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Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-06-05
BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE.

occurrence. If any one, weary OF Brigham
Young's despotism, attempts to leave the
Territory, he is despoiled Of his property.
That Nas the case with Mr.. Hockadag, a
merchant, who is now here.
The American portion of the population
are prepared foi an insulrection against
Brigham Youne's rule, bui they are not
willing, BY feeble movement, TO hazard
their own lives and property. Brigham
Young is in power. He is the legal exec
utive officer of the Territory, under federal
appointment. He has an army under COM
mand, which embraces tie active military
force of the territory. But, if the Uui-
ted States government would give them
(,he Amercans) absolute protection, ard se-
cure them in their lives and property against
the vindictive revenge of Brigham Young
and his followers, they would very gladly
| aid the United States in efecting civil and
/ political revelation, and in bringing the Ter
ritory under the restraint of civil govern
ment.
| The first thing for the federal government
to DO is, to supercede Brigham Young il
his ofice Of Governor. This they ought to
have done long age, before the state Of
things became SO bad. They are response
bic for the calamities which are to ensue
from their delay in appointing an Anti Nor
mon Governor. The moment Brigham
Young is stripped Of federal authority, he
will become partially paralyzed. lie must
then quietly submit to a less Of BIS despoiic
powers, or he must, backed By his army
resist the United States against Brigham.
and be and bis force viii be put down
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REMOVING Tue WIpows.--The prasan
Pos. Master General has no sympathy, il
seems, for the few widows Of deceased Post
Masters, whom be 10 ini in cfice, when he
assumed the duties of the Department evsr
which he presides. Out they must 60, no
matter how faithful and capable, to make
room for scme hungry applicant in the shape
of man, who has vote 10 cast on election
day. a short time since, Mrs. SAUPP, Posi-
Mistress at Bedford, Pa, was removed, and
John A. Mowry appointed TO Gil the vlcan-
cy. The husband Of Mrs. s., who deceased
a few years ago, d,l the President good SER
vice politically, whea the friends Of Mr..
DALLAS in Western Pennsylvania wers
about 10 take the wind out Of his sail Bnt
these acts of kindness were forgotton-the
widows "term Of efice had EXPIRED" ane
change was necessary. Tie Bedford
Gazette, a rampant Democratic paper, saws
ss1he ofice was well conducted, but -ottti1n
in Office being tue motto of the Democratic
party, she had to be removed. ;" THIS business
of removing q woman, with seven or eight
snail children, from petty post office, is
CERTAINLY not very creait4tlo 10 the bachelor
administration of Mr.. Buchanan = Dslato0rs
County Republican
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By telegraph from New Orleans we learn
the 6nal close Of Gen. Walkers flibuster-
ing exploits in Nicaragua. He had s'capit-
ulatedn to the commander of the United
States sloop-of-war St. Mary's, who carried
him and the remnant of his forces to Pana<
ma, whence they were transferrd to Aspin-
wall, and from there brought iu the steam
ship to New Orleans. The capitulation
was of course a mere ruse to escape the de-
struction not otherwise to be avoided, and
though, as the tclegraphic despatch men
tions, the Costa Ricans are not recognized
in the document, their agency in bringing
it about is none the less patent TO the world
Il is TO be earnestly hoped the experience
gained in this Nicaraguaian raid will pre-
serve our country from the disgrace Of COM
plicits in such unlawful enterprises in the
future.
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TIIE GAzErTE,S HONESTY.

The Bedford Gazette is in the weekly
habit Of paraaing before the public extracts
from some of the most ridiculous rawlings Of
a set of disunion Abolitionists, that were
ever uttered-and attempts to palm them
off, as the ''True Republican Platform. "
New, We are no Rcpubiican, but an out and
cut American, and We deem il nothing more
than right, to a large and powerful party,
with whom we are at present united, for the
success Of common state ticket, to deny
the Whole batch Of talsehoods Neither
Foss, OF Brown, or Garrett, or Douglass, or
any Of their co-laborers, ever were Kepub-
leans. They go in fer freeing the negro
everywhere, though it should result IN Dis
union. They are on par with that class
OF Southern I.ocofoeo hotspurs, who, in case
they cannot procure all the territory South
Of Mason and Dickson's line to Slavery, down
TO the Isthmus of Darien, favor the same
means of accomplishing their purpose. dis
union! The Abolitionists, so far from be-
ing Republicans, oppose them more strong
ly than they DO the Locofocos, aud openly
profess the success of the Locofoco party
to the Republican party. The Republicans
are in favor Of keeping all the territory
that was made free by the Missouri Com
promise. free. They want the territory for
white men, not for negroes. The Locofocos
are in favor of making all the territories
in the Union Slave States! The Abolition
lists are in favor of making all Slaves free.
