The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-09-02


people could vote on 1t, or elect new
Legislatures with the Amendment an
issue. GOV. JOHN W. GEARY
was an actor III this shameful intrigue,
and on the very day on which
he received the Amendment from the
hands of Congress, he sent it to the
Legislature with the following mess
|. age recommending its prompt ratifca-
ton:
"EXECUTIvE CHAMBER,
"HARRIsBURG, March s, 1869.
so the Senate and House Of representa-
tires Of the Commonwealth Of PeaHSyl-
UOg9id:
GENTLEMEN 81 have the honor to
transmit, for the consideration Of the
General Assembly, a duly attested
copy ola concurrent resolution of the
Senate and House Of Representatives
of the United States of America, enti-
tied "A resolution proposing an A
mendment of the Constitution of the
United States, this day received from
the State Department, Washington, ID.
c.
II cordially approve this action Of
the National Congress, and unhesita-
tingly recommend the prompt ratifica-
ton Of the same hy the legislature.
JOHN w. GEARY."
Remonstrances against the ratifica-
ton of the Amendment poured in up
on the legislature. signed by tens of
thousands of citizens, many Of whom
belonged to the Radical party, but
they were received by the Radical SEN
tors and Representatives with con-
tempt and derision. Resolutions were
offered in both houses, to postpone
action on the Amendment until next
year, and to submit the question at the
October election. They were voted
down by the Radical side. On March
II, 1869, the resolution to ratify the
Amendment passed the State Senate
| by the following vote:
Yeqs-Messrs. Billingfelt, Brown
! tMercer), Coleman, Connell, Errett,
Fisher, Graham Henszey, Kerr, Low
ry, Olmsted, Osterhout, Robson, Stin-
son, STUTZMAN, Taylor, White and
Worthington-1S. Al Radicals.
NdyS-Messrs. Beck, Brown, Nor
thampton). Burnett, Davis, Duncan,
Jackson, Linderman, M'Candless, NJ
Intire, Miller, Magic, Randall, Sea-
right, Turner and Wallace-15. Al
Democrats.
See Legislature Record for 1869, page
5Sl.
On March 25, 1869, the same resoIu-
tion passed the House, by the follow
ing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Adaire, Ames, Beatty,
Brown tHunt'g), Burlington, Bum,
Burritt, Chamberlain, Church, Clark
tWarren), Cloud, Davis Phila), Dun
can, Edwards, Foy, ,Gatchell, Hamilton,
Heilman, Herr, Herrold, Hoffman
Holgate, Hong, Hopkins, Humphreys,
Hunter, Jackson, Kerr, Tleckner, Lee
dom, Leslie, L0NGENECKER, Mar
shall, Martin, Meredith, Miller, Nor
gan, Myers, Nicholson, Miles, Painter,
Peters, Philips, Rea, Robb, Robson
tBlair), Robson Mercer Stephens,
Stokes, Stranahan, Stvang, Subers,
Sunny, Taylor. Vankirk, Walker,
Webb, WELLER, Westlake, Wilson
and Clark, ,SOeaker-62. al Repubh-
cans.
NAYs-Messrs. Beans, Beard, Bos-
sard, Breen. Brobst, Brown (Clarion),
Cornman, CFeitz, DALEY, Davis M
Kean1, Dill, Eschbach, Fogel, Gonnd-
ie, Hottenstein, Hursh, Jones, Josephs,
Kase, Mccullough, M'Ginnis, M'Kin-
stry, M'Miller, Meek, Mullen, Nelson,
Nice, O'NeilI, Place, Playford, Porter
York, Rogers, Scott, Sedgewick,
Shiyely, Stout and Westler-3S. al
Democrats.
See Legislature Record for 1869, page
SIT.
Was there ever so treacherous, bold
and shameful a violation of its pledges
to the people committed by any polit-
ical party ? After obtaining the cleo
ton Of their candidate for President,
their candidates for Congress and their
candidates for legislature, on the deiib-
crate and solemn assurance that ''the
question of suffrage in all the loyal
States properly belongs to the people