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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14
FROM LOUISIANA.


WASHINGTON, August 6.-Goyernor
Yarmouth official requisition on the Presi-
dent for forces with which to secure peace
in Louisiana, was presented yesterday
Governor Yarmouth, says that in many
parishes there exists no protection for the
citizens iD the Courts that men are shot
down in the roads and at their houses with
out any steps being taken TO bring the
offenders to justice.
The Judge Of the Twelfth District refuse
to 90 to the parish Of Franklin without a
I force is sent 70 protect him The sheriff of
the same parish, Democrat, has resigned,
confessing bis inability to make arrests.
Prominent Union men in the Parish Of
/ Caddo write that their homes are beset BY
desperadoes. Mr. Hudsefeth, District At
torney for the Eighth District, says men,
women and children have recently been
murdered in the Parish Of St. Landry by
bands Of armed men.
Governor Yarmouth has no doubt that
one hundred and fifty men have been mur-
dered in Louisiana 10 the last month and a
half, and there seems to be a settled deter
mination by the rebels either to kill or drive
away the MON white men aud leading
colOred men.
A secret organization founded for the
purpose OF keeping co!Gred men 10 condl-
ton Of inferiority, peryadcs the State
Ii designs with this end the precipitation
Of conflict between the two races: There
are military branches of this secret organi-
zation on foot in the city Of New Orleans
They drill openly in the streets at night, or
in hauuts easily to be seen. The mob which
threatened the Legislature some weeks since
were only prevented from re-enacting the
scenes Of 1866 by the presence Of L. S.
troops.
1t was the deliberate intention of this or
ganiEation to assassinate the Lieut. Gov
ernor and Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives for having decided the prelimi-
nary questions ina manner obnoxious to
them. In conclusion, the Governor says he
believes a bloody revolution is meditated,
aud be asks two regiments Of cavalry and
regiment Of infantry and a battery of artil-
lery, to enable him to repress violence, ar
rest criminals and protect the officers of the
law.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

How In Is.-Democratic authorities are
constantly telling the people that the high
prices Of provisions are the result of Radical
legislation, forgetting always that every
dollar of our debt is in consequence of their
own Democratic rebellion. But there is
compensating side to The picture, for never
was American labor so well-paid as now,
and never have the untaxed farmers realized
such fortunes from the wonderfully prolific
products of the soil. How is it in Europe?
In London thousands do not earn dollar
'ceek, and more thousands not half dollar
In Paris there are 275, 900 persons who do
not make over one dollar a aoeek, and 20, 900
who earn less than thirty-five cents ireeI;.
ln Germany farm laborers lmen) get thirty
two cents day, women sixteen cents, and
mechanics about fifty cents In ireland the
average pay IN the rural districts is a shilling
day for men, sixpence for women, four
pence for children. These classes rarely en-
joy the luxury of meat. In ireland they
live on stirabout and potatoes, in Scotland
on oats meal, in England on a bit OF bacon,
bread, and cheese. La Germany the ordinary
food of agricultural laborers consists of two
pounds of rye bread one quarter If a pound
of cheese, half pint of potato whisky, or
its equivalent of wine and beer, daily.
Compare this statement with the prices of
labor of all kinds in the United States, and
the manner OF life of our work people, and
you have the whole contrast before you
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14
Gems from Democratic speeehes.

