The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-09-23
NIrs. Surrnff.

tomPts u defense, or rather qpohc1y for the
murder Of -f.s. SHrrdh.
II had better have remained silent. TIE
i.}aAy of this most aastaryily aud iendish
prosecution and Judicial murder viii cling
to Binshauh and all who spologize tor his
criaic, as long as history shall record the
events Of the past,
/ The Rtputisuss says: 1t. That Bing-
I ham was the larYer hired by the governs
men Admit Tor one moment that this
was true. Alter tlc case vas closed, and
the ease had soao to theiury, the lawyers
| nnSSirn wolsld be over. But. in this care,
he -.j'0g' hal'abapt come to the eonclus-
;on that Mrs. -Sarrait was iaHoced, whcn
Bingham, wbo Lad no i;gh. to be present,
rc-rgud tie c,ae an the mast ri-ta' ,Raa-
acr, and L't'in! and dioio teat the 'Coutt"
INTO verdict. .uf gail'y.
Bat il was no Court. 1t was an pnlaw>
fui bo y, The Constitution of TIE United
9tltes s6ys: .....-..
ART ), No person shhI, l. held 70 ar>
1
I critne, nlflcsS On i p-cSeHtmr5rC or ipd'c
meDt of Grand Jury, except in cases nj =
NO in the. .aand or naval iufces, or n t.,
Militia, when il actual service in tinie /
War Of pulEc danger, nor shall any ue,sol
be subject for the, same effeqca to be tw,r,
put ri jeopardy Of lie or limb; nor shall hc
compelled in any Criminal Case to he wi
nrss against himself, nor he deprive,! of
life, liberty or property, without dun uro-
cess of Jaw; nor shall private tr,pprly he
m@en f. putllc use, withoat IS goiapJu
sation." ,-.. .'
| Yet Mrs, Surratt was tried in dcfarcc ct
this plain provision, by:.a: mQb-an r espon-
slide AMI unlawful '.Couft nlal.ial," Which
the Supreme Court has pronounced as hay
ing no lawful authority, and Bingham was
NOT hired as Il lawyer, b1t as Il t9.l fjI the
accomplishment Of u wicked purpose, and
20 cnatle him to practice in tile case, h
hal to be Commissioned as Ne3r i, he
army Lit us hear no such coutomptib,c
plea US that, Mr., rRr4pbitcqa. .a.
| Itis false.that .Mr, Bingham apw up a
petition for Mrs. Surratta pgr,l5n And
yet bymaking such cl,s4a now, lie only
condemns himself.
| The R5pn5Ecan says; if t34ss punishment
be unjustifa5le, repeal the Ias which in>
hicts it. s
Il res done 1rithoat La,~, aad q1a:sst
| lie Lqlo.
Bingham was responsible FIR Mrs. Sur
rats death. Twas he who prevented
Hancock from oheying ihe hnabeas corpus.
/ r'was he aud Stanton and Preston King
wto keptsbatk The matter from the cars oi
tic President, to gratily their iiend.h d.
sire f3r blood.
.Agala We as& tie readers attention to
the article on our Grst pag>.
C2sdge Bingham EErs. sarrmtf.
BALTIMORE. Mp,, September II, 1868.
| r. the Editors Of the Enlnirer .
The spirit Of Ms. Surrat5 still wa'ks the
Garth, It seems, from the many allu'ioas
and excuses or explanations afforded lis by
the Radical press and Radical orators.
| notice all extract. from the Times, o!
your city, stating that General i1kin wrote
the recominenda Of mercy sent by the
/ Co1rt to The President Eut wAiah never
reached him.
Oaite recently Judge bingham, her pros
ccntor, declared Ko wrote that rucoin,ncn-
4 dation.
/ With the Judge I have a faw words tG
qav about tlat ooar woman.
I /. Did he not threaten the yitncssnsg 70;
the prosecution, ana swear not eeat!y at
them while enc or mnrs w,re sD;vrripa
,v;t], fnar who, ba s,<.l,;.,a3 tb6n, i,af,Ts