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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

ernment except in accordance with such
principals.
They claim no power 70 change or al
ter the laws and institutions Of existing
States nor to interfere Herewith, except
SO far as the example Of their safety,
strength, and prosperity, and the proper
discussion and defenc, of their princi
pies and institutions, may exercise moral
influence upon their policy.
While they disclaim all interference
witis State laws, policy, and institutions,
they do claim the power, and will exer-
else it whenever, in their judgement, it
is just and prudent, to free the General
Government from all responsibility for
the existence and continuance of slavery
wherever they have exclusive Jurisdiction
over it.
As their resistance to the extension OF
slavery is founded upon the conviction Of
its injustice and It's upftness, so they will
be led to oppose any new demands which
1t may make, &nd any and all measures
for its increase BY the revival Of the for
e;gn trade or otherwise And While We
are determined 10 adhere indexibiy to
this policy, We have no uukinduess for
slaveholders. They have a great problem
TO solve. and shohld have sympathy and
succor The Whole power and revenue
of the Government should, with mv con
sent, be freely exerted and expended in
their aid The de,tnas of this Republic
hang upon The issue Of this contest; and
while | look on with fear and trembling,
I still look forward With hope 10 the time
when wo may cxclaim to the oppressed
Of every cline and language. and birth
place ard complexion, as they first plant
their footsteps upon our shores, bow
down and worship, for the soil on which
you stand IS sacret2, and oonsecratcd by
the genius Of universal emancipation
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10
The Admission Of Aansas,

Southern Senators have de ermined to
manage if possible so as to keep Kansas
out of the Union till after the Presiden-
tial election, lest her vote might exercise
a controlling influence in case the choice
should come TO the House Her admis-
sion would make eighteen States ueccssa-
ry to choose They have nov some little
hope Of getting the requisite ,venteen
for Southern man, or failing in that to
defeat the election by the House, and
thus devolve it upon the Senate, where
their chances will be greater, But even
here they much prefer not to haze tive
Republican Senators from Kansas. They
may have power to play this game but
will End it dangerous, IS the people of the
Free States will become SO cxasperated
by this new outrage upon Kansas that
they will settle the contest at the polls
beyond a pcraGventure.
THE ADMINIsTRATIeN CoRRUPTIoNs.
| understand that Mr.. Covode to- day
traced s., 1000 which had been promised
Mr. Bean toward the expenses of publish,
ing Lecompton paper in Ohio to the
hands of Senator Fitch as depositary.-
WaSh Cor. Tribune, MGY 4fh.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10
e. The School Directors Of as coun.

sG> The School Directors of this coan-
tv met in the Court House on Monday
aud elected Mr., Seth Lewis, of Ulysses,
County Superintendent for three years
from the first of July next. He will no
doubt be an efficient officer; but without
any dispalag'ment to him we would say
that we sincerely regret the defeat OF so
efficient and worthy an officer as Mr..
Hendrick has been. He has done much
toward perfecting the system in this
county, and could have doue much more
in the next three years than any newly
elected person can DO. Tho Convention
done very wisely in raising the salary to
500, and the vote was more unanimous
or this point than was expected. The
increased salary will add much to the et-
Gciency Of the officer and the system =
We give the official proceedings in our
local column.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

L. G.. Il. R.-A +" chattel9 ".
lost his relish for tie twin relic :.
the jamestown (N. y Jealaoi
passed through ths $ place On th'I
X. Il. a short time since, IN ro,s
the Queens Domain. He was a m
wart. JET black and not unintcllrs,,
ing Afrcan ; bad been stolen from
Leone II years ago, at the age Of Is,
So uhfagorably impressed with the.
of this great country to christian,
and save his soul that lie means h
it for liy own good as soon as he n.
dimes TO take him back to Attn,
had been five weeks oa the road
the home that adopted hia to this,
and vas ono of quite a large cal
that started about the same time h
North.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10
Dsg~ We are indebted to she Hon. 81

