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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

ed to the firm of MILTON C0RTRIGHT and
Company, composed of able and efficient
contractors, men of large means and great
energy. and we'll known as having here
tofore consummated important enterprls-
os. ,fhey nave taken the entire work let,
and aeree to prepare the same foF the sa-
perstructure for a definite sum- large
amount of which is to be paid in stock Of
the company at par They have also
agreed to complete three-fourths of the
work on or before the first day of January
next, and the remainder by the first of
Jaly following, which will ensure the en-
tire completion and opening Of the whole
line of the Sauk7r3 and Erie Railroad,
from Philadelphia to the port Of Erie, by
November of 1860. The board Of man
ayers. after full and careful considera-
tion of all the bids for this great work,
agreed to the proposition of CoRTRIGHT
4 Company, which was not only the low
est, but the most favorable and most lib
eral.
The public will be happy to know that
all these important proceedings were
rgreed upon bv unanimous vote OF the
board Of managers-not di. ~enting voice
being raised against the final decision.
Since Mr.. MoREUEAD has assumed
the presidency Of the Sunoury and Erie
Railroad, he has completed on hundred
and sixty miles of graduation, upon which
the track will be lald, aud will be finish
ed during the present summer and au-
tumn. Several gangs of track-layers have
been at work for some months at both ex-
tremes of the road. The road will 2e
opened, with its connections, from Phlla-
delphia to Lock Haven, two hundred and
sixty miles, on or before the 18th ofJune
next, and from Erie to Warren, sixty-fFe
miles, BY the first Of October Of this year.
We know that we could give no better
news to our readers than to announce the
foregoing facts. The completion Of the
Sunbury and Erie Railroad will be greet
ed with gratitude aud Joy all over the
state.-PLIade7pbia Press.
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Abfam Lincoln OH the Two
Years Amendment.

The following is q copy of letter
written by the Hon. Abram Lincoln, Of
Illinois IN reply to 4 note requesting his
views upon the hate action Of the state Of
Massachusetts in restricting the right Of
suffrage:
auR. THEoDoRE CANIsIUs-Dear Sir:
Your note asking, in behalf of yourself
and other German citizens, whether | am
for or against the constitutional provision
in regard to naturalized citizens, lately
adopted By Massachusetts,, and whether
am for or against fusion ofthe Republicans
and other oP5 osition elements for the
canvass of 1860, is received.
Massachusetts IS = sovereign and
Independent state, and it Is uo privilege
of mine to sccld her for what she does.
Still, if from what she has done, reference
is sought TO be drawn as to what I would
do, | may, without Improprie'y, speak
out. l say, then, that as l understand
the Massachusetts provision, | an against
its adoption IN Illinois, or in any other
place where | have q right to oppose it.,
understanding the spirit of our institu-
tions to aim at the elevation ofmen, l am
opposed to whatever desradeS them. /
have some little notoriety, for oommisera-
ting the oppressed condition ofthe negro ;
and | should be strangaly inconsistent If
could favor any project for euvtailiag
the existing rights Of white mea, even
though born in different lands. and speak
ing different langusges from myself
/" As to the matter Of fusion, an for
1t, ifit can be had on Republican grounds
and / am not for il on any other terms
\ fusion on any other terms would be Is
foolish as unprinciplei. Il would lose
the whole North, while the common enemy
would still carry the whole South. The
question Of men is q different one. Thers
are good. patriotic men and able statesmen
ip the South, whom I would cheerful!
support, if they would now place them
selvs on Republican ground bat | an
sgsinst letting down the Republican stan
dard hairs breadth"
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MisrfllanU.
E.onl lie -N.ssrs ) LonrnaL.
G-Iltenden on n Republican
Nomination.

