Ww ffwlfod Friday Morning September iH. ;s6. Democratic and National Union Nominations. STATE TICKET. FOR GOVERNOR, . Hon. HIESTER CLYMER, OF BERKS COUNTY. ♦ " DISTRICT TICKET. FOR CONGRKSB, J. MoT). SHARPE, of Franklin eo'y. FOR SENATOR, B. F. MEYERS, of Bedford county. FOR ASSEMBLY,' HI RAM FINDLAY, of Somerset co. *— COUNTY TICKET. PBOTHOMOTART, O. E. SHANNON, of Bedford Bor. SHERIFF, ROBT. STECKMAN, of Bloody Run. ASSOCIATE JVPOE, GEORGE W. GUMP, of Napier. COMMISSIONF.R, DA VID HOWS A RE, of Southampton POOR DIRECTOR, MICHAEL DIEHL, of Colerain. AUDITOR, JOHN D. LUCAS, of Bloody Run. ELECTION, TUESDAY, Oct. 3. FOR ANSEMBI.Y. We are authorized to announce Col. John 11. Filler of Bedford county, as an independent can didate for Assembly, subject to the decision of the people on the second Tuesday of October next. GRAND RALLY OP % The People! lit/ the eternal! the Union must and shall he preserved! —JACKSON, 1832 — JOHNSON, ISM. Taxation without Representation is Tyranny!— DECLARATION OP INDE PENDENCE. All who believe that this is a White Mail's Government and that it ought to be administered by white men, all who are opposed to Negro Suffrage and Negro Equality, all who are opposed to the reckless expenditure of the peo ple's money, by the legislation of Con gress, all who fought for the preserva tion of the Constitution and the resto ration of the Union, and who believe that by the suppression of the rebell ion, the Union has been restored, "with the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired," all who are in favor of an economical adminis tration of the Government and a re duction of the national expenses, all who are in favor of the Reconstruction Policy of President Johnson, and all who denounce the treasonable utteran ce's of the Radicals, are earnestly re quested to assemble in MASS MEETING, IN HEDFOKD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4th. AT 1 O'(TXK:K, P. M. IX'legations will he present from ev ery township. There will be a TOUCH-LIGHT PKO < KSSION in the evening. J ION. EIXiAR COWAN, MAJ. GEN. C ESTER, IION. RICHARD VAUX, and other distinguished speakers, have been invited and are expected to be present to address the meeting. The BEDFORD DEMOCRATIC BRASS BAND will be in attendance and enliven the occasion with its choic est music. Conservative nun of Bedford County ! (!he one day to your Country's cause! J tatty for the t 'it ion ! J. W. DICKELLSON, Ch'n Dem. Co. Committee. Grant! Soldiers of the Union ! fiend the re buke which Gen. U. S. (irant gave tfie .Radicals the other day at Cincinnati. You will find it in all the daily papers, including tin' Philadelphia /Vw. iiere is what he said to the Radical Com mittee that wanted him to make a speech: "Sir, 1 am no politician; the Pres ident of the United States is my Com mander in Chief; I consider this dem onstration in opposition to the Presi dent of the United States, Andrew Johnson. If you have any regard for me you will take your men away. 1 am greatly annoyed at this demonstra tion. I came here to enjoy this theat rical performance. 1 will In- glad to see you ht-iu'irrotr ir/n nth. Pnri'kitt ar rives." WHY don't the Hertford Inquirer pub lish BcocherV letters? Both of them support the President's policy, ilon't hide your light under a bushel. FORWARD, The Old Guard! Last year the Democratic vote was not fully polled in any of the districts of this county. At least 31(0 Democrat ic voters remained at home. On the other hand the enemy polled their full vote. < )ur majority then was 136. Had a full Democratic vote been cast, it would have been 436. Now, there are changes enough in our favor to make our natural majority of 436 come up to 600. All that is wanting todo this is to get out the Democratic rote. Southamp ton, Cumberland Valley, Londonderry, Juniata, Napier, St. Clair, Bedford, Snake Spring, Colerain and Liberty, are all strong Democratic townships. They are, however, districts which are, with one exception, extensive in ter ritory, and many of their voters reside at great distances from the polls. These voters must he got to the election. Let ere eg man of them be seen before the etec- tion, bg some of (he active men in the several townships and let arrangements be made to BRING ALL OUT who can not come them.