THE BEDFORD GAZETTE 18 rUBMSHEI) EVERY FRIDAY HODMNO BV B. F. MEYERS* At the following terms, to wit: $2 00 per annum, if paid within the yeur. s2..'io " " if not paid within the veer. •.ubsrription taken lor leg* than six montha (X?"No p.per ilimontimied until all airearageaare paid, unle-s at the option of the publUhe,. It has been decided by the United Scutes Court* that the ••oppctte of a newspaper without the payment of •arrearages, is prima facie evidence ol Iraud and as a criminal offence. Qy i'he courts have , 23 by 100 feet, a' $lO eaeh, payable by one I] \ V . R K B I> • ATTORNEY AT LAW. BEDFORD, PA.. Peeper! fully trade re hi' trrvirre to lite Pal/he. fly Office second door North of the Mcngel llouse Bedford, Aug, 1, IBGI. JOHN PALHI 12 R , ATTORNEY AT LAW, REDFORD, FA. CyWill pro T. pi I y attend to sill BUSINESS entrus ted to hi-, rare. Office on Johanna Street, (near, ly opposite the Mengi I House.) Bedford, Aug. 1, 1861. _ A. 11. rOFFROTII, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Somerset, Pa. Will hereafter practice regulaily in the several Courts of Redford county. Business entrusted to bis care will be faithfully attended to. Deceinb r 8, 1861. 8 A ill (J F. l KKT TK R M I N , BEDFORD, PA.. By Would hereby notify the citizens of dedforil county, that he has moved ro lie Borough ol Bed foul, where he may at all times he found b- persons wishing to see him, unless absent upon business pertain,ng to his otfire. Bedford, Aug. 1,1861. JACOB RKKD, J..1. SCIIKLI., It ICED AND SflllCLL. BANKERS FC DEALERS IN EXCHANGE, BEDKCRL), PI NN A. OY DRAFTS bought and sold, collections made and money promptly remitted. Deposits solicited. gT. CHARLES HOTEL, CORNER OF WOOD / NP THIRD STREETS r l T T S V l T 8. o 11, PA' HARRY SHIRLS PROPRIETOR. April 19 1861. " C. N . II ICKIIK, DENTIST. Will attend punctua l)' and carefully to all opera lions entrusted to his care. NATURAL TEETH filled, regulated, polished, fcc., In the best manner, and AuTierciAL TEETH inserted from one to an entire sett. . Office in the Bank Building, on Juliana street, Bedford. CASH TERMS will be strictly adhered to. In addition to recent improvements in the mount ing of ARTIFICIAL TEETH on Gold and Silver Plate, lam now using, as a base for Artific: rl work, a new and beautiful article, (Vulcanite or Vulcanized In dia Rubhei) stronger, closer fitting, " oie comfort able and more natural than either Gold or Silver, and 20 per cent, cheaper than silver. Call and e*,. C. N. HlCk'OK. Bedford, January 16, 1863. SHE iTliB/IKKS. Forty Bushels prime Shellbarks for sale at JVOW 20. CRAMER & COS, VOLUME 9. \ T EW SERIES. Letters from Majer Jask Downing. NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN. DOWXISOVII.I.E, Nov. G, 1833. To the Editers of the. Unhook: The very next day after I writ you my last letter, I got one from Linkiti, tellin me I irtlist cum on without fail. Hesedhe was in i peck of frubbil about bis messige—that Chase an Seward were pullin rife in contra ry dircesliins, an what to do he didn't kit nv. So I jest packed up my things, took my pipe in my mouth an my old hickory in my hand, an started. I strapped mv axe oil the outside of nty trunk, for this is lite only weepin, be-ides my hickory cane, that 1 ev er carry. Goin down to tlie cam I met Dea con Jenkins, who went on to Washington, you recollect, to make the Kernel's sojor clothes, an ses lie, "Major, what are you fa kin your axe with you fo Washington tor.'' "Wal," ses I, "Deacon, I expect i shall git awful, tarin mad with them Abelisliiuists this winter in Washington, an thai* ain't ony way that I kin work off a lit ot that kind except by goin out to the wood-house an choppin wood. So I determined to raxe a long mv axe. It's the olfe the old Gineral used when he got mad, an I have always preserved it to remember him, ct nothin else.