The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-09-18
Mister "B. ="

In last week 5 ADolltlon organ there appeared
communication over the signature of ''B,"
dated "Cumberland Valley, Sept Sth." The
writer bases his articleupon the presumption
that the editorial in the Gazette Of August 2Sth,
headed 'Tittle Ber<s," had special reference to
himself It'll trite saying, that ''if the shoe
fits man, let him wear t." and we presume
that Mr.. B. acted upon this proverbial injunc-
ton, for, although, in the article to which he
alludes, we spoke in general terms of Ms apos-
tacy, we did not mention his name or even al
lude to whom we referred. We only drew his
political portrait and we are glad to know that
il was drawn with sufficient faithfulness to en-
able the gentleman to recognize his own like
ness
The renegade B. opens his article with a COM
parison of his political self to the dead and bu-
ried prophet Samuel. He seems to have con-
sidered himself a prophet, but alas of late a
dead and buried prophet. We agree with him
entirely as to his being defunct, but beg leave
| to differ from him as to his ever having been
prophet. There is no doubt, whatever, of his
political death and though he seems to think
himself second Samuel, we are quite sure that
the Witch of Endor herself could not raise him
! from his chosen tomb in the Abolition grave
yard Nor can MIR. b., after comparing HIM
self to the dead prophet, make us believe that
he is living, or even ghost-walking politically
by such words as these The time Of hfe has
now arrived when aspirations for Office and po-
ltical distinction cease to actuatc the mind !"
for we well know, that just one year ago, un-
der commission from Gov. Curtin, he held the
position of Enrolling officer for Cumberland
Valley township, and he must have considered
himself politically dead even then, Or he would
not have accepted that Office. 1t seems too,
that the ''time of li(e," Of which he speaks,
had not arrived one year ago. II is only with
in the past twelve months that Inspirations for
office ard political distinction cease to actuate
the mind of Mr.. b.
Our defunct prophet goes out of his way to
speak of our advocacy of the claims Of Mr.
Douglas to the Presidency and also drags into
his article falsohood about Hon. John Cessna's
having had an interview with Mr.. Lincoln just
after the fall of Fort Sumter. Now, we gave
Mr.. Douglas a cordial whole-hearted and un-
wavering support, as Mr.. b. himself knows,
and as the columns of the Gazette for 1860,
will abundantly testify. We clung to the in
terests of that great statesman until the grave
closed over his mortal remains, and we have too
great respect for his memory to believe for a
moment that, were he alive now, he would en-
Dickinson, Forney, and such purblind disciples
of theirs as MIR. B. For, Mr.. Douglas said in
his last great speech in the Senate, that ssWAR
TABLE, FINAL and IRREVOCABLE, .
whilst, after the war broke out in alud:ng to
the proposed employment of slaves against their
masters, he said, 'SAVAGES MUST NOT
BE LET LOOSE" and on his bis death-bed
to ''obey the CONSTITUTION and LAWS of
the United States" AS to Mr.. Cessna's al
legged interview with the President after the
fall of Fort Sumter, and the pledge made by
that gentleman that ''the people of his district
would said in suppressing the rebellion" we
have but to say Mr.. Cessna never had any
such interview with the President, and, there.
fore, could not have made any oral pledge Of
the kind referred to by Mr.. b.; but suppose he
had given such assurance to the President, has
: it not been fulfilled? Has not this Congrcssion.
al district furnished its full quota of soldier;
bedford county sending 1900, almost one-thir(
of her voting population) to aid Mr.. Lincoln il
E ''suppressing the rebellion?" And what is the
reward we get for this outburst of patriotism
The object of the war changed from that of thC
Of Southern negroes; the removal Of the theatre
, Of military operations from Virginia to our owl
: soil; destruction, desolation and death; such
Mr.. B., has been the reward of the people o
this Congressional district for their unswervin.
: support of the Administration. But no matte
what Mr.. Cessna said or did, he has not see,
y fit to apostatize from the Democratic faith, a
e you have, Mr.. B., but supports the nomination
: of the Democratic party, as he has always don
v in the past.
n But, Mr.. B. says that 'the more reading an,
S intelligent portion of Little Berks,' would no
r take what he denominates the "step' from th
c ''Radical Democracy to the Mozart Hall o
: Wood and Vallandigham clque.' Mark til
9 words! "The more reading and intelligent por
j. tion of Little Berks" That is to say, Mr.. B
and four or five Others of his own way of think
!, ing. This little exclusive coterie, forsooth, mo
$ nopolize the brains and intelligence of Cumbcr