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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR OFFICE.
ARTICLE Y.

SECTION 1. No person who shall deny the being of AL
mighty God, the divine authority Of both the old and
new Testanents who shall hold religious opinions III
compatible with the freedom safety Of the State shall be
capable of holding any office place OF trust or proht LII
any civil department Of the State.
SEC. o. No member of the Senate, or Of the House Oh
Commons shall be eligible to any Office within the grit OF
the General Assembly, during the time for which he may be
elected
Sec g. No person who may have been Public treasurer
or any other receiver of the public moneys shah be eligible
to any Office or place trust profit until he shall have
fully accounted with the proper authorities for all moneys
which may have come to his hands.
SEQ A. No clergyman, preacher Of the gospel OF any
denomination shall be capable Of being member Oh ei,f
the Senate House of Commons or Council OF Stare "ns
he continues in the exercise of the pastoral Junction
SEC s. No person who shall bold any office or Pase S<
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CONSTITUTION
RTH-CAROLINA.

We the delegates of the people of NortC Carolina in
Convention assembled for the purpose of amending the
Constitution of the State, having consolidated the same
as adopted on the eighteenth day Of December A. D.
thousand seven hundred and seventysx with the amend
ments thereto which were ratified the eleventh day of
July, A. d. thousand eight hundred and tlrty-fve
together with sdy amendments adopted in the years
thousand eight hundred and ftysx one thousand eight
hundred and and thousand eight hundred and
slNttwo and other amendments adopted by this Conven-
ton, do oran and establish the following Constitution for
the State:
T.
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SEC 23 No law shall be passed to raise loan of money
on the credit OF the State pledge the faith of the State
directly or indirectly for the payment of any debt or to
any tax upon the people of the State allow the
counties cities or towns to do So unless the bill for that
purpose shall have been read three several times in each
House of the General Assembly, and passed three several
readings which readings shall have been on three different
days. and agreed to by majority of the whole number of
members Of each House respectively and unless the yeas
and nays the second and third readings of the bill shall
have been entered On the journal
SEC a The General Assembly shall regulate entails in
such a manner as to prevent perpetuities
Sec % vacancies shall by DEATH resignation or
otherwise whenever the General Assembly not in session.
wrts Of election may be issued by the Governor under such
regulations as may be prescribed by law.
Sec 26 Neither House shall proceed upon public bust
ness, unless majority of all its members be present
Sec ~ Each House shall keep journal Of all its pro
ceedngs which shall be printed and made public immedi
atey after the adjournment of the General Assembly.
SEC %. Upon motion made and seconded in either
House by oneh of the members present. the yeas and
nays upon question shall be aken and entered on the
journals.
SEC 20. Any member of either House may dissent from
and protest against any resolve which he may think
injurious to the pdbco any individual and have the
reasons of his dissent entered ON the journal
Sec 80 The General Assembly, at each biennial session.
shall elect by joint vote Of the two Houses Secretary Of
State Treasurer and Council of State who shall continue
in office for the term of two years. and until others may be
appointed in their places.
Sec 81 In the election of all officers whose appointment
is conferred the General Assembly by the Constitution
| the vote shall be viva Uoce., ~
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any other person called to fill the
Office shal Be qualified before any Justice Of the Supreme
Court.
Sx IA The Lieutenant Governor while presiding in the
Senate shall receive the pay the Speaker of the
House Of Commons, and he shall receive other compcn
sation. except when he is acting as Governor.
SIC Is There shall be seal of the State, which shall
b kept by the Governor and used by him occasion may
reue and shall be called the great seal of the State
North Carolina and be affixed to all grants and commits
sions.
SEC L. The Council of State shall consist Of per-
sons who shall advise the Governor in the execution of his
Office four members shall be quorum their advice and
proceedings shall be Journal to be kept for that
purpose only and signed by the members present against
any part Of which any member present enter his dissent
and such journal shall be laid before the General Assembly
when called for by either House.
SEQ IL In every where any officer the right of
whose appointment is by the Constitution of the State,
vested in the General Assembly SHALL during their recess,
de- or his office by other means become vacant the Gov
shall have power with the advice of the Council of
State to fill such vacancy, by granting temporary COM
mission which expire at the end Of the next session Of
the General Assembly ~
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For the Standard.

