The Portland daily press., 1864-11-03


causes which led to this one must be perma-
nently removed"
When the second clause in this sentence
came up, it was adopted by yeas 124 mays none.
Mr.. Pendleton lodged.
The vote was next taken on the last of Mr.
Schenek's resolutions: 5se. s q 81 u
Resolved, That in this struggle which is
going an for the saving of our country and
free government there Is no middle ground
on which any good citizen or true patriot can
stand; neutrality, or Indifference, or anything
short of a hearty support OF the government
being crime where the question is between
loyalty and treason.n
This was adopted, yeas 100, nays none.
Even Mr.. Cox voted for it. Mr.. Pendleton
lodged. &E
July 10th, 1851, he voted with only ten 9th
ers, amongst them Vallandigham and Wood,
against the bill for collecting revenue in. the
seeded states. July 18th, he voted against
the billproviding Increased revenue from i'm
ports" for war purposes. July 20, he voted
against another war revenue bill.
April 8th, 1862, he was one of fifteen who
voted against the bill to provide internal rev.
enue, support the government, and pay the in
terest on the public debt. May 18th he was
one of eighteen who voted against the bill to
impose taxes in the insurrectionary districts,
thus consistently defending 1.-THE Justice and
right Of secession. June 2Sth, he was one Of
ten who voted against the tax bill. July 10Th
he voted against the reduction Of eemiIeage
of members, showing himself thus averse to
economy. April 9th, 1864, he voted against
the expulsion of Harris. of Maryland, for say
ing on the floor Of the Honse:
" The South asked you toilet them live 10
peace. But no; you said you would bring
them into subsection. That is not done vet
and God Almighty grant that it never NAV
be. Hope that you will never subjugate the
South" ssog1o1d aeiaR ? bna fsS7sssf
Aprill 4sh, he voted against the censure of
Mr.. Long for similar remarks. June 14th, he
voted against the army appropriation bill, as
finally agreed upon by committees of confer
enee Oh Doth Houses. EEgaWY,T HHf3T
q We hear from Mr.. Pendleton in a very sig
nifcant manner on the 1Stheof JAM 1851,
when South Carolina and three Gulf. States
had just adopted secession ordinances, that
the government Of the United States can con.
stitutionally recognize secession, and assist in
its own destruction. Mr.. Stanton said: aag
Il would be gla6 to know of my colleague
if he holds that there is any power in any de-
partment OF this governments to recognize the
secession of a state under the constitution |?
/ ask my colleague whether there is any pow
er, under the Constitution, toreeognize the Sc
cession of state, and recognizes it as for
eign nation? a gMA wuqr sFv
Mr.. Pendleton replie &c .4.r,.z
"What may be the constitutional power oil
this government to recognize the secession OF
state decline to discuss at present. But
this l say, if we should become engaged in
war with a foreign enemy, and a. portion OF
our territory should be captured and reduced
to possession by the enemy, and we should be
obliged to make a treaty OF peace on the basis.
of retaining what each party had acquired
uti posSidetis-acknowledging the sovereign
ty of that territory to have passed away from
us, certainly the federal government would
have the power to conform to our restricted
limits and to confne its jurisdiction to our ad
mitted boundaries. If war be ACKNOWLEDGMENT
as my colleague declares, has not the federal
government as much power to treat that
question now as at the end of war? Will
conflict of arms confer constitutional power
upon the federal government"
In the same speech he said: 80
elf these southern states cannot be concili-
ated, and If you, gentlemen, cannot find it in
your hea2ts to grant their demands ;.if they
must leave the family mansion, ,coaId SID
nolize their departure By tokens Of love-"
Two years later he reiterated this senti-
ment:
II said two years ago on this floor, that ar.
mics, money, war, cannot maintain this I'm.
ion; justice, reason, peace, may. I believed
it then; | have believed, it every moment
since; believe it now" ~
This is part of Mr.. Pendleton's Congress
sional record. He has been wary; he has
"dodged" vote whenever the way to the
cloakroom was clear. But he has voted and
spoken Also s.s ie e.sg 3aaM K
But Mr.. Pendleton is evidently beginning
to discover that his anti-war record tells
against him, so he sought in recent speech
to create the impression that the Union Con-
gressional Committee have falsiaed 1t. He
aimed to do away with the public condemna-
ton, by representing that. it is unfounded;
that he is the victim of Hfraud and forgery"
Speaking Of the document issued by that,
committee, he says: .-~-
On the seventh page of that pamphlet / am
charged with having voted against certain reso-
buttons on the 7th July, 1854 Now, if any of
you gentlemen will examine the Globe, or the
file Of any. daily newspaper of your city, or will
even tax his recollection, he will find that Con-
gress adjourned on the 4th day of July, 1864
Great laughter). From this specimen of fraud
ana ana forgery leave you to judge of the credi-
Dility OF the whole fabrication. $40
On this attempt of Mr. Pendeton to vindicate
himself by conyicting his opponents of false
hood, the Tribune says:
1t SO happens that the document referred to
quotes the language of the resolution, which was
that of Mr.. Baldwin, and that July 7th is mis-
print for January 7th. Mr.. Pendleton could not 4
therefore, be in the slightest doubt about the ty
biographical blunder.1 There was the resolution
which fixed the date, yet to evade the odium of
ms vote against that resolution, he pretepds that
IN. me mlsprint is correct, and charges fraud upon
ene committee. Did ever demagogue descend to
.rlck Is it creditable that high bred
stao,' '4o tine SON of gentleman, would
stooP 70 50 contemptible an evasionY Is Com
gress adjourned on the 4th of JULY saws the
honorable gentleman. d.tt This fraudulent com
mlttee charge me with an unpatriotic vote on the
7th of July. You see how thew have maniac
tured record for me- And this i one Of The
gentleman Georges and the Candidate oftbe
great Democratic party for Vice President = he he
does not deny voting againstthe resolution :, He
does not deny lodging thepreamble. Nj ne
sneaks into falsehood.E He bears false witness
against the committee and their pamphlet
charging them with fraud and forgery The
facts were as they had alleged, and there was
simply amisprint of July 7th Tor January 7th.
Mr.. Pendeton had better kept silent. He would
not then have given this additional and conyinc-
ing proof Of his being justly entitled to the APP
pellation of "tbe Artful Dodger." lslr adr