BEDFORD GAZETTE.
i!
—BBWtIP) Pa.—
FRIDAY : : :: : AUGUST 16, IS6I-
B. F. Meyers, Editor & Proprietor.
"RTg ULaFDEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS !
For the Union, the Constitution and the Laws
ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
GEN. JAMES BURNS,
JUNIATA.
TREASURER,
MAJ. A. J. SANSOM,
BEDFORD BOR.
COMMISSIONER,
PHILIP SHOEMAKER,
COLERAIN.
POOP. DIRECTOR,
ADOLPHUS AKE,
UNION.
AUDITOR,
DANIEL L. DEFIBAUQH,
SNAKE SPRING.
The Northern Democracy Sound!
The Democratic party of three Northern
States, through its properly constituted organs,
has recently spoken in thunder tones against the
usurpations ol the President, the folly and crim
inality of Republicanism and the waging a war
for the destruction of political rights, the subju
gation of States, or Sections, and the'Aboiition
of the institution of slavery. These bodies
we refer to the Democratic State Conventions
of lowa and Ohio and the Democratic State
Committee of New York—have taken the same
positions occupied by this paper from the begin
ning of the war. Nay, they have gone farther
than ve ever did, in asserting the necessity of
opposition to the assumptions of the Executive
and the violation of private rights by irrespon
sible soldiery and infuriated mobs. Hadn't the
Inquirer clique better turn their attention to
the Democracy of these States ? Their blood
thirsty and vengeful hatred of Democratic peo
ple, can now spend its fury upon half a million
of that peculiar kind of " traitors" of which we
make a crusade to the North West, and employ
themselves in the extermination of the 500,000
traitors" in Ohio and lowa ? The Ohio De
mocracy refuted to coalesce with the Republi
cans, who were anxious to do so. They passed
resolutions condemning the unconstitutional acts
of the President and favoring the calling of a
National Convention. H. J. Jewett was nom
inated for Governor, and. J. Scott Harrison, a
son of Ex-President Harrison's, for Lieutenant
Governor. The Democracy of New York,
through their Slate Committee, rejected the
overtures of the Republican Committee for a
fusion ticket and resolved to call a Slate Con
vention ot of their own. This Committee is
the Dougla's Committee, the Breckinridge Com
mittee having disbanded. Dpan Richmond, the
Chairman, was the leader of the Douglas men
in New York, last year. We append the reply
of the Democratic Committee to the proposition
of the Republicans lor fusion :
After ar. interchange of views, the Commit
tee adopted the following response to the letter
of the Republican Sub-Committee :
:—The resolutions communicated
you have been duly considered by our
Committee, directed us to reply there
to-. None can be mciTIF impressed
than we are with a sense of the of forego
ing partisan views and purposes in the present
critical conditional' oYir unhappy country.—
The Democratic party has in every crisis ol
public danger risen to the magnitude ol the oc
basion and devoted its energies and sacrifices to
the call of patriotism. It will not be less true
to the duties of citizenship now when the per
ils which menace us equal, if they do not ex
ceed, those which surrounded U9 in the war of
Independence and in the struggle for the forma
tion of me Constitution. As to the spirit in
which it has already responded, we point to the
hundreds ol thousands of our brethren who took
up arms for the Union, and to the alacrity with
which they, in common with the whole people,
have offered to bear the burdens of taxation for
the defense of the country.
