BEDFORD INQUIRER.
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Friday illuming, Aug. 31, 1860.
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11. OVER—Editor and Proprietor.
FOR PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICF. PRESIDENT,
HANNIBAL HAMLIN,
OF MAINE.
ELECTORS.
HON. JAMES POLLOCK.
HON. THOMAS M. HOWE.
I Edward C. Knight, .
II Robert P. King,
8 Henry Bumtn,
4 Robert M. Foust,
6 Nathan Hilles,
8 John M. Broraall,
7 James W. Fuller,
8 Levi B. Smith,
9 Francis W. Christ,
10 David Momma, Jr.,
11 David Taggart,
12 Thomas R. Hull, |
25 Jubr
FOR GOVERNOR,
ANDREW G. CUR TIN.
OF CENTRE COUNTY.
DISTRICT A\l) (Of XTY TICKET.
Foa CONGRESS.
BOS. E. MtI'HERSOX, ot Adams Co.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
COL. S. S. WHARTON, of Huntingdon Co.
ASSEMBLY,
C. W. ASHCOM, Broadtop Township.
E. St. SCHROCK, Somerset County.
PROTIIONOTART,
JEREMIAH K. BOWLES, Bedford Tp.
SHERITP,
GEORGE S. MULLIN, Napier Tp.
COMMISSIONER,
JONATHAN FICUTNER, Londonderry Tp.
POOR DIRECTOR,
SAMUEL SCHAFER, Union Tp.
AUDITOR,
D. P. ESriLEMAN, Middle Woodberry Tp.
CORONER,
JAKED IIANKS, Southampton Tp.
JIISS IHKKTIKfi "
OF
THE PEOPLE.
A mass meeiing of the People's Party of
Bedford County will bo held at the Court
House, in Bedford, on tbe evening of
Tuesday the 4th day September, next,
being the Tuesday eveniug of Court week.
The members of the Party thr<uichout the
County are earnestly requested to attend.
Furo out, friends of Lincoln, Hamlin and
Curtiu.
Speakers from a distance are expected to
address the meeting.
By order of the County Committee.
S. L. ItUSSKLL,
August 1 1 , 1860. Chairman.
TO OI R FRIENDS.
We need money—we must have it. We
have a number of debt 9 to pay by Court Week,
and we hope our friends in the country, who
owo us for subscription, job work and adver
tising, when they come to town to attend Court
will not forget us. If Any who owo us don't
eorne to town, jast send the "needful" with their
neighbor, who does come. Don't forget, will
yeu ?
SENATOR. k
Col. Samuel S. \V barton, oi Huntingdon Coun
ty, has been nominated for Senator. The pro
ceedings of the Conference will be found in
another column. Col. Wharton is one of the
most indefatigable men we have in our ranks
well qualified lor the office of Senator, and will
run a strong vole for the office in Huntingdon
County. In the Borough and Township of Hun
tingdon alone, whilst in that place a few days
ago, we were informed bj- several strong Demo
crats, who never voted lor a member of the op
position before, that Col. Wharton would receive
at least 2CO votes from Democrats, and that they
were among the number.
A few reuegades in the town of Huntingdon,
who do not vote our ticket half the time, have
prevailed on J. S. Stewart to come out as an in
dependent candidate, and he has done so. He
will not receive 200 votes in that County, whilst
Col. Wharton will receive more than double that
many from the Democrats. His mrjoriiv io (hat
County will certainly not be less than 700. Jn
Bed lord County, Stewart* will not receive 10
votes. Bedford County is remarkable for nofh
ing more than her stern refusal, by both parties,
to support renegade volunteer candidates. Thai
Col. Wharton is well qualified, deserves the
votes of every Lincoln and Curi'rti man, and that
he will be elected, all will admit.
GEN. G. A. SCROGGS'" SPEECH.
We call the particu'ar attention of the old Fill
more and llazlehuret men of Bedford County, to
the speech of this gentleman, which we
on the outsideof our paper to-day. Gen. Scroggs
w*s the President of the American Slate Coun
cil of New \otlt, American candidate for Lieut.
Governor in 1664. supported Fillmore in 1856,
and was a dek'gsue to the Convention which
nominated Bell aud Everett. He will not sup
port the bargain and sale between the Bell and
Douglas rsen in New York, and with Breckin
ridge elsewhere. Bead the speech and pass it
round.
