BEDFORD GAZETTE. B. F. MEYERS, EDITOR. ~FRfDAY : : AUGUST 21, 1563, DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. STATE TICKET. Fo GOVERNOR, GEORGE W. WOODWARD, OF LUZERNE. FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT, WALTER H. LOWRIE, OF ALLEGHENY. COUNTY TICKET. ASSEMBLY, B. F. METERS, Bedford Bor. PROTHONOTARY, O. E. SHANNON. Bedford Bor. SHERIFF, JOHN ALDSTADT, St. Clair. ASSOCIATE JUDGE, SAMUEL DAVIS, Bedford Bor. TREASURER, ,T. B. FARQUIIAR, Bedford Bor. COMMISSIONER, GEORGE IiHOADS, Liberty. AUDITOR, DANIEL BARLEY, M. Woodbem. POOR DIRECTOR, HENRY MOSES, Bedford tp. CORONER, JAMES MAXTINGLY, Londonderry. Grand Democratic Rally! The Democrats of Bedford county, are respect / fully, but earnestly, requested to assemble in MASS MEETING, at the Court House, in Bedford, on MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31st. for the purpose of ratifying the State and County nomina tions. An address will be delivered on the occa sion by HON. GEORGE W. BIDDLE, of Philadelphia. Hop. Chas VV. Cairigan. and Hon, Georqe M. Wharton, of Philadelphia, and Chauncey F. Black, Esq., of York, have likewise been invited, and are expected, to address the meeting. The Berlin Brass Band will also be in attendance. Turn out, Democrats! Rally for your liberty, for law and order, for free dom of speech, of the press and of the ballot-box. JOHN P. REED, Aug. 21. Ch'n. Dem. Co. Com. The Enrolment for the Draft. From a statement published in a late num ber of the Somerset Herald .j- Whig, we learn the singular fact that Bedford county has more men enrolled than either Adams or Somerset, though the former has a population at least ono third greater than our county and the latter is set down in the census of 1860, as exceeding us by about 70. Our enrolment contains sev eral hundred more names than that of either Adams or Somerset, whilst it falls but a few hundred short of that of Franklin, which county contains nearly twice as many inhabi tants as ours. Now, the draft made last fall, put all the counties upon an equality, so far as the present draft is concerned. Since then there has been no volunteering, of any account, for which any county received credit. Ilcnee, there must be something wrong in the enrol ment for this district. When we have 3,300 names enrolled, Adams should have -1,400 and Franklin 6,000. Have the enrolling officers of those two counties failed to do their duty? That is the question and a very important one for all who uro within the clutches of the Con scription. Wc sec, also, that Provost Marshal Eyster has invited persons from the several counties to witness the drawing. Well, we httvo no doubt that tiie drawing will lie entirely fair, hut who knows whether the enrolment was rnado with impartiality and whether the tickets are correctly copied from the enrolment and the numes honestly put in the wheel ? In order to assure the people of fairness the enrolment should not be withheld from inspection and the tickets, when about to be put in the wlieel, should be open to examination. If the enrol ment and the tickets are not right, the draft will be unfair, no matter how honest nnd cor rect the drawing. The Quota of Bedford County. We give below the. quotas of the several dis tricts under the draft about to be made, as fur nished to us by the Deputy Provost Marshal. This tabic includes the. 50 per cent, excess, lied ford Borough, 31? Bedford Township, 03 Broad Top, 59 Colcrain and Snake Spring, 55 Cumberland Valley, 35 East Providence, 25 Harrison, 19 Hopewell, 26 Juniata, 33 Liberty, 36 Londonderry, 20 Middle Wood berry 59 Monroe, 42 Napier, 46 Southampton, 58 South Weudberry, 44 St. Clair, 48 Union, 37 West Providence, 40 Total, 758 Conservatives vs. Destructives. The distinctive features of the two political parties into which the jicoplo of the North are at presentdivided, are Conservatism awl Destruction. The Democratic party, on the one hand, insists upon the conservation of our political institu tions as handed down to us by the fathers of the Republic. "The Union as it was and the Constitution as it is," is the watch-word of the Democracy. On the other hand the Administra tion or Abolition party have made it their fixed and unchangeable purpose to destroy the politi cal fabric erected by the adoption of the Federal Constitution. They hate and loathe the Un ion as it was. They spit upon and trample under foot the sacred instrument in which Washington