You suggest as an additional mode, apparent
ly ol uniting the people, a conference of ibe
Democratic and Republican Convention, with
a view to a joint nomination of candidates for
State officers. That it would be well at this
time to fill the leading public offices, especially
10 the Federal Government, to which the con
duct of public affairs belong, with men, whose
purity of character and capacity for administra
tive labors were so well known as to command
the confidence of the people, is most true, and
it is also probable 'hat if this example were set
in the conduct of Federal offices it would be
followed by the people in the selection of their
State officers. But we would be false to the
party which we represent if we considered any
proposition of Union with former political op
ponents, except on the basis of principle. It is
of little importance what men or what parly
occupy public positions of honor and emolument,
but ol the utmost moment that all citizens of
common principles should unite at this time in
support of the Government, and in vindication
of the Constitution and the Union. We believe
We utter the sentiment* of all Democrats, when
we aay that they are ready to unite in political
action with ever)' citizen who looks to-the ores.-
ervation of the Constitution, and the perpetua- 1
lion of Ibe Union as the great ead to be arrived
at, and who estimate all measures, of war or
peace, only as they conduce to that end ; who
are Opposed to any war and equally to any peace
which is based upon the idea of the separation
of these States. While they hold that the war
can onlv be salely prosecuted by a more vigo
rous command in the field, and efficiency in
the naval blockade, thej regard it as the duty
of the Federal Government to hold out terms of
peace and accommodation to the dissevered
States, assuring them of all their rights under
the Constitution ; that as our political system
was founded in compromise, and has been so
perpetuated, it can never be dishonorable in any
administration to seek to restore it by the same
means. Above all they repel the idea that
there exists between the two sections of the
Union, such an incompatibility uf institutions
as to give rise to an " irrepressible conflict" be
tween them which can only terminate in the
subjugation of one or the other. Repelling the
doctnne that any State can rightfully secede
trom the Union, they hold next in abhorence
that aggressive, fanatical and sectional policy
which lias so largely contributed to the present
danger of the country.
They piopose to invite to a union with them,
citizens ot whatever party, who, believing in
these views, will act with them to secure an
honest administration in Federal and State af
fairs, a rigid maintenance of the Constitution,
economy in the public expenditures, honesty in
the award of contracts, justice to the soldier in
the field and to the tax-payers at borne, the
rigid safeguard of the public credit, and the ex
pulsion of corrupt men from public office. As
such a Union must necessarily spring from the
people, instead of being dictated to them, we
are instructed by our Committee lo say that,
in their call for the usual Democratic State Con
vention, they will invite all good citizens who
are willing to co-operate with Democrats to
these ends, to come together at the primary
meetings, and unite in selecting representatives
to such a Convention to nominate candidates for
the support of the electors of the State, upon
this platform of Union and patriotism.
We have the honor to be, &c.,
Very Respectfully Vours,
D RICHMOND, Chairman.
PETER CACIUER, Secretary.
To Messrs. Opdyke, Draper , s"c., &'c., Commit
tee, 4"c. _
Low and Base Malignity.
In the last issue of the Bedford Abolition or
gan, the public were treated to an exhibition of
the most malicious, though petty, piece of vil
lany that ever disgraced the pages of a news
paper published in a decent and respectable
community. In that article the editor of this
paper is charged with having written, or rather
is sought to be held responsible for ihe writing
of, the follow ing words upon a copy of the Ga
zette sent to a gentleman in McCounellsburg :
'• BCLLY FOR THEM. HURRAH FOR DAVIS &
S. C."
Assuming us to have been the author of the
above language, the article proceeds to argue
from this assumption, that we aie a "t.aitor and
Secessionist," that our being allowed to continue
the publication of the Gazette is a "monument ot
i r —r~ "• ■"
that it is hoped " a day of reckoning" is not far
distant. Now the author of the article in ques
tion was well aware that we did not send the
paper upon wtiich the offensive language was
wiitten ; he knew that on the day when the
packages of Gazettes in which that paper was
contained, were made up tor the mails, we
were at Bloody Run, having gone there to
meet the " Taylor Guards," on their return
from the seat of war. He knew, too, when be
wrote his article, that we had positively denied
all knowledge of the matter and that another
had acknowledged that he had written the words
upon the paper and placed it in the mail. But
the pitiful rascal could not forego the oppoitu
nity to libel and revile us. His petty revenge
fulness burned to be gratified, and whether fair,
'or foul, honorable or contemptible, the means
by which that gratification was to be reached,
were supposed to be at hand. But, mark ! how
the Iruit he so greedily plucked at, shall turn to
ash>-s on his lips ; how this inamoital back-outtr,
wagon-boss and transportation agent (for it is no
other than he) shall be cheated out of his prey.
