Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-07-09
Harmonious Democracy !

eeal the real division in its own party, inot ii
one County, Ike Blair, where all dissensiou
viii be healed before the fail elcetion,l but al
over the Union
For the edifcation Of that paper, as well a
the Lecomptonites generally, we will publish
few extracts from papers, showing the deep
settled hatred and dsseEsions in this State, al
well as all over :he country. We will com
mence with Somerset County, where they nov
have kilkenny-cat fight, in which both gen.
tlemen, Kimmel and Cofroth, candidates fol
Congress, are eating each other up, and boti
will be foored for the nomination
The Chambersburg Transcript says
"His Honor, Judge Kimmel, but few year:
ago an OH Line Wing, appears to be candi
date of the Niger Democracy for the somer-
set district. L,fe-boru Democrats are sci
aside to make room for these newborn Demo
Gratis with a great deal Of coolness, and the
disappointed are often appeased and hushed up
with the promise of future reward. Not so in
this instance, however, if We are to judgo from
long letter that appeared in the last number
of the Somerset Democrat, over tho signature
of Nlr. A. II. Coffroth, who is also an aspirant
for Congressional honors, and is not disposed
to be choked off the track so unceremoniously,
to make room for the Judge, In Mr. Coffroth S
reply to the Democrat, which ran up the name
of Judge Kinrncll in rather hot haste, the fol-
lowing language is used
You have done the work of :he paid hire
Llng, and your masters now laugh at your
trcachery to a former friend. Whether you
can traduee and defeat me, the future will tell
From this it would appear tia. the Judge
will have moro difficulty in reaping honors in
the Locofoco party than many other Old Line
Wings have had, who have strangely embraced
the faith Of their old political opponents And
in this connection We must do the niger Dem
5cracy the justice to say that, in their recep-
lion aud treatment Of their old inplacahle ene-
nies-fawning on and fayoring them-they
have exhibited deal of true christian spirit
blessing those that have cursed them, and
sven praying for others who have desptefuly
used them. The Judge is another instance il
ustEative of this, or at least Of their disposi
ion to reward former sworn enemy in prefer
snce to long-tred and known friend"
The Gazette also copies an Article from the
Erie Observer of some weeks ago, in which that
editor thought proper to give bis own private
views, in regard to fusion of all the elements
If opposition against the l.ecompton fraud,
which seemed to throw some obstacles in the
way Of union; his article was freely copied
By the Democratic papers, and commented on,
rs an evidence of detection, sign of disso-
ution, a feature of dsunon, even before an
As they have thoroughly digested the Erie
Treason, we will give them new chapter from
Berks county. The Reading Gazette, the or
yap of the Democrats Of thar county and one
of the most ably edited papers in the State,
thus discourscs about j. Glpncy Jones, the
Presidents pet in Congress, who declared
'that he would not hereafter vote for any
Tariff measure which had protection for its
principle or object"
The shufiing policy of Democratic Con-
gressmen on the Tariff question, is shown to
The life in the folloSing article from the Ga
zstte
We do not intend to make any comments
fla xrbi ab NJ.
taken on the tariff question. It is his business
not ours Ito explain to his constituents the
honesty and consistency of tie peculiar line of
policy in which be is Sd we'll skilled, of being
For aud against measure at the same time
We copy the above merely to show the tariff
men of Berks county, to whose interests he
solemnly pledged himself in 1850--and whose
votes made up the pitifully small majority of
$50 by which he was elected, or more properly
speaking, escaped defeat-how he Is redeem
lng his pledges. True Democrats may doubt
whether it is exactly honorable or proper for
the candidate Of their party to be cleo
tioneering for support among the Opposition
party, under any circumstances, even though
it may be thought the last resort to escape de-
feat. But, having done so-haviDg bargained
sor Opposition votes, and given tariff pledge
as the consderation--as there is abundant and
1amning proof that Mr.. Jones did which
would be the more honest courser-to keep his
pledge, or break it'
!, is very evident that Mr.. Jones has two
faces on this tariff question, one to wear at
home and the other in the latitude of Washing
ton When be spoke as above reported, be
did.not wear the old face in which be wheedlcd
the tariff men into his support eight years ago.
But, as soon as he returns home, he will doubt
less put it on again and attempt repetition of
the same game, notwithstanding the disguise
has by this time worn so fimsy that il scarcely
serves as safe mask He will do as he has
repeatedly done before-prom,se anythtng to
secure his reelection TO Congress But that
point gaineG. Is il likely that he will sndlenIu