The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-03-25

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quota of New York city, Brooklyn and the ten
eastern Democratic districts of New York, than
could justly be required of them. After the ri
OTIS were subdued, Gov. Seymour sent COM
mission to Washington representing this state Of
| facts to the Administration. A commission was
then appointed by the Administration, consist
ing of the following named gentlemen: Judge
Allen, of New York, MIR Love, of Indiana, and
Mr.. Smith, of Massachusetts. These gentlemen
have but lately concluded their labors, and they
have found that In the ten Democratic districts
Of the State Of New York, including the city
of New York and the city Of Brooklyn, $4,000
| more men were assigned as the quota than conId
justly be demanded in proportion to the quotas
Of other districts. In their report these COM
missioners make use Of the following language
1.-The commissioners, after full investigation,
and in view of the facts elected, are unanimous.
ly Of the opinion that the. enrolment Of the
State of New York is imperfect and erroneouA,
excessive in some districts and possibly too small
in Others and certainly excessive in the cities Of
New York and Brooklyn, especially as compar-
ed with other States, and cannot he relied upon
as just and equitable basis for the assignment
for the quota of the city Of New York, or a.
mong the several districts thereto"
Now, sir, this was the secret of those riots.
The people there knew that gigantic fraud was
about to he perpetrated upon them. This knowl-
edge compelled them to speak out for their rights,
and if public discussion Of this wrong about to
be perpetrated upon the people Of New York
produced those riots, it was the fault Of the
Administration, and not Of the Democracy Of
that city. fal
Now, sir, shall draw to conclusion. The
gentlemen on the other side charge US with dis
loyalty. The other day they disclaimed any
charge Of disloyalty against the Democratic
party as a mass; but said that there were indie
viduals inthat party who were disloysl. The
gentleman from Philadelphia lMr. Watson| said
this evening, that the Democratic party had been
guilty Of disloyal practices. They are changing
their tactics. There is evidently something
wrong on the other side Of the House in regard.
to the subject under discussion. Now, ask no
favors on this question of s'loyaty'' of the gem
tlemen on the other side. If they choose, they
may call me "disoyal,"
sWhst's in . names
A rose by any other name
WouId smell sweet"
I feel, sir, that love my country--that I re-
spect and cherish this government, and that 1
would sacrifice just as much as any other gen.
tleman in this House to sustain and perpetuate
it, For that reason l care not if gentlemen do
call me .dsloyal." But I propose to pay them
back in their own coin. I propose to take their
definition of the word "dsloyal," and propose
to arraign them on charges Of disloyalty to the
Constitution land therefore) to the Government
arragn the party in power at the bar Of
public opinion, for that they have subverted
freedom of conscience, by appointing 'trustees,
superors and other agents for the churches"
prescribing certain tests of politico.religious or
thodoxy arraign them, for that they have
abridged the freedom of the press, by the seiz-
ure and imprisonment of editors, as they have
confessed in this discussion, without warrant Of
law, and by the destruction Of printing offices
by mob violence Iarraigu them, for that they
have attempted to suppress freedom of speech
by the arrest and punishment ofcitizens, with
out the preferment Of charges against them, and
without trial according to law. larraign thems
for that they have rendered insecure the freedom
of the person by the suspension of the habeas
corpus in States not in revolt against the Gov
ernment. arraign them, for that they have
superseded trial by jury, in many instances, BY
the establishment of military tribunals in its
stead, in districts where the courts are unimpe-
ded in the administration Of justice. arraigu
them, in the language of the Declaration Of In
dependence, for that they have affected to ren-
der the military Independent Of, and superior to,
the civil power" arraign them, for that they
have established test.oaths, foreign to our form
of government and unknown to any Of our laws.
l arraign them, for that they have interfered
with the freedom Of the ballot, by armed VIC.
lcnce at the polls; for that they have attempted
to destroy the equality Of the States, by giving
the same power in the Government t. one.tenth
of the people of certain States as is possessed
by ten .tenths of the people in other Statcs; for
that they have caused the depreciation Of the
currency, erected multitude of new offices, and
sseut among us swarrns Of officers to harass our
people and eat our substances and for that they
have wasted the public resources, spent billions
of money, and sacrificed many armies, without
re establishing the authority of the Government
over the revolted States, restoring peace, or Civ
ing US any assurance of an early termination Ut
the present unhappy and desoiating war;
These charges, sir, prefer against the party
in power, and challenge their denial. There
| is not one word Of them that is not true to the
letter. Impartial history will so record it, and
the Judgment of the civilized world will pro-
nounce the record just. Passion, prejudice and
selfish interest may to-day blind the discern-
| ment of the masses, but the time is fast APP
preaching when the people and their destroyers
SHALL see each other eye to eye; and when she
Mokhannah of political Abotionism shall be
unveiled and exposed in all his native hideous>
ness and deformity. sn8 ar
sEAn anecdote is related of young
preacher at city church, who had for his
text verse from the parable of the ten vir-
gins, and in the course of his sermon ex-
planned:
'.That in old times it was customary
when the bridegroom and the bride were COM