|keftfotS Ifatjttiw*. DEDFORD PA., FRIDAY. JULY 21, 1865. UNION COUNTY NOMINATIONS. rOR THE IRCISLATCSR, Hon. I>. • ARNSTIWPO, Subject to decision of the Legislative Conference. DISTRICT ATTORNEY, J. T. KEAGY, 8|..0f Deilford. ASSOCIATE JCD OR, t apt. ADAM WEOERMJG. Bloody Run. TREASURER, ('apt. SIMON BKKERHOOK. Brnlfowt. COTTXTT SCRVEYOR, 1> ANT EI. SAMS. Weal Pro, id (Mice. JCRT CORMTSSIOXEH, WILLIAM KIRK. St. Clair. COMMISSIONER, HENRY S. BRINES. Cumberland Valley. POOR DIRECTORS. JOHN S. HETItICK. 3 jr.. M.Wood berry, LEONARD BITMEK. 2 yr.. Jnninla. AtDITOR, J ims AIXMWWs X*ficr. COSO.VER. (apt. AMOS KOBINETT. Sontllnl.fptoo. FALSE PROPHETS. Will the People believe them? During the four years of war just closed, the leaders of the anti-war party of Bedford county, have been constantly predicting evil, failure, disunion and utter ruiu to the coun try. As often as necessary, a new hooby was seized, ho matter how many changes of position or how gross the inconsistency re quired. Among the fiercest and loudest of these brawling and noisy characters, who were constantly laboring to dishearten the people and to array them against the meas ures of the Government, necessarily adop ted for the suppression of the rebellion, were those who prepared the editorials for the Bedford Gazette. Starting a--the organ ofthe party and using the influence of that position for the base purpose of inflaming the public mind, and denouncing every mem ber of the party who was not willing to re ceive as inspired all of the wretchedly false prophecies of that "organ," and resorting to personal detraction and falsehood against every one so dissenting, in order to create distrust among the people of" all so differ ing, the "organ" has continued to pour forth its silly and its wicked efforts until it has made for itself a record which is the most conclusive evidence of its ignorance and its wilful and wicked purposes, Animated by base and designing motives itself, it lias been always busy in attributing such to others. If we could prevail on those who' yet give faith to its ravings, to turn to its old files of the last four years and read for themselves, we would be content. No more conclusive answer could be given to its present efforts to deceive the people. "When they find that none of its predictions have been fulfilled— that all its prophecies have been false in the past, they will be slow to credit it in the future. Any person who will examine for himself will find that no brilliant victory of the Union arms was announced with joy or gladness. Every Rebel triumph was her alded. Rebel messages and Rebel accusa tions against Union officers and soldiers Were published —the llchcl tlcvr UT ncstny every fight and of every controversy given. Every thing that argument and threats could do to weaken the faith of L nion men and strengthen the hopes of traitors was done. "Whenever the holder of the gun was about to pull the trigger, he was very careful first to see that the muzzle was point ed north.'' Not a single original article can lie found complaining of Rebel outrages or denounc ing the horrors of Libby, Andcrsonville or other Rebel atrocities. Yet just now this "'organ" is the friend.protector anddefender of the Union soldiers. When the people were about to vote on the amendment of the Constitution conferring upon the soldier the right of suffrage, did the "organ" call upon its followers to come forward and sus tain the measure, or did the editor and his followers labor and strive to defeat it? The returns of that election in the districts which give large majoriticofoi tiie ticket supported by the "organ" will answer. When bounties were to be raised did the 1 'organ'' aid and assist? When drafts were necessary to fill up the army, did the "organ" advocate the measure? Soldiers who are now coaxed and entreated by these fellows to vote the ticket of the "organ" turn to the Bedford Ga:>tte of Feb. 29th, 1863, and read for yourselves. If you have no file of that paper, and can bor row none, we give it to you here: "We have already denounced it (the Con scription Bill) as a bold infraction of the Fed eral Constitntion and a contemptuous inva sion of the reserved rights of the States. We have exposed its design to give the seapter of despotism into the hand of the President, and have sounded the alarm to the people in re gard to its insidious purpose toward the repub lic. But our duty does not cease here.. We owe it, if not to ourself and our fellow men, most certainly to "those in authority," to ut ter at least a word of warning to the men up on whose action depends the fate of the bill. Wo say to Coner OSB, ctay your onoromokiag hand, lest you wake the sleeping lion of Penn sylvania's pride. We say to the President make not a Dionysius of yourself, for there are yet Damons amoag the people of the North who will dare to resist auv usurper! Your design against the liberty of the people and the sovereignty of the States, is needless and wanton." Where now, we ask you. is the military despotism with which this false prophet was then trying to frighten you? In 1863 he could tHreateu the President, stir up the anger of the people, and if not encourage, at least hint to assassins, that the murder of Lincoln might be necessary to save the liberties of the people. The wretch who could write such an article owed his very life to the mistaken clemency of that amiable and lamented patriot and statesman whom he delighted to hold up to the people as a despot and tyrant. Yet now, when braver men than he, have taken his advice, and he is alarmed at the result, he piteously and whiningly tells his readers that it is not so well after all, that some Damon was found to rid the world of a Dionysius. If the fel low is