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Eszy- We are confident our readers Will
feel obliged to US for calling their particu-
lar attention to the Agricultural Address
of Ralph Waldo Emerson, printed on our
first page. The American philosopher
handles the subject of Agriculture with
an ability an practical application to which
few theorists attain. He thinks vividly
and applies without fault-he talks with
the freedom of an adept, and the eloquence
Of che truly interested in his theme. He
views Agriculture as we do-from below !;
not as an inferior occupation, but as the
basis of all legitimate industrial pursuits
and yet in great measure dependent up
on them for its independence, Society
may be compared-(and we crave pardon
for the seeming irrevcrence TO univer-
sal legislature, with an omnipotent Unity
for its COMMITTEE of Ways and Means" ="
and the Farmer as the steward of the
mmittee-Science and Art being sub
contractors to the steward 1t also bears
a strong simiIitude TO an arch, the Farm
er being the keystone, and all other pro-
fessions and occupations bearing upon that
and giving strength and durability to the
arch-none could be removed without
materially injuring the entire structure.
Society like the world is atomic-made up
of men of large and small calibre, profes
siQns of great and little concern--and
among all the atoms the Farmer and Farm
ing show the largest surface for utility.
Read Emerson's address.
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New York Crystal Palace DeS-
trOyed by Fire.

New YORK, Oct 5.-The Crystal Pal
ace was entirely destroyed by fire, with all
it's contents, this afternoon The fire
broke out in the lumber room. which was
filed with empty boxes and large guam
tity of old lumber. 1t is believed the fire
was the work of an ipcendiary.
When the flames we're first discovered,
the Palace engine was brought out, but
the hose Eas SO full Of holes that it was
rendered useless.
1t is estimated that upwards of 1000
visitors were present, and it is feared that
many were killed. One dead body has
been taken out
The whole building is in ruins-but a
small portion Of the contents were saved
two only of the many fire engines on
exhibition were got out uninjured. The
building is estimated to have been worth
S250,000, and the contents must have
been worth double that amount,
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Purity OFEanguagc.

There is, perhaps, no language, aside
from the German, so susceptible Of adul-
tcratiou as the English; none, perhaps,
is SO inexousahle for its impurities. Yet,
the English language presents large disc
upon which to collect the floating proyin-
ciaism of which It's widespread use rem
dcrs it so susceptible, Even difference
Of opinion among its greatest phIlologists
as to pronunciation and photography, are
calculated and do unmistakably tend to
disturb its purity and weaken its durabil-
ity. Coinage" is another " sappcr" at
the foundation Of our language, and one
not easily removed, either by philology
or denunciation. Indeed the great won
der with US is that it as so pure, Or rather
so well preserved, in its popular use. We
can only account for this upon the hypoth-
esis of its pathological simplicity as the
result of the careful pruning and fostering
of NOAH WEBSTER. Every age-we
might say, every gcneration-has its stan
dard philologist, among many candidates
for the honored trust but several past,
the present, and many to come, hare, dc,
and UM recognize Noah Webster as the
standard phiIologist of tho English Ian
guage-tho Columbus who discovered and
developed Its pristine and progressive OK
ccllences, and the great preserver of its
primitive purity, No photographer per-
haps, in any language, has attained to SO
universal an adoption for reference as he
has, and certainly no English lexicon has
ever reached SO large use as the various
editions of the Webster dictionary. 1t is
from these various editions of the great
American work that we now desire to aid
our readers to select for use, with especial
reference to utility and pecuniary cost.
There are but three of the editions com
mendable at all for general reference-tht
Quarto, (unabridged), the Crown and thC
large Octave. Of these, the last named
is the cheapest pecuniarily, the first cheap
est actually and ultimately. Of the 9th
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UNITED STATES COURT -TheSer
Der term of the United States District
Court at Williamsport commenced YES.
terday moruing Judge Irwin upon the
bench Several important cases were up.
on the trial list. The occasion, as usual
brought hither a number Of distinguished
gentlemen from different sections Of the
State, who have business in the Court
Hon. James g. Campbell, United States
Marshal. and r. Biddle Roberts, Esq.,,
United States District Attorney, among
the number.
The first case called was the United
States VS.. Henry Stetlcr, sr, and Henry
Stetler, jr., charged with manufacturing
bogus gold aud silver coins. The jurT
returned verdict of guilty as to Henry
Stcslor, sr, and not guilty as to Henry
Stctler js. Sentence of Henry StctIer, srI
ten years Imprisonment in the Western
Penitentiary.
The next case was the United Statr,
VS.. Thomas J.. Anderson Charged with
mail robbery. Verdict guilty. 6sateace,
two wears imprisonment.
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TIE SLAVES OF THE ECHO.

