VOU HE 57. NEW SERIES. R BEDFORD GAZETTE JL 13 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY B. V. MEYERS, At the following terms, to wit: $1.50 per annum, CASH, in advance. *0 00 " " if paid within the year. cj'so K it il not paid within the year. PVNO subscription taken for less than six months. QyNo paper discontinued until ail arrearages are paid,unless at the option of the publisher .t hae ~en decided by the lulled Mates Courts that tbs stonnaaf of a newspaper without tne payment ol ar rearages, is pra/' evidence ol fraud and is a criminal otlcnc6 , courts have decided that persons are ac countable for the subscription price of newspapers, H the} take them from the post office,whether 'hey Subscribe lor them, or not. (Paginal Campaign Songs. Written for the Bedlord Gazette. SHOUT FOR DOUGLAS, SHOUT' BY THE AUTHOR OF THE "DRUM SONG." AIR—DEAREST MAY. o:n every hill and valley comes the voice for Douglas strong ; Like the heaving-waves of ocean swells the Demo cratic song ; His name is heard in every State, from centre to the shore— It mingles with the mountain winds, anddrowns the oceans' roar. CHORUS: Then shout for Douglas, shout, For aft his foes he'l! rout— He'll beat the Black Republicans, And drive the traitors out. Upon the Constitution's rock, undaunted still he stinds, To drive the black disunionists back to their na tive strands; Ite met them in the field, anil on the Senate floor— Before him there his foes gave way—they soon will rise no more. ShouUfor Douglas, ,\-c. His star is blazing in the West above the moun- • tain's height ; Its light i spreading in the East, till all the sky grows bright; I'hen rally round your country's flag, ye gallant I r< en, and I rue, By standing to a candidate, whose course you'll j never rue. Shout for Douglas, &c. . Onqp more your country calls vou forth, to save her > from her foes , I hen rise on every mountain side, where patriot- j ism glows ; And kindle there your beacon lights, for freedom j and the right, \nd, though your foes in storms assail, yet God i will give you might. Then shont for Douglas, shout, | For all his foes he'll rout He'll heat the Black Republicans* 1 And drive the traitors out. Written for the Bedford Gazette. , BOBBIN' ABE. RY IIOOXIE. s>, there lives a qjan in the Sacker State, Bobbin' round, round and round ; j He's an ugly ci-ss and of statute great, As he goes bobbin' round. I'fus man wants to be President, Bobbin' round, round and round, _ But to Washington he won't be sent, But must go bobbin' round. Now this Ins party much bewails, Bobbin' round, lound and round, j For they say he's good at splitting rails And good at bobbin'found, i He's split enough ail dried and fine, Bobbin' lound, round and round, , to fence off Mason and Dixon's line And keep him bobbin' round. j Jle'll get no votes on ihe other side, j Bobbin' round, round and round, For on a rail ttiey will him ride, And sentl him bobbin' round. j Old Lincoln has a motley crew Bobbin' round, lound and round, i And Seward, Greeley, they'll just do I'o keep him bobbin' round. There is a man called STEPHEN A., Bobbin' round, round and round. Ar,d he will surely win the day, As he goes bobbin' round. 1 hat the "Giant of the West" will be, Bobbin' round, round and round, Our President—now all agree, As they go bobbin' round. And the Lmcotsites wiU go up stream, Bobbin' round, round and round, Since helped along by HELPER'S team, To keep them bobbin' round. And there they'll live on frogsand snails Bobbin' round, round and round, \nd "Honest Abe" will split more rails, As he goes bobbin' round. Hark Bells are ringing, And the breeze is bringing, Sounds of Lincoln's rails a breaking, And the Brecks a noise are making Of their candidate, Lu, the shout that drowns them all, And comes from the mighty thiall, lhatwiil rend Disunion's wall, And will make all Yanceys fall, • 'or STEVE the GREAT. Hark I the chorus reads the sky, And is sounded low and high, DOUGLAS, JOHNSON, is the cry, I hat's heard from every State. |j| J JO-$> j GEN. JACKSON AM) JUDGE DOUGLAS. AN INTERESTING INCIDENT. In December, 181-3, Judge Douglas made Ins , first appearance in Congress. For several years | preceding, there had been a struggle over a bill proposing to refund to Gen. Jackson the fine ot SI,OOO imposed upon him by Judge Hall at New Orleans, during the defence of that city.