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Where would the country now be, il the
Opposition 10 the Democratic party had ac-
complished its purpose ?-Ciihton Democrat.
We will tell you, in brief The coun-
try would have been so millions of dol
lars less in debt; Jess degraded in the
eyes of the world ; less divided at home
more powerful abroad It's treasury would
not have been depleted to enrich the pri
vate Golfers of politicians; its territories
would not have been the scene of bloody
civil war between the troops Of an oppres-
sive. .oligarchy aud n0mjadHy free peo-
pie, its subjects It's flag would not have
been insulted on the high sea with i'm
punity By comparatively weaker powers
and had it been, the national honor would
not have been sacrificed in sychop hant
diplomacy to amend the matter; useless
war expeditions would not have been
sent to he bays and rivers of pigmy gov
ernments to demand satisfaction for
wrongs never otfe red, while great nation
al insults we're known to the State de-
partmcnt and no effort made to redress
them; the masses of the North would not
have been asked-nay, rcquired-to sub
nit TO the arrogant assumptions and COM
L., &c o E0 000 c,,,TIa,n araolr
ing aristocrats; nor would the govern
mental Golfers have been emptied Of their
treasures to compel the passage of acts
to confirm the expressions undeF which
free white people were groaning, through
the aid and conniyance Of the President
and his Cabinet, and approved by such
as the editor of the Democrat nor would
Fort Smelling and Willet's Point swim
dies have stigmat:zed the character of our
central government.
On the contrary, our country would have
steadily but surely advanced in wealth
and power, il glory and greatness, in for
eign influence by national example, in
truthfulness and fidelity to her own rights
and liberal respect for the rights of other
governments and our government would
have been quietly and firmly administered
upon the broad principles of Freedom
bequeathed to Us by the fathers oflberty
and true democracy.
Is the Democrat answered ?
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A Good Old joke.

We resusc:ate the following from num-
Der of the Dollar Newspaper, dated Oct
Ii, l848, placed in our hands By the YER
tible NATTY himself, nearly two years
ago. We were looking over some old pa
pers day or two ago, and found il, and
as nearly all our readers in this county are
acquainted with the hero and his eccentri-
cities, it will be read with interest and
will give them occasion for q hearty and
healthy laugh
"THE PoTrsyILLE TARIFF. Friend
Mills is a facetious person, livingln Potts
vile, rather rough customer in his bois-
ferrous way, but good fellow withal. He
possesses that grand secret which secures
happiness or without which at least actual
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tiaI compromise, Identifies him with the
National Democratic Party.
Mr. Douglas and his confidential friends
are evidently angling for the Charleston
nomination at the expense of those prin-
oiples for which theg claim so much pop
ular admiration, aRd We have not doubt
that Mr. Douglas will not refuse the nom
ination, even though it may cause him to
endorse the issues at which he scouts in
his letter, If his wonderfully inventive
tricking genius can SO clothe them with
resolutions as to deceive the masses of the
North and make them acceE .able to South
ern politicians. In our opinion, either
Douglas or Buchanan will be the Charles
ton nominee, and with that convention
will end the emhittered var fare now go
ing on in the party they represent.
Wherein the " Popular Sovereignty" of
Douglas is more acceptable to apti-Slav-
cry-extension Democrats than the Slavery
extension doctrines of the Administration
wing Of the party, we cannot discover in
asmuch as either proposes to legalize Slav-
ery---the one by State aud the other by
Federal enactment Either doctrine goes
beyond the National Constitution by re-
cognizlng slaves as property; and either
doctrine has for its ultimate purpose the
strengthening of the cause of doughface
slavery propagandism.
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Jelly, and his brains scattered around on
the ground. Two heavy clubs were found
near him, both covered with blood and
hair and in the vicinity sugar was found
scattered iq every direction. The cork of
the whiskey bottle Dunn left Ceres with
was discovered near the body. lie { Dunn
was found at the nearest nejghhors, and
within half mile of the scene of the muir
der, and the whiskey bottle was found
empty behind a stump near the same
house The family living in that house
say that when he came there he dropped
the curtains to the windows, and when
asked why he done 50 he replied that he
thought it vas time they we're down, or
something to that effect. Nelson Pea
body, Esq, of Ceres summQRed jury Of
twelve men who held an inquest over the
body Of the deceased. We have not yet
received the verdict of the jury, but Dunn
was arrested and lodged in the county
prison i'll this place on Saturday evening
last. He is a bachelor, and we should
Judge about 10 years of age he is quite
small in stature and certainly looks like
4 harmless being, as we understand he is
only when maddened with rum. Stoeker
leaves a wife put no children, and is said
to have been an honest, sober, worthy
and industrious eitizen.-N hedn Citisen
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Special 1fqtices.
