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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-04-08


Whereas, The Senate of the United
States, deyoutly recognizing the Supreme
Authority and just Government of Al
mighty God, in all the affairs of men and
nations, has, by resolution, requested
the President to designate and set apart
day for National prayer and humilla-
ton.
And whereas, It is the duty of nations
as we'll as of men to own their dependence
upon the overruling power of God, to con-
fess their sins and transgressions, in hum.
Bile sorrow, yet with assured hope that
geuine repentance will lead TO mercy and
pardon, and to recognize the sublime
truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures
and proven by all history, that those ma
tions only are blessed whose God is the
Lord.
And, insomuch as We know that, by
His divine law, nations, like individuals,
are subjected to punishment and chastise-
ments in this world, may we not justly
fear that the awful calamity of civil war,
which now desolates the land, may be but
a punishment inflicted upon US for our
Ipresumptous sins, to the needful end OF
our national reformation as whole peo-
lple {? We have been the recipients OF the
choicest beunties Of Heaven. We have
been preserved, these many years. in
peace and prosperity. We have grown in
plumbers, wealth. and power as no other
nation has ever grown. But We have
forgotten God. We have forgotten the
gracious hand which preserved US in
peace, and multiplied and enriched and
streDgthed us f; and we have yainly i'm
agined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts,
that all these blessings were produced by
some superior wisdom and virtue Of our
own. Intoxicated With uDbroken sue
cess, we have become too self sufh-
cient to feel the necessity Of redeemiDg
and preserving grace, too proud to pray
to the God that made Us.
1t behooyes US, then, to humble our
Selves before the offending power, to con-
fess our national sins, and to pray for
clemeney and forgiveness.
4 Now, therefore, in compliance with the
request, and fully eoneurring in the views
of the Senate, do, by this my proclama-
tisn, designate and set apart Thursday,
the 30th day Of April, 1868, as a day OF
national humiliation, fasting and prayer
And I do hereby request all the people
to abstain Oh that day from their ordiDa-
ry secular pursuits, and to unite at their
several places of public worship and their
respective homes, in keeping the day holy
to the Lord, and dsyoted to the humble
discharge of the religious duties proper
to that solemn occasion.
All this being done, IN sincerity asd
truth, let us rest humhy IN the hope,
authorized by the Divine teachings, that
the united cry of the nation will be heard
on high, and answered with blessings, nc
less than the pardon of our national sins
and restoration of our now divided and
suffering country to its former happy con-
ditiOn of unity and peace.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
I BY the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Sec'y of State.
Washington, March 80, 1868.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-04-08

The RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMAN
The following bill, which contains impor'
tant provisions, has just passed both
houses of the State Legislature. 1t is
entitled ga supplement to the act to sc,
cure the rights of married women, passed
the llth day of April, lS4S:
BE 1t enacted, DC, that the true intent
and meaning of the act of Assembly to Sc.
cure the rights of married women, passed
on the llth day of April, A. d. lS4S
and the supplements thereto, are hereby
declared to be that no judgment obtained
against the husband of any married wo.
man before or during marriage shall bind
or be lien upon her real estate or upon
any interest the husband may be entitled
to tberin, as tenant by courtesy.
1t is said that the passage of this act
will obviate great deal of the difficulty
heretofore experienced by conyeyancerf
and the legal fraternity generally.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-04-08

The Union men of Alabama have long
hid in the. woods and caves, rather than
to be taken as conscripts. This induced
a novel hunt for them. GuerrilIas and
bloodhounds have been put on their track,
and many poor victims have been smeit
out in this way. Not long since young
girl, carrying food to her father who was
hiding in cave, was attacked by one OF
these hloodhounds and torn in pieces.
Some of the New Hampshire Democ-
racy have resolved" that our soldiers
should be paid in gold to which Squigs-
by adds, "and the rebels in lead"
Turkey has just issued postage stamps,
having long been the only power in Eu-
rope that had not adopted that mode OF
paying for letters.
Idaho is admitted as Territory, and
Nevada and Colorado have become States.
Gen. Rosencranz recommends that the
States take away the rights OF citizenship
from deSerter6.
ProfAgassiz has declared his intention
to become a naturalized citizen OF the
United States.
1t is said that more than thousand
clergymen are now applicants for the OF,
fee of chaplain in the navy. @
Senator Foot of Vermont, refused to
take his share of the mileage voted to it.
self by Congress.
Gen. Curtis, who is not often heard
from nowadays, reports sharp skirrnish
recently in Carroll County, Ark, IN
which the Rebels were beaten, 22 of them
killed. 81
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Attack ON Charleston.
NEW YORK. April [