Messrs. HOLDEN AND SoN:-I am gratified
TO see communications in some of the papers,
Aeulogizing the Supt. of N. G. r. r. Too
much praise cannot be said in his behalf, tor
haB labored assiduously, day and night,
build the road up. Every body can testify
what wonderful rapidity it has emerged
N the condition it was left in, after the
lr and tear of four years. A glance at
Coaches, Engines and all things pertain
to the Road will show, that a man of
lenor twenty years experience of rail-
Hing has used his energy and time to
BID purpose. I do hope the board that
i'll soon assemble at Hillsboro' at the stock
holders meeting, will look into the manage
ment of the road, compare, and estimate
figures. and rally around the man that seeks
their interest. The road is now no longer
used for speculative purposes, for individuals.
EMPLOYEES and all paying their freights alike,
throwing every dime that is made where it
iustlv belongs. The road, in regard to speed
and comfort, can not be excelled by any
road in the United States. Travellers testify
N this e. Wilkes is the man for Superinten-
dent He'll seek your interest Rally around
him. olooAiioi'',ii'
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For the Standard.
Mass Meeting at Brassfelds, N. C.

On motion of j. N Cheek, j. p Chandler
called to the chair and ]. B. Martin APP
ted Secretary. The chairman appointed
aiI6ynig as a committee to report res
I The action of the meeting, viz:
j. N. Cheek. T. J. Driver, Hen
D. S. Fletcher, j. W. Wig
Suit. The said committee
following resolutions, viz:
prtion of the Union citizens of
ty in meeting assembled, for the
consulting and choosing candi-
resent us in the next Legislature,
That our attachment to the Union
theirs is undiminished; and that
Id give us more joy than its firm
ht upon the enduring foundations
Justice and liberty.
RS@loed, That we do not desire to indulge
in elimination or abuse toward any portion
of our fellow citizens. but we desire to differ,
if differ we must, in dignifed and honor
able manner.
Resolced, Thar our choice for Senator,
isW D. Jones R. K. Ferrell G. II. Afford, g.
J. Rogers, our choice for Commons.
Res0Iped, That strict economy should be
practiced in public affairs, and owing to the
| Impoverished condition of the people, taxes
should be ightened, and some plan devised,
whereby the sufferings of people will be re-
Ieved. ]. B. MARTIN, Secretary.
Brassfelds, N. c., June 10th, 1866.
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ARTICLE II.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

SECTION t. The legislative authority shall be vested in two
distinct branches both dependent the people, towt:
Senate and House of Commons
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rhe Mississippi River is tide in the affairs
&c mon n which, taken at its flood, leads on
misfortune.
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A CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY
Who Bids? Who Bids?

Francis Jordan, Esq, Chairman Of
the Radical State Committee, has writ
ten a letter to c. W. Ashcom, Esq, sta
ting that Congress has passed no law
discriminating against white soldiers
and in favor of the blacks! But, mark
you, hedoes not deny that Congress did
pass a bill giving $500 bountyto the ne
groe5. Not a bit of it! He knows that
to be a fact susceptible of proof by the
official records Of Congress. But we
will not allow Mr.. Jordan to odumb-fun-
gle even the most ignorant and credu-
lous. he nor offer to bet 500 aotth aJty
Rodical lcho lciH dare to tahe It up, that
Congress did pass q bill gjrtlg the negro
soldiers $500 bounty! If no other argu-
mcnt but this will get through some
peoples skulls, we are willing and rea-
dy to give them just as much of it as
they want. Who bids?
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20 R w a e u.
The Old Guard!


