Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-09-28

seized Washington and established them
selves permanently in that city. Yet.
knowing this to De true, Mr. Penaleton
deliberately voted against the legalization
of those measures.
On the 18th of February, 1862, Mr.
Pendleton voted against the hill to prohibit
officers OF the army from returning fugitive
slaves to their alleged owners. The yeas
were SO. nays A.
April 8, 1862, he voted against the bill
TO provide internal revenue, support the
Government, and pay the interes, on the
public debt. He was in minority of FL
teen, including such Copperhcads as Ker.
| rigan, Voorhees,, and Vallandigham The
yeas were l26, including majority of
! Democrats
April IL, 1862, Mr.. Pendleton voted
against the act for the emancipation of the
slaves in the District of Columbia The
yeas were 92, nays 38
He voted against the Treasury note act,
on February 9Th, 1862, and again on June
! 24th o the same year
He dodged vote upon the same ques
tion and Pacific railroad. May 6. 1862,
although he was present and voted few
minutes before upun a contested election
case, aud again June 2Sth, he dodged the
! question
| May 2S, 1862. Mr. Pendleton, with on,
ly seventeen othe s, voted against the bill
for imposing taxes on nsurrectionary dis,
trictS-yeas 98, nays II.
June 2S, 1862, Mr. Pendeti n, with on.
l,rt h.,
July 10, 1862, Mr. Pendleton voted
.galnst the bill providing for a reduction
| ot the mileage of members fifty per cent
yeas Sc, nays %
December II, 1868. Green Clay Smith,
OF Kentucky, submitted the following res.
olution:
| Resolred That our country, and the very
! existence of the best Government ever insti,
tuted 10y man, are imperlled by the most
causeless and wicked rebellion that the world
has seen and btievng as we do, that the
only hope of saving this country and pre-
serving this Government is bv the power f
! the sword. we are for the most vigorous pros
| "rutIpn ot the war. until the Cnustitutinn and
| laws shai! be enforced and ohev4d III Al parts
| ot the United States; and tn that end we ou-
/ pose any armlStice, ur Iutervpntun, at media
| '1"n, or proposition fof peace from any ar
! ter so long as there shalt be found \ rebel in
! arms against the GoVernnent; and we ignore
} al! party names, lines and ISSUES aud re-.
| c"gnlz" hot tw0 parties IN this warp. triuts
! ami traitors.
| This resolution was ad ppted yeas 81.
! nays 90, Mc Pe' dleton voting in the neg
! atlve
The second resolution was as follows:
! ReSotUed. That we hnld it tn he the duty Of
Congress to pass ali necessary bills to supply
men and money. and the duty of the people
t" render every aId in their power to the con
~titntPd authorities of the Government in the
/ crushing out of the rebellion and in ringing
the leaders thereof to c"ndign punishment
This resolution was adopted by vote of
yeas 1913, nays The nay was Mr. Pen
dleton's particular friend, Benjamin g.
Harris, of Maryland. Mr. Pendleton
dodyed.
December 2l, 1858, when joint reso
luton providing for deficiencies in former
appropriations for the army was under cou
Sideraton, Mr.. Harding. Of Kentucky
moved the following amendment:
Prorided. That no part Of the money afore
SAID shall be applied Ia the raising. armng,
equ'pping or paying of negro soldiers
The amendment was rejected by vote
of yeas IL. nays IO5-Mr Pen ileton 70
ting minority The nero trools were
| then IN actual service, SO that the object ol
the amrndment was to cheat them out Of
their pay, and to violate the plighted faith
OF the Government Even Fernando
Wood voteG against this mean attempt at
reputation; but it met the appreciation of
Mr.. PendIeton
March 20, 1864, Mr. Stevens introduced
JOINT resolution submitting two amend
ments to the Constitution OF the United
States to be acted upon by the States.
The proposed amendments are as follows ::
ART |. Slavery and Involuntary servitudp.
except for the punishment of crimes. whereof
tbe party shall have been duly convicted. is
forever prohibited in the United States and
all its Territories.
ART. 2 So much of article four. section
two as refers TO the delivery up of persons
held to service or labor escaping into another
! State is annulIed
A motion was made to lay the PROPOSE.
tion on the table, hnt it was rejected
yeas 45 nays rs. Mr. Pendletou voted to
lay on the table; and on May 81 voted
against the joint resolution
On April 9 resolution was offered to
expel Benjamin G. Harris, Representa-
tive from the State of Maryland, for utter
ing the following reasonable language in
that body:
The South asked you to let them li,e in
| peace But no: you said you would bring
them int" suljcciion. That is not done vet !;
and God Almighty grant that i, never may
be hope that you will never subiugate
the South.
On the vote to expel, the yeas were 81,