Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-09-15

RepreS Sent3IlNeS II IeSOluJlOu instruct
ina the Secretary of War to lay before
that body a mass of statistics showing
the strength of our armies, and which
would have been of great value to the
enemy if made public by compliance
with this resolution. The resolution
made it obligatory upon the Secretary
of War to comply, and did not permit
him to Withhold this information, If
the gOOd Of the country required, as is
customary when the Departments are
called upon for information. This
resolution was laid on the table yeas
Il. navs 40. Mr.. Pendleton, of course,
with NallandIgham, voted nay
GCOng. Globe, vol. 81, page 937.
REFUSES To FACILITATE THE TRANS
PORTATION OF TROOPS.
All know how important it is in
times of war to have troops transpOr-
ted quickly from point to point. Yet
on the 9Th of January, 1868 when Mr..
Dunn, of Indiana, asked unanimous
leave of the House to introduce n bill
to facilitate the transportatiOns of the
troops, stores and mails of the United
States between the City of Washing
ton, Point of Rocks and the city of
Pittsburgh, Mr.. Pendleton objected
and thus prevented its introduction
Mr.. Holman, a Democrat. from Indi-
ana, performed this same service du-
ring the same day. CSee Cong. Globe,
vol. 81, page 254.l
NEGRO SOLDIERS.
On the Sd of February, 1863, the bill
authorizing the President to accept as
soldiers, volunteers of African descent,
passed the House of Representatives.
At this time it had become evident
that the Government must use every
means within its power in order to
preserve the Union, yet Mr.. Pendleton
voted against the bill; that afterward
reinforced the Federal armies by the
force of one hundred thousand fighting
men. [See Congressional Globe, vol.
81, page 800.
THE THIRTY-SEvENTIT CONGRESS.
The Thirty Seventh Congress fur
nished the men and armies which de-
stroyed rebellion. 1t clothed, fed and
armed those men; in fact conceived
and perfected all the difficult legisla-
ton which finally preserved our ma
tiOnality, yet Mr.. Pendleton said of
that Congress on the 2lth of February,
1868, that it had been 'JrUiJm of eE-
pedicnts to DESTROY the happiness of the
country.u ISee Cong. Globe, Vol. 62,
page 1255.1 From this assertion one
might reasonably infer that Mr.. PEN
dletOn believed that to htgdrt secession
and preUcnt the edismemberment Of our
Union Uds "to destroy the happiness
Of our country"
PEACE RESOLUTIONS.
On the 29th of February, 1864, after
the leaders of the rebellion had declar-
ed that if furnished with blank paper
upon which to write the terms upon
which they should return tothe Union,
they would spurn the offer, Alex.
Long, of Ohio, introduced in the
House of Representatives resolution
requiring the President of the United
States to appoint Franklin Pierce,
MilIard Fillmore and ThOs. Ewing as
Peace Commissioners to the Southern
COnfederacy. The House, by defeat
ing the resolution, refused to humili-
ate the Government. Yeas %, nays
SO. Mr.. Pendleton's name is to be
found in the list of ''yeas." See Con.
OlObeY NOl- ooi pdSS o'o"J
ENDORSES \ TRAITOR.
On the 9th of April, 1864, just as
Grants army was leaving the en-
trenchments of Washington, on its
blood-stained career of glory to Rich
mond, and as Sherman's army was
starting on its triumphant march to
the Sea, Benz. G. Harris, a rebel SYM
pathizer from Maryland, stood up in
his place in the House of Representa-
tives and defiantly said to the loyal
people of the country: 1.-The South
asked you to let them go in peace
But no; YOU said you would bring
them into subjection. That is not
done yet, and God Almighty grant
that it may nerer be. IhOpe that yOu
l0W Rcrer su6jWgate the South"
Such language shocked all lovers OF
the Union and Mr.. Washburne, of IL
linois, instantly introduced a resolu-
ton, expelling Mr.. Harris from the
House of Representatives. This resO-
luton was defeated, having failed to
receive twO-thirds of all the votes cast
yeas 81, nays IS. Gen. Schenck, OF
Ohio, then introduced a resolution
censuring Mr.. Harris for the language
used. This resolution was adopted,
yeas 90, nays Is. Mr.. PendletOn voted
''no"on the adoption of each of these
resolutions and thus endorsed the
| reasonable words of Benz. G.. Harris
as worthy of a Representative of the
| United States. $. :. Cox, of Ohio,
and sixteen other Democrats voted fol
the censure of Harris. See Cong,
I Globe, vol. Ga, page l5lS.
Mr.. Pendleton also voted against q
resolution censuring Alex. Long fol
declaring on the Sth of April, 1864
that he was in favor of recognizing the
| iudeDendeHce and nationality OF the
SO-cdlcd COnJederdcy then IN arms
against the Union. [See Cong. Globe
vol. 64, page 1884.
IT Is NOT THE DUTY OF THE PEOPLE
TO DESTROY THE REBELLION.
On the 18th of January, 1854, Hon
/ Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky, in
| troduced the following resolution:
( WHEREAS, A most desperate, wick
/ ed, and bloody rebellion exists within
the Jurisdiction of the United State:
and the safety and security of personal
and national liberty depend upon its
absolute and utter extinction; There,
/ fore,
| "ReSOlrcd, That it is the political
civil, moral and sacred duty of the
/ people TO meet it, fight it, crush it, and
/ forever destroy it, thereby establishing
perfect and unalterable liberty"
Mr.. PendletOn and portion of the
/ Democratic members opposed the res
OlutiOn. Once during the pendency
/ of the resolution Mr.. Pendleton voted
/ for an adjournment, and once for lay
/ ing it on the table. When forced to {
| direct vote, only sixteen Democrats
voted against the adoption of the res
/ olutiOn, and among that number was
Geo. H. PendletOn. Twenty-fOul
Democrats voted for the resolution
! 1See Cong. Globe, Vol. SO, page 26l.
Thus Mr.. PendletOn declared that il
was not the duty of the people to de
stroy the rebellion.
VALLANDIGHAM.
On the 29th of February, 1864, Mr.
Pendleton introduced a resolution con
demning the arrest and Punishment o
/ c. l.. Vallandigham under an order o
Gen. Burnside. The resolution wa
rejected-yeas A, nays a. CSee Cong
Globe, vol. 63, page SI9.
HABEAs CORPUS.
On the I'd of March, 1868, an indem
nity bill passed the House of Repre-
sentatives, which authorized the Pres
Iident to suspend the privilege of tn,
writ of hdbe0s corpus in any cas-
throughout the United States, "when