THE BEDFORD liIZETTE.
Kcrffbrtf, July tih 1*37.
G, W. Bowman, Editor and Proprietor.
What is Ileiiiocraty{
DEMOCRACY represent* the great
principles oi progress. It i onward and out
ward >ll its movements, ft has a heart for ac
tion ami motives for a wmic!. It constitutes the
principle of diffusion and is to humanity what i
the centrifugal force is to a revolving orb ot a
universe. What motion is to them, Demociacy
is to principle. It is the soul ot action, it
conforms to the providence of God. it has
confidence in nan and an abiding reliance in
his high uetiiiy. It seeks li e largest liberty, :
the greatest god cU. J the surest happiness. It j
aims to build up the great interests" ot the many, j
to the least detriment of the few. It remem
bers the past, without neglecting the present. ,
It establishes the present, without fearing to j
provide for the future. It cares fertile weak,
while it permits no injustice to the strong, it
conquers the oppressor, ami prepares tin- subject
oftvranny for freedom. It melts the bigot's ;
heart to meekness, and reconciles his mind to j
knowledge. It dispels th<- cloud of ignorance j
and superstition, and prepares the people for in- j
structiuo and self-respect. It adds wisdom to ,
legislation, and improved judgment to govern- j
meut. It favors enterprise that \ n Ids to many, j
and an industry that is permanent. It is ttie
pioneer of 'humanity—the conservator oi nations.
IT r.uf.S o\*i. V wni:\ : r I TO BE rum: TO
ITSELF.
The above paragraph contains, in a lew words, the
main features of the Democratic Party, and to these
principles the Ticket which follows stands pledged, j
as well by their own personal feelings as by the re- j
solutions of the Convention which placed them in no- j
ruination. Who would not stand upon such a plat- j
, inn as this?—and what democrat would break a j
link in the glorious chain that unites us simply be- !
cause be hold, a little ill-will towards some one of i
the candidates personal')'? We trust, for the honor J
1.1 oar great can.-e, that none ,ncti w ill be found, but :
that all vvili ruilv unj. r t:i- otto, "Principle,, not 1
n>.-n."
Ccuioivrttk State ixiimlittticß-;.
GOVERNOR :
d i Si Me it 1 Si* it V -kC s i.%
(Of Lycoming County.
CVN AL COMMISSIONER :
UOH. tilaHt!,
Of Chester Count; .
SUPREME J! I>C,K:
IS® s*. Vi'ESB-
Of Berks County.
.Snmes 'iTIiiOSMMJM.
Oi File County.
C'tti'.VrV Tl€ RiKT.
SWbouotary—SAML- H. TATE, Bedford.
Sheriff—\Y.\i. S. i'U KM, AI. Woolbeiry.
Tc^orer—SAML. DAVIS, Bedford,
f.'ommissi'itier—(.'. K\ANS, E. Providence, i
Director—GEO. SMOIsE, W. Providence.
Auditor—JOHN VV. CRISMAN, St. Clair.
Having given The Democratic Platform and the
Democratic Ticket, fairly and honorably selected,
vve now proceed to give the Platforms and the Tick
ets of the motley opposition—-and it must be borne
i. mind that thc-v have two ii siinct STATE Tick
ets in the held warring each other to the death—and
"he county ticket will find it difficult to Kite both
-fn.g r with safety
'ill kit* I •> EL. .w. A Stl4'S'vt'iklßi.tBS3 '.
FIR:-T DEGRKI -OBLIGATION,
v.y.ia anil each oi you, oi your own .ree will and ac
..rd, it: the pre i ■-.• of Almighty Cod and these
witnesses, your right hand resting on this HOLY
BIBLE and CROSS, ai d vourleft hand raised towards
Heaven, in token of yout -inrerity, do solemnly pro
mise and SWE.\R that vou will not make known to
anv pi rs.n or • arsons, at y M the -igi.-. -ectets, my--
teries or objects of this organization, unless it be to
t!so-e whom, alter due examination, or lawful inlor
matiou, you shall find to be members of this organi
zation in good -taiuln.g : That \. u will not cu",
carve, print, paint, -tamp, stain, or in any way, di
rectly or indirect!) . i \; ... any of the secrets or ob
jects of this Order, noi suffer it to be done by oth
ers. if hi yom power to prevent it. unless it be for
oificiai instruction. That so long as you are connect
ed with this organization, if not regularly dismissed
from it, you will, in all things, political or social, so
tar a- Do- order is concerned, comply with the will
f the MAJORITY when expres-ed in a lawful man
ner, though it may conflict with your personal prefe
rences, so lot.g u, it does n*t conflict with the grand,
-tale, or subordinate constitution, '! •' constitution
oi the I'uired States ot America, or that of The state
in which you reside, and that vou will not, under a
ny circumstances whatever, knowingly recommend
an unworthy person tor initiation, nor sutler it to be
done ii iu your power to prevent it. You further
more promise and declare that you will not VOTE
nor give vour iiifiner ce for any man for AXY OF
FII'F. in the gitt of tlie People unless he be an A
MF.RICAN-LORN citizen in favor ot A M EF.IC ANS
BOKN ruling America, nor .i he be a ROMAN CA
THOLIC. and that ymi will not, nr. r \XY CIR
CFM ST A NICKS, expose the N A M K of any member
•>i this Order, nor reveal the existence of such an or
ganization ! To all the foregoing \ou bind your
-eives under no less a penalty than that of being ex
pelled from the Order, and of having ■ our name pos
ted and circulated throughout the different Councils
of the I' mted States a!'! IMf'RKR, and as a trai
tor to HOD and your COUNTRY": as a being unfit to
be employed, entrusted countenanced or supported in
■ ay business Trat.-acte n; a- .i pvf->n totally unwor
thy the confidence of aii - on 1 men, and as one at
whom the ii g.-r of ""CORN should ev.-r be pointed.