13 F. B. Penniman.
14 Ulysseß Mercur,
15 George Bressler,
10 A. B. Sharp,
17 Daniel O. Gebr,
18 Samuel Calvin,
19 Edgar Cowan,
20 William M'Kennan,
21 J. 11. Kirkpatrick,
22 James Kerr,
23 Richard P.Roberts,
;24 ITenry Souther,
l Greer.
I'MON TOWNSHIP MOVING.
Organization of a Llncoiu and €oriiu
Club.
On last Tuesday evening, the People's Party
of Union Township, met at the School Houee,
near Joseph S. Riddle's, and formed a Lincoln
and Curtin Club. Quite a number of the free
anu independent voters of that Township were
proeent, and great enthusiasm was manifested.
The following gentlemen were theo elected of
ficers :
President—Joseph Imler.
V. Presidents—Jos. 8. Riddle, t. L. Fickes,
Miobaol S. Oorl, Joseph Taylor, Michael Fry,
Samuel Hite.
Secretary—W. F. Moorhead.
Treasurer—John T. Ake.
Ex. Committee—A. H. Hull, Moses Gouch
enour, John Fickes, Joseph Dull, Tffomas Old
ham, AJartin Klute, George lokes, Wm. A.
Mock, Ed. Bcdeli, Jos. W. imlur.
Our friend John Cessna, Esq., informs us
that he was not at the late Harrisburg Conven
tion of the Douglas men. We are happy to
make the correction.
TURN OUT ! 'TURN OUT !!
Hon. Henry D. Moore of Philadelphia and Dr.
S. fi. Duffield of Fulton, will address our meel
ing, on Tuesday evening next.
Our Candidate for Congress.
Our readers have already heard of the nomi
nation of HOD. Edward McPherson, for re
election to Congress, from this District. The
proceedings will be found in another part of
our peper, of to-day. It is scarcely necessary
for us to say anything in reference to his claims
or qualifications, as all our friends in Bedford
Connty, are well acquainted with his peculiar
merits. We attended the Conference which
placed bim before tbo people, and wo tell our
fiiends that we were agreeably surprised at
the enthusiasm that was there manifested in
bis favor. Dr. S. E. Duffield handed into the
Conference, through the Conferees from Fulton
County, an able and patriotio letter, in which
he withdrew from the contest, and to whioh we
invite the particular attention of our readers.
Mr. James M. Sellers, was then named as a
candidate for nomination, aa was also Ed
ward McPherson. Mr. McPherson received the
full vote from the Counties of Adams, Bed
ford, Franklin and Fultou, aud Mr. Sellers the
vote of Juniata, a Couferoe from Juuiata then
moved that the uomination be made unanimous,
whicjj was done. Mr. Buehlcr, of Adams,
stated that he had authority from Mr. McPher
son, to withdraw bis name, in oase Dr. Duf
field desired the oomiuatioo, not wishing to
infringe on the old arrangeuieut entered into
some eight years ago.
A meeting was called that evening in Cham
bcrsburg, to ratify the Domination. IJon. Fr.
Jordan, was announced lo address it, which he
did. in an able speech of an hour and a quarter
in length. Quite a large nnmber were in atten
dance. The mention of McPherson'a name was
received with the most deafening applause. All
over the town, and by many country popple who
came to town to hoar the result, wa9 the joy
and enthusiasm unbounded. From statements
made by the Conferees, as well as from many
of our best politicians, from all the Counties,
the ro-election of tho ''fellow by the name of
MoPherson," is a forgone conclusion. He will
receive at the very iowest 500 majority in
franklin, many o£ our friends and good and
careful politician* too, think it will reach 700.
In Adams he will receive at the iowest 200
many think ii will reach 300. In Juniata be
will receive 150 majority. In Bedford and
Fulton, at tbe very outside Sebell cant get
above 350. This will elect Mr. McPberaou
by at least 500 majority. The people of the
District are satisfied with ins course in Cong
ress, like the man, aod are determined to re
elect him by an increased majority.
