Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-09-02
RECORD OF GEORGE H. PEN
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From the official record of the
proceedings in Congress, the Con
eressionali Globe, and from speeches
published in the Cincinnati Enqaui
rer, Mr. Pendleton's organ we are
furnished evidence to establish the
following propo sitions which ex-
hibit the damnahle scharacte Of Pen
dieton's war record, cid, ri poi,n.
III He pleads for the .preserya7
tlon Of odfds'ltaayyeeryf,Jah hna .ss7s,ri al
II, He declares that the Govern
n,epgt s.Fg has no, right to maintain its
existence and consents to secession,
} III. He opposes. raising troops.
Nv. He opposes<sending supplies
to the army in the field s7s p"
v. He stands guard over The per er.
sons and property. of red-handed
rebels. .nsf 1.sHt - hea-ewr- :.
VI. He refuses to- vote against
foreign Intervention r;iesf l1f5 81
VII. He sustains Harris, Long
and other notorious traitors in Com
gress. --.s 49, .-..-
Will He fcontinues treason's
special defender out Of Congress. o.
I--PLEADs FOR THE ., PRESERVATION
ra H-qfsa OF SLAVERY. ~
On July 81, 1861, page 1886 OF
the Congressional Globe for that
year, We find the official record OF
the following proceedings: ''r~=
EQUALITY oy THE STATES.
Mr.. Pendleten, of Ohio, offered
the following resolution: - "
Resolved. That under the Consti-
tuition the rights, powers and duties
OF all the States. of the Union are
equal that the Union is founded in
this equality; that in order TO main
tain the Constitution and the Union,
|this equality must be preserved
that every honest effort to perpesu
ate the Union must be made in ac
cordance with the Constitution, and
Fwith a purpose to maintain this
equality, that an attempt on the part
of the Federal Government to sub.
|jugate any Of the. States, and hold
them as territories or provinces, OF
in any position inferior to that OF
any other State, or.to interfere with
their State Governments, or with
their. domestic. Institutions, or to
abolish or interfere with slavery
within their limits. would be an at
tempt to destroy this equality, and
would, if successful, subvert the
Constitution and the Union
Resolced. therefore BY the Senate
and House Of Representatives, That
Congress does hereby solemnly
declare that hostilities against tho
so called Confederate States shall be
SO prosecuted as to enforce obedi-
ence to the obligations, of the Con
stitution, and the laws passed in ac
cordance Herewith /; and that they
shall not be so prosecuted as to re-
duce to aposition of inferitority any
of the States, or to interfere with
their State Governments, or to abol-
ish slavery within their limits.
It will thus be seen that Pendle-
ton clung to slavery after both he
and slavery had abandoned the
Union, he protested against interfe
renee with the rebel State, Govern
ments, although every State officer
in ten States was a traitor, and he
was Mortified at the attempt 'to
suhjugate any of the States," that is
to ssubjugate the rebels bv means Of
halters or loyal bayonets. who were
cutting the throats of our brothers
and sons. -r
IL. DECLARES THAT THE GOVERN
MENT HAS NO RIGHT TO Ex1sT-ANI
CONSENTS TO SECESSION. fs
In his speech on the State Of the
Union delivered in the House O.
Representatives, January 18, 1861
found on page 70 of APPENDIX to
Congressional Globe, Part 2, fol
Mr.. Pendleton said:
Four States, as far as they are
able, nave annulled the grants O
power made to the Federal Govern
ment; they haze resumed the pow
ers delegated by the Constitution
they have Cancelled, as far as they
could, every limitation upon The
full exercise of all their sovereign
rights; they do not claim our pro
lection, they ask no benefit from
our laws they seek none of th,
advantages Of the confederation
On the other hand, they renounc,
their allegiance; they repudiate oul
authority over them, and they as
sert that they have assumed, som,
of them that they have resumed
their positions among the family o
soyereignties among the nations O.
the earth.
"Sir, I deal in no harsh epithets
I will denounce no State, no body
of men. I will not pause to inquire
whether they have done all thi
legally and wisely, or upon sufficien
cause. They have done it, and
recognize the fact. They hav'
done it with the unanimity of senti