Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-03

cutioa Of the .ftgiijUe slacc lac. II has been
d.matter 9Chich has been gathering head for
thirty years. The election Of Lincoln and
Hamlin was the last straw on the back OF the
camel. But IL was not the only one. The
back was nearly broken before. The point
upon which / differ from my friend is this;
lie says he thought it expedient for US to put
this great question before all the world upon
this simple matter Of wrongs on the ques6on
Of slavery, and that question turned upon the
fugitive slave law. Nor, il regard to the ~
qitiUe Stare iol0 / myself doubt Its coasttttl-
fiondtty, and doubted II on the floor Of the
Senate when ! was a member Of that body.
The States, acting in their sovereign capacity,
should he responsible for the rendition Of fu-
gitve slaves. That was our best security.
| This report has proceeded upon the elaborate
1 discussion of q constitutional question, about
which the very ablest men la this State have
doubted. When we 20 before the world, If
we put il upon mere matter Of this kind we
do not do justice to our cause. Sir, to whom
are we to speak? It's simply to the North
/ JFe are about 20 SJu6er our relations 7gith
/ that section, and I trust 10rccer. Our treat
/ les, | suppose, will be with the nations Of
| Europe. Do yCu suppose the nations Of EU
1 rope VIII hare any sgHpathy Jrth rs, or con
/ 6deace, or affection, because Of the Ciotatj0n
/ Of the fugitive stare lar? Germany, and
/ France, ald England, what do they all say
/ Sir, in setting up our Independence, we are
| MOTTO narrow it down simply to the question
of slavery.
The report, written BY the author ofthese
atr ious sentiments, pronouucing the Sc
/ cesslon Of South Carolina and forcing other
States to follow her, was unanimously adop
/ ted By the convention.
The other delegates from South Carolina
/ to the Democratic National Convention are
rebels equally audacious They go to shat
1 body not only without recanting their doc
triues or regrcttin the war that sprung
4 from them, but under the authority Of the
/ following resolution adopted By the State
/ Convention which appointed them, aud ap-
/ proved by most of the district conventions
/ Resoiged, That having entire confidence in
/ the principles aud patriotism of the Demo
I cratic party, and believing. and trusting 10
their assurance that they viii, If Triumphant,
restore and maintain at the South, as they
have done OF the North, in the East, and in
| the West, the supremacy aud the government
I Of the white race-A WHITE MAN S GOVERN
MEST-leaying TO the States themselves TO
/ regulate their suffrage laws; aud also that
/ they viii eXpunge the usurpaGous and the
I fraudulent governments created by the mill
tary power, under what are called rcconstruc-
/ ton laws, and thereby restore to the Union
( the Southern Sta cs, such as they 1cCrc before
\ the enactment Qf said ia}rs, we hereby pledge
\ ourselves TO the support Of the candidates Of
4 that party for President and Vice President
+ Of The United States, to be nominated at the
/ coming convention in the city Of New York,
on he ilh day Of July next.
/ The Democrats Of the adhering States
/ viii not forget that it was the arrogance Of
the South Carolina traitors In 1850 which
sacrificed Douglas and divided their party
4 Now they are compelled 10 sit In council
with the most Of these men, headed by the
/ defiant Rhett himself, whose adhesion is
/ couched In the most offensive tones, and
coupled with the most degrading cDudi-
/ ti0nl
These are the gently who rail- at negro
supremacy in South Carolina, and whose
sutforings are bowaied by all the Democrat
/ ic papers Of the North. What negro has
4 been guilty of such insolence and treason?
/ What negro, even if he had been traitor
enough TO take part ia the rebellion, would
/ have ellrcd in il after defeat and have
/ insisted upon the restoration 20 South Caro-
/ lima Of her old tyrannical constitution as the
condition of his repentance?
| And all these men viii support any Candl-
/ date nominated at New York, and viii swear
/ allegiance TO any platform; byf thai sgH age
/ tlecHldid1te, Jhe IS etsstod, 10 carly ont The
{ spirit Qf tiaird0c' ines and btci- iastraetioas
/ and Hty iCW repui'4te Ihe p'q}toTm Dreciss{Q
as h.y repUdsatcd H e. 0lthg % tie G0gsru-
ma,t Of their JaiherS!
Keep record and remembrance Of these
! Developments Republicans They will
/ be as effective upon the rebel Democracy
/ in peace rs Grants shot aud shell were upon
/ the rebel Democracy in arms-The PsesS.