The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-04-13

1 into it, and your armis fort with ge-
gantic heroisrn without fear and with
out reproach.
Your generals and sodgers rendered
| the American naime forever glorious.
Yet you were overpowered, and SUI
nit in good faith to the constituted au-
thorities of orr country. We take you
to.our bussorn as thehed Of the nashon,
and say from the bottom Of our hart,
we forgive you. Do you now forgive
us, and less all now henceforward live
together in peece and quiet as a great
nashon. Thar is no further cause for
jars. Slavery, which Lincum sed some
how caused the wor, havin disappeared,
less berry thehatehit. Smoke thepipe
of peece, and everybody everywhar
will know that the Unity Stats combi-
ned can whip all creation and the bal
ance of the world combined.
To the Congriss Of the Unity Stats
engaged at the present ritin en- passin
of lors for the passifeation of the peo-
pie, wish to give leetle advise. Let
the Constitushon which our inspi-
red fathers made and left us, as the pal
ladium of our liberties alone. Stop
your patchin and tinkerin with that
sacrid instrument. You aint passifide
yourself. Remember you was elected
in the storm andwhiriWind of rashson
caused by the wor ond Lees whippin
US agin, as representa- the extreme
views Of the Radicals, but now the
storm is over and you aint qualifide to
represent peeceful communities.
The Constitution is the bond of the
Union between equal Stats; it hasi 5
sacred checks and balances. 1t could
not have exested without them. De-
stroy it not, break it not, or the Union
will be broken. Brake the string and
the beeds will scatter all over thefoor.
1t required concession to make the
Constitushon, and was baptised in blood
and tears, touch it not with unwoshed
hands. The rebellion was intended to
brake the Union by secession, and it
failed, thought had some show of rite
on itsside. Now youare tryin to brake
the Union by destroying the equality
of the Stats. You are traitors at hart.
Remember l have taken an oath to
protect and defend the Constitushon,
take care what you are ADDING of or be-
fore you know it you will find yourself
in fort Lafayet. But if really you de-
sire to do your cOuntrymen great ser
vice, you will all resine and go home
and let other men come TO the work of
restorin public confidence. The wor
havin been ended, it is fit and proper
for the buzzards and vultures feastin on
carrion to go away and give plais to
the dove of peece. Go home, Sumner
and Wilson and Thad Stevens and
Longyear, and let patriots and gentle
men have your seets, to passfy and
sooth TO rest the subsidin surges of the
angry tempest so long disturbin our
otherwise happy land. 90 to your
holes in the mountains, ye beasts Of
pray, and carry along with you Bolts
and Dickinson and Doctor Bracken-
ridge, and then die and 60 10 theold
Scratch where you belong and be dog
ged to you. By THE PRESIDENT.
JACK DOWNING,
.Ex-Majer Downingville Millisha,
Cabinet
When | finished readin the procla-
mashon the president jumped up and
cracked his heels together, and said:
'Puttyree good Majer; that's the
dociment for me; lay it away for few
days, and if things go on to suit us it
shall come out. l amroachin my back
like Glink. Lincum yused to tork a.
bout putin down his foot, but l shall
roach my back, and from appearances
in Congriss l shall have to do it very
often before long"
So MiIlot, | laid away the proclama-
shon for a few days, and in the mean
time l thot I'd send you a copy and
ask you to get Jeemes Buccannon and
Frank Pierce to get together with you
and reed it over, and if you think it all
right you must say so if not, rite us
a note to the keer of the president.
l thot Of putin a heep more init,
but as it has got to occupy conspicu-
Gus plais in our literature, ] concluded
to make it short and to the pint.
What would you think Of speshel
valledictory to Ben Butler and 4IiIroy?
Don't they deserve it?
The reason l didn't put it in, was
afeerd they want guine home. Iwould
be glad to forgett them fellers, and never
hear of them no more in this life.
Isuppose you have red all my letters
to Jeemes, and find things is goin on
just as | said. In cOSe they is; don't
know? You may expect every day or
two TO seea new veto. The Presidents
back is reached. Remember Glink
WinkfeeI. Your friend,
JACK DOWNING,
Ex-Majer
DOwningville Millisha.
P.S While l and thepresident was
ritin our paper a great crowd of Radi
Gals was running all around the White