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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03
A Modest REQUEST.

The latest dodge of those dlsinserested patrl-
OTIS, the Republican wire-pullers, is TO tell Dem
ocra,s that they have abandoned Republcanlsm
aud that Democrats ought 10 abandon Democ-
raey, and all unite together TO rally around the
Administration of old ABE Lincoln. The mod
esiy Of this request is equaled only BY IFS fox
like ahrewdness. Republicans have nothing to
lose BY rallylng around the Administration of
Mr.. Lincoln, but have everything to gain IT they
can induce Democrats 10 join them in doing SO.
We are coolly asked to ABANDON our principles
and cur organization, and the men who ask us
10 do so are the very Identical stiff-necked zeal
OTIS who told US oalY two months ago that they
could not and they would not sacrifice any of
their principles to vote for the CritteAden Com
promise,or any other measure to save the Unioi.
They must imagine Democrats to be a set of
dwelling fools if they expect them 10 swallow
such bait as this. For our part, we will sus-
tam the Government cheeffuIly and to the best
of our ability, IN putting down rebellion, but as
to giving up cur principles, or counselhng the
Abandonment OF the Democratic organization,
we can never be guilty of such treachery to
the party we delight to honor, and whose creed
is the very Constitution for winch all good pa
ITIots are contending.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03
MAY 5, 1861.
q. F. Meyers, Editor 81 Proprietor.
The olive Branch with the Sword,

{. Btessed are the peace-makeFs; for theT shall
be cal led the children of God.-Mattes0, 5h Chaps
9th
Whilst We hold that the people OF the South
are seeking remedy for their wrongs in an mn
proper and unlawful manner, and whilst we
are ready and willing to lend all the aid we can
10 the General Government in putting down
rebellion, yet we must confess that we would
much prefer peaceful settlement of the exist
ing troubles, and as no plan Tor such settlement
has vel been offered by the Goyernment TO the
people, we have ID good reason to beiieVe 1t
would not be adopted by large majority IN both
sections. There is irenzied feeling 10 the
North as we'll as in the South, that viii be ag-
grayated to madness should there De iuFther
bIood-shed. The details of the consequences OF
a popalar outbreak such as would follow the
commencement OF the first battle between the
opposing forces, will be too horrible for pen to
relate. God cnly knows what ruin and desc
lation would follow in the track OF such con-
test. But ie. there be armistice I'LL the
meeting of Congress on the fourth OF july
Then let that BODY submit pan Iot LIE Psd]e
tul adjustment of our unfortunate difficulties
Let II be the CrittendeG plan, CT some other
similar one, which will give the Southern peo-
pie their rights, and at the same time preserve
the dignity and integrity Of The Union. This
done, our word fo- il that Virginia and all the
Border States will be Modified, and restored 10
their LOYALTY, whilst the Contederated States,
operated upon by the eight Slave States remain
ing in the Union, will eventually return to the
fold. We have been induced to make these re-
marks by the appeal of that distinguished Ken
tuckian and true Union man, James Guthrie, tc
the peace-loving and patriotic people OF the
North, made ia his great speech recently delIv-
cred al Louisville To Mr.. Guthrie we are IN
debted, more than TO any other leading Ken
tuckian, for the continued fidelity TO the Unior
of his noble old State. Wnen such men as he
appeal to the "stlll small voice" yet crying to
peace throughout the North, we cannot reffair
from making a genial r~oRnnae Whllst W.
--4----1 - Cauarnu.ret- II pSg5ut = nsi ", I,
yet let as write upon our hearfs ---Fns fuoeli0i
characters Of undyins rHemcty, BLESSED AR
rHE PeAcr-sAKERs I"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03
TIE TREASON Law.
President

