The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-09-11

IitdItJ SaSttlu5 hith hiiiCl HAo iilSitNo
and neighbors had ratified his selec-
tion as chairman. In Difference to the
wishes of the meeting he would set
forth some of the points in the present
political controversy. But he would
do it briefly, combining himself to the
prominent topics and leaving the more
elaborate argument to be made by the
distinguished gentleman from Mary
land, [Gov. Swami who had come
here on special invitation to grace the
cause by pleading it.
He continued: The candidates Of
the two parties are now fairly in the
field, and we have abundant cause to
be proud of the selection made for us
by the convention which assembled at
New York on the 4th of July. 1 do
not believe that any member of the
party to which we are opposed would
so grossly f1atter Grant and Colfax as
to say that they are filter, morally and
mentally, for the places to which they
respectively aspire, than Seymour and
Blair and a man Of real candor will
admit that our candidates have very
decided advantage over theirs.
Mr.. Seymour has for many years
been regarded as standing at the head
of those public men from whom the
Democracy would be bourd to select
the chief Of the nation. He won this
pre-eminence not by any accidental
circumstance but solely by his ac-
knoWledged talents and his undoubted
integrity. He never sought this nomi-
nation; on the contrary, it was thrust
upon him after he had repeatedly de-
elined it. But as soon as he had con-
sented to take it, there was no name in
the country that could stand for one
moment before the competition of his.
The friends of all the other candidates
Immediately conceded the palm of su-
perfority to him and now those can
didates are themselves his most enthu-
siastic supporters. Opposition is melt
ing away before the fervid eloquence
of Pendleton; the ponderous logic of
Hendricks is literally smashing the
ranks of the radicals in Indiana; and
Hancock, with the magnanimity that
belongs to his noble and heroic nature,
has thrown the whole weight of his
great reputation into the scale Of liber-
ty and law, by urging his friends ev-
eryWhere, to 90 with their whole
might for Seymour. Great applause
In the State OF New York, where
Mr.. Seymour's history and character
are well known, his majority, tits said,
VIII he counted by hundreds of thous-
ands. This may be an over-sanguine
calculation; but it is entirely certain
tnaL Grant IIas no eI4aeal4. l.lance Of car
rying that State against Seymour, than
he has Of getting majority in old Co
dorus. Laughter and applause
/ do not say that Seymour has no
enemies. If prohigate politicians
would not SANDER and abuse him that
would be very bad sign for him. The
Scripture says, "woe unto you when
all men speak well of you," which
means that you cannot possibly be an
honest man and at the same time be
popular with all the rascals. There is
enough said against Mr.. Seymour to
take that curse away from him. But,
/ submit 10 you that there has not been
and that there will not be one specific
accusation made against him with the
slightest show of evidence to support
it, which ought to induce you to believe
that he is not stateman Of the high
est order, and a patriot pure and stain
less. Moreover, he is Christian man
he believes in the obligation Of an
oath, and if he sWears 10 preserve, pre-
tect and defend the Constitution, you
may rest assured that he will do it.
General Blair was eoftheable7tand
most distinguished Generals of the late
civil war. He has very high claims
upon us and upon the count try. He
was q fgIitulg, not StediiRg General.
He had no connection with any of
those atrocious cruelties upon nom
which will eternally dis
grace the names Of some other officers.
He would not be military commits
sioner to commit murder upon innO-
cent women and men. He had moth
ing to do with those illegal arrests
which filled the dungeons Of the coun-
try with the victims of political malice.
Seward knew very well that it was
not worth while to ring his "little bell''
at him, for he was no mans deputy |
kidnapper. Whenever he went upon |
duty he always wore tao0 anaJ0gmS,-
the uniform coat of soldier, and the |
uniform conduct of a gentleman.
Great applause.
After the war was over, he demand |
ed Of the party in power that they
should redeem the pledges which lie
and they both had made to the people |
Of the country. lie was member of |
that Congress which on the 22d day of |
July, 1861, (the day after the battle of !
Bull Rum by solemn resolution IL
unanimously passed through both
Houses, declared that the object of the
war was not subjugation or conquest |
but solely to preserve the integrity of
the Unionandto maintain the suprema-
cy of the Constitution and Laws in the |
South as we'll as in the North. He
went into the war upon the faith of
that resolution followed by thousands
Of his friends. Upon the same faith,
thousands in the South and hundreds
Of thousands in the North had sacri-
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