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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1865-02-17
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The following remarks, from the Hons
ton Telegraph, seem 70 us timely and SEQ
aible. The EDITORS opinions correspond
precisely With our own
Those Who iayo- the idea o. arm ~ the
dawes, argue that We are inertrcmity and
must put = ,au INTO the lasi OF osery
mar that can carp ono We DO not be.
heyc that. We b,l.eye that there are sey.
eral resorts open 20 as before ~ cone 70
- gre.i AZ extremity Us that
We have more white men now skl,sins
rom the service under siuecure appoint
mcnia or under de,ais Of one Kind W NJ
other, for Which negroes Are eqla'ly qual
fed, thar II ls pr0pos''i 20 add u tue sr
NY by armlng slaves Add u them the
thUusAnas Of nes- rtors reported evrrv her.
-ho ouyht ~ lie brought back TO their
places, and We believe from ihta &c two
sources Alone, the army NAY IS oiled Up.
Nor Do we entirely agree VITA the Pres.
.dent or wlth We many who urge this 81
jet that our misi1rigues arc owing ~.
ureIy 70 eaut OF men. On the contrary
We believe that 80 have suffered renfly a.
much evil 10 This war from the eanf y
snerilship - from The WIN. Of men
, Nv no that has watched tbe course o'
events has not from the fret Nansssas
down to the last Shppsndn,h hesail,.i
rom day to d y the inability q orr Gen.
erals TO handle their urm,c, W Ia, oI
discipline, want OF ,ghordiu. ssu;. "a
90 speas ui cJmpsc,lrss ~ army govern
mcut. hs lost as riles upaa miles u tes
. fliqry, and tens V thousands VI .AA1,
m.n who had they btal 5,,,ei Trained
lsht ~ tie mere mscline power o. a.
army have Won battles. III ah.ch their in.
dv,dgsl gslisatry con n'el Tor n0t'iu.
+ Blt ar ioli that sks'kera cannot
be go. into Ne army We don't % liev,
il's. J. public opinIos I'D the aws sr'
b 'h bgIuyh; ~ bear upon them ihev F.l
move Publc 1piulnn now shields thea
nrghuory ieeing pse,cnis reporting
IHe.u- nag ccsa-ces 10 stCsrius iur lhsm
soll places SD much ~ ss4ae. by o., tia;
class lAc lass tu,n.,.ygs su7rg ,lem
much GOO far There w4st b. g ge.5sm "a
these RESPECTS
"lIl, s, is,a.l o., some ~ i'e weakest
strl that 'he 0-utuIor q 10 msnnei
gone that 10 90 y stands n 81 way OF rc
cog t.o0 ard ~ Tad better 'sr lha,
than existence So fsr A. not allowing
bat 20 stand la %" vav &c orr indepgn
d,NcC, wc Ayfcl N'a tLCu We are 20,
'haso VITO sre willing Go sacrifice every
ttIu. t1 serltc thst Bot 3 ha, u9, yet
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1865-02-17

! ne Ike, Mesps Of ssssti.shsng . ago
fs>n'..is. u 'asr>ak ~si ara srf better
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1865-02-17

V1ItaHrs MISS Jan n leb5
Hon G.. 4 rt,atais, St-r.4Yy,
Richmond, Va. Has the time
been oxIcnlel fer & chang ag the
Old, iur tae new lssuo oi Treasury
Notes II 50, upon what coadt
tons
JAS WHITFIELD
R'UHnoNp. Va -Je-,, H,ith,ld.
Depository Columbus, Mss go
Internationally gniil aEst OF
april
q. 4 TRENHOLM
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1865-02-17
Very respectfully your cbt sers't
STERLING PRlCF.
Major General