Stepheo A. Douglas, in a speech which Lo
made in tbe Court House Square in Carroltou,
in 1844, spoke cf Henry Clay substantially as
follows. Speaking ot the Oregon Boundary
question, ami Mr. City's willingness to com
promise the dwputa by accepting a line abort of
54 d<j: 40 min., Stephen A. Douglas aid :
"1 denounced him fn the Congress of the
United States, and 1 now denounce Lim as a
TRAITOR— AN OLD BLACK-HEARTED
3RAIIOR—the first American who ever at
tempted to sell his country for British gold/"
And this is the man woo now abed* tears
over the grave of Henry Clay, and with au
impudence unparalleled in all the achievement*
of political demagognea, asserts that Henry
Clay called Uim to his bedside, and entrusted
to him the protection of Lis (Clay's) fame and
reputition.— Carrolton Press.
Samuel 11. Tate ;s a Douglas man, to is
W m. I . bchell, and they both made speeches
at the Douglas ratification meeting in this
place. They endorse Douglas, and they of
course endorse all his acti—this slander on
Henry Clay—as well as others, and yet they
want old Clay men to rote for them. But this
is not what we wish to call particular attention
to. We remember well that when we were an
apprentice boy in 1844, that a public discus,
tion was held in this place between the two
parties. S H. Tate was one of the speakers,
lu his remarks he said that "HENRY CLAY was
a murderer, that lie murdered Cilley, Sec. This
wo can prove by persons who are now living in
this towu who were in that meeting. He also
said a taw years ago in Bloody Bun. that "he
never wanted a W,hi* to support him." He
now button-holes all tho old Whigs who coma
to town, sad with tears in his eyes solicits
their votes. Will the friends of the immortal
Clay vote f <ft his slanderers, Douglas, Schell
and late? Will they vote for any man who
says that he never wanted a Whig to support
him. We believe not.
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BEDFORD IffiOTIRER.
PEOPLE'S MEETINGS.
A meeting will bo held at Hopewell, on Sat
urday, (to-morrow,) Ist Sept., at 4 o'clock,
P. M.
At Bloody Run, ou Thursday next, 6th of
September.
At Stonerstown, on Saturday, the Btb of
Sept.
Hon. Edward McPherson, our candidate for
Congress,will b9 present and address all of those
meetings, and it is to bo hoped our friends, as
well as Democrats, will turn out iu large num
bers to hear him.
Another £ire. —On Saturday morning
last, betweeu 1 and 2 o'clock, a fire was dis
covered in Mr. Law. Jamisons' stabls. Tho fire
was too far ahead to make any efforts to extin
guish it. Two horses, one belonging to Mr. Ja
mison, the other to Mr. C. Smith, were consumed
—the former was worth $175, the latter about
SBO. Some hay was also in the stable. The
fire was, no doubt, the work of an incendiary.
We hope some efforts may be made to ferret
out the villains who commit so many of tfcwse
outrages, and bring them to punishmeut. -
la our recent tour, we called ou Messrs.
Wittsker & Nash of the Huntingdon Journal,
It. Miltou Speer of the Huntingdon Union , and
IVm. Lewis, Esq., of the Huntingdon Gitifre.
They are all pretty olever fellows, but keep up
the bitterest warfare of any other set of edi
tors in the Stato. We also called on Messrs.
McCruui A Doru, of Altoona Tribune, ud
found them to be very clever tail saciabla-gt a
tlemeu.
We utade a call on our friend, llou. L. W.
Hail, in Altoona, tiio other day. He is taking
a very aotire part in the present contest, and
makes speeches in every direction, and able
ones they are too. He took ns aroand through
the workshops of the Pennsylvania Kail Road
Company—the largest works belonging to any
one Compauy in the Uuion. Altoona baa a
population of about 5,000 —tan year* ago it
was a wilderness.
We had a fine jaunt during the laet eight days,
and visited Chambersburg, Harrisburg, Philadel
phia, Atlantic City, Huntingdon, Altoona, See
All aiotn: the route, and in these places, the feel
ing i excellent. No one doubts the election of
Lincoln, Hamlin and Curtiu. We met many old
friends and acquaintance* and made new ones.
To Han'l J. Chapman, Esq ,of Philadelphia,
and formerly of Bedford, are we under especial
obligations lor his kindness and attentions. He
is one of uatute's noblemen, whole-souled, smi
generous to a fault.
