The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-09-26
Wilson Reilly

| ~ This able and eloquent Democrat has made
troops Of friends wherever his powerful voice has
been raised in vndlcaon oil the Constitution and the
Union. He possesses the elements of popularity 10
! greater degree, perhaps, than any gentleman III
! Franklin county. To every instance in which Mr.
Reilly has been before the people OF his native coun-
/ " for any office, he has handsomely led his party
/ ticket. This is proud testimonial TO hfs worth.
Some ten or twelve years ago. he was twice pla-
! ced in nomination for the Legislature by the Demo-
! cracy, contrary 10 his wishes and incinaiions,
when the Wing majority ranged from seven to elsht
/ hundred. The first time he was opposed by Mf.
Pumroy. his preseut opponent for Congress and the
/ second time by Mr.. Pumroys nephew. Mr.. Reilly
was depated, on both occasions, by barely one hum
dred majority thus running about 600 ahead of his
| ticket.
| Il is falsely alleged that Mr.. PumGoy, who aspires
/ to Congress- defeated Mr.. Reilly iE the Legislative
combat. But this allegation is untrue in every par
4 ticnlar, FOR THEY WERE BOTH DEFEATED!
Thc result OF that election proves, Ineoniestbly,
that Mr.. Reilly was a much stronger and more po-
! pular man than Mr.. Pumrov. In Whig county,
which gave 500 majority against his party, Mr.. X.
came within 100 votes Of an election, and Mr.. Pom
!, roy was defeated by neatly the same number OF
y9tes -
er of the democratic party for Congress ~ this Dis
! trict. Where, Them the ''green spot with her
/ 500 maiorityi Why, his opponent, Mr.. Robson,
came out OF Franklin with little over 100 MAORI
I ty! And how did the nth Congressional District
/ do2 With clear majority OF 1900 against the DE-
morratc party, ii only gave about 200 against Mr..
Reilly; which he will trlampbanly overcome in the
! present contest.
Mr.. Reilly is every where popular, and deservedly
so. He is seif-made man. the architect OF his own
! fortune, having begun the business Of life me-
rhanic, and ranks with the first Lawyers in the
Commonwealth. Possessing all these virtues and
qualities, he Is still poor man, owing 10 the tact
that he is blessed with large and interesting fami-
/ y whose support and education requires all the
means acquired by his profession.
Without money without friends, and with nothing
bnt nuconqueTabie determination 10 be MAN,
he has struggled through the vicissitudes of cold
world. uniii he has reached proud emincnce, both
in the political aud legal world The youth OF A
nerica should emulate his example. The Fathers OF
America will re member him at the ballot-box.
1t might naturally be supposed that thus dis
tHsuished by all the marks that Indicate the per-
( feet gentleman, would escape the malevoience oil
personal scurEility Bnt NOT in Bedford. The or
gan of the Abtionists here has assaed him with
the viIesi epthes and nuendoes that depraved hearts
are capable of invenrng--and even his lovely 6augh-
/ ter, girl who is the idol OF the town i'll which she
lives-sweet, amable, aceompli-hed-has been the
object OF attack by these unprnclpled party leaders,
attack which is thus hurled back by the the Wig
and Transcript, the organ of opponents in Cham
/ bersburg:
cit is with the utmost regret that we are obliged
TO denounce the outrage committed al the expense OF
| WILSON REILLY and his FAMILY, and al the eX-
pense OF common proprey and decency by the editor
OF the Bedford INQUIRER in his last issue. No one IS
more zeaonsy opposed to the election OF Mr. Reilly
! than zee; but opposition shall be conducted
upon honorable grounds, and under circumstances
and BY personal provocation cond be induced
INTO gross abuse of the feelings Of genfty en-
tertaned by the humblest grade OF civilized society,
as that perpetrated by orr misguided contemporary,
and which we are compelled TO stigmatise as not on
/ Iy violation Of deicacy, but slaTng example
! OF BLACkGUARDlSM.''