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should be against the possible success OF
Breckenridge or Douglas, and say that
they prefer the election of Lincoln to
either of thnse persons. This sentiment,
under their advocacy, is fast gaining
ground at the South and the Baltimore
city election has tended to give it force
and action.
We cannot say that we regret the de
feat of the American city ticket in Bal
rimore By some 5000 majority, under the
circumstances proposition to reform,
yet we cannot say that we have much
faith in the integrity of the party who
ere now proposing to bring about the re-
form. ANY change there for the better
will be warmly welcomed by every honest
citizen throughout the country, to what
ever party he may belong--aDa we hope,
though we have little faith, that the
bloody elections of Baltimore are in a fair
say to com. to an end now. They will
cease certainly when the People elect a
Republican city AID county government,
and from the signs in the political zodiac,
we judge that day is not very far iRto
the future.
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re- The WIiiomspoyt Press, has
been enlarged and otherwise improved
L. Ulmcr has been announced as editor.
Adam j. Glossbrenner, Esq, of York,
has been appointed Private Secretary to
President Buchanan, in place Of james
Buchanan, Jr.
CHARLES l. LENHALL, Of Southb;idge,
Mass, has been sentenced to a fine Of
$40 and costs, amounting in all to $40 OF
$50, for sending to the Worcester Spy q
false report Of the death Of Mr. Oliver
NJ. Mason, Of Southbridgo.
LEVI L. SMITH, Esq, having been
nominated for Congress in the BerEs
county district, has resigned as one of
the electors on the Peoples ticket, and
the name of David Il Stout, Esq, has
been substituted by the STATE Commit
tee, in his stead.
A VISITOR to the Poet Tennyson
writes " He spoke III terms Of warmcst
praise of Charles Summers recent speech
in the Senate, and added The most
eloquent thing, as | thought, in the whole
speech was the unspoken thing-the ST.
lence about his own story"
That was a spectacle to think upon
Queen Yictoria's oldest son, the heir 20
the British crown, uncovering his head
before the place where rest the ashes Of
Washington, the man for whose head his
grcat-grand father offered a reward ! The
" rebel Washington is now the name Of
a superior Of George III.
AN Alabama paper expresses its belief
that Mr., Yancey's whole political life has
been a curse to the country. We believe
50 too. We don't wish Yanccy dead,
but we are sorry his mother didn't refuse
to have his father. Mr.. Yancey never
stood upon a platform that we coald ap
prove We presume he never will till
he is about to be hung
In a speech in New York city, Octo-
Der I'd, Senator Wilson of Massachusetts
said, "When Douglas came back to
Washington, after the contest Of 1888, |
asked him what sort Of a man Lincoln
was. Douglas answered L have been
in the Senate, and COPIED with many Of
the first men in the country, but | never
found so strong a reasoner as Lincoln"
A GREAT APPLE CRop.-The New
York Tribune says Our market is
overstoeked with apples beyond all pre-
cedent. and the Oldest inhabitant de-
clares that he never saw the like. Con-
sidering the excellent quality of much of
the fruit offered, it is really wonderful.
At the present time choice apples, from
Western New York, will scarcely sell for
enough to cover cost Of barrel, freight and
commission"
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One Charge vi

Republicans Of Little Potter! You
did a.noble work on the 9th of October.
We are prouder of you than ever before.
795 majority for the Republican candi-
date for Governor is a monstrous MAORI
ty for this county to give. 1t is more to
your credit than the 1000 Of Allegheny
county, and you are, as We read the fig
ures Of the State, entitled to the Ban
ner.
But the work is not finished. There
Is the 9th of November when Abraham
Lincoln is to receive $4,000 majority in
the State. Will you still hold your
proud position? We believe it. But if
SO, you will have to ,cork for it.
The State is all aglow with enthusiasm.
You have no "wide awakes' to fire you
up, as they have in Warren and other
rural counties.
You must therefore increase the activ-
ity of such agencies as you possess, and
make sure of bringing the last man who
will vote for Lincoln, Do this, and you
will give a thousand mqyority for the
Freeman's candidate for President.
Gone charge more and the day is
ours"
The crisis presses on US face to face with US
it stands
With solemn lips of question, like the Sphinx
in Egypt's sands.
This day we fashion Dcstiny-our web of Fate
we spin,
This day for all hereafter choose we holiness
or sin.
Even now from starry Gerizim, or Ebals
cloudy crown,
We call the dewS of blessing or the bolts of
cursing down.
By all for which the martyrs bore their agony
and shame
By all the warning words Of truth with which
the prophets came;
By the future which awaits us; by all the
hopes which cast
Their faint and trembling beams across the
darkness of the past,
And by the blessed thought of Him who for
earth's freedom died,
0, my people I! o, my brothers let US choose
the righteous side.
So shall the Northern pioaeer go joyful on his
way.
To wed ~Penob5cot's waters to San Francisco
bay,
To make the rugged places smooth, and SOW
the wales with grain,
And bear with Liberty and Law the Bible in
his train
The mighty West shall bless the East, and sea
shall answer sea,
And mountain unto mountain call, "Praise
God p for we are free
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-18
Remember,

