Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-08-27
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MF. Nasty DTeams-The Democracy
ADOPT the Suggestion of their Leading
FapeTs, and Attempt to Bury Dead
Issues-What was left Of the Organi-
cation after the Completion of the
NEnwLg

FdpeFss and Attempt to Bury Dead
Issues-What was left OF the Urgani-
cation after the Completion of thC
Work.
Posi- OFFIs, CoSFEDBH Y ROADS,
Hieh IS IN the State uY Kentucky,
/ May s, 1862
notise in an evenin paper wieh | go
hold Nv last mite lit come wrapped around .
new bonnit wieh Mirandy Pogram, received
from Lousiyille), that Yallandygum' S organ
and in fact most Nv the Democratic paper
Nv the North, had decided that the only
hope for the Democracy is to bury the deaC
past, throw overheard the lumber, clear the
decks for ackshen, and go in to win.
Before had inisht reading the extracks,
| fell into most profound sleep, the words
nv the text. Let US bury the dead past,
being forcibly fixed in my mind. Sleepin !
dreamed ez l alluz do
In my vision found myself standin in
front Nv an immense buiIdin wich he'd been
erected for the purpose of holdin a Demo
cratic Nashnel Convenshin into. Over the
arch way which served as an entrance wuz
this inscripshen, ''Nothin succeed like sue
anything for success. EzI I felt that
L hev rite to participate in enything Demo
cratic, entered the buildin, and interdoo-
sin myself to the Kentucky delegashen, OBJ
served the proceedi1s. A committee had
been appinted on "the condishen and pros
pex NV the Democratic party" aud that
committee wuz jest reportin. They inform
cd the convenshen that Democracy wuz in
decidedly bad way, and that they saw but
one way out of the poli6kle wildernis in
wich they he'd bin wanderin for eight long
yeers like second Isrealites, without the
mamma to live unto wich the first he'd and
that way wuz to bury the dead past, and
throw overheard the dead weights that he'd
fettered the Democracy and prevented EN-
from winnin the heats which they so much
desired.
"Amen ?" shouted Yallandygum aloud,
addin in an undertone, That 4 kill Pendle-
ton.
"Amen shouted Pendleton, addin in a
whisper to one Nv his guard which accompa-
MED him to Moo York, THAT kills off Val
landygum.
And each Nv the leaders hollered "Amen'
feelin that the ackshen killed off everybody
else. "It is well p sed tie chairman.
''Now let's get at this work NV burying the
dead past ez soon ez possible, for the Lord
knows ther's enough of it to do. And
when its all done the Democracy, relieved
and strengthened, will go on coakelin and
to conker."
a hearse wuz drawd up afore the chair
mans desk, who called out in stentorjan
voice, "What shall We commence on 2"
Free trade may be counted as heft part
of the dead past, remarkt delegate from
Pennsylvany.
Hustle it in p yelled the Conyenshen,
and it was accordinly hustled.
eve may ez we'll be buried with it, sed
the Moo York importin Dimocrats, and they
composed themselves beside it, and the
hearse pulled out.
'The Virginia resolooshens !" sung out
the chairman, and forthwith, Garrett Davis
and his followers remarkt that eff them reso-
looshens wuz part NV the dead past, they
must be countid in ez dead pastors also, and
sendin their regrets to their constituents,
they composed their limbs for burial, and
the hearse loaded with the fearful weight
rolled out
States rites !" sung out the chairman,
and forthwith all NV the party knowd more
pertikelery as Conservative Copperheads
laid down without murmur to be liftid in
with it. 1t took large number Nv hearses
to carry this load, and the takin Nv EN- out
thinned the conyenshen terribly.
Secession p wuz the next call made BY
the chairman, and immejitly all the Knite'
Nv the Golden Circle. and the Sons Nv Lib
erty NV the North, and nine tenths NV tht
Southern delegates, fell PROSTATE with theil
hands up to be tied, aud their eyes closed t.
hev pennies put onto EN-.
Slavery" sung out the chairman, anC
to wunst there wuz a sound like the rushii