"A day of reckoning"—(the pesky little white
livered hypocrite actually imagines that there are
assassins and cut-throats among the civilized,
Christian people of Bedford, and that he can
stir up villains enough to execute the purpose
of bis black and malignant heart) —" a dav of
reckoning" has come, and the people of Bed
ford county, after reading the following, will
convict the buzzard back-outer of deliberate and
malicious slander, and it will truly be " a mon
ument of (heir pa'ience," if they do not nail
the flop-eared hypocrite to the pillory of public
opinion :
BEDFORD, PA., )
Aug. 12th, '6l. \
To THE EDITOR or THE "BEDIORD INQUIRER
SIR :
By your last issue I perceive thai you
make a lengthy and elaborate notice of a copy
of the "Bedford Gazette" having been sent to a
person in McConnellsburg, with the following
words writteu iu the inside : "Bully tor them!
Hurrah for Davis and S. C." In referring to
this matter you blame very harshly the Editor
of the "Gazette." Now, sir, Mr. Meyers had
nothing whatever to do with it. I sent the pa
per myself, and for a piece of sport, wrote the
words above mentioned inside. I am, there
fore, alone responsible for it, and am willing to
bear the responsibility. On the day that the
paper was sent, Mr. Meyers was absent at Bloody
Run, having gooe (here to meet and welcome
home the Union Volunteers. As for your pro
verb, " Like master, like man," I have but to
say that Mr. Meyers' example, as well as his
precept, has ever seemed to me to,be that of a
true Union man, and during my stay with him
I have never heard him utter a single Secession
sentiment, but have often heard bim denounce
and deplore ttie action of the disuninnists both
North ana South. Hoping that in justice to
Mr. M m you will publish this note, lam
Yours &,c ,
J.NO. B. ALLENDER.
ffF" Cap*. Filler is making an effort to raise
a new company for the service of the Govern -
ment. We hope he may succeed.
The Thanks We Get.
In our issue of week before last, we sugges
ted that a public entertainment xhould be giv
en to our returned volunteers, the 'Taylor
Guards." Instead of seconding our proposition,
the envious and malignant Inquirer clique a
buse us without stint for making it. They say
we did so from fear, that it comes with an ill
grace from us, and that "when the effort to get
up the company was made, the editor of the
Ga-Mle, carried his opposition and meanness so
far as to quit speaking to persons who wpre get
ting up the company." A3 to making the
proposition because we wanted to conciliate the
soldiers, we can tell the miserable wretches
who edit the lnquiier, that when our conscien
ce" tells us 'hat we ate right, we fear no man
011 God's green earth. If they don't believe
this, let them "try us on." As to coming with
a bad grace from us, the gentlemen composing
that company always had our best wighes and
we know that we have many warm and at
tached friends among them. They d*d their
duty, and we adtnire litem for it. Instead of
staying at home and cilling their neighoocs
"traitors" and "secessionists," or holding fat
berths undtr Curtin's rotten administration,
they matched to the field of battle, to defend
their country's flag, and for this we honor them.
As to our not speaking to persons who were en
gaged in getting up the company because they
were thus engaged, it is simply false. We cut
off communication with some of them, because
we were told that they had threatened the de
struction of our property. But when this was
denied and explained, we tnought no more of
it.—Such are the thanks, however, that we get
for signifying our interest in the welfare of the
soldiers. But, no matter! Davy Crockett's
motto, which we have adopted for all the fu
ture, will biing us out safely : "Be sure you're
right, then go ahead !"
be. thanked, Congress has ad
journed ! adjourned, too, without passing the
joint resolution approving of the President's
| usurpations and unconstitutional acts. The
! grave and deliberate Senate did not dare to peas
; that resolution. Senator Sherman, of Ohio, said
I the President had no right to suspend the Habe
as Corpus, Will the Inquirer clique inform
their readers of this fac* ?
Whenever you hear a man who hits fat
tened upon Democratic favors, denounce the
I Democratic party as corrupt, and at the same
i time uphold and excuse the heinous acts ol
j Lincoln and other Republican office holders,
beware of him! Lookout for snakes in the
j^grass!
[t]r"The Democratic County Committee met
at the office of Hon. W. P. Schell, in this place,
on Wednesday last, and nominated ADOLPHUS
AKE, of Union tp., for the office of Director
•) •- — uvwaaraiiru or tf
declination of Henry Wertz. Mr. Ake is a
first-rate man, a sound Democrat, and will make
an excellent run. Proceedings ol Committee
in our next.
