The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-01-31
i Wrong Made Right.

We are not, nor is it necessary oil any &C
count rhat we should be, the personal champion,
euIogist OF spologist OF Hon. jour- CESSNA, 6ul
we fee! it to be cur duty 10 applaud he con
duct OF that gentleman IN ihe good fight he has
fought for The rights OF the people Of Bedford
county. 4 great wrong, a. outrageous fraud
had been committed upon our peope, by politi-
cal lricksters, in connecting Bedford with Som
erset in the apportIonment Of 1857, for mem
bers of the House of Representatives. There
was but very slight difference in The number
of taxa5les Of The two counties, and the legis-
Iature, BY giving two members 10 The district,
conceded that each county was entitled 10
member But in order 10 make good use Of The
large Republican majority in Somerset county,
IA other words. TO pot It within the power of
that majority to elect tuo members instead of
one as it had formerly done, the Two counties
were hrched !ogeth7t to elect their representa-
tives IN common. This was iatesded not only
to elect two Repu.l.can members, buf also to
defeat the choice ofthe people Of Bedford coun-
ty. Our people were 10 be rendered practical
~ voceIvss in the Populal branch of tae Gene
raj Assembly. Under this aPPorti7nmect It
was certain and fixed impossibiIiyy 10 have
sny other representation Of osr county al Jia.-
rsburg, except such as toe people Of Somerset
county in their superior knowledge of our 10
cal interests ana their u1doubied generosity in
political matters, should see fit to gran. Us. In
fact, o,d RrdGfd--Ihe mother Of ccnnlits-was
disfranchised and made mere dependency, or
appendage OF her daughter Somera-t. THIS
the,voters Of Bedford county, though they went
10 the polls from time to lime and indicated
their choice Tor representatives. By decided ma
joEiies, were always overrn.d 10 their prefer
ercrs by the voters Of Somerset. In 1857,
1883, 1889 and 1850, Bedford county cast q
majority Of her votes for candidates whose eiec-
ten was defeated only By the people of Somer-
set. Not once, until now, did the candidate
who was the choice of the majority in this coun-
tY, Obtain seat 10 the House. Not once since
The passage of the apPorlionment bill Of 1857,
were The prop'e Of Bedford county represented
in tbe legislature, by the man chosen by 'heir
votes. Was moi this monstrous! Was 1t mol
really The most a5ject poliiica! slavery to which
one people can bind another Ye, there are
those TO be found who condemn and revie Mr.
Cessna Tor his manly effort to lift this incu5u:
from the people Of Bedford county. There are
those who, to their shame De 1t said, because
Mr.. Cessna's success in cuSling M. Household.
er may prove injurious to their political plan.
or aspirations, denounce the &C. that restores tc
Bedford county The rights iched from her BY
the "gerrymander" Of 1897! Such men car
have none bal venal motives. The standard o
right by which they measure the conduct o
others, IS poised invariably by throwing thei
own interests in the balance. But ;heir mum
Der is few. Disappointed oificeseskers ma!
snarl and growl esmal-beer ''Repubhcan" pol
iaicians mag frst and flme---but their rill-humo
free and independent people, The great popu
lar beart heats in enthusiastic appreciation Q
the policy oil Mr.. Cessna, mo, because it wa'
his pcliey DOT because Of ;h- personalities con
nectpd with i.--but because thereby gFea
wrong hes been Fighted, because il has restored
10 The people OF Bedford county, the politica
rights guaranteed them IN the fundamental laV
~ef ths State.