There i e another thing in the article which
if it had not come from a distinguished Senator,
and a very upright gentleman, would have been
open to some imputation of unfairness. He
quotes the President's message, and begins in
the middled a sentence. He professes to giv
the very words, and makes Mr. Buchanan say :
"That slavery exists in Kansas by virtue of the
Constitution of the United States." What Mr.
Buchanan did say was a different thing. It
was this, "It has been solemnly adjudged by
the highest judicial tribunal known to our laws,
that slavery exists in Kansas by virtue ol the
Constitution ot the United States." Everybody
knows that-by treating the Bible in that way,
you can prove the non-existence of God.
The argument um. ad homintm is not fair, and
we do not mean to use it. Mr. Douglas has a
right to change his opinions whenever he pleases.
But we quote him as we would any other au
thority equally high in favor ot truth. We
can prove by himself that every proposition he
lays down in Harpers' Magazine is founded in
error. Never before has any public man in A
merica so completely revolutionized his politi
cal opinions in the course of eighteen months.
We do not. deny that the change is heartfelt and
conscientious. We only insist that he formerly
stated his propositions much more clearly, and
sustained them with far greater ability and bet
ter reason, than he does uow.
When he took a tour to the South, at the be
ginning of last winter, he made a speech at
New Orleans, in which he announced to the
people there that he and his friends in Illinois
accepted the Drtd Scott decision , regarded
slaves as property and fully admitted the right
of a Southern man to go into any Federal ter
ritory with his slave, and to hold him there as
other property is held.
In 18W he voted in the Senate for what was
called Walker's amendment, by which it was
proposed to put all the internal affairs of Cal
ifornia and New Mexico under the domination
of the President, giving him almost unlimited
power, legislative, judicial, and executive, over
the interna! affairs of those Territories. (See
20th Cong., p. .) Undoubtedly this was a
strange way of treating sovereignties. If Mr.
Douglas is right now, he was guilty then of
most atrocious usurpation.
Utah is as much a sovereign State as any
other Territory, and as perfectly entitled to en
joy the right of self-government. On the 12th
of June, 1857, Mr. Douglas made a speech about
Utah, at Springfield, Illinois, in which he ex
pressed his opinion strongly in favor of the ab
solute and unconditional repeal of the organic
act, blotting the Territorial government out of
existence, and putting the people under the
sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United
States, like a fort, arsenal, dock-vaid, or maga
zine. He does not seem to have had the least
idea then that he was proposing to extinguish a
sovereignty, or to trample upon the sacred
rrghts of an independent people.
The report which he made to the Senate, in
1856, on the Topeka constitution, enunciates a
very different doctrine from that of the mag
azine article. It is true that the language is a
little cloudy, but no one can understand the
following sentences to signify that the Territo
rial governments have sovereign power to take
away the property of the inhabitants:
"The sovereignty ot a Teritory remains in aley
an(*> snsjteniied in the United States, in trust for the
people until they shall be admitted into the Union
as a State. In the mean time they are admitted to
enjoy and exercise all the rights and priveleges of
self-government, in subordination to the Constitu
tion of the United States, and in OBEDIKSCB TO THE
oamc uw passed by Congress i
instrnmeni. -rt.ese 'VigtuT ■- P nvi,e *® „
through the act ol 1
Congress, and mut oe exeroi.< —> in sim- 1
,ection to alf the limitations and restrictions which
that Constitution imposes."
The letter he addressed to a, Philadelphia
meeting, in February, ISSB, is more explicit,
and, barring some anomalous ideas concerning
the nbeynnce of the power and the suspension
of it in trust, it is clear enough:
"Under our Territorial system, it requires sover
eign power to ordain and establish constitutions
and governments. While a Teritory may and
should enjoy all the rights of self-government, in
obedience to its organic law, it is not a sovereign
power. The sovereignty of a Territory remains in
abeyance, suspended in the United States, in trust
for the people when they become a State, and caunot
be withdrawn irom the hands of the trustee and
vested in the people of a Teritory without the con
sent of Congress."