The Washington correspondents Of the
ID ;. Joaraat says:
"Some >ycophant within our ranks pro-
posed to Crittenden the idea that the Re
publieans should take hi0, up, and make
him their candidate. He replied: 4
could not carry a single Southern State.
as your candidate, and how nllfny eeald
YOU carry North with nae for your candl-
dateg The party would sink me in
Slave State, and | should sink the party
in the free States No, Sir. 1t IS not
yosr policy te take up a Southern slave
holder. pc
Precisely. Its complete folly to rame
ether than Northern man rs the next
candidate Of the Republican party for the
Presidency With a platform of Free,
National principles, such man would
lead the party to brilliant victory over
the Sham Democracy. In conjunction
with him Southern man could run as
Vice President. Any other course adopt
cd BY the Opposition could only result IN
an ignominious defeat. KS applicable to
this poin;, we extract the following from
that sterling Journal, the New York Ire
RiRg Post;
"Lot tho Republican policy once pre-
vail in the Federal Administration, with
0 fair prospect of permanence, aud the
patriots of the South would be the hrst to
teuder their allegiance and eringe for the
crumbs OF its patronage. \ choice and
prodigioyS array of the first families Of
Virginia, bearing the white flag Of truce,
aud making applications for vacant Clerk
ships and Cousulates, would besiege the
White House, and disturb the rest o. cur
Republican President. Tie political az
itators of the South want living, and
when they cannot get it By agitation they
will get it BY acquIescepce. 4 RepubLl-
can triumph at the next election viii do
more to remove sectional disturbances and
suppress disunionism than all the delib-
erations Of the professed Union savers
from the foundation Of the government
till now. 1t it the only remedy, at all
events, that has any prospect Of efficacy,
and the only cue which Las never had
fair trial. 1t is the disturbing element in
the slave institutiUn-au clement that
will n 90 down at their blddinS-which
renders futile the schemes ofsuch dream
ers as Mr.. Rives, Mr. Washington Hunt
and their associates. The country, they
may rest assured, will still be divided in
50 two parties, the Republican and the
Delrecatia-one representing the en-
crosching interest Of slavery, and the 9TH
er the resistance Of the free laboreT. There
viii be no room for 2 third party, and
those gentlemen who attempt tae expert
ment of forming such party, will either
sink into political impotence, or, by aid
ing the success OF the common enemy
furnish another proof Of the fact that, Of
all fanatics the most destructive and i'm
pravident are the fanatics Of c0nsery-
atiSm.'
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The Next Governor.

Some Of our exchanges have begun to
discuss the question as to who will most
likely be put forward by different parties
for the next Governor of Penna. We
have seen a number Of distinguished gen
tlemen named, and limitations that the
Hon. John Hickman will be brought out
By the State-rights Democrats. it can
not be doubted that the noble position Of
this gentleman on national and State Is
sues would make him = powerful standard
bearer for any party, and it would afford
Us great pleasure to vote for such an hon
est man, in disregard of his party stat
We heard Mr. Hickman make the oper-
ing speech of the Buchanan campaign, iu
West Chester, in the summer of 1886,
He was wearing his freshly won Kensas
Committee laurels, (rather awkwardly, as
we thought and we could not help feel
ing that man of his bold and noble
parts could not long remain on the Gin
cinnati platform, as .co knew the mama
gers understood It.
But we did not intend to eulogize Mr.
H., but express our deliberate judgment
that as the Democratic Committee, which
lately met at Altoona, refused to numi-
nate a State ticket to make the coming
election doaLtul, the Republicans are
bound in honor and magnauimity not
make 4 agubernatorial nomination at all, if
Gov. Packer shall be a candidate for re
election. We think Packers views on
the Tariff, SIavery-Propagandism, as well
as Oh the subject Of the Public Works,
Education, &c, should be satisfactory to
all true PennsyIvanians With our pres
ent understanding of his views, We could
cheerfullY support him for a second term,
'-NyrriStogrS Republican.
We cannot agree with our friend Of
the Republican,, 50 far as relates to the
surrenderins Of orr party organization tc
the personal ambition Of Gov. Packer
In fact, We are opposed to all measures
proposed for neutralizing the name and
I organization Of our party,-though We
would be willing to support John Hick
man for Governor, were he 10 come be
( fore the people upon his self-imp0sed plat
form. We believe that Hickman is
+ nearer representative OF the principles O
our party than a great many OF those
Identified with the it, and who are as
I piring to its leadership. We suggest t,
the Republican that in the hottest OF tn,
conflict is a bad time to neutralize oui
principles by surrendering the party name
they are identified with.
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SECESSION FROM THE AMERICAN
TRACT SoCIETY-The Congregational
Association has just closed it> session at
Detroit. The association, after full dis
cussion, adopted resolutions seeding from
the American Tract Society, because that
body refuses to recognize the siG Of slave
~ in It's publications. The association
also passed resolutions den7uncing the
persecution Of the Oberlia ''rescuers," ex-
pressing the warmeSt sympathy for them,
and recommending the churches to raise
subscriptions for their benefit.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

~ Aloeit o7ershadowed by others in
dimensions, vet no country exchange sur
passes the Potter County J9HrHaI in
freshness. earnestnes and devotion TO
truth. L iS, therefore. ever welcome to
our table. We say this to remocs the
doubts Of our friend upon the subject =
Erie Ga-etf5.
Thank you, for that handsome comPli-
uent, whatever may Be the degree Of our
deserving; but we assure you thas We
had no doubts" to remove. Weare too
well acquainted with the Ga-stte-one Of
the very best weekly Papsrs in the Key
stone State-t0 think that an cd friend
would be forgotten Ns hope s1oa 70 Be
personally acquainted with the editor
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Sunbury aad Erie Railroad.

