Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-06
a card.

j. j. BINGHAM. EDITOR of STATE SENTINEL
Sir: Ia our interview ou Yesterday in regard To
AN offensive editorial in the Sentinel OF that date
referring To myself. you disclaimed all purpose
intent whatever TO do me any injustice, and
pressed YOUR desire that should make NV own
statement in regard To the alleged interview be
tween Jesse ID. Bright aud myself in the winter OF
1857. &c
| care but precious little for your attempt 10
dsparage INV talent or political course OF these
the intelligent public will form its own judgment,
unntuenced by personal or political malignity.
You state one truth when YOU say that in 1857
claimed to be 1.-The fast friend OF Joe. Wright"
and YOU might have added still am liz will be
remembered that in the winter of 1881. the lndi-
Legislature called upon 20 elect two
United States Senators A few DAYS before the
nominations were made Mr. Bright visited me at
my seat in the Senate Chamber. and after some
conversation, we'll knowing that was an open
and avowed friend of Gov Wright. invited me To
call at his room at the Palmer House. which |
subsequently, did. Mr.. Bright was at tbe time
candidate for the full term of six wears without
competitor. Gov Wright and Col. Fitch were
competitors for the vacancy of four years. BE
tween Mr.. Bright and myself there was no per
sonal i'll will. Nv objections TO him nj that time
were based uDon his Calhoun sympathieS. At
that time there great danger OF a rupture in
the Democratic party OF Indiana, growing out of
the strife between the friends OF Wright and
Bright In the interview referred to- a. the friend
of Gov. Wright. | stated To Jesse ID. Bright that
IN my judgment the peace and harmony of the
Democratic party in the State required the elec
ton of Wright aud Bright "a United States Sena-
tors. and that as his (Wrigh,s) friend, Tor the
reasons above stated / should vote for him.
Bright and that thought has friends ought To
vote for Gov Wright. Mr. Bright expressed
himself for Col. Fitch and against Gov. Wright,
because, he said. they could not cooperate A.
Senators. This IS the substance of eur lnferrielc
/ lett the room with the same purpose with which
] entered. TO harmonize the party by the election
of Wright and Bright. Though Bright was not
NV choice. he had at the time no opponent Gov
Wright and John G Davis both know that was
Wrights steadfast friend. and never consented TO
vote for Fitch until Gov. Wright positively de
elined the use OF his name. / supposed there was
not an intelligent Republican in the State who
ever doubted my unwaserng support of Gov.
Wright. That deserted Wright J. unQualihedlv
false. That | ,otedfor Bright and Fitch j. true
but never until therewas no opposing Democratic
candidates | did not then know that Bright would
vote for the Lecompton fraud nor that he would
sympathize with the rebellion. Please do me the
justice 70 publish this card am.
DAVID ;. Go0DING.
October 81. 1862
We certainly have no wish. neither had we any
intent in the article referred to in the above
card. 70 do its author Injustice therefore We give
him space TO make his own statement in regard
70 the alleged interview with JEssK ID. BRIGHr.
The conversation which occurred then between
the parties we heard. for the reason could no,