driven to admit that all he said about the tyranny, despotism and evil designs of Lincoln, were false, how is he to be believed now in his new absurdities and senseless ravings? But for fear that some of our readers may not have access to his files, and may not be convinced from a single article, let us add another. It will be found in the Bedford Gazette of March 13, 1863, and reads thus : "The Conscription Bill recently passed by Congress, authorizes the appointment by the President, of a Provost Marshal for every Congressional district, •"as fixed by law next preceding the enrollment.'' be a kiinf of general agent for the President, (or rather the Military Dictator.! an . is to ar rest deserters from the army, to detect, seise and confine spies, uad to obey all lawful or ders of and regulations of the Provost ! tar shal General. In short, he is to be the ruler, owner aftd keeper of the people within the t limits of his district, a petty tyrant, uniting in his person the powers of a civil magistrate, i the authority of a military commander and the functions of a police detective. M hen tips President shall see fit to undertake an en forcement ofthe Conscription, we shall look with some anxiety and more curiosity for the name ofthe wretch who will not sCTuple to disgrace himself and the commniWy m which he lives by accepting this odious oflK:*-. Let that man, whoever he may be, make- op hk mind that he cannot live a peaceful life, nor die an honorable death. Let him remember that he makes himself the hireling of usurped power, the minion of the enemy of popular liberty, the tool of a disgraced and doomed Administration. Let him remember that lie becomes a voluntary instrument for the de struction of the Constitution, and, therefore, that the very discharge of his official duties, makes hiin "a perjurer and a traitor. And let 'him be warned that the people will not sutler him nor his master to wrest from them the rights guaranteed them by the blood bought institutions of their fathers. The name ot the man who" accepts this office will be a stench in the nostrfr* of every true friend oi human nberty forever arrd forever! The finger ol scorn will be pointed sit him as a second Ar nold. who would barter the citadel ot his country's freedom for the gratification ot his own avarice and anibifipn. Jhe people will brand him with shame, for to do so is their V ,nlv defence against the usurpations ot pow er." They will put a scorpion's sting into ev ery pore of his body. Men will turn from hirn in loathing and disgust, shunning the contaminating touch of his political leprosy. The lash of popular indignation will pursue him through the world, his effigy hanging in e very town and his name a bye-word among the people ; and eking out a miserable exis tence, he will go down to Lie grave, unwept by friends and unbonored even by partizans. It is well known to the people of Bedford county that this and other like appeals made by this same delectable "organ was fol lowed by fhe firing of saw mills, the burning of baths, and other outrages upon enrolling officers of the county. TV as it not the nat ural result ofsuch teaching?! Yet this is the fellow oow who is the friend of the soldier ana who is hound to see that the brave fellows who did the fighting shaH have the credit! He says he advised submission and told drafted men to report. So he did. but when? After the rebellion was on its last legs and he knew in his own heart that the government was strong enough to conquer the rebellion and to ar rest aud punish defaulters at home and all i who encouraged them. He appeals note to the friends of the Union to inaugurate an era of good feeling —to forget party and party spirit. W hen the war waged, when the nation staggered and the bloody banner of therebellion threat ened to overrun the land, we entreated that parties -houkl be ignored and Democrat s and j Republicans should join hands, forget party, and unite in the common defense of a com mon cause. How were we met ? M ith scorn and contempt and a fierce and resolute determination (not by tbe Democrats —not j by the people) by the few wicked men \ who for the time were leading the party, to i adhere to nui tv, to reject all compromise, | and to denounce and feud out ofthe party] any man who for one moment was willing to ! receive overtures. Would it not be pleas- j -ant now. for these fellows to have every- j ' thing forgotten and their faithlessness smoothed over or buried? They talk about I other men kindling strife and keeping up I party animosities. Loyal men everywhere j are ready to grant amnesty to repentant reb- j els, and to forgive all who are sorry for their crimes. But duty, patriotism, honor, self respect, and common decency require that while the people, the masses, the unwilling and the repentent shall be forgiven, the cun ning leaders, the false prophets and wicked advisers should be shunned and exposed. When the people learn to know their past crimes, they will be harmless for thciuture. The appeal they now make for a cessation of hostilities is like that of the tories after the surrender of C'ornwallis. or the Hartford Conventionists after the battle of New Or leans. "THE IIOME-SPUN DRESS." We are constantly reminded of the muta bility of all things earthly. Sonic time since we referred to the fact that those choice, sentimental and patriotic songs, ' The Bon nie Blue Flag," "Maryland, my Maryland," and "Yallandigham. Yallandigham," no longer greeted the ears of our citizens. We have now to announce that the favor ite melody, entitled. ' 'The Home Spun Dress." so universally sung by Copperhead swains during last summer and autumn, died with the early spring,'and ever since Grant's glorious triumph before the walls of Richmond, we