Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-09-07
HARD ON SNYDER.
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the DeQToFG Gn@cttts over Ahc S4sn1tuAS Va
J. Snyder, of this city, copy of which
somehow strayed into this community, was
handed around among loyal men langha'
bic curiosity The brazen-faced impudence
Of those Northern doughfaced, copperhead,
syrnpathizers with treason, who in their very
hearts wished the traitors of the South to
succeed in their efforts to break up this gov
ernInent, but were too cowardly to come out
and shoulder their guns and 60 to the assist
ance of their Southern brethren, we say
the brazen-faced impudence of these seoun-
drels is without parallel, when they attempt
to stigmatize, as disunionists, the very men
who crushed out that wicked rebellion
and whipped their traitorous brethren into
submission. Who ever heard of Ben. Myers
or his beautiful party, either by wordor deed,
while that accursed rebellion was raging, try
| ing to uphold the government, while in its
almost death struggle for its very existence?
Had it not been for such cowardly sympathi-
zers remaining at home, diseouraging enlist.
| | -t- : e,,d thrawing all kinds of obstacles in
the way OF the government; tne IruriIlur.
would not have lasted half so long, and con-
half the amount of money expended But
to those correspondents. We say correspon-
dents, because there were two Of those beau
tiful birds who had foot in that dirty mess.
IF / believed that J. Snyder, the pre-
| tended author of that communication was
as well known in your town as he is in this,
| ii would not be necessary for me to state that
he is an ignoramus, and could not write a
single sentence correctly, if it were to save
his neck. He is blessed with just about as
much brains as is necessary to make good
copperhead rebel sympathizer, and that
requires about as much as would ill the eye of
cam brio needle, provided it is not drilled
out too large. Therefore you can rest assur-
ed that Jake is not the author of that article.
Bat the true author of that article is bird
which have understood Uncle Sam captured
sometime during the rebellion, and kept
Gagged for considerable time in one of his
forts. And this, probably causes the gentle
man to think that he has a right to call some
body disunionist, as he was under arms dur
ing that time. This pettifogger would have
practised law in Allegheny county Court for
the last year or two, if he could have found
some person green enough to employ him.
But failing at that bar, we must give him
credit for displaying considerable energy, for
if all reports be true, he has succeeded in
building up fine practice at Jake's bar, with
whom he also boards And this probably
may account for his writing those articles
1 and aIIov;vrr ToLa 10 ,,,hl;sL tLo,o o,,o~ L;
signature This might be sly way of liqui.
dating hotel bill, and as Jake appears to
delight in seeing his name in print, such an
arrangement may be satisfactory. He GER
tainly should be well paid, for have no
doubt the job appeared perfect to the eyes Of
Jake, as it contained as many falsehoods as
any one could well cram into SO small space.
[ have perused this last article, which appears
=, Tho ;~p,,e, of tho 9Ath met oarafa1ly and
have not been s.1le to find single statement
correct. But do not wish to consume your
space in noticing more falsehoods, only SO
far as they relate relate to the declarations OF
, your honored fellow citizen, MIR. John Cessna,
ofwhom you may well be proud for he is a
credit to your county, and an honor to the
old Keystone state Would to God that we
had Jno. Cessna among us as a resident.
We want just such man and such speeche:
as he delivered on that occasion. He gave
the people true history of this rebel party,
which is now trying to get control of the gov
ernment But Jake and his man Friday say
that he predicted another war in 1860. Now
they must either have had some business tc
i ooF hot 10, III. Al / 4
meeting, or they have told sober and delib
crate falsehood. Because he predicted nc
such thing. He said that Montgomery Blair,
l Of this State, made such prediction in a
speech delivered, in Pennsylvania. Thai
gentleman made one of those old fashioned
threats to the people of Pennsylvania and the
whole North, for the purpose of frightening
them into voting the copperhead ticket. But
we think he viii and out about the time the
election is over, that the Northern people arc
not easily frightened, as they have heard il
u thunder before
Mr.. Cessna said we want no more war, apd
; the loyal people of the country want no more
= war. But if these corrupt politicians can sue
: ceed in persuading these foolish people to
e bring ON another war, he would assure them
0 thatit would not terminate as the other did
t The loyal hosts of the north would rush down
s upon them like Almighty avalanche and sweer
t hem into the Gulf of Mexico And the low
/ al citizens of this community will Join me in
s saying amen to that.
q y-'ut the meanest, most cowardly and mex.
: cusable falsehood in the whole article is the
charge that Mr. Cessna recon mended coali
tion between the whites and blacks in order
!, that we might retain the power we now hold
There was not a sentence or word which
: dropped from Mr.. Cessna's lips vhioh ooAId
possibly be thus construed by any man who
: has the least regard for truthfulness or homes
ty. But the people here who know these
: two larks are not surprised at any statement
which they may make. In fact they are toe
contemplate to waste so much of your valu.
: able space upon. Both of them put together
! would not make decent rug to lay at Mr.
: Cessnas Office door to wipe his feet upon.
d In conclusion we would say that the Iowa
: people Of Cumberland viii long remember
e Mr.. Cessna, and feel thousand times thank
{ ful for his very able speech, and the sound
D thrashing he gave the traitors on that occa
5 sion. Hoping soon to have him pay us an.
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