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Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-05-08

duciye to it, and contemporary furnishes it
IN the following statement. Mr.. Richard w.
Thompson, when III Congress, was strong
an;i-Slayery man, and made excellent
speeches In favor of the WilInot Proyiso.-
But last year aftertb Pierce administration
refused to pay his claim, be became an
intense "Uniou-sayeF,D and at moment
when il was almost certain that Indiana
would 90 for Fremont, he headed separate
FILLMORE movement, threw the FILLMORE
vote 10 favor of the Locofoco Stale ticket
at tue October election, and so secured The
electoral vote Of the State to Buchanan.-
The liquidation of his unfouuded S40,ocO
claim ut the Treasury, as soon as Buchanan
is warm in his seat, is his pay for that
service"
There are several features in this disrs-
putahlo affair, that stamp il as a much more
gross and base transaction than was the
Galphin matter. In the FIRST place, the
Galphin claim received the endorsement OF
a locofoco administration, tPolk's) the ad-
lninistratlon of Gen. TAYLOR merely paying
out the claim which had been passed upon
and approved by its predecessor; but the
Thompson claim was pronounced fraudulent
by every locofoco Office holder who ever ex-
auined it, during Pierce's administration,
and with the brand of fraud affixed 10 it,
was paid out by the Buchanan administra-
tion.
Again; the Thompson claim, beside being
fraudulent and plundering one, was paid
in remuneration of the services ofan apostate
to his party and his principles: and, finally,
if the charges brought against the TAYLOR
administration, in relation to the Galphin
claim we're true, and if the censure and abuse
so mercilessly bestowed upon it, for the al
lowance of that claim we're deserved, then
the promotion Of this man Clayton-the
:'chief of the Galphin corruptionis;s TO
the position which be now holds, should for
ever damn the present administration; for
the locofocos, themselves, with their poi
sonous vituperation of the TAYLOR admins
tration, stamped with infamy the character
of this man Clayton, and bis reinstatement
in The position, which according to theil
own showing he SO foully disgraced on Z
previous occasion, renders this Administra-
tion and its friends amenabla to tIlrcefolc
the censure they so unsparingly heaped upor
General Taylor's administration and The
Wbig party.-Somsrset Herald.
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BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE.

the Democrats from our State would then
vote for the bill. Il always seemed TO me
strange when the passage Of the bill was
certain that our men would not make sure
of all they could get. They however, were
pledged to the tariff of '42, aud it was ea-
sier TO stand by their pledges, than to ex-
plain to their constituents the reason for
departure from them, however good their
reasons may have been. was pledged to
modification Of the act of '42, and after
exbausiing every effort 10 secure the inter-
ests of our State, redeemed that pledge; de-
claring at the time did SO, that if the bill
depended on my vote, would without it
until larger measure of justice was metcd
out to cur State.
have given full and truthful history
Of my action on the tariff iu 1916, and of
feelings and motives that Influenced my con-
duct. The record will sustain the siale-
nent, in all matters where the record can
speak.
The Congressional Globe, or rather sap.
pendix," for 1916, must be iu the State Lii
brary, aud there you will find my speech
upon the subject. The latter part of it re-
lates to our own State interests.
You are of course to make such use of
this letter as you please. There is nothing
in it but what is true, and nothing that /
desire to keep from the public / Wish you
would preserve this letter, or copy of it,
so that there cannot hereafter be any dis
pute as TO its contents. hope it will sat
isfy all that am not now, aud never was
hostile to the interests of my native State.
Very truly yours.
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TIE METHODIST CHURCH RES0-
LUTIONS ON SLAVERY.

