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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-05-17
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The 7.3Os and the End of the
War.

The gaeatest war of modern history
has ended ir triumph. The country has
demonstrated the vastness of its power.
We know it was great notc all the world
knows it. Our neighbors across the
water, who said our very greatness was
weakness-that VIC should never hold
together-tbat we must fall to pieces
aud very small pieces at tha'--noW take
off their hats and beg to assure US of
their "most distinguished consideration. :"
Verify! a young nation that can raise
two thousand millions of money, just for
the asking, is worthy of being "consider.
ed" They told US We could not carry on
the war six months without begging fer
loans in European markets. We did
carry on such war as they never
dreamed of, for four gears, and never
asked fer dollar and they now wish to
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buy our bonds at an advance of fifty per
cent over last years prices. Government
stocks are quoted as brisk and IN demand,
and we'll they may be, for the time will
soon come when no Isore will be offered.
The national expenses will be down to
peace footing, and, instead of Treasury
buedet of nine hundred millions, Secretary
McCulloch will ask US for about a third
of that SUN. And how much easier il
will be to raise this in peace that in war !!
The millions of soldiers who have so long
made it business to destroy life and
property will return to pursuits of indus.
try, and the now ravaged fields will
whiten with new harvests. Instead of
reading every morning that so many
miles of railroad have been destroyed, it
will be that $50 many new avenues to
material wealth have been opened" The,
South Itself will be compelled to bear its
share Of the burden it imposed on the
country, and its cotton--so much greater
than gold and still so much less than
king-will have no attribute of royalty
but what it pays into the revenue. A
tax on Southern cotton will be quite as
easily collected as on Northern petroleum
or manufactures, and besides the article
must be had--the world wants it.
1t would take bat fraction of our
property to pay our national debt now t:
but if We do not pay dollar Ut the prln'
cipal in ten years, that fraction will be
reduced one half-by the development of
the national resources. We shall doubt
less wind up the war and square all
accounts with the national debt of less
than three thousand millions on about Is
per cent. of the present national wealth; ;
but, according to its rate of increase (l27
per cent from 1850 to l660,-in 1875
this debt will be less than nine per cent.
But our ability TO pay the national debt
needs no demonstration but as some Of
US have looked upon the dark side, We
may as well have glance at the sunshine
The national loans will soon be out OF
the market, but for short time the
Government will need money to pay off
the army and settle up the expenses of
the war. Only about TWO hundred
millions more of the second series Of the
7,30 Loan remain to be taken, and when
it is finally withdrawn, there is no doubt
that it will raise TO a handsome premium
and at the rate it is now going, some time
within the next sixty days will see the
last of this series Mr.. Jay Cooke, the
subscription agent, announced 70 Febru-
airy Shat the first two bundled millions
of 1905 will probably be taken in at par
from three of four months'--bnt they
rere taken in less than two. So that
parties who desire to invest at par in the
III. s. Loan, bearing seven and three
tenths annual interest, and in three years
convertible into $50 six per cent. gold
Interest bond should make their prepa-
ration accordingly Many oI IL, best
financial authoriiies believe thai the
Government will be able to fund such
portions of its debt, as it may n,t be
ready to pay as it falls due at Al per
| cent.
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The st. Pant (Miss } Press of May