That the census now being taken will
give a majority to the North of about
eighty in Compress, ochtch Of Itself secures
to the North the absolute control Of all
national legislation. Thus, whether LIN
coin be elected or not, the North can, of
itself, enact and repeal any laws within
the limits of the Constitution. In this
view of the case, is it wise, is it patriotic,
is it froterpal to force upon the South a
President whose declared policy fills it
with the most serious and well founded
alarm? The rights and interests of the
North lie within its own control, a1d the
election of any other candidates before
the people cannot eudauger tue North,
while the election of any other candidate
than LINCOLN will give to fifteen States
the happy assurance that it is not the
purpose of the North to quarrel with
them, and to dive them out of the Union.
-Rennsylranian.
Such is the system of Justification with
which Northern pro slavery papers, at
tempt to break the fall of the doomed
party. 1t is not true that "the North
can of itself enact and repeal any laws
within the limits of the Constitution"
the President being with the South.
Every school boy haows that the freemen
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-18

The VOTE FOR TREAsURER.-Not-
w~ithstanding the treason in the camp,
w. X. King is elected by a handsome
majority. A truer hearted Republican
we cannot count in our ranks. lie has
always been a noble and hopeful soldier
in the Republican cause, through all
kinds of political weather, and his elcc.
ton will be hailed with shouts Of glad
ness by every true Republican in the
county. Ye one hundred aud three Re
pubIicans Of Bradford township, who
spurned the brides Of a corrupt clique,
aud nobly STOOD by your party, receive
the honor which will always hover around
the names of true men. Green will you
ever be in our memories nobly have you
fought, prcfeIiug principle to pecuniary
benefit.
Ali of the fuss and feathers about
Bars being defeated by the Court two
years ago, viii now be buried with those
with whom the SANDER originated. In
fact, the people like the course the Court
took SO well that they have concluded to
take the honor of the defeat of Barr upon
themselves this time. The course that
Barr has taken in trading off his own
friends to ensure his own election, has
brought down Democratic maledictions
upon him-curses not lcud but deep.
But let the dead bury the dead. The
election Of King is more glorious under
the circumstances. Bradford. a Repub-
lican township, giving 128 Republican
majority now giving 50 against King,
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-18

G1~ We have received a copy of the
" Political Text Book for 1862" from its
publishers, the Tribune A~Ssociatlon,"
New York. We are very grateful for it
now, for it is good for all time but it
would have been better appreciated a
month or two O
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-18

IT is with no common satisfaction that
we chronicle the election of John NJ.
Butler to Congress from the Ist District
of Pennsylvania (the south part Oh Phil
adelphia), lately represented by Mr..
Thomas B. Florence. Mr.. Butler has
been supposed to be beaten by a few
votes but the Official Canvass yesterday
showed him to be elected by 1913 major
ity. Mr.. Butler, like Judge Kelley,
who takes the place OF Mr.. Millward, is
an original and who,e-souIed Republican,
and his ability, energy, and business ca
pacity, will render him a valuable men,
Der Of the next IIouse.-N Y. Tribune,
1911.
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BRUTAL MURDER OF A WIDE-AWAKE
BY DoUGLAsTTES.-THE MURDERERS
ARREsTED.-The editor of the Philadel,
pbia Bulletin has been shown a private
lette: from a reliable gentleman Of Johns
town, dated Oct. 4th, in which he states
that Col. George Fritz, of the great Iron
Works in Johnstown, is the Captain Of a
Club cf Wide-Awake Lincoln Rangers,
comprising over three hundred members.
On Friday evening Col. A. G.. Curtin
made a spirited address to the people of
that region, and was subsequently escort
ed by the Wide wakes to the 1l.40
train on the Pennsylvania Railroad. On
the route one of the Wide-Awakes left
the line, and was attacked in a terribly
brutal manner by a party of half a dozen
or more Douglasites. After beating the
unfortunate man fearfuliy, u of them
struck him with q stone. His injuries
proved fatal on Sunday evening Six of
the assailants have been arrested and are
now in Jail for the crime, at Ebensburg.
The occurrence has cast a gloom over the
whole town.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-18
Great Curiosity.

