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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-13
A LEAFLET FROM THE SECRET HIS
TORY OF BEDFORD COUNTY
POLITICS.

II was a fine September morning
in the year, 1862, that a certain poll
tician of theto of Bedford, the first let
ters of whose name are w. NJ. Hall
might have been seen to cross Julian
ma street, Il few steps north of the Men
gel House, in said town, and to place
his hand upon the shoulder of well.
known 'Copperhead, whilst he said
'FYou are right! Henceforth | am with
YOU. Lincoln's Emancipation Procla-
nation has changed the purpose of the
war. and I will have nothing more to
do with it," A few hours later, this
same Mr.. Hall sat in his office, busily
engaged in drawing up written re-
quest to certain John Cessna, who was
then the Democratic candidate fol
member of the Legislature, demanding
that the said John Cessna should either
publicly announce himself as opposed
to the Emancipation Proclamation, or
withdraw his name from the Demo
cratic ticket, at the same time threaten
ing that another Democratic candidate
would be put forward, in the event that
Cessna failed to do as he was hidden.
This written request was signed by the
said Hall and number of other per-
sons. Cessna assured the signers pri-
vately that he was opposed to the f.
Emancipation Proclamation, and this as
surance squelched Mr.. Hall. At a
Democratic Meeting in the Court
House, some time afterward, this same
man Hall came forward and publicly
acknowledged that he c0s ,crong IN al
rocatil,g the prosecution Of the tcer
and hoped that he would be forgiven
for making so sad a mistake. During
the following Spring, a meeting was
held at Fetter's School House, in Bed
ford tp., at which Hall made speech,
in which speech he declar, that "roth-
erthna 9ire another man or another dollar
for the prosecution Of tie icoT, he lcould
hare Pennsylvania seceie from the In
ION and cast IN her fortunes octth the
South r' Just about this time Mr..
Hall wasa candidate for the Democrat
ic nomination for member of the Leg
islature, which nomination he failed to
receive. The upshot of all this was
that at.the next election, he rOted the
Repu6licun ticket and deliberately Slcdt-
60lced aHhis anti Emancipation speeches
Including tie aWtW dose he gare the peO-
j3le Of Bedford township, at Fetfer'S
School House, q .feV months pTeciOats.
And this is the fellow who calls Dem
ocrats "blind- bridled jack-asses" This
is the creature that denounces men be-
cause they cling to their traditional
love of the Constitution This is tho
"Daniel come to Judgment" who
fain would be the conscience-keepe Of
thepeople of Bedford county! Aprop'
er fellow, indeed, to teach the public
how to vote!
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-13
THE PuARESEES !!

There is no reason why man should
make black-guard of him self, because
he desires the success of his party :
First editorial column Of last aceek's IN
Quirer.
"Pusillanimous reptiles, miserable
contemplate cowards," ''cOWardly
tricksters," 'skedaddlers," Copper
Johnson" "copperhead, ""barn burn
ings," "cops," "Bah ~ drunken
Maudlin," "boorish tailor of Tennes-
see" ""lecherous manikin, "etc.-SecOnd
and third columns Of last ,Ceek's HaQuir-
er.
Judging from these specimen
Bricks" there must be some reason
"why man should make blackguard
of HIMSELF who "desires the success
Of the Radical party!
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-13
THE Chambersburg Repository

