gfrilfoM gttfjuim. BEDFORD PA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 15, 1865. UNION STATE TICKET. VOU AUDITOR GENERAL, Gen. JOHIf Yt HARTRANFT, Montgomery. VOR SURVEYOR GENERAL, CoL JACOB M. CAMPBELL, of Cambria. UNION COUNTY NOMINATIONS. • rOR TBS LEGISLATURE, Hon. D. B. ARRNTROHG, of Bedford eo. Gen. MOSES A. BOSS, of MWerwt eo. DISTRICT ATTORNEY, J. T. KEAGY, Esq., of Bedford. ASSOCIATE JUDGE, 1 AIM. ADAM WEA VERLING, Bloody Ran. TREASURER, DICKERHOOF, Bedford. COUMTY SURVEYOR, DAN I EI. SAMS, West Providence, JURY COMMISSIONER, WILLIAM KIRK. St. Clair. COMMISSIONER, HENRY J. BRrXEß. Cnmberland Valley. rOOR DIRECTORS, JOHN S. HETRICK, 3yr.. M. Wood berry. LEONARD BITNER, 3ynt., Juniata. AUDITOR, JAMES AXJLISON. Napier. CORONER. Capt. AMOS ROBINETT, Southampton SOLDIERS READ. IVe must say, that laying aside all political prejudices we are opposed to thepro. cqdeofal lowing mm to vote, out of the State on any pretext whatever. We believe in the doctrine* of our earliest statesmen: that a standfng ar my is dangerous to a remtbHc. AND FUR THER BELIEVE THAT GIVING SOL- POWER TO VOTE ONLY DOUBLES THE DANGER.— Gazette dan. 22, 1864. •16,000. Ity"* Tax-payers of Bedford county recol lect that the Democratic party has run the political machinery of Bedford county for the last ten years, and they have run it into debt to the tune of SIXTEEN THOU SAND DOLLARS. Though annual set tlements are made, and the result published, we, a few weeks ago, were the first to give you light upon the subject Pause before you cast your votes to continue such a party in power. ASSESS THE SOLDIERS I ASSESS THE CIVILIANS 11 See that the soldiers in the field and those at home are assessed at once. The election takes place on the 10th day of October and you cannot be ready for it at too early a moment. See to it that every Union voter is properly assessed before it is too late! THE TWO TICKETS. Of course it will not be expected of us, in a single review of the candidates placed in nomination before the people, by both par- , ties, to enter into a minute analysis of the peculiarities of each individual, but only to make a general resume and touch upon the salient characteristics of a few. In this broad and libera! sense, we naturally turn first to the action of the two great conven tions which recently met at our State Capi tol, for the purpose of putting in nomina tion candidates to be supported by the peo ple at the coming October Election. The men thus submitted to the ehoice and judg ment of the people have become common property, and as we are at liberty to discuss the principles embodied in the respective platforms, so are we permitted to examine the character and scrutinize the merits of the different standard bearers selected for the contest. It would seem that the pseu do-Democratic Convention instinctively fol wed the example set by the Union men, and adopted as their choice, two persons who had served in the present war, and to exhibit their purblind, servile imitation of their opponents, in a degree almost border ing on the ridiculous, selected men from the same counties, and one of them from the same Regiment. So far our enemies had succeeded in making out a prima facie case. But when the candid observer of the last four years' events, began to reflect upon the conduct of the men composing this organi zation daring the entire period of the war, of the countenance given by them to seces sion, their declaration that coercion was un constitutional, their resistance to the draft, their denunciation of the war, and their wholesale abuse of the soldiers, the defend ers of their country, denominating them 'hired Hessians," "cut throats," and other opprobrious epithets, we say when all this was seen, the hypocritical action of these demagogical charlatans vanished like gossa mer, and this ill-fated ideal creation fell still born upon the country. Not only was the ' expedient of chosing soldiers of doubtful propriety, but the particular selection was iu itself fataL Let us Bee. Cob Davi* fashioned after his prototype Jeff. Davis, and whom Sjanv of nnterrifie*? democ racy of Berks and Schuylkill counties believe to be the arch-conspirator of the Rebellion, left the service because his insatiate ambi tion was not gratified by the War Depart ment, and ever since that time has been en gaged in the dissemination of Copperhead literature in the eastern part of our State, being tho editor of a rank, tonl-mouthed or gan which opposed the extension 0 f the right of suffrage to the soldier and has nev er ceased to vilfify the government. On the other hand the Union party present the name of a true and tried veteran, Maj. Gn. John F. Hartranft, whose praises fill the mouth of the nation, and the splendor of whose deeds will shine brightly on the page of history. But it was not our intention to dwell upon the persons named above, but to draw a hasty sketch of a few of those named in connection with the county offices. The Democracy of our county, in their ea ger greed for the spoils, and impelled by the clamor of impatient office-seekers, held their nominating Convention previous to that of the Union party, and, as before intimated, thev nrrwv-Ail ho uuuut afone, they were tin. jprn after us. They tiled to place sol matja lire two, neither of x\ oa.