Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-11-25


Tbs Uuioaists hare had tfeSr tine Of rejoicing
f3r fhe gFeat pelisieal VICTORY adhered On Tues
dag last; aud, With few inepnserable exceptions,
they have vejoieed apaEatiT, expressing an e1n
berant gratitude tor the principle established,
without exulfing Ins3ieutly over the party or tie
person defeated Even the old and offensive par
Eisssn nickname has suddenly last is vogue: and
the general disposition Is toforget the aninosities
d the past in the pressing and serious duties Of
the present. On the other hand. the democrats
who fought their battle StEenuauslg, though SOME
what wildly, have, with the same le1RsiEeTable
exceptions. submitted gracefully to their deie9s
showing that the old instincts Of genuine AE1eEi-
they bow revereutly 10 the majestic rule Of the
people. They have made their appeal 70 the
highest TRIBUNAL, to the final a-hiter of political
controversy the decision has gone against them
on the main g1estion Of the prosecution OF the
war. and they5 5oseF the mandates of the court
Ia these Circumstances, With temporary lsl ia
the excitenenfs Of passion and truce TO the late
strItes Of factions, becomes Gs 70 inquire what
Is the frs duty of really patriotic men il Is TN
nleStakably to carry on the war with renewed Wig
er IN order bring about q more certain zla speedy
peace. A distinguished democrat long resi3ent
q the South. and warm adHireF Of Mcclellan,
sad 70 Us the osher day: 0ell, We mustnow al
turn IN together u Sc how s8on, hy energetic
combinations and movements we can either force
the enemy to the val or compel 2 surrender. ~
lie scented to Us % describe the whole case III,
with one accord. the whole people Of rhe loyal
states VII press down upon the exhausted faction
0f the South We mag easily bring the conflict 70
an end; but If Ke do not i 8e allow aIT old root
Of party bitterness 10 real2lH i ne persist IN sar
EelIRg among ourselves as to methods, instead cs
pushing on haEga0nIOnsiy TO tho end the Ear must
be prolonged, onr burdens increased and the Ts4is-
cries aud desolaaons ef the South expanded into
utter ruin.
Whatever may be theaght Of Mr Lincoln
management Of The war, however Objectionable
his extra military measures may seem to some, II
is the act now that these maaHras are mostly past
they have had nearly an the good OF III effect that
they can have, and che war henesEoEtA must be
pursued principally as grand military enterprise.
Il would be Idle, and worse than idle, to stand
SIl and protest against the p0lscy ct euianelpa-
tiUll sitter that policy has become part Of history
and can 10 meIe be altered No less Idle is it to
decaalla against the employment of the blacks as
soldiers, when eighty thousand of them are already
arms, and the faith Of tie nation IS irTevocably
pledged to the protection and snpportoTits troops.
Be these things right or wrong, wise " Rnwlse.
they hsTe been adopted b lhe government, they
have Deen ae4Llesced "A hg TIE popular nlIua and
though they MAJ be reviewed by G8nguess or by
the courtS thev cannot now be changed. Ne
must accept them f0- what they are worth ap-
plaad OF condemn them as We MAJ. andgo on with
cur immediate practical business. That business
3 q stIe5 lell arms ~ tsS g9Fel1fa@ IN al 1a4-
itary measures to Ell Up the ealk, to lspirit cur
officers, 10 sneonrage the troops and 10 show the
insurgents ths extreme h0peiesshess and fatality
Of Their wTetche1 scheme.
In this state the aem0crats Eghs really love their
country flay DO immense good, IS representing
70 tee secession agen1 here through ietters, or II
tszs sstsss Ela-s 13ftha
taIrty-six states. tEenly-seven are layaE, and SO
strongly loyal thai they viii continue the IN
IL me Gnoin lTlaaphs or the wllole nation s bank
rupte1 and destrOyed Ih9se states s1e the rich
ess and strongest, Je most popuslEs, shemost en-
terpT1slng. the most active. the most deternIn-
ed. Their resources are As yet comparatively IN
touched Inmen apa III money they have scaEes-
IS tait the drain Against them are nine states
poor. exhausted. without industry, enclosed from
the world and though gallant add heroic, driven
to DESPAIR. HoW can oonaic5 between such on
peneats be long continued Is there any other
but one end possible? Is It na1 madness for the
South TO 50 oR-a naa4ness more pF.2aigious and
calpable thau pan can deRetg Let the democrats
then, proclaim the solemn fact TO their ancient
friends let them dslaTe the whole truth Of things
and invite the awially misguided people Of the
southern states to a retuln TO obedience and Wis
6on--Aa9 Iegk Egeallg Post.