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GOLD FOR SOLDIERS

| We are glad to know that the Democrats !,
the Senate are in favor Of paying gold TO sol
dlers. They enlisted on the agreement that the,
should be paid IN money--to pay them in shin
plaSters IS simply to rob them of The diferenc,
in value
torelgn ministers are paid in gold They car
resign If they do not like it-but the poor sol.
pier cannot The Government violates ,is con.
tract and holds him to his by force.
we annex the proceedings of the Senate
"hleh put the matter in a clear light
MT Hopkins offered the following:
l'esolcd, That the committee on Federal re-
iationS be instructed TO bring in Joint resolu-
tloh lhsIrnctIng our Senators and reauestino our
Representatives to vote for law reuuirino the
payment OF non-commissoned officers and nr;-
Yates IN the service of the Government in coin
on its equivalent
Mr.. Champneys moved to amend nv renuir.
ing the committee 10 enquire into the exned;-
ency OF such course.
The original resolution was favored hv Massre
Hopkins, Clymer, Waace and Lamberton and
opposed by Messrs. johnson, Lowry. FLEMING
St. Clair and Wilson.
The Republican members assumed tho nos;.
lion that the resolution was only intended To
make political capital, and that both branches
OF Inc legislature had already sanctioned AN act
TO increase the pay Of soldiers. The Democrats
on the other hand, asserted thai the resolution
was offered in good faith, SO that the paw of the
soldier would not be reduced with the deprecia-
tlon of our currency.
the discussion took a wide range, embracing
Inc question OF the loyalty or dsloyalty OF the
Democratic party: 1t was charged that such
resolutions as the above were calculated and in.
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Democratic Newspapers.
GIN. Dem. Co. Com.


Ever since the 18th Of April Sol, there has
been no effort spared by the Abolitionists to
muzzle the Democratic press First, Democrat
ic newspapers were mobbed, then excluded from
the mails by special order of the Post Master
General; and, of late, the returned soldiers
. have been agged on by some stay -at-home patr-
cts to attempt violence again. In some instan-
ees they have succeeded-as in the case of the
Monitor at Huntingdon, and one or two other
papers in different parts of the State; but with
every effort they have used to trample law un-
der foot, they have only injured themselves.
But from every portion of the State we hear
other complaints. Democratic newspapers, sub
scribed for in Philadelphia and New York, are
nearly always sure to come day later than Re-
publican ones, and, sometimes, not at all. The
same may be said of those ordered by express
at least to this place. Why is this? Is it be-
cause this administration fears the truth, and
has issued private orders TO its subordinates to
keep back Democratic newspapers, so as to give
preference to its own vile sheetsl Or IS it be-
cause some of those subordinates are mean e.
nough to violate their oaths to crafty their own
prejudices?
Ever since the breaking out of the rebellion
those differing with this negro-worshiping ad-
ministratiou, have been treated as though they
had neither rights nor citizenship under the gov
seems to have been ignored by them, at least
far as their rights under the law have been con-
cerned; while all the patriotism, all the homes
ty, and all the law, have been arrogated to them
selves To be Democrat, is, in their opinion,
all that as degraded and mean, while they con-
tinualiy resolve that they are the saints; and,
Ike the Pharisee, daily thank God that they are
not as other men are. To be Democrat is to
be ''disloyal," say they, and that, in their opn-
iosi, is 'the sum Of all villanies"
We write this article that our Democratic
readers may know the true reason why they do
not get the papers they subscribe for, as soon as
their Abolition neighbors get theirs; and so that
they may not attribute it to the wrong cause
We had better wait to get the particulars of the
news from Democratic papers-if it should be
several days later-Gor there is at least pros
pect Of getting the truth from them) than to
have false reports one or two days sooner And
instead of patronizing their lying sheets, because
they have more favor in the eyes of the Post
Masters, let us do all in our power to circulate
sound Democratic doctrine, no matter at what
cost We do not wish TO be understood that all |
post-masters are thus dishonest, but there are
undoubtedly many in this county who would not
scruple to keep back Democratic documents
merely to crafty their little preiudices. Let
them be watched, and if they act illegally we
may perhaps find remedy in the law
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0FyJ OIFVII N1tIIIII . IOJF
JOHN H. G. DosH, Sec'ry.
/ remain Mr.. Editor, Yours &c,
SAMUEL KEPLER.