The following is the new Law 10 punish
reasonable acts and correspondence against
the State and Federal Governments =
Section l. Be ii enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. of the Common
reaith Of Pennsylvania, in General ASSenbl1
met, dna IS hereby enacted by the authority of
the same, That II any person or persons be-
longing 10 or residing within this State, and
under the protection of its laws, shall take a
COMMISSION or commissions from any person.
State or States, or either, the enemies of this
State, or OF the u. States, of America, or who
shall levy war against this State or Govern
ment thereof, or knowingly and willingly shall
AID or assist any enemies In open war against
this State or the United States, by joining
their armies, or by e;Hilsting. or procuring, or
persuading, others to enlist for that purpose, or
by furnishing such enemies with arms or
ammunition, or any other articles, for their
AID and comfort, or by carrying on a traitorous
correspondence with them, or shall form. or
De 10 a0ywise concerned in forming, any com
oinatlon or plot or conspiracy for betraying tins
State, or the United Statesof America, into The
hands or rower of any foreign enemy, or anv
organized or pretended Government. enoaoed
IN resisting the laws ofthe United States. or
snail give or send any intelligence TO the enc
mics OF this State, or oil the United States Of
America, or shall, with the iutent 10 oDnose
prevent, or subvert ithe Government OF This
State, or OF the United States, endeavor 10 dis
Suaae any person or persons from entering the
service OF the State or of the United States
or IRON Joining apy volunteer company or ar
sociatlon OF this State about being mustered
INTO service, or shall use any threats or persua-
sIon, or offer any bribe or hold out any hone
OF reward, with like intent TO induce any Der
son or PERSONS to abandon said service, or with
draw from any volunteer company or associa-
ton already organized under the laws of The
tor that purpose +: every person
50 offending and being legally convicted there
OF, shall be guilty Of high misdemeanor. and
snail be sentenced TO undergo solitary imprison-
meat IN the penltentIary at hard labor for a |
term not exceeding ten years, and be fined in a
sun, not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both |
az the discretion OF the court Provided, Thai
ms act shall not prohibit any citizen from Ia
Afng or receiving civil commissions for the
acknowledgment of deeds and other instruments
)f writing.
Section 2, That if any person or persons
NIthln this Commonwealth, shall sell, bu,Id
lui nsh, construct, alter, or fit out, or shall aid
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03
VIRGINIA.
PgILApELPaIA, April 81.


The VIRGINIA SECESSION ORDINANcE.-The
following is the ordInan ce OF secession Dl Vif-
ginia, lust made public. Accompanying the SOC
ument is long schedule setting forth the time
and manner of holding the poll Tor IFS ratlica-
ton by the people The poll will be opened
in each military camp OF Virginia volunteers,
whether in or out of the State, and voters sulf-
cred to vote. This will be in addition to the
regular election precincts. The ELECTION for
members OF Congress for the State to the House
of Representatives Of the Congress OF the Uni
ted States required by law TO be held on the 4ih
Thursday 10 May next, is suspended and pro-
hibited until otherwise ordained by the conven-
ton.
Ordinance to repeal the ratification of the
Constitution OF the United States of America,
By the State of Virginia, and to resume all the
rights and powers granted under said Constita-
ton.
The people of Virginia, in their ratification
Of the Constitution OF the United States OF A
merica, adopted by them in convention, on the
25th day of June, 1778, having declared that
the powers granted under said Constitution
were derived from the people OF the United
States, aud might be resumed whensoever the
same should be- perverted to their injury and OPP
preston, and the Federal Government having
perverted SAID powers, not only to the injury ol
the people of Virginia, bat to the oppression oi
the Southern slaveholding States, now we, the
people of Virginia, do declare and ordain, that
| the ordinance adopted by the people of this
| State 10 Convention on the 25th day of June,
! in the year of our Lord 1888, whereby the
! Constitution of the United States of America
was ratified, and all acts ofthe General Assem-
bly, OF this State ratifyIng or adopting amend
ments TO said Constitution, are hereby repeal
ed and abrogated. That the Union between
the State of Virginia and other States under the
Constitution aforesaid, is hereby dissolved, aBc
that the State OF Virginia Is in the full possess
ion and exercise of all the rights of sovereign
" which belong and apPertain to free and in
dependent State.
And they do further declare that SaId Con
stiutioD OF The United States of America is NJ
longer binding on any Of the citizens of th'
State.
This ordinance shall take effect and be an &C
Of this day, when ratified by majority Of th
votes of the people of the State, cast at pol
to be taken thereon on the fourth Thursday il
May next, in pursuance of a schedule hereafte
10 be enacted.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03
NO More Lynch Law.

