Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-09-25

tAaat,e. nublisiies airaHtljre$ sINtlIc Peo-a
ple Of pennsyl ylyania, f" in which he gives the
names Of some fourteen papers IN this State,
as having been purchased last fall to sup
port Fremont. Among the number we no
tice the name Of the bedford Inquirer and
Chronicle" and the amount charged as
having been received by the editor of that
paper is $500. The statement, 1t appears
is given on the strength of an affidavit by
lYN w. WpotlYard, ah9sf correspondent
! of tile New York Herald, who states that
he received the list from Lieut.. Gov. Ford,
of Ohio. In this Address MIR. Swoofe
states. that "there are some other names on
!. the above list, that for reasons perfectly
I satisfactory to myself and to the gentlemen
whom have coHsultcd, sre not nor pub-
! iished.'' Hhg are these nancs not pub
ilishedq shs'ga oRe iHs ss '+y
1Bucber SWoope, ID the course Of his Adj.
dress, says, tsWhethef or not the papers
/ above enumerated actually received the
i.s1hounts specified, | am, Of eeursas unable
i5tc saw" This sentence alone proves him
| senuhdrel Of the deepest dye he makes
I charges IN one place, and in another, acru-
alfv SAYS that he don't know whether they
/ are true or not.
$50 far rs the above charge has any refer
i l'eneea to the editor Of this paper, we pro-
4 noince ii base lie, an unnitigatcd false
| hood, and its author an infamous liar and
| sec uddieI @a
Our course during the last campaign is
/ we'll known. We were an American from
Z ffst to.last, as the files af our paper fully
/ and satisfactorily show. From the time Of
y Mr.. FHlnorc's nomination at Philadelphia
uhtil the election, We supported hin
throughout in good faitlt. But earlyin the
canvass. soeias the hopeless division of the
opposition clements in P,nnsylsania, and
being fully satisfied Of the utter impo'sibili-
( ty Of carrying the State for Mr.. Fillmore,
sc favored union Of the opposition el9-
lnents on single electoral ticket. By
| that means we hoped to secure at least a
portion Of tie electors from Pennsy lvania
for Fillmore and Douelson, thus throwing
/ the State against Buchanan, and the cleo
i tion Of President into tile House Of fterre
seutatives. This we conceived was the on
II hope for Mr.. Fillmore, which subsequent
events have fully demonstrated. Had
those "straight-oul Americans" in Pennsyl-
/ vania pursued the course last fall that we
I aid, Mr.. Fillmore might nov be occupy Ing
q the executive chair.
NJ rrs !, t,rsc HI lf,5rrf Ur N q 2T iryr,
which was adlrtssed BY Messrs Flazellturst
and Swoope, the latter gentleman, in the
course Of his speech made some general
charges of corruption against those presses
in Pennsylvania tlfat supported a union
4 electoral ticket. We ininediately put
the question to MraSwoope- the Sed-
ford Inquirer aDl Chronicle in that list!--
fIIe replied, that she ,ots haPpy to STUFF that
q tie Be9f0rd Iaqairrr mi Chron,cie was
not on Hdt Hsf?'' This was said in the
= prqscnce Of at least Que hundred respecta-
Die Witnesses, who can testify to the truth
of the assertion. We presume Mr.. Swoope
has since found it necessary to accomplish
Fsoue purpose not then thought Of, 70 put
our paper in that list. We accompanied
Mr. Swoope from the Bedford Hotel to the
Court House, aud in conversation on the
way there, he remarked 30 Us that ''he did
not tlarhe Us for supporting the union cleo
toral ticket lastfall, and that had "hs been
IN or sifanion in this County, he Woutd
4 tG6e done the verl same thing Z" Te Sc
iscure a large vote for IlazelLurst, to defeat
q FWilmot, and elect Packer, is the evident
i-objeet Of this Hired Loeefoco eninii~sary,
4 w1io travels under the guiseH of American
q ism, in making these false charges against
the American press in the counties in which
American sentiment rredopinates.
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Now We will bind ourselves to pay the
sum Of one thousaad dollars, to Mr.. Swoope
or any ono else, who will make the above
charge as against US good, that we ever re-
ceiyed one dollar as . consideration for sup
porting the union electoral ticket. Now
s.anderers, here is a fair opportunity for
you to make your allegations good, or for
eyer after hold y0ul peace.
i We,appeal to the honesty and candor of
the people Of Bedford County,, to believe
no such charges of SO serious character,
upless clearly substautiated by positive tes-
timaug, We tbiuk we are well enough
known in Bedford County, where we were
raised, and are willing to abide BY the rep
,sutntiop which We hqye acquired among our
. fsllpw citiz2nss,s aa4 sau ,.a
Senatorial w. r. ScheiI, Esq.