The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-08-18
A Portrait of an Abolition Candidate.
The Picture Drawn by an Abolition Editor.

In the Bedford InqHrsr, of July 81, we find
the following:
"When the war waged, when the nation
staggered and the bloody banner of the rebel
lion threatened to oyerrnn the land, we entrea-
ted that parties should be ignored ard Demo-
Gratis and Republicans join hands, forget party,
and unite in the common defense of common
cause How were we met? With scorn and
contempt and q fierce and resolute determina-
ton mot by the Democrats-not by the peoDle)
by the few wicked men who for the time were
leading the party, to adhere to party, to reject
all compromise and TO denounce and read out
of the party, any man who for one moment was
willing to receive overtures."
We lmplore the reader not to think that we
quote the above extract in order to draw atten-
fion TO its d;ctiOn, or its grammatical construs-
tion. There is not enough malice in our com.
position for that. We do not mean to refer to
the style of the picture, for, though it be a
wretched daub, it is, notwithstanding, an excel
! lent Ekeness-Of the present Abolition can
didate for County Commissioner. It is the
fidelity Of the portrait that we desire TO bring
( to notice
When the Abolitlonists were trying 20 get
up fusion party to sustain their leaders in ev-
cry thing they did, they called what they styl-
ed Uniea meeting" and quite number Of
good Democrats, confding in the assurances of
/ the projectors Of the meeting, that it was not
political movement, but gotten up merely to
strengthen the hands OF the government joined
in the call for that meeting Among these were
such men as Hon.. Job Mann, Gen. Geo. W.
! Bowman II Nicodemus, Esq, Valentine Steok-
man (the now much abused BurgessI Capt. t.
II. Lyons, DR. c. n Hickok, John H. Rush,
Col John Hafer, G. Fl. Spang, Esq, (late or
ator at Mann's RilD and others. A large R1m-
Der of Democrats, however, were opposed TO
this movement and q call for Democratic meet
! ing, numerously signed, was published in the
GAZETTE of August so, 1861. The two meet
/ ings were TO be held on Monday and Tuesday
evenings of Court week, September, 1851
/ Now. mark Won, this was after the war had
i ''waged' some five mouths and after the disas-
trous battle Of Bull Run. According to the
( Iaqurer's way Of looking at things, this was
the time when patriots should have abandoned
party and rallied around the standard of Lin
( coin lwho never was party man and always
appointed his political opponents to Office J To
accomplish this, it says, i: 'entreated' the Dem
ocrats, but the naughty fellows turned deaf
ear to its entreaties. No, not the Democrats
/ ''the wicked men who for the tine were lead
ing the party" Ea pas9aat, we would beg the
! Inquirer not to be quite SO hard on that pure
patuCt,' John CESSNA pha 'Efnr the time was
teading the party" and VINO wac Lusuo Uroored
to the Legislature by ths men who wouldn't
fuse with the Abolitionists.1 The call for the
Dem OCratic meeting, spoken Of above, contain
ed this language "Whils: We are Union men
TO the core, we fearlessly assert that the true
I Union men of this country are those who are
opposed to the policy of the Republican party,
which is now waging war for the confsca tion
of negro slaves in the Slave States, and is tramp
/ ling under foot the Constitution, which is the
only bond Of Union" In hearty concurrence
with this call, a large number of the Democrats
Of Cumberland Valley township, signed and
published in the GAZETTE of August 30 86I,
paper which we here reproduce in full, sigma
lures and all. Nearly all the names appended
to this call, are those of good and faithful Dem
ocrats, men who are yet true to their old faith,
whose fidelity no Establishment could weaken,
no personal feeling soften, no threat, nor terror,
shake in the smallest degree. All honor to
these true men az for the Inqlarer's candidate
for Commissioner, whose name is also attached
( to this Democratic cali, We have nothing to
say, except to refer to his picture drawn by his
present adnirer, and labelled as ''one of the
wicked men who for The time we re leading the
party" The Cumberland Valley boys spoke
as fellows:
! We, the Democrats OF Cumberland Faliey, believ-
( ing most heartily that is the time for every
good and loyal Democrat 10 vigorously aid in pre-
serving the thorough organization of the old Demo-
cratic party, and that the present imminent peril of
this prosperous, happy and united country, now
pleadlngy admonlshes alike the patriot and the phi
: lzRthropist to strenueusy assist in retaining our
dear and blood-bought liberties, DO most iovousY
concur with our brother De mncras in the town and
vicinity Of Bedford in call for Democratic meet
ing on Monday evening of Court, and By way ef
more tapgibly showing that still Democrats,
true and loyal, hereby unite with other Demo-
Gratis in a call for the meeting above referred TO.
/ Jacob Snider, John Cessna,
Levi HardmaD, William Mason,
Jacob B. Anderson, Martin S. Rortz,
HeLry A. Zembower, S. Whip,
William Eister, Henry w. Tiekroy,
Jesse DIehl, James Drennng,
William Burkett, W. B. Cessna,
Francis NJ. Bafer, Levi Devore,
Thomas Fisher, James Raney.
Peter s. Thonpson, Lorenzo D. Cessna,
Thoe. B. Cessna, VIM. Henming,
Juo Il. c Mcclellan, John c. Yickroy,
John B. Whip Jacob WeItz, ST.,
Henry w. HsmniDg, Adam Miller,
1t.