Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-10-04


affinity, the worst elements from every sec
ton; and whose temper, iuaamed by the or
position Of Congress u his viii. Is evidently
prepared 70 commit any action which would
give him temporary advantage over bis
antagonists, az the cost Of piunging the
whole country into confusion.
These differences betWeeu the Executive
and the Legislature, involving not 0nly the
policy Of the country, bat the fundamental
structure Of its government, are rapidly ap-
preaching : crisis. Twelve months since.
Mr. Johason eoBsented himself with stigma
;lziDg Congress as q body hanging upon
the verge OF the government Six months
ago. when vetoed bills were passed by the
constitutional tW0-5hIrds, he pledged himself
70 earry them l8to execution. Nov, he isno
.ouger content with multiplying the laws by
indireclian and by s0phisticaIly arguing away
taeiy plain intent and purpose, but be
boldly sets them 81 taught. aud exercises
powers which have been specifically withheld
from him Congress has earnestly sought
70 avoid the Issue which be Is forcing upon
Us, bus NJ Ingenuity can longer dSszy It.
1Ir. Jobus0n and his Democratic and rebel
allies see tais and arc prepared Tor. it. Al
ready his friends are circulating mysterious
whispers o. cospa stGt; his leading organ
OF the press presuLzs 70 doubt whether the
E0EIsth Congress vii ever re assemble; the
air Is thlek with Threatening rumgTsf the
c7.1-uaTket. that sensitive barometer. pTeSa-
sss ths coming storm, stagaatOn IN trade
shows bow deeply uoa minds are moved
Us the fearful. eEeutaaHties of she next three
months. VI bat Is needed 70 realize the
worst Of th sc ioreUolings3 Only Demo
cratic success in the tall elections
Ifthe eTer-loyal city OF Philadelphia the
rock against which the tenpests OF rebel
.i9us Democracy have spent their force IA
vain should prove recreaHt 70 her we'll
earned E.oFy-ii tie great State % Pcnnsyl-
vaGia should belle her splendid record
what f-arful encouragement would II not
g.-a q the miserable band who ara plotting
schemiuE for the overthrow OF our Institu-
ti5us PENNSYLVANIA is again the battle
ground 81 the Jui5u, aud not at GetsysbuFg
we're tLe lines more closely drawn OF the Is
sues nore distinctly balanced. As Meade
and Lee then led the opposing armies, So
n1E are Williams and Sharswo9d, IhayeT
and Ludlow, Cowell and Lvle the leaders Of
saeIr respective parties In such contest
for eU8s 50 WoEeHtous, personal preferences
are as naaghC The man disappears IN the
cause. and the country claims the devotion
O.. every citizen 81 the aa!.ot-box. As she
Should we, through fatal apathy and
Sh0gtsiE iEhtelless, permit the enemy to carry
Pennsylvauia. what hopes can We have Of
New York aal New Jersey Our example
would be contagious, aud W1 mag well look
forward with unaffected dread at the results
/. the great Middle States should appear to
rally % the support of Johnsouism. Nh0
can predict the mad career Of President
] tHus encouraged by che apparent applause
of t6a peopit-rt q President who has Sd
05stiuateiy misBsed and trauscsnaed his
powers even when the adverse Terglcts of
1 election after election have warned hlm 70
iasist3 intoxicated with success, there Is
scarcely q crime against the state which
may not 10 advance he imputed % hlu on
the testimony Of his 1wn sGharen.s.
Even should Heaven avert from Us these
uuiuasiaable evils which we should have IL
vited, hardly less disastrous would oo the re-
suit ug0u the settlement 90 ali the great
questions arising from the war. Congress
Is the representative Of the people, politl-
. cians lhare are II II, quick 90 discern and
apt 10 magnify the evidences of appreheuded
! popular reactloa. Supported By the people,
+ Congress bias hTayeiy wIthsto5d the assaults
of the Executive and has laid the founda-
ti0us of reconstruction based upon broad
/ aud enduring principles. AhaEdaned by
/ the people, the moral force Of Congress
would Be gone Doubt and in3ecIsioa
would take the place Of irmuess and ven
+ considered action. livery rebel would spuFa
anew the idea OF submission. Every hostile
{ element would unite for co opeT2tlJn. An
+ tjcipated triumph would draw abound them
the veual- lae UHprlneIpieG, and the
/ th0ughl.ess, aud with aggregated strength
I they would control the position. Forcing
theiT way into Congress, al possibilities OF
egi. would IS open 20 taem. Assumption
f OF the L0ufesaTate debt, r1pUQ.attoa Of tie
national Obligations free trade, desperate
j t.uEer5az With the finances, slavery revived
under EuIse Of pe1uaEe-sueh would Be the
I programme before Us, and u ls worse than
+ useless 90 shut our eyes 10 its probability
t when change ia a Iltt!e over one Der cent,
Of the voters IL Penn, gi7aula and Neg OyE
would give the prestige 1T success to those
/ whose principles aud whose policy would
f bring about such catastrophe.
( L matters .itlle 70 Us as citizens which Of
/ two eminent iurists shall sit upon the bench.
/ liz Is absolutely uuimDortant 10 Us which O.
T two men, both equally indifferent to as IN,
divi5ually, shah c0.iec; the fees Of the
+ Sheriff Office U shall draw the salary Of
the City Treasurer. But by the sport OF
/ circumstances questions Of the highest sig
f aj5cance that can effect the existence of q
great people underlie these local aud trivia
+ Issues When Pennsylvania speaks, her
voice Is heard throughout the nation; and
when she speaks in October, It viii not b
merely 70 decide as % the incunibents 0I
local Offices. II IS Andrew johnson who !.
upon trial, and it Is her voice which vii
: then pronounce the verdict