The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-02-17
Democratic Meeting
The COuncil-iires Re-kindled +!
Old BE dford O. XII

delegate 10 the Demoe ATTIC State Convention,
assembled in the Court House, in this place, on
Monday evening last. THOMAS DONAHOE,
ESQ, Of Southampton, was chosen President
Hon. James Burns, Col. T. D. Beegle John
Hersbberger w. Mason, Richard McMullin,
Henry Vent, Nicholas Koons, Ihos w Hor-
ton, ESQ, Peter Z. Lehman, Esq, Aaron
Reed, Daniel Barley, Jacob Bowser r N
Barton, Jacob Fletcher, Hugh Wilson, Amos
Collins, Jacob Yont, We Presidents Sergeant
Hayes Irvine, w. Findlay Mann, Henry z.
Diehl, D. r. Anderson, Wesley Perdew, and
III. a. Hunter, Esqs., Secretaries.
The following named gentlemen we're, On
motion, appointed committee to draft resolu-
sions expressive of the ssnse Of the meeting
E. T. Kerr, J T. Gephart, p w. Steckuan,
II. A. Hunter, JAG Bowser, w. Mason, Jos.
C. Miller, H. Clappar, Jas. E. Burns, Josiah
miller, Geo. Rhoads, Jae. Fletcher, Sol. Ego!f,
D. A. T. Black, A. j. Morgart John McClea-
'ry, J. Henry sehen, Wesley Perdaw, Jacob
Walter, Geo. Besgle, John Diltz, D. S. Brum-
baugh.
Whilst tie committee were in consultation,
speeches were made by O. C. shannon, b +.
Meyers, and John Palmer, Esqs. The Com
nlitteo having agreed upon report, the chair
man, Mr.. Z. f. Kerr presented, for the con-
sideration Of the meeting, the following resolu-
tions, which 0ere unanimously adopted;
Whereas, The Republic was founded upon the
theory Of the Democratic party, to wit, that
the Federal GoFeInment il cna of limited DOW
ers, delegated to it in the Constitution, and that
all powers not So delegated, are reserved 10 tie
States and TO tho people, and chsreas a d;sre-
gard for ihis just and wholesome doctrine, on
the part Of the political party which is now in
power, has resulted in dissolution Of the IN
ion and civil war, and JcierscS the bloody ex-
pertinent Of Capitalization aad consolidation,
has nttdEly failed 90 rs@ure the Union and So
cure peace therefore,
Rs It Te'Olred, That in order 10 re-estabish
the govaTnanent of tie Constitution and TO Sc
cure peace and tranquility within tho borders
Of The Republic, the rights Of the states and
Of the peo!2a, reserved and guaranteed TO them
by the Constitution, must bo maintained and
to this oad zle National Democratic Party nust
DO restored TO power.
Eesoired, Tha: the fanaticism which ai.as ct
the equaliz alton Of the white and black races,
and which DOW finds ITS most prominent expo
nents in the leaders Of the .'RepuDican" party.
must prove disastrous % both races and will re-
suit IN such conflict between them as will bring
about ta3 extermination Of one, or the other.
Resolg2d, That the curruptioa5 and crimes
Of the officials connected with the present ad-
rnini6tra4ion, as exhibited ia lhe Weed Op-
dyke cas,i, ia the New York Custom House
frauds, in the robbery OF the Philadelphia Gus
tom House and the crest copper r-thtft in the
Philade l2hia Navy Yard, and in many othar
notable instances, deserve The condemn alton, as
they e1 cite the disgust, of honest men Of alI
parties.
Rs2assd, That it is the right of ctizans ar
rested for violation Of sae CONSUMPTION Law,
TO ba tried according to the provisions Of that
law, and that we, therefore, call the attention
Of the Mar Department to the foct thai citi-
zens OF his county have been arrested aad i'm
pyisened under pretence Of having violated that
law, without being tried according to lis pro-
visions, aEd we hereby demand redress for these
grievances to our injured fellow citizens.
Res9'vs9, That we recommend obedienc8 TO
the laws Of the land, on the part Of the p-csi-
dent as well as the people, and il the language
Of Gov Curtin, in his recent Ioltoy f. Efr.
EGcola, We insist tina. that fanctianagy "en-
force t pon his sabordinate3 that obedience 10
the law which he owes, as we'll rs thoy sna eli
Of US"
Reoatds Tha, the issue between tha Demo.
ooraeic and Abolition parties, has been, for
years, and particularly since the existence Of
and the Union as i: was" In violation OF the
.2ust repossd in him, Alexander r. Coffroth,
tbs Representative Of this district in Congress
has voted against aae party that placed him
| where be IS and has seen proper, for some rea-
SOD or other, to betray those who have placad
mora confidence in him than ne deserted, Civ
3ug b. bis vote TO amend the Constitution the
victory 70 tha abolition party, and putting the
Demectatic party IN false position bsfora The
the country. FoF this act cf 6ase treachery,
he should receive ths aCogn, contempt and con-
demnation Of every sound Democrat in tho dis
trlct. He has forfeited theig confidence ard
should 90 down with those who have gone be-
fore hiIa, as unworthy the confidence Of any
party--a disgrace to his position and dishon-
or to ihe District
Resoired, That wo dssp!se the petty triokery
I of tie leaders Of The Republican" party of our
Congressional, judicial and Legislative diatricts,
by which the Democratic candidates for Con-
gre5s, Judge and Legislature, although fairly
elected by a majority Of the legal voters Of the
respective districts, and lawfully certified to be
so elected by the return judges Of the several
districts, were defraadad out Of their rights to
those offices; and that we will seize the frst
opportunity to avenge the wrong thus perpe-
trated upon the Democracy Of these districts,
by giving a clear Democratic majority in every
one of them, over Republican frauds and
every thing else
ResoIred, That the attempt to '2whitewash"
the outrages perpetrated by the Republican