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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-24
a BIG THING ON WEAK ENEED BIG
EER.

We like a good joke, particularly when
the joker, while enjoying his joke, is enabled
to uncover or quiz political mountebank
OF this kind of jokes and jokers we have
recently had a rich description. 1t is to the
following effect There are living in Harris
burg two brothers, clever, respectable, intel
ligent men, but as widely separated in poll
tics as are the poles Biglcr having form
erIy lived in Harrisburg, is acquainted with
these men, but absence and the lapse of
years have impaired his knowledge, person
ally, of the brothers, and, therefore, it wls
easy for the Clearfeld sage to confouud the
Harrisburg brothers, .mistaking the Repub-
lican for the Democrat. He did this to most
ludicrous effect Meeting the staunch Re
publican. Bigler at once began his manipu-
lations for information. How is Dauphin
county p asked wesk-kneed William. Sol
id to the centre, responded the Republi-
can. 81 am told Il the Republican vote
viii be reduced in Dauphin county this fall "
You have been misinformed Il am not
surprised at the misiniormation, because
ol7- friends in Dauphin are great botches,
They boast always in their correspondence
before an election of being able to reduce
the vote, but the result never fails to exhibit
an increase OF Republican strength
What are the prospects in clearfeld coun-
ty, Mr.. Bigler?' next asked the Harrisburg
Republican. Nothing to boast Of, mourn
fully replied Bigler The fact is, contin-
ued week-kne Willism VIC have moth
ing to boast of in any part of the State, -
and then with the superciIiousness. low cum
ming and jealous disparagement of public
men peculiar to Bigler, he commenced whis-
pering in the ear of the Republican, 'CHJ-
nler IS personally re,y soeak man--and
politically vulnerable to the most damntnq
attacks He IS A HEAVY LOAD, SIR.
DON'T THINK WE CAN ELECT
HIMr'
Here the colloquy was interrupted weak
kneed William separated from the Dauphin
Republican, thinking of course, he had i'm
pressed a Dauphin Democrat with his SUI
perior knowledge of politics. But the poor
demagogue was mistaken. He only exhibi-
ted his natural propensity to earpat friends
and foes, while he confessed that fear and
defeat which now haunt and horrify the OBJ
serving supporters of Clymer all over the
State.
There is point in this incident. 1t ex-
hibits fact we have frequently repeated,
namely that the old line Democrats don't
trust Clymer, and that they give up his elec
tion as forlorn hope. -HarisJurg 71le-
graph,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-24
rHE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION


The conglomeration of broken down politi-
cal hacks Northern Copperheads and South
ern Rebels, known as the Philadelphia Con-
vention met on the 18th inst, the political
puppets appeared upon the PLATFORM sad
their pieces and passed off promptly at the
touch ofthe wires, showing skilfull manip-
ulation on the part of the managers. To call
the affair convention in the true sense of
the term is a peryersion Of language. 1t was
dumb show, solemn moekery of popu-
lar convention. The true object of a coRyen-
ton in its general acceptation is to consult
upon and discuss important political, civil,
or religious questions. The Philadelphia
meeting was boldly and publicly muzzled.
None were permitted to enter as delegates
who we're not willing to shut their mouths
and refrain from any independent expression
of opinion. To say that the whole thing
passed off harmoniously is bitter irony. A
muzzled dog can't bite but it is not fair to say
that he would not if he could. Ifwell be-
haved he would need no muzzle. Yallandig-
ham and Ben Wood representing the senti-
ments of two thirds of the whole Copperhead
party were lef out in the cold, not because
their opinions and conduct were repudiated,
but because they were two well known to
serve the purposes of a convention whose
chief object was to deceive the people, while
DoolittIe, Randall, Dix and Raymond with
out a constituency were taken in, because
they had control of the 'tBread and Butter -
1t was fitting finale to such a convocation Of
traitors, that it should close with the reading
by a political mountebank of an address filed
with falsehOods, equiyocations and contradia-
tious, and ending with a direct threat of Rev
olution unless the people endorse Andy John
sons policy Of pardoning the rebel leaders
and restoring them to powor. The people
will answer this threat at the polls in October
in such tones of thunder, as viii make Andy
johnson and all his satellites quake with fear
and efectually drive from their visionary
brains all hope of inaugurating another and
successful rebellion
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PIC MIC AT YORK.

