The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-09-29
EIR. MEYERs {:

Sept. l8, 1865.
FIR. MEYERs:
have read with some little amusexeut,
not unmingled with pain, tie pueriIe produc.
ton of a yerdant writer in last weeks issue oi
"The Inquirer, > over the signature Of "Au~1ys,'
who halls from an ''out et ihe way place" IN
Cumberland Valley. It is amusing - wines
the struggles of uncultigated genius; but 1t IS
painful to contemplate tie raischief-:ho NOR
Z! and social dsor2er--wlich may be accom-
p.isLed by an .-isc,eet sensation Ietieg ".ritcr.
Most men haYo some pride OF place. some a:-
achnent 10 locality. 4 poet mas said
Lives there a man with soul - dcad,
Tho never himself has said,
Tn lis is ny OWN my native land ?"
Personally, l am not an execution to tno C-z4-
eral rule, and having some knowledge of D4al-
berland Valley and It's inhabitants for raany
long years, it may be proper that should vim
dicate their fame when ruthlessIy assajtad "
the great ''Alexua' The opening paragraph
of the letter under review, contains IN obscure
allnsion 10 the catching and lodging in jail OF
runaway slaves, as having, to 4 considerable
-+ont i r - Re ateltaon and FURNISHED tts
-"1ILH OF our citizens III 49, ~.
our Youthful anthor manifest rather alarming
/ symptoms Of peculiar maIady known by the
appellaiion of "Negro on the BRAN p Is he
bidding for position in the 'Freedmen's Bu-
reau," where he might probably G.d EMPLOY
ment, and association in sympathy with the as
pirations Of his laborins spirit? Or does be
mean to cast reflections upon certain men oe-
longing TO a time honored political party2 If
SO, he had better 'shut-up." They who live
! in glass houses, should not throw stones. II he
~i!l examine the unpublished history of Cum
berland Valley, he will discover tnat cutie
number Of our acortly citizens, who now pro-
sss to be all right on the question Of SAMBo,
were not guiltless as it regards the negro-catch-
Ing business. However, those were the good
days Of concession and compromise. We OF!
people III the cosntry, thought IT not crime TO
submit 10 the requirements OF the fugitive slave
law, neither did we regard II as treason against
the United States to ard IN carrying out its
provisions. Tue, We were brought into ex-
istence before the age Of magnetic ielegra1hs
and submarine cables, hence it Is or mis!or-
tune, rather than o4. iauit, If we have not qatt3
kept pace with the rapid march q social, cry
i! and mora5 improvements during the recent
dark and gloomy period ii our countrys bisto-
ry. We do not claim iafalbiity. This, how
ever, is our consolation, with the much abused
sage of Wheatland, eve meant we'll BIZ our
county" However, "a Daniel has come to
judgment" A Scion has spoken. We submit
to the new order Of things hoping to spend the
evening of our days in peace and quietude.-
Bu., to return. Oar brilliant author produces
striking comparison. Behold it Copper:
headism here, after the election, will very much
resemble, in appearance, the last run OF shad." |
Where did Re learn that Is it not beautiful /
No doubt he thought it would look well N !
print. Much as | dislike to spo; q pretty PIC /
ture, allow me to suggest to this fa.uc-hunting /
correspondent TO suspend, for a time, his severe
intellectual toll, and communicate with the fish
ermen, or visit the fisheries of Maryland, and !
he will learn the important lesson that the "last
run of shad" is the largest, fattest and most de-
licious Of the season Try again, most noble
Alexas! You cannot annihilate 'copperhead-
ISM as you are pleased in your choice selection
of words, to term Democracy-by the use of
such harmless ammunition. Remember, we do
not call IN question your SoLd4esA qualities but
in storming fortifeation, blank cartridge is of
no avail. Now comes very interesting item
Of information. ''The soldiers are determined
tt attend to the skedaddlers from the draft, on
The second Tuesday in October" Are they
IS our Stale under martial Law? Caa wc no;
rust Oar sworn civil officers TO preserve the pu-
'ity OF the baiiot-box? 0a. upon s,scf. base 7
nsinuat.ons. We presume that our inspectors
ire honest, upright men who ander5taaa lie +,
a's aHd viii discharge their duties faithfully.