and his compeers lodged, for eter nal safety, the liberties of the American people. They crush out civil freedom by muzzling the press and casting citizens into prison and trans porting them into exile, without trial by a jury of their peers and without regarding even the forms of law. They make war upon the rights of those willing to submit to the authority of the Government, by emancipating their slaves and confiscating their property in general. Finally, they declare it to be their unalterable determina tion to abolish negro slavery, before they will re ceive the seceded states back into the Union, and to this end they arc willing that ever)- white man, woman and child in the rebel states, shall be destroyed, and that, if necessary to effect this result, "the last man and the last dollar" in the North, shall he sacrificed. Such are the Des tructives and such are their doings and their in tentions. No matter how great the sufferings of the people, their programme of destruction must be carried out to the letter. No matter if every household mourns a slain father, son, or brother, their crusade of devastation must go on. No matter if the country is bankrupted and pauper children cry in vain for bread, the bloody, vengeful and blighting revolution which they have inaugurated, must not be turned back ward. They are seated upon the Juggernaut car of Destruction which is to grind to powder the prostrate South, though to reach its special victim, its wheels must first pass over the dead bodiesof millions of their fellow men. The South is their Carthage and Carthago est deltnda.— How cheering, bright and gladsome, then, is the contrast between the objects of these, mad des tructives and the purposes of the grand con ! servative element of the country—the Democracy I —that glorious old political organization, which j reveres the wisdom of the early years of the ! Republic, which folds to its bosom with undy | ing devotion, the sacred charter of our liberties, ; which asks only that the Union shall bo restor |ed as Washington made it, which desires an j early cessation of bloodshed and an honorable i and lasting peace, and whose warmest, purest ! wish is to savo what remains to us of the splended heritage bequeathed to us by a letter and nobler generation. Between theso parties, Conservative Democracy and Destructive Ab olitionism, the people must choose. The prin : ciples and policy of the former are illustrated iin the history of the country. The results of j the doctrines of the latter, are written in blood i upon almost every hearth-stone in the land. | How then can the decision be doubtful? The Town Council vs. "Wheelbarrow." The last issue of the Bedford Inquirer, con tains an attack upon the Burgess nnd Council, and particularly upon Mr. William Hartley, a member of the Council, in which it endeavors to hold those gentlemen generally and Mr. Hart- Icy especially, responsible for the condition of the water-works, &c. This attack has elicited the subjoined statement, which is signed by eve ry member of the Council, irrespective of party, and which brands the Inquirer man as a delib erate anil wilful falsifier. This ought to bo suf ficient to cause that unscrupulous libeller to de sist from his shameful practises. As to the gentlemen of the Council, they need no defence at our hands. A few years ago, the Borough was §I2OO in debt, nnd now it is clear of all indebtedness, and the tax assessed at pres ent is 2 mills instead of 4, as it was when Iv. N. Hepublicanism ruled the roast. But, read the following plain language used by the Town Council in reply to the Inquirer: STATEMENT. Whereas, the editor of the Bedford Inquirer, ,T. R. Durborrow, in his paper of the 14th inst., stated that Win. Hartley obtained a contract to supply hydrants for the use of Bedford borough, and charges Mr. Hartley with falsehood and de ception, and likewise insinuates malfeasance on tho part of the Burgess and Council in employ ing one of their own number in the purchase or procurement of hydrants, Therefore, wc, the undersigned members of tho Council of Bedford borough, without re spect to party, declare the statement of J. R. Durborrow WILFULLY and MALIGNANT LY FALSE so far as Mr. Hartley is concern ed, and repel with INDIGNATION and CONTEMPT the imputation against us. Mr. Hnriley was ordered to purchase the hy drants, and furnishes them at the Philadelphia price, freight added; and the dolay in