The st. Pani (NIiss J Press of May 5,
contains an account of the murder of Mr..
A. J. Jewett and his family, the entire
party numbering five persons, and living
on the east fsrk of the Blne Earth River
near the rapids. The tragedy was enact
ed on Wednesday, May,2, the aggressors
being gang of Sioux Indians. The in
dians all escaped capture for the time,
although half breed, who was identified
fully as one of the desperadoes, making
his appearance at Mankato day or two
afterwards. was hung by the people with
out judge or jury. There was evidence
for supposing that no less than nine sep.
crate bands of Indian Earauders were
organized and ready for an attack upon
Mankato, which place on the other hand
was preparing for active resistanee,by the
organization of such military measures as
were possible
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The old North State seems to be wheel.
log back INTO the Union IN good earnest
Large and enthusiastic [ Cnion meetings
have been held in Goldsborough, Snow
Hill, Kinston, Smith6eld. Wilson and
many other places. Prominent men IN
all the counties are taking an active part
in this movement, aud the leading papers
of the State are heartily supporting it,
The decision of the Government not to
recognize Gov. Vance is generally approx
ed by the UnioniStS. WV. Holden, the
editor Of The Raleigh Standard, seems
to be selected by the majority of the
Unlonisls as their candidate for Govern.
or. The di,cussioD of Slavery is yet
avoided in the Union papers and meet.
iGgs bat The Standard, the chief organ
Of the Unionists, declares tEat it regards
the question as settled; that the institu-
lion of Slavery is gone; that it could
not save the institution if it would. 1t
is safe to say that this view will be general
ly concurred in by the party, and there is
good reason for hoping that gradually
the antiSlavery sestiment may also in.
rcase in strength, aud that North Caro-
llna.on the meeting of its Convention, will
f How the example of Maryland, West
Virginia, Missouri. Tennessee and Louis
lana, ,and adopt the Constitutional Amend.
ment abolishing Slavery.
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A new idea connected with the assas-
ination of the President is broachcd by
the Washington correspondent of the
Prttsburg Commercial, who says:
1--WE hear 1t stated, that on the night
of the assassination, there were in the
theatre over one hundred persons who
had direct or indirect knowledge of what
was to happen. Many of thsse persons
had victim selected, but their part of
the murder failed, from the fact that the
psrson selected to turn off the gas at the
crack of Booths pistol, from some cause
OF other failed to perform his part. II
the gas had been turned off Booth would
have escaped recognition. Had Grant
been there he would have fallen an easy
victim. Booth did not expect the failure
of the person to turn off the gas sand after
the deed was done had to make the most
of it.
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Some years since, in Guberratorial
contest, Andrew Johuson was told BY his
colleague, that he would never be elected
Governor of Tennessee johnson, in his
rejonder, used language to this import :
Il shall not only be elected Governor of
Tennessee, but when your name shall be
Kissing AID byword among the people, /
expect to be filing the Presidential
chair" To day his competitor is a ref
fngee from his native State--a traitor OF
the first watei--in the person of Gusta.
vus A. Henry, rebel Confederate Sena.
,or and Johnson is "6llipg the Presiden.
tial chair"
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A Washington special to THE Phiia,
delphia Inquirer" says: "Col. L. c. Ba-
ker has had photographs of Davis, Tucker,
Clay, Sanders, Ceary, aud Thompson with
fnll descriptions of their stature, hair eyes,
&c, prepared on large hand bills, stating
the price set upon the heads of each one
aud their crime, of being accessories to
the assassination. These hand bills, sim.
liar to the rewards offered for horse
thieves, will be posted through Canada
and Europe,s so that these criminals, should
they Re allowed to escape via Halifax, will
be tracked wherever they 90 and marked
forever. There is no sequestered spot
for them. No rest for them in this world "
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MACON, Ca, May IS.
Hon. E. NJ. STANTON, Sec. of Var

Hon. L. NJ. SrANTON, Sec OF Var:
Lient Col. Harder, commanding the 1st
Wisconsin. has just arrived from Trwins.
vile. He struck the trail of Davis at
Dublin, Laurens County, on the evening
of the 18th, and followed him closely
night and day through the pine wilder.
ness of Alligator Creek and Green Swamp
via Conference.-The, to Irwinville.
At Conference.-The, Col Harden met
Col. P,itchard with $50 picked men
and horses of the 4th Michigan.
Harden followed the trail directly south
while Pritchard. having fresher horses
pushed down the Ocmulgee toward Hop
well, and thence bv House Greek to Tr
winsville, arriving there at midnight of
the 9th. JEFF Davis had not arrived.
From q citizen Pritchard learned that
hi party were eDcamped two miles out
Of the town. He made disposition of his
men, and surrounded the camp before
day.
Harden had camped, at 9p. m, within
two miles, as he afterward learned, from
Davis
The trail being too indistinct to follow
he pushed on at a M, and had gone
but little more than one mile when his
advance was fred upon by men fthe 4th
Michigan.
A fight ensued, both parties exhibiting
the greatest determination. Fifteen min
utes elapsed before the mistake was dis.
covered
The firing in this skirmish was the first
warning that Davis received.
The captors report that he hastily put
on one of his wife's dresses and started
for the woods, closely followed BY our
men, who at first thought him a woman
but seeing his boots while he was running
they suspected his sex at once.
The race was a short one, and the Reb,
eel President was soon brought to bay
He braudished bowie knife and showed
signs of battle, but yielded promptly to
the persuasioDs of Colts revolvers, with
out compelling the men TO fro.
He expressed great indignation at the
energy with which he was pursued, say.
ing that he had believed our Government
more magnauimous than to hunt down
women aud children.
Mrs Davis remarked to Col. Harder
after the excitement was over that The
men had better not provoke the President
or abe might hurt some of EN-"
Regan behaves himself with dignity
and resignation.
The party evidently, we're making fo
the coast.
j. H. WILSON, Brevet Major General
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National Debts aud u. S. stocks.

