THE BEDFORD GAZETTE. E?<-4!fbt'rf. .JifSv 3, (E W, Bowman, Editor and Proprietor. Oemcivatic State 3aiminatiom~. GOVERNOR: \\ 2£3, F. A'ackci*? Of Lycoming County. CANAI. COM.MISSIONEU : SSou. KiricktniNi, Of Chr-tor Comity. SUPREME JUDGE: lion. \\ tin. Sgroii:;. Of Berks County. iSosi. Jamc*i Thomson. Of Er:e County. €or\w\ Tit KiiT. Prothoootary—SAML 11. LATE, Bedford. Shoriff-—VVtVI. S. FLl'Ki], M. Wixxlbetrv. Treasurer—SAML. DA VIS, Bedford. Commissioner—('. EVANS. E. Providence. Director —CEO. SMOI.'SE, VV. Providence. Auditor—JOHN W. CRISMAN, St. Clair. 'lite OHice of Ihe Bedford Gazelle, with Presses, T>] t >, gocd will, &e. &c. Is oiiered I'or The office is in first rate order, unci is, at pre sent, in a more prosperous condition than it has ever been at anv former period; and the county is now reliably Democratic by several hundred majority. In a few weeks the present proprie tor 111 he live?) will have conducted the paper for an uninterrupted period of TWE.\TV-FIVI: years—a longer continuous period than has been ifevoted to the publication of a political news paper bv any other editor in the State. The length of time in which we have been thus ac tively ec:jn<rod, is our onlv reason fir offering to sell. The "Bedford Gazette" was establish ed in ISO"), (now in its 53d year.) and, bavins never changed bands but oxer, is the be<? evi dence in the world that it is based upon a sure foundation. To an honest and or- potent De mocrat, the opening is one of no ordinary cha racter. The great improvements in progress a? the Bedford Springs, in connection with the Broad Top Rail Rend, now in successful opera tion, must she illy add greatly to the j i.tronage of an office so firir.lv --si.r!.?beti a? the C'izctte. ■ : " Our ! rethren of t e ; ress ill much <;- biige by noticing. jicßiys fLIB l\ it! please meet in the Grand Jury Room on v u?- uniay evening next at the nnciug of the Bell. JOB .MANN. President. Jons P. KKT.D, Secretary. JET""The proceedings of the Democratic County Convention will he found on the first page—also the highly important Decision of the Supreme Court in reference To the Bill lor the sale of Ihe Public Works—and several other articles of interest. QT?"* A fair trial of Manny's UeapitJjj and .Mow ing Machine was made upon -evrnJ grass lots near Bedford on Thursday anu Saturday last, by Messrs. Bgyjiißt: St HSKTI.KY, which was -attended by many of the farmers oi the county, all of whom expre- ;cd themselves highly pleased with the performance, and it is supposed several will shortly purchase Ma chines. After a similar trial in Adams county, a lew Jays since, the agent disposed of right -Ma chines. Main Line Suifi. The Main Line was sold in Philadelphia on the 25th ult. lor " ."■OO unii i here was but one bidd.-i, ■i. ss,.. I'luuiunii, Pre .-rat* ii i oi iue i ei:us v i van ia Railroad Company. Let the people now look out loi homst men as members of the Legislature. or this mammoth corporation will forge chains to bind you to its despotic power worse than was ever conceived by Nicholas Biddle and his monster U.S. Bank 1 Aw£'i;l Cai.'iitiity. UN " The Canadian Steamer Montreal, was burnt near Quebec on the bth o! June, and between three ami four hundred persons v.eie either drowned or burnt! Us""" The Abolitionist- ol BeJlord held another Club Meeting on la-1 Saturday evening— and, we are fold, that the audience and Mr. Jordan's speech were precisely the same as at the former meeting! Sabbath School i cULratiou. [£7* According to announcement, the Sabbath t-ehooi connecteii with tne M. E. Church of this p.ace held its annual Celebration on last Thursday, in a beautiful Grove near town. The procession was ve ry imposing, numbering 21S children, with appropri ate Banners, under tne direction ui Mr. SAMUEL. bancs, the able Superintendent, who deserves much praise for the labor and attention be bestowed in getting up the affair. Having arrived at the ground, alter an impressive prayer, and a few appropriate introductory remarks by Rev. W. I.KK beorrswoori, the audience, which was larger than on any former similar occasion, were highly entertained bv Speech es, Dialogues, £tc., indicating-that the Scholars had been trained with great care. All did so well that it would be hard to discriminate. We may be al lowed to say, however, that ihe speeches delivered by Messrs. W.n. F. Joue and WJJ. 11. STEWAKT, of tlie is," (which were o.ig/.io/,) were such as to command especial and general admiration, not on ly as to matter, but in the happy and effective man ner in which they were delivered, developing the powers Of dignified oratory in an unusual degree tor first effort*. The refreshments were such as to afford gener- ' al satisfaction—and, notwithstanding the irnrneitse crowd, all were abundantly served. First, the ' children—secondly, the visitors—and, lastly, the j teachers, Nc. ihe day was beautiful, and was one that will long be remembered by the citizens and strangers present. !IG\. J. S. KLU K. extract the following paragraph from the, Washington correspondence ol the Philadelphia Ar gus, ol it late date : '-The distinguished citizen of Pennsylvania, who has been called to till the responsible position ot At torney General oi t:ie I mted Males, is winurng lor him-ell a reputation that the pioiulest statesman in j the land might envy. He is already looked upon as ; the abiest man who has occupied tna r position lor ' the last hit) years. ihe decis.ous tie has alrea dy given, whether cor. fir cuing or reversing lnoe ot hi- immediate predecessor, aie perfect models ot le- : gal peispicuit) , power and elegance. No alien.pi at i tu Man and bombast; no up-r tin.