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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-01-21

We print on our outside an abstract of
the last annual Message of Gov. Pollock.
1t is an able document, and presents a
hattoring prospect for the future welfare
of our good old commonwealth. The
Governor retires, too, under circumstan.
ces which make him well deserve the
praise of his constituency, the public debt
Of the State having been reduced during
his administration, (including the sale Of
the Main Line, about TEN MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS The actual reduction, aside
from the Main Line, is s., ,231, ,7718l--
Economy is one Of the greatest present
needs Of our people, in all the aspects Of
life, social and political; and when we be-
hold public officer retiring from his Off
cial position with the proud satisfaction
Of having reduced the burden of the mass
es whom he represents, we arc glad to
render to him the just praise of "Well
done thou good and faithful servant" =
1t is the Inauguration Of a new era IN our
State Government, and as such, cannot
be too much kept before the minds of the
taxpayers Of Pennsylvania.
We hope every readec Of the Journal
viii give the Abstract on our first page
careful perusal, there being many sugges-
tons presented in it which are deserving
of the earnest attention of all classes of
readers, We have thus condensed it for
our columns, because We were anxious to
reserve as much Of our paper as possible
to general news. We think the Abstract
more acceptable to our readers, than the
entire Message, which would have occu-
pied our entire paper, in connection with
the necessary advertisements,
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our dealings with them, we can fully endorse
the above wcll=mcri;ed commentators Other
Advertising Houses in New York With whom
we have had business dealings have been
slow pay - some ofthem have failed entire
II. and ait one time aud another our losses
from this cause have been coasilerab'e
Messrs. p. & Co. have always paid rs soon as
the money was earned--freqaently in ad-
vance" Their prompt and honorable dealing
has won the confidence Of the coaatry press
which had been grossly betrayed by otler
agencies, and aa consequence great loss IN
Cured by publishers.
We unho ;itiltngly recommend them to the
business. men OF Troy who may desire to ad-
vertise nr1Ncw York city or any section Of the
Union or the Canadas, as safe and reliable
AGENTS, of ample respons:biiity, whose faciii-
ties enable them to execute orders yelY prompt
~ ani at the most reasonably ratcs-lrQy
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GILL. & Co. given above, We have on
ether occasions noticed their fairness and
promptness, and unhesitatingly recon-
mend them to business men, who wish
business transacted in New York or Bos-
ton, as trustworthy agents. In this con-
neGtion we would say to our friends of
the press, that the New York agency Of
V. B. Palmer & Co., have unjustly re-
fused to honor our order for few pounds
of news ink, as well as to transact other
business which their Philadelphia agent
has checrfully done for US. We have al
ways houored their ordcrs-SometlmeS at
our Inconvenience, and have never asked
them to do business for us which was in
consistent with their profession Of News
Agents. We have heretofore always
thought that the amount offered BY au
agent to publisher for advertising was
the amount he intended to pay, exclusive
of commission. But this New York Agent
of Palmer & Co. thinks otherwise, and
sends us his rendering of our bill, which
deducts from that 25 per cent. for COM
mission thus virtually cheating US out of
that amount-for in their orders they de-
sire US to change them with the amount
they desire us to publish for, generally
% to 50 per cent. less than our regular
rates, in addition to which they have 25
to 33 per cent from the advertiser. VIII
friends Pcttengill & Co. be kind enough
to furnish rs with their manner of doing
business, in order that we may compare
it with the above? Your last favor was
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ESg~ The attempt of Buchanan to for

E9g~ The attempt Of Buchanan to force
an obnoxious Constitution on the people
of Kansas, begins to tell At the muniv
cipal election in Pittsburg on the 9th inst,
the Republicans elected their candidate
for Mayor, by larger majority than they
gave Fremont. The Pittsburg Gazette,
sterling Republican paper, commenting
on the result says:
"The vote of the city is much lighter
than the vote of 1855, but it is the largest
vote ever cast at Municipal election in
Pittsburg. The anxiety to poll vote of
of condemnation on the administration
brought out great many who otherwise
would hayo staid at home" .....
The anxiety to condemn the alminis
tration will be increased, as the evidence
of It's attempt to ignore the principle on
which 1t was placed in power becomes
manifest. .....
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Advertising Agents i'm New g0gk

