The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-09
Holmnn's War Record.


Holman's War Record. "a
The speech of l b. NORRIS, Esq,
at Cambridge City, is well worth a
perusal, especially, the documentary
evidences he gives from the Globe.
Had we room we would like to pub
fish the whole speech; bat we must
content ourself with the official re-
cord he gives. 1t will be found to be,
in the language of Samiyal Waller.
''wery interestin:'
The first war record that Holman
made in Congress, of any interest, was
on the 18th of February, 1862. On that
day Blair, from the committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill to
make additional article of war. The
bill is as follows:
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the Uni
ted States OF America Ia Congress as
sembled, That hereafter the following
shall be promulgated as an additional
article OF war for the government of
the army of the United States and
shall be obeyed and observed as such.
ART. All officers or persons in
the military and naval service cf the
United States are prohibited from
employing any Of the forces under their
respective commands for the pul ,se
of returning fugitives from service or
labor who may have escaped from any
person to whom such service or labor
is claimed to be due. Any officer who
shall be found guilty by court martial
of violating this article shall be dis
missed from the service"
Vallandigham moved to lay the bill
ON the table. The yeas and nays were
ordered; the question put and was de-
cided in the negative. Yeas, Al; nays,
81. Holman and Vallandigham voted
to table the bill. The main question
was ordered Vallandigham called for
the yeas and nays on the passage of
the bill. The yeas and nays were or
dered; the question was taken and de-
cided in the affirmative. Yeas, So;
nays, AZ. Holman and Vallandigham
voted against the bill.-[Co Globe
1861 2. part LIST, page 957 8.
Here we find Holman on the record
as being in favor of employing our
army and navy in hunting down fugi-
tive slaves and returning them to
their rebel masters who were fighting
to overthrow our government.
On the Sth of December. 1862. On
that day Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, iu-
troduced a bill to indemnify the
President and other persons for sus-
pending the privilege Of the writ of
habeas corpus and acts done in pursu
| ance thereof" The second section in
vested the President during the exis-
| tence of the rebellion with authority
| to declare the suspension of the privi-
lege of the writ of habeas corpus at
such times and in such places and with
regard to such persons as, in his judg-
ment, the public safely might require.
| ValIandigham objected to the second
reading of the bill The Speaker then
put the question: Shall the bill be re
jacted?" Vallandigham demanded the
| yeas and nays, the yeas and nays were
ordered, the question was put and de-
cided in the negative. Yeas, 81; nays,
80. Holman and Vallandigham voted
to reject the bill. Stevens then moved
the previous question. The question
REQUIRED upon ordering the mainqucs-
ton on that motion. Vallandigham de-
mandcd again the yeas and nays The
question was taken and was decided in
the affirmative. Yeas, .S3; nays, AZ
Holman and Vallandieha voted nay.
Holman then moved to lay the bill on
the table Cox called for the yeas and
/ nays The yeas and nays were ordered.
The question was taken and was de-
cided in the negative. Yeas, As; nays,
So. Holman ard Vallandigham voted
/ to table the bill. Vallaudighaln dc
manded the yeas and nays on the
passage of the bill. The yeas and nays
were ordered. The question was taken
and it was decided in the affirmative.
| Yeas. 80. nays 49, Holman and VAL
landigham voted against the bill OF,
it's passage.-Cong Globe 1862 3, part
LIST, pages 20, q and %.
You all remember the circumstances
under which tie bill was passed.
At the outbreak of the rebellion
many Of the leading Democrats were
found to be in the conspiracy to over
throw the government and some were
trying to get up little war on their
own hook in this State to divert the
attention of our army. The Presi-
dent found that the public safety de-
manded that he should suspend the
privilege Of habeas corpus, and arrest
and imprison some ofthese Democrat
ic gentlemen who had entered into
this reasonable conspiracy. AS soon
as these arrests were made the whole
Democratic party set up the howl OF
Constitution, claiming that the Presi-
dent, without authority given by Con-
gress, had no right to suspend the
privilege of the writ of habeas corpus
and to make these arrests. When
Congress assembled this bill was in
troduced to give the President the
authority that he might summary
settle some of these Democrats at
home, in case they became too bellig
erent. And now, in this fight, we
find Holman fighting side 10y side
with the great war Democrat, c. L.
Vallandigham, in desperate effort
to withhold from the President the
most effective power and means Of
putting down the rebellion. He was
afraid that the President might get
after some of those war Democrat
friends of his, such as Bowles, and