*e* to this hill which has boon introduced by j
the Senator from Georgia. I take this occa
sion to say that the bill, as a whole, does great
credit to the tnagi.aiiiinilv, to the patriotism,
and to the sense oljustice ot the honorable Sen
ator who introduced it. It is a much fairer bill
than i expected from that latitude. I say so
because ] am always willing and determined,
when I have occasion to screak any thing, to do ;
ample justice. 1 think the bill is almost unex
ceptionable."
Vet tile Republican leaders, in and out of j
Congress, are doing their best to prevent the pas
sage of this bill. TheV do not want the ques
tion settled. Thev prefer civil war, disunion,
and all their frightful consequences. We sol
emnly trust that these heartless demagogues
will receive sttch a lesson at the next election
from the people, anil especiailv from the people '
of Pennsylvania, as will settle them and the
Kansas question both together.
By order of the State Central Committee.
JOHN W. FORNEY, Chairman.
vlnotlter Old-Line Whig Renounces Bind.
Republican. Know-uVot king ism
Gen. Bowman: —I perceive by a late num
ber of your paper that rnv name is included in
:i published list of persons composing a secret
committee of Vigilance for the different town
ships of Bedford county. A similar Circular
to that published in the Gazette was sent me by
Fr. Jordan, Esq. with my name in it as a com
mittee man for Liberty township. Now, Sir,
what L wish to snv is, that my name was put
there without my knowledge or consent by the
Fillmore alias Fremont party, and as my name
has appeared in the public print, I deem it my
duty to say that I can act in no such capacity.
Whilst il is true that I have always been an
anient WHIG, I cannot follow the degrading
ISMS now assuming to take the place of the
old Whig Party!—and hence 1 feel it a plea
sant duty to connect myself with the great De
mocratic Partv, a party which acknowledges
the Constitution ami the Union first, last, all
the time. lam for a National President, op
jKjed to sectionalism, to fusion of any kind with
John C. Fremont and Abolitionism; and, with
that view shall, i:i the future, support JAMES
BLiCIiANAN and the Democratic party. This
conclusion leas been carefully arrived at, after
mature deliberation, and not in the hurry or
excitement of politics. The K. N. and Aboli
tion speeches in Bedford on last Tuesday ami
Wednesday fully confirmed my previous im
pressions.
JOHN LONG.
Liberty Township, Sept. (i, IS5(>.
From tiie Washington Union Sept. 5.
Fremont \ (alitolic.
It would seem, by the following extracts from
the Charleston Courier, that, after all, Fremont
has been, ii he is not now. a Catholic, notwith
standing the denials made by his supported;
"We are sickened an:! disgusted with the
miserable quibblirigs and paltry subterfuges of
the partisan press, blindly and servilely com
mitted to Fremont.
"We have nothing to do with the details of
electioneering expedients, nor do we care par- j
ticularly what may be the religious or irreli-j
gious belief of the renegade adventurer who is ]
now receiving the plaudits of the free-love, and j
free-land, anil free-money socialists and radicals!
of northern States. The qualifications of John
C. Fremont for the presidency would be neither
increased, diminished, nor affected in anywise,
by any solution of the questions which have af
forded prolific themes for the extravagant and
irresponsible assertions of a licentious press.—
We have, however, a regard for our duties as
journalists, and for our lovaitv to truth and to
good, manly, candid citizenship, and lor these
considerations we refer to this very repulsive
topic.
"We are sati.-fi d, assured, and convinced,
from testimony that cannot be questioned, that
John 0. Fremont has been a Catholic; and if
• d is matter ol interest to any gentleman, the fact
can readily be proved.
"We do not think, however, that Fremont
reckless and restive under all moral restraints as
he lias ever been—will venture to deny this
iact distinctly and unequivocally - .
"Gentlemen, however, have been drawn into
denials which we fee! assured would not have
been ventured on under fuller information : and
it is evident that Fremont has presumed confi
dently on the indifference, forbearance, or fail
ure in memory of all who knew him in this
city. The .best feelings, instincts, and convic
tions ot all calm and conscientious citizen*,
whether Protestants or Catholics, have been out
raged by the mode and details ol the discussion
on this point as conducted by partisan presses;
the feelings of all southerners have le-en as rude
ly shocked, and we therefore depart so far from
our usual rule as to notice this pretended is
sue.
"We conclude with assuring all concerned,;
on the fullest conviction and inquiry, that John j
Fremont did avow and adopt the Catholic '
bdi-f, and the fact is so well known that many :
parties here have been astonished at the denials
put forth, and this without reference to the con
siderations that have induced any to believe
such denials necessary or politic."
Constitution of the I'nited States,
Section 4-, Article 6, says, ..Vo religious test
shall ever be required as a qualification to any
office or public trust under the United States.— j
When Mr. Fillmore joined the Know Nothing;
Lodge at Buffalo, he swore that he would not j
vote for a Catholic for any position of trust, or
profit, and of course if in power would have tot
ask a man what his religious predilections were
before he could appoint him. Can Mr. Fill
more be trusted—let him act as he would, base
perjury would come near the result.— Hanover
Gazette.
lieitrj' Clay on Disunion.
Henry Clay had freely, on many occasions, dp- j
nounced the schemes of Abolitionism and of a Sec-;
tional party. He said in l.S.'td—
"Abolitionism should no longer be regarded as an 1
imaginary danger. The Abolitionists, let rne sup
pose, succeed in their present aim of uniting the in
habitants of the free States as one man against the
inhabitants of the slave states. Union on one side
will beget union on the other, and this process of
reciprocal consolidation will be attended with all
the violent prejudices, embittered passions, and im
placable animosities which ever degraded or deform
ed human nature. Virtual dissolution of the Union
will have taken place, whilst the forms of its exist
ence remain." * • • # •
"One section will stand in menacing and hostile ar- ;
ray against the other. The collision of opinion will
soon be followed by the clash of aims. I will not
attempt to describe scenes which now happily lie
concealed from onr view. Abolitionists themselves
Mould shrink back in dismay and horror at the con
templation of desolated lielrls, conflagrated cities,
i ordered inhabitants, and the overthrow of the fair- '
e -T fabric of human government that c: er to-r to an- ;
liiii'r the :.epe- civilized man."