So help yon Cod." (This is admitted to be the oath
•nim.iii-tered by the Know Not! : Their 2d and
el obligations are still oioie blasphemous and fcar
jul. j
The subjoined Ticket stands square upon the a
bove platform:
Coventor—lsaac Hnzlehirr-f, Philadelphia.
Canal Commissioner—J. 1 . Finder in an, Berks,
supreme Judges—Jacob Broom, Jasper K. Brady.
The annexed Ticket adopts this platform with the
additional planlt that a dissolution of 'he Union is
preferable to allowing the institution oi slavery to
exist iii the South—and that negroes should enjoy all
the privileges of the white race, social and political:
Governor—David Wilmot.
Canal Commissioner—William .Mdlvvard.
Supreme Judge:—James Veech, Joseph J. Lewis.
The Ticket which .hr.vs, is the child ofa"U
MOX" of the above den t
Prothonotarv—JOHN ALSIP.
Sheriff—J. S. BUCK WITH.
'l'rcasu'rer—{lFOßl -F. (>STFR.
Commissioner—D. SPARKS.
Director—THOMAS I.MLKR.
A motor—GEORGE STL if KEY" .
As a Democrat, we unhesitatingly declare, that
we would not vote for any man, were he the dearest
personal friend we have m the world, standing as the
repiesentative of a union of the elements of Know
Xothing-ism and Abolitionism: ami we call upon e
very Democrat to pause and consider well before lie
commits biniadl to any one ot: tlie opposition Tick
ets. Be the triend oi a man in any other way than
by sacrificing your cherished political principles.
It is the int-ntt ri ofthe Democratic Par
ty to hold meetings and canvass thoroughly eve
ry towns-hip in Bedford County between this
.itul the election—when we u ill fu!!v unveil the
(,yp crisy land dispel the slanders of our oppo
nents. Don't t >rg< t the "7'cti Cents a Day" of
last year, when you hear marvellous stories a
aHist the Democratic candidates I
fT? The Presbyterian Church, which has been tin- '
dt rgoing repair, for -ome tune, will be in order (of
services in a couple of weeks. The improvement in
th pulpit will add greatly to the appearance of the
Church.
(T7"Rev. .Mr. SAMPLE will preach in the Metho
dist Church on ne\-t Sabbath morning at half past ll
o'clock.
OUT" We had the pleasure of making the acquain- ]
tance of Rev. Air. Gl ykr, a few days since, the
gentleman appointed to succeed the late lamented
Cor.i.tNs. lie is very prepossessing in his manners,
and we have no doubt will prove worthy to succeed
his eminent predecessor. He will hold a Quarterly j
Meeting in Bedford commencing ou Saturday the j
lMh day of July iust.
THE TE.IIPEiitM E i)l MSTI(/\.
j Cf 'Less than three yeas- ago the opponents ol De- ,
mocracy could talk of nothing but l'emperaiice and ;
: Prohibitory Liquor Law, ! This was their gieat
j hobby, their "pet darling." They determined that no j
tavern should seli liquor under pain of imprison- ;
i men, and heavy line, and that all Distilleries should
be closed. This they pledged themselves to do, or ;
p-tish in the attempt. Every body who declined to |
j take up the fanatical cry was denounced as a "swell
j !ia !," "Bloat," "Grog Bruiser," ckc. even though
I they had never used liquor as a beverage in their '
1 lives. Even alter the Freemen of Bedford county,
j bv a majority of 1109 vote-, decided against a Pro
hibitory Law , I'R. JORDAN, tue Abolition leader
oi this county, carried the famous or rather inlamous
JUG I.AW through the Senate by his own vote—;
had he voted against it the odious measure would i
have been defeated. This is the law under which ;
YAL. STUCK MAN, an honest, upright, and temper- ,
ate man, was snt to prison, as were many other
; good men all over the State. Although the people
• of the commonwealth, by a fair and legitimate tnajo- j
j nty. decided against the passage of such a law,
! the K. X. Legislature of 1854 FORCED the Monster
j through and POLLOCK approved it! But what now
ido we behold .' The "Milton fanner" a Know No
| thing Filrnore paper of the "id in-t. tells us that •
jrfv" •' WILMOT, the abolition candidate for Gover
■ nor, has been in Philadelphia for so ne weeks, spen
; ding most o( his time in the RUM Mills and Lager j
Beer Saloons," and asks, in continuation—"W hat are
we to think of a candidate for Governor thus mak
ing a public exhibition of him,elf, and thus setting
the worst example to his fellow-citizens. Whiskey
drinking and beer swilling are bad enough iri all
con-cience, but the public habits of such a man as-
WILMOT are tefftble in their consequences. We
' begin to think there some truth in the report that
Wilmot is to be withdrawn from the course, and his
place supplied by some steady person who will not
thus shock the moral sense of the community."
These are the declarations of a I'iltnore organ, re- !
published and endorsed by the Philadelphia New,, a
nother paper bitterly hostile to the Democratic par
j ty. The loudest mouthed brawling advocates of po
litical Temperance in Bedford are now the most ear
ne-t advocates of a man who is trying to secute his
election as above described ! Every year the oppo
sition -tart a fresh humbug, and ask honest men to 1
j vote their ticket to "Save the Country ! "
■iSEs of*.7;sSy, fi N037 !
