The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-08-06
VaIlandigham'sC Congressional Record In
Part.
WAPAKoNETA, ONO, June Is.

WAPAKoNETA, ONO, June ID.
EDS. GAZETTE Feeling a deep inter-
est in the welfare of Ohio, the garden
State of the Union, and as the butter
nut party have placed in nomination
for the chief office Of the State, the de-
lectable G. L. Vallandigham, that en-
iaent traitor and scmrilOus villifer Of
everything patriotic, | propose, with
your consent, to give through the col
umns of the GAZETTE, aschedule Of his
doings in the extra session of 1861 com
piled from the Congressional Globe.
On the 6th Of July, introduced bill
for the repeal of Morrill, Tariff, striving
thereby to cut off the means for procu-
ring coin to pay interest on the public
debt.
July 1S-Voted against bill for col
lection of revenue, and makes his IA
nous speech or phillipics against the
President.
Also voted against pill authorizing
national loans Of S250,000,000 for pay
and subsistence of soldiers then in the
field. -..... ....
July 12th-During discussion Of the
Volunteer bill, (tor raising 100000 men
and $500, ,O00;0O0,) in the Committee of
the Whole, and also after the bill was
reported to the House, he refused to
sanction 1t, or uOte for it, unless the
House would adopt his resolution, re-
quiring the President to appoint seven
Commissioners to accompany the ar
my, to receive and consider any propo-
sition of peace that should come from
the rebels, with arms in their hands)
July 17-Offered a series of resolu-
tions, which in substance are as fol-
lows: -.......
1st That by accepting the services of
volunteers, for the suppression of the
rebellion, the President violated the
Constitu ton.
3D. That in blockading the ports of
rebel cities he did the same.
3D.. That by drawing unappropria-
ted money to feed the soldiers, he u
surped the powers Of Congress and
violated the Constitution. y
4th That in causing the seizure of
certain traitorous telegraphic dispatch
es, in May, 81, he did tho same.
9th. That the suppression Of traito-
rous papers was also violation.
9th. And that the arrest Of disloyal
persons was and is the same.
He also refused to vote either for or
against the bill for the punishment of
persons found guilty Of conspiring a
gainst the Government, or of aiding or
abetting such conspiracy, and as the
gentleman was always anxious to give
reasons for his acts, and as he failed to
do so in this instance, we havethe right
to believe that he did not wish to vote
to punish himself for any disloyal act
he might commit. And on the same
day voted against the following:
Resolued, That the House hereby
pledges itself to vote for any amount
of money, and any number of men
which may be necessary to insure a
speedy apd efectual suppression of the
rebellion, and the permanent restora-
ton of the Federal authority every
where within the limits and jurisdic-
ton of the United States.
And yet his adherents say zoe have
given all the men and money that was
called for.
| On the 10th Of July voted against
giving the President authority to use
these forces in the field for the subjec-
tion Of the repels, and offered the fol-
lowing in the army appropriation
bill. (
| ReSolved, That no compensation be
allowed to any officers who have been