We call the attention Of our readers to
the following choice selections from the
speeches of various prominent Democrats,
including Seymour and Blair. Straws show
which way the wind blows.
SEYMOUR PREFERRED CoNFRDERATE
CONSTITUTION.
HoIatio Seymour, after the adoption OF
the Confederate Constitution, said 10 Judge
Charles H. Ruegles: tits better thanours,
(the Federal Then why not ohviate all
difficulty, by simply adopting that Con
federatel Constitution
REBEL SOLDIER THREATENS AN
OTHER WAR.
'We can have no relief unless the Demo
cratic party will come out and pledge itseli
that we shall have fair election; that the
white people of the South shall vote. -
want you to register an oath that when they
do vote their votes shall be counted, and j
there IS q majority of White Uotes fleaving
out the black votes of course Il at YOU will
place Seymour and Blair in the White
House in spite of all the bavonets that shall
be brought against them w ade Hampton
THE LOST CAUSE TO BE RECLAIMED
What the Confederacy fought for viii
be won by the election OF Seymour anC
Blair-IGov h. B. Vance.
SECESSION NOT DEAD.
Il do not care for the platform. 1t tell
lie inits FIRST resolution. 1t says secession
is dead. Secession is not dead. Il is more
alive than ever, ~ Gov Wise.
THE CoNFEDERACY MUST TRIUMPH.
The cause for which Stonewan jackson
fell cannot be in vain; but in some form
will yet triumph, Wade Hampton.
HOW a DEMOCRAT HATES THE UNION
81 hate Union of blood aud plunder, o
oppression and tyranny, a Union headed By
usurping cabal called the Congress Of th,
| United States. | hate it, | spit upon it.
| Speech Of Col. Yerger, to the Democratic
Club of New York
THE REBELS TO OVERTHROW TIL
STATE GOVERNMENT.
let the incoming Democratic Ad
ministration only agree to keep its hand
off, and we viii soon show which aud wha
are the de fdcto governments in the Southern
States. Mobile Tribune
HONOR TO REBELS.
What ciUilized people on the carth ,o3aI,
| refuse 10 associate tCih Heasselges ia all h
rights aud honorS and digajties Of hei
country such men as Lee aud johnson p
L. =. Blair Dem. candidate FOR Vie
Prest
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

Then AND Now THE SANE. When
Breckenridge was a candidate for the Presi-
deney, in 1860, the plan Of the rebellion, in
case Of his election, was that he should take
possession Of the government call for
Southern troops; declare all the acts of
Congress Objectionable to the South null and
void; compel the army to undo all the
usurpations Of the government and Of the
States against slavery; expel from the House
Of Representatives all the Abolitionists and
anti-slavery men, and all others save those
who were willing to vote as the South de-
manded; order elections for new members
and admit those only who were sound; and
with the House cooperating with him and
the army, compel the Senate to submit to
the reorganization of the Union with slavery
made supreme. In that case there was to
be no secession by the South, since the
South was to be the Union, and the North
to be forced to choose between submission
and secession.
Frank Blair 5 programme for himself and
9ey HloulS III case VI tHeiI eiecItOh1 Il almost
identical with that Of Breckenridge in 1860.
He proposes that the President shall treat
the laws nullity and trample them in the
dust thatt the President, as head of the army,
shall overturn the governments of eight
States and by the sword restore the eight
reble governments which once proclaimed
allegiance to the Confederacv and eternal
enmity to the Union. Chieago T,ibauo
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TINE does not seem to operate as a heal
ing ointment on the Nova Scotia dissen-
sions. The settled hatred Of that little
State to the Canadian confederation evinces
itself in many ways The quiet that at
times comes over their political affairs is
but the subsidence Of the volcano, in which
it gathers strength for new eruption. The
delegation they sent to England to seek a
redress of grievances have thus far obtained
only supply of promises, which, ike all
English promises, are pre- eminently Punic
They SAVIOR of the dilly dallying spirit. In
the meantime the threat Of annexation to
the United States is not lost sight of. 1t Is
fast becoming sentiment, apd stranger
things have happened than what its fulfil
ment would he
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

THE EUROPEAN DRoUaur -EogJ,sal.
recently been relieved from n5,.l ,1ll aa5
drought o. probably from one hup55e3 5lPe,1..e9
twelve 70 one hundred and fourtaer aa,el aEd
embracing April, May and june a,5 5p@ys' \.
larger part ofJuly. season of yr-a. l.'l lhe
poTItances TO the spring crops. TBi-;.. l, li9,
70 have been the most eztraor5ipsrr,' = aala
which has prevailed in Engi',Jj Jji'Gstt
Ii9s. Pastures in England ana ,Tfs ,llas
are unusually dried up. Egervfbin, " ,,. a.e'
ed or sowed 10 the spring. but eyr.ll: p,aGy, iy
the root crops, received almost irra,.,r.t'i ,r,I'
injuries From Ireland and Sc,sI.,'i .,,i pa! aoLs
1 nave similar accounts, and reports IS
drought although Of a less serious nst,-s
are ar brought from Germany aud paris =
Spain and Of France. '1''' ''
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14
FROM ARKANSAS.
High Times IN "ArkdasaiC Tile "NuL
and Void Men Going Il.