have never once listened to its sweet music as in days of yore. Why is this? We should have thought that since the "stern statesman," had donned the "Home Spun," all our chivalrous youth, and not those of the tender gender alone, would l,ve o]>ircd to the top a. . Now that Jeff, may at any time, owing' to the uncer tain tenure by which he holds his life, take his everlasting leave of his friends, the Query arises, on whom will his mantle fall? Who will be the favored one? With due deference to the merits of his mmy friends and admirers in this county, we would suggest the name of that pugnacious individ ual, the late candidate for the. legislature, who once sported th<* Copperhead badge, the insignia of good standing in the rebel cause, as the one deserving of attention. THE other day an incident occurred which shows the superstition which abounds among a certain class of the deluded "Democracy," as well as the peculiar veneration with which they look upon any thing purporting to be ' 'Democratic." It so happened that about a year since one of the faithful was conscrip ted into the "Federal" army. For a long time he skulked among the mountains of Bedford county, but Uncle Sam's detectives getting too close upon him, he at last joined the army, and became one of "Abe Lincoln's hirelings.' Ho however still retains his principles, as would appear from a letter written not long since. lie wrote to a friend lamenting tlie almost total deprivation of his sigltt, adding that he had sent his Bible home, being unable longer to read it Fur ther on, he requested his friend, the "Shook" man, to send him a ' 'good Democratic paper'' as he had nothing (o read. Verily they have taken unto themselves idols, and the Gazette has become their Bible, XHB DETROIT TRADE CONVEN TION. The Wade convention recently in session at Detroit, having dosed its labors, adjourn ed on the 14th. Its proceedings ha ve been far more in harmo ny with the true interests of tlie country th:in we had any reason to expect. Considering the fact that it was called and intend. ml to be controlled in the interest of free trade and the so called Ca nadian Reciprocity treaty we were agreeably surprised to find it sanctioning a protective policy and giving the cold shoulder to the Reciprocity treaty, for once it would appear that a sensible awt' practical view had been taken of those questions and of their bear ing upon the financial and industrial condi tions of the country- The following resolu tions were adopted at the suggestion of tho committee on Agriculture and Manufoet- urcs; vizr Whereas, Owing to the heavy taxation nec essarily levied upon 'die people of the United States to meet the interest and expenses of the Government, it lias become morcimpera live upon the Goverr-ment to nurse and en courage the mdustrisJ pursuits of the nation : therefore . Resolved, That the agricultural, mechanic al, mining, manufacturing, and all other branches of American industry should be alike secured in the enjoyment of permanent and remunerative recompense, inasmuch as American labor and its products is the main source upon which the Government must rely for its needed revenue to meet the annual de mands upon its treasury, and its only safe de pendence: Resolved, That in order to perform this duty, as well as this financial necessity, a dis crimination in favor of those productions upon which American labor depends for its perma nent prosperity should be exercised by the Government when imposiug duties upon for eign imports, because when American indus try aud labor languishes, its ability to respond to excise demands must be correspondingly impaired. Resolved. That such action is now a more absolute duty of the Government, inasmuch as its hosts of heroes who have on the battle field vindicated its honor and maintained our flag, are returning to those varied pursuits which they left to defend the country, and to which they now again look for their liveli hood, and which Government, in deference to their patriotism and its own wants should render as remunerative as possible-' The following resolutions reported by the Committee on reciprocity elicited a spirited debate, viz: Resolved, That this Convention do approve of the action of the Government of the Uni ted States, in giving notice to the Government of Great Britain of the wish to terminate the treaty of June 6th, 1854. Resolved. That this Convention do respect fully reqftest the President of the United States to enter into negotiation with the Gov ernment of Great Britain, having in view the execution of a treaty between the two coun tries for reciprocal commerce and intereonrre between us and the several provinces of Brit ish North America, including British Colum bia, Selkirk Settlements, and Vancouver's Is land, based on principles which shall be just and equitable to all parties, and which shall also include the free navigation of the St. Lawrence and other rivers of British North ; America, with such improvements upon the rivers, and enlargements ofthe canals as shall lender tbeui adequate for the requirements of the West in connecting with the ocean. The resolutions were amended by the cou i vention striking off the first and slightly i changing the wording but not the sense of i the second resolution. j Altogether the convention has surpassed ] our expectations- anu its acitocnmons are | likely to exercise a beneficial influence upon j the next congress in its legislation upon our ! most important industrial interests. While | we would like to have seen a more emphatic ! repudiation of tiie reciprocity treaty by the : adoption of the resolutions without any i modification, we are satisfied with their ask ! ing a renewal of negotiations with a view to ; a treaty based upon principles which shall be./u ? and equitable to all parties. The j existing treaty, entered into during Pierce's i administration and in the declining years of the once proud Democracy, and ratified bv a Democratic Congress, instead of being just and equitable to all parties, like the free trade tariff of" 1846, sacrificed all the inter ests of the United States to English and ' Canadian cupidity. The following table from the report of the Census Bureau shows the course and bal | anee of trade between the United States ! and Canada under the Reciprocity treaty. Value of imports into Value of import* the United States from into Canada from Canada. the United States. Vears. 