pg- We are indebted to :he Hon. ST.
mon Cameron, of the U. S. Senate, for a
copy of the Message and Documents,
l85o-60, abridged 1t is quite con-
venient, being the Message with the re.
ports proper of all the Departments.
We are also indebted to the Hon. gen
tlcman for copy of "New Nursery
Rhymes for Political Babies; a Loving
Satire, by JUDITH." Published by j. J..
Nagurn, 10 John ST New York 1t par
aphrases, in nursery ditty, the politics of
the present Administration, is well gotten
up, and is good campaign document.
1t contains 70 pages.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10
EI- The Rev. Daniel Worth. who was

Gg- The Rev Daniel Worth, who was
recently put in Jail in North Carolina for
circulating "Hcper's Crisis in shat State.
has been released and has arrived in New
York. He is a native of n. Carolina
H. told his story to New York audience
on Monday evening, md does not give a
very fattcTing account Of Southern jns,
tice-nobody can, in fact, who has tested
it even partially.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

TIE Republicans Of the Congressional
Districts Of our State generally seem dis
posed to adopt the policy Of re-electing
their present Representatives. We notice
strong expressions of Appreciation of the
course Of Ion. JAMES I. HALE by the
newspapers Of his District, accompanied
by q desire for his continued services.
We are glad of thls-not only because it
is just to faithful and efficient Reprc-
sentative, but because it recognizes
sound and equitable principle, viz; that
of re-electing true men.-Erie Gazette.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10
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e&g" Judge White and G, II. Seymour
have been elected delegates to Chicago
from Tioga county and unanimously in.
structcd to support General Cameron for
the Presidential nomination.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

Ia" 1t is reported that the President
intends to veto ali bills appropriating
money to ray the expenses Of the Inves-
tigating Committees. If we are not mis-
taken the members of the House will have
The power in their hands to bring him to
terms.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

RS- The " Constitutional Union" Ma,
tional Convention was to meet at BaIti,
more on Wednesday (9th). 1t is thought
they will nominate John Mclean, John
Bell or Sam. IIouston-perhaps all OF
them--in order 10 save the Union. II
their creed is right the nomination of at
least four candidates BY them would seem
10 be absolutely neoessary--as Cotton,
Iron, Moneyand Commerce, are each call
ing loudly upon them (they say for pro
lection from the probable stray bricks
Of the falling U4ion. Their price for
the campaign has not yet transpired, but
the Democrats being in most need of
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

what IL s all about. Just let them pub
lish what the witnesses testify, and then
let them, at the same time, abuse Coyode
with all their might Probably they
would make some political capital that
way but probably they would net, and
most likely they think so!-fNacGSter
Union
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

Bsg~ Hon. Lewis Mann and lady re-
tured from Harrisburg Wednesday. Mrs.
". is very feeble, but it is hoped that the
rest and quiet of hcme will soon restore
her to health. She has been siok since
February, we believe. Mr.. Mann looks
quite well.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10
c. II. SIMMONS, !
II. II LYMAN, Y
P. P. STORY,
Oswavo, Nav /, le60-3t+2t 2t


NOTICE is hereby given that the !.
" signed, the person appointed \
Court OF Common Pleas to make difuls.
Of the proceeds of the sale of rea! ssia's
case of Sydney Stnrkweather for IasuS.
V. & ]. W. Warner against L. D. Chrs.I
Of Dee. Term 1856. No. So, viii atteAU
duties Of his appointment at the oilcg =
Prothonotary, in Coudersport, on NOE \
I4th day of may next, at one clocS, :, I
Those interested can attend if they th'I1t ,,t
per. II. J. OLMSThp' = 4''
Coudersport, April Is, l860.-3l-'I
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

