The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-09-05
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other man Columbiana county might present. =
Under that pledge | voted for him.
! ANY statement from Mr.. Bingham or any
one else denying that such pledge was given
at that time is false. The pledge was made
and Bingham thereby got the nomination"
This ought to settle the question as to his
pledges in 1854 But in addition to all this
we are referred by Mr.. Battin in his circular for
the truth of what he says to Mr.. Enoch Brad
shaw, of East Liverpool; Mr.. George B. Wea-
yer, formerly of Salem, now of Iowa; Hon. r.
S. Hughes, formerly Of Wellsville, now of Fair
field. Iowa; DR.. NJ Barnes, formerly of Carroll
ton and Mr.. Elliott, of Wayne township, Co.
lumbiana county, all of whom were delegates to
the Harlem Convention in 1854.
Now then as to the other point in eontrover-
sy-Mr. Battin says:
"Theard conversation between Messrs. Bing-
ham, Eckly and others[at Salnesville in 1856 lin
whicn the former said expressly that he would
not be a candidate in 1885, And to corrobo-
rate Mr.. Battin on this point, we submit the
following letter from Mr. Peeden whose charac-
ter for truth and veracity is without blemish.
WELLsvILLE July 81, 1860.
A. II. BATTIN, Esq.-Dear Sir: have heard
your controversy with Mr.. Bingham, and in
Justice to YOU desire to say that MIR, Bing
ham did say at Salineville, in my presence, that
he would not not be a candidate for nomination
as charged by YOU m. sa" d.-..ra
Yours, &c.
WIN. PEEDEN.
With this we close the testimony in the case,
leaving the matter with our readers to judge
whether we were justifiable in stating as we
did that Mr.. Bingham had procured his nomi,
nation by pledges made at Harlem in 1854
Had not Mr. Eckleys friends right to give the
people the facts in the case? Had we not the
right, and was it not the duty Of the office of
the Free Press to print this circular for Mr.
Battin? 1t was the only defence he could
make at the time. Mr. Battin had been base'y
slandered and calumniated by the Steubenuj2e
Weatly Mammoth Herald and the Cadiz Repub
ican--the organs of Mr.. Bingham.
And this defence we are gravely told by Mr.
Hatton Is the "meanest act of the campaign"
From which we may infer, that if Mr.. Bing
ham and his allies see fit to abuse and SANDER
man for telling the truth, that he must not be
permitted before the primary elections to set
himself right before the people. The people
will hold Mr., Bingham responsible and unl ss
he can produce some evidence to the contrary
they will believe that Mr.. Battn's statements
are trne and hold him guilty Of corruption and
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who would obtain a nomination for Congress in
that way, is unworthy the confidence and sup
port of this Congressional District; and any
man who would pursue or sanction such
course in order to secure nomihatUn should
be spurned by every honest and honorable po
liican.' Ths,drivo is evidently made at Mr..
Ecklev, the man to whom Mr.. Hatt0n was in.
debted for appointment of the MarshalShip Of
Carroll county and his berth as census taker,
and by which he received thousand dollars;
although Mr. Eckley had no hand in getting
up that circular and Mr.. Hatton knew it was
false whan he penned the article. If Mr.. Eek.
ley is unworthy Of support because Mr.. Battin
chose to defend himself what can be said of a
man who would prostitute the franklng pfivl-
ege of the Office OF Congressman to secure his
re. nomination for fourth term and that too
in violation Of the principles and policy of his
party, and his solemn pledges and promises
made to those to whom he was indebted for his
seat in Congress- man who would wantonly
and selfShly distribute the patronage Of his Of
fee to his personal and particular friends, to Sc
cure his own advancement--a distribution too
of property that belonged to all iu common
and was only placed in his hands as the locum
tenens Of the 2lst Congressional District, and
the guardian and stewart of the peoPle-a man
who (instead of employing his time for the
people upon whom he had contributed to in
crease his salary two-fold) would employ his
time in Congress writing and franking thousands
Of letters to his friends at home the whole ten
or of which was to secure his re nomination
for fourth term in Congress. We do not
write this in anger, but in sorrow. We are sor.
ry that it can be said truthfuIly that John A.
bingham is the first man ever sent from this
Congressional District by any party who con
descended and stopped so low as to travel thro'
the district from house to house asking and
begging the people te re-nominate him again.
Mr.. Bingham has done more to disgrace the
character OF the Republican party of the 21st
Congressional District and sink the dignity of
the office of Congressman lower than the mean
est Locofoco that ever misrepresented the peo-
pie from any district in the State Of Ohio. We
say we are sorry because we are bound to sup
port Mr.. Bingham, notwithstanding all his
faults and folles--support him not only by our
vote, but with the press, SO far as we can do so
consistently with our obligations to our readers
to speak the truth, unless Mr.. Bingham shall
indicate to US through one of his lying sheets
that he wishes lis to decline. Aud in that event
we assure the gentlemen that we shall not vote
for locoNoco and especially for Ben. Potts, the
recreant locofoco politician to whom Mr.. Bing.
ham and'the Cadiz Republican are indebted foi
their information with regard to Mr.. Eckley.
Except for the last issues of the Steubenyille
Herald and CadIz Republican which were drip
ped with falsehoods,an which appeared too late
before the primary elections to be re(uted, We
world have left Mr.. Battin and Mr.. Bingham
TO settle their own difficulties in their own way
but having no opportunity to reply to the
falsehoods, ws have felt it alike due to .j1Stio
and truth to say thus much.
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