— Some ol" the best minds in Congress had consid ered the question and it had been, as was thought, thoroughly discussed. The bill had j never become a law. It was contended by the j old Hero's enemies that his declaration of mar tial law was a violation o'' the Constitution ; his • inends whilst not denying this, excused it on th u ! ground of necessity. The friends of the bill | supported it as a measure of gratitude—a boon due by a grateful country to her patriotic and successful defender. On this ground it was mainly supported. On the 7th of January. Judge Douglas obtained the floor. He was then | unknown to Congress. His was a new face and j his was a strange voice in those halls. He did ; not follow the beaten path in Ins advocacy of i the bill. H- at once took high and strong ground in defence of Gen. Jackson's conduct. He denied the legality of Judge Half's judgment. ! 'This position was a bold one ; the speaker at { traded attention : and as he waimed with his j subject, he soon obtained the ear of the house, i His speech was a success. It established his : character as a lawyer and as a debater. From that time to ihe present day he has never been compelled to address empty benches or an im patient, inattentive audience. The bill passed the House and subsequently the Senate. After the'adjourn ment of Congress, Messrs. Folk and Clay having b-en nominated for the Presidency a.nonster Democratic Convention as field a' Nashville, Tennessee, to which delegations and distinguished men from nil the western Slates, were invited. A large delegition from Illi nois, including Mr. Douglas, went to Nashville. The attendance was immense. The accounts described it as a monster gathering : forty acres utpi n c*tlt- to •—\HJ (he vast assemblage of men and women. Some of the most brilliant orafors of the day were (here and for several days addressed Ihe multi- | tude. Many had come from a great distance, not only to attend the Convention, but also to j s-e that irrent 7nan, who had for so long a period and so prominently occupied the hearts of his countrymen. They could not leave, without the long wished lor pleasure of seeing Andrew Jackson. The moment the speaking had closed the immense throng turned their steps towards the Hermitage. A witness siy>, ' f remember well the appearance ol the vast procession—the : count less multitude, as it came singing down the mam toad leading to tin- home of Jackson. As the people entered the avenue leading from the high road, to the plain but copious dwelling, the old patriot, though feeble from age, roused himself once more to receive the sincere and i unbought homage of hi* grateful and confiding countrymen. He took a seat on a sofa in a large hall opposite to the porch and entrance. The multitude filled everv standing point in front of the mansion. Affectionate Irienc's surrounded him ; the throng asked but the privilege of see iug and taking him by the hand once more.— They approached in files, shook hands with htm and then passed on through the hall. Thou sands passed thus before the old hero—at last our friend Judge Douglas, of Illinois, approach ed. I remember well how pale he looked, and how small and plain lie seemed beside the hun dreds of robust and gallant specimens of Tennes see manhood. Governor Clement C. .Clay, of Alabama, a Senator of the United Slates, had been fr r some time acting as the medium of in troduction to stiangers. The scene that ensued was'one never to be forgotten. One of the Illinois delegation who accompa nted Judge Douglas, was IVnr.. VValters, Esq editor of the Illinois State Register, the most influential as well asthe ablest conduc ed paper in the state. Mr. 'Walters was with Judge Douglas, at the moment of his introduction to Gen. Jackson, and on his return to Springfield, a few days thereafter, he published the following description of what took place : "Everything that relates to Andrew Jackson, the Hero of New Orleans and the friend ol his country, is of deep interest to the American people"; and although the incident we are about to relate is in itself of no gieat interest, it be comes so to us, in consequence of those connec nected with it. At the Nashville Convention, in August last, we visited the Hermitage, only i twelve miles distant, in company with Judge ; Douglas and some others of our fellow-citizens. : 1 The Hermitage was crowded with people from almost every S'ate, who had beer, invited thith -r by the venerable patriot on the day succee- I ding the Convention. Gov. Clay of Alabama, j was near General Jackson, who was himself [sitting on a sofa in the hall, and AS each person ! entered, the Governor introduced him lo the he ro and he passed along. When Judge Douglas ! Ihtia introduced, Geueial Jackson raised his BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 7,15G0. 