The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-06-13
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE,
For the Bedford Gazette.
1.-THE Irrepressible Conflict"

Truly, has that 'irrepressible conflict come
upon us, and with a fury does it rage-not be-
tween the white man and the negro, but be-
tween free men of one blood-between father
and son, between brother and brother-between
the friends of constitutional law on one side,
and higher law party on the other.
Our present worthy President, by his eman-
cpatlon resolution, and accompanying procla-
nation, together with his notice of Gen. Hun
ter's emancipation proclamation, has shown
most conclusively, that in his opinion, the sword
must do what congress has from time to time
declared its inability to do-abolish slavery.
How long it may take to effect that work,
time, blood and treasure only can tell. But, il
Mr.. Lincoln ard that ''large majority in Con
gress, expect, that, after war of most stupen-
dous proportions produced by meddling with
the acknowledged provisions of the Const.t,,-
tion,-the people of the free states will. agree
to pay the slave owners for their negroes, he
Calculates without the book."-The President
and his 'irrepressible" Cabinet, will find, when
| the proper time comes, that the people of the
North, at least, are law-abiding-that they
love their country--thc Constitution under
which they hve-their fellow countrymen and
| that abolitionism is not the idol Of the North,
and that, when the time comes, "to compensate
for the Inconvenience, public and private" "
that party which established the Chicago Plat
form, will have been dissolved-known and
spoken of, only to be execrated and abhorred-
that Abraham Lincoln, VIM II. Seward the
Lovejoys, Summers, and Stevens-the Greelys,
Phillipses and John Browns, aye even Car
| Schurz-all, all will have ended their labors
after having made for themselves, the most ir-
| repressible record ever made and left by wicked
mistaken and deluded men. We of the North
OF all parties (a few such as above named on.
ly exceptedD will stand by the faith, even unto
the death. We will support the constitution
with our lives and our fortunes. We will viii.
| lingly support this Government--deploring the
madness which rules the hour-believing, as
we do, that the Power which rules the moral
and physical world, inaugurated this govern
ment for great purpose, not yet fulfilled, and
| that, therefore, it is alike beyond the compass:
| Of Abotionism and Secessionism, to overthrow
or destroy it.
We depend on ''thc sober second thought o.
the people," for the perpetuity of our institu
tons. Already, whilst our broad rivers anc
| beautiful plains are crimsoned with the bes
blood of our common country, do we begin tt
see signs of a return to the old landmarks
"The Constitution must and shall be preserv.
ed" Not one jot or little of it shall fail, though
| fifty Thousand millions of dollars be spent fol
the ''abolishmcnt" of slavery, and half mil
lion of brave soldiers he sacrificed on the altar
of soctaonalism; still dare we hope for homo
and n country; great, munifcent, humane
and powerful government.
The present bloody crisis is truly most lam
er.taple chapter IN the history of human gov.
ernment-shewing as it does, the necessity o
| q cheerful and complete obedience to the law