I-"9V year ''io i'eiiio''l '''i' 'o'0 vas
hoV luiiy poh7u N any ol ''ie ui''fi''7
OF thiS county Atle'''V 'oO democrat
lc voters renamed at nome Oh lhe
other hand 'he enemy polied Ihelr Iull
vote. our majority Iheh was loo. Ii'0'
1uI Democratic vote been cast IL
Wouid nave Deell 100. No"' 'heie 'fe
changes enough III our iaVor 10 make
our natural majority OF 436 come up 10
600. All that Is wanting todo this is TO
get ont The Democratic cote. Southamp-
ton, Cumberland Valley, Londonderry
Juniata, Napier, st. Clalr' bedford,
Snake Spring, Coleraln and Liberty
are all strong Democratic townships
They are, however, districts which are,
with one exception, extensive III ter
rltory' ana many OF theIf voters reslue
at greatdlStanceS ifomthepolls. I"eSe
roters must be got to the election Let
ereIY man q mem De see" 0ej0Ie me efec-
ton, By some Of the Gc5ire men az me
Sereral Townships and let arrangements
be ntade to BRlNGALL OtIWho can
not come themselves. LEI W A6ON9
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A Word for Bedford County.

The only candidates for either branch
of the State Legislature, who reside in
Bedford county, are Col. J. H. Filler
and B. F. Meyers. IF Bedford county
is to be represented by her own citizens
at Harrisburg, these candidates must
be elected. All the other nominees for
Legislature reside outside of Bedford
county. Are not our local interests
worth taking into consideration in the
election Of a Senator and Representa-
tives? Why, ourpeopleare elanguishing
for the want of railroad facilities. With
mineral wealth undevelopcd that is eX-
ceeded scarcely any where in the State,
with the most splendid sites for furna-
ces and iron-works unimprOved, with
all the natural resources to give labor
and sustenance to thousands of an ad.
ditional population, Bedford county i.
kept in the background, simply be.
cause she is either misrepresented al
Harrisburg, or not represented at all
How was it last winter? Why, ever
the Bedford Inquirer denounced the
course of the men who represented Us
in the Legislature. But has the Atq1i
| rer seen to it, that safer men are now
upon its ticket? No! Not single
pledge has it required from them! Not
single word does it now print upon
the railroad question! 1t expects it-
party to 90 HbI6ld, and trust the fate Of
Bedford county interests to men in
Somerset and Fulton entirely unknown
to our people. VIII they do it?
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WORKING MEN.


we 92ed" - you Ilo' - " I'cliloeIiI
or republican, but as an honest, labor
ing, earneStselfsupportingand govern
ment maintaining man, and we speak
in allcandor and earnestnes5.
Ifyou vote for radicaIism this fallyou
vote for
y dissolution oI the Union
AhoIhef feDeIiloh "il'ch VIII emu III
a general terrible revolution.
DepflNlhS restored states oI 'lloi'
hohor ana rights.
10 tax a people without giving them
representations
10 educate one section 70 nate anoth-
er-
Aou also vote
To continue IN power the most cor
ruPt, dl7hoheSI, ia" haIihS leaders
party or country was ever cursed with
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G t !

Soldiers Of the Union! Read the re-
bukc which Gen. L. 5. Grant gave the
Radicals the other day at Cincinnati.
You will find it mall the daily papers,
including the Philadelphia Press. Here
is what he said to the Radical Com
mittec that wanted him to make a
speech:
"Sir, / am no politician; the Pres
ident Of the United States is my Com
mander in Chief; / consider this dem
Onstration in opposition to the Presi-
dent Of the United States, Andrew
Johnson. If you have any regard for
me you will take your men away.
am greatly annoyed at this demonstra-
ton. | came here to enjoy this theat-
rical performance. | will be glad to
see you to-n,orror ,Ctcnthc PrcSjdejt ar
riUes."
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Election Officers,
BEWARE!
Look Out For Prosecutions