The Board of Managers Of the Sun
bury and Erie Railroad met yesterday At
the Office Of the company, in this city.
every msnager present, ". G. NoRE-
HEAp, Esq. president, in the chair, for
the . lrpose OF deciding upon the route of
the middle division, distance Of eighty
miles, aud also Of placing that division
under contract. The route via West
Greek, S. Nary's, Ridgway, Clarion nv
or, aud Two Mile run, to point near
Warren, was adopted, and the work award
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p- We invite attention to the several

GI~ We invite attention to the several
articles we give this week in reference to
the question of Fusing the Opposition
against the Modern Democracy for 1860.
We invite especial attention to the opiR<
ION of Abram Lincoln. The RepublicsH
press throughout the State are engaged
in a thorough discussion of the merits of
the question now, and the position We
have taken seems to be in general favor
among the earRestand jealous Republican
Prcss-eyen, as will be seen, by presses
in which the foremost principle Of Hu-
man Freedom would naturally be made
= secondary question to that of Protec-
ton. Indeed, We sincerely believe that SO
long as the party of pEo-slayeryism exists
no system of labor protection can be sue
cessful-we must neutralize Slare-labor
in order to effect protection for Free
white labor.
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Sptciai ilcntts.
DISEASE OF THE LIVER.

Bv this disease we uuEe--tau5 an iu9am-
ma.55u either Il the membrane or Substance
of the liver. known by duh pains in BE right
side tac stomach always lisgr cred the vei-
low ria-c OF the skin drv con-h, tongue coat
ei. c0StiTeneSs. li-u-cClorei urine au& Il =
thick nature: severe weakness and severe
pairs in the had
The quantity 1i corrupted hGm0rs n the
-ezi0u Of the liver, causes defective secretion
Of the bile. The liver when healthy, serves
IS filter 10 the blood. TO separate alI iHlpuEi-
IS FROM IT, or 10 reale L. When diseased. IL
cannot purify lLe blood which. when sent 10
the !Eues- brains, and other parts iu s morbid
condition, may cause Jaundice, Consumption
I1sang.v. &c. and Withholding tae natural
stimulus 10 the in,e>liues- causes Dyspepsia.
Piles, and C.aer 9mF.laiuts- az E1a peEceirc
the direct way % ElElge- ana tear the hole
system to pieces.
4 7arlent. suffering from this complaint
should resort TO speedy relief Yet ;Aere are
very fer medicines wOT.h & cent iE curing
diseases What tlen shall be C9ne3 We say.
u-s DR.. W0~se-S Indian Root Pills IS cLcv are
cozBosrI Of plants aud roC-=; s1er VII be
found sure cure loE ghis painful disease. be-
cause they p1rge from The body those corrupt
and sEazsant LEmCrs and 50 CLEANSE and re-
new sle sl551. which i the cause nos only Of
-le disease ef the liver. and the Inflammation
Of the kidney and bladder. bu. q every d.
scriD.iC1 Of disease. From 90 : Of the above
pills. taken every night On gcing 10 bed, viii.
in : few DAYS entirely rsileTe Elss body O. sv-
eE-tain- .La. IS opposed - LeslJa.
DR. Morse's Indian Root Pills are sold
by al dealers IN Medicines.
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NOTICE is hereby given. that the following
y accounts have been examined and pass
ed by me. and remain fled in the Register
uf.ce OF Potter county for the inspection q
heirs legatees. creditors. and all others in al
