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PAPER AND ENVELOPES, ready stamped with Ini
falls at SToRK & GILLEsPIE's
deI 34t1stp 27S1I W. Baltimore street
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TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS.
Terms:-SIX DOLLARS per annum.
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With the last reinforcement of French troops we
ports there were quite number of deaths Three
persons are reported have died shore here from
cholera. This is getting be really an interesting
locality. We experiencing the effects of little
war, have the prospect of big war, the nearer ap
proach of the cholera, and the fact of the yellow
fever. A fine place for immigrants.
SAN Francisco, Dec. Is, lS65-Juarez writes to the
Mexican Consul here that the reason for ordering Or
virtually abandoning the Republican in the ma
toms struggle. He adds: MY family and personal
interests both incline to retire to private life. As
soon as an election can be held will joyfuly give
up Presidency which has proved to me weighty
L,,~
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and vilification. Thus they hope to raise
4 dust under cover of which they will be
able to man9uvre the whole Republican
party into the lines of the Negro Suffrage
men. In view of this deceit, we implore
the people to be on their guard. If you
wait till the Republican leaders show their
hand, You viii be bound hand and foot
N0a0 is the time to defeat them in their ne
farious purpose. NOa0 is the accepted time
for all men who love their country and hope
for the endurance of the Republic, to strike
hands and vow that the Negro Suffrage
Anarchists shall not be successful. Fore
warned is forearmed!
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Old Things.

A couple of articles published in our paper,
some years ago, on ''provost marshals," &c,
have been the texts of Abolition preachers, leg
islators and editors ever since we printed them.
The howling and roaring Of these deectahle
creatures oceasioned by those articles, have tur-
nished US infinite enjoyment. To give new
impetus to their yelping, we say Just now and
+ right here, that we stand by every thing we ev-
er said On the subject of provost marshals, .
and add that what we prophesied about them
has come true Such miserable man-catchers
and sellers of human flesh and blood as otfcl-
ated in the capacity of township ''provost mar
shal5'' in this county, in the language of the
BEDFORD GAZETTE of March IS, 1868, evil
be stencil in the nostris of every true friend
of human liberty forever and forever The
people will brand them with shame, for TO do
of power. They will put scorpions sting in
to every pore of their bodies. Men will turn from
them in loathing and disgust, stunning the con-
taminating touch of their political leprosy."
This is one of the old things which the Ne
gro Suffrage men delight in rubbing under our
nose every few days, and as we don't want them
to wear it out soon and thus de- priVe themselves
of what they fancy enjoyment, we renew it in
this form. Meanwhile We will give their olfac-
tories some of their own old things to snuff up.
We copy from the Bedford Inquirer, Of April
5, 1861, the subjoined reasonable article, rec
ommending that the seeded states be permitted
to slide. The article was not original with tho
Inquirer, but was published in It's editorial col
umns, instead of original matter. Now, Negro
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SOLDIERS

Heads Up(t Eyes FrontlI At the Abon-
ton convention recently held in Massachusetts,
Wendell Phillips, their great orator, let off the
following:
'.NOW COMES THE CRISIS, WHAT'S
THE NEGRO? WE'LL, 1 SAY, IN THE
FACE OF FALLPREJUDICE, THAT AMID
THE GALLANTRY, THE PATIENCE,
THE HEROISM OF THIS WAR THE
NEGRO BEARS THE PALM" Great
Appiause)
Now, we call upon you, returned soldiers, to
read and reflect on the crisis which the Repub.
lican party Of the United States have determin.
ed to force upon you We appeal to the blood
Of your ancestors, which courses through your
veins; we call upon you in behalf Of Jour clfl-
dren, to come forth at the approaching election,
and by your votes vindicate the truth Of his
tory. Let It net be cast up to your children
that the negro has displayed more galLinhy,
more patience, more heroisos IN this war than the
white soldier. Wipe out the foul aspersion -
Pct d Union.
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4 Parity of Reasoning

The Black Copperheads who oppose ''the
Government" because it refuses to inter
tere in behalf Of negro suffrage, argue that
the colored man should be given the right to
vote, because he 'fought for the country
Well, then, why not give the right of suf-
1tragc to the white boys under twenty-one
years Of age, who served in the army?
There are at least hundred thousand of
these youthful heroes, who will not, accord
ing to law, be permitted to vote for four or
FIVE years to come. Are they to stand back,
whilst negroes are allowed to march to the
polls2 Again, if there is to be uniusrsal
suffrage, are not the white women of the
country to be included2 Some of them fought
more brayely during the late war than many
of the sterner sex, and thousands Of them
endured greater hardships than the negro
garrison soldiers whose claims to the SYM
pathy Of the public are so vehemently urg-
ed by the radicals. An answer to these
queries is earnestly requested.
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Eiftu Gents. in Advance.