AGRICULTURAL FAIR. — We would call the
attention of our farmers to the fact that the time
is now here when action should be taken with
regard to holding the usual Agricultural Fair.
1 11 we intend holding a Fair this fall, now is the
time to begin making the arrangements.
\^F = " The Republican Convention met in this
place, on Tuesday,and nominated a full Repub
lican ticket. "No party" any more ! Oh no!
Only 32 delegates were present, leaving 6 dis
tricts unrepresented.
FOUND. —Near the Bedford Springs, one
' evening last week, a Lady's Hat. The fair
owner is most respectfully requested to call at
this office, where she can get the same. Call
soon.
BEDFORD CLASSICAL INSTITUTE. —The Pro
gramme of this Institution, for the next School
year, will be found in our Advertising- page.
Every parent is interested in its perusal.
BATTLE IN MISSOURI!
GENERAL LYj[N KILLED!
A telegraphic despatch received here, states
that a battle has taken place in Missouri, be
tween Ben M'Culloch's forces and the Federal
■ troops under Gpnerals Lyon and Siegel. Gtn.
Lyon was killed. Siegel retreated with some
prisoners he had taken. Federal loss, 300 kill
ed. Southern loss unknown, but supposed to
j be heavy. „
For the Gazette.
Meeting of the Bedford Bible Society.
At a meeting cf the Society, on Sundayeven-
I ing, in the Presbyterian church, the Rev. Dr.
I Brown, of Canonsburg, opened the proceedings
with a fervent and eloquent prayer in behalf of
the Society, its interests and the spread of the
Gospel generally.
An appropriate hymn being then sung by the
choir, the President of the Society, Rev. John
Lyon, made a statement of the affairs of the as-
I sociation, which being partly based upon the
, Treasurer's report, exhibited a very lair and en
couraging record. The people who have met
its managers in a liberal spirit can rest assured
j that their donations have been applied to gpod
j and useful purposes—" bread cast upon fhe wa
iters."
The Society was then ably and eloquently
addressed by Rev. Mr. Kepler, of Bedford, and
Rev. Mr. Torrence, of Philadelphia.
A new and unusual interest appeared to be
! felt in thu Society. Its object is fo spread and
circulate the Bible. And it is this only that
counteracts the -pr-ad and circulation f crime.
Its -pirif may quell the fanatics of our laud sod
restor- peace. No wonder an interest is felt in i
the Bitle After a benediction from Rev. Mr. '
iPhelps, the Society adjourned
Fate of Peace Overtures in Congress.
In the U. S. Senate on Monday last, being
the last full day of the session (Congress ad
journed soon after 12 o'clock, noon, on Tues
day,) Mr. Saulsbury, of Delaware, moved
that the Senate take up the joint resolution sub
mitted by him proposing certain amendments
to the Constitution of the United States, with a
view to the peaceable adjustment of our nation
al difficulties. The motion was rejected by the
fallowing vote :
Yeas. —Messrs. Breckinridge, Bright, Car
lile, Johnson, of Missouri, Latham, M'Dougall,
Pearce, Polk, Powell, Rice, Saulsbury—ll.
Nays. —Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Browning,
Clark, Collamer, Cowan, Dixon, Doolittle,
Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harris,
King, Lane, of Indiana ; Lane, of Kansas ; Sher
man, Simmons, Sumner, TenEyck, Trumbull,
Wade, and Wilson—24.
At a subsequent hour, Mr. Johnson, of Mis
souri, moved fhe following as an amendment to
the bill to increase the efficiency of the Engi
neer corps:—
That this Congress recommend the Governors
of the several States fo convene their Legisla
tures for fhe purpose of calling an election to
splect two delegates from each Congressional
district, lo meet in General Convention at Lou
isville, in Kentucky, on the first Monday of
September next ; the purpose of the said Con
vention to be to devise measures for the restora
tion of peace to our country.
Lost by the following vote :
Yeas.— Messrs. Bayard,Breckinridge, Bright,
Johnson, of MissouriLatham, Pearce, Polk,
Powell and Saulsbury—9.
Nays. —Messrs. Baker, Browning, Carlile,
Chandler, Clatk, Collamer, Cowan, Dixon,
Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes,
I Harris, Howe, King, Lane of Indiana ; Lane of
Kansas, McDougall, Morrill Rice, Sherman,
| Sumner, TenEyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkin
! son, Wiimot aud Wilson—29.
