The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-11-04

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The things for which we are to be
thankful are specially set forth in a
schedule theremto attached. Only
this and nothing more"
Mr.. President, we would respectfully
/ beg leave to amend 'the aforesaid, as
follows, to wit
4 All loiI men, women and children,
including Africans, Chinese and Indi-
ans, not taxed, should be specially
geateful, that radicalism has not been
swept from the face Of the earth for
ever
The friends of Grant should be
thankful for the presents of houses,
town lots, horses, carriages, cigars and
1 pups, received by that iunketing func-
tionary. 40 ass.
The friends of Geary should be
thankful that the reign of the "hum
! buggedesf' has been perpetuated.
That the honest hearted yeomanry
of this noble old Commonwealth have,
by stupendous frauds, been prevented
from driving a corrupt and imbecile
man from power
That the blessings of free and pure
ballot, vouchsafcd to our race by the
laws of our fathers, have been turned
into a curse by the base manipulations
Of our partisan rulers.
The nation at large should be thank
fuI that a great number of the citizens
OF our beloved country are still groan-
ing under the heavy yoke of a military
despOtism.
We believe in giving thanks.
We know that We should praise our
Creator for life, health and prosperity,
and every blessing which we eujoy.
But wedo not believe in being "most
earnestly advised" to do 50 by a party
in ''high authority whose every step
to power is marked by base fraud, low
intrigue and vile corruption.
Neither do we believe in a PrOela-
nation of Thanksgiving, which bears
on its very face, miSstatements and
faIsehoods.
For IL Is not true, that civil and re-
ligious liberty are secured to every in
habitant Of this land"
It is we'll known that TO oppose, in
certain section of our country, the po-
litical whims of the ''powers that be-"
is to be slave.
Is this the 'civil liberty" for which
we are to be thankfal?
National Thanksgivings have be-
come national humbugs.
The day has become one Of feastiug,
pastime and revelry.
There is something radically wrong,
which the present manner of observ-
ing Thanksgiving day will never set at
right 1t lies in the hearts Of the peo-
pie.
But there is one thing for which we
should be thankful in all sincerity.
We should rejoice and give thanks
hat our national wickedness has not
caused us to be wiped out as nation
before the heavens.
And for this we cannot be too thank
full.
ANTHRACITE CoAL.-We call the at
tention of consumers of that article to
the advertisement of Mitchell & Hag
gerty, in to-day's paper. These gen
tleman are now shipping anthracite
coal to a number ofparties in this place
and the article they are sending is Civ
/ ing great satisfaction, being of the very
best quality. Persons who use an
thracite coal cannot do better than send
their orders to Mitchell & Haggerty.
An Agricultural and Mechanical
Fair will be held IN Cumberland, on
the 9Th, 10Th, llth and 18th Of this
month. Extensive preparations have
been made and the affair promises to
be one Of more than usual interest.
They come! they come! and
whittier shall fly? Why, as winter
approaches, go to Garwood's Regula-
tor Irvine's old standI and get your
boots and shoes. \ good pair of boots
or shoes is essentially necessary to pre-
vent colds and other ills. Garw ood's
is the place to get the goods.
MIR. John w. Knox, of Boydstown,
received a premium at the Holidays
burg Fair, for the best two horse wag-
I on. John knocks them all in getting
up good wagon.
The Orphans Home Lodge, 1. o. of
/ 0. +. of Williamsburg, will dedicate
their splendid new Hall on the 4th
inst. DR.. C. \. Hickok, Of this place,
will deliver the address and assist in
/ the dedicatory ceremonies.
The contract for building a new
turnpike bridge across the Juniata, in
/ ''The Narrows,'' below Bedford, has
4 been awarded to a Mr.. Bell Of Harris
p! burg, for $500. The work is to be
completed about the first of January,
next.
The new church, erected under the
auspices of the Reformed congregation
at New Paris, this county, will be ded-
! icated 10 the services of God, on Sat
urday, Nov. 9th, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
Delinquents will please notice by the
yellow slip pasted on their paper to
what date their subscription has been
paid. They will thus be enabled to as
certain how much they owe us.
/ A new post Office has been lately es-
tablished in St. Clair township, at