The report which he made in the same month
from the Senate Committee on Territories, is
equally distinct, and rather more emphatic a
gainst his new doctrine :
"This committee in .their reports have always
held that a Territory is not a sovereign power; that
the sovereignty of a Territory is in abeyance, sus
pended in the United States, in trust for the people
when they becomp a State; that the United States,
as trustees, cannot be divested of the sovereignty,
nor the Territory be invested with the right to as
sume and exercise it, without the consent of Con
gress. If the pioposition be true that sovereign pow
er alone can institute governments, and that the
sovereignty of a Territory is in abeyance, suspen
ded in the United States, intrust for the people
when they become a State, and that the sovereignty
cannot be divested from the hands ol the trustee
without the assent of Congress, it follows, as an
inevitable consequence, that the Kansas Legislature
did not and could not onfer upon tbe Lecompton
convention the sovereign power of or daining a
constitution for the people of Kansas, in place of the
organic act passed by Congress."
The days are past and gone when Mr. Douglas
led the fiery assaults ol the opposition in the
Lecompton controversy. Then it was his ob
ject to prove that a Territorial Legislature, so
far from being omnipotent, was powerless even
to authorize an election ol delegates to consid
er about their own affairs, it was asserted that
a convention chosen under a Territorial law
could make and ordain no constitution which
would be legally binding. Then a Territorial
government was to be despised and spit upon,
even when it invited the people to come forward
and vote on a question of the most vital impor
tance to their own interests. But now ail things
have become new. The Lecompton dispute
has "gone glimmering down the dream of things
Ibat were," and Mr. Douglas produces another
issue, brand new from the mint. The old opin
ions are not worth a rush to his present position,
it must be sustained by the opposite principles
and reasoning totally different. The Legisla
ture of Kansas was not sovereign when it au
thorized a convention of the people to assemble
and decide what sort of a constitution they
would have, but when it strikes at their rights
of property, it becomes not only a sovereign
but a soverign without limitation of power.—
We have no idea that Air. Douglas is uot per
fectly sincere, as he was also when he took the
other side. The impulses engendered by tbe
heat ol controversy have driven him at different
limes in opposite directions. We do not charge
it against him as a crime, but it is true that
these views of his, mconsitent as thev are with
one another, al way to accord "with the
interests of the opposition, always give to tbe
enemies ofthe Constitution a certain amount of
"aid and comfort", and always add a little to
the rancorous and malignant hatred with which
the aboliiitionists regard the government of their
own country.
Yes : the Lpcompton issue which Mr. Douglas
made upon the Administration two years ago is
done, and the principles on which we were then
! opposed are abandoned. We are no longer rc
: quired to fight for the lawfulness of a Territo
-1 rial election held under Territorial authority
I Rut another issue* is thrust upon us, to "distort
the harmony and threaten the integrity" oftht
party. A few words more, (perhaps of tediou
repetition,) byway ot showing what that new
issue is, or probably will be, and we are done.
We insist that an emigrant going into a Fed
eral Territory, retains his title to the properfj
which he took with him, until there is somi
prohibition enacted by lawful authority. Mr
Douglas cannot deny this in the lace of Ins New
Orleans speech, and the overwhelming reason
which support it.
it is an agreed point among all Democ rati
that Congress cannot interfe re with the right:
of property in the Territories.
It is also acknowledged that the people of :
new State, either in their constitution or in at
act of their Legislature, may make the negroe:
within it free, or hold them in y state ofservi
tude.
But we believe more. We believe in sub
nutting to the law, as decided by the Supremt
Court, which declares that a Territorial Legis
lature cannnot, anny more than Congress, in
terfere with rights of property in a Territory—
that the settlers ot a Territory are bound to wail
until the sovereign power is conferred upon
them, with proper limitations, before they at
tempt to exercise the most dangerous of all it!
functions. Mr. Douglas denies this, and then:
is the.'new issue.
Why should such an issue be made at such a
time ? What is there now to excuse any friend
of peace for attempting to stir up the'bitter wa
ters of strife? There is no actual difficulty a
bout this subject in any Territory. There is nu
question upon it pending before Congress or the
country. We are called upon to make a con
test, at once unnecessary and hopeless, with
thejudicial authority of the nation. We object
to if. We will not obey Mr. Douglas when he
commands us to assault the Supreme Court ot
the United States. We believe the court to be
right, and Mr. Douglas wrong.
TBB BEDFORD GAZETTE.
Bedford' Kept. *23. I
B. F. Meyers, Editor.
DEMOCRATIC NOMIN ATION 8.
STATE TICKET.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL:
RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT,
OF PHILADELPHIA.
FOR SIJRVEVOR GENERAL:
JOHN ROWE,
OF FRANKLIN.
COUNTY TICKET.