zone Of those mQnstrQsltleS OF Amerl-
can opinion which disgrace Us as a ma
ton is now showing itself in the South
The SLAYER Echo has been brought into
Charleston by our naval officers laden
with wretchcd \ Africans. No sooner does
she arrive than Carolina and Virginia pa
pers propose to have the rescued victims
sold into American slavery, instead of be-
ing sent back to their country according
to the usage of the powers engaged with
us in the suppression OF the maritime
slave trade. 1t does seem that ultra pol
iticians in the South are demented on
on this question of slavery. Perhaps,
however, this judicial blindness and in
fatuation is Gods retributive means for
the overthrow of themselves and their
policy. Il seems impossible that the re-
Aecting aad especially the profess ed
Christian people of the South can see
with Indifference this decentralization of
public opinion aud disgrace of their couu-
try before the whole world. This inta-
nous proposition is now to 90 to Europe,
to be spread against US II all It's newspa-
pers in connection with the mobocratlc
affair at Quarantine. We shall soon be a
stencil in the nostrils of the world, if the
laws aud public opinion are not speedily
brought to bear against such infamies.-
We are happy to notice that, by order OF
the government, the slaves in question
are to be returned to Africa, and that the
ponle Niagara is to convey them"
Now while we thauk the Dr. for so
much qs,.i-&lqgery as Is contained in the
above, we wish to ask him civil question
or two.
|. What better are these poor men aud
women who were taken on board OF the
Echo" than thousands who are IN pre-,
ciselv the same relations, and held by the
same force, within the bounds OF the Bal
timore and Philadelphia Conferences
many by our own church-members, anc
why is one class deserving of more sym
pathy than the other? Does slavery
grow better and more tolerable by age
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purposes, and the moral character OF our
village as we'll as the laws of our common
wealth demanded that such practices, If
they really existed, should be stopped.
The opportunity was an excellent one to
investigate in the name of the law, mas
much as the funds of the Borough were
to pay men to protect the moral and pc
cuniary welfare of its citizens; and no
man in the county, perhaps, has suffered
more, indirectly. from the effects of gam
bling than Mr.. Rees. He naturally enough
availed himself of the opportunity to do
his feIlow-citizeus and himself simple
act of Justice. He done 50, fully aware
that he would perhaps diminish his ma
iority, but, he informs US, with the deter
minaticn that the issue must eventually
be made, and now was the time. The Is
sue uas made, and the result shown In
the figures of Tuesday. No effort-no
amount of whiskcy and other Locofoco-
Abolition persuasions was spared to les
sen his vote in the Borough-and 1T fell
below the lowest Republican majority just
s potss VASTLY better than he or his
most sanguine friends had any reason to
expect. The Republicans of Coudersport
are certainly entitled to grea. praise for
thus maufully sustaining morality and po-
litical integrity at one and the same time.
4 day or two after our paper was issued
last week, we had conversation with Mr.
Rces on this subject, (being the first since
the occurrence and he authorized US to
say that in future he would spare no et-
fort of his to expose and punish the per
nicious practice Of gambling-believing
and kaouing, as he does, that the morals
Of the community, and the welfare of his
family alike demand such an effort on his
part and on the part of every moral citi-
zen, lie believes that the laws Of Penn
sylyauia, if enforced, are sufficient protec-
tion against such vices, and that it is his
solemn duty, as it is Of every good citizen.
to see that they are enforced. Weregret,
on our part, to have seen men Of iniu-
ence and high business position, making
such strenuous efforts as they did last
Tuesday to uphold Vice, by endeavoring
to create votes against Mr. R3es upon the
issue above stated The vice Of In!em-
perance is bad enough Inflicted upon our
citizens without its cotemporary vice Of
gambling.
We are also informed that DIR Clark
makes use of both Of the above issues to
effect votes for himself. His Democrat
ic friends even went 50 far as to promise
that 10 the event of his election he would
grant licences under the ne,o liquor laso !
when every man Of common sense in
the county ought to know that the Treas,
urer can only grant eating house licences.
Whether the promise was made by his
authority or not, We cannot say. We IN
tend to show up some of his campaign do
ings soon, which ought to make the Grim
son of shame mantle the cheeks OF men Of
muchless po!iticalintegrity than he claims.
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A CAT RACE.--Aecording to the
Mcuse, of Liege, (to be pronounced Aeacs
on this occasion, a match of this nature
took place three nights ago in that town.
Eighteen cats, belonging to different per
sons in the quarter of the city called the
Outre- Meuse, were taken a distance Of a
league, and let loose at midnight. In ex-
actly half an hour one Of the cats reached
home, and carried away the prize; and
all the others arrived in rapid succession.
Three toms, whose rowing disposition tri-
umphed over every sporting sentiment,
did not, however, make their appearance
until after sunrise. Their names have,
consequently. been scratched out of all
other subsequent racing engagements
Gaiignaai.
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%9)S Psz1 Tsl r. r.
{ OFFICE OF Potter JoURHAL,
Friday, Norp'g, Oct. l5>