ltE IhHhtDtI5DuIS IttIioSUOfV VI
last week, has The following:
HISTORY is repeating itself. Anoth-
er Lyon is in the path of peace, and by
his side, OH paper, are "fOrty-hVe"
valiant warriors ready to do battle for
Andrew Johnson. Bedford boasts of
This invincible Captain, and his Prov
nss has been flashed by lightning to
the uttermost ends of the Union
Where this grand army has its tents
of war and its sulphurous camp-hres,
the trembling world has no been adj
vised, but the retreats of the draft ske-
daddlers in the mountain Businesses OF
the AlleghenieS are doubtless where
they are drilling for the shock of war.
They are Yaliant-they have their
monuments Of vaiOr. in the charred
ruins of the buildings of enrolling oti-
GERS, and they now pant to drink the
blood of the Senate Snd Congress-
Why does not the unappreeiatiVe john
son send the heroic Lyon the long and
begging breVeIs of Lieutenant General
and General, and bid him come? For
the fOrgetfulness of a. j. we beg the
roaring Lyon to marshal his forces,
fill their cauteens and-fOrward march /!
4 pretty friend Of the soldier, is this
same scribbler for the Repository! The
G.. A. r. (which letters, we presume
stand for Greedy Army Ross) may pile
up their kegs Of vilIainous saItpetre,
and stack in their lodges the arms they
have surreptitiously obtained from the
Government, with the reasonable
design of forcing the Constitutional
Executiyeout of the Presidential chair;
but when brave and tried soldiers Of
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-13
ELECTORS
DELEGATES.
The delegates chosen were:

1st District, William NJ Mullen, l.. G..
Cassidy; ID, w. NJ. Reilly, w. G.. Pat
terson Sd, John e Faunce, II. J.
Linderman; 4th, jeremiah M'Kibben;
9th, Charles NJ. Hurley, Ii. P. Ross
9Th, B. NJ. Boyer, John D. Stiles; 18th,
John II. Brinton. Jackson Lyons 8th
Hester Clymer, jeremiah Hegeman ;
9th, William Patton, a. j. Steinman /;
10th, F. w. Hughs, ID. S. Hammond ;
11th, d. w. Hamlin, Henry S Mott !;
18th, Michael Meylert, David LoWen-
berg; 14th, David NJ. Crawford, VIM.
III. Miller; 18th, John A. Magee, John
Gibson 10th, George w. Brewer, John
r. DonehOOe;l ;l7th, James Burns, Owen
Clark 18th George a. Auchinbaugh,
William Brindle; 10Th, Byron d..
Hamlin, w. l.. Scott; Goth, William
l.. Corbett, Gaylord Church; Dist,
John l.. Dawson, James b. Sansom
32d, John \. Strain, j. b. Guthrie;
23d, r. II. Kerr, John L. Barr; 24th,
\. A. Purman, ID. S. Morris.
All the Business was now concluded.
To the House of Representatives, for
the use of the hall; to the Chairman,
for his urbane presiding; to the Sec
retaries for their IabOrious duties,
thanks were unanimously rendered,
and thus ended the convention. The
speakers gavel fell, the members
shook bands all around, and congratu-
lations on the unusual and uninterrup-
ted harmony of the prolonged proceed
ings were generally exchanged.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-13

"The Dutch have taken Holland a.
gain" The Radicals have carried New
Hampshire by about their usual ma
jority-perhaps little less than last
year. New Hampshire isjoined to her
idols.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-13

The cotton spinners and weaveis
employed in the mills at Fall River,
Mass, on the I'd inst, struck for higher
wages. The mill owners refused to
Rccede to their demands, and stop
ped their mills. AS consequence,
over five thousand persons are out of
employment,
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March 5.

SENATE.-After disposing of some
unimportant business the resolution
in relation to the issue of tickets for the
galleries during impeachment was TAX
en- up, but the expiratisn of the morn
ing hour cut short the debate, and
Legislative and Executive business
was ordered to cease for the purpose
to the. business Of impeach-
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-13
McKEEspoRr. DEC. 1e. 1857

McKEEsPoRr, Dec. 10, 1857.
MEssRS. LIPPINcoTT Co. q
SIRs Il have fully tried your Patent Axe and
find that it is all that you claim for it. 1t will
chop faster than any other Axe that l ever saw
and leaves the wood without sticking at all I
would not chop three days without one for the cost
l need net say any more, for any man that tries
one will be satisfied. WIN. KEGS.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-13
coLBCRS's s PATENT.