E7~l.ast Saturday presented such an exhibition oi
the IthofJuly as had not been seen in Bedford for
the last ten or fifteen years. The day was beauti- ;
ful a .id invting; and the general exclamation was—
"Where did the people come l'rom?" Old and young, j
erase and gay, male and female, seemed to enter in- !
to the spirit oi' the occasion with a degree of ii.teres!
such a- we have seldom w itne- ed.
The Military, with their elegant mart.al rnusie,
nresented a fine and soldier-like appearance, and
were the "observed oi ail observers.'' The "Bed
lord Riflemen," ('apt. SAN'SOM, and the Bloody
lifiii Blues," Capt. STATUS, were out in their
strength, and conducted themselves in such a man
; ner as to secure geneial applause and admiration.—
Their appeaiaiice was imposing, tiieir marching re
gidar, and their firing such a- was to have been ex
pected from young gentlemen so well skilled in the
use of arms.
At II o'clock, A. M. the streets were crowded
;i5 to be almost impassable, when the whole proceed
ed to the beautiful grove of Mr. SAML. DKFI
BAUGIJ, near town, where an organization was ef
fected by calling Capt. STATUS to the Chai£, and
appointing Capt. SANSO.M Nice President, and
Lieut. LYONS secretary.
The "Orders of ihe Day" were announced by O.
K. SHAN VON, w hen Mnj. EVANS, brigade In
| spector, brietly addressed the military.
| The Declaration of Independence was then read
;by Mr. Wu. F. JOBM, in a clear and distinct voice,
! when JOJN 11. FII.I.EE, Esq. was introduced to the
' audience and delivered an eloquent and very appro
priate Address, which wa, enthusiastically applaud
! ed. The oration would lead well, and, had we been
furnished with a copy, it would have afforded us
j pleasure to give it a place in the columns of the Ga
■ zette. We like to acknowledge MERIT, whether it
■ emanates ruin Democrats, or those who stand politi
• eally opjiosed to 11-.
The dinner served up by Mrs. Coon, of the Wash
ington Hotel, was certainly one of the very best we
ever set down to in the woods. Kvery thing was in
abundance, and cooked in superior style. Beets,
I'ea . i'> (infiii I• 1 rs, and Potato- the growth
| ol the pre.-ent season, decorated the table in rich pro
fusion. Pile cake was the object of especial coitl
: mentation, and elicited much praise for Miss TILLA
COOK, the young lady who made and baked it.
Dinner over, the crowd, preceded by the military,
took up the line ol march, and proceeded to Ihe
Bediord Springs, where they were entertained as the
guests o: Col. Gossi.nn, President of the Company,
who, by the way, is a general favorite in this com
munity, especially with the ladies.
In the evening, the military and citizens returned,
headed by the elegant Brass Band engaged for the
season at the Springs, which added greatly to the
g-neral interest. Alter passing through the seveial
streets, the Band halted and discour-ed some of their
! finest music from the balcony of the Washington
Hotel, during wl. ch the FIRE COMPANY paraded,
! making a rich and beautiful display, to the evident
■ delight of the people.
Taken all together, the enjoyments oi last Satur
day were such as will long be remembered with
pleasure by those who participated in the glorious
I st val. To the honor of the town be it spoken that
not a drunken or riotous man vvas seen upon the
streets; and, at a:i early hour, all returned to their
homes, except a party of the young, who concluded
to wind up with a cotillion.
The 'ills at frntrevil!?.
"The Cumberland Valley Blues, ('apt. N'OT
'l INGHAM, celebrated our National Independence at
( entreville, in Cumberland Valley Township, and
mi!e a display highly creditable to all concerned.
The company in attendance numbered several hun
dred, consisting of ladies and gentlemen. Maj. S
j 11. 1 ATE, delivered an Oration on the occas.on
which was well received by the people.
Buchanan Club had a and cn
th'usiuGic njotling on last Saturday evening.
SABISATII SCHOOL CELEBRATION.
[CTThf Sabbath School connected with the Lu
theran Church, under the direction 01' O. K. SHAN
NON, Esq., the accomplished Superintendant, held
their annual celebration in "Defibaugh's Grove"' on
last Friday, and, when we say the affair came off' in
admirable style, and to the satisfaction of ail, we
only give utterance to the general opinion of the
large concourse itt attendance, Rev. Mr. Kunkel
mnn, of SchelJsbnrg, delivered an eloquent arid ap
propriute address on the occasion, and several inter
esting speecbea were made in the presentation and
reception of llarniers. The entertainment was No.
1 in every seii-e of the word, and was the subject
of much praise. The children made a fine appear
ance in procession, and numbered about 150.
Ol'lt GLORIOUS COUNTRY*
rr?~ Thousands and tens of thousands of I'atriotic
Orations and Sermons have been delivered within
the pa-l few days, throughout this land and Nation,
all tending to show that we are the greatest, most
prosperous, and mo.-l happy people upon the lace ol
the earth—that we have everything that heart could
desire—and that we are a terror to evil doers thro'-
out the world. This admitted on all hands, let us in
quire to whom we are indebted for the wholesome
laws which are the basis of this unparalleled pros
perity, and the answer is—"TO THE DEMOCRAT
IC PARTY." And yet, notwithstanding we are
surrounded on ail sides with the richest political
blessings of which the mind is capable of conceiv
ing, the enemies of Democracy, from the organiza
tion of the Government down to the present moment,
have annually been endeavoring to create the un
pressiou that we were on the verge of Bankruptcy
and ruin I Shame ! Shame I !
