The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-10-10
John a. Y3ing!aags2's Speech fs1
the RI. e. Church, Gali2.

On the second evening Of the Fair, John
A. Bingham made q speech in the NJ. +.
Church of Caaiz. The audience was large
and gave him a respectful hearing. MIR.
Bingham employed his usual tactics-made
an unusually MD speech, which he ~inyaria-
bly, does on the eve of election in Cadiz.-
But the cloven foot of the d~omagogue
would show in spite Of effort.
lie employed a considerable portion Of
his time in comments upon the ''Kay,dizz'
Sentinel. The Srnt'a3 appears to have
been a thorn in his side, and a trouble to
him generally,
He denied having said that if he were
elected he would neither give sleep to his
eyes or slumber to his eyelids until he had
prepared articles OF impeachment against
the President" Bingham knew he was
.faEjfing when he made the denial. He
attributed the authorship Of the declaration
to the Cadiz Sentinel. The facts are,thcse:
Bingham made the declaration in q public
speech in St. Clairsyillc, over Z month ago.
1t was published in the St. Clairsvilla Gu
scte Of the next Issue after the speech was
made, and has appeared in every issue Of
that paper since. The editor Of the Re
publican paper at St. Clairsvillc heard Mr..
Bingham make the uttorance, and has nev-
or even inttndted that It was not tic cxact
words used. Hundreds Of Republicans and
Democrats also heard him. and they all say
that the Gazette quoted Mr.. Bingham cor
rcctly. Very artful dodging, Mr.. Bingham
Why don't YOU get your St. Clairsyillt
frierds to lie for you. But Bingham sough
to improve in the declaration by saying tina
if the President would do or say over agar
what he had done or said, then he woulc
endcavor to impcach him. Very strict re
gard for your oath, Mr.. Bingham? VIII,
not try for the commission Of the o(fens
once, without waiting for the second. Yo1
would compound with treason whcl
committed but once, would you MIR. Bing
ham?
Last week We published the fact tina
while Bingham asked the Southern State
to pass upon and remodel the Supreme Law
CT the Land, he would refuse them tn
right Of passing upon the minor legislation
of the country. This was a ''sweetner'' 70
~, NJ. He would crush that with a -four
ish of trumpcts-with one grand orgiaa
thought the first, perhaps, the man ere
forged. His answer to that was that in tn
formation of the Government tie old State
Of the Confederation passed upon tho pro
posed Constitution of the United States. -
This he considered a complete anaogy an,
answer. Bat hold, Mr.. Bingham-did yo
not presume too much upon the intclligenc
of your audience? Did you not know tina
they would zee the difference immediately
If any Of the old States had refused +
adopt the Constitution, they would hay
been Independent Sovereignties, and Il
United States would not have had the poq
or to have raised revenue from taxation {
Otherwise within their borders. Beside
t.Mr. Bingham, all the original States wei
sSprcseated in the Convention proposia9 II
Constitution. Whereas the States whic
Bingham would refuse representation arc
the Upion-some Of them we're the origin,
partners to the compact. We confess VI
never before imagined that any man hayir
the reputation Of John A. Bingham cou'
be 80 absolutely foolish. as to make such
declaration. 1t was an insultto tie intel
gonce bf his audience.
Z But Bingham complained that the Gent
nelAid not publish the Platform ndoptcd
the Democracy Of Ohio, at Columbus
May last. Wrong again, Mr.. Bingham.
The SentioR has published the platform 4
several occasions.
Again: lie complains that the Sentit
docs not publish his constitutional Amen
mcnts. He grew quite eloquent over h
Amendments. Said that the old Constit
tim was a very good Recommendations We
we'll for tho men who framed it--but W
nothing to compare with,hts Amendments
bis amendments were the wisdom Of ages
he WAS Inspired nothing but inspiratic
Ill Laya prodaeed the ike. Wonderf