Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-09-27

The New York Tribune says OF tbs gentle
mans congressional record
Consistent n his friendship to all the open
friends Of rebellion, Mr. Pendleon was one oil
the twenty who voted against the resolution cen
surfing Harris Of Maryland for treasonabe Ian.
gnige on the floor Of the House
He was willing to repudiate The debt due from
the Government to a portion Of It's soldiers aud
voted, March u, 1864 for Harding's proposition
that the colored troops should be cheated oul Of
/ their wages earned
June 30, 1854 he voted for LeBloud's propo-
sitiou for an atmistce and c)mmssi0uers-the
campaigns in Virginia and Georgia hen actively
goieg forward.
He declared by his vote on the 18Th Of January,
1864, as he had ii bis speech above cited That
he does not believe in the right to crush the re-
beliion. Mr.. Green Clay Smith, oil Kentucky,
offered this preamble aud re oIaton;
Whereds, most Desperate wicked and bloody
rebellion exists wthir tie uri.dc'ion Of The
United States, and the safety aod security Of
personal and national liberty depend upon its
utter and absolute extinction therefore
RcsOiued Ihst il is the pocll civil moral
and sacred duty Of the people to meet Il, hg1l H.,
crush IL and forever destroy itp
This passed with but Is haJsj among them
Harris, Long, Pendieton, Voorhees and Fernando
Wood.
These resolutions were offered III he House
December l7th 1868 The f-'l 4 ared fof The
prosecution Of tho war. Mr. P,dieton voted
squarely against 64 other Democrats with
him. The second resolution wl, ls fows:
That we hold il 10 be H. dly Of Congress
] tn all Il
money, and ths duty o. tie people o sodsr ey-
cry aid IN their power to he clnsliutr4 aulhor-
ties Of lhe Goytr1me 10 The ctu.uIUs cut u The
Rebellion, and bringing the leader. hereof 10
condign punishment
This resolution was agreed 10, yeas 1853, nay
(llarris Of Magtnd.) Pendieton dodged The vote
although he had just voted on lh- preceding res
o.uIiou, and appeaTs Immediately atersafd voting
on the next.
The n. Y. .NeOs, good democratic authority,
endorses the 7'1buns's view Of its candidate as
follows
George II. Pendleion Is, in the words of the
Tribune, an snt War Copperhead Of the in
lenses. shade and his votes in Congress have
rarely differed from those Of Valandlgnam and
and Ben ll.ris." Precisely SO aud as such stands
upon the Democratic ticket worthy representa-
tive Of that glorious phaanx which stood up in
the Congress Of the United States to donounce, In
the face Of raving madness, war which has de-
vastated the country, burdeued our productive
industry with crushing debt, and murdered
ay, murdered, at the bidding of a lanatical Alb
clifton, hundreds Of thousands OF our IONS and
brothers.
The following is an extract from Mr.. Pendls-
tons speech 10 the House of Representative,
Jan. Is, 1861.
My voice to day is for cancellation my voice
is for compromise, and L is nut The echo Of the
voice Of my constituents. beg you, gentlemen,
who with me represent the Northwest you who
with me represent the Sae of Ohio you who
with me represent the City of Cinci natl, beg
YOU, gentlemen to bear tha, voice. II you will
not i you find Cancellation impossible if your
differences are 50 great that you cannot or lcM nof
reconcile hem then, geHaemsn, LET THE Seeding
STATES DEfAkT IN PEACE LET THEM ESTABLISH
THEIR GOVERNMENT AND EMPIRE, AND WORK OUT
THEIR DESTINY ACCORDING TO THE WISDOM WHICH
GOD HAS GIVEN THEM.