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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-09-28


the negroes vote. New England says,
''you need not let them vote; IRE care
1l0tAing for that; bm if yot DO not, let
as hare hdlf yoiw Daqa5ers Of Congress-" "
And that's true. New England pol
iticians care nomOre aboutnegrOes than
Pennsylvanians do; but they know
how to trade in him, apd heconstitutes
to-day the great bulk of their political
capital. In this very proposition they
give him over wholly to the other
States, if the latter will not count him
in the basis Of representation. "You
may havesthe negroes, do with them
as you please, but we wantmore mem
bers of Congress; or, what is the same
thing, that you should have fewer"
That is the language Of this section Of
the amendment.
| have said that all this is depart
ure from the original intention Of the
founders Of the Union, which, as far as
possible, was to preserve thefreedom Of
the States, and leave to their people
the right to adjust their internal af-
fairs in their own way. 1t was in that
spirit, too, that the Constitution pro-
videS that the Omitted States shall
guarantee to each State a Republican
form of Government; or, in other
words, the Omitted States guarantees
to each State the right to establish its
own Government" and Mr.. Madison
says this was what he meant by the
phrase, Republican form Of Govern
ment."
Now, if the people of State have
the right to form their own State Gov
ernments, it is not easy to see how they
can do so, if some body outside the
State can dictate to them who shall
vote or who not vote. 1t were useless
to say to them, you "shall elect your
own State officers, butWe mast provide
who shall cast the ballots" The peo-
pie migho well answer, "if you dictate
the voters, the voters will elect officers
so that you really dictate both" That
is not freedom.
Each State, then, if free, has the
right to say who shall vote, and if it
has not the right, then the Union, in
stead of being a Union of States, be-
comes a Consolidated Government, and
the whole power must eventually con-
centrate in the Federal centre at Wash
ington.
Lastly, it is argued thatthls section Is
necessary to equalize the power Of Vo-
ters North and South, which is as con-
temptibIe a sophism as ever was hatch
ed in the brain of demagogue. The
power Of a voter, like that OF an officer
IN any state, Is precisely WHAT ti'o Con-
stltutioh ana laws u 'iie o'a'e coiiieL
and, no more ana Il one 'oI"to eiLooSe7
to limit the NUMBER oI po'h' anu tilu7
increase Ille oCl'o9i' VI pow IL T''0l-
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latter state CONSISTS ol ooo ii'e'ilog,a' lS
and that o. PehhSy wanna otiS oi 100
IIieIe'oIc' '''0 VI .''>'7o ''' " i-'N'' oao
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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-09-28

7yUe g N0T6 10 occupy suc lncH 0I sFaoe.
JOB PRINTING, Of every kind done with
neatness and dispatch. THE GAZETTE OFFICE has
just been reftted with Power Press and new type,
and everything in the Printing lire can be execu-
ted in the most artistic manner and at the lowest
rstes.-TERMS CASH.
Ea5' All letters should be addressd to
MEYERS q MENGEL.
Prblishere
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II r. ANDERSON,

LjreBsed ,Scriceacr and COHreyGHcer,
CESTEEyILLE, BEDFORD COUNTY, PA,
Will attend 20 the writing of Deeds, Mortgages,
,'efses. Articles of Agreement, and all business
f3ally transacted by "a Scrvcner and Conyeyan-
.yF- The patronage Of the public is respectfully
solicited
arril6 6, '6g-tf
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attorneys at 4atr.

TOSEPH w. TATE, ATTORNEY
~ AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA will promptly
attend to collections Of bounty, back pay, &c,
and adjoining counties.
Cash advanced on judgments, notes, military
and other claims
Has for sale Town lots in Tatesyille, where a
good Church is erected, and where large School
House shall be built. Farms, Land and Timber
Leave from one acre to 500 acres to suit pur
chasers
Office nearly opposite the .'Mensel Hotel' and
Bank Of Reed & Schel.
April g. IS66-1v
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DFRSONS knowing themselves in
dcbtcd to us for advertising Administrators ,
Executors. Auditors Notices Orphans Court sales
and other sales Of Real Estate, and for printing
bills. &c, &c will please call and settle for the
same. rs all such advertising and printing should
be CASH MEYERS d MENuhL'
Feb 49, 'G6-f
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UHHE Local circulation of the BED
FORD GAZETTE is larger than that Of any other
paper in this section OF country, and therefore oi
ers the greatest inducements to business men to
fdvertise in its columns.
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VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.
y 100 acres of excellent limestone land, n
bant 5 acres well timbered, the remainder under
cultivation, lying few miles north Of Bedford
for so Ie on reasonable terms For particulars ap-
nIv TO MEYERS d DICkERS0N,
Fyoyls Rms Bedford Pa.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-09-28

not, and nocourt would sayso, altFo1sgh
to all appearance he 'ce,t IN c0lt0atarly.
This amendment may punish him, and
so far is unjust and lawful. Let us
hear him first.
Let thisamendmcntb adopted; then
farewell to peace and Union. Wehave
planted enemies in veryneighborhood,
village and hamlet all over the South.
They are the leading men-they are per-
secuted into despair-they havenothing
to hope for from Il Government which
refuses them trial by law, ora chance
for defence; but, on the other hand, at
one fell stroke, The whole mass Of them
are forever shut out and secluded from
all the honors and rewards Of the coun-
try, covered with lasting disgrace and
shame, and made, in this way readyto
revolt against us on all occasions.
Suppose then we were engaged in Il
foreign war-which side would they
take? Which side does the amendment
invite them to take? Surely not ours,
and then comes the penalty. They
would be strength TO our enemies, and
weakness and danger 10 lis, and perhaps
lose US the one half Of the Union.
Let us then pause; my countrymen,
before we lend ourselves to such eX-
treme folly. Let Us be warned by the
history ofIreland-of the Netherlands
-ofPoIand-or IIungary-indeed ofall
countries where measures not the one
hundreth part as severe as this, have
been resorted TO with such disastrous
effects to the conquerors. An error Of
this kind would, sooner or later, be IA
tai to the destinies Of the great Repub-
lie
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VEANNERS, ,ATTENTION!-AneW
Tannery, in good order, containing one pool,
three lines, three baits, five teaches, thirty-tour
lay-a-way vats with the necessary number OF han
dlers, in good location rs can be found IN beI,
f,rd copntv for rent For further information call
a. his ofice Nov. II, '65-f