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ed the Federal armies by the force OF one
hundred thousand fighting men. See
Cong. Globe, vol. 81, page $50.

ed the Federal armies oy the loTce % ob'
hundred thousand fighting men. lSe'
/ Cong. Globe. vol. 81, page 6se]
THE THIRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
The Thirty-Seventh Congress furnish
ed the men and armies which destroyed
rebellion. 1t clothed. fed and armed
those men; in fact conceived and per
fected all the difficult legislation whlcl
finally preserved our nationality, ye
Mr.. Pendleton said of that Congress OF
the oath of February, 1868, that 1t haC
been fruitful as erpedients to destroy
: tie happiness Of the country" Set
Cong. Globe, Vol. g., page l2o5.J From
? this assertion one might reasonably
infer that Mr.. Pendleton believed thai
to thwurt secession and PT'erent the dis
nlenabernlent of our Union to0s ito de.
stroy the happiness Of our country"
PEACE RESOLUTIONS.
On the 18th of February, 1864, after
the leaders of the. rebellion had declared
that if furnished with blank paper
upon which to write the terms upon
which they should return to the Union,
they would spurn the offer, Alex. Long
of Ohio, introduced in the House OF Rep.
resentatives resolution requiring the
President of the United States to appoint
| Franklin Pierce, Millard Fillmore and
Thos. Ewing as Peace Commissioners to
the Southern Confederacy. The House,
by defeating the resolution, refused To
humiliate the Government. Yeas %
nays SO Mr.. Pendletons name is to be
found in the list of yeas" ISee Cong.
Globe, vol. 63, page S1S.
ENDORSES A TRAITOR.
On the 9Th OF April, 1854, just as
Grants army was leaving the entrench-
ments of Washington, on its blood
stained career ofglory to Richmond, and
as Sherman's army was starting on It's
triumphant march to the Sea, Benz. q
Harris, rebel sympathizer from Mary
land, stood up in his place in the House
OF Representatives and defiantly said to
the loyal people Jf the country: 1.-The
South asked you TO let them 90 in peace
But no: you said you would bring them
into subsection. That is not done yet.
| God almighty grant that it neper may be.
I hope that you aCiW neUer sn6jugdte the
South"
Such language shocked all lovers OF
the Union and Mr.. Washburne, of Illi-
nois, instantly introduced a resolution,
expelling Mr.. Harris from The House OF
REPRESENTATIVES. This resolution was
defeated, having failed to receive two
thirds of all the votes cast-yeas 81 nays
So. Gen. Sehenck, of Ohio, then intro
duced RESOLUTION censuring Mr.. Harris
| for the language used. This resolution
was adopted yeas SO, nays Is, Mr.. Pen
dleton voted mo" on the adoptio OF
each of these resolutions and thus en-
dorsed the reasonable words of Benz. G..
Harris as worthy of Representative of
the United States. S. s. Cox, of Ohio,
and sixteen other Democrats voted for
thecensure of Harris. See Cong. Globe,
vol. "a, page 1918.
Mr.. Pendleton also voted against a
resolution eensuring Alex. Long for de-
claring on the Sth of April, 1854, that he
was in favor ofrecognizing the tndepend-
ence ard nationality of the called Con
federacy 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, intro
duced the following resolution:
WHEREAS, A most desperate, wicked,
and bloody rebellion exists within the
Jurisdiction of the United States, and
tile safety and security of personal and
national liberty depend upon its ALSO
lutte and utter extinction; Therefore,
"Res0Lped, That it Is the political, civ
il, moral and sacred duty of the people
10 meet it, fight it, crush it, and forever
destroy.it, thereby establishing perfect
and unalterable liberty"
Mr.. Pendleton and a portion of the
Democratic members opposed the resO-
luton. Once during the pendency of
the resolution Mr.. Pendleton voted for
I f.xrI los,
OH the table. When forced to a direct
against the adoption of the resolution.
and among that number was Geo. H.
Pendleion. Twenty-four Democrats
voting for the resolution. [See Cong.
Globe, Vol. So, page 26l.] Thus Mr..
Pendleten declared that it was not the
duty of the people to destroy the rebel
lion.
| vALLANDIGHAM. n.
On the 29th of February, 1854, MFR.
| Pendleton introduced resolution con-
| demning the arrest and Punishment of
G.. l.. Vallandigham under an order of
,ien. Burnside. The resolution was re-
ljected-yeas AZ, nays n. CSee Cong.
Globe, vol 63, page S79.
4 HABEAS CORPUS.
i On the I'd of March, 1868, an indemui-
ty bill passed the House of Representa-
tives, which authorized the President to
suspend the privilege of the writ of ha-
beds corpus in any case throughout the
United States, whenever in his judg-
ment the public safety may require it "
rhe vote stood yeas, SO, nays A. All
Mr.. Pendleton, were DemOcrats.] See
Tnnr GInba vol go mara IA7Q 4
/ CoNFIsCATIoN.
! On the Sd of August, 1861, the first
confiscation bill passed the House. 1t
provided that if during the existing re-
bellion any person should employ his
property in aiding, abetting or promo
ting said rebellion it should be lawful
subject of prize and capture, and made it
the duty OF the President to cause such
property to be seized, confiscated and
condemned. 1t also provided that il any
master should require or permit his
slave to take up arms against the Gov
ernment, or permit him to be employed
in any other manner against the Gov
Lernment of the United States, he should
Forfeit all claim to said lave. ~
4 Mr.. Pendleton voted mo" on this bill.
1 [Cong. Globe, vol. 56, page 43l. He also
opposed all other confiscatIon measures
which were ufterward proposed, as well
as all efforts for the abolition of slavery.
He also opposed all attempts to repeal
the Fugitive Slave Law.
OPPOSITION TO ORE-ENFoRcINGT THEARMY.
Mr.. Pendleton uniformly opposed all
efforts to strengthen the Union armies
by means of enrolment or conscriptioI
acts, both in his speeches and by ms
yOtaS On the 25th Of +. uruary 1913
al enrolment act passed the House by d
vote of l15 yeas to 49 nays. Six Demo
Gratis voted for the bill, but Mr.. Pendle.
toms name is among the nays. See
Cong. Globe, Vol. so, page l293.] Mr.
panalaton also voted auainst all snnnle