THE BEDFORD liIZETTE.
lictSl'ord, 13> fi Sl6.
ii. W. Bowman, Editor and Proprietor.
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE!!!
"The Union of lakes—the Union of lands,
The Uuion of States none can sever;
The Union of hearts and the I nioti of hands.
And the (lag of our Union forever!"
FOR PRESIDENT,
HON. JIBES 811 IIiYW,
OF PF.N\SVL\ AN!A.
FOR VICF. PRESIDENT,
HON. JOHN C. BREfkliN HI DUE,
OF KENTUCKY.
Hectors at Large.
Charles R. lluckafew. Wilson M'Catid!i*ss.
District Electors.
George W. Nebinger. Abraham Edinger.
Pierce Butler. Reuben VY ilber,
Edward Wart man. George A. Crawford.
Win. If. Witte. James Black.
John McXair. Henry J. Stable.
John H. Biinton. John D. Roddy.
David Laury. Jacob Turiiev.
Charles Kessler. J. A. J. Buchanan.
James Patterson. William Wilkins.
Isaac Slenker. James G. Campbell.
Francis W. Hughes. Thomas Cunningham.
Thomas Osteihout. John K'-atley.
Vincent Phelps.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
('anal Commissioner,
GEORGE SCOTT
. dad it or (ten era/,
JACOB FRY, JR.
Surveyor General,
CO! JOHN ROWE, (of Franklin county.)
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
Congress— VVILSON KEJLLV.
Assembly—Col. WM. C. REAMER.
" " Capt. G. NELSON SMITH.
District Attorney —G. li. SPANG.
County Surveyor—SAML. KETTERMAN.
Associate Judge—A. J. SNIVELY.
Commissioner—H. J. Bill r N Eli, (3 years.)
CADWALADER EVANS,'(I \r.)
Poor Director—GEOßGE ELDER.
Auditor—HENßY B. MOCK, (3 years.)
" THOS. W. MORTON, (2 years.)
Coroner—JOHN HARSHBA RGER.'
CC''ln speaking of the Ministers in Bedford, last
week, we unintentionally omitted the name of Rev.
Mr. Bt rt.KK, who is one of the last men we would
intentionally oveilook, as we view him as one of the
best members of the Baltimore Conference.
02?°" A notice of the Sunday School Celebration at
Pattonsvilie will appear next week.
GG/"" We invite especial attention to The card of
that prominent and influential old-line Whig. Capt.
JOHN I.UNG, which will be found in another co
lumn. Many others will do likewise.
Democratic Meetings.
Democratic meeting will be held at Coal
mont. Huntingdon Co. on Saturday the 30th Sept.
inst. at 1 o'clock, P.M. A train will leave Hope
well forCoaimont at Id o'clock.
CC7~The Democrats of St. Clair Township meet in
St. CJairsville on Saturday the 13th inst. at 1 o'clock
P. M.
CCF"Tho Democrats of Londonderry meet at Palo
Alto on Saturday the 30th Sept. inst. at 10 o'clock
A. M.
The Platforms
would like some friend of Fillmore to point
otit the diu kken' v. between the Democratic and the
Fim.moiu: Platforms on the subject of Slavery.—
They areas near alike as two white beans, and yet
thejir.t is branded as the child of infamy, whilst
the second is christened the child of virtue and free
orators. Let us have tiie difference.
! The Knrssas Case PiasiL'y Stated.
The civil war (says the New Hampshire Patriot)
| now raging in Kansa® is the deliberate and careiiilly
! planned work of the black-republican leaders. Iticas
j / irtrH'i !"j thf.tr tool*. ii. obedience to Iheii orders and
in accordance with their plans. Their own agent
j sent to demand aid of the Piesident admits under
otth that, the i'rcf-C*tatc mett trrre the. aaarrxsnr.s in the
: di-turhunces and acts of bloody outrage which have
I lately occurred there; and he admits that peace and
i quiet reigned in the Territory up to the very hour in
! which ihe-e cowardly traitors made their Indian-like
! attacks upon their neighbors. The truth is. This
| civil"war was planned and commenced with u view
: to aid the waning cause ol Fremont.
CC?""The name of DANIEL .T. SHUCK, our old
; and valued class-leader, having been named a a
member of the Know-Nothing Order, we take th.s
i occasion to say. that we have no doubt he was in
; duced to join under a //■'• impression of it- ol jects.
j If there is a Christian in Bedford we believe Daniel
; J. Shuck to be one, and we have the same confidence
! in his integrity now that we had when we regularlv
! met hitn at the altar ol prayer every Sabbath morn
j ing. We have never spoken to him on the subjert
j ol li s connection with the order, but we are satisfied
; that be looks with painful sorrow upon the retrograde
in religion growing out of the bad feeling engendered
by th" operation of the midnight Lodge®, lie will
I not —he cannot—remain in such an organization. We
know he cannot.
REV. BR. SllSlttlCkEß.
C_/~ When this gentleman was in Bedford la-t
: summer he seemed anxious to give expression to his
; political views on the subject of Slavery; and, in a
| conversation intended for the public ear, the Doctor
made three distinct points as follows:
1. That the blood of the While-man and the
I A'ogro arc the same!
. 2. That a A 'eg ro ought to be. allowed to rote!
3. 'That a .Yegru ought to be eligible to office!
e. 'That the time was not distant when this
state of things would be realized!
We thanked the Dr. lor his candor in thus giving
expression to his views, remarking that if all the
! Black Republicans would speak as plainly, the peo
ple would have no difficulty in determining the fearful
isMie before them. After making these-tartlingde
clarations, however, the Dr. repudiated the idea that
he was an ABOLITIONIST!