Send IA your names. Every man who iakes sn
ne-ss; in the political affairs of the country, should
fske newspaper. Let every Democrat constitute
himself committee TO obtain subscribers for the
Campaign Gazette. The prospects of the Democ-
acy are fattering, and it only remains for them TO
work 70 make their triumph overwhelming. The
dissemination of political truth, is one of the NEST
sfscient means for the accomplishment of Demo-
cratic success. To this end, therefore, let every
Democrat bend his exertions. The whole people
save momentous interests at stake. The issue,
Shall ,rs kave gaongrs} gousrnmeRt and become q
z1i4sa racs, Is being pushed upon Us by New Eng
land asitators and already there leading 'Repub
feans's 10 our midst 'Vho take The affirmative oi this
oses,ion. We must meet this issue and we must
triumph. Rally, then, for ths White Mans Gov.
a-ruertf
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Union the providence Of God has said "Two
nations are in thy womb, and two manner of
people shall be separated from thy bowels"
We must accept the fact i Is nc accident that
has caused this saeass5on. The 9redominaugs
Of slavery IN The cotton states aas Dro5ucgG
there. distinct nationality, and zsnlzss he cause
Of hie present Secession can be removed, The re-
turn u: the seeded states to lheir place in the
Union is not to be desired
''Let the Seeding States go How evident is
it that God, for great and benefcent purpose
of his own, has permitted this insanity to come
upon them. Let them go to work otrE their
own destiny by themselves find If tie a0eL-
lers on the Atiantic slope of Nori4 Caroline
and Virginia choose tint destiny, let them TOO
go! TIE policy Of coercion IS impolicy The
boundary between the two inevitable national
tiles will be most wisely determined by the cleo
tive afnities of the population. Wherever
that boundary may be established it will be
movable, southwark if Eastern Virginia, or
Virginia entire, chooses to go with secession.
Virginia will return whenever the interests of
freedom there shall predominant over the slave
breeding interest. Till then let her 90, If she
will.
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Numbers, Not Intelligence"

Henry Winter Davis, in speech delivered
at Republican meeting lately held in Chicago,
used the following language:
ave need the votes of tie colored people;
it is numbers, not intelligence, that counts at
the ballot box-it is the right intention, and
not philosophic judgment, that casts the vote"
That is, g petty Oligarchy composed Of the
radical leaders, want to uye the votes of a
million negroes, to overcome the ballots Of ;he
intelligent soldiers of the country, the white
heroes of the war, who, having seen the negro
for themselves, will vote against the men who
would degrade them to his level. Numbers,
not intelligence" Was ever heard so infamous
a declaration in this enlightened nineteenth
century, What! Are we TO go back to that
dark and dismal era in the worlds history,
when might made right, when mind was crush
ed out by physical fOrce9 Are we to have
that Vandalc age over again which by ''num-
bers, not intelligence" swept away the glory
and the beauty of Roman civilization! Alas!
for this country, alas! for human liberty and
the best hopes Of mankind, if numbers, not
intelligence" control the destinies of the nation!
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-07-28
TRYING to Raise a Dust.

