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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-08
COnfscafiOm and mO Tax.

Although everybody has heard Of Con
fiscation,' yet there are some who do not
fully understand what is meant by it..
For the benefit of these we will explain
il as we understand It. BY the term Con
fiscation," is meant the forfeiture to the
Government of ali the property belonging
to rebels. After being duly forfeited,
"Confiscation" means further the sale of
it to loyal men and applying the proceeds
10 the payment of our national debts
This is ConiScation. Let the CouGcation
law be fairly executed, and the taxpayers
of the country will not be long burdened
with a war tax. The debt will be paid in
full and with interest, dut paid 1gih the
property Of those 'cho haze caused It, by
bringing about this unholy rebellion. Is
this not right? Is it not justice? Who
is not in favor of "Confscation," when it
relieves him and his children of heavy
tax? Are you not FARMER ? And you
MECHANIC? And you MERCHANT ?
And sou, whatever may be your trade or
occupatiCn? If you have any regard for
your own and posterity'S interests, you
will answer IESi
There are some who are opposed to it.
Who are they? First, there are the reb-
els themselves, who arc directly affected
by it, because it is the "Confscation" of
hrir property.
Secondly, there are those who sympa-
thize with Rebels and are opposed to all
measures which affect the interests OF their
Southern brethren" These are the
only persons who can be opposed to "Con-
fscatioU," when they rightly understand
the meaning of it.
Congress at its last session passed the
coniscation law The President approved
Of 1t, and it is now the law Of the land.
1t was passed to RELIEVE LOYAL MEN
and dIMPoSETHE BURDEN UPON TRAITORS.
let this be sustained by the people whom
il benefits. To sustain it now, means 10
have it executed To refuse to sustain
it means to have it repealed and to re-
place The burden upon the loyal people
Of the north.
P-y~To sustain it is to vote for Wm. II .
Armstrong for Congress. To refuse to
sustain it is to vote for an "Independent"
candidate or some faithful friend of F.W
Hug hes.
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Frank Hughes.

Most persons have been at loss to i'm
agine how any Pennsylvania could per-
petrate such an address as the first one
put forth by Hughes, in which he argued
that the free States had caused the war,
and that we must make war upon them
before we could crush the rebellion. The
secret has been let out by the Harrisburg
Telegraph, which s?ys that he is not a
Pennsylvania at all but Caroinan, and
that his relatives reside in Carolina, where
his own feelings and interests evidently
are, and always have been. Read by this
light his addresses seem to be ineligible
and consistent They are arguments in
the interest Of the rebel States, whose
cause they are intended to advocate
How proud the loyal democrats Of Penn
syIvania ought to feel Of their Carolinian
chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee How naturally he cries out
against abolition, and how agreeable with
Carolina ideas is his whole course
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Great victory by Rosencrans.
MAJ.-GEN. GRANTS HEADQUARTERS,
JACKsoN. Tenn, 8. q. m. Oct ), 1852.

MAJ-GEN. GRANTS HEADoUARrERs,
JACKSON, Tenn, g. a. m. Oct D, 1862.
To Eaj.- Gen. II, W. HALLEcK, Gen.-in- Chief.
GENERAL: yesterday, the Rebels under
Price, Van Dorm aud Lowell were repulsed
from their attack on CorintL with great
slaughter.
The enemy are in full retreat, leaving
their dead and wounded on the field.
Rosencrans telegraphs that the loss is
serious on our side, particularly 10 officers,
but bears no comparison with that OF the
enemy.
Gen. Hackleman fell while gallantly
leading his brigade.
Gen, Oglesby is dangerously wounded.
Gen. Mcpherson, with his command,
reached Corinth yesterday.
Gen, Rosencrans pursued the retreat
ing enemy this morning, and should they
attempt to move toward Bolivar he will
follow to that place.
Gen. Hurlbut is at the Hatchie River
with about 5000 men, and is no doubt
with the pursuing column.
From 700 to 1000 prisoners, beside
the wounded, are left In cur hands.
Gen. Ord, who followed Gen. Hurlbut,
met the enemy to-day on the south side
of the Hatchle, and as | understood from
dispatch, drove them across the stream,
and got possession of the lights with
our troops.
Gen Ord took two batteries and about
200 prisoners.
A large portion of Gen. Rosenerans's
forces were at Jhevalla.
At this distance everything looks most
favorable, and [ cannot sec how the enemy
are to escape without losing everything
but their small arms.
[ have strained everything to take into
the fght an adequate force and to get
them to the right place.
U. s. GRANT, Maj Gen. Commanding.
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The Late Battles.