In addressing a democratic meeting in Schellsburg
a short time sincp, we quoted, in a respectful man
ner. the precise language of the Rev. gentleman, as !
an evidence of the blind fanaticism now pervading!
the minds of the Abolitionists, falsely styling them- .
■selves Republicans. Every honest man in that large i
assemblage will bear testimony to the fact that we
did not say a harsh or unkind word of Dr. Schtnnck
er, and yet Fr. Jordan & Co. publish to the world !
that we nttantrd him in a spirit of vulture-like a- j
buse. If we have not quoted the Dr. correctly. Rev. }
Mr. BENEDICT and others who were present at the
conversation will set us right.
EIGHTY IMPORTANT PAPERS.
CT'lVe publish To-day Two highly important pa
pers, To which we would seriously call the attention
ot the people of all parties. The one the address of
the Democratic State Central Committee—the other !
tf.e address of B. F. MEYERS, Esq. recently one of
the most prom.•lent and influential whig® of Somer
set county. The address of the Committee em bra- j
ce> all the material facts in reference to Slavery and :
Kansas, and the calm, respectful, and frank manner j
in which these questions are argued, leaves no room !
for doiiht that the paper will be carefully perused by
the intelligent freemen of Bedford county.
Ihe address ol Mr. Meyers is no less interesting,
as it reveals a state of deception on the part of the lea
ders of the party oppo-ed to ns unparalleled in the
political history of this country. Read the.e papers
e.i'efuily and then hand them to your neighbors to
read.
1 AiSjoiinicd IK'iiiocratic .YBectiiig.
CTF" Agreeably to notice an adjourned meptjnz of
the Democracy ol Bedford county assembled in the
Court-House on last Thu-day evening, and, on mo
tion of Col. JOS. W. TATE, was organized by the
appointment of the following oflicers:
President—Capt. JOHN LONG, Liberty.
Vice Presidents—Michael Murray, Joshua
Killer, Ephrann Foster, Michael Reed, Dr.
Win. Norn:;, Solomon Steel, James 'Cypher,
William Wisegarver, Nicholas Koontz, Col.
.1. M. Van Horn, David Shoemaker, John Mc-
Coy, Henrv Horn, A. Pertlevv, Escj. John
Cook, John Brown, and John Conrad, Esq is.
Secretaries—Dr. R. L. Miller, Frederick
Steckmun, Samuel Woodcock, Joseph Cessna,
Wilson L. Weeks, Thomas Lyons, and Philip
G. Morgurt, Esquires.
After the organization, the editor of the Gazette
made a few remarks referring to the fact that the
President, Capt. LONG, hud been one of the most
active and inllueritiul Whigs in Bedford connty, an
announcement which was received with great de
monstrations of applause. He al-o stated that the
Captain had been appointed by Mr. Jordan one of his
secret committee men, an honor not very highly
prized, as nearly one half the list,as published, have
declined to act, on the ground that they are for BU
CHANAN and the UNION. When, however, it was
announced that Capt. Long had not fully made up
his mind as to how he should act, until he heard the
speeches of the Know Nothing and abolition meet
ings, the most inlen-p enthusiasm was manifested.
Quiet having been restored, W.M. M HALL, S. 11.
TATE, and JOHN CESSNA. Esqrs. severally ad
dressed one of the large-t and mo-t intelligent audi
ences ever convened in that House. We do not (lat
ter these gentlemen when we say that their speech
es were able, eloquent, truthful, powerful, and
would have compared iavorably with the best speech
es of*the campaign.
M. CESSNA had promised, in advance, to discti-s
the IMMORAL tendencies of Know Nothingism;
and, that he fully sustained his high reputation for
sound argument and forcible illustrations of facts, is
generally conceded. Whilst it is true that he was
severe, yet he was courteous—and if any had rea
son to feel personally ugrieved, tt was because of
their uiru art and not because of any charge prefer
ed against them by the Speaker. No candid man can
arrive at any other conclusion.
Mr. C. clearly proved that the oath administered
try the Know Nothing Lodges is in violation of ihe
teachings of the Bible—in violation of the Constitu
tion of this Slate and of the United Slates—in viola
tion ol the Declaration of Independence and of the
election laws of Pennsylvania, and renders its
members liabWo a criminal prosecution, the penalty
being fine ami imprisonment. We allude to that part
of the OATH which lln-ratcns to brand an individual
as "a perjurer and a- a tiaitor to God and his country;
as a being unfit to be employed, entrusted, counte
nanced, or supported in any business transaction; as
a person totally unworthy thp confidence of all good
men; and as one at whom the linger of.-corn should
ever be pointed;" provided he refuses to vote the
ticket selected by a majority of the order, no mat
ter how exceptionable the candidates.—The election
law, as published by the Sheriff of Bedford county,
declares—"lf anv person shall use or practice any
intimidation, threats, force or violence, with the de
sign to influence unduly or overawe any elector, or
prevent him from voting, or to restrain the freedom
of rhoire , ,-nch person on conviction shall bo fined in
any sum not exceeding $."00, and to he. imprisoned for
anv time not less than one nor more than Imonths."
Now, then, as Know Nothingi-tn is admitted ns
well as /worn/ to be a violation of the laws of Cod
and man—lor of the thou-ands who have publicly
renounced, every one of them have given as a reason
lor doing so the gro-s iinrnorality and wickedne-s of
its tendencies—does not every principle o iright call
upon professing Christians, at least, to abandon it?
We can readily see how a ood man might have
been innocently got into the order, but how
tian can remain there, after the exposures which are
daily making, is lrreconeileable with every principle
of Religion'
'Set Mini-ter of any denomination—no ruling mem
| her of a church—no communicant of any standing— i
' dare risk his reputation by proclaiming to the world
i that he justifies the revolting oaths fa-tened upon the
Order. Even the religions newspapers that did so
much to spread this dreadful scourge upon truth,
now shrink back from thp pollution in horror and dis
may. They dare not publish these OATHS and say
that any Christian is justified in taking them—yet
i thousands of honest Oieu were drawn into the order
j through this very influence! What a responsibility
rests there !