WASHINGTON, May /, 18G0-Wado
is looming up on the Republican side.
He seems to be the second choice of both
Conservatives and Radicals. Ills friends
claim that he has the jackson and Tay lor
qualities, which would give him great pop
ular siren 9Th and that his Homestead
leadership in the Senate would make him
strong in the Northwest, and with Ger
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

SEVERAL years since, ma,
John Cain killed Richard sin~l'
the seaac'ion of his daughter NJ
Cincinnati The daughter las =.
come an abandoned Character, .n3
evenings since was married to
named Winston, over 10 Years !
the keeper Of an eating and j.. 1
house of 4 very low character. n,
was about % years of age.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

their votes will doubtless pay them high
price to put them in the way of Repnbil-
can sneceSs.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

A Shocking calamity occur. !.
Camden 5. c., on Saturday los,
ty OF boys and girls on pie.,,.I
aroBned in mill-pond. Ninetes,
had been recovered, and it is tb,@.
more, making twenty-ninc IN an N
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

THADpEvs STEVENS. in recent n
opposing an increase OF the army n
for on the Pretence that it was need
to prevent Indian hostilities), said
believed that there was a greater neI
ty to keep watch over and chcci
crimes Of white men than there \.
exercise these precautions to keep
the Indians :" True as gospel,
The Eusning Post Washington CO.
pondent has the following:
Z" A good story is told Of ThaddeuI
vens Of Pennsylvania in connection
the tenth ballot for Douglas at ChI
ton. Tho news came orer the wires
Mr.. Douglas had received one hum
aud fifty dad one-haifyotes. '0neI
dr"d aud dtty-ard one,haJ9, reps
Mr. Stevens, very slowly and mock
ousIy, 'thc one halt means Bigicrp'
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

Rzg~ The Lake Shore Railroads have
lgreed to reduce their fare one-half to
delegates to the Chicago Convention. The
\. Y. & L. will perhaps do the same.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

mans. Many Pennsylvania nen1
sert that lie would carry their s..
ly. = Cor. Of Tribune.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

B~ One fifth Of the entire sum raised
by taxation for public schools in tie
United States, is paid by Pennsylvania.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

ANOTHER EIcT1M oF STRYcHyM|
\ man By the name OF Henry Hgu'a
waterman, was seen wandering aboa
last week fron place to place egda|
suffering from the dreadful effects q
sonous liquor, obtained along the Id
the river, until Saturday evening
when his disappearance oceasloned /
little surprise. On the foiIowlnsE
ing, inquiry was made for the mis-
man, tut nothing eoeld be learneddl
until Monday morning, Wien he
tocnd dead in an out-buIlding in the1
Of the Clinton House. Justice N
Immediately summoned a Jury Of loq1
who with a physician, Dr. r. ArmsiiI
examined the body, and rendered |
diet as follows: That the deceascdaI
to lis death from the excessive use Y
toxic@sing liquors. DC, '-Ciint'a u
1cras.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10

FuGITIvE SLAVE CAsE.-GuuI
citoment was caused in Trey, n, Y,
dav, April 27ph, by Uaitcd Stalel
uty Marshal arrcSting nesre nd
Charles NaiI.e, claimed as fugitive \
by B W. Hausborough, Of Culpi
Comfy, Virginia. Upon idcntita
before a United States CommissiolGI
negro was remanded, when a wit dI
beas corpus was issued by Juage CD
BY this time a thousand persons had
senIbled, and, surrounding the o6|
having the Icgro in charge, rescued
latter and conveyed him across the 4
to. Nest Troy, where he was asainui
ed. A,g&if the crowd assembled,
again fhe negro was rescued and co'l
ed, in caTrlage, to parts unknown.
rescuers were ,on Fo~ea principally a
groes. Pistols and clubs were freelys
but no one was seriously injured.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-02-09
Don't go South.