18-36 §11,801,436 $4,972,475 1856 11.864,836- 3,809 112 18-57 7,100,413 5,272,161 185 - 5,740,305 3,385,517 1859 6,278,351 4,671.882 186 10.013,799 4,603 114 1861... 9,580,165 5,172,588 Total $62,379,304 $31,886,889 31,880.839 $80,492,466 In 1803 we bought from Canada $20,- 050,432 and sold to her $12,339,367 leaving a balance against us of $7,711,065 showing a balance against us in eight years under this treaty of $38,203,530 and increasing yearly. This is the history of every treaty negotiated or tariff enacted by the Demo cratic party. They have always been preju dicial to the best interests of the country. Ye are glad to be able to record the senti ment of the Detroit convention as hostile to any movement intended fo prejudice our own commercial interests and benefit those who in our darkest hours have proved our most.im placable enemies. Betore the Reci procity treaty Canada was friendly to us and inclined to east her lot with us, but under it she profited more than if she had been a part of our I nion, she eujoyed all the bene fits ol free trade without bearing any of the burthens. But instead of befriending us she' turned against us. Now if she would enjoy these benefits any longer let her be come one with us and help bear our burdens as well as enjoy our blessings, and if she is unwilling to do this let the treaty he abroga ted and let her stand in the same relation to us as other foreign countries. It is all she is entitled to and more than she deserves. THE TINKERS AND THE HE 15ELS. The National Council ('Annual Meeting') of the Tunkers, held in Illinois last month, adopted a resolution that they would not hold fellowship with any members of the so ciety who had voted for, advocated or par ticipated in the Kebellion. V e clip the above extract from the Shir leyshurg Herald. The Tunker church was the first to declare that it would hold 110 fel lowship with any members who held slaves, and this last action upon the persons "who voted for, advocated or participated in the rebellion" is eminently in keeping with the truly loyal spirit that has heretofore charac terized them everywhere. "JUSTICE TO THE SOLDIER!* OF THE COUNTHV." The editor of the Ga&tte publishes a prospectus of a campaign jtaper which he is about to publish. Among other things its object is "Justice to the soldiers of the country." This is rather amusing, in fact it is the point where the "laugh comes in." Why, Mr. Meyers, who "turned you?" or, to use a familiar saw, are you only "going to come back on us?" Wo have always tho't that you and your friends differed, materi ally, from our opinion of the soldiers. Per haps your dictionary makes "Lincoln's Hire lings." "Lincoln's pups," "Cut-throats." "Despoilers of the fair South," &e.. syno nyms with the "Brave defenders of the old flag." "Our patriotic, soldiers," "The na tion's heroes," Ac.? If you have such a vocabulary tell us and wc will make amends for ail mis-statements resulting from our mil understanding. If you have uo such ar cle how do you expect to "come back on us?" Do you mean to say that we acted ungraciously towards the soldiers when we voted to extend to theui the right of suf frage? Do you mean to say still, as all Cop perhead leaders so often asserted, that to extend to the soldiers this right would en danger the liberties of the country, because the soldiers would be subject to military in fluence; and as a sequence do you now mean to say that this was not ''Justice to the soldiers of the country"? Or, do you mean to deny that you took part against the soldiers, and say that you was not turnalf If so, allow i< to turn your attention to a thing or two, and see if you have been al ways right. The truth is we are under the impression you present a very awkward front. Do you recollect who printed about six thousand tickets against the amendment allowiug sol diers the right of suffrage? Who circulated them throughout this county, as all tickets of the Copperhead party are always circula ted? Do you recollect how you voted on tlmt occasion? Who electioneered openly among the Copperheads upon the day of the election? Declare -if thou knowest not all? Do you know who withheld his hand front offering a single ticket in favor of the amendment? Did thy house say I will be friend the soldier? Now. .Mr. Meyers, there was not one tick et against the amendment printed at the iNQriKER office, but enough in favor of the amendment were printed at the office afore said and circulated, for every voter in the county to cast his ballot in favor of the sol dier's right to vote. Iheae were the tickets voted by the Union men. No Union man in the county voted any other wilfully. Why did you not offer to accommodate some of your friends, if they did have a de sire to manifest. friendship for the soldiers by voting in favor of the first amendment? What soldiers have appealed to you, that you are required to do "Justice to the sol diers oft he country?" Have some of your tribe "an axe to grind?" COPPERHEADS ON NEGRO SUF FRAGE. ~S\ e have always predicted that the Cop iifrbead nres< would favor nei r ro suffinM if they could only he sure of securing their vote. The following extract from the New York Daily Actus show.