V\ ithin the pa-f few days we have conversed with
two gentlemen of high standing, who very frankly
and honestly admitted that they had taken the obli
gations. and that they felt mean and self-condemned
from the moment they done -o until they released
' themselves of the odium by withdrawing. One of
i them remarked thet deep rrmorxt seized upon him as
! soon as the oath was administered, and that he was
: tormented in his mind until his name was obliterated
j frorr. the foul record, which was not done until he
threatened to make a public exposure. Both tric-e
gentlemen are the friends of Filmore but will vote
lor Buchanan the moment the contest is narrowed
down as between him ami Fremont !
Br. 11 F.N TV LEADER, of Berrien. Michigan,
well known to the people of Bedford anil the sur
rounding country, especially those of St. ("lair *J'p.,
as among the most untiring Whigs during the exis
tence ol that party, w rites to us under date of Sept. |
•'!, IblG, and among other things, says :
i E27""1, with THIRTY others of this place, took '
upon ourselves the obligations of that odious order
; known as Know Nothings, after the most importu
nate appeals made to us to aid in saving the country
Irom the control of Foreign Influences, which we
are now sut.stied was a gross fraud to obtain poll- ■
tica! power at the expense of truth, justice, religion,
and morality. We were required to take an oatfi
never to vote for a CATHOLIC for any office, and
now the very men w ho oiginufed this dark conspira- I
cy against the Constitution, in-ist That we shall vote
j for JOHN C. FRF.MONT. for President, who is
proved to lie a CATHOLIC beyond the shadow of a
doubt. With this fact staring him in the face, is
not every member of the Know Nothing Order, who
votes for FREMONT, a PERJURED man? It I
could only call upon the old sub-tantial Whigs of !
Bedford county to rally not to a mpre party conflict '
—not to a feast of spoils—hut to a glorious battle '
i for the Constitution and the Union—l would urge
them by all the ties which bind them to home, fa- i
nriiiv, country and friends, to vote for JAMES BU- ;
( HANAN who is now endorsed by all th* living <
; Statesmen that vised to rank as the bosom friends of 1
our once gallant, but now deceased leaders. CLAY
I and VVEBSIER. The Republicans of this county i
want to deny their connection with the old Fanatic !
Abolition Party. 1 met with them at their first j J
meeting, supposing it to be as represented, a rally of i I
the old Whigs to re-organize, but, alas! it was a mix- \ <
tureof ultra abolitionists, know-nothings, and tin- i
suspecting Whigs. An abolitionist was called to ! ■
the chair, anil the most ultra abolition speeches de- i
liver-d. Under this state of affairs some k'O old-j I
line Whigs withdrew from the meeting, and have e- 1 '
ver since kept their hands free from the contamina- ; ;
tiori. In this State, but more particularly iri this j
section of it, Know Nothingism is defunct. Itsdeath | I
requiem has been sung, and it has gone down to me- i *
rited oblivion. Soon its twin-brother, the hydra- ! '
headed Monster Black Republicanism, will be con- j 1
signed to the same condemnation. Oh! shame! that |
the escutcheon of our proud America should be stain- ! 1
ed by such demagogtiis
\V e call upon the reflecting treerrieen of Bedford i '
County to pause and medirate—to look at things as I I
they really are—and then act as conscientious men, ! '
determined to rjp right and fear not. I t
One thing the public should fully understand, and 1
that is that the know-nothing oath, being extra-judi
cial, is not binding upon any man. It was wrong 1
to take it but it is doubly wrong to adhere to it.— c
Ask forgiveness of Him who is alone able to forgive 1
—return to the paths of virtue and integrity—do o- '
perily and honestly whatever pertains to politics— -
examine carefully the great issues tobe decided—let 1
no man either threaten or coax von and vote as '
your own judgment dictates to be right. Then and (
Then only will you have discharged your duty to '
yourself and your country. f
.... .... t
THE CO UK TV TICKETS.
a
K7The democratic ticket at the head of bur paper n
is certainly one of the most unexceptionable ever T
presented to the people of Bedford county, and was d
selected by the tree votes of free men. Every man h
on vt vs both "hoiiest and capable." And further, i
they have no concealments as to their Presidential
preferences. They are all lor BUCHANAN. They
sail under no lalse color. You know exactly where
to tiud them.
Oil tho other hand, the Ticket opposed to lis is llie
offspring of midnight oath-bound Lodges, the dele
gates to choose which were elected in secret council
two years since I This tact has been fully proved
by Henry Nicodemus, H-q. Of all years since the
formation of our Government, this was a year in
which the PEOPLE should have been permitted to
choose their own delegates to nominate a county
Ticket—hut the popular voice was not consulted L
the people hud no say in the matter- and now they
are invited to aid in electing a ticket they had no hand
in making. Will Freemen humble fhem-elves to
vote lor a ticket thus selected? But further- who
knows the sentiments ol this know-nothing ticket on
the Presidential question. Are they for FRF.MONT
or FIT..MORE ? Mr. Filmore has pubit-hed to the
world that the election ol Mr. Fremont could not
teil to result it: a dissolution of the Union, and yet it
is said that some of the county candidates are for
Fremont. W ill they avow their tine sentiments, or
will the Chairman of their county committee speak
for them? Dare he do it ?
Btm.WlN < LUL
A most cheering demonstration was made by the
Democrats of Bedlotd oil Tuesday evening of this
week. The Democracy, moved by a common patri
otic impulse, met in the Court House tor the purpose
ol forming a Buchanan Club, JOSIAII 1). Snrcir, Esq.
was called to the Chair, and J. P. lieed chosen Sec
retary. A Committee appointed for the purpose re
ported a Constitution, which was enthusiastically a
dopted—then, such a ru-h to sign the same by the
company present, including a number hitherto the
warm opponents nt the Democratic |wity ; it gladden
ed the hearts of all present. The Club was perma
nently organized bv electing JOSIAH D. Slums. Esq.
