The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-06-08
Mr. eadWalader's Speecll.

jim Cadwaiader Esq, said, Fellow Democrats
byereu ~ a righteous cause, This Is ordinary
cash on which We meet together. The two great
seat OF commerce. IN the United Staies-New lork
an,Gphiladep p.iaare tonight simultaneously assem-
btet for the purpose OF exchanging their mutual
sraetions and heraidng forth their Appreciation 10
thefeiow Democrats in every section OF the Union,
on occasion OF which the interest can only be mea-
sur by the Importance OF the late Crisis IN which
thepcurity OF the union oi States has been involved
in aaerii as vet unsurpassed in national history
ThlUnon has hitherto depended upon the faithful
agecy of Democratic Republicans ~ protecting the
rIgls Of all classes who threatened with oppFes
sio from intolerance. Political intolerance had
thntened one cass-reigIous intolerance another.
Bo kinds Of intolerance had been combined for the
opIessIon OF the third. fAppiau>e.
he Democratic party, regardless OF temporary
seIinteFes, has fearlessty, every occasions been
at ,and Tor the rescue OF all. (ApPlause.) Their
pohcai strength, The reward o! this political yir-
tns has hitherto been founded on their alliance with
ihsaercuIturai population and with our naturaized
ieBw-citizens, both Of which classes in reiufn Tor
thiprotectIon of the Democracy, have always been
un.ed in the support Of Democratic principles. |
coeejve that the late election in Virginia
trlmph band Of couspnaors, iDsdiou>ly
scaled for the purpose OF SOWING dssensfon between
agricultural population and the natHraized Amer-
icas Regarding It's Importance IN this light, would
aslthe attention OF the meeting TO i tew hasty ob-
sefatlons he character OF the agricultural inter-
estnf which the Democracy has thus been the recog
ns@d protectors. Generally, throughout toe Union,
tls agricultural population, particularly that more
rehoIe from our Atlantic seapOFis, has found i'm
I1nity from oppressive taxation in that economical
sytem of limited expenditure in affairs Of govern
u'ht, for which party contTasted so strongly
wh their political opponents, who had always cdi-
tIated alliance with the commercial classes Ia
cEpparaire disregard of the agricultural interest.
II the fiscal agents Of enlarged financial operations
all artificial regulations OF commerce, tending to
etravagant ontlays-had been OF anti-DeInocrafic
pFenTage. The consequence was a natural reliance
o the farmer his Democratic protectors, and a
Trproca support OF the Democracy by those who
ejoyrd ne benefit of this protection But the par
ttGar agricultural interest which depended this
roection was that ofhe planter in the slaveboIdng
Safes.
Our sister States OF the South had united with us
qder general government, upon Constitutional
Iedges OF immunity from interference iu their do
re,tc affairs. The domestic institutions of these
Safes wonid have been sacrificed with a total dis
rgard OF the Constitution, If they had received
he unwaveTing support Of the Democracy Our
Htuf allied feliow-cItZens depended III like manner
q the Democracy Tor the protection ot these eqna
ighTs privileges and impurities, against which
i-Democsa;Ic influence had bern Increasingly exert
4 from The days of the alien and sediton Jaws
IOw. these two interests. IN alliance with the De-
focracy, especially with the Democracy Of the
NWfh, had always hitherto been able 10 resist
trsstuly every k!nd OF intoeraut oppression. The
lupose OF knoW- -NothIngsm Is, and has been, as
larc already stated, TO this union OF the gr-
nhurist ard the na;ualized American. Know
Vdhngs have been The agents relied OF by opponents
Il Democracy 10 SOW the seeds oi dssensIon between
hese hitherto associated classes.
Had the hnowNothIug faction succeeded in the
3ifginia election. the success wougd have been pro-
iaiu.ed a sure proof that the Southern Democracy
we're tasthiess 10 uatnralized Americans. This va.
