UMHU piIIELE. JMST- % m \;i* BEDFORD, Pa. Frlda.l DioruittH April 10. It-* "Feirlsss and Free." &VVli> rv'i.l, BOtroit ANl> JPttOPtttLTtK. I'MHN Nilili TICKET." rot GOVERNOR: DAVID WILMOT, of Vratfcrd County. CANAL COMMISSIONER! WILLIAS MILLW.IUD, of Philadelphia. SUPREME BENCH: JAMES VEKCII, of Fayette County. JOSEPH J. LEWIS, cf Chester County. "SPRLAG ELECTION. GREAT AMERICAN GAINS IN BEDFORD COUNTY. Wo publish below the exict vote for Judge iu the different Townal.ips and Bo roughs iu thtx County, and they show large gains over the vote of last fall for the A tnerican party. The Judge vote is always the test. Loco. MAJ. AiI ES. MAJ. Bedford Bom. 22 right*, no j o.'itieal duties or'obligatious.— j The politicians told them that their "King i dotn was not of this Earth," aud to meddle at all with the trade, would only dibble their sweet aud saiutiy garments. Hut j when tne of thcui is found like the llev. John Chambers, ready to prostitute bis priestly clliee and garble holy texts to prove that human slavery!* an institution of divine ordination, lie was caught up and ; quoted,and puffed and fluttered hv every one Jbf these politicians, who had lately been 1 .-o fearfully exercised on account of eletical I interference iu affairs belonging so pceuliai ly to the laity. Aud when the Rev. John 1 A. Collins was wheedled into a very foolish reply to tire "three thousand," which made ; him guilty of the very fault which he eon | detuned in them, his letter was u.-eu as a first-rate campaign document, by these very ! politicians who so late trembled with the j fear that the meddling priests were übou l | to overturn the fair fabric which hod beets reared by the patriotic fathers. In short wherever a minister could b persuaded to j use the influence of Lis priestly office, aud ; attempt to prove the divine origin of hu i man chattlcLood, and the exceeding great j , blessings thereof, he was carried upon the ; 1 hands of these very politicians, and his | ! arguments were made to appear the most 1 forcible in the campaign, j To come down from these general remarks j to a special case, and to prove that this cry I jof priestly interference .was only a sham, '■ and that if is regarded by themselves as a very excellent thing, we have oniy to refei j |to the election of I'ost Master of our lit- j ; tie Borough, when throe Buchanan. Doinio j cratie, Union-loving Preachers, were led to j : the polls, and soiled tie purify of their j | priestly iob s, in the filthy pool of politics. ' Here was a meddling iu political affairs em- J j pbatic and decisive; more so than if they : bad openly declared from the pulpit their i i opinions upcu the great political questions' j which divide the and thus let them ! Jbe seen and known of all men. They were I thus seen to exert their personal influence j at a strictly party dispute, without any o* j ' the usual sanctions of stn election, from j , which one half of their fellow-citizen*, sup. ! i posed to possess equal rights with themselves . were excluded Ns>ne, be it understood were permitted to vote at this election but regular, simon-puro 'recognized Democrat-' , who bad voted fur Buchanan, and these , , clergymen marched to the polls with the ! ' badge of Democracy upon thcui, thus using 1 all the influence which preachers possess in j behalf of the parry- and the favorite of its ; ; leaders. It was not an election involving tiie slightest political principle, but an eager ! | and indecent scramble after public plunder. . Worse still, it was a paltry proscription, a I petty persecute n of a defenceless woman, i and the participation of these gentlemen i failed to impart to the proceedings the least j j odcr of ricetity. Four or five other clergy- I | men were not permitted to enjoy the privil- I j ego of voting at this party election'. Were j : the former better than their professional ; J bretbern who were excluded? Two of the j j latter we believe did uot vote at the gencr-! |ai election, and tlie others, in obedicuec, j i perhaps, to the arrogant demand that preaeh j era should take n.i part in politics, so luod | catty and unobtrusively, gave expression to | their pvedi.eetious at tlie ballot-box, that their opinions are hardly known now- to the j public. After t!iis demonstration let us j hear no more cant and slang about preach- j | ers meddling in politics.- But iu what wc have said we do not wi.-h it to be'understood that we make nor objerti JU to the participation of clergymen j |in political affairs. Ou the contrary we re- ! | gird it as a misfortune that they do not i make their influence more frequently felt, j If one half that we were told by the Deiuo jcraej wore true of the designs of the j fanatics of the opposition to destroy this : glorious union it Was their duty tobriDg all j ■ their influence no bear * gainst the .wicked j attempt. 