"NOT INTERESTING."
rry The game of Brag is being played high just
now by our opponents, especially a> to their candi
dates for Protlionotary and Treasurer. They pre
tend to think they will beat Messrs. Tarn and DAVIS
so far as to divest the'election of all .nterest! We
hope they will keep cool, and they will find the con
tort about as interesting as they could desire—quite
enough so to leave them iri a minority of from three
to five hundred votes alter the '2d Tuesday of Octo
ber. Whil.-t we do not pretend to deny that a i'ew*
Derr.ocrats feel a little sore because they did no! re
ceive the men ol their choice, yet we say unhesita
tingly, that the Democratic patty ol the county wu*
never more firm and determined than it is at this
-time—and all the voles that Messrs. Ai.su and Os
tr.i: get out of our ranks they can safely put m their
eve I Now that these gentlemen are the represen
tatives of an amalgamated opposition, who proclaim
upon all their Banners—"ANY THING OR ANY
BODY TO BEAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,"
it is presumption of tie* most absurd character lor
them to suppose that they can receive Democratic
votes. 'They will vote for no man upon our Ticket
and why should we vote lor any man upon their
Ticket ! We would like to know what Democrat
either of these gentlemen ever voted for !
HT? John II ait.k, Esq., of the "Bedford H >-
tel," served up a magnificent dinner to ft*
Boarders and Customers from the country on tie
4th of July. We o! <• i ve, 100, that his htu.se
has been newly furnished;, every thing looking
neat, clean, and comfoi table, as might be expect
ed from the taste and experience of a - lady like
.Mrs. Ha rt;it, who lias devoted so much atten
tion to tiie management of a Hotel.
H ALSTON, July 4.—Hon William L. Marcy,
ex-Secr> tary of Stat.-, was found dead iu •.*
room at this platat noon to-day■. II* appear
ed to enjoy usual good health tins morning.
UOX. WILLI JIM L. .lURCY.
Hon. William L. Marcv,fv cr< tmy of Slat"
during the administ rat ion of li x-1' r • -1.: < •:. t Piei c<
died on the 4th of July, at Balsloti, N. V. Mr.
, Matey was nearly se*>irty-two years of age,
| but owing to the fact that he was gifted with a
| robust constitution, capable of enduring great
i fatigue, i:ts sudd-n demise has astounded the
nation. There is a striking fact in his death
. which will i;e o. served by every mind. lis-,
great spirit took flight upon the anniversary of
our National Independence. Jt has occurred
three times iu our history that some of our most
| distinguished statesmen have died upon that hoi—
, tday. Adams, Jefferson and Marcy have gone
I to their final account while lite bum of caution
and the shouts of an enthusiastic multitude
have celebrated the heroism of out lathers.
FOll BIG X.
From intelligence brought by the las! Euro
pean steamer it apj ears the weather in England
has ben delightful lor srme time pas!. The
crops are described as looking splendid beneath
I a brilliant >un, and through the whole of the
agricultural wot Id there is a cheerful promise
of an abundant harvest. People ate leaving
London, Liverpool and Manchester for the
country. Excursion steamers go to Ireland,
Sci tland, France, Hulland and Germany, and
the railways take crowds to all sorts of pleasant
places. A joyous company recently started for
Bordeaux, and there is even talk of an exclu
sion steamer to Canada and the United Stales.—
And why not? Americans flock in such
| crowds to England that it is hut fair for En
glishmen to reciprocate their curiosity and lib
erality. Ihe vine and silk crops in France ate
coming out large and healthy, having almost en
tirely recovered from lite diseases which have
| sorely afflicted them during the past two years,
i The elections are creating excitement and live
j liness in the French empire. That the gov
ernment is somewhat troubled at the activity of
the republicans is generally believed—their i-
I deas of the elective franchise are not deemed by
Louts Napoleon as suitable for France, however
; practicable they may he for Belgium. The
Pope, Pio Nino's entry into Bologna is the last
j incident of his present tour through his domin
ions. His holiness was received in a most he-
Coming manner by the authorities amidst grand
| demonstration and rejoicing. Deputations from
the citizens of the province received him in an
amphitheatre constructed for the purpose, *vith
a triumphal arch half a mile from the gates of
Bologna. Cardinals and bishops were plenty,
; mass was celebrated, the miraculous image of
St. Luke crowned, and tears drawn liom the
eyes of the assembled multitude bv the elo
quence of the pope over the impressive cere
| mony. The king of Naples, in a new concor
; dat, has enlarged the privileges of the church—
lit brutal and tyrannical with his subjects he ev
i idently is religious.
SINGIT.AU EFFECTS or LIGHTNING. —One of
our citizens, who was within about one hun
dred and fifty feet of the tree on the Common
! struck by lightning last Thurs., found his watch
did not go as usual after that time. Without
! suspecting the cause of the difficulty, he took his
watch to Mr. Bond, ami, upon examination, it
i was found the steel balance wheel was so char
' ged with magnetism that it was rendered useless,
i The blades of his pock, t-knife were also highly
1 charged fay magnetism from the electric tluid.— i
; Similar effects have sometimes been produced
on board vessels struck by lightning, but they
are not of frequent occurrence on land.— Hus
ton Traveller.
TB3E2 WASBIIXOTGX BSSOTS.
Tlsesf A golo£ists.
We commend to the attention of our readers
the following well written article from a late
number of the Nashville (Tennessee) IHi inn, on
| the fate riots in this city. The factsof tin* case
are clearly stated, and within a lew davs have
been established to the entite satisfaction of an !