The Negro Suffrage men are at their old
game When they were about TO start the
Republican" party, the wire-workers de-
MED that they were Republicans, " vowed
that they never would go with that party,
oh! no! they only wanted to fstse with it
for one election, so as to beat the bastard
''loco-focos." Well, they did ,ti<se with it
and succeeded in doing just what they in
tended to do ;'they carried over their follow
ers into the arms of so-called "RepubEcan-
lsm," Very well. The Democrats, then,
accused these leaders with a design to abo-
}ttionize the Republican party. Oh! how
vigorously and fercely they denied it, How
angry they became at the bare mention Of
the word 446olition ! What They become
Abolitionists9 Never, never; and if their
party would endorse the doctrines of Abo-
htionism, they would hare @done with it,
forever. Such were their protestations !;
but, no sooner did they find it safe {politi-
sally speaking TO announce themselves Alb
ohtionists, than they did SO, and to-day
there are but few of them that do not glory
in the shame Of their inconsistency. Thus
have the masses Of the opposition to the
Democracy been led, step by step, toward
the accomplishment of the ultimate design
Of the plotters against the perpetuity of the
Republic. From the very day when the
independence of the colonies was establish
ed, there were men in this country who op-
posed republican form of government
They wanted, and now clamor for, strong,
that is, consolidated, an imperial govern
uent. They have SO far succeeded in their
purposes, as to establish military despot-
Ism, which sets aside the Constitution and
Laws of the country, and substitutes for
them the will of atribunal, in the choice of
which the people have not been permitted
TO take any part. In order to sustain this
Hsurpation, they find it necessary to give
the ballot TO the ignorant colored people,
whose votes they expect to control, and
achOss eafranehisenaent, they 6elieve, aoill
result an anarchy and the consequent jas
t.fe0tioe Of tie permanent establishment
cf naonarchioat form Of governweat.
h order to lead their adherents into this
scheme Of Negro Suffrage, they try to en-
bitter them against Democrats, by getting
Up false isspes, by dengnGiatiop, falsehc0d
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CIomnlimentary.

The Bedford Negro Suffrage organ, OF last
week, compliments the men whose votes 1t
would like to have for Capt. Dickerhoof, at
ter the following fashion:
The Copperhead party of Bedford county is
made up OF negro buyers, negro sellers, negro
catchers, negro hunters, negro whippers, negro
drivers, secessionists, deserters, Canada skedad
dlers, Western skedaddlers, skulkers, hospital
bummers, gnerrilas, bushwackers, barnburnefs,
church burners, amnestied rebels, rebel sympa'
thizers, Knights of the Golden Circle, Sons of
Liberty and spies
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Hon. J. s Black

We had the hepleasure, last week, of meet
ing, at Bedford Springs, the distinguished
gentleman whose name stands at the head
of these lines. As Chief Justice of the
State and Attorney General of the United
States, Judge Black became widely and
most fayorably known, and to-day he is re-
garded, at home and abroad, as one of the
ablest jurists in the United States. It is q
positive pleasure to hear him talk upon le-
gal and political topics. So clear and CO.
gent is his reasoning, SO apt are his illus
trations, so comprehensive and complete his
grasp Of the whole subject under discussion,
that his argument goes straight as an arrow
to the mark, and the listener is ofttineR
convinced against his will How sad that
so few men of this stamp are now to be
found in public office. But, certainly, when
men like Holt and Stanton govern the coun-
try, "the post of homer is the private sta
ton. =
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Gov, Bradford On the Rights Of "Desel
ters,n &c.

Gov Bradford, of Maryland, sn Abolition
ist in politics, has written e letter in which he
takes the ground that the act of Congress Of
March, 1865, which declares that "deserters
and persons leaving the state to avoid the draft,
forfeit their right of citizenship" does not pre-
vent such citizens of Maryland from voting
we make the following extract;
.'The question has been suggested whether
the special pardons now being granted by the
President to those participating in the recent
rebellion could not have the effect of restoring
the right Of franchise to those disqualified by
that actf' / answer no, and that neither the
proclamation of the President nor an act of
Congress could make any one qualified voter
in this State who, by the Constitution Of the
State, is declared to be disqualified. On the
other hand, no such proceedings on the part
of the General Government can deprive q oiti-
zen of Maryland of the elective franchise unless
the State Constitution has made similar pro-
visions, and, therefore, though by an act of
Congress pass ed in March 1865, and promul-
gated by proclamation of the President Of the
United States, of the lth of that month, it
was declared that deserters and persons leaG~
ING the State to avoid the draft should forfeit
their right of citizenship; yet, inasmuch as our
Constitution makes no provision for excluding
such persons from the right of suffrage, they
would still, if obnoxious TO no Constitutional
prohibition, be entitled to registration.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-07-28

