Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-09-16
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and Somerset. During the last few weeks he has
addressed two Democratic meetings tso styledl,
one at Somerset, the other at Bedford We be-
lieve at all previous Courts ia Bedford since Judge
himmeli retired from the Bench, with one excep-
tioil, he has refused to address Democratic reets
ines When he spoke on the exceptional oeea-
sion referred to, he made an earnest and eloquent
War-Demoerate speech, vigorously condemning
the secession Of the southern states, DENYING that
they had any right to Becede, and maintaining
the power and the duty Of the General Govern
meat 10 put down the rebellion by force Of arms
But change has come over the spirit Of bis
dreams lie Is now a candidate for Office. War
Democrats are in an insignificant minority inthis
county, and in this district The Party here is
led by such new tangled Democrats as b. /. Mey-
ers, J. N. Reynolds Wm. Lyon, Dir. F. C. Com
phir, and Wm. Hartley, etfa genus osNe to the
end Of the list -lnen Who have heretofore been
the bittercst reyilers and opponents Of the Demo
cratic Party who believe in the right Of state
to seeede at her own win and pleasure, for any
wrong real or fancied ; men who opposed, and
yet oppose coercion. and say withdraw the ar
mics and let the Union be discovered men ict0
a7ittjn The East usoleth IL this Borough p5tpa}ed
aad signed a document opposing the aommati6a
IF NeC5eilaa at Chicago on tie ground Of rs
beaga lIa Democrat, fortified ejth sehieb B. r.
leyas ayas to 90 70 Chicago to eadearor to 9sttat
AicC7eliaa.
We regret that Judge Kimmell's manhood has
50 failed him that he has stopped to become the
ally and tool Of these sylnpathizers with Secession
Sure we are, tnat candidate for President Judge
should scorn to 'cringe the plant hinges Of the
knee, that thrift may follow fawning He
should abide By the dictates of his conscience and
| Judgement and not endeayor to launch his bark
upon current which may float him into Office,
lFhistit hurls the country to destruction.
A eopperhead Democrat remarked in our hear
ing in relation to the Judges speech at Somerset,
| that it was a sound anti-war speech, that the
Jndge knew how to swim with the current Pos
sibly the Judge and the copperhead both may find
themselves mistaken in October.
Inhis late speech here Judge X said not one
word iii opposition to secession nor in favor of the
war to put down the rebellion He endeayored
to cast ridicue upon the soldiers, asserting that
! they would be controlled By their officers into
voting az the administration desired aud avow-
| ed his own opposition to their having the right
Of suffrage for tho reason that they would be pli-
ant tools to vote at the beck aud nod Of others
| Not word of encouragement or commentator
had he for brave and patriotic citizens who have
left the comforts and endearments of home in
defence Of our national governments Hcremark-
ed, For MY part neither want to shoot at any
! body, nor be shot at
We suppose that from pure love Of livery few
men want either to shoot or to be shot at I; but
in all ages of the world men haze been held in os
TEEN who went out to battle to shoot and be
Shot at when they were impeled thereto by pa
triotisn. Courage and patriotism have heretofore
been reckoned no mean qualities. Perhaps they
will continue te be held in regard, Judge KimmeH
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The call for the meeting should have kept such.
Democrats as Judge *. from participating in it.
We believe the Judge filed for time the posi-
ton Of Provost Marshall under this administra-
tien at CharnlAar.slalarl TA4--lI-
Copperhead County Committee called this meet
ing as hestates to warn the supporters of the ad
nlinisiratfon in this community and elsewhere
that their act shall not be done with safety to
themselves and their own property, 1t can
scarcely be possible that this is more than idle
brarado As such it is ridiculous. Yet such ex-
pressions are calculated to do much harmin acom-
nunity where saw mills and barns of enrolling Off
GERS were burned under circumstances that indica-
/ ted very clearly the work of the incendiary
| IF majority Of voters dislike the course Of this
administration, change it by the ballot box Re-
marks tending to incite to civil war in our own
midst, are to be deprecated by all right thinking
men. But Judge K. backed up this call by re-
marks equally exceptionabe. lie intimated that
the administration was prepared to carry Lin
coins election by fraud, spoke Of Mncola as a
tyraEt, and bade him remember Tell and the ty4
rant Gessler how that Tell had concealed an ar
row under bis dress, and that after he had shot
the apple from the head Of bis son. Gessler dis
covering the arrow, asked him what that was
for; 10 kill thee, tyrant had / slain my boy. Y
He proved himself quite the tragedian, strutting
and rnorthing the line most aprovedly. Should
the Judge visit Washington City Mr. Lincoln
had better be on his gttard.
Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof -
When the administration attempts this most un.
likely work fraud and force, it win in tmeenough to
meet it. A free and intelligent people, aeeuston-
ed to self government, who have shown their yir-
tue and their manhood BY the sacrifice Of their
dearest friends and relatives and their treasure in
defence Of the union and government OF their
fathers, viii not tolerate for moment, either
fraud or force by any party, if their be any weak
and wicked enough to try it.
We have heretofore understood Judge ks
position to be that Of supporting the vigorous
prosecution Of this war until this rebellion IS
crushed, whilst he did not agree with the admin
istration on The emancipation policy. And we
had supposed that he would neither say nor do
any thing calculated to bring into public odium
| our army in the field. Ii he had been honest in
his views he would desire Of General Mcclellan if
| elected that he shah urge the war with all the
power of the nation against the states in rebellion
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