The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-08-07


Purity Fidelay- The Democratic partv. INV,
50 Overwhelmingly triumphant Throughout tn,
country, is o proud exhibition OF attachment +,
principle and Of 6delfy 10 the party organi29,io,
which achieves the triumph Of its princinIas
While one party aftcr another has risen & aopr-
shed for short season and tileD sunk into f,r,o,
lulness, the Democratic party has pursued its
steady onH ard march, aud It's great goverpjn,
power has been submission to the will of ,bs
majority, which when once expressed. demands
the cooperation and enforcement of every mem
Der OF the great family, no matter what his pr.
vious preferences or opinions may have bren,-
10 this harmony Of action has been It's STRENGTH
the secret Of the Sampson-Hke power; and
when PTrT 10 isolated lnstancrS, II has hpea
disrrgarded, by resisting the nomIness oi Con-
yentouS, It has been Taught " 1h evil 10 the
party, and sooner or later has been f3lIowed br
the Poll.ica! and moral degradation Of all con-
cffDed in the act Of treacheFy to tAe unity Of
the organization. There IS a wise lesson to be
learned from the history OF parties in this COM
try. Rebellion against the viii Of Their major
tiles, has been SO often practised among the on-
Ponenis of The Democracy that they havg al
most ceased to exist while continued and ua-
swerving fidelity otbe popular will. has made
the Democratic Party the Only party OF any
vitality now in existence. That 1t may }orr
continue thus, and fulfill all lis benefcent mis-
SONS TO The country, there must be no hrstatior
in visiting infamy x disgrace upon any recr-an:
who shall set up his will against that Of the
majority, or from any motives of selfshness.
favor or affection, shall disregard the bindjnr
force of the Conventional nominations Of the
Democratic Party.-PennsytUuaian.
AUDITOR on VlRGiNlA.-To supply the vacan-
cy occasioned by the death ofGEoRGE ". Cur
TER late Auditor of Public Accounts, Gov WISE
has apointed JONATHAN NJ Bennett, of Lewis
County. The Richmond Enquirer SAYS he is
one OF the leading men ofthe North West, a law
yer in fnll practice, of fine talents and Of unex-
ceptonabIe character. At the time of bis ap-
pontment he was the President Of the branch Of
the Exchange Bank, at Weston, and had exhibit
ed unquestionable financial ability in the man
agemeut of that institution.
DECIDEDLY CooL.-Near Reading, the other
night, as we learn from the Daily Gazette, Mr..
Peter Zellrrs, hearing a noise, got out of bed
ana went into the yard. He there saw a man.
standing upon ladder, with the apparent nten-
ton of entering through the second story win
dow. The person proved 70 be hand whom
Mir. ZelIers bad recently employed to bel lp in
making hav. He was told to come down thu.
ladder, but be very calmly looked his employer
in the face, and stated bis determination 10 rob
the house. That he might do so in a peaceable
h., ~. n
to ''go to bed again" and not ''make a fool Of
himself" MIR. Zelers was completely dumb
founded by the audacity of the rascal and IL
stead of attempting to blow out his brains, up
lifting the ladder, or something else Of that kind
he went into the house and retired 10 bed, as n.
was hidden. The robber succeeded in his OBJ
ject. H searched the whole house, and took
away with him $50 in money, and some good
clothing. This is literally true and can't be
beaten.
A MINISTER RoGBING TIE DEAD.-The Red
Wing Gazette, of Minnesota Territory, SAYS one
fits citizens recently returned from a trip to
the Spirit Lake the scene of the late massacre,
and mentions a case Of brutality which would
almost Justify the presence of Judge LYNca.
j Is that Of person, who, soon after the mas
the claim of Mr. GARDNER, whose daughter
was taken captive by the savagrs. On the
claim was good log house, onto which he
movrdl furniture, &c. A few rods in froat Of
the house. Mr.. GARDINER and his family, in all
nine persons, had been buried 10 one grave,
with temporary head and foot stones to mark
the spot. This person, to o5lilerate all traces of
the former owner, enclosed the grave with bis
field, and drove his plow over it, n connection
" lth the rest of the field. The GloeHe very
truly says ''a deed more atroCious was never
committed by the most blood-thirstv savage
HIS name is PEEscoTT-bis profession, mir
.sfer Of tie gospet-one Of the thousand other
who We're writing such hyar..rcna-
ng stories from Kansas, of the oulrar-s commit
ed upon themselves and nei5hborS, 5y The bor-
ier rutdans."
CHILD DRowNED BY AN INSANE GIEl.-A
'ad tragedy occurred at the Poor Housr, Tam
worth, \. II. on Sunday last, as we learn from
he Manchester Mirror The Superintendent Of
he farm, Mr. Whiting, was absent, and Mrs.
Whiting, after getting her infant child 10 sleep,
md laying it in the cradle, fell asleep herself
When she awoke, an insane girl, an minated Of
he house. was in the room, CRYING. Noticing
~! appearances, ana the laCt t0at ReF CLONES
we're wet, she bethongbt herself of her child, and
Ter feelings can be imagined when she looked
n the cradle and found her darling gone! She
went 10 search, and found the child
n brook near the house, with its face down
ward, and life extinct. The crazy girl, to make
ure OF the consummation of her horrid purpose,
lad piled wood upon the child, s shut out every
hance of its saving itself
DANGEROUS ADvIcE.-It has lately been sta
ed in several nanprS that bonsaksepsrs ebopld