The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-03-10
Murder Justified.

The reader Of the Abolition prints must
have marked the steaIthy efforts of those who
write for them, to excite mob violence and to
apologize for crimes committed by their parti-
zans. No matter how fragrant the outrage mp
on the rights of the citizen, be it highway rob-
berry, arson, or even murder, these incarnate
devils are ready, with a hundred excuses, to
screen the guilty scoundrels from the penalties
Of the law. An instance of this kind has re-
xntly been exhibited in our own county. AS
our readers are aware, Mr.. F. c. MOCK, of
ST. Clair tp, was shot, in cold blood, by par
~ of soldiers, whilst on his way home from
iLe election in October last. There is not q
decent white man in the county, whose indig-
nahon was not aroused by the perpetraton of
this foulest of murders and whose very soul
lid not turn with loath;ng from the heartless
cruelty which, unproyoked and unjustifed in
she smallest degree, devoted to horrible butch
cry, the life of an upright and respected citizen.
Nevertheless, the Jacobin organ in this place
IS filed with apologies for this infamous deed,
and abounds in prevarication and falsebood,
IL order to cover up thedamning atrocity Of the
outrage In last weeks issue of that sheet, there
appeared SD article rltten by pedantic pettiiog-
ger, who, after the most persistent importantly
en- the art Of tie puiative editor, undertook the
task Of writing up the Righteousness Of the
military proceedings which led TO the murder
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brains amount to SO little that they are hardly
worth passing notice. But, be evidently
thinks that be has given us ''the words with
the bark On" isn't that what his ponderous
Latin quotation signifies "Qla kTrtt IN hsra,
htyret IN cort5es - Well the "bagk" shall be
knocked off his words and in naked ugliness he
.haIl stand before the world,
J. 'The draft was pronounced unconsitu-
Iional," by the Democratic leaders, says our
petifogger, and thus, he argues, drafted men
we're induced not TO report, which rendered nee
csssry the presence of armed men near the polls,
On the day of the election, for the purpose Of
arresIing these "deserters" who might come out
az sStS. ANoHB kAlS bNAAatAS |@t@i
who reasons in this style, is the man who talk
ed most Of the unconstitutionality Of the Con-
scripiion Law, when il was passed by Congress
Nay, he went go far as to say in public
speech, in Bedford township, in the Spring of
1868, that, rather than Pennsylvania should
assIs! in tie FURTHER prosecution Of the i0ar,
ks lrouEd hqpe the STATE lclhdrow from the
union and sa up for Itself. Hence, il anti
wsT teachings produced the state Of things
which ncGessiteted the presence of the military
10 !h.s county, this newly 9edged abolitionigi
had his tnll shnre u giving the lessons. Doubt
less be would still De engaged in intoxicating his
views Of 1858, bad act the Democracy Of
Bedford county repudiated him and bis Secs
SION doctrines aud had there not appeared un-
80 his eyss shs enrapturing vision Of snug
sayGsssership in the army
2. The prssaBcs Of the soldiers at, OF near
see polls, proved Of no account IN tbs way Of
arrsssug aeeer.egs. It only prevented several
hsaarad men, uho had as sooi legal right
70 vs.s, as any yearly tarn-csat in the land,