The following report of the victory of
Antictam has been forwarded to the
Headquarters Of the Army by Gen. Nc
CIe!Iau
GENERAL: | have the honor to report
the following, as some of the results of
the battles of South Mountain aud Anti
etam :
At South Mountain our loss was 443
dead, 1906 wounded, and IS missing
total 2,325.
At Antietam our loss was 2 2,010 killed !;
9,4l6 wounded, and l ,043 missing-to.
tai 12,469.
Total loss in both battles 1874.
The loss of the rebels as near as can be
ascertained FROM the number of their dead
found upon the field and from other data,
will not fall short Of the following esti-
nation:
Major Davis Assistant Inspector Cen
eral, who superintends the burial of the
dead, reports about 5000 rebels buried
upon the field of Antletam by our troops.
Previous to this, however, the rebels
had buried many Of their own dead upon
the distant portion Of the battle field,
which they occupied after the battle
at least 500.
The loss of the rebels at South Noun
tain cannot be ascertained with accuracy,
but as eur troops continually drove them
from the commencement Of the action,
and as a much greater number Of their
dead were seen on the field than of cur
own men, it Is not unreasonable to sup
pose that their loss was greater than ours.
Estimating their killed at 500 the total
rebel killed in the two battles would be
1900. According to the ratio of our
own killed and wounded, this would make
their loss in wounded 1862.
As nearly as can be determined at this
time, the number of prisoners taken by
our troops in the two battles will at the
lowest estimate, amount to 5000. The
full returns will no doubt show larger
number. OF these, about 1900 are
wounded.
This gives me a rebel loss, in killed,
wounded and prisoners of 25,543. 1t
will be observed that this does not in
clude the straglers, the number of whom
it is said by the citizens here to be large.
1t may be safely concluded, therefore,
that the rebel army has loss at least 3d.
600 of their best troops.
From the time our troops first encount-
cred the enemy in Maryland until he was
driven back into Virginia, we captured
l3 guns, 7 caisons, 9 limbers,2 ? field forg,
es, caisons' bodies, 80 coors, and one
signal flag. We have not lost single
gun or a color.
On the battlefield of Antietam, A.
900 small arms were collected, besides
the large number carried of by the citizens
and those distributed On the ground TO
recruits and other unarmed men arriving
immediately after the battle
At South Mountain no collection of
small arms was made, but owing to the
haste of the pursuit from that point, 400
were taken on the opposite side Of the
Potomac.
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EXTERMINATION.-It is time that
people understood that this war is to be
one of the ultimate extermination. Ev-
cry movement of the rebels is suggestive
of the demoniac resistance which they
make and assert that they will make, in
order to win. Either one or tho other
the North or the South-must be con-
quered by the hardest kind of warfare be-
fore this contest is ended. We have no
mercy to expect from the secession bar
barians, and none to offer them until
they throw down their arms and surren-
der their wicked leaders into the hands
of justice.
"Those whom the gods would destroy
they first make mad" The madness is
upon the South-now let them be de-
stroyed. No hope of intervention or con-
citation can have any bearing on the
question. 1t is war, rugged war alone
war to the knife-that can subdue rabId
demoniacs with edge tools in their hands
The government, God, and Eternal JUS
tice demand their destruction-C Chicago
journal.
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The State Debt.

