The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-02-17

ton" of being possessed of ertraoy5ina raA'
po,oers In convincing members of tbo :,
cessity of the particular kind of Ien;'E Js'
ton which they are asking for Ton1 sA,
think you can understand me when Nv W. |
that there is great deal of "INTERFS%;,
and " eloquence" in " Phiadelpb;, D.
senger Railway Bill" There are sa aS'
other charters asked for, for differon, ,YD1o n.
poses, but how much OF Legislation ! Ft,, !.
them has not yet appeared"
General Duff Green-him whose r..,
was so familiar in Jackson times? -';s
hereasking fora "Mammoth CorporatoD y
to be "entitled the American Imnror.
ment and Loan Company" with coT,.I ,.
reaching into the millions" F'"'
You have read-but have Won npb,,
ed Judge Pearsons Prologue and so"
tence of one James Donovan for c,n;na
the gentleman from Phladelpbia anS
who represents the sixth Represent,rya
District of that city? If you have No,
you should, because it will have a stronr.
tendency to prevent any bell;gsy,pt :
your county from Gaming, or aftermath.
the thing, within the district over gb;.S
the Judges jurisdiction extends, Mis-
ty days, and two hundred dollars, w,,
will cool the yalor cf almost any man
let alone any other little risks that beIon,
to matters Of this kind. It's the opinI'
Of several law abiding and orderly citizen,
of this place that the Judge should have
that small piece Of Territory. ten.by.ter
now belonging to the United States an,
nexed to this Judicial District. ItwnB
soon make the place more respectable
and the qualifications for go'd-hea3edcaa,,
harder 10 reach. In truth, there are IN
dividualS here, who say that the judo,
added sixty days to Donoyans sentence
for the sake of certain gentlemen hyjog
in a Southerly direction from tins place
/ However this may be, do rot know and
vet | have no doubt that if this had been
the first case of the kind that the Judoe
had heard of, the sentence would not have
marked 50 many days but under the cir.
cumstauces it was necessary that severe
measures should be adopted--reyerSins
the rule that has obtained precedence at
the capitol of the nation, where man
acquires the "titlc Of Bully with ease.
I You know that honors easily gained are
not greatly priced Therefore, thanks to
Judge Paar,on--and if the sentence in
/ this case standing out alone, unconnecci
with transactions Of a similar kind il
er-seyerc--when We, as all must, look
at this, as but the result Of certain dan.
gerous and rutiauly tastes that have Of
ate been too highly gratited and cult
yated, we must acknowledge the-Amn
There is in progress here very inter.
esting revival, growing out Of the free use
Of strychnine, logwood and other villain,
GUS ssubstances-made SO by the compound
that since the liquor law Of 1858 have
been freely used, llsuppose for the stom.
ach 5 sake") }, and which use has so plain,
|Iy and distinctly resulted IN making " rum
Ia. ackS" all over this beautiful town} that
4 . Joid 0son" has stopped, looked and
/ shuddered and as a natural result, there
is a revival Of the Temperance effort d
former years and q determination to make
la good fight Energetic men and women
have taken hold of the work and much
Good must come of il. But with such a
/ law as was made last winter, and with
! this peopie, the odds are on the side Of
whisky. You may Iegi>iate tor Rum, but
not oyainst it; yon may FgAt 1t morally,
but " back" it legally; you may kick 1t
Einto the street when IN rags--ln broad'
cloth, you shall walk arm IN arm with It
and ask it into your best room; IN one
garb a poor miserable sinner, fit only to'
la place | will not name--in another dress
saint on the direct path that leads to
the gates of eternal happiness-if-ye',-
i'll need not fill out the sentence,
We have had for the most Of the time
very delightful weather-bright, clear and
/ beautiful weather-that should touch the
soul and make it joyous; calling out me
spirit in sympathy. and giving it that
serene happiness that would "steal even
our senses" if we were not so determined
to be miserable In the gladness Of my
heart, | have commenced an euIogy on
the day that was passing, to some tnend'
and the chilly aud universal reply has
been-with frightening Of the coat around
the neck and cold shiver-" ne u ca'eH
1t III Apra" Poor miserabIe-we caa'
.enj'oy anything but lchjne and our I'll"
content, and are only HAPPY when We a''
grumbling. L.