The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-01-23
THEIR EXCUSE!

I-The Abolitionsts try 10 excuse themselves for
their support Of Gen. Cameron, by 5asely and mali
ciousy charging upon Col. FoavEY all the crimes in
the calendar OF vice. and then crying out that Il was
a 'scboce Of euiis, ;" and they the least-r 9th
words, that they compelled 10 choose be-
tween Forney and Cameron. Now, mark how
plain tale viii upset their position. Suppose, for
the sake OF argument merely, You admit that Col.
Torney is all that his meauest enemies charge upon
him, did that Justify the opposition the Democra-
cy IA taking a man hon their entire party had de-
nouncea, TWO wears ago, as eft representative oil
nothing good, and 1t exPoneat OF 70 honorable
princiPe''-as one who bad procured his nomination
in caucus by the .scohesive power Of PLUMBER"
and s.by Wholesale PRIVATE BRIBERY 2''-Cne
whom JORDAN and y other <. y. members OF The
Legislature had solemaly declared they could not
vote TOR without ..violan2 their oaths and throwing
away their seIf-respect?' They say they haa TO
choose between the two persons named Is this
true Can any honest man OF any party say SO p
When Gen. FosTEE and his friends declared
publicly, that they would not support the regular
nominee, this rendered the election Of Nc. forney
utterly impossible. The opposition then had the
power, the first vote, have elected Gen. FosrEE,
whom they all now exu't over man who would
have done honor to the trust, but they had deter
mined, long 10 advance, 10 elect 10 body but Gamer
on, whether through disposition TO ao right or by
the 'scohesve power OF plunder and wholesale gri-
Bri5ery," personally applied, is for the people
TO determine for themselves. Gen. Foster must feel
highly comrimented with the sympathiex expressed
for him by the rotten sheets Of Abolitonlsm, whilst
their party IN the Legislature took Cameron over his
bea hay fuil IN hay No
matter who the Democrats hau nominated, the
result would have been the same If the Abolition
members OF the Senate and House had possessed
spark of patriotism political honesty, how beauti
tuy they could bave exhibited the fact TO the world,
By saying the eight friends OF Foster -''Now',
the Democracy have clear majority on joint ballot,
and entitled to elect the Senator, if you will name
an urexcep,ionable man, qualified by nature and ed
ueation for the place, will 90 with you and elect
him." Or, had they even named man Of high
al character and capacity in their own party, and
called upon the friends Of Foster 10 join them in
lectng an opponent Of Mr.. Buchanan, they would
have manifested some respect for common deeency
but things stand, every honest citizen viii brand
them as having prejerc6 Cameron to any other man
in the State. There is 10 escape.
Uy- Fr. 5ordan < Co. make extracts from She Ga
zette, written some SIX yearsago to show the opin-
ion entertained OF Gen. Cameron at mat time,
and give this as incontroyertble evidence that he is
the Of all others tat should have beea selected
for the post Of Senator. But this won't answer.
Wthina much shorter period, some men who stood
at the very head OF the highest circles in the coun-
trv paying the penalty of their bad conduct
by incarceration in the Pententiary. What man
six years ago. aud what he Is now is altogether
a different state of affairs. All men must have a
starting yoint in degradation, ard we are willing 10
let Gen. Cameron commence with the address pub
lished by 2S Know Nothing members Of the Lesisa-
ture in their official capacity, and which we trans
lerred to the columns OF the Gazette in issue of
last week. We are free TO acknowledge that en-
tertained feelings Of friendship for Gen. c., not
withstandng his gcany short comings, up 10 the time
he took the fearful K. n oaths and, when be ad-
drd 10 this enormity all the acendiary principles of
Black Repubicanism, as contained in letter writ
ten by him, and which rather Unexpectedly found It's
way the public, felt bound in honor to turn a
way from hitn as unworthy the confidence OF re-
spect of any man protesting to be a Democrat and
particularly So he made solemn professions Of de-
voton 10 The Democratic party at the very time he
was IN secret collision with the dash-i4Htrrn order
Such tssracefuI conduct the part OF one seeking
to represent the people of Pennsylvania in the Senate
Of the United States, could only be tolerated by men
reekiaG with ae poilutous OF the age, and anxious
10 parake OF Feasts sucA as the Buzzards oaly en-
joy.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY MEETING.