The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-02-15
FOrncy and his Election.
From the Morning Pennsylvania

The press Of the country records to-day a
deed of shame and Perfly whict has not its
parallel in politics, either here or elsewhere
John w. FOrney was elected Clerk Of the
| House of Representatives by the Black Repub-
| lican party, and upon the first ballot! The
traitor to his friends, his party and his country
has thus received his reward, Treason, perfdy
and intrigue have thus been endorsed by the
representatives of the Northern people
We are not surprised at this result nor are
we in the least discomposed or greved at the
success Of the individual on the contrary we
only depIore the existence of that necessity and
immortality by which this poor man has been
driven to seek.the support OF those who are so
degraded as not to have within their own ranks
an honest man upon whom they could bes ow
their patronage Utterly bankrupt in roputa-
ton and n resources, wholly demoralized and
degraded in his moral status an apOstate to his
party and an migrate to his friends, he is excu
sable for seeking the shelter and the patronage
OF party willing by instinct aud assimilation
OF moral and political conduct, to accept of his
allegiance and endorse his course. The slow
moving finger Of scorn may be pointed at the
man, his name may hereafter be associated with
those whom mankind most detest, but yet this
! is important only to himself and affords anoth-
!
dation to which politician may be driven,
necessitated by debauched political character
to seek public employment. But this carnot
be sa Of the majority party in Congress. The
degradation of an individual is of small mo
ment: tho decentralization of the Representatives
of the people is on the contrary of terrible Sig
niicance, and calculated 10 excite the extremist
apprehension on the subject Of representative
morality. We say it with emphasis, in the ear
of the whole country, that greater act of ma
tional degradation has never before been con-
summated; that never before, in our history,
has there been time when such deed would
have been conceivable within the range OF hon
orable or permissible legialation, nor has there
ever before been party so lost to self and ma
tonal regard as to venture upon the execution
Of purpose so openly infamous and inexcusa-
BILE. We care not for the personal status of the
individual representative. He may, indvidu-
ally, claim to be the embodiment Of honesty
and purity in political and social life, but we
boldly say that, IN his representative capacity
he has condemned everything that makes hon
esty and purity in political and social life worth
coveting or initiating, when he cast his vote fol
party purposes in favor Of one who had aban,
doned those attributes of the citizen and thu
man. The name and the policy of party ma,
for the time shield the individual, and the end
) may be thought to justify the means, but even
tually no man who cast his vote for John W
Forney can extricate his reputation from tha
obloquy which must ever attend an accesary il
; moral turpitude and political treachery; ant
hereafter it will be found that the legislative en-
! dorsement of political debauchee, for part,
aims, can neither grow laurels with which t
crown victory, nor give renown to a govern
r ment which is founded upon, and can only b
preserved by, the honor, honesty and integrit,
ri Of its representatives.
We long since stated to the public that thi
purpose was aimed at by John w. Forney ant
: the Republican party. 1t was denied with in
e dignation. We did this to warn those be fool
ed and confding Democrats who thought the
aided in laudable purpose by supporting thu
" man, who claimed to be Democrat, and tha
he was exerting himself for the interests Of thu
i; Democratic party. We knew that this was
4 false pretence, and that he was holding ther
as cover to his purposed treachery, as hi
hackers or transferable chattels, upon tn
strength and number of whom he could carr
n on and consummate his negotiations. He ha
: succeeded in perverting their sense ofrght, ha
demoralized their political characters. ard es
tranged them from that organization to whic
= they were devoted, and now he turns his bac
: upon them to fill his pockets with the price ic
r which their influence and patronage was bar
tered months and months ago. y