Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-02-17
The Democrats in Council.

The Democrats in Council.
The remnant of the forlorn Democracy held a
meeting in the Court House, on Monday evening.
The constant process Of purging the party of rene
gades' is becoming perceptible in the thinned ranks
of the unterrifed. The Court House on this occa.
sion but moderately filed with a melancholy
aud sorrowing audience.
0. f. Shannon, Esq, was the first speaker His
remarks were based upon Greenbacks, Negro Suf
frage, and Gen. Coffroths vote on the amendment
to the Constitution. He said the greenback system
dangerous to the laboring community, as so
many men turned their attention to speculation.
The country was flooded with paper currency, and
everybody was turning speculator, and consequent
ly the farming interest suffered. He could not see
how the farmers would get their grain harvested,
owing to the scarcity of hands that the scarcity of
aborers could not be attributed to the number of
in the army, but owing to the speculation that
absorbed the attention of so many and the cause
of all this speculation attributable to the Green
back currency. He next turned his attention to
Negro Suffrage. The admission of a colored attor
ney to practice in the Supreme Court of the United
States, few days since, gave him great fears that
the day was not far distant when the negro would
step up to the polls and vote with the white men
with whom he talking, which he was not ready
for and hoped the Democracy would yet get into
power to prevent such an outrage upon intelligent
people. He particularly severe upon Gen
Cofroth for his late vote in favor of the amendment
10 the Constitution abolishng slavery. He could
not tell why this vote was given, as he was elected
on the principle of the Constitution as it is and the
Union as it was. May be money had something TO
DO with it,s1nd may be he {Gen. CoHroth) expected
rivin vo+a thaf he r,irht he -,
contest with Gen. Koontz He told the Democracy
that they must be more careful in the future in the
selection of candidates. and nominate none but the
smon-pure men who would not betray them in the
hour Of need. Again, he would prefer Gen. Koontz
to Cofroth at this time, and one would suppose
from his remarks in relation this particular case
that he regretted that he ever gave his vote to the
recreant member Of Congress from Somerset. He
Shannon) declared that he was neither Pro Slavery
Anti-Slavery, and did not care three continent
ais which way it settled but he did not believe
we had the authority po0er to amend the Consti-
tuition. He gave several illustrations to show that
ne was right, which illustrations his hearers could
not appreciate.
Mr.. Meyers, Of the Gazette was the next speaker
He commenced by saying that there was no issue
before the Democracy at this particular time. He
appeared before them for the purpose of placing
himself right before the people on the proposed
amendment to the Constitution It had been re-
marked by some of his good friends who lately left
the Democratic party that he tMeyers) favored the
vote of Gen. Cofroth. He declared once for all
that he did not favor the course of Mr. Coffroth
and, further, that he believed the proposed amend
ment TO be Unconstitutional. He wished the De-
mocFacy purified; and men who refused to subscribe
TO the tried principles of Democracy thrown over
board He finally concluded that the Democracy
had great work before them. The question of
negro suffrage was now, would be, upon
them, and then it was necessary to have perfect
organization of their party in order to defeat fdndt
icism.
If Gov. Curtin hears of the proceedings of this
meeting, and the speech Of Mr.. Meyers, he win GER
tainy conclude that his friends are to be found in
the Democratic party of Bedford. Mr. Meyers APP
plauded him for his manlness in showing the adj
minstration its faults and rascality, in the number
Of men it required of Pennsylvania to FIJI our def
cheney on former drafts He was scarcely applauded
during his remarks, and one would suppose, from
his manuer of speaking, that he still fears that the
simon-pure Democracy Of this county refuse to en-
dorse his sayings, owing to his former political
opinions.
orR QTora.-Present appearances indicate that
the Borough quota (20) viii not be filed by volun
teer enstmens for the reason that the bountes are
not forthcoming by subscription The amount ne
cessary to be raised is s90O0 which if equally dis
ributed among those liable to draft in the borough.
would be S1o0 each-there being ninety-two on the
list. Thirtyfye hundred dollars was subscribed a
few days ago, and the matter came to stand. 1t
to us that if concerted effort be made. the
bountes can still be raised provided that each con-
tributes his quota Of funds.
ADMITrED.-Jona. B. Cessna, of Bedford borough,
j. T. Keagy, and E. f. Kerr, were admitted to the
practice of law in the several Courts in Bedford
county, on motion of S. L. Russell, Esq, on We'd
nesday the 18th inst Their examination was pr
yate, so that the public will never know the extent
Of their preliminary qualifications. No doubt, how
ever, they viii soon attain to high reputation as
able and successful practitioners at the bar.
The WEATHER for week past has been stormy
and cold. Monday morning, at day break, the
mercury was thirteen degrees below zero, and on
tuesday morning eleven degrees below Accord
ing to all accounts this is the severest winter expe
Fienced in these parts for number of years.