We have one of the greatest curiosities and
most valuable inventions in the known world,
for which we want agents everywhere. Full
particulars sent free.
3w3 SHAW Il CLARK, Riddeford, Maine.
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did not defeat him. No. gentlemen W.
X. King, if he lives, will be our next
treas lrer. One gun for each candidate,
and Fifty for King! Democrats, aghere.
IS your Grape !?-INcKedR Miner.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-18

Four YEARS AGO.-Ne are writing
at midnight, willie the shouts of the til
umphant Lincoln men are sounding thro'
our streets, and the strains Of their victo-
rlous music are heard on every hand. 1t
recalls to US the scenes which took place
Just four years ago, when the Democratic
State ticket, pledged to the principle Of
non-intervention with slavery in the Ter
r%itories, had succeeded.
Why this change? Why is it that
the old Democratic State of Pennsylvania
has been swept from It's moorings? Who
is responsible? The answer will rise to
the lips from the heart Of every old fash
toned Democrat-JAMEs BUCHANAN
Faithless, first to his friends, and next
to his principles and because the peo-
pie would not assist him in his assaults
upon both, he has turned upon them, and
they, in their good time, have turned up
on him. Let future Presidents take
warning by the example. Forney's
Press.
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The uWild Catu 01ipis1 district

re- The Wild Cat" (GiIlis) district
has done wonders this time. 1t elects
Patton to Congress by a handsome ma
He gets about 100 majority in
Yeuango County, where his opponent
resides. In the Legislative district, Cor
don and Lawrence, both Republicans are
elected over A. NJ. BENTON, Of Mexican,
and Z. r. Brady, of Jefferson. Benton
was sure Of a rcGlection-but where is it.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-18

READING, Pa, Oct. Y, lS60.-The
Regular Democratic State Committee, Of
which Dir. Welsh is Chairman, met in
this city today, aud adopted the follow
lug resolution:
Rcsolve3, That this Committee do
hereby rcscind It's action at Philadelphia
on the ID of July and Cresson on the
9th of August and that we recommend
to the Democratic party of Pennsylvania
to stand by the Electoral ticket made by
the Democratic State Convention at Read
ing on the lst Of March.
Amendments recommending a confer.
ence with the Bell-Eyerctt party and the
Douglas party were rejected. Adjourned
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-18

One OF DANIEL WEBsrER's BEsT.-
The late kenial o. Peabody, of Frank
lin, was accustomed to tell the following.
which we have never seen in print:
Mr.. Webster aud Mr.. Clay were stand
ing on the steps Of one of the hotels in
Washington, and Mr.. Peabody was close
by and heard what was said. A drove.
Of Jackasses were passing By, and Mr.,
Clay thought it a good opportunity to,
get a joke upon Nir. Webster. He patted
Mr.. W. on the shoulder-pointed to the
lOng.eared donkeYs, and said
MIR. Webster, there are some of your
Northern constituents"
Yes" replied the great statesman,
" going South to teach school"
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Wayne County Reyolutionized.