• v or pio.ixrty; er e ry worn in the rig!.! p.ace, and ,he very woid lo ex press the meaning intended t.y the writer. Uriel, comprehensive. tere, vigoious, his decisions aie made in peilt-ct baXon—i.ocircnmiocut .011; no ledmi dence; (to efripty d.splay ol bgal iole; plain, simple, GireCt 10 the point, his algUlUrnts ale lm Olltruv el 11- ble. Pen: sylvan ia may well b>- proud of Judge Black He has r.ot yet hiied the una-uiri ul tlisUsvlUiA.es and his fame. H.s name is already men .ot.-d m Coiireciior. with a seat upon the bench ot the United Mates Supreme Court, and m the Presidential chair. ID >s eminently titled to fill cither '.a*,on.'' PACKER HI) PROHIBITION. 'S he Records iv\:uiiiiied! It has become a stereotvped charge with ibe oppo sition of Pennsylvania, that (ion. Packer, the Demo cratic candidate for Governor, w hil-t 111 the Senate of ; Pennsylvania, voted for a "Prohibitory Liquor Law," a "Main Liquor Law," the "Jug Law," No., all ol j which charges we are prepared to show are FALSE ! —destitute of even the shadow of truth. We hove carefully examined the Senate Journals, ' and for a full and correct accodnt of the Senate's le gislation, and the votes of Gen. Packer on all the different bills presented during his Senatorial career, we refer the impartial reader to the lollowing Ue ! cord : As appears from the Journal ol 1850, pages and ! f>, on the Ist day of January 18-70, \VM. F. PACK ! F.K (with "other gentlemen elected to supply va cancies," Nc.) appeared 111 tile Senate Chamber and ! presented his credentials as the Senator elected Iron, the 12th District, composed of the counties ol Ly coming, Sullivan, Clinton, and Centre. His term of service then begun, and expired, as the same record shows, with the session ending ls-7'/. The part he performed, therefore —the votes he east whether for or against Prohibition—must be found recorded, if recorded at all, within the years ISA!), lS."j 1, and 1852. I In the Journal of 18-70, we find that three bills, and three only, were considered and passed, to wit : Senate bills \os. 11,217, and House bill No. 172 (being No. Slo Sen.) as follows : The first bill, No. 11, entitled "An Act to re-tram the use of intoxicating drinks in the counties of ■ Washington and Westmoreland, was reported Janu ary 3, 18-30, by Mr. Lawrence. See p. 28, vol. 1, , 18-70. This bill (with sundry other-) was commit ! ted to the appropriate committees Jan. 7, ls-30. | See p. -71. Jan. 11, I*so, the same reported from I the Committee on Vice and Immorality, without a- I niendmeiit. See p. lib. Jan. 10, ISSO, the Senate • resolved itself into committee of the whole on said | bill ; the committee rose and the bill was reported with amendments—the first, second, and remaining sections were agreed to. The title being under con sideration, the same was so amended as to strike out the word- "ami Westmoreland," and making the word "counties" read "county"—whereby the bill was limited to Washington county alone. See p. ! 9.7. On the same day, the vote on the final passage of the hill stood yeas 21, nays 7 Packer voting in the affirmative. p. fid. Ma) 1, 18-70, this b.l! was signed and approved by William F. Johnston, then Governor of Peiinsyiva • ma. See page 10(id. Tins bill, as above state.!, was voted for by Gen. Packet. But what was it.' Wry. it allowed hut ieip-s ami manuj"art liters of tit- article to iv/< ' tell itrious and sjoritvns liquors vuthin hie count it of ; Washington, and only prevented such as had no >i i cense from Celling by less quantity than one barrel : unless for mechanical or medical purposes. See pam phlet Law - 1850, p. G35, sec. -3. This as', therefore, and the above record speaks for itself. Jan. 22, ;5.70, bill 217 w-as reported and committed | to the committee on Finance, being entitled "an act ito regulate the sale o! spuitous liquors," \c. See , Senate Journal, 18-30, vol. I, p. IS-3. Feb. 1, 1 the same reported back to the Senate from said committee without amendment.— I S. e p. 20S. March 7, 18-70, the said hill ua- read second and third time, and postponed until next day. Ste ; p. i'JO. Match S, 1830, the same bill No. 217, was taken : up arid passed—no yeas or nays recorded—and there ; is no evidence that Pa.'L-i* • t >< Ulil. April 20, lv-,0, House bill No. 172 (being No. -1.3 i Sen.) entitled -'an act to prohibit the sale ol spirit ! ous liquors to Indians in Warren county was taken ; up and pa-sed. No votes recorded. See p. lulti. i April 30, 18-30, the bill was returned from the i House. See p. lo.'ili. i May i, 1 Sou, The bill was compared, ike. See I p. 1005. May 3, 1830, the same bill No. 172, was approved I and signet! by Wm. F. Johnston, Governor, and this i now completes the year 1850. The above 'hree ■ hills were all lhat were considered or voted lor or , against—and, upon the auihority of the Record-, we a-sert that there is no evidence to show that during . that year Genera! Backer voted either for a Prohibi tory Li Ipi or hair—n ?ln ,< c Ltgttor I Mir — or the Jug • La y. We pas> on to the Journal of 1851: Iwo bills, to w iT: No. 171 and 12'• (being House bill 258) only claimed the attention of the Senate lor ; that year. '1 he first was merely reported and com mitted to the committee on Vice and Immorality.