The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-09-22
GnrAr MEETING AT scHE11sBURo !-CErn-

TIE Democracy The Democrats and conser-
va,ive people of the western end Of the county,
held mass meeting at Schelsburg, on Satur-
day last, for the purpose of celebrating the an
niyersary of the adoption of the Constituti on
Of the United States. The turnout WAS uneN-
pectedly large, the returned soldiers in attend
ance making up goodly portion OF the crowd.
The fidelity of the ''boys in blue, in and a
round Schel !sburg, TO The principles Of the Con
stitulion, is worthy of the highest encomiam.
In fact the soldiers every where are opposed to
the radieaIism which the leaders of lhe ''Re-
publican" party are now trying to force upon the
country This is.a most gratifying sigR and'we
can assure the returned heroes, that the con-
servative people appreciate their help in the
eause OF truth and will stand by them in h If
claims upon the country On motion of + +
Kerr, E-q., tbe meeting was orGa"izcd by th"
appointing Of ARrIUa Ro', \ pier tp.
rs President Thpm;,s 4 Smith, E-q 60
w Gump, Daniel Diehl, JAS NauEie, John
Grouse. john MILESTONE, VIM Sleek john
Miller. Augustus LightninLstar, Geo. Slack,
John Beanigh, Geo J Rock, Eli Rininger,
Burton Edsall, John 1rigor, \. f Poornan.
Geo. Manages, +. A. Sellers, H.nry L'm1n,
C. Stru ckman, !. Cobbler, /. Nicodemus, D
" Wonders, W H. Adams, Lawrence d IL
baugh, Peter Kinney, David Darr, J. Frank
Cook, Geo w. Gray, Adam Gardner, Geo
W. Powell, Sr., SamI NJ Sleek, Sam'l Irkes
ST.. John w. Crisnan. F. +. Lehman, Vice
Presidents: and John A Cessna, Simon Gnmp
James Sill, JAS P. Kegg and Thomas Fetter.
Secretaries. HENRY w FjsugR, ESQ. then
a most admirable manner At his conclusion
three cheers were given for that honored docu-
meat The meeting was then addressed by
Joax PALMER, b. f. MEYERS, W. J. STATLER,
and Hos. A II. CoFFRorH The speakers
were frequently interrupted with rounds of APP
2lause One Of the most interesting episodes
was the magnificent dinner served mp at Mr..
Sniyely's hotel Schelsburg is all right and
will b. beard from On the tOth OF October.
Ed f. NJ STANTON, WHO REFUSED TO EGCiAE5E
THE UNION PRISONERS At AEDERS0NYILLE,
PaEvIous PARDoN OF MEVGEL ReE0 Pres
i,ient Johnson. OR the Ash INST, issued pardon
to Meugal Reed. of this place, recently indicted
for treason in the u. ) District Court at Pitts
burg. and whose trial was to come off on the
2ls. inst. So clearly was the prosecution ot
Reed Il case Of persecution. that when the facts
connected tl,erryri were Ind before the PrssI
dent, that functionary did not hesitate mo-
mcnt to granta pardon for whatever the grade Of
offence Of which he might Be foun guilty Toe
pardon was granted to young Reed m order to
save him from the persecution of men whose
CONDUIT shows that they scruple at nothing to
crafty their malice. Fairly dealt with, there
would kare been no chance OF his conviction;
but in order to head off the sconBdrels who
were hunting down this boy, flor, be it remem-
bered Mcngel Reed was not Il years Of age
when the crime with which he was charged Is
represented to have been comhited) it was
deemed proper to make application for pardon.
St;Il Reed and his friends were wiling and
prepared TO 90 to trial and did not intend to
plead Mengcis pardon in bar Of further proceed
ugs, but to use it only in case OF can"lclioa.
On Monday last, however, u. :. Commission
er Sproul telegraphed 20 John Cessna, [Nho
seems to have been mixed up with this prose
cutionl that Reeds presence would not be re-
quired at Pittsb1re, the pardon grated him by
tie President operating as a full discharge from
tie custody of tie u y authorities This
puf an end to the case and youra Re wen1
on his way reioirinc, whilst his prosecutors ~ud-
denly discovered themselves in the preiiramen'
of the wiper gnawinE file " The thank@ o.
the friends If fair dealing are dna To Prr>iI~ls
Johnson. for this manly act, and also TO Hon
4. II Coffroth for the interest winch ne took
in laying before the President correct state
mont of young Reeds case. This ends the
ATengeI Reed case at least if the malignity OF
these who have pursued this inbffensce young
man with 80 much yiudictiveness, will permit
il 80 10 end.
Hos. A. II. CoFrRcrH.-This gentleman
paid our town visit on SATURDAY last. Gen.
Coffroth is earnest and enthusiastic in his advo-
cacy Of the CLAIMS Of the Democratic nominees
Last winter when he voted for the COnstitu
,ional Amendment abplishng slavery, the Re
pu blicans sang peans in bis praise and there
was nobody like Gen Coffroth, in their estma-