O@N Ola
The annual conference Of the New York
(Easn Methodist Episcopal Church, in ses-
sion for some days past 10 Brooklyn, has
taken strong ground on the slavery ques-
ton. The Committee on Slavery (majority
report) submitted the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we regard slavery as
great moral and social evil, violation of
the rights Of man, and opposed to the spir-
it and progress of the Christian religion.
Resolved, Tha, We viii use what infu-
ence we possess 10 prevent its extension in
10 regions and communities in which it does
not at present exist, and viii use all means
that may with propricty be used by Chris
ti4n ministers to effect its extirpation from
the world
The minority resolutions read:
Resolved, That We regard slavery as
great evil, threatening the peace and pros
peri.y Of this republic, the permanence Of
the Union, and the stability Of the govern
ment.
Resolved, That tho Methodist Episcopal
church has been FROM its commencement an
ti-slavery in spirit. both BY precept and ex-
ample.
Resolved, That the action had by the
late General Conference OF our church on
the questipa OF slavery furnishes US With
cause for gratitude aud thanksgiving 10 God
for favorable results to the church, giving
Ler peace and prosperity in her labors.
Resolved, That. while we arc opposed to-
slavery, aud have no sympathy with the IN.
stitutiou, at the same time we are equally
opposed TO the radical measures and reck-
less policy pursued by many Of the profess
sed friends Of the slave for bis enancipa-
ton, and that we have no sympathy what
ever with the re vol1tionary movements.
! Resolved, That al ministers of the gos-
| pei we will do what re can, not ineonsis-
tent with our calling, for the exlirpation Of
the great evil of slavery; and that whiio
We endeavor 10 break every yoke and let
the oppressed 60 free, we will pray fer the
master and slave, as we'll as for kings and
al others that are in authority, that we
may lead peaceable life in all godllness
and honesty.
The trief, explicit, no-conpronise AMI
! M quarter resolntinns of tho tnaiorifv yrpra
almost unanimously adopted.
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B. LAPORTE.
Montrose, Jan. %, 1855.
Truly Yours,

Montrose, Jan. %, 1855.
My Dear Slr-Your favor came to hand
LAST evening. ! do not think shall be at
Harrisburg The week vacation between
my Courts would be mostly occupied
in the journey, leaving me but little time
to make the acquaintance of the gentlemen
now assembled at the capitol. Again, if
no difficulties we're in the way, / am reluc-
tant to show myself at Harrisburg at this
time Not tina. am indifferent TO tie is
sue of the Senatorial election, but | do not
wish to appear as selfish and ambitious
aspirant for that place. have not, as you
we'll know, been eager for Senatorial honors
nor have l., in any way whatever, been in
strumental in making myself candidate.
The connection Of my name with the Office
of Senator is the result of the late signal
revolution in the politics in this State, and
of my my we'll known position ou one, at
least, of the important issues upon which
that revolution turned, and hot through any
vanity or scheming of my own. To visit
Harrisburg mt this time would subject me
to suspicion, and to the charge Of selfish
and sinister motives, which l wholly and
emphatically disclaim.
do not deny that should feel a per-
sonal pride in an election to one of the
highest and most honorable positions in the
Government; but do deny, that desire
the place for any selfish or personal ends
/ should hope, if elected, TO be of some
service to the country, and to the cause o.
sound principles. While | claim no en-
inent qualifications for the Office, DO, new
e-theless, believe that my election would
in some respects, be fortunate, especially so
in uniting and cementiug for future actor
the men who achieved the late signal gicto
ry in this State.
You say that the main objection urge:
against me arises out of az impression en-
iertained By many, that am unfriendiy t,
the great interests of our State. This il ;
total rnisapprehensiou Of my feelings aus
J position, and springs doubtless from ib'
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HANGING IN NORTH CAROLINA.

