Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-21
viii the People believe thems

the leaders of the anti-war party OF BedIora
county. have been constantly predicting evil,
failure, disunion and utter ruin to the conn
trR. As often as necessary new hoo0y
was seized. no matter how many changes OF
position or how gross the Inconsistency re-
ouired. Among the fereest and loudest Of
these brawlng and noisy characters, who
we're constantly laboring to dishedften the
people and to array them against the meas
ures of the Government, necessarily adep-
ted for the suppression of the rebellion,
were those who prepared the editorials Tor
the Bedford Gazette. Starting asthe organ
of the party and using the influence OF that
position for the base purpose OF intianlng
the public mind, and denouncing every nlenl7
Der of the party who was not willing to re-
ceive as inspired all of the wretchedy false
prophecies of that organ, and resorting to
personal detraction and falsehood against
every one so dissenting, in order 70 create
distrust among the people Of all 50 differ
ing, the organ has continued to pour forth
its silly and its wicked efforts until it has
made for itself a record which is the most
conclusive evidence of its ignorance and its
wilful and wicked purposes. Animated by
base and designing motives itself, it has been
always busy in attrlbuting such to others.
five could prevail on those Who vet give
faith to It's rawlings, to turn to It's old files of
the last four years and read for themselves,
we would be content No more conclusive
answer could be given to It's present efforts
to deceive the people When they find that
none of It's predictions have been fulfilled
that all its prophecies have been false in the
past, they viii be slow to credit it in the
future.
Any person who viii examine for himself
will find that no brilliant victory of the
Union arms was announced with joy or
gladness. Every Rebel triumph was her
aided. Rebel messages and Rebel accusa-
tons against Union officers and soldiers
were publisheti---tIrv RvF5cl view uu near1y
every fight and Of every controversy given.
Every thing that argument and threats
could do to weaken the faith Of Union men
and strengthen the hopes of traitors was
done Whenever the holder Of the gun
careful first to see that themuzzle was point
ed north.
Not a single original article can be found
complaining of Rebel outrages or denounc
ing the horrors of Libby, Andersonville OF
other Rebel atrocities Yet just now this
organ is the friend, protector anddefendei
of the Union soldiers. When the people
were about to vote on the amendment o.
the Constitution comforting upon the soldier
the right of suffrage, did the organ cal
upon its followers to come forward and sus
tain the measure, or did the editor and hi
followers labor and strive to defeat it? Tn,
returns of that election in the districts whiel
give large majoritieefor the ticket supportc,
by the organ viii answer.
When bounties were to be raised did tn
organ and and assist? When drafts wer
necessary to fill upthe army, did the organ
advocate the measure?
Soldiers who are now coaxed and entreate,
by these fellows to vote the ticket of tn
organ" turn to the Bedford Gazetteo of Feb
Goth, 1868, and read for yourselves. |
you have no file of that paper, and can Dor
row none, we give it to you here:
ssWe have already denounced it(the Con
seripion Biz as bold infraction ofthe Fed
eral Constitution and contemptuous inva
sion of the reserved rights of the States. w
have exposed its design to give the scepter o
despotism into the hand of the President, an,
have sounded the alarm to the people in re
gard to its lnsldious purpose towardthe repub
he. But our duty does not cease here. w
arrea .1fT ,,o4k e., sc
most certainly to ''those in authority to ut
ter at least word of warning to the men up
on whose action depends the fate of the bill
We say TO Congress, stoy yonr elAoro oslin,
hand, lest you wake the sleeping hon of Penn
sylvania's pride. We say to the Presiden
make not Dionysius of yourself for ther
are yet Damons among the people of tn
North who will dare to resist any usurper
Your design against the liberty of the peopl
and the sovereignty of the States, is needles
and wanton.u
Where now, we ask you, is the mihtary
despotisin with which this false prophet wa.
then trying to ffighten you?
In 1868 be could threaten the President
stir up the anger of the people, and if moi
encourage, at least hint to assassins, that tho
murder of Lincoln might be necessary t
save the liberties of the people. The wretcl
who could write such an article owed hi
very life to the mistaken clemency Of tha
amiable and lamented patriot and Statesman
whom hedelghtedto to holdupto the people a
despot and tyrant. Yet now, when brave
men than he, have taken his advice, and hi
Is alarmed at the result, he piteously ant
whiningly tells his readers that it is not 81
well after all, that some Damon was found
to rid the world Of aDionysius. Ifthe fel
low is driven to admit that all he said about
the tyranny, despotism and evil designs o.
Lincoln, were false, how isbe to be believed
now in his new absurdities and senseles.
rawlings?
But for fear that some of our readers ma,
not have access to his files, and may not be
convinced from a single article, let us add
another. twill be found in the Bedford
Gazette Of March I3, 1868, and reads thus
The Conscription Bill recently passed by
Congress, authorizes the appointment by the