The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-01-25
HARRISBURG, Jan. 19.

Correspondence of the Bedford Gazette
HARRISBURG, Jan. 19.
DEAR EDITOR Although I find
you here in our midst, | will not fore
go the pleasure of jotting down my
weekly epistle to the GAZETTE, for, be
it known, that whilst ] address my
talk to you, it is intended for your rea-
ders.
Why didn't you get down to the in
auguration of our new Governor?
Bedford county must be losing its pat
riotism, or it would not slight the i'm
mortal hero whonow presides over the
destinies of this Commonwealth.
Well, will tell you something about
the Inauguration. There was a consid-
erable crowd of people in attendance,
the trough" element decidedly pre-
dominating. 1t appears that in order
to draw crowd, the managers of the
Inauguration had arrangeda prize fight
between two noted ''rOughs," which
was duly announced to come off at a
place a few miles distant from Harris
burg This announcement brought to
the city sporting characters from al
most every large city in the Union
"roughs" from Baltimore, "roughs"
from Philadelphia, ''roughs" from New
York and "roughs" from tell us not
in Gath y the hub of the Universe, the
godly city of the immaculate Puritans
Boston! The hotels were filled with
these delectable gentlemen, and many
an unsuspecting fellows pocket was re-
ieved of its greenback contents before
they evacuated the town. Aside from
this, cannot say that any thing special
marked the occasion. Gen. Geary
made his little speech, written in the
shades of New Cumberland, and was
then inducted, in due form, into the
Executive chair.
There is no doubt about Geary'S
throwing his patronage and influence
to the Cameron interest. The Curtin
men groWl considerably about this, and
I learn that Col. Mcclure, ofChambers-
burg, is heart-broken over the course of
the new Governor. Curtin labOred
hard for Geary's election, and | must
say that our "hero-Governor" shows a
little ingratitude in his conduct toward
the Governor. But Simon ''points
up" and Geary dares not point any
other way. look for squalls in the
political horizon, arising from this very
fact. But we shall see what we shall
see
The impeachment programme in
Congress, is beginning to cause some
excitement in political circles. Itseems
to be the settled purpose of the Radical
leaders, to prefer articles of impeach-
ment against the President, and then,
to suspend him from office, pending his
trial by the Senate. tits clear that they
cannot so suspend him, or in any man
ner remove him from his Office, before
he shall be convicted of the crimes with
which he stands charged. If his enc
mics attempt to remove him from office
before c0nUjction, THERE WILL BE
WAR! The people will not submit to
such arbitrary work. God save us from
such war! May our country be spar
ed the calamity! But rather than the
Constitution should be overthroWn,
rather than human liberty should go
down beneath the heels of such petty
tyrants as Thaddeus Stevens and Charles
Sumner, l say, let it come! Ifcivil
freedom has not been secured by the
blood already poured upon its altar, let
us renew the libation. THE PRESI-
DENT MUST NOT BE REMOVED
EXCEPT ACCORDING TO LAW!
Let this be the motto of good citizens
everywhere, and wo be to the man who
dares to say otherwise.
But, sufficient unto the day is the
evil thereof" We will not borrow
trouble from the future. Still it is well
to remember that when the skies are
dark, there is sign ola coming storm.
I advise no inconsiderate haste, butthe
people should move, in apeaceful way,
to sustain the President; and every true
patriot should resolve in his heart to
die rather than see the Constitution of
his country subverted LEN.
...a WASN'T TNGTON