The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-02-16
CONGRESS INAUGURATING 4 REVO.
LGTI0N---A WAR OF RACES IN
PROSPECT.

No person can contemplate the action
OfCongress without forebodings for the
future. This is to us the darkest hour
in the history of the country. 1t is
true that we have crushed an extensive
and powerful rebellion. The disputed
question in regard to the Interpretation
of the constitution has been appealed
to the arbitrament of arms, and set
tied. 1t has been disposed of finally
and forever by the removal Of the cause
of disagreement, in the total abolition
of slavery. In this decision the people
in therevOlted sections haveacquiesced,
and now come back, asking frGm the
government the privilege of enjoying
all the blessings of a restored Union
and the exercise of their legitimate
rights under it. At this point they are
met by Congress, which defiantly re-
fuses them admittance; thus, in effect,
saying that those States which could
not secede by passing ordinances of Sc
cessiOn, which could not sever their
connection with the Union by the sword
and bayOnet, are neverth eless out by
the will of Congress. Thus the nation,
which has been cOnvulsed by war, and
is now longing for peace and reunion,
is kept under agitation by fanatical
and revolutionary Congress. Nor is
this all. The daily records Of the pro-
ceedings of that body are filled with
infiammable torches, which being ap-
piled to the body polite, are kindling
the fires of another revolution more eX-
tensiVe, fierce and relentless than that
from which we have just emerged
The Jacobins in Congress are doing their
utmost to bring about war of races
the worst of all wars. Instead of pur-
suing a course Of pacifcation they are
trying to stir up strife, and are sowing
the seeds which sooner or later, if they
continue, will deluge the streets of our
Northern cities and the plains of the
South with rivers of blood. They will
be scenes of bloodshed to which the in
surrections in st. Domingo and Jamai-
"a. with all thn;- chapters of horror viii
furnish no cOnIl,a- i=OIA.
The enemies of this country in Eu-
rope were constantly predicting during
our late war that it made no difference
whether the North succeeded on the
battle field or not; the Union was de-
stroyed and the country could never
be united again. The South, they de-
clared, might be whipped, but they
would never renew their allegiance to
the Union. We have already seen how
false and erroneous has been this pre-
diction. Even those who We're the
lOudest in prOclaiming it have long since
admitted their error. But instead Of
this evil threatening us we have one
still more formidable, pregnant with
the most dire results. Towards this
we are drifting with an alarming Yeloc-
itv. The war for the preservation of
the Union has ended. The Chief Mag
istrate of the nation inaugurated a pol
lev under which the country was rapid
ly changing from a warlike attitude to
that of peace. Our gallant soldiers are
rapidly returning to their homes and
resuming their places around the family
fireside. Just at this stage Congress as
sembles, and at once arrays itself "a
gainst this course of events. Not only
is the revolutionary faction which con-
trolls that body laboring to arrest this
march of peace, but they are plunging
us into ineXtricable difficulties. Before
the blood of our soldiers who fell in bat
tie is cold, or the grass is green upon
their graves, the JacObins are endeav-
Oring to force a war of races upon the
country, and carry desOlatiOn to the
very heart of our pOpul0us cities and
thriving villages. Here Westand, ana
ton burdened by an enormous debt,
with the tax gatherer at each elbow;
our commerce, which was nearly driv-
en- from the sea, again trying to resume
its place; one section Of the country
paralyzed by the stern events of war,
yet struggling to arise, Ph9niX-like,
from the ashes, and yet Congress actu-
ally refusing to render assistance, and
insisting upon adding fuel to the fame
and holding the country down with
| its fanatical grip-all for the purpose OF
retaining party supremacy. This is
the picture which is now presented tC
our view. This is the feast which is
now being prepared for us by those
whom the people supposed were theil
representative in the National Legis
lature. Sad as it is, painful as it may
be to look upon, it is, nevertheless, {
solemn and living reality.
This revolutionary faction, underth'
lead of their Dantons, Marats anC
Robespierres in Washington, are insti
eating measures and passing laws, up
on the pretext of protecting the blacks
that must eventually lead us to direc
conflict between the Anglo-SaXOn ant
African races in this country. Thus
while pretending to be the friend o
the negro, they are in reality his enc
my, and fastening the day of reaction
which will sweep him from our land
The blacks, in their joy over their free