M'JOU LXTtti FEES.
Sam"! 11. Tate has now been Prcthouotary for
three years. He has increased (he fees to dou
ble, oyer the charges of Job Maun, John G.
Martb*, Jus. B. -Noble, Jobn v P. Reed, Daniel
Wssbabaugb, and all other Prothoeotaryi of
Bedford County. This makes his term of three
years, equal (o six yerrs of tbo others. He
now is a candidate sgaiu, and if ho is elected it
will uiake his two terms equal to twelve years.
This, we think, is asking a little too tuuab of
the people of Bedford County.
The Gazelte publishes the ridiculous lie that
Curtin should have said some harsh things about
the Germans. It was taken from a German
paper in Centre County, and completely refuted
iu an article, which we published in last week's
paper, taken from the Harrisburg Telegraph.
What does the Gazette think of Sam'l U. Tate
calling the Germans of our county J— d
Dutch?" Ought they to voto for him? We
can prove he called them this.
CLUB MEETING
The meoting of the Lincoln Club, ou Tues
day evening laat, was a large and enthusiastic
one. Speeches were made by lion. S. L. Bus
sell, D. Over, and Lion. Alex. King. The
feeling is getting up—our meetings are well
attended, and everything foreshadows a victory
this fall, for our County, District, State and
National tickets. Roll on the ball.'
OUR MEETING-.
Let all our friends turn-out to the meeting
on next Tuesday eveDiug. Speeches will be
made by our candidate for Congress, by
other distinguished speakers. Coma one,come
1 all.
Our ticket is now completed, and a better
one was never offered to the support of tho peo
ple of Bedford County. Now, go to work,
friends, atid elect it. You can do it.
A(J RIC ULT URAL SOCI ET Y.
At a meeting held at the Bedlord Hotel, Aog.
27, 1860, Valentine Steckman was chosen Presi
dent pro tem. On motion
Resolved, That the next exhibition of the So
ciety be held on the 2d, 3d and 4th days of Oc
tober, 1860, in Bedford.
Win. Hartley resigned the office of Recording
Secretary, and R D. Barclay was elected to fill
his place. Hon. Jno. Taylor, Dan'l Heltzell, jr..
and Maj. S. Davis were added to the Committee
of Ariangemems.
As EACH MONTH rolls around tho demand
for Lindsay's Blood Soaroher increases, owing
to tbe fact that a singlo trial at ouco removes
the doubts of the most incredulous, and fullv
satisfies them that it is the only preparation
now before the people that will in all cases do
all that, is claimed for it. Tho worst cases of
Cancerous Formations, Scrofula, Erysipelas,
and Tetter affections give way to its potent in
fluence. Thousands of persons who are now
alive and well, must thauk the discovorer of
this preparation that they have not ben* swept
away by the unseen hand of death. The best
evidence of its real value is, that the best phy-'
siciaDs in the land it highly, and
acknowledge the claims of the Blood Searcher
upon tbo community.
Sold by all tho Druggists in this oouuty.— |
See advertisement iD another column.
Bedford flail Road.
Mr. OVER : —I bavo felt so eutireiy satisfied
with the vote which I, as one of the Directors
of the Bedford Railroad Company, gave in fa
vor of the proposition to pay Dull, Collins &
Co. something more than the $<54,000 for
which they contracted to do the graduation
and masonry of twelve miles of the road—
-1 so conscious have I boeu that i did right—just
what 1 would do again—that I had determined
not to notice the artioles published in your pa
per, under the head of "Bedford llailroad."
My silence, however, may be misconstrued, and
1 therefore wish, in reply to these articles, to
lay before your readers a plain stitouient of
facts, which, 1 believe, will convince every un
prejudiced luiudlff the utter groundlessness of
the charges which you have made.
