The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-10-24
THE RESULT.

Three days ago, the united opposition forces
Of Fillmore Americans, Johnston Americans,
Free SollerS and AboiItioniStS We're confident OF
carrying the Fusion State Ticket by majority
of twenty thousand Every possible element OF
hostility TO the Democratic party was engaged
in the contest Money was lavished proiuSely.
portion of the German press was enlisted in
the cause, for the purpose OF sednclng adopted
citizens into the support of candidates who bad
sworn TO prescribe them. Pamphlets were
circulated, appealing 10 Catholics 10 support The
inIquitouS combination in some localities and
in other localities speeches and presses denoun-
ced Popery in the oft repeated Know Nothing
vulgaritv OF 1854. But, discordant as were
the elements, they for day suspended their
fury against each other, and gave it all full vent
against the Democracy. All with one accord
voted The fusion ticket throughout the State,
ard all alike contributed tiTe, money and labor
IN the desperate attempt 10 overthrow the
Democratic party. Every inch OF ground in
the State was fought as ii had never been fought
before. 1t was literally flooded with Sum
ner'S speeches and the Massachusetts, Senator
was kept on the mountains TO excite sympathy,
while lying reports were circulated about his
critical condition. A dozen speakers were
brought from Kansas to scatter over the State
their wholesale tabrcations All the aid that
The emlgrant societies ever gave the Territory
was amply repaid by the returned emigrants.-
In every township in the State the spectacle Of
bleeding Kansas was held up before attentive
crowds, by pretended eye witnesses OF border
ourages. Bu: New York bIed as well as Kan
sas, and money was literally supplied to pay
speakers and deiray the other expenses Of the
attempt to revolutionize Pennsylvania. The
press Of The opposition, which was numerically
strong, was made still stronger by bribery, and
journals under the guiSr OF neutra lIty took up
the cry of the disunon fanatics and pGbllshed as
true every manufactured runor ofthe sutierngS
OF tree State men in the west.
Formidable as these Efforts appeared, they
were rendered still more fearful by the notori-
ous fact, that some ministers of the gospel for
got their sacred calling, and deseerated the pull
pit by eXhorting their congregations IN terms
that could not be misunderstood, to vote with
the opponents OF the present administration,
and that Of the Democratic party. Never in
the history of that party has there been such
seemingly powerful combination aFrayed against
il. Never was resort made to such eXtraordl-
nary eXertions as have been made 10 defeat
James Buchanan, the statesman, the pure
minded patriot and benevolent man, in his ma
tive State
Against these desperate against these
combinations OF tanatical iactions-aganSt the
union of seetiona!iSm and religious intolerance
against the reckless Vaccinations of political
trickstrrs, there Was still something TO sustain
the cause which was ,hus So desperately assall-
ed. With firm reliance in the omnipotence
Of truth, our forces took the field. We wish
our limits would permit us 10 notice in detail
the names Of the gallant orators from other
States who kindly volunteered TO aid the Dem
ocrats Of Pennsylvania in their struggle. But
the result is not 70 BE- attributed TO them alone.
we had thousands of active working men in
the State who, each in bis own ward or town
ship, rendered efficient service. We had hun
dredS of speakers on our own soil who gave up
for time their business and their private inter-
ests, 10 take an active part in The defence of
the constitution against the dlsunion elements
which threatened it, There was high-toned
Democratic press that never ceased lis efforts in
behalf ofthe Union, the truth, and the right
But, more than ALL there was among the honest
conservative MASSES of the people deeply
seated veneraton for the institutions " hieh our
fathers founSed, and consciousness Of the dan
ger which, threatened the country from the in
sane efforts Of sectional patty. The result