Frjd0y, N0rn,g, Oct. Is,
FIRE.-A fine barn and three hogsRs
belonging to H. II. Dent, Esq, Of tba
village, were burned at three o clock hi.
morning. Supposed to be the work 0
an inccndiary. We are not Informed Q
the probable amount Of the lOss--batit ii
pretty hcavy-thc horses being valuable
\ CARD,-Fricnds, neighbors ard d
through whose exertiOns some Of NJ
property was preserved from the torch
the incendiary, have my heartfelt thansA
Oct. 10, 1853. H. Il. DEsT
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As indicated by the above returns, iii
Rees is elected Treasurer by small ma
iority.
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THE
PEOPLE TRIUMPH,


We find the following election news I
the Wednesday editions Of the Ne7
York papers. We give them Wig
out comment. The following dispatch
dated Philadelphia, wednesday, ?; !
A. NJ.
Fifteenth District-Miflin County--lnLe
istown the whole Peoples ticket is elected /
a large majority, and Hale Opp Tor O'7
gress has 275 majority.
The following are in the Evening cay
ton, same day:
XYTH Overwhelmingly j
LYCoNING Co. WWiGmsport, Oct II
this District, Allison White Dem has i
and James I. Hale Opp 482 votes,
PHILADELPHIA ClTY.-The following aTe
Opposition majorities in Philadelphia: 7
preme Judge, 5,798 Canal Comms:loIt 3.a
1890, Sheriff, ara Register Of WIS '''
Clerk of Orphans Court, 400.
The Republican State ticket IS eIec'.
by handsome majority, The figures
the following dispatch are, no do''I
somewhat exaggerated, as all tefg'''
are but we have no doubt of the eec''
of Mr. Hale, by large majority
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. l3--aooa
FIFTEENTH DIsrmcr-James T. Haze NTi
is elected by 1900 majority over Allison We
Dem J, present member.
Every Lecompton candidate for y
gress, in this State, excepting Florence
defeated The people HAVE a GhD'
TRIUMPH IN PENNSYLVANIA
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Election Returns.

The following myOritics are reported
I'D to time of going to press Thursday
noon:
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Great G0nCern!!!
From ths Northern Ind,Peadent.

