The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-01-13

of Bedford, Fulton and S0MeTSet dtSTFan
chised--.4Ieck. Mcclure, John Cessna, Esq,
&C., &c.
Harrisburg, january 8, 1855.
EDrroRs SUNDAY MERouRY:-.The solons of
our State Legislature assembled in their respect
i've Houses to-day and organized for business
w. j. Turreli, of s5usquelfans, speaker al IN
term of the Senate, was reelected speaker OF
that body George w. HanersIy, of your city,
was reelected clerk of the Senate. A u
Olmstead, of Potter. was chosen speaker OF
the House, and A. w. Benedict, of Hunting
don, clerk.
4 lively episode in the proceedings of the
House, this morning, was occasioned 10y the
verpetration, by the Abolition majority, Of an
outrageous fraud upon the people OF the hep-
resentative District composed of the counties
of Bedford, Fulton and Somerset. Two OF the
three Return Judges for this district, had GER
tilted the election of b. 4. Meyers and Hiram
Findlay. the Democratic candidates. One Of
the Return udges had signed a certificate, which
SET forth the election of the Abolition candl-
dates, NJ. A. Ross and D b. Armstrong. The
clerk who, according 10 usage, presided at the
organization of the House. pretended TO be
greatly perplexed in regard to his duty in THIS
case, and submitted the question To the House
for instruction. A resolution was then offered
by one of the Abolition members, directing the
clerk to place upon the roll :he names OF the
gentlemen who. from the papers in his pos
session, appeared" to have the highest number
Of votes cast in the district. Mr.. Pershing, OF
Cambria, moved to amend by substituting The
following:
''Resotred, That the names of the gentlemen
who are certified in the return of the majority
of the Return Judges, for the district composed
of the counties Of Bedford Fulton and Sonfr-
set 10 have received the highest number OF votes.
be placed upon the roll Of this House"
The substitute was lost by ? vote Of 95 ayes
to 50 nays. and the original Resolution was pas
sed The clerk then, in total disregard Of the
sacred precedents of ali preceding legislative
bodies, in defiance of the sworn certificate OF
majority of the Return Judges Of the dis
.rict, and in direct opposition to the docnmen-
tarv evidence before him. placed upon the roll
the n names of the Abolition candidates, who
were shown TO have received but minority of
the votes %" the district. Mr. Sharpe, of Frank
lin. made a most clear ani logical argument,
-5sr1rlt3are -dY- a FffsJ0Ffy Of return Judges
His colleague. Alec&S Mcclure, in his effort to
bolster up the frand psrpetrated bv himself and
HIS ADOliflOH co-COiiSpIfA totn upon tNe F9'hl6
of the Bedford district, foundeTed abont in al
legations of fraud which he did not attelnp; 10
prove and tried to make il appear that the re-
turn of one return judge was better than that
of two. Mr.. Sharpe gave him q m most scathiag
review, and Mr.. Pershing Of Cambria, com
p!etely tore the veil from The face OF this mod
ern prophet Of Khovassan. Bot law and las
tice and facts are of no occount these days. snd,
of course, 10 use home spun phrase, the rights
Of the people of Bedford, Fulton and Somerset
"went up.' Little John Cessna, of Bedford.
also had finger in this pie. Ont Of gratitude
to the Democracy Of his section, for lifting tiui
out of the dirt, he came here 30 help cheat them
cut of their representatives in The House. The
contempt in which he is held here by all men
who have any self-respect, is most sovereign
Some Democrat nominated him in the Demo
cratic caucus, last night, for doorkeeper of the
House. He got three or four votes. How are
she mighty fallen From Governor to door
keeper!
"Alas alas for John,
The light of life is DER; |
No more, no more, no more,
Shall bleed tine public treasury, !
Or Mcclure his dollars pour"