Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-03

july %, 1861, hill uas passed entitled "A
Dill 70 provide additional revenues for dsfrayirg
the erpenses Of the Govern zent ard maintsininz
the public credit" The vote s;ood--yeas IL.
nays 60 Mr. Pendleton voted against the bill
OF account Of lis objections 10 some of lie pro-
visions. sad so did Messrs. Aldnch Of Minneso-
Ia Arnold. of Illinois; Beamsn. " Michigan:
Kellogg. Of Michigan. Loveioy. OF Illinois, " al
ton, of Maine, and Window. Of Ninnesota. every
one % them MEMBER in good and regular stasi
ing. OF the Administration party
> Jolly 30. 1861 Nr Pepileton voted IN favor
Of laying on the table the bill TO increase the
number OF cadets in the Military AGA .emy at
We, Point" among those who voted az did
we're Nessfs. Loveiov. OF Illinois: morrill,. Of
Vermont. Pike. Of Maine. Pomeroy, Of New
York: Spaulding, Of New York :. Walton. of
Maine. and Worcester. of Ohio. every man Of
them prominent members II he Republican
party.
, August > le6l, M Pendle;on voted
against the bin Ito provide increased revenue
from imports, 10 pay the interest on the public
debt" so also did Mr. Beaman, of Michigan. a
Republican Of high party standing.
July Is. 1862. Mr.. Pendleton, with Ma
jority Of The House Of Representatives, voted
against the bill providing for reduction of the
mileage Of the members fifty per cent the FOL
lowing Republicans likewise voted against IL:
Messrs Edwards, of New Hampshire; Fenton,
Of New York: Hooper. of Massachusetts,: Kel
iogs, OF Michigan; Morrill,. Of Maine; Sargent,
OF California, and Trowbridge. of Michigan
5 January IL Mr.. Broomall offered a resoln-
zion that 1.-The government should use its most
strenuous efforts to procure the voluntary enlist
ment OF persons claimed slaves in the rebel
territory, by giving them the fGll bounty and
and pay Of other soldiers. aud by guaranteeing
their freedom at once upon enlistment"
Mr. Pendleon voted against is adoption. and
With him Gen. Garfield. Of Ohio. as Wild rad
icsl a. ever "a, in Congress.
The merits or dement's OF these several bills
aud resolutions are not now involved; the point
is that number of influential Republicans fol-
lowed Dir Pendleton in voting against them II
lie thus opposed the government. so did they; II
be was "dislOyal,' 80 we're they; and, as some Of
them are up for reelection, if they should be
sent again 20 Congress, much more should he be
reelected 10 the Vice Presidency IL j. poor
rule that will not work both ways.
But raiving, for the present, further comments
on this matter. Dir Pendetons record on the
question Of supporting the government is clear
enough to satisfy every honest patriot in the
land During the debate in the extra session oil
1861, on bill FOR increasing the regular army
he said
IL will DO what is fairly necessary TO give the
administration power TO maintain the govern
ment and prevent disaster to lis nag, and enforce
obedinee to the obi .atons of the Constitution
and the laws passed III accordance herewith
No Republican journal has had the manliness
to insert this extract in It's columns, Is il
likelv that any will dare to. 80 directly does il
relute ali the ISLANDERS which have been circulat
Ell concerning Mr.. PeDdleton's course For the
gov ernment always. for the administration only
when it is right. is the sole rule OF action for al
honest Legislator, and it is by this rule that Mr.
Pendleton has ever been guided during his long
and brilliant career in the House of Represents
tises IN 7 World