Our Republican friends ask US TO support the
Government. This we are doing, have always
done and will continue 10 do. There is not a
Democrat 10 Bedford county that will refuse 10
do il. Il is our duty and that is sufficient for US.
But, now. we ask OF you, Republicans, that you
cease making threats against your neighbors,
that you cease prosecuting them, because they
DO not think with you 10 regard TO the causes
and policy that inauguFated the present war
You ask US to unite with you in sustaining the
Government. We answer, we will DO so, but
YOU must allow us the same freedom OF opinion
which you enjoy. We are Union men, Union
10 the core, all OF us, we have always been such,
ave, we were Union men when you sneered
and scoffed at US for our efforts 10 preserve The
Union The Stars aud Stripes have always
been our flag, yes, were our flag when you re-
fused to fight under them in Mexico, were our
flag when u 1856, you blotted fifteen OF the
stars from the constellation, and will be our
flag till the last ray OF hope for our country dies
within our breast Then make us no tests.--
Raise no mobs Let Us alone in our opinion
And thus you will thoroughly unite the people
IN the cheerful and willing support OF the Gov
ernmeHt. We do not ask this as favor. We
ask it as our right, and we will have it, ne
matter at what cost.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03
Bear in Mind.

The Government ofthe United States is not
composed solely of Abraham Lincoln and his
Cabinet. Il consists OF three distinct co-ord-
nate and co-equal branches, the Legislature,
ErscntiUe and judicial. Mr.. Lincoln and his
Ca5lael are, therefore, only third part of the
Government, viz: the Erecuiire Conse-
quently, when We speak of sustaining the
Government, we d. not mean the endorsement
Of the Lincoln Administration, we do not mean
the deliberate swallowing ofthe political doc
TIMES ofthe President, but we mean the aid
ing and assisting of the ErecutiUs in executing
the laws framed by the Legislative department
Of the Government, as exPounded by the
Judiciary. We can, therefore, sustain the
Government without, endorsing Llncoln's Ad-
ministration. The Republican leaders are at
present employed in endeavoring to blindfold
Democrats in regard to this matter, and hence
we feel called upon TO make this notice. Bear
in mind that you can sustain the Government
as Democrats, you can give countenance to the
Executive IN executing the laws (which is his
sworn dUsyD without endorsing The political
measures Of his Administration.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03

fHE BLOCKADE OF SOUTHERN PoRTs. Wash
/ ingion, Aprn 28.-- Some excitement has been
produced IN diplomatic circles. growing ont of
lie proclamation OF the President djrectjoo
blockade OF The Southern ports. II aprears ,ba,
blockade, 10 De respected by foreign powers
mnst not Only b. Effective, but th al due not;cs
most be given OF such intention 10 their renra-
sentaiivrs. With Brazil and all the South A.
merican governments,a notice of ninety davs
i. required under treaty. But his has NOT bssn
given by our government. Hence consign.
mruls OF coffee aud other natural products d..
signed fof S'uthprn ports are DELAYED IN their
transportation 10 that portion Of the country
the merchants not being satisfied of.the effects
Of mmrdate blockade. 1t has therefore ba.
come necessary that specific inquiries be made
( OF he Federal government in relation 10 ,h,e
subject, 50 that treaty rights aud privileges be
not damaged. The foreign ministers will in
sis lhal the stipulations shall be IesDrcied
and observed, othefwis ise naval forces viii ba
c,sfached hither as means of foreign protec
Iion. The delicacy OF he question is apparent.
and from what Is known, may involve serious
! consequences to all concerned at all events
! produce trouble now as we'll as IN the future.
! BALTIMORE, Apr! 81, 10 "A. M.-We bsea
! had day OF unpi i-cetented excitement NJ
pen can describe it. Fortunately no 6shting
has yet taken place. All Baltimore IS in arms
! TO drirud themselves and the city.
There are nov tu, three thous and Northern
troops qnartered at Cockey sviIIe. / We Just have
wha appears 10 be official information from
! Washington, that President Lincoln has given
orders Tor the troops 10 return to Harrisburg.
! There seems but one feeling here now, and
! that is unity for Baltimore, Maryland and the
South, with hopes for peace and an amicable
| adjustment. Every House in our city has be-
CONF perfect barricade.
Our people have no anirnosities, no ilI-feeling
/ against their Northern brethren but it Is held
point Of honor that armed troops shall not pass
through Maryland to coerce The South. Nor
| thrrn civilians among US are treated with the
s4n- cordiIli'y and friendship that they ever
were. Not the slightest animosity prevails.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03

