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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-07-11

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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10
The Schisms OF Democracy.

We hope Northern democrats will
reflect upon their position with regard to
the Southern platform upon which they
must rest the campaign of ls60-thr
South ,rtB not recede from it one inch.
They have always managed to have retain
ers enough at the North, (ike Allison
White, J. L. ellis, j. Clancy Jones that
was, and, to come uearer home, Timothy
Ives, to carry through any line of policy
they choose to adopt. We desire to di-
rect the attention of Democrats to the
following extract from Washington let
ter. as Indicating what the South intends
10 obtain from the North in this cam
paign. The position of Brown, Davis x
Co, has one merit-its daring and un-
scrupulous boldneSs--which northern men
should adopt We are glad to see this
firmness of action finding so much prac-
tlce among our Republican leaders. But
of this, more anon--now for the Southern
platform
- Messrs. Brown and Davis of Miss,
CLAW of Ala, Hunter of Va, Green of Mo,
Gwin of Cal, and Benjamin of La, have
given notice to the country that they not
only repudiate the Squattcr Sovereignty
platform with which they cheated the peo-
pic and elected Buchanan, but they shall
in future deny the right of the Territories
to Legislate Slavery out of their limits,
and demand Congressional intervention to
keep 1t there. they have constructed the
following new plank in the Democratic
platform, that under the Constitu ion and
the Dred Scott de, ision, property in slaves
in the Territories must have adequate and
positive protection by Congress, if such
protection is denied by Territorial legis-
lation or unfriendly action. As to the
States, only the right of reclaiming fugi-
tive slaves and the right IF transit are
claimed at present
Douglas, Broderick, Stuart and Pugh
repudiated the doctrine, the former de,
claring that no party embracing it can
carry a single State north Of Mason and
Dixon's line.
Mason and jeff Davis informed Doug,
las that no man with his Squatter Sove-
reignty platform can obtain either an
electoral or any other vote south of that
line"
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10
Than las.

To Hon. Simon Cameron L. s, g., for
a paper Of valuable seeds, and a copy OF
the Patent Office Report agriculture
for 1852. This and the preceding vol
ume contains a vast amount of we'll pre-
pared information, arranged in manner
70 be read as ordinary matter-a great
Improvement on the former tabular ar.
rangement, which pone but staticlans could
understand. The reports are now of some
practical use as private or public library
books. We sincerely thank our able Sen
ator for these books, and for other docu-
mentary favors.
To Hon. Lewis Mann, of State Lesisla'
ture, for copy of the Annual Report OF
the Trustees and superintendent of the
State Lunatic Hospital, which We propos e
TO notice more at length hereafter Also
for copy of the "Twepty-sixth Annual
Report of the Managers of the Pennsyl-
vania Institution for the Instruction OF
the Blind"
To Hon. L. P. Williston, of the Legis'
lature, for regular copies of the Record.
To DR.. Rhea, Clerk of the House, for a
copy of Washington's Farewell Address,
printed by the State printer in neat
pamphlet.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10
The Power and Duties OF Grand
Jurors.