The following extracts from letter writ
ten to Il gentleman, in this place, from Lieut..
S. C, Tgenfritz, formerly of the lS6th P.
v, we transfer to our columns:
Y esterday there came off the greatest
political demonstration ever witnessed in
York, and long to be remembered by the
boys in blue. and by every loyal man,
woman and child, in York county, as
grand uprising of free determined people,
to counsel together for the welfare Of our
glorious American nationality. Early tor
rents of rain began to fall, and as late as six
0 clock it rained very heavily, when, the
wind changing, as though by providentia
interposition, the sun burst forth in lis glo-
ry. Soon the people from the country, be
gan to pour into the town, aud Shrewsbury
Glen Rock, Lower Windsor, Dallastown sent
their delegations, while from Liverpool,
Goldsborough, and Wrightsyille came forth
hundreds The procession formedat North
George street, and at this time the extra
train came in with Gen (feary on board and
five hundred boys in blue The process
sion then formed and moved as follows:
First came the present Governor, Hon. A
g. Curtin, and the future Governor, Major
General John w. Geary, drawn in an open
coach. Then followed large number of
hacks containing hundreds of citizens, after
them the boys in blue Of York numbering
over three hundred, together with the sol
diers from different parts of the county.
The various delegations from Huntingdon,
Harrisburg and other places, swelled the
entire procession to about thirty FIVE hun
dred, and all this in Democratic York.
wish you could have seen these Hessians
here sneak to their Copperhead holes, as
this gltrious army came marching through
the streets. This was Stuaner to them,
and why? Simply because, on the 4th of
July the rebels announced grand celebra-
ton, and after sending flaming posters all
over the State, they didn't have Clymer, or
anv other big Rebel gun here, and only
managed to turn out $50 Hessians, Deser-
sers, Bounty Jumpers and Boys in Grey.
and then ike the rebels on Snake HILL -
at Bedford, in 1865, could not give the peo-
pie any thing but dry bread to eat, and pay
for that. The York county Bible (the Ga
zotte'' boastfuIy said last week 'one more
rally, and they could crush the small fac
ton of radicals, in York county" Indulg-
irg in these dreams, the 9th of August
comes, and $500 disloyal radicals parade
the streets of old Democratic York. Yes.
we who have met the cohorts of armed
treason leagued with He'll and Rebellion. on
the field of battle, are now at home, ard
what we fought for there, we vote for here
The Union. We Uote rs lce shot. That
true soldier Major General Geary first ad
dressed the vast multitude, in noble
speech, followed by the Soldiers Friend,
His BEcellency Governor Curtin. Other
distinguished gentlemen spoke. Everything
passed off finely, and at three clock in the
afternoon there were over ten thousand per
sons upon the ground, being one of the lar
gest political demonstrations held since the
formation Of our county. Surely We have
met the foe on his own ground and have
yanguished him.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-24

johnson will recognize the Copperhead and
Rebel Congressman as he Congress and
depose the regularly constituted Congress
by force of arms, if necessary to the success
Of their scheme. 1t is thus they hope 70
obtain complete control Of the government
they could not destroy, and in case OF resist
apce in tie loyal States, propose to bring
upon US all the horrors Of another civil
war The only contingency upon which
they win abandon this desperate scheme Is
tla. of an overwhelming Union victory
throughout the loyal States Accepting
this as the only hope of our peace and Sc
curity, lei every loyal man giFd on his
armor and cease not, from now until the
closing OF tho polls on the evening Of the
9th of October, to use every fair, peaceful
and honorable means to secure for the I'm
ion party such an overwhelming majority as
will convincerebels, copperheads and johnson
traitors, that they who saved the National
life by force of arms viii not permit it to be
handed over to the control of rebels, at the
ballot-bOx
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-24
HON. THADDEUS STEVENS RE-
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS-

The 'tOld Guard has placed this distin-
guishod leader of the present Radical Con
gress in nomination without a desenting
voice. After he had been re nominated he
appeared and made an address from which
We make the following extract:
AT some future day, when less pressed for
time, | shall be glad to address you in expla
nation of the great troubles and the great
difficulties which have been produced by the
perhdy Of the President and few apostates,
whom the hope of power aHd plunder have Sc
duced into his ranks. ! cannot begin now to
attempt to unfold the policy of that man in
whom you-I can hardly say myself-in whom
the people conhded as true patriot and
whom we have now found to be worse than
the man who is incarceratad in Fortress Mon.
roe. ! say that | am not very much disap-
pointed. | opposed his nomination. II is
our fault if we are cheated. johnson was
Breckenridge Democrat, and he never re-
nonnced one principle of that Democracy
lie only left them when they went out and he
believed they could not succeed; and no man
can say that johnson ever uttered one word
in favor of the free institutions of the North
before he became Vice President. We, there
fore, have only ourselves to blame To be
sure, we did not anticipate the present eont;n-
geney; butslnce 1t has come upon us, ietu bear
1t with patience until time shall enable US to
correct this mistake, never, hope, again to
be repeated. know not how you view these
things. believe that nations ars punished
by the Ruler of the Universe for national
crimes. From my earliest hour to the pres
ent day, | have looked upon the oppression
Of men as crime. have no doubt for this
great crime our brothers and friends and ehii.
dren now lie in bloody graves. ! had hoped
that the blood of half million ofour citizens.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-24

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Cuts, bruises sPTaiBs and swellingS. are 50 COM
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1t is certain than the doctor-it saves
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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-24
OUR DAYS OF DANGER ARE NOT
YET PASSED.

