The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-12-03
aIR. IORDAN,S DEFENCE.

In our article concerning the late Black RI
publican meeting, we pronounced certain state
tnents made by Mr.. FIR. JORDAN in bis speech
before that meeting, unqualified and deliberate
falsehoods. To this grave charge Mr.. JORDAN
makes defence in last weeks issue OF his or
gan, which instead OF vindicati ug him from the
impuiaiion of falsehood, only brings out more
vividly the brand we have placed upon him
Il will Be remembered that we distinctly and
positively asserted that the allegation of Mr..
JORDAN that "the Democratic battle-cry 10
1856 was buchanan and Free Kansas" was
UNTRUE. And what is Mr.. JoRDAN's reply
20 this direct accusation of faisehood? Why,
simply, "fhere is no use noticing it," That is
all that Mr. JORDAN can say in answer to this
charge, He knows 10 bis heart OF hearts that
he basply slandered The Democratic party,
when he made the assertion above quoted, and
ihnrAfa-- 49, word ~ defence Of
that assertion, when confronted by the party he
was attempting 10 injure. We further charged
MIR. JORDAN with departure from the truth in
his statement that the Democrats were respon-
sible for :he establishment Of the present tariff.
To this bis reply is that 81 Democratic members
oi Congress and SO Black Republican members
voted for that tariff, whilst II Opposition mem
bers voted against it. Now what does this
prove! Nothing more nor less than that we
were correct in our charge against Mr.. JORDAN.
For, the 81 Democratic votes, according 10
MIR. J0RDAN's own showing, were not sulici-
eat 20 pass the Tariff bill, as there were III votes
East against il. Hence the 80 Black Republl-
cans had the power TO prevent the passage of
that bill; bui they all voted in favor OF it, and,
therefore, the responsibility rests with their
party and not with the Democracy. But, SAYS
Mr.. JORDAN, these Black Republicans "mostly"
had "locofoco antecedents :" We would ask
him whether DAVID WILMoT, JcnN c. FRENoNr
And joins NJ. REAr had not "locotoco antece-
dentsf f'' And did not Mr. JORDAN endorse
these gentlemen, with all his heart, notwith-
Standing thei- ''!oco-foco antecedentS %
In regard 10 the other statements for making
which we arraigned Mr.. JORDAN as guilty OF
fslsehood, we are given nothing but simple
Federation OF those statements without pari-
Gle of proof 10 sustain them. The original lie
concerning the stationing Of the U. S. Troo Is
20 Kansas, is varied and beautihed, BY an ex-
ceedingy chaste and classical paragraph which
reads as follows: at is well known that
these troops only overawed Free State men, and
protected the border ruffans, in numbering,
plundering and riOlnting Free State men and
women, &C., &C." The charge that the De-
rrocracy are in favor of resortingto direct taxa
ton, dwindGes dow into the assertion that Mr..
BoycE OF South Carolina once offered resolu-
lion favoring that doctrine, and, with logic
that Is perfectly irresistible, the conclusion I,
reached that as Mr.. BoycE was 10 favor Of di-
rect taxation, the whole Democratic party Of
i5e Union must be SO hkewise' Here, we pre-
sunie, Mr.. JoRpAs paused TO review his article.
for he widdSnp in towering rage, calling us
all sorts Of hard names, for which we do not
blame him 10 the beast, as il surely is enough
10 make any man angry 10 b~ ~ predicanen;
like that in which by bis awn set be has
placed himself.
U See the Law Gard of JoHN w. Lsacex-
FEtTER, ESQ, which appears in our advertising