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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-05-10

"a BIG THING on Ice. One even.
ing in the second dog watch, We heard
Fin Buteerfeld, 40 old Greenland "blub
Der hunter" spinning one of his hawser-
laid warns, and We listened just long
enough to hear Of the best time ever
made On any course in the world.
"Ye see,shiPmates bout fifty miles due
west from UpPernavlk down there 10 the
Greenland sea, we struck big bull whale
and the old lubber, instead of takin' dead
to viu'ard, as struck whale orter, he
went straight to leeward toward big foe
6ftcen miles across, aud smooth as big
lockin' glass.
cole bull took Us in end forty-tbree
mile an hour, and went slap under the foe
takin the boat under after him"
And all hands IN her, Fin Z"
Thunder %. Dye s'pose We were
eoin to be drownded to lease that old
whale? When the boat went under we
all jumped on the ice, cut right across il
W.N. w, got to the other side first and
when the boat popped out all hands jump,
10 again, hauled up to the old lubber, and
turned him up with our lances ~
The Shirt of Happiuess.-A bachel.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-05-10

Administrator OF LAe~|.O- -'o'~-' -
Business Cards, lines or less, per year . "
Special ana Editorial Notices, pc. line ~
.*Au transient advertlsements must oe
9aid in advance, and no notice will De taken
If advertisements from distance, unless they
are accompanied br the money or satlstactoTF
#Rlsakz and job Work Of al kinds, at
Terded 70 promptly and faithfully.
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4 Booty fellow was observed the other
day driving pig, holding on to its tail
and when asked what he was doing. re-
piled that be was studying geohography.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW Coudersport Pa, WI.
regularly attend the Courts IN Potter anu
the adjoining Counties.
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ID Z 0LNSTED

DEALER N DRY GOODS, READl-AAuE
Clothing, Crockery, Groceries, lie, Main St.
CouderspoTt, Pa.
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ADVICE TO BACHELoRs.- to get
rid of your surplus cash. Marry small
"yiddy" with a large family.
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c. S & f. A. JONES,

DEALERS n DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS
Oils. Fancy Articles. Stationery. DrT Good
Groceries. &c. Main 81, Couderspovt, Pa
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The Shirt Of Happiuess.-A bacheI'
or's.
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THE
POTTER journal
PUBLISHED By
81. w. MCAIaTney, Proprietor.
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THE
$50 pa YEAR, IS7AaIAaLT II ADVANCE.

+.+Devoted to the cause Of Republicanism,
the Interests Of Agriculture, the Advancement
Of Education, and the best good Of Potter
county. Owning no guide. except that u
Principle. it viii en3eaver to aid in the Tork
Of more fully Freedomizing our Country
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ADVERTISEMENTS inserted At the following
-. arnart rrhare snecial barEains are made.
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W. McALAByET, Sec.y.
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III. n ,.,,--.-i.-r- - .rr.u-
gouierspo-t Pa, VIII attend the sever4.
,ourts IN Potter and hean lol2t.es. Al
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ATTORNEY AT Law, Coudersporr,. "a VII "a
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26
Restoring the Union. -

Our people are too careless in the use of Ian.
guOge. We invent phrases aud use expressions
without fully comprehendiug their real import.
We do not sufficiently consider that words are
things, and that we should always carefully
weigh the meaning of our speech We have
been often told during the rebellion that the
government was fighting to preserve the Union /;
and IN one sense it was. Yet out of this single
expression has grown multitude Of dangerous
political hereses.
W. have been fighting to preserve the Union
shareholders hold supreme political power Not
Union in which slavery should bavo perpetual
constitutional guarantees. Not Union in
which robols should receive no punishment, and
treason should be regarded us no crime Mott
Union in which traitors should DO reckoned as
good as loyal men, and IN which the govern.
ment should take no assurance for the future
good behavorof rebels This is not the Union
for which blood and treasure lnealoulable have
been expended.
The Union Tor which the people of this coun.
try have been fighting is territorial simply.
There has been no desire to retain the rebel
people OF South Carolina within the jurisdiction
OF the Unitel States. II the rebels OF every
southern State would have taken ship and emf
grated to foreign countries, instead Of making
war upon the government, We should have made
no war to keep them a, home. Ii, during tie
rebellion, thoy would have taken Themselves and
their treason to the friendly refuge Of some
foreign Gag. We should have bid them speed.
II now they would smlgratc to Brazil or some
other land which offers thsm an asylum, neither
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

