The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-10-22
THE RESULT In TIE sT}TE.

Our readers are, doubtless, already aware
that the Democracy Of Prnasy vania sustained
defeat at the late election and that the mon
gre Opposition elected their State Ticket and
a majority oftheir candidates for Congress, State
Senate ard Assembly. For three successive
years the Democratic organization had been
triumphant at cur State elections and MS victory
of last gear was one of the most s}'lrndid a
chievemeuts that adorn the Tong aad briiIlail
record of Democratic triumphs 10 add VIC
tory unto victory and to prrpetuate the Demo
cratic policy in cur legislative and governmental
affairs, It was bat necessary thai he Democracy
should remain true TO their principles and that
the men whom they elected 10 Office should
faithfully represent them and stand by The party.
The great body Of the crgan zation 'e'l his 10
be vital necessity and, therefore, stood firm and
unwavering around The Democratic banaer.-
No matter how furious The onset OF the enemy
no matter whether fanatics shIicked, or trail
tors rebelled-the masses Of the Democratic
party, were found rallying around the good old
flag which il has ever been aad ever shall be
their delight and their glory 10 preserve un-
sullied. But what of the leaders ae ambitious
spirits whose nsatiate maws whole treasures
could rot surfeit the Forneys, the Webbs, and
the Nebingers, vino must either rnlr, or ruin
Like so many infatuated Don Quixotes, we fnI
them running tilt with Democratic President.
a Democratic Congress, and with the great bulk
OF the Democratic party They revle the very
men whom they once fain would have Us be-
lieve were iniallib!e They strike at the very
party which they have assisted il building mp
and with the praises Of which they filled the
EARS ofthe people They join hands with the
bitterest and most uncompromisng tocs OF every
Democratic principle, and exert all their powers
10 elect candidates who represent doctrines
utterly at war with those they profess 70 cher
ist And we are told by these men that their
infdely TO The Democratic organization and
J their combination with our political adversarirs,
were all intended 10 "Saye" the party a
) pretty salvation they have made Of it, surely
- As the smoke OF the battle disappears we
look over the field and find that JOHN Nj. REAr,
an .9bOEationiSt, is elected Supreme Judge,
WILLIAM E. Frazer, Atoltion-K Know Nothing,
Canal Commissioner, and that about twenty one
Of the twenty five Cohg7essmen are opponents
Of the Democratic party. This is saving" the
Democracy with vengeance. I'VE look again
and ws see Mr.. NEBINcER, Tie Anti Lecomp-
ton candidate in the First District, beaten
several thousand votes. We see Ma c.se
mother Anti Lecompton Democratic candidate,
in the Schuy kill district, 10 minority OF sever
al thousand. We see Henry D. Foster, Of
the WestmoreIand District, very popular man,
who also ran as an Anti Lecompon candidate,
defeated by from 1900 to 1900 In fact we
find but two Anti Lecompton Democrats cleo
ted to Congress and those two in districts where
the Opposition despaired Of cIectiag men Of
their own party. We see also that REILLY,
FISHER, JoNEs and other regular Democratic
nominees are beaten by but trining majories.
Has not Anti Lecomptonism. therefore, injured
rather than benefited the Democratic candidates
that proiessed it ~
In connection with this subject, we cannot
refrain from referring 10 our own county, which
in the general wreck looms up erect and un-
scaIhed, Democratic county, showing the same
nnbroken front it has always presented. IN
February last, the Democracy of Old Bedford,
in Mass Meeting assembled, resolved to stand
by the National Administration, and proclaimed
their determination 10 cling to the regular Dem
ocratic organization. And what is the result y
Whist the Democracy of sister counties that
wayered on the subject Of Kansas, have suffered
disastrous defeat, we have won a victory Of
which we may well be proud. And so would
1t have been in every Denocrallc county in The
State, had the party stood frmly and unfin-
chingly by the President o. It's choice. There
fore, let the result of this campaign be war
ming to all Oemocrats who may hereafter be
foolish enough 10 suppose that their principles
will be established, or maintained, by opposing
Democratic Administration and the regular
nominees of the party. Let il teach us that We
gain nothing, but lose all, ~ afrayng ourselves
against the masses Of the party and insisting
that our will, as a minority, should be done, in
preference TO that of the majority, whose IS the
nnq1eslonable prercgaive 10 say what shall,
or shall net, be The principles and policies Of
our organization.
Gin our late campaigning prrambuations,
we had considerable experience in the way ofi
lodging at country taverns. Among the very
best that we remember, is that kept by our obi !
ging friend, CAPT. Jas. S. BEcEwIrH, of Hope
well. Considering that The Captain is no |