These are the principles of the three
parties, on the subject of Slavery, and any
sane man will see that tue Republican
doctrine is the best, safest and most
patriotic. The Gazette is in the constant
habit of peryerting the truth, and its at
tempt to place the sins of the Abolitionists
upon the Republicans, will fail, especially
as it is well known that they have no
principles in common, and the Abolitionists
prefer Locofocoismt to RePublicanisn, ecause
as they allege, the latter party, prevents
the success of their darling wishes, By
standing between the disunionists In both
sections of the country
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STRUCK BY LIGHTNfNG.--Last week,
Mr.. Christian Spies, of Hopewell Town
ship, with three daughters, were in the field
planting corn. thunder storm arose.
aud they all sought protection under q
large tree, when they were struck by light
ming. One of the daughters was Instantly
killed, and the father and other daughters
we're insensible for some time afterwards.
They are now doing we'll. Mr.. Spies has
the sympathy of the whole community in
his bereavement.
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ducsd to this-that the American party will
never be 10 the ascendant until they obtain
a majority Of the rotersa Does this seem
ridiculousl We intend it shall appear so.
Our object in the premises will appear
hereafter.
Let us now advance another step. When
Gen. Taylor was nominated for the Presiden-
ey-when every tongue pronounced his
praise when homcly lyrics, whose burihen
was the remarkable achievements at Palo
Alto, Resaca de ia Palma, Monterey ard
Buens Vista, were sounded and resounded
from vaIlies TO mountain heights, aud rurg
through the streets of all our cities-when
the cant phrase "0ld Rough aud Ready.
was the "open sesame to all hearts not
closed by loco bigotry and hermetrically
sealed against all patriotic impulses BY loco
foco despotic pressure-then, at that very
time, when Americans Of the old Native
American Party were perfectly wiling to
take General Taylor on trust as an Ameri-
can, without even verbal declaration on
the subject of Native Americanism. then,
yes then, locofoco emissaries strove hard 10
convince Native Americans that they should
have candidate of their own, but the lead
ing demagogues of that day soon felt the
popular pulse, and to save their money,
inasmuch as it was predestined that they
were 10 lose the Offices.
THUS, without formal pledges, the popu-
lar American judgement sanctioned the nom-
nations, aud the American popular heart
secured the election Of Johnston and Tay-
lor.
Then, when Gen. Scott was nominated,
the Locofocos did not think it worth their
willie TO lose labor or cxpend money in
hiring Hessians, pretending to be Native
Americans, TO oppose Gen. Scott because
be was Whig, although he was the reputed
au hor of the famous American document
concoeled at the Astor House, New York
no, they had, at that time, a more economical
way Of accomplishing their object--they
spread the report that Gen. Scott had placed
his daughters for their education in Roman
Catholic seminary, and while courting the
people of that Church, on one side of their
huge mouth, with the other they we're hurl>
ing anathcmas at General Scott for permit
ting his daughters to be educated under the
influences referred to. This was the
chicanery, the tergiyersarion of Loeofoco-
ism at that day. Now, these wiseacres are
trying the same game. They deDounce Mr..
Wilmot, whom erewhile they upheld as a
good Democrat, knowing that be has not
swervcd from the good old rules, doctrines,
ethics and tactics of pure Democracy, while
they have swung loose from all that is pure,
honest and of good report. 'rtey know
that sir. Wilmot is honestly endeavoriug to
carry out the views OF Jefferson and jackson
ana those other real Democrats, who, well
observing the old landmarks of Conservatism
stepped GU BY degrees until the platform Of
Americanisu is reached and mounted, as
Al this time ty them and David WiImot.-
It IS not surprising then that all the true
Americaus of Pennsylvania Will support Mr..
Wilmot.''
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AMERICAN GUBERNATORIAL
CANDIDATE.

