The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-02-08

mon Cameron's pOsitionin politics will
always indicate where His Excellency
is to be found. For, says Geary, II
made Cameron Senator, and as Simon
is proverbially true to his friends, ne
cannot be so ungrateful as to refuse To
follow where / may choose to lead"
But affairs of State crowd upon the at
tention of the Governor, and ] must
take my departure. ''Call often,"
said the Governor, ''we old Democrats
have a fellow feeling which nothing
on earth is puissant enough to aherun-
cate, eradicate, uprootor exterminate"
and with a bend of his body and a
flourish of his hand, hewaved me from
the Executive presence.
Some legislation affecting your coun-
ty, has been inaugurated. Senator
Stutzman read, in his place. few days
ago, ga bill to remitthe Five per Cent
um Penalty to the county of Bedford, F."
which was referred to the Committee
of judiciary Local. A bill has also
passed the Senate changing the time
of holding the courts in your district.
This bill provides that after the first
day of March next, thecourts shall be-
gin as follows: In Fulton, on the first
Monday Of April and August; the
third Monday of October and the sec
ond Monday of January in Franklin,
on the second Monday Of April and
August; the fourth Monday of Octo-
Der and the third Monday of January /;
in Bedford, on the fourth Monday of
April and August; thesecond Monday
of November and the first Monday Of
February; in Somerset, on the first
Monday Of May, the second Monday
of September, the fourth Monday Of
November and the third Monday of
February. A bill has also been repor-
ted from the Committee on Education
to attach certain lands and tenements
in Bedford township to Bedford Bor-
ough, for school purposes.
One of the three contested seats in
the House, has been decided, viz: that
of Glass VS.. Linton, from the Cambria
district. Col. Linton, the sitting mem
ber, was elected by majority of over
800, but his opponent, Mr.. Glass, rely
ing upon the precedents set by his par
ty, supposed that it would be only nee
essary for him to present himself as a
contestant to insure the ousting of Col.
Linton. But sof1imsy was Mr.. Glass
case that his party friends compelled
him to withdraw from the contest.
Two contested cases, one from Phila-
delphia, and one from the Lycoming
district, are undecided. The sitting
member in the Philadelphia case Mr..
Mullin) will, doubtless, retain his seat,
but as to the case i'll the Lycoming dis
trict, think the Committee will oust
Mr.. -Roush, the sitting member. His
majority was only tl0O votes, and the
contestantallegest that "a number of ''de-
serters" voted for Mr.. Roush. OF
course, the Committee will pay no at
tention to the decision of the Supreme
Court which bears upon this subject.
If they were to regard that decision,
Mr.. Roush would retain his seat.
/ have just been informed that Gov.
Geary has issued previous pardon"
to a Judge of Election, convicted in
the Quarter Sessions of Berks county,
of refusing the vote of a citizen on the
ground of his being an alleged ''deser-
ter" Truly ''justice has fed to bru-
tish beasts"
The DemocraticStateC Committee met
here on Tuesday last. Notwithstand-
ing the inclemency Of the weather,
there was a pretty full attendance.
The Committee determined to issue a
call for State Convention to nominate
a candidate for Supreme Judge, to be
held on the second Tuesday of June,
next, and also recommended the elec-
ton of two delegates for each Repre-
sentative and Senator in the Legisla-
ture, to a Mass Convention to be held
at Harrisburg, ona day to be fixed by the
Chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee. The meeting very harmo-
nious.
Hon. S. L. Russell, of your place, was
in town, few days ago, looking after
some local legislation for your county.
More anon. LEX.