a correspondent of the Petersburg IVA J
ErpreSs, writing from Goldsboro', \. c.,
says
'Threc negroes-two likely young men
aud an old woman, the mother of twenty
children--were hung at Greenvile, Pitt
county, yesterday, for murder. From early
morn till noon every avenue leading in town
was crowded with persons, representing al.
ages. sexes, classes and conditions Of the
population in the county around about
About 9 O'Clock in the morning, steam
boat arrived from Washington, with some
five hundred passengers. The crowd was
estimated at ive thousand persons, Of which
at least one thousand were females"
To rs of the North, it seems strange that
our Southern friends should exhibit so NOR
bid desire to see the wind cboked out OF
such articles of trade and merchandise as
negroes. II we were the owner of a vicious
horse, ass or mule that had kicked the
brains cut OF frient, and we desired to
prevent a similar calamity to any other per-
son BY shooting it, it is very doubtful if a
single person would have so much curiosity
as to 90 to witness the death scene. Ac-
cording to the reeeut decision of tue Su-
preme Court in the DRIED Scorr case, land
which is sustained and lau2ed by the Lo.
cofoeo party,) 4 negro is not only not {
citizen, but be is not even man, and enti.
tied to no more protection or consideration
than brute. In the language Of one O
them, Judge GRIER,l ''if be met runa'
way negro on the highway, he would b'
justified iu arresting hun, the same as ht
wonld any other species of estray cattle
and il the owner failed TO claim him, he
Judge GR.ER, would appropriate him Il
his own use" This is Progressius Locofocc
Democracy! This is the Democracy OF thi
year of grace, Ammo Domini. 1857
| The correspondent of the Express coul,
not have heard Of this Supreme Cour
decision, for be states that the persons ex
ecuted were ''two likely young men and a
old ,comdn, the mother of twenty children.
He seems to have regarded them as human
If newspapers circulated more freely in th
South, be might have been enlightened b
this decision, and would have designate
them by the simple term of negroes. Thi
old negress was very profitable article [
farm stock-producing not less than frol
$4,000 to S25, 900 worth of .'likely" an
saleable merchandise. That beats OF
| Northern Agricultuists.
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DRIED sooTT IN TIE SENATE.

In the Senate Oh the 1st inst, Mr.. Jor-
dan from the Select Committee on that sub
jcct, reported with amendments, the reso-
lutious relative to the decision Of the Su
premc Court IN the Dred Scott case accom-
panied With written report; we;ch was
read.
Mr. Welsh, on the part of the minority of
the committee stated tha; the minority to-
tally ard entirely dissented from the ma
jority, and would present minority report
in day or ;wo.
Mr.. Crab5 moved that the consideration
Ct the report and resolutions be postponed
dor the present, and that, IN connection with
the report of the minority, they be printed.
lie had listened to the reading OF the report
with great pleasure, and regarded it us the
ab!est document Of the kind he had ever
heard read. He desired it postponed for
TIE presnt, for the purpose of giving the mi
noriiy an opportunity of refufing its argu-
nents, if they could, and having the two
reports published together.
Tue following are the resolutions attach
cd to the majority report:
Resolped. That the opinion of the Supreme
Court, in the case of Dred Scott Us. John
i. A. Sanford announces principles in pal
patle opposition TO the judicial and legisa-
tive history of the Uuiou, and il violation
OF the plain provisions of the Constitution of
tie United States.
Resolved That said opinion, except on the
question of Jurisdiction, being delivered in
case over which the Court admitted it had
no jurisdiction, may be justly regarded as
obIer dicta, coram non jadice, and iuopera-
tive as law.
Resolved, That the FIVE Judges who con-
cured in said opinion, made wanton at
tack on The sovereignty Of the free States
IN ;snpotent attempt TO nullify the establish
ed laws Of the country, and by extra judicial
ac.ion caused an unnecessary excitement in
she public mind on the subject of slavery,
sud thereby fortified that confidence aud
aespect due 10 their exalted station.
FRANCIS JORDAN,
j. N. HARRIS.
L. D. GAZZAM.
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The DEMOCRATIC CoLuMS-The Jack
son Patriot il speaking of the late locofoeo
triumph in jackson, says:
s'It was noble sight to see the indomi-
table persevering and honest German, and
the active frank and manly Irishman, shoul-
der to shoulder pushing forward the Dem
ocratic column"
Exactly, neighbor; We do not doubt your
admiration of the scene; for you we'll know
that were It not for Few deceived Germans,
and the Irish masses, your "column' would
not make a eorqoral's guard. Count the
Germans out ere; long; and then "on" with
your simon pure Irish GColpma. - .fI,eai-
gan E-pontor
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FUxNY!-Tbe Gazette praising up four
or five insignificant creatures in this place,
for deserting the Americans, and black
guarding, as only a blackguard can, the
leading lights of the Locofoco party IN this
State, Simon Gamer on, John Laporte, John
y. Purviance, and others for leaving the
rotten Locofoco concern. Be consistent,
Ahsalom, for once,
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The Gazette is very fond of alluding,
lately, to bis brother n-law, Senary Lead
er's paper. published in Hanover, as one not
supporting the Union ticket. That paper
has been sailing under piratical co!ors for
years 1t opposed us last fall. 1t is not
edited by Senary, as all our people here
know be has not thimble-fall of brains,
as be now shows. Absalom bad better not
refer to him SO often, as it ouly affords =
musemen; TO our people. who know his
brother-in-iaw,
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FRANCIS JORDAN,
j. n. HARRIS.
L. D. GAZZAM.
May 1857.