GRAVEL AND STONE.

Bv this we understand a collection OF sanu'
like substance having been lodged in the Pss:
sage of the urine. When the system is I'D
healthy state, this substance is carried on "
the natural passage of the body but Wnrn r'
there is weakness of any organ, especiaI;'
the kidneys, they become icapable OF expo, .
ling such sandy concretions, and eonsequen'g
they are lodged in the kidneys, urethfa' '.
the bladder, causing great inflammaAou. o.. "
those organs, and great pains and swelli"s, s.
and great difficulty in voiding urine. IL nLo
been admitted by many hysicianS, that MOTE. ...n
Indian Root pills are made out ofsome paF'i.u
lar plants which have a wonderful Charming
influence in dissolving the substance "I;., nv
has clogged the passage, and by their coonaG
properties, they expel all inflammation I'D
leave the water passage in an active .t.,s as
healthy state From three TO four ol ~ 80
Pills night and morning, from one 70 :...ss as.
weeks, will decide how this dreadful u'se" ".e
is to be treated, and as they remove the os. s1os
of every kind of diseases, it's utterly inP a.
sible for them to fail in curing the gra'e e.,,,
they unclog the passage, and leave 'ne
in healthy and Lively condition. .oN
DR.. Morse's Indian Root Pills are '''
By all dealers III Medicines.
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trians 1t makes slave catching impossi-
bic in Northern Ohio. Ii shows that the
people of a State have the power of pro-
tecting themselves if they will only stand
by their rights. 1t shows that pluck is
more to be relied on for the protection of
State rights, than Courts-especialiy sa,
preme State Courts. All honor to the
brave men of Northern Ohio, and in par
,icular to the Oberlin Rescuers, for the
SERVICE they have rendered 10 freedom anl
the rights of man. We hope Northern
Pennsylvania is prepared to stand By
Northern Ohio in resisting oppressors and
oppressive enactmcnts.
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Z. $. Court at vriliiamsport.

The following cases were disposed of in
the above Court at its late Session:
United States rs Charles Miller. In
dictment for manufacturing counterfeit
coin. Verdict, guilty, and sentenced to
pay fine Of $4,000, and to be confined
at hard labor in the Penitentiary at Ale
gheny City for the term of seven years.
:" 1t will be remembered, says the National
TadeHe, that Miller was tried some time ago
at the County Court and sent to the Penten-
tary, and was pardoncd out By His Isxcellen-
81, Coy. l:gcae7, fer ifIe purpose of giving tes-
timony agairst certain prominent business
mGp3 in Nilliamspert. Ghen the time arrived
for him TO give said testimony he was not to
be found and the prosecutions were abpLdon-
ed there not being any testimony. Miller has
since been tracked up, arrested and tried on
the same charges for which he had been con-
victed and pardoaed! before. and receives a
far moro severe sentence Ifany of our read
erS are disposed 10 inquire uhy has he been
thus dealt with we can only answer that we
are not prepared just new 70 eEiighten them
on that point
United States rs. Kate King alias Mil
ler. indictment for manufacturing coun-
terfeit coin. Verdict, net guilty. Pris-
oner discharged,
United States u.s. Charles Mcbride. In-
dictment for forging coin. Verdict, not
guilty. Prisoner discharged.
United States Is. Silas f. Lynn. In
dictment for stealing letter, [said to
have been 1" love-letter,') from the u.
S. mail. Verdict, guilty. Sentenced to
be confined in the Reuiteutiary at Ale
gheny City for three calendar months.
