The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-04-06

The President of the Democratic State
Convention Gives the Truth of History
---EnequiYOcai Denial of the Assertion
that the President is Opposed TO the
Democratic Candidate for Governor.

Democratic Candidate for Governor.
HARRISBURG, March 2S, 1866.
To the Editor Of the Age.
About ten days after the adjournment
of the late Democratic State Conven-
ton, the following statement appeared
in the Washington correspondence of
the New York Trtb11}e:
at will be remembered that the late
COpperhead Convention Of Pennsylva-
MIA, after nominating Mr.. Clymer for
Governor, passed a resolution indOrs-
ing the Presidents policy. A subcom-
mittee was appointed to come on here
and present the resolution in person.
This grateful mission was essayed a few
evenings since. The committee were
admitted to an audience with the Pres
ident, and were proceeding, after the
most approved fashion, to assure him
that the Democracy of Pennsylvania
had designed no empty compliment;
that they had watched his recentactiOn
with hnoordinary Qualification; and that
they should stand by him and his ad-
ministration so long as he so nObly adj
hered to the sacred Constitution. Be
fore the perration was reached, the Pres
ident broke in upon them with the sug-
gestion that the wisest thing they could
do was to 60 home and change their
ticket He believed that they had
made a fatal mistake in nominating
such man, especially at this particular
time, with much other remarks of a
similarly encouraging character. The
last seen of the Pennsylvania Commit
teGmen they were making for the Bal
tim0re depot in a fearfully demoralized
frame of mind"
The false and untOunded assertions
contained in the above extract have
been reproduced, in various forms, in
the Republican papers Of the State
So long as the statements were of gen
eral character ii was deemed unneces-
sary to make any reply, but within the
last few days ] have received letters
from valued friends, informing me that
| aU referred to as having been one of
the alleged subcommittee, " andmak-
ing enquiries Of me aS 10 the truth or
falsity OF the above allegations. In re-
ply, therefore, 70 these inquiries, and
10 the end that the unfounded charac-
ter Of the whole extract may fully APP
pear. | submit the following state
ment:
! had the honor to preside over the
deliberations OF the Democratic State
Convention which nominated HieSter
Clymer for Governor.
1t is false that any committee OrSub-
committee was appointed by the Con-
vention or by it, presiding officer to
proceed to Washington to present to
the President liz resolutions approving
his policy, or for any other purpose
whatever. No motion was ever made
in the Convention, nor was any adopt
ed of that nature, nor did any commit
tee or subcommittee. or any indiVid-
uals, authorized by that Convention,
or in any way representing it, 90 to
Washington nr any such E2Gmd The
whole statement Of the Ti6tDlc CORES
pOndent j. one of unmiXed and una
dulterated falSehoOd.
Towards the end Of the week in which
the Convention assembled. /, in COM
pany with other Democratic Pennsyl-
Vania Senators and members. visited
Washington, and, while there, / and
the Hon. II. b. Beardslee embraced the
opportunity Of satisfying lOng-cher-
ished desire to pay our respects to the
President, and of assuring him of our
cordial approval Of his restoration poll
cy, and Of his veto of that iniquitous
measure. the Freedmen's Bureau bill.
During the interview. the proceedings
of nlts. Convention Wpro "nfrrrcd to,
and l took occasion 10 assure the Pres
ident Of the sincerity and unanimity
with which his policy was supported
by ite members. The resolutions of
our Convention We're alluded to by the
President-he renarking that they
were clear, pointed, concise, and that
they could not be misunderstood.
The candidate of our party was not,
at any time or in any way, directly or
indirectly, referred to by the President
or ourselves. Nothing occurred during
the interview which rendered it proper
or necessary; nordid the President, by
any expression or suggestion, lead us
to suppose that he was unfriendly to
Mr.. Clymer. The visit was truly graf
flying to ourselves, and we have no
reason to doubt but that it was accepta-
bic to him.
| may here state upon the re,y high-
est alHHoyHy, that the President him
self emphatiCally repudiateS and denies
that he has ever, to any one, made any
statement in reference to the nominal
ton of Mr.. CIymer, which could by
possibility be tortured into the expires
sion of sentiments attributed to him in
the foregoing extract. 1t has been left
for the malice and mendacity Of disap-
pointed and chagrined disunionists to
give version 10 an interview Of pri-
vate gentlemen with the President,
which would bemostin accordance with
their hopes and desires, but which un-
fortunately for them and their aims, is
.t0lSe and WtOtmded in e0ch and ercW
pGtTicUi0T.
Very respectfully, yours, &c,
WNr Hopkins