ITiGU anu HUu IUUIIU NdIIIHS.
We claim it will cut Twenty Five (25J per cent
more cord wood per day than any other Axe
made
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-13

ITCHi ITCH! !! ITCH !!-.Scratch
Scratch , Scratch IN from 10 AZ hours
WRE4ToN's OINTMENT cures The ITCH.
WHEAToNs OINTMENT cures SALT RHEUM.
WHEAToN's OINTMENT cures letter.
WHEAToS's OINTMENT cures Barriers Itch.
WUEAToN's OINTMENT cures old Sores.
WHEAroS's OINTMENT cures EUsry ktnG
of Humor like Magic.
Price, so cents box; by mail, go cents. Ad-
dress WEEKS POTTER, No ITO Washington
Street, Boston, Mass. For sale by all Druggists
sep20, 67yl
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-13

(tAUTION!-
" The Axe and the Label are both patented.
Infringers these patents will be prosecuted ac-
cording to law.-Venders or dealers, and persons
using any infringement, are liable with the maker
of the infringement
For sale by all Dealers and the Manufacturers,
LIPPINCOTT BAKEWELL,
Successors TO LIPPIN 5oTT Coz
Sole oiVlers ofthe Patents,
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-13

ONE DOLLAR EACH. WEBS
y Cotton Cloth Dress Patterns, Pant Patterns,
Sewing Machines Watches, Dry and Fancy Goods,
&c. Sc Send Ten cents for Patent Pen Foun-
tain, with slip describing an article in dollar
sale.
Any person, (male or female), can send in club
of from 80 to 1000, at same rate 40 cts. for eachl
and get premium for so doing. Send in regis.
tered Letters. Samples mailed free to any adj
Bostou, Mass
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ONE DOLLAR
XL ALL
A PRESENT OF s25 VALUE.

4 PRESENT OF 80 VALUE,
Of your selection, free of cost, for few days
service in any town or village. Particulars and a
gift sent free, by addressing with stamp, n. B.
CLOUDMAN q CO., 40 Hanover ST., Boston, Mass
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-13
AXE.

II ED JACK EFT
AXE.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24
.sfeSU advertisements
Trustees Sale.

By virtue of a deed of trust executed to
me, as Trustee, on the 9th Of February,
1867, which Is of record in the Register
Office of Eardeman county, Tenn, in book
OF % pages $50, 337, 338 / VIII, on the 3lst
day Of October, 1868, at the court house door
in the town Of Bolivar, Tenn, between the
hours Of IL a. m. and , p. m, sell on a cred
it of one and two years, with notes and
good security, anC interest from date, all the
estate and interest of JOHN l.. 7. SNEED,
In the following described land, tO-wIJ:
A certain tract ofland lying in Hardeman
county, Tennessee, about six miles south Of
the town Of Bolivar, and on the Bolivar and
Van Buren, road, said road being the west
ern boundary thereof, and known as the
Hamer place. Said interest being one I'M
divided half Of the same, and held by h. u.
Shepperd, and said John l.. Z. Sneed, under
a title deed for 900 acres from NJ. J. Hamer
to said Shepherd, and John l.. i. Sueed, eE-
ecuted on the 18th day Of December, 1860,
and duly recorded In the Register oince OF
said county Of Hardeman, IN book Il,
page 2GS, except about go acres, sold of the
southern part Of said tract to L. 4. Pickett
and about 10 acres sold to James ShiVers
lying cast of the Bolivar and Van Buren,
road. The whole Of said tract, held by the
said Shepperd and john J.. Z. Sneed as ten
ants IN common, containing by estimation
636 acres, and the interest now exposed for
sale, is the undivided half Of said tract Of
$50 acres
For full particulars Of said Sneeds inter
est, reference Is made TO the trust deed
aforesaid.
Equity of redemption is waived. Title
believed to be good, but 1 viii warrant only
as trustee.
For information, refer to HUI q LeWE,
Attorneys at Law, Bolivar, Tenn
HENRY G. SMITH,
octI7 2t Trustee
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24

Late adyices from London say that the
Alabama claims viii be referred to Russia
for arbitration
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24

WIo0Inimg(On Nursery.

