The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-08-21
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

sojourning in Detroit for some time, has
written letter to the Democrat, in
which tbs following paragraph occurs
We could not think of leaving the city
without calling on General Cass. We
found him in good health, but much de-
pressed in spirit 'y the state of the coun-
try. "Kentucky," said he, observes
everlasting honor for her loyal stand"
He mentioned some of the rascalities of
the traitor Floyd. Among other things
he stated that at Detroit there had been
large collection of arms which had cost
the United States six dollars each, and
that Floyd had sold them for thirty cents.
The battle at Manassas, General Cass
considers a victory on our side, SO far as
the fighting is concerned.
When we took our leave at the door he
thanked US for our visit, and said in a
despondent tone, I" | am now eighty years
DID, ! was born before our Government
was formed, and now it is sad thing to
me to think that it may be destroyed be-
fore | die" Il hope, Gen. Cass," said
/, that you will live to see it flourish in
greater vigor than ever" +" | hope So
[ hope so" redlied he; but the tone was
such as brought tears to my eyes.
A fellow from the country one day last
week, who was just sufficiently "obfusti-
Gated" with bad whisky to make him bold
enough to avow his sympathy with South
ren treason, was taken charge of by some
of the "boys," among whom was one of
the returned volunteers, and before they
got through with him they made him
carry the "Stars and Stripes through
the street, wave it over his head, and give
three cheers for the Union AS might
be supposed the rebel sympathizer was
much frightened, and was not long in
making his escape from town after getting
out Of the clutches Of the boys.-Muncy
Lunajnary.
CoNTRABAND SLAvEs.-The Congress
at Richmond has passed the following
resolution:
Resolved by Congress, That the Com
mittee on the Judiciary be instructed to
inquire into and report on the experience
of prescribing by law, while the facts are
fresh and susceptible Of proof, some uni
form mode Of taxing, authenticating, and
preserving the evidence of the abduction
or reception, by the enemy, of slaves own
ed by any Of the Confederate States, as
also Of the sex, and value of said slaves,
to the end that indemnity may be here
after exacted from the enemy"
Governor Sprague. of Rhode Island,
has called an extra session of the Legis-
lature of his State to deliberate upon war
measures. The Governor is anxious to
raise two or three regiments more from
that quarter and may succeed as he did
with the first regiment, through the
strength of his personal influence with
the young men of his State.
An UNsINKABLE SHIP--A ship built
upon an entirely y new plan, and pronouuc-
ed by the patentee to be unsuitable, has
been launched at Deptfordgreen. She is
constructed with three decks, each being
in itself distinct sLip, so that even if
her bottom was destroyed, she would still
float buoyantly.
The Louisville Democrat says that one
of the teamsters in the Union army, who
contributed to get up the panic at the
battle Of Bull Run, passed through that
city on the lst inst, on his way to Ricn-
mond to receive the promised reward for
his services.
AN ARMY FROM ILLINOIS, Forty.
four regiments, enlisted for the war, are
already enrolled in Illinois, and gentle
men from that State are pressing their
acceptance by the government. They
want arms for them also, which the gov
ernment is at present unable to supply.
Senator Breckenridge attempted to
make a secession speech in Baltimore
last week, but was prevented by the
drowning Kisses of the people of that city.
To what depth has he sunk when Bal
timore Kisses down his reasonable SEN
timents
The rain on Monday and yesterday
caused the river to rise about nine feet
up to this morning. Logs are coming
into the boom in large numbers. .-Ly-
coming Gazette, llth INST.
Specie continues to pour into New York
from Europe and California, at the rate
of million by every steamer. The North
Star, on Saturday, brought million and
quarter from California.
Charles j. Faulkner, late Minister to
France, has been arrested at Washington,
on the charge OF Treason. This looks like
the Government taking hold in earnest.
A correspondent in the Star C; Chron-