Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-01-06
GARD TINES.

The tile 10 this article will 10 doubt az
tract the attention Of cur readers, in tee vain
hope thar we have some remedy TO suggest fer
the evils upon Gs. That the present times are
hard, most epphaiicaliy and disiressingly
hard, no one viii venture to deny, however
much our readers u,ay dif4r as to the cahses
which haze produced them, or the remedies re-
quired 10 mend them. Such scarcity of
money, and universal complaint. bsve not been
in the country within Cur recollectien and we
regret TO say, that so fer as We can see, there
is no prospect of immediate relief When the
crash Of 1856 occurred, we were teld that il
vas only patio iD the ,neLey market, and
that il would soon pass BY and all be we'll
again. We predicted at the tinlo that such
vas not the fact; that the country was not on
y panic-striekeR. hu. substantially broken
down, under the NAL administration and mis-
government OF free-.ra2e sham democracy, and
that there could IN lie nature Of things, be no
permanent relief. unsil there vas a change 10
tie tariff, sa3 IA the Pelioy and practices of
cur rulers. Every recent occurrences kss bus
confirmed CTR convictions az 90 both TIE cause
and remedy for the evils wkich burst upon rs
in 1857. More than two years have elapsed
sinee then, and the panic is unTenoyea, and
times are getting vorso ana worse; and for
the reasoas that free trade still exists the tariff
is unchanged, locofccoism IS working cut It's
legitimate fruits, snd the Raaifold evils ocea-
stoned thereby aie seread oyar the f.oe CT our
whole country, Ike sn invisible curse.
The only relief promised Is IN the r.ri ,has
the peopla are beginning sv iuquife into tie
csuses os the evil, and to show ana,istskablo
signs that sham democracy and free trade have
had their day, and are numbered amongst the
things tbst arc passing away, aud that protee-
tion 10 American labor aud the rights Of lhe
white man are Gtout 70 Be regarded by tie
power that be. Nearly Ill ;ho elections With
democracy Of modern times. Esery Norsber1
ana Wesfern State, except CaIiforsia and Ore
goa have declared for the Fights and interests
OF tho people; md not few southern States
'-~+S NS~Af Api4OHI4 A4SAl CAaiDplSs III tIS
popular braneh Of the present Congresa tho
Administrator Of James Buchanan are iu
minority. bus although they cannot come uenr
eleeilng Speaker, yet true to their Interests,
II they are unable 70 do any good, they are
determined nobody else shall, snd hence they
have eom5icsd 10 a faetiors opposition 10 al
organization, by refusing to permit vote On
the plurality rule, and thus prevent any re.nod-
cling OF The present tariff, or any legislation
wanted BY the people. But IN organization
will be effected ere long ia spite of them
The House will amend the sriH, and gote 10
admit Kansas into the Urion as a free Sta.e,
and on tie locofoco Senate will he placed the
responsibility Of defeating these great meas
u:es, and others Of almost equal woment.--
Al'b opgh there is no immediate prospect of
relief for the bard times, there is ga GOOD
time coming and II We all but 90 our duty,
it is close at hand. The impending change
Of rulers, and the, only, can prodano The de-
sired change Of times.