The Locofoco meeting on Monday
night, we learn, for we we're not there, was
an exceedingly slim ofiair- quite failure.
Locofocoisu is doomed in Bedford County,
uext fall, aud no mistake. The usual
amount of viili6caiion and blaekgaardism
was indulged in bv the same od speakers
that the public have become disgssted with
for years past. The Land Pirate was par
,icularly severe on the editor of this paper.
but he can fire away-his abuse is praise in
the estimation Of ali honest men.
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A Esissusted Democrat.

Mr.. Carpenter, of the MaGison Patriot
the organ of the anti -Barstow wing of the
Wisconsin Democracy, writes to his paper
the following.
alt is we'll known that, in company with u
score Of Democrats from Wisconsin. re-
mained in Washington about a month 10 all
in so expcslng the nisdeeds of the 'Eorry
Thieves that we should forever be rid Of
them hereafter, and it must be notorious ere
this that most OF cur endeavors have failed.
The hopcs for our party in the future ara
vanished, and we have been cleaned putt
The 40 ind favor at Court, while the old
stand by Democrats who haveneyer been in
dicted for stealing, gambling, or purjuries are
permitted to suck their fingers at ! respecta-
ble distance"
That the writer i disgns;ed, but not un-
utterably 50, wirh tie Administration, Is
evident from his closing paragraph
81 am arranging some business prepara-
Rory to taking bee-Iine for Madison TO NOR
row or next day, viii. ibe fall determination
that the Union may be rent asrnier, the Po-
tomsc yield up It's waters to old Ocean, and
become as dry as my pockets, Aboli;ionisi4
rerel in rampant lux ury aud dominion at The
National Capital; that Chinlhorszo may
nod Its towering head at the feet Of mole
hill; that cholera, yellow fever, Group ard
chicken pox may vonit forth their pestifernus
and devastating niasma to suffocate the
poisoned rats of ashington; that lice, frogs
aud all the plaques brought upon Egypt BY
:he wiekedness Of Pharaoh may overrun and
dcvastate our country, before 20 to WASH
ington again with view Of preventing
thieves from filing places Of honor and
profit
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CORNER STONE LAYING.

BY divine permission, the corner stone
OF new Lutheran Church win be laid,
near Fishertown, six miles north east of
Schel!sturg, ou the road leading to Holli-
daysburg, Gu Sabbath, the 17tb May. Ser
vices to commence at l0A a. NJ.
Tie friends of Christ's cause, and the
public generally, are most cordially invited
10 be present on that solemn and interesting
occasion.
j. 4. KUNKLEMAN.
MAY .. 1857.
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CHAs. ADAMS, who the Gazette says is
an "iafuentiai old line Whig," and who
joined the Buchanan club, is young man
who left this place, when a bog, some eight
or nine years ago, and never has voted at a
general election here. He returned some
months ago. He wanted the nomination, for
High Constable at the Spring election, of
the Americans, and didn't get IT, This ac-
counts for his course.
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FAMINE AND BLooDsuED IN NEBRASKA.
The Missouri Democrat learns from
gentleman who recently arrived from Coun-
ell Bluffs that the people Of the va,ious.
towns ON the river above St Joseph, we're
destitute, not only of the luxuries, bnt ma
ny of the necessares of life. As the steanl--
er St Mary passed along eager crowds has
tened on board at every landing, for the
purpose Of purchasing portions of her car
60 that might be for sale. Several persons
who went up With her had provided them
selves for such demands, and realized large
profits on thcir ventures. The Democrat
learns further, that four men were shet at
Plattsmouth, \. T., on Saturday evening,
March 10Th by order of hands of tie Vigi.
lance Committee, and that Eve Others were
banished by the same party. from Nebraska
across the river, and forbidden to return 10
the territory under pain of death. iscaught.
Their offence was claim jumping.
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Rev. Il. Heekernan was on Monday
.a4t elected Couasy Superintendent Of COM
aoa Schools. The salary was raised from
$4,000 to $4,000. We have no doubt
ne viii make : good officer.
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EXTRA PAY.