We were informed yesterday that il is now
regarded as certain that Col. JOHN ". GEA-
RY, lale Governor of Kansas, viii be uon-
mated by the Lancaster Convention as the
American candidate for Governor. lie has
been consulted on the subject, and consents
to accept the nomination. 1t is stated fur
ther thar very large number OF dlsaffected
Democrats throughou. the State favor The
movement, and have expressed willingness
to support Col. GEAaY in preference to the
Democratic nominee Gen. PACKER, whom
they regard as an exceedingly "fsby" Dem
oerat, in many respects, he having on severa
occasions been instrumental in the defeat OF
regular party candidates IN his county aud
district, la addition to ssis, We learn that
the Liquor and Beer dealers will cencen-
trate their entire strength against Gen.
PACKER, in consequence of his advocacy
and support of Prohibi;ory Liquor Law
while member of the State Senate. IL
seems to be fixed fact, therefore, that We
are to have another triangular contest
and when the campaign fairly opens lively
time may De anticipated, - Harrisburg SEN
tiaei
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In the last Gazette, is an editorial article
under the head of''ihe ApportionmcEt Bill F"
from the pen of John Cessna. We will
give only one example of Johns statements,
in this article. lie says bedford and
Somerset, and Armstrong and Westmore-
gauu are aIulust the only double Hepresen-
tative Districts in the BILL" Now there
are eleven other double districts, and Bod
ford and Somerset and Armstrong and
Westmoreland, make thirteen altogether,
viz Lehigh and Carbon, . members, Wy
oming, Sullivan, Columbia and Montour, .
do, Lycoming and Clinton, 2 do, Union,
Snyder and Juniuta, . DO, Cumberland
and Perry, DO, Franklin and Fulton, 9
DO, Beaver and Lawrence, do, Mercer
and Vensngo, DO, Jefferson, and Clear
field, Elk and McKean, 2 do, Crawford
aud Warren, do, Potter aud Tioga, :
do, Bedford aud Somerset, , Co., Arm-
strong and Wcstmorelond, do, iu all, l3
double districts, electing u members, more
than one fourth Of the whole House. Doub-
lie districts in many eases cannot well be
avoided. The above quotation viii show
that John Cessna, ia his editorials in tie
Gazsfte, displays about as much truthful
ness as Bowman himself. The sentence
above is about on par with all Johns 9TH
er statements in the article 10 question:, aud
about as correct so far as truth aud veraci-
ty is concerned. The Land Pirate takes IL
hard, for he would like to go to the Senale
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1.-THE OLD WAR HORSE" /"


1t Is amusing to see with what relish the
SPIRIT publishes letter from that prince of
egotists, Hon. jasper e. brady. The ..friends
and admirers" of Brady in this latitude are
STEW and far between" aud il his influence
in other quarters is not greater tlaa it is
here, we have but little 10 fear from the
shake of his "lorg bony finger There is
one thug, however, in this letter, that we
are pleased to see, and that is, that Brady
has at last discovered that his is bat sspu
by opinion" when brought into contact With
other mems. When he was resident of
franklin County, he had presumption
enough to assume any position, and would
no more have hesitated to accept seat on
the Bench of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, or measured opinions with
Chief Justice TANEY, than he would have
to accept position in the Town Council
Of our BorougL. But as We grow older We
grow wiser, and it appears that Brady has
been instituting scrutinizing self-exaulina-
tion, ana has discovered that bis is but a
''puny opinion right Brady; sskuow
thyself.s 1t is never too lato TO learn
but we think you have manifested an uau-
suai amount of stupidity and want Of apt
ness, for you are just now learning what
our people knew long Chambsrsburg
Whig.
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Confession of gTnl. S0Hes-He Efn-
plica tes Henry Fife in the
w fafte Murder.

The DISPafch or yesterday paoiiSheo 4
confession of The notorious Blu Jones, inow
confined in the Jail of Washington county,l
which was made to fellow prisoner named
Hutehison, who reported the circumstance
to the Jailor, and one or two others.--
Hutchison was not believed, and an ex-
pedient was employed to oyerhear Jones, IN
his cell, while Hutchison was directed TO
induce him to recount his story at an op-
perfume moment, An artificial ear, fashioned
after the human ear, and admirably adapted
to magnify the fsintest whisper to audible
articulation, was procured, and SO arranged
that every word was distinctly heard through
an almost imperccptible aperture in the
wall.
