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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

Our neighbors, in the adjoining Congress
sional District, will re-nominate the Hon.
Daniel J. Morren, Of Johnstown, for Con-
gress. This viii be a well deserved honor. Mr..
Morell has not only faithfully represented
his constituents, but he has so well repre-
senUed the interest OF pennsylvania at large
that it would be great misfortune to the
State to lose his services in the National
Legislature Men ike Mr. Morrell, who il
the short space of single term obtain q
national reputation, should not be cut of
from their usefulness by the application Of
the one term principle. We hope he may
be re-nominated and reelected and live to
complete a career of usefulness so auspi-
ciously begun.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26
COUNTY TICKET,
CONGRESS AND CoNGREssMEN.

Our Congressman still seem disposed to
lay aside all serious work and return to their
homes, visit the summer watering places,
or 60 off on electionecring tours as may
happen to suit their respective tastes. Now
we protest against this disposition to
neglect public business and seek personal
ease and qualification The people send
men to Congress not for their own personal
qualification but to attend to the business
of the nation, and when Congressman
show a disposition to neglect or postpone
business of vital interest and consult their
own personal ease, the sooner they are
granted leave to go home and stay there the
better. When man offers himself for or
accepts the Office of a representative in
Congress he makes contract, binding in
honor and common honesty if not in law,
to attend to the duties Of his Office and
care for the interests of his constituents
and that to the neglect, if need be, of all
other ordinary business or duties of a
personal character. This is the contract
that is always understood and for which he
s-:I osI----------- ss'I..5 ~
fulfil his part he should cease to draw his
salary, resign his Office and 60 home and
give the people an opportunity to put some
more faithful officer in his place.
We have before US this moment the hu-
initiating spectacle of the Congress of the
United States deliberately preparing to 90
home for five months, leaving much of the
most important business unfinished. What
man employing laborer to do certain nee
essary work and finding him leaving it half
done togo off on a pleasure excursion, to the
detrinent of his employer, would not at
once discharge him. So let us serve every
recreant member of Congress whether Re
publican or Democrat.
With the national finances suffering, and
the tax bin ready for their action and de-
signed expressly for the relief of our
finances, we see them deliberately post
poning it for FIVE months and instructipg
the Committee to prepare a special bill for
few items, such as whiskey and tobacco,
to be passed in haste that they may run
away from their work and the discharge
OF their sworn duties on five months rest,
at the expense of the people. If the Tax
Bill will take five months to mature and
pass 1t, as Butler asserted the other day it
would, then it is the duty Of Congress
men to stay at their posts and attend to
the work they have engaged to perform if
1t takes until the first Monday in Decem-
ber Let every newspaper, let all good
citizens cry aloud and spare not until this
vicious habit of running away and peglec-
ting the interests of the country Is broten
up. Let every man that votes for sbirk.
ing ms duty be marked and let him be
politely directed to stay at home, hereafter.
Ii men are unwilling to bear the labor of
the office of Congressman let them be
taught that they must also foreoo tho
honor and the pay. The national govern
ment has been cursed with this chronic
laziness long enough. Let US have reform
IN this matter without regard to party.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

THE DEMOCRATIC MILITARY CoNyEN-
TON. I'VE referred the other day to the
probable composition of the National Con-
vention OF Soldiers and Sailors, called to
meet at New York on the 4th Of July, to
influence the proceedings Of the Democrat
ie National Convention, Our description
Of the character Of the people likely to fig
ure in that body was not overdrawn. The
Chicago Tribune says that of the eighteen
Generals and Colonels who signed call
published in the National htelligeacer Of
the fifth, for a Conservative Soldiers Con,
vention, but four loere entitled 10 claim The
titatlar rank. The rest toere either Of a rank
belo'o Colonel ,oien theg LEFT the service earlg,
N the aoar, or had been discharged from The
army for the public good, or had not been IA
the service at all. :" The Providence journal
says that it has never heard of the Colonel
Lawrence who signs the call on behalf Of
the soldiers Of that State, and believes that
no one else has, and concludes that it must
refer to a local Democratic politician of that
name, who never heard "the ringing volley
of Southern rifles, or much more, had
served in the Federal army OF the long
list of names attached to the call, only a
very few can be recalled as having any con-
nection with the army, and these few at
tanned no prominence as soldiers or officers.
Baltimore american.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

