Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-08-15

game Of deception, attempted to be played
in Bedford county
THE 40 Cent? ISLANDER.
$1,000 REWARD
Win be paid Immediately by the undersigned
Democratic County Committee ST Bedford
County, TO any person or persons who win show,
by clear ami satisfactory proof, such as would
ise received IN a Court OF Justice that JAMES
RueHASAs, in any speech, letter, public or pri-
'fateipster written or printed document or social
Se.nVe-sa.sea. ever advocated or favored the
&Sctrine that the standard of American wig. S al
Labor shohId be fixed at ten cents per day.
This charge has been often and recklessly mlt le
10y tie enemies Of the Democratic Party. 1t Ia !
been as oflen met and answered.. but neither lrgr-
nent nor selt-respcct have been sufficient to
stop the mouth Of vile SANDER.
The charge CONES with an III grace from
large portion df oNr opponents, who are strug-
Cling To free mere thar three millions of negroes
and scatter them among us, to compete with tile
working and dnboring population Of the ceun-
try. 1t as Faade ~ an unfortunate time for our
adyersaries Every person knows that the
wages of ;aber never commanded higher price
noT greater and surer reward than at his tisne,
and every person knows that this result has
been brought about by the doctrines aud policy
of the Democratic party under the lead of J ks.
BrcHaSAS, and the other great Statesman who
:
State
sxe trast that eur a,lversaries will Immediately
claim the reward, ar exhibit sucha regard for
truth in the future, as viii prevent the repeti-
Lion of this infamous and unfonnded charge.
JOHN CESSNA.
Nm. p SCHELL,
J. W. TATE,
W.M. HALL,
G.. II. SPANG,
il. D. BEEGLE,
). STArLER,
County Commiiie.
Bedford, July Is, 1856.
We give the above as specimen of the
contemplate tricks and quibbles rosorted to
by the Loco Focos, to deceive aud mislead
the public in regard to Mr.. Buchanan S low
wages speech. 1t will be noticed that this
Bedford Committee offers u reward for the
poof of that which nobody charges Alr.
Buchanan with. They offer a $1,000 re-
ward for proof that he has advocated OF
favored tue doctrine that the standard oi
wages should be fired at tea cents a day.
Now, it So happens, and these Bedford
folks we'll know it. that the charge made
against Mr.. buchanan, and tue proof ot
which is at hanG, Is that he made speech
in favor Of reducing the standard OF the
price of labor in this country to that of the
hard-money currency Of Europe. This was
his speech, which, ii carried out, would have
reduced the wages of labor in this country
to about ten cents day. The Bedford
qnibble is therefore simply knavlsh trick
to deceive, aud very silly and stupid one
at that, for two Ex Speakers Of the Penn
sylyania House of Representatives to attempt
to play. They must have poor opinion oi
the Intelligence Of the people of Bedford
county, or they would not attempt so clumsy
c game to deceive and hunbug them.
The card published By the Bedford lea
ders Is virtual admission that Dir. Bueh-
auan did advocate the reduction of the
wages of american laborers, and though ht
did not fix the price at ten cents day, tha
oaly could be the honest Interpretation o
lis speech. That he nude suca speech We
have already shown, but the proof bears re-
publication. Here it IS
Extracts from the Speech Of Mr.. Buctan
m, in tie q. S. Senate, January I'D
1910.
ssl4et me now recur to the proposition
with which commenced; and repeat thai
do not pretend mathematical accafeney
in the illustration which | shall present
The United States carry on trade witl
Germany and France; the former u hart
money country, and the latter approaching
II 20 nearly as 10 have no bank notes in cir
gulatton under the denomination OF hy'
hundred francs, or nearly one hundre'
dollars. On the contrary, the Y. States i
emphztieaily paper money country nay
ing eight hundred banks OF issue: az y . .
them emitting notes nf denomlilst,' ~.
low as i've dollars, and most Of sno dol Jnl
two and tlArec dollar notes. a,,i,. af thoso
lar of gold and silver i1fa i1fa,,r sse .na some
otuhs' ms 'ae5 tfff6 ffg6 as ten, and even fifteen
soIfars Of paper. This produces vast but
ever changing expansion of the currency;
aud cousequent increase of the prices Of
all articles, the valpe of which is NOT regn-
lated by the foreign demand, above the
prices Of similar articles in Germany aud
France. At particular stages of our ex-
pansions, wemight, with justice, apply the
principle, which have stated, 10 our trade
With these countries, aud assert that, from
the great redundancy Of our currency, ar
'icles are manufactured in France and Ger
many for ene-half OF their actual cost in
this country. Let inc present an example.
@fa Germany, where the currency Is purely
inetaiie, and tie cost Of everything is KEDUC-
70 % hard money standard, piece of broad
10th ear he manufactured for iify dollars; the
manufacture of which, in our country from lie
eAeiltSlen of piper currency would cost one
hif-'rsl dollars. T'te foFsigH French and
'ieF'e q in nseuf-eturs ifnFaits filis ci1f't inFp