getting them was caused by tho fact that for some time the railroad companies would carry no freight, and also from a want of understanding as to kind of hydrants desired, which occasioned some correspondence between Mr. Hartley and the parties from whom the hydrants were purchased. V. STECKMAN, C. Burgess. CrBOUGK REINUND, Ast't Burgess. W. W. Shuck, W. Findlay .Mann, D. l?or der, G. Manlorif, A. J. Sansoin, Wm. Hartley, Cuuncilmn. SiT Democrats, organise ! To work! To work! Call your township clubs together ! I Cold meet ings! Circulate documents! It is ever the duty of Democrats to be active, but it is doubly so now, when life, liberty and property arc invol ved in the issue. Oh, let not an hour go by tnimprowed. We must not only defeat the ene my, but we Aust rout and destroy him I For ward to the charge! SOMKRSETCO.—The Rep.Senatorial Conference brought a number of the Somerset politicians of that ilk to this place on Tuesday, all of thorn "clever" fellows, barrin' their politics. The party consisted of Mnj. Jno: Kr.ablc, Senator Stutzman, Protlumotury Kooutz, C. Meyers, Esq., and Mr. Keller. Whilst glad to see them personally, we cannot help admonishing them that their political mission here is all in vain, as the Democracy will elect the next Senator themselves. 'CF°"Atteiid the Democratic Mass Sleeting on Monday night of Court week. It will be the greatest meeting held in this county for years. Let every Democratic furmcr hitch up his team and bring those who have no conveyance of their own. See the call at our editoral head. IC?" There is nothing new from the seat of war. Charleston still remains in rebel hands. It is-thought Ft. Sumter may be reduced, but even then the taking of Charleston, will not be certain of accomplishment. CarOnrarmy correspondent, "Virginia," gives us an indication of the feeling in the army. He is one of the best and truest men that entered the array from this county. COKRESFOJYUEXCE. For th* Bedford Gazette. "Pizen." MR. EDITOR: The other day I was in the Post-ofiice at St. Clairsville, and while there the following conversation occurred: P. M.—Mi. Trout, hero is a paper for Mr. it to him? G. D. TROUT.—What paper is it? P. M.—The "Bedford Gazette." G. D. T.—Oh! that pizen sheet. I won't touch it! Mr. may come for it himself. Mr. Trout would not take tho "Gazette" to his near neighbor, because it is the organ of the Democratic party of Bedford county, and I lmve heard him electioneer against you, Mr. Editor, by calling you a "Secessionist," &c., because yon nre on the Democratic ticket. Now, this same man Trout, who thinks a Democratic news paper "pizen" and calls a Democratic editor a Secessionist, will want Democrats to vote for him at the coming election. Mind Win, Demo crats, and when ho comes near you, tell him to keep aloof for fear you might be "pizen" to him. WATCHMAN. St. Clair tp., Aug. 18th. SAXTON, I'A., Aug. 15, 18G3. MR. METERS: Abraham Lincoln said in his inaugural address, that the States were then all in tho Union ; he refused to acknowledge them sece ded ; yet he admits a part of Virginia back in to the Union. Why ? To carry out the first grand idea of the administration—the abolition of slavery. A slice off Virginia, with the ne groes made free, would do for a beginning. Wm. H. Seward wrote M. Mercier, the Min ister from France, that the seceded States should all be received back into the Union, intact, just as they were, with their domestic institutions and laws, including slavery, with the Senators that survived, members of the lower house, &e. Now, the Washington Chronicle, speaking ex ca thedra, says, they shall be admitted into the U nion only upon the unconditional surrender of slavery. The Proclamation, tho Confiscation Act, the Territorial Anti-Slavery Act, the abo lition of slavery in the District of Columbia, the speeches of Sumner, Phillips, Thaddeus Ste vens, and the editorials of the administration press everywhere, say the same thing. Now, what docs all this teach? Most certainly that the question of the Union with tho Administra tion is past, and that it is one now of l subjuga tion and extermination, for the purposes of Ab olition. We, here, have been war-men, for we were under tho impression that tho war was waged solely for the restoration of the Union; but who can bo a war man for the purpose of carrying fire and sword to the homes and fami lies of the Southern people, in order that slave ry may be abolished? Not