*' I got to Washington all safe, an went di rect To the White House. The feller who tends lite door didn't know me at first; but when lie saw my hickory he began to open his eyes, I tell you. Ses he, "You are Ma jor Downing, I believe," bowin like an sera pin his feet, an of he thof I kecrcd for that. Ses I, "Yes, I'm Majer Jack Downing, an you jc3t tell the President, about ;t3 quick as time will let you, that I'm here. So ho j run tt]> stairs, an I went .after him, slopnin in the room where the oflis-seeker- have to wait, to take a good loo!; down the Potomac, to sec ef things looked nateral. I hadn't , stood thar niorc'n a minit when who should . cum up behind mc but Linkin himself. He 1 caught riic hold of my hand, an ses he, : "Major, how are you? I'tn tickled to dctli to sec you;" an he kep shakin nty hand as if he t hot it was made of let Iter. Ses I, ; "Kernel, do you want mc to help wrile vouf mc ; sige ?' Ses lie, "of course 1 do, Majer." "Wal then," ses I, "please don't shake that hand cny more, for you've purly nigh ma died it now." "Wal," ses lie, "Majer, I couldn't help it, for it seems as ef Providence sent ' you jest in the nick of time." Ses I, "how is that?" "Wal," ses he, "the Cabynct is in session, an I've jest iinislied tellin them one of Arfenias Ward's best stories, an got 'cm all into a good humor. The mcssige is the very thing l hey met to discuss, an you're cum rife in the nick of lime," hit tin me as he spoke, a slap on the back that made the cold thills run over me. Nothin would do but I must go in an hear the discussltin. So I walked in as large as life. I knew 'em all, art they all knew me. They pretended to be rale glad to see mo, pcrlieularly Stantin; but lie needn't try to deceive me, for under them spccticles ot his I sec a pair of hyena eyes. I tell you that that man will bear watchin. Howsoever, I sed nothin; but after the how-do-doos were over, laid my old hiekery on the table, took out nty pipe, an went to smokin. ilie Ker nel then called the meet in to order, an sed ho wanted a short account ot each dcpait mcnt, so he could fix up his mcssige, an he also wanted the opinion ot eacli one as to what lie thot ought to he done with 'he Southern States aftur the rebelyon s crush ed. Fust, he called upon Seward. Wal, Seward sed that turrin affairs were all rite; that ho had offered to carry out the policy of England all over the country, an set up a monarky, cf necessary, to put down the Dimmycrats, an that upon his laithtuliy promisin to do this, the British Government at once seized the rcbil rains, iuat as for the Sou!hern Slates, lie thot tue best tiling that could be done with them, tor the good of the country an the grate cause ot human ity, was to turn 'cm all into one big planta shin an makcThurlowWecd (Jliict Manager. Then Chase spoke. lie sed tho tinances were in a flurishin condishin. lie now had 500 printin presses to work makiu money; thai t lie debt was only §5,000,000,000,000; that every body wasgittin rich, an that the way to treat the Southern States an save the country was jest this: Issue a Procla mation that only jest enough cotton should be raised for him to print greenbacks on, an then lie could control the currency in spite of all the Copperhead gold speculators in crcashin. Stantin sed that his department was all right. That he had got rid ot all t lie cop perhead ginrals, an had left the track clear for the next Resident to be a genuine Ab olishinisl. That all that was necessary now was to keep the war up till after the next Presidential clesshin, an lie thot he could do it. As for the Southern States, lie was givin the niggers the plantashins an inakin the whites their slaves. Then old grandfather Welles got up, stro kin his long white beard, lie sed that noth in could save the nashin but gunboats; that he was LuiJdin one a, day now, except pn Freedom of Thought and Opinion. BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1863. the Sabbath, which he piously devoted to prayin an fast in, ail to dividiu the contracts among his relashins. lie thought the South ouglit to be surrounded with a wail of gun boats from Texas to Maryland. The next one that spoke wa3 B!air. He scd he hadn't stopped a single paper durin the hull year, an he was only sorry that he ever did; that he had only given the pa pers lie stopped more eirculashiu than they ever had before; that no one would ever catch hit.a into another sucli a scrape. A3 for the Southern States, he was down on all the Ihadikels. lie sed they might be allowed to cum back jest as thy wanted to. When