other way interested and viii be preselie
20 the next Orphans Court Of said county. s
the Court House in the Borough Of Couders
port. on Tuesday, tie 2lst day Of June, -
for confirmation aud allowance:
Account Gt Polly Nan0rman, ExecuriI
the estate Of Isaac FaU0rman. late O! Gelese
township. Potter county. deceased.
Account Of Vim. IT, Metzger and Ahaga.
Strong Executors oF the estate Of Lu-bs
>troDg, late 0t Hebron township, Potter co-z
gv. deceased.
Account Of W-m. J. Cutler. Administrator
The estate Of Joseph lilly, late Of I--T!s5
township, Potter county, deceased.
A II BUTTERWORTH. Rsgif'fr-
C0uda-srs0~t Nav ~ 1859
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Tie Frame Of the New Academy at
Lewisyille, in this county, was blown
down last Friday. \ correspondent fur
nlshes the following particulars
ULYSSES, May 2S, 1859.
\ serious accident happened in our VII
lage yesterday. The frame Of the oeta-
goa Academy was blown fat to thaground,
Al about II o'clock, \. NJ We had m
iShed raising the woodwork the night be-
fore, and GOT all ready for the irons. 10
put them IN, il became necessary 10 raise
the upper loft some, which was done by
heavy prop Or post in the center, which,
when raised brought the most Of the
weight Of the top work on this post, with
out any support, until the ir0Rs could be
put IN, and which made II an easy prey
70 the wind. ! narrow and very heavy
gust from the south, leveied the whole
mass to the ground, two men being on the
top Of the frame putting in the irons.
Qae Of them, Mr.. Henry Swift, vas some
what hurt, but not dangerously the OH
er, Mr. Larahee, being a very thoughtful
man in danger, as he has had some exPe-
rience in thar say having saved himself
several times by jumping from the cars
when running OF the track as the frame
started, ran 70 enc corner and run or slld
down the past and jumped upon -he
ground, safe and uninjured. at the same
time the building struck. Ar. Swif. waS
standing on some boards and struck OIL
the same boards a. the h0.t3m--I think
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4 somewhat curious controversy has
occurred in Erie county, involving the
extent Of powers TO be exercised by the
Judges of the Court and County Com
lnissi8uers over the Court House. Judge
GALBRAITH. his Associates ass ltiUg
made an order in open Court, that the
use of the court house be granted in the
evening for the purpose of holding pub
lie meeting, on the subject Of the propos-
ed Pennsylvania Industrial Reform
School
1t seems The Commissioners questioned
the mower Of the Court to make such or
der. The last Ere Gaaettc contains
very carefully prepared opinion of c. W.
KELS0 and L. BABEITT, E>qs., review
inr all the acts of Assembly on the sub
iect Of court-houses, and concluding that
the entire custody of the courthouse and
courtroom, except while the Court IS ac-
tuallv in session, is vested in the County
Commissioners. We never before heard
the question mooted, but We think the
opinion IS good law. In our county, aud
we presume most others, the use Of the
courthouse is allowed for most public
purposes, until the most of Us have be
come accustomed TO regard it as matter
Of right. According 10 this opinion, this
use IS only a matter Of courtesy on the
part ofthe County CommisSioners.-E!ttS
Com. Journal
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r@ The Pottsville journal says !:

