Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-28


ED BY THE LUST OF POWER AND |
FRENZIED By AN UNHALL0WED AN |
BITION THEY FIRE UPON THE FLAG
OF THE UNION, THEN MAY HEAVEN /
SHELTER THE HEADS UNCOVERED
IN A RIGHTEOUS CAUSE, AND "DAM-
ED BE HE WHO FIRST CRIES HOLD
RNOUGHln THE RESPONSIBILITY
WILL NOT REST UPON THE NATION
AL DEMOCRACY But 1T WILL REST
UPON THE REY0LUTIONISTS WHO
WOULD SUBVERT THE GOVERNMENT
TO THE UNHALL0WED PURPOSES OF
PARTY. WE WANT PEACE. EVERY
PULSATION OF OUR HEARTS De
MANps PEACE.
But anything my countrymen. is better
than dishonor. Come war and pestience.
come death in all its terrible array, rather
then suffer the slightest stain Of dishonor,
If war must come In defence of the Union
and the Constitution, patriots Of the North
and South viii gather around the proud en-
sign Of the republic, aud planting il on the
perilous edge of battle gather around II to the
carnival of death.
What think you Of it, reader? How do
you like these Democratic laudations of the
rebels who murdered and starved your faith
ers, brothers and cons in rebel prisons2
And over them the Democratic party throws
her protecting bannerl Wen may they
pledge to it their lives, their fortunes and
their sacred (?) honors! ''THe Democratic
party offers the most honorable terms. y "a
endorses the principles for ,ehich you bat
ted. Give US a afull-blooded rebel, and not
a sneaking copperhead, for honest truth
after all, he may be wicked and treasonable,
but he makes bold parade Of his wicked
ness and Is plain and out-spoken in his trea-
SON. Truly he says the Democratic party
endorses the principles for which they
fought. Truly did Wade Hampton say
''The cause for which Stonewall jackson
fell will yet triumph in some form. Truly
did Gov Wise say, Secession is not dead
1t as more altre than erer. Truly did Gov.
Vance say that, What the Couederaey
fought for tciH. be l0oR by the election Of .Scy-
n,oalr and Blair. Rebels speak their opin-
ions plainly and it behoOyes the lovers of
peace, law aud order to ponder well their
speeches. They are the only true exposi-
tons of the copperhead platform.
Look again See how the flag and the
President with the army are to be on their
side the next time. Mark well the ominous
threat, " ,ge triumph at the polls, if
Seymour and Blair are elected, ''the dTeg-
ular aud revolutionary nments must
gtiue ,cay. Read the whole sentence as dis
played in capitals. What fine rebel pro-
gramme. The President, the army, the
national flag, are all to take up the lost
cause Congress, the Senate, the represen-
tatives of the nation, the viii of the people,
are all to be ignored and defed. If the
people viii not submit they are told they
must fire upon the national ensign They
who suppressed rebellion, crushed treason
and preserved the national liberty are to be
put in the false light Of rebels For this
purpose you are asked to vote for Seymour
and Blair How well the whole programme
comports with the suggestion of Blair letter
"that it viii be the duty of the Democratic
President if elected to subvert the Southern
governments as now organized according to
the laws Of Congress, and if need be he must
use the Army and Navy in the work. -
American citizens! Freemen, you who wore
the blue, you whose fathers, brothers and
sons sleep on southern battle-felds, how
can you, how dare you, stand idle and per
NIT this infamous programme to be carried
out? Vote the ticket no man can, in whose
veins runs one drop Of patriotic blood or
whose heart ever thrilled at the cry of free
dom. But more is required of you. Such
bold, and presumptuous treason must be
fought unto death. When such infamous
plans are laid for surrendering the strong
holds of liberty into the hands Of traitors,
no man must be idle The welfare and the
safety of the country demands Of every one
active, earnest, faithful work. To work
then without delay. As you honor the
sainted dead, as you love the living, as you
are proud Of the past and hopeful OF the
future Of your country and as you prize her
glorious liberty ,ccrls! loork icork The
issue is PEACE or WAR. Grant and Colfax
will give US PEACE, security and prosperity.
Seymour and Blair threaten us with ANAR-
CITY and BLOODY CIVIL WAR.