1 still brilliant eyes and gazed for'a moment on the countenance ot the Judge, still retaining his hand. "Are you the Mr. Douglas, ol Illinois, who delivered a speech last session, on Ihe subject ol the fine imposed on me, for declaring mar tial law, at New Orleans ?" asked General Jack son. "1 have delivered a speech in the house of Representatives, upon that subject," was the modest reply of our friend. "Then slop," said General Jackson; "sit down here beside me. I desire to return my thanks for that speech. Vou are the first man that has ever relieved my mind on a subject that lias rested upon it for thirty years. My enemies have always charged me with violating the Constitution of my country, by declaring mar tial law at New Orleans, and my friends have always admitted the violation, but contended the circumstances justified uie in that violation I never could understand how it was, that the performance of a solemn duty to rny country—a duty, which if I had neglected, would have made me a traitor in the sight ot God and man, could properly be pronounced a violation of the Constitution. I felt convinced in my own mind j that I was not guilty of such a heinous offence ; but I could never make out a legal justification ot my course, nor has it ever been done, sir, un til you, on the floor of Congress, at the late ses sion, established it beyond a possibility of a cavil or doubt. I thank you, sir, for that speech.— It has relieved my mind from the only circum stance that rested painfully upon it. Through out my whole life I never performed an official act which I viewed as a violation of the Consti tution of mv country, ami I can now go down to the grave in peace, with the prifect con sciousness, that I have not broken, at any peri od of my life, the Constitution or laws of my country." 1 hus spoke the old hero, his countenance brightened by emotions which it is impossible f>rus to d-scribe. We turned to look at Doug las— he was speechless. He could not reply, hand, he rose and left the half. Certainly, General Jackson had paid him the highest com pliment lie could have bestowed on any indi- \ vidua). It has been publicly stated, and we know ol no rea-on fir questioning the statement, tbat General Jackson, at his death, bequeathed all j his papers to Francis P. Blair, the editor of the Washington (Robe, and that among them was found the pamphlet copv of Judge Douglas's speech, with an endorsement in Jackson's own handwriting signed by him, in these words— "This speech constitutes my defence ; I lay it aside as an inheritance for my grandchildren." j It is doubtful whether, in the long and event ful public life ot Judge Douglas, tiiere ha ever been a moment when words of applause and ap probation have ever sounded so pleasantly in his ears, as those thrilling sentences of ihe ven erable hero, General Jackson. OUR CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR. It is certainly a gratifying fact that amidst the differences of opinion among Democrats upon the Presidential question, and the difficulties j surrounding It, all inteiests in the party unite heartily in support of H. D. Foster our nomi nee for Governor. His nomination was made without effort on his part; in fact, he was no', a candidate lor the office. It was a free-will off- j eringjofhis party —a tribute to the charactera d integrity of the man. At the very mention of his name the voice of faction, as well asot per sona ! interests and ambition, was hushed, and then like the storm that succeeds the calm, with one universal shout he was proclaimed the nom inee. Mr. Foster is a good man. By Si is industry, his unbending integrity—his devotion to the duties of an honorable profession and entire free dom from anything like the trade of politics— his manly adherence to the principles of his party because of conviction and not for the pur pose of official position, as evidenced by the conduct of his whole life, he has gathered to himself the confidence of the people: a confi dence as solid and unwavering as his own char acter is spotless and deserving. It cannot be disguised, for public sentiment, upon the gubernatoritorial question has become patent all over the State, that to-day the hopes not merely of his own parts', hut of the sober, intelligent, conservative people of Pennsylva- j nia, are centred on Mr. Foster asthe proper man for the Executive Chair in preference to his opponent, Mr. Curtiu. All, or nearly all ol that class which Daniel Webster denomina ted "the solid men of Boston," —those men in terested in, and who control the great com mercial and monetary interests of the Common wealth and who more generally in the past have voted with the opposition, infinitely pre fer Mr. Foster, ami aie ready to give him their votes. The reason of this we have given in describing the character ol the man, to wit, that he is not an office-seeker, or a mere politician, Freedom of Thouglt and Opinion. | but a man who has built up that solid character that imparls confidence in his integrity and conservatism. These