We Learn from the Patriot and Unioa that
the young Mems Christian Association" Of
Harrisburg ''haVe procured FIVE elegant walnut
chess tables, the squares Of which are inlaid
with MARBLE" as part of the furniture of their
room. If to these means of grace they were
to add several fast trotting horses, pistol gal
lery, dozen game cocks, and good pack of
4'blood-hounds of Zion" TO hunt copperheads,
we think they might count their calling and e.
lection sure Perhaps an occasional game of
"Old Sledge" might afford rest, recreation and
refreshment after vigorous charge on tOld
Scratch. ."--Lancastsr InseiJynesy.
Oh, pshaw, Mr.. Intelkgeacsr, you are too
rural, and don't understand metropolitan usa-
ges. Don't You know Brothers Beecher, Rob
inson, Hay, Jackson, and other shining lights
have put the Christian religion on new basis?
Tut, tut, man; you don't know but some of the
things you sickle at are among the modern
means of grace. Come cut of the woods-do,
-P1t1ot ! Union.
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T OF me JaZette.
Poor Men and the War.

The Junior Editor of the Bedford Inquire,
has often said that the poor men of the country
ought to 90 to the army that if they were
killed 1t would be less loss to their families and
the country than if rich ones were.
What think you Of this, returned soldiers
is not life as sweet to you as if you owned a
carding mill Remember, this is one of the
leaders Of the Negro Equality party in this
comfy. SNAKE SPRING.
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cSTbe New York Express says John Covode
has returned TO Washington from New Orleans,
''where he has been in consultation with Gen.
Banks and Is. r. Plumley, to upset the existing
State Government" 1t states, further, that
"Covode reports the State Government must
be upset, and new one set up" This, it sup
poses, is an inspiration of Banks ''who intends
to reside permanently in Louisiana" What
valuable missionary" is this "OdGlory!" Can't
be be 1ext sent to tTtaA?-,Pat riot & Union
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THE BALL OPENED !
Rally for the White Mans Government
Gazette for the Campaignl

Ths BEDFORD GAZETTE, in favor Of 4 Restored
Union "Freedom of Thought and Opinion" Free
speech, Free Press, the Personal Rights Of Free
men, Law and Order Justice TO the Soldiers Of the
Country, Economy, Retrenchment and Reform in
every department of the Government in opposition
20 Executive Usurpation, Federal Capitalization,
Negro Suffrage, Negro Legislation, Social and Po-
hiicai Equality of the Races, intermedding with
toe Rights of the States, the placing OF the black
soldier above the White Heroes of the War, and all
.Le other hereses Of Radical Fanatics, will be pub
l,shAt during the Camneign, al the low rate Of
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-07-28

PITTsBURG FEMALE CeLLEGE-We are in re-
ceipt of a catalogue of Students, &c, OF this cx-
cellent institution. Four hundred and ninety
pupils enjoyed its advantages during the past
year. The Faculty includes twenty two pro-
fessors and every department is administered
with the thoroughness Of a speciality. DR.. l.
c. Pershing, President of the institution. enjoys
the reputation of being a gentleman of great
scholastic requirements, and his excellence as a
man, is as creditably known, as his success as a
teacher. In this regard, we clip the following
from recent number Of the Pittsburg Chron-
icle:
DIR. Pershing fully realizes the paramount inn
portaRce of moral training and discipline as
we'll, and the refinement and elevation which
comes of good example and eIegating assocIn-
tions. The anteGedents Of ali applicants are
closely scrutinzed. and no one admitted where
family history, social connections or daily as
sociations, have been such as to endanger the
eclectic taste, refined habits and moral purity Of
the pupils. President Perghing and his amia-
bic wife keep their charge about them as a fam
lily, from which all distracting or demoralizing
influences are carefully excluded. Naturally
enough parents feel greater confidence, as the
benefit of this family government is secured to
their dear ones. Fun information in regard to
the course of study, terms discipline, &c, may
be obtained by sending to DR. Pershing ior a
catalogue. Our citizens feel just pride in the
Institution, which it has always eminently mer-
1taI
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Who are the Digupionists Now9

