The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-05-04
From the Pittsbnrg Gazette.
The LEGISLATURE.

IT is not long since the Harrisburg Heratd,
The Kuow-Nothing organ there. lntiuated 70
The members of the legislature that they mad
better 90 home they were doing too much ms
chiefthpre to warrant them IN staying. 30 lar
as the majority of them are concerned, they are
more il danger from ali outraged constituency
At home than they are at Harrisburg and SO
thev make il point to stay there as The safest
placr-for themselves. Is not the Treasury
there!
The Harrisburg Item, another K. n. organ,
is also severely exercised about the gracrIeSs
crew. It wants TO get rid Of them Hear how
il agonizrS
..The fact is. legislation has fallen into bad
hands set of political scoundrels took aa-
vantage of the late revolution in political senti-
ment, and, where they did not honestly succeed:
froud was resorted to in order to accomplish
the object. The legislation of thus session, IFS
qIarinr absurdites and villalny, to make use oi
the mildest terms, will be eXecrated by every
honest man in the Commonwealth. The hohor
of the State is bartered and sold by secret con-
clave, as if they had no masters, nor IN any
way responsible to public opinion Banks are
chartered amid boiSterous merrlmrnt, ana ior-
eign railroad capitalists are the lions VINO are
worshiped at the shrine of Mammon. When
will Moses descend from the mount and cast
down the golden calf! :"
A correspondent of the Chamhersburg mag
which was also one ofthem, not long since, thus
daguerreotvpes the So!ons chosen by the pure
party which was to reform our politics 50 anna
zingly
"-This is one of the ltgiSlanres-t emphatI-
cally is In many respects it IS without pre-
. cedfnt. and but for the fortunate constitutional
Limitation, would probably be without end OF
years In the Senate there Is some little care
taken in legislation, but in the House there Is
neither political discipline, ordinary industry OIL
average honesty. It strikes an nnsoPhsticatel
citizen like your correspondent, as would loose
AGGREGATION ofiackaSsps, with horse thrown
in here and there 10 break the monotony o the
braying. II would be quite an institution III
some wooden country, for It can out-Iog-Fol
any styip Of log rolling ever before conceived
of. 1t passes new countries with perfect yell
all by about the same vote, unless more art
asleep. absent, or-oh I'll never mention it
than usual. Ii passes new banks as fast as they
dar@increasr the capital OF as many as EIvfi
rssnsctable wink on the subject, and wonid Fui
,b,purb r.-chartprs for all the banks belWtei
, p;,tsbnrqh and Philadelphia against tImr' on
; WAGER of fried oysters against sumthin 10 'a"e'
We object, somewhat, to the sweeping FFe'
! ,.I here made. for strange 10 relate f'ro neN
county bills were defeated on wednesday :
/ There was probably nothing in them.
When we reflect that this legislature va
= cb,sen nv an entirely new paF'y-a part
which derived its eclat and is power by hafI
r inc upon the story that '.the old parties wei
6 60 corrupt ."-hopeiessIy given over to rePr
# bacv. and which liaunted huge promises 10 Il
,s r,bIic eve that it would reform all these thln2
r. rwould choose men fresh from the ptop'
p honest men. free from the taint Oh aemaSos"
- ;s,o--yyhrn. we saw, we call these things 10
N nembrancp, and ponder over the fact that tue
lis ;slavra chosen by this new party as ITS eihoo(
* ment has had everything lis own way, Wha'
commentary IS afforded in the fact tha' u
! LEGISLATURE. this honest legislature, iresh lfe
the people, and blooming with virgin purify
tprned out the most corrupt, shamtisS
u' worthless legislature ever assembled IN
IL S,ote It's base vpnaiity Is matter OF uoioTle
'h' 90 much so that even its party friends deho"'
ny !, a. ssth- essence of corrupIon;" and oeSi
IS brinc mercenary beyond all example, II
TY' ended BY being ridiculous, bait tor Jeer
ese mockery. and the laughing stock of the VII
o. Commonwealth.
nS If these things be done in the green u
rs what NAV we expect when it comes to
-. ~. fruit in its season?
y + i IAIiRNlSHED TRUTH.