In May, 1859, tho Directors of the Bedford
Rail Road Co. eutcred into a contract with
Dull, Collins & Co., by winch they bouud
themselves to do the graduation and masonry
of the first twelve miles of the road for the
sum of $64,000 the work to be completed on
! or betoro the first day of January, 18(50, and
if they did not comply with the terms of the
contract, the It. It. Co. could rescind .it and
either re-let the work or itself employ hands
and finish it. Dull, Cdllms & Co. sub-let the
work, and tho sub-coulraotors proceeded vig
orously with it until more than two-thirds of
it was done. As it progressed, estimates were
made; and they showed that the quantity of
work done, and to bo done, was considerably
greater than was estimated at the time the
contract was let. Dull, Collins & Co. fouud
that they would lose monoy, and they quit; or
in other words, they refused to pay the sub
contractors, who wcro. therefore, obliged to
stjp the work, luaving what would cost about
$22,0U0 to complete tho contract, unfinished.
What, under too circumstances, was tue com
pany to do ? It bad the right to declare the
ooutruet roaotudod, to re-let tho work, as I
have stated, or to employ bauds itself acid fin
ish it, and then sua Dull, Collins & Co. for
uot performing tLeir contract. But t.hete was
not • dollar iu ti.j treasury to pay the con
tractors to whom the woik might he re-let, or
to pay the hands whom the company might
employ. The Treasurer of the company pub
lished notice after notice, oailiug upon the
stockholder* to pay up, but very little money
came iu iu answer to these calls. For about
soveu months no work was done, and that
which had boeu douo was rapidly going to ru- j
in. At this juncture Mr. Collins proposed to j
tho director* that if they would pay him pro J
rata for the extra work which ho would L*ve
to do over and above tho quantity estimated to !
be done at the time tho contract was let, he
would biud himself to puy off all the indebted
ness within twenty days, and finish tbe euttre
job on or before the first of December next,
the amount thus to be paid not to exooed $lO,-
UOO, and no patt of it to he paid until tho
work is completed. TLu engineer iuformad
me (hat the amount would be about six or sev
en thousand dollars. This proposition was
submitted to tho directors—they held throe
meetings to deliberate upon it—they scut for
Mr. Fulton, the engineer, and consulted him,
aud after giving it the fullest cousideratiou, a
majority (five) ot the seven directors present,
came to the conclusion that it was the very |
beat thing- that euid be dene under the I
circumstances. The company had no funds
tc. enable it to re-let the work, nor could it,
without money, employ hands to finish it.—
Tho work already done was going to destruc
tion. Dull, Collins & Co. had taken tho con
tarct at too low a sum. They would inevita
bly have lost money. They asked the oompa
ny not to give them six, seveD, or ten thousand
dollars, but to pay Ibem a fair compensation
for their labor, and the directors agreed to do
so. Was it uot honest and right to do so *
What is there wrung about it If yon or I
work, we waut to he paid. But you say, a
"bargain is a bargain." Dull, Collins &
Co. are rich, able to pay all the dama
ages that could have beeu recovered against
them. It may be that they are. Whether
they arc or not, Ido not know. "Before you
roast a rabbit you must first oatoh it." Be
fore suit could be brought against them the
company must finish the work. How could
that be done without money ? And if it was
done, and the suit instituted, what assurance
is there that the company would recover?—
Who does not know "the glorious uncertainty
of the law," especially where a corporation is
a party t One result of such a suit is as cer
tain as death, and that is, that the company
would havo had to pay a big fee to its attor
neys. But, you say, "it is a transparent
schema to elect Mr. Sobell to Congress." Ex
cuse me for saying that such an assertion is
"transparent" nonsense. You don't believe it
yourself. That six men, acting under the sol
emn obligation of an oatb, five of them—not in*
eluding myself—among our very best citizens
two of the six opposed politically to Mr.
Schell, should give away several thousand doU
lars, which they hold iu trust for others, to
elect him to Congress, is too preposterous for
any one to believe.
8. L. RUSSELL.
REMARKS.