— ! See Senate Journal ISSI, p. ICO and 100. | Feb. 13, 1851, the second (bill No. 12(1) was read j the first time. See p. 214—being entitled "An I Act to prohibit the sale of spiritous, vinous and j malt liquor.-, in Washington county, and To restrain | the sale of spirituous liquors in the borough of Eliz | abeth, in Allegheny county." Same day (Feb. 13, 1S31) the Senate resolved it sell into a committee of the whole on said bill and ■ reported it with amendments. It then proceeded to the second reading and con | sideration of the said bill, when the first section ; was agreed to. Alter a motion by Mr. lloge and Shimer to amend the section Nc.,a motion was made by Mr. Packer : and Mr. ilugus to -pott-pone the question together u-iih. the further consideration of the hill indefinitely. On the question— will the Senate agree to the motion, the yeas were Bally, Fernon, Ilugus, Muhlenberg and Packer, 3. Nays—Brook, Buckalew, Carothers, Crabb, and others, 27. So the question was determined in the negative. The amendment of Mr. lloge and Shimer was then agreed to. Fiie seel ion as amended, ar.d the remaining sec tions and title were agreed lo ; and alter the bill was read a third time, on the question—Shall tiie bill pas-/—the yeas and nays were required by Mr. Packer ami Mr.-Muhlenberg, and were a follows, viz: bn-—Messrs. Brooke, Carothers, Cunningham, For.-vth, Frailey, Frick, Fulton, Guernsey, lia-lett, Hoge, Jones, Konigmaeher, Lawrence, MtCaslin, McMurtrie, Malone, Myers, Robertson, Sanderson, Savery. Shinier, Stine, Walker, and Mathias, Spea ker—2l. Nays—Baily, Hugos, Ives, Muhlenberg and Pack er— -7. S''e p. 2-70 and 251. Then, F-b. 18, IS-71, the hill was approved and -igned by Gov. Johnston. Bee p. 2d"2. 1 :v.- now brings us to the close of 18-71, and so tar ftoin .-bowing that Mr. Packer voted for a Pro hibitory Liquor Law, a Maine Liquor Law, or a Liu Law, it show * just ihe contrary. It shows that he voled against a law which was to prohibit the safe ol intoxicating liquors in the county -ol VVa>b itigioM, and the borough of t I znh-ih in All MhenV Con ty— in*! the w -bun of that vote, is mfc Test from the luct that on the Bth day oi March, IS-31, and the ist ilay of April of the same year, ■ the Senate was still in session,) some seven r | ; more petitions from citizens of Washington court', j ; numerously signed, were presented, praying tor a .'- j ■peal ot that law—See p. 11l and oGß—and 4 n | from the further fact that very soon afterwards, oat j the very next session of the Legislature, the Itv, i in obedience to the will of the people, was repeall- j And now we proceed to the last year of his Senattl- | al labors—the year 1852. Feb. 21, 1852, .Mr. Carothers read in his place nd presented to the chair, bill (No. 112,) entitled Act to prohibit the manufacture and sale of all n toxicutnig liquors.Committed to the cooitnifee i on Vice and Immorality. See Senate Journal l'td, p. .'SO. Maich 3, 1852, Mr. Carothers. from Committeton j Vice and Immorality, reported bill No. 119, vvitla mendments— |t. .'lOil. March 10, 1852, one thousand copies of bill or dered to be printed ibr use of the Senate—seep. •409. March IS, 1852, a motion was made to suspend he orders of the day for the pnrpo-e of proceedingto the consideration of said bill. The yeas and nys were required and were yeas 20, nays 11 Fatter; voting in the affirmative. The rpiestion was deer mined in the negative, there not being two-thirds in its favor. A motion was then trade by Carson itul (Guernsey '-that bill No. 419 be made an order of he day for to-morrow," —yeas and nays were reqnied, • and stood yeas 21, r:ny 12 Packer voting in thfaf ; (irritative—and thus showing that, though the ;/t --peraitee issue of that day was considered o( frafttl • ; importance- among legislator.—who fancied fiey j could see in it the foreshadowing of their politcal 1 graves—he had no disposition to stave it off,and vas not afraid to meet it. See p. 480 and Ist. March 19, 1852, agreeably to older, the Seiate I resolved itself into committee of the Whole (on lull •119,) arid alter some time reported progress, ami a greed to sir again on To-morrow See p. 49G. March 20, l"-52, agreeably to order the Senatf a- j gain resolved into committee of the Whole on bill No. 119, and after some time the committee ro-n.irid the bill was reported With amendments—Be p. 565. March .2, 1852, agreeably to order the Senate proceeded to the second reading and considerstiol ol bill No. 419, when an amendment was offered by ; Guernsey ami Sander-on providing that all persons who should sell liquor- of any kind should be luble to pay all damages arising from its use, and for all j live- lost or injured, and for all characters, moral or political, ,Vc., which wa- r.ot agreed to—and in ia vor of the original amendment there were yeas 10, including Gen. Packer—nays 23—80 the que-ion was determined in the negative. See p. 514 and 515. On the question will the Senate agree to the irst section the yea- were 19, nay- 1 Packer voting id the aiiirmative—arid what then did he vote for?