The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-06-15
qHE BEDFORD GizETTE.
Bedford, June G5, 1855.
From the Boston Post.
Treason Triumphant in Massachusetts.

It will be seen by our legislative record that,
fhough Governor Gardner vetord the infamous
l1rsonal-Iibrrty bill, our know-nolhing legisia-
Iure >ignazrd its Hrsira By reckIessIy passing
/, into a law over the governors veto.
TIE federal constitution has never been res
pectrd BY the more rabid of the Massachusetts
abolition fanatics: and for years '.no union with
Shareholders" has been their motto, while they
denounced the constitution as "a covenant with
death, and an agrerment with hell" Long be-
fore the lugitge-Slavp lasv Of 1880 was passed.
these were their savings; and since this act was
gasSed they have forced upou the more modrr
ate Of this party the MEASURE of nullihcation
law, substantially the same with the personal
liberty bill, which Is aow On the statuie-bOuk.
But regard for the constitution, up TO these
7vsI days ofknow-nothingisal proved too strong
tor The efforts Of fanaticism, and the cardinal
'1easure of abolitiorism was defeated. Thus,
bill ofihis sort was lost 10 thr senate in 1850;
similar bill in 1852 passed the senate, but
was lost in the house. But from that tine The
adohonists have urged it with unBagging zeal;
aEd Ok L2st they have triumphed by crawling
3eto power under the mask OF know-nothiugjsm.
The bill passed both branches by heavy ma
loIIlrs, and went IN course 10 The governor
It's utterly impossible for any, not stultifird by
ianaticsm, to deny that il contains provisions Of
law exactly similar to those which tue Supreme
Court of the United States has pronounced null
and void: which are directly repugnant to the
constitution Of the United States and laws made
N pursuance Of it; and which if carried out,
inevitably involve conflict with the State and
federal authorities. In such a plain case the
governor could not do otherwise than exercise
tne veto power. To sign such bill would be
10 sign himself a violator Of his oath, and prove
himself false to the constitution.
The veto OF the governor states that he is un-
EIlilng 10 lead Massachusetts, into position
hostile to the harmony of the coniederacy, and
host'le TO the permanent Interests OF the Com
monwealtb. Well does he say that the stigma
ol an unconstitutional enactment can never be-
e1aced. Well might be invoke the soIemnitles
OF the oaths which the members had taken, in
behalf ofthe rights, and the honor, and the in
3egHty OF Massachusetts,.
The appeal fell without effect on the fanati-
cal body 10 which it was addressed. What car
ed the aooltionists that composed it 'sfor our
common parent, the United States?'' What
cared they for the decisions of the Supreme
court What cared they for the facts stated
oy the governor, that both the attorney general
and all the supreme justices of this State united
10 pronounce their bill, in clear and unmistaka-
o'r language, at war with the Constitution of
,'e'r countTy2 They m-ant tobe disloyal to the
laws and the constitution. They desired 10 ar
ray The State government against the general
government; and the greater the array of opin-
ION winch the governor could rake up in sup
port OF the view that the personal---very. bill
would do this, the stronger was the argument
"'a them for holding on to ii They made