East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-06-14
From the Detroit Free Pre-,
THE SHAME OF THE STATE.

sort Of influence in that body, aud just
as little among their own party mem
bers. One of them, the one first elected,
is mere buffoon, as ignorant as he is
ill-mannered, constantly meddling with
that of which he knows nothing at oil,
and always esssying to speak just when
he should be silent. His colleagues
have very often to silence him, and some
of the most scathing rebukes he has ever
received have come from his own parti-
sans. The other has the merit Of know.
ing how to keep still better, and if he
could con6ne his official duties to voting
when his name is called, and drawing
his salary with punctuality, the public
would not have SO much cause to COM
plain. But even he cannot open his
mouth without disappearing the posi-
ton of his opponents, and charging them
with sentiments they never uttered, so
full is lie of partisanslip and abolition
bigotry. On Wednesday Of last week
both CHANDLER and BINGHAM were
scourged in the Senate as they had never
been scourged before, and SO humiliating
was the position in which they were
placed that there was not Michigan
man in Washington of either party but
hung his head for very shame. First
BINGHAM was disciplined, as the following
extract from the Globe will show:
"Mr. WiGFALL-I hold in my hand
pamphlet entitled A speech Of Hon.
Kinsley S. Bingham, of Michigan. 1t is
published, it seems, by the Republican
Congressional Committee; price one dol
lar per hundred. There is statement
in it that ! used the following language ::
"Threatcn them, and they win crouch TO you like
! so many hounds. Only swear that you going TO
Dissolve the Union, and the timid creatures will get
down all fours, bite the dust, and kiss the rod rails
| ed to ehasso them
THAT sentence is quoted as having
been delivered by me few days ago
1 assert that Ineper used such language upon
| the floor of The Senate, in the District of
Columbia, in the State of Texas, or
within the limits of the United States, or
any other portion of the habitable globe.
The Senator from Michigan has chosen,
in pamphlet speech, published, sup
pose, as campaign document, to put
language in my mouth that never used,
and that i now pronounce utterly and
wholly false and | ask the Senator to
state where his authority is for attribut-
ing such language as that to me. / have
done.
"Mr. BlNGuAM-Mr. Presi lent, l cut
the extaact from newspaper, and sup
posed it was correctly reported. / did
not take the pains to examine the Globt
to see whether the language attributed
to the Senator from Texas was correctly
reported; but had no idea but what j,
was, for thought I heard similar Ian
guage from him. If the Senator says he
never used such language, then must
say 1 Owe him an apology, and express my
great regret for having misQuoted him.
"Mr. WIaFALL-'Ifth the Senator says
"The VICE PREsIDsNr-Does the Sen
stor from Michigan yield to the Senator
from Texas?
"Mr. BtNaHAM-Yes, sir.
"Mr. WIGFALL-The Senator says, Il
the Senator says he never used such Ian
f guage.' This language is put in speecl
aud sent to the four quarters Of the
country. The correction does not e.
with it. / ask the Senator what news
paper he cut it from. leave it to tn
Senate whether it is fair for Senators 4
clip from newspaper reports speeche
| made in their presence and that are re
ported in the Congressional Globe. / an
not in the habit of writing out speeches
8 nor correcting the reports, nor interpo
' lating, nor putting in what do not sa.
and keeping out what / do say. Since
have been here, have allowed what
said to 90 without reference to its pru
dence or inprudence. / ask the Senate
I what newspaper he cut it from?
, "Mr. BINGHAM--I cannot state nop.
"Mr. WIGFALL-Then Senators wi
draw their own conclusions.
"Mr. DIYGHAM-I cut it from news
: paper that attributed it to the Senate
from Texas. can only say to the Ser
!. ator that it was inadvertently quoted
d without any intention to misrepresen
8 him."
e But if BINGHAM was disciplined b
Senator WIoFALL, what shall we say
l. the chastisement administered to CHAs
h DLEn on the same day? He, it seem
IS does not know when he is ill-used. II
L was classed as mere scolder in pant
: and two or three days afterwards, som
It one having told him that he should motto
it and ask for IN explanation, the remar
= is repeated to his face, and the reaso
d for it plainly stated. The Globe thus r,
l. ports the debate
t. "Mr. CHANDLER ask unanimo,
l. consent to make personal explanation
do not care how it is done; l mercl
y wish TO make personal explanation
= ['Vcry well.'] / find in the Globe of tn
" morning the following language, pu
10 porting to have been used by the Senate
\. from Indiana Mr.. Fitch on the day b
c. fore yesterday:
t. "lf that Xanilppc In pants, Mr. Chandler, IL dor
l. have further remarks TO make In connects
O. with his iispaly of ignorance
81 did not hear that language, an
q upon inquiry, ! find that not a sing
% Senator on this side Of the chamb,
$. heard it. 1t may have been used. If
Il, had heard Il, IN the heat Of debate, on 4
' oI spuv of tho moment, should wdouJted
ne hare made some remark that might, up,
at reflection, hare regretted i have no disp
y, ~ sition to handy epithets with that Sen
for Int I simDlv wish To remark that