VINO ASSIST THE REBELS ?-The New York
Times, an abolition paper, last week published
long article, accompanied by all the evidence,
proving that avery extensive trade has been CO.
ing on IN the west with the rebel authorities,
supplying them with clothing provisions, hard
ware and other articles, in cxcaange for cotton
1t Is charged that if the administration and its
agents are not directly interested in the trade
they could not have avoided knowing of it in
fact 1t was carried on to an enormous extent un-
der their very noses. 1t is surely scarcely worth
while to keep an army of soldiers in the field to
fight the rebels, if an army of Office holders is
also in the field feeding them.
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Mr.. Longs Speech in Congress.

On our first page will be seen an article TAX
on from the Neec York Times, Republican pa
per, said TO be the organ of Secretary Seward.
II condemns in unmeasured terms the action oi
the House in regard to Mr.. Long of Ohio. Mr..
Long said in speech recently made by him,
that in the event Of his having to choose be-
tween a subjugation of the South, and separ-
alton, he would go for separation For this
Rome of the L.ast rabid Abolitionists offered a
resolution to expell him, on the ground that his
language was giving aid and Comfort, to the
enemy. After considerable discussion this was
withdrawn and resolution of censure, de-
claring Mr., Long to be an unworthy member
of the House, was passed by a very close vote
What makes their action in this matter so much
more notable than it would otherwise be, is the
fact that a number of Republicans not only in
etng ress, but out of it, have uttered, and voted
much more reasonable sentiments than ANYTHING
in Mr.. Longs speech could possibly be- we take
the following from "Clusky's Political Text
Book work published in / $50, two years be-
fore the rebellion broke out. ID will be found
on page Is of the work alluded to, and in the
appendix to the Congressional Globe of 1880
son the 25th of Febrgary, 1850 Mr.. Gid
dings of Ohio, in the Honae Of Representatives.
two petitions one from Isaac Jefries
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PRBsSEL L-DONLEY. .-On the l7th inst,
by the Rev j. Zimmerman, Mr.. Aaron Pressel
to Miss Ellen Jane Donley, hoth Of Union tp
Bedford county
ALLISON ALLEN. the German Re-
f.rmed Parsonage in ST. CIairsyille, April 9th,
by the Rev n E. GiIds, Mr.. Robert ". ALI
son to Miss Mary Ann Allen, botii Of st Clair
township.
KOONS-DIEHL.- Friends Cove, on
Thursday, April 7th, 1864, by the Rev. Wm.
NJ Deatrick, Mr. David f. Koons and Miss
Sophia, eldest daughtero of Mr. Emanuel j. Diehl;
all of Friends Cove, this county.
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and other citizens Of Penna., and the other from
John L. Woodward and other citizens of Del
and Pa. They were as follows;
we the undersigned inhabitants of Fennsyl,
yania and Delaware, believing that the federal
Constitution. in pIedging the strength Of the
whole nation 20 snnnort slayery, Violates the
divine law makes war ppon human rights, and
;S GROSSLY ;nconsistant with republican princi-
pies; that its attempt to unite slavery in one
body politic has brought upon the country great
and manifold evils and has fully proved that no
such union can exist, but by the sacrifice of
freedom TO the supremacy OF slavery, respectful
" ask you to devise and propose without delay,
some plan for the IMMEDIATE, PEACEFUL DIsso-
LUTON OF THE AMERICAN UNION
''Mr. Giddings moved to refer the petitions
to select committee with instructions to in
qnire-
First. Whether disaffection with our FEEDER
al Union exists among the people of these States?
Secondly. If 50, to what extent does such
discomfort existf
Thirdly. From what has such disaifection a.
risen7
Fourthly. The proper means of restoring
confidence among the people}
Mr.. McClernand of Ill, objected to the re-
ception of the petitions, and it was decided by
vote of yeas nays 50, not to receive them.
The afiimatige vote consisted OF Messrs. Al
len of Mass, Durkee of Wisconsin, Giddings
of Ohio, Goodenow of Me, Howe of Pa, Ju-
lian of Ind Preston King of n Y, and Root
of Ohio.
Upon the lst of February, 1850, the same
petitions praying dissolution Of the Union were
Presented in the Senate by Mr.. Hale of n. IL.
Mr.. WEBSTER of Mass. suggested that there
should have been preamble to the petition in
these words
Gentlemen members Of Congress, whereas
at the commencement of the session, you and
each of you took your solemn oaths in the pres
ence of God and ON the Holy Evangelists, that
you would support the Constitution Of the U s.,
now therefore we pray you to take immediate
steps to break up the Union and overthrow the
Constitution of the United States as soon as
you can. And as in duty bound We will over
pray
But three Senators voted for the reception OF
the petition, viz:
McSsrs. CHASE HALE and SEWARD
The small capitals in the above are our own,
the rest is quoted verbatim from the work allud-
ed to. Let any cid line whig read the pream-
bic Mr. Webster suggested, and then say that
he would have been with the Abolition party
to day if he can. This extract shows also
who it was that first proposed to dissolve the un-
ion; and that there are other disunionists beside
jeff. Davis. Do you ask who they are--we
point you TO the presidents cabinet; and two
of the most responsible Offices in the nation, you
will find filled by CHASE and SEwARD-the men
who voted to receive a petition in the Senate to
''PEACABEY DISSOLVE THE UNION"
The Abolition members of Congress seem to
have forgotten the votes of their leader in 1880;
and are therefore ready to expel any Democratic
member who utters his opinions freely-especi-
ally if he happens to be from district in which
''h4W fe;nt tbaa soHla fssessf his Tgghtie g4e us
TO see our sells az others see u.s.
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L'Sf oJ PEN Jurors dravn for. May Term 81
Monday, End Dau 1864

