Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-03-20

legislation enacted for the security Of the
country
/ In sabserYienee to this intention, and in
| concert with the disloyal sentiment Of the
country, Andrew johnson has falsifed all
| his pledges and professions, treacherousty
betrayed the trust confided to his keeping.
prostituted his patronage and power to the
/ basest ends, shameiully affiliated with
criminals aud traitors and outraged and de.
/ fed the known will Of the people, usurped
and exercised Illegal and despotic authority,
stimulated and termented laWlessness, yio-
/ lenee and bloodshed, aud de6antly treated
with contempt the laws Of the land, and
| trampled them under his feet.
| Patiently but steadily, a loyal Congress
| resisted these usurpations, and labored to
prevent and correct their disastrous couse-
quenees, shrinking the while, for the sake
| of peace, from a resort to .seyere and ulG
mate proceedings. This policy acted but
| as an incentive to further arbitrary acts of
| disloyalty and defiance, eliminating IN the
| Presidents S revolutionary attempt to usurp
both judicial and legislative functions
| Such audacious acts at last aroused the rep
| resentatiyes Of the people to a true concep
ton Of the perilous condition OF affairs, aud
to the nature Of the remedy Bitter expert
ence had taught them that the President
was utterly faithless and treacherous, hope
lessIy lost to al considerations of honor
duty, and truth, aud fatally bent upon
national dishonor and DEGRADATION. To suffer
him to hold his high Office and perYert all
It's functions was not the way to pacifca-
ton and peace, but to destroy the credit of
the country, TO encourage and sanction
crime and mlsrule, and eudanger the
very existence Of our republican n-
stituti0ns. With a promptness aad yigor
demanded by the, seriousness Of the crisis
and the magnitude Of the subject, they in
yoked the great constitutional remedy Of
impeachment, and to-day this unfaithful
servant stands culprit before the bar OF
the Senate, charged with the commission of
high crimes and mlsdemean0rs. That his
conviction and deposition from Office will
speedily follow DO man can doubt. Sternly
and remorsoly let the sentence be pronounc-
ed, and the penalty inflicted, that his adj
miDistration may become historic as a
crime, and odiOus, as an example, etO stink
forever in the nostrls Of the people -
Next to the removal Of his accidency, no
question of greater Importance is presented
shan the preservation Of the national credit
and the bliehted faith of the country aud
its protection from the shame, fraud aud
disaster Of repudiation Naturally the enc
mics of the Union, not only those who
strove by force Of arms TO overthrow it. but
also those who, too cowardiy to take up
arms in the attempt, sympathi2ed with the
effort, as hostile to the payment OF the debt
contracted in preserving our liberties. Fail
ing to accomplish the destruction Of the
Government by bloody war, they propose
the same result by the ruin of its credit
and the reputation of its obligations, and
are now by subtle and vilainous approaches,
disguised under dcmagogical professions of
regard for equality seeking to debauch the
popular mind, and lead 1t TO the perpetra-
ton of the lowest dishonesty. 1t is cur duty
not only TO resist these insidious designs, and
denounce the dishonor and infamy Of the
attempt, but also to proclaim our unalterable
purpose 10 maintain iuviolate the faith and
honor Of the Government, by paying to the
last dollar its bonds, according to the pledges
given to Its creditors, BY whose money ies
existence was preserved, and its triumph
assured As no shadow or faint rested upon
our loyalty amid the clash of arms, so now
let hero be no suspicion Of sympathy on our
part with the ethics of thieves and pick
pockets.
just now, the question, who shall be our
next President? excites more than usual
interest, for upon his shoulders viii sest re-
spon sibilities of measureless importance to
tho peace, dignity and power OF the country.
AL the issues growing out Of our recent
troubles, and involved In the transition Of
the nation into wider aud grander sphere
Of political action and life, must receive
th cir color and direction, in a great degree,
from him. They win bear the impress of
his character and genius, and carry down to
f1fFlrn amos his etrnrufh or VVp9 kunzc his
wisdom or folly, his capacity. for greatness
and craftsmanship, or fix on his name the
stigma Of failure and interioTity. Happily,
1t requires no prophetic inspiration to answer
the question.
AS four years ago, when the country was
IN the throes of civil war, trembling for life
at each shock OF battles, all eyes were fixed
on Abraham Lincoln. the civilian, and all
hopes of all loyal hearts were clustered
around him, conhding In his purity, homes
ty aud wisdom for guidance and deliyerance,
so now In the midst Of civil conyulsion and
organic reconstruction, with one accord all
eyes and all hearts turn with und0ubting
confidence, trust and hope to the unsurpass
ed and unrivalled soldier, Ulysses 5 Grant,
aud demand his elevation to the Presidency.
Like his great martyTed predecessor he en-
joys the personal affection Of the people,
who love him for his purity and simplicity
honor him ior his splendid achievements,
his heroic integrity, unfinching performance
Of duty, and brave outspoken condemnation
Of Presidential usurpation and unfalthtul-
ness
With Grant and Curtin as candidates, the
way to victory Is open. The speaker then
said that Pennsylvania, the second State IN
the Union in population, had long enough
been the football OF the politicians Of the
country, aud the time had now come for
her to assert her dignity aud power, and
demand the recognition Of her sister States
This morning we have heard the first BOOM
ing Of the guns Of triumph from the Granite
State this is the first wave Of victory that
Is to be followed by many others. There is
no power to resist our progress and trIumphi
for with justice and truth, humanity and
God on our side, ge are snre to prevail
against the devil and his angels.
A dispatch from Boston, to John Il. Ad-
dicks, stating that New Hampshire had no
bly, redeemed herself, and given majority
Of :, 500 for tue Republican party, was read
and received with considerable cheering.
The Committee on Contested Seats re
ported iavorably to the following gentle
men:
W. Harvey Money, First District Of
Philadelphia, Joseph Moore, Third District
of Philadephia; DR. B. f. Wagonseller, of
Snyder county; E. T. Capron, ofLycomlng
county; Lucius Rogers, Senatorial Delegate
of Potter. Iioga aud Clear6eld counties; and
Samuel NJ Camant, Of Blair county.
The roll was ordered to be called by the
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