NEW 1Ohh, ApIH "
Dispatches received from Fortress Mon
roe state that Charleston papers have been
received thele.
They acknowledge that the attack by
tho Union Army and Navy, upon that
city had been commenced, but contain
nothing indicating whether the move
Inents of our forces have met with success
or repulse.
1t is fair TO infer that if the latter was
the case, they would have announced it in
the most glowing terms known to the
Rebel vocabulary.
1t is generally Believed in official quar-
tiers that at least no reverse has been sus-
tanned By our troops or our fleet, and
there is the best reason to believe that
the North will soon be electrified by the
gratifying announcement OF the Union
capture and occupation of tie spot where
Charleston once was located.
I'VE have In addition to this report
from the Railroad which says Charleston
has been taken by our troops. This lacks
conhruation.-ED
Foreign papers report the Polish Rev
oiutiou as being near its end. Liberal
concessions will be made by the Russian
Car.
Within two weeks past $50 contra.
bands have arrived at St. Louis from He.
lena, Ark, and the superintendent who
had them in charge received 2,300 appli.
cations for their services About 200 Of
taem were hired by Illinois farmers, 200
went to Kansas and 100 10 Iowa. These
coutrabands were worth in The South
over 100000.
Gen. George W. Williamson and a
Mrs. Atwood were arrested in this city
on Saturday and sent to Fort Lafayette.
The man has been q sort of Confederate
Consul General in Canada. Important
letters were found in Mrs. AS possession
Orders have been issued by Gov. Yates
under authority of the War Department
to raise ten companies of infantry, for the
purpose of guard and protection of the
State Of lllonios from hostile aggression
30 serve for three years.
Twenty of the Anderson Cavalry were
lately condemned to death for hntiny BY
court. martial. Gen. Roseucranz disap
proved of sentence, and the men were or
dered to return to duty. Their pardon
is conditional oa their future good be.
haVior.
Surgeon Charles johnson of the Isl
Middle Tennessee infantry, son of Gov
johnson, was thrown from his horse al
Nashville on Saturday and almost instant
ly killed
Reports from Columbus cay that zoe
Rebels were discovered on Friday march
ing toward Hickman, KY with the in
tshtion Of taking that place. Gen. As.
both started on Saturday morning with
900 men, and larger force was ready to
lsays al a mOmeuts notice.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-04-08

George Thompson, the sturdy English
veteran and keen and untiring advocate
of the Union, concludes one of his recent
letters to The Bradford AdUe tiser with
the following sharp sarcasm to English
.secessionists .....
"Never take side with the garroter un-
less you have come to an out and out de-
termination to take up his trade. If you
are going to lodge capital in speculation
on a cargo of young women to be sold 20
prostitution, or to fit out piratical vessels
for the assistance of those who are to do
it, the thing may hold together. But do
not do the thing by halves. If you want
to do it, you had best buy set in the
House of Commons where seat is
bought with less ceremony than gin
drinker at unlawful hours receives his
liquor thro' one hole, and puts the money
in another"
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-04-08

Gov Seymour has united heartily, With
the Republicans of the New York Legis.
lature, in framing "An act to encourage
re enlistment of volunteers and the enlist
ment of persons into regiments hereafter
to be formed" 1t provides for bounty
of from $50 to $l00 to be paid by the
State.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-04-08

Luzerne county has paid in over eighty.
two thousand dollars in national tax with.
in few weeks.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-04-08
NEWS ITEMS.