In the above long communication, we see
very little to which a reply is necessary. Dull,
Collins & Co , contracted to do the work for
the sum of §64.000, and DO more or no less,
they being fully acquainted with the engineer's
estimates. (Jther bids we understand, some of
wbicb wero lower than the proposition of Dull,
Collins & Co., and by equally good men, were
rejeoted, and tbeir bid taken. They agreed to
take as part pay §50,000, subscribed by the
Sunbury and Erie Rail Road—in fact they
were paid this amount iu advance—and before
thii money was ex hasted they threw up the con~
tract. They are said to be wealthy, and as Mr-
Russell admits, acoording to tbe terms of the
contract, tho Company could have finished the
Road, and charged the loss ou Dull, Collins
& Co., and if they were able, iecover it off
them. But Mr. Russell intimates that they
may not bo responsible men and that "before
you roast a rabbit yon must first catch it." If
this be so the Directors are much to blame ia
giving tho contraot to them, without demanding
ample seouiiiy that the oontraot should be per
formed, especially whsn there were other bids
from responsible parties. Mr. Sobell's name is
down for §U5.000, as Agent, nobody knows
for whom, so that when the §50.000 Dul!,Col
iIDS & 00. were already PAID, would run oat,
they could be paid the balance, $14,000, and
have SII,OOO left, without calling ou the stock
holders iu the Coauty for anything for that part
of the Road, so that Mr. Raeaeli's argument
in relation to notice after notice being publish
ed, and no funds raised is of no effect. They
would all cheerfully pay when they see an earn
est effort to complete the whclo road, and had
that part of the road been completed, as per
conti act, the stockholders would cheerfully
have paid their stock. That this additional
$25,000 is real, we have from Mr. Scbell him
self, and very probably, Mr. Russell, as a Di
rector, has also. Mr. Russell says that the engi
neer informed him that the additional sum pre
sented to Dull, Collins & Co., would not ex
ceed SO,OOO or $7,000. Suppose it does not
—it dots not alter the oase. They voted them
a suta not to exceed SIO,OOO, and very pro
bably, as they were so anxious to receive exlru
' P a y> they will make it run up to the SIO,OOO.
tor one, although we are as anxious for the
completion of the road as Mr. Russell, and
have subscribed, according to our moans, as
much stock, aud probably paid as much on it,
yet had wo beou a director, we would never
hava given them a present of that much money,
and weaken the already small funds of the com
pany, especially aftor they had failed to fulfil
their first contract—what guarantee has Mr.
Russell and Mr. Sohell. that they will fulsl the
last? Let Mr. Russell and Mr. Sohell, and
the other directors, ask Capt. Arnold, Messrs.
John Davidson, J. R. Jordan, Eben Pennell,
or other mechanics, if, when they put in a bid
foT a building, or other matter, if they unfor
tunately lose by it, whether they do not have
to pocket the loss, as woll as the profits when
they make by it. Dull, Collins & Co., are old
Rail Road contractors, have made mouey by it,
had the engineers estimates to go by, were wii.
ling to abide by them, and got the contract,
although other good men, bad bids, soma higher
ami some lower, we believe. They deserve no
sympathy, and should not have rooeivod the pree
aut. This is the opinion of many of all parties
iu this county.
Iu regard to tbia being "a transparent scheme
to elect Mr. Schell to Congress," we think we
have heretofore answered that matter fully.—
1/ our surmises on that point are a mistake, we
are glad of it— time will tell. We don't blame
Mr. Russell with being privy to this scheme; of
course Mr. Schell or his friends, would not give
these reasons to him. All wo do blame Litu
for doing was in signing that card When
Judge Daugherty or Mr. Schell, or whoever
else requested him to sign it, we do think, that
bo might have said, "there, gentlemen, is ray
record, I voted for it, and you may make use
of it a* you best can, hut I will not allow the
use of my name to a Card, whicji is gotten up,
evidently to make political capital for Mr.
Schell."
Why Mr. Ku'gell put off writing this Card
to thin lata dut>, we don't know, and for any
personal allusions to as, we matter them not.
We again say, wa do not blame him with being
in collusion with Air. Sobell, and we bars full
confidence in his poli'ical fidelity.
THE EDITOR.
Congressional Conference,
The Conferees of the People's Party of the
17th Congressional District met at the Court
ilouse, in Chambersburg, on Tuesday, the 21t
iust., at 2 P. M.
Hon Frauds Jordau was called to the oh&ir
and Sauj'l G. Lauc appointed Sesretary.
The following Conferees appeared and pre
sented tbeir credentials:
Adams.—D. A. Buohler, Frank Hersb,
Ssm'l Durboraw.
Bedford.—Francis Jordan, David Over,
Geo. It. Oster.
Fraoklin.— Geo. Eystor, John 11. Criswell,
Sain'l G. Lane.