great interests always desire stability in the government—they dread change, innovation and experiments—and hence they naturally dread the accession of a mere politician to executive position. This whole interest is for Foster, and will be felt in the election as a tremendous power. Indeed, it may likely decide the contest, if the Democrat ic party as a partizan organization, does its du ty, and polls a full party vote. Mr. Curtin is a very different man from Mr. Foster. He was pitch-forked into public noto riety, like many others of his class of men, by the Know Nothing organization of ISo t, and became the Secretary of the Commonwealth un der the administration of Governor Pollock, — an administration that is remembered in Penti svlvarr.a only for its imbecility and corruption. Mr. Curtin was the banker of that administra tion, —offices wvre bought and sold, vetoes werts in market at stipulated prices, or a favorable consideration of bills purchased in accordance with Ihe proportions of the scheme and the abil ities of the parlies to pay. So shamelessly was this carfi.ed en that it became a subject of pub lic notoriety at Harrisburg—so common indeed, as finally to attract little remark. Mr. Curtin is a mau of consideiable polish of address— plausible and insinuating in social intercourse, ambitious of political piefeimeut and unscrupu lous in its attainment. As a Know Nothing, he was at the very head of the order and learn edly skilled in its mysteries and secrets ; but as that became unpopular, he gradually slid from iiis position, coming out first us an open Amer ican, throwing oil toe disguise of secrecy,—then a member of "the people's party," an amalga mation of Americans and Republicans, and final ly tinned up at Chicago, when Lincoln was nominated , as the advocate of a plank in tiie plaUbianepudiating the whole the Know Nothing or American partv. As ban ker ii| Pollock's administration, lie became rich. As a i wyer, he is unknown to thine in his pro severe mental discipline that latxu iuua ardent devotion to this profession always imparts. He is essentially a politician, thrown upon the surface, as a prominent man, by mere accident, and sustaining himself in his position b} the u stial resorts and appliances of a mere politician of ihe piesent. This is all there is of Mr. Cur tin, and independent of the character of Mr. Foster, is of itself a reason why the commer cial interests of the Slate look upon him with distrust, and why the conservative element of the opposition will not support him at the polls. This being the position of the contest, ami we bt-lieve il to be so, it behooves every Democrat to go to work at once, and ardently. Mr. Fos ter can be elected,—the character of the State may be maintained, —the recurrence of Pollock's administration may be averted, ami th-s a sutii cieut reason—should be a sutiicient incentive, for us all to labor with untiring zeal and un flag ging energy, till Henry 1). Foster shail be de clared the Governor of Pennsylvania by the votes of her people.— lVilktsbarre Union. HENRY D FOSTER. In the midst ol all our political troubles we are rejoiced to find a determination on the part of (he Democracy to achieve at least one great victo-y this vear. The mases of Ihe people all over the State are becoming fully impressed with the excellences ofthe Gubernatorial stan dard bearer ol the Democracy, HENRY D. Fos- TER, and are gathering enthusiastically to his support. Mr . CURTIS, the candidate of the op position, has been congratulating himself for some time past that in the coming contest he wilt have everything his own way—indeed that his election is an inevitable and certain event. In this assumed security he will find himself egregiously mistaken. The people cf Pennsyl vania recognize in IIENRY D. FOSTER one of the most eminent and useful public men within her boundaries. A man of unimpeachable 'ntegri ty, a high toned generous nature, and the pos sessor of high intellectual gilts amply qualify ing him for the most honorable public position to which the people can elevate him. Mr. ' FOSTER, ur.like "Merry Andrew" can produce an untarnished public record. Suspicion even, consciou* of its weakness, finds no word against the purity of his character, and the high con trolling integrity which marks each and every act of his political life. Such a man as HENRY 1). FOSTER the people should, and will, delight to honor. In the hands of such a man the du ties of the Gubernatorial chair will be admin istered fearfully and faithfully. He will call •no venal and corrupt politicians as his counsel ors ; nor will he attach his name to an act of legislation which does not bear unmistakable marks of protection and advancement of the great