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

our Wnile 10 pause auO ASK, W uitnef Afo ~
| tendingr' The gentleman from Chester, fol
whom have very great respect as member
of this House, when speaking Of Turks (Fen'
Butler, believe, was called a Turk in poe'r
which the gentleman read,) said that he woule
like to have just such Turks in Pennsylvania.
Well, now, would just remind the gentleman
that there s an old saying, and believe a true
one, that ''One renegade is worse than ter
Turks and, therefore think that Chester
county could supply the whole State. Laugh
teri But, Mr.. Speaker, if that would not suf'
fec, then recommend to the gentleman GER
tain Brgadier Gen. Can't, late Of the rebe
army, but later still Of the army Of Abolition
stump orators.
Mr.. SChOFIELD. We have had him here.
Mr.. MEYERS. My friend suggests that we
bad Iam here. We had him here upon the
motion of Republican members of this House
did not know, when voted to give him the
hall. that he was still rebel against the Con-
stitution, AS found out after his speech, or
wouldnot have voted as Ibid. Now, Mr.. Speak
er, il there is any difficulty about getting Turk
to do the business of that particular breed OF
persons in this State, will just recommend to
the gentleman from. Chester, Gen. CAN'T, who
paid, in speech down South:
II can tell you how we did whining Yam
kee ont in Arkansas few days ago. He got
to making too free use Of incendiary language.
Our boys took him in hand. They carried him
where a convenient and friendly limb protrud'
ed from the body of q sturdy oak They tas-
tened one end Ut the rope to the limb, and the
other around his neck and elevated him.
think that Gen. CAN'T would do very well
for Turk
Mr. Speaker, desire to say a few words
more in regard to this question of loyalty.
believe there is another test of loyalty to which
have not referred, that is the one-tenth prln-
ciple, lately announced by the great philosopher
OF the White House. 1t is to be, have no
doubt, a test Of loyalty. One-tenth of the peo-
pie who were lately in rebellion against this
Government, are to have as much power, under
this now peinciple about to be- established by
the President Of the United States, as ten ienths
of the people in the loyal States that have nev,
er been in rebellion against the Government
Now, have no doubt that gentlemen ON the
other side think me very coppefy "Copper'
head" for talking in this style; but will just
beg leave to refer them to the opinion OF some
| Of the leading men Of their own party. Henry
Winter Davis, who is a very prominent man
in the Abolition organization, and who is can
didatc for the Vice Presidency at the masthead
Of the Abolition paper in my town, speaks o.
this project in language which L will read
The question upon which Mr.. Davis spoke arost
the other day in Congress, In regard to the ad-
mission of member of that body, elected from
the State Of Arkansas. Mr.. Davis, on thai
occasion, used this language:
~ wish the House to understand that they
do not merely pass upon the question, whether
the gentleman who is the claimant has received
so many votes, or whether somebody else has
received so many votes; but they pass upor
the question whether small proportion OF th'
small population of Arkansas shall send here q
representative TO help control the residue OF the
natiou-whether they shall be entitled TO send
Senators to the other House OF Congress
whether they shall be entitled to send electors
! for President and Vice President, possibly t,
turn the balance Of the Presidential election"
/, Let the gentlemen on the other side lay that
fattering JUNCTION to their souls. Then Mr.
Davis spoke further, as follows.
sLct me refer to the proclamation of Gen
Banks. refer to it because dangerous doc
irines are gaining hold upon the public mine
in my judgment, touching the foundations OF
the Republic. No man has greater regarc
for Gen. Banks than / have; but 4 shadfe
,caeu I iad that proclamation sunsmon,ag the peo
pie of Louisiana under declaration TINT martha
LtO is tie fundamental law Of The State Of Loa'si
aa."
| Now, MIR. Speaker, this is the one-tenth prin
cipic, delineated by one Of the leaders OF tn
Republican party. Ills proposed land we can
not be loyal, according to the argument OF gen
/ tlemen ON the other side, unless we agree t.
this doctrine)--it is proposed that one-tenth o
those men who were lately in rebellion, shal
have voice in the election of the next Presi
j dent of the United States, equal to ten-tenth
| Of the people of Pennsylvania. Now, will th'
gentlemen on the other side make us take al
oath that we will support this proclamation q
! the President of the United States! Will the
! require, that, before we can claim any damage
under this bill, we shall swear to support sucl
: a proclamation as this Ii the other tests Q
Loyalty which they have spoken Of are to be ap
piled, I have no doubt this can also be apple
with equal force and equal propriety.
Again, we must not only be loyal in our pol
itics, but we must not be ''disloyal" in our re
ligion. / was amazed, the other day on takin
up newspaper and finding the following order
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, November 80, 1868.
"To the generals commanding tho department
i of the Missouri, the Tennessee and The Gull
and all generals and officers commandin
armies, detachments and corps and posts an
all officers in the service of the United State
in the above mentioned departments
"You are hereby directed to place at the dis
posa of Rev Bishop Ames, all houses OF wo
ship belonging to the Methodist Episcop'
/ Church Soath in which loyal minister, VIII
has been appointed by loyal bishop of sal
church, does not officate.
/ '.It is matter Of great importance to u
Government inits efforts to restore tranquilit
1 to tie community, and peace to the na''o