President—lsaac Menge| and David KuuHinan, \ ic-
Presidents—J. P. Keed, Recording Secretary—Col.
Jos. W. Tate. Corresponding Secretary—and A J.
San-om Treasurer. Executive Committee—-J. |).
Shuck, S. 11. Tate, J. J. Cessna, J. <. Hartley, O.
E. Shannon. Regular meeting- of Club to be held
Saturday Evenings of each week.
The Club will meet on next Saturday evening at
the Court House, in force. The livehe-t enthusiasm
prevailed, all wese delighted, old and young, and the
Club adjourned with three loud and long cheers lor
Buchanan and Brecketiridge, and the State ami Coun
ty Ticket.
Democratic Meeting in I'uiou Township,
AUGUST :iu, 18,10.
At 10 o'clock, A. M. the people began to as-ern
ble. 1 hey were not long in rearing a large and
beautiful Pole with a Flag corresponding in beauty
and style. It contained three words that now charm
the Nation , "Buchanan, Breckenridge and the U
ition." Ihe Newiy Biass Band, in the mean time,
arrived at the head of a large delegat ion with banners
and flags. The first banner contained a volume:—
"No Norlb, no South, but, the Union." By lii o'-
clock, no less than .100 people were assembled. Col.
Bi Kui-K then organized the meeting by the appoint
ment ol SAMUEL DULL, Esq., President—John
Boyer, Jr., Frederick Stifiler, Jacob Corley. Jr. Jos.
Walter, Geo. 1 ingling and Samuel Beard, Vice Pre
sidents— (the last two of whom have been old line
U bigs)—and Mattrias Walter, Jas. Wright and John
Alstadt, Secretaries. The meeting being thus or
ganized, it was addressed by GEO. H. SPAM;, Esq.
with a force and eloquence that did him much ered.t
a- an otator, besides convincing all, of the truths in
which he dealt. He closed by introducing Wti.so.x
RKILI.Y, Esq. of Chamber.-burg, our present candidate
lor Congress. His speech was "the speech" of the
day. It was a stiong Constitutional argument inter
spersed with some beautiful illustration-. He made
a "ten strike" a, he always does when he speaks.—
He was followed byCol. Jos. VV. TATE, who-e speech
was listened to veiy attentively by the crowd, and
biought forth much applause. O. E. SHANNON, Esq.
c!o-ed the meeting, and after the audience being
formed into procession and moving around with the
band at its head, the people quietly returned to their
homes—well pleased with the proceedings of the
day, and determined to do their whole duty for the
ticket at the Polls.
Ax Umjeniablk Fact. —Scrofula, Dyspepsia,
! Chronic articular Rheumatism, functional or organic
disease of the Liver, incipient Phthisis, Syphilis in
it- varied forms, from slight discoloration* on the
skin to the ulcerative pmcess, are diseases well
known to the Western country. In these particular
cases Hurley's Sursapariila will lie found to act with
surprising effect, and in no in.-tance where used ac
cording to directions has it failed to afford immedi
ate arid permanent relief. Try it, and you wil; thank
us lor the advice.
Fellow (ifizt'iis of Somerset County,
1 beg leave to address you through fhe medium of
the public press, on the subject of our existing par
ties anil politics, ido this, not for the sake of ob
truding upon youmotice my individual views of pnb
. lie policy—not for the sake ol biasing you m favor of
any particular party, or candidate—but because a
crisis has arrived in the domestic affairs of our coun
, try, w h;ch demands of me, as a patriot, as a suppor
ter of our Common Constitution, as a friend to the
perpetuity of our li ee institutions and liberal gov
ernment, that 1 give my support to the candidate of
a party, towlnch, as some of yon know, 1 have hith
erto maintained an attitude of hostility ; and becau-e
it may be a matter of curiosity to many of you to
know how and why 1 have deemed it expedient to
• take this step. I, therefore, desire your kind iiiduf
: gence, whilst 1 endeavor to explain the causes which
moved me to this course, and would but ask you to
remember, that it is only simple justice to hear be
fore you strike.
I have, up to the present time, supported Mr.
Fillmore for the Presidency of the United States. I
have done -o becau-e 1 believed .Mr. Fillmore emi
nently fitted for the leader-hip of a party w hose end
and aim should be the welfare of the whole Ameri
can people. 1 have done so becau-e .Mr. Fillmore
ha- avowed his hostility to sectional parties and in
testine strife, and because be has given us abundant
proofs of his statesmanship and of his capacity to
fill the office of Chief .Magistrate of the American
Republic. I have supported him especially, because
of his opposition to that dangerous faction, winch
has lately sprung up in fhe Northern, Eastern and
Western States, denominating itself "Republican,"
but being really the very an I ipoi'e of Republicanism,
the con-equences of its operulioii-, threatening lo be '
anarchy, civil war and fraternal blood-bed. But, as ;
through the treachery of Mr. Fillmore's pretended j
friends, all hope of his election Ims been blasted, !
and. as his party in Pennsylvania, has been disposed
of by its venal leaders for the benefit of F remont and j
the "Republicans," (the man and the parly that Mr. j
Fillmore and his true friends most bitteily oppose,) I
1 have been compelled to resort to a Second choice, j
lest my vote be cast in such a manner as will but |
favor the very party and aspiinnt, to whom I wish
to stand in deadly and determined opposition. The j
object of that second choice is James Buchanan.—
For ilirn shall rny vote be given, and to en-ute his !
success shall my energies be expended, with a hear
tiness and alacrity which none can feel but he who j
lias The proud consciousness in his heart that he is j
doing what he sincerely and honestly believes isjust
and right.
