The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-09-04
WEETE0T.

! brought loTlh -nOt tue F." RIDICULOUS mouse
we read oE--but an inflated political bul-frog
pufed up with the wind of his own arrogance
t-aad egotism, and able to croak for two mortal
hours on the dead, abstract, settled question OF
g Slavery David Wimot, the great Ajax
Telemon, the Jupiter Tonans, of Abolitionism
in Pennsylvania, paid bis promised visit to Bed
ford onTuesday last and spoke to quite a respect
able audience in front Of the Court House on
the evening of the same day. The people as
sembled to hear him had met in the Court Room,
but not crowdng it so densely as the Demo
cratic Meeting the evening previous, the "aFtfal
dodger" who acted as 'schiel cook and plate
cleaner" in the organization of the meeting,
deemed it necessary in order TO hide The paucity
of his Black Republican sympahisers, to trans
fer the audience III front of the Court House.
He the ''dodger'') said that he had got him
self into 'sqoan-da-ry" Tin which we agreed
with him entirely and that, therefore, he
would trouble the meeting to help him out by
asking them to 90 out themselves where they
could scatter about and spread over the Public
Square al kbifum. After every body had rub
bed bis eyes the twentieth time to see whether
the 'animal'' would not soon be exhibited, the
''dodger" introduced TO TIE meeting, the "Hon
David Wlmot,' for whom be bespoke re-
spectful bearing, Well, the huge carcass of
David loomed up--his well rounded paunch
protru4ed and every eye rested with admirrtion
upon the rotundity of his ':CoI poration''--b
no cheer greeted him as he rose, no shout went
up for him such as should welcome the appear
ance Of man beloved by his fvllows-all was
still and motioness-the crowd even seemed 10
shrink back-for they felt that they were com
ing in contact with mau who is notorious as
a 5laSphemer, political mountebank and a trif-
ler with the Preudices and passions OF the hu-
man heart. David spoke for nearly two hours,
but his remaks fell dead from his lips, elcting
no applause whatever save when be made some
obscene allusion totally unworthy the dignity of
man asking the suffrages of the people for the
high office to which he aspres. The staple of
his entire address was aboIitionism. friend
informs US that be mentioned the word ''SlqUe
ry," $50 times, the wo-d ''Kansqs," 80 times,
the personal pronoun, "L," 200 times. the word
''dirt,' 20 times The fact is if these words
were subtracted from his speech there would be
a nett balance of-empty tunddle-Among 9th
er things David said that he had been misreprc-
sented, that he was called an aboIitionist which
he was not. A short time after he had said
this, he proclaimed that afhe interests Of
siavery and freedom hare come IN direct con-
tact, md one or tie other must giue wayl'-
Now, what did he mean by this save and ex
cept that slavery must be ertended, or abolish
ed, and therefore, as he preends 10 be anti-slave-
ry in his sentiments, must ne not, OF necessity,
rank with those who are in favor Of It's abol-
tion7 We submit this question for the solution
Of bis pimps and ':second fddles'' who will, /
doubtless 20 about from place to place, and try
to make unsuspecting people believe that be is
no aboltionist. David also wanted the Demo /
cratic party 10 point their finger to any act, or
Of opinion, of his, that was wrong. !
Well, inasmuch as he is 50 anxious to have his I
faults pointed out. we will accommodate him
and charge-Phat David Wilmot is an agta-
tor ola dead and buried issue--that he is trying
The raise the slavery question which the people /
otthe Union disposed Of last Fall, and that ne
IS doing so in order to excite the people 50 that
he can obtain their votes. That 10 doing this be
IS guilty of the most shameful charlatanism that
ever dragged manhood down from its true dig
nifty. That he is reckless of the real interests
2fthe Commonwealth, and that it has been char
yed upon him and he has never denied If that I