The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-06-18

n that war, the feOeraIlsts were Guar Seu
With aiding the British-but the latter
yot no nearer than Bake Champlain and
Stonington Harbor, to New Fegland
they ravaged some of the Slave
States. So in this war, the Rebels tho't
hey would get a great party in the North
10 aid them but domestic traitors are as
scarce now as they were fifty years ago,
and the traitors flag has not foated over
one Free State
Turning over this old volume, we make
a few extracts, showing Comparisons and
Contrasts between that day and this.
COMPLAINTS.
at is rumored that several military
personages are to be arrested in the Vel0c
ity of their movements-not, however,
because they are likely to oUerrun the
enemy's possessions too soon
"The recruiting service is briskly push
ed, and meets with success wherever
proper persons are stationed. A dissi-
pated recruiting officer can not expect
success"
These are strong hints at lazy and
drinking goficers-always an army's curse.
coRRUPTIoNs.
"The Department of the p. N. General
is undergoing, for the first time since Mr..
Granger came into Office, public scru-
tiny. The Committee have discovered
numerous aoastes of the public money
among others, that the sum of twelve
hundred dollars per annum has been
charged and allowed tor the rent Of a sim
ale room as Post Office Boston Gaz."
" A Peace editor calculates the ex-
penses or cost of a barrel of Flour at Fort
Meigs at hundred dollars ~
So we had, then, as now, spectators
and extortioners, and fabricators and big
story-tellers to make all seem worse.
CROAKERS.
"Much is said about the expenses of the
War. 1t is indeed expensive, but the best
way to avoid accumulated expenses is for
every one to pay cheerfully and fight
cheerfully-the enemy would soon see
our strength in unton-he now calculates
on oar diUisiOns."
"Generat Compliant is said to be the
most popular of any of our commanders.
Suppose we cause General Erertion to
arrest him !'
Gen. Wm. Hull was ordered to be shot
for his imbecility at Detroit and Gen.
J. Wilkinson was excoriated for his vaunts
and his ignoble failures at the North.
WHAT THEN?
"The Republicans arc not satisfied with
the manner in which all the national
business is conducted, but they see no
reason to change their political creed on
that account"
Men may err, but Principles survive
all human wrongs and failures.
THE "PEACE" PARTY ROUTED
The Federalists and "Peace" Demo
Gratis united to defeat the War or Repub-
lican party, which sustained Madison's
Administration. Theresult was as follows:
"The Hon. John ". Taylor is re-elect-
ed to Congress by large and increased
majority. His competitor, MIR E Powell,
was nevertheless very popular aud
''peaceabEe" man-quite too pacific for
the martial spirit of Saratoga The Re-
publican Assembly ticket succeeded by a
majority nearly as large as that of Mr..
Taylor's, which is probably more than
7O0-yet the Republicans printed no
handbills, sent no expresses, made no un-
usual exertions."
"This State was represented, in the
Thirteenth Congress, by 9 Republicans
and Is Federalists In the Fourteenth,
there will be 20 Republicans and Fed
eralists."
That election finished the "Peace"
party until revived by Mr.. Buchanan and
the "ComprOmlsers OF our Qay.
INFANCY OF STEAM.
The Museum has paper signed by
Ste. Decatur, ia Jones, J. Biddle, Oh.
Perry, Saml Evans. l.. Warrington and
|. Lewis-leading Naval Characteristic
vising the u. S. to carry into execution
Robert Falton's plan for vessel of war,
to be propelled by st cam four or FIVE miles
an hour, and fire red hot shot-which
they say will "prove more formidable
than any kind of engine heretofore in
vented" =. The New Jersey Journal
states that Capt. George Stiles had ex-
hibited at the Mayors Office in Baltimore