The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-30

leTit-saPPort OF The emancipated millions; then
FrI~cl on the arrangement Of the entire indus
iriii system OF the South, and all the branches
toi Commerce and manufactures that depend on ITS
5.eat laoIrS; then the necessity of confprring
equal political privileges on The emancipated
race, who, being tee, would BE- content with
nothing less, ii anything less were consistent
win our political system; then the Consequent
ofgaatzatIan OF two great political parties on
/ ihe basis OF color, and the eternal f-ui which
would rage between them; and finally the over
| 10" lnto the free States Of a vast multitude of
! needy aad helpless emiITantS, who, being ex-
/ ciadrd from many Of them Clad among Others
( from Kansas would prove dou5ly burd easoar
| where they are admitted.
| ohond aCe, sir, with al! our sympathy for
The eoioFed race, give very cordial reception
! to Two or three hundred thousand destitute g.
nanc:paled slaves Does not every candid
man see that every one Of these steps presents
d!8icuitieS Of the most formidable charac,er-
cilAcuitieS for which, as far as know, 10 man
anu no party has proposed 4 solution. And IS
Y, sir, lof the attainment Of objects SO manifest
! ~ imPracucaole, pursued, too, By The bloody
pathways OF treason and murder, that we Will
allow the Stupeadous evil which n1w threatens
us to come upon The coun'ryl Shall We per-
mt lhis curoasiy compacted body polite, the
hicest adjustment OF human wisdom, 10 90 to
pieces WII we blast this svmmetric form:
p4railzr tins powerful arm OF public strength:
snite with lm5-clity this great national INTEL
iecl Where, sif, O, where, Viii be the Tag
OF the United States? Where our rapidly ia
creasIog Influence in the family Of nations
Already they are rejoicing in our divisions.
sast al ] n
commenting upon the event at HaFppf's Ferry,
dweils upon it as something that "Will compel
usto keep the peace with the powers OF Euronr,n
and that means to take the law from them in
our own internal relations.
meant 10 have spoken Of the wreck Of that
magnificent and mutually beneficial commercial
lnte'conTse which now exists between the pro-
ducing and manufacturing Stales,-on the hos
tile tariffs IN time of peace and the habtualy
recurring border wars by which it will be- anni-
hIlaied. meant to have said a word Of the
navy Of The United States, and the rich uheri-
taace OF It's common glories.-Shall We give up
thls2 The memory Of our Fathers-ot those
happy days when the men OF lie North and
South stood together for the country, on hard
fought fields: when the South sent her Wash
n@taa 10 Massachusetts, and New England
sent her Green to CaroliGa-is all this forgot
ten els Oh the couaseI taat We Two have sha-
red All the JOINT a5oFs 20 found this great re-
Pu5c:-ls tins ''al forgot e. and will We per-
mt iaIs last great experiment OF confederate
krpuo!icanIs'n 10 become proverb and by
word 10 The nations! NO, fellow citizens, 10.
ials glorious Union shall not perish. Precious
legacy oi our Fathers, it shall 90 down, honor
ed ana cherished 10 oCT children. Generations
uH5ogn shall enjoy It's privileges as We have
done, and il we l@ave them poor il all b5sidrs,
we wall TRANSMIT: 10 them the JouncIess wealth
Of lis blessings.
Immediately after the conclusion ol the Hon. !
Edward Egerett's emphatic and eloquent de-
nunciation OF every tendency to disunlon, the
immense assembly broke ioith into the most
TaPtarous and vehement appause.-Nine vo-
chrFons cheers were given tor the honorable
gentleman, followed by lhe cIapFlug Of hands,
waving Of hats aud iIandkerchiefS, and every
demonstration that sincere people could give
Of satisfaction and delight.
MR.. CUsuING's SPEECH.
The chairman came forward and SAID that be
would have the honor of introducing to the
meeting another OF the u!ost eminent clizans Of (
lae United Sl4;eS--a man who was entitled 70
the confidence and honor OF every citizen OF !
Massachusetts,, and of the whole country, in /,
consequence O! the great services he had rem
tered 10 the STATE and the nation at .arge !
Ar. Cushing was received with Geatrnug ap-
Plause, aud proceeded to make most power |
iuI speech. We have room only tor The to!-
loving extracts:
Who denies ;hat John Brown was guilty I
Who says he did no, undertake invasion aud /
gerPetrale il Who saws that he did not med /,
tate treason and endeavor 10 perpeIale it a! l
Who SAYS that he did not sav unarmsd ana IN !
offensive men IN Ibe streets OF Harper's Ferry /
no man denies this. All that Is SAID aud dour !
m regard to that, IS to assume that ,hose acts OF
atrocIons and iefocious i-lony-lhat these were
not merl'orous acts. / say, then, all honor to .
The State OF gi2ia-Iapp.ause and cheers for /
Virginia Il say all honor 20 the State Of Fir- /
glnla, 10 her judicial authorities, and to her rx-
ecu'ive authorities. All honor to the State Of
Virginia, that this traitor AMI mufderer-appre-
hen6ed IN The very act OF ms treason aud mur-
dtr-laPp'ause that this traitor and murder
er was duly, fully, lawfully tried and convic-
ted according to The law of the land d-not alone
IN the State OF Virginia, but Of every one OF The
States OF the Union. LApplause.
Bpt, then, gentlemen, n theS- most extra
ordinary manifestations which have occurred
in the State OF Massachusetts and every where
prayer meetings, public assemblies OF rejoi
cing ana OF pretended subscription [appause
and iaugttefj in all this it IS sail that there IS
eXtrnnation, II there is no other suggestion
applicable 10 the case, that should Change our
impression Of the character aud act of Brown.
Extenuailon In The first place, gentlemen,
what extenuation We have been .told that
John Brown was maddened 10 perform these
acts by the sense OF the wrong committed on
him in the yiopnt I,.th nc Ona of b;,.. -