-elves. LET WAGONS BE PREPARED TO TAKE TIIEM TO TIIE POLLS. The Democratic strong-holds must poll a full vote. The Old (guard of J.'rmocracg must lead the van in the charge upon the enemy's breast-works! Now, men of South ampton, of Cumberland Valley, of Londonderry, of Juniata, Napier, St. Clair, Bedford, Snake Spring, Colerain and Liberty! Give us a clean sweep! Give us such a turn-out as will make the earth tremble with the tread! And you, men of the close and minority districts, there is wort: for gou! The Radical majority in your townships is sure to come down, an every instance, but you must not slacken your efforts on this account. See to it that you have every man at the polls. Attend to the wavering and doubtful. Bring out the aged and feeble. Don't wait till elec tion-day, but perfect yourarrangements at once. Let us work, work, work, | from this day forward until the elcc | tion, and we shall roll up the largest i Democratic majority ever given in i Bedford county. WORKING MSN. We speak to you not as a Democrat or republican, but as an honest, labor ing, earnest self supporting and govern ment maintaining man, and we speak in all candor and earnestness. If you vote for radicalism this fill 1 you vote for A
  • lutlon ox ine Union. • Another rebellion which will end in : a general, terrible revolution. Depriving restored states of their honor and rights. To tax a people wit bout giving them ! representation. To educate one section to hateanoth- I er. You also vote- To continue in power the most cor rupt, dishonest, law hating leaders a party or country was ever cursed with, i and i To pile up mountains of debts for your innocent children to pay. If you vote for Democracy and a res toration of the Union you vote for The equality of the States. Taxation and representation to go to gether. For a peaceful Union. For the good of an entire country, rather than a small section of it. For csiual taxation. For lessening your own taxes. For protecting working men. ; For peace, prosperity, the Union, the laws and Constitution and common j justice. . It is for you to decide whether you 1 will have peace or war; whether you will b" freemen or slaves. HUMBUG! j An unusual quantity of clap-trap will ' be visible in the Bedford Inquirer from this date until the election. All kinds of canards will be invented by it. All ! kinds of low and miserable appeals to i its readers will be indulged in. The ; charges w ill be rung about as follows: Traitors—Jeff Davis —Copperheads— | Copper-Johnsons—J. Wilkes Booth— | Clymer—Shannon—gun pointing North —Traitors—degraded President—color ed soldiers—infamous traitors—Rebels back into power—Booth—Assassins— Copperhead- e>jual rights—-colored ; persons better than Copperheads, Ac. Such will be the rigmarole, the old song over again. Who believes in such humbug as that? Look out lor Roorbacks! The Bedford Inquirer will torn with electioneering cards, falsehoods, low apjx-als, tricks of all kinds, in its next two is-lie-. We warn the people against these roorbacks. The enemy are des perate and will resort to any means to stay the tide thai isaiaiut to overwhelm I them. For the Right. FOR THE l"N I ON—FOR THE COUNTRY. DEMOCRATS ! Republicans ! Working Xfen.' It is for us to decide at the ballot box this fall between peace, the Right, the Union, the Country, or a bitter, bloody revolution. And before you vote, we beg of you as a brother would speak with a brother, to consider well what you will do. We have had a terrible war. When the people forgot the Constitution and Democracy, trouble went abroad over our once happy country. The war is over with ; now we want the peace the war was promised to bring. You are asked this fall to vote again for the radical, abolition measures 'which bigotry and bayonets forced on the country. Ask any man to name even one blessing that has been brought to the country by the forsaking of democratic principles. When democ racy ruled we all had Peace. Plenty. Prosperity. Light taxes. A united country. Equal and light taxation. The constitution was our guide. The laws of our country were hon ored. Peace and progress went hand in hand opening forests, beautifying plains, erecting cities, educating the people, protecting all alike, adding to our territory, and improving that which we had. Then came Republicanism, abolition ism, radicalism, anarchy, desolation, devastation, confusion, disregard of laws,adventurism,oppression, unequal taxation, aristocratic protectionism, and nothing but evils innumerable. Radicalism has not brought one bless ing to the people or the country. It has not added to the national do main. It has not benefitted