It is gratifying fact, that, in the midst
of the extraordinary expenses and unpre-
cedented excitement in which the Com
monwealth has SO suddenly found itself
involved and surrounded, the financial op-
erations of the state were never conducted
with more success, nor has the economy
of the finances ever been more strictly
guarded than it is now. All this is sus-
tanned by the proclamation of the Cover
nor, published last Wednesday. setting
forth the operations of the sinking fund.
BY that proclamation it will be seen that
within the year ending September lst,
1868, the payment, cancellation, extin-
guishment and final discharge of T'wo
Hundred and ,Si2ty-t'go Thousand Eight
Hundred and One Dollars and ,Sirty-
ssoen Gents of the principal Of the debt
of the Commonwealth has been made, in
cIuding one thousand one hundred and
eighty eight dollars of the relief issues,
which have been cancelled aud destroyed
as authorized by the ninety-eighth Sec
ton of the act Of the nineteenth day OF
April, "A. D., one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-three.
In the success of this work, the Audi
tor General, Hon. Thomas L. Cochran,
and the State Treasurer, Hon. Henry D.
Moore, deserve especial credit and notice.
To their energy aud vigilance, the result
may b. almost directly traced, while to
the prosperity of the people, aDd the
healthy condition Of the business of the
state, we may also trace this ability OF
the government thus to meet aud dis.
charge its gations.-T TeLeqraph.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-08

The PENNSYLVANIA HOME GUARD
VoLUNTEERs.-The statement thai six
regiments refused to cross the State line
is without foundation. 1t is not true
that the State Of New York offered troops
for the purpose of defending Pennsylva-
MIA against invasion. No such offer was
expected, as Gov. Curtin felt perfectly
competent to protect his State.
The militia forces Of Pennsylvania
saved, beyond question, the Cumberland
Valley, and possibly the State capital
from a Rebel raid. The Governor of
Maryland has rendered his thanks for
the prompt assistance our forces have
rendered.
\ salute of 100 guns was fired from
Capitol Hill at Harrisburg, Sept. .23d, in
houor of the success of our arms.
c,=.TTT n " nITI A N n u OUrIT
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\ private in Col. Webster's regiment,
who was with bis commander, when he
breathed his last, says that before he was
dead one Of the rebels had stripped of
his boots, which we're sold by the thief
for twenty dollars. Who would have
dreamed when the expounder of the Con-
stiiution rendered himself unpopular at
his Northern home by insisting that the
rights Of the South should be respected,
that in a few years his son would fall in
defending the Constitution against the
attacks of the South, and that bis body
would be stripped by those Oarbarians,
who cJuid not be restrained from piilagng
l., the presence of the Angel Of Death
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-08

The Military Commission, of which
Gen. Hunter is President, is understood
to be investigating all the circumstances
attending the surrender of Harper's Fer
ry, and has summoned large number Of
witnesses in the case.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-08

A large meeting to aid UnionistS in
Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, was
held at the Cooper Institute. Col. Shan
non and the Rev. Mr. Carter of East Ten
neSsec, were the principal Speakers.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-08

A destructive conhagration occurred
on Saturday in the village of Fulton, N.
Y. A large portion of the village was
destroyed, the loss being estimated at
S250,U00
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On a recent Sunday the venerable
Father Taylor, of Scamen's Bethel, Bos-
ton, prayed in this way; 80 Lord, guide
our dear President, our Abraham, like old
Abraham. Save him from those wrig-
Cling, intriguing, polite, piercing, slimy,
keel.worms don't let them get through
the sheathings of his integrity"
a Scottish paper states that "poor
Kossuth, the hungarian patriot, is in the
final stage of consumption, and that prob
ably, before many weeks pass away, no.
bic country will have to mourn the loss
of one of her noblest and most gifted men" !"
The Unitarian preacher of Fitchburg.
Mass, not long since prayed for the reb-
els in this style: "Oh, God, we pray
Thee to bless the rebels. Bless their
hearts with sincere repentance Bless
tLeir armies with defeat. Bless their
social condition by emancipation"
A Pennsylvania editor says, "some-
body brought bottle of sour wine into
cur Office, with request to notice it as
lemon beer If Esau was green enough
to sell his birth right for a mess of pot
tago, it does not prove that we will tell a
four shilling lie for Ave cents"
Massachusetts Will have sent in all,
under the different calls Of the President,
80,4G0 men, as follows: sc regiments of
three years men, 36.800; 10 regiments
of nine months men, $4,000; number
raised to fll up the old regiments, 1000; ;
other miscellaneous contributions 200
| cavalry regiment, 1900; IL batteries,
l,760 enlisted in the navy, $4,000.
John w. Forney does not believe in
the policy of exporting the only producing
class of the South. He argues that the
cotton and tobacco fields must be titled
as heretofore, aud declares that "the
South must perish forever, if not cult
vated by the enfranchised blacks"
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Ie5~Vote for COCHRAN, Republi-
can; ROSS, a Union Democrat they
arc liz U4ivu WAR ueu.
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THE DUTY OF THE HOUR.-There has
been conventions and consultations of
Governors. Let US hope that the result
will be the putting under arms of every
capable man in the Free States. Penn
sylvania, feeling herself especially threat
ened, moves first. Her people nearest
the enemy, are going to do now what the
people OF Louisiana, farthest from the en-
emy, did year ago If we had learned
of the rebels aud followed them step by
step, we should a: this moment have an
organized and disciplined army in every
State.
Shall We wait in each State until it is
threatened Are we never to under
stand that we are at war with an enemy
as able as he is ferocous Let New
\ lork, at least, move. Let the whole en-
rolled militia be armed and called out
and regularly drilled Let the shops be
closed and labor suspended by command
of the State, until we are in such condi-
ton that fifty thousand men can move
at six hours notice wherever they are
wanted, and be effective soldiers when
they get there.
One thing only is wanting-that we
be thoroughly aroused. Then we shall
insist that we shall be led by generals
who have shown the qualities of great
commanders, and that war shall be made
as war ought to be made--to cripple aud
destroy the enemy.
The proof that we are aroused will be
the armlng and drilling of the enrolled
militia.-Harper's Weekly. .."
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JUNE 225.