1 intelligent and impartial jury. The concluding i
! counsels of our Nashville co-tempnrarv are well j
| timed, and will have their full weight with all
who are not wilfully blind to the folly, madness
and blood-thirsty intolerance ol Know-Notliing
| ism:
"After all that we have seen and heard of
the foul spirit ol know-nothingism, we were
not prepared to see know-nothing editors in
Georgia, attempt to palliate, much less to justify,
; the conduct of their party in their mad attempt
to carry the election in the city of Washington
bv means of hands of imported ruffians from
; Baltimore. But it would seem as if the oaths
j and obligations which a man takes when lie. en
ters into a know-nothing lodge, or the associa
' tions and habits which he there forms, change
j ins whole nature, for upon w hat other principle
j can we account for the scenes that have been
enacted in the election i-i■t < in Louisville, .New
Orleans, Baltimore, and Washington city ? It
is in vain for them to attempt to charge the riots
upon our naturalized citizens. In each and ev
eryone of these disgraceful scenes large nnm-'
| hers of peaceable naturalized citizens were kept
from the polls !>v bands of know-nothing row
! dies. In the late election in Washington citv,
a large importation of plug-uglies and lip-raps:
: was made from Baltimore. These are two no- ;
ted know-nothing clubs which have, on several
I occasions, made the streets of Baltimore to run
1 with blood, and enabled theirparty to carry e- j
lections in that citv by brute force. Bands of:
; these notorious villains were brought to Wash
ington citv on tlie morning of the election.—
: The National Intelligencer, a paper which has
heretofore been favorable to that parly, s.i\>
that their passage on the railroad was paid, and
they were fed whilst in Washington by the citi
cens of that place. All of the Washington pa
j pen; hear testimony to their savage deeds. As,
s on as they arrived thev j lined the know-notli
j ing rowdies of Washington: were conducted
j from place to place by them, and did their bid
ding. They drove the Democracy from tin*
ballot-box, and in one precinct caused the in-1
spectors to close the polls. We have tiie au
thority of those who were eye-w itm *s< s that <iu- .
rim: all tin* time thev wo re i ioting in tiie streets,
i and although tlv-v had killed and wounded near
, ly twenty of the inhabitants,, riot one know -no
thing att■ri{ted to check them in tlm least,
when it is believed that some of the leaders of
that party could have conlroled them with a
Word: but, so lar from doing this, they > ncour
aged and urg-d tlmm on, condemned and insult
ed tiie city authorities lor calling out the milita
ry to stop them in their favorite amusement of
i killing and wounding peaceable citiz-ns: and
! after the riot was quelled the leaders of th*
know-nothings held an indignation meeting an I
1 denounce] the mayor 1-r calling< ut ti. * milita
ry ant! potting a stop to the plog-ugii-s and
Wa dngt >ti know-nothings. A know-nothing
paper m Baltimore evidently rmoices ov. r tin*
. e\i blip, of the plug-uglies in Wa-iiimgl *n, and
a>ts <i" what they will do in the coming elec
tion in Baltimore, and w hat our natural.z-'d cit
izens may expect.
"The Louisville Journal chimes in and vol
unteers a defence for it-- Baltimore associates.—
, While we have no astonishment to express at
tiie course ol tile Baltimore and Louisville puss,
we are free to admit that we were unprepared
to find newspapers in Tennessee, ev. n of that
party, disposed to tall into the same channel.—
i A recent number ol the .Memphis Eagle and
Enquirer, tiie know-nothing organ ofti at city,
heads an article on this subject with tiie fallow
ing caption, displayed in large letters: *! lie .
Washington Tragedy ! Bloody Woik of toe
i Administration!!— Disarming of an American
Company i ! ! —The Irish Retain their Arms: ..
—The Americans Vindicated !' that pap<i
then proceeds to charge the Democratic J■ >:jr
nabs of Washington and tie* National Intelli
gencer with having distorted the tacts, fur the
■ purpose ol making party capital. I his is the
first time we have ev r heard the National In
telligi nr.er charged with seeking to make capi
tal for tiie Democratic party. There is no pa
' per in tie- country that we should not sooner
expect to find allied with the democracy; but,
'< if ever tiie venerable editor of that paper should
i take such a position, we are sure he will not
, manufacture a slander of the party with whom
lie has acted as a pretext lor his desertion. Po- .
liticallv, there are hut few papers in this coun
try with whom we differ more widely, yet we
have never hesitated to accoid to it integrity of
i the highest order, and we i-el satisfied that eve
! rv attempt to escape the odium ol this disgrace-
I ful riot by identifying that paper with the De- ,
, mocracy will but strengthen the public judg-
I ment of their guilt.
"The administration is assailed because the
: President, wften called upon by the mayor for
I assistance from the government troops to aid in
I quelling the rioters, referred the matter to the
■ Secretary ol \\ ar, who ordered out a company
!oi Marines. They think the President hud no
right to bring the strong arm of government to
lu-ar in putting down a hand of men who, in ut-
I ter disregard of law and social order, were war
' ring upon tile rights of the citizens, sacrificing
lives, and endangering th** property ol ad. He
beg to differ with them. Tiie administration
i had the authority, and would have been guilty
I of the most culpable neglect, had it refused to
I interfere and protect the people Irom the mob.
j The fact that the propriety ol such a course is
questioned by know-nothing papers argues a de
gree of desperation on their part which speaks
more unfavorably of the present condition of so
ciety than we were prepared for.