AAt.}ft 4 tflttS ~ @1fhttFLSfAfLs - 4 re ANEH
and Void Men Going It.
At Little Rock, ON the 26th of July, the
Republicans met to ratify the nominations
of Grant aud Colfax, and at least ten thou
sand were present W hen the meeting was
IN full headway, a mob Of seceSh came
charging down to the crowd with pistols in
hand aud commenced firing the fire bells
Of the city commenced ringing at the same
time. Several shots took effect and wound
ed some twenty. Intense excitement follow
ed, and Governor Clayton and others finally
brought the chaos to order and dismissed
the meeting. But for the exertions of
Governor Clayton, the city no doubt would
have been III ashes
The next day there was a red mouthed
rebel meeting held to ra,ify the nominations
of Seymour and Blair 4 dispatch 10 the
Chicago hepubticla, containing these facts,
says:
The principal orator was c. S. Gamer
on, who was member Of the New York
Convention He said: IN sirtu RayS from
DE 29J0WnBleHt Of the Contention fre hu,-
Gred thousand soldiers ,coaid Be orgaRi.eJ
ujt0 companies, regiments and Jrig0dcs, and
amy corps, reaolB n RCe( BE- II march t1
FahiBgtga He recommended every
secesh to take the oath required by the re-
construction law-that it was unconstition-
al, and not binding, ana be closed up saying:
We will take this oath ali over the State,
aud send three votes into the Electoral Col
lege, and three Representatives TO Congress,
and if Ben Wade does not count our vote,
then comes the military organization, with
General SIocum at its head all armed
and equipped. Universal cheering follow
ed
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

TnE KIND or PLATFORM The Chicago
Times boasts that the Democratic platform
is a common sense platform; whereupon
the Albany Journal pithily replies: 1t is a
tariff platform-it is a greenback platform
it is an Andrew johnson platform. 1t is a
platform made by confederate generals and
peace Democrats. Itis an attempt that was
often made during the war TO dress rebels in
the uniform Of Union soldiers, to deceive
the sentinels on duty, by the men who stary-
ed our prisoners at Andersonville, and sent
enissaries to introduce infection into sol
der hospitals 1t is the last hope Of the
lost cause, and it is doomed, with the can
didate upon it, to be a failure
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14
Death of Hon. THADDEUs STEVENS

As we are about to go to press, the mel,
ancholy intelligence reaches us of the death
of Hon. THADDEUs STEVENS, of Lancaster,
which occurred at Washington, on this
"wednesday morning. We have no fur
ther particulars than just the mere an
nouncement of his death. In his demise,
the cause Of the country and humanity loses
an able and earnest advocate. Peace to
his ashes
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

lie zee meter which has been used +,
many Of the distilleries ofthe country dpri1g
.he past year a. a preventive Of frsDd h.7
eeen selected by the Treasury Departne1-t
to be used for that purpose under tbe ,N,.-. r...
tax law; It's encased in burglar nro., r.G
cover like an ordinary fre-proof s,fa p.y2 s,I
cannot therefore be tampered with cvcs,. ll.
by those who have possession Of the -
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CtooD NEWS FOR THE FARMERS

"
THE following kinds Of
T ESHIN MACHINES
CONSTANTLY Oh HAND AT THE Ma
CHINE SHOP OF
?. II. SHIRES, BEDFORD. PA.
IT,, Celebrated RAILWAY, or TEEAD-pyw-
ER ThreshiEg Machines with all the latest and
best Improvements.
ONE AND TW0-HORSE POWERS.
The Two-borse Machine With two horses and
four hands viii thresh from 100 10 I25 bushels q.
wheat OF rye, and twice as much oats per day.
ONE-RORSEAIACHTNES
with three hands, win thresh from 30 TO rs bush
per day.
Two and four-horse TUMBLTNG SHAFT IA
chimes, also, four-horse STRAP MACHINES,
STRAW SHAKERS Ofthe mo.t approved kind at-
tacbed to all Machines
ALL MACHINES WARRANTED
REPAIRING Of all kinds Of Machines done %
the shortest notice.
Ne~H0BsEs, PIG METAL, GRAIN and
LUMBER taken in payment.
Ez-Farmers' wanting Machines, vii! 81 wa. %
give me a esl.
PETER Il. SHIRES.
Proprietor and Nau1tg--r
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

The gold and silver product Of the T-r;..a
/ states for the last eighteen years. has 80
about SlI2,O0J, 600 Oar coin and Huir;c..
exports for that period exceeded oBr i,.
ports by the same number Of dollars. F,..
trade has, therefore, cost the counfrg ~.
amount in gold and silver alone in Ie.s than .a,'
q score of years. -.-l
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