We are not of the number Of those vino
believed that our difficulties were ended
when the rebellion was crushed. The work
Of the Statesman is quite as important
though seldom so conspicuous as that of the
soldier. This is especially the case where
a rebellion the result Of the contact of wide
ly different social systems. has been put
down by force Of arms To 50 adjust the
differences existing between the two sections
as to make treason and rebellion forever
odious in the future, to restrain the unre-
pentant leaders of the rebellion from con-
trolling the sentiment of the subdued States,
to secure the peace and safety Of those who
stood by the union at the peril Of their
lives, to seeure for all equality of rights and
privileges, 10 punish thainteIlignnt and delib-
crate fomenters ofrebellion and at the same
time conciliate their honest but ignor-
ant and erring followers, to frown down
the lingering spirit of dissension and
rebellion and foster a spirit of loyalty
and union, to restore friendly social
and business intercourse and through
all these to bring back the devastated
regions of the Sunny South to their former
prosperity and bind anew the bonds of union
with the cords Of friendship and love, is
a work that might well test the highest abil-
tiles of the statesman and satisfy the era
wings of the most vaulting ambition. Such
was the golden opportunity, for recording
his name on one of the brightest pages Of
our country history, which Andrew John
son permitted to pass by unimproved. I'm
improved for good but alas improved for
evil. With an executive in thorough SYM
pathy with the loyal masses and acting in
concert with loyal and magnanimous Con
gross, the task nf reeonstruction had been
an herculean one and attended with dangers
many and great, but with an executive.
betraying his plighted faith and welding,
the power and patronage, obtained By per
fdy, in the interest of foiled and defeated
rebellion and treason, the task Of recon
struction becomes doubly difficult and
beset with inuumerable dangers. The con
test has been changed from the battle field
to the Legislative Hall, from the cartridge
box to the ballot-box. Defeated in their
appeal to arms, the rebels endeavor to trans
fer the question to Congress in the hope
that, through the aid of Andy johnson and
his oopperhead allies, they may be able to
gain By legislative chicanery what they failed
10 establish by force Of arms, viz. Southern
supremacy This is now their openly
avowed object, It was this that brought
the whole host of reconstructed rebels to
Philadelphia on the I4th inst. to meet in
conelaye with the satellites, Of johnson and
the followers of Valandigham and Ben
Wood. Through the coalition with the
Copperheads and johnson Bread aud But
ter Brigade, they hope to carry sufficient
number Of the Northern Congressman TO
give them by including the Congressman
elect from States not yet re-admitted,
majority Of what would be the whole num-
borof Congressman if thesSouthern States
were all admitted. If they can obtain this
number they openly declare thet Andy I
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-24
SIXTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TRECT.

Hon. j Mcdowell sharpe, of Franklin eoun-
ty, has been nominated as the Democratic
candidate for Congress in the 10th District,
composed Of the counties of Adams, Bedford,
franklin. Fulton and Somerset, heretofore
represented by the Hon. A. I'll. Cofiroth, who
was most uniustly voted out OF his seat by the
Radical majority lew days before the close
of the late session. Mr. Coftroth was can
didate for denomination, but his constituents,
obedient to the Democratic rule of rotation
in Office " made choice of a new man. MIR.
sharpe. the successful candidate, is a sound
Democrat and an able lawyer, and has served
with distinction in the State Legislature. We
confidently predict his election by majority
that viii give his opponents not the shadow
of an excuse for contesting his seat, as they
did in Mr. Coffroth's ease.-Redding Gazette,
August 1S
The Gazette was constrained to notice this
case of thrusting aside of an unfaithfulrep-
resentative and to give rotation in office
as the pretext, because its editor desires to
succeed, Ancona in the Berks district on
that principle. Now the truth of the mat
ter is that the leading Copperhead element
in this district repudiated Cofroth because
they were afraid to trust him. Rotation
In Office had nothing to do with 1t, witness
the demonstration against him in Somerset
county 10 regard to his being 'injustly
voted out of his seat by the Radical majori-
tv' of the Lower House, we only say in re-
ply that Coffroth nor bis friends do not be-
lieve any thing of the kind. So satisfactory
was the evidence presented to the Commit
tee on Elections that when the report was
submitted, there was not even a call for the
yeas and nays Cofroth abandoned the
contest with permission to print half hour
speech. Mr.. Sharpe viii never have any
occasion to contest, the Gazette need not
have any fears on that score. The district
footed up nine hundred Republican majority
last year and it viii not be less shan a thou
sand or twelve hundred this year.
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NEW JERSEY.
Another letter from Mr. Scovel.