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On bis way 10 Pixies Peak, who was ac-
c,deutally snot in taking rife from his
wagon. His party seems to have been
eingularly upfortunate. a camp or two
further un, hurricane overlook them
bnd tore their six wagons into ovenwood; /;
they we're able to make but three passa-
lIe wagons out cf the remains. Their
loss in other property was serious and
they sustained mpch bodily harm. One
Of them was buried camp or two fur
thrr ~,
Those whom we meet here coming
down confirm the worst news We have
had from the Peak. There is scarcely
my gold there those who dig cannot ay-
crage two shillings per day; all who can
get away are leaving; Denver and Aura
ala arc nearly deserted; terrible sutierlngs
have been endured on the Plains, ana
more must yet be encountered hppageda
would gladly work for their board bqt
cannot lind employmeqt-ip short Pixies
Peak is an exploded bubble, WHICH thou
sands must bitterly RE to the end OF their
DAYS. Such is the tenor OF our latest ad-
vices. have received none this side OF
Leayenworth that contradict them. Ny
informant says all ale getting away who
can, and that we will find the region near
" deserted. This is likely, but We shall
see. II G.
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Release of the Oberiin Rescu-
crS--The Four MidnappSrS.
III K4dicfmenn .45dadoned-- Uapreftad!e Basi-

IA L4iicfMents -45dadoned- Uapr?ftat!e Basi-
ness.
From the Cleveland Herald, July 6.
Il has been well known that the in
dictcd kidnappers, to wit: Jennings,
Mitchell, Lowe and Davis, have had more
fears as to the result of their approaching
trial in Lorain than they have been will
ling to admit. The truth is, three of
those men had an open Penitentiary door
staring them square in the face, and even
10 the pious Jennings, who alone-and
by virtue of his power Of attorney from
Bacon, the owner Of the slave John-saw
any chance of escape, the prospect of be-
ing tried by jury Of Loran "fanatics
and abolitionists" was anything but qui-
citing to the nerves. The nigger catch
ing business at Oberlin went along we'll
enough so long as the kidnappers and
the Federal Court had it all their own
way, but when Lorain county stepped in
10 assert its rights, aud when counsel
were employed who consulted only the
interests of the indicted men, and not the
official atmosphere at Washington, mat
ters assumed serious complexion, and
the taking-off Of John was viewed, as it
should be, to wit, naked Kidnapping
We knew some weeks since that a
proposition had been made by some Of
the federal officials to some Of the outside
friends of the Obcrlin Rcseqers that the
Obcrlin men should enter the fashionable
plea of nolo contiAaere, receive the mild
tine of $50 each, pay the costs, and in
consideration for such grace the prosecu-
tion for kidnapping shouli be abandoned.
The offer was Indignantly spurned. Anoth-
er proposition, on the arrival of the Ken
lucky men was made. This proposition
il given below OF course, the Oberlin
Rcscucrs no way can control their own
cases here, Lor the case of the kidnappers
in Lorraine If the Federal District At
torney sees fit to enter nolle in each of
iheir casts, they cannot object. They
have constantly asked a speedy trial, they
have been imprisoned from sixty to nine
ty DAYS awaiting a trial, and now they are
ready for trial, but if District Attorney
Belden says "go home, you shall have no
trial, your indictments are notiea," OF
course they must obey.
All this shows the virtue Of selfre-
spect. The state Of Ohio had rights, and
Lorain county was determined those
rights should be respected. This has put
an end to niger catching in northern
OHIO.
We are informed that this morning
(thc 6th) the indictment against Jen-
nings, Mitchell, Lowe and Davis. in Lo
rain, has been noiiea, and the defendants
discharged.
The Oberlin gentlemen, so we'll knoYf
as the "Rescuers," have also been turned
out of our Jail. The government ha:
abandoned the prosecution in their cases
and they will be with their friends a
home before all our city readers shal
have perused this paper.
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The Next Governor

We re-publi>h the following remarks
of the Clarion Banner, to show the ante
cedents of Dir. Gazzam, who is strongly
urged for Governor-not to urge his
claims, or commit our paper to his sup,
port.-ED. JOURNAL.
In the approaching contest for Pres
ident, Pennsylvania, as heretofore, is like
ly to be the battle ground II may be
well, therefore, to call attention to the in
fuence which the Governors election
will have upon the election for President
and as party usage seems to entitle the
West to the next nomination for Govern
or, it is perhaps, time to enquire what
Western man Is likely to secure for the
Peoples ticket the largest vote.