it cum Daddy Bates's turn, he was fast asleep. Wticn Linkin told him what he want ed, he sed it warn't for him to say what should be done with the Southern States. After it was decided what to do with 'em, lie supposed they would want a legal opinion 011 I lie subject, an In could give one on either side, he didn't care which. After they had all got thru, Linkin turn ed to me, an ses he, "Major, what do you think about thi3 matter?"' I knocked the ash •es out of my pipe, an ses I, "Wal, I don't like to give an opinion on the jump, for I hain't had time yet to see exactly how the land lays here, but, scs I, as near as I un derstand it, all tlm.se men here are trvin to catch the South first, an then what to do 1 with her afterwards is another question.— Now, the South scents to he a good deal like old Sam OJuni, up in Maine, when lie thot j the devil was after him. One night he got! to droamin, an jumped out of bed in his! , shirr, an ran like all possessed down tlie | ; street. About a half a dozen neighbors j chased him until lie run up a tree, out of j which they couldn't git him any how. He ! kept a scrcamin "tho devils are after in 1," j a:i would lite like a tiger if anyone tried to \ git at him. Finally old Deacon Peabody cum along, an ses he, "Sam thinks that you tellers are the devils that are go in to ruin him; you jist go away and let him alone, an Sam will be hum an in bed afore morn in." They tuk his advice, an sure enough iiO it Wild. ! When I sed this, Slantin, who is quick ,as a flush, jumped up, an ses he, "Major, do you mean to say that we arc devils try j in' to catch the Sxithi"' an ho walked rite close up to my face, jest as of ha thot ho I could bully mo down. Ses I, "Mr. Sock , ctcry, ef you'll stau back about six iuclies, ' you kin sec an hear jest as we'd." Hostep ! ped back a little, ail 1 picked up my old hick ory, an ses 1, "Stantin, do you recollect flic time down to Fort Munroe when you tried to git on the President's trowsers?" I never see a feller wilt so as when I sed this. Ho turned all sorts of colors, an wriggled nscf he had a pin sticd'in in liiin. "Now," ses I, j , "i didn't say that you were devils, or cny j thing of the sort, but it sccins putty certain I 1 tiiat Mr. Stantin feels the shoe pinchin. At all events," ses I, "you hain't caught the j South vet, an consultin what you'll do with her before tliat, is jest countin chickens be ; fore they're hatched." The Kernel then sed the sess'.tin was clo ! sed, an after they had all axed 111 c to cum an see 'em, except Stantin, they went away. 1 think my story about Sam OJutn sot put j ty strong 011 'cm, an cf they feel for carryin it to hum let 'cm do so, for my rale rite down j solemn opinion is, cf these ere Abclishin ' Cabynct were to stop try in to catch the South aha would be AUDI an in Via Union bed afore morn'm. Yourn, tiil detli, A.J nit JACK DOWNING. MR. STANTON SAYS HE ELECTED CURTIN. — 1 The following has been pulilislied extensively \ and as it lias not Iwcn denied by any of the or ! guns of tlie War Department, we p ciumu it ti> \ lie true: i Last Wednesday, Mr. Covodc, of l'ennsy 1- ! Minia, introducing on.* of the successful candi : dates at the recent election in Pennsylvania, to Secretary Stanton, in the War Oilier, made sonic conornlulatory lvmarks 011 tho success of the liepiililienns in that Slate. "I el :ctcd Govern or Curtin," Mr. Stanton replied, "for I sent \ /, mi 15,000 more voters than he luut uutj •rity." This was knid vuuntingly, aloud, in the presence of a crowd, one of whom repented it to us. The Evening Post deeh red last spring that "the government" intended thereafter to use its influence inleclions. The result of the canvas last fall, of course, did not suit the powers that he and something must LO done, and something has boon done. What is tho use of putting down Democracy at the South, if they are go ' ing to ullow it to triumph in tho North ? It is I I too much like rolling a stone up hill with groat labor just to sco it roil down again. — JV. Y. \ Daybook. TRFRTHE streets of St. Louis must be in n pleas -1 ant condition. A paper of that city says, a woman was smothered to death in a mud-hole some days since. CJ-Look not