the black race, for that helpless people is to-day worse off than ever before. It did not make the citizen more se cure in person or property, for those who have misruled for the past few years endorsed mobs, and destroyed property simply for a difference of o pinion. Radicalism murdered innocent men in cold blood. Sacked printing-offices. Killed editors. Imprisoned the innocent. Held men in bits tiles for months and when hate was glutted, released the half-starved victims of oppression without specification or trial, and call ed this law, liberty and order. Radicalism increased our taxes from thousands to millions. It lessened our ability to pay, by ru ining nearly half of the country. It has toyed with our agonies, mur- dered our innocents, laughed at our sufferings, ignored our prayers, mocked at our en treaties,sneered at ourpetitions trampled on our liberties, joked in clownish glee over the bleeding shreds of a warning nation, protected the rich, piled debts and taxes on the poor, forsa ken the wisdom of statesmen for the j maudlin rantings of drunken lepers, and besotted and blasphemous men, and now seeks to continue its horrid feast j of blood, on an unarmed and disban-j ded portion of ourcotnmon family, not | for good but for evil, and the personal i benefit of a few villains, traitors, union ; haters and speculators who grow fat, j treasonable and insolent at tlie expense i of patriotism, labor and humanity. V •* BUI I JMBMU *." J.".RRNR 7*2* l The Sump Pyramid. Ron WHITE se inflicted, wouldany one contend that any portion of this pun ishment could be inflicted without con viction and sentence? Assuredly not. And if not, so must the act of 1865 be eon- j stru d now. it means that the forfeit urcwhich it prescribi's.likictll otb.er pen alties for desertion, mustb eaeljiuhjed to the convicted person after trial by a court martial and sentence approved. For the conviction and sentence of such a court there can be no substitute. They alone establish the guilt of the accused and fasten upon him the legal conse quences. Such, we think, is the true meaning of the act, a construction that cannot he denied to it without losing sight of all the previous legislation re sp have kept in view. Itgivesto the accused a trial before sworn judges,; a right to challenge, an,opportunity of j defense, the privilege of hearing the! witnesses against him, and of calling witnesses in his behalf. It preserves to j him the common-law presumption of j innocence until he has been adjudged ! guilty, according to the forms of law. j It gives tinality ton single trial. If tried by a court martial and acquitted, his in- ! nocence •an never again be called in question, and he can bo made to sutler | no part of the penalties prescrilxnl for j guilt. On the other hand, if a record of j conviction by a lawful court be not a pre-1 requisite to suffering the penalty of tl law, the act of Congress may work in tolerable hardships. The accused will | then be obliged to prove his innocence whenever the registry of the provost marshal is adduced against him. Xod<- cision of a board of election officers; will protect him against the necessity of re newing his defense at every subsequent election, and each time with increased difficulty arising front the pos-u hie death or absence of witnesses. In many eases this may proven gr (--wrong. It cannot be doubtt d that in some instances there were causes that prevented a return to service, or a report by persons register ed sis dc- drlers by provost marshals, that would have been held justifying reasons by a court martial, or at least would have prevented an approval of the court's sentence. It is well known, also, that some who wore registered des erters were, at the time, actually in the military service as volunteers, and honorably discharging their duties to the government. To hold that the act of Congress imposes upon such the ne cessity ofproving their innocence, with out any conviction of guilt, would be an unreasonable construction of the act, and would be attributing to tin- Nation al Legislature tut intention not warran ted by the language and connection of the enactment., It follows that the judgment of the Court below, upon the ease stated, was right. The ptaintif not hitriru/ been eou ric/etl of ((i sn'tion ind faifvrt to n htm to the service, or to rtport to tt provost mnr- S/HI/, anil not In trite/ been a u'encctl to the penalties ain I forfeit lire of lite'tar, tens en