The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-05-08
A .TRoOLY LOIL" SNEAK.


On Tuesday night of last week, a
Radical meeting was held in the Court
house, in this place, which was adj
dressed by John Cessna.
John has a perfect right to address
Radical meetings.
John has no right whatever to abuse
his Democratic fellow citizens, because
they tried to make a man of him and
couldn't do it.
Nevertheless, John, in his speech on
the occasion referred to, traduced the
Democrats, collectively and individual
ly, in the most villanous and Infamous
manner.
Now, we will remind John of a few
things. He is losing his memory of
late, as well as his sense of shame. He
even abuses people for being "copper"
heads' at the time when he was ''cOp-
perhead."
We will do it interrogatively, for we
would not hurt the little fellows feel
ings for the world, which we might do
by eakingaffirmatively; and as he is a
very modest man, we will answer
the questions for him.
Q. Well, John, when did yOu leave
the Democratic party?
Il. Not till the fall of 1864, when
Simon Cameron brought me out in
Philadelphia.
Q. Did you vote for Geo. w. Wood
ward, in 1863, for Governor?
Well, yes; 1 always told the Demo-
Gratis did.
Q. Was not Woodward called the
"copperhead" candidate?
4. Yes.
Q. Did you vote for B. F. Meyers,
for Representative, in 1863?
Il. Why, yes; always told Mey-
ers 1 did.
Q. Was not Meyers considered an
awful "copperhead?'
4. Oh!yes.
2. Did you vote for O. f. Shannon,
for Prothonotary, in 1868.
4. Yes, / believe so.
Q. Did not Shannon say he would
"point his gun North?"
4. Loyal people said he did.
2. Did you vote Cor Barr, Slenker
Coffroth, and Andy Crisman, in 1862,
and weren't they "copperheads:" ,"
4. Oh! yes.
q. Did you vote what was called
the 'copperhead" ticket in 1861?
4. / did.
Q. Were you a candidate for Repre-
in the Legislature, on what
was called the ''copperhead' ticket, in
1861 and 1862?
Il. was.
2. Did you go down on your knees
in 1861, in the little hail, in the Old
steep rooted house, and pledge
yourself to certain so-called "copper"
heads" in the most solemn manner,
on your word and honor as a man, that
you would never leave the Democratic
party?
4. | must acknowledge that l did.
q. Were you Il candidate for the
for Governor before the So
called "copperhead" State Convention
in 1868? ?
4. | was.
z. Did you say in speech, before a
''copperhead" meeting in the Court
House, in the winter Of 1868, that the
Emancipation Proclamation was
great blunder and that the war would
fail unless that proclamation would bc
revoked?
Il. Yes, | believe did
Q. Well, John, rs you seem to have
been as hat-hea ed Il ''aarpent" as any
other ''copperhead," why do you now
go back to 1861, 1862 and 1863 and abuse
your fellow snakes?
4. / decline to answer. | am not
TO criminate myself.
Q. You will not back out in that
way?
A. Well, if must answer, it is be-
cause we Radicals can't talk about any
thing else.
q. You are Radical, then, John? ?
In favor Of Negro Suffrage?
A. Yes; for Negro Suffrage wherev-
er it doesn't hurt our party.
q. Are you a candidate for Con-
gress?
A. Yes, ruther.
Q. Is that the reason why you are
Radical, now, and abuse your former
fellow "copperheads? ?"