Correspondence q me y. 4. tribune.
HONEsDALE, Pa, Oct. II, 1860-9P.M NJ.
We have done a tremendous work in
our county. You remember, coming over
from Narrowsburg | conceded Foster the
county by 200. Curtin has 81 majority,
~Prothonotary, over 400. Our Represent
alive and rest Of County ticket are elected
by majorities ranging from so to 800.
The meeting on Monday night-Nr. Gree
ley's speech and the procession had a pow
erful effect. This Is the first time the
Republicans hive carried a State election
in the county. The Wide-Awakes were.
at the polls all day, not leaving for din
ner or supper, and every Republican vot-
er was brought out. The vote is the
largest eGer polIed in the county. Of
course we are alive with enthusiasm, and
will roll a majority up for Odd Abe"
that will astOnIsh the natives"
r. F. S.
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SINGULAR CAsE.-Thompson, now
under sentence of death in Philadelphia,
presents a singular phase, which probably
has never happened before in any courts
IN the world. Some months ago, Judge
Thompson passed sentence of death on
John Capie, who was clearly convictedl
Of murder in the first degree. Through
some influence, he obtained a pardon.
from the Governor, and was set at liber-
ty. Continuing his bad habits, and fire.
quenting his bad haunts, Capie became
involved In some difficulty with Thomp,
son, who in turn, murdered the murderer.
We now have the singular spectacle of a
Judge, who had sentenced one man to be
hung, passing a like sentence on another
tor numbering the one it was formerly
passed upon, aud both, undoubtedly just
ly condemned to the gallows! Truly
this was blood for blood.
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DGT Curtin's majority in the State at
the latest footing reaches 32,080, and
will increase Tatherthan decrease. Penn
sylvania is really redeemed for all time
from the clutches Of the democracy. The
Republicans gain two Members Of Con-
gress-Butler in the Ist (Florence's) dis
trict, and Andrew Stewart in the XXth
(Montgomery's) district.
-
Bg~ The official vote, Of this county,
which will be found in another column,
shows some very lattering changes in
some of the townships of this county.
All honor to Roulet, Stewardson, Swe-
den, &c. The Democrats Of Potter are
beginning to read and think for them
selves.
Mr.. Eale's majority in the District is
about 2100-he receives a majority in
every county but Sullivan, and that has
not been heard from. Lycoming, the
home of Fleming, gives Hale about 400
majority.
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THE ARTIzAN's BANK, n. "
said that among the notes held bv ~
Artizan's Bank is one of Senator n"s
las for $50, 600. 1t is farther rnnor1g
that among the assets of the bank arc ~
notes of other prominent poIitici.a"
These stories may not be true, but tb.;,
existence demands such a Thorough j..
vestigation of the Banks affairs as ,%n
show their truth or falsity.-N. T. SDn
THE Democratic factions are busiIv on
gagged in trying TO convict each other a
treason. The Douglas faction prove ~.
son and disunion on the Breckinri1nS
clan, and the Breckenridge clan nroo.
hypocricy and deception on the DouoI,.,
ties. Go IT, gentleman. You are cooL
right in your allegations concerning tba
ether.
pg "Packard's Dog" bite, it appears.
was not fatal to Andy Curtin. -Tb,,'
lottery" story did not draw" Tn.
Dutch seem to have got into the belief
of voting for the Republicans "throuob
both their skulls" -"Andrew Gackson
Curtin" seems to be a very good wav Of
"yoting for Jackson" THE crises
which were to have arrovcn, have arriv.
en-" and the "Uuion is saveG."-Leri
burg Chronicle.
Gen. Amos II. Prescott, the latest.
made President Of the "American State
Committee" and one Of the chief enpip.
GERS in fusing the Bell ard Douglas forces;
at Syracuse, has come out against III
new Fusion with Breckenridge, whieb
he d~enounces as a scheme to build IN.
the disunicaists, keep the y sent cor.
rupt dynasty in power and its Office hold.
ers in place, through the f~cisting of Joe
Lane into the Presidency. Gen Prescott
avows himself henceiUrth for Lincoln and
Hamlin.
eeA The election of CURTIN in Penn
sylyania, ana Of LASE in Indiana, com.
pletes the revolution in all the Free States
Oregon aud California not included and
leaves not a Free Trade, Pro Slavery
Governor in power in any State where the
massof the people are really free to choose
for themselves.
THE FARMERS have wrought the
Revolution il Pennsylvania. Our prin-
cipai gains are among the farming com.
munity-which, if slower 10 move, is most
sure and permanent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-14
From Washington.
WARRINGTON. May 8,

WARRINGTON, May 3, 1860.
II is said that the President will not wait
for George Sanders to resign, but will decap-
itate him forthwith. Georges kilograms
from Charleston drove our Chief Magistrate
nearly frantic, partly because they were in
conceivably impudent, but mainly because
they we're not prepaid. One Of them was
nearly in the following words:
"Ilis ExceIlency, James Buchanan, preei-
dent of the United States: The minority res
oiutions will pass. (Iers followed the reso-
lutlons at lengthy Douglas will be nomi-
mated on the next ballot. Send for Douglas
Immediately. Lose no time in making friends
with your successor. All the past shall be
forgiven, and your particular friends retain
ed in Office. From one who often differs
from you In opinion. but never deceives you.
GEoRcE SANDERS
For this delightful epistlc the President
was obliged TO pay e28 telegraph tolls. For
similar information Secretary Cobb paid $l4,
and Senator Toombs $l2. George says, 10
explanation, that all these men can afford to
pay for important news, because they are
| rich; bat be prepaid oil be sent to Clingman
and other poor devils who support Dough- >.
The only thing that makes Geolee unhap.
py is hat be is obliged to wear Bis of6clal
head so long. He 10 anxious to relieve the
Administration from oil embarrassment on
bis account, and would resign, but that b,
fears ii would look like desertiug bis old
friends in their extremity. lie INDUCES the
hope, however, that they will speedily be able
to dispense with bis official services. When
they do, look out for disclosures.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-14