ing OF voting, must take and subscribe an
oath which among others, contains the
following clause THAT | accept the civil
and political equality of all men, and agree
not to attempt to deprive any person or
persons on account of race, color or pre-
yious condition, Of any political or civil
right privilege or immunity enjoyed by any
other class of men,
1t is well known that very large por-
ton Of the electors 10 oil the States, If not
large majority Of all Of them, do not be-
lieve in or accept the political equality Of
Indians, MongOlians or negroes with the
race to which they belong. If the voters
in many Of the States Of the North and
West were required to take such an oath
ms a test Of their qualifications, there IS
reason to believe that a majority Of them
would remain from the polls rather than
| comply with its degrading conditions. How
/ far and to what extent this test oath pre-
vented the registration of those who were
| qualified under the laws Of Congress it is
not possible to know; but that such was its
! effect. at least sufficient to overcome the
small and doubtful majority in favor Of
! this Constitution, there can be no rea-
sonable doubt Should the people Of
! Arkansas therefore, desiring to regulate
/ the elective franchise so as to make it con
/ form to the constitutions of large proper
| tion Of the States Of the North and West,
| modify the provision referred to in the
| fundamental condition, what IS to be the
! consequence 1t is intended that a denial
! of representation shall follow, and if so,
may we not dread, at some future day,
| recurrence of the troubles which bave so
| long agitated the country. Would it not
be the part Of wisdom to take for a guide
the Federal Constitution, rather than re-
sort to measures which, looking only TO
the present, may in few years renew, in
an aggravated form, the strife and bitter
ness caused by legislation which has proved
to be so i'll timed and unfortunate
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washingtnn Inna 90 1868
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

In the Ohio Legislature, few days ago,
Christopher Hughes, Esq, ofButler county,
a sturdy Democrat, delivered speech in
which the following passage occurred: I
would rather trust the Democratic party in
political matters than God Almighty. "
Whoever heard of member of the Demo
cratic party placing any trust outside of the
party, unless as sop given to Cerberus, ;"
to appease, here and there, tender con-
science. Itwas entirely unnecessary to make
the declaration. Every body is aware that
the works of Light and Darkness are antag-
onistic, and that the latter fully covers the
best of Democratic hopes.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26
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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

Try AGAIN.-The INQUIRER, of the 5tl
inst, endeavored to slur the gallant Demo
cratic soldier, Gen. Hancock, by referring to
him as having taken a conspicuous part in
the court martial that tried and condemned
Mrs. Surratt. Now, the editors of that de-
lectable sheet either knew that they were pub
fishing deliberate falsehoods, which they
could easily palm off on their readers as
truth, or their knowledge of recent events is
sadly deficient. We are charitable enough to
suppose that the former is the case Gazette
of the l9th inst.
The man who does the square lying for
the Gazette has very active imagination,
or he would not have been able to extract so
much that never occurred from the follow
ing two brief paragraphs which appeared in
the INQUIRER of the 5th inst.
WAS the Hancock demonstration neeessa-
ry to head off Andy johnson or Chief JUS
tiee Chase? Who suggested i2 Certainly
not the counsel for Mrs. Surrsttl
THE ladies who attended the Hancock de.
monstration, on Saturday evening last, were
not in sympathy With Mrs. Surratt.
Pray where is the reference to Hancock
as having taken a conspicuous part in the
trial of Mrs. Surratt? Who publishes de-
H6erate talsehoods9" Whose knowledge is
sadly deficient? Hadn't you better try
again; and when you have the plain facts
before you don't tell lie yourself and then
try to make your readers believe we did it.
1t was not the trying, but the hanging Of
Mrs SurTatt that was done by Hancock, and
we believe the Yeriest simpleton in the land
knows the fact except, perhaps, the fellow
who does the lying for the Gazette Try
again by al means.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26
DEMoCRATIC CoNvENT1oN.


The Democratic Convention, which as
sembied in this place on last Monday. in
stFuo'ed for B. F. Meyers, Esq, for Con-
s'eSS, D. Med. Sharpe, of Chambersburg,
iOi 1'ul'l0nal Law Judge, and Capt. Thorn,
as n Lyons Of this place, for Legislature,
anu nominated Daniel P. Beeple. Of St
QlAir' for Commissioners, Henry Eeolf, Of
saaallea,. Sania'a, ioI Poor Director, Valentine
9tockman' of Bedford, for Auditor s.mno,
Ao'te'man, of Bedford, for Conntv snr. -.
TSyor' p,' a, and Dr. Philip H. pensyl Of Blooav t
num- f0rCorOnor We su.Dso9 ,sa. - l'Oouy .'
me county ticket was selected w;th 20. p.-' :, -
tle respect for the fitness &C ,ba b,'- nsiy NJ
The latter part Of it may do verv wan 80, 60
Democratic standpoint, but we think tb,,
men who have had some experience as bust
ness men should have been selected. Wood
en- men may bea very good institution a
heather gods, but there is some doub
whether they win answer where brains aD5
,lse5ss4 practical worth are Of any weight.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