Hugh Hastings, of the Albany Rnick.
erbocker, who has the blood of the
O'Flagherty's in his veins, gets off the
following: The South is no place for
Irishmun. Patrick has no taste for
ssnagers," and Southerners have no love
for men who hate human servitude
Two Irishman have just returned from
the land of chivalry and niggers, each
carrying the marks of thirty-nine lashes
on their backs, covered with a coat Of
tar and feathers, for having expressed
opinions against slavery. The follow
ing advice from Bridget O'Flagherty
we trust, will be needed by every sor
of Erin:
Arrah, Paddy me jewel, don't go to the South,
For and Irishman there dare not open his mouth
If a word about nagers he'd happen to say,
They would lynch him at once, without any delay.
If he lacked for coat, they'd not let him go far
Without giving him one, made of feathers and tar
And they'd give him still more, without thinking
wrong,
Such as thirty mine lashes to help him along.
You may talk of this country the land of the free,
But such freedom as that, don't exactly suit me;
And sooner much longer this way to remain,
would rather go back to ould Ireland again.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-02-09

a SYPHAx.-Little Col. Thompson
was a candidate for Congress in Indi-
ana. He was short of statue, thorough
bred enough to make up for the loss of
lengthitude. He asked neighbor who
had always been on the other side of
politics to vote for him.
'sNot bit of it." said jerks, in a
towering passion. 'sDo you suppose /
am going to vote for Syphax ?''
ga Syphax!" gasped the Colonel ;
:" / pray, Mr.. jerks, what is a Sy-
phax? ?"
"Syphax, you ignoramous fool,'
roared old jerks, cit is thing too big
for monkey, and not big enough for
a man!'
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-02-09
John Hickman.

The Washington correspondent of
the Detroit Tribune, gives the follow
ing description of John Hickman:
John Hickman, of Pennsylvania, au-
thor of the plurality resolution, is one
of the most decided characters in the
House, and man of extraordinary
ability. He is a little over the middle
height, thin, fair complexioned, with an
exceedingly broad and striking fore
head, large and mild gray eyes, cheeks
a little hallowed, rusty brown hair, and
tawny whiskers, only shaved little on
the upper lip. He has calm, clear,
musical voice, very deliberate and res
olute in all its tones, and very impress
sive in the modulations, which are skill
fully turned to suit each proposition.
He is, unquestionably, by far the ablest
of the three Anti-Lecomptonites who
are now acting with the Republicans,
and in him the Democratic side of the
House lost an able and dauntless cham
pion. He is possessed of wonderful
ly cool and self-possessed temperament,
which he successfully infuses with an
intrspidity and daring. His style of
oratory is logical rather than captivat-
ing. Yet he combines enough to these
qualities to rivet the attention of his
hearers and always prompts an earnest
appeal-'go on" He makes few ges-
lures in speaking; he walks into the
aisle and commences as though he
were going to have social talk with
you, but as he developes his subject the
fire of his soul mounts to his eye, and
we are borne away by the irresistible
torrent of his logic.
In private he is frank, free and open
hearted-his sociality is mingled with
tinge of reserve; moderate though
always sensible talker. Not so much
admired for his social qualities, he COM
mands the sincere esteem of host of
friends for the dignity of person, the
purity of purpose, and the zeal with
which he pursues an honest conviction.
He is a man of more than ordinary
muscular powers his gait is not rapid,
but his step is firm and confident, and
taken all in all, Mr.. Hickman is fine
specimen of the "genius homo"
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-02-09

