Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-01-22
cation was known among the political par.
tiea of the TIn;ted States

zstion was known among the political par.
ties Of the United States.
The Republican party was organized as a
national party in 1856, and, sir, years before
the Republican party was organized in this
country, the Democratic party in every
free State Of this Union, and believe in the
State ofDeaware additional thereto, de-
clared as strongly in favor of Federal legis.
lation for the exclusion of slavery from all
the Territories of the United States as ever
the Republican party has since done. Why
did not this rebellion arise then? When the
Democratic party, in Ohio, years ago re.
solved that slavery was inconsistent with
free institutions and unfavorable to their
development, and that they would use all
power clearly given by the Constitution to
limit its extension, restrict its increase, and
finally eradicate the evil-that is, take il
out by the root---wben the Democratic hosts
in every free State were carrying their. party
banners blazing with those words upon
them, how does il happen that this rebellion
did not then kindle into fame in the
South2 @
When, long years ago, this was the Dem
cratic watchword in every free State, mo
extension Of slavery in the Territories of the
United States" solcmnly adopted, as | be.
lieve, by every Democratic Legislature Of
every free State, how comes it that the stand
ard of rebellion was not unfurled at the
South? Because, suppose, that patriotic
party were in the secret service Of their
masters at tho South.
Mr.. COX Does the gentleman want me
| to answer that?
Mr.. BINGHAM. No. sir. do not
think it can be answered, except as have
already answered it myself | said the Dem.
ocratic partyiwere in the service Of their mas
ters at the South; they were to catch votes
by this cry for free Territories, but use their
power so obtained exclusively in the service
Of their masters.
Mr.. COX. I will say to the gentleman
was not sectional then was because it was
not confined to one section Of the country.
am not now going to discuss what its prin.
cipes were at that time; they may have
been in favor of that doctrine, or they may
not have been. The gentleman only states
one half of the truth when he refers to GER
tain resolutions. But no matter for that;
the Democratic party, us the gentleman
knows, never was sectional, no more than
the old Wing party was, from which the
gentleman degenerated, if may be permit.
ted to use that expression; therefore, say
the word section applies to the locality, and
not to the principle. The Democratic party
always had national organization, and
George Washington had the gentleman in
\ his eye, and gentlemen like him, when he
spoke of sectional party
Mr.. BINGHAM. am obliged to the
gentleman for his Information. Now, the
gentleman tells us that party is sectona
unless the South agrees to and supports III
declared principes-that is the meaning O
what he says. wonder, then, as no South
srn State agreed to that resolution Of the
Democracy ofOhio, which was reiterated
tor eight successive years, that the Democ
racy Of Ohio did not disband their organiza
ton as sectional and unconstitutional The
gentleman says his party did not become
sectional, aud yet he says sectional party
is one that does not find advocates and sup
porters in all sections Of the country-tha
does not find supporters south OF Mason anc
Dixon's line.
Mr.. COX. The Democratic organization
never adopted such resolution.
Mr.. BINGHAM. The gentleman dec
laration is this, that the Democratic party
never adopted such resolution in its na
tional conventions. have not said that il
ever adopted this resolution in nationl con
vention. That is acunning arrangement.
This Democratic national party adopted ont
set of principles for local purposes and TO
j Northern effect, and quite another set o
principles for national purposes, and TO
Southern effect, so, that when they put
candidate upon the ticket, they could pro
claim in the South onlyIwhat they resolved
in Baltimore, and in Ohio only what the,
resolved in Columbus. ...
Il understand, now, how it comes that 70
SO many years the Northern Democrac.
could oppose and resolve against the exten
sion of slavery and not become sectional
Mr.. COX. l desire to ask the gentleman
whether he was not beaten in his canvas
for Congress because he belonged to sec
Mr.. BINGHAM. I.think the gentleman
should not ask question like that; but
answer the gentleman that l do not believ
was beaten at all, but simply swindled ou
, of the election. The district in which 90
some ten thousand votes myself and whic
had sent, am informed, about nine thous
and men to the war, is reported and certih
ed to have increased its Democratic vot
over that of any former election. Accord
ing to the returns in that district the NOR
, of its citizens that volunteer aud 20 to tn
war, the larger the Democratic vote in tn
aggregate by reason of the absence ofthous
ands Of its voters in tho battlefield on elec
ton day. beg the gentleman further t
remember that no county OF the dlstric
which represent has, either at the las
election or any other, repudlated me or m
principles. Let the gentleman put that i
, his pipe and smoke It;