— Why. the first section simply enacted that no per on i should be allowed, at any time, "to munn i'arture or sellli oitor possessing intoxicating properties, i-.rr.ri as hrrcimit'tir provided Kc- That's all. The 2(1 3d 4th sth oth and ~th section- were then agreed to without the yeas ami i av- being called—and the record doe- not show who, nor how on-j one voted— See p. 51 1 and 515. On the question, Will the Senate agree to the Bth section a- amended/ the-question was po-tported— Sea p. 516. March 23, 1852, agreeably to order the Senate re- ! sumed the second reading and consideration of Bill ; No. il9, when an amendment was off-red to the section, and agreed to, and the section as amended passed, yeas 19, navs 13, Packer voting tor the sec tion as amended. The 9th, 10th, and 11th sections were then agieed to, and no record is given ql ti.e vote. The 12th section was lost, and the vote of General Faciei st.tuj/* . ...... i. > no i and •; J; the ; 1 1h section then became the J2th, and was agreed to. A motion was then made to a rnend the bill by adding a new section, .3, and to this there was an amendment which was lost, v i -15, navs 18. Pari. • r >ti >; it —The original amendment was then passed; see p. .53 1- Ij the 1 Ith section was then agreed to, no vote- called or recorded. On the que-tion, Will the Set ate agree to the 1 sth section, as follows, viz: " 1 hat the qualified voters of the city of Philadel- ! phia,and The several counties o! this Commonwealth shall, on the 2d Tuesday of October i -xt, at the p!a ce- now authorized by law tor holding the general e- ' lections, vote upon the acceptance or rejection of this Art, by written or printed ticket-, containing on the outside the words ''liquor Jaw," and on the in side 'he words "for the law 5 ' or the words "agan-t the law," and the returns of the votes shall be made ( m the manner provided by law tor the election of Governor. Ai d the Secretary of the Commonwealth si all transmit the said return- to the speaker of the Senate on the 2d Thursday of January, and on said day the two Houses -hall meet in Convention, when -aid votes -hall be- counted, and a true record thereof entered on the Journal of each house; and if a majo rity ot the said votes shall be in favor of the law. then th.s art shall go mro full force and effect at the 1 time therein mentioned, but if a majority of the votes shall be against the law, then this act shall be null and of no effect whatever." On this section the yeas and nays were required 1 by Muhlenberg and Forsythe, and were, yea- 24, nays 9, General PACKER VOTING FOR the SEC- I ION, so the question was determined in the affir mative. Ibe title being under consideration a mo tion was made by Packer andGuern-ey to amend the same by striking out the words "prohibit the manu facture ai d" and by inserting in lieu thereof the j words "re-trict the," which was agreed to. On the question, Shall the Bill be transcribed for a third reading? the veas and nays were required and were ) cos Messrs. Carothers, Car-on, Evans, For- : syth, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hamlin, llaslett, Koge. McFarland, McMortrie, Malone, PACKER. Robert son, Sanderson anil Slifer. 1",. Nays, Daily, Biu kalew, Crabb, Darlington, Frai lev, Fulton, Jones, Kinzer, Kunkle, McCasl n. Mat- j thias, Muhlenberg, Myers, Shirner and U'alker. Speaker, 15—-o the question was determined in the affirmative. See pages, 531 and 0 1-5. March 30, 1852, on fruition of Mr. Sander-ot) and Carothers the Seiate proceeded to the third reading and consideration of Bill No. 4J9, &c. On the ques tion Shall the 15.11 pa-s. a motion was made by San derson and ( arothers Fho? the Senate re-olve itself into committee of the whole for the purpo-e of a mending section 13. Muhlenberg and Fradey a rnended by making it for the purpose o 'i sreoern! a menlmeiit—the yea- and nays were required, and were yea- 11, Nays 19, including PAC'KFR-so the amendment was determined in the negative. On the question Will the Senate agree to The motion The yeas were 14, nays 10, including PACKER. Ano ther motion was made by Buckalew- and Muhlen berg. 1 hat the Senate again resolve itself into com mittee of the whole tor the purpose of general a mendment—the yeas and nays w ere required, and were yea- 12, nays 26, including Packer o the question was determined in the negative. The question again recurring Shall the Pill pass? a mo t on wa- made bv PACKER and Carothers. That the Senate again re-ojve itself inm romrn Ttee of the whole tor the purpn-e of amending the 'th ection so a - to read a, follows, viz: '•That, in order to ascertain the opinion of the peo- j ; pie of this Commonwealth, relative to the repeal oi' j this act, the qualified voters of of Philadel phia, and the several counties of this Commonwealth, ; shall, on the 2d Tuesday of October next at the place now authorized by law for holding the general j elections, vote upon the acceptance or rejection of ; this act, by written or printed tickets, containing on j the outside the words "Liquor Law," and on thein | side the words "For the Law" or "Against the Law" ; I —and the return of the votes shall be made