The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-12-26
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he defes Bowman any body else 10 support the
assertion.o We make assertions by random,
and always stand ready maintain any charges CON
tanned in our columns, when called upon to do so.
We will take Francis himself as ali exempllfea-
lion Of the truth OF this charge he being the official
agent Of the party in this county who went 50
faras TO ask honorable 10 support his profisae
political views, although against their own judgment,
simply matter of favor 10 him, the said Francis!
Now, Francis has not denied, and viii not deny,
that be took solemn OATH, on the Holy Bible, in
asecret place, in which he obligated himselffo sup
port the dark conspiracy banded together ard doing
business under the name and firm Of KNOW -NOTn- +
INGs. This organization made positive aid di-
rect war upon every oil foreign birihor acknow-
ledsiag the Catholic religion, matter even ihough
be should b. the descendant Of sgner OF the deca
ration Of independence, or man who had immortal
ized himself in defence of the Stars and Stripes OF
his adopted country. The good and bad were to be
stricken down alke Tie main leature Of the orga-
| mzation to degrade and disgrace white men OF
foreign birth, by denying them the right to either
hold office, fact generally known TO ad-
nit Of The shadow Of doubt. So far was this feeling
manifested, that oreigner< twomen and children in
cIuded,) shot down in the streets of Cneinna-
all their Maker intended them ror. For year,
tthey in danger OF assassination if they dared
10 open their mouths on political subject.
Not only So Gentlemen OF high standing in the
ranks of black repnblicanism, who were known 10
give utteranee the real sentiments Of their party,
publicly advocated the right Of The negro to vote and
TO hold Office, the very time that systematic ec-
fort making to deny to bite men the same pri-
u n 10
preaeuce OF Rev Mr.. Benedict and a number OF 9th
er persons, gave utteIance to these sentiments in
sehellsburg last summer, and Prephecied that the
day was pot distant when the negro and the white
man would meet upon a common platform; that the
negro was better calculated 10 understand sys
tenn OF Government than the hordes of literate
foreigners ushered TO our shores here, then, is the
published declaration, by the highest authority, tha:
they considered negroes better than white men, if
stained with lie crime Of having been born auo:h-
part OF the Creators do,ninions.
But further. Mr.. JOHN KING, of HopeyeII .yho
represented the ''Amerieans" in the State Couyen-
ton which nominated the FILLMORE electoral tick /
ct, declared the Of Bedford, tia. he would
rather see Fred. DOUGLAS, coal-black NEGRO, I
elected President than James Buchanan. lie iustih-
eda Republican Convention in Indiana in calling a
NEGRO to act as Vice President at one OF their
meetings-and argued generally in defence of the
common rights of the negro. Mr.. VIM. Hartley
present and heard this conversation. Otter men
high up in the ranks said the same thing, and the
whole party yelled ''ANY THING TO beat Euctan-
an.''
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