After our heroic soldiery have at last sue
ceeded in destroying the military power ar
rayed against the government, and when
the people of the States lately in revolt,
have bowed to the superior strength of the
conqueror and stand ready to return to the
Union even at the sacrifice of negro slavery,
the radical Abolitionists refuse 10 azloao them
so TO return, and demand that no state shall
be peynsitteR to re-take its place IN tie IN
ion e0it6out first gjoing tie negroes tie
right TO cote. Is not this disunion? Is not
this prolonging and intensifying the effects
of secession? Is not this rendering nuga-
tory the achievements of the brave men
who won the final triumph for the Union
arns2 Is it not cheating the country out
OF the very fruit which it was to gather in
the event Of the success Of the war? Yer
lily, the men who viii not suffer the people
of the South to return to the Union, are as
bad as those who first took them out of it.
Nor is this TO be wondered at, for they are
the very men Who by their encr0achments
upon the rights of the South, assisted the
Secession leaders in their conspiracy to dis
solve the Union. They are the Disunion-
lists now, and the on y ones in the country
cg~A Richmond paper estimates that the
war has cost the South five thousand eight
hundred millions Of dollars, to wit: Twen-
ty-fve hundred millions by the loss of slave
property; nine hundred millions by the ray
ages of war; nine hundred millions by the
loss of staple crops; five hundred millions
by property sunk in the Confederate debt.
and one thousand millions by what the
South must hereafter pay as her proportion
of the principal and interest of the National
debt. By the census of 1850, the entire
property of the fifteen slave States was val
ued at 81, 900, 900, ,0Q0-the slaves being
valued at 100000. For the last year
before the war the cotton crop was worth
$3.50, 100000 The tobacco crop for 1860
was worth $40,000,O0O, and the rice and
sugar crops for the same year were each
worth $20,000,000. Wheat and corn were
subsequently planted in place of these, but
the product was consumed by the rebel ar
mics and the slaves. The debt of the Con-
federacy at the time of the collapse was at
least four thousand million, which had alb
sorbed say, one-eighth of this sum in gold
value.
ssWe are indebted to A. Zembower, ESQ.,,
OF Z. Valley tp., for a number of names for
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-07-28

egThe Cambria county AIeghGnlan, pub
lished by a. A. Barker, Republican candidate
for Congress in the l7th district, comes out
unequiYocally in favor ofnegro suffrage. Bark
er is a native of Maine, which accounts sor
his peculiar proclvities.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-07-28
JULY 2s, 1865.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
JOHN PALMER, Bedford Borough.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
W G. EICHOLTZ, $. Woodberry.
TREASURER,
GEORGE MARDORFF, Bedford Bor.
COUNTY SURVEYOR,
n DONAHOE, Southampton.
JURY coMNlssI IoYER,
T KENSINGER, Liberty.
COMMISSIONER,
ii. S. RITCHEY, Snake Spring.
POOR DIRECTOR, 3 years,
D. r. ANDERSON, G. Valley.
POOR DIRECTOR, years,
SAMUEL BECKLEY, st. Clair.
AUDITOR,
JAMES MATTINGLY, Londonderry.
CORONER,
JOHN FILLER, E. Providence.
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esrWe are indebted to A. Zembower, Esq,
OF Z. Valley tp., for a number of names for
the Campaign Gazette, accompanied by the
cash.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-07-28

A MoDEL SoLDIER.-We had the pleasure,
on Tuesday last, of taking by the hand our young
friend, Capt. Francis NJ. Hafer, Of the Second
Pa. Cavalry, regiment which, we are sure,
saw as much hard service as any other under
arms in the late war. Capt. Hafer went out
as private in the three months service, and
years in the regiment to which he was attached
during the war. When his three years were up,
he re-enlisted, and for good conduct, was made
Lieutenant of bis company, and finally breveted
Captain. Four years and half spent in such
military service as Capt. Hafer underwent, en-
title the soldier to more than ordinary respect
and in this instance we accord our need of
praise most willingly and un reseryedly.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-07-28

eyThe Ohio Statesman contradicts the tele-
graphic statement that General Sherman has
endorsed the Abolition candidate for Governor
IN Ohio--General Cox-and pronounced him
the next Governor of that State. The story
was entirely untrue.