The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-08-25
Abolition Pow-WoW at Harrisburg.

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A Convention Of the Abolition party Of
this State, met al Harrisburg, on Thursday,
ITth inst. There was considerable spar
ring between the Cameron and Curtin wings,
and also between the 8o!djar and c5ati-a9l-
die~ elements in the Convention. The fol-
lowing resolution offered by Mr. Todd, Of
Cumberland, as substitute for the milk
and wster platitudes adopted by the Con-
yeutioa, s0as gasea aoars,, receiving but IT
votes 10 Ill sgainst ii;
'sRssolssa, Thz, thfs convention, representing the
ioyel Rrope OF P,Husy iVauia, recognize the claim
cG our citizen soldiers its confidence AMI graft
tude, superior 10 those o. all Others and that IN
token of ihe sincerity of this dec!a:.;ion it will
aouinata ncHe rs candidates for ONCE except those
%ho have p-ovsn their loyalty AMI patriotism by
services 10 the hsd, against the Of
.pbdc."
The defeat Of this resolution was the
work of Thaddeus Stevens and the Negro
Suffrage Radicals, who hate the soldiers
because the ''boys" refuse to acknowledge
the darkey 10 be their superior. When
Tsad offered his resolution, Thaddeus at
once moved TO refer ii to a committee, ex-
pecting by that process to smother it and
keep it from being passed upon by the con-
yentjon. Thad. made little speech on this
subject, during the course of which he said,
that, ''although he recognized the claims Of
those who had died in battle, he also reeog-
nized the claims Of those who had spent
their money IN tha prosecution Of the war.
But Thaddeus' candidates had not very
good show IL the Convention, and he was
compelled 10 yield his FIRST choice for Audi
tor General. He agreed to compromise up
or Gen. Hartranft, the hangman of Mrs.
Surratt, and whose radics.iism is entirely
satisfactory 70 the advocates Of Negro Suf-
frage. Generals Albright and Selfridge,
both gallant soldiers, were also named IN
the Convention, for Auditor General; but
they had never officiated as hangnae7a, and,
therefore, were not acceptable TO Stevens
aad company. Hartranf was nominated.
He balls from Montgomery county. For
Surveyor General, Col. Jacob H. Campbell,
Of Cambria county, received the nomination.
Col. Campbell was candidate for the nom
Ination Of Senator in his own district, but
was defeated. He was very sore over this
disappointment, and threatened all kinds of
vengeance Hence the Convention found it
necessary to propitiate him with the empty
honor Of q nomination for Surveyor Gene
fsL--As 10 the resolutions adopted by the
Convention, we can say but little, not hay-
'ng seen them in full. Bu; the synopsis Of
them given in the Associated Press report,
shows them 70 be of the aqueous-lscteal
kind, very wate:y and just tinged with a
L%ie ooloring Of sAim-mi!k. The policy
men have the platform and the radicals the
candidates, whilst 'Gen. John Cessna {the
telegram 10 the 4. P. dubs him ''Gen.-)
was made chairman Of the State Committee,
IN order to satisfy the demireps and govern
ment thieves who live upon the pap which
o0zes from the Federal Treasury Just before
the transPiring of important elections. Thus
patched up, the Abolition organization in
tllls State, VIII try to make one more fight,
hoping that Andrew Johnson may yet be
induced, or coerced, into cooperation with
fhOn in their efforts 10 Africanize the Amer
iesn Union. But that organization Is rot
sen 10 the core and the cohesive power Of
public Plander" which now holds it together,
cannot long sustain the corrupt and fester-
ing mass. 4 lev more shots from the Dem
ocsatic batteries VII aemohsh it. Like