The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-05-13
BIxGuAM,s SPEECH.

As We have said all along, Bingham in
his speech before the high caucus of In
peaebment, did not attempt to make an
original speech. He commenced with
Mark Antony, from thence to Burke, hav-
ing little of Stanton mixed through tit
Is even asserted that Stanton assisted in the
preparation of the "banting." Here is
what the SPECIAL correspondent of the Cir
cinnati Enquirer said Of the speech at the
close OF the first day:
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 4, 1853
FEATHERS AND FASHION.
The Senate galleries were thronged, and
the display OF feathers and fashion on the
ladies' side were, indeed brilliant.
The impeschers rallied 10 full force, and
Mr., Bingham, opening, had an attentive
audience.
BINGHAMs ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Bingham commenced with plagiar-
ism, ar Mark Antony next devoted half
ar hour proving the Supreme Court could
uOt NY CtSco ,OE tlbllSaCIliututi eOihttHlilS
no one ever dreamed it could do, and next
dashed off into eloquent denunciation of
the Fugitive-slave Law, during which pa
thos he caused his own tears to flow, az
though there was no exhibition Of synpa-
thy Oh the part Of the audience.
A LUGeBRIoUs APPEAL.
Mr.. Bingham charged Mr.. Evarts with
laughing at his own jokes, and Bingham
had now to do his own crying. Whether
the fountain of his tears was broken up by
his graphic description Of the negro woman
m1rdering her child in the streets oil Gin
cinnati, or by stricken conscience fer hav-
ing once been a violent and uncomprumising
advocate OF the Fugitive-slavc Law, did
not exactly appear. Bingham commenced
his speech in q manner and tone well suited
to 6rst-clsss funeral occasion, and depict
ed in strong eoiers the circumstances OF
Mr. Lincoln assassination, and the access
ion Of Mr. johnson.
INPUDENCE.
lie then assailed the Presidents s counsel
as being there for hire to defend treason.
The Senator's exchanged glanees Of aston-
ishment, but Mr.. Bingham ratified on. de
| claring that MIR. Evarts had more Latin
than law, more rhetoric than logic, more
intellectual pyrotechnics than either.
FAILURE.
After having exposed wounds made by
Mr.. Evarts' harpoon he tried to pay Mr..
| Evarts in his own coin, but the counterfeit
was exposed by the ring OF the metal.
STALE WIT.
+ He then charged him with being word
eater aud snapper-up Of trihes, at which
the impeachers endeavored to laugh, and
thea added: ''Mr. Evarts' great thought
was to make his speech immortal by max
ing it eternal" Judging fro,n what has
been already delivered by Bingham, neither
length nor breadth will secure his speecl
Immortality.
COMPARISON
A comparison of Bingham with Curtis
Groesbeck, Evarts or Stauberry can't b.
drawn, as none exists.
sPECULATIoNS ON THE RESULT.
impeachment stock fuctuated here b,
the hour, and the Jacobins, as Chief-just
Chase styles them, are confident Of convic
ton. The President and his counsel ar
equally sanguine Of acquittal. Secretar
McCulloch assured gentleman that h
had no idea the President would be convict
ed, as it would ruin the party before tn
ountry. Destructionists argue that they
cmust convict, or they are destroyed. Thu
ruin threatens whichever way the rerdic
may be.