Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-12-05
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OK Roast I'm SeheIlSburg.

stolnachs with the bread and beef prepared
for them, on Tuesday last--their fare being
spread in an open field some distance from
the town--the rain fell in such coplous
quantities as nearly to wash out oil the VI
;ality in such visaged fellows as Bowman of
the Gazette, and do good service for
good many of the democracy from the
hooks and corners of the country, whose
outer persons at least bad not experienced
sufieieney of water for some moLt tbs
But they were faithful. They came to eat
and did eat while it lasted, though 1t apers
water-soaked bread and rae beef
In regard to this perfect 6zzle, We will
no. have much to say IN description of it,
as demonstration Of the Border Rufians
Of this place, as they individually and col
Iectively, themselves, are heartily ashamed
of the whole affair; but few words in re-
gard to the spirit in which it was gotten up,
conducted, &c.
First, then, when these allies Of Southern
niggcr drivers concluded to make display
and invite all the wop.en and children
across this end Of the county TO it, through
the cold and rain, they should have had
manly deeency enough TO give sufficient
| money to feed all they invited here, and not
be subjected to the reproacb of these sim
pie and honest hearted country folks, for
letting them 60 home hungry. We know of
number of women who got nothing to eat,
and heard of some men remarking that they
were invited here to partake Of feast pre-
pared for them, but when here, they we're
asked te give, (probabiy as much as any Of
the dcnghfaces in Schellsburg gave) money
10 defray the expense of half-spread ta-
bic. This is all certainly shameful, but
in perfect keeping with Schellsburg Bor-
der Rufians, in their connection with the
whole affair. They are all SO much ashamed
Of he matter, that it is impossible to get
man among them to acknowledge that he in
any way encouraged it. Who then got it
up, aud what were their objects Certain
~ some of tie worthies of the crew ercour-
agedlt Our impression is, if the party in
Schellsburg are jubilant over political vic
tory, entirely Southern, they had better
been otherwise eugagsd-a victory that no
one in his senses pretends to claim as be-
ing brought about by preponderance Of
northern feeling and sentiment on the
contrary, victory brought about upon SEN
tirnena snitins precisely the ultra nfgger
rropagandists Of the South, and a split in
the north dividing the opposition. We say
if the allies North are really jubilant over
this victory, they are the most contemplate
doughfaces that could disgrace northern
soil. The truth must be that they are
ashamed of the support given to their can
didate in the North, and know that except
for division in the North, Of the same SEN
timent on different candidates, they must
have been defeated. From these consider
ations it would appear hardly natural that
these "doughies'' are pleased at the result
of the late election. We conclude, howev-
er, that Office seekers are pleased, lof whom
there are NOT few in Schellsburg, and 9th
er Border Rufians got up this OK roast, the
objects of both perhaps being selfish. 1t
was more or less, to taunt the opposition.
This is proven from the fact that they suf-
fered their invited guests to 90 home hun
CRY, and spent fully as much N time, labor
and money, on their transparencies, as they
did for bread. Look at the spirit that pre-
vailed. II is stated, by DR.. Mullin himself,
whom they hired to 6x up and paint part of
their transparancies, that he intended to
charge them ten dollars, whereas, when
they came to settle with him they put him
off With five, thus virtually cheating the
DR.. out of half bis hard earned money
Fifteen dollars would have been poor paw
for the amount of labor the DIR. performed.
1t would be well TO state, by the way, the
reason DIR. Mullen, good Fillmore man,
was engaged 10 this business. 1t was per-
haps, because the Dr. Is genius in his way,
and the Rufians wanted the part he per-
formed done up with taste. Three extra
dollars were given to two young worthless,
of the distinct Border Rafian species, for
some two or three weeks services, that
should have been expended for bread and
beef
OF the appearance of these fellows in pro-
cession, with their torches, &o., we will have
little to say, for it was decidedly the SLIM
NEST affair that ever presented itself in the
rain, fog and muddy street for exhibition.
Some Of the opposition tried hard to distin-
guish some caricatures, and although we
we're close to them, 1t was impossible. We
supposed one of the figures was intended TO
represent the editor of the Inquirer, but
the pith of it we cannot tell, for We defy
mortal to tell or read any lettering that
might have been on them. A perfect fail
ure, aud we'll the few rowaies Of the Bor-