The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-10-06

iteIEF Al. b2Ei2y.
c. YAusY, Oct. >, 1868;
1IE. EDHoR;
In resuming oW-. review commenced
III last weeks number Of tfa GAZETTE, ALLOW
me to assure my unknown friend. "AieXus,"
in his "out Of the way place in tha country"
that / viii handle him as teuderly as the IT.
tare Of Inc case wiu admit do not wish 70
produce unnecessary nervous cxcitc'1ant. The
lct is he has committed grave error; bayins
assaits| he fair fame oF cur people IN this r:.!-
ley, aad Justice must be done If toe heavens
All" Our aulsor gives Us luformation relative
to Tie number Of ''siajadliers from TIE draft, =
and the cause which prody,od il. Thirty ci.i-
zsns oC the commonwealth Of Pennsylvania,
and county Of bedford, robbed Of their loyalty,
deprive! Of their patriotism. inpcllcd to turn
their nacas up0n the dear old .R9g. exiled from
their friends and families; concealing themselves
in iens and caves, or seeking refuge IN distant
States; and al! this fnisch;efaii THIS social aal
moral disorder--all this suffering, brought a
bout by the ''teachine" Of that gie, lot.isoas
sheet the Bedford Gazette" Wonderful
! t!r. Editor, Is il really true? Are yon that
monster Of iniquity-that WHY serpent which
has entered IN and hIightod ihe flowers aEG
blasted tie fruits of this bite paradise? win
y5I acQuaint NE with the secret of your ex-
traoEdinary power over Inc masses 70 be
soales.at serious, however, presume il you
3a rs. possess Oh, superior lght enjoyed BY the
favored ''A;eNgs," you caia at least FILTHY -
your principles, and act IN accorGaaea with
vonr couviciions OF duty. With regard 10 this
sscdalid1g operation, it is very likely that or
learned friend Is ~ vide Of .ha mars as he was
II lna s.s3aa" Illustration. These anorsR lei!
( 'ovs-wIth ;la lnimitab.e Faistaij, no doubt
Thought ,hat discretion was the battec part os
y"lgI." They lived IN AN tout of the way
nlG,e" hcmmed in on all sides, uuacquainted
VIZ! tae cutter worid-same of them probably
had ra-er been 5eyond the shadows of their ma
tive rnuunta5ns-:he;r zJc'ai and domestic at
acac,o sts were strGHg--lhey C3mprehen1a,i not
tie nature u the struggle, nor TODD the
great question of government. they Gould aot
sec he necessity Of fghting against thora Phom
they hHd been taught 10 regard as their Lrel'-
ren. N short, pGaoncl sufry-the iova Ut lifa,
prevails ever every uiher instinct and feeling.
Crevousy they erred. Nov, seeing t!lc.. ar-
ror, they regret it. Would it not Re magnaEi-
mous 10 pity aud forgive them The asPer-
s;or Of o,jl5tog4'y cast By Implication upon our
people, realty .3i-CG!ef, my nerves, IS not the
ezr.c spau mistaken: True. there aro dieoc-
st vie,,, ar,unca, us VIZ re gard l. VIVA "ors i
t4.es the tl..ft called loyalty. Some sre in favor
= 'ta c0-.iitr ION as It Fraz;" ot1f5 ''asit is''
snd others 'as 1t should be- Who OF us can
, bfap olir 0ui Of tA.s cuaot:cIn InaSs. Cur Et.-
!.gfs l.sa.Iee. Cur greet t6go' ig3fs cannot ST
tend 10 us having c direct State affairs u iar
rsbarg, aud gnn after lmpor:an. matters in
vasnoc.oa. When # comes 10 splitting hairs
aad so.,;ng constitutional! problems, we o,i men
/ arc 1T ;,.u'. - ,'11a'y nystifed Waat do
10 anow about "Hia ckz.cns" or the Law cf
England or the .I;:iI Of Right or the '.Ar,i-
cies Of Confederation" CT the reserved rights Of
$ fafcs or the powers of Legislative horii5o?
Ttas Jou but,rr mat We canrot quite keep
up with tie rapid march of human progress.
But cno thinS sre DO baov', that il, JPe lore our
c51atrY, our ,cto2s couahy and desire the uei-
ty aud prosperity q, he whole Moreover, we
hocor 'fOur Rulers" and try to obey the
laws so far as ,rs understand tz4a1 Nc Editor.
= Aat loyalty We wish to be right on this
vital point and will submit to another test
Unfold the STARRY flag read the declaration
of lndependehcc- Bring forward u string of
reso!utions-Strike up Hail Columbia" OF
yankee Doodle" and the Spirit of rs win
will keep time 10 the music of the Union =
Sureiy arc aa4st be 1op4i Is en- evidence that
we are not mistaken in this matter When !
Petersburg had been evacuated and Richmond
had falsen, and Lee had surrendered and the
great Southern COrfederacy had cailopse9, and
the people Of the great North were rejoicing o.
yer tho national triumph and the return. OF
peace, some of our citizens, who had escaped
the privations of camp life and the perils of
var, By being oTer age, paying communication,
hiring substitutes, being physically defective,
or otherwise, actnaly hu0g the "Arch Traitor
Jefferson Davis Gn etfisy) long before the gov
ernment ut Washington had definitely grapted
It's military and civil tribunals for the punish
ment OF treason, or shadowed forth a plan OF f.
reconstruction" Does not that 'speak vol |
umes' IN favor cc the ioys!ty. of oar Peopie. F!