Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-09-10

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the Union Cause A steadfast FrienG
and Champion Of the SlavehOlder'i
Rebellion. The sort Of Patriot ths
. Democrats would make Governor o.
Ohio.
Hon. Geo. H. Pendleton, As the Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor of Ohio
asks the people 70 investigate his quail.
dcations for that position. ho is a gen.
! tleman Of respectable talent and high
} culture, and has occupied official posi-.
tions OF honor and power BE was 9
member Of the National Congress dur
ing the dark days which preceded the
breaking out Of the rebellion, and for
, several years while the great struggle
was In progress. What his course was
during this period it is the object of the
following extracts, from his official rec
ord, to show. If his eloquent voice and
official power were used to encourage
secession and not to put the mark Ofin-
fanny upon it; IL fused to dRmpen the Ma
tional patriotism, and not TO give it new
ardor: If used TO embarrass the Govern
ment in its patriotic eIoFtssand not to
sustain Il, then Mr. Peidiet0n deserves
q rebuke from the people OF Ohio 86 Sc
we're as the one Administered to G. Ls
Vallandigham in 1862. IF AIR. Pendie-
ton was not patriot when our country
needed the support of patriotic men, If
his love Of country is OF sucn an unCer-
tain character that he could not stand
firmly by her in the hour Of danger, It
| is not proper that he should be hOnored
| after the peril has been dispelled by
genuine devotion than he possesses.
REFUSES TO SUSTAIN THE PRESIDENT
IN CONSTITUTIONAL MEAS UREs TO PRE-
SERVE THE UNION.
During the closi ng days OF 1850, Mai.
| Robert Anderson, who was stationed at
Fort Moultrie, Charleston HarbOr, with
a small force, withdrew from that fort
| 20 place OF greater security, Fort
| Sumpter. This act, which was nothing
/ more than an act of common prudence,
/ was heartily approved, and Mr.. Adrian
OF New Jersey, in offering the following
resolution in House of Representatives
at Washington, on the 7th of January,
1861 out gave expression to the feeling
OF the loyal people of the nation.
RESOLVED, That we fully approve of
the bold and patriotic act of Major An
dersOn in Withdrawing from Fort Moul-
tr1e 90 Fort SumpteF, and Of the deter
miaation of the President to maintain
that fearless officer in his present posi-
ton and that we will support the Pres
1dent in all constitutional measures to
enforce the tGtOS and preserve the Union, -
motion was made to suspend the
rules so that the resolution could be ac-
ted upon Immediately. The motion was
sustained by vote of 124 yeas to 53
nays. s. s. Cox, and @. ID. Martin of
Ohio, ,McClernand and Logan of Illinois
Sickles of New York, and many other
Democrats voted with the Republicans
for the suspension of the rules, while
PendletOn and VallandiRham Of Ohio
voted in the negative with the South
ern members. many of whom were af-
terward officers in the rebel army. TCou-
gressiOnal Globe, vol. 81, page $50.
hnv NRTlns- r~sfr, A.,N-
option of the resolution, Mr.. Pendleton
d0dged. s. 8. Cox and other Democrats
voted with the majority for the resolu- !
ton, while Mr.. VallandighRm and the |
southern members voted against it. |
lCong. Globe, vol. 81, page 28l.] By |
this action Mr.. Pendleton said that he |
tOOtEId not support 1.-THE President (James |
Buchanan) IN ALL CONSTITUTE |
ONAL MEASURES TO ENFORCE
THE LAWS AND PRESERVE THE
UNION.
THE DOCTRINES OF THE coNsPIRATORs
PROCLAIMED.
On the 18th of January, 1861. Mr.. |
Pendleton in his place i1 the House t
made a speech in references to a pend- /
ing bill entitled ian at further to
provide for the collection of duties on
imports - which is fully reported in the
Congressional Globe. Appendix, vol.
So, page 20.
At that time four States had with
drawn from the Union, had spurned the
authority of the General Government
and had seized the forts, arseuals and
custom houses of the United States,
thus rendering it impossible to execute
the laws or to collect the revenues of
the country. The object of the bill,
which had been introduced by Mr.. Bing-
ham of Ohio was to enable the Govern
ment TO execute its revenue laws. It
was drawn IN almost the exact Ian
ganguage of an act of 1888, under which
the irOn-bearted patriot, Andrew Jack
son, 80 summarily squelched rebellion
and treason in South Carolina. Mr..
Pendleton, failing to follow the noble
example of Jackson, opposed, most
bitterly, this bill, which was intended
to destroy rebellion and treason in 1861.
Mr.. Pedleton said:
But sir, money, armies, blood, will
not maintain the Union Justice, rea-
son, peace, may, This Union, Mr.. Chair
man, is a confederation of States. The
Constitution is the bond. In order to
attain certain ends, beneficial to ali,
these States came together in voluntary
association They organized central
Government, and Invested It with GER
tain powers, they themselves agreeing
to do certain things, and to refrain from
doing certain other things, which were
clearly within the scope of their sover.
eign power. In order to maintain this
Union, in order to maintain this Con-
stiiutiOn, it is necessary that every
agency in this complicated machinery
the General Government, the States
united, the States seYer8Ily-shOul per-
form the functions allotted to them by
the Constitution"
Snow, sir, what force Of arms can
compel a state to do that which she has
agreed to do? What force of arms can
compel a State 90 refrain from doing
that which her State government, sup
ported by the sentiment of her people,
is determined to presIst in doing Il is
provided in the Constitution that the
citizens of every State shall have all |
the privileges and immunlties of citizens
of the several States. What force of |
this Federal Government can compel |
the Observance of that clause If a State /
whereby citizens OF other States shall |
not have, within its limits, the same t
privileges as its own citizens ?"
LET TREM DEPART IN PEACE.
AS Mr.. Pendleton gave expression in |
the above extract, as his own belief to |
the theory Of the leaders of the South |
ern rebellion, the reader will not be |
surprised that the following language |
may be found the same speech
"My voice to-day is for cOnoi1iation; |
my voice is for compromise and it is but |
the echo of my constituents / beg you |
gentlemen, who with me, represent the |
Northwest; you who with me, represent |
VIC GsessO "a OniO8 JOA WIZ VIII me- |
represent the city of Cincinnati-I beg |
you gentlemau, to hear that voice. II |
you will not you will find cOnciliation |
impOssible; If your differences are so |
great that you cannot or VIII not recon
eile them, then, gentlemen, let the Sc
ceding States depart IN peace; let them
establish their government and empire, |
and tgoTk out their destiny according to |
the SOiSdoHS which God has gtUe75 them"
THIS UNNATURAL AND UNHoLY war.
Mr.. Pendleton closed his remarkable
argument in favor of the cOnspiratOrs
as follows:
"Gentlemen, to-day you must make
your choice. To-day lay aside all
/ thoughts. of war and cultivate the arts
/ of peace. To-day determine upon n
| course Of cOnciliation and compromise.
| If you do not, if you insist upon draw
! ing the sword and dipping it in your
| brothers. blood: If you insist upon this
unnatural and unholy war prepare to
wage it to the last extremity; for warn
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