The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-05-01
WHOLE NUMBER. se5s
VOL. 6 NO 80.

Virginia cAT, ftfpUfiutu f1fitus W tiio hSSu.
Well, through the cunning two crafty men,
one Abe Lincoln and another fellow named Sc
ward---thc very men who started tho idea OF the
sirrepressible conaict'--the passengers were per-
suaded to try the ne " machine, though a ma
lority of more than a million Of the passengers
opposed it. Yet as their votes were divided
by some rule of the Road--they had to submit
and the new machine was brought out with
this same Abe Lincoln as Engineer. Now, in
accordance with the threats and predictions OF
many of the passengers, eleven Of the cars,
whose passengers carried servants, were cm loose
from the train, and were taken oft by a siding
called Reserved Rights which siding, they say,
some of the builders of the road pointed out to
them, and that it was part Of an old ico'I made
by one Thomas jefferson, called the 'Declara-
tion of Independence work that was made
before the Road But many persons never
could see this, nor believe that such siding
existed. Though it is saidit was talked about
BIZ The company who made the road, some
wanting it destroyed, others opposing this
an,l no the siding was left just rs it was before
the New Road was built. Well, Coppie, wheth-
er Jefferson intended lis work to be used in our
day o. not, can't say. But know he hoped
it wouldn't, and wish these old eyes had new
er behe!i the parting of the train. But they
went off, some how, and took the cars with
them, and now hear they have formed new
Compuuy called the SOUTHERN CONFED-
ERACY, and that they purpose trying TO build
Road of their own to the City of Prosperity.
swell. when this Abe Lincoln discovered,
that many of the carr had been uncoupled, from
those unwillingb attached to his new machine,
he caused TO be raised a great cry in the remain
ing cars about the dismemberment of the train.
The long and beautiful train, he well knew, was
the pride and glory of all the passengers, and
they were jealous, too, of a beautiful flag which
the passengers happened to tear down when they
uncoupled their ears. This flag had star for
every cur and he well knew the great mass OF
the people did not want a car uncoupled or q
star taken from that flag, no, not even those who
opposed most bitterly the new machine. But
Coppie, Ic:rn't help but think that many OF the
advocates and some of the builders of that ma
chine desired this; for one has admitted that tor
nineteen years he struggled to accomplish It
Well, to divert their attention from this new
machine, lest they might at once discover It's
,eaat OF fitness to tie oid track, and then, may
be, fall on him and the builders and owners Oh
the machine, Abe Lincoln let off the steam at
great rate, and an awful fizzing, believing,
screeching and roaring was hcard-tifes and
drums were payed-men who had once carried
lamps through the train on sticks, in great com
panies, to induce the people by their show and
parade to try the New Engine, now put on q
KIND Of uniforms and drummed up the people
into companies; but the most of these fellows
themselves after they had drummed up the peo-
ple hid themselves, excepting those who want
ed to take advantage of the fire to get nec clothes,
and those who wanted J,g titles. But though
many good men and women, too, were deceived
and with pure motives were now willing to run
with Abe's machine, believing they were doing
God service, still many other good people said
that though they had not seen the new machine,
! they were sure the steam from it did not smell
I like that whicl used to come from the Old E.
qua ,,,,;r-- IS N.aehine They, at the risk Of be-
ing .rd names, c6ntended that it sr,c't
.r.0 Il. hy means of the uproar ar t.
r..t.l .r,e5 ab-ct s!ls locking of the Tra.a ;''
pu.-.cy down OF tne Alag, most of the pepp;e
ne-o .nade 20 believe that those who cut .oose
+ the cars were the cause Of all the trouble, and
great comaaries composed of many good and
mary bad pecplc, and u great many, 20, of
I those who were opposed to the new machine
were formed and sent after the uncoupici cars
to endeavor to bring them back. E'cr It was
conteilded that the great mass of tic people on
those cars did not wish them cut loose. 1t was
first said that it Would be an easy job and that
surely 30, 900 could out-pul and whip l l.
600, 900 besides that the majority of these l.
600, 600 would join in and help back with the
cars. But many did not believe this They
did not believe they would corsent to follow the
New Machine ana that if they would not Of
their own accord, it would only make the mat
ter worse, to try to force them, Besides it
would be an uphill business to do so, as they
had the advantage of the grade"
"Nfany persons, too, believed that the whole
cause of the trouble was the New Machine, and
for this reason did not go warning after the 9TH
er cars"
"Well. Coppie, for two years the passengers
of the tismembered train have been engaged
in deadly conflict, the only result being great
destruction cf tie lives and property of both.
| In the mrai. iiias the stencil from the Lincoln
Machine has IN stronger and stronger, so
that nll who - 4 orys.as cannot help but
admit i. Th,aa l.apY ssen 70 have learned TO
loee tie aa,aA, ai NJ % make silly people be-
| l:eyethese odusa @eisi.s angels .dany yinqasitve
people not easly aTs.tGd CT aeried, all tine time,
ss oprcetu.nty Offered, and at great risk OF be-
nc sasilo.y. haYe beea examining closely Abes
New Eng.ec, and bis way of workingit. They
have leaned 70 ? certainty, that il is a narrow.
contracted anbug, made to run only on tiaer-
iag road called the Underground road, and for
this reason no Lights are used to run it---and all
employed about it seem blind AS moles; and
further that they do not expect nor care to get
the other cars back, but have two grand ideas,
first to rob the company and passengers Of their
property and little effects, to their own private
advantage, and secondly, carry on the old :busi-
ness Of the Underground Company on gigan-
tic scale. But. Connie. if many who have gone |