Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-09-08

This fellow came forward amid calls from var
ious persons. IF he had heard the not very
euphonious epithets, heaped upon him at a
similar meeting, just after his vote for the
constitutional amendment, by the parties who
preceded him on this evening, he would
doubtless have felt himself in a very uncom-
Portable position. As it was, he spoke for
some time amid dead silence, without word
or smile of encouragement, cheers were out
of the question, in fact the whole meeting,
was remarkably devoid of the noisy demon
strations usually attending the meetings of the
Democracy, and seemed impressed with the
idea that the whole thing was very serious
business.
His speech was principally devoted to the
frank acknowledgment of the vote against the
soldiers and labored attempt to justify it.
He seemed indeed to take especial pains to
give the fact prominence, that they had voted
against the soldier then, much as they love
him now. OF the vote on the amendment
for which ne had received such severe casti-
cation, he was utterly obliyious A few re-
marks were afterward made by other parties,
resolutions adopted and meeting adjourned.
Among the remarkable features of the meet
ing, the direct contradictions on the part of
the successive speakers was the most amusing,
happy family. The only two points upon
which they seemed to agree, were that the
Democracy must get back into power by hook
or by crook or give up the ghost and TO this and
they all agreed that niger, niger, niger was
about the only capital they had to go on.
They acknowledged the case was desperate
one, and their stock Of somewhat doubtful
utility, because of Democratic precedents, but
as it was all they had they seemed to have
made up their minds as p V. N. represents
it, that
1st. s'These is the dark days of Dimocrisy.
I'd. Their viii alluz be Dimocracy, so long
as theirs niger.
Sd. All men, without distinekshun NV seeks,
air fond of fatrin themselves that somebody's s
lower down in the skale NV humanity than
they is. Eff twan't fer niggers, what wood
the Dimocrisy do for somebody to look down
upon?
4th Eff there aint no niggers, Sentrel Com
mittis must furnish em. A half dozen will do
fer ordinary county, eff theyr hustled along
with energy. Eff they won't steel, the Sentrel
Commits must do it themselves. Show your
niggers in township in the mornin, and the
same mite rob the clothes lines and hen reosts.
Whether, their County Committee, Chair
man and all, were elected with especial regard
to their fitness for carrying out this pro-
gramme, or not, we are unable to say. How
ever much it may have been desired that this
meeting should be terrific roar from the
Lion of the Bedford County Democracy, it
certainly did turn out most farcical bray
from the animal with long ears"
Court WEEK.-This has been very throng
Court week. The large number of important
criminal cases down for trial drew a great
crowd. Quite a number of members of the
bar from different sections of the State were
in attendance. Among others were David
Paul Brown, of Philadelphia, John Scott, of
Huntingdon, VIM. H. Koontz, and Ed. Scull,
of Somerset and VIM. A. Atlee, of Lancas-
ter. The Reed Trial was the all absorbing
sopic. "Wednesday RIOS eutirely consumed Dy
counsel in various motions looking to con-
tinuance. The case was continued until next
term, and Reed admitted to bail in the sum
of $4,000 Mr.. Cessna conducted the case
on behalf of the commonwealth in a masterly
manner.