The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-06-14
THE COMING TIDE.

While in the South, before the spring
elections, publicly and privately we
told the people that there was a great
change going on in the North, and that
Democracy was gaining strength as
never before. AT times we would be
dOubted-at times contra6icted-at
times met by Radicals who almost gave
us the lie, and who sneered at our asser-
tion, made before election. We made
Wagers on Connecticut and won them.
We advised, earnestly advised people
there not to embrace Radicalism, for to
embrace the monster is to hug the saw
which tears the flesh to the bone, and
in many localities we believe our word
gave hope, and reused the dropping
spirits of the people.
We based our prophecy on, to us, GER
tain ndicationS-letterS from the peO-
pie. Since the last fall elections thous-
ands and thousands of letters from the
people have come to us in our Sanctum,
from every State and every congress
sional district in the North. These let
ters can be seen in our Office by the
piles. They are earnest letters, telling
us in unmistakable words that the peo-
pie are waking from their slumber,
and they have decided to be free.
The Grand Revolutions going on hour
W!
Taxation and intolerance are doing
their work. With encouragement to
lead and bigotry and aristocracy to
drive, the American people are becom-
ing restless under their chains, and the
tide of reason is coming in.
We told the people of the South that
Of
North. We now point with honest
pride to the most wonderful increase
of Democratic votes in proof that we
were in earnest and had some idea of
thesentiment of the people. We knew
all the thousands of earnest letters
which came to us meant something,
and that the renewal of pluck would
bring Democratic majorities.
The Radicals sWore they could and
would carry Connecticut, as they have
for thirteen years. They failed, al
though over $500, 900 in cash was used
by them there.
Then they laughed a sickly laugh
and said they could afford to lose that
little State.
But the returns keep coming in, and
all over the North the new spring styles
are "Dena0cT0tic gdj'1s." New Hamp-
shire will 90 Democratic next. Maine
will follow suit. New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, New
Jersey and Minnesota will go Demo
cratic at their next election if we have
any decent organization and effort,
and we will have. Then 1lliniOs and
Iowa will follow suit, and the grand
tide will come rushing, and the peo-
pie will rejoice as never before.
The gains are not confined to Connec-
ticut. The city of Albany, New York,
last fall, gave over one hundred Radio
al majority. This spring it went sew
enteen hundred Democratic
Here is a gain equal to that of Con-
necticut. We have letter after letter
from city and town in the Northern
States, telling us of new styles viz.
Democratic victories and the glorious
aCork is but commencing.
The Radicals here do not talk so loud
or so fast as they did. The working
men are talking hard of them. The
bond holders are not popular as once
The clank of chains and the glimmel
of bayonets have no terrors for the peo-
pie now, and the tide is coming in.
Press on the column! Organize for ac'
! ton! Stand in the line-advance the
column and all will soon be Well.-LC
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