BkwARE or MAINE MoSKr.-The Logisl allure
Of Maine has passed law by which the State
Banks are no. obliged to redeem thei. old bill,
il not presented within two years IRON the tim,
the bank became merged in National Bank
Three OF these old state Banks will thus BE-
enabled, af,er the 3lst day of this month to take
advantage Of tina. law They are the State OIL
Maine at Bangor, the Maine Bank at Bruins
wick, and the S,atelBank at Augusta. Before
the 25th Of next April, the Freeman, Bank al
Augusta, the Lewiston Falls Bank, the Maine
Bank at Damariscotts, the Orono Bank and the
skowhegan Bank will have all been in opera.
ton us National Banks for two years and hold.
ere Of their money had better send their bills
into some bank for collection at once Indeed
the act referred to has such look Of SHARP
practice on the part Of the banks or the Leg.
slatufe, that We advise our readers to mme.
dia.ely send oil the Maine State bank bills into
some banking. house lor collection, and hereafter
to refuse taking a dollar Of that money. In
some paru Of New Hampshire and Vermont
large amounts Of Maine money has recently
been disbursed by purchasers Of produeo-and
10 some instances bills on banks whose day Of
non-redemption draweth near have been freely
circulated. Beware Of all such attempts at
fraud. A few OF the Maine banks have already
passed The day Of redemption
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26
Tolersbly Plain Talk.

The second number Of the Richmond IVA J
Examiner reviews at considerable length TIE
" oiholal reports Of the Federal authorities -
and dcduces therefrom the comforting belief
that the South and its ideas and civilization are
much superior 10 those OF the North, 1t says
these reports greatly enlarge its views Of the
tremendous power Of the states lately in insur-
reetion," and it comes to this conclusion in
view Of the immense cost in treasure aud life,
incurred ty the federal government in suppress
sing treason. After thus praising and magni.
Tying the resisting power OF the rebellion, and
eulogizing the earnest and determined spirit
with which the people maintained this unequal
contest and bore its bitter sacrifces,' it says:
Now, when the contest is over, when there i,
no thought OF renewing it, when tho people vino
nave made the grand display OF spirit and pow
er that has characterized this unequal CONTEXT
submit with heroic fortllude to the bitter resu I,
of defeat, Is II not hard, that they should b,
held as mJects for all the petty dnnoydness phieh
may be GtuiWd BY the sihy or 1ieked httle meN
,ohO chance 10 be, for hne, in political place
The soldiers OF the Northern States have borne
the heat Of the contest. The demsgogues al Il
trying to gather It's spois. They were quilC
ayerse to tue sweat and toll Of the day whe I
tho war ragged, but they are very voracous vhe Z
penalties are to be adjudged and fines collected
Their anger never rose to blood heat, until Il
war anu Its dangers had passed from beiol
them.
The silly or wicked little men" whom IT,,
Eram,nT thus loftily alludes to, are the Con
gress OF the United States, excepting, perhaps
the iorty-fye or fifty " conservatives in tA'
Senate and House who arc continually running
over with compassionate and mercIul consider
alton of these Southeners Of heroic fofSi
tude"
The Erdminer again speaks of the men, VII,
believe that the rebels conmltted treason al
ought to be made to understand it, as publ
enemies " and 1t declares, " ii is the duty,
it is the personal interest OF every honest cltz
10 throttle this gang Of political pests, 1t say
their motives are vlllainous p" and il call
them bad men, who are encouraging " them
selves and their coniederstes in political crime,
and ara preying upon the vitals Of the society
There is in this kind Of discourse all the yiru
Of treason. We are not sorry, however, il thi
hate of the North il yet burning in the hesrts Q
the rebels, that it occasionally fame, out in sucl
editorials as those IN the Examiner. II is vel
for the loyal people of the country to proceed
understandngy with the work of recognizing
the South, and the Examiner, as an index Of th'
least polite and most defiant phase of Southern
sentiment, may prove profitable study to thos
in favor OF immediate restoration,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

