The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-09-25

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he to the whole Bill that he resorted to
all the parliamentary stategy of which he
was master, to prevent its being even
considered by the House at all. If he
had been disposed to favor the i1crea .
of the soldiers pay. or even to consent to
it. no one knew better than himself, that
his proper course was to favor the intro
du.lon of the Bill into the House, in
stead OF objecting to it, and when once
be ore the House, to EaVe his motion to
amend or strike out such parts Of it as lie
thought were oh 9 ~ nable, But taking
the course he did, shows that lie was not
only opposed to increasing the pay Of
those private soldiers who had been. or
might afterwards be called out under acts
Of Congress, but that he was also oppos.
ed to paying those who had been called
out the acts, orders and proclamations Of
the President anything at all. The num-
ber Of men who had responded to. the
orders and procamations OF the Presi-
dent, and whom Mr.. V. did his utmost
to cheat out "I their pay, was probably
not less than 100000. At first he would
not consent on any terms, to have the
Bill introduced. But finding that he
would not in the end be able to prevent
it, he demands of Mr.. Stevens, as tho
p.ice Of his consent, to permit the House
even to consider the proposal to raise the
ply of soldiers employed under acts Of
Congress, that Mr.. S. should, in effect,
consent that the men who had so mol ty
responded to the calls Of tie President,
should not have any pay.
Well might Mr.. s. say in reply to such
an Infamous proposal, "l cannot do that
Finding he would still be beaten, if the
vote being taken should go on, Mr.. V.
bid lower, and said to Mr.. s. that lo
would withdraw his objection, if Mr.. S.
would permit him to have a vote by yeas
and nays on the second section. When
Mr.. V. found that he would not be able
to defeat The Bill, he conlented himself
with the proposal to P lace upon the re-
cod the names of such as were willing
to 60 with him in his infamous effort w
cheat the soldiers, called out by the Pres.
ieent, out OF their pay. To this privilege
so precious to Mr.. v, the Chairman of
the Ways and Means. could not find ii i'll
his heart to withhold his assent AMI the
vote was taken.
Among he illust'ious nineteen, who
voted with MIR. v, on his motion to strLo
out this second section, and who wero
willing 10 lend themselves to his nelaii-
GUS scheme Of repudIaliny the acts Of
patriotic President, and thus d priviny
those soldiers OF their pay, who had re-
sponded to his call, appear the names OF
Mrssrs. Cox, Pendleton and Noble. The
from Ohio, were absent at the tlme or if
present. had the prudence and decency
not to vote.
1t is to be hoped that the partisans of
Mr.. V. will not have the indecency
again to call in question the varacity or
consistency of their chief, in respect to
his war Record. He certainly has the
means OF knowing what it is, and ought
to be good authority in respect 10 what it
contains, unless his reputation for truth
is such, that his own friend dare not credit
MIN.
The truth is that an examination of MIR.
O's war Record, unlike that of Messrs.
Cox, Pendleton and Noble, is homogeno-
Gus, in all its parts. His speeches, reso-
lutons and votes, so far as they pertain
to the war, are all fitted to and consiS-
tent with each other. So far as can bo
seen, they all originated in the same mo-
tive, were animated with tlie same spirit,
and executed to the sama end, Eacl act
taken separately, or the whole taken to.
gether, will bear the test of the closest
and most severe scrutiny. So far as con-
sistency is concerned, there is nothing
that the most fastdious and devoted Re-
bel would desire to expunge. nothing that
he would ven ure to add 1t now stands
just as Mr.. v. made it just as be wan
ted it, and these attempts Of those who
profess to be his friends, to mutilate it.