mournfully into the past— it conies not back again. Wisely improve the present—it is thine. Go forth to meet the shad owy future without fear, and with a manly heart. I TY''All, Jemmy," said a sympathizing friend to a man who was just too Into for the train, . "you did not run fast enough." "Yes, I did," said Jemmy, "1 ran fast enough, but I did not start soou enough." Outrage upon the Elective Franchise in Maryland. Freemen of the North, Read. A Statement of t'u Proceeding* w 'nc.'i Ud to Tie Interruption nod arrest of the Election at Prin cess Anne, In Somerset Count;/, Maryland, on Wednesday, the Iti day of Nov., 1833. I arrived in Princes* Anne about nine o'clock it. m., on lite morning of this day, tut;! sow a detachment of about twenty uriucU cavalrymen, in front of TwillcyV Hold. I observed a cav alry o:!icer, whom I afterwards learned to be Cap. Moore, of" tlic 3.1 MaryhuiJ Cavalry, standing in trout of Wilson's Hotel, with perhaps a dozen persons standing near. As I approached I heard Mr. John A. Pinto, one of the Judges of E* lection, (who was standing immediately in front of Hie ofiioer.) rending aloud from a large prin icl hand hill the oath lo he taken by voters, un der General Sehenek's order No. 53. Upon Mr. Pinto's having finished reading lire oath, an inquiry was made hy some one, of flic of ficer. if lie "had seen the proclamation ol Gov ernor Hradford and the President's order modi fying General Sehenek's order No. 53. lie re plied '•! have seen them, hut they were not of ficially communicated tome, tin I I cannot rec ognise them." lie stated that his orders came from the Major ol his regiment; that if (lie President's order had been olHcially notified to him lie would feel bound to obey it; not being so notified, lie must obey the instructions which he had received." Gap!. Moore was flier, asked if f/b had received "instructions how lo execute the bnrt of Gen. Sehenek's order lo report at lieu (quarters the Judges of Election who might refuse to cxeeule order No. 53, and it so how lie proposed to execute such order !" lie replied that his instructions were to arrest lite Judges and take them to llaliimoro- The Judges of Election then proceeded lo the Court ltoom when some cavalry men were observed putting up against lite Court llouse door a large prin ted liun lbiil containing order No. 53. Upon catering the Court House, one of the Judges of Election hau led a copy of the Governor's pro.'lnitiation to Robert W. Dougherty, who said that lie had not seen it, and proceeded to read 1 lie same aloud ; when lie had concluded the reading of it, the oath of ollice was admin i-no.ed hy a Justice of peace to Joint V. l'into, Wm. 11. Fisher turd James M. Dryden, as Judges of Election ; and the judges being qual ified called on lite Sheriff lo preserve order und project the polls from interruption. TheShcr ifl" iitpiir*.'! "how lie wus to do so." Some one i.i Hie crowd saw, "suiiltnoa tue r.jsc.iOou a d yen." Some one else objected to this, and it was suggested that its lie bad no mined posse comilatiis at Ins command, lie was powerless to resist the armed military force then present in the town. At this moment Captain Moore, with several soldiers entered the Court House and proceeded to station his soldiers from the Court House door on each side ot the pass way leading to the desks whore the Judges sat. \Vhi;st Captain Moore was thus stationing his men, the Judges announced the opening ot the election, and Win. J. Uriitinglium, Osq , offer ed his vote. Just us it was received by the Judges, Captain Moore steepped up hastily and called out, "that lie challenged that votecom ing up to the desk, he required the Judges to administer the oath requited in order No. 53 to Mr Britiingham who said "I am ready to take it." One of the Judges inquired of Captain Moore, if lie intended "to disregard the procla mation of Governor Bradford and require them to administer the oath required by General Seltenek." Captain Moore replied that lie did. The Judge then said, "we must administer the oath umier coercion," and proeecled to read to Mr. Rritlinghuin tlie oath of General Sehenek's order No. 58, which Mr. Brittinghain took.