WAHIsoroS Texas Jan 26.h. $50
II n, Editor IF N, l.r1, Republican
IN sn editorial in your valuable paper.
Of ,he 18Th met. ysa MAKE u.s Of ihe iol
iuwiug lsnsusse
Gen Price 10 car opinion owe. u 20 him
sc.f. 90 the tts,h Of history and 20 be coau
rfy To demand a GogtJ G.. lsqnirJ proper
U.s. organized which vii. deliberately and
lupafually examine Al the iacts cot.
rfetd will the late Missouri expedition
AID pronounce a correct judgment
so isr. agree Hlth you 1 could Dot se,
that any gnod wuaid esul o my' Ii OF
Tie cause tor which ! have eccu battling
ty ca,ag.Ig n q newspaper controversy
With ,ht saihog OF fb. charges published
against uc iu your paper oi the 23d OF
ltrc isst. On She tfh INST handel ~
Gen. r. Kirby Smith tlo following letter
10 addition to which, made most earn
cs, and argent appeal requesting that ny
oilieu report should he p4u sAcd which
plya4niI The facts n tte Missouri. cam
palau a. tAsl occurred from day 10 Jay
ah,rn request ten smith has under coa.
sleTator. ! eel perfectly competent 10
44slala ;. asg facts before itr Public ty
4u,a 4uuHa1l, le,,.m ay AMI 10 not ia
tsud GO fgIas HH tuarerE,es WI. Il ha,
been lou. iu Oh event thu H4.hps %. l.t.
.far-es n sour wpet o 20 u.t docs ro'
urtl.g Caal -ts against me. ef-- aeui ,lld
IA toait 1l lnJHyy which si nut iuIl 81
convict iue OF iueuupctvury or the autsor
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1865-02-17

A lare force : sa,d 10 be accumulated
al New s~us for stlnes o. H.issstos
sabine Pas. ani Red River. or oa Mobile
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1865-02-17

The Chicago Inns noticing n, sp
poin,neu, y Chiei Jasucc Chase calls Il
opening The 'emple Of jasiice 70 ih. in-
sesnes al action
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1865-02-17
10 GIN. KlRHY SMITH


a2hHSf hFbFf IA ~ W. TtNs
GKsgsAL r. iierexi,h enclose 10 you
a copy Of the ers- k-pu oi,csn. contain
my lensIhy man,catiou from one
lhos e ReyBoIds, nIl,-t with the mor
s-oss .ud ' 0l.n. chatges against myself.
AZ the commanding otcer OF the late es
p.dHion to Missouri. We're tins but the
nal ynsui esusidn o simple indiyidlsl
it would b. but Of psssiug moment bnL
a. Mr. R-ynuldi preteuds 20 b. toe Gov
crnor OF tn State oi M,~oufl and 80 de
scribo himself in n. communicative. II
Assumes a grave M public character, and
the interests OF the STATE demand that III,
matter should be investigated II the
charges made IN the COMMUNICATION are
tfus. am unf. 20 be entrusted With any
command 10 the army aGd action shoGid
b. had accordingly. II they are uatree
tie interests Of the service IA well ~ iii.
tice 70 myself require that oy' character
a. an officer, should b, vinl.ca,ld. J.
therefore, respectfully solicit that you re-
quest Cor Reynolds AZ he sisl,s him
set, % pr, fer charges agaiuat nc, and that
You order court martial u be eouycgoi
20 try the same u, as eD carly dag
sA;se esigeneies Of The service viii posi-.
w.. -..s,,..tf..ffs. ,,.,~ ~, e,r.st
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26
sandhurst and west Point.

The discipline Of our natlonal military
school is we'll known. 1t aims In the
first instance to develop men, since men
must make soldiers. So severe indeed
is this system, under republican gov
ernment, where the utmost freedom is
exercised as to the choice Of accepting
an appointment, that surprise has often
been manifested that the places are so
sagerly sought 1t would seem from re-
cent statements in the English papers,
that in the Royal Military College Of
Great Britain, at Sandhurst, a far different
state Of things exists. Not long since,
at some fancied a1front, the students shut
themselves up in neighboring fort,
which they held for some hours against
all comers. The Duke of Cambridge,
who as commander-fn. chief has authority
in such cases, gave them mild repri-
mand, with a promise of worse, if they
did not do better. On the last evening
Of the term, however, the young gentle
men smuggled some wine into the bath
room and initiated a grand carouse. The
subaltern, lieutenant in the army, hav-
lug some dim idea that this was viola
ton of rules, confscated the liquor and
ordered tho cadets to their rooms. This
was au infringement on the rights Of
Englishmen too grievous to be borne,
and the cadets not only INDUCED in a
series Of prolonged howls and cries of de-
rision, but on the next morning pro-
ceeded to open hostilities by StoniDg the
windows Of the house whore the lieuten-
ant apd his wife were sleeping. This
brought down the Duke of Cambridge
once more, who gave the scapegraces
a piece Of his mind He said that the
iusubordinate company should remain at
the college until the ing-leaders were
given up, and that none of the guilty
ones should enter her Majesty's service
Some doubt is expressed whether the
Duke will carry out his decision, aud the
Pail Mall Gazette says
"Tho discipline Of the Royal Military Col
lege IS certainly in a bad state, and it is nee
essary that elfectual measures should be
adopted to re-estabIish it, and prevent the
faint of insubordination spreading to the
young officers of the army. The offenders
cannot urge the excnse of extreme youth, for
their ages range from sixteen to two or three
and twenty"
til quite evidcn! that some things
can be as well done in republic as else,
where. But even in the face of our own
admirable institution, VIC have allowed
the impression to gain ground, that under
klngly goverpmcnts military matters are
better attended to. The authorities at
West Point would make short work Of q
case Ike this.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26
CurlOsities of Taxation,

