The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-05-06
BLACK REPUBLICAN MEETING.

The negrophilists of Bedford county, held
their verns pow-wow 10 The Court House, on
Tuesday evening last. Compared with the
Democratic meeting the night before, it was
miserable, Iaughable failure. About seventy,
or eighty wooIly-hcads, interspersed with about
twenty or thuty Democrats, composed this vast
assemblage.
An organization having been effected, John
II. Filler, Esq, addressed the meeting on that
novel and interesting toPic-the negro. Nearly
his whole speech was jeremiad concerning The
"abuse ofthe black man" las he expressed il
by The speakers al the Democratic meeting
The time was when Mr. Filler and his Aboli-
ton co-laborers claimed only TO be the advo-
Gates OF the negro's freedom; but now they
have come to be his enthusiastic admirers, his
eulogsis and apologisis. Mr.. Filler also allu-
ded TO Forney and Knox- declared that they
had left the Democratic party-and that they
were The very men the Abolitionists wanted
for their leaders. What party AS good
Democrat remarked 10 Us the other day, that
must be an unclean spot, indeed, where the
weeds that are uprootrd from the Democratic
garden and cast aside as worthless and noxious,
grow rankest and tallest. Mr.. Filler impious
ly compared The traitors Forney and Knox, TO
St. Peter ard St. Paul St. Forney and St.
Knox are now canonized forever in the Aboli-
ton calendar. Doubtless, they will be pray
ed TO for help in the coming campaign, by
their newly found worshippers, and it may
be even tina! sacrI6cial offerings in the shape of
Abolition corruption money, will be laid at
their sainted feet
Mr.. Filler having concluded, S. L. RUSSELL,
ESQ.,, reported string OF resolutions, which
shall receive our attention next week. Among
other things these resolutions recommended FIR.
Jordan, OF this place, for the Abolition nomina-
ton for Auditor General. Mr.. Jordan is recon-
mended because hls nomination would be graft
flying TO the "friends Of (negro) freedom in
this portion of the State. We wonder whether
his nomination would be gratifying to the Fill
more men and "Straight Americans" whom,
according to their own repeated statements, be
betrayed into the hands of the Fremont party
in 1856. Is not Mr.. Jordan ga little too fast ~
ISee The Gibbons letter written by Mr. jordan
in 1856, concerning the sale Of the Straight
Americans.l
Alex. King, Esq, was the next speaker. -
Mr.. King is gentleman, and We believe, has
some respect for the opinions of bis political
opponents. We are sorry that We cannot say
as much for his law-partner, who spoke after
him. No man Of honor, no man who has any
respect for truth, or for his own reputation for
veracity, would dare concoct and publish :he
outrageous and unparalleled iasehoods used by
Francis Jordan in bis speech before this meet
Jog. His mendacity and unscrnpulousness can
be accounted for in but two ways: he is either
so blinded by his political prejudIces as TO be
unable TO see anything but evil in the party TO
which he is opposed; or else the wild hunt af-
ter office in which he has been engaged all bis
life, and in which all the faculties of his mind
are now wrapped up, has spurred him on to
the uiterance of his vilaihous SANDERS We
think ii is the lust for Office that inspires Mr..
Jordan th his genius for political storytt ling.
The Office of Auditor General glnters IN bis
eve and sirs up his energies. His false state
ments concerning the expenditures of the
National Administration and his declamations
on the slavery question, are all made 10 elect
certain Francis Jordan to Office. Let this
seller of parties and trader in political merchan
disc, be strictly watched
The meeting was also addressed, we believe,
by S. L. Russell, Esq, but We did not have the
pleasure of hearing his remarks On the
whole, we think this meeting will do the De-
mocracy much good in the coming campaign.
II proved what we have frequently asserted,
that the Opposition are Abolitionists that they
are in favor of setting free The slaves of the
South, and allowing them TO roam ad ibitum
over the States ogthe North, TO mingle with
the free white laborer and take from him the
employment which even now he can hardly
obtain.
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