The large amount of advertising done by
New York business men in the Westand South,
renders it necessary for the latter to have good
and reliable agents in that city. We antici-
patcd at one time, owing to the losses and an
noyanccS experienced, to dispense with the
services of agents altogether but we found
the difficulties arising from having no agent
greater than those occasioned by the latter.
In this emergency, it is satisfactory to be able
to find good and reliable agents prompt and
accurate in all traasactions, and in every re-
spect thorough going business men. We have
faund such In S. NJ. Pcttengill Il Co. For sew
oral gears we have TRANSACTED business with
their Office and on no occasion did they fail
to meet prQmptly all their engagements. The
satisfaction We have experienced ourselves in
our business transactions with these gentle
men, induces US to accord to them this volnn-
tary testimonial 50 that merit may be reward
ed, AMI our friends of the press may AaYe an
opportunity Of availing themselves Of the same
advantages that We enjoy, and which expcri-
ence has rendered us fully capable Of apprcoi-
ating Cincinnati Gazette,
Mcssrs S. NJ. Pettengill 4 Co., are also the
agents of the Pittsburg Gazstte, in New York,
and we cordially endorse the above statement
of our Cincinnati cotemporary as to their f.
deity and promptnesS. Our business connec-
tionS with them have always been of the most
gratifying description, and we can recommend
them to any Of the press who are seeking re-
liable advertising agents in New York.-IUts-
6afg Gazttte.
We can checrfully endorse these commenda-
tions of Messrs. Pettengill Il Co Several
years business relations with them enahle us
to say that they are alike energetic. prompt
and honcst,-Ijdany Eceaing Aoar3aai
We take pleasure in adding our recommen-
! dation of NcSsrs. rettengill Il Co. to the above
testimonials in their favor, having found tae,h
faithful aud useful agents for some years past.
We would advise all in want of snch agents.
to employ MesSrS. Pettengill Il Co.-New Or
leans Picdyuae.
Theabove concentrations are well deserved,
as we judge, both by the general tone of the
country press and from somewhat extensive
business transactions with the House referred
to- We can recommend Messrs. Pettengil &
Go. to such of our publishing friends as desire
Rewspaper agents in this metropolis.--N L.
I'ribaac, Ma.
MessrJ, PErrENGLL & Co. are reliable,
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nY-G Gov. PoI.ock's Message has the
following eloquent and characteristic
closing paragraphs:
."Our beloved Commonwealth, rich in
oil the elements of mater al greatness, her
broad and fertile fclls--ner lofty noun
trins, filled with inexhaustable mineral
wealth-her rivers and her streams-aer
lnternal Improvements, her furnaces, roll
ing-mills and faotories-her Colleges,
Academies and her noble system of com
mon schools-her churches and christian
institutions-her population enterprising
epeYgetic, intelligent and prosperous
all these are justly the pride of every
true.hearted Pennsylvania. Our mighty
republic, 'tthe free heart hope and home" T"
the Constitution and the Union of the
States-the civil and religious privileges
of the peoplc-the right of conscience
and freedom of worship-the great and
essential principles of liberty and free
government, here enjoyed and opr Amer
lean Nationality, founded in true and
single devotion to home and to country,
are objects that fill with patriotic dovo-
tion, the heart of every American citizen.
May they be cherished and defended
until patriotism ceases to be virtue, and
liberty be known only as name.
':Pho true glary and greatness ofa ma
tion consists not qlQne in the number,
privileges or intellectual superiority of
her people, her material wealth or phys
ical strength, her POLITICAL position OF
form of government, righteousness ex-
alteth nation" and "happy is that peo.
pie whose God is the Lord" Our faith
ers trusted in Him, and were not disap=
pointed. Recognizing Him as the Sow
ereign Ruler of Nations and Men invok-
ing a continuance Of his watchfulness
over the interests of the Commonwealth,
and his blessing upon your official labors
may your acts and the acts of those
who may succeed us in the administration
pfithe seyeIamells, in their character ana
results, be such as patriotism demands,
aud honor, truth and conscience can
sanction and approve"
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stitutioa, which q large majority of that
people Toppdiatcd and yet ell over the
country pge people laudiug the President
for his purity aud iategrity. Wherein is
President Buchanan more entitled to re
spcct thaa the present rule of France.
The following dispatch from Washing
ton Of Jan. 13, contains the very gist of
dcSpotism:
The Spokesman of the Administration
announced this morning that the Lecomp-
ton scheme was to be put through Con
grsss in utter disregard of the elections
in Kansas, if all the power of Government
could accomplish that result,
Such is the spirit of an Administration
which has The impqdoncc to call itself
" Democratic There il not boy in his
teens in America who does not know that
it is anti-demooratio for the President to
force his measures through Congress
against the will Of the people, and there
is not a boy who does not know that if the
peoples representatives were left to act
for themselves this Lecompton fraud
would be repudiated by large majority.
But the day has gone by in the United
States when the President acted as the
servant of the people. He now acts .'as
master of the people and Of tho peoples
representatives, aud dictates to Congress
what measures shall pass, and what shall
not. And so little of the old spirit of
freedom is left among the people that
they quietly submit to all this usurpation,
and pliantly acquiesce in calling it De
mocracy. Shades Of Jefferson what
crimes are committed in thy name.
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Are we any longer IN Free Pco-
plG.

