Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-11-02
PendIetOn-HIs Letter and His
Record.

PendIetOn-HIs Letter and HIS
Record.
GEoSjE IL. PENuLKToS. the Peace oau-
didaLe for the Vice Presidency. has writ
ten a letter 10 Hon. JoHN B. HAsKIys, OF
New York as follows:
II LETTER.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 81.
My DEAR SIR:-I have received your
friendly letter Malignant representa-
tions and falsehood are 80 prevalent in
our political struggle that | have not re-.
Gently undertaken TO refute them. /
make no professions of a new faith, on
ly repeat my reiteration of an old one.
when say there is no one who cherishes
a greater regard for the Union, who has
a higher sense of its inestimable benefits,
who would more earnestly labor for its
restoration by means which will effect
that end than myself.
The Union is the guarantee of the peace
power, the prosperity Of this people. and
no man would deprecate more heartily
or oppose more persiatently the establish
mept OF another government over any
portion Of the territory ever within its
limits. | am in favor Of exacting no con-
ditions. insisting no terms. not pi escribsd
in the Constitution, and / am opposed to
any course of policy which will defeat
the re-establishment of the Government
on its old foundation, and its territorial
integrity.
am very truly yours,
GIo. 81. PEsDLsToS.
TEE RECORD.
PESDLkTos in the foregoing letter saws
he iS"opposed to the establishment of
any other portion of the United States.
This Is e plain. palpable falsehood. Mr..
PRNDLEToS indorsed VALLaSpIoH.x's
proposition to divide the Union into four
sections. He Endorsed them as late az jan
usry, 1868. He voted against GRIEN CLAY
SMITHS resolutions of December 18th,
1868, declaring 1t to be the duty Of the
Government to enforce the laws by arms.
DE opposed a sim lar resolution Jan. l8,
1864.
In every instance where bills were
brought forward TO aid the Government
in prosecuting the war, Mr.. PESDLf7os's
vote is recorded against them. Here are
q few instances:
February 2, 1884 bill was passed to
raise additional soldiers for the service of
the Government" Pendleton voted MOI
February rs, 1854 bill was passed
for enrolling and calling out the Nation
al forces" Pendleton voted MOI
July 10, 1894 bill was passed to
provide for the collection of duties, i'm
port, &c. Pendleton voted MOI
July %, l86l.-A bill was passed to
provide additional revenue in defrayipe
the expenses of the Government" PEN
dleton voted MOI
August 2, l862.-A bill passed reported
by a Committee OF Conference of the two
Houses, to provide additional revenue for
paying the interest on the public debt
Pendleton voted Ne
April 6, l662.-A bill passed to PROVE ie
revenue for paying interest on the pub lie
debt, and for other purposes. Pendiet On
was n of the u who voted NO!
June "a. 1894 bill was passed an
thorizing the issue of Treasury notes
Pendleton voted NO!
And so in every instance PendIcton
has opposed the passage of every act in
to aid and strengthen the Govern
ment IN lts contest with the rebellion.
He has opposed all propositions to con-
fscate property, whether used for insur-
r%ectionary purposes or not.
At the session beginning December
1861, he voted, May %, 1862, against the
bill to confscate the property Of the reb-
els for the payment OF the expenses of
the present rebellion, and for other pur-
poses.
July IS, 1862, he opposed Mr.. MAY
nard's resolution explanatory of IAN act
to suppress the rebellion, to punish treas.
on and ~insurrection. to seize and confs-
cate property of rebels, and for other pur-
poses"
June 4, 1862; he voted against the bill
declaring disloyal persons ineligible to
office.
Jan. II, 1852, he voted against the fol-
lowing resolution:
RssOIUsd, That the Committee on Mil
itary affairs be, and are hereby instructed
to inquire int the expediency and ne
cessity OF granting a bounty land-uarrant
to every soldier serving in our army, or
who may hereafter enlist in any of the
old regiments, the land-warrants to be To-
Gated on any confiscated rebel plantation
which the holder of the warrant NAV Sc
lsct as 500 as the war is ended and the
rebellion crushed, and report by bill or
otherwise.
We might multiply indefinitely these
extracts from the official record of the
Chicago candidate for Vice President. but
it is unnecessary. WE DEFY HIS SUP
PORTERS TO CITE A SOLITARY IN.
STANCE IN WHICH HE HAS VOTED
TO AID THE GOVERNMENT IN PUT
TING DOWN THE REBELLIONI!
His speeches have been of exactly the
same sort. At the very onset of the war
Is, lS61-he declared that he
"r~eorganlzed the fact of secession, THAT
the rebel States had ''repudiated the au-
thority of the General Government. and
assumed their position among the family
of soYereignties," and that We had no
power to compel them to return to their
And in the same speech he
declared himself in favor of separation.
Here is what he said:
Ny voice to-day is for Cancellation; INV
voice is for compromise; and it il but the
echo of the voice of my constituents
beg you, gentlemen, who with me rep
resent the Northwest; you who with me
represent the city of Cincinnati-I beg
you, gentlemen, to hear that voice. If
you will not; if you find Cancellation i'm
if your differences are so great
you cannot or will not reconcile
them. then, gentlemrn, LET THE Sc
CEDING STATES DEPART IN PEACE;
LET THEM ESTABLISH THEIR Gov
ERNMENT AND EMPIRE. and work
,ut their destiny according to the wis
which God has given thsm.-Day-
on Journal.