*4 the war, but be uaq* am •- of the soj-- J °d P' 1 a idation is their tn! nn alp *°J enly spread, but the a," . , sponge will readily absoriftciplee and ure which the t'rstrain war ely recog- CmntryOem, ",y 8 by des • as worthy of tbeir support at the ensuing election. And who are these men? hirst we have Hon. D. B. Armstrong for the Legislature, who entered the servioe as a private and by his gallantry was promoted to a Lieutenancy. So badly were hislantagonists beaten in the last campaign, that their friends dared not name them again, in that connection, but in their extremity undertook the hopeless ex periment of sending two ex-Know-Nothings to the Legislature. But they will fail again, notwithstanding all their' 'work of labor and of love." For District Attorney we have flung to the breeze the name of John T. Keagy, a gallant soldier, who was severely wounded at the battle of Fair Oaks. He deserves the support of every comrade inarms thro'- out the County. His competitor has filled the office for three years, with what success we leave for those acquainted with the facts to judge. If em speech in three years, the writing of half dozen colttms of doggerel for a fifth class newspaper, and unblushing hes itation in the trial of a great cause, are re commendations to popular favor, we com mend him to the generous sympathy of his blind adherents. Of Capt. Adam Weaver ling, we have already expressed our views in another article. If his opponent, lured by the prospect of advancement, is willing to sacrifice his manhood and his better feel ings, we are content. Against Captain Simon Dickerhoof, no word of detraction can be said. He served his country long and well, and never quailed beneath the murderous fire of treason's co horts. The gallant men of the noble 138 th, who for three long years followed, with him the lurid gleam of the flaming war path, and beheld many a brother mingle his patriot blood with the ensanguined field, will not forget , their old commander. But what shall we say of him who dreaded the con scription worse than a devouring angel, and who in deep tribulation concluded rather to suffer the relentless pangs of the hemor rhoids induced by a free use of a stomachic purgative known as aloes, than to en counter the leaden hail of the enemy. Poor man! he can never obtain a pension, for he was not wounded in the line of his duty. Space forbids us to canvass further this sub ject, but we may at no distant day advert to it again. "WHY PERSECUTEST THOU ME?" We had intended to leave the case of the Reeds to the judicial tribunals where it be longs without another word of comment, but the course of the Gazette renders that im possible. The arrest of Mengel Reed for treason, and his probable trial before the U. S. District Court leaves the subject free from embarrassment on his account, at least. The Gazette vainly seeks to excite sympathy for the accused by raising the cry of perse cution. Mr. Cessna is persecuting him, for sooth ! Did Mr. Cessna advise the wretch ed young man to abandon his home, and desert his neighbors at the time their very hearthstones were threatened with invasion? Is Mr. Cessna to be blamed foee&use ho, perverted and deluded by the teachings of Copperheads, committed the highest crime known to the laws of his country? On the contrary, had he heeded the warnings and listened to the patriotic counsels of Mr. Cessna, his situation to-day would be far different. But the Gazette says he went into the rebel army unwillingly. That is just what a jury of his countrymen will investigate and determine. The truth is the Copperheads of this community were wild in their sympa thy for the rebel cause. They mourned at our victories, and exulted at rebel triumphs; they prophesied and prayed for the fina success of the enemies of the Union. This young man went into the Confederate army because his friends taught him to believe the cause was just, and he is less guilty than they. But he and they now seek by a mis erable falsehood to evade the consequences of his act. Mr. Cessna needs no defense for his part in this matter. He is abundantly able to take care of himself. He simply represents the insulted majesty of the law. It is a mockery to say that either the general gov | ernment or the commonwealth can be repre sented by the present District Attorney. He possesses neither the ability nor the dis position to discharge his duty towards his country in the premises. It is notorious that he is now and has always been a rebel sympathizer, and his passions and prejudi ces alike influence him. Instead of joining in this ridiculous clamor about persecution, the friends of good