On the same day, in the House of Represen
! tatives,
Mr. Calvert, of Maryland, offered the fol
i lowing :
! Resolved , That, whilst it is the duty of Con
gress, by proper legislation, to strengthen the
hands of the Government in its affairs, and
maintain the Union, and enforce the stiprema
; cy of the laws, it is noi IPSSOUT duty to examine
into the original causes of our dissensions and
1 to apply such remedies as are best calculated to
restore peace and union lo the country. I here
■ fofe, it is
Resolved, (the Senate concurring herein,)
; That a joint commission, to consist of nine mem
bers of the House and four members of the Sen
ate, be appointed to consider and report to Con
gress such amendments to the Constitution and
laws as may be necessary to restore unlimited
confidence and ensure a more perfect and desi
rable union amongst the States.
Mr. Love joy moved to lay the resolution on
! the table.
On this Mr. Calvert demanded the yeas and
1 nays. The vote was as follows :
Yeas, —Messrs. Aldrich, Alley, Arnold, Ash
-1 ley, Babbitt, Baker, Bixler, Bingham. Francis
I P. Blair, Samuel S. Blair, Blake, Buffinton,
| Clark, Colfax, Frederick A. Conkling, Roscoe
< Conkling, Conway, Dunn, EdwarcU, Elliott,
j r rnionressenuen, r rant, UUUUWIJJ, OIA., R .
S-.lt), Hale. Harrison, Hutchins, Julian,
; Kelley, Francis W. Kellogg, William Kellogg,
j Lansing, Loomis, Lovejoy, McKean, McKnight,
I McPherson, Mvorebead, Anson P. Morrill, Jus
, tin S. Morrill, Olin, Pike, Porter, Potter, Al
exander H. Rice, John H. Rice, Riddle, Ed
| ward H- Rollins, Sedgwick, Shanks, Sheffield,
Shellabarger, Sherman, Sloan, Spaulding, Ste
-1 vens, Benjamin F. Thomas, Train, Trimole,
Trowbridge, Van Horn, Verree, Wall, Wallace,
' Charles W. Walton, E. P. Walton, Albert S.
White, Windom, and Woicester—72.
Nays. —Messrs. Allen, Ancona, Joseph
Bailey, Brown, Calvert, Cox, Cravens, Cris
field, Curtis, Dunlap, English, Fisher, Fouke,
Gtider, Haight, Harding, Horton, Johnson,
Law, Leary, Logan, McClernand, May, Morns,
! Noble, Odell, Pendleton, Phelps, Richardson,
Robinson, James S. Rollins, Shiel, Smith, John
; B. Steele, Francis Thomas, Vailandigham,
Wadsworth, Ward, Webster, and Wickliffe.—
39.
Mr. May, of Maryland, offered the lollow
ing :
Whereas the Government of the United
States of America was created by its written
Constitution, and derives its first powers alone
from the consent of fhe people, as contained in
that instrument, and as it has no other powers
**••* Therefore,
Resolved , That in view of these public ca
lamities, and to avoid them * * * * it
becomes the duty of Congress before it closes its
present session, to provide for the appointment
of a commission to procure an armistice be
tween the contending armies and restore peace
at all events; and who shall be empowered to
arrange a compromise to preserve the Union if
possible ; and it not this, a peaceable separation
of the respective States of the Union who have
seceded, and of all others which may by its cit
izens hereafter ordain to secede ; and that the
said commissioners be solemnly enjoined so to
conduct their negotiations as to produce a peace
ful and happy reconstruction of our Union of
States.
The Chair decided that the resolution must be
laid over under the rules.
Mr. May moved to suspend thp rules in or
der to have it adopted.
Mr. Lovejoy objected to the reception of the
resolution.
The rules wie not suspended, and the reso
lution was passed by without further action.
COWARDICE AND TREASON.
Mr. Diven, of New York, offered the fol
lowing :
Resolved , That at a time when armed rebel
lion is threatening the integrity of the Union,
and the overt brow of the govern
all resolutions recommending c& designing to
make terms with armed reoels is either cowar
dice or treason. /
Mr. D. inoved'to have the nules snsp-ttidetf
in order that the resolution enter
tained.