!
The ereatian Of national debts is no: a
modern improvement, but the ability of
great nation to prosde for a great debt,
and to make 1t the most convenient and
best form of personal property,is modern
wonder. The debt of Great Britain was
begun by raising million sterling by
loan in 1892 and vhen her great contest
with Louis XIV was terminated, the deb
had reached fifty millions. Many states
men and economists were then alarmed
at the great burden which had been
imposed upon the industry of the country,
but when the war of the Austrian success
sion had swelled this amount 10 eighty
millions, Macaulay says that historians
and orators pronounced the case to be
desperate. But when the war again broke
cut, and the national debt was rapidly
carried up to one huudred and forty NIL
lions, men of theory and business both
pronounced that the fatal day had cerain-
ly arrived. David Hume said that,
although, by taxing It's energies to the
utmost, the country might possibly live
through it, the experiment must never
be repeated, --eren small increase
might be fatal. Granville said he nation
must sink under 1T unless some portion
of the load was borne by the American
Colonies, and the attempt to impose this
load produced the war of the revolution,
and, instead of diminishing, added
another hundred millions to the burden.
Again, says Macaulay, was EUgland given
over, but again she was more prosperous
than ever before. But when at the close
of her Napoleonic wars in 1916, this debt
had been swelled up to the enormous SUI.
of over eight hundred millions sterling
or four thousand three hundred million
dollars, or nearly one half the entire
property of the United Kingdom, the
stoutest heart, the frmest believer in
national progress and national develop.
ment, might well have been appalled,
But in the very face Of this mountain of
obligation,-to say nothing of her vast
colonial possessions.-the property Of the
British nation has been more than trebled,
and her debt is now charge of but l23
per cent, against it. All that Great Brit
ain has done in paying her debt. We shall
do, and more, with ours. We have vast
territories untouched by the plow, mine.
of precious metals of which we have
hardly opened the doors, a population
full of life, energy, enterprise and indus
try, aud the accumulated wealth of money
and labor of the old countreS pUur
into the lap of our giant and ever.to b.
united republic During tho Hercesfa
most exhaustble Of all possible wars, we
have demonstrated our natiora lstrepgth-
and all the world over, nationl strength
is but another name for nationI credit
"As good as United Stocks" will socn be
synonymous the world over with "as
good as British Consols" For our
part, we think T. S. Treasury note
bearing seven and three-tenths annual
interest, is just as much better than
British Consols as the rate of interest is
higher. Some of our timid brethren
who shipped their gold to London and
invested in co0sols, are now e lad to sci
out and invest at round loss s,-and
served them right.
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Andy Johnson says the Debt
must he paid

We hear that Andy johnson, who was
born poor, and raised poor, and is yet of
the people 10 his property and expecta-
tions, has given the order for Retrench-
meut aud Economy. and declared that the
Nation must 60 right to work to pay its
Debts. Good
The Natioual Debt has been ciphered
up, aud the sun total is big one,-but
the American People is big one too
On the lst of July next our debt will
foot up n round numbers Three Thou.
sand Millions. We can pay it without
strain. without oppression. We can pay
it, and add to our wealth. But we have
got to practice economy, public and pri.
vate. We have particularly to apply
economy and watchfullness to the Leg.
isIauon of Congress, and to the admins,
tration of the Departments and Bureaus
in Washington. The expenses of the
Government must be showed back rapidly
and in good faith toward the old peace
footing Of 1860 We may never again
get quite to that,-but let US get as near
to it az we can.
The ab,est statists in the service of the
Treasury Department have been directed
tomeasure the wealth and resources of the
nation, aud to calculate when it will be
possible for us to pay, and probable that
We will pay, that immense debt of Three
Thousand Millions. They have reported
that the ''bottom dollar" of it can be
paid an t,oenty gears from 1901!
Good again Let the watchword of
all Politics be--PAY OFF THE NATIONAL
DEDT!
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The latest news from Mexico leaves no
doubt that the Republican forces have of
late made considerable progress 1t is
reported that several OF the Governors
and other officers appointed BY MaximiI.
ian, have, like COrtioas, pronounced
AGAINST him. There must be some truth
in these reports, for the Estatette, semi
official paper, gives as its profound con-
viction. that Mexico must be ruled for
many years yet without calling Mexican
statesmen to power. Maximilian, on
receiving the news of the surrender of
Lee, sent the Chief of his Cabinet as q
special envoy to the United States.
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MR.. LENCOLN's TOMB.

