The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-30

sPects to the author. We owe Mr.. .Edan
some return for his kindness, and we knc no
better way TO make that return than by wting
his political biography. propose, theGore,
to begin with the
DEDICATION.
10 !he "Middletown Bank" in tht
hope that its worthy Presi-
dent will be satisfied with
the services rendered
BY the isubject of
this work, this
biography
IS respectfully dedicated.
PREFACE.
Few men have ever lived who rivalle, the
subject OF this sketch in that facile expelness
with which he has been able to change hI DO
l'tIcal opinions. This admirable quality the
character of Mr. Jordan, singular as il ma ap-
pear, has made him some enemies in his own
party. 10 these we give notice that the hap
ters which follow were not written with any
intention to give color to their strange an un-
accountable hallucinationS concerning NJ Jor-
dan, but because we desire to delineate lartic-
uiarly the unparalleled facility witt which
our hero assumes one political character after
another.
Chapter I.
1t IS not necessary TO carry this narrative far
Al
ther back than 1853. In that year FIR, Jordan
was Wing. His attachment 10 that party
was ardent and sincere, so much so that in
1894, he helped to draw the Kaow Nothing
dagger out Of us back, and assisted in burying
Its remains by the precarious light OF Dark
Lantern. 1t is said that the renowned "Samo
oitlclateG as sexton.
Chapter II.
In 1851 Mr.. Jordan was known as an GA
meElcan." II ever he loved one party more
dearly than another, it was the @Anerican''
party. He made speeches for it-trayeed for
I,-retused to have ''Buzzard Feasts" made for
lt-and, indeed, naughty fellow by the name
OF Bucher SwooPe, has said that Mr.. Jordan
and bis Bedford county friends loved it 50 well
that they wouldn't sell it out for less than
$500.
Chapter III.
In 1856, the subject of this sketch was a
fiery Fillmore man. Oh how he admired that
Personlticatlon ofevery thing that was lovely
IN politics. Fillmore was his beau ideal OF a
PoIltlclan-he was the ne plus ultra OF states
men-he was the savior of his Countrywide
second Washington Mr.. Jordan's organ hois-
ted the Fillmore electoral ticket, and kept It
ahoat with such Persistency, that it is said Tom
Ford, OF Ohio, had to come this way 10 have it
'aSeo down r.aBf MT; BBf2Fd2qs 81 83itacnmeG, to the
Charles Gibbons, the Chairman of the Fremont
State Committee, wrote TO him about the pur-
chase and sale OF the Fillmore vote, be asked
him whether he was not ga little too fast" and
advised him TO wait while His admiration
for Fillmore was 50 sincere that he voted the
Union Electoral Ticket gotten up for the bene-
fit Of Fremont.
Chapter ".
In 1857, our hero 'spitched in3 for WiImot,
the Black Republican candidate for Governor.
He might have gone for Hazlehurst, the Amer
lcan candidate, but his love for Americanism
had been so intense in 1885 and 1886, that its
very heat had consumed it, and so there was
not enough OF it left 10 attach him to the cause
of that gentleman. Besides, David Wilmot was
well known to have been a great protective
tariff man T. though some ofthe old Wing pres
Ses had stlgmatlzed him as the only 'f'ee hade
tory IN all Pennsylvania" and this was an O.
empowering reason why an enthusiastic friend
OF high tariff, like Mr.. Jordan, should support
him.
Chapter V.
In 1888, Mr.. Jordan became violently al
tached TO Douglas aud Squatter Sovereignty,
but the defeat of Lincoln by Douglas, soon re-
lIeVed him OF this spasmodic affection. He was
observed suddenly to fall back upon his old
doctrine OF Congressional Intervention and 10
denounce Squatter Sovereignty as furiously as
ever. In 1859 be has become a great friend of
the Foreigner, and is most obsequous in bis edi-
torIal attentions 20 Catholics, in all (which he
must certainly be sincere, as in 1855 lbs organ
teemed with abuse ofForeIgners aad did not thesi-
tate even to assail the venerable and universal
lY respected Father HEYDEN.
Conclusion.
Such has been the remarkable political career
nf Ehir II. l. e