Rutchison, at favorable moment alluded
10 the murder, and desired Jones to repeat
the particulars, which he did. The substance
OF which Is as follJws;
seThe Saturday prior TO the murder Of
White, March 2sth, ll;ill and bis wife Sarah
were at the house of Mr.. Fleming, in
Columbia, where they stayed that night,
and the next morning proceeded thence TO
the house of Bills father, near Dunniugs-
vile. Arriving there, he dispatched bis
brother Madison to Hickory, to tell Fife,
twho resided there with Charlotte Jones
till the 9Th Of April, according to her own
statement before Mayor Weayer,l That he
tBnl) would be there that night. In the
evening, about 8 o'clock, Bill left his
fathers and proceeded to Hickory, where
he arrived about / O'Clock in the morning
Fife and himself then started for Whites.
When they arrived there Monday morning.
March 30th) they spent sometime in ex-
aiming The premises. They did not then
intend to commit marler, but to rob White
of money which they had learned was IN the
house While near the house, they heard
foot steps and supposed ;hat White was
awake. They then went to the wood pile,
and Bill got the axe, aud entered the house.
White was in bed at the time, and Mrs. w.
seeing them, fad. Bill proceeded to the
bed room, and with his own hands com
nitted the murder, while Fife searched the
house for money. Bill stated to Hutchison
that he did not know whether Fife found
any money or not, as he had never had or
seen any taken at that time. Having COM
mitted the robbery and murder, they fed;
Fife returning to Hickory. Bill says that
James Williams had nothing to do with the
murder, and was not in the neighborhood
at The time Hacxonerates Levi Baldwin"
We give the above for what it is worth
remarkiag that Fife most earnestly and
emphatically denies all completely in the
murder of White. He says he never saw
Bill Joues until he reached his father S
house, near Dunningsville, after the White
tragedy. Charlotte, who was questioned
by the Jailor, yesterday, apart from Fife.
says the same thing and corroborates
Fife's statement that he Sept that night at
Ballon's in Bickory-Pitts. Union.
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4 GOOD SUGGESTION !

The Rev. Mr.. Spottswood preached a
sermon on SANDER on last Sunday night
The editor Of the Gazette suggests that i
should be framed and hung up in eyery
house, and we concur With him for once.
The conricted h6silsr Of the tiUing and
the dead, should have one hung up m hls
private chamber, and another over his edi-
torial table, to remind him of his past and
present offences, and to admonish him for
the future.
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eongratnlating our patrons on the prospect
of better opportunity FOR the examination
Of these questions than has ever before
presented itself, and at time too when it
Is importantfor every taxpayer TO under
stand Them
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IrNION CII,B. NO. /.

viii meet at tie Court House, on Satur-
day evening the 18th June, inst Several
addresses may be expected. Let our friends
from the Borough aud vicinity turn out in
goedly numbers.
June >, 1857.
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HIGH PRIoEs FOR SLAvEs.-The Milton
IN. C.l Chronicle says that the following
high prices were paid at Yanceyyille, last
Saturday for slaves
Milly. forty-nine years old and bed-ridaen,
81 200; Maria and swo small children, 3d.
sos; Mary aid two small children, S2,4o2
Sold on credit of six months.
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SCARLET FEyER.- We arc informed by
our friend, Mr.. Lewis A. Turner, of sever
al heart rending cases of very malignant
scarlet fever and sore throat in Juniats
Township, this county, IN the family of Mr..
Samuel Fritz. He has lost FIVE children
since the 2lst of May. Two were buried
OF last Monday, and one moro of the chill
dren is not expected to live. Mrs. Fritz
is also lying very i'll with the same COM
plant. The disease is confined only to the
family of Dir. Fritz.
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% Lloyd Garrison, and his band of era
zy abolitionlsts, met in convention in New
York, recently, and repeated their fanatcal
rawlings about the negroes. They we're par
ticularly severe on the Republican party,
asserting it to be the worst foe Of abolition,
iuasmuch as its object was to maintain the
Union in its purity and guarantee to every
State complete control over its domestic in
stitutlons. These abolition:sts and the Lo-
cofocos pull with remarkable uoanimity to-
wards the same point, osly at different ends
of the rope. The abolitionists can see 10
virtue in anything but abeliiionisn; the Lo-
cofocos can see nc merit in any policy that
does not conccde entire dominion to slavery.
