Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-03-22

that some one would reply, and this is the reason
why reply through The columns of the Inquirer.
Your first DEPRESSION fom the original sermon
was, that the Repu6hcaa party by ther ageressions
aud inflingements upon the ri hts Of the south bad
caused disruption of the Union, and thereby
had the United States hundreds Of millions of
dollars. To these hat assertions take objections,
Tor they cannot be supplied by facts. For never
in one particular las the Republican party ever
trampled npon any plsinly written right Of the
south. know thai the south has been making
terrible to-do about their violated rights, but
think they have failed 10 convince any seaside
Of the tact. They tavc been making nnre asopabIs
and arbitrary demands for tho last iory years and
they have succeeded in all until they demanded
cong lessiona slave code. Here is where the gov
ernrnent shut down on them They made a de-
mand that the nation refused to grant, and because
they couId not succeed theJ have cut loose from
the government. This is the broad and short Of
the whole matter. You may run over the whole
catalogue OF grievances laid down by the uitraists,
and that is ust what it amounts to; and | think
Mr.. Dlrine that these acUsatiohs come with very
i'll grace from your wing Of the Democratic party
II the south is right new it was right last spring
Why didn't the Douglas wing concede to the wishes
of the southern wing 2-subscribe to the southern
platform and elect candidate on those principles.
If the Republican party is guilty Of violating
southern rights. the Douglas party IS equally gull
ty. You had better sweep clean before your own
door, bef.re you make accusations against other
parties. Mr.. Preacher don't you think there is
something rotten in Denmark
Your second degressiol that the extracts read
.
the constitution. You also endaavored 10 impress
upon your hearers that Calthough you did not say
so distinctly those men abandoned their anti
slavery sentiments after the adoption of the con-
sttusion. Although you preacher, / must
ten you that when you say these extracts were at
tered before the adoption of the constitution. You
prove yourself to be either an enorlmus or viii
tul peIverter Of the truth. Yol had better apply
yourself to the study Of our political history, or
offer few dry prayers for the express benefit of
John Blair, Jr., before sou make any more OF your
spreads.
Your third digression was, that this nation had
only been preserved by that great and glorious
Democratic party. Oh dear! oh dear if that Is
what you con stitute great and glorious it is not
De wondered that you thought the Inquirer reporter
ha6 consigned hialself to eternal infamy and dis
grace. That great and glorious Democratic perty
indeed. ] would like to know wherein its glory
| sists. / suppose you would say that it consisted
in the way which it done up things in Kansas; By
driving legal voters fran the polls and stne'ng the
ballot boxes with spurious votes; by at tempting to
force the Lecompton constitution through congress
/ by bribing members. Probably it derived some of
its glory from the Philadelphia custom house trans
have no doubt but that you think that great party
derived considerable popularity from the berality
it showed in distributing the ready ctink through
Pennsylvania to influence the elections.
| But the crownng sheaf of all its greatness you
mast surely tkins has heen put during the past
winter. Your Democratic States have dissolved
their connection with the United States, that is 50
far they haze fhe Poper. The very pillars Of that
glorious party you speak of in such glowing terms,
base been plotting treason for years past and as
soon as Mr.. Lincoln elected they set fire to the
train thar bad beeA laiddor years; and almost the
entire mass Of Democrats IN The SOUTH and COED
/ ly number in the no.th embraced in the cou-
spracy; and those bright and shining ssars in the
i Democratic armament stand out in bold relief be-
fore the world, ana ugh heaven, perjured vlIaias.
1t is unnecessary for refer the Transactions
of Cobb Floyd, Toombs, and ali these formerly
! great men. Their acts Of yiauy are sufficiently
known 70 he country to exclude any necessity on
my part to refer 10 them. Only saved By that
glorious Democratic party If the foregoing con-
stitutes glory and greatness, am willing to take
my share with the reporter of the Iaqnsre,.
/ have no recollection when it was ever saved by
but one democrat, and that was the time when Gen.
Jackson set his toot fiat upon notification and
killed it dead at single tread and if We had the
hero of New Orleans, or that other noble son OF
Tennessee, A. johnson, in the presidential chair
at the commencement of this revolution, we would
have seen more than one traitor suspended be-
tween heaven and earth, dangling at the ropes end
You concluded your sermon by saying, that you
5sheuea the only possible plan of reconstrucling
this Union was, by the middle and western states
going with the south and throw out the New Eng
land States Now then if that is not cool for the
season, l am mistaken. / wonder how that propo-
stion goes down VITA the Democrats Of Cumber-
land Valley and the State generally | wopder if
Preacher Blair understands the southern principles
well eaongh to be competent to recommend such
measure to the people of frse state So far as /
am concerned have only to say if the slave states
will not reman in the Union unless the free states
adopt their institutions, and take slavery to bed
with them, say let them 60 to Halifax, Niggers
and all. am content to live under our present
form Of government, but if there is any change 10
be made let the people Of the entire country make
that change through their representatives in na-
tional convention. But ! am unwilling TO submit
to tie mere dictation Of parcel Of unpriac.pl
slave prop 4gandists.
nl . Il publican from princ:ple, and cannot
ak Up willingly with any sueh measures as you