There are some very peculiar fuctua
tions noticeable in the returns made to
the assessors Of internal revenue, and the
enormous differences in the income of one
year over another are startling commenta-
ries on the uncertainties Of business. One
man in New York who had no property to
speak Of in 1868 returns an income of
$4,000 in 1864. He has evidently
been successful IN oil or stocks. One
large mercantile house made sales to the
amount of forty-two millions Of dollars,
and the leading partners income was six
hundred thousand dollars. A. I. Stew
art, in 1864, made sales to the amount of
thirty-nine millions, on which he made
only $300,000. In 1868 the same mer-
chant returned an income of one million
eight hundred thousand dollars.
These facts are remarkable, not only
as showing the immense business trans
acted, but also as evidence of the dizzy
changes to which colossal fortunes are
liable. Some Of these merchants, no
doubt, have acquired their wealth in the
legitimate channels of trade. For many
years they have shown rare ability and
great discrimination in manWuyring
heavy stocks Of goods, as a competent
general handles thousands of men
But on the ocean where sail the ships OF
these merchant princes, multitudos Of
smaller craft meet shipwreck every day
Then again there are seeming argosies,
laden with silks and pearls, fair to the
sight but dangerous on trial, that are
overwhelmed at the first gale. There is
something unhealthy and fevcrsh in the
idea Of mans growing into an income
Of eighty thousand dollars in a single
year and the result of such fortunes
generally proves it to be true, that real
wealth is best acquired by patient indus.
try.
The treasury Of the United States has
/ received some assistance in this war,
from many golden bubble, shining in
tho morning sun but for a moment.
Adventures in pursuit of an heiress who
desired to astonish the world, or to effect
loans on doubtful securities, have re.
turned large incomes and paid taxes ac
cordingly. The fellow who dealt in lard
aud WHO slipped away to Europe the other
day with half million of other people.
property, was taxed for an income 0.
$4,000 in 1868, and for twice as mucl
in 1864, and this was part of the falsc
foundation on which he built up hi
credit. Such things are BY no means
new, but the tax collector brings then
before US in novel form, and peopl
arc thereby led to wonder and moralize
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26
FOR SALE
VIHE Subscriber offers for Sale the follow
IL ing tracts of land, to wit;
M tr,,t II nro TT,rJ-o5 - n ~

TIHE Subscriber offers for Sale the follow
Il ing tracts of land, to wit
One tract Of One Hundred and Fortv-three
and seven-tenths acres in Pike township.
Potter county, on the Genesee Forks. Price
Sll00. Sixty acres are improved, with ons
log barn, frame Kitchen, frame barn, forty
good fruit trees, and two hundred sugar
maple trees. The farm will cut grass, In
good season, sufficient, at present prices, to
pay for it.
Also, another tract of Fifty-six and two
tenths acres, in Eulalja township, four miles
from Coudersport, Thirty acres of which are
improved, with one frame house, log barn,
and some fruit trees thereon. Price $3.50.
Also, Wagon Shop and half lot in the
Borough of Coudersport, one lot west of P. A.
Stebbins' & Co.'S Store near Glassmires Hotel
The tools, lumber, sc, can be bought res-
sonably or portion OF them if the purchaser
so desires. One half can be paid in Wagon
Work.
A reduction of ten per cent will be msde
for Cash down.
For further particulars enquire of the sub
5criber at his Wagon Shop in Coudersport.
Feb 90, 1865 w. r. IVES.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26
An Illustration of Georgia
GbiKaEry.

