The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-10-08
John A. Bfughum-vs. .SohHs q
Adams

John A. BtugiIum vs.. .IoiIH O.
Adams.
John A. Bingham boasts that on the 3rd
day OF December lsst he iltrodnced q bill
into the House Of Representatives to emanci
pate tbe slaves Of the SOathern Tebels-that
the bill Afterwards passed both Houses Of
Congress and Is pow law.
History informs US thai emancipation as q
war measure has been twice tried in this
country beiore--in both, cases BY the British
'-thatin both instances the sentiment Of
our country TevOlted at SO barbarous meas
ure; and that in both the influence was fa-
yorable to the cause it was intended to in
jure. Both in the war OF the Revolution
and in the war of 1872 proclamations were
issued offering freedom to all slaves who
might Join the British cause or come within
their lines, and were responded to by a few
ofthe most degraded OF our coiered popula
lioD. Yet such was the effect OF this proof
OF bsrbarism and madness upon our own
people that the cause OF our country was ac-
tually promoted by it.
| In the war OF lsl2-15, J. ohm Quincy Adj
ans was SecnetaryOf State, and in contro-
yersy which, grew cut Of this measure be-
tween our Government and British, officers,
be spoke for our Government as follows:
"1'hey tthe Bri6ish) hid m right 10 make
any such (emancipa'ion) promises to the me-
groes. The principles, that THE EMANoI
PATTON OF An ENEMY's SLAVES is NOT AMONG
THE kcTs OF LEGITIMATE WAR: as relates to
the owners, IL is a destruction Of private
property nowhere warranted by the usages
| of wa1"-g 20 s.lu gu.6a3gE at' a1ris
Again, Eve years afterward, Mr. Adams
most emphatically denies the right Of bel.
Fligereht to emancipate slaves. He says:
mo such right is acknowledged as a law
Of war by writerslwho admit any limitation.
The right Of putting to death all prisoners in
cold blood, and without special cause, might
as well be pretended to be a law Of war, or
the right to use poisoned weapons, or TO as
sassinate." clt .es7-rirt @'tH 5ai
j. "a Reader, whose statesmanship would you
prefer to follow, that Of the HO!d Man Eo
quent,n or that OF the shallow egotst John
ia. Bingham? You will answer at the polls
- Guernsey Je6ersOnidn. III aH' ssaE''rt ot
.lr.af. t..si lI-s aii3 - ae s4ss y ts7 ed
Hon. j OlIn Al RiilgIam's Record.
Hon. J ohm Bingham is .bewilderlng the
Republicans so that they know not what he
is, or where he stands on the main question:
The St. Clairs9ille Gazstte says that in thai
town.he madela speeeh'a -ie w'days ago deny
ing lbat ne Is an aoqlt'lohlsV, anu 'lel. "en
right into an abolition settlement IN th'
same county and made announcer speech ., 81
aboiitiohish that Philips would nave shoot
hands with MN. b" '1.N'
| 4 NJ
The tact is John IS beWildered himse''
and hence 1t Is no wonder the hePnoilcan
are. But we propose setting iortn MS re
cord so that all who run may READ 1t.
ilPlace him on "the W.T. ness STAND unne
oath, he would have to admit occupying thi
rtuous double laced position before ID
! people, while his whole record IN Congress
that OF the most extreme 'Wendeh fhiIhp
= Abolitionist. 'is hgi'ga .t@l ia.i t.' '''
lstas That although A endorsecsa recon
! m3nded, brought and circulated among m
constituents, a great many copies o. Helper
: Abolition Book, still am opposed TO tn
: doctrines OF SAID book, ana believe that thei
! circulation tended eEcatly 10 cause 'the Pre-
? sent war, .,.-.,4 a-s a..re q. j.. .,g..5,
: "a. MY speech oi 10Th January last wa
80 abolitionish that my man Patrick denounc
y ed it, and my speech OF lzth nj lrch' so eS
ceeded the former in abolition sentlment
: that the ONO ntate journal cou'i hot sWal
). low it, still am no abolitonlSt, but, beileN
= myself to be one OF the most conserVa'lV "
= OF men. VI ''"- |'''
= 3laa HJis true was always opposed n
= the Crittenden resolutions also true that
pronounced them damnable heresy, SUI
S ;s am IN favor OF them. y,
' 4tb.. 1t IS true that am opposed TO u
!. Kepuelean onion PLATFORM onL am IN :. u
= vor ol the party standing on inat pla'lofn
= 9th. 1t IS true mat | 40 not want u
~ cotton states PACK IN 'he ohloh' sun a
- 9th. did declare that the eleven req
: States were out o. me Cnion, and mat a
- in layqr ol the Union as @ II IS, with went.
% one states instead OF thr,y'.our, sun
, opposed 70 o'sSolVins lhe onioh,
a, 'th LIS true my Speeenes are All III. u
=, yor Of freeing the lour milton slaves, an
- ietuns them come 10 tle NoF'nerh. IS 2 a'e
- st'H am opposed 10 such a measure II i II W
n lose me any votes. -.
10 oth. "a nave saia that "ou'u meyer Col
q. sent 70 barring me negroes our o. opio' ~
~ also said a., that When we 'ufhsag ing l1Y|h IN
h cia,s out OF power we le' we nfe'oeeSs eeS,
sun ! am Opposed TO sueh carrying ou'
my principles s'.
nj 9'h;. nave oEeh declared ~ 'aSOr .
% giVlrg the negroes we set 'ree an me pr
It' leges OF Q, reemen' Whlcp means 'ne ,,Sht
or nola ONCE the rlsh' 10 vo's &c, sun
~ opposed 70 preaching that ooc'r'he now.
al 1oth. ANA iastly'ildlete uec'aie 'liat
'ai my whole political record have been co
OF sis,ent only in drawing my pay at Washin
On ton, and humbugging The people at hon