The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-07-31
For the Bedford Gazette.
Sights and Sounds from up a Tree.
No. g.


Ensconced in my usual ''perch," ssknot of
those peculiar admirers of the ssfree American
Of African DESCENT" known as "Republicans,"
gathered beneath me. They had evidently heard
of my being ''about," as they looked around
them in every direction and up on my tree where
| sat snugly hidden among the leaves, and cock
ed their ears sharply and held their breath, in
order to detect my presence or that of some one
who, they feared, might overhear their CONVEX
sation. But no ''Sharpshooter'' was visible and
every thing was quiet as Sabbath morn. As
sured that they were entirely alone, they began
to converse in a low tone, holding forth to the
following effect:
FIRST Rep. "Well, what do you all think of
the prospects of our party? They look little
blue, don't they? We will have to overcome
625 majority if wewant to beat the Democrats
l am afraid we can't do that"
Second Rep "We can't touch bottom. The
people have lost confidence in us, because they
say we told them that if Lincoln would be elect
ed we would have better times and no war;
and, then, there's Shannon and Meyers, confound
their Copperhead skins they are always harp
ing on our opposition to the Crittenden Compro-
mise, which they say was acceptable even to
Jeff Davis himself and which would have saved
the Union, if we had allowed it to be adopted.
But we must keep up our party and something
must be done"
Third Rep. Slightly intoxicated) "Hic! l
think (hic) you are both mis- (hic!) taken! Call
the fellers on the Dimocratic tick hicD ct s.Cop-
perheads," and I'll bail you Wen (hic!) fetch
'em!"
FIRST Rep. "Poohl pooh The Copperhead
business is about played out. Besides we have
always lost more by giving the Democrats nick
names than we gained by it. That fool Dur
borrow, thinks it great point to call the Dem
ocrats 'Copperheads," and to nickname and
abuse people, but / can tell you that know
that his course is doing us great hurt People
sec that he is trying to blackguard Shannon and
Meyers and Davis only for political effect If
we don't get him out Of the Inquirer office soon,
he'll sink our party so deep that the plummet of
resurrection will never reach it,"
Second Rep. ''Poor Durborow!'
F,rst Rep. "He ought to be in Contact with
George Sgafoos and the two in juxta-position
with an insane asylum!"
Third Rep. 'Jerusalem! Sig thic!) afoos II
use his arm chic y in defence of his countryr
You'll see he will p
FIRST Rep. "Well, well, we're getting off the
question. still think we may be able to make
something by coaxing some weakened, disaf-
tected Democrats to go on our ticket for some
Of thAoffices. We can then get up the cry of
Union ticket" and emo party" and we can be-
rate the Democrats at will for keeping up party
divisions. But the plague is to get any of these
Democrats to stand our nomination. They
know that we'll be beaten and we can't make
them believe any thing else. But we have
few a'bfks, now. and we may catch some suck
ers yet. Two'ot Nr lawyers and another per-
son called on young Democrat some time ago,
to ok him to run for the Legislature, and tho
he was assured that his being q candidate would
be agreeable to influential Democrats he per-
emptorily refused. We are hard up for candi-
dates, but think we can find somebody willing
to 60 over the course for forms sake"
Third Rep. "We're bound to beat the Cop
(hic) perheads!"
First Rep. "Well, it'll take sober men in their
very soberest senses to do that. BY the way,
we're not half cautious enough about our pro-
ceedings. Meyers knows every thing we do
Some of our fellows must tell him some things
Why, he even knows where our secret league
meets and who attends it and what is done there,
and when we get any of his party to slip in
with us, he knows it instanter and gives them
such hard hints about it that they are afraid to
meet with us again. We must be more eau
tious."
Second Rep. 81 think his hash ii be settled
before long. We sent couple of his late pa
pers to Gen. Miroy, and l think Meyers is
prominent candidate for Fort McHenry. If the
soldiers had listened to us we would have been
rid of him long ago. But find a good many
Of them think just about like he does. But,
never mind; Ft. McHenry will bring him to his
senses"
First Rep. "Well, Imust go and write let
ter for the Inquirer, locate it somewhere out in
the country, sign it "Old Line Democrat" and
ask the people for goodness sake to vote for an
honest candidate for the Legislature. Ha! ha!
won't that be good ioke'
Second Rep. 'I must look after some Govern
ment property. Politics before pleasure, but
business before either. Charity begins at home"
Third Rep. I'll 60 and take (hic!) drink.
To h-ll with the Cop Nic! y perheadsl Hello!
b'licve there's one o. them (hic!) cussed snakes
in my boots, now! Go way there, you man
with the (hic!) red hot poker! am no Copper
head am l. (hic y oyal!"
l listened moment longer and they were
gone-one to forge indignant sold Line Dem
ocrat' letters-another to look after some pros
pective ''green-b backs''-and third to fight
"Copperheads' and snakes generally ''When
shall these three meet again." Well, whenever
they do they will get another shot from your
SHARPSHOOTER.