-, how near wc were right: "The South must learn to u-e the weapons that: have been used against it: and the first advantage to lie stained is the con version of the negro population into an ele ment of political power." "Thequestion is can the Southern whites control the negro vote? "If they cannot, let their opposi tion to negro suffrage be firm and energetic. But if they have faith in their power to di rect the political organization of the blacks, their first step should be to put a ballot into the hands of every adult negro." "It is a simple question of policy, and as such we have suggested its consideration to the Southern people. For the sake of Demo cratic doctrines, we desire that every element of Democratic strength shall he brought into the field. It is a matter for the late slave holding States to act upon ; and we would have them decide in accordance with their own conception of what is best for them selves and for the Democracy." Here we find the key-note of Copperhead doctrine. Negro equality, miscegenation, the ruling race, all are of no account except so far as they can be used for the benefit of the party. If they can get the negro vote, then by all means hesliould vote, hut it" they cannot control his vote, then lie is not fit to vote, he is of an inferior race, he is not enti tled to equal rights before the law, nay they have even some doubts as to whether or not he is really a human being and possesses a soul, at any rate he should be required to serve a period of probation, before he is ad mitted to citizenship and the protection of the laws, and he can never be fit to vote alongside a white man. All is changed the moment that it is shown that his vote can be secured for the Copperhead party. T lien he should vote by all means, he is as good as any body if not a little better. Un der such circumstances a negro at home would be much better than a soldier in the army. I'or did thev not say emphatically to the tune of 100,000 votes that a soldier had no right to vote. LEGISLATIVE NOMINEES. By reference elsewhere it will be seen that the 1 nion men of Somerset and Bedford have re-nominated Mesas. Boss and Arm strong for Members of Assembly. This is eminently right and proper They should have a re-nomination not merely because it. is according to the usages of the party, but for another and better reason— bectu*e they are worthy of it. Their course last winter met the entire approval of all loyal men. Like the counties of Bedford aud Somerset, 1* niton has her choice, and that choice will be made known in County Convention in a unanimous nomination of Gen. Moses A. Ross and Lieut. D. B. Armstrong. And after nominating them: we intend to ratify that nomination at the polls by a greatly in creased vote over that of last fall. — Fulton Republican. THE National Teachers' Association will hold its annual meeting for 1865, on the Kith, 17th, and 18th of August, in the liall of the House of Representees, in Harris burg. Governor Curtin. will deliver an ad dress of welcome, at ten o'clock a. m., on the 16th. It is contemplated to have an ex cursion to Gettysburg ou the afternoon of the 17 th. COOL. In the chaste and beautiful language of the last Bedford Gazette, '' Some dirty sheep-dog" with a "hell-conceived array of dirty words," in a lengthy article under the bead of "Abolition Ribaldry" uses the fol lowing language in speaking of one of the citizens of Bedford: 'Why, the man's nature is so cold, Old Nick will want him some of these days, to start an ice cream saloon in hell." Pardon us, dear reader, for obtruding such language ujion you, as that above quoted, it's the Gazette t. not ours. The citizen to whom the article refers remarked on read ing it that should he ever be used for such purpose, he would have the consolation of knowing that the pusillanimous defamer who wrote the article would never get any of the ice cream. If the "rich man" of the Bible was thrust into a room where not even a drop of cold water could he had, there is no danger that such a wretch as the author of the article would be placed in a room where ice cream was allowed. The citizen desires us to make this explanation for fear that Meyers might desire to fight in some manner or other. DEFINITIONS. "A little, sputtering, scratching, yelping pettifogger."- Gazette, July 14, 1865." This chaste and beautiful definition is ap plied to a lawyer of Redford, who, for eigh teen years,has tried nearly every cause in this county, and a large number of causes in ad joining counties. In contrast we place "A safe, able, digni fied, brilliant and successful law." One who studies, is admitted, tries to ob tain practice in two or three counties, gets before a Justice of the Peace, peeps into the Court House, never addressed a jury, and re sorts to something else to obtain a livelihood. A CORRECTION. —-The Gazette eorrec ts our CHtimate of the number of military who at tended the demonstration on "Copperhead Hill on the 4th of July. It asserts that there were three hundred such persons in at tendance. This we presume to be correct. The difference in the estimates is owing to the difference in classification. We meant veterans who had gone voluntarily into the service and been honorably discharged. While the Gazette counted those who had voluntarily enlisted and deserted, as well as those who had been conscripted and instead of reporting to Chambersburg reported at Windsor, Montreal and other points in Can ada. This accounts for the fact that so few appeared in uniform and that they were obliged to append badges to distinguish them. The ungenerous government would not furn