The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18
FORGERY IN THE Legislature!
ELACk REPUBLICAN, HONESTY
BELOW PAR!

N &c aFiieie en- corruption 10 lie Siate
legislature, We Ish week took occasion 10
mention the circumstance Of the alteration Of
paper on file in the Lower House, which was
the foundation OF contract for TIE publication
Of Lczislgfire Record, WHICH oontrac. that
body was abogt to ralify. The facts connected
with tbs transaction are as follows During
ihesession 81 the las: LegisIaiure, a contract
was made wlth r. ]. ialdpn8n, rs The SeDaie
and House Of Representative, IN j3int scf,
according 10 the terms Of which SIR. H4Ide-
man was to print tie Legislature Record IN
III ofberuise ordered By tie nerf LegislofWe.-
IN accordance with tie requirements Of this
contract, Mr. HaIdenan proceeded to print the
Record for the present Legislature, as he vas
bound to do until he repeal ef the Law under
which be became the prinier Of The Record. Mr..
HsIdrnsn il d, mocra, and of course the Black
Republicans could not haze thought, foF mo-
,neui, OF suffering him 10 retain his Position
They wanted The post for Of their
own, and they at once set on foot scheme
10 accommodate their party friend. Their fist
step is to pass in the House, where they are
largely ia the majority, resolution declarin z
the contract with Haideman at an end and
making new arrangement with Que George
Bergner This project fails IN The Senate
But the appetite Of the Black Republican sPOils-
men for the public plunder, is too keen TO LEI
tae matter rest here. So they at once resolve,
IN the House, to make bargain of their own,
independent Of The action oil the Senate, and
have Mr.. Bergner to furnish them with Record,
notwithstanding their being regularly supplied
by Mr. HaIGeman. The result of this would
have been to entail upon the Commonwealth
the expense Of two Records, the additional one
contracted for costing no less sum than 5fl0O
per day But fortunately for the interests Of
the taxpayers, the greediness OF these Black
Republican cut-Purses, cyer-leaPt itself The
contract with Bergner was for three thousand
Records, bat when il came TO be ratified, II
was discovered that the word "two" had been
-insetled in pace Of ':ihEee," betraxing a base
and outrageous -sfe1nuf 10 swindie the State
out Of the value of one fh0usqad Records -
The discovery Of this deliberate forgery had
the effect Of causing Bergner's friends to dispose
Of the mutilaled paper, in a most summary
manner, by re-committing it. Mr.. Fos,e-, a
Republican member from Pittsburg. had tho
honesty TO denounce this daring fraud, and Mr..
Rose, Of Mercer, also spoke with great severity
concerning it. But the majority of the Black
Republicans were for sustaining Berguer-
were willing 10 endorse even the forgery-and
when motion was made for committee io
investigate the matter, they were found voting
in body TO postpone il. GEO. w. WILL
JAMS oftbis county, has been Bergner man
from The beginning, and voted With bis Black
Republican brethren TO postpone the appoint
ment Of a committee Of investigation. Such i
The honesty Of the Black Republicans sucI
IS the sequel to all their shrleking for economy
TIE people will remember thrm.