THE Democratic Convention, on last Mon
day declared in favor of B. F. Meyers, Esq,
of the Gazette, for Congress, and nominated
DR.. Philip FL. Pensyl, of the Bloody Run
Press, for Coroner If the Democracy are
entitled to very little consideration on ac-
count of their principles, they deserve great
credit for their substantial recognition of the
services ofthose who labor for the benefit Of
the public and the triumph of their cause
This compliment has been repeated, by sue
eessive Democratic Conventions, a half dozen
times in a half dozen years. A similar
compliment has been paid an editor of this
paper once in twenty-five years. Where is
the Democratic ofice-seeker who wouldn' t
be an editor?
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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

In Cincinnati one day last week, barrel
ofwhiskey, which had been standing in the
sun all day, exploded with loud report
and blew the head forty or fifty feet into the
air. IF old Sol had sent his willing rays
upon few of the delegates to the Democrat
ic Convention in this place, on last Monday,
as scorchingly as he had several days pre-
yiously, we might have had similar phe-
nomenon, repeated, in this place. Democra-
cy and whiskey are inseparable When
whiskey goes up Democracy crooks its ell
bows, when it goes down, Democracy rolls
in the pr1Itter
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NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

Proposals for the building Of new School
House in Schellsburg, will be received until SAT-
URDAY, AUGUST l, by John E. Colvin, Sec
retary Of Schellsburg Schcol Board. The whole
work will be let TO one builder, or the masonry,
brick-work, plastering, and earpenter-work to
separate contractors. Stone work to be put up
this simmer, ana the building to DO completed
by November, 1859. Proposals to furnish from
ninety to one hundred thousand brick win also be
received until August |.
For plan and specifications of building apply
to J, E. Colvin, Sehellsburg or Ii. W. Fisher,
Bedford. Contracts to be awarded to the lowest
and best bidder
By order of the Board Of School Directors Of
Schellsburg Borough.
juneI9:6t ]. Z. COLVIN, Sec'y.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

The publication Of the resignation of Sec
retary McCulloch was not altogether un-
warranted, as it was merely premature.
The Secretary himself says that he does
not intend to resign, but the White House
clique, led by the IaielI0encer. say that he
must and viii resign. The President ap-
parently is inclined to favor both sides,
fearing to lose the support of either To
one he says that McCullochs S resignation
would relieve him from great embarrass-
ment, and to the other be says that he is
entirely satisfied with the present admins
tration Of the Treasury Department. 1t
will be impossible for Mr. McCulloch to
remain in Office long after these facts come
TO his knowledge; and the immediate attach
es of his Accidency, who are especially ear
nest in their endeavors to secure his retire
ment, will take pains to inform him of them.
1t is therefore probable that his resignation,
which, with those Of all the Cabinet, is now
in the Presidents hands, viii be accepted
at his urgent request
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26


The following honest expression, clipped
from a Democratic paper published In New
York bv Gen. Halpine, Miles O. Reilley,
gives evidence that the great mass Of Dem
ocratic soldiers are unwilling to ignore the
services Of the great patriot and statesman,
Grant and Collax:
"Graut and C0lfax make a ticket hard to
beat. The Wonderful haihta7t success Qfthe
one, and the great political abthtg Of tie
othel-, cannot b. l0rjGea d0lCn or Jeitttied by
aacspGpey editors; and the attempt to do so
Is q foliy oHy 1corthy ofHle late management
fthe Democratic party Tie hero Of D0a-
cisoa. Co1iBtb most 3rOadeJUi If all, Qt
EckSb1ug, aud finally Of Richmond Is nat
u had-rate General 0l,d no literary scribes
can make him one Tie gentleman who
has worked his way up to the Speakership
of the House Of Representatives IS not bad
politician, and those who buy him for one
viii not make a profitable bargain Proba-
bis there are no two leading names stronger,
individually or collectively, than the two
which have been put forward And if they
do not receive the support Of the people, it
will be from other than personal reasons
The convention was powerful
dramatic and harmonious, aud has the
prestige Of success, iehieb 1CW dral7 ntaay
10 is standard. Has Copper
headism ever yet defeated loyalty2 Can
Pendleton overcome Grant, 1t has been
our boast that there were more Democratic
than Republican soldiers in the ranks Of the
loyal armies VIII these men fight one way
and vote another2 Having whipped the
enemy in the field, will they vote him the
victory in the council? The leaders who
think so must be old line Whigs'-those
most hopeless of political driyeiers Can
we go into this fight against the glories of
Nicksburg, Donelson, Appomattox Court
House, and thousand other famous fields,
with peace at any price and the war a fall
u!e, inscribed on our bauners2"
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26
WASHINGTON HOTEL.