-
AT
!
Below the prices
here given.
y TAKE pleasure in informing NY friends
4 and customers that | am just receiving
fine, fresh assortment Of Goods and that alf
those who are in want Of any had better give
me an early cali.
keep
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES.
PROVISIONS,
BOOTS and SHOES,
HARDWARE,
CROCKERY,
And everything usually
kept in Country Store.
| have Yust returned from New
York with ore Of the best and
largest stocks of Goods that was
ever brought into this county. |
propose to sell these GOODS
FIFTY per ct. lower than can
be bought in this vicinity, Wells
vile or Olean not excepted Ny
Goods have been bought foF
CASH from a large number Of
houses that had failed IN the city,
at from so to IS cts. on the dollar
of the original cost, Therefore !
am prepared to give all great bar
gains that choose to give me call:
LOOK AT SOME OF THE PRICES :,
Very nice Sheetings from S TO
IL cts, sold by most merchants
at the present time for II to IS.
Good cotton bats for S cts roll
Good Prints for 6 to II, worth
8 to II. Fine Delaines from ! /
to 90 cts, worth Is to % and 50.
Good Tweeds from 25 to 9S cts,
worth II and Is. Good Black
Silk from 80 cts. to $l.00, worth
IS cts. to 81 80.
Good Suits of Black Clothes Coat, Vest,
Pants, Calf Boots; Hdkhts., Cravat, &c, for
$40, worth SIS.
Ia Groceries, [ have a good sweet
pleasant Tea for 80 cts per h.,
and upwards. Good Sugar for 8
cts, white coffee sugar IL. Sal
eratus for 6 cts, Coffee IS. Soap
5 cts. bar. Molasses for 45 cts.
per gal. Best Kerosene oil, "A
cts. gallon Flour at "W ellsville
prices - In the line of Boots and
Shoes we have Ladies Enamel
ed Morocco Boot for 50 cts sold
by most dealers for 81 to Sl.25.
Heavy Kip Ladies Walking Boot
IS cts. Fine Congress Caters
and others from so cts. to 81 CO.,
worth 6 to l2 shlIlings. Fine
Calf Boots for 2 so; Fine Stogey
boots for Is shilling. FineBroche
Shawls for 90 shillings and up
wards. Ladies Stella ShawIs
from s to 22 shillings. Woolen
shawIs for l2 shilling and upward.
Red Flannel from g shillings per
yard. Fine Ginghams for ten
cents. Cambrics for 8 cts.
Mems Heavy Working Ribbed
Jacket Coats for S shillings.
And now | intend to keep my
stock full to supply those who may
choose to buy at
WHOLESALE or RETAIL.
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WHOLESALE or RETAIL,

And all Families of Volunteers
will receive Goods at the first
cost in New York, regardless of
transportation, and | still hold
my offer good to pay any one that
calls upon me and not finding
Goods at the prices given to pay
them for their time and expenses
in coming.
C. III. SIMMONS,
OSWAYO REGULATOR
June 25, 1862.
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Hon. w. II Armstrong.

