The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-03-04
NEWS ITEMS.


mastering in, enrolling, aud organizing,
By the commanding officers in the several
Departments, Of as many Africans, llber
ated by certain laws, by the Presidents
Proclamation, or by any other legal and
competent authority, exercised in sup
pressing the Rebellion, as the President
shall from time to time deem necessary,
10 be armed, equipped, and mustered into
the service of the United States, to serve
during the war; 1t contains a provlso
that no person Of African descent shall
be appointed to exercise authority over
white oficers, soldiers, or men, in the ar.
my or navy.
Once more we hear from Stafford Court
House-and good news. About noon on
Wednesday some Of Stuart's Rebel caval-
ry attacked a part Of our cavalry under
Averill, near HARDWOOD Church. a sharp
skirmish eusued, and the Rebels were de-
feated Our loss in killed and wouaded
was about 40; the Rebels had Captain
and Lieutenant killed, and Captain
aud a number Of priVates taken prisoners.
We get conflicting statements from
CiDclnnati about the Rebel raid into Ken
tucky; one story is sure that it was liz
zle, and that the Rebs have skedaddled !;
the ether is that Judas Breckinrlde is
rushing down upon Lexington with 90
600 men. The first story is more likely
to be true than the last.
The Friends, or Quakers, in New York,
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware
have memorialized Congress, asking ex-
emptiou from the draft and the procure
Inent of substitutes, and from the fines
which they deem a penalty imposed for
exercising "the right of conscience against
the shedding of blood"
If they do not bear arms they should
be made pay.
From late foreign papers we gather the
following:
The meetings in favor Of the Emanci-
patton Proclamation are still increasing
in number. The partisans Of the South
begin 10 attend in order to oppose the
Emancipation resolutions, but remain
everywhere in an Insignificant majority.
The atistocracy, on the other hand, is as
devoted as ever to the cause Of dIsunion,
aud therefore gave Mr.. Mason brilliant
reception at the recent banquet Of the
Lord Mayor Of London. The debates in
the French Parliament respecting the
United States we're of no great impor-
tance. An amendment to the proposed
address of the Corps Legislatif to the
Emperor, declaring the blockade inefi-
cient, was withdrawn. Viscount Lemev-
rier urged the Government to exert itself
Ia favor of a restoration Of the Union, and
declared Slavery to be the only cause Of
the war
The New York State Anti-Slavery So
ciety are holding their annual meeting 10
Albany. The following resolutions have
been adopted: That Freedom now stands
pledged to three millions of slaves That
we will sustain the Emancipation Procla-
nation Of Abraham Lincoln; That we
urge the entire abolition Of Slavery, not
only as a military necessity, bat as an act
Of ustice That we recommend the con.
fscated lands of the South to be given to
the freedmen, the legitimate proprietors.
William Wright of Essex County has
been nominated by the New jersey Dem
ocratic Legislative caucus for United
States Senator for six years, in place Of
Senator Wall, whose term will expire on
the 4th Of March.
We have from our special correspond
ent at Port Royal the startling announce
ment that force Of 5000 negroes, led
by whites and supported by regular
troops, is just ready to enter one of the
most dcnsey populated districts of the
Department Of the South, in order to
summon its emancipated blacks to arms.
Communication have been established
with the negroes, and they wait only for
the appearance Of the lberating force to
spring to arms and rally under the Ma
tloual flag. Sudden and irresistible as an
avalanche, this blow will fall where prep
aration and defense are alike impossible
The Republic is at length about to strike
at the heart of the Rebellion, and the
Proclamation of Freedom hated and de-
rlded by every enemy to the Nation, shall
be heard in trumpet tones on the planta-
tions Of Carolina, aud echoed on the bat
tle,feld by the caunon's opening roar
Tribune
The modified "Peace" resolves be.
fore the New jersey Legislature passed
the Senate by II to 8-nearly party di-
vision. The House postponed them to
March 10-doubtless to take counsel of
the Democrats elected to tho next Con-
grcss, who are to meet in this City on
tho 9Th We iudua thot tbara &c M