Either OF these persisted in, would undoubt-
edly lead 10 an estrangenent Of our people
and dissolution of tbs Union The abo-
litionis;s say the Republicans are as much
In favor Of slavery as the Locofocos; the
Loeofocos say they are as great abolitionists
as the abolitionists themselves. Truth says,
the Republican party occupies the gold
mean, being neither 10 favor of the aboli-
tion of slavery ror the abolition Of freedom
willing to concede to slave States the
right to keep their slaves; but determined
to secure to free territory the inestimahie
boon of Liberty.-Lebunon Courier.
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SEVEN AT A BIRrH.-late news from Mex
leo brings the very important itens that on
the 20sh ult., Mexican woman Of the cap
ital was delivered Of sepsn male e'siidrea at
one birth
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THE New CENr.-Mr. A. B. cramer
has the credit Of introducing The new cent
into circulation in this community He or
dered on scveral hundred. They are a
pretty coin, and Will sunn drive The cid
cents out Of circulation.
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We hope our friends throughout the
townships will 90 to work and organize
Union Clubs. II is time 20 commence the
campaign in earnest. Our prospects in the
County are checring-all We now want Is
organization.
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The NATIONAL HOTEL SIcKsEss.-The
journals in all sections Of the country are
discussing the strange sickness Of the
National Hotel. The majority incline to
the opinion that il was case of poisoning
A Utica corr espondent of the New York
Times, in alludiag 10 the prevalent suspicion
Of an attempt to poison President Buchanan
remarks:
"Happy for our reputation, have it in
my power to dispreye this charge Of an at
tempt to poison the President elect, based
upon the assumption that the disease first
made its appearance upon his arrival at
Washington Iseaehed that city on Saturday
the 2ith of January. / went Immediately
to the National Hotel Within twenty-four
hours after my arrival was taken sick, and
had all the symptoms that others are said
to have bad who were taken down sub
sequeRtiY with that disease. And it wa.
not until four weeks had elapsed that was
out OF the hands of physician.
1.-THE day after | was attacked, another
gentleman Of this city was taken i'll 10 the
same way, and almost Immediately after.
wards, tue member of Congress from this
district was Frustrated with it, and is not
yet able 10 leave his house. These are ali
| clear eases of that disease. and ust Mr.
Buchanan did rot reach Washington until
tie nsrt ,Cssk, on Tuesday evening, after
my arrival. This shows conclusigeIy tina:
the disease appeared before his appearance
there. These facts the public ougLtto un-
derstand that unjust surmises may be
avoided in future, and our fair reputation
in this respect be preserved"
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EENTnILoQUIsM AND SLEIGnT OF HAND.
We attended, on Monday and Tuesday
nights, the performances Of the Messrs.
Sharp. The entertainment was creditable.
We never heard anything to come up to
the remarkable singing of one Of the gen.
tlemen, 1t appeared to come from the
lungs, and several parts Of a tune were
sung at the same time BY him. This alone
is fully worth the prico Of admission.
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Rev GEoGRE GUYER, is the new Presi-
ding Elder in place of Rev. }. A. Collins.
deed for this District. He is said to be
an eloquent man.
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sThe Union of lakes-the Union of iinds,
The Union of States none can sever
The Union Of hearts, and the Union Of hands,
Aud the Aag Of eur Union ioreverl' u
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foundry and Machine yyorxs

mn pfopfietorh nov prepared 10 erseuts e,s,,
variety OF machinery ii slofi notice N''''
horse power; knginss, Lsthe- ptane,s q A, vi@
and all descIlPtonso OF mill wort als9 solehrs
In the west for the manutseura 81 Ns(ordi. .n,,'
sreuoh horse fvMsfi saffhef sas giatA Ior The oar
pose Intended. We would tryiie the attention \,
pafte req airing shnttng 30 thef djustsbs Hsaeo
and seifuiing Boxes, superior 10 any thing Ia NJ.
Feruculaf attention Will be PAID 10 Z sp pairing M
chinery, and prompt attention given 10 all orders :
We propos' tosteeats cur work IN The best mama,
and AJAX POI uelrsqnirng machinery or repairing Ia
Asor US win autr orders. Casting OF ali slDds ~
Piled 10 oraNr. ~
Works on Third street, oppesito the Csuaa}.
bufytbg gronnd. bAsehpatiAag II dwu