we, not the people, and this we will surely show the Administration this fall. I ask you, on behalf of our people, through your valuable paper, to urge upon your readers this great question: Is the war to con tinue, as it is now, one of Abolitionism, or shall it be changed to one for tho Union, and the pure principles of Democracy? Ijt every one know and understand the stubborn fact, that to save our good old Government, under the good old flag, wo must put the Abolitionists out of pow er every where, at every election, and place men in power who really desire tho Union as it wns and the Constitution as it is—letting slavery a lone, whether, in itself, it be right or wrong— it being none of our business, but the concern alone of the people of the States in which it exists. Your s, truly, CAIiHON. J FAUQUIER CO., Va., Aug. 11, 'O3. FRIEND METERS. : i'lease allow ma a space in the columns of your valuable and true Union paper. We have heard so much about "Copperheads" down here, from the newspapers that visit us, that we are almost inclined to believe that the whole North is one vast den of that poisouous reptile; but, ibhade of Milton! judge of our surprise when we found it was applied to good, Union loving. patriotic and honest Democrats. To listen to the bitter invectives, hurled against them, and the hellish deeds they nre accused of, one would wonder that they were tolerated in this "land of the free and the home of the brave." liut it is not wonderful; for the "U --nion I/Caguers" (heaven save the mark!) are go ing to take care that the "Copperheads" do not bite too hard, we suppose. We have not seen any of that species of snake down here in ''Dix ie," so we suppose they only breed in Northern latitudes, where there is a little "spec" to be made during the coming fall elections. By the term "Copperhead," we are instructed that trai tors and secessionists are meant, and as the good old Democrats are named after ' 'his snakeship," it is but fair to presume that seccssionism is largely in the majority in the "old Keystone State." We wonder, therefore, that she has not "seceded" ere this, but we presume she will se cede from Abolition rule on or about the sec ond Tuesday of October next. We have named our camp, "Camp Starva tion," not that we are actually in that condi tion, but next door to it, and if we get a few more quarter masters and commissariats to bar ter away our rations to the few citizens that are here, because they give exorbitant prices, wc will have to tighten our "stays." One dollar per pound for coliee or sugar, will make those in power stretch their consciences a notch or two, anr <ia_v. I know one quartermaster who paid for some delicacies out of the soldiers' ra-' tkms of sugar and coll'.e, und another one who had over one half bushel of the soldiers' coffee left, and tho two were found quarreling about the division of the money after it was sold. The fact wus brought to the notice of the command er of the post, but he was us "deep in the mud as they were in the mire," and taking it as a "military necessity," wo quietly acquiesced.— Our company get fresh beef, 45 pounds ol bones and 15 pounds of meat for one duy, and one man is allowed 1| pounds per day. So, to make our full allowance, we have to take just about one pound of it in bones and we hardly ever have time or patience to wait until they boil soft. But this is one of old Abe's "military necessities," and we have to submit. The weather since the first of this month has been ranging from !)0 to 100 degrees in the shade, being, we believe, tho hottest weather we have experienced since entering tho army two years ago. Even "The lengthening shadows o'er the mead Proclaiming the close of day," do not afford us any, or but vary little, relief. Tho nights nre uncomfortably warm. Both armies are "reposing on their laurels,'' having sought the shade, and in all probability, from present indications, no move will be made by either army, and both will wait until the shadows lengthen and the nights grow cool.