The relation Of a Grand Jury to the
People is not so well understood, general
", as it ought to be, and in this fact alone
We find the genuine cause Of so much re
missncss in them, as they are judged by
occupy seats in the Grand Jury of a coun-
ty are aware of the Importance and inRu-
ence Of their actions they are apt to trust
too much to the opinions Of their col eagues
who may have the reputation of being
better versed in the formulas of their
office, as it were, that their
independen. Judgment and impartial de
cison is what justice seeks at their hands,
Grand Jurors are chosen by ballot, which
is the only correct mode of selecting with
out fear or favor; ami to this cause also
are we compelled to look for some of their
short rt-cOmings-such, for instance, as in
capacity, partiality and Indifferent moral
standing. Yet, were we to abandon this
mode of selecting them we would at once
surrender their utility and DO away with
sovereign justice. Grand Jurors are the
arbiters whose duty it is to harmonize the
sovereignty Of the people with that of the
law-to qualify crime in accordance with
the requirements Of justice and the rights
of mao; their power is derived from a
combined confidence of those relative SOW
gntieS-in other words their judg nent
is the hair upon when the sword of JUS
,ice is suspended over the heads of the
people.
But our object in this article is not to
make long disquisition upon the duties
of the Juror or the rights of the people
We desire now to bring to notice the fol-
lowing definition of the lesser duties and
powers, (not that they are less important,
but because public opinion SO regards
them), as Judge Derrickson recently ex-
pressed them in a charge to the Grand
Jury of Erie County. That judicial dis
trct may vel. be proud of such a judge,
"a Judge who takes so much pains to
instruct the people in their rights, through
their representatives before the law. The
entire charge is published in column of
the Gazette, and is so full of good COM
mon sense and legal erudltion, and withal
so general in its applicability, that we
sincerely regret our lack of room for it
entire. We, however, find room for the
following extract, the soundness and plain
ness of which will at once commend it to
the mind of the intelligent and impartial
reader. 1t puts forth one of the most
just, sensible and feeling appeals for an
arrest of the vice of lntemperance, which
it has been our good fortune to read in
a along time Wewould that all the Judges
in the country were as fearless and pro-
gressive as Judge Pearson, of Dauphin,
and Judge Derrickson, of Crawford-then
could we hope for an abatement of the
fearful tendency of the people to crime
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10

Bg~ The Hon. John Minor Bolts, old
line Wing, American, etc, of Virginia,
recently opened the Presidential campaign
of 1860 by long -winded but able speech
in New York in favor Of Union of the
Opposition, North aud South, to beat the
sham-democracy. We have no faith in
any such attempts at " Union" because
we believe that we lose more strength in
the North than we gain support at the
South. We are in favor of resting our
party on its own basis in 1860, preferring
defeat which will add to the strength of
the Republican party, rather than success
by means of a Union" of elements which
are inconsistent and which must result in
schisms in their working character. Mr..
Bolts may or may not be sincere in his
desire to defeat Slavery and its allies, and
his northern friends may be sincerely ex-
ultant at the hopes he holds up to them ;
but we cannot withhold the expression of
our misgiyings as to the result of the plan
by which he proposes to accomplish his
object.
The ". Y Tribune, we fear, will dis
cover too late that, nationally, its "Union'
hobby will not work. 1t evinces but lit
tie confidence in the integrity of our par
ty's principles when it proposes to bolster
them up to battle with antagoni-m> which,
however great a present success they
would produce, would eventuate in humll-
iatiug defeat. We say let the Republi-
can party, like their Revolutionary ex-
emplars, con6de their hopes to the God
and the integrity of their cause; let our
battle-cry be for Free-Terrtory, Free-La-
Dor and Free Opinion, and the victory will
be ours.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10
s@- Correspondents of the Pittsburg

R@- Correspondents of the Pittsburg
Opposition papers, we see, are specializing
upon the next Republican candidate for
the Governorship, and urge Dr. L. u.
Gazzam, one of the State Senators from
Allegheny county. The DR.. is talented
and energetic man, and withal Kepabll-
can TO the backbone; but we suggest that
if his friends desire him to get the Homl-
nation they are bringing him on the course
too soon-they will blow him with
practice" Aside from this fact, we do
not believe the Doctor is the man to carry
the State so sweepingly as We would have
it done in the face of Presidential con-
test. The Pittsburg Journal very wisely
cries "time' 30 the proposition, while the
Gazette gives it no editorial notice what
ever. Our advice to all gubernatorial as
pirants is, don't be in hurry, and you
will gain time.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10

te5~ 4 week ago last Saturday, the
President vetoed the Agricultural College
Bill, thus striking blow at white free
labor because black slave, labor required it.
The veto message is a document which is
not whit more statesmanlike than his
far-famed Kansas message.
The Senate stranged the Homestead
Bill to save the President the necessity
Of vetoing that also.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10

