The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-06-13


man over the negro, and discussed no other
question, and made no illusions to Government
policy, that was started under special leave from
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES suddenly silenced by
the government, without why or wherefore.-
Its editors were Democrats, and it only claimed
that the negro could not enjoy the rights and
privileges OF a white man.
They arrested men everywhere without war
| rant, forced them to resign offices they held by
election, and discharged them after long impris-
onment without charge, information, trial, or
reparation. They arrested women, and even
girls, in the same way, and refused them trial
| unless by special ltribunal-military or otherwise
| unknown to the law.
DIR. Lincoln has appointed men to Office
whose apotced doctrines, preaching, and practice
Pare anti-consttutional and in violation of every
civil and political right.-Ile keeps them in Of
| fee, to be paid forsuch teachings and acts by
| taxation on the hard earnings of the people,
whose rights they are outraging, and whose lib-
critics and property their conduct is destroying
| He has failed or refused to order on trial men
high in Office who have been properly charged
! in dqe form with crimes and misdcmeanors, and
those charges remain on file in the proper Office
| He has even thrust such men into elevated po-
sitions of trust and confidence, and to the social
and official level of other men high in office and
above suspicion, while those charges remain
in force and undisposedo Of and while the honest
men who are thus forced 10 treat the accused
parties as equals believe them to be guilty as
charged.
! He has permitted the most pestlent treason,
the most destructive doctrines, the most villain
ous fasehoods; and the most v;rulent SANDER
to be published and spoken day after day, and
month after month, by his supporters both in
and out of Congress, and in his party newspa-
pers everywhere, without restraint or rebuke
and to GO broadcast over the land through the
same mails from which were rejected and exclu-
ded democratic papers and others that never had
pablished one word of treason, "aid or COM
fort,'' or abuse of any body. The most arch-
traitor that ever went unhung preached treason
and disunion in the very capital of the nation,
was applauded by the officers, advisers, and sup
porters of Mr.. Lincoln and those nearest in his
confidence, and afterward the same preacher
was admitted to the floor of the Senate, and
received with honors accorded only to the most
distinguished persons on rare occasions. That
honor was extended to Washington and few
others, but it is the highest compliment that
can be bestowed on worth and excellence out
side of official station.
He has permitted Generals to issue the most
| infamous abolition, reasonable, and anti-con-
stitutional proclamations, and go unrebulled.
| Investigation and reparaton for the most
outrageous violations of law as to the rights OF
persons and property have been refused, and
gross violations of the law have been permitted
to go unpunished, when it was in the power Of
| a.. i t,
Tile President has issued procamations and
delivered messages in which unmistakablc asser-
tons of anti-savery political opinions have
been elevated to national test question, and
genuine abolitionism has received from him
countenance, support, protection, and immu-
nifty. while conservatism or democracy has been
merely tolerated so long as it could be used to
advance the former internal heresy.
Do you ask for the proof? Why, the ver-
lest simpleton knows that an immediate avowal
of abolition would have rendered the present
administration not only powerless, but have
sunk it in immeasurable contempt, had it been
avowed early in the war. Now, although Mr..
Lincoln had said that the Chicago platform
should be as law to him, and Mr. Seward
had said that the vile rivuet of African slavery,
flowing from the stagnant pools Of the South.
must be dried up, vet, when the war came both
cried out for the Union they had so long said
could not exist as II was, and became apparent
ly conservative. But mark the sequel The
support anl' maintenance OF all the people were
indispensable TO a successful conduct of the
war. When the passions of the masses should
be reused by war and the appeals, to their love
Of the Union; their judgments blinded by preiu-
dice and false pretenccs, their cupidity excited
hy office and emoument the nation brought in
debt for hundreds of millions of dollars, the
party in power would trust to their ability to
use the elements they had created for tho sue
cessfu denope,nent of their most destructive dogs
ma They had no material in their own party
for statesmen or officers They must perforcd
90 to the party of the nation--the Democratic
partv-for both. For diplomats they could
serfe themselves 1t required demagogues, and
that the sentiments of the people should be mis-
represented. The work was easy, labor OF
loves conferred distinction and large pay.
Hence an abolitionist went to every foreign
court of note. For soldiers, they did not ex-
pect any body to o.GgM except those who really
i loved the Union, and such were not abolition
lists Hence the appeal 10 the people to rally
for the maintenance of the constitution.
neither hr Lincoln coIhprencuueu anu ue-
signed it all at the start or not, argues nothing
1t is certain that these facts are patent now,
and the result thus far shows that they have
been made subservent to the circumstances.
AS long as there is work to be done, it must be
done with such material as they could command
success with. Hence the proclamations and
acts of Halleck, Buell., Grant, Burnside, Nc
Clcllan, Sherman and other democrats are Of
necessity submitted to; while those of Fremont,
Phelps, and Others of that stamp, although di-
rectly opposite, are encouraged, winked at (at
least not rebuked or censured, their advocates