order, of peace, of law, of Union, will thank Mr. Cessna for his con duct. Instead of abusing him, they will do justice to the manly spirit which prompts him to the discharge of his duty to his coun try in this case, without fear, favor, or hope of reward. The Copperheads are rancorous against him because he possesses courage, ability and patriotism, qualities which they j rnoat pjpnfi!]y 1©=. The soldiers are very anxious to get a peep at those Copperhead badges worn by the candidate for District Attorney and the editor of the Gazette. Give us a chance to put them on exibition, and oblige those whom you love so much. Don't keep the soldiers in suspense. Put 'em out I tTsff. DAVIS is suffering with erysipelas and. carbuncles on his leg. He is now per mitted to write to his wife TREASON. The Gazette mocks at the arrest of Men gel Reed for treason. The very thought of it seems to afford the editor infinite menv ment Perhaps there is some other word in his vocabulary that will more fittingly define the deed. Perhaps the editor can invent some ;euphonism, some soft and candied phrase that will be more pleasing to the ears of his Copperhead readers. For our part, for want of a term that will more nearly describe this last act, this duplicate crime against state and nation, we shall call it treason , most foul, black and damnable. Taking all these circumstances together the annals of this war will be searched in vain for a deed of equal turpitude. There may be palliation for a Southern man ; for this individual there is no excuse. At the very time when his own state was invaded; in the hour of public gloom and dismay, when his neighbors awaited in dread the coming of the foe; when the rough ridere of Jenk ins were within a days march of his town, he stole away and joined the enemy, and was caught with arms iu his hands, stained perhaps with the blood of his fellow coun trymen, on the field of Gettysburg. This is the charge, and there is a cloud of witnesses to make it good, for within the lines of the enemy at McConnellsburg the young man made no concealment of his pur poses. Even the rebel General was shock ed at this manifestation of turpitude, and advised him and bis comrade to go home. The latter never denied that he volunteered. This deed may be called merely a youth fill escapade, the "spree" of an inconsider ate, hot-headed youth. It exhibited a mal ice altogether too deliberate and cool to ad mit of that excuse. Besides, the times are too stern and* real to allow such fooling. While thousands, of our bravest youth gave up their lives for their country on the field of battle, it will not do to say that this young man joined the enemy merely for a frolic. To do so, would be to belittle them and the sacred cause for which they died. It would even belittle him; but we are not concerned about that. The truth is, this young man simply redu ced to practice the traitorous teachings of his Copperhead friends. The poison they daily voided on the streets of Bedford pro duced its legitimate effects. We believe the charges against him are true, and if convic ted, we hope he will be punished in away that will make him a warning to perfidious traitors for all time to come. The case is not one for pardon. THE FOOT-PRINTS OF THE BARN BURNER. For the purpose of reminding our Copper head friends of the fact that men burned the barns of Union men in this county be cause they sustained the Government, we print the following notice, verbatim, which was prepared by the Copperheads of St. Clair and Napier, and stuck up on a tree near Jerry Gordon's barn to warn officers of the Government against doing their duty: Notice to all the inhabitants of this Commonwealth that the people will not submit to this Con script and those that take it on themselves enroll may Look out as the People will en roll them with Cold Lead this war must be stopt and some other plan taken this Ad ministration must extend the Right of Suf frage to Every State and Man ana then Ev ery Body will fight and not until then now the man that nas the Least Nigger and Wool in him will say the least about this Notice and will obey it the most Yours Tru ly and Sincerely It will be remembered that Jerry Gor don's barn was burned, and whilst thus burning this notice was pulled from a tree and read by the astonished inhabitants. Mr. Gordon had been appointed enrolling offioer a few days previous and the Copper heads under the darkness of night sought to intimidate him by burning his barn. These fellows have changed since then. They demanded that 11 This (Lincoln's) ad ministration must extend the right of suf frage to every State and man and then EVE RY BODY WILL FIGHT." Now they ap pear to think that the right of suffrage should not be extended to every man. Re collect that the men who burned these barns are to a man Copperheads to-day! How can any soldier affiliate with such men? REPUDIATION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT, The first speaker who