From ths Northern Independent
It is with a great degree of pleasure
that we clip the following from the Chris
tian Adcocate and JournW Of the 9th
inst:
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B~The publication of our paper is un
avoidably delayed two days this week.
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Gbe 4lottsr 9ournal.
COUDERSPORT, PA,

abqtsaay WorNiNg. Oct, ", 1858,
7. 5. CHASE, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER,
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ss,g~ The nnadrancuiar political fgh

Ray~ The quadranguiar political fight
in New York is only second in interest
to the triangular fight in Illinois, No
one can even give guess at the proba-
bic result, further than that one of the
four candidates will be elected. The
chances are as good for Mr.. Morgan, the
Republican candidate, as they are for any
of the others, we have much faith In
his election without any other ground for
our faith than the integrity of his cause:
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ONTONAGON.--The citizens of Ontona-
gon held a Convention on the 25th Of Au-
gust to adopt measures looking to the pro-
posed formation of new Territory cut OF
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the
Northern Counties Of Minnesota and Wis
cousin. Resolutions were adopted and a
Committee appointed to prepare an ad-
dress to the Legislatures of Michigan,
Wisconsin and Minnesota, urging their
cooperation.
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Bag- We would call the attention Of oul

B9- We would call the attention Of our
readers to an article entitled, a Brilliant
Success" by Mrs. Stowe. Few women
think and write with so much vigor and
happy influence as she does,-no doubt
owing to her enthusiastic devotion to the
cause she advocates. Few Of our states
men have studied the question of Slavery
more than she has, and fewer of them are
better able to WELD arguments in behalf
of Freedom. She seems to be thoroughly
acquainted with the subject in all its bear
ings-being good judge of human ma
ture hy external developments. She en-
counters 20 difficulty in correctly applying
the natural laws of humanity to govern,
mental theory and practice.
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IT would seem that the citizens Of Mil
waukee are the most law abiding people
in the world. One of them being asked
WV so many people were drowned in
their river, replied that it was on account
of an ordinance of the city which forbids
swimming in the city limits. When one
of them slipped in he recalled the ordi-
nance at once, and rather than violate it
went ehecrfqlly to the bottom without a
struggle.
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The following advertisement appears IN
The 81. Louis Republican:
"ENGAGEp-Miss Anna Gould to
John Candal, City Marshal, both Of 4eaY-
enworth, x. T.
"From this time heRcefqrth and forev-
er-until Miss Anna Gould becames a
widow-all young gentlemen are request
ed to withdraw their particular attentions"
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GWork on then, my young country
men-~work, work, without trusting to
your natural geniQs-without stopping to
consider the measure of your abilities
Re very sure that ardent and vel! direct
ed tabor can never cease to be fruitful,
and Ei!l always end in triumph. =
Go on, therefore, without cessation, with
out Encouragement, toward progress
cease not to feed your souI-the absence
Of aliment kills the brain, makes it die of
inanition. Dig away with fervor, for a
certain Ere and ardor is necessary in lit
sary toil-application without warmth
may ealighten, bat heat is as necessary to
matqfe the haryesta of the soul as those
u nature BE careful that your present
succsss prgye not sterile one. You
have taken Que gGod step, II - true, bn'
what a s@y yet remains ~ be travelled
II you would deFerye well II mankind and
If Jour oJagty YOJ have done NJ
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
County Seat Question.

We have, as yet, heard nothing
said on the subject of permanently
locating the County seats Of the va
rious counties, by the votes of the
people, atthe coming October election.
We fear the people are not apprised
Of the fact that this is to be made an
issue this fall. They should be pos
ted on this matter. According to the
provisions Of an act passed by the
last Legislature, and approved Feb.
II, by Gov. Denver, we find "That
there shall be held at the next gener-
al election for members Of the House
of Representatives, in the several
counties of this Territory, an election
for the permanent location Of the
county seats Of the several counties,
and that the places having the high
est number of votes, shall be the
permanent county seats of the coun-
ties respectively" If the people oi
Douglas, and other counties, suffer
the question of locating their county
seats to go by default this fall, their
present temporary seats will, of course,
become the permanent ones. If the
people Of Do uglas County have preie.
renee for other places for their coun-
ty seat than Lawrence, it is thci1
privilege to manifest their choice
at the coming election, and candidates
for the county buildings had better
be up and doing A.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
Exemption in Minnesota.