A Georgia letter of the 9th has the
following: AS Col. EgglestOn, with bis
regiment, the 1st Ohio cayalry-part ol
The force that composed Wilson's raid
on the route from Columbus TO Macon,
rode down a street of the little town, in
Northern Georgia, known by the name
of Fulton, he was greeted with white
handkerchief, waved through the bars OF
the Jail. Supposing it was the signal Of
a captured Union soldier, without halt
ing, he dispatched guard for the prison
er's release. What was his surprise,
when, in place Of masculine candidate
for congratulation, the guard brought to
his startled gaze the romantic vision of a
fair, blue-eyed, graceful lady, who at
once began, in eloquent terms Of unusual
accomplishment, to give utteranco to
thanks superlatively overwhelming to
the true chivalry Of plain soldier Of
freedom, to whom a woman's gratitude
to a man for any kindness seemed entirely
superhuous.
As soon as be could recover from as
tonishment, he distinguished features OF
native beauty, bleached and sharpened
by confinement, and figure of elegance,
emaciated by privation and neglect.
She explained herself to be the widow Of
a rebel Major Keeling and a sister Of
Anderson, Of the Tredegar Iron-works,
said to be one Of the wealthiest gentle
men of the Confederacy. After the
death Of her husband, she had INDUCED
the expression Of her conviction against
the crime Of the rebellion and It's notori-
Gus cause.-the infamous system Of hu-
man slavery. For this she was warned
to beware, and threatened with restraint
if she persisted. She did persist, and
was thrust into the common jail Her
brother came from Richmond to see her,
and brought with him large sum Of
money, with which he proposed to bail
her freedom, on condition that she would
cease to denounce slavery.
This, however, she refused to do,
whercupon the unnatural brother left her
to her fate, declaring that he would rather
see sister rot in prison than release an
abolitionist. She was poorly fed, and
denied all intercourse. For two years
she had suffered cruel martyrdom, until
at last released by the army Of freedom,
The lst Ohio provided for her carriage,
and carried her along in triumph. Her
case became known to the army and to
Gen. Wilson, and excited general sur
prise and sympathy. She was furnished
money and sent to Washington, where
she expects to find friends. She has q
complete diary, which she proposes to
publish.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26

A Nayada democrat agreed to saw in
public one cord Of the mahogany wood
which grows in that vicinity if George 3.
Mcclellan was not elected. He perform
ed his task, and the wood was sold to a
republican who had maui made from
some oft, bound with solid silver bands.
He had intended it for Mr. Lincoln but
on his death, presented it to Mrs. Lin
coin, by whom it was placed in the Chi
cago Fair.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26

FooLIsH AND FATAL WAGER.-One
day not long since two men, Iaborcr
and mechanic, at Irvington, on the
Hudson River Railroad, having been
drinking freely, over their cups made a
wager that one would remain longer on
the track than the other when the train
was approaching. When they heard the
cars they linked arms and walked to-
wards the coming locomotive. Death
was before them, but neither attempted
to unlooso his hold nor stepped aside.
Again and again the engineer whistled
and ordered the brakes put down, but it
was too late; the locomotive struck the
men, and killed them instantly. The
poor fellows had courage certainly,whicb
| if employed nationally, might have pro.
duced croditable results; but it appears
strange they could have been so bercft
of reason as to throw their lives away on
silly and trivial wager.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26

THE STATES OF THE oN.-The
following is a list Of the States constitut-
ing the Union, with the dates Of their
admission. Colorado and Nebraska had
authority, but refused to form State Con-
stitutions. The thirty,six stars in our
national flag are, therefore designated as
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26

A canadian paper relates an incident
Of man whose horse backed off a river
bank, and with master and carriage, rolled,
tumbled and turned down distance Of
l2O feet. The carriage was smashed,
but there was no other serious damage
doue.-FiahY !
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26

PRESIDENT LIoOLN's MoTHER.-It
would be interesting to know more of
President Lincon's mother and of the
influence she undoubtedly had 10 guild
ing the mind of the youthful pioneer,
But we never shall nearly all that re-
mains to US Of her brief biography is, that
she taught her son to read the Bible.
Near the village of Gentrywlle, Spencer
County, Indiana, IS her grave, a modest
grass covered mound, without hcadstone
or monument. 4 few weeks before his
tragic death, the President expressed his
intention, in letter to a friend, to visit
the locality aud erect 4 suitable memorial
over the grave. A paper, in commenting
on this fact, remarks che was not per.
mitted to fulfil his desire" No and yes
He raised no monument of marble to that
sacred memory, but his life waF toker
10 her praise such as few mothers IN this
or any other land have received.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26
EXPENDITURES,
SJ,427,J39 36

