The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-02-11
From the Rock Island Argus, Jan. 23.l
PendletOn and His Traducers.

N = ouiSeVM uAu A1f0 AiuVuOClCs
How They Belle Him and SEEK Il
Deceive the People.
SOMETHING OF HIS RECORD
The Chicago Journal of the 2lst contain,
q very abusive and slanderous article II
regard to George H. Pendleton, from
which We clip the following:
HThe Times can no longer deceive an,
one into 1.-the belief that it or its party i:
Junfavorable to the disloyalty or the dis
I honesty of George II. Pendleton. Thai
mans record is before the country, and is
in reality, the record of the Copperhead
party. By it the party must be judged
for they have indorsed it. 4 < 4 i
No word, no vote or deed Of his ever be
trayed the least sympathy with the Union
cause or defenders. For eight years a
member of Congress, a man Of many
words and great wealth, he was never
known by tongue or purse to aid in the
preservation of the Union. = x 1t
lis matter of rejoicing to Union men
that such despicable. undisguised trail
or and repudiator as George H. Pendle-
ton is likely to enter the lists against Gen.
Grant. x < Every traitor scoun-
drel will be drawn by an irresistible aAin-
Iity to Pendleton.' -
If "every traitor and scoundfel will be
drawn to Pendleton," the Radical party
will be reduced as not to be able to keep
lup an organization.
/ But let US see whether the Journal
tells the truth. Let as see whether '.no
word, vote or deed of his ever betrayed
the least sympathy with the Union cause
or defenders"
At the extra session, in July, 1861,
when Congress was discussing the ques-
tion of increasing the regular army and
authorizing the President to call out un-
limited numbers Of volunteers, Mr.. PEN
dleton said:
| II desire, sir, to vote all measures
asked for to enable the Government to
maintain its honor and dignity, which
may be sanctioned by the Constitution
and by any reasonable view of the me-
cessity Of the case. will heartily, zeal,
! ousiy, gladly support any honest efforts
to maintain the Union and invigorate the
i ties which bind these States together
But, sir, I am not willing to vote for more
men or more money than the administra.
ton asks; more than it can. fairly use
! .ee<a Than Con Scott, who advises and
controls tue NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., rHTIs us N
4 thinks necessary. Neither viii / vote
4 for an increase of the regular army, fol
! this uprising of the people of the NORTH
4 shows that our brave and noble yolun
teers are ready and able to do the work
now to be done, better than regulars can
And the only necessity of increasing the
regular army now is to give patronage anG
'lpower to the administration in the ap
i lpointment of officers.
i "Neither, sir, will vote for bills O.
indemnity to the President; for bills
which are not intended to relieve the
country from its difficulties, but to coyel
/ the acts and doings of the administration
from fair investigation and honest iudg
Iment. Nor will I vote for the suspension
4 Of those laws for the protection Of per
sonal liberty, which the President tell,
US were passed in too great tenderness o.
4 the rights of citizens. Nor will / clos,
! my lips, lest may speak of usurpations
or corruptions and abuses, which are sale
to be rife in this city now, and lest thu
4 Government may be thereby weakened
Sir, let the Government depend for It'll
strength upon the integrity of its motives
and its adherence to the Constitution.
will vote for none of these measures; bur
will do what is fairly necessary to give
the administration power TO maintain The
Government, and prevent disaster to it,
flag"
| Mr.. Pendleton- always manifested q
deep interest in the welfare of the volun.
teers, in his own State particularly, anc
| the whole army generally. At the extra
session in July, 1861, he offered this res
lolution, which was. adopted, placing off,
lcers Of the volunteers on the same foot
'1ingas to,pay with officers of regulars:
| "Resolped, That the Committee on
j Military Affairs be instructed to inquire
Unto the expediency of providing, by law,
that officers Of the volunteers shall be en-
TITLED to receive their pay according te
the same rules and time of payment as
Ioficers in the regular service. !"
| On the 18th of July, 1861, he intro
duced bill for the relief of the volun.
teers of Ohio, which gave rise to much
discussion, and which he ably carried
through.
| On the 21st of July, 1861, he offered
the following;
i "Resolued, That, under the Constitu.
tion, the rights, powers and duties Of all
II the States Of the Union are equal; thai
the Union is founded on this equality
that in order to maintain the Constitution
and the Union, this equality must be pre-.
served; that every honest effort to per
lpetuate the Union must be made in &C.
cordance with the Constitution, and with
a purpose of maintaining this equality
that no attempt on the part of the Fed
eral Government to su5jugate and hold
them as territories or provinces, or in any
position inferior to that of any other
State, or with their domestic interests, OF
to abolish or interfere with slavery withir
their limits, would be an attempt to de-
stroy this equality, and would, if success