The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-09-12


The true friends Of Fillmore and the "Republican''
party, such union be effected The two
parties can never, II they mean 10 carry out their
different political views, concentrate their strength
Oh common candidate. 1t is a pItiful absurdity
10 suppose that they Truly, they can do so, If
the two parties agree that the stronger shall dictate
principles 10 The weaker. And that, indeed, now
the groundwork upon which it is proposed 10 huld
up union of the two factions in Penns lvania--
II Mr.. Fillmore receives votes in the State,
than Mr. Fremont the for the latter is ais,
10 br gwen TO the first. But if Mr.. Fremont has
majority over Mr.. Fillmore then he Mr. Fremont
IS Likewise 10 receive the votes intended for Mr..
Fiiln ore. hat is 10 say that depends altogether
on the event OF your party being the stronger wheth
you for peace and nationality tor blood,hpd
and sectlOnalism! The ticket formed by such a fu-
sion no honest vot-. II an insult 10 your
manhness--it IS an outrage your OF propre-
ty--to ask you 10 vote such ticket Aou igno-
rant whether You are casting your sulIagrs Tor
tavoitr, or for his foe. You 90 to the polls blind
toldedyou give your voice for Somebody, but
your soul from perd!tion. you cannot tell for whom.
Mo- IN voting tina; ticket, yon bow yourselves 10 d
de,polisn, which, sooner, later, if allowed TO mark
out your rule OF conduct will crush your liber
tles with the very chains il IS soilly tastrn-
ing upon you. When you say thai your prime pies
shall be such as the stronger party NAV dictate, you
say, practically, that might makss-right aud when
you say haf, YOU declare that absolute nonsrchy
that the autocracy oi Russia-is form OF govern
Hieht preferable 10 our own-the popular, or demo
cratic
cannot, therefore, vote this s'uuion, Electoral
Ticket - and as, according he American Press,
II Is useless 10 vote p"ye Ticket for Mr.. Ftiuore,
aud as wish 10 did IN eecting candidate who
iertatns the same political notions. Nj. Fillmore,
have made my choice, as herein before stated
True II Is that Mr. buchanan differs with Mr.. Fill
more on MINOR questions, but these have all been
merged aud lost sight OF, in the mpIatun OF the
great and dangerous issue, which IS now agitating
fitsr
the Kansas difficulties. In regard the settlement
OF this question, Messrs, Buchanan and Fillmore,
stand upon the same platform. Both recognize the
Constitution the rule OF their political faith both
declare themselves IL favor OF allowing the legally
qnallhed voters o. Kansas when II shall have the
population requisite for admission into the Union
10 make their own laws and statutory regulations,
So far as they shall be consistent with the Consiiu-
ton OF the United States. Both equally hostile
- lauatlclSm and dts union, and the great object
which each has in view Is the restoration of prace
and order 10 Kansas, and the renewal oi The kind
feeling which once existed between the North and
South, but wb.ch has been turned luto bitterness
and bate by th- useless and uuprovoked agitation OF
designing and unprlrciplrd men.
| cannot vote for. Mr. Fremont for many reasons.
Laying aside all objections 10 him Catholic,
{" hch anI convinced he s) and forgetting Tor the
moment that II Is very doubtful whether IT can be
established that he i native o. the United States,
there IS exception Which :rn,t be taken To his
claims for the Office which he a-pires and which
lone, in ny opinion, is sufficient to every true
iIend OF his country TO turn from and condemn him.
lie IS the candidate of party which under the hyp-
ocfilca gaIb Of making Kansas free state. aims at
purposes the most dangerous 10 our weil-being,
people. Uuder this pretence il makes war of
words upon the South, which will eventually result
in war OF swords. in this disguise, il raises funds
and purchases arms, 10 carry out designs, which
need not the spirit and intent, but only the overt act
10 make them treason of the backest dye. Can any
one, therefore, who loves peace rather than wal
internal peace rather than fraterual striie-can any
one who has the goud OF his country al heart, and
who desires to see her hills and valleys watered
ly by the sweet rain of heaven and not by the blood
OF ms own brothers-can such one look 10 me 10
cast Ny vote with frelRg OF Indifference, or in such
a manner might promote the election Of this can
Observation-Disclosures of Disunion and Civil war
Can the citizens of Somerset County allow their soil
10 be made the seat of the bloody contest which
must and viii come, Il the so.caiiPd ''kepublIcan"
party Is suffered 20 carry out is utents aud purpo
ses ], for myself, say, no thousand times, No!
1t Is our duty 10 ourselves, TO common country,
and TO postprty, TO put down this bickerng and strife
between the North and the South. To ourselves,
because we, being situated In close proximity 10 the
Slave Staes would he made to bear in the event Of
dj>union and civil var the dresI OF all their curses;
TO oar country, for her general safety ard properity
10 poSirrliy, that we may not Withhold from II the
boon Which Our foreiathrrS brFueathed 10 This
can be accomplished only BY riectHg Miliard Fill
more or james Buchanan; to Tie Presidency of the
Untrd States. As the formers friends have al
ready declared his election imposslhility, we
mnst fall upon the latter our last and only hope IN
the crisis that Is oyerhaugiuG We can do
thls as faithful believers in the creed OF lay and
Webster, the first %! whom declared ii his purpose TO
leave the Wing party whenever il became sectional.
as the ''Rrpubiican" party j., and the last of
" HON, we'll know, ShraHk with shudder of
fear from the contempt lion OF the consequences Of
dIsunon. We do this, and proud to do il,
by merely observing he paterna injunction Of WASH
iugton in his Farewell Address--..Totbe c5cscy ona
Permaar"cg of VsHr Union, Il SorerHmeRt for Tie
WHOLE Is ,19iypensilis-'' B. +. MEYERS
Somerset Pa. Aug. %. 1856.