Every Republican paper in this Dis
trict heartily endorses the nomination of
this gentleman for Congress. The Lock
Haven Press says of him:
"Our candidate is well known all over
this district to be man who holds the
preservation Of this Union to be the great
and leading object before the American
people; and we point with pride to the
patriotic votes and speeches recorded in
his favor, while he SO ably represented
US at Harrisburg.
'ln the great emergency now upon US,
we want men of capacity, integrity and
unqualified devotion to the Union to rep
resent US in the National Congress-we
want men whom the people can trust
men who have been tried and not found
wanting. Such man is Mr.. Armstrong,
and we feel assured that loyal citizens
throughout tins entire district, without
distinction of party, will give him cor
dial and efficient support" .-
The Harrisburg 1eLegraph-the organ
of Governor Curtin and of the Republican
Party of this Statu-in speaking of MIR.
Armstrong, says: . -H
"The conferees of the Congressional
District composed of Clinton, Lycoming,
c entire, Potter and Tioga, have nominated
Hon. William I'll. Armstrong, of Lycom-
ing, as the Union candidate for Congress
in that District. Mr.. Armstrong was a
member Of the Legislature for two ses-
sions, in which position he made him.
self reputation as a Legislator apd de,
batter of which any man might be proud.
But this, Of course, is not his onl ly merit
for which he has been nominated. 1t is
his great ability, his still greater inte9-
rity, and his enthusiastic devotion to the
cause of the country, which have won for
him the admiration and the confidence of
the people of his district.
1--WE trust that the loyal men of that
district will not allow themselves to be
deceived with any plan by which the
election of Mr.. Armstrong may be placed
in jeopardy. Nothing can be urged
against his nomination, that is worthy of
a moments consideration, and much less
can any theory DE urged in favor of any
other man, to defeat his election"
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THE JOURNAL.
COudersporf. ga.
Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1862.
". W. McALARNEY, EDITOR.
THE PEOPLES UNION TICKET.
For Auditor General,
THOS. i. COCHRAN, York.
For Surveyor General,
WILLIAM S. ROSS, Luzerne.
County Nominations.
For Congress,
.. w. Ii. ARMSTRONG, Lycoming.
For Senator,
STEPHEN F. WILSON of Tioga.
Fer Assembly,
A.G. OLMSTED, of Potter.
CHA'S.. o. BOWMAN, of Tioga.
For Sheriff,
D. C. LARABEE, of Ulysses.
For Treasurer,
LEWIS W. LYMAN, Of Sweden
For Commissioner,
C. 7. kILBOURNE, Of Hector.
For District Attorney,
W. b. GRAVES, of Clara.
For Auditor,
A. j. ROSE, Harrison.
For Coroner,
IT. ELLISON, Coudersport.
For Surveyor,
j.. BIRD, Ulysses.
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Bs5-TURN OUT AND VOTE.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-11-07

A First Glass Hotel
We had occasion few weeks ago,
whilst going north, to call for dinner at
the Forest House, at the junction of the
P. Ft. w. & c. Railway and the S. d. d
G. Railroad, now under the management
Of D. B. Branch, and were agreeably sur
prised to find the table groaning under
the choicest provisions. Mr. Branch, since
he has assumed the control of the house,
has changed the general order of things,
aud, from what we saw during our stay,
knows how to cater for the public taste.
Our friends who may be compelled to
remain at Forest, waiting upon trains,
will find pleasant quiet home at the
Forest House, and an abundance Of good
things, upon which to replenish the innel
man, while in Mr.. Branch they will readi
ly discover an accommodating and gen.
tlemanly landlord.
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lars. Now is the time to insure. How
pleasant would our friend Billy (who is
now in the army feel, upon hearing Of
the damage done to his property, if he
had secured before leaving home a policy
in the Etna Insurance Company for a
few hundred dollars. Let the people re-
member that with the most scrupulous
care fire may take place, and in order to
be secure, the best plan is to go at once
and take out policy in the bes. Fire In
surance Company in the country, which
is the Etna-L, A. BRuNER, Agent fol
Wyandot county.
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Dr.. Tobias Venetian Liniment.

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June l6, 1860.
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used your Liniment, and made a per-
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that but for the Liniment she would have
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Price 25 and SO cents. Sold by all
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