The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-07-16

hUes ofhc Congress Of the United States,
That the present deplorable civil war
has been. forced upon the country by
the disunionists of the Southern States
now in revolt against the Constitutional
Government and in arms around our
Crpitol.-[Globo, p. 223.
July 29-Mr. Vallandihghatr voted
against the bill TO provide for and reg.
ulate the internal Revenue--this in
keeping with his previous pledge that
he would not vote a man or q dollar for
the prosecution of the war.-[Globe,
p. 331.
On the Sd of August the Chairman
of the Military Committee offered the
following resolutions:
ReSotred, That tie ethanks of the Uouse
OF Representatives in Congress assem-
oIed, be given to the officers and men
who fought the battle at Bull Run
destroying two of the country's enc.
mics for every one lost of its defenders
outnumbercd though the latter were bv
oppon ents covered by earthworks and
parapcts crowned with batteries.
ReSolced, That the coincidence of this
body be rendered to the families and
friends of the brave men who fell on
that occasion in defence of the Consti.
tuition ondsthe Union.
On these resolutions Mr.. Vallandio-
ham said:
81 am in favor ofsthe second rcsolu.
tionj and standing by itself, have no
doubt it would receive the unanimou,
consent Of the House. But 1 am op-
posed to the first resolution, and will
not give my consentto its introduction"
--[Vide Cong. Globe, p. 427.
OPPOSED TO CoNFIscATIoN.
On the same day, Mr.. Vallandig-
ham voted against the.bill to confscate
rebel property.
DON LIKE To TAKE THE OATH OF ALLp.
GLANCE.
August 9Th Mr.. Vallandigham voted
against the bill to require all officers
and employees of the Government to
take the oath of allegiance. He also
spoke against the bill to increase the
pay of the sol diers and seamen four
F dollars per month, and to legalise the
proclamations and acts of the President
in calling out the militia, and in accept
ing the services of volunteers. He said:
81 should be glad to discuss and do.
nouncc this nonstrous proposition as IL
deserves, but want Of time will not per-
nit And as the yeas and nays were
not called on the final passage of the
bill, it is reasonable to presume that he
voted against it.--[Cong. Globe p. 449.
/ The second session Of the 37th Con-
grass witnessed the continuance of Mr..
Vallandigham's opposition to all meas.
ures calculated to strengthen the hands
of the Government in conducting the
war. On the Sd of February 1862, (see
. Appendix Cong. Globe, p. 49, he spoke
against the treasury bill, and he not
only voted against this measure, which
;, was to afford the means to pay the SOL
y diers, but also against the conhscation, ,
emancipation and tax bills. SO fullv
y had the Secession mania taken possess
u ion of him, that when it was proposed
- to divide one-half the value of the Con.
tederate ship Planter among the pilot,
Robert Small, and his compa MONS, who
had brought it into Union port, he
grew quite furious and voted against
such an act of justice.
&c MR.. vALLANDGGUAM IN 1862 63.
n In the last session of tho 37th Con.
" grcss, Mr.. Vallhndigham was found as
/. actively engaged in thwarting the pur.
oF poses Of the Government as during the
h. two years previous. He could still
70 boast, as he had done previously, that
he had "not voted for any Army bill, OF
y. Navy bill, or Army or Navy appropri.
10 alton bill," for he opposed all such
G measures as he did the Conseript bill
n and the hill providing ways and means
:. for tho support of the Government
-" His votes are always and consistently
,a found in the negative.
n his DEFENCE OF THE REBELS.
he On the 14th of January, he spoke al
al length on the rebellion, aud from that
Ill speech We make the following extract
h. He rocapituated the resources of the
!" Government and said:
ct "Yet after nearly two years of more
he vigorous prosecution Of war, than ever
recorded in history; after more skirm.
i'll ishes, eombats aud battles than Alexan
'e, der, Caesar, or tho first Napoleon eve
fought in any five years of their mill
IT, tary career, You have utterly, signally
'ss disastrously-I will not say ignomin
N, i0usly-faied to subdue ten millio
"Tebels," whom YOU had taught IN