Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-04-19

The Somerset Herald of last week con
tains whole column Of billingsgate over
the signature ~. s. We are sorry to
have been the innocent cause Of this inAic-
ton upon the readers Of that paper, but are
:on~oled by the reflection that as the Hcrud
has been for long timc-so long that the
memory Of man ruuneth not to the contrary
simply an advertising sheet as devoid of
editorial as its editor appears to be Of dcccn-
ry. 1t Is probable. it has not many readers
hose few however must have been wonder
fully startled. Thunder out of a cloudlcss
ky couldn't have been more surprising
That an editor, 80 long edltOrlBIiy Ucluucr
should suddenly revive and Immediately be
gin TO scold like fish woman, was a phc-
uomcnon calculated to open men eyes. 1t
was wise in him to identify himself by the
initials f S. We concede, that the gen
tlcman has quite wonderful command Of
language of a certain not very elegant kind
He calls US "coggjag knavc. Such was
our ignorance Of our own attributes that we
had to consult Webster for the meaning Of
this participial adjective. We half believed
that he was saying something good Of Us.
True, We didn't exactly ike the hadrc, but
then there was the c2ggitg that might, for
aught we knew, redeem the whole phrase
We felt disposed to take compliment out
Of the article if possible. We are sorry to
have to announce that we could not Those
other elegant phrases leash of NANCY whit
fits, brace OF simpering imbeclIcs,
"scoundrelly insinuations" &c, &c. we un
dcTstand better-yet they strike Us as being
more forcibe than argumentative Almost
any body with little talent for blackguard
ism might use them We advise our Som
cr>ct brother to moderate his wrath and
tell US in plain english what he thinks Of
Senator Stutzman's votes on the Free Rail
road Law, also Of his friend Meyers patri-
otic course during the war, in supporting the
Government to put down the rebellion And
while he Is writing on these interesting sub
iccts will he be pleased to explain why it
was that Stutzman wrote to General Came.
ron urging the confirmation of Meyers as
Collector.
In regard to the appointees to the Collec.
torship and Assessorship, we know Mr..
Ashcom to be man Of intelligence and in
tegrity, and we are informed that Mr.. Me
Sherry is also a very good citizen, unexcep-
tionable, except that he is a Democrat.
What his course was during the war, we
[nnw NOT h't 'h;- 10 tnoE 10 rrqs not
conspicuously disloyal, and he is not the
inscriptions editor Of partisan sheet
The somewhat incredible statcmentof II,
: that he has labored for fifteen years Il,
scIso0 aud ont 81 Scnsoa for the Councils
vile Road, and all at his own expense, and
without his having dollar of interest in
the matter more than the poorest man in the
county, is a wonderful manifestation Of dis
interested action. We could not have be
lieved it, if he had not told it himself Yet
he must have worked a good deal more ont
?f seoson than IN season. If b, viii allow
a suggestion from a friend aud now ,hat
We are on such good terms, no doubt he will,
may we be permitted to express the hope
that hereafter he will labor IN season and
quit this Improbable work out Of season:
and just now, perhaps, it would be quite sea
sonable to have some explanation of his 81
lent acquiescence in Senator Stutzman's
repeated votes in favor of the great monop
oily, and against fair Free Railroad Law.