— We are bivouacked in a pleasant woods near Germantown, a small town, if three deserted houses constitute a town. The headquarters of the army of the Potomac arc here, and the tents of the "chief" and his aids und orderlies, situated on a rising knoll, present the appearance of a large town. This town, (Germantown) is close to the railroad, midway between Warrenton junction and Bealton station. Our cavalry are south of the Rappahannock river, and the in fantry are this side along the bank and the Or ange and Alexandria railroad. Skirmishes, scouts and rcconnoisances nre at an end for the time being, and "everything is quiet along the Rappahannock." That dirty, foul, black Abolition sheet, known as the "Bedford Inquirer," shows its dingy face here occasionally, but it is used to wrap up the rusty, worm-eaten bacon that its great father "Abraham" supplies us with occasionally. If the editor of that paper thinks he can guin any recruits to his cause, by publishing villanous slanders on innocent people, written by men of his own kidney and as black-hearted as himself, he is mistaken, and, as tho saying is, he will have to send his paper "to the Marines." They won't be believed in this regiment. We have not seen any soldiers in this army yet of the 'Free American of African descent' species, with whom "Uncle Abraham" is going to squash this rebellion; but we presume he has sent them all down South to assist in the capture of Charles ton. We hope they may succeed. The sol diers of the army of the Potomac do not want their olfactory nerves shocked with the strong scented odor of Lincoln's swarthy pets. Yours truly, VIRGINIA. State Editorial Convention. ADJOURNED MEETING. Pursuant to the resolution adopted at the late meeting in Lancaster, the convention assem bled at the Merchants' Hotel, at 3 o'clock, on Tuesday, Hon. Georgo Sanderson, President, j in the chair. On motion, Henry Ward and J. A. Fulton were appointed permanent secretaries. The j following papers were represented. Lancaster Intelligencer, Hon. George Sander son ; Johnstown Democrat, James Campbell; Bedford Gazette, B. F. Meyers; Wayncsburg Messenger, R. W. Jones; Clearfield Republican, G. B. Goodlander; Pennsylvania Argus, J. M. Laird ; Lebanon Adiwtiscr, W. M. Breslin; Sel insgrove Times, Franklin Weiriek; Democrat and Sentinel. Ebensburg, James S. Todd; PA TRIOT AND UNION. Henry Ward; Mentor, Kit taning, J. Alex. Fulton ; Sullivan county Dem ocrat, Michael Meylert, Centre Bcrichter, F. Kurtz ,'Bellefonte Watchman, P. G. Meek; Mc- Kean County Democrat, J. B. Piatt; Democrat ic Standard, N. C. Barclay; Reading Adler, Charles Kessler ; Pittsburg Post, J. P. Bitrr; Fulton Democrat, H. G. Smith; Easton Senti nel, D. H. Neiraan; Sunday Mercury, F. W. Grayson ; Evening Journal, Charles N. Pine. Messrs. Fulton, Jones and Moyers were ap pointed a committee on resolutions. The following gentlemen were named to con stitute a permanent executive committee, under a previous resolution : Messrs. Barr, Sander son, Jones, Ward, Bueler, Neiman, Fulton, Grayson and Pine. After some discussion the Convention adjourn ed to meet at seven o'clock. EVENING SESSION. —The committee on reso lutions reported the following, which were a doptcd: WHEREAS, The freedom of speech and of the press has ever been a cherished right, founded as well in reason as in law, and guaranteed to us by the Constitution of the United States as well as the Constitution of Pennsylvania. And whereas, Its maintenance is essential to the intelligent exercise of the elective franchise; And whereas, Its abridgment or suppression is a direct thrust at liberty, and in a popular government like ours, a tacit confession that tho acts of those who attempt so unwarrantably to destroy this sacred right will not stand the test of public discussion and the verdict of a free people; therefore, llesolvid, That freedom of speech and of the press is as necessary to the perpetuity of liber ty as the freedom of the ballot-box; and that those who assail the rights of the former would not hesitate to strike down the latter, and arc equally the enemies of tho people. Resolved, That we emphatically denounce ev ery attempt to interfere with or abridge tliu liberity of speech or of the press, whether it be by the unlawful arrest and imprisonment of public speakers and editors, or by suppressing newspapers by cither mob violence or pretend ed civil or military authority. Resolved, That inasmuch as this liberty in terests every citizen, and its denial, abridg ment or destruction may affect him personally, we call upon all, without distinction of party, to vindicate their high privileges in this behalf; and here we cannot but express our astonish ment, that "Republican" editors have not only stood by and seen this dearest of American rights violated, but have actually approved and endorsed the