The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23
CENrERvIlLE, May 10, 'G2.
Mr.. Editor

In looking over the last weeks il
sue of the Bedford Inquirer, my attention was
fixed upon communication headed Cumber.
land Valley. On further examination it prov.
ed to be fine specimen of juvenile literature
written by one Mr.. A. Much of the matter con.
tanned in his essay was truly original and Of
highly interesting character. The stronges.
popularity in it, however, was the difficulty
which it presented to all who read it when thew
attempted to discover what it was about. The
only possible conclusion to be arrived at in this
regard, is, that it is medley of agricultural.
scholastic and casual observations, finely spiced
and scented with that life-giving essence of
"Repubican" existence, the everlasting nigper.
1t speaks most glowingly of the use made by
our farmers of the past few weeks of favorable
weather and the fine prospects for an abundant
harvest. AS though it were an uncommon
thing for farmers to make good Use of favorable
weather. or for the grain crop to look promising!
From the question of agriculture the writer scars
to the all important topics of schools, school,
houses, County Superintendency and Teachers
Institutes These several questions he handles
in an admirable manner, and to some pretty
considerable degree it is our humor to coincide
with him, especially in his encomum upon tho
Institute which convened here semimonthly dur
ing the past Winter. Well might he speak Of
it in terms of rapture, for indeed it was a elo-
rious invention one for which, if there has not
already been patent procured, some immedi-
ate step should be taken to secure one On
this particular point, we suppose that the gentle
man speaks from personal observation, for if we
may credit the sayings of Madam Rumor, no
was member of this same magnetic, electrify-
ing, wonder accomplishing, one horse Institute.
His ideas of the Co. Superintendency are
very peculiar and should fear that they would
have a very deleterious effect upon the minds Of
the public, were not his arguments unreasonable
and preposterous in the extreme. How fool
hardy and softpated to declaim, as he does, a.
gainst common sense and the established usage
of our country and the wisdom of our ablest
and most scientific men! What short sighted
ness in him to say that the office of Co. Super
intendent is not unfrequently made the price Of
the political hireling, when it is we'll known
that politics has nothing to do with the selec-
tion of that officer! He then begins "to show
his feathers" he can desist no longer; the op-
portunity is too temptng his zeal for ,cool coun-
teracts every nobler impulse of his nature, and
like many others of the same creed, he is swept
away into the illimitabls chaos of niger phil
anthropy. 1t is certainly refreshing to see
man whose highest ambition is to make the ne
gro the political and social equal of the white
man.
AT any rate I would advise Mr. A., that af-
ter this when he feels indignant at the manner
in which the ''poor nigger' is treated, he had
better write about it separate and apart from
other subjects for AS there are those who can
appreciate one thing and not another, so there
are those who do not appreciate wool soaked
in soft soap literature.