Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-09-18
POLITICAL ITEMS.

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RosEcRANs opens his letter 70 Lee with the
flourish, "Full of solicitude for the future Of
our country, come with my heart in my
hand" ETC. Yes; and he might have brought
his brains in his thimble.
LEE says "thc great want of the South is
peace" Grant then should be his man, for
he says, ''Let us have PEACE and none
knows better than Lee that Grant means what
he says.
The New York Herald of he 9th instant
says that st is hard to believe that the Demo
cratic Convention settled upon Seymour with
any great hopes Of success. The ruling idea,
after all, was, perhaps, that he should prepare
| the way as a regular Democrat for regular
Democratic victory under Peudleton in 1872. -
Brick PoMERoY is studying up his pedigree.
He recently wrote to Senator Pomeroy, in.
quiring to what branch Of the Pomeroy family
he belonged. The Senator replied that
Brick might take which branch he pleased
but he (the Senator) belonged to the other
branch
WENDELL PmnIrs says the Republican
party has never been loyal to a single princi.
pie. From the commencement of the war to
the present time, he says, sit has had but one
/ purpose, 10 saUe the nation" If Mr.. Phillips
4 bad set out to com pliment instead of abusing
the Republican party, he couldn't have done
il better.
TINS Pittsburg Gazette says there is hardly
village from one end Of Pennsylvania to the
other hut contains Grant and Colfax club.
Never before in he Common wealth were the
| people so thoroughly aroused and organized
to secure the triumph Of Republican princi-
pies 1t says the State may be set down as
certain to give at least 10000 majority for
Hsrtranft and Campbell in October, and
double that number for Grant and Colfax in
4 November
/ IF the Presidential campaign were TO con
/ Time six months longer we should lind the
Democratic papers ius,ifying, praising and
endorsing every act, word an barbarity O
the rebellion. They are already engaged
beliItling Union soldiers and denying or
apologizing for Andersonville and other
atrocities. The logical conclusion from their
partisan TRADES is, that defending the flag and
the integrity Of the nation was q bIunder and
an outrage. 4
The Republican State Central Committee
| ofFermont accomplished an organization of
the party in every town in the State for the
first time for m any years; demanded full vote
for the sake of example to other States; and
jnst before the election caused a circular to be
Put into every voters hand reminding him Of
his duty. Every Republican Newspaper also
appealed to the people for a full vote. Yet
IT appears that four thousand staid at home.
The latest wager on the election has been
offered by the editor Of the Atlanta Georgia.
Era, who announces that be will send his
daily to all responsible Democrats in that
State until the Sd ofNovember-tbes snbscrip.
ton to be paid if Grant and Colfax sre elec.
ted, and not otherwise. He also challenges
Democratic papers to make the same offer to
Republicans,
A CORRESPONDENT writing from Atlanta
Georgia, says that he has no doubt the unset
tied condition of political affairs in that sec-
tion keeps many from spending money to
make improvements or extend business. but
everywhere the making of crops receives the
utmost attention, and Providence is this year
blessing labor with munifceut returns The
cotton crop is generally very good the wheat
crop is excellent, and the corn crop never
was better. This is true of all parts of Geor-
gia, where also the Goober pea, alias ground
nut, is a great crop.
BAD News for the Democracy reaches US
from Maine. The consolidated exhibit Of
the savangs banks of that State shows that the
number of depositors is equal to one fourth
of the voters of the State, and that one fourth
OF the whole deposits are invested in Govern
ment bonds. Working men that have bank
account do not generally vote with the Dem
ocratie party, and those who own Govern
ment stocks-the best stocks in the market
never do.
The Troy Times commenting on the ex.-
plantations aud apologies Of certain Southern
presses and speakers, says: "Wade Hampton.
retracts all that he said about his little rattle
snake flag. Toombs has become as silent as
his name would imply. Cobb is ready to take
dozen oaths Of loyalty. The Charleston
Courier claims that the word bullet, where
ever used in Southern prints, was typo
graphical mistake for ballot, and that the
revolutionary columns spoken of as sworn to
free the sweet home of Jefferson Davis, we're,
simply newspaper columns"
A PROMINENT gentleman who has just re-
turned to Washington from Maine says that
the best informed Dem ocrais concede that the
Republicans will carry that State by at least
10000 majority. Among those who express
this opinion freely is Sunset Cox, who has
been actively engaged in stamping the State
for the Democrats. Mr.. Cox, in conversation
with this gentleman, said Il tell you, sir,
1t is no use shutting our eyes to plain facts. 4
The popular enthusiasm for Grant is irresist-
ible; he will sweep everything before him" a
THERE is a bitter spirit of intolerance per
vading the minds of reconstructed Rebels
that is doing great injury to the people Of the
South. We read in Southern papers that
men are expelled from the church because
they differ on political questions with their
brothers of the church. Persons who hold
the opinion that colored men should have the
same political rights as white men, are not
only denied fellowship in society and in the
church, but are threatened with personal
violence. We supposed the war had ac-
complished one thing certain, the right of free
speech, but portion Of the people of the
South do not seem to so understand l..
FROM NEW YORK