Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-29

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and the calling out, or relating to the militia
or volunteers from the States, are hereby APP
proved, and in ali respects legalized and
made valid, to the same intent, and with the
same effect, as # they had been issued and
done under the preT;@us express authority Of
the United States"
Mr.. PENDLEToN was aB are that the "acts
proclama tons, and orders" of the President
We're absolutely necessary to the pfeservs-
ton OF the Union, and as his sympathies
were on the other side, he voted against
iegalizing those proceedings. If the Presi-
dent had not . taken the responsibility of
hose acts at the time, but had waited for
: the meeting of Congress to authorize them,
the rebels, would, in the meantime, have
seized Washington and established them
selves permanently in the city. Yet, know
ing this to be true, Mr. PENDLEToS deliberate
ly voted adainst the legalization of those
measures.
On the 10Th of February, 1862, Mr.. PEN
DLEToN voted against the bill to prohibit the
officers of the army from returning fugitive
slaves to their alleged owners. The yeas
were SO, nays AZ.
April s, 1862, he voted against the bill to
provide internal revenue, support the Gov
eminent, and pay the interest on the public
debt. He was in a minority of fifteen, inels-
ding such Copperheads as KERRlGAN, EooR-
HE'S, and VALLANDIGuAM. The yeas were
1876, including n majority of Democrats.
April II, 1862, Mr.. PENDLEToN voted
against the act tof the emancipation OF the
slaves of the District of Columbia. The
yeas were 81 nays ~.
lie voted against the Treasury note act,
on February 9th. 500. aud again on June
2ith at the same year
He dndjsd vote upon the same question Of
Pacific railroad, May g. 1862, although he
, was prcacnt aud voted II few minutes before
upon con;onlcd election case and again
4 Juno 28d, he dodgni the question.
! May IN, 1862, Mr. rENpLEroN, with only
/ seventeen others, voted against the bill Tor
imposing taxes on insurrcctionary districts.
Yeas, 9S; nays, II.
June -, 1862, Mr. PENpLEToN, with only
/ ten others, voted against the tax bill,
July Is, 1862, Mr. PENDLEToN voted againsl
the bill providing for reduction of the
mileage of members fifty per cent. Yeas,
Sc; nays, %.
December u, 1863, when a joint resolu-
ton, providing for deficiencies in former APP
preparations for the army, was under consid-
Grafton, Mr. HARDING, Of Kentucky, moved
the following amendment:
PrOrided, That no part of the money aforesaid
shall be applied to the raising, arming, equipping,
! or paying of negro soldiers
The amendment was rejected by vote of
yeas Al, navy 1O5, Mr. PENDLEroN voting
with the minority. The negro troops were
then in actual service, so that the object of
the amendment was to cheat them out of
their pay, and violate the plighted faith of
the Government. Even FERNANDO WooD
voted against this mean attempt at repudia-
ton; but it met the appreciation of Mr. PEN
DLETON.
The vote upon the following preamble,
January I, 1864, is most significant
Mr.. JOHN D. BALDWIN submitted the follow
inc preamble and resolution, viz:
WHEREAS, The organize ed treason having it's head
quarters at Richmond, exists in defiant violation
of the national constitution, and has claim to
! be treated otherwise than outlaw. And
WHEREAS, This Richmond combination of con-
spratorS and traitors have o rightful author
ity the people of any portion of the National
| Union and warrant for assuming control ofthe
political DESTINY of the people of any State or
ton Of the Union, and no apology but that of con-
spiracy and treason for any assumption OF au bor-
| ity whatever therefore
ReSolrcd, That any proposition to negotiate with
the rebel leaders at Richm ond-some times cal ed
'Ethe authorities at Richmond for restoration
of loyalty aud order in those portions of the Re-
public which have been disorganized by the rebel
| lion is, in effect, proposition to recognize the
ringeaders of the rebellion as entitled to represent
and bind tt e loyal citizens of the United States
| whom they Cypress, and to give countenance and
support to the pretensions of conspiracy and trea
son; and, therefore, every such proposition should
be rejected without hesitation and delay.
The resolution was adopted, IS to "a, Mr..
PENDLEToN, of course, voting in the mega
tive.
The question then REQUIRED upon the pre-
amble, and it vas adopted unanimously, the
yeas being l02, nays none. Such Southern
conservatives as Messrs. ORDER and YEAMAN,
| Vi hentucky, Noteu loF II, Will all tne uDeFal
Northern Democrats but Mr.. PENDLEroN,
with his Copperhead friends, Cox, the
| WooDs, ANcoNA, and others, dodged.
January IS, 1864, Mr.. SMITH, of Kentucky,
submitted a preamble and resolution, as fol-
| lows:
| Whereas a most desperate, wicked and bloody
rebellion exists within the jurisdiction of the Uni
ted States, and the safety and security of personal
and national liberty depend upon its absolute and
utter extinction; therefore,
Resolved, That it is the political, civil, oral, and
sacred duty of the people to meet it, fight it, crush
| it, and forever destroy it.
Mr.. JAMES c. ALLEN moved to lay the pre-
amble and resolution on the table, but it
failed, though Mr. PENDLEToN voted with him
yeas %; nays, l02.
The resolution was then adopted-yeas
1l2 nays 49, Mr.. PENDLEToN voting in the
negative with WooD, VOORHEES,, JAMES C.
ALLEN, LONG, HARRIS, of Maryland, AyCoNA,
and other Copperheads.
On April 9, resolution was offered to ex-
pei BENJAMIN G. HARRIS, a Representative
from the State of Maryland, for uttering the
| following reasonable language in that body !:
| The South asked you to let them live in peace.
| But no you said you would bring them into sub
| lection. That is not done yet and God Almighty
| grant that it never may be. hope that you will
| never subJugate the South.
On the vote to expel, the yeas were S4,
nays IS, Mr. PENDLEToS voting in the mega
tive.
On the 14th of April, he gave a similar
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