or assist IN selling building, constructing, alter
lug or fitting out any vessel OF vessels, Tor the
purpose OF making war, or pEivateerIng, OF
other purpose, to be- used in the purpose OF any
person or parties whatever 10 make war on the
United States OF America. or To resist by force
or otherwise, the execution oi the laws o lhr
Nni:ed Stairs, such person or persons shall br
guilty Of misdemsanor, and on conviction
thereof shall b,' sentencfd - tsnd rso solitary
imprisonment IN he penit-ntiary,a AT hard labor,
not'exceeding ten years, and BE- fined in sum
not exceeding ten thousand do!ldrs, or both, at
the discretion OF the court.
Section 3. That every person holding com-
mission as an officer IN the volunteer or militia
forces OF this Commonwealth shall, withIn-ihir-
ty days after the passage of this act, required to
take the oath OF allegiance 10 this state and to
the United States, and if ANY persons holding
such commission shall refuse 10 taRr such oath,
the Governor shall have the authority To annnt
the commission of such person, aad supply his
place by appointment until the vacancy thus
created hall be supplied as provided for vacan-
cies in other cases by existing laws OF tins com
monweath the said oath of allegiance shall
be administered BY thr Adulanl-G- leral or any
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and may
br Transmitted to the several brigade INSPECTORS
Of this commonwealth, who shall n :urn admin
ister the same 10 the officers embraced Within
the bounds oftheIr respective bFlgaies.
Section 5. No civil process shall issue or br
enforced aginst any person ustrrrd into the
service OF this STATE, or oi the United States,
duriug the term for which hr shall be Engaged
in such service. nor until thirty days alter h..
shall De discha ged lherpiiom. proUided, Toat
the operations oil all statutes OF Limitations shall
i be suspended upon claims against such pers1a
during such term.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03
A Peace Measure.

PaILADeLpHIA, April CSC. J. Inse,soll
has invited Ex Presidents Buchanan p;a-oa,
Fillmore, Tyler. Van Buren and Hon. M.
6roome 10 ac' as arbltrators to settle the diff
Ierences between The North and the South.
lhere IS but httle expectation here OF any good
resulting from the project. 49,
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03

DYSPEPSIA This is very distressing con-
plant, and gives the patient more suffering
than almost any other disease,in fact, it is a
combination OF many complaints in one. The
symptoms are numerous and are of th. nature
OF almost all other complaints combined.
From this fact, arise the very many cases
where this desease rs mistaken tor some other.
and SO improperly treated. The first symptoms
indigestion, fatulency, loss OF appetite, heart
burn, headache, etc, if neglected, almost
always awaken some dormant disease and send
the poor sufererIo premature grave. What
you must hrst do is 10 cleanse th4 blood and reg
uate the bowels do this with The "Moun,ain
Herb Pulls" and you can bid defiance to dys-
pepsa
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03

Hon. JOHN BELL FOR THE SoUrH. The Nash
vile papers OF the 9th inst, bring us abstracts
OF he speeches of the Hon. John Bell, Hon.
Edwin Ewing and others, made al public
meeting in that city. They come out tor u
nIed South The editor Of the lie Ban
nef, too, who fought to the last for the Union,
takes the position assumed by Mr.. Bill. FROM
the Banner We make extracts:
Hon. John Bell spoke tor about three quar-
tiers of an hour, stating in effect that 50 lar as
present duties and responsibilities are concerned
the past is sealed book The tI.ne tr action
aud unity faction in the South had arrived,
and he was for standing BY the South and de-
tenulng the South, all the SoGth, against the
unnecessary, aggressive, cruel, unjust and wan
ton war which is being forced upon US. He re-
counted al some length the efforts which hr had
made 10 the past, and especially with the pres
ent administration, to avert this war, and the
hopes he had cherished for the preservation Of
peace but those hopes had now vanished, and
our duty was TO defend ourselves and to make
common cause with all our sister slaveholdlng
States of tn South against a common invading
foe. He advocated strong and effective mli-
tary league or Union among all the slavehold-
ing States for the successful prosecution Of the
( war He declared that Tennessee had, IL ef-
| trct, dissolved her relations With the federal
| Union, and though he had hoped and labored
| 10 the last to preserve the Union first, and sec
| ond if separation was inevitable, 10 make il
] peacaable, he now abandoned all such hope,
/ and his voice was clear and loud 10 every Ten
nesseesn--to arms 10 arms He counseIrd
the most effective aud energetic public and pri-
! possible of the military strength of the State.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03
A card from Hon. c. l.. FaIlardigham.
DAYTON, o., Wednesday, April II.