" In the State Councils there was
gentleman from the West, whose popu-
larity, integrity and cficiert services to
our party, would make him in our opin-
ion, in every way available--the name of
Hon. EDWARD D. GAZzAM, of Pittsburg,
will, in this connection, readily occur to
those who are familiar with the men in
Western Pennsylvania who have render
ed service to the party, and in whose abil-
ity and faithfulness the party have placed
confidence.
/" At the first National Republican Con
vention which assembled at PITT sburg, in
February, 1856, resolution was passed
that one delegate from each State should
address the Convention On the means of
uniting and harmouizing in his own State
those elements of opposition which un-
combined were powerless, but which, If
united, might at no distant day, insure
! the defeat of the Democratic party and
the Convention called on Mr. GAZzAM to
answer for Pennsylvania.
"On that occasion, besides distinctive
Republicans, and citizens Of foreign birth,
there we're thousands Of the American
party present. To each Of these, not
withstanding the jealousies, and preju-
dices then existing, this gentleman made,
with the happiest effect, bold, truthful
and eloquent appeal addressing such as
friends of liberty and good government,
From that time the cause received pow
erful impetus; and at the next election
Allegheny county alone rolled up ma
jority of five thousand for the Union
ticket. At the State election Of that year
Mr.. GAzzAM was elected to the Senate
by the largest majority ever given in Al
leghcny county for that Office, although
his competitor, an eminent man, was pop
ular with all parties
During the late important contest for
| Z. s. Senator, the colleagues of this gen
tleman, IN the Senate, manifested their
confidence in his prudence and influence
by selecting him, with the late CHAs. b
. PENRosE, to act on behalf of the opposi-
ton caucus; and to the skillful and dis
Greet management ofthese two gentlemen
the Peoples party is in great measure
: Indebted for the election of Gen, SIMON
CAMERON.
"The action of the 8th of ,Iune Con
ventiop, in nominating an entire ticke
from the Eastern portion Of the State
gives us the assurance that the claims o
: the West will not be disregarded; and W.
+ are proud to offer to the people the hon
G ored rame of GAZZAM, trusting that hi
5 past career will prove a sure guarntee o
] his fitness for the proud position Of Gov
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The Eruits of whisky Drink
Ing,

The leading article OF the last Nc ckean
Ctisen commences as follows:
ave are compelled this week to record one
of the most brutal murders ever committed in
North Western Pennsylvania The deed was
perpetrated near the village of Ceres III this
County, on Friday evening, the lst inst"
The village of Ceres is pleasant town
to look at, as most of our readers know,
and coptaips much good society md many
worthy citizens. But the Court of Guar
ter Sessions OF Mexican county has not
yet quit the business Of granting license
to make drunkards, and thus it happens
that one of the other kind Of citizens of
Ceres on the 1st lust, sold tie mprqerer
"son,e sugar and batfle qf lelishY. -
The result of this sale is thus described
by the Citizen:
" Two heavy clubs were found near him,
the murdered man, both covered with blood
and hair and in the vicinity sugar was found
scattered in every direction. The cork of the
Yhiskey bottle Dunn left Ceres with was dis
covered near the body He Dunn was found
at the nearest neigbors, and within half
mile of the scene of the murder, and the whis-
key bottle was found empty behind stump
near the same house"
Every person who reads the above par
agraph will be compelled to the convic-
tiop that this murder was committed by
a human being made crazy with whisky.
We doubt if any murder is committed
without some help from the same agency.
