The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-12-24

has threatened, by public proclamation, to
hang, if caught by any of the rebel troops,
has arrived at ST. Louis He learns that
General Curtis has received information
that the demand for his surrender has
arrived inside the Union lines, and he is
awaiting its receipt before communicating
any answer. 1t is understood the matter
will be referred to General Halleck. The
Confederate authorities have DO claim on
the United States for the acts of General
Mcneil. and if they had, the fact that the
men whom he caused to be shot had all
violated their paroles, is sufficient jus.ii-
cation for the deed. Gen. McNiel IS
about to write an open letter to the Pres
ident, showing the efficacy of his severe
policy, as demonstrated by actual results.
His course has been endorsed by hosts of
the best Union men in North Missouri, ,and
the Democratic terry press will do we'll to
spare their censure until they know what
they are about.
WHITE LABOR AND SLAYERY.-In
Louisiana there is law which inficts
Imprisonment on a aUhite man for asking
employment on the levee of New Orleans,
and in Mississippi similar law against
employing aohite laborers on steamboats,.
1t is also an undeniable fact that there
never was a christian marriage among
slaves, yet locofoco papers, stepped in
corruption, and lost to all sense of degra-
dation. talk of such slavery as exists in
the South as a divine institution, and
hold up the authors of the above infa-
nous laws as democrats !! The day will
yet come when northern laborers will un-
derstand the tyrants who exclude them
from all competition in whatever labor
slaves can perform-a system which truly
makes the erich richer and the poor
poorer"
ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF PAPERS.
The late enormous and unreasonable
advance in the cost of printing paper, has
compelled the publishers of the leading
journals in New York and Philadel phia
to raise their prices. The New York
Herald, World, Tribune and Times have
raised to cents. The Philadelphia
Press has also raised to 3 cents, the Snn-
day Dispatch to 4 cents, and the Ledger,
it is said will soon 90 up to 2 cents.
The Lancaster Inquirer and EUening
Journal have materially reduced their
size, and remain at the old price. So it
goes, all over the country; and the weekly
papers will have to make proportlonate
advance in price, or else print their sheets
much smaller No newspaper can con-
tinue to be published at the old rates, and
live, while the present rulnous price of
paper, low more than double what it was
six months ago, continues.-L"ncaster
Union.
WEST VIRGINIA-A new State has
been added to the Union. The House of
Representatives, on Wednesday the llth,
adopted by vote of 96 to 90, the Senate
bill for the admission of West Viaginia.
This comprises that portion of the old
State of Virginia lying West of the Allie
gheny mountains. The people have
adopted constitution, one clause of
which provides for the gradual emancipa-
ton of the slaves held there, so that, in
reality, West Virginia may be regarded
as free State.
PEACE RUMoRs ALI kinds of rumors
are put forth about peace propositions.
They all come from the Pro-slavery De-
mocracy. They are thrown out to feel
the pulse of the people The Pro-slavery
Democracy will use every exertion to save
their deadly system of slavery by COM
promise, or submitting to a dishonorable
peace. But it is of no use; its doom Is
sealed, and the country will now get rid
of this great evil and foul stain forever.
The Democrats have been boasting
greatly about their victories at the recent
State elections. We now have the re-
turns OF all the elections held this fall in
the loyal States, and they foot up 81 100
majority for the Administration, to say
nothing of the army vote, which would
increase it to at least 100000 majority.
If the sympathizers with rebellion can
rejoice over that, let them.
The Levisburg Chronicle says that
native of Lewisburg, who was "born
Democrat" but is now in the Union block
aiding service, before Charlestown, S. c.,
states the following, in a private letter
home, dated 2lst ult:
"You can tell your Democratic friends
of the North that, on the receipt of the
news of the late Democratic victories, at
Charleston, they fred four hundred guns
in honor of the victory of their sympa-
thizing friends and bitter enemies of LIN
coin. 1t is a cutting comment on the
patriotism Of our present democracy"
Gen. Mcclellan has thrown himself