ish those who reported in Canada and at oth er rendezvous throughout the Western States with the National blue and, therefore, they were obliged to have some other mark of distinction. We make this correction fn justice to the veterans who will understand that there are several classes or grades in the military service of Uncle Sam. A CON MEND ABLE ENTERPRISE—A number of our citizens have undertaken to introduce the Bass into the waters of the Juniata. Thirteen were brought from Cumberland Md., I* od plk*a J in 4Ht? iSfOi n OCfel* til t? town, twenty-one in all have been brought over alive and in 6 ood condition and placed" in different parts of the stream. We under stand that a number more will be brought over during the Sum ner. The species we believe is known as the black bass and belongs to the Genus Labrax. They are said to be extremely prolific. The Potoimtc is the only stream east of the Alleghatiies in which they are at present found. They are now quite abundant there and are said to be the produce of seven fish placed in that stream at-Cum berland about ten years ago. If they in crease as rapidly here, our citizens, will in a few years learn how great a debt of gratitude I hey owe to the enterprising gentlemen, who at their own expense have undertaken the introduction of this valuable speciea of fish into our waters. With Pike, Trout, and Bass the disciples of Isaac Walton will not lack for agreeable and healthfnl sport. THE CHURCH BURNERS —The first set tlers of Napier township, anxious to incul cate the teachings of the Gospel and to set beneath the inspirations of the Book of Life, erected jointly, a church where all could oc casionally assemble and hear the Word of Truth. It was a labor of love, and for many years the Church stood, doing much good. When the war broke out the members sus tained the government which had protected them iti their rights and privileges so long, the minister prayed for the success of our cause, the triumph of Northern arms, and the crushing of the rebellion. It was the inspiration of his God and patriotism. The traitor heard it and a day later the church of years was laid in ashes. That incendiary is a Copperhead to-day. A school-house was next used as the place of meeting of these pions and patriotic people. It shared a like fate. These fiends will vote the Copper head ticket, will work for its success, and 'should it triumph, glory in it's triumph! We challenge successful contradiction. WHAT HAS BECOME OK THE BARNBURN ERS ? —Where are those wretches who burn ed the burns and other property of the Union men of St. Clair and Napier townships? Could echo answer it would come in thun der tones from hill-top and valley— IN THE COPPERHEAD PARTY. For weeks and months the Union men of the above named town ships were obliged to stand guard with gun in hand, to protect their property ; to stand through many dreary nights to ward off the torch that was to kindle the flames that were intended to consume their sleeping families. And why was this ? Because the Union men desired to sustain the soldiers in the field, nothing else. Soldiers, can any one of you unite with whose ranks are com posed of creatures of this stamp ? or, with men whose teachings have produced such a state of feeling ? Verily, we tbiak not. HAS BEEN HEARD FROM.— Considerable anxiety has been manifested to learn what disposition had been made of the faithtul clique who in their palmiest days tu sembled in the Court House. We are happy to inform those who feel an interest in the immortal few, that like Jeff. Thompson, Moseby and lmltoelen, they have come in and were per manently attached, as a matter of course, to the Copperhead party on "Copperhead Hill'' on the 4th instant. Hale fellows well met. What shining lights Jeff. Thompson, Moseby aud hnb<ui*n and all the rest of them will be in the Copperhead organization, "COPPAHIIKD WATAH !" —Since our last issue there has been quite a ran on our ho tels for "Coppahhed watah!" or "water with a Nigger in it!" The Cops are the principal demandants. "Nigger on the brain" and "Nigger on the stomach," we suppose, will be followed with wooly heads and thick lips. We hear that several nice young ladies who drank several draughts of the "Coppahhed watah" are seeing, nightly, great visions of negroes of all shades and si tes, and that a new demand lor constitution al barriers will be immediately made by the leaders to prevent the Union of ebony with Caucasian hearts and hands. Poor things! Flow wicked it was for that little imp to flavor all the "Coppahhed watah." The idea was original and we expect our Copper head friends to make use of the flavorer upon all occasions hereafter. WANT TO SEE THEM.— The soldiers who have just returned from the army, are quite anxious to see those dainty Copperhead badges worn by the whole Copperhead fra ternity of Bedford county. Say, Meyers, couldn't you put yours on exhibition at the Gazette office ? The groans of the soldiers wouldn tLe more embarrassing than usual. By the way, John, ye poe"t,|and ye critic, and ye coteniporary of 0. W. Holmes, candidate for District Attorney, can't you sport that neat little badge which yon so defiantly planted upon your "tender hosoin" when the creed was assailed a year or two ago ? Hang it out, John, you will want the sol diers to vote for you this fall; don't sknlk now, show your colors. The soldiers desire to vote knowingly. Hang out your Copper head on the "duter walls." A STRANGE COMMINGLING.