The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-08-01
LeGleF Of WEE. EgigscE.
Inconsistency Of the Republicans Tie Game
Erposed.

Erposed.
WAsHlNGToN CRY, D. c., July 10, 1856.
Gentlemen ! am much graiiird that you
have elected me an honorary member Of the
Allegheny Democratic Club; for there never
has been period in my life, when Democratic
identity was more in accordance with my feel
ings and Judgment, nor any when that party
occupied nobler position, nor where It's hi
umph was more essential 10 the rights Of the
people, the peace, progress and general welfare
of the nation.
Know Nothingism and sectional Republican,
ism (what frightful namps) enbodv thr elements
of opposition. The former resting IFS basis on
the doctrine that birthplace and religions belief
should be tests for civil Office seeks 10 degrade
large class Of white citizens by taking from
them the enjoy ympnt Of rights conferred hy the
constitution and laws; the latter, seeking It's
justification in an indefinite sentimenialisn1, wa
ges a war of extrrminaiion against tGe local in
sttution Of slavery found in some Of the States,
practice at variance with the spirit of the con-
siiution and PrejudiciaI 10 the perpetuty Of lis
benign blessings
As for the first Of these have but little 10
say. Slightly exposed TO the light OF day, and
the reflections from the sun of liberty, civil and
religious, it has brcome-aShamed of its own de-
iormitrs largely deSPisrd BY those whom it
has cheated, i is rapidly sinking into Impenr-
trablr oblivion, to be numbered amongst the OBJ
Soleteschemes. invented by the wicked and srli
fish, to subvert the pure principles Of our re-
publican government. lis dupes should be for
given, but lis designing authors should be made
TO realize that they have earned shame and
remorse as tenacious as the poisoned shirt Of
NesuS.
The Other branch is also on the decay. The
seeds of It's dissolution were sown the other day
by It's advocates in Congress. The new issue
they have made will be- fatal or ] am no Judge
OF future events, even when their shadows are
cast before. For months they have been eHga-
ged in painting pictures Of the sad state Of soce-
ty in Kansas they have spoken OF thu terrltori-
al government as one Of tyranny: denounced
It's local laws as odouS and oppressive, and its
officers as imbrcile and corrupt have bewailed
the preparation Of the crimes Of arson and
murder, and all the consequences OF anarchy
aud confusion. They have overdrawn a pic
ture which all have felt was bad enough. and
which all have regretted quite as much as the
Republican leaders. The remedy they urged
was The prompt admission Of Kansas as a State,
or the reptal Of the odious laws and the ruriG-
cation and protection Of the elective franchise.
And you viii find that every Republican SeHa-
tor voted against these things when the pTcpo-
Siion was fairly before him. They voted a.
ganst Mr. Toombs' bill and therefore against
the prompt admission Of KansaS-against the
repeal Of the unconstitutional laws which sub
vert the liberty Of speech, and make fidelity 70
The fugitive slave law a test for Office, and to
perpptnate the Territorial government, Of which
thev have complained SO much. know that it
viii bp said, in reply, that they did this be-
cause they were in favor of the Topeka Con-
stiSution, but that dodge will not answer. in
the Senate, they had tried ;he Topeka scheme,
and it had been rejected by a vote of three TO
one, sealing IFS fate Enthusiastically; and then
when the Senate bill stood, not as against the
Topeka Constitution, but as against the present
Territorial government, they continued 10 resist
and vote against it. With what show OF con-
siStpncy then, do their friends pretend that they
are for peace in Kansas that they and they on
lv seek relief for the people OF that Terrific
ry. On every principle of construction, they
are responsible for the last vote just as 1t stands
IF they could not get the Tefeka Constitution,
as statesmen and patriots, they were bound to do
the next bfst thing. If not able TO do ali the
good they would, to do all they could. Such
is Just constructon-anv other plea Is fac
tionaI. The Topeka Constitution made in pur-
suance Of no law, bat in derogation of all the
laws and in defiance of the government and ITS
authorities, sanctioned in an informal mode, by
only portion of the people, some seven nun
dred in number, a meagre minority, OF those
then in The Territory, had been rejected. They
urged a measure thus unauthorized and unfair,
at the very moment they complained most OF
the lawless authorities in the Territory. The
first objection TO the Senate bill was that the
territorial laws restrained opposition to sla-
very, and, therefore, the free state party had
no chance. That was met by an amendment
repeating all such laws. Next that the Free
State men had been driven out they were an
swered by provision giving all such an opPoF-
tunity, up to October, to return and participate
in making the constitution. Then, again, lhat
the penalties were not sufficient. These were