The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-11-30
Turning "UniOn Savers. y
ABoLlrIoslsM ON THE BAcK-TRACk.

ltabg follow the election Of Lincoln, their ad-
monisions of danger were received with ribald
sneers and insulting jibes. The crazy enthusi-
as,s that followed the sectional banner of Lin
coin, would have nothing to do with the "U-
nion-savers," as .hey derisively called the De-
mocracy. It was sail a humbug, stale cleo
tioneering cry" said they, 'qhat this Union
was IN danger, or that anv trouble between the
North and the South would result from Lin
coins election" But, now how changed -
now that The predicted crisis of the Union is
certainly upon Us. These courageous, devil
may-care Republicans, who were continually
engaged in denouncing, viiifyIng and tauntIng
the South, now fall upon their knees before Us
and ask5u7 for Gods sake, ''to save the Union :"
Their newspaper organs and their stumP-orators
have suddenly imbibed most ifateFnal and coz
ciliatorg spirit toward their "Southern bFeth-
ren," as they now afectionstely style ihem.-
They are 10 longer the Slave OhgaTchy, but
sour brethren ~ Even their President elect
makes It convenient to say few. words at did
erent railroad stations IN Illinois, TO give the
Southern people some reason to think that he
will not attempt 10 carry out the doctrines OF
bis platform. The latest conversion OF Eabld
enemy OF the South to a Unlon-sayer, Is that OF
the Philadelphia Bulletin, rank Abolition coz
cern, and paper that has done its full share in
exaspeFatIng the people Of the Southern states a
a. CGL. L
headed sPRESERVE THE UNION" the
Bulletin makes the following remarks (which
/ Il they had appeared in Democratic paper
/ four weeks ago, the Bulletin would have pro-
| nounced dough- facs-,sm and toaJy-ism to the
South in regardto the NuIlifcation Laws Of
| this State
:. But the men of the South, who are DO,
/ fEenzed, are asking the people Of The North 20
/ do something else, by way of restoring conf
dence and harmony. They ask that the n or
thern States repeal all such enactments as in
any way interfere with the operation Of the fed
/ eral laws in reference to tugitives from labor
This is not an unreasonable request, and At should
/ be cheerfully and frankly complied with. The
! tenor Of mos; Of these State laws has been much
misrepresented. But this matters little. Even
| if the laws were meaningless aud imperative,
| yet if their titles or phraseocgy offensive TO
our Southern fellow citizens, it by any forced
construction they could be made to appear hos
| nts books This is no time for punct,lio IT,
CuIoh IS 10 danger, and the ppopfe of the tras
o'ates can afford TO make many sacrifices to sa,s
II. They should promptly and cheerful.
y comply with The demand made BY the Sontb
10 repeal every law that can possibly he con-
sifued INTO an interference with tha tadsr.l
citizens. F' - 00U'''efh
we think Ws'caq safals.- .---.
pennsylvania Legislature, which is to meet in
January next, will, without delay, repeal the
statute Of l847, which although having no re-
ference 10 the present Fugitive Slave law, is
still an offence to the people Of the South. It
IS almost dead letter, as it is and ils contin-
uaDCe IS not needed. But even il it were, we
could readily give it up, for the sake of rest O.
TIng peace TO the county. The same NAV be
SAID Of the laws passed by other States, some of
which are far more severe than ours, aud were
enacted with sPeCia! reference to the Furitiye
Slave law
II ls doubtful whether The repeal Of these
laws viii satisfy all thr South. Still, as II is
demanded by many Southern people as the only
thing that can tend TO abate the present excite
m ent, We should yield.to the demand. Those
who advocated The election of Mr. Lincoln
should advocate such repeaIs. They owe it 10
the man whom they have called TO place of
such mighty responsibility, that they should, as
lar as is possible, remove all obstacles in the
way OF a peaceful and successful administration.
II these offensive statutes remain uurepeaIed-
supposInL even that there be no secession
they would still be causes OF disagreement and
quarreling during his whole term of Office,
and would seriously interfere with his e forts
to govern the country properly and peacefully.
Re8oi0ed, That we deplore and lament the
madness and folly that proposes disunion and
secession, on the fmsy pretext that maioyita
Of the people Of the United States have exerci-
sed the right OF eleyating TO the Chief Magistra
Cy, the candidate oi their choice, and sincerely
trust that the good sense and patriotism of our
Southern brethren will induce an earIv aban-
donment Of such a scheme.
The above is one of series of resolutions
passed by the black republican meeting on
Tuesday night of Court week. 1t is fair spe-
cimen OF the mendacity and false presentrnent
Of political issues so generally vesorted 10 by
our opponents during the late campaign. In
the first place the Southern States do not pro-
Pose."disunnn Secession, ,"imerely Lecause of
the election Of Mr.. Lincoln. The people of the
South say land say it with entire trnthD that the
North has uullifed plain provision OF the Con.
s'itnilon, in setting at defiance the Fugitive
Slave Law, and that with Mr.. Lincoln il, the
Presidential Chair, whose views are well known
q, 4 H. H.