titled to rots'. Another Victory. MONTANA ANSWERS MAINE. The gallant Territory of Montana sends greeting to Pennsylvania. She gave the Democratic ticket major ity, on the* Ith inst., as the following telegram will show: SAX PKANcrsco, Sept. 10. —The elec tion in Montana Territory on the Ith fust., is reported to have resulted in a Democratic victory, by a majority of 11,000. ' Clymer and the Union! Now, honestly, is not the issue be tween < lymerancK loary just this: Shall the Union be restored, or shall the Southern States be kept out of the Un ion till they agree to thodegradiug con dition of Negro Suifrage? No one j will deny that this i. the issue. How, then, can any Union man vote for deary "To Think!' Yes, just to think that Jonathan Boon ; Cessna is dictator of the Radical party i of Bedford county —Jonathan, who ad- j drosses NECiRO MEETINGS and sits down at table along Me of the "culled brudivn.' 7 No wonder we hear of men leaving tin ranks of that party almost. daily. ' Election Officers, BEWARE! Look Out For Prosecutions ! The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania have decided that no so-called destrier can be deprived of his right to vote by an election-board. A man must have been tried awl convicted of desertion, and, a copy of hie conviction mmt.be laid be fore the election-board before he can be de prived of hie vote. Such is the decision of the Supreme Court and any Judge or inspector of election, who will re fuse any so-called "deserter" the right to vote, WILL BE PROSECUTED AND PUN IS 1 LED! A few days ago, j an election-board was tried in Belle fonte, Centre county, for refusing a so called "deserter" the right to vote. Judge Linn (a "Republican" Judge) presided at the trial. The "Republi can" Judge and I nspector who rejected | the complainants vote were, convicted, whilst the Democratic Inspector, who protested against their action, was ac quitted. The following account of tins trial is from the Bellefonte Watchman: CONVICTION OF AN EJECTION BOARD FOR It KITS I NO TO RECEIVE THE VOTE i OF AN AEEEOKD "DESERTER." -The trial of Josiah H. (Brown, D. M. Betts arid I). 11. Yeager. Election Board of ! Snow Shoo township, lor illegally re fusing the vote of John Dayton, at the October election in 1865, resulted in the conviction of Brown and Betts and the acquittal of Yeager, the Court having I instructed the jury that they could not I convict the latter under the evidence. The facts of the case, as given in ev idence on thetrial, are about as follows: John Dayton, a man of foreign birth, presented himself at the window at ! the October election in 1865, offering l his ballot in one hand and his natural j ization paper and a receipt for taxes in the other. He was challenged by one ; of the Board as a deserter, as lie had been absent from the township during i one of the drafts. They refused to al low him to vote unless he would take an oath that be had not left the town shipto avoid the draft. Mr. Dayton re fused to do this and liis vote was re ijected, Mr. Yeager protesting against i the action of the Board and Ixung over ruled by bis companions. .Mr. Orvis assisted* the District Attorney in the prosecution and Mr. Mel!lister con i ducted the defence. The jury were out | but a short time when they returned I with a verdict of guilty as to Brown : and Betts and not guilty as to Yeager. We hope the effect of this trial may : be to prevent all such illegal attempts jto deprive qualified voters of their j rights in the future. ————— Hiester Clymer. No purer patriot, no better man, lives ! in this Commonwealth than lion.Hies ter Clymer, our candidate for Governor. Look at hisrecord as a public man! liis I enemies are unable to point to a single I stain upon it, and they are even con- I strained to praise his honesty as a leg lsiaior and ms purity as a statesman, j But how is it with his opponent, Gen. ■ Geary? Every body knows him to be a ! mere political adventurer, now acting ; with this party and then with that. lle is as illiterate as he is venal, and should he be elected liis own party will be a i shamed of him in less than a month's ; time from his inauguration. Mr. Cly mer's record on the railroad question, | is correct and what every friend of im provement could desire. He is in favor | of a free railroad law and opposed to all monopolies. On the other hand, Gen. Geary has always been in the market i and will always be, for it is his charae j ter to sell himself to