— His vote was then received, and directed to be recorded by tire clerks. Mr. Arthur Crisfield then advanced, between the file ot soldiers, lo the Judges' desk, and offered his vote. Cupt luin Moore was standing by the desk, imtned iatly fronting lite Judges, challenged Iris vole, unit inquired his name. The reply was "Arthur Cristield." Captain Moure, pulling a paper from his pocket, examined it, mid proceeded to interrogate Mr. A. Cristield, in substance as follows: Capt. Moore—Have you ever been in the reb el service ! Mr. A. Crisfield—No. Capt. Moore —Are you loyal? Mr. A. Cristield —1 am. Capt. Moore—Have you ever sympathized with tho.-e in rebellion against the Government ? Mr. A. Cristield —1 have never given aid, assistance or encouragement to the South. Capt. Moore—Do you acknowledge this lo be tt relellton against the Government ? Mr. A. Cristield—l acknowledge this. Capt. Mo ire—Are you in favor of prosecu ting lite war to put down lire rebellion, by every means, and of voting men and money for this purpose! nnd that nil your property may be devoted to the prosecution of the war! Mr. A. Cristield —Define flic means? Capt. Moore—Hy blockade, cutting otf sup plies from the South, nnd by every means known in civilized warfare. Mr. A. Crisfield —I think tlio Government has tlio right to prosecute the war by all means recognized by international law anil civilized warfare, within the limits of tlio Constitution and the laws of the country. C.ipt. Moore—Arc you in favor of prosecu ting the war by every means ? Mr. A. Crisfield wns repeating tiro Rnnic re ply as that to the former question, when Capt. Monro turned to tlio Judges and said, "admin ister tlio oath to hint." Mr. l'into, one of the Jti'gesof tlio Election, then arose and said, "we disapprove this mode of conducting the election—it is impossible to conduct it in this way ; wo should never get through ;' wo are Btvoru to conduct the clcytjun according to tbo WHOLE NUMBER, 30§.1 VOL. 7, NO 18. | laws of Maryland, and if wo arc not permitted j 10 do so, we submit to arrest. Capt. Moore—You refuse then to carry out I the order of Gen. Sclienck f Mr. Pinto—"We decide to obey the proclu ]ni lt ion of the Governor and the order of tbe Presi lent." Captain Moore then arrested the Judges and said "the arrest is for refusing to obey the order of General Sclienck." The I Judges then said the election was closed and Captain Moore required thorn to report them selves to him under arrest at Twiliey's Hotel, which they promised to do. Capt. Moore in formed them that they were to he taken to the city of Baltimore. Before he left tho Court House, Captain Mooie was askdl "if the elec tion lul l proceeded had he intended tociuiliengH every voter, and require him to take the oath !" lie repli cd that he had so intended, lie was then a.-ked if lie intended to interrogate every voter as lie had Mr. A. Crisfield. lie replied "every one who had been known to ut.cr dis loyal sentiments " lion. J. IV. Crisfield then approached Capt. Moure, and inquired of him if lie would inform him his name was 011 the list of those to ho interrogated and challenged." Captain Moore replied ••that he could not say what names were on the list." Mr. Cnslicld said "my name was seen upon it," whereupon Captain Moore said, "l'our speech es, Mr. Crisfield tire sufficient for you," or words to that effect. The foregoing statement of what transpired within my view and hearing this morning was j committed immediately after the events trans- ; pi red. and it is as literal and accurate as my memory enables me to make it. I have been informed that an hour or two after their arrest, the Judges of Election left town under a military guard for the city of Baltimore. After the arrest of the Ju Iges of Election, a cavalry patrol was stationed in the principal streets of the town, with presented i carbines, who have continued until this hour I (two o'clock p. 111.) lo rule up and down the j 1 streets, white several others occupy the Court House. The most perfect quiet and good order ! lias been preserved by the citizens. ISAAC I). JONES, j Princess Anne, Md., Nov. 4, 1803. Wc, the undersigned, citizens of Maryland, | were present at the scenes described in the fore- j going statement, and heard what passed; and! we certify that the foregoing statement is true in all its essential particulars, to the bc.