Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-09-16

The New York Tribune says OF this gen
/ ticman's congressional record
Consistent in his friendship to all the open
friends Of rebellion. Mr. Penileton was one OF
the twenty who voted against the resolution CEN
surng Harris Of Maryland for reasonable lam
suage on the floor Of the House
lie was willing 10 repuiia,e the debt que from
the Goycrnmet 20 a portion Of It's sollers and
voted. March u. 1861, for Harlius's proposition
that the coored troops should be cheated OUT OF
f their wages earned.
June So, 1851, be voted for LeBloud's urauo-
sition for m armistice and commissioner
campaigns in Virginia and Georgia then actively
going forward.
IL declared by bis vote on the ] ojh Of January.
1854, a. he had in his speech above cited. that
he does not believe in the right 20 crush the re-
he.lon. Mr.. Green Clay Smith. of Kentucky.
offered this preamble and resolution;
" U'hercas, a most desperate wicked and bloody
rebellion exists within the jurisdiction Of the
United States, AMI the safety and security Of
personal and national liberty depend upon is
utter and absolute extinction; therefore
Resoirei, That it Is the political. civil. moral
and slcrel duty Of the people 70 meet il, fight it,
crush It and forever destroy IT,"
This passed with bu, &c nays; among them
Harms. Long, Peadlefo1, voorhees, and Fernan-
DO Wood
Three resolutions were offered in the House
December Il, 1858. The first declared for the
prosecution Of the war Mr. Pendletou voted
squarely against it-64 other Democrats with
him. The second resolution was as follows:
That We hold it 10 be the duty Of Congress
to pass all necessary bills 10 supply men and
money and the duty Of the people TO render eve
~ aid in their power to the constituted authori-
ties OF the Government in the crushing out of the
Rebellion, and bringing the leaders thereof 10
condign punishment"
THIS resolution was agreed to, yeas SO. nav /
Harris Of Msryland). PendleioH doiyed tho rofs
although he had Just voted on the preceding re-
solution. and appears Immediately sfterward
voting on the next.
The y. Y. Neles, good democratic author
ity, endorses the TrI5une's view of its can
dldate, as follows
George II. Pendleton Is, in the words Of the
Tribune. ian anti-War Copperhead Of the in
tensest shade; and his votes in Congress have
rarely differed from those of Vallandgham and
Ben. Harris" Precisely so, and as such stands
upon the Democratic ticket a worthy representa-
tive Of that glorious phalanx which stood up in
the Congress Of the United States to denounce. in
the face Of raving madness, a war which has de-
vastated the country, burdened our productive
industry with crushing debt, and numbered
aye, murdered, at the bidding Of fanatical Alb
clifton, hundreds of thousands Of our sons and
brothers
II any doubt remains as to Mr.. Pendletons
views, let his own words speak for him. The
following Is an extract from from Mr. Pen
dleton's speech in the House of Representa-
tives, Jan Is, 1861
My voice to-day is for cancellations; my voice.
is for compromise, and it is but the echo Of the
voice Of my constituents beg you, gentlemen,
who with me represent the North west; you.who
with me represent the State of Ohio; YOU who
with me represent the City Of Cincinnati, beg
you, gentlemen, to hear that voice Ii YOU will
not; II you find Cancellation impossible; If your
differences arc so great that you cannot or U-iH
not reconcile them, then, gentlemen. LET THE
seeding STATES DEPART IN PEACE: LET THEM
ESTABLISH THEIR GOVERNMENT AND EMPIRE, AND
WORK OUT THEIR DESTINY ACCORDING To THE
WISDOM WHICH COP HAS GIVEN THEM