pa Thank Heaven there as llou"
of Representatives 1t is no mOck0f
no mere varnished deccption-but SUP
stantial fact. The House Yesterday OO
motion of Mr.. Grow, voted that the d,
tempt of the Senate (by 20 to 2S-e'tJ
Republican vote in the negarve) TO f's'
the rate of Letter Postage from three y y
five cents per single letter, and tha' =.
Newspapers TO quadruple It's preseD.
charge, was of the nature OF re!Gn1. .5IDO
measure, which the Senate is torplluo1
by the Constitution to orignate--"nL'.MI LM
fore, the Post-Ofice Appropriation W., ,o
thus encountered, should be returoe"
the Senate without further action tilei'O'.
The vote on Mr. Grows motion stoou =.
Yess III; Nays 76-m jorlty Al ioI ~. -.
Constitution against Senatorial uSulPa5
ton; whereupon the bill was re'9'ry, ,s
accordingly. We trust we may to,nG,.U ;;ng
congratulate our readers that the on'lit,o Do
and desperate efforts to undo Postage ~
form and go back to higher rates ana Ouu Gun
sequently diminished service have :. w Y
resisted and debated to the end'-~~''
Tribune, 4h.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10

Hrn We are in receipt Of speech Of
Hon. Ralph Leete, of Lawrence county, 3
member of the Ohio House Of Represen-
tatives, on "the Rights of the State and
the Sovereignty of the People" q" The
speech IS an able one, and supports prop
osition of It's author ito so amend the Con-
stitution of the United States as to secure
to the people of each judicial circuit the
election of the Judge of the Supreme
Court of the United States therefor, and
to the people Of each judicial district, the
United States District Judge therefor,
and that said Judges be elected for a
term not exceeding nine years. This
proposition is ably supported in brief
speech by Mr. Leete, in which the mon.
arohical tendency of the U. S. Supreme
Court as now constructed is portrayed in
living colors, and the riehts and sove-
reignty of the States and People is ably
discussed. Mr.. Leete formerly resided in
this county, We believe, and is widely and
favorably known to our citizens. His
speech indicates him to be statesman of
no ordinary ability. The suggestion
which is its main subject, is one which
lawyers as we'll as people should give
much candid consideration.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10
IL &IHSRS News.

ST. LOUIS. March 3~-Messrs. Harri-
son, Campbell and Jetries, the parties to
the recent kidnapping case. aud who were
before Judge Lecompte on writ of ha
beps carpuS, were discharged yes efday
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10

DR.. BAILEY, the editor of the National
Era, who has been seriously i'll for some
time, will probably sail for Earope early
in the spring. An entire release from his
professional labors for few months will,
it is hoped, work his cure.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10

BE~ The Court calender of Erie county
the last term has been bloody one
George Riddle, whose victim was Bottin-
ELI, was convicted of murder in the first
degree, after twenty-four hours discus
sion by the jury. Jacob Foust, charged
with killing Matthew Dlnsmore, was Goa
victed of mapslapghter. The trial of
these causes occupied five days of the
week. Judge Derrickson specially COM
plimented the District Attorney, (our tai
entcd young friend, James Sill, Esq, of
Erie, and his associate, (Mr. Craig, of
Lawrence county, and also the counsel
for the defence, (Messrs, Lyon and Vim
cent, for their able conduct of the cases.
They are all, we believe young men, and
have thus made a oreditabe public debut,
securing to themselves brilliant prospects
for the future.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10

