Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-27

ed and left for dead ON the field Of battle
he unexpectedly recovered; again sought the
enemy, and was again seriously wounded.
As soon as he was able to move, he again
joined the army, and served to the end OF
the war Ills shattered system will proba+
bly, lead him to an early grave but lie has
acquired glory enough for one man. / doubt
not that he will be honored by grateful
people.
His competitor is nobody When
soldiers were wanted, and his name was en-
rolled, he was no where to be found Can
good Old Adams disgrace herself bY post
poning the brave patriot filed with rebel
lead, te prefer skedaddler9
| happened to meet your candidate for
ProthoHetary--th son of an old aequaint
ance, q humble mechanic His family fur-
nished two sons for the war One Of them
fills a Soldier grave The other bears the
highest badge 5f hoBcr4--tan arInless sleeve
Who can 60 TO the polls and oppose him
His opponent believe, is very worthy
man, who served his country faithfully, and
returned uninlured to enjoy the home of a
wealthy father
As this may meet the eye Of some who
vote In franklin county, / will say word OF
their ticket
The Union candidate for the Legislature,
Col Stumbaugh, is admitted to be gentle
man of excellent talents His courage and
patriotism have been tested on the battle
field. He served in the army until disease
compelled him TO retire.
His opponent is my old friend, Mcclellan,
whose downfall deplore. He was never a
fortunate, but was a correct politician.
Raised Wing, and always processing to be-
long to that school, / know not what mad
ness should make him join the Rebels just
when they are subdued can attribute it
to nothing but what he believesl to be graf
itude. While they were in Chambersburg
destroying the humble houses of the COM
mon people, they spared his magnificent
dwelling and furniture, This is the only
duct / know that he attempts to palliate
it, by saying that he was constrained by a
desire to obtain from the State satisfaction
for the damages inflicted by the enemy on
the people of Franklin county | would not
for moment doubt the sincerity of that
gentleman. But | believe he deludes him
self as to his real motives. How can he ex-
peet to accomplish more than his two talen-
ted predecessors They were one of each
party; each influential in his own party. He
will have no party, no influence, for he
would have the odor Of apostacy upon him
Colonel Stumbaugh would have much more
power, in these days, when soldiers are po-
tential.
1t would be but justice that those on the
frontier who stood as bulwark between
the enemy and the interior, should be in
demnifed by the State. Such was the opin-
ion of Alexander Hamilton The Union
candidates, alone, can obtain compensation
for the border people But, above all, dam
ages done by the enemy should be paid by
their property They are usually provided
for by treaties of peace, by compelling the
vanquished belligerent to pay those damages
as the rxp penscs of tho war. AS the Goa
lederatc States had no he'd, with whom we
| could consent to treat, it rests with Con-
gress to impose the terms of peace. One
of these terms che Union party of Penn
sylvania contends shall be that the estates
of the Rebels shall pay for the property
which they destroyed in Pennsylvania, ard
other States. 1t is the certain and true
mode, possibly the only one, by which in
demnity can be had. This is opposed by
the Copperheads Gro with us, and enable
us to carry out our views in Congress, and
all will be paid the damages which were in-
ficted by the rebels; our wounded soldiers
will be made comfortable: and our national
debt greatly reduced BY the property of
those who caused it. Defeat us, and you put
the rebels in power; our despoiled citizens
win 60 unpaid; and all viii be oppressed,
through ages to come, by increasing taxa
ton