A count was ordeied on this motion yeas
58, nays 23—not a quorum voting.
The yeas and nays were taken—yeas 56,
nays"36—not a quorum voting.
So no further action was taken ip- the mat
ter. *
'TC&^SITERACTION.
Mr. Cox, ol Ohio, offered Jfie following :
Resolved , T' at the
who eudeavored to introduce a resolution Je
no" ,ver forty members of this House who j
1 voted for propositions to adjust uttf -national dif
Acuities as "cowards" and "traitors," deserves
the censure of this House, and all good patriots,
for the falsity, arrogance, and insult to his peers
contained in his unparliamentary resolution.
Mr. Colfax wanted it to go in proof thai Mr.
Diven was not in his seat.
The House refused to fntertain the resolu
tion.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer, Aug. 6th.
Cbcertng Signs— BemncraCic meetings in
Montgomery and Butler Counties-
The meetings which were held on Saturday
last in Dayton and Hamilton, 0., by the Dem
ocrats of Montgomeiy and Butler Counties, are
significant sign* of the time*. These meetings
were more tbar. ordinary county meetings, at
which a few about the county seat manage mat
ters after a "cut and dried" style. They were
large assemblages of the people, made up ol
farmers, mechanics, laboring and professional
men, who had assembled under an intelligent
responsibility of their duty as citizens, and who
spoke their sentiments with a boldness and full
ness that distinguish freemen.
BUTLER COUNTY MEETING.
The Democracy of Butler county, Ohio, con
vened at Hamilton, Aug. 3d,—every town in
the county was largely represented. Hon.
Elijah Vance presided ; John K. Wit3on, Vice
President; Steven R. Smith and Elias E. Pal
mer, Secretaries. The following preamble and
resolutions were adopted. A minority report
in favor of a "vigorous prosecution of the wa:"
was voted down.
Whereas, The "Bill of Rights" of Ohio af
firms that "all political power, or sovereignty,
is inherent in the people of each State, respec
tively ; and that they have the right to alter,
reform or abolish their government whenever
they may deem it necessary and, whereas,
"governments are instituted among men, deri
ving their just power from the consent of the
governed and whereas, the coercion of a State
to endure a form of government obnoxious to its
people, unsettles the whole theory ol the inde
pendence of the United States ol America , and,
whereas, the people of eleven States have refu
sed to acknowledge fhe authority of the Consti
tution, or permit the execution of laws, made
in pursuance thereof, within their boundaries ;
having deliberately revoked the delegated pow
ers heretofore exercised by their trustees, the
United states Government ; and, whereas, an
immense army has been raised for the avowed
purpose of compelling the people of several
| States to recognize the Constitution of the Uni
ted States as their supreme law and irrevocable
act ; and, whereas, the two hundred and ten
thousand Dem -crats of Ohio, at their last State
Convention, refused to entertain the idea ofco
j ercing a State to return to the Union ; and,
I whereas,by the act of the President of the U
nited States, instigated thereto by the irrepress
| tble fanatics, a furious internerme war exists,
1 which has aroused every latent animosity, and
' which promises to increase and intensify every
| prejudice in the mttds of the people of the con
tending States ; and, whereas, he Democracy
| of the State of Ohio are called upon to make
preparations to resume the reins of government
which the baslard " Phaetons " of Abolitionism
have so unskillful!)' handled; and to endeavor
to restore peace to their distracted country, —
Therefore,
Resolved, That the nenK-iy of Butler
County, in Convention assembled, declare, as
the result of their deliberate judgment, that a
war for forcing upon the sovereign people of a
State even the best form of government, is nei
ther wise, just, constitutional nor practicable ;
that we solemnly protest against its further
continuance for so fatuous a purpose ; demand
a peaceable adjustment of all controversy exis
ting betwpen the L T nited and Confederate
States; and insist upon fhe immediate appoint
ment of Commissioners by our own Govern
ment to bear and report such proposals of am
ity as the Commissioners of the Confederate
States may be instructed to offer.
