The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-08-20
MIR. BimglsalM's Dangerous Doc
.. tfiMeS EXPOSED. 1..4rg 80
From the New Philadelphia Democrat

Mr. EDIToR:-Well knowing that the
Advocate (Binghams organ,) is closed q.
gainst me, desire to be heard through your
columns. have warmly supported the Re
I publican party and ticket But last fall when
it seemed to be the will Of the party to lay
aside party until rebellion should be crushed
out. with the rest supported union ticket.
I II good Union loving, unconditional Union
men are placed upon the Union p1at'o form OF
last fall, am willing to support them this
fall; but am not to be transferred TO Aboli.
tionism, the twin iniquIty to secesh, whose
fame deserving conduct has brought on the
terrible rebellion and war in which the coun-
try is now involved, and in which Abolition
lists are determined to continue until they
can accomplish their dreadful purpose Of
either abolishing slavery or dissolying the
Union. But Bingham's organ Aforesaid,
strange and unusual as it is for party or
gan, torgets common decedcy and refuses to
await the selection o one OF the many mem
bers OF the party, but assuming to dictate
what man and what principles the party shall
support, these Bingham Advocate editors,
undertake to head off all whose friends de
sire their names to 20 before the convention
andattempt to force upon the ticket Mr..
y Bingham, OF all the men most obnoxious to
fall conservatives and Democrats who act
with the Union party. What is Mr.. Bing
ham?
l.. He declaIes that the Union is already
dissolved, and that by the act Of rebe lion all
the rebel states cease to have an existence
within this Union; therefore, instead OF there
being thirty. four States in the Union, as on
ha 1xE rf i I,,,2
ty-three, eleven having gone out OF the Tn
ION and, as he claims, out of existence. Tins
most infamous doctrine the President, and
all except a few died in the wool Abolition
lists, repudiate and detest. Even Andy Pat,
the now Bingham champion, wrote long
and severe editorial repudiating Bngham's
position on this question as by him declared
In his published speech. But Andy has
yielded--ofiice has power. II tho Govern.
lnent would admit Bingham's doctrine to be
true, that the rebel States are no longer in
the Union, our army would by all the world
be considered a murderous band, seeking to
suhjugate people that did not belong to us,
and it would be the duty Of foreign nations
to step forward and say this bloodshed and
carnage must cease. Bingham on this point
admits oil the rebels claim, viz: that the I'm.
ion OF thirty four States is destroyed, broken
w, ana there is lett only Union ottwen!y.
three or less States, On this subject Bing-
ham is anti administration, anti conservative
and anti. Union, and totally unfit 10 be re-
turned to Congress But, I'd, he is an Abo-
litonist without mitigation or qualitcai ion.
and 10 prove refer 10 his address published
in his organ (the Tus. Advocate, of last
week. And let me say that this Bingham
organ purposely and malicionsly attempts a
most infamous fraud upon its readers, in pre-
sentiDg this address Of Bing CHAINS as the ad :
dress ofthe Republican members Of Congress,
whle the editors we'll know that this Bing.
ham production published 10 the Advocate
was fatty repudiated by the Republican
congressional caucus at Washington, and the
brief declaration Of principles submitted by
Mr.. Coliax OF Indiana, adopted in its stead
That Bingham il an Abolitionst we have
only to look Tor the proof to this address. oi
his in the Advocate He there says, "Shiy
er the letters that bind them, and they will
rise from the degradation OF Slaves TO the
dignity ofiieenien. and render faithful ser.
vice 10 your country" His language is too
certain to require any comment lie is for
universal "shiver" Of the obligations OF the
black people to their masters, and for having
the negro rise to the dignity Of John A.
Bingham. 3D. lie is for the destruction OF
the Government our fathers made, and for
its remodelling to suit himself and his Aboli.
ton friends Hear him:
"Under the control OF these rebels in arms
are four millions OF slaves--naLiges Of the
|land~-by whose unpaid toll the rebellion is
sustained. The question, on what principle
can the people break up this relation OF SER
vitude, established by State laws, and com.
mand the services Of these slaves for the
common defence, mag be answered as was
no question in 1888; on what principle