the highest bidder. These are plain words, but they are the truth! Choose ye, then, between those two men, and choose vo carefully and I j J : deliberately. Heads Off! R. G. Harper, Assessor for this dis ! trict, and Edward Scull, Collector for ! the same, have been removed. Hon. A. H. Coffroth, of Somerset, has been appointed Assessor and Col. R. C. , Swope, of Adams, Collector. We are in favor of the removal of all subordi nates who will not attest their sinceri ty in supporting the President, by vo | ting the Conservative ticket. "No.3BT' Do the "Republicans" of Bedford j county approve of the course of their i party leaders in associating with and j making speeches to NEGROES? Do ! they endorse the course of J. I>. Cessna, ! Chairman of their County Committee, I in haranguing the crowd of darkies ■ who afterward mobbed Nehemiah Flee | gle? Where do they expect to land if l they follow such leaders? "How. Now. Southampton ?" Such is the question of the Bedford I Inquirer. It may well ask, "J low, now, j Southampton ?" There is a small screw loose in the Radical machine in Southampton. The honest yeomanry of that glorious old township can't see the darkey in the light in which Thad. Stevens and the Inquirer regard him. | Southampton will give Clymer an o i verwlielming majority. A big delegation—Jonathan I>. Cess na, of Negro Pit- Nic notoriety, a black sliiped Voon, a paivel of hoy;:, and J. i Cessna bringing up the rear—went to ' Bloody Run, on Saturday last. A Word for Bedford County. The only candidate's for cither branch of the State Legislature, who reside in Bedford county, are Col. J. H. Filler and B. F. Meyers. If Bedford county : is to he represented by her own citizens ! at Harrisburg, these candidates must 1 be elected. AI! the other nominees for j Legislature reside outside of Bedford : county. Are not our local interests! worth taking into consideration in the election of a Senator and Representa tives? Why, ourpeoplearelanguishing for the want of railroad facilities. With mineral wealth undeveloped that is ex ceeded scarcely any where in the State, with the most splendid sites for furna ces and iron-works unimproved, with all the natural resources to give labor and sustenance to thousands of an ad ditional population, Bedford county is kept in the back-ground, simply be cause she is either misrepresented at Harrisburg, or not represented at all. llow was it last winter? Why, even the Bedford Inquirer denounced the course of the men who represented us !in the Legislature. But has the lnqni | rer seen to it, that safer men are now upon its ticket? No! Not a single pledge has it required from them! Not a single word does it now print upon the railroad question! It expects its party to go it Mind, and trust the fate of Bedford county interests to men in Somerset ami Fulton entirely unknown to otir people. Will they do it? tjaawß-WMuum " 2 Dem. maj. 178 Hence, if the Democracy of the dis trict can do as well now as they did two years ago, the election of their candi dates for Senator and Representative is assured. Go to work, therefore, and victory will crown our elForts. Whkxkvkii our opponents lose ad herents, they resort to the trick of car rying about some emblem which may operate to recall old associations and thus.attach their men more firmly to their ranks. For instance, a very small ! delegation went out of town, on Satur day last, with a 'coon, (some say a 'pos sum) tied on a little pine tree. But they can't make people believe that it is "that same old 'coon," for'this one's stripes are a little too dark. As evidence of the good faith of the Southern people, we note,with pleasure, the fact that the late Confederate fun erals Forrest. Chalmers and others tel egraphed to the Soldiers' Convention at Cleveland, that they were willing to trust fh< ir fate in the hands of th< I'nion soldiers of the country. • 11 ox. John Latta.—This gentleman has been stumping for the Democratic ticket in this county, and has done good service fort been use. .Mr. Latta served three years in the State Senate, repre senting the Westmoreland district. He is a gentleman of fine abilities and dos ! titled too vupya high place as a lawyer and statesman. Tin: Bedford Inquirer makes a gr at ado about Vermont and Maine. Why, in the first-named the Democrats have gained 8,000 votes sine-' las? year ai d several ropr But why doesn't if mil its Reader about Califor nia and Idaho, and better still, of M- - tana?