The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-05-21

ary pabulum until Holahan. uninvited,
bursts upon the world. In lofty dis
dain, alike of point and punctuation,
he adopts no common models, but re-
lies solely on his own unaided genius.
Neither bis preeepfor, "our" Congress
man, nor the Complete Letter Writer
could have been present when he in
dited the chaste epistle which appears
below. To the much-extolled Common
Schools of the Commonwealth, the
credit of this literary achievement can
not be given. Its author is graduate
of the Agricultural College Of Penn
sylvania, that noble institution which,
like a good foster-mother, laps and
paps. and then sends forth so much
perspiring genius to an admiring gem
Grafton.
1t is impossible to refer at length to
the many fine touches that are conn
pressed in this elegant letter. To do
so would make the commentary out
swell the production itself. We, our
innocent selves, come in for compli-
ment, and our amiable neighbor across
the way,is presented to the public in
the double and somewhat inconsistent
character of willing dupe and hand
maid Of the GAZETTE" In addition
to being dupe and handmaid, he is
further described as ''oRe eaHoqetheF lore
H." The letting out of a little secret
that the Inquirer charged the party for
the printing of posters for public meet
ings may be of use hereafter to other
people. But to charge, and then ''at-
tack our public servants in a most un-
friendly way' is more than the party ex-
pected. The Inquirer editor should
have been more friendly in his attacks.
But, happily, Holahan rushes gallant
Iy to the defense. After losing the
candidate of their choice for postmast-
er, whose election was "void adinitto, !"
"partial and by no means conclusive" J"
the public will learn with delight that
the new postmaster of our village is
"ready to die like AriStiades" for his
office. He is willing to die, moreover,
with no more money than will war
rant tragic burial with two rs just
as if a grateful government has ever
failed to inhume its patriotic postmas-
ters. In these degenerate days it IS
pleasing to know that Bedford at least
possesses a p. NJ. who is willing TO die
for the cause. With the radical wretch
es who are offended at "our" Congress
man and our new postmaster, Mr..
Holahan has no patience. They are
'half-starved inconsiderate malcon-
tents who want to be foremost or break
something." "The respected candi-
dates are "eat paws aCittOm their con-
sent" But we are compelled to drop
comment, and admit the reader to the
perusaI of this exquisite literary per-
formance. Hereafter when Mr.. HoIa-
han wishes to write to the radicals of
Bedford county, we tender him the
columns of the GAZETTE which they
read much more assiduously than the
Fulton Republican. But he must
learn to spell better.
llr. Edaor:-I have this moment
read an article published in your Re
publican" of last week headed "Tbings
we don't understand" Being stran
ger it is not for me to say how much
YOU do understand or to test your un-
derstanding in anywa US but in justice
TO you think you have written that
article under the proper caption. You
have evidently permitted yourself TO
be imposed upon by designing narrow
minded men of this section, when you
speak of the Bedford 2. o. Ordinary
sagasity on the part of a Republican
editor should have satisfied him that
there was something rotten in tile
statement Of the Bedford Inquirer, the
willing dupe and handma3d of the
Bedford Gazette, with reference to Mr..
Cessna. In the first place the inquirer
has never been friendly disposed to-
ward Mr.. Cessna, nor towards our rep
resentative, nor towards any but John
LutZ and him altogether tOCety. 1t Is
well worthy of observation that from
the beginning of the contest for the e.
lection of a congressman, the Inquirer
has never refuted a single calumny
Illuminated by the Gazette, upon any
of our candidates, nor vindicated the
party beyond what would naturally
have been expected of a neutral paper.
It's object seems to have been to do as
little as il could in the least way it
could without exciting the popular in
dignation. 1t has been Of but little
service to US, except to publish some
bills for consideration, while it has
never allowed an opportunity to pass
to attack our public servants in the
most unfriendly way, not so much for
the purpose of exposing faults as to
show its own Importance, which | feel
safe in saying is not generally realized.
1t is true that Mr. Russell and his
friends called an election in which the
subscriber was pleased to participate for
the purpose of supporting him, but,
when it is well known that the whole
transaction was informal and void
abinitio and that other candidates
equally meritorious whose eallateral
claims were beyond all question
br0ughta just inf tluence to bear fully en-
titled to the same consideration. The
popular vote as it is termed was par
tial and by no means conclusive. 1t
was therefore found expedient to COM
promise the matter by the appoints
ment of new man one who although
it is true he has filed many positions
of public trust is unquestionably one
of the best men in the party: and so
scrupulous in his integrity SIS to be
ready to die like Aristiades, with no
more money than will warrant him a
respectable burial. Mr.. Russell has
accepted an appointment in PhiIadel-
phia and is perfectly satisfied. The
great ado is being made by the Cop
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