0 have been the means OF exciting 10 the minds Of
nT uatUrdllzed fellow citizens feeling Of hostility
0 the population oi the siavehoding States result
~ IN hostility 10 their local Institutions. The con-
pralors against our national freedom had hopes, by
ch articles, OF deprirHg the Democracy OF The a.d
I the natufalIzed American population, without
-hich aid the Democracy would have been incapable
ten2efgesg 9o otIsbb5s bdr. OF y i5e people
"a o. Inc hTst year Of GeneI al Taylor's Prpsider,
oecone apparent 70 every man OF ordinary inteIi;'
eHce that TIE candidate Of The Democratic nary c
e Ffesidency OF the United States mast b. snccess-
Vi at tue election Of 1852. During mare tia, -
ears preceding that election fte r,a,r - =
'eiHocraPc party had therefore been recruited 80 /
ceessio's OF unlah'ul mercenaries, corrunt apxff I
lFes' pretending 10 belong 10 the parrv but i;
ruth pasrssed Of none OF its sterling princtoTes
8embersHit only ii name.
The paIy, swellrd inns in purnbe-s m s.,,.;
reiendersto membership, was unable io l;sca,g
hose Dy Bose vote its apparent maiorifles had hea
usWFhteH Ia The distribution of ratrnnaUs s,,ct
II 'hfse tl' as scrambled into office (Cod grant tIev
nay De ~ OF course, dldnot become know Moth
Rss- no VINO were disappointed IN their exnec- {
aloHs o' ore, became traitors. (Grrat appJapsa , I
heir iTeacity at first secret in ordar -. = !
n'Ghl " ny effective. This was the or,o;p &c +
lsm. At first IT astoniShed and mar /
Hy|Fu the i,'ocTacy They found their oraanIza a
10" 'Nthout beng able 10 discover tho + G
-o"'Fe % a. purity. Ireachery lnrked IN every y
E"d'lt' ilfsi no means o. detection were at /,
,pHhIdH"' remedy first discerned b.. c,,r / RI
are hph"'eu - Magistrate, William Bieler Hi
pan 81 lhT e"'1S OF Pennsylvania 1884 was thai NJ
""ich %" pFf 9Ilo"ed by the present Governor n
''Fc' % " '@'.9 Gov B'sler, like Henry A. Wise Ga
"a" lu'J '"' ven caHv>s, ~ which traitors and ca
7N"IN'"S 'er'r'5 were iearessly denounced and 81
'PF"'y 'uI','"-o come forth from their hding tn
,N a." Tn"cTaiic principles, The fruits of T.
DeH'oe'"'' "'-atIon would be res ored In irs 81
IrstoFail"H nt 'eiv and iorelold Know Nothing pr
isuh l'o pi m the outset Of tie PennsyI no
wanna canvass 1onored candidate was bv Tho
nan" o. 'o' uticken down and langushe un an
'F' '''tEn ne did not recover until the cal
eve o. .e Ge had billie more than time 10 be-
MAKE ne '4hNas Philadelphia. Here alone, be- su,
"fF' t'e 9''"' aoher elections Of lS54 there IN,
" "a " -''" " - 3ol no fewer than 5000 votes wh
'a4 - 90 p<r similar canvass fhrouoh- tba
out the State. hAId have baer - 10
elected. lApplaus P"""'i9 'u'
MI. Z" 'se' uh"e Yer auspices. had commenced at .
,',s 'a'' ".l = determination, and hy the hin
"ies.'''- - ad been sustained in his al ord
NUS s',f phfii us Triumphant connie the
.'ouc tHPiaa"' , ruth cannot be repeated dist
700 ''fqueh"y ~ /" B Democracy that Virginia 10 /
ti"7 - ~ '"'''" " Democratic electors for .sFa
was honofed by the afion of sucb no ~
cy and whose rnerier lilo booar "', ~
AZ" 80 -" "'''f tht the Democracy of the DIVE
N'aVepoia'h9 7'"es pr protection OF the natu thin
IaiiIeo I'll return for his fidelity least
70 ,"eI, Io'A'', [Renewed and contlr- tce
.. amor
viii not pursue hsftbomobt - u o,ntrs uFpl'
conc o'to"s' ~ Ted 10 celebrate the fu- know
fault If we dug II up fyrava ;n ,,t;.L ~ o"H M az
buried, and give il ne II nor I, =, "as S"oN
nag ~ "'a,' Flrgnia, and il could any c
hot .ne ecess Of the Democra cans
cy OF fehhsy'FAhia W next. once