Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-12-21
BEDFORD INQUIRER.

! TO Africa, after our Courts had decided that
they could not be legally given up 60 the Gu
ban pirates who claimed them.
These measures OF Pro>Slavery aggression
are pressed upon Congress by this same Bu-
chanBn, who tells us Ia the same breath that
ell that is asked Of as is that we let Slavery 10
the States alone, and mind our own business
and that this will put an end TO Slavery agita-
tion But we waste words on such audacity
of imposture.
What the President says of the alleged
Right of Secession, and the inexpedency if
not impossibility of Coercion, is in the main
forcby aud well said. We commend ID to
general attention.
Our Foreign Relations, save with Mexico,
would seem TO be in satisfactory state and
it is to be hoped that the reestablshment of
the Liberals at tho City of Mexico-now appa-
rently imminent will restore a good under-
standing in that quarter. But be wastes his
breath 10 urging the Senate to confrm the Nc
Lane Treaty. We have work enough at home,
without undertaking to guarantee Independence
aud good government to Mexico.
Why is there 90 alluson to Peru, with which
country we would seem to be on the brink Of
war Our Minister has formally withdrawu
from Peru; the Peruvian Charge has been
sent away from Washington the relations of
the two GoVernnents could hardly be worse
in the absence Of formal declaration Of war ).
yetno allusion is made to Peru in the Massage
Probably special communication will be made
to Congress at an early day.
Il is melancholy, at this day, TO see good
space wasted on serious attempt to Justify
the Lecomptoa lniquity, or at least the Presi-
dents psrtn it. The pretence that that swim.
die Was recognized by the Republicans, be-
cause part of taem were induced to vote
against the Slavery article submitted for sepa.
rate approval or rejection, is too monstrous,-
but no matter. Tuere Is no danger that any
body viii, at this day, oe won over 10 Lecomp-
tehism: And the President nigh; as we'll have
layishc1 MS sophistry ia eulogy oa Judas
lscsrloi or Benedict Arnold. There are some
things pretty generally understood, saI1 sIIe-
compton Is one of them.
To sll, or yearly all, that the President
says with regard to the Tariff, we render a
hearty Amen. We would ouly add, Let there
be 10 m9re borrowing, but prompt aud effisicut
proV.i "a Tor paying. The Annual ExpeDdi
lures have been handsomely diminished of
late, though We fear that the public service has
euhSsS1 IL Souse4ueuce 1o reuuce eXpeDGi-
tures Is we'll but to reduce them by stoppiog
PuSlle works at manite.t utility AMI necessity.
IS net 50 we'll. Let US have economy without
starving The public service, aad working
balance 10 the Treasury without further loans.
We thank the President for bis good word
for the famishing in Kansas. Ii he will no
longer Impede the passage If the Homestead
bill, that measure will Afford them a very gen.
eral and sensible relief.
Il may be we'll to have oil Members of Con.
gFess elected ea one day; it so, we suggest that
The day Fixed for the Presidential Election :s
the proper one. 10 reject that, and require
special election for Congressman 10 the depth
of Winter, would hardly be justfable.
On the whole. though there is but small
portion OF the Message as printed that we can
approve, we heartily thank the President for
the tour columns that, on revision, he omitted
Tie omission of another ike amount would
have rendered it quite respectable document.
We thank hun, moreover, for the similar Mes
sages that he will refrain from writing through
out tue yenrs TO como. Aud, though We can
not commend the moral insensibihty which
renders him unable to see why any good citizen
should detest sisve hunting in Free States, we
can heartily congratulate him on the feet that
40 is soon to be relieved from the cares of State
aud We assure him that in such relief the great
body Of the people will heartily sympatLize.-
NJ Y. Tribune