The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-03-30
4 NOTICE GRATIS.

The Honorable Francis Jordan, Ex-senator,
Ex-Cbairmsn of the Cameron Investigating
Committee, r-Temporary Chairman :! the
recent Back Republican Stale Convent'on'
Ex-Candldate for Congress, Governor aoa Au-
ditor General, Ex-Whig, Ex-know Nelhng'
Ex-Fillnore-ite, Ex-TaTi1-ite, Ex-Wllmot-F'ree
Trade Black Republican, and ground and-lofty
tumb!er extraordinary for the Abolition circus,
occupies whole column IN his last organ, IN
defence of Senator Halls bill to tax coal and
ore rights and mining privileges. Mr.. Jordan
is evidently desirous Of q notice at our bands
His bitter complaints when We formerly held
him Up to public observation, induced US to pass
him with quiet indifference. But his Inefa5le
love Of notoristy, $50 boldly displayed in bis
continual attendance upon conventions and his
unremitting assiduity in pushing himself Before
The public as candidate Tor Office, caus IS him
once more to thrust himself in our path. He
shall have the notice be Graves; we viii adser-
iise him once more, and without any charge
First, as to Mr. Jordan's argument IN favor
of Mr. Halls BILL Says the hero ofthe Buzzard
Feast, ssas Tie law stands now, the !ant IS tax
ed to the poor man owning the comparatively
worthless surface right-tbe mere she'll whist
the speculator having the coal and mining right,
the really valuable kernel, pays no tax what
ever" Ghls is all very fine, though it is s!a-
rIngy bypocriiical. MIR. HaiI's bill does not
propose 10 relieve the owner Of the surface
right from taxation. No, but it leaves the pour
man who owns s'the mere SHE'LL" 20 groan un-
der his taxes as heretofore, and no! satisfied
with taxing him on the "rnere shell, Il P9r5ues
him into the bowels Of the earth and imposes
its load upon him there. II is the poor, Jwn-
trodden la5orer-:he delving, toi!ing miner
that Mr.. Halls bill would burden with taxes.
il may not be its object, but such will De its eff
feet. It is the despotism of capitalize grind
ing policy of the very spectators whom Mr..
Jordan affects SO to detest-that would bring a.
bout this condition OF things. The owner OF
mineral rights, finding tax imposed upon his
investment, would at once seek to save that tax
from the wages Of his employees. Nothing IS
more natural and probable tnan this. Hence
the result would be oppression and diStrpss 10 the
miner, whilst the wealthy speculator intended
10 be taxed would go scot-free. Besides, we
have been told time and again by Mr.. Jordan
and other lights of his party, that the coal and
iron interests must lie "protected." Now, If lax
ing mineral rights Is protecting those interests,
il placing burdensome duty upon the labor oi
the miner, is the tariff which Mr.. Jordan advo-
Gates, then we say the less Of that sort of 'pro-
lection" the better for the coal and IRON man
uiactories of Pennsylvania.
Secondly, as to Mr.. Jo.dan's personalities.
We are told by this immaculate politician thai
"the facility you (we) have acquired ~ turning
at the beck Of self-interest, will make you (us
very proper leader in tins change of party
position,'' ION the tariff question: Facility it
turning Il Ia Gratiano,
al thank thee, Jew, for teaching that word !'
How beautifully it becomes Mr.. Jordan TO tall
oil turning How appropriate for the man who
by the light Of dark lantern, left Che Viii:
party tof which he was member and by which
he was elected to ofice) 10 speak of ''iaclily il
turning" How becoming in that Francis Jor
dan who in 1855, pronounced Simon Cameron
man "whose s0hoie history IS but TIE kistOrJ
Of intrigue" and who declared that the ''aom
iAation of Cameron pouId disgrace the finer
ican organization and oar nativs state," but
Rho now is one Of Cameron's special and par
ticular hackers and bottIe-holders, should charg,
cihers with "tacility in turning" How NEE
tha, Jordan, whose political summersault
could not be counted for premium-whos,
irrschery to Fllmore-whose praises OF tht
Farif--whose lauda;ions OF Free Trade VIII
mot--In short, whose inaumerable .wis
.ings and windngs in politics, are all fresh II
the memory Of the Peope,-should speak 0
fSTalag and 'change OF party position !"
''Can such things be,
And overcome US like summer cloGd,
Without our special wonder ?"
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