Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-16
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The committee entered with the printed
resolutions.
One of the counsel for the Lincoln con-
splrators moved that the resolutions be
adopted.
The gentleman from Utah arose amid
cries of s'Put him out tn Voorhees, ~ &c.
He said he would be heard, and was finally
taken on the stage with the other perform
ers. 1t having been discovered that the
Utah gentleman was of the copperest hue,
Mr.. Q. apologised to him, and they shook
hands before the footlights.
The chorus, behind the scenes, now sang
the following:
Far in the deep, where darkness dwelis,
The land Of horror and despair,
Justice hath built dismal he'll,
And laid her stones Of vengeance there
Eternal plaques, and heavy chains,
Tormenting racks, and fry Goals,
And darts intiict immortal pains,
Dy'd in the blosd Of damned souls.
There satin, the first sinner lies,
And roars and bites his iron bands;
In vain the REBEL strives to rise,
Crush'd with the weight Of both thy hands.
The play went on, and several gentlemen
saved and restored the country magnificent
ly. Mr.. Cox appeared several times, and
then went out to assist at one of the side
shows, where he talked himself black in the
face. He was willing to talk until sunset
If he could thereby restore the Democracy
to power.
The side shows were immensely patroni-
zed by people promenading the streets, and
who stopped to see what it was all about.
Two stands were erected in front of the
public houses on Il street, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets, and on one
Of them we noticed grey-headed gentle
man, from California, addressing a mixed
population, the African race predominating.
He said he would make the shortest
speech he ever made In his life, and the an
nouncement was received with great salts
faction. He then looked longingly at a IL
quor saloon opposite and said he rejoiced
that he had had the satisfaction of tele-
graphing to the Pacific coast that a white
man is as good as niger, but as he got no
applause he subsided, and went across the
street ito see man.
The varied performances within and with
out the theatre, afforded much entertain
ment to large number of people who had
become idle for the day.
The following letters and extracts from
correspondence were left by mistake In an
adjoining saloon by gentleman who intend
ed to read them to the meeting
LETTERS FROM GENERAL STERLING PRICE,
@. s. A.
SECESSION RANcHE,
MEXICO, Feb 5, 1866.
To Stage Manager, CopperAead Festirol,
Washington ID. c.
Say to the company that would be hap
py to join them on the 22d, but am at pres
ent pretty much out of wardrobe, ETC.
never cared much about the "Union"
since the Buchanan convention in Cincin-
matt, where | went at the head of contest
ing Missouri delegation and got into the
convention by knocking down the door
keeper. The other delegation was recogni-
zed by the convention, and our double listed
party was compelled to leave. From that
time l believed the so-called Union not
worth saving.
You are engaged in a laudable attempt to
overthrow the Union party, and it is possi-
BILE that, with the help of Thad. Stevens,
you may succeed. | fear, however, that you
will hardly be able to get control of Andrew
johnson. He is hard one to manage.
Give my respects to the company, and
say to them that when they have accom-
plished their object, | viii return and join
them.
With much consideration,
Crrr,y,r rNrct Dnrrgr-