Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-07-20

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he he'd gone INTO the Confederit instead Nv
the Federal service.
Resolred, That the thanks nv the Dino
crisy are due the bold brave men who ac-
eompanied aad stood by Gineral Rosso, in
this vindication nv the Southern sperit.
put the affirmative ez is the kustom
here, it bein the rool, whentlse leaders want
anything to pass, never TO eall for the nays.
and it went through all right Then / rose
and stated / he'd another resolution Eich
wished to offer, and / read it
ResolCed, That iD retain in the post orfis
at the Corner abhshnest President John
son is-3
AT this point Deekin Pegram interrupted
me. lie sposed this meetin Wuz called to
congratulate Gineral Ross0, and wat wnz
the sense nv mIxin tlf 4 party post ortis With
a matter NV so much importance ez the
eanin 'lv aahilishinst? ItwuE clearly out
Of order
Il replied: WOOD you be glad or wood
this congregashun be glad to hey me in the
post orfis, inthe place ofthat aberlshinst ~
The deekin replied that personally he
wood. He had the highest respect for my
massive talents and nay excellent qualities
NV head and heart, and besides he thought
probably eff got Che post orfice he would
stand chance nv gettin the ninedollars and
and siXty-tRo cents borrowed money | owed
him.
callcl him to order at once.
Baseom, who keeps the grocery, and who
furnishes me with Ticker, twich 1 hey to
take for my hairl on he strength Nv remit
tances | am to receive, insisted on hearin
thereselution ef it would further my gettin
the post orfs, and 80 did che benevolent
gentleman with whom board, and ! re-
soomed i kin see good reason for incor-
poration a resolooshnn demandin change
In the post oriis into the proceedins w this
meetin. There wood be. my frens, sed {
no Fouse nv seHdin him anaked resolution
deman In this change, becoz he receives
hundreds and tens of hundreds OF aplIka
tiuns for orfces every day in fact they pie
in at such rate that lie never opens the
halfuv them. TIE Dinlocrisy, nay breth-
ren, are alive on this subject. Ef they are
to support the President they want, and
win he1 the post orfces, fur Nv what use IS
II to support man and pay your own ex-
peHses lt isplain that the proceedllns nv
post oriis meetin would never reach him,
but this, my brethren, goes up to him from
the people, endorsin a supporter OF his poll
cy and ez it win be the only one he hez
iCoElNSh VI MktI tSStlbG, ne VIII iSdd IL anu
send it through, and in the exultation he
skill feel at bein endorsed by anybody, who
douts the result? The post orfs il mine.
Bascom, the grocery keeper, moved, ey-
citedly, the adoption of the resolution. /
suggested that | he'd better read it, but he
said it made no difference knew 1t wuz
all rite. The benevolent and confdin indi-
viduali / board with seconded the motion
and Deekin PograIn supported it in "a short
speech, statin chat he understood that it
wuz Bro. Nasty intention, eff be succeed
ed in procoorin the position, to devote the
first three and halfyears salary towards
payin of thesmaIl indebtedness he he'd con
tracted sence he he'd honofed the town BY
residin in it, To all nv wich blandly
smiled an assent, whereupon the resolution
Huz adopted yeonanimously. HeYin been
here a little risin NV a year the vote was per
feckly yoonanimonsly.
My prospex IS britenin.
PETROLEUM V. Massey
Lait Pastor OF the Church of the Moo Dis
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