Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-30
TERMS S2 90 PER YEAR.
NO. 45.

} wicked, and bloody rebellion exist
within the jurisdiction OF the Uni
ted States, and the safety and secu
tity Of personal and national liber
ty depend upon its absolute an,
utter extinction Therefore,
Resolved, That it is the pol:ticaI
! civil, moral and sacred daty Of th
{ people to meet it, fight, crush il
and forever destroy it, thereby es
tablishing perfect and unalterabl'
liberaty."
Mr.. Pendleton and a portion O
the Democratic iHehibefs opposet
the resolution. Once during thu
Ipendency Of the resolution Mr.
Pendleton voted for an adjourn
ment, and once for laying it on tht
liable. When forced to a direct
vote, only sixteen Democrats voted
against the adoption of the resolu.
ton, and among that humber was
George H. Pcndleton. Twenty
four Democrats voted for the reso-
luti0n. See Cong. Globe, vol. SO,
page 261. Thus Mr.. Pendleton
declared that it, was not the duty OF
the people to dstfoy the rebellion.
vALLANDIGHAA.
On the 29th of February, 1864,
Mr.. Pendletonn ihroduted a resolu-
ton cbndemning the arrest and
Punishment Of c. L. Vallandigham
under an order of Gen. Burnside
The resolution was then rejected
yeas At, nays II. [See Cong.
Globe, vol. 73, page S79.
HABEAs CORPUS.
On the I'd March, 1868, an indem.
nifty bill passed the House of Rep
fesentatives, which authorized the
President to Suspend the privilege
of habeas corpus in any case
throughout the United States,
"wbenever in his judgment the pub
lie safety may require it. The vote
stood, year SO, nays A. All those
voting in the negative, including
Mr.. Pendleton, were Democrats
[See Cong. Globe, vol. 81, page
1479.]
ooNFIsCATIoN.
On the Sd of August, 1861, the
first cohfscation bill passed the
House. 1t provided that if during
the existing rebellion any person
should employ his prbperty in aid
ing, abetting or promoting said re-
bellion it should be lawful subject
of prize and capture, and made it
The duty Of the Precedent to cause
such property to be seized, confis-
Gated and condemned. 1t also pro-
vlded that if any master should re
quire or permit his slaves to take
up arms against the Government,
or permit him to be employed in
any other i1ahher, against the Gov
ernment of the United States, he
should forfeit all claim to said
slave.
Mr.. Pendleton voted ''no" on this
bill, [Cong. Globe, vol. Sc, page
431. He also opposed all other
confscation measures which we're
afterwards proL osed, as well as all
efforts for the abolition of slavery.
He also opposed all attempts to
repeal the Fugitive Slave Law.
OPPOSITION TO iii, ENFORCING THE
ARMY.
Nj. Pendleton uniformity op-
posed all efforts to strengthen the
Union armies by ttieans Of enroll
ment or tonseription acts, both in
his speeches and by his votes. On
the 25th of February, 1868, an en-
rolIment act passed the Hodse by
vote Of 115 year to 4g Hays. Six
Dethocfats voted for the bill; but
Mr.. Pendleton's name is among the
nays. TSee Con. Globe, volume
60, page 1881 MI. Pendle-
ton also voted against all supple
mental laws which were aftefward
enacted.
On the I'd of February, 1868, a
bill passed the House authorizing
the President to "enfoll, arm, EQUIP
and receive in the land and navel
Services of the United States such
number of volunteers of African
descent as he may deem Useful to
suppress the present rebellion, y
The vote stood-year SO, nay 81.
Mr.. Pendleton voted in the mega
tive. I6ong. Globe. vol. 81, page
800 All subsequent efforts to en-
list negroes in the army were Op-
posed by Mr.. Fendieton'
THE WAR i FAILURE.
On the 30th of August, 1864, the
Democracy of the United States in
Convention assembled at Chicago,
declared the war failure and de-
manded that immediate efforts be
made for a cessation of hostilities.
At this time, just as our armies
were securing their final and most
glorious victory, Mr.. Pendleton
stepped upon this platform and
found his Waterloo defeat in the
ensuing November.
This examination of Mr.. Pen
dleton's official record can give no
other conclusion than that in 1860
aud 1861 be desired the dismimber-
ment of this Union; that during
the war he sympathized with the
rebels and aided them by his voice
and bis votes. Mr.. Pendleton has
never given any indication that that
record is not perfectly satisfactory
to himself, hence VIC must conclude
that he does not now rejoice that
our country is undivided and that
her prosperity was never before
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