Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-10-05
BEDFORD, PA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1860
Importance of the congresgman.

Our friends 10 Bedford County, ought, by
this tune, to be we'll acquainted with the vast
Importance of the Congressman from this Dis
triet Had not Mr.. Mcpherson been in the
House, last winter, Mr.. Pennington would not
have been elected Speaker. In his place, Mr.
Bocook, rank free,frader, would have been
elected Speaker. He would have constituted
the Committee of Ways and Means, in such a
way that there would have been no Tariff bill
reported. Mr.. Pennington placed on that
Committee majority of Tariff men, conse-
qnently that Committee reported the MsrriIl
Tariff bill, which passed the House, bat was
defeated By the Locofoco Senate. It is quite
probable, from the present arrangement of
parties. that the like result may occur again.
Ii Mr.. ScboIl Is elected to Congress, although
he Preteads 10 be in favor of Tariff, his duty
TO his party, and to keep his position in that
party, he will have to vote FOR the Locococ9
candiJate for Speaker, which n all probability
will be Bocoek, or some other Free Trader, ,who,
if he be elected, viii constitute the Committee
Of Ways and Means of majority OF Locofoeo
Free Traders. who will never report Tariff
bill at oil, Thus Sehsll's election would 6e-
feat the Tariff by bis voting for Free Trade
Locotoco Speaker. II will also be seen that
be can have no influence, as a Loeofoco Con-
gresham, With his party in favor Of Tariff,
John Cessna, Esq, who was a delegate to the
Charleston Convention cfefed resolution in
that body in favor of Tariff, which was
laughed down. Mr. Henry d. Foster, the
Washington, during the session of Congress,
to electoneer with ike Democratic Congress-
men in favor of Tariff He strongly urg1d
them to pass the Morrill, Tariff bill, stated to
them that if they did not do it, he would te
defeated for Governor, and consequently they
would lose the President. What was the re.
suit? Two Democrats only in the House, ami
two in the Senate, voted for the bill. Il will
thus be seen that if Henry d. Fostsr, their
oaaaidato fvr Gererpof, ~;sfI bBu aiguinvuis he
brought to bear on bis brother Locofocos, could
do nothing for the Tariff, Mr.. Seh4ll will not
be able to do even as much. lis election over
Mcpherson may, aud we believe would defeat
the passage of Protective Tariff bl' by the
next Congress.
Another great reason why all who sincerely
desire thc success of our honest Standard
bearer for President, Abraham Lincoln, should
vote for E3.g3rd Mcpherson and AGAINST Wn
2 Schell, Is, that the election of Schen inay
make the House of Representatives Locofoco.
If such be the fact, they would oppose every
measure of his administration, and be would
be powerless for good to the country. II you
are anxious for change, Lincoln man, Of the
18th Congressional District, vote for the Con-
gressman who will be of some service to you
on the Tariff question, aud on all other ques-
tions to which our party is pledged.
We absolutely consider the Congressman Of
more Importance than the Governor, aud we
would rather see any man of our party vote for
Foster than for schell. Fosters success
might not defeat the Tariff, aud could not OPP
pose, in Congress, the administration of Lin
coin, whilst the success of Schell would kill
the Tariff, and in all probability make the next
Congress against his administration. Lincoln
men, ponder we'll this serious matter.