Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-10-17
A. Sighf far Rnehananites.

We saw scene ia the Union Depot yes
ierday morning that. we tbink, preached a
more powerful sermon than all the elo-
guence of The stump or the Senate has yet
produced. Seated along the wall, on a
bench, was 4 family Of thirseen,--the fil-
iher, mother aud eleven children, weary,
dirty, destitute and wretehed beyo all par
allel in this prosperous. city At one end
was a full grown boy of sixteen, without .
shirt, his skin blue with cold, exposed, ex-
eept where scanty garments Of thin and
coarse linea covered It. He had been sick,
ana was wrapped in coarse coserlet.--
Near him sata young woman, sister, with
bes husband She was bare headed, and
barely covered with rags ilat had moi
touched water, apparently, sinee they were
made. 4 pale and puny BABY lay in her
arms, Three 9r four little boys sas next
wan looking creatures, as white as their lit
lie wool hats, except where tie dirt gave an
appearance Of health 10 tic fesh
They were ragged aud shiyering with
cold, bpt they did'nt speak, nor cry, 50 Ut
fsrly unlike Ike cheerfuluess and yiyaciiy OF
Ioys were their silence ard qpiegae, that
it made cues heart ache to sec t'sea. Cue
of then. once passed his hand aaressihgfy
ever the face Of The little baby which lay
notionless in It's nlaahef's lap, but there
was ne smile or elin,tner Of affection ia his
pale face. The mother was haze BEADED
anwashed, and pale. as we're all .see family.
She, Ike her daggssr5er, nuEsei lfs;le, sick
, :, euili that lay noiseless. but staring with
is round eyes at the crowd Of pitying SPEC
tators. \ son, dressed, or rather updres-
ssd, ike all the rest, sat in the middle ,shiy-
ering with . chill. He wrirhed from side
TO side, and groaped sometimes, out never
spoke. Tic father, a man apparently
iorty-fye years, had wrap: 2 small quilt
about his shoulders, and either under The
cheering inhaenee Of SO much greater warmth
tl:au the r.st epjoyed, or because lie felt Il
Incumbent on INN rs rhe iead rf tire fas,riiy )
vas The only one that spoke while We were
within heasing. He had been driven from
Kansss, he saii, bY the Buchanan men, as
SO many other poer settlers had been, and
ribbed of every dollar he has. in the world.
! His cattle had been stolen by Bafora s
! thieves, and he expelled fson the Territory
because lie would not take arms against the
traitor LGe, as the Sentinel calls him.
He moved frem near Lexington, Kentucky.
aud his name was Richie They had no
property no money, no provisions, no madi.
aincs, though several Of item were sick, al
most DO cie;hes. s. f9Fiorn and wrctched
a family ne nevor saw, and hey were made
50 by tho Infamous seoundrels WHOM, tie
Administration hired as Kansas Militia, te
execute the Kansas Laws. They were one
Of The productions Of Democratic policy.
The spectators contributed literally to
hep them Or their road to Lexington. Mr..
David Hayes Of the City police exerted
liaself most efficiently on their behalf, and
raised some ten or twelve dollars. Nearly
every man or boy who approached left some
contribution fer them. We saw sturdy
railroad Engineers aud fresncn empiying
their pocket books. neasboys gathering
their eopfers into convenient heap, kind
hearted citizens unroliing bills, Every
body seemed touched by their silent, uu-
complaining distress. Now and tlen we
could hear men saying, 'sThere is son,e-
thing for an old wbig to lock ai!' One lit
tie gentleman Of the Buchanan stripe para
ded up and down the depot with an indie-
nant strut, gruinb.ipg and culsins bitterly,
as be would hear some sturdy Frelnontet
say, "Come up here aud see .hat your par
~ in Kansas have done." 1t was quite a
scene-a.togetbef. Indianapolis Journal.