Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-23
Politifal.
From the Toledo Blade.
EASBY.

from the Toledo Biade.l
NASBY.
Posi- 0FFIs, CoNFEDRIT Y RoADS.
tWieh Is 10 the State Nv Kentucky Scptem-
Der =, 1865. For fear that colored state
ments Of the late Unhappy affair wich oc-
CURED at this place mag be sent North to
the prejoodis Nv the Democracy, l heTeby
make calm and truthful statement Nv it.
l viii prefix my account by stain that the
citizens w the Corners have allus desired
70 live on amicable terms with the colored
men, feein that their interests are more OF
less identikle To show how completely We
hev coukered our prejoodisses and bow
much we desire peace, / viii state that for
a month ther hcv bin only two niggers hung,
and them under circumstances NV CRATE prov
oc2tion. One Of em made face at Issa-
ker Gavitt, and tother refoosed 10 give Ker-
mel Punt credit for a lead Of watermelonS,
elaimin that the Kernel already owed him,
and that there wuz DO Jaw for niger to
collect debts Nv white men. w cooEse We
can [ stand inslence from EN-.
( The late onpleasanlnis originated In this
wise The Radikles Nv this county he'd
given out that they intended TO hold a pc
litikle meetin At this place on the 10Th inst.
1 knew that eff they did it, blood would flow,
/ for l knowd the temper and feeling ny our
peacable citizens. To avoid bloodshed, I
/ sent word to EN- not to come-not to hold
the meetin-that eff they did, l Good not Be
/ held responsible, al1 thsl blood wood be on
ther own heads. Partikerly warned EN-
not to come armed, for our citizens wont
stand that anyhow. We kin never permit
men who differ from US to carry arms, ez in
case we hev dispoots with em, they mite be
dangerous
Ny well meant endeavors wuz frootlis,
and Issaker Gavitt thot he'd Try. On be
mornin Nv the day, Issaker rode out to ind
ef they were bound 70 come IN, also wheth-
er they wus armed. He returned rcportin
Nv EN- comm, and every man Nv EN- armed
to the teeth At "A. NJ, the procession
entered the town headed By moosic and the
nashnel flag Ez it passed Bascom :, Issa-
ker Gasitt, who he'd double barreled shot
gun in his hand, happened accidentally to
let the hammer fall onto the nipple, when it
went off,
Unfortunately it wuz pinted in the di-
recshun of the procession, and niger fell
from his horse with the top Nv bis head
blowed OFF. To increase the disorder a
small rock, plsyfully throwed by Kernel
Punt at about the same time. struck anoth-
er one in the head, and several other rocks
from others in and about Basoom' knocked
several more Nv EN- down He'd the Mig
gers passed on quietly all wood hev been
well, but they didn't. Eager to quarrel,
and full Nv insolence, and RELY seekin a pre-
text to embrol Us, the procession stopped
in wild confusion, many Nv EN- takin to the
woods to create the impression that they
he'd bin attackt The doopheity Of the mig
ger character is beyond finding out We
wuz surprised at their bTeakin up SO sud
denly, and for mint we didn' know what
to do
IL the percesslon stopt 10 front Nv Bas-
com our citizens coDjecrured their design
wuz to attack the grosery, which is RELY
the citadel Nv the town. In Baseom is all
the ticker we hev; in BascOm' 5 our innocent
reYels is held; and Bascom We VIII defend
TO the last What wuz we TO do? Tn.
armed and helplis we were onprepared for
this. But heaven smiled onto Us, and gave
Us the means to defend ourselves.
The rifles, EeTolTers and shot guas be.