The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-10-11

prohibited in the United States and all its terri
tories
AIR. Q. So much Of article four, section two a,
refers tothe delivery up of persons held to ser.
ycie or ebor escaping into another State, sannul
led i0l
A motion was made to lay the prop.
osition on the table, but it was reject
cd-yeas 45, nays 75. Mr.. Pendleton
voted to lay on the table and, on May
81, voted against the joint resolution.
On April 0, resolution was offered
to expel Benjamin G. Harris, a Repre-
sentative from the State of Maryland,
for uttcring the following reasonable
language in that body:
The s nth asked you TO let them live in peace
But no, you said you would bring them into SUBJ
lection. That's not done yet and God Almighty
grant it never may be hope that you will
never subjugate the South
On the vote to expel, the yeas were
81, nays So, Mr.. Pendleton. voting in
the negative. fa
On the l4th of April, he gave simi-
lar vote against the censure of his COL
league, Mr.. Long
June 13, 1864, Mr.. Pendleton voted
against the army appropriation hill, as
finallysagreed upon by committees of
conference of the two Houses.
On the same day, Mr.. Pendleton
voted against the repeal of the fugitive
slave acts. The vote stood-yeas 90,
nays 81. gsa c oal ir i
June l5, 1864, Mr.. Pendleton voted
against the joint resolution of the SEN
ate proposing to the States changes of
the Constitution so as to prohibit slav-
cry.
July Z, 1864, he voted against the
follow ing:
| Whereas the organized treason having its head
quaters at Richmond exists in defiant violation
Of the national Constitution. and has no claim
TO be treated otherwise than rs an outlaw; and
wheras this Richmond combination Of conspira.
tors and traitors can have no rightful authority
over the people OF fanv portion of the national
Union. and no warrant for assuming control of
the political destiny of the people Of any State
or section Of this Union, and no apology but
that of conspiracy and treason for any assump-
ton Of authority whatever. Therefore, rorl
Resolped That any proposition TO negotiate
with the rebel leaders ut Richmond (sometimes
called 'the authorities at Richmond') for q res
toration Of loyalty and order in those portions of
the Republic which have been disorganized by
the rebellion is. in effect, proposition to recog
nize the ringleaders Of the rebellionss as entitled
to represent and bind the loyal citizens Of the
United S ates whom they oppress, and to give
countcnance and support to the pretensions OF
conspiracy and treason and therefore every such
proposition should be rejected without hesitation
or delay. ae
March 3, 1s6i-IIe voted against
the Senate resolutions against foreign
Intervention in the existing rebellion,
of which resolutions the following is
one:
Resolred, That the United States are now
graphing with wicked and unprovoked rebel
lion. which is seeking the destruction OF the Re-
public that it may build new Power whose
corner -stono, according TO the confession OF its
chiefs shall be slavery: that for the suppression
of this rebellion, and thus TO save the Republic
and TO prevent the establishment of such Pow
err the national Government is now employing
armies and fleets lin full faith that throughithese
efforts all the purposes Of conspirators and reb-
els will be crushed; that while engaged in this
struggle, on which 80 much depends, any prop
osition from foreign Power, whatever form it
may take having for it's object the arrest of these
efforts, is Just in proportion to its influence, an
encouragement to the rebellion and to its declar-
ed pretensions and on this account, is ealcula-
ted TO prolorg and embitterthe conflict to cause
increased expenditure of blood and treasure,
and TO postponeihe much desired day of peace;
that. with these onvictions, and not doubling
that every such proposition although made
with good intent, is injurious to the national in
terests, Congress will be obliged 10 look upon
any further attempt in the same direction as an
unfriendly act, which it earnestly deprecates, to
the end that nothing may occur abroad to
strengthen the rebellion or weaken those rela-
tons of good will with foreign Powers which
the United States are happy to cultivate.
January 20, 1862, he voted against
the bill to authorize the President of
the United States, in certain cases, to
take possession of railroads and tele-
graph lines, in order more effectually to
carry on the war against the rebels.
December %, 1862, he voted for the
postponement of the bill making appro-
priations for the support of the army
for the year. ending 30th June, 1864,
and on the same day lodged the vote
on the passage of the bill.
Ho opposed the passagc of the fol-
wing resolution: s-a .r
Strike oct al after the word " Resoioed'' and
and insert "Thas this House approve fthe con-
slant. statesmanlike and humane efforts Of the
Administration to secure an exchange of our pris-
oners now in The hands OF the rebels. and that it
is hereby recommended that such efforts be con-
tinued to secure an exchange -four prisoners now
in southern prisons"
And by more than q hundred votes
oslike character has endeavcred to him
der the Government in the suppression
Of the rebellion. ;ar e
HIS SPEECHES. ~
He says in speech in the House of
Representatives, January Is, 1861: =
To-day. sir four States OF the Union have, as
far as their power extends, seeded from it. -Four
States, as far as they are able, have annuled the
they have resumed the powers delegated by the
Constitution they have cancelled as far ne they
could, every Limitation upon the full exercise Of
all their sovereign rights they do not claim our
protection they ask no benefit from our lave !,
they seek none of the advsntagesot OF the copfede,
ration. On the other hand, they renounce their
I allegiance ;they repudiate our authority over
them; and they assert that they have assumed
some Of them that they have esumed, their pos
iton among the family Of sovereignties, among
the nations. T - .-..fD :.
Sir, / deal in no harsh epithets. I will denounce
no State, no body ofmen. will not pause to in.
quire whether they have done all this legally or
or wisely, or upon sufficient cause. They hare
done IL, and recognise the fact, They have done
it with unanimiiy of sentiment, with a coinci-
dence of opinion among the people. which is
without parallel in the history ofrevolutiops and
the simple question presented to us to-day is this;
whether, throughout the limits Of those States,
which have thus formally, thus orderly, thus by
the enactions ofrepresentative bodies Of the high
est capacity known TO civilized nations-conven.
tons duly authorized and properly elected TO con.