Thomas Sleek Of sam'l. Henry Shaft s,n,s
DaoO,; ,oso Michael Hoiderbaum, Martin Biombausb,
a. j. snivey, John w Beeler, Israel Dsv;s ieas;h
Moons, Henry Pency, David Miller, P. c. Nora,
Sohh p!itz, George Potter, Henry Ickes. Amo. Ola.
nam nam, W: NJ. Aksrs, Barnet weimer, Isaac Bowen.
o1las onldeg, William Layton, John l. Noble, A.
~ ~ "ofgaI,. lhemas Hughes, Thomas Spicer. Grorge
byfnre, Nathan Crsman, John May, Mablon Smith
JoAh J, Sorley, Jr. Asa Howsare, Joha Mortimors
n m. hoolson, John Gephsrt Jr. Michael Wisel.
Drawn and certified al the Commissioner 0fEcs
February 9, 1864. Holm {; Fisprp
April IS, ls64.-~ o.
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Bedford Hall Association.

The stockholders Of the Bedford Hall Association
hereby notified that the annual election for FIVE
trustees of said association will be held at the Odd
Fellows Hall in Bedford borough, on Monday, the
second day of May, 1864, between the hours of one
and three O'Clock, P. M, of said day. Notice is
also given that the trustees of said association have
declared a semi annual dividend of five per centum
upon the capital stock, which the stockholders
receive by calling upon the Treasurer, John R. Jor-
dan. S l.. RUSSELL. Sec'rv
April %, 1884,
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AUDITORS NOTICE

In the matter of the account OF ]. w. Linz
enielfer, Esq, administrator of the Estate of
Mary 1ordon, deceased, the subscriber, appoin-
ted to settle the exceptions to said account and
10 report distribution of the funds in the
hands of the administrator will attend for that
purpose at his office, in Bedford on Friday tbe
ZZd of April next, when and where all ,eI.ons
interested may attend if they think proner.
JOHN MOWER, Autlitor.
April 6. 1864
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ENECuTOR,S NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that letters Testamen-
cary have been granted by the Register of Bed,
ford county to the subscriber on the estate Of
George Sligcr, late of Cumberland Valley In.
decd, and all persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment and
those having claims thereon are notified to nrc-
sent them duly authenticated for settlement.
5. WHIP, Executor.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Letters of administration having been granted to
the subscriber the estate of Frederick CLAIR late
OF Union township, deceased, all persons indebted
to said estate requested make immediate ma
menr, and those having clai ms will present The
properly authenticated for settlement.
April 22-6t JACOB CLAIR Adn,,r
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

The undersigned having received letters of ad-
ninistra;ion upon the estate OF John R. Mowerv
late of Union township decd, requests all persons
having claims against the estate 10 present the same
properly authenticated for settlement, and all per
sons indebted will please make immediate payment
April 22-6t JOSIAH MOWERY, Adm,
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Tavern licenses.