--'The Copper head party of Bedford county is made up of negro buyers, negro sellers, negro catchers, negro hunters, negro whippers, negro drivers, secessionists, deserters, Canada skedaddlers, Western skedaddlers, skulkers, hospital bummers, guerrillas, bushwhackers. barn burners, church burners, amnestied rebels, rebel sympathizers, Knights of the Oolden Circle, Sons of Liberty and spies. What a strange mess and yet how true ! Such is the material of which the party that has con trolled this county for a series of years is composed to-day. Can any soldier unite his fortune with so unclean and traitorous a thing ? No, it can not be possible, cowards and skulkers may, but no brave ruan. no dier, such an one as is an honor to the pro fession of arms, can. CHEAP PISTOLS. —It is quite probable that a large lot of Copperhead revolvers will be offered at private sale, at the Ordnance De partment of the Copperhead party in this county sometime during the fall. large supplies of these articles were smuggled into this county during the last three years for the protection of the Copperheads generally. The war being now over, and the crisis past, they will no longer have any use for them, and will, very likely, return them to the Ordnance Officer. In addition to the revol vers there may be a few bowie knives, dirks; Ac. It is too bad that sd much money was laid r>nt In llu Way to no purpose, nnd oh. how humiliating the thought, that the spir ited individuals who made investments were too pusillanimous to use them. •aUThe Gazette appears to be very much exercised that we have endeavored to make an honest livelihood for the Inst year. We are sorry that our business should annoy any one so much, and particularly those who have taken no pains to assist us. Now, we desire to say that we attend to all business entrusted to us, promptly and in such a manner as tounerit the approbatioH of those who employ us, And we have the satisfac tion of knowing that no one action of ours can he construed into opposition to the liber al government of the United States. What little money we hav i made has not been made out of publishing a paper covertly aiding the enemies of our government as some one we know of. STILE MORFE Mturr.—A truing up letter in the last Gazette over the signature of Philip Morgret, contains still another offer to fight. How strange it is that all these fel lows desire to fight since the war is over. There was not a bit of fight in them while there was ati armed "Johnny" in the field. They remind us very much of Washington Irvin's turtle demonstration with about as much intention to open hostilities. John Falstaff was a farce compared with these fel lows. THE MAN OF PEACE.— Who does not rec ollect the pitabie wails sent up by the editor of the Gazette in behalf of Peace ? Wever did the lamentations of Jeremiah over a "wicked and perverse generation" beget half the sympathy that this poor, stricken oracle invoked in behalf of the woe begone Copperheads of this county. The war is over now. alas, and the Peace man wants to fight (?). Ha !ha !! ha !!! Won't somebody hold hint. Hon. Edward McPherson, clerk of the Ij. S. House of Representatives has our thanks for a pamphlet copy of an address delivered by him to the students of Dickin son College and published in the Evangelic al Quarterly Review, for July, 1865. GF.N. GRANT AND GRKAT RKFORMS. —Last week Lieutenant General Grant issued a general order to the various department commanders, authorizing them to break up all the faro banks in the United States. Major General Palmer, acting under this authority, appointed Saturday night for a grand raid on all the faro banks in Kentucky Every bank in Louisville was closed up and their stocks confiscated. Most of the men engaged in them got wind of the movement and left the city. One at Frankfort was seized, and the keeper and dealer arrested. All others in the State have been shut up. This descent on the gambling houses, we understand to be in the interest ot the sol diers, who have been swindled out of thou sands of dollars and left, penniless by them. It is stated the order will presently be en forced in Ohio. THK Franklin Repository speaking of Buchanan's letter to the democracy of Har risburg declining attendance at the celebra tion ot the 4th ot July, says • ' The nation will be glad to hear that James Buchanan still lives, no matter for or on what subject, he demonstrates it: and they will not be disappointed to find him, in his second childhood, hastened and intensi k w /® ns a who lavished J 1 1 1 K,no J upon him, adhere to the delusion that Democracy may yet win the respect and sanction of the nation. He admits however that he is not likely to live lo see the day showing that he has some lu cid streak*. OI K BOOK TABLE. Harper* Monthly Magazine, tor July copies to us with its usual variety of spright ly and entertaining articles, comprising bio graphies, tales, sketches, criticisms &c. Our Young Folks. This excellent month ly cannot fail to command the attention and excite the admiration of the young folks generally. It is constantly crowded with interesting and instructive matter from the pens of such writers as Whittier, Maync Reid, The Author of Ten Acres Enough, Edmund Kirke, &c. Arthur * Home Magazine for July. Al ways fresh, vigorous and instructive, the present number is fully up to its standard, with more than the usual variety. Blackwood for J the, we find upon our table, containing Piccadilly, Notes and No tions from Italy. Miss Majoribanks, Hero Worship and its dangers, Tbe Rate of In terest, How to make a Pedigree, Sir Brooke Fr.issbrooke, Thirty years Policy in New Zealand, The Government and the Budget. The North British Review for June, not having read we simply note the contents, viz. : P. A. Wolf, The New Gold Mines and Prices, Three Women of Letters. Eng land and Norway in the Eleventh Century. Popular Religious Literature, SytoboJisiu in Christian Art, State and Prospect of Italy. Westminster Review. The April numlicr has made its