FOR ASSEMBLY,
GEO. W. GUMP, of Bedford county,
A. H. COFFROTH, of Somerset "
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
WM. STATES, of W. Providence tp.
—_.A KE
f WM. SCHAFER, of Bedford Borough.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
GEO. H. SPANG, of Bedford Borough.
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR,
SAM'L KETTERMAIV, ot Bedford Bor.
FOR COMMISSIONER,
WM. M. PEARSON, of M. Woodberry tp.
FOR DIRECTOR OF TIIE TOOK,
JOHN KEMERY, of Schellsburg Bor.
FOR AUDITOR,
DANIEL FLETCHER, of Monroe !p.
Democratic Mectinjars-
That the issues of the day may be properly
presented before the people, that the Truth may
be vindicated and the Right sustained, the
Chairman of the Democratic County Commit
tee, takes pleasure in announcing that meet
ings ot the people will be held at thp times and
places specified below. All who are in favor
ot maintaining the Union and the Constitution,
and who are opposed to the degrading and infa
mous doctrine that White and Black Amalga
mation is right, are respectfully invited to at
tend.
At SCHELLSBURG, on SATURDAY, Oct.
1.
At BUENA VISTA, SATURDAY EVE
NING, Oct. 1
At V. B. Wertz's, in Harrison tp., on WED
NESDAY, Oct.,sth.
At MICHAEL WYANT'S, in Union tp.,
THURSDAY, Oct. 6th.
At ST. CLAIRSVILLE, THURSDAY E
VENING, Oct. 6th.
At D. L. DEFIBAUGH'S, in Snake Spring
tp,. FRIDAY EVENING, Oct. 7th.
At BARLEY'S SCHOOL HOUSE, in Bed
ford township, on SATURDAY EVENING,
Oct. Bth.
At C H ENEYSVILLE, on SATURDAY,
Oct. Bth.
At CLEARVILLE, on SATURDAY EVE
NING, Oct Bth.
At PALO ALTO, on SATURDAY EVE
NING, Oct Bth.
At "THE MILLS," in Bedford tp, on MON
DAY EVENING, Oct. 10th.
The meetings to be held in the evening, to
begin at 7 o'clock, and those to be held in day
time, at 1 o'clock, P. M.
Meetings will be held at other places, il de
sired.
By order of the Democratic Co. Com.
O. E. SHANNON,
Chairman.
ICP'The Democratic meeting at BUENA
VJSTA, has been changed to Saturday evening,
Oct. I. GEN. COFFROTH, of Somerset, one of
our candidates for the Legislature, is expected
to be present to address the meetings at Schelis
-1 burg and Buena Vista.
jrnGE BLACK AND THE PRESIDENCY-
The newspapers anil politicians of all parties, re
j jiistnow busily employed in seeking out candidate'
lor the Presidency. 1 here is no good to be derived,
neither by the aspirants whose n iraes are brought
before the public, nor by the party to which they
belong, from this indecent haste in pushing forward
and multiplying candidates. Still, the indication ol
individual preferences, will not harm any body, and
we, therefore, hope to be pardoned for making
known, at this early day, our own choice among
the distinguished gentlemen named in connexion
wtth the next Democratic nomination for President.
We are for JEREMIAH S. BLACK, of Pennsylvania.
We believe, with a cotemporary, that Pennsylva
nia must be carried by the Democratic nominee in
IS6O, in order to secure his election. We believe
further, that Judge Black is the man to carry Penn
sylvania. He has already been twice before the
people of our State, as a candidate, and the popular
voice each time responded in his favor in the most
emphatic manner. In 18-'> l, he was elected a Judge
of the Supreme Court, by a larger majority than that
obtained by any other of the five successful candi
dates for that office, in IS-lt, when POLLOCK, K. N.
was elected Governor by a majority of 40,000, Judge
Black was a candidate for re-election as Judge of the
Supreme Court, and was again successful by an over
whelming vote. Such was his popularity that it
burst in sunder the bonds of Know Nothingism, and
swept before it like chaff, the oaths, the ritual, the
pass-words and all the paraphernalia of that redoubt
able order. Since Judge Black's imfurtion in the
office which he now fills, he has made himself hosts
of friends in every section of the Uffion. The un
flinching defender of the Constitutional rights of the
South, hejhas in more than one .nstance shown himself
the true friend of the North. The vigorous and un
compromising opponent of the sale of the Pennsyl
vania canals, he has won golden opinions from all
parties for his staunch political integrity. The e
qual l'riend of every citizen, his recent decision in
the expatriatioh question, or the rights of naturali
zed citizens in the country of their birth, has made
him a great and glorious name among ouradoptej citi
zens. On account of this last, wo confidently be
lieve that Judge Black could carry more Western
states than any other candidate, la the event of
his nomination a direct issue could be made betwoen
the liberal opinions of Judge Black on the natural
ization question and the proscriptivc Two Years'
Amendment of the Massachusetts Republicans* On
that issue, his triumph would be certain.
