The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-07-31


the purpose of organizing to over
throw the party in power for this
great wrong, and to restore to the u
Mon and the Constitution, and the
rights of the States and of all the States
under it. Now, | do not say the NOM
nations made at New York are the ve-
ry best that could have been made for
that purpose.
The elements to be organized into Il
victorious army were four-fold. To
use military figure, there were four
army corps to be organized into one
grand army:
First. The great Democratic Corps
Second. The War Democratic Corps
Third. The Conservative Republi-
can Corps: HHHtI IH j.
Forth. The Civilized Southern Corps.
The first, or Democratic Corps, was
fully organized, with ranks well filled,
but not in sufficient numbers to secure
the victory. rt.t.r. r-..r
There was the War Democratic Corps,
which supported Lincoln in 1864 but
which in consequence of the great
wrong above mentioned, was ready to
sever itself from the Radical Army un-
der General Grant; and there was the
Conservative Republican Corps, of
which you are pleased to speak of me
as leader, who for. the same reasons,
were ready to join the Grand Army,
and do all in their power to bring sue
cess to our cause.
The two last are the recruiting corps.
They hold the balance of power. AS
matter of policy, had the first office
been given to chef of the one or of
the other, it would have made our vic
tory more easy, if not certain.
Everybody knows that the result of
this contest is to depend upon the inn
portant question, whether we shall be
able to recruit those two corps in suffi-
cient numbers, and carry them to the
hearty support of Mr.. Seymour. five
can, victory is with us: if we cannot,
victory is against us.
In my judgment, it is our duty to do
so. The very life of the Constitution
is involved and, with it the rights of
the States and liberties of the people.
/ cannot hesitate one moment my
judgment is for it my whole heart is
in it. So far from relaxing, we should
redouble our efforts. Bear in mind
that the war was ended three wears
ago, when new era was opened
in political affairs that Mr.. Sey-
mour is a man of high character, of
unquestioned patriotism, of great abili-
ty and experience, wholly with us
upon the living and paramount issue;
and that, if elected, he will make a
most able and dignified President
and certainly no Pennsylvania will!
forget that, but for his promptness and
energy in forwarding the forces of New
York to Gettysburg, that great battle
might have been lost and Pennsylva-
MIA overrun. While in General Blair
we have a civilian and soldier, whose
promptness andindomitable resolution
seized Camp Jackson and saved Mis-
souri, from secession; who always stood
among the foremost of the war Repub-
licans, in council and in the field, while
the war lasted and, when it was over,
was among the first to demand that
for which the war was prOsecuted-th
Union of the States under the COnsti-
tuition, with their rights, equality, and
| dignity unimpaired.
Let us unite for victory! Let us
have peace-a peace which comes not
from a violated Constitution, and the
despotism of the sword, but peace
which comes from a resorted Union
and the supremacy of constitutional
law, by which alone liberty is secured.
Respectfully, yours,
J. II. DOOLITTLE.