The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-11-27
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.

public loudly demand change in the system
OF our currency, the question frequently pre-
S"nts itself, to our mind, what can we expect OF
the next Legislature in answer to that demand !
Will the Democrats in that body stand up in the
tracks of their sires and speak ont for a Consti-
tutional cnrFencyl NiItthey initiate the ex-
ample ofJackson and profit by the advice OF
Washington? Will they show themselves true
10 the principles that have ever been inscribed
on the banners of the party-opposition to
corporations on the rights Of The peopteo If
they are men who care for the good of the peo-
pie, as well as of their party, they will do so.
If they are Democrats in heart-if they are a.
Dove the atmosphere of corrupt influences that
surrounds our State Capitol they will certain
ly do so.
The people will look with anxious eyes TO
the sttings Of the next Legislature. It is al
ready subject of grave and serious sppcua-
tion-whethpr or not majority of the mpm-
bers of that body will be open TO the seductive
become
notorious that, our legislatures have been vena
and corrupt TO the last degree. Therefore, the
Democratic Senators and Representatives at
Harrisburg, can, if they will, during the com
ing winter, do work that will reflect double
lustre upon their character-they can serve the
best interests Of their constituents, and wipe
from the escutcheon ofour Commonwealth, the
stain which bribery aud corruption, in past
years, bave marked upon it. There is bright
goal shining ahead of the Democrat who will
square his conduct, in the halls of Legislation,
by the full measure of an honest mans stature.
and who will boldly breast the internal streams
that ever flow from the Golfers Of banks and cor
porations Who will win that goal? Who
will be the good genius that, like Jackson of
old, will, against every shape of opposition 10
his course, step between the destroyer and his
victim?
1t is surely high time that our Legislative
bodies be purged Of the infamous outside mon-
ey and boring influences which have disgra-
ced them for number OF years. Where are
our boasted liberties, when AIammon is king?
Of what avail are republican institutions when
the voice of the Peopl- is lost amid the Jingle
OF doliarse The whole system of our beloved
government is an idle mockery, if there is no
restraint for the Judases in our law-makino AS
semblies, who are ever ready TO sell thu inter /
estS Of their countrymen for thirty pieces of Sill
yer. The Angean stables at Harrisburg must
5e cleaned. There will be honest and stout
hearted Democrats in the next Legislature, who /
will not be afraid to undertake the Job But
there will, also, be some, whose past life bears
witness that they love too we'll TO wailow in
the mud, TO lend their aid TO their honest and
manly brothers, or not 10 stand in their way
To these the Democratic press should raise its
voice OF warnlag. To these should BE- pro-
claimed in words that would scar themselves in /
their hearts forever, the doom of the traitor. 7
the outer darkness into which he will be cast.
where there shall be nothing but political,
''weeping and waiing and gnashing of teeth /
The question is, shall the people be fairly and
honestly represented in the merit Legislature,
or not! No Democrat will misrepresent his /
conStltutncy;-tor, as soon as it enters into his +
heart TO do that, he is no Democrat. But the
h. \. aud Abolition representatives, 20 bp true
TO the principle that holds their factions to-
gether--''the cohesive power of public plum
der"-are compelled to yield the interests Of
the many 10 those of the few, the good of the .
people to the aggrandlzement oil corporations /
What Democrat who has the blood of true De- !
mocracy coursing through his veins, can pros |
titnte himself, and join these unscrupulous, par-
chaseable politicians ia their devlish crusade a.
salast the rights and the happiness OF the peo-
pie whom they reprpsent2
The policy of the Democratic party in rela-
t'on to banks and corporations, is clearly de6n-
ed. fh# Democrat who, in the next Legisla- |
ture'proves, untrue TO that policy, will leave
HaTriburg with a taint on his garments that
wlllrender him odioes TO all true patriots for
evprs
W The newspapers in many parts of tbe
West say that emigration is NEARLY as heavy
this fall as it was last spring. The fall is deem.
I'd as good season for farmers or even aor;cnl-
tnral laborers 10 emgrate as the spring. Tn.
land can be broken aud fences built. and n,
iarm got ready generally ior operations in the
spring. way