The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-04-14
The victories OF Last week.

has placed her name upon the honored
roll Of redeemed common weals. Like
her, she has rejected, spurned the Wash
ingron inqpisition, aud pronounced her
allegiance to the principle of an untram-
meled balot-box. Like ours, her people
are no longer susceptible of being duped
j by the specous promises of pro-slaEery
hirelings But more than like Pennsyl-
yania, she will 90 into the next Congress
a unit and tower of strength for glorious
Freedom! More than like her, she has
but Que representative in the national ad
ministratlon, and he poor, imbecile, po-
litically- bankrupt department Secretary,
whose prestige it was thought would keep
the land of blue,law under the heel OF
party tyranny-a hope, command, re-
Ijeoted BY 1000 majority week ago last
Monday More than like the Key Stone
State, she has Republican State admin
lstration, and a Republican Legislature
with prQportionately larger joint ballot
and working majority in either branch
But unlike all other States in the Free
North-unlike all New England else
she is the last to behold the error Of her
faith and be converted to the new life
and this very fact gives her redemption a
double influence in the Scale of Right
The last to rehpke the wrong, she will be
irmest in her adhesion to the right. 20
this hope, truth and justice will alike
heartily respond, Amen.
Rhode Island elects Republican Gov,
ernor, Secretary of State and Attorney
General, together with Republican ma
iority in the Legislature Ibis was ex.
pected, and elicits no very great surprise
from us.
Michigan and Wisconsin, in the west
reafirm their choice of 1888, and respond
to Connecticut by 5000 and 10000 maj
respectively, IN their votes for StateJudg
es; while in the municipal elections of thel
cities they are even more exuberant IL
their votes for Freedom.
st. Louis, the metropolis of Missouri anC
the slave burdeped West, and the destined
centre Of our Free Republic, re-reiterate
her emancipation sentiment of 1857 b,
reeectipg o. d. FLLEY Mayor, by 29l
majority over Bogey, Adm. We will lie
a the -Nissoqri Qomoctat of the next da
tell the story of the cause and effect:
Z" We reassert the fact, that the election
: of O. D. Filley and his associates is tn
e reaffirmation of the princi piles of freedom
r This statement admits Of no qualification
but nevertheless we will acknowledge tn
victory is that of principle rather than {
party. The protest against the corruE
s ton of the County Court produced hur
/ dreds of ballots for the Free Democracy
( The Americans, in large numbers, MAI
fully broke off tho withes of partisan a;
sociation, and "yoted their sentiments.
r. Wisely and nohly th( y ignored the remot
, issues in the presence Of the lmmediat
) ones. Once they were miSled. Follow
= ing the standard which had passed Int
l. the hands Of incompetent or treacherou
y leaders, they found themselves, towar
the close of the first Monday in Angus
far away from the strife and they awok
: next day to learn that the Slavery OLGA
I" chy had captured the one great fortre>
I, of free speech and free thought, whlc
e towers from slave soil. The repetition
n the error were impossible to brave me
] and patriots, accordingly they redeeme
= themselves yesterday, whit spirit an
y generosity which can never fail to be r.
r, membered We are proud to think it wi
$, be no temporary alliance. We regard
10 as tie pledge of future harnpony and c.
operation, and Us the guaranty that ii
t,uo great branches Of the Opposition tcl
a. combine IN purpose and Numbers to ocre
y the Fedora! Government IN 1860 tro7
" the conteniptibte and 0tcious regime ofh
; National Democracy. The promise
not less gratifying to us than the perform
: ance just closed, for it imports wise to
d erance and large ibcrality among yarior
d classes and diverse opinions fer the con
.e mon good and furthannore it assures I
= of revolution in national affairs. A
;, Municipalities participated in tho victory
: yesterday Henceforward let US reeo!
Is niza an inviolable fraternity, until the hig
a PLACES of the nation are purged OF Pr
al Slavery Democracy. The tide is role
back for ever from the frontiers Of tn