The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-01-27
Bingham's Gag.

Bingham's Gag.
In our Congressional proceedings,
as reported by telegraph yesterday,
we find the following:
"Mr. Bingham asked leave to in
troduce bill, making it an offense,
punishable with fine and imprison-
ment, for any person to. propose to
repeal the action of the State Legisla-
ture in ratifying any proposed amend
ment of the Constitution of the United
States"
1t is stated that Mr.. EIdridge Dem-
ocrat), of Wisconsin, objected. We
are sorry he did it. Let Mr.. Bingham
bring on his gag at the earliest posi-
bic moment. We want the villains in
Congress to play out their hand as
soon as possible.
There is not a tyrant in Europe, not
even the Car of Russia or the Sultan
of Turkey, who would dare to bring
forward such a law. In those coun-
tries, it is true, they have no regular
Constitution, but they have the law
of the poignard and the dagger, which
corrects any frightfuI excess of des-
petisfn. A large majority of the peo-
pie of the United States are opposed
to the Fourteenth or the Fifteenth so
called Amendments to the Constitu-
ton. We say so called, because they
were never legally adopted, and they
never became legally part of it.
They were put there by force, by the
bayonet, and by the bayonet it is
sought to maintain them. Punish
with fine and imprisonment all who
are in favor of a repeal of those, infa-
nous nIeasuresl They would then
have to find an inclosure large enough
to contain majority of the white In
habitants of the United States. We
for one are not afraid of the penalties.
Put through your bill, Mr.. Bingham,
and we viii denoance, the Amend
ments, and advocate not their repeal,
but their being disregarded, for there
/ IS nothing to repeal, as they were
never legally part of the, Constitu-
ton. We will see how many people
in this boasted land of freedom will
consent 10 be gagged-to be denied
the privilege of advocating any thing
they may prefer in the Government
Innder which they liye.9d 5 oI IA.
a During the war freedom of speech
| and the press were denied : but we
would advise our Radical friends not
to presume too much upon that pre-
l!eedent, as they will find in it their
ruin. 3. i.5@ ssa gt.s sa;,Sl,sa 4 .,os...;y
l.. The people may. see in this bill oi
| Bingham the monstrous audacity oi
the faction that now has full sway
and which seems determinedfo to drench
/ the, land in blood. and to bring uDou
themselves the seYerests OF au male
dlctiops. we again say 70 the Kadl-
cais IN congress, pass, II you care.
the bingham proposlnon Y" gee now
nluen you VIII make, py lt.--iE1eqneref
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