The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-06-23

FFesiuenU' Ihey VIII probably care mora tC
! represent the wishes and sentiments of theil
( constituents, than to crafty the ambition OF
heal the wounded pride Of such ultra conspira-
! tors as those led by Chase Sumner, Phillips,
and their followers
! 1t IS certain that the voice and influence OF
/ the soldiers who have faced the dangers, and
endured the suferings OF the recent struggle,
viii be ii favor Of the reconstruction programme
/ of President Johnson, and in opposition to the
conspiracy OF the radicals. This was demon
strated at meeting recently held in New York,
! called for the ostensible purpose Of endorsing
t the administration Of Presiasnt Johnson. Just
before the meeting coIaS a person distri-
buted a ClrCglar amOn9afHa audience addressed
to 'Friends Of Humanity and Justice" Il
contained an~elaborate attack on President
Johnson, and in favor Of suffrage for negroes.
1t was evidently Of the extreme radical stripe.
{ It also seemed evident that some OF the prime
movers Of the meeting intended that the meet
ing should really take the form Of an assoaJIage
in favor Of negroes voting, the guse of approval
Of President Johu50n'o administration only be-
ing tue apparent motive in order TO get The peo-
pie together. The oDportune 2rriYal Of Genc--
ais, Grant, Logan and Blair, however, fortun-
atoly shut of nearly All the political rhodomon-
tade that had been prepared for the OCCASION
and The audience throughout refused to listen
TO any political speakers while there was a GEN
oral on the stage. Some Of the speeches also,
Of the soldiers, are worth noticing as showing
that the Coospirators can hope nothing from
them in their scheme for operating upon mem
9 bers Of Congress in opposition to the policy of
President Johnson on reconstruction and negro
suffrage. In the course Of d few remarks made
by Major General Frank p Blair, he distinct
II endorsed the position Of the President, and
stLus ropud.1te4 tle coaspirato-s. He said:
The only notable thing that has fallen under
ny observation since Andrew Johnson assumed
the rains OF power in this country has been
his several frocIaDa'ions in regard to The re-
construction Of the Union, rs it IS called. and,
perhaps, tl:st portion q his proclamation which
is devoted to suffrage in the Teballiors States.
Well, / have not heard much exception taken
to that, nor to any part of his programme.-
Tadced. I,4,. fiends, the principles upon which
bis proclamation Is tUuudod were the pruclp:es
upon which he was elected; and in ell that has
been announced in those pro c! amations ! most
beartlY concur" 1t is thus evident that the
conspiracy has not much to hope for from
General Bi,sir. lie IS for the Johnson pro-
gramme.
The second speech vas made by Major Gen
eral Logan, who still more cmphatically an
ucunced his condemnation Of the conspiracy,
and his approval of the reconstruction policy
Of the President as set forth in the North Car
oiua proclamation.
General Logan, when speakingof reconstruc
ton, said:
understood when the rebellion was organ
lied against tie government, aCd when the Ey-
ecutiv5 called into requisition the power OK the
Federal Government, 1t was 10 suppress iasur-
rection anI rebellion against the laws and the
Constitution Of the Iand-not for the purpose
Of wiping cut or oUhjeraying States. Cheers.
Then Il was understood that the States could
not secedn. Secession was unlawful and unwar-
ranted. Secession could not ne submitted to by
the people. Dsintcgraton Of this government
would not be submitted to by the people of the
United States. We then fought those battles
upon the theory that a State could not secede-
that the States were in the Union and could
not 90 ont Of the Union. Cries Of Good"
and applause Hence we said, when jeff Da
Wis assumed to be President OF portion 0f this
country, that he had no right to so act, because
they were then State5-as they ever had been
of the Union Of these States. rCheers. We
have maintained that proposition. Secession has
been defeated, and ,he question forever settled
here in the Union. Applause. Now, l do not
want TO admit that Jeff. Davis ever had gov
ernment--and l do not want 10 admit that jeff.
Davis and the leaders of this rebellion may not
be convicted Of treason and punished as traitors.
Hence, if we desire to punish traitors, we have
got 10 keep our own record straight; and, as
we want 10 maintain the law and the Constitu
tiUH, VIC have got to have the law and tie Con-
stitution, upon our side to do It.
Upon the negro-suttrage question he declared
himself also on the State-Rights. Johnson
platform, and in opposition to that Of the Chase
Sumner conspirators. He remarked:
The next proposition that | understand IS de-
ciled before the people IS this The Stare haV-
ing been reduced to a territorial condition, then
it was the duty of the President of the United
States to declare that certain men should be
permitted to organize this territorial government
aud others should be excluded that is, that he
should declare that certain men have right to
vote who never had by law a right to vote. /
maintain this as being the correct distinction.
President Johnson has a right to exercise such
power as is necessary to assist in putting the
machinery Of these States in motion. He has
right, for the time being, TO appoint man as
Governor. They are under military authority
now. He has right to appoint persons to gov
ern them, that they may have a head for the
purpose Of reoIganizing their civil department.
Applause, When he has done that and tsey
organiz9, the State IS then in existence, not on
ly as it has been before, but it can exercise the
same functions that it had before IN tie Gov
ernGert Of the United States. The Constitu-
ton declares that each State shall regulate the
qualifications Of Its own voters. Ii President
Johnson has right, by proclamation, to declare
that 2.l the negroes in the South are voters, he
has right, upon the same principle, to declare