The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-08-21


record, and incontrovertible Of cOurse. can be
now successfully concealed from them'
We ask them again, who there are among
the eminent speakers Of this State, who enoy
the confidence Of the people, that will venture
to meet these issues, with the very record TO
confound thems We do not know man, Of
any position or force, IN tbs county, at all cyents,
Who soouM not feel hmsslf personally compromised,
By undertaking labor so Aerculean as this.
The question then comes at last, whether
there are any of the delegates inclined to the
support OF Curtin, who would consider tri.
umph not0, as more important than triumph
at the election, and sufficient compensation
tor defeat at that tine--or would be willing
to stake the result upon q doubt? IF it be
true, as charged. that he insists in playing the
part of the dog in the manger, and sacrificing
the party, of which, it is said he claims to be
the builder, to HIMSELF is there any man in the
Convention who will allow himself to be used
for such purposes What is to be gained by it
Tor the advantage of any body but the rebels
and their Nor thern sympathizcrsi
We have stated more than once-and we can
not.repeat it too often--that whatever may bc
! the opinion of the Convention, and whether
right or wrong, the feeling against Coz. Curtin in
'h's county at least --growing out Of his owa
acts and poticy--is so strong that zoe could no
more control IL, even If zoe soere so disposed,
than we could stem the torrent of the Ntagare
,cith our hands. We might ruin ourselvn
By advocating has election, but we couldn't
help him. 1t is not we who are responsible for
the existence or origin Of that feeling. We
reflect it only, and have but thrown ourselves
into the current, which was flowing as rapidly be
fore we undertook TO fathom or direct it.
There were good men here who doubted in
1860, whether he could be trusted, and refus-
ed to vote for him, and yet this county gave a
majority of about 640O votes. Less than q
month asterward, it gave Lincoln 10000.
With stronger man than Curtin there
should have been 5000 at least. With an un-
exceptional candidate now we are strong as ev--
er With Coz. Curtin, ,oe douH ,vhether II could
be carried at all, and those who reflect that his
conduct at the session of 1861, brought in q
Democrat even here, at the election which
followed, will realize the mischief that such q
nomination may infict.
1t is not this county only, however; in which
il is important to make the machine rum smooth.
There will be like difficulties elsewhere, and
particularly in those counties where the strength
Of the Republican party lies. If he should be
nominated, it will not be by the votes Of those
districts, which will be expected to elect him
1t will be counties like Berks, we suppose
that are to be cast as make-weights into
the scale. Would it not become them to re-
fleet, that if they want us to do the work they
must put us into a condition to run without
weights Are not even the pr:judices Of oar
people--if they choose to call them SOTO be
consulteds If they can find man who is free
from objection--and we are in bad condition.
indeed, if they cannot-what is their duty a.
men--as patriots-as lovers of their country
How can they excuse themselves for insisting
from mere pride or self.will--on one of tho
opposite kind, who is known to be unpalata-
BILE to any respectable section of the partyi
We shall gaage thar patriotism By tie pay m
'chich they deal suth the difficulty. With men Of
heroic stomp-men suited to the tunes--tf coa
provu serious os6tcutry at a0
n7-Rev. Prot. F. w. Conrod, of Lancaster, wilt
preach in the Lutheran Church on next Sabbath
morning, at 10a O'Clock, A. M. Episcopal services
at S o'clock, P. M, IN Lutheran Church.