Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-15
Vol. 81, No. Io.

ne heart OF the people burst into Ele. burn;nJ
WIN IN the sense OF shame, injustice and wrap9
llch IaId and faIthless councils had too long inv
eui anu siie efyoI stern Judgment Rpoa the srat.
Is rang throughout the land The E Mon. nlot.
ea agatnst and deemed not worth nreserynr ar
loe capable OF preservation at once assartal =,
y y ipreihacy over the national heart and sae. f,n
~ q the plant, and the expeeients ~
S.re y lt became national divinity which
s sl.'s ly 70 TINS has called forth the wnc
continue 70 10 50 untits enemies are .s,.
~ Az ~ iase friends consigned to i fusf at
o. seorn and contempt. Jase sentence
% e Progfess OF events has been steaflilv onv,a-d
power OF the rebels greatly aS
eite territory once held by them
cat ID twain by our rescue az 3ba s.eauesa anG
ION I tleir grasp, gradually they are be;n,l llser
packi their supplies being exlIanSted 49, pesh
- .3ees constantly reducing. and the dsafFat
tSai, tap,y increasing. Upon the y1;ns "a
1nifsr sti uestlfe 9f government nerciless
luilisfrg 4espotlsln has been erected 2Ift
ousy strikes down every oTuosirg 9 fi2cr-
ilsgei "iiieh has broken every et,11t7.s r
lhe people, has practically repIdiated The iLh
s'ite,lcy mas canscIIptgd the entire
-;ll ana telr officers shoot down an ~
eo0rf 5 a5iIiAsas o2sg inelr summons; broken IN
cam, ana, ID word, has erected a n,il;far
yr,rld the most tcOneent rated and ,-ieor,
a. ever seen. Such are as he;a,- - s..o
scr,,,,,g riilse cur administration i,as ever Ja
never nnit,sf2 2tt5Yllc and private rights and hsa
exercised sIlIo1ns nYatied either No man ever
Lincoln, none more bonasS.1 . illan Dir.
gidiy tA'n ne Wlii, when The ,,,lI sFA \ more
''elS, nea \, VINO Gsnnnnee him - ~ i4'iy
KNOW niue OF ms nigh efins,et,tio,,s, ts'u5 per,
hlln the poie-star OF duty, aud gi,;I @ with
loudly TOR his reelection NeaaNhiia @ tb esas 20
eied financial management o the Sse,efs. "a
Treasury, our Government loans are fatar = me
eagernesS, the taxes are paid with T,rontpfrs III i
eheerfuines5- the army Is being filed by rgeas,
hehts, the heaTt and Voice ofthe nation is rafxinp
more closely and brayely arolnd the Adp,in:s+,a97
t!on--2nsurisg US against trlumphs Of onr HES 4,
theIeid, potlcalieesat home. Sir a,poncs,
the people ofmy district there are few xa,. f
who are not faithful 10 the nation II tiis oTast
CRISIS q rs need. The detection there as lseheTa
i e9nhned 70 extreme pro-slayery men, who un-
hoia u not Only i0r It's own sake, but as q means
q a9leslg 5 " IarFzan success, n shameless disre-
gard % Their solemn duties to the country Vhv
should slavery be upheld? 1t deserves no snci
fate. 1t has long divided distracted. aud troTL
led u.s. 1t was from the teginning. and bas com,
on eyeT-lneTeasngly to distract and enbrail ne =
IL has been, and Is the great bone of contention
over Tliieii AZ last, we nave come to blows To
save 1t, IS 10 perpetuate this discord "a des+ror
It ls 10 secure the present, and make peaceful and
glorious the future. But 1t cannot be DESTROYED
by proclamations alone the power of law sbonjJ
be invoked to make the destruction connio,a :,
character, and perfect in extent 1t must he writ
zen inthe constitution atot staray sAoR no more
east az any ABlerlcaa State Then and onl, tbs
may we sing the requiem of slavery A. nreaert
ltls wounded, deeply wounded, by the blows thar
were given by its own friends 1t bleeds hr,t ~
wounds may be staGnched unless bv starger,+s rss
blow the people utterly destroy it, by force of n1l
nc and interchangeable law
The Er''ep!e Of slavery is the inspiration of the
GFlHft Tc .-.a+s l1Il -
organs OF pubic sentiment in ntherebellioas States
quote one declaration SO far FROM believing
that slavery must die, says the Ricbnand Igbtit9
we have long held the opinion that il Is the nor
mai and only humane relation which labor can s,,s.
tam towards capital When the war is over We
sliah urge tLat every ankee who ventures to put
loot on southern soil be made slave fer Efa and
wear an IRON colara badge of infarior;tv to tba
African, Slavery viii stab itself % death abopt
the time the 4ankees learn tell the truth and
no sooner" '-'' anu
Slr there is no safety for liberty on this cont;-
nent or Tor Tree labor without the suppression oe
the rebellion and the exterpation of tie 7,as4;Ian+
aristocracy of opinion which sllsais + anJ ~
complete conformation cf our institutions ~ tba
principles ofthe Declaration of fndependenca
pity, Winla 1 despIse the man in the loyal North
VINO sympathlzes with this rebellion Ear ills las
Ell upon the naTrowest and most exclusive ideas
Y is AIMED as blow at the doctrines which under
!
Saccesstullt Is intended to be the leyer6y which
European systems are to be introduced and estaL
ilshed upon this free continent and Iz- yrS;cb
the Wheie cuTrentof events which thus fa,. las
tended 10 The aneiioration othuman suffering and
the extension OF human rights, shah he reversed
ana become asslnIlated TO the moparehial and ar
rlstocratIc systems OF Europe The man wLo i
engaged in this work is public enemy: the man
who Is ~ this home Of liberty aids and ainets
nun, deserves the execration of mankind.
but the object OF those struggling ior political
power, under this view of the case. can saver La
accomplished, because the Union cannot and win
not be restored except through the suecacsf,,l
prosecution of the war
The rebelsrenain or pretend TO be saDe,,ine Of
success they are bold, daring, and impracticable
they propose no terms ofneg0tation lnd gil fist
en- 70 none except with the Fundamental eopdition
that tins government reco@rlize their indelend
enee ms done, they viii then treat concerning
| the navigation of the Mississippi, integnafionsl
trade, che return OF fugitive slaves ana the thon
sald and one questions that would arise between
citizens or the contiguous governments What's
prepared for this ? None / trust. gItboucb fbe
peace policy advocated by gentlemen on the utbtr
side o. the House leads invariably to this result
The amnesty proclamation of the President has
gone forth let tho power of the army and the yig-
oroas prosecution of the war follow, until the reb
els are subdued and plead for terms. There is no
other hope Tor any one of US, or Tor any interest
outside OF this. | have no special anxieties about
the reconstruction and the questions which will
arise out oft believe the President has skill
July escaped the difficulties surrounding the prob.
lem and | believe thar the people Of the
South, removed ftom the pressure ofthe military
power Of the rebels, and anxious to escape the tv
ranncal ezactions which have been laid upon them
will rally around the old flag and under the inspi-
ratlon ofthe great lessen that has been taught.
will reconstruct their State Governments. resume
their relations with the General Government. and
make those relations stable and secure by abolish
ing slavery. the cause of all the evil. Already
Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana are
treading in that direction Aiabama also shows
signs of wheeling into line. The Others of our err
ring sisters, redeemed and dfaenthralled. will in
due order Of progression follow, until finally We