18th Year, 400 Acres, 10 Greenhouses.
I hare 5000 600 Fruit and Ornamental
Trees and Hedge Plants, 1oith an immense
stock Of Grape Tines, Roses, Shrubs, Bulbs,
de-, DC, Of the choicest kinds, lghich sell
vesy tor tor cash.
Those lcHo lcould saUe money 1ejH send at
once , Red Stamps Tar , Fall Catalogues.
+. X. PHOENIX
Bloomington, Mclean Co., Ill sep 26 I'm
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24

To You, Mr. DARKIE-Nezt Tuesday
week is election day you have a right to
vote, and tits expected that you Will exercise
that right Look well before you leap. Do
not be led off by false promises. Grant is
the radical candidate for President; Sey-
mour is the Democratic candidate for the
same Office If Seymour is elected he viii
do Just as much, and even more, for you
than Grant would do If he was to be elected.
If you vote for Grant you viii certainly vote
for high taxes; if you vote for Seymour,
then you vote to reduce the taxes that are
now so hard to bear and which compel you
to pay tlgenty fire cents pound for meat,
"a for pair of s. shoes, So for a hat that is
not worth 81 so, % cents Il pound for shot
81 per gallon for whisky that used to seIb
before the war, for thirty.1fre cents, 81 a
pound for common tobacco and % cents a
yard for poor calico. The radical party has
forced, by laws passed in Congress, this ruin
Gus taxation upon you as well as the white
people of the South. In order to do away
with this terribly high rate of taxation the
radical party must be beaten by votes and
Democrats must be put in Office by votes.
Democrats are in favor Of low taxes; radi-
Gals are in favor of high taxes. Then it is
your duty to vote for Seymour because he is
a Democrat, and to vote against Grant be-
cause he is a radical. All this is truth and
any gentleman, your old master, or any one
who is a true friend to you will tell you so.
And while you are voting next Tuesday
week, remember that Hon. John w. Left
witch; is a candidate for Congress, that he IS
a Democrat, an old Union man, first, last
and all the time, and that Num- and Smith
both radicals, are running against him. II
you vote against Dr. Leftwich and vote Go1
either Smith or Num- you vote for high
taxes. Another thing you should bear ii
mind, and which may have great deal t
do with your welfare hereafter, is this: 4
large number of white men are not allowed
to vote in this State, if they could vote they
would vote for Seymour and Blair and DR.
Leftwich you can vote. Take their advice
as they prosper so viii you prosper; wha
brings peace and happiness to them vii
bt4uS PedCei uippIheSS anu COAIO1V " ) w
Don't be led off by strangers and falso
promises. You are free to do as you please
Right and Wrong are before you. Do right
don't place yourself in opposition to tn,
great majority of the white people anon.
whom you live and run after strangers anC
Northern beggars. If you vote for Grant
Smith or Num- you do wrong vote fo
Seymour and DR.. Leftwich and you will d,
right Time will prove this to you as sur
as there is q Heaven above as
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24

On the 9th instant Num- and his fellow
orators G are to speak at Grand Junction.
We suppose that few miserable remnants
of the whangdoOdle tribe will be there also.
Not much attraction in this. Don't all so at
once
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24

ON hand Northern ana Southern Ports. 10000 bales
supply .--..--..- ..-3 !tss5 bales
Nearly all of last years crop went for
ward to the North ana to Europe, owing to
high prices in the spring and the necessities
Of the planters
This years crop could not under any
existing circumstances, Of the quantity Of
land planted and labor still more democrat
lied involved, equal, much less exceed, that
OF last year had not the caterpillar come
with its ravages.
But great disturbing and damaging
causes did come-known TO all Southern
planters and intelligent men-wide spread
and universal over all the cotton States
proper; aad "like causes produced ike eff
fects. The chief and most destructive of
all is the caterpillar But long drought
then a long wet spell and boil worm did
their share.
These fatal, destructive agents were fully
equal to those of 1916 and I847.
Now, we have already seen by facts and
statistics that the damage done to the crop
of 1861, on the average of 2,392, 795 bales,
by the caterpillar, was Ga, IA bales, reduc
ing and cutting it down to an actual crop of
l, rs, $50 bales. All that is past, and gone
into history.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24