appearance upon our table. The half dozen articles it contains are mainly devoted to Literature and Politics. Loudon Quarterly Review for April. The contents of this number comprise ten arti cles embracing in their range, Travels, Bi ography, Science, Art, Politics, Literature and Religion, each good in its sphere and well worthy a perusal either by the student or general reader. The man without a Country. This re markable narrative, upon its original publi cation in the Atlantic Monthly attracted more general attention and comment than any article for a long time. It is now re published in separate form at tbe price of ten cents per copy by Ticknor and Fieldsj Boston. The Educational Monthly and Penna. School Journal for July have been received. These excellent periodicals should not only be in the hands of every teacher, out also of every one who feels an interest in the pro gress of Education in our country. The Gardners Monthly, The Horticultu rist and American Agriculturist for July reached us promptly and are full of inter esting aud important matter pertaining to their peculiar departments. Every one in terested in Agricultural pursuits, or the culture of Cue fruits, flowers and rtiral art and taste, Will fitid iti their perusal both pleasure and profit. PROTECTION. What our position will tie without an i adequate Protective Tariff; and what, is I the present condition of our iron and bank ' ing interests, may be gathered from the fol | lon ing brief remarks made !>*• E B Ward j President of the American iron and steel as- I sociation, at a meeting of coal operators and iron manufacturers recently held at Cleveland, Ohio : GENTLEMEN.—I appear before you for the purpose of inviting your t-o-o iteration and assistance in the publishing and distri bution of insinuation among the people yf the Northwest on the subject of flee trade and import duties on manufactures. ; Many of you undoubtedly suppose that the tariff on imports is now ample for pro tection as well as for revenue, and that any effort ou your part for its increase is there fore unnecessary. You may appreciate yotit mistake when you learh that fiitie-teuths of all the blast furnaces are idle; that most of the rolling mills are working on half titue or idle; that the machine shops are destitute of orders; that there was nearly $20,000,000 worth of iron and steel (currency value) im ported from Europe last year; that the coin in the banks of the United States has been reduced from $102,000,000 to less than $25- 000,000 now available for a resumption of specie payment; that the banks outside of Boston, Massachusetts, hate $13,000,000 of circulation, with less thati $90,000 in coin . that the United States have exported ovef 000,000 of coin during the past two years; that our imports largely exceed our exports in value and that the balance are paid in coih or United States lx>nds; that Europe now holds $800,000,000 of National; State and Railroad securities, requiring more than all the California products to pay the interest; that a strong organisation Is ho* forming in Europe to destroy the tariff Wo now have, ahd that the cumulative taxes on home manufactures is so great as to leave too small a margin between the price of la bor and capital in Europe to enable tbe A merican manufacturer to compete success fully with theforeign manufacturer. These and other reasons render it essential to your interests that prompt and efficient action be taken to meet impending financial evils and save your Government as Well tts yourselves from future bank rape v. No remedy can bo at all effectual but high import duties, there by checking the purchase of foreign com modities to the values of our exports exclu sive of specie. Any policy short of this will end in disaster, ahd it is important that Congress should be brought to understand this subject at the earliest practical moment In order to stimulate the views of Congress ou this question, it is proposed to publish and distribute atuoftg the voters of this country two million papers on the import ance of .a sufficient tariff over the home tax ation to enable the manufacturers of Amer* ica to supply this country With the greater proportion of its merchandise, ih-tead of buying it in Europe. Our Canadian trade is particularly injurious to American inter ests under the Reciprocity Treaty. Our trade with France is hampered with restric tions discriminating against AUK rivaii .ships &nil interest wliion no nation CNMiig any self-respect, or power should su! mi r to an hour without retaliatory restriction These area few of the reasons win Ainer mans should organize and act in defl me of heir own interests. However humiliating i may Lie to you, to be obliged to appeal to ini American ( ongress to protect American interests against the mercenaries who advo cate free trade in the United Ftatc- and practice high protection in Europe, it must ie done, as I see no other hope for our na lonal debt or the nation's prosperity. It is gratifying to us to see th true riends of the country urging this mutter ipon the attention of the public. Our eg slation has too long been controlled in the ntereat of foreign manufactures, our peuple iave been too eager to buy cheap goods for he present without regard to the future. knd forgetting that when the manufactures if the country are paralyzed the win !e ountry suffers and that the prosperity of a oiumumty depends upon a diversity of em iloyments and the preservation of a due iro portion between consumers and prod ti ers, they have followed the cry of free trade, teodlesa of the fact that instead of bringing is freedom in trade it placed us at the mer y, and made us the slave ; of foreigu lauufaetui rs.
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