The correspondent of the Egeaing
Post, under date of the 9th, also pays Mr..
Grow handsome compliment, as follows
"Mr. Grows success as a parliament
arian, in preventing the Senate's attempt
to raise the rates of postage on letters
from three to five cents, is universally
commended, except by the organs of Chis
bankrupt Buchanan administration. The
Union Of this morning pays Mr. Grow a
very high compliment for the vast service
he has rendered to the country. What
ever may be the opinion of the Cnjcn,
there will be but one deliberate and set
tied verdict Of the American people, name
ly, that Mr.. Grow has not only given the
Senate to understand that it must not in
fringe upon the constitutional rights of
the House, but that he has prevented a
great wrong from being committed upon
the people at large, for the benefit Of an
extravagant slave oligarchical administra-
ton Mr. Grow hastened from here on
the afternoon of Friday for New Hamp-
shire, in order to speak in that state two
or three times before the election which
takes place on Tuesday next. He will
speak in Providence, r. l., and perhaps
in Connecticut on his return. H."
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10
From the Nev York Tri6me, Harcj
The New Senate,

\ new L. S. Senate convenes 10 Wash,
ington to-day, by special summons Of the
President. The session will of course be
a short one, devoted to the consideration
of Treaties, Appointments and purely ex-
ecutive business. The ten following Sen
ators, having been reelected fora further
term of six years, will qualify afresh, but
retain the seats hitherto filled by them:
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10

ators, having been reelected for a further
term of six years, will qualify afresh, but
retain the seats hitherto filled by them:
Aaiae, VIM. Pitt Fessenden.
NcV Hampshire, John P. Hale.
Massachusetts,, Henry Wilson.
Illinois, Stephen A. Douglas
Virginia, Robert NJ. T. Hunter.
South Cdroliaq, James Chestnut, jr.
Georgia., Robert Toombs.
Mississippi, Albert G Brown.
Alabama, Clement c. Clay.
Louisiana, Judah P Benjamin.
Arkansas, William X. Sebastian.
Senators for the ensuing term have
thus far failed to be chosen as follows:
Nr,o Jersey,-in place Of William Wright.
Minnesota, " James Shields.
Oregon, " Delazon Smith.
Eight new Senators have been chosen
in place of those whose terms expired yes
terday, as follows:
Rhode k!and-Henry B. Anthony, Y. Phillip
Allen.
Dciamare--Wiliam Salisbury, V Martin W.
Bates.
Aichigan-Kinsley S. Bingham, V. Charles
L. Stuart
Iopa-James W Grimes, v Geo W. Jones.
North Caroiina--Thomas Bragg V. David S.
Reid
Keatueky-Lazarus W. Powell, '. ]. B.
Thompson.
Tennessee--A. 0. P. Nicholson, v John Bell.
2teas--J. W. Hemphill, V. Sam Houston.
The most casual glance at the above
table will indicate the radical revolution
now proceeding in the politics Of orr coun-
try. From the Southern States. Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Texas, three mod
crate, conservative Wings or Americans
90 ont. and their places are taken by Pro
Slavery Democrats of the extreme school /;
Mr.. Salisbury, who comes in from Della
ware, is also Slavery, replacing Mr..
Bates, who, if he had acted on his own
convictions rather than under the infu-
ence of his unscrupulous colleague, would
have been pretty good Frce-Soiler /;
while on the other hand the three Dem
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10
Gbe ]lottsr yournal,
COUDERSPORT. Pa,

Thursday Norqiog, 1Jarch 10, 1859,
7. S. CHASE, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
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ing, but doesn't, and struck it dead. Ma
son and Pearce backed Toombs, So no
Post Office Appropriation bill at all has
passed, and an Extra Session would seem
inevitable.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10