in the i manner provided by law tor the election of Cover j nor, and the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall ! transmit the said returns to the Speaker of the Sen- ; ate on the 2d Thursday of January, aiut on the said day the two houses shall meet in Convention when said votes shall be ('minted and a true record thereof entered in the Journal of each House, and if a majo rity of the said votes shall be against the law, then the repeal of this act is recommended to the aiten- j tion of the next Legislature," &c. On the question; Will the Senate agree to the motion, the veas were > 18, nays 11, PACKER voting in the affirmative —the j question was determined in the affirmative—See j p. (iO2 and CO !. March 31, i 1 agreeably to order the Senate re sumed the third reading and consideration of bill No. i 410, See. On the question Shall the Bill pass? the yeas and nays were required by Crabb and Packer j and were yeas 17, nays 15, PACKER voting yea— so the question was determined in the affirmative; and this bill, the 15th section of which originally ' provided that the question should be left to the PEO : PLE— and, as modified by the amendment of fierier al Packer that the people should "vote upon the ac- J cepiance or rejection of this act"—was passed— See ;p. 012. The first and eighth sections, as above stated, were voted FOR by General Packer—and tbe 12th section he voted AG AlXXl*—and also voted a- , gainst sundry amendments to the bill, us tbe iuiego- j lug record shows. i But suppose he had voted for every section, every ( amendment, and every motion, he would only have j been voting at ia-t to leave the question ul a Prohi- j bitory Law TO THE DECISION OE the PEOPLE! iii this country there is, properly speaking, but one sovereignty, and that is the sovereignty of the PEO PLE; utni, that the PEOPLE, upon important qu s ' tioiis of tins kind, by their voices and then VOLES, should pronounce their decision, we conceive to be perfectly right and proper; and, to obtain for them this power, we assc-tt, upon the authority of the re cotds ju>t presented, is the most and ail that General Packer did during the three year* that he was in the Senate of Pennsylvania. His acts aie part of the le gislative history of the State—hi> record is public— and an impartial people, before they condemn, will lairly examine the proofs. They will require high er authority than the partisan statements of his poll- | ; tical foes. They will require better proof' than the : garbled extracts circulated through the medium of a | hoi I tiori papers, or the mere assertions of tnen who seem to glory in doing him ir i.tiee upon this sub ject, and delight iri perverting the truth! We have no desire here to wage war upon our op ponents for their past cour-e upon the subject of Pro hibition; but we may be allowed to reier them sim ply to an authority or two, arid suggest vvheremlhey have been grossly inconsistent bfore we close. Bv a reference to the Senate Journal of 1553, vol. 1, p. (IOC and 007, we find that on the oth day of A pril of that year Resolutions Xo. 518, entitled "Re solutions referring to a vote of the People of this : Common wealth the snhj"Ct of a Prohibitory Law," were pas-, d. Every body reernhers that by virtue of such a-law the people of this State, in the fall of j 18-71, at the October election, voted upon the sub ject of a Prohibitory Law ; and that the freemen ot the Common wealth, bv upwards of 5000 majority, pronounced against it At that election, too, it will i. -* i cHlPlUDfrrllj IfliJl lll** Jt*n mrit *| jroc* i very where prevailed. The Democracy and all the conservative parties of the country were swept down. The next session (that of found SAM. then powerful and victorious, revelling at Ilarrisburg in tbe Halls of our Legislation; and there, whilst in the very zenith of his glory and strength, he, bv the aid o! his fanatical followers, in direct opposition to the verdict of thp people, enacted a law which was i ; approved and signed on the 1 !th April, 1855, by Jas. ■ Pollock, the present know-nothing Governor of Penn ; sylvania; and the -Ith section of which provides:— '■• That no Li reuse forth safe ot' Liq <ors shall be gran j t'J to the /.-eprr ot' AXV HOTEL, iXX, or TAV ERN," &c. See Pamphlet Laws of 1 *.*>.">, p. 220. Let hone-t freemen in the State remember these doings ol their mighty Highnesses, the great Know Nothing Legislature of 1855 ' and let tbe people of Bedford county not forget that whilst the Docket ot election returns in the office of the Prothonotary at Bedford, p. 127, shows that they decided against a Prohibitory law by a majority of 11'"J votes, FR. j JORDAN, the Senator from this District, advocated and gave the casting vote for the law referred to— the iniquitous JUG LAW of 1855 : \\ ith this Re cord examined we fear not what others can do unto j , us. They may continue to charge our gallant Stan- ! : dard-bearer with having voted for and advocated a : Prohibitory liquor law! They may continue to af- firm that to th>' pas-age of a "Main liquor law" he j lent bis -upport. They may ; ssert as loudly and as j long a- they please (as is done by the abolition press : here and in other parts of the State) that he voted tor the JL'G LAW , pu-sed two years ajter he left the