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DrscUssIox AZ uAnPERs-pERRY.

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On sasnrlsy nigh, lasss The oEgfessicuai saha'-
dates, MessEs FarLsxra ard BEnisgEn, ras. 4
Harpess- Ferry Eor It'll purpose q holding Ponu-
cal discussion. Tbs indisPosition q Mt, 8.
clnded his entering Into = regular spesfa.
xeFe MT prssent bit learn that Mr bedingeI go
pied tie siaEd III an hour Or sxr, eaessfof'as ],
hide his secession doctrines aneer ne aiaa'.s =
Democracy, rand a. ssfemPt p brig a1ou. eaa n
slIss. He also eaaekvcret 70 impress tae ps0lss
,hat he Nas lie f1xt aid warm advocate 81 1ae $50
E.isitzr, rais which governs the Arnaefy = s-a1
,i.s~ asx ar he saeceeded in c9nftse.ng tAen
n hls ass In zssl 10 thetr tesah we have nc:
leaned hstif 81 locks rpon HEN a. So of isne-
rant cres,aFes. r has mistaken iheis character; u
rilI b fe.0llecged that Mr.. Bsdiases served u
Coz .r-,s spF sasrs alEof which tine this military
svsten ia operation and yel be neger made The
hss, 10 ysliegsslem Of their griqvaaces. Nor
,hal the.s psset are l1e1 be promises wonders asd
endeaxass 70 make himself their pecaliaf champion
The syssit u ~ srsgsyin speaking ~ his subject:
says -
tTAe lisa that Mr. Bedinger, horn in the county
reared Is il were az Harpefs-Eefry acquainted with
IL neefsle and bound 10 them hy every tie pi inter
contse and effeei5a, should Be inmeal to is inter
est 81 III condemn the unjust eesciisns q oppfes
eive tyranny u the SSuFeg1tlelt - a5lse - ~
| pie. IS pFePosiefous
As our neighbor seems 10 lhiok the idea" Of Mr.
B. being nimicale 10 the interests Of the people
Harpefs Ferry, ''preposterous," perhaps ~scan CIV
solution % his inactivity whils, representative
II tie arst place he ran against WIN. Lucas. Il
1876, who was The faYprite flae people Of Harpef'
Ferry. His vote ihen, II that precinct, was sat
ami 81 2se votes cast thus leaxipg hiis - re-
~. = s...s e0mpeTsior. This, ofeonrse, di
not give hin very favorable opinion Of The peoPl
OF that place, and hence his inactivity" in ihei
behalf Ia is47, his competitor was Wing (M
An.hqny Kennedy At Harpers Ferry, Mr.. B. n
ceiyel A04 yotes=sui Of go {ptes cast placing hir
behind al that poll, l76 ve,esl Under these eli
cumstsnces, we presume, he fell SOME rcsentmen
But lhat which probably shsckted him most wa
the lac, that the Master ArmoTer, and nearly a
the Inspectors Of The establishment were Of the l.
coioeo stripe, who adraaced ne "ides' hiatt the Mi
iiary System was the most complete part Of Il
tcloic Machinery. This, they doubtless believe,
for, rain Or shine werk or no werk, their interes
were not affected These facts, we think, are ke
to Mr.. Beiinger's indifference whist member
1 Congress, Tor those for whom he il ndr bound, a
cording 70 the opinion Of The editor Of the Spiri
'fhy every lie Of intercourse and affection But
this latter day affection Of Nj B. for the ''det
people Of HarpersFerry against '.she unjust exa
lions or oppressive tyranny 81 the goyetnnsni
ntfec, their independence, after his neglect o. the
for fur gears whilst in Congress, we can emily 81
they viii prove themselves more gullabIe than !
take them TO be-,
I p S. Since writing the above, we received
communication on The subject whichwillbe -four
in another place.