violation. Resolved, That, let others do as tho may. for ourselves we intend to stand up for our rights as American froemen ; that we will never yield them, but will asse:t and maintain them by our voices, by our votes, and, if need be, by our lives. Rewhtd, That tho so-called rulers of the American people are but their agents; and to deny the right of the principals to direct, con trol or criticise the uuts of their agents, is as repugnant to the principles of law as of common sense. Resolved, That a committee of three be ap pointed by the President of tho Convention to prepare and publish an address to the people of Pennsylvania on these important subjects. J. A. FCLTO.N", 1 R. W. JONES, J Committee. B. F. MEYERS, ) The Chairman of the State Central Commit tee having been introduced, some discussion took place upon the best mode of circulating political intelligence through the press of tiie State, and the proper disposition of party pa tronage—in which Messrs. Barf, Jones, Nei man, Grnyson, Ward, Kcjsler, Fulton, and others, participated. Messrs. Fulton, Grays in and Meylert, were appointed to prepare an address pursuant to the resolution above passed. Mr. Jones offered the following, which was adopted. Resolved, That the interests of the Democrat ic press of tho State demand a thorough and effective organization; that an occasional friend ly interchange of opinion and sentiment, by its representatives, will give it harmony and strength; that, to this end, the Executive Com mittee be and is hereby instructed to appoint a time and place, at least once a year, for a meet ing of the Editorial Convention. The Convention adjourned sine die. GEO. SANDERSON, President IIENRY WARD, ) . J. A. FCLTON, J Secrelanes Astounding Exposure! The Republican Candidate for Governor— Who He is and what He is—Corruption Fas tened upon Him by his Own Partizan—The Soldiers Defrauded, the People Defrauded, and the State Defrauded, by Andrew G. Curtia. Read! Read 11 We have given our readers, says the Wash ington Review, some facts in regard to the cor ruption practiced upon the people by the pres ent Governor of this State, and the Republican nominee for the same position, but being out siders, we of course were deprived of the offi cial data, as well as the knowledge of the secret wire pulling, by which the results were brought about. Fortunately, the Pittsburg Gaztlls the leading Abolition paper in Western Penn sylvania has opened the liiddeu mysteries of the Abolition archives, and exposed to the public gaze a record of infamy and dishonesty never equalled before anywhere, if we except the rec ords of the present National Administration. We give below the Gazette's synopsis of a se ries of articles published by that paper within the past two weeks. We will publish the articles in txtenso on some future occasion. Thi3 arti cle appeared in the Gazette on the morning of the Republican State Convention. [From the Pittsburg Gazette, Aug. 3.] A Parting Word to the Convention. 1 The delegates to the State Convention are now amongst us. Before they proceed to do their duty, we have a word to say to them. We had reason to believe that Gov. Curtin notwithstanding his ostensible withdrawal, was a candidate for renomination, and confident that he would be successful. WE FELT ASSURED TIIAT HE COULD NOT BE ELECTED. WE KNEW THAT HE OUGHT NOT—IT BECAME OUR DUTY, THEREFORE, TO SOUND THE ALARM, AND ENDEAVOR TO SAVE THE PARTY, IF POSSIBLE. We have endeavored to show that he imposed upon the soldiers, by farming them out to his friends, and then denying that he had employed them. We have exhibited the record to establish the fact that he had approved a bxU, acknowledged bp him to be wrong, WHICH ROBBED THE TREASURY OF MANY MILLIONS OF MONEY—that as the conditions of his appro val, lie had taken an agreement for the State, which he abstracted, and secretly surrendered to the parties who had given—and that when interrogated by the Legislature, he confessed the fact and ottered as his apology, a reason which is shown to have been untrue. We have demonstrated the fact that he bar - gained aicay a Republican United States Senator, for the consideration of an adjournment, and the discharge of the Committee, appointed to in quire into the means which had been used to pro cure the passage of that bill. We have charged that ho was unfriendly to the war policy of the Administration, and prov ed it not only by his Message in relation