Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-09-28
MISCELLANEOUS,
Pendleton's S Record.

The copperhead prints, in their zeal
for falsehood, aIlege that their peace at
any price candidate for Vice President,
did not vote against war measures. As
the latest locofoco trick is to inveigle
soldiers, young men, &c, into the sup
port of this cOpperhead disunion can
didate through Mcclellan clubs" we
give below a portion of Pendieton's
war record as found in the official re-
ports Of Congress, Read it, and then
remember when you are asked to join
a Mcclellan club that it is also
RRdiet0h club, and that the former, if
elected Presi lent and would not at
once succumb to Southern demands.
would not be alive even as long as
President Harrison was--a patriot
whose death, there is good reason for
believing, was owing to some OF the
same men now engaged IN this heIlish
rebellion Here is Pendleton's record
Thus, on the 10th OF July, 1861, Mr.
Pend,eton, with only ten others, including
such patriots as Burnett OF Kentucky Reid
OF Missouri, Nallandi4 ham, Voorhees,, and
Wood, voted against the till for the colec
ton OF the revenue in seeded States The
bill was passed by vote OF 1876 to IL
July 10, 1861, he 1Odgrd vote upon
Mr.. McClernand's preamble and resolution
declaring that "a portion of the people OF
the United States, in violation OF their
constitutional obligations, have taken up
arms against the National Government"
and pledged the House to vote "any amount
of money aud ANY number Of men which
may be necessary to insure speedy aud
ettectual suppression of such rebellion "
Only FIVE memhers voted against the reso-
l'tions. Mr. Pendleton's name appears in
the proceedings only few lines above tae
record of this vote
July Is, 1861, Mr.. Pendleton voted
against the bill providing increased rev
enue from imports The bill was passed
yeas. 81; nays, 4S
July %, 1861, Mr. Pendleton voted
against the bill Ito provide additional rev
enues for defraying the expenses of the
Government, aud maintaining the public
credit" The bill passed-yeas, II; nays,
80.
July 80, 1861. Mr. PendIeton voted to
lay on the table the "bill TO increase the
number of cadets III the Military Academy
at West Point"
August ?, 1861, Mr. Pendleton ag,in
voted against the bill ITO provide increased
revenue from imports, to pay the interest
on the public debt" &c when it had been
amended in the Senate, and was finally
mlttee Of conference.
August 5, 1861, Mr. Pendleton voted,
with nineteen others. TO strike from the
army bill the following section: "Sec 2.
And be 1t further enncted, That all the acts.
procanations. and orders Of the President
VI the United States, alter the 4th of
March, 1861, respecting the army and navy
OF the United States, and the calling out
or relating to the militia or volunteers from
the States, are hereby approved, and in all
respects legallzed and made valid, to the
same intent, and with the same effect, as if
they had been issued and doue under the
previous express authority Of the Congress
OF the United States"
Mr. Pendleton was aware that the "acts.
piociamati"Us. and orders of the President
were absolutely necessary to the preserva-
ton of The Union, and as his sympathies
were on the other side, he voted against
legalizing those proceedings. Ii the Pres