interests of the whole people. Ltl us therefore prepare earnestly and effec tively for the great contest. In ever}' county in the Slate the Democracy are uniting witu uuparallelled enthusiasm, determined to bun animosities and divisions, and to give General FOSTER an old fashioned victory. A united Democracy and success is certain. To this end let harmonious action prevail throughout the State. Divisions and dissensions we all know are productive of defeat. Now it is for us to ac cept of wise counsels, to exercise forbearance, and to unite not for the sake of men, but of principles and victory. folley Spirit. A HANDSOME COMPLIMENT TO MR DOi GLAS. In a lale speech at Louisville, (he Hon. John J. Crittenden, the patriotic aniFeminent Oppo sition Senator from Kentucky, paid the follow ing high compliment to Mr. Douglas : "I know Mr Douglas very well ladies and gentlemen. Front Mr. Douglas, personal ly, I should apprehend no danger. I have nev er been a Democrat, a> you all know. [Ap plause.] A frank, fair, nonest opponent ot the Democratic party, 1 have ever been found ac ting upon Whig principles from tiie first to the last. [lncreased applause.] But I have known Mr. Douglas in the public councils, and have acted with hirn. Although generally opposed and especially upon party questions, we have at times acted together, and particularly upon one momentous occasion, when we acted togeth er in opposition to that infamous Lecompton Constitution. [Deafening applause.] Mr. Douglas was there making a great sacrifice to his sense ot duty. [Applause.] He was sac rificing his connection, on that occasion, with inaiiv old political friends ; he was breaking up the fetation* of a long political Hife; he was sac rificing as flattering prospects for tiie highest othce of the Government as any man in the country had. I fully believe he did what he conceived to be his duly : and, in defiance of all opposition, the rack ol the President, offended fiiends, and open foes, he acted like a man. [Tremendous cheering.] He might have been mistaken in what he did, but that little dimin ished the value of the act. He thought he was light, and be knew h ■ was making a sacrifice, and he was capable 01 making it when he be lieved the interests ol his country demanded it. [Cheers.] I can have no quarrel with hirn ; lie is a Union man. [Cheers.] And a Union man I can always trust, when I believe him to be sincere aud in earnest, as I believe Douglas to be. [Continued applause.] A BIT OF ROMANCE. A SURVIVOR OF THE STEAM-HIP ARCTIC The New Orleans Courier has the following story: A gentleman ot the Second District of this city was on board of the ill-fated steamer Arctic, when she was lost on the 27th of Se]>- tember, iSn-U The sad news reached here that he was among Hie missing, and cast a gloom in his household, for lie had a family—a young and pretty wife and a child. He was well-to do in the world, and left property sufficient for their maintenance. The young widow mourn ed her lost husband sincerely, doubtless, but sorrow is not everlasting, and as the long years rolled past, the mourning weeds disappeared, the roses on her cheeks bloomed again, and smiles played on her rosy lips. She was young and pretty, and suitors were not wanting. She mairied again. Several years of quiet bliss have passed since the day she took a new com panion in life, and now suddenly the electric spaik of the telegraph, flying with the speed of lightning, has struck Ihe edifice of her happi ness—struck at its base, so as to make it totter ami crumble. A dispatch from New York, received day before yesterday, announced the j arrival ol ttie long lost first husband. Cling- j ing to some piece of the wreck, lie had floated j to ilislant shores, where lor six long years he j lived with the hope of meeting once more the ■ beloved ones he had left at home, but unable to j find a homeward bound vessel. We hope to • obtain some particulars concerning his CiusoeJ lile, and of the many hardships lie must have j suffered —ail of which dwindle into mere noth- j ingness at th* thought of the disappointment that awaits him on his arrival home. The feel in"s ot the twice wedded wife may be better imagined than described. [From the A". >. Bee, .lug. 9/A.J VYe understand on reliable authority that the survivor of the Arctic disaster, of v/hoin we spoke on Tuesday, will be in this city this even ing. The person is Mr. Fleury, who was well known as having kept the grocery at the cor ner of Orleans and Robertson streets, where his wife now iesides. She married Mr. Fleury's chief cierk, Mr. VWber, and bad three children bv him. Her two children b}' Mr. Fleury—a daughter of seventeen and a son of fifteen—are now living with her. Last Saturday she received the first intimation of the startling news of her husband's return, after an absence of five years and a half, in a letter from liitn, dated at New ) ork. A lady friend, to whom she showed the letter, reports the substance of it, to be that Fleury, with five other survivors of the Arctic, were picked up from the fragments ol the wreck by a whaler, which kept on her long voyage.