EXTREMES OF WEATHER The seasons
seems to have lost their old-time regularity
Of recurrence. Last winter was a remark
able one almost everywhere. The present
summer has thus far been equally remark
able, not only on this continent but all over
Europe The heat IN London is said to
have exceeded anything that has been eX-
perienced there for tweBty-six wears past.
The country throughout England IS parch-
ed and brown with the heat and drought.
Astronomers are somewhat puzzled by this
extraordinary variation from the usual
temperature, and some of them are fabri-
eating unpleasant theories about perma-
nent changes in the earth 5 position among
the planets. This, together with the non
appearance Of a comet, now over due, has
given astronomical sages something to
ponder over.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

B. CRAMER & co,
Are now receiving the
LARGEST AND MOST ELEGANT STUN
OF GooDs EVER OPENED IN BEDFORD
GREAT B4R6ALNStOn hand in every de-
partment. n.
TERMS CAsH-or six months approved crea'
May IS, is6S,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14
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Every facility in the way Of Illustrations. ua--
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Perpetual Scholarships are sold for 500.
Send for circular.
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roo LATE.


The Charleston Mercury, of last Thursday,
has the following
Private advices from our most strenuous
friends at the North, request that we should
protest against the imprudent expressions
that have escaped some Southern speakers,
since the adjournment Of the National Dem
ocratic Convention 1t is represented to us
that great injury Is accrning 10 the cause
from such imprudence We therefore shall
make no apologies for asking the attention
of our public speakers to the fact We are
all desirous Of pushing on the good work Of
success, and no one would voluntarily I'M
pede its course who was aware Of the fact
Whilst 40 man in the South should b., and
no true man il, ashamed Of our great lost
cause; and whilst, when we speak If the
past, we should speak Ike true men, it is
questionable whether at this time ANYTHING
Is to be gained by too much reference 10
| things that jar on people nerves What
we want just now Is to win
The warning comes too late. The fire.
eaters have already shown their hand. and
Northern voters have made up their minds
that the path Of safety is to follow Grant
and Coliax. Vance, Wise and Hampton
have already said to much. and their en-
forced silence will not repair the damage
they have done the Democratic cause.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

SECRETARY MeCuloch is said to be much
dissatisfied with the new Tax law The
section allowing drawbacks on exported
spirits, he says, throws open the doofs to
fraud. Regulations of a stringent character
for the collection of drawbacks are in course
of preparation,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

Tx Commonwealth says; ''We are ex-
pecting every day to hear some enthusiastic
Democrat give as reason for Colfax's unfit
ness for the Vice Presidency that be never
Was drunk In bis Efe,"
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

1T is stated that a general movement will
be made in the next State Legislature 10 in
crease the pay of jurymen This is very
proper, as no set of men serving 10 an off
cial capacity, receive less money forscryiees
rendered than jrymen,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14
NATIONAL UNION REPUBLICAN TICKET

NATIONAL UNION khrUbLhCAN 1lOhh1
FOR PRESIDENT,
Gen. ULYSSES s. GRANT.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
Hon. SCHUYLER COLFAx.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
AT LARGE;
q MADISON COATES, Of Philadelphia,
TU0s. M. MARSHALL, Of Pittsburgh.
-. Distriets
w II R.pSEs 13. SAMUEL Snow,
" 7 poITocE. Il. r. w. WAGoSsELLER
p,.g,pn Wu.DEY, Is. CHAs- H. MILLER,
q ~ Uur 10. GEORGE W. ELDER,
W,-so~ p MGu1, II. JOHS STEWART,
n Rp1yeHURsT, IIs. A. G.. OLMsTEAD,
pa,., r WEAroy 10. JAMES SILL,
Is1.c FcgERr. 20. II. C.. JOHNSON,
a XSo.prs HooPER, 2i. J. h. Ewing,
TO- DAVID N. RAND, q mA. + kEH,
~ W., DEv1s %. A. W. CRAWFORD,
I2. w. W. KErcHUH, "a D. D hofAN-
STATE TICKET.
AUDITOR GENERAL
GEN JOHN +. HARTRANFT,
OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
SURVEYOR GENERAL;
GEN. JACOB NJ. CAMPBELL,
OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.
DISTRICT TICKET,
CONGRESS:
HON. JOHN CESSNA
fsrbsct 10 the decision Of the District Conference
ADDITIONAL LAW JUDGE:
COL. D. WATSON ROWE.
fsubsct to the decision of the District Conferense)
LEGISLATIVE:
LIEUT.. j, H. L0NGENECKER.
(subect to the decision ofthe District confsrence)
COUNTY TICKET.
COMMISSIONER
COL. LEWIS 4. MAY, of Colerain.
POOR DIRECTOR:
JOSIAH NJ. LEHMAN, of Coledaie Dor.
AUDITOR
JACOB EVANS, of Londonderry.
CORONER
CHARLES L. BUCK, of S. Woodbery.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

