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


At the close ofthe Wilmot Abolition meetinc
on Tuesday night, Dr.. Compiler announced to
the audience that an .Amercan' meeting
would be held in the Court House on the follow
ing evening, to which he invited all who were
disposed to give them fair hparing-The hour
for meeting having arrived, which was annoua-
ced by the ringing of the bell. largr eoncourse
Of people made their way 10 the Court House,
who were addressed by DIR. Compiler in speech
OF considerable length, in which he was warmly
and enthusiastically cheered by his "American
brethren.-The Doctor having passed rough shod
over the Democratic party, he next proceeded
10 dissect the principles Of 'sRepublicanism''
as promulgated by WiIInot which he did in
manner that struck terror 10 the hearts of the
few Abolition leaders present, and ,cAo ssneak
eP out of the house when he was about half
through, unable to stand the witheriDg er-
posures he was making. He expressed great
disappointment with WiImot- pronounced his
speech an abortion-and said that his appear
ancr IN Bedford had, weakened the 'Repubcan'
cause, aud that the oltener they brought him
here, the fewer votes they would have He
denounced the Republican doctrine, aay thing
10 beat the Loco Focos, as mean and coatempti-
Bile, and declared that be and the true 'sAmeri-
cans Of Bedford county stood pledged to op-
pose Wlmot to the bitter end-that he was
the unrelenting enemy cf Henry Clay and was
the only man in Congress from PENNSYLVANIA
who voted for The repeal Of the tariff of 1872
The Doctor charged the leaders of the Gamer
can" party who had travelled the county with
bin last fall. making Fillmore speeches, with
having dastardly sold the 'American' party to
Fremont on the eve Of the election He said
hecopld name the men, (all knew who he
mant) but as they were not present to defend
th'mSelves be would not do 50 then. He chal-
legged the Republicans TO refute what he was
SAYING, and paused for reply--but they dared
NOT
le also stated that 100000 had been sent
int Pennsylvania to buy politicians and presses
anl that that accounts for the sudden change
from Fillmore TO Fremont! 1t is plain TO be
sen, therefore, that there is bitter fued be-
tween the Abolitionists and the Americans, lol |
these many years. In view of this state of az |
fairs, what conscientious farmer and working |
man wlllbe found acting with set of deprav-
I'd leaderswho, for gold, sold their party and
heir honP if they ever had any as .Arnold
Pid his country? At the close of DR.. Com
Pher's speech cheers long and loud went up for
4. .Hazelhurst Md the candidates running on his
Ticket" Dehded as DR.. Compiler is on the
ihbject Of "Anericanistn,'' all must give him
redit for being honest in standing by his pro-
sssions
Commodore Cassin, who was on the "re-
lred list, . died o, Saturday morning at Georges
twn, d. C..
Hon. James Lochart, the Democratic mern-l
| trof Congress fforHbe Evansville district, Ind,
1.-THE point Of ded by consumption.
+ R. J. Cochrane, F., editor ofthe Spectator,
iiIas been nominated b.the Democrats of Venau-
/ 70 county for prohonary. i'd RI
GranvilleJ J. Penn, %, of England, great
grandson ofthe founderf Pennsylvania, was in
Harrisburg last week.