The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-08-03
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Tbav +rop,n1od +ha laws r,rdo, foot
They elected tvrants and cowards I,
office
They turned . war ofpatrio+ism INF,
= crusade of rI,ndor
Tbe,- ,r+ ir,ooo,,+ mon into ,,.iso,
and oniltvman in office
They sacrificed thousands Of brav,
men on tba altar Of diaboIisr and mil
itarv incomna+arcv
They took men and money from, tbe
people under false nretences
They killed o,,r mon das+rovod on,
pronortv and .o,a,darnd tho p,opar
we furnished Thorn
They moh, ad ,aonla for onin;on,s
sake
Tho,, ,,,,r,lo,.,d ,,oo,Ia =, ooId Hood
here in tbo Nortb for snaal,in,, +hoir
honest haliaf
They have stolar of the moor
They have nrotaotod the rich
They have lied to tho nation and in
drunken gIee danced on the coffin lid of
their country until the cornse has been
awakened 70 = new life and life that
will dea, IN VENGEANCE most terrible if
the murderous dance he NOT stopppd at
once.
They have draned tha land in nourn-
ino poDpIafad dozen Grave wards made
prostitutes. Diled billions Of taxes upon
the workinrmen. and now faunt the
shame of their cowar,IIv insoIenrp in
the face Of a people that fought while
our rulers rioted in drunkenness; that
died on the battle field while our rulers
Werestufinp ballot boyes in the North,
Let these crimes. and others. we have
not room to mention. be charged home
upon the element now at war upon the
President. and upon the honest indus
try Of the country North and South.
Democrats have not broken laws TO-
nored oatbs of Office and made a sieve
ofthe Constitution. through which to
thrust negroes, political Generals, ar
my contracts and dishonest legislation!
Let these things be charged home to
those who rode into power shouting
Free Speech! !
Free Press!
Free Kansas!
4 Free PeopIe!
RErRENCHMENT AND REFORM!
How about Free Speech?
And q Free Press
And Free People?
And how do Won like the arithmetic
al illustrations of the Black Republican
retrenchment and reform?
The country is worse off to-day than
it ever was before.
Our debts are a thousand times great
er than ever before.
Our ability to paw is less than ever
before. a,,,, ,>lcNeo-
=. There is more nii.,s,,a than ever before.
How do Won like the working Of Abb
oli,ionism9
Answer and tell us, We once happy
ond ,,rosnerops workincmen. to whom
,vo are now talking through the pen.
Tell rs. farmers, mechanics, sons of
tba forest. men.of toll. and brother vic
fins of this "great" God and morality
na,+,- which did 50 much g0od mHe0-
ry 50 much evil in practice!
Charge these truths home.
We have charged them home for the
last four wears.
vo have defipd thairmobs. sncerpdsat
tbair nroscription. walked unharmed
tbrouab ottemnts at assassination, held
oIof+ Tho hammer Of Democracy, and
aa+horad iavaIins to bprI in the face of
our common enemies till the last ty-
rant or anoIooist for tyranny and wrong
ybou bn driven from power.
God hates cowardice!
We have the right on our side-we
have law. Justice, equal rights and the
rorord Of honest acts.
What more incentives do we need?
Tftbouo ara not sufficient. look ahead
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10 'ile h'llli"ii9 " It" wiz - -, - ~ -
wrestling the SWORD rom 'iie MINUS u
those VINO n'uroeF 'hl"ce!,,a. ,.,..
open Wl"e '''e sa,'9 ,s u ',,s ~ '''''' y
open tIle uooIS vi iViil"'i",H