Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-09-13

The Union meeting of Tuesday night of
court week has resulted IN the happiest posi-
bic manner The hearts of the people of our
county are ever disposed to the right and TO
their country-the honor of their Native Land
is dear to them, and the efforts Of those who
would ALLEVIATE their support from cur Govern
meDt, have signally failed, and have reeoiieG
upon the men Who made them.
The honest yeomanry of our mountain land,
may for time be deceived by false statements
and erratio reasonings, but wee to deceivers,
whoever they may be, when their efforts to
lead the people astray are discovered
There is no retribution more sure, no indig-
nation more terrible than that which follows
the wakaning up of an honest and loyal CONS
munity to the fact that efforts have been made
to delude them into ways of thought aud acs
tion which if successful would have fixed ups
on themselves aud their children the burning
brand Of unf4ithiuluess to the best government
thatever blessed the earth.
sThe sober second thought Of the people is
always right" and many, very many, of the
good citizens of Bedford County who vis-
tied our Borough at court week, supposirg, as
they had been told that the "Uuion Meeting OF
Tuesday evening was trick for the destrue-
iion of party," went home with their hearts
ovethowiug with the generous conviction that
the meeting was graad aud holy demonstra.
ton for that country whose we'll being aud hon
or aud glory, is paramount to all party, aud
with hearty contempt in their souls for the
men who could fnd it in their natures at
time like the present, to advocate or conniye
at any policy save that which would demand
and enforce the unconditional submission to the
government and its laws of those who without
just cause have dared to ooptemn those laws, and
trample upon our glorious flag, and to rend
with unhallowed aud ruthless hands the fair
fabric secured and bequeathed to us BY our
fathers at priceless cost Of agony, privatiou
aud blood
Well might the honest citizens Of or coun-
tg doubt tae wisdom. truth aud loyalty Of
neSly, aedged and chaDgelng politicians, when
hey saw the union meeting presided over and
carried on by such men, of life~long personal
and political integrity as Job Mann, Joseph
B. Noble, Alex King, David Patterson, Gen.
Bowman, John Cessna, Judge Kinmsl, Francis
Jordan, VIM. NJ. Hall, S. l.. Russell, john
Mower, DR.. MeGur and host of others as
true and tried as these; and many of the men
who honestly but uuder false impression
signed The call for the Democratic meeting of
Monday night, in repudiation Of the Union
Call, were the most jealous and enthusiastic
IN support Of the Union meeting, its object and
It's resolutions.
Not only did the men composing this Unon
meeting, by their names aud presoaee carry
conviction of the truth of their cause, but the
speeches were unanswera6le, and auuihilating
to everything IN opposition to the elects of
the meeting. Judge Kimmell's calm an disv
passionate couasels were invaluable, and the
expression of every eountenance in the vast
assembly showed that An Impress was made
by them on every heart
We can hardly find language to express the
thrilling effect of the really splendid effort Of
Gen. Bowman. His speech, abouuding as it did
in solid, manly, earnest argument, met hearty
response on teaalf Of bis audience, in the
breatbless sience with which at times thoy