East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-10-15


to Hunters Crock, about 4 miles beyond Aloxnn-
dria must rot forget TO mention seeing also,
Lieut. Albert and tho "a Lieut. Of his company,
from Saginaw City. They arc well.
DEATH or ION. X. =. BINGHAM.
On Saturday, Oct 6, KINsLEY S. BING-
HAM, one Of the Senators in Conurcss
from this State, died at lis residence At
Green Oak, Livingston county lie was
q successful politician, but no saint. BY
ability, tact, and perseverance he won his
way to power and place, but his narrow.
mindenness eGcctually shut him out from
the friendship or condolences of any save
his own partissns. No man in the gu
bernatoral chair of this state ever carried
party prescription to such an extent as
did he, during his two terms, from 1854
to 1853, Cor which he doubtless had his
peculiar reasons, satisfactory to himself,
but not Of q character to advance his
reputation for liborality with the people.
Having gone TO his final account, it is
not our province to judge him, and we
are free to confess that ii prejudice effects
US either way in the estimate Of his char
scter, it is not in his favor.
The following biographical sketch we
condcnse from the Detroit A&rertissr:
Mr.. Bingham was Of revolutionary pa
rentago. His ancestors, it is said, served
in that immortal band of heroes who,
under Ssark at Bennington, achieved the
first victory Of tho Revolution. Ills
father imynigrated to Onondoga Co, N. Y,
where he was born, in 1903. His early
education was such only as could be OBJ
tanned at the district school and village
academy, in comparativelynew country,
but he was diligent in study and stored
his mind with the knowledge that was
necessary to liz him for business and in
Gustlial pursuits. 10 also spent some
time as a student at law, but never enter
ed upon the profession. In 1884 or 1885
he removed to Michigan, AID, we believe,
settled on the tract of land where his
homestead now is, aui followed farming
for a living. Ills general Intelligence
and popularity among his neighbors soon
| induced them to elect him to the Legisla.
ture Of the State, in which he served some
four or five years with great credit to him.
self and satisfaction to his constituents
lie was elected Speaker of the House and
served as such for two sessions; and, tho
party politics then ran high, gave, as W,
are informed by his political opponents
the most perfect satisfaction by the cor
rectness of his department., his aptness il
business, and his impartiality. AS pre-
siding officer no successor has surpassed
him. In 1916, Mr.. Bingham was elected
to Congress from the Northern Distric
and served through the 10Th Congress
He was again elected in 1913, and served
through the Both Congress, by which tn
famous compromise measures Of 1885,
were passed. In consequence of his vot
ing against the fugitive slave act of tina
year, ana eyinoing rory decided repuo
nance to the extension Of slavery into tn
territories, lie was prescribed by the the
leaders Of his party, and another nomi
mated and elected in his stead.
In the spring of 1854 he was put i
nomination for governor by the free so
democratic convention of the State, bu
on the organization of the Republica
aarty by the jackson convention Of Jul
T 9th, 1884, the former party united wit
} the republicans and both parties pu: hin
in nomination for governor lie wa
elected that fall by majority of som
5000 vores; and served as governor dur
ing 1855 and 1856. Tn 1856 he was re
elected governor and served as such dur
ing 1857 and 1853; and as the Senate
rial term of Hon. Chas. Il. Stuart,
5 Kalamazoo, was about to expire, NJ
r Bingham was elected to the United State
3 6enSte at tho session of 1850, Gov 81
$ years from the 4th of March, 1859.