But it is not solely for considerations of expedien
cy, that we have made choice of JUDGE BLACK.
He is no mere politician no trader in party wares
—no buyer and seller of votes by newspaper clap
trap and speech-making humbug. He is one of the
few ntatesmen of the present day. who have kept
their political garments free from the stains of the
demagogue and the trimmer. His clanm are far a
bove those of mere availability. They consist in his
life-long, radical Democracy—in his high-toned and
unselfish patriotism—in his great intellectual abili
ty and the eminent soundness and vigor of his 6tates-
rnanship.
We have thus briefly announced our favorite a
mong the candidates at present spoken of in con
nexion with the nomination at Charleston. We
have made this announcement, not in a spirit of
dictation to the Democracy of this county, but
merely as our own individual sentiment. We shall
always abide by the will of the majority, and we
shall support the nominee of the Charleston Con
vention, be he Judge Black, or any other good and
tiue Democrat.
HF*The editor of this paper takes great pleasure
in informing his Abolition slanderers that he has a
fraid to refer. 13 WQftyß&fS Yo all wlfd
are acquainted with the history of polities in Bedford
and Somerset counties since 1556, and the Abolition-
Know Nothing wire-workers of Bedford borough,
are welcome to all the capital they can rr.ake of
it, whether by misrepresentation, or any other fraud
upon the public. That we became a Democrat
"because the delegates belonging to the iloman
Catholic sect from the state of Louisiana, were ad
mitted as members of the American Convention
which nominate.l Millard Fillmore," is such a pal
pable falsehood thatptis scarcely worth while to re
fute it. It is ahe out of the whole tloth , and was
fabricated expressly to screen Mr. JOHN TAY
LOR'S unrenoitnetd Know Nothingisrn, so as to give
him an opportunity to electioneer with persons
belonging to the Catholic church. Ii we ever
said any thing about the Catholic delegation from
Louisiana, it was that the so-called American party
were inconsistent in admitting delegate* into their
Convention whom they WERE ijWOKN TO EX
CLUDE; but we never gave that as a reason, either
publicly or privately, for becoming a member of
the Demociatic party. We have always maintained
that religious freedom—the privilege to worship
Ood according to the dictates of a man's own consci
ence—is an inalienable right ol every human being.
Jn our humble way we have advocated this doctrine
in the news-paper and on the stump, ever since we
have taken an active part in politics. Jfany there
be who doubt our sincerity on this subject, and
who are willing to believe the falsehood! uttereJ
against us by electioneering demagogues,*re can on
ly admire their remarkable l'ar-sightedness on the
one hand and their blissful credulity on the other.
CJp'The Abolitionists complain of our re
minding their, of the promises they nade last
fall, that if their party were they
would put an end to the "Hard Times." They
say Mr. McPherson, their Congressman, has
not yet taken his seat. Very true. Hut they
asked the people to vote not only for McPher
son but for Gee. VV. Williams and their whole
ticket, on the plea of "better times." The peo
ple are now asking the question, what has Mr.
Williams done to improve the "hard times ?"
U5 = *The game of brag has been commenced, by
the Abolitionists, as usual, to frighten the tim
id into voting their ticket. The fact is they are
ilread/ully scared and are trying to whistle to
keep their courage up. They know that some
of their best men have deserted thein since last
tall, and that the disgusting conduct oI Geo* W.
Williams in the last Legislature, is even now
driving many oftheir adherents from theirrauks.
Their doom is sealed.
(Tr'W'e call attention to the able review of
Senator Douglas' views on "Popular Sovereign
ty" as expressed in a recent article in Har
pers' Magazine, published in our issue of to
day. It is said to have been written by Judge
Black, which we are not at all inclined to
doubt, as it certainly bears the stamp of a
powerful intellect. Let every one read it.
[GP"The Valley Spirit hoists the name of
JEREMIAH S. BLACK, tor President.