In changing from Mr. Fillmore to Mr. Buchanan,
I renounce no political tenet, nor surrender any ]>o- j
sition in the economy of politics, which 1 have bete- ;
totore held, or occupied. I remain in principle, I
where 1 have always stood and where t have been j
proud to stand. 1 but change captains in the great !
battle for the Constitution and. the Union. The i
watch word and battle cry to which rny voice and
my heart shall respond, are unchanged. 1 but trans- 1
fer myself under a banner inscribed with the identi
cal words that flamed on the one I have left, but un
der which there is a belter prospect of fighting the
foes of my country with success.
1 have said that I have hitherto been enlisted in
the cause of Mr. F'illmore, and that 1 now leave it be
cau-e 1 believe Mr. F'illmore has been betrayed, and
that the Pennsylvanian who desires to cast his vote
for him, will, in the end, but vote for Mr. Fremont.
My reason for believing this is, that, I am assured
that three-fourths of the men who compose the F'ill
more Electoral Ticket, chosen by the Flarrisburg
Convention, are "Republicans'" or abolitionists. It
is therefore, not difficult to infer, that, if this Elec
toral Ticket be polled by a majority, or plurality of
the voters of Pennsylvania, that it would be cast for
any body but Millard Fillmore—he being utterly
and irreconcileably inimical to the aims and objects !
of the "Republicans" and abolitionists. But the 1
Fillmore press, moreover, tells us that their candi
date [Mr. I'illmore] cannot be elected unless a union '
is eflected with the "Republican" forces. Now,
inasmuch a- their is a bitter enmity existing between
the true iriends Of Fillmore am! the •'Republican"
party, such a union can never be effected. The two
pai ties can never, if the) mean to carry Out their
different political view>, concentrate their strength
otone common candidate. It is a pitiful absurdity
to suppose that they can. Truly, tbey can do so, it
the two parties agree that the stronger shall dictate
principles to the weaker. And that, indeed, is now
the groundwork njion which it is proposed to hmld
up .1 union of the two factions irt Pennsylvania.—
]f Mr. Fillmore receives more votes in the State,
than Mr. Fremont, the vote ca-t lor the latter is also
to be given to the first. Lint if .Mr. Fremont has a
majority over .Mr. Fillmore, then he [Mr. Fremont]
is likewise to receive the votes intended for Mr.
Filln ore. That is to say, that it depends altogether
on the event of your party being the stronger, wheth
er you are tor peace and nationality or lor blood-hed
and sectionalism ! The ticket formed by such a fu
sion no honest man can vol-. It is an insult to your
manliness —it is an outrage on \our seme of proprie
ty—-to ask you to vote such a ticket. Yutt are igno
rant whether you are casting your suffrages lor vuur
favorite, or lor Ins foe. You go to the polls blind
folded— you give your voice for somelody . but to save
your soul from perdition, you cannot tell for whom.
No! in voting that ticket, you bow yourselves to a
despotism, which, sooner, or later, if allowed to mark
out your role of conduct, will cru-h out your liber
tics with the very chains it is now so softly fasten
ing upon you. When you say that your principles
shall be such as the stronger patty mav dictate, vnu
say, practically, that might maim-rig hi and when
you say ihm, you deciaie that an absolute monarchy
that the autocracy of Russia —is a form of govern
ment preferable to our own—the popular, or demo
ciatic.
/ cannot, therefore, vote this "Union, Klectoral
Fieket and as, according to ilie American Press,
it is u-eles- to vote a purr ticket for .Mr. Fillmore,
ami as I wish to ani in electing a candidate who en
tertain.- the same political notions, as Mi. Fillmore,
i have made my choice, as herein before stated.—
1 ine it is that Mr. Buchanan differs with Mr. Fill
more on minor questions, but these have all been
merited and lost sight of. in the coutenipiation ol the
great and dangerous issue, which is now agitating
the country Jinan centre to circumference. I mean
the Kunsa- difficulties, in regard to the settlement
ol this question, Messrs, Buchanan and Fillmore,
stand upon tbe same platform. Both recognize the
Constitution as the rule of their political laitb, both
declare themselves in favor ot allowing the legally
qualified voter- ot Kau-as when i' shall have the
population requisite lor admission into the Union
to make their own Jaws ami statutory regulations,
so tar as they -hull be consistent with the Constitu
tion of tlie United States. Bottl are equally hostile
to fanaticism and disunion, and tlie great object
which each ha- in view is tlie re-toratiorf of peace
and order to Rail-as, and tin* renewal of the kind
leeling which once existed li-tween the North and
South, but which has been turned into bitterness
and fate by tii- useless and unprovoked agitation ot
designing and unprincipled men.
I cannot vote tor. Mr. Fremont for many reasons.
Laying a-itle all objections to him a- a Catholic,
(which 1 am convinced he is) and forgetting lor the
moment that it is very doubtful whether it can be
established that he is a native of the United flutes,
tl.eie is one exception which :n i-t tie taken t<> his
claims for the olJice which he u-pires, and which a
lone, in my opinion, is sufficient to cause every true
iriend ol ins country to turn from and condemn him.
lie is the candidate of a party which under the hyp
ocritical gaib of making Kan-a- a free State, aims at
puipo-es the ino-t dangerous to our well-being, a a
people. Under this pretence it makes a war of
words upon the South, which will eventually le-ult
in a war of swords. In this disguise, it raises funds
and purchases arms, to curryo-.it designs, which
need not the spirit and intent, but only the overt act
to make thern treason of the blackest dye. Can any
; one, therefore, who loves peace rather thati war—
i internal peace rather than frateiual strife—can any
one who has the good of hts country at heait, and
who de-ires to see her hills and valleys watered on
! ly by 'he sweet rain of heaven and not by the blood
| of bis own brothers—can such a one look to me to
cast my vote with a feeling of indifference, or in such
a manner as might promote the election of this can
didate— this.incarnation of Disunion ami Civil war?
