The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-10-24


have led you away from the doctrines OF your
leader. / am free 10 admit that be is good
man that | admire and respect him. 60 fur
ther--I believe that the country would be safe
under his administration. But the Fillmore
mrn must not be led away from their own
ground--from their own principles, and those
Of their leader, by designing politicians, uuless
they wish 10 have the long finger OF scorn point
ed at them.
| came here to-day TO speak to two classes Of
people. The Buchanan men are all right. |
cannot touch them, or stir them, and j want to
do neither, because they are right. IGreat APP
pauSe One Of the classes TO which | wished
10 talk was the Fillmore men, to whom | have
talked, because they were at one time like me,
Old Wings. But there is another class in this
county OF Lancaster to which came here to
talk Now, do you men of Lancaster suppose,
because live away off in Kentucky, that | did
not know this farmer people ?-these men who
raise cattle and grow grain--tbese men who
stood SO honestly and faithfully by my father
Immense applause.l | have known you and
/ feel at home in your midst. it is to these
Old Wings wish to appeal to these men who
stood by my father through thick and thin even
against the man Of their own county-the
statesman of fWheatland, and who gave bin and
his party thousands and thousands of majority
is il not strange TO you that the son Of Henry
Clay comes here and mplores you BY the rnrin-
ores OF his father, by the love you bear your
wives and childreB, and BY your own happy
tiresides 10 support the man Of Whratiand.-
lApplauSe.l 1t may appear extraordinary, but
| am marching in the strict line of my dmy.-
no party but we have Union 10 save which
is above all parties. Renewed appIause.l
take up the game where my father left it. Did
he not leave off with the Compromise measures
of 1880? Did he not die with the harness on I?
Did he not die a Senator The last DAYS of
his lie devoted to the Union above all parties.
And do you think would dare to come here
this day to make the appeal do for Buchanan,
unless believed had his Sanctionl tlmmense
applause.l Do you not think If was a hard
thing for me TO tear passion and prejudice from
my heart and lay them sacrifice upon the al
tar Of my country? 1t was hard. But passion
and prejudice are bad things in themselves, but
they are ten times worse when they stand in
the way OF duty to our country. When al last
| knew | had the patriotism TO make the sacri-
fee, looked back and found encouragement.
1t was as though man were pattlng mr on the
back and saying, ''go on, boy, you are doing
right" bad sren my father standing side by
side with the democratic leadeis- all freeing
themselves from party trammeiS, and embark
ing, aS he expressed it, IN The same OMNIBUS in
which there were neither AbolIiIoniStS nor
nullfers, but Wings and Democrats, who had
by common consent come together for the sal
walton of the Union. And are you Wings a
fraid to do now what was done then! tCries
of no, and cheers. What have you to look to
unless you take this couTSe2 Do we not all
struggle for union and against disunion? Ger
taiuly we do, and we should reflect on the fact
that there are extreme men in both sections,
who by their violence may force US to do what,
upon sober reflection, we would not do for our
lives if we could avoid it. We are one people
with one history, which is crowded with recoi-
lectlons of gallant and glorious deeds. The
bones of an uncle of mine lay upon the bloody
field of the RaiSin, and the field of Buena Eis-
ia was watered by the blood of brother. A
gentleman now on the stand assisted me to
bring home bis remains for Sepulture.
These are my memories, and they are with
me far above all platforms. They are above
Kansas Nebraska Bills; they are above any
thing except the Union. They gave their
lives, they gave their fortunes, and they would
have given every thing but honor for their
country. That sacrafce Of honor they Were
never called upon TO make. They gave their
lives, patriots as they We're, and they believed
that it was sweet and proper to die for their
country.
Fellow WHIGS appeal to you to lay aside
your passion and prejudice as have done.
appeal TO You all to join heart and hand with
me TO save this Union. [Cres Of we will do il!
and cheers for the Union and for Clay.
Now you do not like our southern institution
of slavery. That is right enough for you, and
if | lived amongst you / would not only not
own slave, bat would not have NEGRO a
mongst us. Bot we have them in our midst
and we cannot help it. We appeal to yon 10
let us stay where we are until Providence in
his wisdom shall send that we too may say
there no slaves amongst US.
thank you kindly for the attention with
which you have listened 10 me. tCres Of go
on.)
My voice is not strong enough for further
speaking, and you must excuse me. If could
speak TO you III trumpet tones, would tell you
preserve the Union and the Constitution. ]
have done
MIR. Clay retired amid shower of boquets,
and the almost deafening plaudits Of the crowd
ed assemblage.
A Live Snake in a Live Han.
A gentleman, whose name we did not learn,