The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-05-08
From tie JolmStoga Democlgt.
THOUGHTS FOR THE PEOPLE.
WE STILL MOVE.

| Under the inspiring influence OF the long con-
tinued cry for rigorous and mcomproa,isay i0ar'
against the rebels, we are brought to a knowl-
edge of q series of the most succcssful--not to
TO say brilliant--achieyements Not deeming
it necessary to go back in review of the events
of the past two years Of civil war;, we design
merely to glance at q few Of the most impor-
tant movements for the suupression Of tha ssar
belon, which I.ssS .sssSfli this brief Summary the
reader can make fair estimate of the general
character and progress ofthe war for the Union"
negro y
First comes that brilliant achievement before
Charleston S. c., in which after an cxpendi-
turc of about million and half of "green-
backs (Which you know are re,y cheap just
now and the loss of only one iron-clad and
the disabling OF several others, we succeeded i'll
showing the world that that port IS eifectually
blockadcd-al! assertions to the contrary, not
withstanding. 1t will be remembered that
months ago vessels were purchased, loaded with
stone ia New England, taken down to Charles
ton, and sunk in the harbor to prevent vessels
from communicating with the cityi but as
the thing was likely to provo failure, the ali-
gust Administration, in IFS wisdom, conceived
the brilliant idea of submerging the National
Treasury in the harbor. 1t has just been done,
and the result is more than could have been ex-
pected-s,ot a single vesSel can get to the cdyi
On the Rappahannock all IS quiet as yet,
but ''Fighting Joe" has got his men up to prime
fighting trim with his onions and potatoes, and
although delayed by the rains, (or reins,) is res
ting uneasily on his perch like a falcon abou.
to spring. The long expected movement is
shortly to bo made--if it don't rain.
Vicksbnrg, It is true, has been knotty case
The place is not captured but we have dne
canal two eanals--scveral canals, for the
purpose of getting around what couldn't be got
over, but like Pillows bitches, they are Oh the
wrong side Of the entrcnchments. The Missis-
sippi has acted badly in refusing to cooperate
with the pick and shovel in our military exca'
vation attack on Vicksburg. But the cxpedi-
ton has not been faaAy abandoned We are
now waiting for the completion of new in.
vention, in the shape of leavcr Qeveher) (by an
ingenious Yankee Gentleman, who is in the full
confidence Of the ADMINISTRATOR which will
be powerful enough to lift Vicksburg entirely
out of the way of the gunboats.
Gen. Burnside is carrying on an active cam
paign against those butternut people in Indiana
who s'cheer for jeff Davis and the Southern
confcdcracy," and ''who print dsloyal newspa-
pers" They are sent South to Gen. Rosecrans.
The public will be glad to know that the roads
arc good, and no fears need be entertained that
the General will get stuck in the mud in this
new field of service. The people of Indianap-
oils are warned by the commanding General Of
the dire consequences of ''wearing Butternui
and Coppcrhead badges" This plan of keeping
down po pular sentiment is none the less good
because it has been borrowed from the Austrian
and other tyrants
Six persons were arrested in Cairo Ills, a
few days ago, and were instantly hung-tbat is,
we have heard church members here say such
persons "oayh to be hung" and as there
are as good people at Cairo as they are, who
would come to the same conclusion, why Of
course the copperheads must have been hung
Gen. Kcyes, at Norfolk, Va, issues proc
lamation, notifying the people that ''on the ap-
proach of the enemy to any town or village in
this department, such town or village will be
Immediately fired on" A correspondent of the
n Y, Tribune says: 'It has had the effect tc
stir up the fears of ,comen and children, and tim
i'll people generally Of courses and thi:
shows that the work of crushing the ''rcbc
monster" is progressing finely in Gen. Keyes
department
It is reported in diplomatic circles that Sec