A POINT WELL TAKEN. The New
York Times makes this grand point on the
Fourteenth Amendment: Thus stands the
Constitution 70 day Even the election Of
Seymour for President cannot alter the
matter The notification of recoBstTuc-
ton cannot repeal this constitutional amend
ment, And what viii be the effect of this
amendment in its operation in the South ?
It takes all its strength from the Democratic
platform. That platform Dullifes recon
struction, but does any clearheaded man
for moment suppose that Mississippi or
Louisiana OF South Carolina would exclude
the negroes from the suffrage, when by 50
doing they would sacrifice nearly one -halfof
their power in the United States Congress.
The ratification of this constitutional amend
ment furnishes, therefore, the strongest
motive to the Southern States to support
the reconstruction measures.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14
IITINDO SASH So.

have established an agency for the SAFE ''
WINDOW SASH and PANEL DOORS
atJOIIN DAvIDSON'S, id Bedford. where Es.
sons can at all times be supplied with me ~. ~,
ent sizes now in use, or by sending theH .i,r
me AZ Shanksvillc, Somerset county I"' '''''
wan receive p''iri' JOSIAH j. WALKER.
May 29;6m
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

FOR PRESIDENT,
Gen. ULYSS ES y. GRANT.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
Hon. SCHUYLER COLFAx.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

NoRwEGIANS FOR WISCONSIN. Norwe-
gian emigrauts, to the number Of 1000, are
about to settle in Wisconsin The lands
in different sections OF the Safe, have been
selected for them, and an agent has gone to
Norway to gather the families and make
the necessary arrangements for sending
them to this country. The parties come
from the northern part Of Norway, are
hardy, industrious people, who viii soon
make for themselves homes, and will be a
most valuable acquisition to the population,
According TO the census of 1860, Wisconsin
had residing within its limits y Az out Of
the -, 995 Norwegian residing in the United
States. There are one or more papers pub
lished in that language in Wisconsin, aud
there are also many churches Of the Luthe
ran denomination where the services are
conducted in Norwegian.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

Moran uninteresting fact in the field Of
production is that which in the Pacific
States, California at least, points to the
ago the gold product of California amounted
to $40, ,OO0,000 The wheat crop nctted
nothing worth speaking Of In 1868, the
product is estimated ar about SIS, 0O0,000
supposing it to be the same as it was in 1867
The wheat crop of this year is estimated at
s0wn is fixed at ,, 500, GEO, against I, 500 600
in 1865. As yet the growth Of grain is in
Its infancy. When fully developed in this
respect, the grain wealth Of California viii
far exceed the gold dreams Of her most en-
thusiastic citizens The golden kernels Of
wheat possess a value far in excess of the
auriferous sands.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-08-14

This is the Democratic Platform as the
Committee and the Convention understood
it, and as the party expects to carry it out, il
successful in the coming Presidential elec-
ton. They did not dare to put it in the
published platform, but the Convention
meant it, and the party means it. Wise
knew, Wade Hampton knew, and Governor
Vance knew, what. it meant, and so declared;
but the leaders of the party have been try
ing to hush them up until after the election,
for fear of opening the eyes of the people.
REVOLUTION, ANARCHY AND CIVIL
WAR, for the purpose of restoring rebels to
power, is the true meaning Of the Demo
cratic platform. Let none be deceived.
There is but one sure and safe method of
securing permanent peace The Republic
an Platform is plain and clear and the loyal.
ty Of GRANT and CoLFAx needs no proof
The Union viii be safe in their hands and
peace assured by their election. Let every
man who loves his country and truly desires
her peace and prosperity go to work at once
for Grant and Colfax and never cease until
their election by an overwhelming majority
is assured beyond the possibility of doubt
An overwhelming Union victory viii be in
tinitely more ef6caeious than a standing
army In securing peace and safety at the
South,