The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-07-25

come convert to Professionalism 10 good faith,
in order to win the American vote, bot there IS
record of RomaniSn, in the most solemn act
of his life, and it cannot be got over or got un-
der: it cannot be tied down or covered up, and
we, as journalists, bat do our duty 10 publishing
truths, no matter how much abuse may follow"
An OVERWHELMING ARGUMENT.
We have rarely read anywhere SO powerful
ar analysis OF the dilemma in which the con-
joined tanaticisms of know-nothingsn and abo-
ItioniSIn have been placed, now that they
have formally come together in support of FREE
mont, than the following. Ii is portion Of
the naserly speech of Hon. VIM. Bigler, sena-
tor from Pennsylvania. delivered in IndePen-
dence Square on the 4th of July, 1886. He
certainly has presented, in condensed and
striking form, truthfuLand convincing picture
of the contradictory and suicidal position Of the
Allivd army. We call upon the adopted citi-
gen particularly 10 mark the point made by
/ Governor Biser:
''But I wish you to look at the JOINT or com
hned enemy ior a moment. No one has failed
+ notice the efforts which are being made to
fing about fusion hetween the republicans
ad know-nothingS in tie North. The first
d1incideuce is, that the New y ork know-noh-
iag convention aud the Philadelphia i3lacl-re-
publican convention both nominated MIR. FREE
mont for President. Then, again, they have
united at different points State and local otfi-
GERS. Ia Pennsylvania, for instance, they have
but one ticket and here they have acted to-
gFthrr byfore, and may do 50 again. They did
80 in 1854 and in 1888, and have determined
10 do 50 at the coming October election. This
work is the easier for the reason that, with d
Ew honorable exceptions, the know-nohings
are bIack-rrpubIicans Dissimliar as are their
purposes, they will unite, il it be necessary, 10
SECURE otncp and spoils. The examples we
hayt in this State should satisfy us on this point.
Now let MS bring them in luxtaposllion, and
sthdy the whole picture. The aboiItonsis
oigS repu5hcaaS arr agitated to distraction abort
The hardships Of the African slave: they are
devoted to his iutrrests-are determined 10 sew
er his chains, and to elevate him in the scale Of
noial and political being. This is their faith
eCsa5i Is prescribe aiF foreign-born ana Cath-
olc cillzrns from civil Office, and thus degrade
large class OF white citizens They are not
ior the African, but they against the Irish
man and the German, the Frenchman and the
Welshman, SC. 1t is perceived, then, that the
success ofrepn5licanism is the triumph of the
colored race, whilst the triumph OF know-Eoth-
ingism is The signal for the proSlraion Of large
class OF white citizens. Now, | can hardly see
how this business can be managed on Joint &C
count. us practical workings present sad diff
cuhies. The negroes and the foreigners can
never stand on the same platform. Fremont
lteircted, Will be bali epublican and half
ki0wnothiug, for he will be the embodiment
/ oithe views Of all his friends. Then, how
w5nd he meet his obligations Would he put
+ tle negroes up and the foreigners down. or rice
CgSH Either horn of the dilemma would be
distressing. The most reasonable solution is,
that, as the republicans and kuow-nothings had
tiuui,hrd on Joint account, he would divide
hs iavors. H would redeem bis obligations to
be republicans BY going in for the colored race,
nd, in like manner, hr would redeem hjs faith
0 the kuow-nothings by prescribing all foreign
ltorn and Catholic citizens from Office. I see
10 other reasonable version. But there are 9TH
+r phases of this fusion which find it difficult
10 solve. FOR nstaace, | cannot understand
how those aboilioniSS whose SympatbieS have
been so excited ior the African, and for his pro-
"
Gan 50 readily fraternize with a party whose
hvowed purpose is 10 prescribe white citizens,
and degrade them to condition but Iitile above
that of blacks. had supposed that when the
benisnani feeling Of benpvolence got possession
of the human heart, ii ouId be broad enough
to cover the white as we'll as the black race
A nd then, again, how can the republicans, with
any show OF sincerity, drnounce the repeal OF
the Missouri line because Of their reverence Tor
compacts and good faith, and then make com
mon cause with q midnight dynasty, whose
aeowrd purpose is 10 break compactS, 10 disre-
gard the constitution and laws, and violate the
faith OF our fathers. for the purpose of subvert-
ing rights and privileges conferred upon the
ioreign-bora and Catholic citizens These are
things which do not understand nor do be-
lieve that v hen Solomon said lherp is nothing
new under the sua' be had any reference to a
fusion like this.
"But what is almost as incredible is. that. in
the face Of this startling picture, some OF the
publican presses have the bodnesS TO claim the
German VOTE for Mr.. Fremont aud if II be true
that scoming events cast their shadows before,
we may lool; out for another edition OF the
farce Of 1852, with the foreign-born citizens on
the stage. But the attempt cannot rise above Il
farce. Surely our naturaized ci;izrns are not
TO be deceived again, as they most surely will
be ifthey rely upon any protection bu; tha: fur
niShed by the constitution and the laws and a
democratic administration"
SHOCKING MURDER OF YouNG LADY.--A
letter in the New York Tribune, dated Erie
county, Pennsylvania, July s, relates the fol-
lowing tragedy growing oui of love affair;
"a man by the name Of Hayt had for some