The repeal ofthe Missouri Compromise,
under the cry that it stood in the way of
the right of the people of Territory to
govern themselves, and then the removal
Of four Governors of Kansas, because they
did not rule Kansas as tYranically as the
President desired, arc facts in our history
not very creditable to the spirit QG she
American people. as
And now there Is the additional fact,
that the President has undertaken to
torcc upon the people Of Kansas "a Con
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szy- IN old resideD; of thi.

80 -An Old resldeQt Of tRis county, and
1 reliable, intelligent man, writes from the
West under date of Jan ID, 1873; -" Al
though as well situated az | euuil expect
all things considered; and perhaps in as
cool part of the West as any, l am still
of the opinion that itdoes not pay to move
from Potter here or elsewhere As T'said
before, crops are abundant, yet it is no
easier living here as | can see, than in
Potter." We believe this testimony is
entirely reliable, and is deserving the at
tention ofallwbo contemplate leaving their
present hQmos,
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-01-21

eE3ome of our readers will recoa

eg Some of our readers viii recognize
the spirit Of as we'll as the name attached
to, the following brief letter: Browns
conscience will tell him that this q just
aud deserYed FeProof:
L4ygEscE, X. T., Dec. &c, 1857.
Tq tie Eiitor qfthe Missouri Democrat.
The following resolutions Were adopted
at the delegate convention held in this
place, on the 23d instant: 139 delgates
we're present, and the ballot stood 8 in
favor of voting at the election to be held
ON the 4th of January next, for state Off
GERS under bhe Lecompton swindle, and
75 in the negative. Thus the people de-
eided not to cate on anything but the CON
sritution itself. A few of the natt2na{
democrats, or | add with more propriety,
tAe worshipers Of that dclectable sheet
known as the HsraLIcf WaX.or, BoLrED.
They met in the basement of the LeraId
Office and nominated state ticket. q.
W. Brown and DR. Wood, one Of the
murderers of Barber, were the leading
spirits.
You may judge of Browns fidelity to
the cause of freedom when you see him
IN secret conclave with those who mur-
dcred its most devoted friends. briggs,
the editor or the Lecompton Dem0cru,
was also prominent actor in this affair.
Brown urged the nomination Of Stanton
for governor, and refused to admit any
but those WAq were favorable to his
treacherogs policy, From fifteen to TWEEN
ty were IN attendance This is not the
first time Brogn has tried to distract the
free state party by. claiming to be one of
its devotees. It is to be hoped hereafter
that he will forever remember the 24th of
December as blot upon his record, and
never disgrace another assembl4ge Oi free
mcn as traitor to his country.
s. {. RUSSELL.
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H@ The statement of reeeipts and c