ne following persons have taken out ne,it,,,s
ioF The purpose If presenting them 10 the CouIt
may sessions, 1864, for license ia keen tavern,
De'lI otucKy, RainsbUrg, Coerain township.
1hfstlan Eyersole, St. Clairsville, 81. Clair n
| bernard O'Neal, CheneysviIle, Sou;ba : nton ~
SSosepH S, ro'ieI' buena Vista, Juniara township
Samuel NJ. Sleek, Pleasantly lie ST. CJ.i ,n,i,
r%ieatihe Steckman, Bedford borougb
homas McKaulif, Ruena Vista. T9nist, ,o,....;.
John b. Black, Bloody Run torongb " ''"'P'
Gu stone, hainsburg, Colerain townshin
Iu"iIes GIes =. Mchulip, North Point, Broad Ton IN.
'IH w D. % S'oHeF Bloody Run borough
a. nessefer' etoners own, Liberty TOWNSHIP,
-, N'i'lrk, u. CiaIrsvilie, St. Clair towoshin
n ''a'i al an Feightner, Pao Alto, Londonderry IN.
- - ~, = biacE, RayshiIl, East Providence :,
- =, - nancy, Centreville, Cumberland V Hey
Isaac Mengel, Bedford borough. -i'e'>
Wm. w Laney, Harrison TOWNSHIP
e"L''uih Elliott, Stonerstown Liberty toyrnshir.
al i"s chelberger, Hopewell RIoad Ton tr
IN Iat q Dloe[t, Bedford Borough
?oph ? Dshew, Broad Top township.
Iot IoSnaS Shoemaker, Bedford Borough.
uP IuTsePh -iorImore Snake Spring TOWNSHIP
VIZ ,U:my I luck. Woodberry Middle.
~ ~ ilna ~ M Pearson, Woodbeiry Middle.
Thay TihS,iy D,uHIngei, HOpewell township.
, "O.lias - heigdart, Union township
aeoIee otucEeS, Napier towuship
i,aiol IiSn w. Reed, South WoodbeYIy tovp.h;>
c. haun, Saxton, Liberty township.
Figaro, Fairplay Broad Ton ,ouDs.,r
= nn'veiy, Schelsburg berougb.
a. j. Pennell, Rainsburg, Coerain townsbin
George W. Coivin, ScheIls burg boropgb
]AP'li o 40of' ", r.. SHANNON Ct~rk
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

The Democrats of Bedford County will meet
at the Court House, on Monday evening, May
2nd. Speeches viii be made, and the state of
the country discussed by able speakers. urr
cut Democrats and let us open the coming
Presidential campaign in earnest Let US rally
once more, for tho Constitution as it is and
the Union az it was.
j. p. REED,
Chm. Dem Co Com
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

letter. OF administration on the estate of Joseph
brnkey, late of Juniata TO vvnshin. deceased ~
ing been granted TO the subscriber, all PERSONS in
ueo'e1 10 SAID estate requested to make imned-
1"'e payment and those baFing claims against Tho
Saihe wiz present ,hem duly autenticated for SET
cement LEWIS NJ. STATLRR.
NP-t' 40 1994.-eI AdmI.
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White & MOOre's Celebrated Malt Coffee,

r, containing portion of the best Java coffee
The healthiest and ct eapest Substitute for Coffee
IN the world. Price 90 cents per b.
Liberal deductions 10 Dealers. A fresh Supplv
ast received and for Sale at the bargain Store Of
March, Is, 1854 g. q ". OSTEp
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List Of Grand Jurors drqwn Tor Man Ter.

'107170y, ma Day, 1907,
refer s = Lehman, Foreman; Henry McDons,d
A.; Asa Williams, Nicholas Hysung, VIM wbetstons
a. Rr hroiisI Era Aonei Griffith, Henry Felton, Jacob
Earnest, J. {. Figart, Isaac Conner. Jacob Exsn.
W,ut n. M05gart, Jacob Pennel, Joseph slrghteI,
W Williams Bowes, David Shafer, George 8a;ly JosD
hershlser, David Evans, David Steel 'O@'
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c5LUcAs SAUPP, who was last week arrest
ed on suspicion of being connected in some way
with the mysterious disappearance of Charles
Pensyl, had hearing before J. w. Lngenfe,ter.
Esq. on Monday last, and was at once acquit-
ted, there being no evidence against him what
ever Up to this time, no further traces have
been discovered of the lost man; and the mys.
terry still remains unsolved.
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Hon. 3. z. Mevers