our government nor any of our people-except
perhaps, the democratic party-would max
any objection. The government would iurnis
them passports and every facility FIR leavin
this country to the undivided occupation of tn
loyal people
The war upon treason was made to preserV
the territorial integrity of the republic, but i
was not made for the purpose of restoring
traitors to political power. The rebels attempt
ed to take their states out of the Union, III
other words, to destroy tho government-an,
the people resisted and defeated the attempt
The territory Of the Southern States was KEEP
III the Union, and subject to the federal govern
ment. But 1t does not follow, therefore, tina
the rebels have the same rights under our gov
eminent as before the war ,-that, because they
failed in their effort, they shall be treated a,
though they had never made it. We have moi
been fighting to bring JEFF. Davis back into the
United States Senate, nor Howell Cobb into
the Treasury, but to keep the territory Of Mis-
sleslppl aud Georgia under the jurisdiction oil
the stars and stripes. And having declared that
Davis and Cobb shall not take their states out
OF the Union, we also have a right to say hat
they shall have no more political power in those
states in the Union but We will put political
power in those states henceforth IN the ha dds
Of men who are faithful and true and honest in
their devotion to the government Of the United
States
Let US not be misled by phrases We arc
after the substance We have been fighting for
a union in which loyalty and unity Of devotion
to republican principles should bo the para
mount faith Of the people. Our fight has blen
against traitors, and for the government. w.
have battled for no union of hearts nor union
OF hands, but for the supremacy of the natiobal
dag and the national laws. And we are under
no obligation to our enemies, nor are VIC com
PEELED to treat them as though they had com
msted no treason. The state governments, to
be recognized in the South hereafter, are to be
loyal and patriotic and we are under no more
Obligations to recognize any other, than we
have been any time the last four years to recog-
mis- Gov. Letcher as lawful governor of Viz
ginia, or Gov. Brown in Georgia. Let US not
be deceived by any cunningly devised phraacs
about restoring the union, or any ingenious
reasoning about :" states in the union, into the
fatal mistake OF supposng that our victory over
rebellion means nothing more than an immedl- |
nte restoration OF traitors to politic. power 10
every state which they led into the confederate
conspiracy against the national authority.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26
Freedom Through all the Land.
THE OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION.

loall to whom these presents may come, greet
| ing. Know ye, that whereas the Congress OF the
United States on the LIST Of February last passed
resolution which is in the words following, viz
" resolution submitting to the legislatures o
the several States proposition to amend the con.
stitution Of the United States: Resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives OF the Uni
TED States OF America in Congress assembled, two
!hlfoS OF both houses concurring, that the follow
ing arilce be proposed to the legislatures of the
several o'a'es as an amendment to the constitution
OF the United States, which, when ratified by three
fourth CT said legislatures, shall be voted to all
ih'enu and purposes as a part Of said constitution
namely, Article Is, section Neither slavery
nor Involuntary seryltude, except as punishment
TOT CRIME OF which the party shall have been duly
convicted, shall exist within the United States, or
any pace subject to their Jurisdiction; section 2,
congress shall have power to enforce this article
by appropriate legislation;
ana whereas, It appears from official documents
w ME 10 'hl' department that the amendment to
We constitution Of the United States proposed as
AFORESAID mas been ratified by the legislatures OF
.9e ota'es Of Illinois, Rhode Island Michigan,
iWIafyland. New York, West Virginia, Maine,
~ nanSaS' Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania, Virginia
U .l' Missouri, Nevada, Indiana, Louisiana,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, Tennessee, Ar.
H kan'l'' Connect lieut., New Hampshire South
carolina, AFblms, North Carolina and Georgia
d" '"ehty'Seyen States;
ana whereas, the whole number of States in
tne United States is thirty six and whereas, the
before specially named States, whose Legislatures
nave ave ratified the sad proposed amendment, cor
stl'uIe three fourlhs Of the whole number of
oIates IN Me United States
NOW, therefore, be it known that [, Willnm Fl.
seward D cretary Of State Of the United States,
y virtue ana IN pursuance Of the second section
=, vac ac' o. Congress-, pproved on the 20.h day
VI APtlI 1913 entitled An act to provide for
me publication Of The laws OF the United States,
'nu ior other purposes do hereby certify that the
imendmen. Aforesaid has bsen voted, to all in
en's and purposes, as part Of the constitution Of
he United States.
10 testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
lahd and caused the seal Of the Department Of
State to be affixed. Done at the city of Wash
ngicn, this l9,h day OF December, in the year Of
'ur Lord 1868, ard 4 the ndepende ncs Of the
United States Of America the Goth
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Sec. OF State.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

