The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-07-27
Chairman Of The Committee Of Arrangements.
SATURDAY EyrNlNG, June 23d. 1888.
A. York Buildings, Walnut St. Phila.

SATuGDAy EVENING, June ODD. 1893.
A. York Buildings, Walnut ST. Phila.
.}iy Dear SU IL have received your letter
to-day. cannot accept OF y0ur inyliatlon-I
desire TO take no active part in politics. Be-
sides, feel obliged 10 say, that do not sub
scribe to the doctrines of the American party, as
they have been pronounced hy lis Convention.
As | have before this said, it Will he we'll
10 correct the abuses of the Naturalization
Laws, secure their administration, and amend
their deects-iurher than this am mol pre-
pared to 20. TO do more would be TO do evil
and end in persecution II has been the hope
OF all men who valued the yight and duty OF SUI
fragn, 10 correct the errors ol oar two great par
lies. With reference 10 the NaturaIizrd voters.
But evils, which after all in country like this,
can only be transient, should not be remedlrd
bv Suhvrrilng the very foundation of republican
democracy. We must not attempt 10 check the
abuse OF great principle by tramPling the Prin-
cipr itself uuder foot. Suffrage is a political
right, but as we have hitherto taught and Prac-
tised, it is a human right due to man. because
OF his manhood. Being governed by society, he
may say how hr shall be governed.
TO regulate this right would be proper--to
abrdge and " holly refuse it, would BE- wrong.
70 frown down and punish dpmagogueS, who
would combine bodies OF natnraliZrd voters TO
corrupt and demoraize the Democratic party,
and abuse the Democratic principle OF suffrage,
would be right and Just. To prevent by law,
the recurrence ofthose prrnicious conSpiracIeS Is
all that should be asked-nore than that, would
be 10 make slaves ofthoSe men who were pro-
scrihed, strip them of their manhood, and de-
grade republic of Democrats into popular
pespoiS1n. For my part, never have thought,
and ! can never believe, that II is either wise
OF just 10 enact laws or encourage opinions that
will result in religious or even political lntoler-
ance. 1t is hard enough from the very intirmi-
ty OF our natures, 10 suffer our individual judg-
mentS to be- tainted with prrdjudceS arising
from differences OF opinion but let us not cor
rupt our laws or our political organizations,
with tie poison of religious lpeiiicai perSecu-
tion. Such things end IN tyranny, degrading
alike TO the ruler and the Tuled-whethpr the
ruler bra great popular party or a monarch, or
the rulrd be a miserable man, or a wrttched,
beaten down minority. 1t is all inhuman.
Two hundred years ago, IN the fnry and con
fusiou OF th,. Great Rebellion, Milton, that old
blind republican, Thus proclaimed the sIaFle
principle uaon which all rational. all legal It-
erty must drpend-'.Ao man who knows a,.ght,
can be 50 stupid as to deny that all fnen natu-
rally wae born free, beng the image and re-
spmbance of God himself" Let Us not, in cur
resentment at those wha have abused their free
dom and hurt us, do that which would violate
''religion, liberty, honor, safety, all concern
ments, divine or human"
| am, sir, with respect, most truly, &c,
BENJAMIN II. BREWSTER.