-.L of our ! recollection. J. IV. CRISFIELD, ARTHUR CRISFIELD, ISAAC T. MARSHALL, JOHN A. LARMOUE, E. F. DCKU, JAMES M. DHYDEN, JOHN V. IVNTQ, VV. J. BRIRNXGIIAM. Ilmtiil I Jv.-o- 1 1 . JOHN H. STEWART, T. L. TOMPKINSON, If. HAYMAN, JOS. 11. SMITH. November 4, 1833. We, the undersigned, the Judges of Election j for the Princess Antic District in Somerset coun . ty, now being released, certify that we have read j the foregoing statement of Mr. Jones of what j I occurred at the polls in sti I district yesterday, I 1 and we declare the said statement is true in eve !ry essential particular. We further certify that j ; immediately after our arrest wo were carried J under a military guard to Salisbury, and there j 1 placed in the guard-house, at the camp near by, I , with h prisoner whom we found therein. In a j | short time wo were discharged by order of Coll- | ' icr, the Deputy Provost Marshal, as we were | ! informed, by the direction of Gen. Lockwoud. We annex a copy of said discharge. L JAMES M. DRYDEN, JOHN V. PINTO, JOHN h. FISHER. Princess Anne, Nov. 3, 1803. (Copy.) DEPUTY PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE, / SALISBURY, NOV. 4, 1803. J IV. 11. Fisher, John I'lnlo, Janus SI, Diyden : GENTLEMEN: I have no power to hold you US prisoners, but um required lo report the circum stances of your refusing to act as Judges of the Election to Gen. Sclienck. You are therefore released as prisoners of mine. Respectfully, LEVIN D. COLLIER, Dep. Pro. Mar. Somerset Co ' Returns of Judges of Election fbi%'riiivcsß Anne. State of Marylaiu'l, Somerset county, to wit: We the undersigned, duly appointed tiy the Com missioners of said county in due form of law, Judges of Elections in district No. o, do certify ami return that we attended on the 4tli day ot November, 18ii3, at Princess Anne town, the place appointed by law for holding the election • within said district, and did then and thtire ap | point Jos. 11. Smith and John 11. Fisher, Clerks i of the Election, who were severally qualified as • directed by law. Wo further certify that wc ' did then and there, before John 11. Seward, a j Justice of the Peace of said county, qualify as Judges of the Election as by law directed, and j then and there, at the hour of 9 o'clock in the 1 morning, open tho polls for an election. | And wo had qualified us aforesaid, a military ! officer, represented to lie Capt. Moore, of the I 3d Maryland Cavalry of tho li. S. Volunteers, professing to net under the authority of Gen. Sclienck, entered tho Court room where tho c lection was about to ho held, with a squad of armed soldiers, and stationed them on cither side j of the pass way from the door to the desk ut I which the Judges of the Election were seated; and when the first voter presented his ballot to the Judge, the said Capt. Moore challenged tho voter and required us to udministcr to suid vo ter the oath contained in Gen. Schenck's genc crul order No. 63, mid we administered said oath to tho said votor under a protest. But when the second presented his ballot, tho said Capt. Moore challenged the voter and began a series of questions as to the voter's political o pinions, &c., thereby delaying and obstructing the progress of the election. Upon our otiject- 1 ing to such a courso upon the part of Captain Moore, and intimating our refusal to allow UlO election to be conducted in such n manner, wo were arrested by Captain Moore, and sent, un- j tier military guard, to tho towu of Salisbury, ( Rates of dUrccrtising. One Square, three wrekior lean. 41U One Square, each additional inaert ion leaa than three montbi M 3 MONTHS. 6 aosTia. 1 rna One square- 93 00 $4 00 96 00 Twosquarea 400 500 0 Three squares 500 700 13 i Column 600 900 IS 00 J Column 800 13 00 30 C I Column 12 00 18 00 30 ot> One Column 18 00 38 00 50 09 Adminiatrators'andßxeentors' notieer92.so. Au ditor?'notices $1.50. if under 10 lines. $2 00 if more than a sqti ire and leas than 20 lines. Kctrays, 41.23, if but one head is advertised, 25 ceuts for every additional head. The spice occupied by ten lines