The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-02-14
S0fteGaiug of the Spinal Column
in the | legislature.
Correspondence Of The v. Y. Tribune.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 6, 1861.

Correspondence Of The v. Y. Tribune.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 6, 1861.
When | came. at your request, to this
Keystone Capital, | was instructed to
deal principally in faces. have, accord
ing to the best Of my information and
ability, followed OUT your instructions,
and have thereby given no small measure
of otfense to those. who, from some rea-
son, seem ashamed of the company in
which they have been drilling for the
last week or two. Herein your cores
pendent finds great encouragement. The
conviction Of sin is the precursor of re-
pentance, IN most cases. 1t is hoped that
this may prove to be the case in the pres
ent instance. The Daily Telegraph, of
this city, %pronounces the statements of
your correspondent false in every re-
spect," in stating that many of the mem
bers elected by Republicans had SO voted
and acted with radical Democrats as to
leave DO reliable Republican majority"
on national questions. 1t further says:
"No vote whatever has been given by
these gentleman which can ever be con-
strued by the most ultra Republicans ito
an abandonment of any principles advo-
catod by tie Republican party during tho
last canvass"
Your correspondent asks the attention
of all the Republican readers of the Tri.
bune to the following facts: When the
resolution to appoiat Commissioners was
before the House. the following amend,
ment was offe. ed b. Mr.. Ilo6us:
"Said Commissioners are hereby in
strrcted not to accede to any demands
which may be made by the Commission
crs Of the Southern States to establish
NoCe'y IN any State or Territory pherc
II does not n0W erlSt."
The following were the Nays against
this Chicago Platform resolution
Abbott. Anderson, Armstrong, Ash
com, Austin, Ball, Bissell, Bixler, Blair,
Boyer, Bressler, Brewster, Bro1dhead,
Butler, Byrne, Caldwell, Clark, Collins,
Cope, Dismont, Div,n>, DonelIy, Duteld,
Duncan. Dunlap, Eilenberger, Gaskill,
Gibbony, Happier, Harvey, Heck, Hill,
flillman, Hahn, Irwin, Kline, Koch,
Lawrence, Lei, enring, Lichtenwallner,
Lowther, McDonough, Manifold, Moore,
Morrison, Myers. Ober, Osterhout, Pat
~terson, Preston, Raodall, Reitf. Rhoades,
Ridgeway, Roller, Schrock, Sheppard,
Snnlh (Berks), Smith (Phila J, Stehmon,
Stone1ack, Teller, Thomas, White, Wild
cyl.
Ofthcse, % were elected as Democrats.
Now. | leave the " ultra Republicans of
the country to judge whether this was an
abandonment Of an important principle
I" advocated by the Republican party
during the last canvass" if the readers
OF the Tribune can select the SO Repub.
Leans from the above list, | will admit
that the statement that they had ideuti.
fed themselves With the radical Demo-
Gratis is false. This is only one of many
votes Of a similar nature, within the past
two weeks.
The Telegraph itself has turned short
about, since Mr.. Cameron Endorsed Mr..
Bigler's concession in the United States
Senate. Previous to that time it had
been opposed to all concession. Now,
however, 1t mi out with a f~our-column
article, proposing something like the Crit
tendcn scheme. The article is important
only from the fact that it reflects the
views of Gov. Curtin. am Informed by
one of the most reliable members of the
House, that the article was written by a
gentleman in the Eastern part of the
State native of Virginia-and that it.
was submitted to Gov. Curtin for his in
spection aud approval. lie gave it his
sanction, and it may be looked upon as
the opinions of the State Administration.
There is no disI uting the fact tha. the
Governor is a little inclined TO s~oftening
of the spinal column, and is urging the
temporizlng policy upon his friends in the
Legislature. must reiterat6 my opin-
ion, founded on ten days pretty close OBJ
seryatioD here, that Pennsylvania Office