The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-11-23

Hickory may be Bent but cannot he
Broken!
The Democrats Of Bedford county,
turned out in goodly numbers, on Mon
day evening last, to celebrate, in the
Court House, the victory won in the
late elections, in the defeat Of the Con
stitutional Amendment. THtrteen
States are now solidly arrayed against
that monstr0sity and it cannot become
a part of the Constitution, unless it be
written there in blood, with the point
Of the bayonet. Maryland drove the
naiiin thecolfin-lid of the Amendment,
and Delaware clinched it. Let i,
moulder into the vile dust from which
it sprung.
The meeting was organized by the
appointment Of GEORGE ELDER,
Esq, of Harrison, as President; J. t.
Gaphart, John c. Figard, Jacob Ling
cnraiter, Geo. W. Deal, John Blair, j
J. Powell, VIM. Gorsuch, VIM. Keyser,
Daniel StoIar, James c. Devore, DanI
Fletcher, james Sill, BARLEY Hughes,
Homer Neice, Harrison Hartley, H. T.
Jmith, John Lavender, Francis Beard,
Samuel Crisman, Josiah Ritchey, as
vice presidents; and Jacob Beckley, +.
F. Kerr and L. Defbaugh, Secretaries.
Able speeches were made by B. f.
Meyers, Hon. T. Kimmell and Hon. J.
Mcdowell Sharpe, and after repeated
calls, Col. J. II. Filler addressed the
meeting in a speech of great power and
fervor. 0. f. shannon, Esq, closed
the specch-making by one Of his usual
ly happy efforts, after which W. c.
Schaeffcr, Esq, read the following res
oIutions which were unanimously a.
doptcd:
Resolred, By the Democracy Of Bed
ford county in Mass Meeting assem-
blcd, That the preservation of our form
OfGOVernment, Is dearcr to Us than any
other political consideration, and that
i'm defeat, as well as in victory, we will
cling to the Constitution as the only
ark Of safety for the American people.
Resofced, That two millions of Dem
Ocratic voters in the Northern States
are a power which must be respected
by the Representatives of the people in
the laW-Hfaking bodies of the country, Il
power capable of resisting usurpatiOn
any tyranny. and organized to vindi-
cate the right, come veal, or come wo.
Resolred, That, in the future, as in
the past, we will stand by the Integri-
ty Of the Union, and the Equality of
the States, and that we protest against
the assumption Of Congress that the
Union is broken and consists of but
twenty-siX States and that ten States
(some Of them of the glorious Thirteen
Of the Revolution are no longer States,
but conquered provinces.
Ra&OJred, That the Democratic organ
iH,iOu must be kept intact and carried
forward TO perfection. 1t Is the only
break-water against which the pillows
OF fanaticism dash in vain; the
only hope of country divided by the
Vaccinations of New England dema-
gogues. and robbed and plundered by
the spOilsmen Of a party which came
into power by DiSuniOn and which
seeks to retain power by perpetuating
Disgni0n.
T5as0'rcd. That we reiterate our ap-
proval Of the course pursued by PreSi-
dent Johnson for the purpose of re-uni-
ting, in fact, a. it Is now and always
was united in point Of law, our distrac-
ted and factiOn-ridden country. The
caiumnies Of his enemies and the
plots OF tine enemies of the Union,
cannot drive him from his position in
defence Of the Right. and in the end the
people will rally to his support with Il
uuanimity that will confOund and 81
icnna those who now so Indignantly
assaii him,
Res0Ired, That the result Of the late
elections in Maryland, Delaware and
Kentucky, have decided the fate Of the
proposed Constitutional Amendment,
MAJ ing thirteen States whose LegiSla-
lures will reject that Amendment, thus
assuring its defeat beyond all peradven-
tilre. We rejoice at this sconsnmmatiOn
50 doVoutiV to be wished" and con-
gratUiate the people upon this great
victory over the unscrupulOus men
who are striving to alter and destroy
our Republican form Of government.
T2ezotred. That it is the duty of Con
gress TO 30 modify the neutrality laws,
a to relieve the Irish patriots who. in
the late Fcnian invasion of Canada,
became prisoners to the Canadian au-
thOrities, from the persecution which
they are now suffering at the hands of
their captors, and we hereby request
the member from this district to vote
for such modification.
EieS0ired, That we want a Free Rail-
road Law passed, and request the Sen
ators and Representatives from this
district to vote for the same.
ResOlret{f. That we will keep up the
organization of the Democratic party,
that we will fight on in the good cause,
that we will never, never, Weld until
our banner shall float i'm triumph over
the CapitOl at Washington and the
State House at Harrisburg. and ION
this line we will fight it out ifit takes''
forty summers.
The meeting then adjourned with
N leers for Maryland and the Union.
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