Resolved , That the President of the United
Slates ir. exercising the executive, legislative
and judicial powers ol the Government, by de
claring war, raising armies, providing navies,
establishing blockades, expending money with
i out appropiiation by law, suspending the priv
ilege of the writ of habeas corpus, proclaiming
martial law, increasing the regular army and
navy, and by authorizing subaltern military of
ficers to prescribe special regulations for the
military service, imprison citizens at their dis
cretion and disregard the mandate of a co-ordi
nate branch of the Government, has seriously
'jeopardized the rights of these States ; has fla
gitiously violated the Constitution, has made his
will and not that instrument the measure of
power; has invoked the objurgations of every
patriot, and deserves impeachment for his high
crime and misdemeaner.
"Resolved , That the incapacity of the parly
which has clambered to power over the frag
ments of a nation is made glaringly apparent,
when the Republican Congress has no rebuke
to offer for its invaded privileges; when it fails
to perform its Constitutional duty in calling the
culpable Executive to a rigid account, when,
with eager sycophancy, it votes one fourth
more men and money than the President de
manded or the emergency required; and when,
with unequalled lolly, it attempts to patch a
broken Constitution with such worthless rags
as retroactive laws.
"Resolved , That the gravest apprehensions
of the Democracy of Butler County have been
j excited by the conviction that the program of
j of the Administration is the subjugation of the
j people of the South, the extermination of sla
very, the obliteration of State lines, and the
consolidating in the General Government the
reserved rights of
"Resolved , That our able Representative in
Congress—C. L. Vailandigham— for his repent
fearless exposure of the violations of the Con
st deserves the warmest commendation,
not oWy of hi? immediate* constituents, but of
and Constitutional Government every
where. *
"Resolved , That we regard with abhorence
the proposal^to affiliate with the party in this
! State which has so lately pretended to abandon
| its organisation, and that we expect the State
I Central Gommittee to reject every overture
ftomthal quarter with silent contempt.
* "Resolved, That it is now, morp than
incumbent on the Democratic party to main
tain its organization; andHhat its missson in the
present controversy is to lawful
endeavor to preserve safegtirads of
the Constitution, to restrain all UP waYranted
usurrutions of power, and to prevent the em
ployment of the lawful authority of the sever
al St..i es.
Resolved , azainst the United
Slates consists ov< rt acts, of levying
war against the same, or in adhering to their
enemies, giving aid comfort: that every
citizen may speak, write and publish his sen
timents or. all subjects; and that no one can be
justly stigmatized as a traitor for the honest
exercise of that privilege."
ELIJAH V ANCE, President.
STFVE R. SMITH and ELIAS E. PALMER, Sec
retaries.
On motion of M. N. Maginnis, Esq, the
following resolution was also adopted :
Resolved , That the delegates from this coun
ty to the Stale Convention are instructed to
vote lor the nomination of no one whc, is not
known to tavor an immediate, peaceable ar.d
J honorable adjustment of our difficulties.
In adjourning three hearty cheers were giv
| en for Vallanrfigam and Maginnis.
It is stated that the Convention was the lar
j gest ever seen in Butler county.
"
Peace Heeling al Cornwall Bri- f o a-
DfCiiCOl.
CORNWALL BRIDGC, AU_ J.
MESSRS. EDITORS At an adjuri meet
ing of the Democratic triends oi peace, and
a speedy settlement of our national • ' l e ,
by concession and compromise—c, d of
a portion of the Democracy of h - • 0 f
Sharon and Cornwall—held at owall
Bridge, on Wednesday evening, J. -he
following resolutions, prepared by a c
appointed at a previous meeting, were r
adopted. They express the sentiments ot i.. .
present upon the great crisis through which
the country is now passing.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this meet
ing, the unnatural, costly and shocking civil
war in which the nation is now spending its
blood and treasure, was brought about by the
present Black Republican Administration;
whose adherents, Irom the start, opposed every
patriotic effort to compromise our difficulties,
and evinced particular hostillily to the Critten
den plan oi peacelul arrangement; evidently
striving to inaugurate the exact crisis that is
now crushing out the life of the country, ex
pecting by its influence to pprpetuaie their
own political power, and to abolitionize the
South in the subjugation of its people by the
force ot Northern numbers and the strength of
Northern bayonets.