sE" The statement of receipts and ex-
penditares of Potter County for the year
1887, may be found in another column,
and we ask every tax payer to compare
this statement, with those Of the two
years under the administration of bunker
democracy. In 1855 the excess of ex-
pend'f:.,,-- ~ : over receipts was s22,oi5 55, in
1857 this excess was only Sl87,l
That is a fair Illustration Of the differ
ence between the management and char
acter of Repuhlicanism, and pro.slayory
democracy For the year 1858 we pre-
diet a handsome excess Gf receipts over
expenditures. .. ....
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-
Il. FJsyTA F4RNING.-A correspon-
a at Of lbs J. J. Tribune says:
"The yalleys-that portion of country
sring between the mountains and along
the streaaIs--arc the garden spots OF Cal
ifornia, and [ might with truth say of the
world. The soil is rich and dsGp, and of
surprising fertility-prodqcing from 81 to
IS bushels of wheat TO the acre, and the
Same of oats and harley, aud over 100 Of
corn. Whe4t. oats and barley need to be
sowed c..ly every second or third year
Vegetables grow to enormous size. Squash
cs were exhibited at the late fax at
Stockton weighing from rs to 264
pounds; beets weighing from 30 70 95
pounds !; potatoes weighing from 5 to :
pounds; corn-stalks measuring near %
fcet high; hemg-stalks measuring nearly
as much !; cats 8 feet high OF soTle of
these tive crops can be raised in season
b. irrigation.
Fruit grows rapidly and does well. Mr.
Wolfscalc of Putah. plauted peach seed,
and In sixteen months ate ripe peach
of of the tree produced from that seed.
Beacf, orchards have been planted here
and in the third year thousands Of dollars
have been realized from them bQt recol-
iect that peaches would sell at from l.!
to 50 cents a piece. The principal traits
that have been tried here are the follow
ing: Apples, specimens of which l have
seen that weighed over two pounds; pears,
peaches and ounces, weighing nearly two
pounds; ncctarines, aprieots, pluns, cher
ries, gooselerrieS, cucraZt5, strawberries,
almonds, English w2laQt, fgs and grapes.
have seen clusters of the latter weigh
ing more than FIVE pounds"
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e peS- $ Yes, man may say, thou hast
faith, and have works Show me thy
faith witlant thy works, and will show
thee my Faith by my works"
SLAVERY is hontrary to the law of ma
ture and Of nations. a. H'Wiam WUt.
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HzEy~ The tendency of the present sy

azy- The tendency of the present sys-
tenn Of party politics is inevitably down
ward. BY its very nature it proceeds from
bad to worse. Fugitive slaye-laws-Os-
tend nlanifcstos-drunken profii@ates sent
out as foreign cmbassadors-a Post Office
department far behind the age-Nebras-
ka bills-kansas villainies-Dred Scott
dccisions--comc of that system which
puts party fidelity in the place of patriot
ism, party platforms and compromises
above the Constitution, and party cxpcdi-
cncy above the law Of God-N T. Asde-
ileul2cut.
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Social Affairs kgafU--'.ES's ISL De-
fQnSC.