MiLIKRISM t:XTRAORHISARY
Our readers are, doubtless, well aware that there
is a sect in some of the Eastern states, called
Millerites. They have a prophet, or a son ola
prophet, or several prophets, or several sons ot
prophets, by whom the end of the world is tore
told with remarkable accuracy, every year or
two. We believe their last prophecy fixed the
time tor the eternal smash of all things terrestri
al, in June last. But to the great regret of Tel
egraph companies and newspaper reporters,
"auld nature" utterly refused to he annihilated,
according to the programme of the Millerites.
Are the people of Bedford county cognizant
of the astounding fact that they have a seer in
their midst whose prophetic outgivings far ex
ceed in truthfulness anu correctness, the infalli
ble predictions of Millerism f If not, let them
turn to the columns of the Bedford Abolition or
gan, in its issues immediately preceding the e
lections of 'SG, '57, and 'SB, and to an article
contained in the last number, in which the
prophecy is regularly made, in four "equal
annual'' guesses, that the Democracy would be
defeated in this county. What a gifted prophet
Mr. Jordan is! "A Daniel! A second Daniel !"
not "come to judgment," but to prophesy!
Hadn't the Opposition better add Millerism to
their Know-Nothingism, Black-Republicanism,
Abolitionism, Amalgamationism, and the vari
ous other isms that adorn their creed ?
THE SYMPATHY GAME.
One of the electioneering tricks of GEO. W.
WILLIAMS, is to write letters to Somerset tn
the effect that the Democrats ot Bedford county
are trying to get votps for MR. GUMP at the
expense of Gen. Cofiroth. By circulating this
falsehood in Somerset county, he thinks he can
bamboozle some Democrats there into dropping
Mr. Gump. He knows that his niqqerism is
unpalatable to the people, and he must sugar
coat it some-how in order to get the old Silver
Gray Whigs and Straight-out Americans to
swallow it. Mr. Williams also tries his hand
at the sympathy game. He has an article pub
lished in his Somerset organ, setting forth that
Gen Colfroth is trying to defeat him on local
grounds, doubtless thinking this would have the
effect of geffing him some votes in jthis county,
for local reasons. Mr. Williams' plans are
very shrewd, but he will find that the people
of this Legislative district are not fools enough
to be caught by his trickery.
•'The best laid plans of mice and men,
Gang aft agley."
n"jr*"TliO wit of the Somerset Herald <s" Whig
is absolutely stunning. Mr. Gump's name iur
nishes it with material for endless strings of
puns. Does it remember the iun it had at the
expense of Senator Schell's name, in 1857
"Schell-bark" and so on—and how jthe editor
laughed on the "other side of his mouth," short
ly after the election ?
Thi Picture and That.
Question before tbe
House of Representa
tives, March 11th, 18.Tj9:
the fn'fermar r l T
whites and blacks be in
definitely postponed?—
AYK, GEO. W. WIL
LIAMS.
Local and Miscellaneous.
—REV. F. K. LEVAN, of Somerset, preached
in the German Reformed Church, of this place
on Sunday last. His sermon was i learned and
eloquent.
—Hon. Nimrod Strickland has retired from
the editorship of the Pennsylvanian, on ac
count of feeble health. G. W. Baker, Esq.,
succeeds him. The Pennsylvanian is now one
of the best newspapers published, and deserves
the patronage of the Democracy every
where.
—W*e had the pleasure on Monday last, of
takingtby the hand our old friend, JACOB S.
SCIIELL, ESQ., formerly of Schellsburg, in this
county, but now of Atchison, Kansas. We
are glad to know that MR. SUIIELL IS prosper
ing in his new home. If integrity of character,
industrious habits, a bold and pushing spirit,
united with excellent qualifications for business,
can give a man success, our friend SCIIELL will
not be one of the failures of Kansas.
—The next meeting of the Buchanan Club
will be held at the Court House, on Saturday
evening next, at 7 o'clock. At the last meet
ing there were speeches made by O. H. Gai
ther, Geo. Reimund and B. F. Meyers. There
was a large crowd present, and much enthusi
asm prevailed. Several speeches may be ex
pected from good speakers, at the next meet
ing.
—Our correspondent at Saxton, writes us
that "the grading is completed on five of the
twelve miles of the Bedford Railroad that have
been put under contract, and that the balance
i 3 progressing satisfactorily." We also have
from him the following statement concern
ing
THE BROAD Tor COAL TRADE:
Shipments ol coal over the Huntingdon and
Broad Top Mountain Railroad, tor the week
ending Sent. 14-th, - - - - 2,356 tons.