The public has a confused understand
ing of the fact that there was an earnest
struggle over the fnal resting place of the
mortal remains of Abraham Liucoln,
which was not terminated till the day OF
their interment but it is not so well
known as it should be that there never was
any division or hesitation on the part of
his family, who were uniformly averse to
his burial alone IN an eight acre square
10 the center. Of Springfield, but insisted
that bis dust should mingle with its kin
dred clay 10 the public cemetry two miles
from the whirl and roar of trafic,an hot
be made the chief advertisement Of a
smart and growing city. Robert Lincoln
did not decide the point, as some of the
reports have indicated he simply an.
bounced the unanimous and unchanged.
bic resolve Of the family that the ashes OF
him they loved should repose in a ceme.
tfy-that OF Springdeldifthat were allow,
ed if not that, soue other. While doing
justice to the liberality and public spiri'
which dictated to purchase of an eight
acre lot for the tomb at cost of S55 900
We must say that the decision of he fam
lily seems to us that which good taste and
right feeling would naturally prompt
And the monument to Mr.. Lincoln vii
rise over his remains IN Oak Ridge Gem
etry. Tribune.
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From EURopE.-Later news from Eu-
rope represents that the ASSASSINATION of
President Lincoln continued to call forth
throughout Europe, and especially in Eng.
land, the strongest manifestations of
sympathy for the American people and
the severest denunciatiou of the crime,
Immense meetings have been held in
London, Liverpool and other places at
which speeches we're made and resolu,
tious adopted expressive of the peoples
grief at our loss and condemnation of the
Infamous oonspirators. 1t is expected
that Queen Victoria will send an address
of coincidence to our government. The
matter was officially noticed in both houses
of Parliament. The excitement on the
first announcement of the assassination IN
the various Euglish cities was of the
most intense character,
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The assassins awaiting their trial at
Washington are kept under the Strictest
guard and every precaution taken 10 bre.
vent their committing suicide. Padded
masks cover their entire heads except tbo
mouth. 1t is Il o1ght that three Of the
Ford theater employees will be convicted,
although Ford himself seems innocent.
Payne, the assassin Of Seward, will be the
first tried
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The first election under the new
charter of City of LOckport was held to
day. Benjamin Carpenter (Union) was
elected Mayor by l60 majority. The
Republicans have also elected six of the
eight Aldermen, and three out of the four
Supervisors.
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Pennsylvania would not allow the
Government to defray the expenses ip.
CURED while transporting the Presidents .
remains through the State. Gov Curtin
maintained that we should at least do SO
much to show our respect and love for
our departed chief, f,aud the whole expense
was paid by the State Treasurer.
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A verdict was rendered on Monday 10
the Circuit Court sitting at New Albany,
Ind, against the Louisville, New Albany
and Chicago Railroad Company for $40.
600, on account of a boy named William
Langdon having had his legs cut of By
being run over by the Compny's cars.
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MOBILE TO BE ATTACKED. "A power.
full expedition is ready to sail from New
Orleans to attack Mobile There is a re
port however, which would seem to be
confirmed, that Mobile has been evacua.
ted, the guns, Munition, &c, having been
aent up The river to Selma.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-05-17

Thomas Martin, the guerrilla, who was
respited last week by order of the War
Department, suffered the extreme penalty
Of the law at Cincinnati on Thursday, the
1lth inst.
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WASHINGTON. May IA.

The public here manifest the utmost
enthusiasm over ,he capture of Jefferson
Davis. Some timid politicians, however,
express a wish that he had been shot as
Booth was for fear his possession may be
embarrassing to the Government If he
is placed In the prisoners dock at the
court, by the side of Harold and Payne
he will certainly be convicted of compile.
ity in the assassination of Mr. Lincoln.
1t is urged Strenuously, however, by
soue in high position that the dignity OF
the nation demands that on his arrival
here the assassination charge ought to be
waived and he be arraigned and tried for
treason, the highest crimo known to our
laws, and, CD conviction, hanged. Sec.
Stanton will order JEFF. Davis to be put
on a gunboat and forwarded direct to
Washington.
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The Richmond Wig ofMonday states
it to be the intention of Gov. Pierpont 10
issue proclamation this week declaring
all civil Offices in Virginia vacant, and
OfdsriDg : new sls0tiDn.
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southern ChiVaIry.o
Capture of Jefferson Davis
STEALS HIS WIFE'S PETTICOAT AND RUNS.
MACON. Nav II

MACON, May II.
I have the honor to report that at day
light of the 10rh inst, Col Pritchard,
commanding 4th Michigan Cavalry. car
tured Jeff. Davis and family, with
Reagan, Postmaster General; Col. Harrison
Private Secretary; Col johnson, A. y.
c.; Col Morris, Col Lubbock. Lieut.
Hathaway and others. Col Pritchard
surprised their camp at Irwinsville, in
Irwin County, Ga, IS miles south east
of this place. They will be here to.
morrow night. and will be forwarded
under strong guard without delay. l will
send further particulars at once.
J. Il. WILSON Brevet Maj Gen.
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Edwin Booth, in private letter to a
friend in Washington, announces his de.
termination to quit the stage forever.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-05-17

One year men are to be returned to their
respective State Capitals and mustered
out of the service.
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1t is reported that James Murdoch,
the we'll known actor, is lying dangerously
i'll at Cincinnati.