"Is it not time for oil sober and well-inten
tioned people who may have heretofore acted
with that party to begin to themselves,'whi
ther are we tending V Ts it not time for all
j law-abiding citizens, to whatever party the may
j have heretofore belonged, to take a firm and
manly stand against this spirit ol plug-uglvism,
'i which is so rapidly diffusing itself throughout
i tin* larger cities? W I.at can we anticipate ii
n large portion of"our conservative citizenscon
i timie to give countenance to such a state of
i things by acting with a party that, instead of
discountenancing, shows every disposition to
I defend these plug-ugly, lip-rap, and blood-tub
combinations ! Suiel v tin re is occasion for calm
and coiisideiate reflection.
"L' t every man ask himself, what has know
j nothing ism done since it first diffused itself by
secret appliances over the country ! What
good lias it proposed ! What harm has it ac
complished ? L' t them rem-mber Albany,Cin
! cinnati, Louisville, New Baltimore,.
and Washington. Let them review its effect
upon the churches in turning the sicied desk
I into a political rostrum, alienating the
! from his people, arid, in many instances,"entire
ly destroying his usefulness. J,et them remem
ber the social disorder and loss of c.orifid-rice
that sprung up, during its fiercest r igo. in ru-igh
j boihoods and communities. L-t tla-ni i*. m-m
--j ber the tliorough repudiation it lias in. ! with
throughout the country, and then tisk then —lves
j why longer aid in keeping up such a lacti .n, j
merely r annoy and distract tin-* communities
in which it retains a temporary rower !*'
inrt ./miry n to •>
hlfj i liLi ■:
From the Fhiladtdpliia Daily New:. r,:y !.
A BOLD GAME OF LYING.
We have recently copied several articles
from Repu lican j nirnaks in the inteii r of the
State, to show our American readers in this
"City, the bold svstem of unblushing falsehoods
resorted to by the Republican press to prop the
tottering cause of Wilrnot. The n. >st impudent
specimen of this species i f lying we have v*t j
i seen, however, is the following extinct of a !et
. ter written bv the Editor of the Piiisbutg Com
\ merciul Journal, and published m that paper
Phil.i /."/phxn, Saturl-y . \:';f, )
June i!7, IS->7. j
Judge Wilmot is here and doing efh-etive service
ITS the Republican cause, lie is manful! v arfilre-strig
himself lollie healnm of those diti'.-i .net s which
have hitherto prevented .<fa_rorihal in: i; bt'ween ihe
great body ol the American party pr *pei and ihe !v
--public- of i'iidad. Ipi .i. and. i |. ..in fi. n ! ,<!,
j soles, as well as through him* if. ith the mo-t en
: couraging results. lam pointedly a-smed, by weli
: informed Amei can* who *u; po' ll d Mr. Fduore,
that the present a-j.ect o!' irffau.* abundantly warrant.-. '
i the declaration whirli is tteejy ; "ie, that Mr. !'a
! zlelmrst cannot receive beyond four thou*a> d votes
! in all Philadelphia. Such a result here ought to give
the State to Wilrnot by a decisive m .jority. I'm
iloubteiiiy the iuiprovtil a-pect Ox ah., i- here might
' to inspire u* with fresh z-a| ai d rev red courag.
for The contest. My own hope* I av- b .- gi
br.iei d by 1...* OV VTOUS advitrce <>' Ihe cause in th *
. heretofore '-infected dss'cct."
This specimen :f Black R-pu 1 ': ■in ii'.-ifi: a
tinn, as to the conditk n r: p litical atiairs in
i our Citv, will affin !s me evi !*:;c* to the A
; inerican* of tins Citv, who know its falsity,'
w hat reliance is to be placed on Black Repub
lican statements as to Mr. WiitwOs prospects
in the interior of the State. If they thus lie a-
I'eiut i.i* el nice- in nir Citv, it is but fair to pre
sume that their statements of jus prospects in
, the H.t-.-ri .;* are eqi ally Xue ah'd u true.
Mr. Ru!die, th- :Mil ,r id ihe Com::.err; J
■ Journal, who is the author < .' the letter from
which the foregoing extract is taken, says lie is
"point - div assured, by xvell-ii.formed Armn
can* who supported Mr. Eiimoi*, tliat the pres
ent aspect of affairs abundantly warrants the
deciarati ti which is freely made, that Mr. Ha
zl burst cannot ireeive bey •. I fur tfionsaud
\i tes iii ail Phi;:, it Iphia !" A stat m* nt lii.e
this needs no refutation in this Citv, and can
create no-other feeling tteeH t ; a! I ; pity I 'T t he i
simpleton who publishes and scorn and cn
temp* for the vagab : n> who ti u* d reive l im.
To attei!.; I to refute it, v*. ■ id be very much
like the Qoixi-tic < ff.it to ti. ! .t wia ju.iil*.—
We will not it rub t: <* i: ! !:i:* nc- f •* ur r> aJ
• rs so much as to treat the Mat :*. < nt serieusk :
. a id we will aii !, tiietrf ire, i iily 1 i*. E at tin*'
< iitor of writer of the letter <ie r< !•:red t->, :
has nei *: ! gelv Inu . ng-g. u. at ' ti at we ven
ture to as*er! t! t b- cannot pre *.m>. * his in
fjrmant, i air.g'e man in this whole Citv, out
side of the imrn rta! six who elected themselves
Delegates to represent the City in the Conven
tion which nominated Wilrnot. No man, no
matter w hat his politics, or who his c ( ,jce | oi -
G v- ri r, wl. i has any regard I*r i.*s own
c!v,:r icter ft r trv'.ti, w .old :a . - n : ■ such a
statement, an lit is .-asv. therefore, to know t: at
Mr. Ri.idle's ass. ci itioi s while in tbi- (,'itv ,
must have been with very sorry specimens of
humanity, or be would riot have given put bca
tinn to statem,-nts which ar- not only kt. wn
h-re as notorioiisk l.t!s*, ! i.t so vvhoiiv am! en
tirely without the shadow of troth as to make
him the m ' ject <.I ridicule and derision f r be
ing simpleton imoiigh to make statements upon
, the authority of men who could l.iruk tell tie*
, (ruth, if they would. Had Mr. Riddle stated!
that Mr. Wilrnot cannot get more than fair
thousand votes, while Mr. Hazh hurs! is certain
to receive at least twenty-live Hi uisami in t hi-
Citv, he would hive been nearer the mark, as,
we now venture to ; reuict, the result in Octo
ber w ill prove.