hr'eiiate for the more pleasant walks and duties of private life. The people knoir better; they will not believe it. Their puerile slanders of General Pack er w ill prove as unavailing as their efforts of 1552 to burlesque the generosity of Franklin Pierce by the declaration that "he had once bought a stick ot can dy for a boy;" and that "when his services were re i quired by his country," the hero of Mexico "fainted and fell from his hor-e." They challenged us then, before the election, to name a single State that Franklin Pierce would get: whilst the sequel showed that alter the election you could hardly name one btate that he dld'nt get! It will be as idle and unavailing as the cry last fall that it JAMES BUCHANAN, the present President of the United States, should be elected, the "wages o! the laboring man would be reduced to 10 cents a day." Villitication and slander is the trade they like best to exerei-e. Let them go on exulting in their ill-gotten GLORY. Tbe 2d Tuesday of Octo ber will repel all their assaults in the triumphant e b-etion of (ien. PACKER and the entire Democra tic Ticket. CyAt a dinner given to Hon. Wsr. B. REED, in Philadelphia, a few days ago, a sterling leller was read florin the distinguished Attorney General of the United States, Hon J. 8. BLACK, from which we quote the paragraph below: "He is faithful to the Constitution, lor he never persecuted any holy for his religions faith, nor joined himself by an impious oath to any hand of higot s\ and his eloquent voice has been raised at al! times against the efforts of those who would ej-ritr discord ami ha tred between the Stoles, upon subjects which the Con st;tut:on g.ves to each State the right of settling for itself." in Virginia, the millers adhere to the rule of last vear, and refuse to buy for future delivery. Puri bases of new wheat I'm July delivery have been made in l'l t dei wksburg al $1 jO.per bush-i vl. I K7 Tin' Daily .Yews says "Mr. WILMOT' is now, and has been for sutrie weeks in Phila delphia, visiting the taverns, drinking houses, and restaurants, endeavoring to seduce from their piinoples men belonging to the Ameri can party." Add this to his blasphemous and habitual habit of swearing, and Christian men are offered a pretty candidate in the person of "Free Trade" Wihnot! GP"The following letter will be interesting to the friends of the writer in Bedford county: Bloomiiiglon, Marion Co. 111. Gen. Bowman: 1 wish to inform you that we ar rived safe at tins place, and like it w. 11. We art- in goo I health. 1 put out about lot) acres in wheat, oats, and corn this spring, with one team. The fall wheat is a failure, but there is any amount of spring wheat, and it generally looks very well, tl rhe har vest turns out as well as the grain look- it will ave rage about 30 bushels to the acre. It i- estimated by some that this county has sown between twenty and thirty thousand bushels of wheat this spring. 1 have out 30 acres in wheat, and brother Daniel has out about 133 acres, and there ar some farmers who have treble that amount out. The spring here was late anil rnld, hut we have fine growing weather now, and every thing looks prosperous. The mark et i- good, and some thing - very high, on account of the late spring and the fact that the wheat had to be ; re-sown. Flour is §4 per F.irrei. corn and oats <'■_> cents, Potatoes St b'-i, butter has been '-'5 cents per pound, but has fallen to 12 cents. Please send me the Bedford Gazette regularly. Your l'rieii I, M. S. SILL. From the Pittsburg t.'nion. TESE I.VSI'RT'ETIO.Y. We 'give in our columns, this morning, tile • opinion of Chief Justice Lewis, and trie decree of the Supreme Court iti t lie motion f>r a pre | liminaiv injunction to restrain the sule of the Main Line < ! tin* Public works, under the pro visions of tiie Act <>t Assembly "1 the IGth May, 1857. Had the decision been in In*, r of the legality of a sale to the p< rins\ !\an i Railroad, we should have been bound to a; quo-sce in it, and respect it as the law of the land, while at the same time, we should have de< ply regretted the consummation of the \vi mg which the Le gislature had sanctioned. Hut n .w tl at we have in autfidrative det ree against the sale on the j terms proposed ! v the act, we congratulate the jaeople i f the State, that the tremendous sacri fice involved in the scheme has been averted /orthe present. Put tlie matter will not cat i here*, and it now becomes important to guard against the probable efforts that will be made hereafter to surn-nder !',> interests of the Stale into the hands of powerful corporations, fir a mere nominal price. We have seen the Com n. m wealth on the eve of one of the most suicidal i ao's that has ever been recorded in the hsstory jof public fhlly an ! extravagance. We have s>* i! *i Legislature swayed from the path ofduty >y tie* power and influence of railroad money, and the sophistry of railroad agents. We have seen a portion of the Democratic press, from mistaken r improper motives, arrayed on the side of c mporative power, assisting it to traniph* •in the rights of the people; and having seen j all thi>, we know that the contest is no! yet en ded, and that the danger is only removed for a : season. What then is our plain duty, but to prepare for the slrnggle ? We are on the eve of the e b'Cti >n ufanother Legislature. Shall we choose men who iiave advocated the policy, to use their own language, of "giving a" ay the public work-," or shall we < lect I >n>t. upright men, who have tlie interests of the Comrn nwealth a! heart, arid are proof against the seductive nits of lobby pursuasion ? The question whether corporative privileges once granted are to go Oil, nu ever enlarging', fut-x.