Families of the poorer and middle
classes in vicinity of Richmond actually
suffer for the necessarieS of life. The
regular army ration with the rebels Is
twelve ounces of -four and quarter
pound of meat per day. Our army ration
is twenty-five ounces of flVur aud pound
and a quarter of meat. Union prisoners
in Richmond receive the same rations as
the rebel soldiers, aud are not permitted
to purchase even bread in addition.
A carpet.bsg was seized by provost
marshaI's officer on Monday while on its
way to Richmond. 1t was found to con-
tain packages addressed to various distin-
cuished individuals in the South from
Balnraore Secessiopists. Amongst other
things i. contained a splendid pair of
boots fer JEFF. Davis, aud two fine linen
pioht-gowns, elaborately embroidered-a
present for Mrs. jeff Davis from some of
our feminine rebels.
The Louisville Journal says the Reb-
els in Southern Kentucky are forcing
ycung men and old into their ranks with
merciless severity. Rebel agents in
Wayne County openly advertising that
they are raising companies for Morgan,s
Brigade, and invite Ken:uckians to vol
untesr into the franks of the South, in
preference to being drafted by Lincoln,
to fight with negroes and Abolitionists."
Those who don't volunteer are warned to
leave the country under pain of death.
One of the bloodiost battles of modern
times was the fight at Bear River, Wash.
iugton Territory, by Col. Conner with
200 hard marched aud exhausted men
against 800 Indian warriors. Of the In
dams, 224 were killed.
A man calling himself Wm. Crawford,
was arrested in Philadelphia 90 Wednes-
day. Four cases of goods purchased by
him, to be ran down to Dixie, were seized
in the Adams Express Office. A mail
from Philadelphia "Copperheads," 50, 900
in Carolina bonds, and $1,000 in South.
ern funds, were found on his person.
Twenty-Five guerrillas threw wood
train off the Nashville Road, four miles
above Franklin, on Thursday afternoon.
They burned the locomotive and two or
three cars, and tore up the track for some
distance.
It must not be forgotten that in all the
rawlings of the sympathizers against the
Administration aud the war, they propose
NO REMEDY; and if they hint at one, it is
shat the Government should consent to
its own dissolution, or that the loyal ma
jority should allow the disloyal minority,
which began the rebellion, to dictate the
terms of peace
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-04-08

A Resolution has been agreed to in the
Legislature of Virginia ibquiring into the
"expedieacy of reporting law making
it penal offence for any one to maintain,
by speaking or writing, the propriety OF
reconstructing the Union of the former
United States" Have not the rebels
told us, and have not the copperheads
echoed the statement, that the whole OF
the south are "a unit for secession ? Against
whom, then, is this law aimed ?
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-04-08

In Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, a captain
who is also a Methdist preacher, arose
and began to exhort the men, stating
that this war was one of right, and if
God was not in it, he, for one, would
have nothing to do with it. Then ex-
claiming with great vchemence, "if God
is with US who can be against US :"
"Jetf. Davis and the devil p cried a
"wild cat boy" The services closed has
tily.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-20

luC DCiLhl Oi ' ~ NtV ~- J
They were ordered to he printed.
Mr.. BURwELL offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, inquiring into the cxpediency
| Of appointing a Board of Manufactures, whose
duty it shall be to establish 4 factory for the
manufacture and distribution Of tools. imple-
ments and machinery for wool, cotton, metal
and leather.
Mr.. Waller offered a resolution, which was
adorted, inq,aring into the expeliency Of in
~vesting the surplus in the State Treasury in
bonds of the Confederate States.
Mr.. WYSDHAM ROnERTsoS, Of the city of
Richmond, said he rose, 10: without some
natural emotion, to exercise, for the last time,
his privileges IA o member Of this body.
The House is, perhaps, aware thar & meet
ing was recently held in this city which passed
resolutions instructing the city representatives.
10 support the bill to regulate prices. or. it
they could not, to resign their seats. The
meeting is said to have been q large one: but,
believing it to be very certain that 1t vas not a
majority of the voters of the city, (which alone
can automatically speak the voice of the city,
nor probably more than a small proportion Of
them, I should hare felt no difficulty in de-
eliuing to obey the instructions Of 4 minority,
or their alternative inviting me to reslgn-
The views, however, which l understand TO be
held by my Representatives, and the course
they design to pursue, will csnstrain me +"
adopt o different course which could other
wise have taken. understand my two col
leagues TO concur in believing that u majority
of our constituency is in favor of the bill to
regulate prices, and will wore for it, and our
Senator to hold the instructions referred to
binding, unless there be some action taken BY
the citizens to show the contrary. \ weak
has now elapsed without any such action haI.
ing been taken. 1t is apparent, then, if
the vote were now taken that should be
placed seemingly, and perhaps. really, IN the
absence of any Standardization of opinion,
in the position of disappearing my %conatit-
uents on q measure ofyital Importance, by vo-
ting against a bill which the three other repre-
of the city would, by their vstes,
declare to be in their opinion s7iolation ofths
will Of the city TO oppose. This is p~osition I
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-20
MARRIED.