1t will be observed from the following that
there are members of the Legislature who re-
peat the stale ISLANDERS and political lies of their
party, as though they were gospel truths What
evidence is there, that the sheep pen (for it was
nothing else) of Mr.. Jerry Gordon was burned
by Democrat? not one circumstance. Nor
can there be a single line found in any issue of
the Gazette, warranting the charge OF Mr. Wat
son, or the question that he seems to believe can
not be answered in the negative. The Gazette
never uttered such a sentence; and, indeed,
we have no doubt that Mr.. Meyers never
heard such an insnuation until made by the
man who was afraid to make the other charge,
when MIR. Meyers was in his seat But this is
condescendng to answer charge which every
Republican in this county knows in his heart
to be lie
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HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE,
Friday, April ID.
ne HOuSe mot at IN o,clooL A ~


MIR, MEYERS (Bedford) rose to make per.
sonal explanation. The statement had been
made yesterday by the gentleman from Phila.
deipha (81r. Watson) that the destruction by
lire OF the property of an enrolling officer in Bed.
ford county was owing to the teachings of a pa-
per of which he (Mr. MEYERS) was proprie.
tor. The charge was but the repetition of an
elechoneerlng scheme and was gross insult and
a taisehood. This fire occurred in a township
which gave Mr., Lincoln majority of III in
1861, and which in the spring election of 1864
gave the Democrats IS majority Those who
asserted that the fire was the work Of some per-
son either allied TO the Democracy or in sympa-
thy with the South proved themselves to be fall
sfiers by not being able to name, produce or
convict the incendiary. The course of the Bed
ford Gazette, the paper alluded to, has always
been to suppress any insurrectionary spirit, and
1t has asserted that as the conscription law was
one Of the laws of the land it should be quiet
ly submitted to rs such
Mr.. WATSON inquired whether It was trno
that the paper had said of the enrolling Officer.
that they would neither live peaceful life nor
die peaceful death.
Mr.. MEYERS said that when a gentleman
asked HIM question he would reply.
Mr. WATSON said that the person whose
property had been destroyed, and who was an
officer OF the government had received warm
ing that Vengeance would be visited upon him
and two others. This was why the barn was
burned, and this was the legitimate result of in
cendiary teachings
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NOTICE

is hereby given that have purchased dark ba,
mare, harness and cart at Sheritf's ;ale and that
have left the same in the hands of Patrick Wall du
ring my pleasure.
April %. 1S64-3t JOHN G. FISHER.
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ca The undersigned acknowledge that they
did Jonathan Reghard wrong in giving credence
TO the report of his having taken corn from
George Dibert, and dsown any intention of
charging him with stealing. April 10th, 1864
FREDERICK KOoNTz,
JACOB FETTER
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What They Promised.

THK FRIENDS or Gov. Curtin PROMISED THE PRO-
PIE THAT Ip THRY WOULD RE-ELFcr HIM, THE WAR
WOULD END ~ 80 DAYS AND THERE WOULD BE no MORE
pRAErlse. HoLD THSA THEIR PROMISES.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-09-09
Our QUOrA-The quota Of Delaware

Our QUOTA-The quota Of Delaware
township under the call for 100000 men
was 1O4, reduced by excess from former
call to 80. This seemed large number
to raise, but instead Of lying still and
making no effort, the course unwisely
pursued in some localities, it was resolved
to go promptly to work to raise them
The result has been that, notwithstand-
ing few discouraged the effort and 9TH
ers refused to do anything toward fur
nishing the means necessary, the large
mass of our citizens heartily co-operated
and generously responded in subscrip-
tions, and the quota of the township is
now filed. For this success much Is due
to the committee having charge of the
matter, the members of which have Ia
bored increasingly to accomplish the work
assigned them. In our next we shall
give a statement showing who of our
citizens contributed to the bounty fund
and to what extent.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-09-09

ONO APPRECIATED IN THE MAsT.-The fol-
lowing compliment is paid to our Governor
and militia system by the New York Post in
an article upon the organization and efficiency
of State Militia generally:
ave believe the Governor Of Ohio alone
established q thorough militia system, and this
local malitia, drilled and mustered occasionally,
and at least faithfully enrolled and divided into
companies and regiments, furnished recently at
few days warning, large and serViceAble
body of hundred days men, amongst whom are
found all classes of citizens-meehanics, mer-
chants and professional men: while every year
the militia regiments furnish a large number
Of men for service in the field. Il is not too
much to say that il the militia of the free
States had been kept thoroughly drilled and
organized during the last four years, no con-
scription act would have been needed men
would have been forthcoming in sufficient num-
Der to supply every demand.