Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-11-26

The Loco meeting of Monday hight week was
one Of tho smallest County meetings we have
ever seen assemble in the Court House More
people were in town on that day than there
have been for many years, aud the house was
not half full, the seats from the middle of the
room back we're nearly all empty. We were
present throughout the proceedings which lasted
probably an hour aud half, aud intended to
make full report, but want of room foFbids
anything more than passing notice.
The meeting was opened BY our usual bonn
bastic friend, the gallant Major Tate, but not
half SO bombostic as heretofore He had
doeful story about the recens defeat of the
ssunterrifed !" and said that he would rather
have carried Bedford County than the whole
State. Oar particuta, .frisnd, Shannon follow
ed next, this time, not last; the farce was in the
middle !! He was much surprised at and de-
nounced, in strong terms, Mr.. Michael War
moth for voting the opposition ticket on election
day-Mr. Wannoth being an intelligent Ger
man Catholic--just as though German and q
Catholic bad not right TO vote as he pleased
in this free country! Many more of the same
country and religion are doing the same thing,
as they see, as in Inns, and other counties,
that they are treated worse by the Locofocos,
than by the Peoples party. He gloried over
the result in the County, and particularly ST.
Clair and Bedford Borough, and stated that
they were badly beaten in the State and
throughout the North, ye. they had carried St.
Clair and Bedford Borough and he would
| rather have carried them than the State aud the
whole country! He also said the opposition
would rather have carried this County than all
our recent triumphs. This is humbug. We will
carry the County next fall By several hundred,
if We gain, which we will, as macy over this
fall's vote as we did over the last 4 thing
with ''Anng-dog'' look and .9trican heels,
then read few resolutions, which could hardly
be understood on account of the Guinea Ian :
gudgs in which they were read. If Siavery
should ever be legallzed iu this State he had
better take care of h,sselfi Next came oar
good naturcd friend Sehel, who tried to keep
the few in the house IN good h1nor, by some
anecdotes from history He gloried over the
County nothing but the County! After talk
ing about this matter, he said, applying the re-
mark to the opposition, that the Ethiopian
General, Hannibal, had once said after gaining
a victory over the Romans, ''another such
victory and am undone!" We will correct
NIr. Schell. Hannibal ,cas not An Ethiopian
General, and il tDas NOT Hannibal that made he
assertion il. question. The remark, however
will apply to another such victory as they gain
ed 10 this County.
The meeting was small, cold, and spiritless;
an uphill business throughout, and the ac-
counting for their defeat anything bat pleas
ant to the speakers, none Of whose remarks ex-
ceeded fifteen or twenty minutes. The Le-
compton question was slightly alluded to by
Schell, only. Mr.. Buchanan's ''lntcgrity and
practical craftsmanship" was approved in one
of the resolutions, aud some of the speakers
were very severe on the 'straitor' and "rene-
gade," John w. Forney. Douglas was not
mentioned.