MARRIED, on Thursday, the 18th inst BY y
Rev. Thomas w. Whit. Mr. JOHN NJ. iOIH'
of this CITY, and Miss DINNIE b.. daughter q
Munford S. and Dianisha Hurt, of Lunen5u'-
county.
MARRIED, on Wednesday, the l4th in:tah',
in the Episcopal Church. at Halifax C1G''
House, Va, by the Rev. Henry A. W,se' VI;
MILToN L. BooTH, Of Halifax county. Va. a't
Miss L. VESELLA, daughter of the la'e ll"TTF
B. VI. Richardson, of james City county. w.
At the same time, and by 'he same b.
WARE B. LACY. Esq, # New Kent conn.,,
Va, and Mrs. HARRIET L FiLLA7Es, u wv
same county.
MARRIED at Mr. VIM. Fl. Faison's. in N"i'T-
ampt"n county. North Carolira bv the Nv l.
P. Wilson, Miss SALLIEJ WYCHE: OF Gr'rms
vile county. Va. and dsngh'sr Of The late G"''E,
B. Wyche, to Lieut. R H SINS. P. \ =
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-20
SATURDAY. OCTOBER Il, 1883.

The Senate was called to order at l. o'clock,
NJ, by the Vice President, Mr.. JOHNSON.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Sprigg, of the Episco'
pal Church.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. COLLIER, by leave, introduced two bills
one to incorporate the Home Insurance Com
pany Of the City of Petersburg; the other to
incorporate the Southern Insurance and Sd
wings Society of the city Of Petersburg.
BJth bills were read a first and second time.
EASTERN LUNATIC ASYLUM.
The bill to provide for the payment Of Ger
tain claims against the Eastern Lunat'c Asy-
lum, was passed.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-20
ELL. TO REGULATE rRlCES.

ELL TO REGULATE IRlCES.
The bill to regulate prices was taken up
the question being on the motion to strike 0u'
the first section Of the bill.
Mr.. PETERS, of Washington county, opposed
tho hill. lie believed that all legislation or
this question was false in theory, and in prac
tice must be O failure. Legislation will never
con,pel the people to observe such a law wher
their views of its justice and their interests
are averse to it. they will cvaSe the law even
at the sacrifice Of some OF their opinions
TIE believed there was good sense enough
and patriotism enough among the CAPT
~tolists. husbandmcn, farmers and merchant,
m induce them, when they see that our armies
are i, want. to throw all their efforts into the
endcayor to serve and promote the welfare OF
,beir country. The law now before Us would
mt have the good effect its friends expected.
If we examine this question by the light Of
history. common reason and political econo,
nv we will find that there is q still stronger
Law ON the subiect-a law as Imperative as the
Laws of the Medes and Persians-%hich regu-
jotes prices, and which will defy all legislation
70 control ia law which will defy you: this
law is the law of supply and demand. Gen
tlemen NAV say this great law shall not apply.
Where do they get their arguments from E
SUPPOSE you break up the operations OF
blockade ruuners-you render articles OF
prime necessity still more scarce ana prices
viii certainly 60 up. On the contrary
increase the supplies, and prices will 90 down.
when an article much needed centres in The
hands of a few, or the article is withheld from
market, prices will rise. War has come uhon
us. and hundreds of men have been called
into the army who were producers; oil OF
these producers have been taken from sne
Great interests Of the country. The result Is
fhat all of this immense body of producers
Love become consumers. They represent an
armed BODY of consumers amounting to hf-
tssn Thousand at least, and these, taken away
from tho producing class and put down
amongst the consumers TIE may ~, BE- se Gsa nroave.s
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THrRsDAY, Oct. Is, 1865.
HOUSE OF
NlGHT SESSION.

Mr.. WILSON offered q resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the Finance Committee TO
.inouire into the expsdiency of reporting a bill
for the relief Of the Sheriff Of Isle of Wight from
nenplties for failure to collect taxes for 1903
THE Judiciary bill was then taken up, and the
remaining biank-she salary for the clerk of tho
c;rsuit esurt ef the City Of R~iehncna-was III
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DIED.

DIED In thi. city on Thursday. October =
MAR,iARET BOYD. daughter OF Mrs >1s
and Capt. ". Roy Mason, !r., aged I've y"
and four months.
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CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,
WAR DEPARTMENT. :
Richmond, Oct. Is, 1868.

