TAKE THE OATH OF Al
LEGlANCE.
August 9th Mr.. Nallandigham vot
| cd against the bill TO require al officers
, and employees Of the Government Il
take the oath Of allcgiandc, lie als'
= spoke against the hill TO increase th
l pay OF the soldiers and seamcn fou
I dollars per month, and TO lcgalizc th
t proclamations and sets Of the Presi
g dent in calling out the militia, and il
+ accepting the services of the volur,
- tecrs. He said:
h 81 should he clad to discuss ant
V d,nounce this mouSirouS proposition
= as il deserves, but want of time vii
not permit And us yeas and nay
- were not cUlled on the final passag
I of the bill, it il reasonable to pre-
Q sumo that he voted against it.-Cong
I Globe, p. 44S.
Y The second session Of the thirty
Y seventh Congress witnessed the con
!, tmuancc Of Mr.. Nallandigham' : oppo
@ siton to all measures calculated I
4 strengthen the hands of the Govern
. ment in conducting the war, On th
e Sd of February, 1862, (see Apcndi
$ Cong. Globe, p. 43. } he spoke again'
h the treasury note bill, and he not on
!. ly voted against this measure, whic
i, was to afford the means to pay tn
=, soldiers, but also against the confs
o cation, emancipation, and tax bills
# so fully had the secession mania tai
# en- possession of him, that when
= was proposed TO divide one-half IL
l. value Of the Confederate ship Plant,
: among the pilot, Robert Small, an
Ie his companions, who brought it int
) q Union port, he grew quite furiou
j. and voted against such an act of ju
ticc.
II MR. VALLANpIGHAM IN lS62-63.
- In the last session of the 37th Coz
- gress, MIR. Vallandigham was foun
" as actively engaged in thwarting Il
' purposes of ihe Government as d'
- ring the two years previous II
y could still boast, as he had done pr,
'e viously, that he had "not voted f,
' any army bill, or Navy bill, or Arm
or Navy appropriation bill, for
20 opposed all such measures as he d
the Consclipt bill, and the bill proyi'
e. ingways and means for the suppo
m of the Government, His votes Il
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