to the arrest of traitors, and his conduct in relation to the draft, but by the character of the men whom he has retained about him. We have shown that the effect of his policy has been to break down the power of the Re publican party of this State, and even those who merely co-operated with him in the leg islature, have been placed, almost without ex ception, under the ban of the people. And we have inferred from all this—without referring to other matters —THAT IIIS NOM INATION WOULD BE DISGRACEFUL TO THE PARTY", AND HIS ELECTION IMPOSSIBLE—as the general desire of Cop perheads that we should take liim as our candi date, proves it to be, in their judgment, as well as ours. All this we have been compelled by the necessi ties of the case, to do, in order to save the, cause, from irretrievable ruin. —We would rather have avoided this, if it had been possible. We have kept these things iri* the background, rather than run the risk of crippling the State admin istration or driving it boiiily into the embraces of the enemy, to which wc feared its tenden cies wcra over-strong already. We thought it wise to make the best of a bad bargain, so long as we could not help ourselves, when the same man was, however, presented nnew, as a can didate for a second terui, it becomes our duty to speak out before the mischief was enacted, and we have done so, in language as moder ate as the facts bear. Aud yet even then, we would rather have waived our objections, if it had been possible, nnd taken the weakest man and the wickedest of our enemies, than run the risk of disturbing the harmony of the party, at such a time. It was clear to us, however, that with such a candidate , IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO SUCCEED. We should be beaten, at any rate — as our past experience has demount/ a ted—and as it could not make the matter worse, it was worth at least the trouble ta-endeavor to prevent it. And now we ask of the members of the Convention to tell us calmly, whether, with the facts before them, as we have shown them to be, there is constituency in Pennsylvania that would have recommended, or instructed for him —and whether these facts, depending mainly upon tbe record, and incontrovertible of course, can be now successfully concealed from tbetn * Wo usk them again, who there are among the eminent speakers of Ms State, who enjoy the confidence of the people, that will venture to meet these issues, with the very record to confound them ? We do not know a man, of any position or force, m tlas county, at alt events, who would not feel himself jiersonally compromised, by undertaking a labor so herculean as this. The question then comes nt last, whether there are any of the delegates inclined to the support of Curtin, who would consider a tri umph now, as more important than a triumph at the election, and a sufficient compensation for a defeat at that time—or would be willing to stake the result upon a doubtt If it be true, as charged, tiint he insists in playing the part of the dog in the manger, and- sacrificing the party, of which, it is said he claims to bo the builder, to himself, Is there any man in the Convention who will allow himself to be used for such a purpose? What is to be gained by it for the advantage of any body but tho rebels and their Northern sympathizers! We have stated more than once—snd we can not repeat it too often—that whatever may be the opinion of the Convention, nnd whether light or wrong, the feeling against Gov. Curtin in 'his county nt least — growing out of his own acts and policy—is so strong that we could net more control it, even if we were so disposed, than we could stem the. torrent of the f/iagartt with our hands. We might ruin ourttlvsn by advocating his election , but we couldn't help him. It is not we who are responsible for the existence or origin of that feeling. We refieel it only, and havo but thrown ourselves into the current, which was flowing as rapidly be fore we nndertook to fathom or direct it- There were good men here who doubted in 1860, whether he could bo trusted, and refus ed to vote for him, and yet this county gave a majority of about 6400 votes. Less than a month afterward, it gave Lincoln 10,000. With a stronger man than Certin there should have been 8,000 at least. With an un exceptional candidate now we ure strong as ev er. With. Gov. Curtin, we doubt whether it could be carried at all, and those who reflect that