The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-06-29

s@-A leading Copperhead paper-the
World of New York-is foolish enough |
to expose it's rage at the nomination of
Lincoln and Johnson by the use of this
language
"The only merit we can discover in
this Baltimore ticket is the merit of con-
sistency; it is all of a piece the tail does
not shame the head, nor tho head shame
the tail. A rail-splitting bufoen and a
boorish tailor. both from the backDoods,
both groping up an unc0uth ignorance,
they would afford a grotesque subject for
a satire poet"
If the World hangs together until the
middle of next November, it will see that
such abuse as this cannot shake the con-
6dence OF the people in the men who have
been made the standard bearers of the
great Union party. The "railsplitting
buffoon" is no doubt odious enough to'the
World aud its friends in Richmond, but
it is very uuwise in them to express their
hate in such excessive terms.
The resignation of Major General FIRE.
mont promotes General Butler to the
third in rank of Major Generals, going by
date of commission 1t also leaves va
cancy in the regular army, which will be
probably filled by the appointment of
General Sherman. The resignation of
General Buell. also leaves a vacancy in
the volunteer service, which will be filled
by some worthy soldier. In the regular
army, Mcclellan is the senior, Major
General Halleck second, and Butler
third.
Indiana politicians regard with great
con Germ the concurrence of the evil events
of Vallandigham's return and Morgau's
raid, coupled with the general and secret
arming of the Copperheads of Indiana,
and the recent withdrawal from that
State of immense numbers of Unionists
as one hundred day men. 10 their judg
ment the dispersion Of Morgan's force
aud the defeat of the scheme for new
invasion of Indiana, has alone saved us
from a rebellion in a Northern State in
aid OF the Shareholders Rebellion.
The cash disbursements of the United
States Sanitary Commission for fifteen
days from May 5th. inclusive, for the
succor of the national forces in Virginia,
were one hundred and eight thousand,
nine hundred and eight dollars. The
entire Disbursements Of the Commission
from May lst to May 2lst, over all the
country, were two hundred and eight
thousand, seven hundred and forty,one
dollars.
The following conversation with a
wounded rebel in one of the Washington
hospitals is reported :-"What are you
fighting for Z" "Our independence" >
"Haven't you always had your indepen-
dence 2" eyes, until this muss broke
out" "Who fred first 2" "Why, I sup
pose we did; as long as there was some
firing TO be done we thought We might as
well commence y
They have a very clear idea of the
geography and topography of this eoun-
,ry In England At last dates we read
that ouly the first brief dispatches respect.
ing the battle IN the evidences" had
reached London, aud that these weEe not
very correct, as will be seen from the re
port that Lee bad left bis dead and
wounded on the field at Buffalo, and was
advancing in two columns toward Rich
mond."
OLD ABE's CHoIeE.-A gentleman in
conversation remarked to President Ln-
coin on Friday, that nothing could defeat
him but Grants capture Of Richmond,
to be followed by his nomination at Chi
cage and acceptance. "Well," said the
President, 81 feel very much like the man
who said ne didu't want to die particu-
larly, but if he bad got to die, that was
precisely the disease be would like to
die Of"
The first g,ist mill ever erected in
Pennsylvania, is yet in existence. 1t is
quaint old stone building, and bears
date about 1880 1t is erected on small
stream near Germantown, and some of
the original machinery imported from
England, is still retained 10 the mill.
Among the prisoners brought from
Gen. Grants army to the White House,
last week, was woman, a coarse, hard
featured Amazon, who was in charge of
a rebel battery when she was captured,
aud had on an officers uniform of the
United States.
Lawrence NJ Keitt, the South Caro-
Iina Congressman who aided and defended
Preston Brooks in the assault upon Sen
ator Sumner, was killed in the battle of
Cold Harbor He was a Colonel in the
Rebel army. Brooks died some years ago.
The Chicago Tribune calls Fremont's s