Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-08-20
THAT victory.


Our democratic friends in their tribulation
are becoming exceedingly thankful for small
fayors. The Hen F. p Blair, Jr , was the
ouly member of the present Congress, from
Missouri, who had sufficient integrity and man
hood enough to vote against that political in
iquity called Tie Lecompton Constitution. lie
spoke and voted against forcing a slave con-
s'itution upon free State, in defiance Of the
wishes Of the people. His defeat, therefore,
at the recent election iu Missouri, is regarded
by the minority democracy as great triumph,
and even the big chicken has to be paraded to
give Illustration and eclat to The victory. We
regret Mr.. Blir's defeat, because he was au
able champion of the right, yet the victory is
rather questionable one, after all. Barrett,
the man elected, is what is called u Douglass
democrat, and, therefore, opposed 10 the pres
ent administration the principsl feature of
its policy, and stands With Blair on on the same
=
mark, that three candidates ran in the district
Barrett, the Douglass democrat, Blair, Re-
publican, and Breckenridge, nm Ameriean--
The vote, by this means, was split into three
very nearly equal parts. Barrett was elected
by small majority of fraudulent votes, and
his seat is to be contested The candidate
who gets the certificate of election may not,
therefore, get his sent, and even if he should,
be goes in By minority of about 1000 in his
district 0ur fr;ands - M;eoo,,-; - 49,. i.
ing tho fool by running two tickets Instead of
one, like We have been doing in this State for
several years past, and the result is defeat, as
in our case. Tc have quit that nonsense, and
got tired Of eleeting locofocos, and uuitcd upon
one tieket,and toe result will be what it ought
to have been, and would have been, years ago,
if wise counsels had prevailed. We doubt rot
the defeat of our Missouri friends now will do
them good, and teach them wisdom, aud that
10 1860 they will stand up with an undivided
front, and sweep sham democracy from the
State, as they ought to have done this time,
and might have done, but for their divisions.
BY the way, too, there is set-off to BARS
defeat. which seems o have been overlooked.
On the same day there was an eestion for
Congress, in North Carolina, TO ell the vacancy
occasioned by the appointment of Clingman to
the Senate, and Mr. B. Vance, the American
candidate, elected over one Avery, who
aspired to be the Democratic successor of
ClingmAn
On the same day, too, there was treueu-
dous election in Kansas, on the Lecomr ton
CONSTITUTE IN. Il is said that the Washington
Union, and other papers of that ilk, have not
heard the returns, bat We give them in another
column, for the benefit Of all concerned.
The President and suite, left the Bedford
Springs last Friday morning, by way of Cum
berlend. They were accompanied by two or
three persons from this place as far as that
place. As the President drinks nothing
stronger than "old Rye Whskey," we un-
dcrstand that full demijohn of that that Bill
Montgomery procured for the "Old Chief"
from Enoch South, accompanied the party,
which "went down" quite plentifully, under
In another column will be found the pro-
c0cdngs Of the Congressional Conference. Ii
wit be seen that our Conferees stood by Bed
ford County throughout. Asa Bedford County
man eouid not receive the nomination, we are
glad the choice fell on Mr. Mcpherson. who
is in every Woy qualified for seat in Con-
gress.
OUR MEETING We hope the opponents Of
the present proAugate and reckless admins
tration will attend to the meeting on Tuesday
night of Court week. ED. McPnERsoN Esq,
our candidate for Congress, and other able
Speakers will be on hand