Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-04-24

was tie ease with ',hri-rlatity, viii first
establish n~elt u 'ile 'girnf Awns, whence it
Will gradually -m.ai itself through the
neiehi,oriae country districts, iii the pagan
ism of Slavery fnally dies ont ~ did the
paganisa nf idoIatory. .-.E I Tribune.
State Debt 70 bc E!gaidated.
We liye il an age 81 progress and gi-
gantic foaneierins on tlle most approved
basis Of judicial morality and cnustitu-
iionai etl.oiogy. As an evidence Of ihis,
mqs tie Tins we learn from the Venan-
90 .Slar ,har j lsrge and enthusiastic meet
ing 81 the Democracy Of thar county was
I held at Rieesille faancd after the editor of
+ PenaSlUiapin, we presumed un Monday
of last week, for Tue purpose Of endorsing
the decision If the Suprcme Court in the
Drcd Sect casr. Eloquent speeches were
made, which are not reported. aud mast
| therefore, be lost to the world, bat james
T. Wood offered resolution '.that the
Black Republican party, By It's malignant
abuse of the venerable members OF the
Court, has shogn that lis real aim and OBJ
icct IS te subpert and destroy the very
1 foundations Of this glorious Republic,
and Col. Holland iumortaiized himself by
presenting another, that 'fhs Stafe Lsgis
iafure be requested TO inquire into the er-
pediencyof tiquidatiag The debt Of tas
State By the sale Of persons Of color nor
residing IN Pennsylvania The Star
tells US that Col. Holland, ia supporting
this resolution, said that although this prop
osi,ion might seem to be startling one,
yet little reflection would convince every
thiokiug man that the plan was not oaly
perfectly in accordance NTH The dscisiOa
Of tie United States SuPrens COnrf, but
was also perfectly feasible. He spoke al
considerable length. developing tie details
of the proposed plan. lis remarks were
listened TO with PROFOUND attention, and AZ
their conclusion the meeting adjourned
uutii the 9th instant, when Gnal action
will be taken on the resolu;ion. We shall
await fual action with some an&.e:y, Tut
il the meantime suggest to Col. Il. the
propriey of modifying his resolution. 50
that the surplus cash Shall 60 towards buy
Ing every white nan farm, and shonld 1t
j
fail short, let Us include in the sale ailoih-
er persons whose complexion Is ot the
'ournish livery oil the sun'--the white
slaves who have to work for their lviugs,
10 the great disgos, Of ,Ae South. We
see cheering signs of the speedy advent
Of 'lhe good iiiuo coming
JEFFERSON AND COL0RED CITI-
ZENS.
Tie Democracy have always protested 10
swear by Thomas Jefferson. jus, now.
however, some appear 20 differ iu reconci-
ling allegiance to The doctrines of Jefferson
with feaIty to those Of Tapey. Tue latter
gentleman alleges in his decision Of tue
Dred Scott ease, that the Statesmen OF the
revolution did not recognize the colared
man as ''possessing auy rights which white
men were bound to respect" Mr. Jefer-
sou, on tie contrary, asserted in the most
unniis;akable terms that they we're ''citi-
zens Of fae Ua,trd States.
During the administration of Mr. JeFsr-
sou, the British man Of war Leopard foyci-
bly, tnok from an American frigate, four
>eamen, claiming ibat they were deserters
from the British service. Tive of tue four
we're foreigners by birth. tue Others colored
men, natives OF Maryland In Mr. JefTer-
| sons proclamation, issued on the occasion,
is found the following passage:
"This enormity was without provocation
or justifabe cause, but was committed with
the avowed purpose OF taking BY force from,
a ship of war Of the United States part
Of her crow; and that no circumstance might
be wanting to mark its character, it had
been previously aseertaiued that the seameu
demanded were natioe citizens Of kie Uni
ted Stotes.'
But Mr, Jefferson goes even further than
Chancellor Kent, whose opinion on this sub
ject We gave few days since. In that pas
sage which has been so often repeated, that
almost every school boy knows it by heart,
he claims this dignity not only for the free
man of color, but also for the slave.
"With what execration, says be, "should
the statesman te loaded, who permitting
one ha!f ofths CITIZENS thus TO frampte on
The rights Of The other, iransplants those in-
to despots and these into enemies, DESTROYS
the morals Of the one and the amor patra of
tho other"
We say TO our Democratic friends, in all
candor, ye cannot follow Jefferson and Tan
Ay. If Jefferson be your leader follow him,
if Taney, follow him, and no longer ahalt
between two opinions. ."-Stsa.5enville Her