The Senate, at the instance Of Mr. Viii
kius, Demoert, have attached proviso
30 'be Appropriation bill increasing their
Pay $4,000. Il has passed. alr. Jordan
Se'ed against il III every shape i; came up.
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AGENERAL SMASH ExpEcTEp-Among
the ofaoe-seekers in the Locofoco party, es-
pecially among those who have changed
their coats two or three times within two
years.
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WILMOTS LETTER.

Read the letter of Judge Willno.. in to-
days paper. 1t is manly, straightforward,
and to the point. Il clearly shows that be
is IN favor of the protection of the great
American interests of Pennsylvania.
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DEATH or JAMES DuSLoP, Eso.-We
notice, with sincere regret, the ann ounce
mrnt of the death of James Dunlop, Esq. .
gentleman well and favorahiy known to
many Of our citizens. He represented
Franklin county in the Reform Conventions
of 1888, and took Leading part 10 its pro-
ceedings. lie WAS an eminent lawyer, and
practiced law for many years at ChambeTs-
burg, and recently at Plasbnrg. He was
also the author Of what is known as Doulop's
Digest. lie died at Baltimore las; Monday
week.
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VIM. 7. Chapman, ESQ.,, received the ap-
pointmeut of High Constable BY the Court.
There was no chance for levi Agnew.
What pity
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Court broke mp on Wednesday evening.
Fcry lii,le business was done and the at
tan4ance Eae slir,
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GENRGE RI.YMIlE.

We are informed By the last Bedford
Gazette, that this person has attached his
name to the constitution of the buchanan
Club. Tie Gazette tries to make capital
out of this fact, aud speaks of him as
man of very great consequence, when the
reverse is the fact, as We shall show
Now, who is George Blymirei Let the
facts speak for themselves. Some fifteen
or eighteen years ago, George came into
this county, aud established himself in this
Borough, and commenced the timing bus
iEess. lie pretended to be a Wing. Fo:
abuut twelve years Of that time George has
been regular candidate all the time for
the Treasurer S office, but the Wh;g party
nersr had any confidence in his political
integrity, and afpays refused to honor him
with that nomination. 1t being known
that George was unsound and under the
influence OF certain Locofoeos here, and al
every election voting for ono or more, and
We believe, sometimes all Of the Loeofeco
candidates. George, two or three years
ago, beginning to fnd out st last that MS
case was hopeless in the Wing party, join
cd the American, with the same object in
view, (seeking the Treasurer's Office has
become second nature 20 him, in fact, iu-
with what should be his more sa-
cred obligations,) and was again doomed
to hopeless disappointment. He has been
cool ever since, and from his antecedents
it was as natural as for duck to swim, for
him 10 become a Locofoeo. Last fail
George signed Card which was published
in the Inquirer, advising the American par
ty TO vote the Union Electoral ticket, and
like man Of truth aud yeracity, three or
four days afterwards, he turned round aud
voted against it. For the last six months
his shop has been the regular place Of rem
devious Of the Locofoco leaders. among
them Alb. Gordon, of the Gazette, who
have been eternally talking politics, and
insulting Americans aud Republicans when
they entered on business. 1t was all natu-
rally locked for, and surprises nobody
George. we are told, is candidate in the
Locofoco party for Treasurer next fall,
part of the bargain. When be gets the Of
fee, he will please let US know.