The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-23

Emancipation PrOclamati
To the charge made by Mr.. Clay
pool, that Judge Holman had voted
AGAINST the Emancipation Procla-
nation" that gentleman, resorted
to the following contemplate sub
terfuge: Il am sorry my respect
ed opponent CHARGES me with hav-
ing voted against the Emancipation
Proclamation. Why, gentlemen,
that proclamation was issued on the
22d day of September, 1862, and,
at that time. 1 was down in Dear
born county, raising recruits, to
fill up regiment then being raised
there, to fight the battles of our
country
Shakespeare thus classes the vari
GUS kinds of lies:
''Jaques. Can you nominate in
order the degrees of the lie!
'sTouchstone. The first, the retort
courteous; the second, the quip
modest; the third, the reply chur-
lish; the fourth, the reply valiant;
the fifth, the countercheck quarrel
some; the sixth. the lie with circum-
stance; the seventh, the lie direct
All these, you may avoid, but the
lie direct; and you may avoid that
too, with an If"
We were at loss to classify this
"whopper' of Judge Holman s.
this circumlocutory mode of deny
ing that charge of having voted
against the emancipation procla
nation" but, from the manner he
treated it his exact language we
took down at the time and quote
above he evidently intended to
convey the idea that he was in
Dearborn county when a vote on
the question was taken in Congress,
and he could not have voted ON the
question as charged, therefore we
cannot do otherwise than give his
denial a place in Shakspeare's last
CidSS lIiS llC III GU. Will Oil A.
We know that finished dema
gogue-one who has served reg
ular apprenticeship to get to and
keep in Congress, for period
of thirteen or fourteen years-nC
evidence of his tergivestations other
than documentary will answer, and
we therefore produce it fresh from
the Congressional Globe. Here il
is:
The Emancipation Proclamation
was issued on the 22d day of Sep
TENDER, 1862 On the 18th of De
cember. 1862, Yeaman offered the
following resolutions in the house
Resolved, By the house of Repre-
sentatives the Senate eoncurring thai
the pr proclamation of the President OF
the United States of date the DO
of September, 1862. is not warranted
by the Constitution.
Resolved, That the policy of eman
cipation as indicated in that Procla.
nation is not calculated to hasten the
restoration of peace, was not well
chosen as war measure, and is ar
assumption of power dangerous to the
rights of the citizens, and TO the per
petuity of free people. Holman de
manded the previous question on the
adoption of the resolutions. Love
10y moved to lay the resolutions OF
q. the table. Holman demanded the yea.
and nays; the yeas and nays were or
dered, the question was put and de
eided in the affirmative Yeas, a.
NAYS, 40: Holman and Vallandighau
voted against tabling the resolutions
CONGRESSIONAL Globe, 1862 ). par
first, page 46-
On the 18th day of December
1862, S. C. Fessenden offered the
following resolutions In the House
Resolved, That the proclamation o
the President of the United States. o
the date of September I'D. 1862, i
warranted by the Constitution.
Resolved, That the policy of eman
citation as indicated in that proclama
ton is we'll adapted to hasten the res
toration of peace, was we'll chosen as
war measure. and is an exercise o
power with the proper regard for tn
rights of the States and the perpetuit.
of free government
Holman said: Il move that the res
| olution be laid on the table, and Oh
that motion / call for the yeas ans
nays" The yeas and nays were order
ed. the question was taken, and II wa
decided In the negative. Yeas, IS
nays. 81. Holman and Vallandighan
| voted to table the resolution.
Holman demanded the yeas an,
nays on the adoption of the resolu
| tons; the yeas and nays were or
| dered. the question was taken and
was decided in the affirmative Yeas
IS. nays, 81. Holman and Vallandig
ham voted against the resolution o.
its passage Congressional Globe
1923. part first, page g.