Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-12-02
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An ERA OF GOOD EEHLING.

The National hateligeacer Of Washington, after
having made vigorous but candid battle for Nc
Cellan, quotes Mr. Lincoln late speech at Balti-
more and appends the following remarks.
'sThe most embittered opponent Of the Presi-
dent viii not deny that such expressions do honor
to his heart, and they should go far TO disarm po
litca defeat of It's sting in the breast OF the van
auished And we do not hesitate to say, for our
selves, that we shall accept these declarations Of
the President in the same sincerity IN which we
believe them to be made, and shall be prepared
to Judge his future administration of the govern
ment simply By his acts, without any other pre-
discrimination than that of cordially cooperating
in all measures which shall seem to us judieiouS
and proper, without seeking to find in any Of them
the grounds of factious opposition.
''The distinguished premier of the administra-
tion In replying to the congratulations of his po
litical friends on the Goth instant, was frank to
say that in the debates of the canvass they may
have done something less than justice to the pa
triotism Of their political opponents To this ef-
feet he spoke as follows:
" With the democrats we should be friends. =
They have voted against US we have voted against
them. IF they are now willing to cry quits, it
would be well to reflect that, all things considered
we have judged them rather h2rshly IN some res
pects believe that perfect harmony can soon be
restored not only throughout the free states, but
1
not be the faul5 Of the Administration ifthey did
not establish an era of good feeling The re-elec-
ton of the President has placed hiHa beyond the
pale of human envy or detractlon, as he was al
boye human ambition, and all would soon learn 70
see him, as the speaker and the audience had seen
him, a true patriot, benevolent and loyal, honest
and faithful Thereafter all motive OF detraetion
Of hin would cease 10 exist, and Abraham l4ln-
coin would tas his place with Washington JET
ferson and Adams. among the berlefactOrs OF his
country and the hnman race,
s'The candor of Mr. Seward should be met With
equal eandor by the friends Of General Mcclellan
1t may be that the latter have, all things eoasld-
cred judged SIr Lincoln and his party rather
harshiy in some respects, At all events let It be
no fault Of thells as Mr.. Seward says IL shall be
no fault Of the administration, if an era OF good
feeling Is not re-established. The times are pro-
pitious 10 such desirable cousummation
.gl'hey who undertake to oppose the admins
tration merely because it has not bsen elevated to
power bg their votes win soon surely ind that
| they DO not understand their epoch And they
who gge,to the Administration an impression
inesuppart VIII just as surely discover that their
rlaxiia Of Iagfisanship belong to an age that has
passed in the history Of the country. The issue.
| Of the times are too monentous and faT-reachlng
70 admit OF such narrow -innded views IN the one
| direction or Ia the other 1t should be the ain
Of all 20 cooperate with the administration IN it:
legitimate efforts for the preservation OF the gov
ernnent aud The restoration of the Unit1, re
megnbering chat wisdom and virtue are the exclu
sive possession Of no party, and that therefore,
no party is TO be implicitly trusted 80 none u en-
Titled TO an exclusive right Of censorship, sinef
the one case equally with the other lmplies the as
sumption Of human lnialllbllltyr"