Resolved, That notwithstanding the howl
ing ol the Black Republican war party, that
the South must humbly submit and bow to the
supremacy ot the Government at Washington
—yet to any man of common sense, not blinded*
Iby prejudice or fanaticism, it is easy to see,
however much he may regret it, that the old
; American Union is forever destroyed; and
evenpf it were possible to subdue the South, they
j wo uld never again exist in harmony with the
! North tor "how can reconcilement goon where
i wounds of dead hate have cut so deep!"
Resolved, That if the doctrine of Lincoln,
j Seward, and their associates be true—and a
majority of Northern voters endorsed it at the
| election—that there is an "irrepressible con
flict" between slave labor and hired labor, so
that the cornfields of New England must be
tilled by the former, or the cotton crop of the
j South cultivated by the latter—then surely the
part of wisdom was, and is, a peaceabla and
friendly seperation of these different and dis
cordant interests; and not the insane and
I wicked effort to cement ♦hem together by
| brother's blood shed by brother's arms.
Resolved, That we denouce the cieators of a
j war debt of two millions of dollars a
I tax ot more than lour dollars upon every man,
woman and child in the State—as unnecessary
and uncalled for, and as the infliction of a curse
i upon the farming interests of Ponnecticut that
this generation will never see removed.
| Resolved, That this meeting tender its most
, cordial sentiments ot respect to the Hon. Thos.
H. Seymour, of Hartford, for his excellent res
i o Jut ions presented to the Legislature in relation
ito the disastrous troubles of the country ;
. aud surely no Democrat need be ashamed to
proclaim himself a friend of peace, when such
noble and peaceful opinions are expressed bv
the best and most experienced soldiers in New
England—who has often "shown n the
' field of battle that he dared to lead where any
dared to follow."
Resolved, That our thanks are hereby ex
pressed to the Hon. C. L. Vallandigham, oi
Ohio, and to the four other Representative
Congress who voted against the fire hun. ri
million war loan; and we wish that all the
Democratic members had presented an undivi
ded front against this horrible imposition upon
j the industry and the pospenty ot our unfortu
j nate country.
Resolved, That we view with anxiety and
; alarm the prospect oi a laige standing army as
J inconsistent with Republican institutions and
dangerous to their existence: Sat the enormous
expense of the present war will seriously bur
den our people, check the growth of our nation,
and wring their hard earnings from the hands
of the toiling millions, while the prospective
increase of the military power of the Adminis
tration should admonish every Democratic
citizen that a military despotism is death to
American liberty.
Resolved, That so far as our observation
extends, those in this viciDty who talk the
loudest about "spilling the last drop of their
blood," are, as Major Downing said to General
Jackson, "amazing particular about the deple
tion ol the first drop;" and while Ave commeDd
the prudence of their conduct, they must ex
cuse us for laughing at the empty pomposity ol
their woids.
Resolved, That we respectfully recommend
to our brother Democratic farmers of the State ,
to hold meetings in their various localities; and
and to bring the power of an enlightend public
opinion to bear against the further continuance
of this bloody spectacle—a scene at which the
civilized world stands aghast and stricken with
unutterable horror; aud to the cry of "traitors,**
"secessionists," and threats of mobs and terror
ism, raised by the Black Republicans, who
have destroyed our noble Union, let us respor.i
with the shout of "Peace!" "Peace! " "It
this oe treason, make the i*>s.t of it."
Resolved , That the proeedings of this meet
ing be published rathe Bridgeport Firmer,
Hartford Times, New Havjsn Register, the
Journal of Commerce, New York Daily News
and Day Book; and that all other papers friendly
to peace be resqeclfjqJl/" to insert
them in their columns.
' J ** .
NOTICE
O. H. Gaither, Esq, J No 98 Nov. T. IS'>l,
vs. C In Co.umon Plea* of Bed-
Collins, Dull & Co. \ lord County. . %
The undersigned appointed Auditor to bear
evidence, find facts, fee., in above ca-e, i>> -it. n*
to the duties of bis appointment at his O® ein *
Borough of Bedford, on Saturday, Aug. 24t'.i, 1881,
.\t which time a!! inter*.ted can tfttend.
R. D. BARCLAY,
Aug. 1(J. Auditor.