The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-10-28
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George the III, who is attached to
the tail end Of the Copperhcad tick
ct, of whom nothing has been heard
since his nomination, has at last come
out with letter-uot q letter of &C.
ceptance, for that was considered TN
neccssary--neither does it say wheth
er he is for war or for peace. He was
nominated for the peace faction alone,
and it is strange.--no, not strange,
for it would not he good policy
that he does not say that he is fol
lpeace on any terms. TO be sure he
says he /, for the restoration of the
Union, and does not want to see two
Governments established in the Unit
ell States but this from him, when
coupled with his course from the
commencement of the war and what
he has said in his speeches, amounts
to nothing. Witness the following,
from a speech of Pendleton's in Con.
gress in the first year of the war
"Sir, the whole scheme of coercion
is impracticable. 1t is contrary to
the genius and spirit of the Consti.
tuition"
In other words, each and every
State is sovereign; owes no allegi-
ance to the general Government, eX-
cept so far as its interest dictates;--
the Constitution of the United State:
is not binding upon any State, and
can be torn to shreds and set aside
upon the most trivial preteXt. A
fine doctrine, truly,--but one worthy
the source from which it emehates
But, again:
"My voice day is for concilia.
ton; my voice is for compromise
and it is but the echos of the voice oi
my constituents. / beg of you, gen
tlmen, who with me represent the
Northwest; you who with me repre-.
sent the State of Ohio you who
with me represent the city of Gin
cinnati-beg you, gentlemen, to heal
that voice. If you will not if yor
find generalization impossible; if YOU
differences are so great that you can
not or will not reconcile them, then
gentlemen, LET THE SECEDINC
STATES DEPART IN PEACE
LET THEM ESTABLISH THEIR GOVERN
MENT AND EMPIRE, AND WORK oU1
THEIR DESTINY ACCORDING TO THE WIS
DOM WHICH GoD HAS GIVEN THEM"
Thus it will be seen that as early
rs 1851, Pendelton was not in favor
of coercion, but was in favor of con
ciliation and compromise, and hi.
course since has fully carried on
his declared sentiments and opinion,
expressed at that time. This wal
said at the time when several State!
had seeded, and Others were prepar
ing to take the same step; when til,
seeding States were alive with prep
arations for war and every nerve wa
being strained to arm and equip ar
mics for the overthrow of the Gov
eminent; in the face of the oft re
peated assertion that they would &c
cept no terms except sErAKArIUS ant
INDEPENDENCE. What did he mean
Simply this; The South has seeded
coercion is impracticable and uncon
stitutional; LET THEM DEPART l,
PEACE. At heart he holds the sam,
doctrine now, though policy will no
allow him to say it, and his milk anC
water assurances that he is for tn
Union in its integrity, will not 90 ia
with thinking, Union-loving men.
For him, at this late hour, so nea
election day, to assert that he has an,
love for the Union which his Who'll
course since the commencement O
the war has tended to destroy, is to-
serious matter to be looked upoI
as joke, and too prepostcrous to b
believed for moment. For u vot
he would be n peace man, war man
a secessionist, or any thing to sui
the voter.
Shame upon such candidates an
such a party. Arc such worthy tn
support Of honest men when they L,
sort to such sneaking means to car
ry an election? Will not the pee
pie sink them inte oblivion on til
Sth of November ?