The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-02-15

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WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. ., 1860.
Since my last John W. Forney, who, up to
within twelve months ago, never had sympa-
thy in common with the Republican party, and
who, up to that time was OF its most violent
denouncers, has been elected Clerk of the
House Of Representatives, and that too, by the
Representatives of this same Republican party.
Notwithstanding MIR. Forney's claims even now
to be Democrat, to he in favor of Mr.. Doug
las FOR President to be oppose to Congressional
Intervention'-to be opposed to Republicans !
and their pGrty doctrnes-to believe in the con-
stitutionality Of the Fugitive Slave law, and
in favor OF its eniorcement-every Republican
member from your State, but one-Mr. Cor
win-voted for his election. Your member
John A. Bngham-who processes to regard the
Fugitive Slave Law in such holy horror:-Bing |
ham, who is so much opposed to Douglass
bingham, who believes in Congressional Inter
venton; bingham, the great stickler for con- |,
sistcncv;-yoted for him--yoted for a man
whom his party presses, but few years since,
pronounced unworthy alike of public conf
dence and official position" "pro-slavery," and
"a trickster." There are few of your readers,
doubtless, who donOt remember the hard things
said about, and the yet harder things charged
upon, John W. Forney, by the Republican press
during the campaign of 1856. But notwth
standing all they have said aud done against
him--notwithstanding all the abOusa and villiti
cation they heaped upon him but short time
ago, we now find this same party taking this
same man to their embrace, and bestowing up
on him the important and lucrative Office of
Clerk orthe House.
And why is this? How can we account for
this sudden ''change OF heart" on the part 9f the
Republican members? What has John w.
Forney ever done to merit this at Republican
hands? lie says he is "no Republican
will nol pledge himself "for the Republican can
didate for President" If he utters the truth,
what has caused the entire Republican party
to place him at the Clerks desk? These ques-
tons will naturally arise in the minds of your
readers. | will tell them why it is that we
! find Bingham and his colleagues voting for this
man. Simply because it was in the bargain"
the price demanded, in case enough anti Le-
compton Democrats voted to elect a Republi-
can Speaker, was that Forney should be CLERK.
| And there is anotherreason Forney had prov.
ed traitor to the Administration abused
and vlified President Buchanan.-had de-
nounced prominent Democrats endeavor-
ed to runi because he could not rule those in
power, and the Republicans have an instructive
love for Democratic traitors, as their history as
party, in your State, and throughout the
north, will prove. There scarcely ever has been
an occasion when their party managers would
not give the preference Of position to renegades
from the Democratic camp. Their own tried
and true men must stand back, wherever an ap-
picant applies who has the the order Of treason
to Democracy about him.
Censurabe as Mr.. Bingham's vote for For
rey, his vote for Sergeant alarms is much more
so. This is the third office in the gift of the
House, and to fill this position he rote& for a
rank pro-Slava,y Ejaow Nothing from the State
Of Maryland-Mr. Hoffman. How will your
adopted citizens especially those who aided
Mr. Bingham to his present position-relsh
this? MIR. Huffman was member Of the 34th
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t show that he was as bitterly opposed to Re-
publicansm and as strongly pro-slavery, as
any Southern man on the foor and as violent
and proscriptive against the naturalized citizens
as the most ardent admrer Of the Baltimore
"Plug Uglies" and "Blood Tubs could desire
Yet for all this--wth such record staring
them in the ace-we find almost every Repub-
lican member voting for him for Sergeant. at
arms. Was there no man in their own ranks
competent or willing to take the position, that
: they were compelled to search among the no
toriously detested Know Nothings of Maryland
for candidate? No, for they had numerous
applicants from their own party here anxious
= for the position. 1t was done to oblige Henry
{ Winter Davis--a man elected by fraud, violence
: and murder in the city of Baltimore--T say i
V was to oblige this man. that the one hundred
e and over Republicans voted for Hoffman, anC
. this same man. or many ofthem, will endeavo
v next fall to make the people whom they repre-
c sent believe that they have done the part 0
o goodand faithful servants"-that their cours
has been consistent, and that the free States re
. quire that they should be reelected. Tn
s Germans, the Irish, and all adopted citizen
will be appealed to, to aid in sending then
: back to Congress. I know that Bingham
v "some" on explaining or "dodging" an issue
d but he cannot dodge" his votes for Forney AM
!, Hoffman. They stand upon the record
Whether his Republican friends will endors
4 them, you know best; but, il they do, the
henceorth let them sayno more about consisten
= cy, anti Know Nothingism, or the "sin Of sla
very" And let it be remembered that in op
~ position to these two gentlemen were candi
IS dates from the free Statesmen who neve
s owned slave, and never will.
. The Republicans on Monday completed tn
- organization by electing Mr. Marsten, ofN II
r an anti-Lecompton Democrat to the office c
S. Doorkeeper, and Mr.. Mr. Lucas, RepubIica
:: from Illinois, Postmaster. Exit Gov. Thorn
q as II. Ford-"sweating T0m"--was an appli
tion that he had held the second office in the g