Previously, since Jan. 1, - - 82,978 "
Whole am't for this year, - - 85,334 "
For same time last year, - - 66,701 "
Increase, - - - - - - - 15,633 "
—The Cassville Seminary and Normal
School, located at Cassville, Huntingdon coun
ty, is recommended to us as one of the best in
stitutions ol the kind in the State. It is said to
be "the cheapest school in the land." Ad
dress, M. McN. VValsir, A. M., Cassville, Hun
tingdon co., Pa.
—Maine and Vermont have gone Black RE
publican as usual, though live majorities are
' Airs. Reamer was very early in life the sub
ject of religious awakenings. When not more
e than five or six years old, she became much
1 concerned on account of Original Sin, of which
she had learned in her catechism, and a sensed
the existence of which, in her own heart, more
distressed her, at this period, than did any con
victions of actual transgression.
> When arriving at about the age of twelve
■ years, she was led, through the influence of her
pious grandmother, to seek the Saviour. She at
. length rested in hope, for, as yet, her evidence
of acceptance was neither direct nor clear. She
now connected herself with the Methodist
Episcopal Church, of which 3he ever afterward
■ continued a most devoted and exemplary mem
ber. Her opportunities, however, at this pe
riod, for attendance upon the means of grace,
were limited, so that for some years she coutin
! ued to grope her way in compaiative darkness,
' neither enjoying nor knowing the fullness of her
' privelege as a child of God.—She has often since
1 trnarteen, mai, nau sne in muse nines euj^yea,
- as she afterward did, the privileges of the class
room and love feast, she had not so long con
tinued in a state of anxious uncertainty, sing
ing, as the mother of the Rev. John Wesley so
long did,
i "Thou great mysterious God unknown,
Whose love hath gently led me on,
E'en from my infant days ;
Mine inmost soul expose to view,
And tell me if 1 ever knew
Thy justifying grace."
Soon after her marriage, however, and while
listening to a sermon from the Rev. James Sew
ell, of the Baltimore Annual Conference, she
was enabled to enter into the rest of faith—re
alizing the purport of that scripture which saith,
"He that believeth on the Son of God, hath the
witness in himself." Then and there the
Spirit itself first witnessed with her spirit that
she was a child of God, putting "a new song
in to her mouth," even this:
".My God is reconciled,
His pardoning voice t hear,
He owns me for his child,
1 can no longer fear;
With confidence I now draw nigh,
And Father, Abba, Father cry."
From that day till the day of her death, she was
a most uncompromising advocateol the doctrine
of the direct witness of the Spirit, and those
who knew her best, know that she was too good,
intentionally todecei VP, and too scripturally
inteligent, to have been mistaken.
Mrs. Reamer's inteligence upon religious
subjects was much more than ordinary ; her in
tellect wa9 clear and inquiring; she read much
—heard attentively—thought closely. She
was thus theoretically intelligent. Besides this
she was deeply experienced in those direct
manifestations of the Deity scripturally promi
sed to the human soul, and which impart to it,
such additional clearness and correctness in
reference to the true character of the Divine At
tributes. One of the disciples inquired of the
Saviour, "Lord, how is it that thou wilt mani
fest thyself unto us as thou dost not unto the
world?" As yet, that Disciple had not exper
imentally learned, for the fullness of the Spirit
had not yet been given ; Mrs. Reamer, howev
er, understood this, for she had experienced it.
Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father, and it
sufficeth us."Mrs. Reamer prayed not thus, but
did, indeed, upon one occasion, venture to pray
with Moses, "Show me, I beseech thee, thy
glory." And, as that servant of the Lord was
permitted, by special privilege, and by special
manifestation , to look upon the miider rays of
the Divine "Goodness," (for more than this he
could not endure and live,) so was she—with
this difference, however, that while this special
manifestation was made to Moses, natural vis
ion—with her, it was made to her spiritual per
ceptions, and so overpowering was it at the time,
as she afterward professed, that she was fairly
burdened with almost unendurable transports.
It was Mrs. Reamer's experience then, as a
Christian, which more especially, gave to her
those unusually enlarged ana striking views of
the Divine Attributes, for which she was so
remarkable, and is tbe key to her special appre
ciation of, and delight in, the character of the
Deity. How often would she say, "I so love
and adore him for what he is in himself; He is
so glorious—He is so good—He is so holy—He
is so just—even in his justice He is so good—so
holy—O, how I delight in his character."
