The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-22
Pendleton.


candidate for Vice President was nomin.
ated to satisfy that Peace faction Of the
Democratic party, which Is represented
and led by Vallandi:hsm at the West,
and by Fernando Wood at the east. lie
is claimed and proclaimed as opposed to
the war, and not only Is he proved to bo
against the forcible suppression Of the
Rebellion by the circumstances Of his
nomination, but by repeated declarations,
and still more cmphatically by his votes,
In Congress.
So long ago as January IS, 1861, Mr..
Pendleton said, in the House of Repre-.
sentutives: "Sir, the whole scheme Of
coercion Is impracticnble. IL is contrary
to the genius and spirit Of the Constitu.
ton" He was for the Union indeed, In
a theoretical and sentimental wuy, but
utterly opposed to the only course by
which the Union could be maintained.
His views were precisely analogous to
those Of the wellknown candidate OF
Maine, who, being interrogutcd whether
he wus for or against the Liquor Law
responded that he was in favor Of the law
but against its enforcement.
We believe we are not mistaken in
saying that Mr.. Pcndlcton voted iu-Cor.
gress sgainst every bill intended to sup
ply men and money for carrying on the
war. Take the following specimens OF
the support he has given the Government
in its efforts to maintain the Union.
He voted ogainst the bill to provide
increuso revenue from Imports, ect.
which passed the House Aug. ,, 1861 F;
yeas SO nays 80.
He voted against the bill to provide
internal revenue, support the Govern.
ment and pay interest ON the public debt
passed April 3, 1867; yeas l26, nays on
y 10; among the latter such patriots ns
kerrigan, voorhees, aud Vallandigham,
but the vust majority even Of Democrats
voting for the bill as essential to carry
on the Government' lmpclled blythe
same motive OF hostility to the war
Pendleton voted against the Internal
Revenue Act oi 1864, against the Tariff
Act OF 1854, against the Dill TO tan in
surrectionary districts, ana against the
Treasury Note Act OF FEB. D, 1862 a~
Consistent IN his friendshipto to all the
open friends OF Rebellion, MIR. Pendleton
was one OF the twenty who voted against
the resolution censuribg Harris Of Mkry-
land, for treasonabie language ON The
ioor of f'he Hous''
lie was wiling 10 repudiutc the debt
due from the Governmeni 10 portion OF
its soldiers, ana voted, March 2l 1864,
Tor Hurding's proposition That the eol-
ored troops should De cheated out OF Their
wages earned.
June 80, 1864, he voted Tor li"Blonds
proposition Tor an armistice aud commis.
sloners; the campaigns IN virginia aud
Georgia Then actively going forward.
lie declared by his vote on the 18th Of
January, 1864, as he had In bis speech
above cited, that he does not believe in
the right to crush the Rebellion. Mr..
Green Clay smith, OF Kentucky, offered
this preamble aud resolutions:
Whereas, A most desperate, wicked
aud bloody rebellion exists within the
jurisdiction ofthe United States, and the
safety aud security ct personal and ma.
tional liberty depend upon its utter and
absolute extinction; therefore,
keso'ued, That u Is the political, civil,
moral, ana sacred duly OF the people TO
meet u, hght H. crush u, ana forever des-
troy H."
This passed with but sixteen nays,
among them, Harris, Long, Pendlefon,
voorhees, aud Fernando Wood.
Three resolutions were offered Ia the
House Dec. IL, 1868. The first declared
for the prosecution Of the war. Mr., PEN
dlcton voted squarely against it'd 9th.