Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-09-26


proceeded to the consideration of bill
"tO enable citizens of this commonwealth
engaged i'll the military and naval service
of the United States, or the military ser
vice of Pennsylvania, to vote" Mr.. tIY-
mer voted against the section; anu sui19e-
quently Oh the 10th of April, 1868, on tne l
final passage of the bill, the Nays C,Totr Mele
Messrs. Bucher, C{ynaeI,, Donovan GistI.' IIat4
Kincey, Lamberton, McoileI551Ey H. H.
Reilly. Smith, Stark, stem, ana w iI't:' aiI"co
13 nays, all DemOcrats.--oee Ae9'9''''''
Record. 1868, page sos. al, -
Tn the session of 1864, on the 9Th OF
March the iOint-resOlutions proposing an
an1andrnenr to the Constitution, authori-
ziuar the soldiers to vote when absent IN
fbe field. being before the Senate, on Their
final passage Mr.. Clymer, although pres
ent. lodged and in the afternoon OF the
same day, having asked leave to record
his vote, the Senate retused.-.See Le9f"-
IQtirc Record. 1864. pages %35-4l.
And when, later in the session, blIl
wasfntroduccd to carry into effect Con-
stitutional amendment 10 that effect, upon
IFS final passage Mr.. Clymer not only
spoke against it, but with his twelve Dem
ocratic colleagues voted against it.-See
Legislature Record, 1864, page 500.
lr. Gunner U0tes against the BIZ to De-
tine and Punish Offences Of q Treason
able Character.
The then existing legislation OF Con-
gress in regard to the definition and pun
ishment of reasonable offences having
been found entirely deficient in the crisis
of the rebellion, in order to encourage
prompt and vigorous action by Congress
the following joint-resolution was intro
duced into the Legislature of Pennsylva-
MIA -
BE 1t RcSOlged, DC, That the Senators
from this State be instructed and the
"members of Congress requested to pro-
"cure the immediate passage of laws de-
timing and furnishing offences of trea-
"sonable character, not amounting. to
"high treason. and providing for the fair
land speedy trial, by an impartial jury,
of persons charged with such offences in
the loyal and undisturbed States, so that
the guilty may Justly suffer, and the in
"nocent be relieved.n
During the debate Mr.. Clymcr made
various captious objections to the resOlu-
ton; and on its final passage voted No.
See Legislative Record, 1858, pages 204S.
He Opposes BOuntieS to Volunteers.
So upon the question of bOunties To sol
diers, Mr. Clymer manifested his oppOsi-
ton TO it as measure intended tostrength-
EN- the government in its struggle with
the rebellion.
Doubts having arisen as TO the extent
of the authority of the county commits
sioners to contract debts for this purpose.
legislation was imperatiVely called for 10
secure prompt and uniform action thro'-
out the State. This was on the eve of the
great invasion of the State, and but three
months before the battle of Gettysburg.
A bill to legalize the payment of these
bounties having been introduced, and per-
fected by a conference of the committees
Of the two houses, upon its final passage
Mr. Clymer voted against it.-.See Leqis-
tdtlUe Record, 1868, pages 809-ll.
CIyn2eT on johnson.
On the 9th of March, 1868, the follow
ing resolution was submitted in the SEN
ate of Pennsylvania
Resolved, That Governor Andrew
Johnson of Tennessee, and Ex- x-Governor
Joseph A. Wright, of Indiana. be and
they are hereby rendered the use of the
hall OF the Senate this afternoon. for the
purpose of addressing their fellow-citiZens
OF Pennsylvania"
Mr.. Clymer, in the discussion which
followed, said, among other things. -
HHo" sir, that Andrew Johnson has gone
as far as the farthest, and is ready to 90
still farther, to destroy, to uproot, to up
turn every principle upon which this
great and good Government of ours was
founded. / E1lOl0 that he has bent with
suppliant knee before the throne of DOW
er. | KNOW THAT FOR PELF. or
some other consideration. he. has sue
cumbed to every measure presented to
him for approval or disapproval; and /
A'0W that IN speeches delivered i'm the
capitals OF other States he has enunciated
doctrines which, if adopted by the peopIe
OF the great North, would be subVersive
oi individual freedom and personal right. "
sir, by no vote OF mine can any per-
son holding such views address the peo-
pie OF Pennsylvania in this chamber
Never, sir, never, so long as I have a
right to forbid him ~
And afterwards, i'll Disgusting his bit
terness and his contempt for the loyal
Governor Of Tennessee, he described him
as mere hireling of federal patronage
and power" and voted against giving
nun nun a hearing.-.See Legislative Record.
1868, pages 1861