Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-29
Congressional Record OF non. George
II. Pendieton.

Hfs STEADY veaIng Against she Sell
aisrs, against the War, ana a gain.t
the GsvsFnmsnt
tfsem ne wsshinEion chronlcis
We propose briefly 10 review the Con-
gressiopal career Of Mr. Pendleion, the
Chicago nominee for the Vice Presidency
Of The United States We intend 10 do
him no injustice, either Of statement or
ikdueHce, while 30 present 20 the pu bile
tie record of bis public life during the
last foar years II is OF little conse.
quence How what be or any other saan
thought OF public affairs prior 70 the
commeneemsnt sf ths war. At that
revolutionary era every individual took
aides according 10 The bent Of his latent
:nclinations and prupossessions, often in
seeming contradictions TO bis INN ediaie
political anteeedents; and IL was nat.
urAl and proper that this should be the
case. since il is not for the masses Of
men always 20 know the tendency OF the
current In which they are drifting. and
shey are quite jusiihable IN getting ou,
Of u at the earliest moment when they
have aseertaiBed that il is about 10 pre-
eipitste them into ruin.
We begin, therefore. with Mr. Pendle-
tons speech, delivered 10 the Hoase OF
Representatives, January Is, 1861. Just
Aitsr South carollna aud three of the
GuH States had adopted their secessSon
ofdinAnceA IL must have sorra pssd
nearly an hosr 10 delivery. and, to DO ],
Justice, Il Is calm, dignihsd and earn
es, protest agsinst any effort 90 The part
Of the Governments 70 preserve the
Union By force. TIE speaker sxprssxsd
great solieitude for the Union. bnl
thought the Government utterly power.
less 10 proteet itself against the assaults
Of iss enemies; and thai its only re.
source was coneilistien and eompromise,
or in other words, surrender to the ut
most demands Of the erfsed Rebels.
/ This We shall proceed % show, by co.
pious extracts from Mr. Pendlesoa' 4
speech. IL will be seen that IN the Essi
/ place be admits secession TO be "a sc.
ccnpiished fact, and insists upon itu
reeo9nisioa by the Government, unless
the States eaa be indaeeda to return "a
The allegiance hy other than fsroahls
means He says; ssu
"To-day, Sir. four States Of The Union
have, "a FAR as their power extends, se
l .eaded from il -Four States, As fAr a.
they are able have amended the grarstl
of power made to the Federal Gesrfn
nieiat, they have fssuasd the powers
I delegated By shs Constitution, they hass
cancelled, as FAR as they coeld, ever,
limitation upon the fall exercise OF -
i their sovereign rights; they do not elaifs
our projections; they ask no benens fron
our Laws; they seek none Of the advan
tages Of the confederasics On th'
other hand, thsy renousce their ale
glance: tkey rspndiAte our aushoFik'
/ over ihem; and thsy assert that TIE,
have asse:ued, some Of thstaa that thsl
have resune ed, thsiE yosissoa emory %
family Of sovsrsigassss among ne ns
tionk ssiss srasal9s Hsa@
i sSir. I deal in no harsh epithets
will dsnouucs NJ State, 10 body Of men
I will not pause. te5sgusss uhsfhkr Al =
have dane 81 tAlzw lsHallEloE wisely. .
= upon kzs1cient canse.s Tkeg k4rs den
q. aad I rsroyifi<< he fack They has
dons II vfsh 4 unAnfusitf OF sentiment
With . coineidenes of opaniva anon
+ the people, which is wiEhoat paFallsish
tha history Of revolntions; and fhe siH
pgs question presented o rs to-day
sshss. ~hether. thronghort the limits {
4,hose States uAseh thus formally, tn
sorsaeraY. thus by the eusetmsnfs Of seI
i reseuaasive Indies Of biggest eapeell
kkunwn 90 the ciTiIizsd nAtions--conyes
i tions 5uiy authofized ard properly eIec
ed 20 esasidsir tbs very ion-hAv
declared themselves independents ofse
! We are prepared. b force Of aTns, 4
; nains.sn onr suPrsmaey ard snfoEs
= pur aa@s7
. II skhow thai ssnsIeusen irssst u uvz1 I
iuaururatirg . course of Iegisl&si<
looking 70 coareIgn ~ force Of arms,
which this IS the fcFsgurrer, fer sEariol
eonsiderstioniL They telI us-and Z
colleague (Mr. Bihgharny VIII tefii {
: psrhzps be has already told 1us-4k
7 .ihsy must snlotes The tlswassthat IN
mast collect The reyenne; that they nu
I maintain the Constitution Sir, the
! ends sse very desirable TO be AttAine
!. 4 vii aid IN kny measures likely % >
!. eonaplish then,. j wif vote for any .
= ten Of legisIatiou rhieh EiD eject thsi
: Bat, n ny judgnent, zlihsz zsTsse 2, e.
: which this biIf IS the h9rblnger VII =. {
= ss-Hy fail .
: Tbs biz here referred 10 ~ H. p
: dleten Was Mr= bsakh@ms 2 1o@ !
coIlection Of the rexFnaeI " " 80 ea
: States, by the esiaelisnn.enf 81 eHstpl so
! henses On board vessels n he saxoo
= gH~xs-ze have Mr. Psrdlston's thee
!. of governmsrt with no power 70 {
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