VAR DEPARTMENT.
Richmond, Oct. Is, 1868.
His Exccllcncy JOHN LETCuER,
Governor Of Virginia
Sir: In response to n resolution of the Sen
ate Of Virginia, communicated by your Excel
lcncy, | have the honor to say that none of the
machinery belonging to the State of Virginia
has been removed from the Richmond Armo
nv. except some machinery for making gun
srcks (from the Harpcr's Ferry Armory,
which wa, sent to Macon. Ga just previous
to the seven days battle before Richmond
No removal of machinery is now contempla-
ted.
1t may not he improper to state that the ma
chinerv in the Armnry has been largely in
creased and improved since it passed into the
control of the Confederate Government, and
TIM: acccssions arc made to it almost daily.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient serv't.,
Z. JAMES A. Seldom,
Secretary of War.
AsOn motion Of Mr.. DOUGLAS, the communica,
ton and documents were referred to n special
committee of five.
The PRESIDENT appointed Messrs,. Douglas,
Logan, Newton, Peters and Ball rs said COM
mittec.
BILL TO REoRGASIzE THE MILITIA.
On motion OF Mr.. NEWMAN, OF Mason, this
bill was taken up and made the order of the
day for Monday, at IL o'clock, NJ.
HOUR OF MEETING.
On motion of Mr.. FRAZIER, the hour of
meeting hereafter was changed fiom IL 70 IL.
4. NJ.
TIE RILL TO REGULATE PRICES.
The BIZ. to regulate prices being the order
of the day, was then taken up--the question
being On striking out the first section.
Mr.. CHRISTIAN, of Augusta. said tho evils
which this bill sought to remedy were &C.
knowledged, and all agreed that something
must be done. In cases of extreme sickness
desire il also felt that something
must be done;" but an equal anxiety that IT
shall be only with the utmost prudence and
skill lest an improper remedy being resorted
to will itself only aggravate the evil. To find
the proper remedy it is Indispensable that the
be thoroughly comprehended. This
bill, and the argument. by which it is sup
ported, assumes the disease to be high prices,
and these to he the consequences of specu!a-
ion and e1tortion: hence 1t proposes an ar
reduction of prices Of certain articles
o put down speculation and eStortion: He
cared this was not the correct view; IL wa'
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A bill to prride Cor tie trial of friendly
suits in ohancery. :1r partition, &c, arising
in counties in possession nf the enemy OF
threatened with invasion, was read a third
time and passed.
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similar necessities. md that body, to whom ii
was always with pride I'VE referred, living in
the earliest infancy Of the Government and
the Constitution, it could not be presumed
would have done auaht 10 iniurc' their cause
~ break compacts into which :hey had just
solcmnly entered.
Several other gentlemen made arguments
r"r and against the bill. the burthcn Of which
was. in the former, tho laborer is worthy OF
his bread and neat" -four dollars per diem
won't buy it," the precedent of our forefa.
theirs" &C.: in the latter, "all should make
Sacrifices" 'the currency should not be thus
officially Deprecated" 'the question did in
fact involve - breach Of the Constitution &c.
After the same ground was travelled over
three or four times.
Mr.. ITrrcHEsos called tne'prcvious question,
which was sustained.
Mr.. MILLER, rising 20 a question of order.
asked if this vote could ta TAX. n under the
seventh rule Of the House. which said that
M member should he allowed to vote upon a
question in which he was Immediately inter
es,ai.
Tn. SPEAKER said thai the Exemption Law
and various other prrccdents settled that qaes-
ton. and construed the rule to refer to some
special and individual, and net q general and
pervasive interest.
The vote being taken. resulted, after a call
Of the absentees-ave- e., nays A.. Not be-
my a two-thirds affirmative vote, the bill was
declared rejected.
Mr.. CowAN Moved to reconsider.
The SPEAKER said that the same bill having
hccn rcconsidered onre, the motion presented
o doubtful aspect, and he would take time to
reflect upon il.
Mr.. ToNLIS arose to make a motion, in
which he tru tied the House would concur
without dissent. All had felt regret at the
resignation rendered this morning by the re
preventative frrm Richmond, Mr.. ROBERTSON
IL was a gentleman wh 'se private qualities
and representative abilities were prominently
ii-rlaved during his connection with this o-
dy, and at q time like this, and under the cir
cumstancee inducing his resignation, he