Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-22
On dc l7th Of December. lses, Green

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flowing resolution: bu7 taigssiE
ResolesS. That we hold It to be the duty
Of Congress to pass ell necessary bills to
supply men and money, and the duty Of the
people TO render every aid In their power 10
the constituted Authoritibs Of the Govern
meht In the crushing out the rebellion, and
in bringing the leaders thereof to condign
punishment.
This resolution was adopted by a vote Of
yeas 1853, nays L. The nay was Mr.. Pen :
dleton's particular friend Benjamin G. Hat-
ris, of Maryland. Ar. Pe,sdlston lodged.
December 2lst, 1868, Mr.. Pendlston
voted against armiug, equippiug or paying
negro soldiers. The negro troops were
then in sctuHl service, SO thst the object Of
the vote was to cheat them out Of their
pay. Fernando Wood would not vote with
Pendleton. January 7th, 1854, Pendleton
lodged the vote against preamble TO the
effect that the rebellion existed contrary
to the Constitution. January 1lth, 1864,
be voted for laying upon the table res0-
luton declaring IL to be the duty of the
government to enlist slaves in rebel terri
tory, IN order that the oVer6urdeasd North
may Be exempt from draft. On the 18th Of
January, 1854, Green Clay Smith, of Ken.
lucky, offered the following resolution:
RssoEvsd, That it is the political, civil,
moral, and sacred duty OF the people 10
meet the rebellion, fight it, crush it, and
forever destroy It. q e e.. "a. .as
Peudleton voted to lay 1t on the table.
That milling, he Votsd'with. fifteen Others
against 1t, the yea vote being 112.
February 18th, 1854, Mr.. Arnold sub
mitted the following resolution:
RssolUsd, That the constitution should
be so amended as to abolish slavery In the
United States wherever it now exists, and
10 prohibit its existence in every part
thereof forever.
1t was adopted BY yeas, 7si nays, 81,
Mr.. Pendleton voting in the negative
But Mr.. Pendleton's pro slavery charae-
ter is seen frpm the following: March 2sth,
1864, Mr. Stevens introduced q joint reso.
luton submitting two amendments to the
constitution OF the United States, to be
acted upon by the States. The proposed
amendments are as follows: /
|. 8 Arr. L. Slavery and .inyoluntary servi-
tude, except for the punishment Of crimes,
whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted, is.foreTer prohibited in the Uni-
ted States and all its territories.
ART. 2. So much of article four. section
two, as refers to the delivery up oLPersons
held 10 sevioe or labor escaping into anoth-
er State is anuulled.
Mr.. Pendleton first voted to lay on the
table and aftefWGEds voted d gainst the res
olutions. On, the 9Th of April q uaotiOa w4s
made 90 ezpel Harris, Of Maryland, for
using the following reasonable language;
aTbs South asked you to let them live
in peace. But no; you said you would
bring them into subjugation. This is not
done yet; and God Almighty grant that II
may never be. hope that yOu will never
su6jugste the South. "7e. ~.
On the vote to expsl, the yeas were g.
nays So, Mr.. Pendleton voting in the ne'
| gatiYs. 20 "a Ha -
jane 18th; 1854, PsndletOn voted against
the Army Appropriation Bill. On the same
day he voted against the repeal of the Flu
Ritiye Slave Acts. 4 On the 18th, the voted
against the resolutions of the Senate pro-
| posing to the States changes to the Con-
| stitution SO as to further prohibit Slavery.
Such: is the record Of the Democratic
candidate for the Vice Presidency, showing
him TO be opposed to coercion, in sympathy
with the South, violent slavery proPA-
gaudist, and lar more in sympathy with
JEFF. Davis and his government than with
the North in its efforts to suppress the re-
bellion. Suppose he should get to be Pre-
sident. His record will show what may
be expected from him, Let the people
Ijudge between him and Abraham Lincoln.