Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-06-23

have served for half a score of years, were on
the ground ready 20 do the bidding of two OF
three leading Copperheads about town regard
less Of instructions. The following ticket
was nominated: County Treasurer, George
Mardotf; District Attorney John Palmer; AS
sociate Judge, Lieut.. VIM. G. Eichholtz;
County Surveyor, Patrick Donahoe; County
Commissioner, Michael s. Rtchey; Poor
Directors, Isaac Beckley and Daniel R. An
derson; Auditor, james Mattingly; Coroner,
John Filler; Jury Commissioner, Isaac
kensinger. The ticket contains about as
much pure Copperheadism as could be well
put into it. And was made with the down
right purpose of presenting as pure an article
as possible. The leaders here were, compel
led, however, to give way to the Woodberry
men who insisted on the nomination of Lieut..
VIM. G. Eichholtz, thus foiling their plan to
nominate no one who had in any way sus
tanned the war. IF Lieut. Eiehholtz accepts
this nomination he is not the man that we
have known him to be. He has uniformly
supported the Government in its grapple with
treason, both with his influence and personal
services. Two years ago the Union men run
him in opposition to Judge Noble for Asses
sor, and elected him by handsome majority.
This nomination has been made for the pur
pose of converting him into Copperhead
and to give them a certain amount of pres
tige with the soldiers, whom they have voted
almost to man, to disfranchise If Mr..
Eichholtz accepts this nomination he becomes
the apoIogist and tool Of the men who disired
to carry the war into our midst; who organ
lied resistance to the draft; who burned the
barns of Union men; who skedaddled to Can
ada when drafted; who opposed emancipation;
who constantly libelIed the Government; who
sympathized with treason; who sent their sons
to join the rebel armies, and who secretly
chuekled over the assassination of President
Lincoln. We are not prepared to believe that
Lieut.. Eichholtz is this manner of man. tits
an outrage upon the profession of arms to
accept nomination at the hands Of such
men. We hope, for the honor of the brave
men who have sacrificed their lives in sup
pressing the late unholy rebellion, that no
soldier win become the weak instrument to
bolster up their dastardly and traitorous
cause.
The ticket is composed, with two or three
honorable exceptions, of the usual amount Of
wooden men who know no more of the duties
which viii deyoiye upon them than child.
Without the least imaginable business capa-
city they can only follow the leading strings
of those who lead them for their own selfish
purposes. This county has long borne this
miserable afaiction; it is about time that the
people wake up to the importance Of chosing
men whom the office has sought. In thist tick
ct can be seen the base wriggles Of Copper
headism IN this county; with its defeat will
commence a new era, an era in which Bed
ford county, viii purge herself Of the men
who have proven as disloyaI and undeserving
of the fostering care of the Government as
many districts. in the seeded States. IF the
men who have conquered the rebellion stand
firm, there is no doubt in our mind, that this
last and less powerful organization, win be
as thoroughly defeated. Union men we
must defeat this auxiliary of the rebellion at
the coming election, the accessory must not
be allowed to long survive the principal.
FoURrH or jUIY CELEBBATIoy.-Th brave
soldiers of Bedford county, who are returning
by hundreds, SCARED and begrimmed by bat
tie viii be highly gratifed, no doubt, by the
prominent position they occupy in the resolu-
tons passed by that superlative body, the
town council in favor Of celebration Of the
4th of July. But we viii have to excuse them,
soldiers are not of their creed. The next
striking feature is the magnanimity of the
affair The Chief Burgess is authorized to
select a committee of arrangements. The
Chief Burgess is authorized to select a speak
er. Verify, the Chief Burgess was to make
the celebration. What lucky man What
confidence the Copperheads could repose in
him. What responsibility. What right
had Union men, (poor deyils,) who thought
they ought to rejoice over their success in
crushing monster rebellion, to object to this
iuggle arrangement? None Of course,
shouts old Flee-bite who believes in jeff d.,
and another d. Well the Union men could
not comprehend it in this light. They did not
desire to mar the arrangement, and therefore
determined to keep aloof So go it Cops
Well not interfere with your jolly yfcation.
The Union citizens intend rejoicing over the
crushing out Of the rebellion, the return Of
peace and the preservation of the Govern
ment of our fathers. What the Cops intend
to rejoice over does not appear
LATE PUBLIcATIoHs.-We have received
from Messrs 7. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306
Chestnutstree., Philadelphia, copy OF "The
Life, Speeches, ana Services of Andrew John
son. Also, copy Of the illustrated Life,
Services, Martyrdom, and Funeral of Abra
ham Lincoln These are books which eve-
ry American citizen should possess and
peruse. Abraham Lincoln and Andrew
Johnston are destined to occupy positions in
our countrys history only second to that of
Washington. They are representative men
of our age and nation, Illustrative of the ge-
MUS of our institutions, that raises men of