The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-09-11
THE ABOLiTi0y CANDIDATE FOR SEXA-
TOR.
READ HIS RECORD AND NOTE HIS INCON-
SISTENCIES.


VM. H. KooNrz, the Abolition candidate
for Senator in this district, was a member of
the "Fillmore and Donelson State Committee
of Pennsylvania" under the direction of which
committee were placed the interests of the ''A
merican" nominee for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency, in this State, during the last cam
paign. This Committee held meeting at the
Washington House, n Philadelphia, October
10, 1856, where and when Gen. Koon,z was
present. During its sittin9s, the Committee
was visited by dePutatons from the Abolition,
and Aboliton-Know Nothing, Fremont State
Committees, for the avowed purpose Of ef-
fectng the formation of "Union" Electoral
Ticket. These Fremont hucksterers hoveFed a.
bout the Fillmore Committee like 50 many cor
norants, eager for the prey which they thought
50 easily to clutch 10 their greedy talons; but
they We're repelled at every onset and spurnsd
from the presence Of the men they were tempt
ing TO Join them in their ignominious purposes.
Two, or three, OF the twenty-three members Of
the Fillmore Committee, present at the meet
ing referred to, alone were willing TO sacrifice
their party and MS candidates 10 the interests of
John c. Fremont. Foremost among these stood
WM. II. KOONTZ. Whenever a PROPOSE
ton was made bv the Fremont Committees, he
voted for it, Whenever an arrangement was
proposed that was favorable 10 the Abolition
candidates, his voice was raised iD IFS favor
He voted for the following resolution offered by
FIR JORDAN, of Bedford
: Resolved, That if the friends Of Fremont
land Dayton accept and support the Amrri-
''can Electoral Ticket, at the ensuing election,
''we are willing that said Ticket may cast the
a. Electoral vote of the State for Fremont and
dayton, in case it will defeat Mr.. Buchanan,
and will not elect Fillmore and Donelson.''
This was nothing more, nor less, than an at
tempt to dispose of the Fillmore strength for the
benefit of Fremont, for we'll did both JORDAN
X KOONTZ know that Mr.. Fillmore would not
receive sufficient number OF Electoral votes TO
elect him, and, therefore, they were Deliberate
ly plotting to transfer the Fillmore party to the
they found themselves foile,l in their bastard
attempt, in order to save their credit with their
"AmrrIcan" constituents 10 their respective
counties, they afterwards voted flr a resolution
refusing to alter the "Straigbt Fillmore Electo-
raj Ticket and rejecting lhr overturrs of the
Fremont Committees, and which was couched
IN the following emphatic language:
Resolved, That we decline TO accept either
" ofthe propositions Of the Republican STATE
Z" Committee, satisfied that the Electoral Tick
'' ct already in the field is the only one on
." which all opposed TO Mr.. Buchanan can sue
Z" cesefully unite; and pIedgng it to uncompro-
" missing opposition, and to the dpfeat under
" any and all circumstances OF" his eI-ction.'
On this resolution Koontz was found voting
in the affirmative, thus vepring completely a.
bout from the position be had assumed in sup
porting the propositions Of the Abolitionisis.