TAcos, Pa, May 10.
The heaviest freshet which has occurred
for years now sweeps the Blue Juniata.-
Half this town is under water. The Bridges
over Bald Eagle Greek have been swept away
and the stages have turned back. The Penn
sylvania r. X. ia uninterrupted.
WILMINGTON, N. O., May 10.
Six OF the Drew, four black and two white,
of the ship Robert Stewart, from Mobile, for
Liverpool were taken from q raft in lat. "a
deg, 10 min, and long. II deg, 40 min, on
the lst inst. Ii is thought that Is were
drowned. The ship sunk April 30sh.
Bosros May ..
The brig L. w. Dodge, from Sierra Leone
March Is, reports the brig Geo. w. Jones
from Salem, was seized on the 18th February,
on the Congo river, by the British frigate
Arrogant as SLAYER. She was half loaded
with hides and ground nuts. Her papers
we're shown the Lieutenant siezing her, who
pronounced them fraudulent. The British
Commodore sent the brig back, after seeing
her papers.
Nxw Yosx, MAY 0.
Rynders and Mann, deputy MARSHALL, ac-
cused OF bribery in the case OF the bark
Storm King, are indicted and held to bail for
trial.
The frigate Roanoke wae signaleo Just De-
fore sunset with the Japanese Embassy on
board.
NEw HAVEN, May 10.
The Connecticut Legislature this A. NJ, re-
elected Senator l.. A. Foster. The Demo
cratic candidate was lion. w. w. Eaton, OF
Hartford, who made speech 10 the Demo
cratic caucus last night, taking ground against
Douglas and his doctrine, declaring that the
seventeen Democratic States represented
them, and defending the Southern view on
the territorial question. The vote stood in
the Senate 1t for Foster and for Eaton
In the House, 1877 for Foster, and 70 for
Eaton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-14

A FICHr IN BuRRIs. We are Informed by
gentleman from New Boston, that bloody
ARRAY occurred at Burris, on the Iowa side,
on Saturday the 18th ult. This place has
been deserted pretty much since the foods Of
the last two years, and has been 10 the pos
session Of two doggery keepers, named re-
spectlvcly, Shaubeck and Braynal. 1t seems
that bad blood had existed between these two
men for long time, and on the morning 10
question, Shaubeck went to the house of the
other, called MIN OUT, and commenced the
assault with knife, cutting and slashing him
horribly. The wife Of Braynal seeing the
danger Of her husband, came to his assist
ance with a loaded gun, the contents of which
Il Aleda Record.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-14

AZ meeting OF the Republicans of Les
county, held in Charleston. Saturday, MAY
IL, 1856, j. Van Valkenberg, as member
OF the Central County Com. called the meet
ing TO order, and nominated G. w. McCrary,
Esq, as Chairman of the Convention. The
motion passed. w. Richards, OF Jackson
township, and j. Van Valkenberg, of Madi-
son, were appointed Secretaries.
On motion of DIR. Shaw, committee of
one from each township, to nominate dele
gates to the State Convention, was appointed,
as follows:
| Ii. Fulton, of Jackson; b. nugel, Madi.
son; n. Nj. Cowles, Pleasant Ridge; III. @.
Weir, Marion; Vim. Haskell, Harrison; b.
F. Anderson, Montrose; S. b. Espy, Wash.
ington; +. Semple, Franklin MIR. Judy,
West Point; j. o. banks, Charleston; T.
Moore, Des Moines.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor the same COM
mittee was instructed to nominate Delegates
to the Congressional Convention.
On motion of MIR. Winterbotham q COM
mtsee of FIVE was appointed to nominate a
county Central Committee. The Chair ap-
pointed Messrs. Winterbothsm, Taylor, Stu
art, Browning and Amos McMillan.
The committee reported the following
names: G. w. McCrary, w. Richards and
NJ. P. STARTS, of Jackson township; and A.
t. Shaw and s. b. Espy, of Madison; and
ALSO recommended that the Central Commit
tee should elect its own chairman, and should
organize each township in the county.
he report of the committee was received,
and the nominations confirmed.
On motion OF DIR. Shaw, the thanks OF the
Republican party of Lee county were return
ed TO the late Central Committee of the ooun-
ty, and especially to MIR. Howell, the Chair
man, for the manner in which they have dis
charged their duties during the past year.
Mr.. Fulton, as Chairman of the Commit
tee on Delegates, reported tbhe following as
delegates to the State and Congressional
Conventions.