The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-09-15
.Ezing Of the east Congressional
District"

D2SIfaCd.'
The gentleman whose name appears at the
head of this article is the nomifFec Of the 'lree.
men Of the 2lst District" for Congress. When
the Republican party was first organized it was
declared in every State and county convention
that they weM in favor of rotation in office
This was one 6fthc planks placed in the plat
form FOR the purpose of making the people be-
licye that they were very honest, self sacrif
cling party-that they were only anxious to have
the spoils distributed equally. This cheat was
swallowed by a great many prominent men Op-
posed to the Democrat party In this District
quite number aspirants for Congress continent.
ly yexpected when they nominated Mr.. Bingham,
that he and his friends would deal justly with
them. They gave him position and influence,
but they never supposed he would use ther to
defeat those who made him. In this however,
they find themselves cruelty deceived. They
did not know the man. 1t now appears that
rotation mot Republican doctrine at present.
At the convention which nominated Mr.. Bing-
ham the following resolutions were offered, but
received only few votes:
Res0lued, That in the opinion of the delegates
assembled in this convention, in the future it is
impoIitc and wrong in the republican party, to
nominate any man, as a representative in con-
gress more than twice in succession; and that,
hereafter, no man. that has been our represen-
tative in Congress for two terms, should present
himself as Il candidate for that office:
Ihc rnco1utiOn was SuFnnarilV diSnOcnu OI
by the Chairman as out Of order and on an ap-
peal to the convention, the decision of the Chair
was sustained. The second resolution, which
indeed embodied the principle embraced in the
first was in these words:
Rss07Ue1, AS general rule, it is we'll for the
interest of the republican cause, to distribute
Offices within the gift of the party fairly and
| Justly among the different counties comprising
the district, and that the principle of rotation in
office is in good degree, essential to the sue
cess of the republican party.
| The first resolution out of order! The sec
ond thrown out by nearly unanimous vote.
What does it HEean!
| Simply, that ifeither ofthese resolutions had
been passed, Mr.. Bingham would not have Q
life lease upon his party for Congress.
when will hc BIC Satisfied!
Only when he dies. 1t is claimed by his
friends that his extraordinary qualifications emf
nently pointed to him as the man to rcpresen
this District! Can it be, that among all thu
Republicans Of this District, he alone is fit tC
represent them? The idea of Mr.. Bingham
and his friends is, that the longer he stays ii
office the longer he is entitled to it by right
The same reason will be stronger for the mex
nomination, and so on until he dies. If this il
the course to be pursued, and Republicans ar
to elect every year, the gfreemen of the 2ls
District" have no further necessity for holding
Congressional Conventions.
What lac dome i'm Congress.
Although we elsewhere prove him to be a,
Abolitionist by his own letter, yet it, is prope
we should see how consistent he is. Notwth
standing his holy hatred to the extension o
slavery, and his "shrieks" to the free men" G
this District before and since the nomination
about "no more slave States"-his excessiv
anxiety for 'bleeding Kansas''--yet this sam
great unwashed, spotless virgin Of a politician
did actually vote for
DumM's Bill i'm 1856.
which extended slavery into Kansas and Ne
braska, and sanctioned it there until 1856 no
only this-but made all children born in tn
Territory of slave mothers
Slaves for Life!
Nothing but a Democrat majority in tn
Senate defeated this bill. Aboltionists, loo
az the Record to see if this is not correct.
might be we'll for the "lreemen ofthis District,
when he is addressing them, to ask him to ex
plain this vote.
"PrestO Chnngc."
J When the bills to admit M innessota an
Oregon, FREE STATES, was voted upon, MI
, Bingham Uoted against their admission (!) an
voted for We Crtttenden Montgomery amendmcn
which permitted Kansas to become Stat
WITH SLAVERY in her Constitution, il tn
{ people wished it.
] He is opposed to large Salaries.
When the bill to increase Hepay of Membt'
: Of Congress from EIGHT to TWENTY-F0Ul
! DOLLARS per day was passed, Mr.. Binghar