The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-09-10
A Dirty and DisgracefuI Act Conn
mitted by John A. Binsham I'm


A Dirty and DisgracefuI Act Conn
mitted by John A. Binsitam In
Congress.
John A. Bingham Isl man that VIC have here
tofore, personally held in high esteem. But
sfeer reading the following article from tho
Washington City Star, of the 2Srd ult, an in
dependent paper, that esteem has become great
ly lessened. Is it possible that the member
from the q st Congressional District Of Ohio,
would be guilty of the base act named belowY
We blush for shame as one of his constituents,
Mr.. Hail. Of Iowa, the gentleman whom he had
paired of with, would not vote during the tins
that Bingham was at home attending 10 ths
wants of sick family" that VIC have read and
heard tell so much Of Mr.. Hall is man of
honor. Is Bingham? NO. Six years ago when
John A. Bingham was an old line whig he wo'd
have suffered his right arm to come off before no
would have been guilty of the act that he COM
mitted on the 22nd day of August 1856, in
Washington City. But like all others that have
joined in with this cesspool of Abolitionism he
can do an act that is disgrace to him or any
other man. Shall the 21st Congressional Dis
trict continue to be represented in Congress by
man who has no more honor than John A..
Bingham shown himselfto possess on the 22nd
day of last August? We leave that question
for all honorable high toned gentlemen to decide.
Now read the following article from the Star,
mentioned above. We give it in full:
How they TrislmpheI.
1.-TWO votes were given for the reyolutionizin9
schemes of the Republican party yesterday in
the House hall that gave rise to manifestation
of much feeling; one of them-that of Mr.. Bing-
ham, causing blush to mantle the check fgen-
tlemen who value personal integrity in the in
tercourse Of members of Congress. He had
paired off with Mr. Hall of Iowa, who while
here refused to voted on account of Mr.. Bing-
HAMS absence. On the day before yesterday
Mr. Thorington read from his seat a written
agreement to pair of, signed by Messrs Hall
and Bingham, by way Of excusing the latter for
failing to record his name on the current ques-
tions, Yesterday morning Mr.. Bingham voted
in the face of that ayr lcment, claiming that Mr..
? Hall had authorized Mr.. Bingham to get him
another "pair' and thus release him, (Afr. Bing-
ham, and that Mr.. T., had accordingly paired
him of with Mr.. Burlingame, who had been abb
, sent for some thirty days That is, since tie
day or so after the publication of his last card.
The idea of suggesting such pair to Mr..
, Hall, when present, no one dreamed Of Both
, Messrs. Bingham and Thorington knew we'll
that Mr. Hall would not have left Washington
but upon his confidence in Mr. BIS pledge, that
he would respect the obligations of personal
honor involved in the custom of pairing off,"
Members stated on the floor that Mr. Hall as
, suYed them that he would not leave Washing
ton but for Mr.. Binghams act in pledging his
word that he would not vote up to stipulated
time. The rules of the House permit mem
, bcr to vote under such circumstances, though in
exercising his privilege Mr.. Bingham has per-
sonally lost the respect of three -fourths of the
q House;ior we find the moral of his act as strong
: ly condemned b. his own political friends as by
4 their opponents.
: "Jhc other case was that Of Messrs. Bennett
> Of New York, and Greenwood The latter left
+ the city under the impression that Mr. b., with
whom it was his custom to pair of, had agreed
: to do so en- this occasion Mr. Bennett claim
n Ell that Mr.. Greenwood had misapprehended
4 him-had gone off under the impression that
y he had agreed to pair off with him, when he had
5 merely promised to obtain pair for him. Tho
the moral obligation en- Mr.. Benefits part may
4 not have been so strong as on Mr. Binghams
in times past member Of Congress would al
v soon have thought Of cutting his hand off as t.
+ vote in the absence of fellow member, who
having been in the habit of pairing off with him
- had left Washington under the impression tina
he had agreed to continue the arrangement.
"The votes of Messrs. Bingham and Bonnet
&c having yesterday defeated the army appropria
n ton bill, it is proper that the country shouh
v comprehend the peculiar circumstances attend
= ing their votes, and we therefore present then
~ above