(Question before the
House of Representa
tives, March 11th, 18o9:
'intermarriage""®
whites and blacks be in
definitely postponed?—
NO, GEO. G. WALK
ER.
small compared with what they were in
ISSG.
—A Telegraphic despatch Irom Buffalo, N.
V., states that a convention comprising the lea
ding Abolitionists, Spiritualists, Free Lovers,
Infidels, Fanatics, and Women's Rights men
and women, has been in session in that city for
two days past. An interesting gallic ting
that!
The public examination of teachers for
Bedford borough and Bedford township, will
take place on Friday and Saturday, in the lec
ture room of the Presbyterian begin
ning at 9 o'clock, A. M., on each day. Tiie
public are invited to attend.
—Four and three tenths cubic inches of wa
ter fell during the rain on last Friday and Sat
urday, and eight tenths on Wednesday morning
oftnis week.
Arc You Assessed?
Democrats ! see that you can ans
wer th is question in the affirmative
when you go to the polls. The Op
position arc making lists of their men
and handing them to the Assessors.
See that you do so, likewise. SAT
URDAY, OCT. 1, is the last day on
which you can he legally assessed.
Sirs. Saralt I>. C. lleamrr.
The subject of this sketch was born in Ship
pensburg, Cumberland Co., Pa., Januaiy 2F,
1791, was married to Mr. Christian Reamer in
1810, removed soon afterward with her hus
band to Sideling HilJ, Fulton Connty where, in
the year 1836, she was called to mourn his
| death. Some eight years alter this, or in 1844,
she removed with her lamily to the Borough of
Bedford, where she departed this life, Aug 27,
1859, aged 6S years, S months and 3 days.
In the character ol tiie departed, £0 many
excellencies met, and their blending was so
harmonious and beautiful, that, to overrate her
woith, would be difficult indeed. As a child,
she was ailectionate and dutiful; as a wife, de
votedand' frugalas a mother ever conscientious
ly and tenderly careful to do her whole duly to
her children, both for this life and for that
which is to come ; as a neighbor, siie was obli
ging and amiable ;as a lady, courteous and in
telligent ; and last, though not least, as a Chris
tian, she was blameless —a child ot God without
rebuke.
Four weeks previous to that calm Sabbath a
j ternoon, wheft her lifeless remain* were fx, r
j into the house ol Gocl, followed 0V that
nig multitude who had come to pay their
tribute of respect to departed w orth w ,
to sympathize with the bereaved -,' he , J' as
j'uei in that sam • sanctuary thr'prinl/' 7 R
Holy Communion. The mornim* servic"*, e
day opened with a Love Feast. ° yj n p 1 Uiat
arose, and never shall the writer o# th arner
forget the accents and expression 0 f tba! Elf®
voice, as *hedwelt so beautifully uno ' .
cepi ions Gi' tbe glory of the Divine Cfor?? 0 *
and her estimation of Ihe privilege she cter '
in her relation to him, as his child
ternoon she bowed at the altar, and nsrir!!*'"
the Holy Kucharist for the last time <t r
terward spoke with tenderness 0 f the nee' 6 !
preciousness of that day's services • she ha I
perienced "constant streams of blessing n"
ring the following week, she was more (hat
usually frail; the next Sabbath mornin- ho!
ever, found her in class. Her bodily
had scarcely been sufficient to enable her t
reach the place, but here, again, her soul tr ;
umphed exceedingly, and, as if prophetical!,!
she said, with emphasis, "J shall soon be , Jk
him." Wlt(1
The hour of public service arriving she w
in her place. Toward the close of the sermon
she remarked to a sister seated next her th
she felt faint and sick : immediately U pL ,T
sermon's closing, they two retired from Z
church ; on their way she spoke of the preciouf
ness of the Saviour, and alluded especially to
the very great enjoyment she had experienced
a week More, throughout the day of cotnmu'
nion, and how that during the week she h a H
been unusually blest. She reached her honl
-some two and a half squares-and took her
oed ; lor two or three days she had strength t,>
converse, and during this time she
factorily reassured her family, her Pasto- be
friends, all— that she was ready to eo thi'td.l
did not desire to stay. WhiLbe' could £
speak she called her children, one by one, to
her bedside, and gave them her dyim* charge
and then bade them farewell. She continued'
to fail, but lingered after this, to the surprise of
all, for some two weeks, remaining conscious to
the last, aide, during most of this time, simply
to make known her wishes, though not to con
verse. We frequently worshipped with her
, she was ever happy, and would frequently
| raise her hands in token of victory, and when
| she could, would audibly praise the Lord. Her
last words were "Hallelujah ! Glory !" and
then she sank into unconsciousness, and finally
into death, while ail who were present, though
they mourned to be separated from one so love
ly and so pure, yet could not help but feel that
The chamber wheie she met her late was priri
lege J
Far beyond the common walks of virtuous life—
Quite in the verge of heaven. S. BAR NFS
BiiCHllli
Will meet at the Court House, on SaturJav
evening next, at 7 o'clock. A full attendance
is requested.