Fulton.—Mark Dixon, Sain'l Lyon, W. M.
Patterson.
Juniata—D. W. Chambers, W. W. Davis,
A. J. Patterson.
On motion, the Convention proceed to nom
inate a candidate to be supported for Congress
in this District, at the ensuing election.
The Coufcrees from Fulton presented the
following letter from Dr. S. E. Duffield, ol
Fulton, which, on motion, was received and or
dered to be incorporated in the minutes of the
proceedings:
MCCONNELLSBURG, Aug. 20, 1860.
Hon. Mark Dixon, Samuel Lyon, Esq., Wm.
M. Patterson, Congressional Conferees from
Fulton County.
GENTLEMEN: —It is my wish that you do not
present my name at the Congressional Conler
ence of this District as a candidate for nomina
tion. As you have been instructed both by our
County Committee and Convention to vo"e for
me, and instructed by them under the belief
that my nomination would be conceded and
confirmed, my reasons for now withdrawing may
be required. You are aware, that at the first
meeting of the Congressional Conferees of this
District, eight years ago, a resolution was adopt
ed giving to each couuty in rotation the right to
name tne candidate. 1 have already contended
that a restriction ot this kind imposed on any
Convention was not only wrong in principle, but
injudicious and impolitic, and should not have
governed our delegates in making their subse
quent Congressional nominations. This opinion
remains unchanged, notwithstanding each of the
counties composing this District has n'ad the
nominee by reason of this restrictive rule, and
ours now, can with equal propriety, ask a r&og
nition of the same right. The acceptance of
this rule heretofore, as a principle of action by
the counties of Bedford, Franklin, Juniata and
Adams, virtually concedes the candidate to Ful
ton at this time, and if insisted on by you,
should be yielded on their part, cheerfully, wil- ,
lingly and unhesitatingly. We have always i
been true to our party pledges and faithfully ful
filled pur political coutracls. lu every Congres
sional, Senatorial and Legislative fight, we have
been equally as zealous to secure the election of
those residing outside of our borders, as we have i
those residing among us. Under existing cir- I
cumstanees. therefore, our right to name the can
didate should not be questioned; the policy and
propriety of doing so is debatable. If we be
iieve in (he principles of our nartv ami
vinceti (bat ,be
those principles by government would be*-
mote the interests of the people, then. tn orde'r
to insure excess we should be willing to *arri
fice personal ambition and local preference 11
dome so, wc show toothers thai our political
opinions are honest and unselfish. The conies!
in tins Congressional District may be exceedi -1
iv c.ose, and the loss of a member here rnav
place us in a minority in the House, and subWt
us again to alt the emba rasxmenis necessarily
arising trom such a contingency. This bein*
the case, our Convention should be freed from
all restraint, and relieved from any restriction
calculated to hinder prudent deliberation in ma
king us nomination.
My own convictions are. after a careful and
interested examination oi the political field that
a majority of our party friend, in the b,strict
prefer the re-nommatioii of the Hon. Edward
Mel herson, honestly believing that with him as
a candidate, victory will be more certain il-'
with any one else Candor compels rne m
that this opinion is well founder). Mr. Mc; er
son is a pood canvasser, cornpelent and poniiar
he has increased his strength by the infers.,: : e
manifested tor the success of ail the cheri-i,<\t
principles o( our party; by the evidence he has
given us of his legislative abilitv, and by his
kind, courteous and affable bearing. sat
isfied, therelore, thai his .nomination is earnestly
desired by a majority of the party: that he Do
cesses all the requisites for an available cainb
dnte. and tint he will be able to carry our ban
ner on to a triumphant victory, my sense of ; -
lice compels- me to relieve the Convention horn
any ercbara-.sment the presentation of my name
might occasion.
'lo my political Iriends of Fulton lam under
the most grateful obligations for the unaninn:.-
with which vhey have instructed you, in my ta
vor, and I can assure them, through you. • hat
this evidence of their regard for my political ad
vancement; is as sincerely felt, and as fully a: -
precialed, as it I was now enjoying all the ben
efits their best wishes could hope for.
Very truly yours,
S. E. DUFF!ELD.
Col. D. W. Chambers then nominated Hon.
J is. M. Sellers, of Juniata.