his conduct at the session of 1861, brought iq a Democrat even here, at the election which, followed, will realize the mischief that such a nomination may inflict. It is not this county only, howover, in which it is important to make the machine run smooth. Thorc will be like difficulties elsewhere, and particularly in those counties where the strength, of the Republican party lies. If he should be nominated, it will not be by the votes f those districts, which will be expected to elect him It will be counties like Berks, we suppose that are to be cast as make-weights into the scale. Would it not become them to re flect, that if they want us to do the work they must put us into a condition to run without weights! Are not even the prejudices of our people—if they choose to call them so—to bo consulted! If they can And a man who is free from objection—and we are in bad condition, indeed, if they cannot —what is their duty as men—as patriots—as lovers of their countryt How can they excuse themselves for insisting— from mere pride or self-will—on one of tbo opposite kind, who is known to bo unpalata ble to any respectable section of the party t We shall ffuage their patriotism by the way m which they deal loith the difficulty.— With men of heroic stamp —men suited to the timet —if COB prove no serious iUfficitlty at Oil. Q7~Rv. Pro!. F. W. Conrod, of Lancaster, will preach in tbo Lutheran Church on neat Sabbath morning, at lOf o'clock, A.M. Epiacopal aorviM* at 3 o'clock, P. M., in Lutheran Church. Camp Meeting. Bedford Circuit Camp Meeting, will com mence, (D. V.), on Friday August 21st, 1868, on old ground near Bloody Rttn. Members and friends generally, of surrounding charge*, are most cordially invited to tent with us, and paw ticipate in God's worship in Nature's own Sanc tuary. JAMES C. CLARKE, Preacher in charge. ■ ■■■win——mmamaaaiMnaaain mail ran-a.Mii—h —DIED— STUDEBAKER.—In Napier township, on the 9th inst., Peter H. Studebaker, aged 45 years, 4 months and 25 dayß. The deceased was a man greatly respected and beloved in the oonimunity in which he re sided. His loss is severely felt by a large circle of relations and friends. Industrious, frugal and temperate in his habits, ho was not only the support of his own family, but the benefac tor of those around him. During thu latter part of his life he was a member of Ev. Luth. Church and ho. died in tho hope of a glorious resurrection. Peace be with him.—Ed. Trustee's Sale of Real Estate. The undesigned, having been appointed Trut of Mrs. Elizabeth S. Lytle, by the Orphans' Court of Philadelphia, by virtue and under the authority of an order of the said Court, will otfer at public tale, ou SATURDAY, ShPT. 5, 1863, a t the A meriean House, Hollidayaburg, at 1 o'clock, p. m., the following deacvibed FARM LAND: The undivided Two-thirds of the Albright Farm, known as the Brallier Tract, situate in Juni ata towntbip, Blair county, Pa., bounded on the North by surveys formerly owned by John S. Kry on ; on the West by landa of James McConnelil and others , on the South by land devised to the Trus tees of Martha K. Duncan by Dr. Shotnbeiger, and or the East, by land of Jamet Maloju, formerly land of Koudebusu'a heirs, containing 330 acre a, move or less. Also—A Tract of Mountain Land, situate in Morrison's Cova. Bedford county, ana State aforesaid, krvwn as the Snyder and Brum baugh tract, and being on the mountain adjoining the Stone House Lny Farm, contaiuing about 180 actes. Also —if Tract of Land, situate in Summerhi.l township, Cambria county, State aforesaid, surveyed on a warrant, Wm. Smith, D, D., containing 440 acres, now, or formerly, ad joining lands of Dr. Storm MeMorray and others. TERMS—One third of the purchase money to bo paid on the confirmation of tba ala, and tba bal ance in two equal annual payments, with interest, to be secured by th# bonds and mortgage of tba par chaser. For further particulars ot E. F. Lytle, Martinaharg, Pa. CHARLES MACALESTZR, August 31, 1843. Trusts*. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters testamentary on tba last will, &., of ?- sate Cuppet, late of St. Clair township, ing been granted to tba subscriber, residing in Na pier township) all person* Indebted are thereto* i notified to make payment immediately) and thai* ; having claims will preeeat tbson properly autbefctl i cattd for settlement. wrd-m* cwppet. August 31, 2x'r
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