From this table it appears that the
amount of postage for letters and news
papers carried 0y mail, between October
!, and December 81, 1884, was S., 3,563,-
205 IS that during the same time was
paid to postmasters and their clerks
$l,03I,228 90; for mail transportation
Sl,934,7l5 50, aud the net profits Of the
Post Office Department for that quarter
amounted to the gratifying sum Of $780,
00l 81. The net profits Of the previous
quarter amounted to $I36,229 50. The
profits of the first six months Of the pres
ent fiscal year are therefore S732,2 66,
or at the rate Of oUer q DedLion 0Hd q
haJ Of doLtarS q gear.
To understand the full significance Of
this fact, let US compare it with the re
ceipts aud expenditures Of the correspond
ing six mouths Of MIR. Buchanan'5 ad
ministration. The books Of the Depart,
ment show these figures:
Expenditures, Sd quarter, 1860, $3,G53,633 98
4th " 4,078525 -
Receipts, 3rd quarter, 1860, So 'l5l' '622 II Il
4th 2,lIG,30l 90
S43OO,954 81
showing loss for mail service in the last
six months of Mr.. Buchanan's admins
tration of S3, ,I40'205 is. lfto this loss
be added the profit iu the last six months
OF Mr. Lincoln's term, we fad the differ
ence in six months time for the two ad
ministrations to be .folu' millions, Que
hundred and seUenty- tpoo thousand, four
hundred and hirWfgc dollars, and
eighty fve cents. The annual saving Of
course, will be eight millions, three hun
dred thousand dollars.
BY a standing act Of Congress, $1,000
is appropriated to the Post Office De,
partment for carrying the free mail mat
ter of all the other departments, aud by
the appropriation bill for l864-'65, a
million and half of dollars is appropri-
ated for deficiencies. Not only will this
two and a quarter million Of dollars be
uncalIed for, but the Post Office Depart
ment will have a million and half to
deposit it the Treasury of the United
States or to sink IN carrying the mats
from the Southern States. For, be it
remembered, that the receipts of the two
last quarters of 1860 included some eight
more States than the receipts Of 1864
The enlargement of territory should have
produced an enlargement Of profits; In
stead of this, it sank over four millions
of dollars.
The figures develop another fact we'll
worthy of public attention. The expen-
ditures of the Department for the six
mouths of 1850 were S7,75I,l IT;
those for the corresponding six months
Of 1864 were So, So ,823 63, saving for
the six months Of one million two hun
die thousand dollars. The receipts for
the six months of 1860 were 81, 300, ,954-
81 the receipts for the same period in
1924, when eight States made no return
whatever, were 81 ,273, ,056 81 ; showing
that the postal receipts of the free States
in 1861 had nearly doubled the postal
receipts of free and slave States in 1860.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26
POSTAL STATISTICS.

The receipts aud expenditures Of the
Post Office Department for the 4th quar-
ter of 1864, submitted June 80, 1865,
are as follows:
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26

The Emperor Maximilian has issued a
manifesto on popular education. He
wishes Mexicaus to vie with the. most
favored nations, and desires that the mid
die classes and poorer people shall have
better educational advantages, lie leaves
religious education to the priests, decLar-
ing that the government does not wish 10
interfere with religious matters.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26
911antfn.

Grain of all kinds,
Butter, Wool,
Sheep Pelts, Fury,
Deer Skins
Also,
County, Township and School Orders, for all
Of which the highest prices will be paid
Al 0lHsted's
Coudersport, Pa,Noy'r Is, G98I
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26

General Mowrie, after struggling thro'
n miserable Carolina cypress swamp for
EeVeral days, asked long, lank butternut
dyed native, how far it was to terra frDa.
81 haiu't hcern O no such place about
yer" was the cheering reply.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26

Garret Van Fleet Of New Jersey, re
Gently died at the age of 103 years. He
served three months in the army Of The
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26

For Molasses, Syrup, Sugar, Tea and Coffee,
in fact everything in the Grocery line, call
AT OLMSTED'S.
\ full assortment Of almost everything that is
kept in a country store on hand. We intend
to keep Goods that will give satisfaction and
sell good articles at the lowest living profit:
AT OLMSTED'S,
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26

BAD FOR GEN. LEE.-A Rebel war
department dispatch lately discovered in
Richmond adds force to statements here.
tofore made to the effect that Robert L.
Lee, recently commander Of the Rebel
Army of Northern Virginia, is the person
really responsible for the burning Of cot,
ton and tobacco in Richmond and setting
fire to that city at the time of the Rebel
hegira. 1t also shows that the cVacua-
tion was contemplated at least six weeks
before 1t took place. The dispatch,
which is dated February %, is from
General Brcckinridge, then Rebel Secre-
tary of War, to General Ewell, and ad-
yises Ewell to see General Lee for the
purpose of receiving definite instructions
regarding the Iattcr's order for the burn
ing Of cotton, tobacco, &c.