The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-02-02
HARRISBURG LETTER


senate; HOusehOMer's bill 10 revOIu-
fiOnize the Common school system: The
''Old BastiIe'' purified. DC, dc,
HARRIsBTRG, Jan. 80, 1866.
EDITOR GAZETTE:-Of all the poor,
contemplate, drivelling legislative bo-
dies ever inflicted upon the State capi-
tai, the present General Assembly is
certainly ahead. As characterized by
one of its membeB, a few days ago, it
is Lying around l0ose.' Nothing has
yet been done, of importance, in the
way of legislation. The finances Of the
Commonwealth arr in a sad condition,
but nothing is suggested by our legis-
lative Solons to remedy the trouble
Pennsylvania State bonds are now quo
ted at Sc; that is a bond of u thousand
dollars can be bought for eight hundred
and sixty! INSTRUMENTATION should not
necessarily be; for the Commonwealth
is good for all she owes, and it is dis
credit to her name that her stocks are
50 much under PAL
Instead of attending 10 the real wants
of the people and legislating for the
masses, epresentLegislature occupies
its time almost wholly with special and
class legislation. For instance, a new
judicial district is about being erected
out of the countie;of Washington and
Beaver. though it generallyconceded
that there is no earthlynecessity for this
proceeding. ThGnotivewhich operates
in the minds d the authors of this
scheme, is political hostility to Judge
Gilmore, the abb and accomplished iu-
rist who presi(es over the Fayette,
Greene and Warrington district. An
effort was madetO dismember this dis
trict, two years igO, but it did not sue
ceed. But as power slips from the hands
of the faction which at present rules the
roast, the mOrefantaStic become their
tricks and the more desperate are their
struggles for th loaves and fishes
Another example Of class or partizan
legislation, are the bills for "the more
impartial selection of jurors" in certain
counties. Ifthe0ld system of selecting
jurors, is wrong II one place, it must be
in another; andif it is to beoverturned
in one county, Why not do away with
it over the while state? Besides this
partizan legislation, there is nothing
that occupies th attention of our legis-
Iators so much = the everlasting, ire
pressible negro 4 few days ago, Mr..
Landon, Of the Bradford district, offer
ed. in the Senate, a series Of resolutions
endorsing the curse Of the "Republi-
cam members Of Congress from this
/ State, in votingto force Negro Suffrage
upon the peoph Of the District Of Co.
lumbia. All tie "Republican" Sena,
tors, except two voted for these reSOlu'
/ ti0ns, and all th Democratic Senator,
voted against thm. RidgWay, of Phil.
adelphia, and Householder, of your dis
trict, lodged. Tomorrow the resOlu
tiOns will again tOme up, when, | have
no doubt, these refractory gentlemen
will be whipped into the traces. Thus
at last. have the Republicans" openly
/ committed Themselves to Negro Suf
/ frage. Mr.. Householder, your Senator
/ has gotten up a bill to pvolutiOnize tht
/ financial part Of our common schOo
/ system. The plan IS not without merit
f. but whenever he getsthe Legislature t
adopt it, hope he will let us all know
The Democrats of his city have leas
/ ed the old "bastile"on Walnut street
just below the State Capitol Hotel
where they have regular meetings, once
week, which are addressed by thu
Democratic members Of the Legislature
and distinguished Democrats from a
broad. Hon. c. L. Pershing, of Cam
bria, delivered a very able address, be
/ fore the Democracy of the city, assem-
bled here. a few evenings ago. How
true that ''time sets all things event
| a few years ago the prosecuted Demo
Gratis Of Cleartield county, suffered i'm
prisonment in this dungeon, for Opin
ions sake. Now, the triumphant De
mocracy of Harrisburg, march in tn
majesty of funrestrained liberty, tomeet
ings held in the interest Of human free
dom, in this place e.eansed and purified
from the filth and vermin that marked
the track Of the brutal oppressOr. -
mote it be, is the prayer Of LEN.