Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-26
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Henry c. Burnett, Elijah Il. Norton, John
W. Reid, and Benjamin Wood, for C. L.
vsllandigham for Speaker. [Globe, p. 4. ]
The position of these men make this
vote most significant. On the Sd Of Au-
gust following Burnett and Reid took ser
vice with The svowed rebels. Soon after,
Norton wss sent to Fort Lafayette. Val
landigham is banisbed, and Ben Wood,
preserved by his virtues, edits the Daily
News
At the close Of Mr.. Vallandigham's 10th
Of July speech, the following took place
between him and a personal and, till then,
political friend, Judge Holman of Indiana:
Mr.. Holman. Let me ask the gentle
man from Ohio one question before he
takes his seat. Is he in favor Of the Gov
ernment suspeuding its efforts TO main
tain the integrity Of the Union, and Of
recognizing the so-called seeded States as
a separate nationality While he cen
sures the policy Of the Administration, we
would like to know whether he goes with
his constituents in demanding that the
Constitution must and shall be preserVed2
Mr.. Vallandigham. I will answer the
gentleman in the words of a resolution,
which propose to offer at some future
time. l ask the Clerk to read it.
The Clerk read as follows;
Resogpsd, That the Federal Government is the
agent Of the people Of the several States com
posing the Union; that it consists o. three dis
| tinct departments-the legislative, the exeeu-
| tive and the iudieial-each equally part Of the
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dence and support Of the States end the people;
and that It is the duty OF every patriot 20 sustain
the several departments of the Government IN
the exercise Of al the constitutional powers OF
| each which may be necessary and proper tor
| the preservation OF the Government IN It's prln-
ciples and in its vigOr and integrity, and TO stand
| by and defend to the utmost the flag which rep
| resents the Government, the Union, and the
/ country.
Mr.. Holman. While the gentl eman
censures the Administration, let me ask
him whether, with his own constituents,
he is resolved that the Union shall be
maintained?
Mr.. Vallandigham. My votes shall speak
for me on that subject. My position is
defined in the resolution just read. am
ansWerable only to my conscience and to
my constituents, and not to the gentle
man from Indiana. [GlObe 6O.]
The above resolution was never offered
nor heard of again.
Judge Holman required to this speech
again, thus;
Sir, the gentleman from Kentucky, Mr..
Burnett and especially the gentleman
from Ohio, Mr.. Vsllandigham, who ad-
| dressed the House with so much ability
few days since, misapprehended the spirit
which pervaded the country prior to the
11th of April The people acquiesce in
the bresking to pieces of the Unionl The
eyes Of the gentleman from Ohio did not
pierce beyond the surface. he miscon-
ceived the spirit of the popular forbear-
anee. The people consent to disuniOn
July 1Oth.-Voted with Burnett Reid,
Morton and Ben. Wood, against the loan
bill, to raise s4OO,OOO,OOO to sustain the
National cause. [Globe, 81.
July 12th.-Vallandigham offered res
OlutiOn looking to the expulsion of seven
members from the House, for commanding
volunteer regiments. [Globe, 92.]
July l5th.-He offered the following:
| Provided, further, That before the President
| shall have the right to call ont any more vOlun-
! teers than there are already in service, he shall
! appoint tevea c 'mmissioners, whose mi~slO n
| sh,ll be to accompany the Amy on its march, to
receive and consider such propositions, if any,
n aS me- n n n any VI 5me De submitted nom the exec
any one Of them, looking TO a suspension of hos
! tities and the return Of said States or any one
| Of them, to the Union, and 10 obediance TO the
Federal Constitution and authority. lGiobe 81. ]
This is a direct recognition of the Sou h.
ern Confederacy, and an offer to negotiate
with it.
July 15.-0Fercd his seven resolutions
impeashing and condemning the President; {;
1st. For calling out the volunteers, in
creasing the army and navy, &C.
I'd. For blockading the rebel ports.
Sd. For suspending the Ha6sas Corpus
4th Fer Misapplying the public money.
9th. For searching telegraph Offices,
seizing reasonable dispatches, Sc.
9Th. For suppressing reasonable news
papers
7th. For arresting traitors. CGlObe, 13O ]
July 1.th.-On McClernand's resolution
pledging all the men and money necessary
to put down the rebellion; while his
friends Burnett, Norton, Reid, and Wood,
voted against it, Vallandigham lodged
LGlObe, 181.J
July 27th-The bill to punnish copspi-
rators against the Government came back
to the House with a single verbal amend
ment, when the following occurred:
Mr.. Bingham. Task the consent of the
House to take up the bill of the House to
define and punish certain conspiraoies.
: he bill passed the House, and has come TO
Us with merely verbal amendment, which
l ask the House to concur in.
Mr.. Vallandigham. 1 must object to
that.
Mr.. Bingham. If the gentleman will
hear me for a moment 1 wish to say that
this bill passed this House before without
division, and that the amendment simply
strikes out the words ''social or solitary. !"
Mr.. Vsllandigham. Unjust correct the
gentleman in that statement. The bill did
not pass the House without opposition;
and l desire it now to go on record that 1
object to it.
August He voted against the supple
mentary loan bill-[GlObe, 388 ]
August 2d-Mr Vallandigham defined
his position on the oonfscation of rebel
property, actually used in the war:
Mr.. Bingham. I offer the following
amendment in lieu Of the first section Of
the Senate bill:
Whereas the President Of the United States
has declared, ny proclamation, that the laws of
the United States are opposed, and the execu-
ton thereof obstructed, by combinations too
cd hr- fha
course Of Judicial proceedings, o. by the power
vested IN the marshals BY law: Therefore,
BE q enacted 6y the Senate and Hose Of Rep
reSentGttCeS Of the United States Of America 81
Conqress ossenlbIed. That if INV nersnr 81 -