-i Mr' n-ih-ning, gaining accession of power at every ses-iin of the L g : s'ature, innst he answered soon, or else its deei-ion will no longer rest with the people. We are not the op: merits of railroads. We have iri-d in our humble way to foster and en cmrage every .-i.tr rprisp which prnn is**d to in ; crease the trade, the growth and prosperity of i the country. We have a prid* in our noble im provements, i ut when we ilet ct in anv corpo ration. however gn at, or ! owevcr useful, a thirst for power, and a design to grasp tin* re s mrces of the Slute when we find it perpetual ly striving for wider dominion and r intent with nothing hut dragging S mat us and Representa tives, Governors, Judges and the State itself to ruin in its tiain. we think it is time to speak and call upon the people to awaken. TRE.ISW STALKING ANNE.;!) AT XOO.Y- I> l¥. The p* -iti ITS assumed by the Black Republi cans have of themselves a strong, direct, and natural tendency to treason, in the form of dis union. All true patriots have denounced every sentiment and movement pointing in that di iection. But treason to the Union has a lodg ment in the black-republican breast, and is nut, consecpieutiv, clearly manifested Lv the more anient, or weak and incautious in their ranks. ' ...... They £i\<' encouragement in Ih-ir s; eeches ai.J papers to a less politic class, who serve them in (heir hour of need. They agree more or less fully in sentiment: but, as policy demands, their professions are somewhat variant. But they r< specti veiy sail in the same direction. The o ! pen disunionists recently held a meeting at Worcester, Alassachus'lls, and took bold ground in favor of disunion. Thev are hut one step in advance of the regular Black Republicans of the Fremont stamp. The Worcester convention passed resolutions derlaratory.of tin ii principles ' and otj. cts, some of which we copy below.— I l'hey are hut little ahead of the open opinions of Air. Banks, who is known to have calculated 'tile vaiu.- of the Union,' and to have at rived at the conclusion, in a certain contingency,to "let I the L nion slide." The members of this con- 1 t vent ion will doubtless give him their heart v support for Governor, as one of the means of : eventually attaining the great object which they have in view. These avowed treasonable intentions go wholly unrehuked bv the republi can press, and doubtless for the reason that it j approves of the purposes avowed. We invite ! the serious attention of all lovers of the Union ; to the following, found among the resolutions! passed at Worcester : 11 Rfsolveif, Tha' the necessity of disunion is written in the whole existing character and con | dition of the two sect ions of the country; in their social organization, education, habits, and laws: in the dangers of our white citizens in Kansas, and erf our colored men in Boston: in the wounds of Charles Sumner, and the laurels of his assail | ant: and 110 government on earth was ever strong enough to hold together such opposing f >rces. "Resolvfl, That this movement does not merely seek disunion, but the more perfect u nion of the free States by the expulsion of the slave States fiorn the confederation, in which they have ever been an element of discord, dan | ger and disgraqe. ■•Resolved, That it is nut probable that the; ultimate severance r the Union will he a „ Mt ol deli ie rat ion oi d.s sSMOn> l)Ut l!ia , a loncr riod of deliberation an discussion must precede it: thus we meet to be; n •• /< '',-o/iv■//, I hat In ceforward, instead 0 f regarding it as an objej un j Q anv system of poucv that ;t will lea I tqhe separation of the Mates, we will c iai m that o b e the highest of all recommendations and U g,>aty*t proof of Statesmanship: and will su|- )or ,, politically or r.iii-r c. is**, such men and injure? as appear to tend 111 v.st to this result." The (ifopn A letter from Georgia says t e , t they are in the midst of their wheat harvest,md that as to quantity and quality, it is t.<. best ever had m Georgia. An average of > a ts will be harvested. A letter from Troup county, Geogia, June 18th, speaking of the neighboring coti.try ti ieie and in Alabariia, says : "Wh. ai is now being harvested, an/ said by all persons to be the very best ci.p e \vr made in this latitude. Oats, Rye and larley are equally as good, and a much larg.,- cr ,J., than usual sown of all these smaller giam?.—. New wheat has been selling freely at §| , )er bushel, but buyers have now quit the mark * 1 believing that it will soon rule lower, say i i .to SO cents. Corn, though backward, looks re markably vigorous of stalks and color." 1 Cotton is not looking so well in Georgia or ; in Mississippi, hut pretty well in Alabama o*n ; era 11 y. Visiters from North Carolina bring fiatterino* accounts of tlie wheat crops, but sing a different tune fur th.