addressed the Cop perhead meeting on last Monday night a week ago,;declared that he was in favor of the repudiation of the national debt. This is the true position of the Copperhead par ty. This fellow was slightly in advance of the rest of the speakers, but beyond ques tion he expressed the sentiments of the party. The Southern States will unques. tionably, oppose the payment of the public debt, and for the purpose of securing an alli ance with the dominant Southern-party, the Oopporhoads will do anything. Yes, after they succeed they tm'U not only repudiate the national debt BUT WILL REPEAL THE PEN SION LAWS AND ASSUME THE PAYMENT OF THE SOUTHERN DEBT. Pen sioners and bond-holders can you vote the Copperhead ticket? DEMOCRATIC LEADERS. Much as the Democracy may profess love for the soldiers, loyalty and devotion to the country, and a desire to accept the condi tion of things left by the rebellion, they are continually, by their action, giving the lie to their profession. They plead for Jeff. Davis, they call the trial and execution of assassins, murder, they demand that the states lately in rebellion shall be permitted to return to Congress and take part in the Government of the country in such way and manner as they shall choose. That rebels, traitors, murderers, and assassins shall be permitted to go free, or to be tried by a court and jury of their companion# in crime. Nay they even cling to their old leaders, who blushed not, to the last hours of the rebellion, to plead its cause or justify its crime. Thus the Philadelphia Ledger says: ') a^ap digham is engineering the Demo cratic party m Ohio. The leaders of the Ohio Democracy seem determined to kill the party, and they could not put the power into the hands of any man who can so successful ly accomplish _ that purpose as Yallandig ham. Tne rebuke he got at the last Gu bernatorial ejection ought to have been a lesson to the party and to him. The people who have just put down rebellion are not prepared to accept its known advocates as their future leaders." NO SUBJUGATION BUT BEP DELA TION. The Copperhead candidate for District Attorney, John Palmer, in a speech at St. Clairsville, on the occasion of a presentation of a flag by the Copperheads of Bedford Borough to the Barnburners of of St. Clair township, on the 23d of April, 1864, gave utterance to the following sentiments which we clip from a report., by a reverend gentle man, in the Bedford INQUIRER under date of April 29, of the same year, and as the report was never contradicted, we give it as it then appeared : Among the many things said, he adverted to Long s secession speech in Congress, a few weeks ago. He said he endorsed the speech, and Mr. Long's position; and would also say, rather than to have the -South sub jugated, he would go in for separation. Soldiers and war Democrats, canyon vote for the man who was opposed to subjugation and in favor of separation ? We think not. WHAT BECAME OF THE PRE MIUMS? There was a considerable amount of gold, silver and demand notes paid into the coun ty treasury during the first two years of the rebellion, and it was there when there was a considerable premium on Ibetn. What was done with the premium ? We know it was sold. We find no account in the treasurers report Why is it ? Let us have an ac count of its appropriation. When people are crying about taxes let us know where the money goes. BOUNTY CHECKS! The Commissioners pay sir per cent on these checks from the 16th ef November, 1863, when does the interest stop? We have seen these checks paid vithout endors ing the amount of interest paid the payee upon the back of the draft, or noting the date of payment How does the rTeasurer know to what date to compute the interest? The Copperheads have so long filled their pockets from the Treasury that it is time that we were looking after these things. Come let us know whether there ain't a nice swindle in this matter of interest? J€&The Gazette appears to think it an awful thing that $24,000 Ixmnty was given by Bedford county to raise soldiers to fill a quota while Middle Woodberry, South Woodberry, Colerain, and Broad Top each paid almost that amount Yea, if we be lieve the editor's statement he paid the one twenty-fourth part of that sum to avoid the draft himself. Soldiers, what do you think of the party that raises an ado over the paltry fifty dollars bounty paid your fam iles while you were risking your lives? Shame! shame!! We notice by the last Gazette that the Skedaddlers, Skulkers, Bounty Jump ers, Barnburners and Copperheads generally axe going to hold a Mass Meeting at Schells burg on to-morrow. What a beautiful mess there will be in attendance. We wish some of our friends would send us a list of Ske* daddlerson hand for publication. We will wager a new hat that they cannot organize their meeting without drawing heavily upon the above classes. Mengel Reed; who was arrested immedi ately after his discharge, for treason, on the oath of a brother of Crou