INCREASE OF BANKING CAPITAL IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
, _ _
It is manifest from the number of appllca
: tions advertised, and to be n ade to the imxt
L-gislature f>r Bank charters, that thedi.-grace
; ful proceedings which marked the last session I
of our State Legislature, are again to be enact-!
I ed at Harris' urg next winter, and that Bank
I boring and Bank corruption is to b- til * order of
tlit* day there, until lb-State is flooded tlir mgh- 1
out with the issues of these ragtr.ills, and gold
and silv-r driven entirely from circulation, un
less s me power shall intervene to sfav the pro
gress of this corrupting influence and check the
growth of tli. se paper manuiartories. The in
crease of banking capital in Pennsylvania, a
bove the requirements of business, is becoming
a great evil and is justly exciting alarm. Al
ready have these institutions attained a power
in the State capable of resisting, and too often
successfully, any and all attempts to seeure
their better regulation, and to throw around
them those restrictions absolutely necessary* to!
protect the rights of the people : and this pow
er is destined largely to increase unless the
' people of the State interpose their authority,
j and through the Legislature and Executive of,
; | tin* State, . rect an effectual barrier to tin* fur
ther expansion of paper money issues. It i>
not that the Democracy of the State occupy a
position of antagonism to the business interests'
, either ol the city or of the State, that they are
j opposed to this increase of banking capital, but
because tli-y have in view the best interests of
j business and the true prosperity of all classes of
our people, all of which are ciicumscribed and
,i directly infringed by the existing system ofj
hank management: while the multiplication of;
paper money, !>y cheapening money, ut once ,
■ enhances the cost of every article of consump-i
f tion, and drives gold and silver from circulation,,
f j greatly to the injury of the producing classes.— i
ij The Democratic party would regulate Ihe banks j
of the State, and restrict their issues so as t .
make them conform to the legitimate business
requirements for which thev are established
In this manner, they would be muie to aid the
interests of business, win ; as a majority are al
ma t wholly employed in schemes of .specula
tion. So generally has this system 0 f specula
fion cnrne into vogue, that there scarcely a
hanking institution in the State that now con
fines itself to what nay be termed legitimate
business, Their means are loaned to specula
te!- arid note shaver.-, and the ho.-inns man, no
.•natter how undoubted his credit, if he reeds
one, or five, or twenty thousand d rllars, no lon
ger goes to the bank, v\ here lie si; mid receive
accommodation, at the rate of six per cent, per
. annum, but goes in! tlie "street" and pays for
the money, from ! to '2l per cent, j- r
mi nth, or 12 to 30 per c it. Pr annum.
But aside from this, our hanking system is
; almost wholly an irresponsible one; and the
people, wit's nearly fifty millions of paper mon
ey in ctrc.il.iti .it among ;h n, are utterly with
out security against loss. Many of the Ranks
of the State are uaiinuhti-dlv sound and reliable,
it with otb rs the hu-ine.-s i_; a "tonfitb rice"
game altogether, and no man knows when r,r
u re tod'-ok flu- an explosi in. No nan in the
State, beyond the i.fikers of the Hanks them
selves, knows ought of thie condition of any sin
gle Bank. They resisted successfully, Inst win
ter, tie efforts of the Legislature to require the
' publication,at stated peri is, of an exhi .it of
their eruditions and resource?, and succeeded,
bv irwaris of paid agents at Han isburg, and tlm
' lavish use of money in the Legislature, in
thwarting every effort ter.rfing to their restric
ii in and more wholesome government. TP. i ; -
p iv.'tr meantime is steadily increasing: and it
' !■••!.cK)Ves the jii'i.pile, win -e !r.terits are dinct
j ly i:n dved, to select il.cir State officers and
their representatives with a view to ap plying ;t
radical and thorough remedy to Hank expul
sion and usurpation. Phil a. P'rqits.
Tirri le Railroad Jiccirfcftl—Thr.-f Pertons
Killed and Several Bad!y Injur, 1.
I Cueci.x NaT!, July 2.—The night train hence
east, on the Nhui tta and Cincinnati Railway,
w hen 12 is -i j. s ti:j> side of. Marietta, yesterday
!'• ruing, passing over "a trus.o-I track 53 feet
i.igh, the :.ger car ran <!" t!:e track arid !. -
came unci upleu in in lire baggage car, falling
to the '• t: t; , tui ro d over arui was smashed t
pi- c. There were 30 passengers in the car.
I he wife of William Bighatn, of .Marietta, W.
Richardson, fd Host on, Mass., and a nan
whose name is not known, were instantly kill
ed. Two .sons of-Dr. Dullard, of Indianapolis,
Vv . T g! nr.', of Marietta. Elias M. Slant rr<. of
Morgan C ( hin, \V. VV. Bn-ik, conductor i f
the ti irn, T. Piiiihfr y, of Ilig Run, Ohio. Sol
fin Vincent,.of Vincent's Si at ion, and L-G. Mc
(i ~.b-v, of Colun.t-ns, Ohio, were badly injured.
