Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-01-24
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10 The People OF BedfoTd county -
The proceedings of the 2enusg gisauia Leg
islature have, no doabt, Informed you, hat
your constitutional rights as lreemen have
been respected.
You are not for the present session at least
mere servants of the citizens of Somerset
county. ap2 bound 10 comply with their de
msnds.
A full examination Of the question has
E;ade the case 81 plain, that none, or at least
very few, can be fouud to justify the union Of
the two counties for the choice Of Representa-
,ises under the AppoItioument Law of 1851.
Although the whole committee chosen 10
try tha case did not sign the Report, yet not
Que OF their hunter has yet been willing to Do.
y your right to chose your own Represeuts-
tive. ] shall use my best efforts to prove to
the public that the confidence you rtposed il
me on the second Tuesday Of October last, was
not misplaced. While l have objection to
a diffeEenee of opinion on the part OF any Of
my fellow citizens, | can not see bow The fact
that | owe my elsclion to the people Of Bed
ford county and not to those OF Somerset ca q,
10 ang way render me less able 10 represeat
yon or TO charge my sentiments as SOUND,
Ruion man. 10 those who see fin to charge
upon nc desire TO enter the Legislature for
interior purposes, | have only to say that
offered to the friends Of the late sitting mem-
bsr and 10 himself, that If be would AID ia the
passage of iaw to separate the two counties
10 the futn79 / would withdraw from the con-
test and permit him to occupy the place during
the present session. This proposition was re-
fused partly upen The ground that it would bs
granting too much. and partly because IT would
prellably make syesrliug" Of the goBtlemau
chosen by tbe people of Somerset 70 represent
the county Of Bedford / then determined
that The rights Of the people Of Bedford coun-
ty should be vindieafed or ct least il should
rot be my fault if they were again outraged.
Il has been charged upon me Ehat the appJrton-
ment Bill Of 1850, 10 attaching Cambria aud
Fulton to Bedford was alike unconstitutional,
aud that / served the people 10 that District.
A mere reading Of the Argument submitted TO
tae committee will show thai the District OF
1850 was based upon a different principle and
was not liable 10 The constitutional Objection.
4 reference to The Journal of 1850 wId show
that | voted ag4lnst lie 6nsl passage of thst
BIZ md an examination of the retpTus Of the
election Of 1850 wili show that / received
msilrity OF the votes esst in Bedford county.
This charge IS therefore only made by those
who will not make an ezanination or who can
not understand the question after they have
examined if.
There will probably be some expenses at
tending this opntest- The State is fiss re-
qoired to paw il, then the state is auth0rized
10 draw upon the county for The amount
Having become enlisted 10 this controversy
1 ii.teni to see it out aud whsteyer bill may
be presented against the county ! intend to
furnish toe money 70 pay. IL combustion |
viii add that my course here during The wiLter
shall be in ssrist aoc0rd9nce with the views
aad sentims nts which / always entertained and
express ed among my fellow citizens had
no sentiments to conceal from you either 90
political questions. aud no eonduct or actions
Of ans person or persons shall cause me 10 de>
part from ths adyooacy of those principles,
publicly ex2res sed, either upon tho enc qaes-
tioa, or upon the other, md the doctrines
which had clsia1ed when received your suf-
frages shall be advooatsd here TO the best Of
my ability.
JOHN CESSNA.
Harrisburg. Jan. is. 1861.