The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-12-22
An Appeal to all Liberal Minds.

IfSiueUt lsIEF itdS oDt(ktu. fDF tIie OPifry-
cratic party, ia his last annual message, on the
great questions OF the day, and he has also spo-
ken FOR thousands Of patriotic Wings, who
haze resolved henceiorward 10 wage uncoa-
promising warfare upon secret political parties,
pledged TO the prescription Of religious belief
on the one hand, and 10 the disiranchisemrnt OF
all ctizens OF foreign birth on the other. On
this issue, although the message does not 90 out
OF the way TO rehrarse the current arguments
Of the day, it assumes a position alike unequis-
oeal and iupregnahle. Fhe flag OF the equality
Of the States and the equality Of individuals is
bravey nniurlrd, and all who beirye in these
cherished doctrines should at once rally under
its folds. Let not faction or iauaticism deceive
itself that that flag can never be permanently
nraStratpd. When the dillrum OF the hour
has passed away, the ranks over which 1t waves
viii be found decimated, perhaps, but unhro-
ken and confident; and when those who
are about to assume command IN the several
States IN which they have recently been victo-
r!ous shall fall to pieces OF their own accord,
because there is no element 30 unite them to-
gether, then the party that stands up Tor these
doctrines will re-asSnme the power which IA
naticiSm will have disgraced. We'll IS 1t for
the country that we have now in the PresIdtn
tial chair citizen who so boldly avows his res
olution 10 stand by the imPerilled rights Of
conscience and universal equality. We'll IS Il
f1F the nation that this citizen does not forget
tae sacred gumGntees Of the past, or the gfori-
oas hopes Of The future. While he stands firm
we have a lrater; and we prophesy thai the
time will soon cofnp when those who resist pre-
sent combinations will find themselves once
more in the majority in all the States of the
Union.
Apart from the repuisve exclusion enforced
bv this new order, apart from its unmaniy and
anti-repuDcan secrecy, one OF Its achievements
is calculated TO inspire almost universal ndlg-
nation and aarm--we ailude TO IFS studlouS
prescription of some Of the purrst statesmen of
thr land. II Gen. Washington were now alive,
and ayowed his celebrated ''Ietter 10 the Caho-
lies he would be- discarded at once. Jackson
would be diSiranchiSed because he was the son
Of an Iishman; Jefferson would be repudiatptl
for the pledges Of his inaugural address; and
that earlier patriot, Roger Williams, would b.
out!awed because he dared 10 announce and TO
suffer for the holy principle OF religious toera-
ton. Take the trophies Of Know Nothing ven
gpalce already secured Joseph K. Chandler,
Of Pennsylvania, Wing Of distinguished ability.
was remorseiesSY sacrificed for hIS religion ''in
the hous. of his friends Following this
conneyjon, look at the result in Massachusetts,.
two Ct the most esteemed and elicisut repre-
Sentativps in the present Congress, leading mem
oerS Of the Wing party-we mean Charles W.
Upbam and William ApPIeon-have fallen
before thiS unsparlag prescription. In the
Democratic party, that which we note as an
exception nrthe Whig ranks, becomes the IN
eroruble ruie. Men who have reflected lnSrr
upon the American character, whose expert
encp, learning. and devotion to the country,
have made their names ''hOuseh0ld words =
such men have fallen before the tempest Of
prejudice. But proudly do they bear them
selves You would take them for victorS, not
victims. They feel that they have gone down
in a good cause, and they kaor ttat their ban
ner stall lcqsss.
When those who have been misltd into OPP
position 10 such men as these fully recover
from their decisions, they will start with
afnazernent at their own work. They will lin3
tha; in losing their old and wel-tried servants,
they have gained a host Of reckless dpma@ogueS
the mere traders of politics, the mere chaTla-
tanS of fanatcism 1t is right that all men
should aspire to a station IN a free country: but
the day that sees this great nation permanently
tFdtlStIftt ~ ttt tidiidS bi i'1Su nv la't itO
claim upon the people but that of fbeiog abls 10
fattrr popular preiGdice-hat day will b.
dark dav in our history, for it will be the start
ing point IN our downward career. You cam
not ignore high talents, long services, ripe ex-
perience, without wounding yourself and your
country. There is 40 Democracy IN eleyating
men unfit for station, simply because they have
never been able, till prejudice took the place of
reason, to attain position. These are truths
which il would be madness and treason to con-
cFaI. When the men who have been over
thrown in this storm prescription shall return
to their homes, and mingle with those who
have aided to swell the storm, it will not be
long before they will find public opinion return
ing to IFS accustomed channels. Their own
services will be ':ireshlE remembered" and
fondiy recalled their wrongs will be so many
arguments or their restoration to power; and
The errors of their successors will arouse, IN alt
breasts, sensations OF shame and remorse. The
hour will soon be here. Let US be palent.-
Let us confid- in the leader who avowS perse-
cuted principle, and stands for the right in the
midst OF nlamed antagoniSms. The tempest IS
not vet over; bot there is a bright spot in oneI
part OF the horizon, at least, which shows that
the sun is not yet blotted from the heavens.-
II tells as that tie Democratic party still sur
r5Ues !-Hashiagton Union.
DGEADruL ACCIDENT EXPLOSION OF a CAM-I
PHENE LAMF.-N Notwithstanding the warningsl
constantly given by the papers all over tht
country, Of the dreadful consequences OF tbel
careless use Of camphene, hardly day passes
hnt we read or hear OF serious accidents RESULT
ing from negligence ofthe advice given. OnI
Saturday last a man named Daniel Hnsk. resi-I