Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-07

The New York Times says that the Demo
Gratis must not be too sure ofsecretary Seward
being one Of seymour's political friends and
supporters.
Wilkes Spirit reports that no one has ac.
eepted the $4,000 bet offered by that paper
that Grant will be elected and now offers to
make the odds three to two in Grants favor.
THE Democracy propose not only to re-
pudiate the National debt. but also the 14th
Amendment, the Reconstruction acts, The re.
stored State governments Of the South, and
the war itself
The Bedford correspondent Of the Philadel-
phia Press, writing from the Springs, states
that Justice Grier, now among the visitors at
that famous watering place, regards Grant s
election as morally certain.
The Southern Democratic papers hoist the
''Stars and Bars over the Democratic nomi-
nations. This is proper. Seymour win see
stars before he gets through, and Blair knows
already all the bars in the country.
SAID a well-known lawyer in ST. Louis the
other day, ~ have been Democrat, but l
can not vote for Seymour. will not vote to
surrender everything we fought for If can
do any good, will take the stump for Grant
and Colfax.'
DAN YooRHEEs has been making a great
fuss about taxation, aud he made so much fuss
about it that the matter was looked into, and
it was found that Dams tax amounted to
eighty seven and half cents in five years.
Dan is not the only one
Tue Lawrence (Pa.) Journal, published at
New Castle, says: ''The graybaek nomina-
tion has gained 800 votes for the Republican
party in Lawrence county, and so It is all
over the State. The Republican vote in
Pennsylvania viii be increased by $4,000 at
the coming election"
A correspondent commenting on the course
of the New York Woid, in speaking Of
Grant as Hiram says: 'If St. Paul we're
our candidate for the Presidency, Moses NJ.
Marble would dub him Saul Tarsus, and on
that ground try to beat him with Judas
Iscariot.
Tug Wheeling Intelligencer, speaking Of
Thurman speech in the Convention there,
says: Thurman asked his friends what
they should do with the Radical soldiers
when they THE Demoerats) got into power
and the Rebel crowd cried out, Hang EN- !
hang em!"
TIE Cincinnati Commercial says that Sey-
mour's nomination alter his repeated dccli.
nations calls to mind Corwin'g observation
at the nomination of Polk "After this no
man is safe. A man goes to bed respected
citizen, and he rises in the morning aud finds
himself candidate tor the Democrats party
for Vice Presidency.
GEN, GRANT recently remarked to a friend:
The rebels we whipped, as it was our duty
to dos they fought us bravely, aud for one
have no spite against them. If they behave
themselves I shall think well OF .hom. But
the Copperheads and peace men Of the North
the men who, during the war, reyiled the
soldiers, encouraged the enemy, and did their
utmost to stop supplies and re-enforcements
to our boys in front-such men can't for
gives / viii never forget them, or have any
thing to do with them"
GENERAL HANCOCK recent letter, endors-
ing Seymour aud Blair, is being freely
criticized and commented on in Washington
among his friends. tits told Of him by one
who was present at the time to which allusion
is made, that when he received the news from
Tammauy Hall Of the nomination of Seymour
he appeared very angry, and was not Sc
cretive with his expressions of disgust. lie
denounced Seymour in the severest manner,
saying that had IT not been for his trickery
and hypocrisy he Hancock would have been
nominated. BE accused Seymour of ad-
journing the Convention on Wednesday
evening, when it is apparent that a clear
majority Of the delegates voted against ad-
journment, and he did so solely for the
purpose ofpreyenting his lHancock's) nomi-
nation.