This large and commOdious house, having been
re taken by the subscriber, is open for the
ception Of visitors and boarders. The rooms are
large, well ventilated, and comfortably furnished
The table viii always be supplied with the best
the arket can afford. The Bar is stocked with
the choicest liquors In short, it is my purpose
to keep a FIRST CLASS HOTEL. Thanking
the public for past favors, respectfully solicit
renewal of their patronage.
N. d. Hacks viii run constantly between the
Hotel and the Springs.
maylT, 67:ly WM. DIBERT, Prop'r
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

THE President up to this time, has made
no provision for Judge Nelson Of Tennessee
We would suggest that he appoint him
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary to all the Ethiopian tribes 1t
would be as fine an opening for the Judge
as the Mammoth Cave was to DR.. Ebenezer
Se~nH~5
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

WouD JUICE CHASE DIVIDE THE
NEGRO YoTE Mr. Harris the eloquent
North Carolina negro orator said on this
point
Now we arc told that if the Democratic
party nominate certain candidates there is
fear among some that they will divide the
colored vote Now my friends. let me
assure you, in the name of II 900 colored
voters In North Carolina, and ] think can
also assure you in the name of the 100000
loyal black voters in the South, no candi
date that the Democratic party might reach
down and bring up laughter; no candidate
that the Democratic party might reach up
and drag down; no man who breathes the
free atmosphere Of heaven, who would accept
the nomination at the hands of the Demo
cratic party, no such man could obtain the
support of the black people Of the South
Loud applausei. As | have said before.
on another occasion, If the Democratic party
were TO nominate an angel we would not
vote for him, 10 that the very fact of his
accepting a nomination Of the Democratic
party would be evidence Of his being fallen
angel. laughter. And, in my opinion,
he would have fallen very low when be shall
first rest on Copperhead platform Re
neWed applause
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

THE Holidaysburg Radical is in error in
connecting the Hon Francis Jordan for
merly of this place, with the Holidaysburg
Register Mr.. Jordan is Secretary of the
Commonwealth and has never been connec-
ted with the press, to our certain knowledge
Mr. Over, of this place, is the editor and
proprietor of the above named journal
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

Ar RIcHMoND on the ] 5 inst, the trial Of
several of the revenue officers connected with
the whiskey ring in defrauding the General
Government was concluded by the convic-
ton and sentencing of the parties The
facts OF the case and a portion of the evil
dence have been given in The american.
Anderson, the Collector Of Internal Reve-
nue., was sentenced to pay a fine of $4,000,
and be imprisoned two years in the peniten-
tlary: two Of his sHbordinates to pay d fine
OF 5000, and be imprisoned two years: and
a third 70 undergo imprisonment for one
year and pay fine Of 81 600. We are
glad to see justice so promptly administered
IN these cases. Ifrumor be true concerning
the operations Of the Baltimore ring, and
the members thereof where arrested and
placed on trial. the Chief Justice would
have busy time Of it on his next visit to
tins circuit. We venture the asseItio that,
the quantity Of whiskey Manufactured in this
city and Its immediate vicinity considered,
there Is less revenue paid to the Government
than from any place where the like amount
Is distilled in the country The ring is
most potential here, if the fact of whiskey
being offered in the open market at from so
to 100 cents per gallon may be regarded as
any indication Of It's power. -Baitm0re
ARa5cdH
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Comprising complete and accurate history of
thentie narrative Of his invaluable military SER
vices adding also an impartial estimate of his
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man. By Hon. CHARLES A. DANA, late Assis
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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

ANDY JOHNSON now favors the nomina-
tion of Chief Justice Chase for the Presi-
dency by the Democratic Convention. The
President has sought and found another
Jonah Alas, poor Chase what has he
done to merit this? A.? Slap Splash! ugh! he
goes TO the whale
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-26

In Grants response, 81 endorse the
Republican, resolutions, the Harrisburg
Patriot queries-"But viii the people of
the United States endorse him." To
which the people viii answer in thunder
tones, on the Sd Of November next, WE
not