Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-07-30

half the districts in the County. Both sets
could not be admitted, and therefore the secoEd
SET was rejected, and the first admitted, not be-
cause Of the Americauism or the Republlcanism
of either, bnt because the first SET was regulir-
ly chosen IN the usual way. and represented the
whole County, whilst the second set did not.
How was Bedford County represented 1t
il known to all onr readers that several weeks
prior TO last May Court our County Committee
land the ouly County Committee in the County
opposed to Locofoceism,) issued call for a
meeting to select delegates to this State Con-
vention. The meeting was held, aud partici-
pated ia BY both Americans and Republicans,
and amongst other things done, that meeting
appointed Frqncis Jordan, Esq, Representa-
tive Delegate, and agreed that Somerset Couu-
iy might Iappoiut the other, aud approved of
the appointment Of Gen. Wm. II. Koontz as
the Senatorial Delegate. Somerset afterwards
appointed Edward scul, Esq, as the other
Representative delegate, and the whole three
attended the Convention. Ou: County Com
mittee is composed of four Americans and one
Republican, and although We cannot state the
precise proportion Of each party ia the County
meeting called BY this Committee, we doubt not
that. there were at least four Americans to every
one Republican. The whole three delegates
appointed-Koontz, Scull aad Jcr1an--,are
known Americans, who have acted with that
party for years but who, Of course, are all
tariff men, and strong ti-Lecomptcniies.-
Yet, in the face cf all these known facts, this
thing of ihe Gazette has the hofdibood to DENY
them all, 'n1 to call on the Americans Of Bed
ford Coantg to support boeofocoi=m, and all
because, forsooth, they wsre not represented ia
tde Coaosntlon which nominated Read and
Frazer, and had no ''Dqrf nor parcel in ifi''
We cannot but draw encouragement from,
this condition Of things When cause is so
bad, and 50 desperate, that no truth can be
found 10 sustain il, it, friends from, necessity
must resort to other means, aud hence the tac
tics Of our opponents. They see the best men
Of their PARTY allover the country deserting
them and coming over TO US. They see their
National aud State administrations arrayed
against each other. They feel and know that
their National administration is known to be
miserable failure that instead of covering the
country with Asbentfts and blessings they
have covered itall over With hard times, with
poverty, and with bankruptcy. For these
causes the more intelligent and honest Of Their
own party are deserving them, and they know
they are doomed 10 inevitable and inglorious
defeat, unless they can get relief from some
quarter. Hence their call upon Americans
1t is a signal of distress. 1t is but another
form for the cid cry of ''help me Gassius, or
sink ~
Whett er or not any Of our American friends
are willing to forgive aud forget the past, and
come to tho rescue, remains To ee seen. Oaly
a few months ago these same Americans were
as oath-beund conspiratorS against the rights
OF their fellow citizens, and as midnight assas-
sins What q sudden and complete change =
Now, they are national, patriotic, and honest
set of fellows, providtd they will only vote
the Locofocc ticket, and help to save it from
defeat.
This is free country, and, of course, if
there are any heretofore acting With the Ameri-
can party, who choose 70 accept this invitation.
they eau do it, in case they are willing TO abnn-
don al! their principles. If there are any who
arc in favor Of the present hard times, and the
principles and party which have brought them
upon ia, or who are IN favor Of free trade,
AMI desire to build up foreign laber and put
down our cBn, or who are IN favor Of import
ing amongst US foreign paupers and criminals,
and Of fraudulent elections and ballot-box stuff
6ug, or who are in favor Of covering our free
territories with negroes aud slavery, in prefer
ence 10 white freemeu, or who desire to assist
in upholjing tho hands Of the present national
administration in its ihiquitous attempt to force
slavery and slave constitution upon Kansas,
in defiance Of her known protests and recorded
msjorities agains. t,--if there be any such men
as these in the American party Of Bedford
County, their course is clear, and we take 1t for
granted they will abandon the platform and
candidates of the late Convention, and adopt
that other platform, containing the principles
above enumerated, and support the candidates
of sham democracy. who stand upon it.
We cannot bu: suspect that the urgent call
for American support, under these circum-
stances, will be even worse than Scaling spir.
its from the vasty deep" Our contemporary
may cali, and call, bat they will not come.