Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-07-19

yer pc apie 70 rice above The region Of psr,;-
zan tactics. whilst the latter, in ibi, timo oe
great peril to the country, are found ms,f,l,,
sustaining the President in his efforts to main.
tain Tie integrity and authority Of the Coz
ernment.
The editor Of the Bedford Gazette :. n.
type Of enc class, and the talented editor oe
the Chambersburg Times is az honorable re,.
resentative Of the other. The following ~.
tracts from ihe editorial columns Of ,bas.
papers, will furnish the evidence Of the trp,b
of this assertion:
From The Beiford Gasspe.
THE PRESIDENTS MEssAaE..-Were we -
obey The behests of those special friends Of
civil liberty, who advocate the doctrine ,bs, 4,
the rreseLt condition of aft ,irs, the pre5iieu.
can DO 40 wrong. We wonta feel eon.tra,no5
either to bold our peace, or indulge in t5s ar.
preston OF fnlsomc applause of the President,
views and opinions But as we are the ne,
OF those Eho preach thst doctrine. go shall
exercise the right to differ from them. for wa
cannot eors ientiousS sntscrite 10 The yirw,o Of
ihe President on number Of Consti,utionaI
questions involved in the prosecution of tho
wsr, nor do We believe il necessary for Con-
gFess, at a single tremendous upbesval, 10 load
ihe country With go enormous a debt as tbs,
recommended by the President. Still. if The
tour hundred millions Of dollars demanded by
tae Pfesldsnt, will restore the Union as i. once
was, we says let the SUN be freely given. As
TO the Constitutional questions to which We ra.
ter, our readers are already we'll posted, and
as our space is limited, we shall not discu,,
them u present, but reserve them for future
consideration. Ga the naked question Of s.
session, the President il, Of course, correct
The President Of the United States. sworn IN
support the Constitution, could not have dors
otherwise than deny .he right of Secession.
though, we must confess, that had Mr.. Lincoln
recogpzsd that pretended right, bis Doing so
would not nave been inconsistent with some of
the acts OF bis Administration. There is one
point, however, in the Message that is odious
above everything else, viz the iotimatiou thar
tbe Chicago Platform is to be The rule of ae-
ton which the Executive and his advisers in
tend to observe in the administration of the
Government. We merely quote the language
OF the President upon this point, and conclude
our article With the extract, intending, how
ever, to refer to this subject lpoie at length, in
The future:
''No compromisc by public sentiment could
N this case be eure. Not that compromises
are not often proper, but that no popular GOV.
ernhen, can long survive marked precedent
that those who carry SD election eau only save
the Government from immediate destruction bv
giving Up the main point upon which the peo.
PIE gave the election.
The people themselves, and no, their Servan,.
can safely reverse their own deliberate deci-
sioas''
From the ChambersJurg Times.
IHE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE We, this
week, give our readers the first Imporfan. mes
sage of Abrahsm Lincoln, sent to both Houses
Of Congress on Friday last 1t is lair, hou-
est, straight forward document, recaoirulstinU
the important events which have trapspirsd
since tue adjournmento of the last regular session
without any flourish or attempt at display. gIy-
lag IN detail aud defending The course of Tia
administration 10 reference TO the rebeihou.
states, and ssking an appropriation of
S40o,e00,00O. and forco Of 400 600 men to
the certain and speedy restoration of the pow.
eF 0. the Government throughout the cnun;ry.
There can be DO doubt that the recommeu-
datious of the Administration will be acted
upon promptly aud favorably. Every man
who believes il 10 be sacred duly % sustain
the Government under which he lives, 10 these
times of trial snd danger, 10 matter who, for
TIE time being, holds he reins of power, wl!l
cbeerfully vote the money aud men required:
ami if thero be any who refuse to ACKNOWLEDGE
the binding force of such duty, it is eratifr-
ing to know ihst the Government cao get
along without their aid Truly does the Presi,
dent say, when speaking Of the appropriations
asked. "A right result at this time will hs
worth more to The world than ten times the
men aud ten times tbs money! Yes, tbe
blessings Of Liberty are far too dear to be qsi.
ued BY The low standard of dollars and cents.
Her revolutionary struggle cost MS six bundled
millions OF dollars, and the war with Mexico
HearlY thIeo hundred millions. This war, in
The vast importance ofits results, far trars e9ds
either or both Of the others. " bat ia four
hrndred millions, or four times the amount.
when the perpetnation of the American Gov
ernmeut is involved ia the issue! Who would
not be wiling to risk the twenty. third mart Of
his effects, TO save the whole from irretrieyss
bic ruin? There should be no difference Of
opinion ca this question. We believe there
will not be- The sum may seem large, and
the tex may for a short period be heavy; bus
yet when this war shall have ceased, when
peace is once more restored to the land, aad
the nation rises up Ike vigorous man, to run
a race Of unheard, Of prosperity and success
IN the future. il will be gradually lifted from
cur shoulders and felt no more through ooma
ing time.
Ne think our readers will have no difficulty
u deciding which is the man and which is the
mouse
Who is guilty Of the lie, Gszeits, 10 regard
% the expression that we should have made
use Of in reference to old John Browns Ish
gou, Meyers, or the retailers of private con-
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