'J'Lus acted the clergymen of the | good old duj s of the Revolution, wLo bold ly preached against ihe usurpations of the j crown and gave their blessings to the youth | who went out to fight tLc battles of their ! c-uutry. So did they in Scotland, when | they ir.fued iu the hearts of the people their own love of liberty. So too, iu Eng. | ' covenanter clergymen upheld and defended the cause of civil liberty, when the cavaliers and politician* had well uiirh ruined it. They cherished a sacred regard jin those days for liuuum Rights. Ami in our owu time it w the tietgyun-u, imbued j wish the same spit it, who fearlessly de | j.ouucc wLh pen and tongue the vv.Lele cata ilogaeot bloody and fratricidal crimes which ! have bieckcued cud reddened the atmals of BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE. unhappy Kansas. At least they have none of that spirit which would lead them to in : tcrfere in a petty dispute between rival i claimants of their own party for a petty | political office, aud that too against a teo man. 1 "WON'T GO DAVY!" Under this head, the Gazette, last week, ■ lias a characteristic article. It states that ! .'Mr. Levi Atznew, who has been one of our j most active and prominent opponents in ! Bedford," and "who was their nominee lor ; High Constable only a few weeks since,' ! when "he heard of the nomination of \\ ti met, determined bis course, and voluntarily j recorded Lis name to the Constitution of the | Buchanan Club!" Well, if Levi was one cf their "active and prominent opponents," I we never knew it, neither did his hypocrisy' jof the Gazette! As to his joining tho Club i on hearing cf the nomination of Wilmot, lit is simply ridiculous. All in this place ! knew that Levi voted against us last fall, j ! he has frequently admitted this fact, aud it i is well known that it was only through sym j pa\!ry that he received a sort of nomination ■ for high constable—and it was only through I sympathy that he has been kept in that j i ffice by the \i liigs and Americans for the | la.-t seventeen or eighteen years. It was i on acccuiit ot his course last fall that be j was uet elected this Spring—quite a tsum i her of cur friends would not swallow hitu, jou account of his desertion of us in our ! time of need. Levi told us, and told quite a number of others, on the evening of the i Spriugejeetion, that he had left the Auieri : can partv, and that he was now a Locofoeo. This was before the American Republican Convention met, and consequently it was not because of his "hearing of the {nomina tion of Wilmotl" It is also well known that in ease of a tic vote for Constable, ihe Court has the appointment of that officer. 'I Le Judges are all Locofoeo.-, uuc of whom voted for him at the election, knowing hitu to be a laocofoco, and Levi has taken this public course, (now that he can no longer act the Looofoco secretly,) to get the ap pointment from the Court over Win. T. Chapman, Esq. The Gazette knows all this, and yet the ly ing hypocrite, says that it is on account of the nomination of Wil mot. The Apportionment Bill, was defeated in the Senate a few days ago, Mr. Crabb of Philadelphia, voting against it on the ground that the old City, proper could cot bo ob literated as a Legislative or Senatorial Dis trict, and that she was thcrefoie still en titled to two Senators. Messrs. Seofield and Souther moved a reconsideration. — The bill is not yet acted upon. We clip |he following paragraph from the Harris burg correspondent of the Philadelphia Peiinsylvaniau Inquirer: Upon another point connected with our city apportionment, there will be trouble, aud that is upou the Constitutional right to district the county of Philudc'phit for mem bers of the lower House. Mr. Jordan, who reported the bill, and who is a very able pnvyer, holds that the Legislature has the power to di.-trkt. Mr. Browne, tho able Senator, from the county, his conceded the light in his draft of a minority bill in that body. Gen- Foster, one of the üble-t law yers in the House, his expressed doubts ol the constitutional power. It will, therefore, be a very pretty subject for discussion. FiftE.