JOHN H.RUSH,
President.
.Notice of luqusition.
WHEREAS, John Claar the younger, late of
Bedford Borough, died seized o( the following R*a\
Estate, t( wit :
fine let of ground, situate in Bedford Borough, on
Pitt Street, bounded as follows : On the North by
Pitt t, on the east adjoining lotol Thomas Mer
wine,on he South by a twenty foot alley, and on
the west by West Street, containing in front of Pitt
Street, sixty leet and <"Tt<.n ( |jnfl- t ;• au,
nnnoreo and forty feet, with a log dwelling house,
stable and blacksmith shop thereon erected
Leav ing a Widow, Mary Ann Claar, and issue five
chi dreo, to w,t : George Claar, res,ding j n the
ol Michigan, Y\ m. Claar residing in Ohio,
Henry C. Claar, John Claar, and Margaret now
wife of Rev. George Beckley, the three Fast naraeJ
residing in Frederick county, Aid.
Notice is theretore given, that in pursuance of a
writ ot Partition or Valuation to me directed 1 wi'l
proceed to hold an Inquisition or Valuation on the
said premises, on Saturday the33d day of October
1559, when and where all parties interested may at -
tend if hey see proper.
Sheriff's' Office, Bed- MVILLI AMS.FLUKE,
fold, September 23, lSf,9. f Shentf.
Sheriffs Sale.
By virtue of a writ of Vend. Exponas to me di
rected, there will be exposed to public sale, at the
Court House; in the town of Bedford, on Saturday,
the I.lth day of October, A. D. 1859, at 1 o'clock,
P. .M., the following property, to wit: One lot of
Ground in the town of Stonerstown, fronting fifty
live leet on the Street leading to the town ot Saxton
and extending back about 160 feet to the Lutheran
t huich, with a two story plank house thereon erec
ted, adjoining vacant lots on the East and West,
situate in Liberty township, Bedford County. Sei
zed and taken in execution as the property of James
Dunn, and to be sold for cash.
Sheriffs Office. Red- I WM. S. FLUKE
ford, Sept. 23d, 15.19. ( Shcriff .
Estate of Dr. G. W. Stat lor, DecU
IETTERS of Administration having been
J granted by the Register of Bedford Co.,
to the undersigned, living in Bedford, upon the
Estate of G. VV. Slatler, dec'd, late of St.
Clairsville, Bedford co., all persons indebted to
said Estate, are hereby notified to make imme
diate payment, and those having claims against
the Estate, will present them properly authen
ticated for settlement.
A. J. STATLER,
Sept. 23d, 1559. Adm'r.
T lIE
CASSVILLE SEMINARY
AND
NORMAL SCHOOL
FOR YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN'
Cheapest Srl)col itt tljc CauWj
SEND FOR A CATALOGUE.
ADDRESS
M. McN. WALSH, A. M.,
Cassville, Huntingdon- Co., Pa.
Sept. 23d, 3m.
AUDI IUU S NOTICE.—The andersigned
appointed to make distribution of the
balance in the hanJs of Job Mann, Es.].,
Adm'r of the Estate o< Joseph S. Morrison
dec'd, will attend for that purpose at his of
fice, in Bedford, on Thursday the 6th day of Oct.
next, at 10 o'clock, A. M., where all persons in
terested may attend if they think proper.
JOHN MOWER,
Sept. 16, '59. Auditor.
I / \i \i \ BUSHELS OF RYE waotedat
J_ v/v_" J. M-. Shoemaker Co's Store 3
lor which the highest market price will be
paid in cash, or merchandise.
Sept. 16th, 1859.
STONE JUGS, PITCHERS, BUTTER
CROCKS, FRUIT -JA.RS, for Sale at Shoe
nakers' store.
Sept. 9th, 1859.