The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-09-27
The Congressional Canvass.


The present cenvass for Congress in this
district presents so many phases of incon
sistency, that we will have to be excused for
hastily glsncing at it. During the discus
s; m OF the Nebraska bill in Congress, the
atiYe from this district, the Hon. |
\. Stcart, in common with Il majority Of the
Northern members opposed it-opposed Il
not with any lip service, but hearily--ear-
utshy-in his place in the House and out Of
1t. For this a6G he received the commenda
tion of majority Of his constituents. The
Wings and Free Soiers especially were
loud in their concentrations, and to the |
r. recommendation of the New York Tribune, !
"that all who had presented an unshrinking |
foat to that measure should be sent back. as
tho best approval OF their course" shouted
amen and amen to Tie proposition 70 re. elect
Mr.. Stuart he WAS approached and be.
sceched rot to trtist to denomination from
his own panty. lest he should be slaug ghtered;
and when assured that his own party would
re nominate him, they advised him 10 60 on
and secuFr the Nomination. aad no candidate |
should be presented against him. 4le did
go on and receive the nomination, and he
received it vi ltont taking back any thing
that he said before in opposition to the bill
But his opposition to the bin made him op
ponents in his own party. \ competing
cnndaate for n7mlration, bolts, and hangs
on he skirts Of the political field in the ut.
tisude Of an independent candidate In this
st'ge Of the proceedings, the whig-or fu-
sion convention mcetS-the convention that
was either to nominate Stuart or make no
nomination Il WAS seen at once that the
discard IN the Democratic ranks promised a
chance OF success To an opposing candidate;
and an opposition candidate was nominated
And this nominee, was lie n man whose an.
tecedents were OF a character to suit the ap.
paren: exigencies Of the times? On the
contrary every eandidatefor nomination, who
mad always been opposed to all kinds of sA.
v:ry was set aside, and John A. Bingham,
an old bitter and abusive Wing was taken
up. 4 nan who has abused Free Sellers
oftsntT and with more virulence than any
o her man in the district--a dough-face
'who WAS nailed ike base coin to the coun.
ter" by Samuel A. Rus oil in our CourI
Ilouso in ls48. and who had not improved
any in 1853. 1t is true be pledged himself
TO all th+y ~antsd-a :! il is equally true
that he would have pledged himself TO burn
the CAPITAL. or to commit any other exirav.
agsnrs. 70 secure seat IN Congress.
Do these men who were so ardent to have
Mr.. Stuart re-nominated and 70 elected
unanimously. stick to their professions? On
the contrary many of them sie among the
6rst 10 misrepreSent him, and join hands
with those who are dissatisfied IN his own
patty. for thep1rpose Of breaking him down.
They gofor Bingham, with his death. bed
repentance rattlFng in his throat. to defeat
Stuart WHO has always been opposed to sla.
very. she has been tried and not found
venting. who is With them on that question
nov, and whom no man doubts. When il
was fund that lis own party re nominated
him, and an opportunity presented Of return
ing him almost unanimously, they take hold
of that fact as an excuse for defeating him.
Can any faith be pat in such men? Was
ever such gadng inconsistency witnessed
before in any political canvass?
Ii ever any man deserved re.endorse-
ment from his constituents for faithfully
attt ndins to their interests. that man is
Andrew Stuart. We shall look on and
chronicle the result. and if liberal Whigs and
Free Soiiers suffer him TO be defeated by the
Combination which now seeks to ,promoe
him, tie people will laugh to scorn all tbeiI
professions hereafter. Nothing that they
can do viii relieve them from the oiium of
such 'resch"sous faith. We shall ava the
resul, With curiosity