Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-31
PEACE OR REVOLUTION.

EEANE OIA M OLA 4 AO-Ne
General Grant in accepting the Republi-
can nomination gave utteranco to the senti-
ment of the people when he said Let us
have peace. How different the utterances
of the candidates Of the opposition imme-
diately before their nomination. Seymour
INDUCED in a long, windy speech, IN which,
while Ishmael Ike his hand was against
every one, he failed to commit himself to
any policy whatever. F. P. Blair, the rem
egade Republican, finding it necessary to
bid high for Southern votes, in his notorious
letter to Col Broadhead, openly declared
himself in favor Of revolution by the Presi,
dent Of the United States himself, against
the laws of the land and the wishes Of the
people as expressed by their representatives
in Congress- In his letter Of acceptance he
reiterates the same sentiment, and very
modestly assumes. not only that Seymour
and himself will be elected, but that it will
become their duty as representatives of the
H----l;- -s~-.v- &c need be. to disperse
the Congress of..the United States IN, arsI4,.
to annal the reconstruction laws and remit
to political chaos and anarchy those States
so recently redeemed from rebellion and
restored to the Union Thus, early in the
campaign, the positions of the two parties
are clearly defined The keynote Of Copper
headism is rebellion, revolution, war and
anarchy That Of Republicanism peace,
order, and quiet, the restoration of the late
" rebelious States the protection of our
national industry and the honest payment
Of the national debt What honest man or
union and liberty loving citizen can for
moment hesitate on which side to array HIM
self? He must choose between war on the
one side and peace on the other. And who
but the reckless adventuror Or the friend of
the late rebellion and traitor to his country
can pronounce for war. The land is cover
cd with the graves of our fallen heroes,
whose lives were sacrificed that we might
have peace and free and united country.
Almost every household in the land is vet
clothed IN mourning for friends who have
fallen In the fatricidal strife; the wall of
the widow and the orphan is still heard on
every hand, and men a few years ago reioic-
ing IN strong and vigorous manhood now
manned and crippled for life are hourly met
upon our streets. With all these sad and
mourmul mementocs Of causeless and
wicked rebellion yet fresh in our minds and
meeting US on every hand, and with the ma
ton burthened with an immense debt. in
CURED in putting down rebellion and pre-
serving our union and liberty. we are cody
invited, by Copperheadism, to a new re-
bellion, to a fresh holocaust of our best and
braTest and for what? That the Lost
Cause may again be revived and afforded
new opportunity 70 destroy our Union and
liberty together Such Is the cause in
which copperheadism is still enlisted. EY-
cry one who votes or speaks in favor of
Seymour and Blair commits himself IN favor
of another war and a new rebellion. Friends
OF peace, lovers Of law and order can You
for moment hesitate? Can Won doubt rs
to your duty in such an emergency? The
issue Is plainly set before YOU. The candi-
dates OF the Copperhead party have openly
ana publicly pledged themselves in favor of
new rebellion in behalf of the 'SLost
Oaose. The Republican party, in its past
record and its present candidates and plat
ioFll' stands irrevocably pledged to the pre-
sef'a'ion oi peace, the restoration of the
oiiiOn' 'ne defence Of our liberties, the pay
ment OF the national debt the reduction Of
the national expenditures, the tightening Of
taxes { the protection of our industry, and
the promotion of the national welfare, honor
ana Teno|n by every just, peaceful and hon
oraoie means. Our cause is the cause Of
human liberty and Republican institutions
and with Grant and Colfax for o7r ,eaao-.
there can be no such word as fail. Let eve.
ry one fairly weigh the issues and act ac
eordingly, and with the frosts of Autumr
the candidates of the rebellion viii bo gath.
cred to timely graves, from which there will
be, for them, no resurrection.