The Legislature of Minnesota has
Just passed an extremely liberal Home
stead Exemption Law, exempting
eighty acres Of land in any position;
five hundred dollars worth OF person
al property, three cows, ten swine,
one yoke Of oxen, one horse, twenty
sheep, and tools rot exceeding in val
ue three hundred and fifty dollars
provisions for a year; the library
for the professional man, and the
tools and implements of the mechan.
ic, with four hundrel dollars worth
ofstock.
This will, undoubtedly, have an
exceedingly good effect upon the bu-
siness Of the State, placing it upon a
purely cash basis, for who would
trust a man who could avail himself
ofan exemption law ofso great range
Another good feature Of the law
that no property is exempt from ex'
ecution for the payment of mechan
ics', clerks or laborers' wages.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
Douglas on Blair and Freedom

Douglas rejoiccs in Mr.. Blair's de-
feat. lie likes to have the people
of the Territories left free to choose
their own institutions-only he
would first fix slavery upon them for
ever by means of the Dred Scott de-
cision. He wants the citizens Of the
several States to regulate their own
affairs-but then, if slave holder
raises his voice for emancipation in
his own State, he glories to see him
put down, and joins in dcnouncing
him with bitter hate. The following
comments, by the st. Louis Democrat
on the views understood to have been
expressed by Douglas, and which ap-
pears in his Springfield organ, are
deserved: ..,..
l" When the leading organ of Mr.
Douglas, in Illinois, his central mouth
piece, known to be in his confidence
and to speak by the card, comes out
and gloats over the Presidents pecu-
MARY success in st. Louis, and there
with casts the first stone at the cause
of free labor and the cause Of the white
man in Missouri, we are left no lon
gerin doubt. 1t tells, as plainly as
words can tell, that whatever the lea
der may protest, the Douglas party in
Illinois has arrayed itself in favor
both Of Slavery extension in the Ter
ritories and Slavery perpetuation in
the States, and that to insure it in
both instances, it also supports and
upholds direct Federal interference.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

NEBRASKA ELEoTI ON N.--An election
for Legislative and County officers.
has Just been held in Nebraska. In
relation to the Legislature, the oma-
ha Republican says; ..iv eyq
"While party politics were not, it
is true, TO any great extent, q d'rect
issue in the recent contest, there are
some things in connection with the,
result, which give us a strong reason,
to suppose that there is majority in
the Territory, Of Republicans and a
very large majority who are opposed
to the policy Of the present Adminis'.
tration. We do not know to what
particular political faith all Of the,
members are allied; but we know
enough to feel confident that both
branches would show a clear MAORI
against the Lecompton scheme, ofthe
present Administration. e HAlao~
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
Col. VIM. Bent for the Mines.

The world is familiar with the
namesof" Bill Bent, ""Kit Carson"
Tim Goodale," and their conireres,
whose lives have been spent in wild
adventure with the Indians and trap
pers of the Rocky Mountains. Yes
terday we saw the veteran, Col. BENT,
who, although known to fame for a
quarter Of century, as one OF the
most successful traders Of the noun
tains, yet still possesses tho fire, vigor
aud energy of his earlier years. He
is fitting out 20 heavy train for the
heads OF the Arkansas and South
Platte, IN thcsyery heart Of the gold
regions, where heldesigns establishing
a fort, and opening a trade with the
miners Of the country, as well as the
tmppsrs and Indians Of The Noun
tains West and South,n Always sue
cessful as b trader, he Is tho first to
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
Meeting Of the Free State Central
Comm ittee,

AT the last delegate Convention Of
the Free-State party, held at Topeka,
on the 2Sth of April last, Central
Committee of rs persons was chosen
to act from that date as the Central
Committee OF the Free State party of
Kanzas, and the undersigned was au-
thorized to call them together for
their first meeting, For the purpose
oforganizing the Conmitlee, there
fore, and for the transaction Of such
other business as may come before
the Free. State Central Committee,
will meet at Lawrence on Thursday,
September 23l instant. LnLu
l,g $g@b JAMES BLOOD,
Free-State papers throughout the
Territory will please copy,
Lawrence, Sept. I'd, 1888, M