Geo. Eystsr, Esq., nominated Hon. Edward
McPherson, of Adaius.
The Conference proceeded to ballot, when
Hon. Edward MoPberson received 12 votes
and Jas. M. Sellers 3.
On motion of Col. 1). W. Chambers, the
nomination of Hon. Edward McPherson was
made unanimous.
Geo. Eystr-r, Esq., offered the following res
olution, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That this Conference appreciates
the magnanimity whioh prompted l)r. S. E.
Duffield to withdraw Lis name from the Con
ference, for the patriotic purpose of securing
a harmonious effort; and that we acknowledge
our indebtedness to Litu, while we cheerfully
concede his merits and his claims.
On motion, the Chairman of the Conference
was instructed to appoint a oummittee, con
sisting of one member from caeh county, to
apprise llr. MoPberson of his nomination.
The chairman appointed Messrs. Davis, of
Juniata, Ciiswell, of Franklin, Over, of Bed
ford, Lyon, of Fulton, aod Buchler, of Ad
ams, as said committee.
Ou motion adjourned.
FRANCIS JORDAN,
S. G. LANS, Seo'ty. Pres't.
Senatorial Conference.
The Conferees of Huntingdon, Somerset and
Bedford counties, met at the houe of Mr?.
Filler, in Bedford, on Tuesday, 21st inst. Dr.
Win. Burcb, ot Bedford 00., was called ti the
chair, an J Dr. H. K. N?ff, of Huntingdon, was
chosen Secretary.
The representatives from Huntingdon coun
ty in th# Conference, were Messrs. James Ma
guire, Henry Grsffins and Dr. H. K. Neff.—
Froui Bedford, Messrs. Jacob Brenneman,
Dan'l Sams and Dr. Wm. Burch. From Som
erset, Messrs. Joseph Cuuuuios, J. W. Parker
and C. Kooser.
On motion of Mr. Cummins, the Conference
proceeded to nominate candidates and to bal
lot.
Alexander Stutzmau, of Somerset, Col. S.
S. Wharton, of Huutiugdou, ami Sant'l L. Rus
sell and J. E. SatUrfisld ot Bedford co., were
pnt in nomination.
Oo the I6tb ballot, Col. S. S. Wharion hav
ing received a majority of the votes cast, was
declared nominated. The nomination was then
made uoauimous. The following was passed by
a unanimous vote :
Resolved, That wo heartily endorse the nom
inees ef the ' Chicago CouveOtiou— Abraham
Lincoln of Illinois, for President, aui Hanni
bal Hamlin of Maine, for Vice President; the
nominee of our Citato Convention, Col. Andrew
G. Curtin, of Centre county, for Governor; and
the nominee of tais Conference, Col. 8. 8.
Wharton, for State Senator. That we hereby
pledge to our National, Stats and District Tick
ets, the unanimous and hearty support of our
selves and our constituents; and will do all in
our power to roll up for them such a majority
as will forever after be a source of gratifica
tion anu pride to the people of this district.
WM. BURCH, Prest.
H. K. Neff, Sect'y.
Don. Ed. McPhersou He-nominated.
Everything seems to conspire for the good
of the peopla and to work out the oomplete
overthrow of the so-called Democratic party.
In another column vro publish the proceedings
of the Congressional Conferees who met in
Chambersburg on Monday last, by whiob it will
be seen that Hon. Edward McPherson was
unanimously re-nomiuated for CeDgress. This
announcement will be hailed with satisfaction
by the entire District, and in no part more than
in Adams County. Having served hia oonit't
uents with distinguished ability during the last
Congress, ho will return at the opening of the
next session with his conduct fully and cordi
ally endorsed, and better able to attend to their
wishes. His name will add strength to the
whole ticket, aDd place victory—certain victo
ry—within our grasp. Our tioket is now com
plete. A bettor one was never presented to
tbo people of Adams county for support. All
that we have to do now i to elect it. Friends,
see to it that this is done.— Gettysburg Star and
Banner.
Bedford Classical lustitute.
The 2d school year of this Institute will
open on Monday, Sept. 3d,^1860, in the brick
House of Mr. JautiesoD, nearly opposite Mi
Fyan's. Terms as before.
KEV. JOHN LYON, Principal.
Bedford, Aug. 24, 1860.