Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-30
ed By JeG. Davis and his men at Washing

wears afterwards, denounced, very. proper
ly, that which he had once justified and de-
Tended, viz: the right of secession from a.
legislative body, 1t is the only public .er- \
ror, / believe, he ever atoned for, apd as he
was never tried for thus aiding and abet-
ting treason, he ought to be charitable to
the Southern men, who followed his teachf
ings, now that they also see the errors they
III iSi4 Col. Benton introduced his bill to
annex Texas to the United States, and that
question became the absorbing issue OF. the
Presidential election between Polk p and
Clay. While / wrote for, and advocated
tire election of Polk and Dallas and the
bringing under one flag of that great terri
tory, Brother Bingham made speeches,
against it all over 0hiO.-But Texas was
admitted, and is.yet destined to make four
or five powerful State, of this ;union.
Time proved that was right and BIng-
ham wrong, and that he had led his follow
ers astray. --hall" .A'AF .| - n. u
In 1916 the Mexican war grew out of the
Texas question, and while Iadyocated the
Sustaining of our armies and went in Tor
whipping the MeXicans, Brother Bingham
opposed the war, and made speeches against
it. Ylds Mexican war gave US California
with its untold millions in mineral wealth.
Time has prored that lWas right on that
| question aud Bingham wrong, apd that he
led his followers astrsy on the Mexican
war. a ,...r..r..... q,
In 1913 1 wrote for and advocated the
election of Cen .Cass, whiletMr. Bingham
supported Gen. Taylors who was electedu
on account of his fighting in the Mexican
war, which Bingham and his coadJutors
had denounced as flagrant and unconstitu-
| tionaL Ih .''' q. .fg .i, Hi IHlI .-n
| 7 In, Il nIx
| election of Franklin Pierce on the national
question that Congress had no power, iun-
]. der the Constitution, to intermeddle with
! State Institutions. Mr.. Bingham supported
General Scott on platform equally broad,
declaring that Congress- had no power, un-
der the Constitution, to NEEDLE with the
| domestic institutions of the States. Mr..
| Bingham and myself were both placed on
the Ohio electoral tickets as candidates for
Presidential electors in thatyear, he on the
Scott ticket, and myself on the Pierce tick
ct he receiving iuthe State l52,526 votes,
and myself receiving l6a l60 votes. He had
been an Abolitionist, in sentiment, all his
life, but this year consented to forego the
avowal Of these sentiments and actually
run as States rights candidate, and voted
for himselfas such, But as soon as, the
election was over, and he was defeated on
his States rights ticket, lie relapsed into an
Abolitionist again.. thN .-." ''
In 1854 the Republicans became Know
Nothings, and he stampeds the State and
his District for the Know Nothing ticket ;
and on this great wave of excitement
against foreigners he was waited into Con-
gTess. / opposed the Whole batch of
Know Nothing doctrines, aud wrote against
them as delusive hohby,gO5 up. simply to
defeat the Democratic party, and stated
thatw while they might answer the purpose
of their originators for time to climb into
office on, the second sober thought of the
American people would repudiate thenl.-
1t so turned out, and herein Mr.. Bingham
again led his people -astray.
EIn1S56 Mr.. Bingham supported John O.
Fremont for President, who was theis0n OF
foreigner, and who denounced the, Know
liNOthing delusion. Thus, in the short space
Iof two years, he had advocated prescription
of foreigners, and had supported one OF
them for the highest Office in the nation,
thereby wholly ignoring the Know Moth
ing doctrines, which was tantamount to
making a ,self-confession that he. had de-
ceived and deluded thepeople on that ques,,
tion, as he had on others before, while
wrote for and advocated the election o
james Buchanan on the old National Plat
form of the Constitution, opposed to all the
IInew- tangled isms of the day. .-.;t.t.
In 1860 the Democratic party was rent
asunder by The folly of the Southern lead
ers, and the result was the election of Mr.
Lincoln, although he fell short of having 6
majority by over a million Of votes. In
this contest supported Mr. Douglas, as
the Democratic nominee of the Western
States. O. .. -.. lie To-.
Throughout the terrible civil war which
followed the'defeat of the Democratic parry
stood by my country and government
and did my share in helping to raise mel
and money to maintain the Union OF the
States. 't''' ''' .". !f p. tHN
In 1864 / wrote for and advocated tht
election of General Mcclellan to the Pres
idency,. and having thus taken an actiy,
part in the elections that elected seven diff
ferent Presidents, / present the record sim
ply as that of consistent Democrat, whit
never baked in harness or swerved from
the old landmarks of the Constitution.
Let us turn from the past to the present
and future. Before therebellion Congress
men weTe,a under Democratic Administer;
tions, servants of the people, During the
rebellion martial law silenced the COnstitu
tion, and the majority in Congress became
masters pfothe people. When it,eeased tn,
civil supplanted the military Jaw, and tht
Constitution again became paramount II
every State. Instead Of obeying it, tht
Radical rnaj6rityin Congress have inces
sanity struggled to subvert it, and perpetu
ate their mastery over the people, by frps
trating the Presidents and General Grant
efforts in restvIiug lie slrlvndly relatlvn
between sections. 4.r t,t..8 tost,.. oo,,.
Eleven States have been expelled, by tht
/ the Radicals, out Of the Union, after half 4
million men perished to keep them ln.G' J
Theyfhaye been denied representation