The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-02-16
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING
Grand 0utpouring Of the People!
GREAT ENTHUsIAsM,

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Democrats of Bedford county, was
held at the Court House, on Monday
night last. \ large concourse of peo-
/ pie was in attendance. 1t was truly
magnificentrevival Of theancient DEM
ocratic spirit and was one of the best
meetings in point Of numbers and en-
thusiasm that ha, ever been held here
in our recollection. The meeting was
organizedby Experimentation
| WILSON. ESQ. as President; Hon.
James Burns, Hon. w q. Eicholtz,
/ Isaac kensinger, Esq, James Cessna,
ESQ, Hiram Davis, Hezekiah Miller,
( Saml. Reighard, II. P. Diehl, Peter
1 Koontz, c. p. Kochendarfer, Bostian
/ Kegg. Peter NJ. Barton, V. Keyser,
Robert Steckman, and II. J. Means, as
Vice Presidents; and Lieut.. James
/ Wogan, s. W. StatIcr Josiah Ritchey,
and ". 3. Lambright, as Secretaries.
ON motion Of B. F. Meyers, a com
mittee Of one from each election dis
trict was appointed to draft resolutions
expressive oi She sense Of The meeting
and 70 select a delegate 70 the coming
/ Democratic State Convention. The
committee was composed a. fellows:
/ Il. r. aleyer~. chairman. Daniel He,tz-
/ ell, John G. E'igard, Jacob Bow~er,
Robert Deremer, Henry Wertz ". A..
/ Grove, George Roade-. Avy Boylan,
. y. y. Evans. ID. Fletcher, q. W. Bow
/ ser, +. NJ. Barton. \. J. Morgart, A.J.
Sn.vely. Wesley Bennett, Jacob Wal
ter. j. q. Hartley, NJ. Z. Miller, Henry
Fluck. VI. Wertz.
/ The committee having retired for
consultation. Che Democratic Martial
Band pIaved in their inimitable -tvIe.
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gied Banner after which loud calls
,,,,.. r.oda r.r tho Hon r-r,pa;. If
kimmeil, who TOOK the stand amidst
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One0f his most telling SpeecheSand was
tie a"Htnre. .. r.. shannon, Esq.
was then called uDon and rhe call was
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-peech repletc with sound argument
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chairman Of the committee on resOu-
rior. tban n,ada the fnffo,rino ranort
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which Was unanimously adopted, after
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snort 9Peech' ana 'ie injecting "JouT-
ned With three cheers for the good Old
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'eI'lo'l"'l' panty
n,NN}i01 -re.uifad in civil war. and
,irbl..sl, affnr thn loss Of y million of
live. and dtheeDrailment upon the coun-
trv of an almost overwhelming debt
tbe conflict Of arms has ceased. and
3rberqn2. notWithstandinet the awful les
SON taught bvthe last four years. design
u ing partizan- still continue 10 agitate
the subject which was the fruitful cause
of our national troubles, threatening
that there shall be no peace until the
negro shall begiVeRJhe rightOt suffrage,
and that. if he be not 20 entr8ncnIsed,
there will be q war Of races,
Therefore. Rry0yrfd. That in order 10
secure upace to the country and avert
; the threatened conflict between the "a
= ce-. it has become the imperative duty
@. the peopir to take the control OF the
government from the hands OF those
, whose grand and only purpose is to
keep the public mind disturbed by dis
cd-~ion OF and legislation upon thosub-
ject Of the African race.
: ResgIrcd. In the language of the la
rnnntnd HnrUlaS. that "ThiSi-a a White
I Mans Govarurneur erected by White
= 1IGn fin. waite Mon ana fbair po-fpriIu
forever, and that we deulorr and a.
: uDuncp the policy which has made the
+ United STATES Government the uuar-
dian of four million. of black pp0nle
, Who are able to earn fbnir own living,
: especially a. This ruarlian.hip costs the
uhita uaor,,a of tne rounfrv some
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