—The Barn belonging to the Misses Sellers, in the Western part of town was burned down on Sunday night last, The fire broke out aOout 11 o'clock and before assistauce cuuid lie reudered it was con sumed. About 50 bushels wheat, 50 of corn, and 3 or 4 ton* of hay were also des troyed. A valuable Thrashing Machine of Mr. Shires, which was in the b'ru was also burned. The loss will bo about 5S00,00; uo inssrauce. The Engine Company were on the ground prepared to perioral their duty but front the uitet want of water were unable to render any assistance. The cause of the fire is unknown. A singular eercumstatico. connected with fires iu this place, is that iu almost every instance they have occurred on Sunday night, when our citizens were at Church or after the towu was wrapt in sleep. IION. JOHN C KTNKEL. We call the attention of all our Ameri can friends to the speech of this talented Amer'.eaan which we publish on our first page, before the meeting of the American party in Harrisburg. He gives tho best reasons in the world why all true Americans should vote for the great orator and States man, David WUtnot, for Governor. Read the speech, and hand it to your neighbor after you are done with it. it gives the views of one of ihe ablest and greatest A merican orators in the land, why every one who loves the principles of the American party should give our candidate bis hearty and eurdiai support. For the gratification of our Democratic friends iu this place we publish the follow ing little dispatch from Washington. As the Gazette carefully excludes ell such in formation frctn its readers, we publish it gratis, and expect that they will not be un grateful for tbeajt little favors! WASHINGTON, April 3—Applications for route agencies and small post offices, con tinue largely to increase. It lias been de termined, however, that, no removal of the present incumbent* shall ihe place, ex cepting for cause. THE Ca*V£.inV-Ifß CANDI DATE*. We bad time last week but briefly t 0 announce the results of the deliberations of the Convention to nominate candidates for Governor, Canal Commissioner and' Supreme Judges. We now wish to state more particularly why that action receives our hearty suppott, and why we think it deserves tho ratification of every Peun syfVaniati who properly appreciates his I duties to the State and the couuiry. The candidates are, all first*ch**s men— . meu whom uo o.ie nee i be ash o exalted i positions. The Supreme Hen eh of the ; State should he composed of hottest Judge*, who understand their duties and 1 the rights of suitors, and who are thor oughly up to the spirit of the age. They should have no lingering love for tyranny, : but rather should seek the opportunity of accommodating the principles of the law ; to the alleviating tendencies of christian civilization. That the candidates named ' will not be found wanting in these great | essentials, wo truly believe; and we freely and cordially commend their support to those Pennsylvauiaus who wish to see justice administered iu that enlarged spirit which alone becomes the nineteenth i petitory. | Tiio ticket is thus strong in personal character and eminent iie-t others to help it kick up a muss, hot is not willing to share with them the i price which it hopes to get for holding itself i quiet. As to the fact stated, that the News i will not support the nominations, we are I really glad to hear it. Popular as our I candidates arc, we do not think they could I bear up under the odium which such a sup ! port would inflict on them, arid it is kind ! of the News thus early to relievo them of j any suspicion on that score.— Jforristovin i Ih raid. [fT" We extract the following from the Harrisburg corre®pr.n<)ence of (he N or/A odmertenn. We hope it wi'l prove true, and thet the proposed invitation will be accepted: "It is rumored that Judge Wiimot will address a polite note to Gen. Packer, asking liitn where it will he convenient and agree able to hint to begin the canvass, and in forming him of his willingness to be prese nt and discuss, from that day onward until the election, the issues of tbe canvass before the people. This is the western and south ern custom between rival candidates. Its novelty, if introduced into the canvass here, wiil draw out immense numbers of peop! Let Gen. Packer accept or not. Judge Wilmot wiil begin the canvass about the first or niiddla of May." SCREWS LOOSK ALREADY.—It is already town ( talk at Washington, that Mr. Apple ton will probably withdraw from flic Union in a short tune. His health is suffer ing from the poisonous' influence of the Na tional Hotel; and other causes eonspiie to produce this necessity. In addition, no con fidence is entertained r.s to his getting the printing of eithor house, from the apparent distraction of parties and tendency to new complications. This failure with others, is not considered auspicious for the starting Administration. Col. Forney is desirous to succeed to his post, but opposition threat ened fioni i certain faction renders tilt pros pect doubtful. Rhode Island Hod ion. The snnnnl election for State officers and members of Congress, took place in this State, on Wednesday last, and resulted in a complete triumph of the opponents of the administration. Elisba Dyer, Republican, is elected Governor, over A. I). Hotter. Dem. N. B. Durfee is elected to Congress in the first district: and Win. P. Brovton. in tbe second, both Republicans. The State Senate will be composed of 2G Republicans and 5 Democrats, and no choice in two dis tricts. In the House the Republicans wiil have fil and tbe Democrats 8. In two dis tricts there was no choice. Troublk in Utah. —The Washington s Star says them is posi'ive inform.'