AMENDING TER COMMERCIALLY print
below the amendment. touching the election oil
President and Vice President, introduced by
Mr.. Jenckes of Rhode Island |. will be seen
that the proposition undertakes 10 meet the
suffrage question, as well as to remove the
anomaly involved in the presen, method Of cleo.
ton -
Section /. In all elections Of President and
Vice President the ballot shall be cast directly
for persons to Gil sad onices, aud the person
having the highest number of votes for each
Office shall be declared elected to such Office.
Sec. 2. 10 the election Of President and
Vice President, and Of members OF the House
OF Representatives, the following described per-
sons, and those only shall have the right to
vote, to wit Male citizens of the United
States of the age OF twenty one years, not un-
der conviction for infamous crime, who can
read, and who shall have resided Tor one year
in the State and for ,I months in the district in
which they shall offer to vote
Sec. 3. Congress shall have power to pass
laws providing for the registration OF voters,
for sscsrtaining their qualifications, for the
time and manner Of conducting such elections,
and for preventing frauds therein, and for de-
clarng their resnlu.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

The LADY's FRIEND. monthly Magazine Of
Literature and Fashion. Deacon 4 Peteron,
Philadelphia.
We have received beautiful number Of this
Magazine for January. The leading steel en-
craving, ." The Forest Cleaner" is gem OF
beauty. Then we havea gorgeous colorod plato
" The Hand Banner Screen, in Chenille, on Vel
vel" which the ladies say is magnificent The
large double colored Steel Fashion Plate is as
usual superb. Another engraving, called
" Stephen Whartons Viii, which illustrate,
fine story, is very suggestive. Then we have
a beautiful plate Of children skating, intended
to illustrate the winter styles Of children
clothing with numerous other plates ilustrat,
ing hair nets, winter dresses, borders for jack,
cts, various new styles for bonnets, winter
casaques, paletots, jackets, embroidery, chemises,
night-dress, ancient head.dresses, patchwork &c
Among the articles, we note Stephen Whar-
toms Wlll; Mrs. Trunk, by Frances Lee
Paul's Story, or French Lessons Clarice, by
August Bell The Two Nightingales Stories
of Our Village, by Beatrice Colonna In H.
ness, by Florence Percy Rachel Dana's Lega-
cy, by II. A. Heydon Ar.hur's Wife Loving
Mary, Editors Department The Fashions ;
Household Receipts, &c.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

Gov. Humphreys, Of Mississippi, in his recent
message to the legislature OF that State, say.
that under the pressure Of Federal bayonets
urged on by the mIsdireoted ,ympa thies Of the
world in behalf Of the enslayed African, the
people Of Mississippi have abolished slavery
Yet there are men who tell US that this ''presi'
sure Of federal bayonets' must be a. once with
drawn, and these " instructed sympathies'
must be turned in some other direction, and tn.
federal government must make all haste to
deliver over these emsUcipated millions to the
tender mefcies Of such officials az Gov Hum.
phreys Would il not be as we'll to maintain
the pressure" until some secure guarantee car
be found that the freedom which has been given
70 tho " enSlaved African" will DO honestly
respected here after7
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