SrEAKING.-We are advised Of the fact
that Hon. j. W. Leftwich viii be in Bolivar
next Tuesday, and that he viii take par5ic-
ular pains to ventilate the past, present and
future Of BIZ Stokes, one Of the long
billed snipes of the Whangdoodle tribe who
is announced to bore this community on the
day mentioned with genuine radical har-
rangue. Turn out Hear Loftwich; see
Stokes
1t Is asserted by those who presume to
know, that the sugar crop of Louisiana, this
year. viii amount to 10000 hogsheads
We are panied to hear Of the death Of the
wife Of our estimable friend, P NJ Winters.
ez-sherif Of Shelby county Her funeral
took place last Wednesday.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24
Pledged to no Partys arbitrary sway,
We follow TRUTH whcre'er she leads the way.

Ten DAYs.-Ten days from to-day the
great political battle is to be fought. A con
seryative or a radical will be elected. Sey-
mour is the conservative; Grant Is the radi-
cal Vote tor Seymour and you vote for
equal taxation; equal representation, a
united country, peace and prosperity, special
privileges to none. Vote for Grant and you
vote for bloated bondholders, unequal taxa
ton, partial representation, patched up re-
construction, unjust laws, oppression, ty-
ranny and a thieving programme generally.
If you are lover Of the American Union, a
possessor of common sense, in the name Of
Truth and Peace, do all you can for Sey
mour and all you can against Grant.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24

OREGoN.-Away off amid the mountains
and valleys that form portion of the Pacific
coast range, nestles the growing, and to-be-
giant. State Of Oregon, lately wrested from
the thraldom of radicalism by the unceas-
ing exertions Of honest men. Good news
comes to us from this growing common
California, October Goth, says;
The Oregon Legislature adopted a resolu.
ton Withdrawing the consent Of the State to
the passage Of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24
NOTICE.

I have lost. mislaid or had stolen from ne
certificates Of stock Of the 8izEUi Central and Ten
nessee IaiIroaI-8ue
Z-2 to H. IIARIEINS and dated hay ISIS,
shares, 80, and dated September
They have not been sold or transferred b. ,and fore
all persons handling the
1t my intention apply for duplicates Tais Septem
sS5st3 rs HIGH HARKISs senior mariner
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24

/. Last Tuesday evening one of the city
fathers of Memphis, named O'Donnell, had
a personal difficulty with a fellow-citizen
named Cosgrove, on North Court street, in
which he inflicted mortal wounds upon the
latter with pistol and Bowie knife. Cause
"a good-for-nothing dog Heavy timber !!
There are L, 900 nuns in.300 converts in
Spain. Oae Num- is more than this District
can stand We pity poor Spain.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24

The Mormons of Salt Lake city have de-
clareds shat they viii not have commercial
intercourse with the Gentiles Big thing
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24
IlIssTssIppi Central Es.Eg.CO.
stock Lost.

Having Lost the following certificates Of
Capital Stock in the Mississippi Central and Tennessee Rail
road notice given that viii apply duplicate
certificates raroad company Dae cereiHeate No
twenty 215 shares issued October =, lj6: No 2s for
issued 1855 No. go.
1921 shares issues May Io5Si No. 2 for twenty lzJl
Shares, u ay 1856 making III all q shares 50 each
ssrt. ALEXANDRA RAMSEY.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24

A Boston telegram of the 2Oth INST says
The schooner J. c. Deering, Of Digbv,
Nova Scotia, capsized on the 18th inst, off
Cape Cod, and seven lives were lost
Another schooner sunk in the same locality,
with all on board
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-12-02
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HAD ALL lie WANTED.-"John |!
John! you flap-cared young scoun-
dreI, W hat arc You crying about i?
What do you want?" asked an in
dignant father Of his young hope
FIJI, who was making day hidcous
with his howls.
"l've got the bcllor ache, that's
what | want"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-12-02

MATHEMATICAL QUEsrIoNs.-Aa
it is generally admitted that nino
tailors make q man, and that forty
poles make n furlong, how many
Republicans make League?
How many pccks Ola woodpcckor
make q bushoI? .....
Is the Tcototal notion correct.
that thore arc throo scruplos to
every dram
Did Bacchus evor smoke a piro
Of wine?