For the Potter Journal.
FRIEND CHAsE.-It seems that our
Social Affairs" have assumed rather
serious aspect. My opponent who signs
his name "Coudcrsport' is disposed to
make them Serious Affairs, by charging
me with Sacrilcge, SANDER, and using
many opprobrious epithcts. little ex-
pccted such an acrimonious treat, aud of
course, must either retract, give an apoI-
ogy to the public, or support my position
by more substantial argument. Surely,
| have a powerful foe to contend with, for
he claims to have a very "Suggestjrc mtnd'
ard Lawyer-hke, lie arranges his suSges-
tives under four different heads. First
| must answer to the charge OF robbiug
Heaven. Well, I said simply this: that
hospitality is a bond of union, that eating
even half peach, quaffing a pipe, is a
lovc-feast, and like the love -feasts i'll our
churches, oements the bond, and that our
holy Sacraments do the same, To this
position I stand ,---not saying that the two
Sacraments Ill Protestant churches, or
even the seven in the Romish church
have no higher object. am glad that
the Representative Of Coudcr<port re,
CARDS the Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per, and hope he will again return to his
duty, and prefer the ways Of Zion-far
better than to poison the morals of youth
with profanity His second and third
suggestions may 90 for what they are
worth; | pass to his fourth, In using
the word ''felonious," | did not think of
making SO exact fit of the coat | ac-
knowledge my crime in prejudging, and
earnestly hope that the Court or jury viii
not be prejudlced against my opponent or
his client. | close by suggestion which
occurred while reading the article signed
"Coudersport." We are informed in the
lst Chap. of Job, that the sons of God
were in the practice of assembling them
selves together, and for what Probably
to discuss "Sooial Affairs" and devise the
best ways and means to advance the gen.
eral good of society," and to ameliorate the
suferings Of mankind. But this social
circle was interrupted by a stranger very
unwolcome! Who was he? Why it Was
one that went "up and down, or to and
fro in the earth, breaking up Social At
fairs" firing up litigation, which was
doubtless, his only means of support.
SWEDEN, Jan, 1858. B.
"B" errs in charging the communica-
tlon referred to above to any legal gen
tleman OF the place, or in supposing it to
be intended as defence of any criminal
against the penalties of the law. 1t was
written by one far removed from the legal
profession, for justice sake-and we are
but doing him and the legal gentlemen
of this place slWple justice, by removing
this wrong impression of our coTespon-
dent. We hope this will end the person
II g Al, r.. ~
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We are requested to give notice
that meeting of the Republicans Of Cou-
dersport, will be held at the Hall Of the
Sons of Tempelo ice, on Thursday eve-
ming, February 4th, at sercn o'e|oca, for
the purpose of agreeing on Ticket to be
supported the next day, for Borough Off
GERS. As this is a matter of considerable
importance, we trust every voter i'll Cou-
dersport who desires to improve our vii
lage, and increase its educational and
moral standing will attend this meeting,
so that by full and free interchange of
opinion, the best men for the place to be
filed, may be put in nomination.
Take care of the Townships and Bor-
oughs, and the Nation will take care of
itself -
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as the subject is fairly and capdidiy dis,
cusscd for its nserits aionen our columns
are freely teudercd, when questions Of
more interest are not pressing upon them
but we cannot surrender our columns
to>thc expression Of personal spleen, and
eucstiops Of mere indiyidualinterest,
We arc pleased to learn from the aboye
communication that "B' has not hereto
fore been serious liz HIS defense of glut-
tony--that he has been jestipg, or rather
writing for the sake of writing; and not
for the sake Of principle or reform. There
is, therefore no more necessity for can
vassing the subject, as it is now without
defense Or defender. rED. JOUR.
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t@A c6rrespopdeEt inqpAes how one

ks II VA FS'ft~'fN 80 49,
can pronounce humble tumble, and har-
rest 'arvest, unless we say as the Cock
news do, Hsngtish, 'orse, to9, hair, for
English, horse, hog, air, Sc. Eo says h.
in herb, hour, honor, &c. IS silent, but
not in hu able, harvest, huG lred. &c.. yet
We often hear these mistakes. So an is
often used before them, gAcre only
should be pse4, ~.
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Ds5~ The State Legislature is working
hrayely, and has already done considerable
business, There has as yet been but little
done for this section, though Mr.. Benson
is putting Potter county affairs in shape
there, lie has read in place, bill to
declare the Susquehanna Portage creek,
in this county, public highway; also a
bill providing for the collection of extra
taxes in the Borough of Coudersport
HENRY S. MAGRAw, Esq. was reGlce-
ted State Treasurer on the 10th inst
Both Houses have passed bill to pur-
chase an Executive Mansion.
Gov Packers inauguration took place
IN Tuesday last, and We presume with
great cclat, and much noise. The sham
democracy love confusion-particularly
that Of the popular will.
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