"We are indebted toour late townsman,
Mr. VIM. Hetherington, now in Kansas,
for number of papers published in that
Territory. Among the number is copy
of Tie Weakly Champion, published at
Achison, which appears to be very ably
conducted. This paper has run up the
following candidates for 1860:
i" For Presjdent-WILLIAM II SEW
ARD, of New York.
For Ttce Prcs,dcnt-FRANK P BLAIR,
JR., Of Missouri"
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MUCu has been said OF L E Eastern Is
culaplu's labors for the sick not one half
has vet been tcld Of the iudomitable per-
severance of this singular man Imbued
with the conviction that Scrofula IS the
parent of disease. he has b5cn years en-
gagged in searching the boundaries of the
earth. for It's antidote. With vast labor
has he canvaSSgd the products OF sea and
land. through beth continents until be
has discovered tha! combination Of rene
dials which expurges this human rot and
corruption from the system This new
invention We now offer in our columns
under the name of AVER SABsAPARIL-
u, although lts virtues are from sub
stances far more active aud efiec;ual than
SarSaparilla.--lisrcaut.is ,|oaraui
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Literary Notices.

AGE BY Rev J. H. INGRAuAg, author of
The Prince of the House of DAVID New
York, Pudncy 4 Russell; Philadelphia, G.
G. EVANS, 4J9 Chestnut Street.
G.. g. Evans has sent US handsome.
copy of the above named book, and we
have reserved our notice of it purposely
to read It and test its true merits We
have not read it ali yet, but as it is CON-
posed of series of letters, and as each of
them Increases tLc interest of the reader,
and are faithful in their delineations of
Bible history, thus far, we feel safe in
saying that this book should be placed in
every family library in the land, and read
By every member Of each family thus sup
piled Price only sl,25. Address G..
G. EVANS, 439, Chestnut ST.. Philadel-
phia, and you will get the book and
handsome present besides
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES. and BUDGET
OF Fun. G.. G. Evans, Publisher, 43J
Chestnut Street Philadelphia.
This is a funny book, which Evans has
complied from the wit Of our mundane
sphere, and published in handsOmestyle,
for the low price of 81. We fear the
reading of it by the ladies would repro
duce the fashion of wearing stays
which are so destructive TO health. and
.bo+ tbo man rarId boro - do,bla-star
'ne'F "a's'coa's' A"u'ts9 ID aooNe'
HINTS TOWARD PHYSICAL PERFECTION
o. re H. ',.osGag f q ~ ljJs',% ,, J,afg XIX S o,a,
t,g Tegi.I and Tsggr; S.~r-o Lam LIE:
cad -Iro,d tie L.fruIiss and D.fgras#.es Of
tg'. Llasira'sd scat 90 p.atss c.,a aa'He9as
nDo'-',''' -, / '''s "a, ''',.'' y'',' - -,
u ''O'0 ~ \ ''"s % -, 0'o@ oDd ,'''7'
81 y -l'Ssrs' ! o"'sl y ;, s''S' I'0 D'01u-
way -''" l o'A' ~ ,,'' ''s'' '"'' -
say 'hat II ought ana VIII peeouIe teA'
book IN every well regulated family hDra-
~, 1t is perfect and easily comPre-
beDded Guide to symmetry of form and
good health. lis price is nought COM
pared with the good it will DO.
The june number of the Atlantic
.Vonfly reached US in time for notice
last week but we had not time nor room.
/. .- 80 80 e-71.--. Sl.r.,-
,oara,s -. A.. ifsnyann. Jov 9Tontb
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the only place that a man could have fell
24feet and come out alive Thestuds, joists
and large timbers are all smashed to
pieecs--some fine enough for oyen-wood.
Fhe less to the builders is estimated at
$500. This morning some l5 hands
migrated from the farm of Larabee Il
Lewis to the woods 70 procure new timber
for rebuilding. LEwISYILLE.
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County Executive Committee

The Members OF the Republican Coun-
ty Committee are requested to meet AZ the
Court House, on WEDNESDAY Of June
Court at 3 o'clock ?. n. Business OF
importance is 10 be considered. The fol
loving are the C0mmittee-G b. Overton.
II. /. Bird. g. G. Colvin, J. c. Thomp-
son, Q, i. Lewis, Collins Smith, Cyrus
SuuaaElin aud
JULIUS BAkER, Css5rmzs.
June !. 1855
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POTTER The Editor Of the Journal
very considerably, and We think very
poperIy, invites several city editors to fish
trout, and promises TO put them through
a regular course Of Potter County usage. "
He did not mention the local Of the Nc
keap Citizen or ourselves in the invitation
aforesaid, probably because he knew the
city editors would not accept, and he
knew we lrould.-T!oya Agitat0r.
Well, We can DO 10 better than plead
guilty to the charge Of neglecting to in
yite you, but not because We forgot to.
1t was because we feared you would be
off to "SnakevlIle" after Squire Gubbins
SAL, and we did Mt want to expose you
to the torture of walking there. Howey-
er, we believe You'll come anyhow abouc
court week, and We hereby tender an in
vitation to the belIigerent +" local Of the
Mexican Citizen" to meet You here, pro
ylded you will guarantee that he will not
embroiL the peace and quiet Of our village
in Illustrations of his professional tai
ents. We are little afraid, toe, that
Potter county usage in that line would
be injurious to the newspaper reputation
for "shoulder-hitsing' TO which he has
attained through the little affair between
Buck and Doug. He may come, hoWey-
er, if he viii agree not to fight more tLau
en- Of our best men 1t once.
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IFe have been very gracefully invited
to attend a picnic at Colescurg, on Fri
day (to-morrow), aud regret our inability
to do so. We believe our citizens gen
orally are invited, and the Brass Band
are to fulfill their first professional en-
gagement, We hope and believe all will
have q good time.
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Those interested in the matter of the
location of the next County Fair should
remember that the competition must end
with the June Court The township that
furnishes to the Board of Managers the
largest list of members of the Society at
that time, viii have the right of deciding
where the Fair shall be held. We learn
that the citizens of Ulysses are making
considerable efo;t to secure the location
in that township, This Borough and
Township were recognized in The resolu-
ton as one district for competition.
The success of last years exhibition,
and the favorable Spring just closing,
should resolve every farmer in the com
ty to become a member and exhibitor at
the Fair of 1859.
There is to be regular quarterly meet
ing Of the Society on Tuesday Evening
of Court Week, when we hope there will
DO a general attendance of all tbs friends
of Agriculture who may be in town that
week.