Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-05-06
Vol. 37: No. 10.

bench-T refer to judge Woodward. Ja6lge Lowry
and Judge Jhompsoa--was 10 make q decision
when was calculated 10 strike down the po#er of.
the National Administration They decided that
the Conscrption biEl--the only means left for m
ling up the shattered ranks of the arlay--yas ar.-
constitutional 1 have this 70 say here, and [ say
it holdly-l care not who hears it'll SANDER no
body, but / belIeve Il as firmly a. that the sun
shines, that if Geo. ". Woodward had been elect
cd Governor of Pennsylvania, this country would
have been infinitely worse off than it Is to-day 1t
s bad enough, admit; but it tgaGld have been
worse ~Ss
The people desire to do right, and all you have
to dois to inform them en- this subject They are
thoroughly awake now. They believe as You be-
eve that there is at this time but two parties IN
this great coinirythat It Is now, as in theaays of
our Saviour. that he that gathereth not Rith US
scattereth abroad. There Ts no middle ground TO
stand on. lfa man Is not for the country. be il
against it, If a man stops to qlibble about the
policy OF the Administration, YOU may be sure that
he IS not true on the national question, and that
he is as likely to have his sympathy on the other
side of the Rappahapnock as On this side Z. ....s
| say, then, hope that the people themselves
will take thisnatter In hand-that they VIII stand
by what We do here. We care little1n nominating
Il standard barer, for the man, so that he repre-
sents the loyal people of the country. Il may
be allowed TO speak my ownsentiments | say that
no man IN the land Is so well entitled to this naf-
nation sthe President. No man in The land has
done so much for US. You may net agree with
him IN all the measures If the Administration but
you know that he has ole single aud disintersted
purpose, to save the Government to ourselves and
to cur children / say then that although | do
not think he personal Is desiresa nomination, yet
il woad be grateful him, as t viii be to the 10y
Al mei IN the field and the loyal men in this nation
to know that We in this conventiol are willing 70
stand by hini through evil and through good re-
port that BE viii not JOIN in the vituperation and
SANDER to which he has been subjected THAT we
viii encourage our men In the field, thai We win
feed and clofhe them while they are fighting our
battle. NoK, gentlemen, have detained yon
longer than I intended / hope you all feel on
this eubiect as / feel You ell know the impor-
tance Of the position SoG occupy. You know
how your people feel at home you know the inter-
est at stake Hyoii know that, if you do Rot do
your duty in this crisis your children VIII rise up
and curse you Tor having sold their birthright =
Let nle appeal to you then to let our actions be
as harmonious as possible. IF we sead honest and
good men to the National Convention, We viii
then have standard bearer worthy of this great
Union party. We will go into the c9htest, Icare
not what the oppositions may BE-, with our ban
ners streaming In the air. and On them shall be
written 'Unioh and Victory. Loud apslause.
DrLEcA4Es TO BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
The following gentlemen were elected Senatorial
delegates, VIZ:
Hon. Simon Cameron, Harrisburg: Hon. lex
Mcclure, Chambersburg; Hon. Morrow B. Lowry.
Erie; Hon. ". W Keteham, Wilkesbarre.
| The following is the electoral ticket;