Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-09-02

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and martial power the payment Of
debts and damages due to loyal
American citizens. and the restora-
ton of their, property and effects
in certain cases, arising out of the
rebellion, Mr.. Pendleton4 alone was
found to "object."2s s!7'Sti .
I. June 4, 1862, he voted 'against
the bill declaring disloyal persons
ineligible to Office. -. fr'
vI.---REFUsEs TO VOTE AGAINST FOR
| - ti5 EIGNsINTERyENTIoN.
Pend1eton, like the Democratic
leaders who 9, waited upon Lord
Lyons,A theI British Is ambassador,
seems to have favored foreign in
tervention= as. the best means of Sc
curing the, triumph Of the rebellion
On March 8, 1864, he voted against
Ithe Resolutions passed by the Sen
ate on the subject Of foreign inter
Fvention in our domestic affairs.
The principal one of those resolu
tions reads as follows: -, a.i lin.
"Resozved, That the United States
are now graphing with an lunpro-
voked and wicked rebellion, which
is seeking the destruction of the Re-
public that it may build a new
power whose corner stone, accord
ing to the confession of it's chiefs,
shall be slavery; that for the sup
preston of this rebellion, and thus
to save the Republic and prevent
the establishment of such power,
the National Government is now
employing armies and fleets, in full
faith that through these efforts all
the purposes of conspirators and
rebels will be crushed; that while
engaged in this struggle on which
so much depends, any proposition
from a foreign power, whatever
form it may take having for it's OBJ
Iject the arrest of these efforts, is,
Just in proportion to it's influence,
an encouragement to the rebellion
and to its declared intentions, and on
this account is calculated to prolong
and embitter the conflict, to cause
increased expenditure Of blood and
treasure, and to postpone the much
desired day of peace; that, with
these convictions and not doubling
that every such proposition, al
though made with good intent, is
injurious to the national interests,
Congress will be obliged to look
upon any further attempt in the
same direction as an unfriendly act
which it earnestly deprecates, to the
end that nothing may occur abroad
to strengthen the rebellion or to
weaken those relations of good
will with foreign powers, which the
United States are happy to cult
vate."
vII-sUsTAINs HARRIS, LONG, AMI
OTHER NOTORIOUS TRAITORS IN CON.
GREss
In April. 1864, occurred the
most fearful crisis of the war. A
mutiny of rebellion broke out ir
the halls of the National Congress-
which threatened the destruction oil
the Government. When high Off
GERS Of the Government break ovel
the restraints imposed upon then
by their oaths to defend and main
tain the Constitution, and with bias
phemous emphasis declaring allie
| glance and adherence to an afro
cious rebellion, threatened to &C
over in a body to the enemy, tht
very foundations of public conf
dence and faith seemed shaken tt
their center. Gold rose with unple
cedented rapidity. Friends of tht
Union at home and abroad tool
alarm. Even Congress showed feal
and lacked courage to do its whole
duty. The vote for Longs expul
sion lacked the requisite two thirds
standing 81 yeas to IS nays; bu
the resolution of censure passed by
SO to Is, George H. Pendleton vo
ting both times in the negative. H.
voted also against censuring Harris
of Maryland, although Harris hae
used the following language:
The south asked you to let then
go in peace. But, no! You sait
t you would bring the I into subjec
ton. That is not done yet, ane
God Almighty grant that it may
never be done. 1 hope that yor
, will never subjugate the South!
v1II-CoNTINUEs TREAsoN's SPECIAL
DEFENDER OUT OF CONGRESS.
Mr.. Pendleton has never retract
ed or withdrawn one of the propo
ksitions or sentiments in the fore
going extracts. On the contrary, ht
has be adding, since the war, new
but similar material to this infamous
} record. In his speech at Edinburg
Indiana, Aug. 9th, 1866. he said:
"When I next had the honor OF
addressing the people of Indiana il
was in the midst of an exciting po
litical contest forced upon us in its
bitterness by the arrogance, the in
tolerance, the superciliousness ofoul
opponents, and we we're in the mids
of great military contest of whicl