GEE. GRANTS RSFoRT, alluded to by President
Johnson, is oonfrmatory Of the President 4
views as expressed in the message to the Senate
last Wednesday, and is entitled to considerable
respect on account Of the source from which it
emanatesi but when we learn that Gen Grant
only spent one day at Richmond one at Augusta,
and two at Charleston we must at once admit
that the time was altogether too short for him
to form definite and reliable opinions in regard
80 the matter hi, report was intended to euci
date. 1t would have been much more satisiac-
tory 10 tho North had the General given more
time and thought to the temper Of the South
and the problem Of reconsiruction.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

RECONSTRUCTED GOVERNORS proyi.
sional Governors Of Alabama, Georges, South
Carolina and North Carolina, have been relieved
by order OF the President, and tho Governors
elect of those States have been duly installed
and placed in the exercise Of their gubernstorial
functions.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

II Comment, upon the Emancipation Proc.
lamation, aud the Presidents Message to the
Senate relative to The present status of the re-
construction problem, will appear mex, week.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

The first treason case, consequent upon the
late rebellion is now being tried in the United
States District Court, before Judge Tugg. The
case is the United States rs. John S. Gamble,
who was an enrolling officer under the Confed.
crate Government, IN Blouot County, East Ten.
nessee. This is the irst treason trial slnco the
memorable Aaron Burr ease.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

In consequence Of the Legislature Of renno''
see having refused to admit negrl testimony ia
the civil courts, Gen Fisko, Assistant Uimmls-
sioner of the Freedmens Bureau for that State,
has Issued an order which provides for special
courts, under his superintendonce, to hear cases
in which negroes are interested.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

90 Several notices Of books. periodicals., Sc,
are necessarily crowded out Of this issue Of the
FREEMAN.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

Gov. Corwin died Monday af ernoon, at
Washington lie was II years Of age m jaly
last,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

The dwelling OF Lyman Tuttie, at Benans
ton was entered by BURGERS Saturday eyeaus.
before the family had retired, ana While ihe
house was still lighted TIE burglars ran.
sacked drawers, taking among other things seven
silk dresses They had searched two chAmaar.
and were entering q tdrd, which contained
money, watches, etc when Mr. Iuttle laugh
lei, went up s,aira passing the robbers iu tHe
dark hall They went down stairs, mecan,
another lady in the lower bail talso dlra) fi
Immediately fed. The police were at once 81.
titled and the town searched, resulting la tae
capture OF two suspicious persons claiming O.
be " students" on whom were found "a loaded
revolver and suspicious tools. The euart
amount Of clothing was found concealed la
vacant lot, together with a dark Iantntn.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

A very exciting scene, involving helyy %
Of property, occurred 40 ST. Louis ON Friday
last. The ice, which had become damned D
just below the city, and accumulated IN Arst
masses along the docks, suddenly gave way, au4
with 50 much force as 10 break loose vessels %.
every SIZE, crushing aud sinking many, at.
otherwise causing Immense damage. IAe d.-
patch gives rough estimate OF The ses 50
amounting 10 more than 100000
The Committee on the Judiciary Of the lila''
have agreed to report Mr.. Framework resoia-
ton to provide Constitutional a maudmh1 go
bar the pay meut oil the rebel deot.
The southern members elees held a caucus 70
Thursday and decided TO return to their hona''
leaving one from each STATE u represent them
before the JOINT Committee OF Congress.
The French Minister on Thursday recsN,e
official intelligence from President Juale1 ~
abandonment OF chihuahua by the n,'
lorcts Two millions OF Mexican silver d1l'1I'
coined at FL Paso, were deposited IN IhuT'l'!
in one Of the banks in Washington TO th' er'4'
of the Mexican Republic.
1t is very evident that alter u, holidays ih'I'
will DO animated debates and some personal que
exchanged in Congress, bul the l'sm'e'aS
who hope to obtain possession Of tue g9'',,
ment, will, It Is believed, lind themselves m''
ken.
Pennsylvania asks Congress Tor SgOoVov,
repay tho cost Of repelling the Rebel ln''''''
OF that State,