The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-04-20

open organization. None Of the delegates from
Lancaster City, venture. a word in tbs "rxpr
rience mecing.n Dickey bad chtwrd the BIT
Ter end Of 3 prrslnmonS and could not blusier
and below like SIaymakers bull. Hess was a.
sleep, .Iesse WAS mrdi,aiing prayer, while
Walt and Forecht and the sold governor were
sitting in a corner evidently engaged in caicu-
lating Know-Nothing almanac for 1867
From the County some Of the representatives
seemed willing to arise. John Schaefiar was
there, looking as amiablr as he did the morning
he discovered StoufIer was elected Register.
After which Council adjourned TO mret al !
O'Clock on Wednesday morning.
WEDNESDAY MoGNlNG, l / o'clock
/ Council met pursuant 10 adjournment, J. H..
Church n the chair, and after the usual rxaml-
nation, the Rev'd Mr. Rankin Of Westmore-
land addressed the Throne ot Grace, asking the
DiDiae blessing upon their declarations and
invoking the aid Of Jehovah IN the furtherance
OF fheir Sublime, patriotic and religions cause
The Committee on amended Constitution, re-
ported progress and were continued, after
which motion was adopted by vote Of 81 to
81, declaring Gov. Johnston entitled 70 a seat.
During the forenoon thr Governor came into
the Hall and was cordially greeted hy his friends ,
he appeared, however, TO manifest but little IN
terest in the proceedings.
The morning session was taken up by the
reading Of several reports. none Of which par
took Of public interest, and in listening to
speeches from various delegates. Alter quite
frothy defamation from Philadelphia BROTH
er, oar oid friend and "x-SheriG,, Adam Bear,
OF Leacock, rose and asked permission 10 say a
7 4 Ia r,.I ttaI, ,la
old over coat and sprctacIeS, which he wore
twenty-five years ago. when IN company with
Fem, he was teaching the good people Of Earl
township and New Holland, how poor Morgan
was hoodwinked and cablr-towrd, and kdled
dead rs stone, by which the bloody Masons
who wrrr banded together by the "awlnlpst"
oathS, which The Grand Master made Them take.
The hour Of adjournment having arrived the
Council adonrnrd nnti 81, p. NJ.
AFTERNOON Session.
Council met and opened in the usual form.
After The transaction of some unimportant bnsi-
ness, Brother Small Of York, seconded by Broth
er JeliereS Of Chester, offered resolution TO
this effect
Resoirsa, That this State Grand Council dis
approve and di>countenance all measures hav-
ing for their ol i4ct, the abolition Of the secret
features Of our Order.
Scarcely had Secretary Clifford read this reso-
mtton, thana perfect hurricane OF hsses, shouts,
bnzzas, SC, broke forth. Every man jumped
to his feet, and such confusion ensued has
never been witnessed since the tower of Babel
was abandoned. Threats We're made, oaths wrre
sworn. fists were doubled, vengeance threaten
ed, and as Cameron, johnson and others, left
the room in disgust, the President pro tenn, ao
nounctd that the Council stood adjourned sine
die
Thus ended this great fzzle, of which have
endeavorrd to give you an important sketch,
and thus NAV the same confusion attend
men, who in oatb-bnund conclaveS. combine
to rob their fellow men Of their rights and privi
leges, but
'Soon will their glory fade,
O the work they made