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
have decided that no so-calIed deserter
can be deprived of his right to vote by
an election-board. A man must have
been trjed and coHUicted Of assertion, and
a copy Of his coacictioa mist be taid be-
fore the electi03l-50uYG 6eforehe can be de
priced Of his r0te. Such is the decision
Of the Supreme Court and any Judge
or Inspector Of election, who will re-
fuse any so-called "dcserter" the right
to vote, WILL BE PROSECUTED
AND PUNISHED. \ few days ago,
an election-board was tried in Belle
fonte, Centre county, for refusing a So
called "desertcr' the right to vote.
Judge Linn "a "Republican" Judge)
presided at the trial. The "Republi
cam Judge and Inspector who rejected
the c0mplainants vote 1cere cOHUicted,
whilst the Democratic Inspector, who
protested against their action, was ac-
quilted. The following account of this
trial is from the BelIefonte H,atchn10R: ::
CONVICTION OFAN ELECTION BOARD
FOR REFUSING TO RECEIVE THE VOTE
Oh. AN ALLEGED "DEsERTER. The
trial Of Josiah II. Brown, ID. NJ. Belts
and d. H. Yeager. Election Board of
Snow Shoe township, for illegally re
fusing the vote Of John Dayton, at the
October election in 1865, resulted in the
conviction of Brown and Belts and the
acquittal Of Ieager, the Court having
instructed the jury that they could not
convict the latter under the evidence.
The facts Of the case, as given in ev-
idence on the trial, are about asfOilOWs:
John Dayton, man Of foreign birth,
presented himself at the window at
the October election in 1869, offering
his ballot i'm one hand and his natural
iZatiOn paper and a receipt for taxes in
the other. lie was challenged by one
Of the Board as a deserter, Is he had
been absent from the township during
one Of the drafts. They refused to al
low him to vote unless he would take
an oath that he had not left the town
shiptoavoid the draft. Mr.. Dayton re-
fused to do, this and his vote was re
iected, Mr.. Yeager protesting against
the action Of the Board and being over
ruled by his companions. Mr.. Orvis
assisted the District Attorney in the
prosecution and Mr.. McIllister con-
Quoted the defence. The jury were out
but short time when they returned
with verdict Of guilty as to Brown
and Belts and not guilty as to Neagcr.
We hope the effect Of this trial may
be to prevent all such illegal attempts
to deprive qualified voters Of their
rights in the future.
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FRIGHTENED

The enemy are terribly alarmed at
the defections from their ranks. They
are trying to conceal their fright by
keeping up bold front, by Dragging
and blowing, but all in vain. They
know that they are doomed, and they
cannot conceal their despondency.-
Democrats, now is the time to charge
tire dispirited foe! Now is the time to
secure their utter discontinue! For
ward, the Old Guard!
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MASS MEETING,
IN BEDFORD.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4th,
AT ! O'CLOCK, p. NJ.

AT l O'CLOCK, P. NJ.
Delegations will be present from ev-
cry township.
There will be q ToRCH-LIGUT PRO
CEssIoN in the evening.
HON. EDGAR COWAN,
MAI. GEN. CUSTER,
HON. RICHARD NAUN,
and other distinguished speakers, have
been invited and are expected to be
present to address the meeting.
The BEDFORD DEMOCRATIC
BRASS BAND Will be in attendance
and enliven the occasion with its choic-
est music
Conservative men Of Bedford comfy
Gire one day to yoty Co,0sty'S cause
RoL,yJor the Cnioa!
J. W. DICkERSON,
Chm Dem. Co. Committee.
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WHENEVER our opponents lose adj
herents, they resort to the trick Of car
rying about some emblem which may
operate to recall old associations and
thus attach their men more firmly to
thcirranks. For instance, very small
delegation went out Of town, on Satur-
day last, with coon, lsome say pos
sum- tied on a little pine tree. But they
can't make people believe that it is
"that same old 'coon," for this ones
stripes are little too dark.
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MR.. SHANNON'S RECORD.

The record that Mr.. Shannon has
made seems to give cur Radical breth-
rem much trouble, and the Inquirer
makes public appeals to the rank and
file to stick to Lingenfelter, in the vain
hope that, by the button-holing process,
enough Democratic votes can be seduc-
ed from Mr. Shannon to give his oppo-
nent a respectable vote IN the county;
for the Radicals know that he has not
the least chance of election. In the
long article Of last weeks Inquirer, con-
corning Mr.. Shannon, there is only one
sentence which we can endorse, that
socially, Shannon is a very clever fell
low.n
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- ~ a
Heads Off =!

r. G. Harper, Assessor for this dis
trict, and Edward Scuu, Collector for
The same, have been removed, Hon.
\. Il. Coffroth, of Somerset, has been
appointed Assessor and Col. R. c..
Swope, Of Adams, Collector. We are
in favor Of the removal Of all subordi-
mates WHO Will not attest their siaceri-
ty in supporting The President, by vo-
ting the Conservative ticket.
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r U M B u G..