Can the citizens of Somerset County allow their soil
to be made the seat of the bloody contest which
must and will come, if the so-called "Republican"
party is suffered to carry out its intents and purpo
ses ? I, for myself, say, no! a thousand tunes, So!
It our duty to ourselves, to our common country,
and to posterity, to put down tins bickering and s! rife
between trie North and the South. To ourselves,
because we, being situated in close proximity to the
Slave Stales, would be made to bear in the event of
disunion and civil war, the dires! oi all their curse-;
to our country, lor her general safety ami pro-perity;
to posterity, that we may not withohl f 10:11 it the
boon which our forefathers bequeathed to us. This
can be accomplished only by electing Millard Flll
inore, or Jameg Buchanan; lo the Presidency of the
t iiitcd State-. As the former's own friends have al
icady deviated his election an impossibility, we
must fall upon the latfei as our las! and only hope in
the crisis that is now overhanging us. We can do
this as faithful believers in the creed of Clay and
Webster, the first of w hunt declared it his purpose to
leave the Whig partv whenever it became sectional,
as the "Republican" jiaity now is. and the la-I of'
whom, as we well know, shrank with a shudder of
fear Jioiii the contemplation of the consequences of
disunion. We can do thi*. and ! arn piotul to do if,
by merely observing the paternal injunction of Wash
ington in his farewell Address— "Totiir. ami
ptrmanruru "f yo>:r I'nion , a;'( •rrnptrut for ihr
wuot.K 11 B. C. MI:VMRS:
Somerset, Pa., Aug. 21?. 1816.
Frightful Earthquake.
Three Thousand Tins Lost.
Tin* Indian mail brings ad vices of another of
those dreadful earthquakes for which Tornati
and the adjoining localities in the Moluccas are
proverbial. An eruption ofthenclive volcano
on the island of Great Sartgir, in long. 125. de
grees 50 minutes I!., and latitude MO degrees
:>0 minutes N., has occurred. The northwest
em part ol tiie island of Great Sangir is formed
bv tlit* mountain Aw u, which has several peaks,
the highest being about -1,000 feet above the
sea. On the west side the mountain runs very
steep into the H-a, at the height ofthe large vil
lage Kamlhar, however, falling away to a low
promontory.
Between seven and eight o'clock on the
evening ofthe 2d of March, a sudden and al
together indescribable clashing noise was heard,
which, indicating to lheSangire.se an eruption
ofthe volcano, filled them with consternation.
Simultaneously with this, the glowing lava
streamed downwards with irresistable force in
different directions, bearing with it whatever it
encountered on its destructive course, and caus
ing tiie sea to boil wherever they came in con
tact. The hot springs opened up and cast out
a flood of boiling water which destroyed and
carried awav what the fire had spared. The
sea, obedient to an unusual impulse, lashed the
rocks with frightful violence, dashed upon the
shore, and heaved itself with a wild haste against
the land, as if it strove to overmaster the fire
stream.
The frightful picture of destruction, the hor
ror of which was increased by the shrieks of
men and beasts, the wild roaring of the tem
pest, and the crushing ol thousands of trees torn
up and carried awav, was followed, about an
hour later, by peals of thunder which shook the
ground and deafened the ear. A black column
of stones and ashes then shot up from the moun
tain to an immense height, and fell, illumined
by the fire of the lava, like a shower of fire up
on the surrounding country below, producing
a darkness that, only now and then momentari
ly broken by the (lashes of lightning, was so
intense, that people could not discern objects
close at hand, and which completed their con
fusion and despair. Large stones were hurried
through the air, crushing whatever they fell
upon. Houses and crops, which had not been
destroyed by fire, sunk and disappeared beneath
the ashe3 and stones, and the hill streams, stop
ped by those barriers, formed lakes, which,
breaking over their ban'kr, soon proved a
source of destruction.
This lasted some hours. About midnight the
raging elements sank to rest ; |,„t o the T„u o '
nig day,about noon, they a g aill r e S „ rn „ d ', h
work of destruction, wch renewed violence- i'
lb.- yieaiitime, the fall of ashes continued wit .
oiit intermission, and was so thick on this da"
that Ihe rap of the sun could not petietrap.
through if, and an appalling darkness prevailed-
Scarcely recovered, m some degree p ()
th.-ir fright, (he inhabitants of U„sdesolated ran
of Sangir were again distil!bed by an erttp'j,,.,
t.n Ihe 17th of March, which destroyed man!
fis Ids and a great number of trees dn the Tabu
kan side.
Smce then the volcano haS remained quie?
and the only symptom of its working has been
the smoke tisiug up in all directions from ctaff.-
and fissures in the ground. The streams of | B va
on the slopes are St ill so slightly cooled that the
people dare not venture to any great distance
from the shore. According to" ihe accounts r.f
the natives, the top of the mountain du.-s not
appear to have undeigone any noticeable alter
ation.
On the other side of Kandhar on the extreme
nortli point of the island, the appearance of the
devastation which has been caused, is, if. _
hie, oven more frightful than what has taken
{dace at Taruna. For here, where formerly
there were to be seen extensive fields bearing
all kinds or crops and thickly planted and end
less groves of cocoa nuts, we now find nothing
but lava stones and ashes. The liquid fin-seems
at this point to have flowed from the mounlain
with irresislable force and in prodigious quanti
ty. Not only has this fearful flood, as it'were
buried Ihe whole district and all that was upon'
if, but after having caused this destruction over
an extent of several rniies, it was still powerful
enough, on reaching the shore, to form two lon.r
lanjongs (capes) at places where the depths of
water formerly consisted of many fathoms.
A number of other districts and places have
been, some wholly destroyed, others greatly in
jured by the fire.
The loss of life has been great. It is estima
ted as follows, in the undermentioned districts:
Taruna, men, women arid children, 722-
Kandhar, men, women, and children, 45 ; Ta
bokan, men, won.en and children, '2,031' • tola!
2,806.
