The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-03-13
GA petition asking the legislature to enact

those who were exempted from the draft, fof
conscience sake, to tie common ,reasuries of
the counties in which persons SO exempted re-
side" has been put in. ejaculation in this COM
munity and extensively signed by members of
both political parties. The object of the law
prayed for, is merely toplace all counties which
furnished their quota under the draft, upon an
equal footing. For instance, Il, oor own coun-
ty the full number of men required by the Gov
ernment, was drafted, and in order that this
might be done, the county was compelled to
make up, from the citizens subject to military
duty, the number exempted for conscience sake
In counties where there were no such cxempts,
Of course, there was no deficiency to be sup
piled. But, as the law now stands, Bedford
county, after having furnished her quota of men,
is also required to pay a large sum of money,
by the hands of her conscientious exempts, in
to the State Treasury. Is it right that our
county should be compelled to furnish both men
and money, when other counties furnish only
men? i.i IL ....l
Against this petition, intended only for the
good of the people of the county and for the
benefit of our soldiers for, if the law for which
it prays is passed, the county will be we'll able
to pay the bounty promised the vounteers the
Bedford Inquirer, with its usual mendacity, raj
ses the political cry of secession" and 'Cop.
perheads." We can inform the sapicnt editor
Of that supcrlatively 'loyal" sheet, that some
Of the principal men of his party were among
the first that signed this petition and that they
endorse it sincerely and heartily. If, in his O.
pinion, such men as c. Loyer, w. II. King, Pc
ter II. Shires, j. A. Henderson, and others Of
similar standing in the lnquae,'s party, are
"Coppcrheads," then it is hard to tell upon
whom the jaundiccd eyes Of the editor will not
next fall in suspicion, But it makes very little
difference whether the Inquirer man fayors or
| condemns the movement People of all par
ties will see at a glance, that its success would
be beneficial to our county, and that unless it is
successful some thirty thousand dollars will SO
out of the county never to return.
| e. 81.
| q The Copperheals held meeting in the Dutch
/ Corner, on last Friday night a good place to
begin, they ought to have left missionary or
two out there. re.-Beitord Inqaivr.
The organ of the Kinkyheads sneers at the
people Of what it styles ''the Dutch Corner"
The editor of that profound cxpositor of polit-
ical science, thinks that he can scoff at those
people with IMMUNITY, because there are but
very few of his own political kith among them.
We wonder, however, whether our friends, An
drew L. Dibert, Thomas Imler, Allan Dibert,
and several other 'good Republicans Gf the
term is not obsolete) we wot of in the ssCorner,"
think, with their editor, that missionaries
ought to be left with them7 Citizens OF Bed
ford township, walk up to the Inquirer Office
and get yourselves civilized!
1t is believed the Copperheads will make a
desperate effort to carry the Spring elections.
| Inquirer.
! e3-lt is quite certain that the Backsnakes are
making q violent effort to crawl into the town
ship offices. Nothing could prove this more
conclusivcly than their kissing and swapping a.
what they call ''Copperheads," Get your clubs
ready for the blacksnakes.a y ..' H.. ..... ,,
We can hardly imagine what has got wrong
with the mail arrangements between this place
and Huntngdon.-- WheelJa,row. ,.,.
We can tell you. The p. o. Department is
in the hands Of the Underground Railroad Com.
pany, and there is little too much negro freight
on that line to allow white peoples letters TO
pass over it, 'unobstructed and unmolested.
| CIR. Bruce Petrikin, Esq, of Huntingdon
was on Wednesday last, elected Senatorial del
begate to represent the counties of Somerset
Bedford and Huntington in the next Democrats
ic State Convention, with instructions to.sup
port Hon. John Cessna, of this county, for Gov
ernor Somerset county was not represented
Mr. Petrikin was elected on the 21st ballot
T. lfJlly. ----------------- i....H
cSrA bloody riot took place at Detroit, a few
days ago, occasioncd by an outrageous assault
made by a negro upon the person of white
female. Thirty.fve houses in the negro quar-
ter OF the city were destroyed, several negroes
killed and many of them wounded and driven
into Canada. 7lps tj. D e.a 81 I..c
\ e5,Sec the advertisement of Mr.. VIM. Hart.
ley IN this ISSUE His store iscomplete in every
department and his goods will be sold at the
lowest prices. Hartley is man of enterprise
and merits his share of public patronage. .,,.
tky The Abolitionists are compelled to admit
that our armies are making slower progress now
than over before They are forced to acknowl-
edge that Mcclellan moved faster and did more
than IIonLar 1posa,r, - .,,,., rrI. q, an.