The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-09-10
FREMONT SANDUSKY COUNTY OHIO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER TO- 1862

have his friends il the. South conquered. As
bearing upon this point, we reprint the fol-
lowing chapter from this Democratic candi-
dates record:
July 10, 1861, from the Committee on
Commerce was reported back bill further
to provide for the collection of duties on i'm
ports and adapting the revenue system to
the emergencies of the rebellion. A COM
municatiou from the Secretary of the Treas
ury was read and recommending section by
section the policy and necessity of the law,
calling especial attention to the imminent
circumstances demanding such legislation.
Mr.. Pendleton called for the yeas and
nays upon ordering the main question, but
his request was not granted.
The bill passed by 1876 to 10, The follow
ing names, all inveterate COpperheads being
recorded in the negative:
Messrs. Burnnet, Harding, Norton, Pen
dleton, Reid, Robinson, Vallandigham,
voorhees,, Wadsworth and Wood.
Even Sun Set Cox voted for this bill.
July %, 1861, he voted against the bill
TO provide additional revenues for defraying
the expenses of Government and maintain
ing the public credit.
February 7, 1862, he voted against the
bill to authorize--the issue of United States
notes, and for the redemption aud funding
thereof. and funding the floating debt of the
United States.
April s, 1862, with Vallandigham, VOor-
hees, and twelve others, he voted against
the passage of the bill to provide internal
revenue to support the Government and pay
the interest on the public debt.
June "a, 1852, he voted against the bill
'' to authorize the issue of demand Treas
ury notes."
December 81, 1863, when joint resOlu-
ton providing for deficiencies in former
appropriations for the army was under con-
sideration, Mr.. Harding, of Kentucky, NOV
ed the following amendment:
Provided, that no part of the money
aforesaid shall be applied to the raising,
arming, equiPPing. or paying of negro
soldiers"
The amendment was rejected by vote
of J cas- Al, nays I05-Mr. Pendleton vot-
ing with the minority. The negro troops
we're then in actual service, so that the OBJ
ieet of the amendment was to cheat them
out of their pay, ard violate the Plighted
faith of the Government. Even Fernando
Wood voted against this mean attempt at
repudiation but it met the appreciation of
Mr.. Pendleton.
December %, 1863, he voted for the post
ponement of the bill making appropriations
for the army for the year ending the 3Oth
day of June, 1864, and, OG the same day,
lodged the vote on the passage of the bill.
June l3, 1864, Mr.. PendletOn voted
against the army appropriation bill, as final
Ily agreed upon by the Conference Commit
tee of the two Houses.
This point deserves particular mention,
as this bill was perhaps the most important
Of the war, embOdyiDg the following items,
among numerous others, not less Indispensi-
bic:
For pay of advanced bounties to volun.
teers and drafted men, $5,OOOOOO.
For pay of the army, (regular,) $9,g7I-
243 90. o.,
For pay of the volunteers, including the
bounties authorized by law, SI77, ,426, ,72s 25.
For subsistence in kind for the regulars,
volunteers and drafted men, Ssl, ,425 426 20.
For the regular supplies of the Quarter
masters Department. consisting of fuel for
officers, enlisted men, guard, hospitals, store
houses and Offices, of forage in kind for all
arms of the service straw for soldiers bed
ding, &C., S6O,OOO,OOO.
For the purchase of cavalry and artillery
horses, $2l, 600 GOO.
For the clothing Of the army, camp and
garrison equippage, $58,0OO,0OO.
For medicines, instruments and dressings,
81, ,7S7, ,852.
At the session of Congress, beginning in
December, 1862, he opposed, in all its stages,
the bill " to raise additional soldiers for the
service of the Government"
He, with other cOpperheads in the House
of Representatives, on the 28th of January,
1853, by motions "to adjourn" ''to lay on
the table, for call of the House" " to ex-
cuse members for not voting, &C., in pre-
venting the House from coming to a vote on
that bill, until, having sat all night, it ad-
journed at half past five 10 the morning of
the 29th. The vote on the final passage OF
the bill was reached February 2, 1863, when
he voted against the bill
At the same session he opposed, in all its
stages, the bill for enrolling and calling
out the national forces, and for other pur-
poses" and voted against the bill on its final
passage, Feb. 26th, 1863. . a'e i
In the first session of the Thirty-eighth
Congress he opposed, in all its stsges, the
bill to amend the act calling forth the
militia to execute the laws ofthe Union,
suppress insurrectiOn and repel invasion,
and pursued the same course on all bills re-
latiDg to the same subject.
January IL, 1854, he voted sgainst the
following,
nWHEREAs, The burden of Government /
should be made to fall as nearly equal as
possible upon all parts Of the country !;
and, whereas, the Southern portion Of the
county has for several years contributed
little, either in men or money, toward the
support of The Government /; and whereas,
oIr,ost tho OnI1y wav tn got men from that
portion is to take black met and whereas,
for every black man enlisted in tho South
some man 10 the oveIburdened North may
be exempted from the draft.
It is therefore declared to be the sense OF
this House that the Government should use
its most strenuous efforts to procure the vol
untary enlistment Of persons claimed as
slaves in the rebel territories by giving
them the full bounty and pay of other
soldiers. and by guaranteeing their freedom
at once upon enlistment
We desire to do Mr.. Pendleton no inius-
tice by the publication of these chapters
from his record as member of Congress
but believing that he is to-day of the same
opinion he was all through the war, and be-
Iieving that be was emphatieally copper
head and traitor to his country in her ex-
tremity, we have decided to give these chap
ters that the people may judge for them
selves whether he is a fit man topreside over
our great State, He, nor his friends, can
make no objections to the exposition of that
record. His party may regret the publica-
lion, knowing that by it the people will