Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-29

murdered in their dntv there. This glance
shows him, everywhere and always, as open
rebel as he had courage TO be, and a constant,
scheming, aud skuiking traitor. Here are some
points from his record:
SOME QUEER voTEs-ExrRA SESSION, 1861.
In April, 1861, in a speech at Grcencastle, he
said I'll say to you, my constituents that as your
representative, VIII never vote one dollar, one man
one gun ia the administration OF Abraham Lincoln
to make W.T. the South" he has admitted that.
he said this substantially.
In the extra session of Congress in the sum-
mer of 1861, he kept his mouth shut. but he
voted against every proposition that bore the
least color Of support to the government On
the 18th of.July Frank Blair offered resolu-
ticn expelling John b. Clark, of Missouri, for
taking up arms against the government of the
United States, holding q commission in the
rebel army, and taking part in the engagement
at Boouviile against tue United States forces"
Voorhees, voted no" with45 TO 81. He wouldn't
eypel a rebel officer actually fighting the govern
inent. See Globe, pages Il6, III.
On the 10th ofJlly bill was before the House
to authorize the President 'tto collect duties at
any safe place when resistance or rebellion
made it impossible at the usual port" and ito
proclaim any State section in insurrec-
tion if hostile combinations of citizens to resist
the laws DO not disperse when ordered by the
President under the act of 1895" This was the
piainesC precaution of defense, an absolute ne
cessity, ii the government did not mean to lie
down and let the rebellion tread its neck.
Voorhees, voted "no." with 10 to l36. See Globe
page So.
Only July Is, McClernand offered a resolution
pledging the House Ito vote for any amount of
money and any number OF men which may be
necessary to insure speedy and etfectual sup
preston of the rebellion" Voorhees, lodged
See Globe, page 49,
On the 9Th of August bill to increase the
pay Of soldiers, coupled with an approval of
1.-The acts and prOelamatons of the President in
calling out relating TO the militia voun-
teers from the States, and making them valid
and legal" In the House, and Voorhees,
voted against it, with l9 to "A. See Globe, page
449.
On January 18th Sam Cox, then of Ohio,
made proposition to have three peace COM
missioners sent by the government to the rebels
to for peace-that the gist of it-and
the commissioners were to be ex-President
Pierce, a notorious friend OF the rebellion; ex-
President Fillmore, a pros!avery, Silver Grey"
Wing; and Thomas Ewing, Of Ohio, another
Wing, who had no more sympathy with free soil
than with free murder. Voorhees, voted ''aye"
with Al to s.. See Globe, page 334. Rather
neat rebel record that, for little extra session
of Congress, isn't It!
REGULAR SESSION, 6l-'62-wILL KEEP HIS FRANK
ING PRIVILEGE.
The first appearance of Mr.. Voorhees, in the
first regular session of Congress after the war
began, on january Nth, 1862, was in vote
abolishing the ranking privilege The bill to
abolish Voorhees, voted, with 43 to 1903, to clay
on the table," that is kill it. He voted against
its passage too. AZ to 107. See Globe, pages 325
and 326. On the 9Th of January, 1879, he de-
nounced it savagely, and on the 9th he said he
would have voted against it if he had been pres
ent.
VOTES AGAINST GREENBACKs.
On February g. 1862, bill, No. $40, intro
cen,ber preceding, and amended by Stevens,
of Pennsylvania, authorizing "the issue of
SIS, c0C000 of United States notes and the re-
demptiou funding thereof, and the funding
the floating debt OF the United States" came
up, and Voorhees, voted ''no' on it's passage, SO
to SO. That is where his admiration for green
backs began. See Globe, page 697. On the oath
of June following bill to authorize add
tional issue of greenbaeks was passed, but Voor-
bees lodged. Page 1880.
VIEWS OF THE REBELLION.
On the l20th of February, 1862, page 903 of
the Globe, In the committee OF the whole, he
said:
To violate the constitution that in the midst of
a national crisis which calls for the exercise of pow
ers not contained in that instrument. deny the
proposition, and assert, the contrary. that the
restoration of the Union will be accomplished by and
through the fundamentally of the constitution,
not at all"
That is, while the rebels might fight in any
way they pleased, the government must fight
within the constitution, when that instrument
had made, and could make, no provision for such
an emergency "a civil war. The government
must tie its hands, bu. the rebels might fight
tooth and toe-nail."
in the hope that 'the laws of the Southern
States were to be upheld by us, and neither
white nor black mobs should be allowed to viO-
late them;" and at that very time the Southern
States were doing their utmost to tear down all
our laws and Institutions, government credit,
and property. They might ruin US, rob us, muir
der us, but we must protect their slaves and up
hold their laws, for abolitionism was at war
with the constitution. and an enemy of the gov
eminent. Just about this time he got the fol-
lowing from bis rebel uncle in Virginia:
ssHARRIsoSBURG February 10, 1862
/" We want you to hold that 100, 900
men in readiness, as we do not know how soon we
lSignodl ~. HARDRsrY."
Address envelope: Hon. Daniel w. voorhees,,
Terre Haute. Indiana"
Within a week. on February IS, 1862, he
being used to hunt down and capture fugitive
slaves, as already noticed. He was doing q
lively rebel business that winter.
OPPOSES TAXING REBEL DISTRICTS
On May %, 1852, bill authorizing the taxa
ton of property in rebel districts TO aid the
revenue and reduce taxation at home came up.
vailandigham voted against and Voorhees,
uOuSou. UiODt, page <,<l4
AGAINST REDUCING MILEAGE.
On July IA, 1862, bill reducing congressional
mileage fifty per cent came up, and voorhees,
lodged. Page 1888. He lodged q vote to lay
il on the table the next day. This would have
been saving to the treasury and helped the
government in the war, he would not sup
port it.
TIE LINCOLN DOGS"
Mr.. Voorhees, next appears conspcuOusly in
fbo of ba nf fba
and the government in his district, where he de-
nounced both without measure or grammar. He
called the soldiers Lincoln dogs" as he might
feel well inclined to do after voting as he did,
the February before, to make them hunt fugi-
tive slaves He denies this now, but here is
what eighteen respectable citizens of Sullivan
testify about it:
SULLIVAN. Ind. September %, 1868.
I've the undersigned citizens of Sullivan county
Indiana. were present at public speaking held In