The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-12-12

with corruption and charged with moral d-g,b J,
Mr. Butts declares that Mr.. Watts, sa,n,a, a-u
''charged with moral death and freigbted with
ruption.' '0f-
10 The Harrisburg Telegraph goes for H..
Jordan, Of Bedford, Tor Speaker Of the sera,s
such man in these diggings, we believe.
the Telegraph don't know the names Of i.
men! S'a'
congratqtafory Visit 10 the President Ei,,,
By the Students Of Franklin and .,h,,1,g
College.
Gg- On Friday Of last week The student. :, H..
College, numbering one hundred, accom- 'a
by The Presiden; and Faculty and fine Band II IS.
sic, paid their respeffs to Hi. Exeellencv AVE
BUCHANAN, at WtsearlaTe where a bieLIy 49,.
estins interview took place Mr. Buchanan =,
been the President Of the Board of Trustees Of n.
College since their organization in January 80
and has always felt deep interest inrs prosna,;,,.
and aiken an active part in lis affairs was ,A.,.
fore very natural that the Students should feel 4.
sire to tender 10 him their warm consrat6i,,ioa.
This was the FIST time in the history o. our co..
Try that the President OF the Board Of any coirar.
was visited by lis Students TO congratulate hin, =
bis election 10 the highest Office in the gi(t Of f,s.
people. When, in s53, Mr.. BrcnASAN was eIec,.I
President Of this College, oppoprnts ;eeaagl,
said ''as he cond not be elected President of the r.
nned States, he was determined 10 be President of
sornethiug!'
Mr. WN. A. DCScAy, of Pa, on behalf Of the
Students. addres sed Mr.. Buchanan, substantially as
follows:
MIR. WILLIAM A. DUNCAN, oil Casbiown,
Pa, delivered the coEgrat0atory address. H.
,aid he appeared before his ExcelIrHcv. the
President eject Of the United States, to give ex-
preston, in behalf OF his fellow students there
assembled, to their sentiments, in view Of the
peculiar relation which they SUSTAINED to him
as President OF the Board of Trustees OF thrjr
beloved Alma Mater. They canir not as Dem
ocrats, flushed With success, 10 shout in oud
huzzas the triumph of party; nor did they
come as the vaaquishrd opposition to express
any dissent from the result Of the late campaign:
but they came, happily, as members Of college
= most OF them as Prnnsylvanians-a all oftIeln
as children Of this mighty and glorious Rppub-
hc-wiih warm young hearts, 10 extend TO tim
their hrart-frlt congratulations.
They felt honored, he said, in knowing that
fheir principal officer bad been selrcled as the
pilot 10 guide cur ''nobe ship of statr'' through
all the vicissitudes that may encompass her.
All fears which might have darkly gathered.
were now dispeled-thrir hopes Were buoyaut
-as they now heard the weikn ringing with
joyful appreciation at his election 10 the chief
magistracy Of the Union. They loved their
couutry-thry loved her instiiutions-her gov-
ernment and her rulcrS-thrY loved the gori-
Gus Union The States, and reioiced in their
prosperity; bat they especially rejoiced now,
when they saw in the President eject both the
tavorie son Of the keystone State and the
warm patron Of the arts and ScisnCpS; aud they
would bail the time when that tayortt S0a-
the nations thoicr-ShalI TAKE the rrins OF gov
eminent and watch over our national inter-
eStS
Most willingly will they place in his hands
our rights and sacred liberties: and II, per-
chance. continued MIR. DuNcAN, the dark clouds
OF difficulty lower, and the political iTmarnrnt
grow black, and angry storms arise, they would
not fear, but confidently rpposr their trust, un-
der God, in the skill and experience Of our na-
tional mariner. Their hearts beat with honest
pride when, from the lofty tower ofihrlr Coi-
lege, they could view the residence of The Pre-
silent of their Board OF Trustees and the most
distinguished Statesman of Pennsylvania; but
what must now be their qualification "hrn,
from that enfoencr, they can not only view
the residence of the distinguished Statesman,
but even that of the President OF the United
States.
lG conclusion, Mr.. DuNcAN eloquent!y and
with earnest feeling, wished the subject OF ms
remarks PROLONGED life of usrflilneSs-a sue
ceSSfal, peaceful, honorable and blessed admin
lStra'on-that our great nation might rtIolce
IN his wise and pairrnal direction OF IFS alanS
that hp might live TO retire from othce wlth
the benedictons Of GoD and man to cheer his
declining years, and that the shades ef time
might ever fail lightly over his honored had
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