—This ship was subsequently sunk, and fifteen of those a board saved themselves upon the island from which they were taken by another whaler, which was just commencing her cruise, and which onlv i turned tc Ne'.v York wee!-: or 1 two ago. WHOM: \ITIBEK, 9M. II From the Washington Review. DOUGLAS AND REFORM. AIR —VV U'KS A RAND or FREEIIEM. Come ye men ol every station, . i Join with us for reformation, And for the Union and t' e nation, We're tor Douglas and reform. C lioRCs —We're a band of freemen, We're a band of freemen, We're a band of freemen, We're for Douglas and reform. On the sacred side forever, We'll sustain "Secession" never, We'll fight for the Union ever, We're for Douglas and reform. CHORUS —We're a band of freemen, W ere a band ol freemen, We're a band of freemen, We're for Douglas and reform We'll dry up disunion screachers, Drive out the slave code teachers, And the abolition preachers, We're for Douglas and reform. C HORl'S —We're a band of freemen, We're a band of freemen, We're a band of freemen, We're for Douglas and reform i tie "Little Giant" goes before us, And the flag ol Freedom's o'er us, We will shout the sounding chorus, We're for Douglas and reform. t HORRS— We're a band of freemen, We re a band of freemrn, We're a band of freemen, We're lor Douglas and reform. iHE QIAKEC. AND THE BULLY. — A genuine bully, called upon a "Friend," avowedly to thrash him. "Friend,"' remonstrated the Quaker, knock ! mg aside his visitor's fists, "before thou pro | ceet'e.t to chastise me, wilt Ihou take some din ! ner ! I he bully was a glutton, and at once consent | ed, washing down the solids with libations of strong ale. He rose up again to fulfil his origi- I na! errand. "Friend," said the Quaker, "wilt thou not first take some punch ?" Arid he supplied a °andance of punch. thrash his entertainer; but, ijuothi tire*"Qua ker— "Friend, wilt thou not take a pipe ?" This hospitable offer was accepted, and the j bully, utterly weak, staggered across the room to chastise the Quaker. The latter, opening the : door and pulling him towards it, thus addressed him : "Fnend, thou earnest here not to be pacified. I gave thee a meat offering, but that did not as | sauage thy rage ; I gave thee a drink-offering, ! still thou wert beside thyself; I gave thee a ! burnt-offering, neither did that suffice ; now I ! will try thee with a heave-offering." And with that he tossed him out of doors.— That sufficed him. I catch yees near mv house again, I'll break your neck, ye rascal," said one Irish man to another. "But you asked me yourself." "But I didn't ak yees to make love to my wife, you scoundrel." "I haven't made love to your wife ; you are laboring under some mistake." "Don't tell me thet now ; didn't I see you wid my own eyes, trying to come the blarney over her ?" "But I tell you I d-dn't do any such a thing ; I don't care that for your wife," giving his fin gers a snap at the words, "nor that." "Yees don't care for her, bey ? She's as good a woman as you are, any day, ye dirty blackguard, and if yees speak disrespectful of her, I'll be after tachin' 3 e better manners." [Lp'Some tune since a Baltimore ship-owner in getting away a vessel had considerable trou ble with one ofhis men, by the name of Cain or Kane, who got top-heavy' on the advance wa ges. After the vessel bad accomplished her voyage on settling with the crew, it came to this man's turn for settlement. "What name!"asked the merchant. "Cain, sir," was the reply. "What !" rejoined the merchant ; "are you the man who slew his brother ?" "\o, sir," was the read)' and witty reply of Jack, with a knowing wink, giving his trow sers a hitch, "I'm the man what got slewed !" old lady who was not much accus tomed to attend church, finally went one Sun day. During prayer time, while the she old was on her knees, her old cat which had followed hei unnoticed, came purring around her, when she broke out —"Why, pussy —did you come tr meetin tu ! Why-e-e ! I spoke out in meet in'! Why-e-e-e! I spoke agin ! Why-e-e loddv-godav I 1 keep a spokiu all the time !" r ''~The Montgomery .Mail learns that Mr. Slaughter, whose name has become familiar to | the public as the recipient ol Mr. Yancey's ' "Scarlet. Letter," committed suicide 01 Thurs day last. The paiticulars are not known VOL 4. NO. 6.
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