.tlon in' that city that Brigh]ip into the party, probably by a "side door" arra rgemt-nt, >o that it, like the ser pen might sting the one who warmed it ir.- to life. Our people in this County, an well enough acquainted with the past course of that sheet to render these few remarks almost itnnecessaiv. Correspondence of Inquirer and ChrcnicU. HAKRISSCKG, Apt it 7, 1857. ME. EDITOR:— Dear Sir: —The item of news which absorbs ail others here, is the sudden a-.i unexpected death i f the Hon CHARLES FI. PENROSE, one of the Senators from the city of Philadelphia. He hat' lutes somewhat unwell for about two weeks with a sore throat, and hoarseness, but wag not considered dangerous. He had been confined to bis bed in Philadel phia for a couple of days in the eatJy pa;t of last week, but on getting better, as lis sup posed. became up on Thursday, and was in Ids seat on the afternoon of thai day, and ih# forenoon of Friday. On tie alternooaof Fri day be w us taken ill in com tuitue, and went!. bis room, and 10 Led, but his ca:e was not re garded :.i serious until Sunday. Ha die.l on •Monday about 3 o'clock, and Lis phys run* | say his disease was pleurisy, itnd infhiuutiou : of the diaphragm, lie was aged fifty-seven; ami in his last bouts he wis waited upon by | three of his soiia, who had been seat for. II i is greatly lamented by tins Senate, and lie will be much missed from that My. His decease , was loißlally announced this morning, in I>o:a 1 the Senate and House, a i.d n.cst tq-pri priato j uddressos delivered in each; and I especial!/ I oommemi the speech of Mr. Thome of !to > llousu, as in t:\ceilent biographical conipcod.- ! unt. This death, as is usual on sll such cases, i materially interferes with the busiuses, and hat j li tie will he done this week. Both the Seatto : and House have resolved to attend the fttaeral, I which is expected to take place its Philadelphia | on either Thursday or Friday of this week.— i The body was taken to tfcs. city this morning. : jn charge of a committee of five appointed I/ the ivoiiste. j The House has parsed the appropriation l.'H; j arid t is now in the hands of the proper coa- I tuittec in tne ' discussion, but not so much as the afford • ] merit bill, or the bill ior the sale of the Main j Line, recently reported by the Committee of j Ways and Means of the House under s reseda j lion of instruction. It is believed it can be ' passed, but it will require time. The Apportionment bill was the order "f the ; day in tbc Ser.ato for the session this sfterfidor; i but the adjournment in consequence of Mr. j Penrose's death prevented its considi fatic I and it is now net likely to come up ag.ua uc i tii licit week. The House has os yet refold J ! no apportionment bill, which only confirms the 1 suspicion entertained fit serine time, that tfia i rosj rity tlvere do not desire or intend ihst I any such bill shall pass. It is believed the Se -1 uato will pass one, bin there are sevsrai knot - ty questions of constitutional law, like'/ to embarrass, and make trouble even in the Sati ate. The Senate l i'l divides the city of I'bil adtlphia into districts for re; ressntitives. sud s this has never been duae before, the power to d-> it is by many greatly questioned. Tl-f tseuate bill gives the consolidated city of Phila delphia only lour Senators, whilst the rifrcsea- I talives of ib.it city contend for five, if not six, • sccoiditig to the number of her taxabl'-s. Tbe • question is or.e of constitutional ccnstrtrcficn, I and various opinions are held. It sea-ros o constitution provides in express terms tl.tjt • ; city or county shall have tuoie than four Fa - ' tors; but the representatives of the city con tend that tbiir city is not within lite comtitß- I lionai limitation, because tbe act coi.soli4a" 4, i l thr city and county expressly declared oiher ! w!sc. These are .e* questions; ami wiii fi doutly give trouble. Yours, >ruiy, SI'KCTATOR. says iLere is a u ' difleicnco between perooverauoe and 0 sfinucy. Ona is a strong iil sud the d 5 .. -dreDg vtou't