An unusual quantity Of clap-trap will
be visible in the Bedford Inquirer from
this date until the election. All kinds
Of canar1,s will be invented by it. All
kinds Of low and miserable appeals to
its readers Will be indulged in. The
charges will be rung about as follows:
Traitors-Jef Davis-Coppcrheads-
Copper-Johnsons-J. Wilkes Booth
Clymcr--Shannon-gJm pointing North
-Traitors-degraded President-color-
ed soldiers-inflmous trait0rs-Rcbels
back into power-Booth-Assassins-
Copperhcads-equaI rights--colorcd
persons better than Copperheads, &c.
Such will be the rigmarole, the old
song over again. Who believes insuch
hUmbug as that?
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Clymer and the Union

Now, honestly, is not the issue be
tween ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Shall
the Union be restored, or shall the
Southern States be kept out of the Un-
ion till thcy agree TO the degrading con-
dition Of Negro Suffrage: No one
viii deny that this IS the issue. How,
then, can any Union man vote for
Gpary?
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The Bump Pyramid.
20 MnIrE sohD. .na. be rIarnr or

FOR NIETTE SOLDIER 10 FIGURE oUT
Fifty dollars bounty for the two years
white soldiers.
One hundred dollars bounty TO the
three-years white so!dicrs,!
Three hundred dollars bounty to ne
gro soldiers.!!
Four thousand dollars extra pay to
each Rump Congressmm!!!.
The Niger gets from three TO six
times as much bountyas youdo, while
the destroyers Of their country, the
members of the ilIega! body calling it
selfa Congress, reward themselves with
from forty to eighty times as much us
they did not give yon. The Rump first i;
niggcrs second; white veterans last
The Republican standard Of valuation.
How do You like it?
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Look out for ROorbackS!

The Bedford H1quircr will tecm with
electioneering cards, falschoods, low
appeals, tricks Of all kinds, in its next
two issues. We warn the people against
these roorbaeks. The enemy are des-
pegaae and win resort 10 any means to
stay the tide that isabout 10 oyerwhelm
them.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-09-28

As evidence of the good faith of the
Southern people, wenote, with pleasure,
the fact that the late Confederate Gen
erals Forrest, Chalmers and others tel
egraphed 20 the Soldiers Convention at
Cleveland, that they were willing to
trHst their .fatc IA tie haadsQ Of the Union
N0EEieL,S OF HE cOllliL.n
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TO Think T

Yes, just to think that Jonathan Boon
Cessna is dictator Of the Radical party
Of Bedford county-Jonathan, who ad-
dresses NEGRO MEETINGS and sits
down at table along side Of the "culled
brudren." No wonder wehear ot men
leaving the ranks Of that party almost
daily.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-09-28

THE very men who used to say that
Booth was an Instrument in the hands
Of Providence to remove the benign
and tender-hearted President and give
us stern and unrclenting ruler in his
stead-those very men now declare that
it was a pity that Abzeroth, the would
be assassin Of Andrew Johnson, aban-
doned his purpose. Nay, they declare
openly that Andrew Johnson ought to
he hung. The Democracy don't train
in any such assassin crowd, and they
will allow no man to commit them to
any such doctrine.
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How, Now, Southampton ?"

Such is the question Of the Bedford
Inquirer. Itmaywell ask, GLOW, now,
Southampton" There is a small
screw loose in the Radical machine in
Southampton. The honest yeomanry
of that glorious old township can't see
the darkey in the light in which Thad.
Stevens and the Inquirer regard him.
Southampton will give Clymcr an O.
verWhcimin@ majority.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-09-28

WHY don't the Bedford Inquirer pub
lish Beecher's letters? Both OF them
support the Presidents policy. Don't
hide your light under busheI.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-09-28
GOOD

Our friend \. c, Mullin, Esq, has
been appointed Collector of the seven
teenth district. Aleck is clever fel-
low, although "Republican," and we
are glad to hear Of his good fortune.