The greater number met their death in the
gardens. They fled in ail directions, but were
overtaken and swallowed up bv the fatal fire--
steam. Some tried to save themselves in the
liees, hut were either cairied away with them
or killed by the scorching heat.
At Ixaiungari and Tatiung, the house, were
filled with people, who were stopped ill {heir
(light by tbe lava streaming down on all sides
and the streams of boiling water, and who met
their death under the burning ashes and tumb
ling houses. Many who had reached the shore
and thought themselves safe, became a pn-y to
tlie furious waves, an ! many died through stwer
despair and agony. — London Tim*>.
WHO WANTS A GOOD FARM !
Real Estate fcr Sale.
The subscriber will sell, at public sale, the farm
on which he at present re-ides, situate ■'! milesiioiih
w est of Scbellsbutg, Bedford Count v, conta.i u:g '
acres of patented land, about 125 acres of wturti arc
cleared and under good fence, about 2.1 or .'JO acres of
which is first rate meadow. The buildings are a good
two-tory Stone House, with a cellar nmlrr the whole
building, a double Log Bam, Hay House, anJ all the
necessary outbuildings belonging to a propeity of
thi- description. There is on the premises a large
orchard of choice fruit. There is a stream runmiig
through the whole place well calculated for a >avv
Mill, and an excellent well of good pure water at t!.-
door. Terms w ill be made easy to suit jnjid.a
sers.
The farm Is well adapted for a Stock farm, an i
much more meadow could easily be made.
Any peroii in want of a good iann, would da
well jo call and examine this before purcha-ingelse
where.
JOHN WiIF.TSTONF.
Sept. 12. 18.16.
LIST UF LETTEItS
Remaining in the Post Office at Bedford, Fa. Au
gust 2.lth 18-10. Per.-otis callipg for letters ill this
list will p!ea-e say they a-e adverti-ed.
Allison John, Ariams Andrew, Blair W 11. Bowles
Henry 3, Boland Daniel, Bowen Thomas. Burger li
ter, Blymire Frank, Brown F. C, Brown Jo-epii v.
Bass Alex, Harder Rebecca, Barclay Ft auk, Bioa ucK
Patrick, Barks Mary Mrs, Claycob Rachel Mi--.
Cow dan Nancy Mr-, Con.-tincy C 8, Carle David or
Jesse Ji, Cowen Richard, Cox Sylvester, I a dw-
Button, Carpenter Edward, Coughenonr Joseph or il
S Koftnan, Deha.s- KG Mr-, David Thus 11. Dietd
Z.ickaria, David Pricilea Mr-, I'eyremire J a rt.e - r,
Dickey Saml, Diehl W \ , Diehl Henry. Kirns .loft.
F.rving John K, Fuleer W A M, Fleagle Levi,blow
ers William. Fluke Caroline Mi-s. Fletcher John ,
Favey F, Green James W l>r, Guihien Jam?-A,
Green George A. Gtine William-. Gibson F.lizahetii,
Caddies Ja- B.Gambel M A, Gibb C Mi--, Flarr -
Maria Miss, Flutlord George, Hail Jacob, llilin-an M
I!, Happis Charles, IJenkrider Klii-on, Kin!}' Martin
A. Knox Joseph 2, Kilkelly John, Kurt/. Bin p. '•?■•
Wa-hington, Looser Jos, t.on-er ('. Longaker A.-
bert, Lee Alfred, Miller John H, Moses Madiae.,
iMcLanalian K J, Marks Simon, McF'-rreu JC. .
Morgan Ann, Miller Ceorge 11, Maitm Caleb h.
MiHer Jonas, Miller John, Montnger DM, Nycon'
Henry, Oglebay Pa-te JC, Pemnar. LA. KiiclU'V
Philip, Kutge Geo, Rohrer Martin, Rippen Kennei.
Robinson Jobn M, Reicharf Mary Miss, lio-e •••
Ripley Humphrey 2, Ripley Jacob 2, Rhoades II?'
rv, Smith Elizabeth. Sherfv S. Smith Henry D-.i""'
tor Rachel, Tate C W. I honta- John. I y-on John .
Wisegarver George B 2, Wharton John, Urna- '
Henry, Wallace Thnnias 2, W haley Ilenry C, hu..>
er J J, W'.llowghby C B 2. Young .loi.n.
MRS. AG NFS SAFPP, P. M. Fed!'"--
To Teachers and School Directors,
The Directors anil Teachers o! Comrr.ea
! Schools of Bedford county, are hereby notify"
to meet the Superintendent, in their respect
districts, as follows: On Monday the letb
September for the borough of Scliellsburg, am
township of Napier, at the house of George ( u
vin in Schellsburg. At Bnena-vista, on l Ut '"
day the 16th. Bridgeport, Londonderry, t "j
nesdav the 17th. Centreville, Cumber.and
ley, Thursday the lSth. Rainsburg,Colerair.
on Friday the 19th. Chaneysville, Southan.p
ton, Monday the 22d. Clearville, Monu"",'
Tuesday the 23d. Bloody Kun, _ H"est Provi
dence, Wednesday 24-th. House of L)- 1- 11
Cast Providence, Thursday. 2;) th. Dashers M-.',
Hopewell, Friday 2tith. L. Evans htoi
Broadtop, Saturday 2?th. Stonerstonn oa
Monday the 29th. Woodberry on
301 h. * Pattonsv ille Wednesda v October Ist.
House of John Fickes, Union, I hursda),
Springs Mills, St. Clair, Friday the 3d. '
ford Borough Saturday the 4th. House 0
Werts, Harrison, Monday 6th. Bedfori
ship, at the honse of John llafer, Bedton-', •-
urday the 11th.
School Directors and teachers arc part ictii
ly requested to be present at the time am p
fixed upon,-as 1 have some remarks ' .
which may be useful to both Directors, 111
ers and the friends of Education. v ,
T. R- GETn>-
County hup (•
Sept. 12, 1556.