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

tlon MADE IT obligatory upon thl
Secretary Of war to comply, and
did not permit him to withhold this
information, i the good Of tht
country requifed, ss Is CUSTOMARY
when the Departments are called
upoR for information. This reso.
luton was laid on the tabIe-yeas
II, nays 40 Mr. PendIeton, oi
course, with Vallandigham, voted
may" [COng. Globe, vol. 6l, page
937.1
REFUSES TO FACILITATE THE TRAAs.
poRTATIoN OF TROOPS.
All know how important it Is in
times Of Var to have troops trans
ported quickly from point to point.
Yet on the 9th of January, 1853,
when Mr.. Dunn, Of Indiana, asked
unanimous leave Of the House to
facilitate the transportation of the
troops; stores and mails ofthe Uni.
ted States between the City Of
Washington, Point Of Rocks and
the city Of Pittsburg. Mr.. Pende-
ton objected and thus prevented its
introduction Mr.. Holman, a Dem
ocrat from Indiana, performed this
same service during the same day.
TSee Cong Globe; vol. 81, Eage
2j4.1
NEGRO SOLDIERS.
On the Sd of February, 1853, the
bill authorizing the Presidentto ac.
cept as soldiers, volunteers of Afri-
can descent, passed the House of
Representatives. At this time it
had become evident that the Gov
efrmcnt must use every means
within its power in order to pre-
serve tile Union, yet Mr.. Pendleton
voted against the bill, that after
ward reinforced the Federal armies
by the force of one hundred thous-
and fighting men. See Cong.
Globe, vol. Gil page 500.
The THIRTY SEVENTH CokGREss.
The fhirty-setenth Congress fur
nished the men and armies which
destroyed rebellion. 1t clothed,
fed and armed those men; in fact
conceived and perfected oil the diff
fcult legislation Which finally pfc
served our nationality, yet MI. Pen
dleton said that Congress on the
path of February, 1858, that it had
beef "fruitful of expedients to de-
stroy the happiness of the coun-
try" See Cong Globe, vol 81,
page 1855. From this assertion
one might reasonably infer that
Mr.. Pendletoh believed that to
thwart secession and prevent the
dismemberme 1t Of our Union vas
"to destroy the happiness of our
codntry."
PEACE REVOLUTIONS.
On the 29th of February 1864,
after the leaders of the rebellion
had declaEed that if furnished with
blank paper upon which to write
tile terms upon which they should
return to tile Union; they Would
spurn the offer, Alex Long, of
Ohio, introduced in the House OF
Representatives a resolution re-
quiring the President Of the United
States to appoint Franklin Piercei
Millard Fillmore and Thomas Ew-
ing as Peace Commissioners to the
Southern Confederacy. The House
by defeating the resolution, refused
to humiliate the Government. Yeas
%. nays SO, Mr.. Pendleton's name
is to be fdund in The list of "ybas."
[See Cong. Globe, vol. 63, page
.878.
INDORSE6 A TRAITOR
On the 9th of April, 1868, just as
Crafts army was leaving the en-
trehthinents of Washingtoni on its
blood, stained career of glory to
Richmond, and as Sherman's army
was starting on its triumphant
march to the Sea, Benz. G. Harris,
a rebel stmpathizer from Martlaid
stood up in his place in the House
Of Representatives 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
subsection. That is not done yet,
and God Almighty grdht that it
never may be. I hope hat you
May ae6er su5jugate the South"
Such language shocked all lovers
of the Union, and Mr.. Washburne,
of Illinois, instantly introduced a
resolution; expellihg Mr. Harris
from the House of Representatives.
This resolution was defeated, hav-
ing failed to receive twoithirds Of
ali the votes cast&yeas 81, nays 50. |
Gen. schehek, of Ohio; then intro
duced resolution censuring Mr..
Harris for the language used. The
resolution WIS adoptedi yeas o.
NAYS Is. Mr. Pendleton voted "no"
on the adoption Of each of these
RESOLUTIONS and thus endorsed the
reasonable words of Benz. G. Harz
ris as worthy Of a representative of
the United State, S. S. Cox, of
Ohio, and sixteen other Democrats
voted for the censure of Harris
See Gong. Globej vol. 64j page
isis
Mr.. Pendleton also voted against
l resolution censuring Alex. Long
'or declaring on the Sth of April,
1864, that he was in favor of re-
The independence and ma
of tie so-called Coated.
,racy then in arms against the
Union. TSse Cong. Globe, vol. Ga,
,age 1634]
2 - SoT THF pT-TY OF THE PEOPLE