CJ.arh v Ta!c> tt. a river man, VVilliaitr Will
iams, of Harper's IVrry, Ya., Samu- ! Hays. 11
R! tt a moras, Ohio, vV. B. Crawford, of Banner,
tb .. 'V. D. C. Pen v at:d p n, of Barlow, 0.,
Jacob R stler, ol Wheeling, Vo., Edgar Bluro
rien, of Malta, Chi , F- Her.-, n, of IMlur:. re,
;!!; : E. VV. Plun.r; ■ r, of Marietta, were -fig: ;! v
wi uuded. Some others were injured slightly,
but t'.i-ir naato are not ascertained. 1 he wi M.-
ded pi rsor s w. re i r< ught to Mar ietta, and eve
ry n't. lit j ■['. v. a- i aid to them.
THE VVASH IXCTOV RIOT-.—The legal inves
tigation at Washington cit v has removed any
d< u : !> which rr av f ave existed as to the origin
i f the hi:i.idv riuis in that city at the election cn
the Ist of June; Warnoch, Wilson, Webster,
j St Mdiird, ar.d Williams have hwn on trial 1
the criminal ( urt, tir.dt r an i: . ictm< r t i< T
: I ring: and, fiorn ti.. testimony adduce • it a; -
, tl a! tlu-v ami - For parties ha i : ri
p.;-" v> :.' 11 ci'iz'-ns of the city from exerci-i; g
their right • f .-mi'age, simply because If e c.'-
izeiis v. Anriericar.s by birth. Warn ch
; is a Philadelphia rowdy, belonging t:> the "Shif
l!er H t!.e n . n.ii -is of which corr paryv 1 .ve
I bet ii canspicuons in election riots in Philadel
phia and Haiti : ore. He appeared to be the
leader of a bind, many of whom were striu g-rs
in the cit v, or ganiz :! to regulate tin* < leCti n af
ter the Baitirr ore fas':': n which is, to esclu •*
: i.; 111•: .ilizr'd citizen- !':• rn voting and nah up
! the aggregate vote ! v the rowdies duplicating
their bai; "Is. The yesu't el the trial was tl.e
! convicts in c.f the p arties, wlio were lined $"-'h
♦r.cb, and sent.-need to one y.ars co};liner..--tit
; in the county jail.
The CGfe t;f thr Bedford CazoUf.
Vi!t!i Piffles, 'J\i;tN tit.ctl wiH, &c. &f.
cilcrt'd !ibr Ha!e.
i jr-.-r -i"* ! CTTCPO
L-lvJ I \Jt I I-u J
Reniainit g ,:i the i'u-t (>h. -e at Beiiior.!, 1 b.ii
T, is.-:. Persia s caili g ;ur U-itius ii; Ibu- hot
;..e;-.-e av are a.tvertis. U.
Allen James, F-tp., '- ; Allen Jam'?. Arm-trm-e
1";. una-. Proun .fn-eph. l -or ,'r hn. i en ei .1. h-ip,
tiutler El. ha Rev.. 2; ilutier i'.trrn a M. Mis. '• u! *
!ei ih ; - la. Pai., 1-ar 1-s i- i.>■ ti M; -. Rr.de.' t: a-! ; '
ry. Parte ■- R, tin a Ann Mrs., Co!en an A. i'. her.,
Cessna J ibn .1., Cambell Garason S., Cramer Jabn,
Di li! inch Woi. i•. i.bauuh Catharine .Mi--. 1--
i sick David, Frederick 1 an: V I tick i.e\
j (iroli Natharriel T., Grove Sanvo*'], Grerne f• B.
j Hon., Huffman VV.lliarn B . Hagar W m M., H v-mi
| Reuben, lokes Wiil.nsn, Keim A. S.. Kenuarj .tame>
M. Kel: Jane Mrs., l-atierty Kli' ti. M.iier A • Jolin,
| Miller John, K-q., Miller F.-i;.. M*ller George,
I MrGraih Mary, Mi Ku ri an Phillip. N> plune f . d ">■)
. Prie-t Pai fc. Raker t F.j '.ra.m, Fives Juha A.. Smith,
1!. Mary Miss, Wallace John S.. Warninth M < leh
JOHN A. MOWKV.
J July 10, IS.">7. P. *•
NOTICE is hereby given, that application
will be made to the Governor of I'enn.-yivama,
j for pardon of Daniel (> rrdon, convicted at May
! Si s-ion ofßedJurd County, lbur,i.f A.-sauit and
Battery.
Bedford, July 10. ISST. ''
j If von want a super PU article of Boots, biiues,
Gaiters, or Slippers, cali at tire ( neap Shoe and
General Variety Store of Adam Ferguson in Ju
liain.a Street, where a large assortment of use
ful and fancy Goods are always to be found.
Bedford, July 10, ISoi.
STRAY KEiFEIL
Game to the pr nun s of the subscriber, IN ing
i;i Union Township, sometime last fad, a riaik
red Heifer, between 2 and 3 y. ars old; rig!.! ear
on"; no other marks. *1 be owner is desired to
come forward, prove property, pay charges,and
lake her away.
CASELTOY AIvE.
July 3, IS">7.*
READ THlS!—Extra quality Chewing To
bacco, superior flavored Havana Segars.
A. B. CRAMER -- CO.
Bedford, July 3, 1357.