The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-02-14
Words Of Startling The Centrac
tors Destroying the Nation.


Jeci Tor the painter and many theme 10 BE- b
our future poets <wedded 10 immortal verse
WHAT sublime devotion to soldierly dutg wa,
iha. winch npelled young Gre5ie 10 stand al
( most alone al his qua wIth tsdeath as his com.
( panlon gunner" that he might protect with
his last charge, the retreat Of Pierce and hi,
men trom Great Bethel What an example o.
! the most exalted heroisn was that ol Lvon
I when he deliberately rode nt3 the Jaws o
death 70 redeem the adverse fortunes of the daY
al Springfield Whas picture oil unyeidina
! patriotism and beyoje courage is seen in the
conduct ot Maligan al Springfield, fighting
! VIGOROUSLY for nine days, against oyerwhelm.
lng odds, until his Home GDafds--aot be--wefe
iam'shed into submission These aud scores oI
other Kindred scenes WIil inspire many pen
4 and pencil in lhe bright and glad hefeaftel Bul
worthy Of equal rank With these IS the uotlz
/ scene 50 recently witnessed of the stormy
! coast Of H4aeras.- Burnside, aaawed by the
hercea4Ss cf The storm and the aging of ths uo-
: chained elements, deiyng danger and death, IS
ne passed from ship 10 ship in bis little boat
cheering has men and gathering together tue
scattered vessels ol hfs leet.-Ths must ilve up
on the minds OF the people, and be enbalmed
+ IN their memories through all coming time
Bat we'll will il be Tor The people, vase will it
hs for the Government. and fortunate viii ii
4 prove tor oar glorious cause, # we all, while
/ cberishHg he memories Of that sublime specla-
I Gle, remember also the Startling words that
/ were wruug from the heart OF Burnside, in his
! hour Of anguish -''THG CONTRACTORS HAvE-AL-
/ MOST RUINED NE, bot God holds me IA the palm
/ OF bis hand, and all wll yet be we'll"
/ Here We have crFs,alizsd, 10 this brief *
/ clanatioG, be whole philosophy Of the misior-
I tuaes of The war, and OF the certainty Of our
/ final success. The contractors have almost
ruined Us; bat God holds as in the palm Of his
I hand, ard all will Vet be wei. Who kept
Burnside and his 1-pl, and bis thousands and
+ thonsaudS OF gallant meu, for yo whole weeks,
/ exposed to destruction upon the stormlest coast
n ihe United States? who but the reckless
j and ca'ty scoundrels who furnished vessels
known to be unfit tor the service! What car
ed they what stores aud ships might be lost,
/ what priceless lives might be sacrificed, what
/ fatal blow might be inflicted 90 the cause, il
/ they could oolv succeed 10 making money oul
I Of the country N her nour- Of neeessitg2 Wbat
/ has thrown Us back SIX long moths, and dis
graced us most in the eyes the wofldl The
disaster al Bull Run And what caused thail
/ Was il not the notorious fact that the War De-
/ parjment, instead oi bending 81 lis energies 10
/ the organization, the discipline, and the heahh-
I i1l and honest supply. OF the army, was Just
! given over utterly 10 io55ers IN contracts and
military commissions? So entirely was the
! war regarded as nothing bat a huge Job. that
.or three mouths bat little else Was done than t.
/ parcel oat the PInnjeF. There was no time
nor opportunity 70 do anything else, for the or
gahizad gangs OF ptunderers who thronged the
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