Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-05-04
SECRETARIES.
Moe A. Points. Daniel samg.
coMsnTrEE or RESOLUTIONS.

COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS.
Col.Johu II. Filler, C. w Asheom. G. Shan
non Mullin, John Lutz, Jchn W. Barndollar,
Geo w. Williams, Capt. n. c. Evans.
VIZ. HALL. Esq. was then called upon to
address the meeting He stated at the outset
that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
Watchfnlness is demanded The war had not
been foughtin vain, we will yet reap the
fruits of our tolls. The whole Government
few years ago was in the hands of the slave
power, we the conservatives bore it, rather
than cause any difficulty. The object Of this
war was not the subyersion of slavery. He
thanked God that slavery was done away
with The object of the war, however, was
the permanency Of this Union. The aboli-
ton Of slavery was only an incident We
now have a united people with the institution
of slavery forever done away with. There is
now serious effort being made by persons
who opposed the war, to make slavery prac-
teal institution of this country. The moder-
ate ground is the true ground. IN medic tu
tisimas ibis. This is Union Meeting, and
We want a platform upon which every true
Union man can stand. We remember in 49,
SO, when the dark clouds of var hovered over
us Pennsylvania stood as a great breastwork
to this rebellion. The rebels were driver
back at the battle of Gettysburg. We have
nominated candidate, who foughtwith Sher-
man, who all his life time was a Democrat
who took the side of his country. We are
now invited to support Heister Clymer mar
who never shouldered musket in defence
Of his country. He voted against admitting
Andrew johnson to a seat in the halls of oul
Legislature. The Democrats now hang out
the banner of Andrew johnson. He did
not know whether the Democrats would ge
any great thing if they did get Andrew John
SON. We lost Bedford county lastfall through
aeserters' yotes-of this we will have nc
trouble in the future. The speaker was op
p osed to universal manhood suffrage. 81
was the reconstruction Committee. He favor
ed the Civil Rights Bill, the right to sue and
and be sued, although very few cared much
about the latter. It was an incident of this
war that the negro had been freed, and now
~ was the uuty Oh bilE QofGAH8lGAb " USE oil
power to protect them. There is no diff
ference between Union men we have true
man, the hero Of two wars, man whom all
can safely support.
Col. JORDAN, was the next speaker and
upon his appearance he was greeted with Z
storm OF applause. When he met two years
ago in this house, he found that Grant was
besieging Richmond and Sherman Atlanta
At that time the Democratic party declared
that Abraham Lincoln was an usurper and the
war failure. He thought that they ought tc
be ashamed Of their failure the most gigantic
on record. And now after we have saved
the country they come in and want to take
care Of it. The speaker referred to the report
Of the Reconstruction Committee and quoted
from 1t. The reconstruction question win be
the absorbing topic of the Campaign The
Congress has poger to submit the terms Of re
construction. The Colonel quoted from Chief
justice fancy in the Dorr Rhode Island case,
showing that il is the duty Of the United
IS to guarantee toeyery state republican