To The Editor Of the Cincinnati Inquirer
| have word for the Republican press an d
parlsans of Cincinnati and other places abroad,
who now daily lalsfy and misiepreseLt me aud
matters which concern me here in Dayton.
NV position in regard to this civil war which
the Lincoln administration has inauguratea,
was long since taken, is well known, and will
be adhered 10 to the end. Let that be under
stood. | have added nothing TO it. subtTacted
nothing from 1t, said nothing about publicly,
since the war began. know well that l am
right, and That 10 little while ''the sober sec
ond thought OF the people" will dssi pate the
present sudden and feetng madness, and will
demand TO know why thirty millions OF people
are butchering each other in civil war, and will
arrest it speedily. But meantime, should my
own State be inyaadifedn va Il nlQy thrsatened with IN
native born son of Ohio, acknow Iedging my
first allegiance TO be TO her, will aid in de-
Tending her TO Tile last extremity, asking no
question. Whoever shall refusethen or hesitate,
Will be traitor and bastard. And TINS same
rnIe | apply as Well to the people Of Virginia,
Kentucky or Missouri, as to any OF the free
States, North or West.
e. T. VAITANDIGHA
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03

- None but physician knows how much
reliable aitsratiUe is needed BY the people On
all sides Of ms, n all communities everywhere
there are multnudes that suffer from complaints
that nothing but an glferative cures Hence a
great many OF them have beea made and pu I
abroad with the assurance OF being eFtctual.
But they tail TO accomplish The CURES they prom
ise because they have not the intrinsic virtues
they claim. In this slate of The case, Dr. j.
c. Aver & Co., of Lowell, have supplied US
Nth :'1 eompoa::">ad Extract Of SarsapariIia,
which dos prove to be the loag desired remedy.
It's peculiar difference from other kindred pre-
ParaIlons in market Is that it cures the diseases
for which 1t is recommended, while they do
not. We are assured of this fact oy more thas
one OF our intelligent Physicians in this neigh
borhood and have the further evidence of our
own experience OF its truth.-ITsnnessee Farm
er, Nash vile, Tenn.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03
Message of The Governor of Pennsylvania

HARRlsBURG. APRM 8.-The Governors
forthcoming message TO the Legislature viii re-
commend the passage OF stay law. The de-
claratory part will say that Pennsylvania " i'll
open foul leading from the North TO Washing
ton as essential 20 trade and transit Whether
Mayrland stays in or goes out OF .he Union,
no hostile soil will be permitted TO lie be-
tween the capital aid States loyal 10 the Unlon.
Rebellion must be crushed and the nation re-
stored 10 its activity. National property seized
and!ln possession OF the rebels must BE- reiakpn at
every expense. The Governor will recommend
an appropriation OF several millions of dollars,
perhaps five.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-05-03

Civil WAR.-The following eloquent x
tract from letter written by lady now m
Washington may serve at this time 10 awalgn
the American people TO the folly and madess
of civil war.
"The Seventh Regimeat arrived hre
THIS afternoon. Faint cheers greeted ther as
they marched up to the Waite House. th
God OF MercIes, must this be so Must brdb-
erS tear each other to pieces, when little god
Will on both sides would mend it so we'll ?? Ii
made me sick at heart to see this sight. Hen
come down, leaving desolate homes behind
them, 10 make others equally desolate Oh!
merciiul Father, can madness SO criminal. so
wicked, be tolerated Where are the tra
hearted men ofAmerca? Are they stupeffd
or terrified Sad, sad it is that naiions Iesn
as little Uy experience as men and women b.
Each one has 10 read his or her lesson throib
tears OF grief and sorrow, while nations Iesn
their folly through tears Of blood Is 1t possible
that this national suicide will be allowed a.
Good-byej can write no more. am too sd
to live"