The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-02-19
Nfr. BingIaam's Speech.

We publish in full, on the first page Of
to-day's Sentinel, the speech recently
delivered in Congress by Mr.. Bingham.
We shall make no comments on Mr..
Bingham's speech, but leave that to the
Republican paper of Tuscarawas coun-
ty, the editor of which was pupil of
Mr.. Bingham in the good old dayswhen
they both thought that it was an honor
to be Wing and disgrace to be an
Abolitionist. Mr.. Patrick says:
speech OF Hon. ]. A. Bingham.
In to-day's paper will be found the
mastery speech of our old friend and
preceptor, Hon. John A. Bingham on
the present National crisis. While We
admire his talents, and admit that he
is an accomplished orator; yet he has
taken position that we do not think
will be sustained by the mass of the A
merican people. lie is in favor OF un-
conditional Emancipation-of the Pres
ident issuing a Proclamation at once
freeing the four millions of slaves
He believes that this war should be
turned into crusade against slavery,
instead of carryingit on merely to main
tain the Laws and the Constitution of
Que common country. While the peo-
pie of the North detest and hate sla-
very, yet they know it is local insti-
tuition over which they have no control.
Most of the Anti-Slayery men, and
among them Mr.. Giddings, have often
admitted that Congress had no right to
abolish slavery in the States.
If the policy of Mr.. B. should be
adopted, we would have a united South
against divided North. The thirty
thousand Union soldiers from Kentucky
the patriots of Tennessee, and the
Union men every where throughout the
South would be turned into enemies in
etead Of friends. Johnson, Crittenden
Brownlow and other patriots, have ap-
pealed to the people of the South to
rally around the old Flag, and to main
tain the Constitution as our Fathers
madeit. This sthe policy Of President
Lincoln, and now if general Emancipa-
tion should be adopted by Congress,
the Union men in the border States
would have good reason to believe they
had been deceived and betrayed
When this question was first mooted a
few months ago, the Uniou men of Ken
lucky called upon the President, and
boldly told him if it became the policy
of his Administration, they could not
hold their State in the Union. 1t is
said Generals Mcclellan, Butler and
others threatened to resign, because
they declared this War was merely tt
sustain the Constitution as it is, ane
not to infringe upon the rights Of th'
States.
The institution Of Slavery has al
ready received its death blow. NJ
slave State will ever again be added t.
this Union, nor will it ever again b.
extended over one inch of free terrific
~. Why then throw fre-brand il
Congress, which has a tendency to di
uide the friends of the Union? Again
Mr.. B. does not say one word abou
rewarding those loyal Shareholders
who have been willing to shed thei
blood to maintain the government
Neither does he propose any plan t
-celonize or fit the blacks for self-goy
ernment, after they had been emanci
pated. To turn four millions ofnegroe
upon the country, with their uncultiva
ted minds, and who have no idea q
self-control, they would soon glut ou
jails and poor houses. A large majol
ity of them would have to be kept a
tho public expense. A system Of Emar
eipation like that proposed by Henr
Clay, is the only one that will fit ther
for self-government.
One year ago, after a number of IL
rebel States had seeded, and after the
had trampled the National flag unde
foot, the House Of Representatives
Congress adopted unanimously the fo
lowing Resolution:
"That neither the Congress OF the Unit,
States, nor the people or governments OF 4
-slaveholding States have the constit
tional right to legislate upon. or intefere wi
slavery in any OF the slayeholding States
the Union.'
One hundred and sixty one membe
indorsed by their votes the above res
luton. Every Republican and Dem
crat virtually declared that he did nt
wish to interfere with Slavery in tl
States where it existed.
@ Again Mt the extra session of Coz
gress called by the President after Il
assault on Fort Sumter, the venerabi
John ]. Crittenden offered the folloY
ing Resolution, and it was adopte
with but two dissenting yotes--Ree
Of Missouri and Burnett of Kentucky
both of whom have trrned Traitors.