The Boston Iraveler tells the story
of the marriage of a dentist of that
city with lady medium, his wonder
ful matrimonial experiences, and the
ultimate dissolution of the affinity, af-
ter eighteen months. The dentist was
introduced, some two years ago, to a
lady whose husband had deserted her
and gone to Kansas, since which she
had taken up the profession of spiritual
mediumship. She was fair and attrac-
tive, and admiration of her spiritual
gifts, combined with her personal
charms, to captivate the bachelors
heart. Besides the spirit told them
they were made for each other, and
they were willingly obedient to the
heavenly vision. They were married,
the honeymoon had hardly began when
the wife became subject to strange
frances, during which she would pull
her husbands hair, scratch, and other
wise violently belabor him, most com
monty when he was in bed and exposed
and defenseless. When she was
aroused from the trance she was full
of regrets at what had happened. At
the bidding of the spirits he took her
with him to Texas, where she pro-
claimed him an abolitionist, and he mar
rowly escaped violence at the hands of
the mob. When they got back, the
spiritual persecution continuing, and
the poor husband finding that his suf-
ferings of mind and body and estate
were greater than he could bear, sug-
gested separation, and obtained it by
paying handsomely. After the sepa-
ration the woman confessed that she
had imposed upon him throughout,
that her frances were feigned, that she
beat and scratched him because she
wanted to, and that all the spiritual
messages he had ever received were of
her own manufacture. The dentist
has had an experience hard enough to
make him wise, but he still believes in
Spiritualism, only he thinks the devil
must be in it.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-02-09

To RAISE THE PILE ON VELVET
We are sometimes asked "what is the
best thing to do with a velvet mantle
after it has been in the rain ?" Velvet
that is rough and knotty, from rain
spots and splashes, can be rendered
smooth again by thoroughly damping
the back of it, and then passing the
back of the velvet over hot iron-the
velvet, remember, must be passed over
the iron, and not the iron over the vel
vet. The heat converts the water into
steam which rises through the pile, and
SO separates every filiament. Some
contrivance must be made to hold the
iron upside down while the velvet is
passed over it. If rested between two
bricks covered with flannel, it will do
very well; but if the same pair OF
hands that carried the umbrella over
the mantle when it was out in the rain
can be secured for that office, they will
be found suitabler- Germantoacn Isle-
graph.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-02-09
From the Louisville Journal
Prentice Relates his Washington Expert.
eNce.

When we were in Washington two
or three weeks ago, we heard from all
quarters the great mass of the members
of both sections were heavily fright
ed with all sorts of portable facilities
for letting blood. We believe we were
rather pet of both sections, and we
hope we betray no sacred confidence
in saying, that whenever Northern or
Southern members got little maudlin
and threw their arms affectionately
around US, (of course to steady them
selves,) we almost invariably felt the
butts of pistols and the hats of bowie
knives press against our shrinking
frame.
One morning we put our overcoat in
the rack at Browns Hotel and went to
breakfast. When we returned, our
coat was gone, but another somewhat
resembling it lay near. We took up
the latter, but put it back with horror
on finding big, frightful looking re-
volver in one of the pockets. With
some misgivings, such as man might
be supposed to feel in opening what he
suspected to be an internal machine, we
took up the next, and 10 there was a
big pistol in one pocket, and something
in the other that we didn't stop to ex-
anime. Finding the rack to be we'll
furnished arsenal, we withdrew, and
the day being cold, we remained an
hour and half in the hotel, carefully
scrutinizing the integuments of every
gentleman that seemed to have q par
ticularly genteel overcoat. At length
We returned to the arsenal, and the
coat first examined by as still remained.
Concluding that even a firs-eater
couldn't have been breakfasting so long
unless upon burning Goals and aquafor-
tis tea, we were about calling for aser-
want to take the firearms out of the
the pocket, 1--WE have a mortal antipa-
thy to touching such things ourself)
intending to wear the coat, for it was
very hundsome one. At that moment
a very mild hammered Western mem
ber of Congress stepped up with, an
embarrassed look, and seeing at once
that we looked like a gentleman who
had lost something, remarked that he
really believed he had got somebody
else's overcoat. The matter was made
right at once, but we couldn't help
thinking how awkward and insecure
the member must have felt, when, in
the very act, perhaps, of walking about
among other Congressional al belligerents
he had thrust his hands into what he
supposed to be his pocket, aud found
nothing there more dangerous to life
than dozen pretty notes from dozen
pretty poetesses.