The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-07-06
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crept against foreigners.
m Teacher II ! teach tia, unlawful pro-
misses are not binding, shall be charged With
itlstifying the exposure OF know-Nohing Sc
cresS. If sci the lesson to iny pupils wherein
] r. Say says that every accession Of man 10
a country is an accession of treasure, am 10 be
published 10 The world as matchmaking nv
pupils in anti Know Nn,hns politics. As
am ever to BE- gored hv this young mad bull,
had as well take it by the horns al once. Let
The order kerplts hands off mr, the Church, aud
the Constitution, and will never disturb it"
"a word 10 the good people Of Mississippi
and have done. You have University Of
which you may justly feel proud. For bar
mony and kindly feeling among the Faculty,
for good order, good morals, gentlrmanly de-
meanor, study and progress among the students,
and for ardent attachment between pFeceptors
aud pupils, YOU may fparlrssly chalengr a
comparison with anv other kindred institution
in thr world. For its age, il has not ITS equal
in point Of patronage and rank in the United
States. In these respects, il stands at the head
of i03 out OF IS Colleges in the United STATES !:
and OF those above it, a large majority are over
iorty years Older than itself, and three over one
hundred years older. And this rank it has
attained through more adverse fortunes than
probably ever beSet an institution before. Fear
not that il will ever hp a school Of politics.
Yonr sons graduate in politics brlore thry come
to the University.
Ii is now in IFS palmiest days, and this Won
see is onr Of the objects Of Kuaw-Nothing van
daisfn. II has, already, I fear. thrown fire.
brand into lis peaceful halls. appeal to yon
to come 10 the rescue Rise mp as one nan
against il, when il nvades The sanctuary Of
literature. instead Of requiring yonr Professors
to kneel in It's presence. am sure there are
vet more tlon ten Mousand Christians in and
about the State 1oho hace nof gef bo1ced the hnef
10 BGal. | call them 10 lis help Honest
yeomanrv, and farmers Of the land who always
mean right and. when moi deceived, will al
WAYS do right. come to iS stccnr. Honest,
welI-m6aning Know Nothings whoin thnnght-
less moment hav,. been drawn into the Order,
come out Of it, and rally TO the support OF vnur
University. ] regret having bren constrained
10 an attitude which may, pprchanc", lnlure The
University for a time: bot be the fault on the
head Of Know Sothings, not mine Look at
their fruits already scattered through the land,
and surely Won will approve Of my opposition
to IT, IF you do not, your children will. ''Ey
their fruits shall We know them" What aie
thew Most desperate and dangerous agitation
Churches rending asunder-pastors and locks
at varance-Christiaus losing all confidence in
each oiher-Saints and Sinners in close embrace
Preachers Of the Same church getting but
halt congregations and half Snpport-one looking
on approyingly, while another is abused
Teachers tniteriug-taeir pupils in midnight
cliqnes-fr friendship srvering-rage taking the
place of lovp-lathrr against son-brother a.
gainst brother These things now are; and
they proclaim. trumpet-tongne, what is coming,
If the monster bp not crushed at once. And
all for what In honest truth, to get 10 the
oufs and gel ont the ms. This is the true OBJ
iect Of the order Well, it must take its course
till reason resumes her spat.
"Naii9ns, like men, run mad al times, and
nothinq hut lime and blood-letting can cure
them. Still, while there Is hope, all good men
should strive to relieve them. NV course is
taken-carefallv. thouehtfully taken am no
Catholic Pot Mrthodism and Rouanism on
the field Of lair argument, and viii stake nv
al npon the issue bnt I am not such a coward
as to hoethe field Of honorable warfare for saw
age amhush ighting, or such fool as to believe
that mans religion is TO be reformed by har
fdSSiUI HIS i}elSi +NbI diil tb'AF - o''ii'i 40
not to see, that when TIE work Of crushing
churches is begun in the country, il is not 90
ing to stop with the overthrow Of one. All
Professionalism almost &il be against mr-two
thirds Of nv own church Il indgr) will be a.
eainst me-the ;rusterS viii be alarmed for the
Interests of the colege-my colleagues Of the
faculty Will be- uneasv-mv hest friends will
he panied but have an abiding confidence
that nothing will be lost by my course in the
end. II will he madness in men to withdraw
their sons from the able teaching of my coll
! leagues, for nay fau!,-to attack the college 10
iniure me hut these are days Of madness, and
/ this is the wav which obnoxious Professors are
commonly attacked. Be il 50. ] have done
my duty, and I leave the consequence with
God and here sign ny name TO what deem
the best legacy that conld leave To my chill
drpn; record proof that neither place, nor
! policy, nor temporal interest, nor friendship,
nor church, nor theateuing storms from every
quarter, could move then father for an instant
| from principle, or awe him into silence when
the cause of God and bis country required him
10 speak
"AUGUsTUs B. LoNGsrREET.
Another Distinguished Southern Whig on