Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-09-29
"a SOLID SHOT,
ONE OF THE SOLDIERS
THAT CAN'T BE HUM
BUGGED.
A Democrat of the True Metal.
Soldiers Read this
Letter.


At the late meeting of the stockholders,
&c, at Schelsburg, which we learn was a
complete fzzle, an effort was made to organ
ize the meeting by the appointment of SOL
diers as officers, among others selected was
the writer of the following letter, life long
Democrat, who understands the true position
of affairs and can't be humbugged:
ScHELLsBURG, Sept. 25, 1865.
Mn. EDIroR:-With your kind permission,
| wish through the medium of your valuable
paper, to make correction, and explain my
position politically, so that your readers, and
the public generally may know exactly how 1
stand In the first place sCottld inform my
former political friends that they hare greatly
mistaken the man aehen they suppose me to be
a COPPERHEAD. I hare Gl1cayS been a
Democrat, aud am Democrat still, bit not
Of the MODERN TYPE. The true Demo
crat Is the man who sctH stand up in defense
Of his country and not synpathize scith and
and gice ''aid and comfort to its enc
mics, as the Copperheads hare done. have
proven my loyalty by going to help in putting
down the rebellion, whilst these cotcardly
traitors staid at home and called as ''LiD-
coins hirelings," ''Liacoln's pups &C.,
GL0RIED OVER OUR DEFEATS, AND
EXULTED IN REBEL VICTORIES. Not
only this, BUT THEY VOTED TO DIS
FRANCHISE Us AND PLACE Us ON A
LEVEL WITH THE NEGRO.
Mr. Editor, fought for my country, and
l WILL VOTE FOR THE INTERESTS or Ny
COUNTRY, and against every man who opposed
it, AND THE SOLDIER, AND IT IS THE
DUTY OF ALL SOLDIERS so TO ACT
TOWARDS THE MEN WHO SOUGHT
THEIR DEGRADATION AND DE-
STRUCTION.
But now to the correction. The so-ealled
democrats had a meeting, or rather "black-
guarding match in this town, on the 10Th
inst on ,Ohich occasion, am told, they pro
fessed great lore tor The soldier, and selected
nearly all soldiers for officers to their meet
ing. Among the rest / see my name is on
the list of Secretaries published by the Ga
zette of last week, though l was not present,
nor even near the meeting, and 1 am satisfied
there are seUerat other names an that record
acho WOULD SPURN THE ASSOCIA-
TION.
Now | would inform Mr.. Meyers, and his
impudent associates, that they have used, Tor
rather abused my name ,cithoat my kaolcl
edge or consent, and that / cannot accept SO
Shiny an honor. 1 cannot be aoheedled and
cqjoled IN that aoay, If perhaps (?) some Of
the soldiers can. I cannot for the life Of me
see HOW ANY SOLDIER CAN VOTE
WITH SUCH A PARTY, AND, ON THE
OTHER HAND, / CANNOT SEE HOW
THAT PARTY can pat on face enough to
ask 10 after the tcay they treated them.
In conclusion, would say that INTEND
TO VOTE FOR MY OLD CAPTAIN, 81
MON DICKERHOOF, than whom there scas
no brarer soldier, AND THE WHOLE
UNION TICKET, AND ADVISE ALL MY
FELLOW SOLDIERS TO DO THE SAME.
DO not be .fattered ty the men aoho aoere your
enemies, achO try s0ith hOneyed tcords to make
you belieUe that they are Democrats they ha-
ted you IN the army, and they care nothing
about yoW nor ercept to get yolr Uotes. WE
FOUGHT REBELS IN THE SOUTH, LET
US NOW FIGHT, IF POSSIBLE, A WORSE
SET OF MEN, THEIR SYMPATHISERS
AT HOME.
ALLEN C0BBLER,
Late a private in Co. E, 19sth Regt. Pa. Vols
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