The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-04-27
The Democratic Party.

proud defiance Of this combination IS that Of thr
democracy Nor are the numbers that gather
under this Gag unworthy oil the cause to which
they have dedicated themselves The rank and
file remain; the heroes of many hafd-ionght
conflicts have not deserted. A few corrupt
leaders have gone-sa good riddance to them; =
bat the great body of the progressive party IS as
luIof energy aud hope as ever il was, and but
little shorn of IFS noble proportions. From the
day that the flag Of prescription uniurlrd lis
dark " ing, we hailed real future OF success 70
the democratic party, and OF service TO the
country by that party. 10 which all ITS past VIC
tories and all its past services prove to be as no
thing. The political iusiohs and coniusionS OF
the day will soon realize the truth Of this proph-
ecy TO their bitter cost. Either way, the cause OF
truth and Of equality, of rational liberty and
sound patriotism, must galn.- Whether the
prohigate leaders of the d+luded men who have
gone into these denS of secret shame fal TO car
rv out their pledges, or whether they iuih
them, it will be all the same IN the "nd-a
wide and general catastrophe will overtake
them. If they fail 10 make good their promises,
the cheat will be apparent IN all IT'S corruption.
II they go on. their votareS Will start before
the long procession of prosecutions. toilIeS, and
crimes perprtrated in the name OF AnrrIcanlsm.
II We loved our country less. we should say lei
these niadmpn 60 OF. The lesson would Go
good through all time # it were not purchased
al too great cast. ALREADY an appalling re-
cord has been made up. The spirit OF insane
/ innovation has broken out wherever the Phreh-
zy of intolerance has penetrated. II seeks TO
| interfere with every political right and every
social obligation. il annuiS the most sacred
obligations without rpmorse. II strikes at eve
! rv security for the we'll being Of society: and
in the name of reform il iaflictS countless evils
/ upon the country. Cn the one hand, 1t forces
upon reluctant communities Sumtuary laws
/ that would have diSgracrd the reign OF the
most dissolntr monarch that ever lived; on the
other. it nullifirs those solemn guarantees which
/ protect the States in their coVenanted rights
/ Here, it strikes down an eminent citizen tor his
+ religion; there, for the place OF his birth
/ Extavagance in It's municipal and Slate admin
straionS. and the nomination oibaSP, ignorant,
/ and corrupt men for office, have been conspicu-
Gus FEATURES in this practice, II not IN IT'S profTs-
/ sionS In Massachusetts, il insults weak and
| helpless women because they have the hardhood
J to be- Catholics in Ohio it destroys the ballot
! boxes. with the cry of ssAmeIicans must rule
/ America and reiireS ahashed and prnltent be-
/ fore lis own turbulence in New York II tnrIeS
murdered bully with honors, such as were
scarcely bestowed upon departed Washington
and in Pennsylvania it deseeratrS independence
/ Hall by denunciations of the adopted citizens,
! breathrd ~ wicked contempt of the memories
of the revolutionary struggle We say We
/ could wish to see these humilalng proceedings
! conducted to the close it the country had not
already "SuLppd full of hOrorS."
/ 1t is natural that at such time all eyes
should be turned to the Democratic party,
which, unawpd by maorities, and unseducpd by
appeals for aid and comfort, filings Ms defiance
into the teeth Of these bold bad men. and darfS
them to the issue. There is something sublime
in this. Honest and clear-minded men will see
in il an opportunity 10 cut loose from the tram
mels of the Wing party. The prosecuted will
see in the Democratic ranks refuge and a
rescue from their foes. Those derded for their
faith viii find in that party fortress that will
laugh siege to scorn. Now, as ever, the De-
mocracy opens its arms to the oppressed OF all
nations now, as ever, it stands by the teachings
of the sageS Of the past. Not one tenet OF ITS
creed has it Welded not one syllable OF 1t:
pledges; but the more il is a<salled the more
strongly ii adheres TO lis principles. Let fac.
store for the Democratic party higher glory
than it has ever vet a,tained-the glory of res
cuing our country from the hands of the wors
conspiracy that has ever been organized agains
civilization and freedom since the foreign fo'
invaded our happy shores. -Vastingfo" u
niOn.
Hy-Gov. PoLLock's inconsistent course OF
the Bank question, is the subject of just repre-
hension all over the State. The Independent
press speaks of it with much severity, and ever
the papers of bis own party cannot avoid ex
pressing their dSpleasurp. The Germantowl
Telegraph, paper that has, until now, spokel
> rather favorably Of the Governors course, con
demns his double-dealing in regard 10 Ban
charters in the following forcibe remarks
| "In this ndlscrimnate approval ofnew bank
!, we do not conceive that the Governor has car
RED out the principles Of his Inaugural, or thos
proclaimed in the veto OF the Pottstown Bank
If there is any necessity, according to thps
S principles, for the Anthracite Bank, the Tama
qua Bank and the New Castle Bank, we can
not conceive upon what grounds the Governo
1 vetoed the Pottsiown Bank. Rather than b
should have made such a distinction without
D difference, he should have ''put his foot down
and refused to sign any bill for a new bank
| The argument used that banking capital doe
| not add to the actual business capital OF th
t State, should have operated with all its fore
upon mind that we had hoped was settled upo
S this question. Ii is no argument that Pennsyl
: wanna has less banking capital than New Yorl
4 Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, or any other State
e the only true argument is, whether, in conse
quence of this deficiency, we have suffered i