The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20
Emancipation In Maryland.

there Is DO DOUBT tDat large majority OF
the qualified citizens voted, and the result
is extremely gratifying to every friend of
liberty. The people have decided to
call convention TO amend the Consti.
tuition Of the State, and they have elect
ed decided majority of delegates in
favor of the immediate and unconditional
emancipation of all the slaves. Simply
as q matter Of humanity and civilization,
we rejoice at the result. But the people
of Maryland are to be congratulated on
1T as a matter Of self-interest. Slaves
have long ceased TO be profitable property
in that State. In many counties the
institution has been virtually almost ex-
tinct for years, and those counties have
been the most prosperous aud progress
sive. II some Of the southern counties
money has been made by raising negroes
to sell to more Southern States; but 10
all of them, slaves, as laboring men,
could not compete advantageously with
freemeu. To get rid Of the institution,
therefore, in any manner, is boon to
the people of Maryland. To get rid of
it in peaceful, constitutional way, by
the vote of the citizens themselves, is
something over which Marylanders may
be proud and the friends of freedom may
rejoice. Henceforth Maryland is to be
free State, and we anticipate for her
glorious destiny. We Pennsylvanians
can heartily extend to her our congrat-
ulations and sympathies. Her great
river her great railroads and her canals
carry to market the wheat, corn, -four,
iron, coal and other products of Pennsyl-
vanla Her noble Chesapeake bay is the
natural outlet to the ocean of a large
district Of this State Her metropolis
has always been the resort of the farmers
and traders Of many Of our counties.
They vii! go to 1t in greater numbers
and with better heart, when the accursed
institution of slavery IS forever extinct.
We welcome Maryland to the noble
fraternity of free States
b%-Tho Rebels are heapiug up for
themselves "wrath against tie day of
Wrath" By proclaiming their intentions
to treat all captured colored troops as
outlaws and murdeEers. When the facts
shall be known that "no quarter" will be
given the black ssldier, it cannot be ex-
pected that he will give quarter to his
deadly enemies. If this barbarism shall
obtain 10 this branch of our army, the
responsibility will rest with the chivarly
Of the South.
VALLANDtGuAM IN Glover "A
pilgrimage Of Butler county (Ohio) Cop.
perheads to VALLANDIGHAM retreat in
Canada, was made last week, the deputa-
tions being the bearers OF donation of
81 600 to the banished traitor. BEN
EDICT ARNOLD lived at too early an age
Had he been on the stage now, the kind
nesses Of symnathizinE friends would
have done much to alleviate his misfor-
tunes. Wonder how much those contrl-
butors to the Yallandig ham charity have
paid to soldiers bounty and relief funds
pG%THE story 10 Georgia paper con-
cerning the passage of Mrs j. Todd
White, a sister of Mrs. Lincoln, through
our lines, with some articles of great
value in Rebeldom, was read by that
lady prior to her leaving Washington.
Major Milford at Fortress Monroe, says
the statement does not contain one word
of touth; in fact, its falsehood Was
proved by the absurdity of its own state
ments.
A sister of President Madison once OBJ.
served that 1--WE Southern wives are but
mistresses Of seraglios."
Bg~ONE of the objects with which the
rebels propose to undertake a grand in
vasion OF the North this Spring is re-
cruiting. The Montgomery Gala, Mail,
IN recent article on the subject, says
Let US invade them with our whole
force, Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland,
ard the 'copperheads' will swell our
ranks" The Copperheads are exercising
themselves Gas in Coles Co., Ill, for
instance) preparatory to enlistment when
the stars and bars make their appearance.
A SINGULAR fact has been disclosed |
by Surgeon Macgowan, who has been
taking physical measurements of the
Chippewa Indians, now in Washington,
viz. that the average size of the crania of
the red men is greater than that of the
whites. The head of Chief Queune-
sanee ish-mearinna ('Bad Boy") meas
ures one inch in every direction more
than that of Mr.. Chase, the cast Of whose
head is the largest in Mr.. Mills's collec,
ton.
THE Hon REVERDY JOHNSON in
writing letter congratulatory on the
success Of the emancipation cause in
MARYLAND sdus.