* corn, which is represented a- small and sickly as yet. An lowa correspondent writes, June that wheat promises an average yield; that corn oats, grass. &c., look promising fur an abundant v ield: and fruit of all kinds plenty, except pea ch's. Number of stock hogs, about as last year. But few potatoes planted, owing to the'bigh price of seed. Corn selling at 75 cents, and scarce and wheat $1 50; potatoes s2a2 25 per bushel. From the centre of Indiana, where we saw, fire other day, thousands of hogs feeding ui the rich fields of clover, a corresponded writes as follow s : "1 have resided on Fort Harrison Prairie far thirty-seven yea s, and have hern a close obser ver of the seasons and crops. I have never known a more favorable appearance for a laree and abundant crop of everything. As to the growth, it is fine beyond conception; and every, tiling that is capable of hearing a blossom or hud from the shortest twig to the tallest tree, seems to try to excel in its abundance. If the season continues favorable, it seems as tl sough the Western world will groan under the weight r.f it- productions, and its granaries will he filled to repletion." In Alabama the coin varies from half a leg to a little over kr.ee high, and is looking well.— Should it not he cut off hy drought when rr.atu ; i::g tre will be plenty raised to meet the oi dinary wants of the country. ( i tlie rains, Noith arid West, we read that the oldest settlers in Minnesota never witnessed anything to compare w :th tliem. The night of tlie l-lth, tiie quantity of water that fill wase quivolent to nine inches. Great damage vvas done to property along the rivvrs an i streams. In Michigan and Notthern Ohio and P-tin-vl , vania, considerable property has been destroyed, and tlie protracted wet and cold weather are disheartening to the farmers. INDIGESTION .vxn Loss OF APVKTITE.—It is the greatest ioiiy iri the world, for people to be ever com plaining o; Indigestion and lo— of Appetite, when ; the remedy is so easy of attainment. Every trail comes naught with testimonials of the extraordina ry efficacy of CMCKENKK'S SW <;AK COATED YEC-ETA RR.E PrRRATtVE PILLS, in the various di-eases which <*: ;n a -ordered |late of the bavvefs. Ma ny Ml. -t*r. ol the Gospel. Professors and jdndenis incur F niver-ities, Arti-ans, and numerous others - vv ho lead sedentary lives, have experienced their beneticipl effects, and are constantly volunteering their testimony in its favor. In fact, the number oi recommendatory letters has accumulated so rapidly ol late, ti.at, i! it was necessary to answer them a. , Dr. Clickencr would be compelled to employ a pf c:a! amanuensis for that purpose. They ail. howev er. concur in one opinion, to wit: That tie Ciiclt>> ■' Pi 7lv tie most flp'ov lie remedy they hove cvf trted 7 and the only one onions many irhirh they eon toe vi'it a certainty of relief and without any aggravating svn proms. At this sea on of The year, especially, :t is highly .mportant to keep the bowel- in a heal! y condition, in order to avoid, or ameliorate, at lea-l, the numerous ailments which are induced by sudJe changes in rhe weather, j July 3, IS37—2w. TEE MARKETS. PNU.ADF.I.PtttA, June 34. — The Flour market contin ue- decidedly languid, there being little or no EXPORT demand, and the retailers and bakers are PURCHASING only to supply their immediate wants. Shipping brands aie offered at $7 !7-I per barrel, without find ing buyers. ICO hbls. of Rye Flour sold at $1 73. Torn Meal is scarce and firm at $1 per barrel ior Pennsylvania. There were but few samples of Grain displayed on the tables at the Corn Exchange, and the transac tions were unusually limited. Wheat is wanted by the millers, but the market is nearly bare. Snnait sales of red at $1 S-al 00, and white a' S3 03 per bushel; 1,000 bu-hcl- pnn.e Delaware red-old at £0 - 00. Rye continues to command $! 10. Con i- in good demand.and prices are lav! cents higher—sales of 3a6.0(Kl bushels velfovv at 00 cei t=, part in store. In Oats no change—a -ale of Pennsylvania was made at 3ii?. cents per bushel CINCINNATI, June 27. —Flour rather dull and prices tending downwards—sales of 700 bbl-. at $4 fiOafi ft for superfine, and s'! 73 for. extra; receipts lair. J5 A R2 2-? 8 E E>: On tho 29thiult. bv Rev. F. Benedict, Mr. Joseph Berkhimer and Miss Mat v Earnest, both of Union Township. DIED, Near Hopewell, on the morning ol tlw *2fith i of June, JOHN Etrnrr.nKßoEtt, aged 53 ye3ts, 2 months and 1 day. On the 2Sth ult., F.mma Jane, infant daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Garret-on, aged 0 mos. and 14 days. "Our sweetest joys here vanish all, Ami fade like hues at even; Oni brightest hope- l.ke meteors fall; There are no tear- it: Heaven." STRAY HEIFER. Came to the premises ol the subscriber, living in Union Township, sometime last fall, a dark red Heifer, between '2 and 3 years old; right ear ofT; no other marks. The owner is desired to come forward, prove piopeity, pay charges,and take her away. CASELTON ARE. July 3, 1.857.* JUST RECEIVED—Boston Tea and Tic Nic Crackers, Swiss Cheese, Sardines in Oil, London Pickles, Mackenaw Trout, &c. A. B. CRAMER cN CO. READ THlS!—Extra quality Chewing To bacco, superior flavored Havana Segars. A. B. CRAMER -N CO. Bedford, July 3, 1557.
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