Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-11-04

madn.en, and FIVE negroes, we're engaged, upon
the opposition party. This is perfect nonsense,
and shows to What desperate game Locofoco-
ism will resort TO try to retrieve its fallen
fortunes. The attempt to blame this outra-
aeous and foolish affair of twenty crazy mcn,
on whole party numbering over million of
voters, is in keeping with that party. The
whole opposition press and people of the coun-
try condemn the outrage, and if it we're
necessary, would at any time be IN readiness to
anarch to the aid of their Southern brethren in
putting down rebellion. We presume the
whole affair will end like the Gazette's attempt
to fssten abolitlonism and smalgamation Oh
part o. our county ticket this fall. The can
didates it bused the most or this charge, ran
lhe highest vote Instead of injuring the op-
position party, il will reeoil with terrible eff
feet upon Locofocoism. Ne sane man would
believe that our party had anything to do with,
OF would sympathise with old Browns crazy
attempt to get up servile ihsurrection.
The following articles ara from Southern
papers, aud are to the point. Read them:
From the Cumberland Ciuilian.
THE HARPER'S FERRY AFFAIR.
The English language does not furnish terms
sufficient to express our sovereign and supreme
contempt for that malignant party spirit which
would manufacture political capital out of it.
But in this State--in this district--in this
county the democratic leaders are endeavoring
to prejudice the public mind against our eandi-
dates for Congress, BY charging them With
sympathy for the miserable fanatics who pro-
jeeted it. 1t is base means Of electioneering,
and We warn the people against the scheme.
Since, however, they have thought proper to
connect the Opposition with It as responsible
party, it is we'll enough to see who was con-
nected with it. By memorandum of Brown,
tho ringleader of the insurgont party, we learn
that the band was an admixture of Abolition
ists and Democrats, as follows: John kagi,
Motif, Cook, Parsons, Leman, Democrats; and
Ralf, Tidd Whiple, Robertson and Brown, ABB
olitionists. This Democratic Administration
could have prevented the whole affair, for the
Secretary Of War received letter in August
last, setting forth the Lame Of the ringleader.
the general plan contemplated by him, the
place where, and the time when tie attack was
20 be made. Ia addition to this, the letter said
they had an aocomplice in government armo-
~ 10 Maryland. This letter the Secretary of
War carefully preserved, and instead of warn
ing the citizens of Harper's Ferry, be kept
then in entire ignorance of the conspiracy
against their property and lives, and while
they were sleeping, the desperadoes took pos
session Of the towu, and imprisoned it's leading
citizens. Aud while this was transpiring, the
democratic Secretary of War was luxuriating
at Washington with the note Of warning IN his
pocket, and did not think enough of the peace,
property and lives Of the Harper's Ferry peo-
pie to communicate the Intelligence to them
before the thing happened. How careful Of
tie public welfare are our democratic rulers
when they neglect and refuse to inform The
people whom conspiracy is plotting against
them, that has been minutely and particularly
described to them. What grateful public SER
wants democratic Secretaries of War are, vho
withhold the note of warning, and allow an in
vasion Ike that of Harpor's Ferry, which
could have been prevented by sending the let
ter to the Mayor of the town. Being FORE
warned, they would have been forearmed, aud
then the tragedy of Hsrper's Ferry would new
er have been recorded on the pages Of Ameri-
ean history.
Let democratic stumpeTs and editors explain
ihese things before they attempt to accuse the
Opposition of sympathy sith it.
From the Frederick Eransiney.
THE BOOT ON THE OTHER FOOT.
The Citizen says of the Harper's Ferry in
Sergents, '.they were exclusively the Abolition
friends of The Eraminer, who were engaged in
ihe rebellion--as the history of the whole trans
action will prove.'' The history of the trans
action proves that Cook, Leman, Kagi, and
others, are, By their own showing, democrats,
and as such, they are the "A5olition friends
Of the Citizen. These notorious criminals and
rebels are much democrats, in profession, as
Buchanan, Douglas, Forney, Hale, Gerrit Smith
or any other Northern democrat, With loud pro-
2fsssions, black republican afinities or Abolition
sympatbies
The table OF members OF the Legislature
pnblished IN our last was Dot quite correct. One
of The two Locofoeo members p Jefferson, Clear
field, Elk, 3d., was elected. Our majority is
80 10 the House and Gin the Senate, making
80 msjofisy on joint ballot.
Ex- Gov James G. Jones, OF Tennessee, 10