Speaking of Dunn the murderer, the
Citizen says:
Gle is a bachelor, and we should judge
about &c years Of age; is quite small in stat
ure and certainly looks like harmless being,
as we understand he is ouly when maddened
with rum
Such, people of Potter county, is the
legitimate fruit of whisky drinking and
selling. And although no murders have
been committed through It's influence for
some time back in this county; yet very
serious injury has been done to many OF
cur Inhabitants One man, the head OF
large family, has been made town
charge, and his neighhors are compelled
to pay tax to support him and his fam
lily. Others will become paupers In con-
sequence of aehisAey drinking, if moth
ing is done to prevent it. Now we ask
you, will you let the business of peddling
whisky, making drunkards, pappers and
criminals, go on; or will you put forth a
little effort to Danish the cause of these
evils. Most of you would pe very glad
to have the work done, but you want
somebody else to do it, That is neither
just or manly. If you want drunkard-
making entirely abolished in this county,
it is your business to help do it. If there
is a Temperance organization In your
neighborhood, give it the benefit OF your
cooperation. If there is no Temperance
organization, find some other way to help
rid society from the curse of latamper
ance, and save it from such murders as
the one at Ceres, of which we give fui
account elsewhere.
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FOR SHERIFF.

To TIE Electors Of Potter County:
Fellow-cit Having long been resi-
dent of your county, (being among the hFstl,
offer myself as an independent candidate
for the Office of Sheriff, at the ensuing election
| do not offer myself through the solicitation
of any person, but because desire the once
/ have not the means nor the disposition 10
to hire any one to canvass the county for ne,
or to do so for myself desiring rather to res'
my claim with the unbiased feelings OF ths
people. WM. CROobl'
Homer. June 2S, 1857
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Horrible Murder.

we are compelled this week to record
one of the most brutal murders ever COM
nitted in North Western Pennsylvania.
The deed was perpetrated near the village
of Ceres in this County, on Friday even
ing, the 1st inst The facts in the case
as they were furnished US By Sheriff Morse
Ito whom we feel much indebted) are as
follows 1t appears that James Stocker,
the murdered man, had some dealing with
an Irishman by the name of james Dunn,
and at the final settlement which was some
days prior to the murder, Stocker claimed
a balance of Is pence in his favor Dunn
denied the claim and high words en5ued,
and had it not been for the interference
of a Mr.. Gleason the affair would no
doubt have terminated seriously to - OK
er. At that time Dunn made threats
but what they weFe Ee are not correctly
informed. Ga Friday Dunn was working
ia Ceres, (Which village is some . miles
from his residence, and about 4 from
stocker' and as he left for bis home that
evening he purchased some sugar and a
b title Of vbiskey. On his way home he
was seen by two young ladies in company
with Stocker who was looking up his cows
in Warden ncighborhood on Bells run
and about a mile and halffrom his house
A short time after three brothers by the
name of Fuller came along aud near Tho
spot where the two men were seen by the
ladies, they found Stocker lying across ;
ten With his head literally mashed to :
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ANTI-SLAvERY IN NORTH CAROLYN,
"A North Carolina correspondent writas
to the EeeHiag Post, as follows:
john \. Gilmer, of the Fifth district
Of North Carolina, is a candidate for 70
election, and opposed by the other candj.
dates, one Whig and one Democrat H;s
vote with the Black Republicans on the
LecOmpton Constitution, while in Con.
gress, has given offence, but there are
large number of persons in the district
who sympathize with him in his views on
tbs slavery question, and predict for him
that, like Letcher, he will be elected
though by a reduced majority. Virgin.
la has shown that slave power is on the
wanc there; and the Fifth district of
North Carolina will show, by the election
of Mr.. Gilmer, that the anti,savery men
of North Carolina are up and doing in
the old North State.
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Crops AT THE WEsT.-Says the Gin
cinnati Commcrciai of the 9TH We are
glad to observe that the country papers
are paying more attention to the condition
of the crops in their respective localities,
and noting with Particularly the progress
Of the farmers. And it is doubly crafty
ing that We have not only news from the
country through our exchanges printed
IN the smaller towns, but good news. The
reports from the harvest fields through
Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, are fiji, Of
encouragement. The almost universal
statement regarding the wheat crop is,
that it is better than has been known for
many years. Some say that a greater
breadth of land was sown than ever before,
and that such weight of heads and plump
ness of berry was never seen. We hear
very little Of the late frost or of rust, or
the fy, or any of the destructives of the
grain qf the staff of life Harvest time,
and all is we'll is the burden of the joy
Gus explanations that reach US from all
quarters. We may be exceedingly glad,
lor the land is fnll Of corn. The maize
short for q Indian Corn" the true corn
of our valleys of Egyptian richness-is
growing tall and beautiful, and is full of
lqsty life.