Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-30

'iNNi ANN9Nhi ypuSSi huJs uib ~ II
ion, Mr.. Chairman, is d Confedera
ton of States. The Constitution
is the bond. In order to attain GER
tain ends, beneficial to all, these
States came together in voluntary
association. They organized a
central Government, and invested
it with certain powers, they them
selves agreeing to do certain things,
and to refrain from doing certain
other things, which were clearly
within the scope of their sovereign
power. In order to maintain this
| Union, IN order to maintain this
Constitution, it is necessary that
every agency in this complicated
machlnefy-the General Govein-
ment, the States United, the States
severally-should perform the fqhc-
tions allotted 10 them by the Con-
stitution.
"Now, sir, what force of arms
can compel State to do that which
she has agreed to do? What force
of arms can compel State to re-
frain from doing that which her
State Government, supported by
the sentiment of her people, is de-
termined to persist in doing? 1t
is provided in the Constitution that
the citizens of every state shall have
all the privileges and immdnitles Of
the several States. What force Of
this Federal Government can com
pei the observance of that clause if
a State is determined to pass ahd
execute laws whereby citizens of
other States shall not have, within
its limits, the same privileges as its
own citizens p
LET THEM DEPART IN PEACE.
AS Mr., Pendleton gave express
sion in the above extract, as his
own belief, the theory Of the lead
ers of the Southern rebellion, the
reader will not be surprised that
the following language may be
found in the same speech
"My voice to-day is for concilia-
tion; my voice is for compromise,
and it is but the echo of my con
stituents; l beg you, gentlemen,
who with me represent the North
west; you who with me, represent
the State of 0Hi0 you who with
me, represent the city Of Cintinna-
til beg you, gentlemeni to heaf
that voice. If you will not; If you
find Cancellation impossible your
differences are so great that you
can not or will not reconcile them,
then, gentlemen, let the seeding
States depart in pedtet let them
establish their oD,, government and
empire, and to6rE but their oaon
destiny according to the aOisdOm
achich God has gioen them"
THIS UNNATURAL AND UNHoLY WAR.
Mr.. Pendleton closed his remark
able argument in favor of the con-
spirators, as follows.
"Gentlemen, to-day you must
make your choice. To-day lay
aside all thoughts of war and cult
vate the arts ofpeace. To-day de-
termine upon a course of concilia-
tion and compromise. If you do
not, if you insist upon drawing the
sword and dipping It in your BROTH
er's blood If you insist upon this
UNNATURAL AND UNHoLY WAR, pre-
pare to wage it to the last extremi-
ty; for l q0a'm yow that every
aOouad which gou inRict upon the
Southern people, every defeat to
a0hicb you subject them, every deg
radiation y0u mag haze potoer to
make them endure WW rankle in
their breasts until THEY WASH OUT
THE LAST STAIN IN YOUR BLOOD AND
MINE, OR III MAY BE IN THAT OF Our
CHILDREN
On the 10th of July, 1851, after
the war had actually begun, bill,
very like the one discussed by Mr.
Pendleton on the 18th of January,
was put on its passage in the House
of Representatives and received a
vote Of 1876 yeas to 10 nays
! [Cong. Globe, vol 56, page So.
The nays were: Pendletoh and
Vallandigham Of Ohio: Benjamin
| Wood, of New York, Voorhees, of
Indiana, Robinson of Illinois, Nor
ton and Reid of Missouri, Bunettj
Harding and Wadsworth of Keti-
lucky.
S. S. Cox, McClernand, and 9th
er Democrats voted for the bill,
REITERATEs PEACE SENTIMENTS.
On the 31st of Jautary, 1868, af-
ter two years of war, after every
patriotic man had determined that
rebels in arms must cease their war
on the national flag and submit to
the national authority, Mr.. PendIe.
ton reiterated the sentiments we
have before given. Cong. Globe,
vol. 81, page 654.
II have been in favor of peace
from the beginning of this section
al controversy"
K - Il i
II said two years ago on this
floor that armies, money, war, can
not maintain this Union; Justice,
reason, peace, may / believed ii
then, have believed it at every
moment since; | believe it now
No event Of The past two years has
for a moment shaken my faith"
THREATENS SECESSION ON THE PART
OF THE NORTHWEST,
Mr.. Pendleton then uttered the
following threat, to deter the Gov
ernment from using every means