CAMDEN, N. j., Aug. /, 1866.
10 Hon. Marcus L. Ward. Gorauor of
Ne,c Jersey:
l regret to see an indisposition manifested
IN certain quarters to convene the Legisla
lures of the different States to ratify the
Constitutional amendments recently propos-
ed BY Congress. Whatever reasons may
exist for this course in other States, / hope
no reason OF cause whatever will be permit
ted to prevail In preventing the conveninc
of the Legislature of this State for such
ratification. New Jersey was grieyously
dishonored by her long refusal to ratify the
former Constitutional amendment and she
should now be among the first to express
her approval OF the just, proper and neces
sary amendments which have been constitu-
tionally proposed BY Congress. 1t may be
quite safe for other States to await the cleo
ton of new Legislatures, and it Rlay be safe
for us to do the same, but no Legislature
which we can elect can now be deemed so
certain to discharcharge this great duty as
the one now in existence. The next Legis-
lature may do this; the present one is GER
tain to do it. If, by waiting, we lose the
present opportunity, the loss may be irrepa-
rable. | am impelled to write this letter,
and Go 1t after much hesitation, by sense
OF duly to my constituents, very many of
whom earnestly entreat me to define my po-
sition upon this question, which so nearly
concerns the future of the republic | have,
therefore, no right to be silent Permit me,
then, most earnestly to request your Excel
lency to convene the Legislature of the
State, for the purpose mentioned, at as early
a day as may be thought convenient.
! remain, dear sir, very truly yours.
JAMES NJ SCovEL,
Senator for the County of Camden
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S. T.1se0x.

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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-24

HIGHLY APPROPRIATE. General Couch,
who 50 ANONYMOUSLY fed and left Cham
bersburg to the tender nlercies Of MeCauslin
and his murderous Guerillas, was very APP
propriately selected by the managers Of the
wigwam menagerie. to aocompany the rebel
Gov. Orr into the Convention This walk
ing arm in arm of a Northern doughface
and Southern Rebel official was scarcely a
sight to be greeted with cheers unless it was
regarded as a concession Of the chivalry in
permitting those to walk alongside who were
formerly compelled to bow before them. Al
together it was scene that well deserved
to be followed, as it was, with music to the
rebel tl,Ae of Dixie.
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and the expenditure Of Eve billions of money,
would have induced the destroying angel 10
put up his sword.
| may be supersticious; but ! look around
and ask myself. Why are we now afflicted ?
view our present situation, and remember
that the Lord ID just, and that until re become
Just, He viii take care to inflict vengeance.
You all remember that in Egypthe sent frogs,
locusts, murrain, lice, and finally demanded
the blood Of the first born Of every enc ofthe
oppressors. Almost all of these have been
sent upon us. More than the first-born has
been taken from US. We have been oppress-
ed With taxes aad debts, aud he has sent us
worse than lice, and has afflicted us with an
Anaraw Johnson
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-24

CoNDEsCENDING, yERY.-It would not
do to hoist the rebel flag over the Philadel-
phia Convention on the 18th inst nor to do
without flag so old glory had to be called
into service. This ought not to have been
regarded as a very serious grievance as the
rebels had frequently used it before to shield
grey backs and deceive our boys in blue, but
some amends had to be made by way of mol
lifying the wounds Of ye chiralrg, so the
Rebel tune of Dixie was selected as the
opening music while tie band was afterward
for the most part restricted to operate airs,
for fear of hurting the feelings Of the erring
brethren
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-24

DECLINE OF BARBABTsM. The wig
vans of the aborigines long ago disappeared
before tie march of christian civilization;
On the l4th inst the Southern barbarian 5
(rebelsl and their northern brethren under
took to unite for the PRONUNCIATION of bar
barism in an immense wigwam in Philadela-
phia From present indications the wig
wan and its inhabitants are likely to disap-
pear even more rapidly than their aboriginal
antetypes, and from a similar cause.-The
march of higher civilization.