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

Va "'ih '"hs ho was Suh'y VI tue gross III
consistency OF supporting the Bill passed
at the special session of Congress for the
increase of the pay Of private soldiers
from s to $l3 per month. If Mr.. V.
had voted for that bill, would have voted
not zone dollar" only, but many millions
of dollars, whereby not one Drop"
merely, but many thousands Of drops "of
American blood should be shed in civ
il war;" Nor would it hava been true,
on the I'd of August 1869. as Mr.. V.
then said it was, that he had "voted for
no army or navy BILL"
An examination Of Mr. VS. Congress
sional Record in respect to the bill in
question, shows that he is guilty Of no
such inconsistency. The original Bill
FOR the increase Of the pay of private sol.
diers designated as Senate Bill No. So
was introduced into the Senate on the 5'h
Of August, 1861, the last day but one OF
the session, by Mr.. Wilson, of Massa,
chusatts, and as at first introduced con
ssted Of = single seotiou only providing
for the increase of the private soldiers
pay from Sll TO $l3 per month. Upon
it, introduction a motion was made BY
Colsmer, OF Vermont, and adopted by a
vote of l9 yeas to II nays, to increase the
monthly pay to SIS per month. 1t be-
ing so amended on motion Of Mr.. Wilson
new section was added. "legalizing and
approving all acts, proclamations and or
dels of the President after the 4th OF
March, 1861, respecting the army and
navy, aud calling out and relating to the
MALTA and yulunteers' Most OF these
acts and orders Of the President Mr. V
had denounced rs unconstitutional AMI
void, aud on the 5.h oi July pre-, lou
had introduced into the House a Rssolu
luton declaring those orders and acts o.
the President Demonstrations" AMI
without warrant Of law and denounced
the President as a "u,urper" on accouh.
of them. II the opinion expressed by Mr..
V. in his resolution was correct, most o.
the solliers and sailors called out by the
President would have been entitled to no
pay at all, unless those orders and acts were
madrleyal by acts Of Congress as was pro
posed by the new section Of the Bill
But the Bill so amended, passed the Sen,
ate by vote Of 80 yeas to S nays, the re
bel Bre ;kenlidge, and the rebel confed
erats, Powell, Polk, Kennedy, and S.is
bury, voting against it.-[Cong. Globe
Vol. / 37th Cong PIP, 427,4l2.
The Bill went to the House the samr
day, and was sent to the Speakers table
After it was there, Mr.. Stevens, Chair
man of the Committee of Ways and
Means, (and who had charge of the Bill
il the House, asked "the consent Of the
House to call from the Speakers table
Senate Bill No. 60, to Increase the pay
of non commissioned officers, musicians,
privates." &c.
Mr.. Vallandigham (thereupon) objec
sed to the introduction of the Bill till he
could near it read, "and asked for the
reading Of it," After it was read Mr. V.
said: 81 must still object to the intro
duction of the Bill"
Upon Mr. VS. insisting on this objec-
ton, Mr.. Stevens was compelled to re-
sort to a vote Of the House, and upon n
vote being taken, 66 voted in favor Of ia
king up the Bill, and 10 against it, no
quorum voting. To save call of the
House in order to obtain quorum, Mr..
s. appealed to Mr.. V. to withdraw his
objection. In reply to this appeal, Mr.
V. says. "I will withdraw my objection
to the first section if the gentleman will
consent to have the second stric
ken out" thus showing as clearly as
language can. that he was opposed to
both sections, but was willing to compro-
mise lis objection to the first. if Mr.. s.
would consent to strike out the second.--I
To this proposition Of Mr.. V. Mr.. S. re-
pied, Il cannot do that" and the House
proceeded to take a second vote upon the
question of taking the Bill from the table
and while this second vote was PROCESS
ing, Mr.. ", foresaeing hat lie would be
beaten Oh 1t in the end, at last consented !
10 withdraw his objection to taking up