luS AUt upUSu l, duu SktuCh III Ncttu. Nld-
son and Pearce backed Toombs. So nc
Post Office Appropriation bill at all has
passed, and al Extra Session would seem
inevitable.
And here, in closing, let us pay trib-
ute of gratitude to two Members Of this
Congress for their services at tbs late Ses-
sion. Where so many did well, it may
seem invidious to specify but We feel that
no true Republican will dispute the jus
tice of our award to Senator WADE of
Ohio and Mr. GROW Of Pennsylvania OF
the highest honorS. Mr.. Wade has hith-
erto evinced an intrepidity, an energy
and devOtedness rare y equaled and new
er cxcelleh in our judgment, IN his eff
forts for .he Homestead bill, for the Ag-
ricultpral College bill, for Retrenchment,
for Human Freedom-in short, for every
GOOD word and work-he this Session has
exoelled even his own former services =
The rights and interests of Free Labor
have seldom had q more clear-sighted and
effective, and never more whole-souled,
champion in Congress than old Ben
Wade. And Mr.. Grow, whom we have
seldom praised, and never greatly admir-
ed, has this Session evlnced fertility OF
resource, a command of parliamentary tao
ties, promptitude in seizing an opnortu-
nifty, a wisdom in act and a brevity of
speech, such as baYe rarely been exhibit
ed GA that foor. The passage of the
Homestead bill under Mr. Grows leader
ship would of itself have sufficed to con-
fer honorable distinction single mistak-
eH motion. moments hesitation, would
have enabled It's adversares to interpose
debate and delay, and thus have endan-
gered its passage, If not ensured its defeat.
So the Senate attempt to force the House
to raise the Rates of Postage was met by
Mr.. Grow in a manner and spirit that at
once decided the contest-deoided it in
such a way that, should an Extra Session
be required, the responsible y will clearly
rest on Toombs, Mason and Pearce-ail
Administration men--who, on a point of
mere will, insisted on defeating the Post
Office Appropriation bill and thus sab
jecting the public service to serious em-
barrassment. We rejoice that Mr.. Grow
is member of the next House, where
Pennsylvania will make quite another fig
ure than in the last, especially at its close.
Adieu, XAAVth Congress
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-19

and rs she did so, could see that my
earnest words had brought dim moist
ure to her eyes.
"I could WISH" she answered In a low
er voice, "to number you all as my friends.
l have come among you \ stranger, seek
ing no pre-eminenee, but only desiring to
do my duty as woman, side by side
with other women. The fact that my
husband is your minister gives me Of right
no position among you, and gives you no
right 10 demand Of me any public service.
If my husband fails in his duty admonish
him; but in the name of justice and hui
mainly, do not establish any supervision
over me. Let my private life be as sa-
scred from intrusion as that of any other
woman. This l have right to demand,
and / will be satisfied with nothing less. "
Silenced, if not convinced, was Miss
Phoebe Lane, and she retired in due time
with her committee of remonstrance and
accusation, their colors trailing on the
ground. / lost no time in giving my his
tory Of the interview; repeating, almost
word for word, the clear, strong language
of Mrs. Newton, that she might have the
full benefit of her own statement Of the
case. And ! am happy to say that there
was common sense enough and right feel
ing enough in the parish of st. Charity
TO do her ample justice. Her husband is
still our minister, active, useful and be-
loved; but as no salary has yet been set
apart for his wife, she has not assumed
any duties in the congregation, and from
present appearances, think, has no in
tention of doing so. But as wife and
mother her life is beautiful, and her exam
pie of far more benefit to the people un-
der her husbands care than all her more
public acts could be, had she entered up
on every duty that was so generously as
signed to her.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-19
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Il proved in all its departments. with the pur-
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point of local, general and commercial intelli-
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from all parts Of the country, and the compile
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day. IL maintains correspondents at Washing
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and the Legislature and furnishes full reports of
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The Free Pres is what Il has always been In
politics,-democratic. 1t is devoted 10 the doc
trines Of State Rights and Popular Sovereignty,
and exerts its influence 70 allay sectional an
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relations Of all the States Touching State az
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on frugal management and strict accountability
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Six DOLLARS per year, invariably in advance.
II is printed on fine white paper, with new type,
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mornings, at THREE DOLLARS per year, invari-
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tits most acceptable sheet IL furnishes the
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The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-19

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