Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-29
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y aftaANs earnest, and nereiSs.as
g ootaia thess objects ssoaIS Jsa;S n -
reSpoHsfoi8ity for Rlrerior eor.ss,.. - :.
val fa4 upon fAosssrhs n,zs0ia s -. -
against The UaioR; bnt he lTs.;o,, :. -.
oe presrred az aH hazards q ~,'--,s
80 that one Of the Chicago nav,s,s.....
IS War Democrat who Is determine S
to preserve the Union aat an haza,ss :
and the other q Peace Democrat r'wba
ssAnds pledged 70 acknowledge the inse.
psndeace Of the rebel Confsdersrv
ri'aoet =. striking another blow fos the
Snion- But We resume our axt,.ss.t. !.
tinues Ne'''- ''''''
Ay colleague lMr. Staason) said the
othsr day shat war seemed inevitabls
he said the end of tha, war was disso-
latiou and disunion If be said traIv n.
oe Judged wisely. in God namt lei ne
leap over the intervening agaay of was
and come 10 the ead and conclusieu Al
once = = '''' =
n George III had coneiliated bis cal.
oniet, bow much wiser man vosla H..
tory have proclaimed himl II, tallins
to eonciliate, he had allowed the sepsrs.
toe without the disgrace and defeat Of
the Revolutionary war, how mach wiser
3 man slill would be have beenl
. Ar. STANTON w0usd be glad 10
know OF my colleague d he holds that
there Is any power in any department Of
this Government 70 recognise the seces-
sion Of State under the Constitution
AS to the matter Of concilihtion and
compromise, the people Of the seeding
States say they want none and vsll Sc
eept none; and, therefore. !. is aseless
70 talk Of u l again ask nay colleague
wheihsr there Is any power, under the
Constitution, 10 recognize the secession
OF "a State, and rssosnize il Is . foreign
nationg ma .sfog
Mr. PgSnLEFoS - What NAV Be the
constitutional power OF tbiA Goveramsat
to recognize the secession of Ssate,
decline to discuss AZ present Bas this
| say, il We should become engaged Ia
var with foreign enemy, aud portion
Of our territory should be captarsd aud
reduced 10 possession By the enemy, ard
We should be obliged 70 usske ireaet
Of peace on the basia Of retaining what
each party had aeqaired--isai possssissis
acknowledging the soyefeigntyo of that
territory 10 have passed away from "a,
certsinly the Federal Government xoala
have the power 70 conform 10 our re-
stricted limits, aud 10 eonfne lie jnria.
diction to our limited boundaries II
war be dismemberment. as any colleague
declares, has not the Federal Govern
ment as much power 10 treat that sques-
ton nov as At the end Of war; Will a
conflict Of arms confer constitutional
power upon the Federal Govetnment1
Mr. Pendletoa fails to perceive, ii hit
eagerness 10 acknowledge the independ.
ence Of the Rebel Coniederaey, that no
thing bat the last necessity could justify
the Government Of the UEited States ID
yielding up a foot Of territory 10 for
eign foe or to band Of traitors lfshe
Government had taken bis advice, il
would have been disgraced and dishon.
ored for all time, aud the Aneriean peo-
pie would have been q bywofd, the
world over, foe eowar6iee The truth
10, that the feelings and opinions of Mr.
PeudIeiou we're and are too thoroughly
Identified with the South In this contest
70 make him 3 safe adviser No trhe
Unionist of~friend OF his country could
ever advise the abandonment Of the pa.
tioual territory 20 a foreign foe, or 20
band Of traitors, vithoat struggle
MOI 9 The degrading and oowardly I'd.
vice he gave on that occasion, aud
which be has lived up TO ever sinee, WAS
dictated BY lively sympathy with the
rebeis
Mr,. Pendletou, By his votes and
speeches during the pasi three and
bali years. has consistently adhered 10
the ansiEHar policy laid down W Biz
speeob. Immediately wpon the great
aprisisg Of popular indlgna'ion which
follosod the assault upon For Sbmter,
ks DID 10 words nomssbat modify thin
statement Of bis views by expression i
willingness 70 vote FOR al measures Hs-
eessAry 10 sasiain the honor and dikhify
Of the national gag Bat ukiie ha lhas
bopsd himself before the storm, 20 fat
af'to Fender this qualissd lip service 10
his country, he always found satisfactory
reason for opposing and voting againss
almost every specific measure which was
found necessary for the pohlse defense
and the possession Of Che var as'aau
Thus, on the l0th Of gatS. 1901, Mr.
PemdIeton. with Ten Others, inehiding
saeh paiFiass as Barnett ~ 1Keasneky,
Reid Of MissouFi. Sallan6ighaan, Yoos-
hees ard Weed soted agAias1 tie BILL lf5f
TIE c5lfsction of thefEsFett9s 10 de ssl
esded States The biA was passed ~ q
vffa afsiB6 10 II. 5h IS Ti91GHFs leni1
JuIy IS, 1851, he doagssia ive4s upen
Mr. cCiernand;s prsamble and Fsesfd.
ton declaring that "A aportioh Of the
people Of the unitad Stafak, q vissasiof
u thsia constitutional obligations, have
lAkeu pp arms against shs kaaosAI Gov
srpmens, sod piedgsng ashA AHoass 20
yots "any amount sf srnsBsysi ard SaF&y
numb9F Of mEn which usay be Btessssgy
20 Insure speedy and ssfsusaai sapsess
ion Of suok rebsalisn.g sonhY evs meas
bers voted against the resolnfionss Mr.,
PsndletOns name appxass is the pto-
eeediBgs only 8 few hines kboze the
Fecord OF this vntes sssai Ha isgissa
Jniy Is. 1861, Mr.. Psndfesoa y0tsd
against the bill providing yisefeaysd
revenns from inports. : The biil passed
--yeaa, So nays. 48. fasssa4.n
Juiy &c, 1861, .bfr PeDdleson voted
against the bills tto provide safitloHai
revenues Cor se5raging shs sxpsnses q
the Goyernmsnt, and rnsi1sainiHg ske
uqbIic credit The bitwan passed. ~
x.as II, uavs. 90 al aif ~ 4eigla hiAS
July 30. 1861. Ns. Psndleto0 voted 70
7 Las On The table the : bid 90 Stereass
ifbe nanher Of cadets IN the Military
scaSeruy ii West Poiat'e 4salai s1s
Ausast z. gsSIs Aki Psadsetoa again
voted aKsihst the bilLii' - ps6yide ~
crsased .reseous from smpsrss.f ~ psy
Z the Interest on thespubale 4ebs 2 Ac
WREN It had bken aaendsd 10 the sea-
ste, and vas Gnally passed upon the
recommend of eornmittse Of eon.
ference. - aassihasf II afa
August l,.1ssd, Ms. Pendiesou voted,
4 with nineteen oshsfs, 70 strike from tie
army bill tbs foliowisg sscsionga api 9
" Sec 2 And Be q further esdeted,
That al the aetst proclanations snd o..
ders Of the PreGdent iof The Uaited
/ States, after fhe 4th of hsseh, 1851 rs.
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