The Potter journal. (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, September 17, 1857, Image 2

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Ccarresaondence of the Potter Journal: !; )
ettEseE:gi. Mu, KANsas; j !!
Sth mo., 21.4-11, I,S I.
Since the date of Iv hist, o.:ol2arige„ a;
gloomy-change - , has come over . the -spirit!
of my dreams here in Kansa; Satan,j
ever on the cleat, has been stirring up'
his nijo.izis . .,to.t'oeir infernal work. 411
lopeka..;Comye fit*, the prospect I
seemed' I,L-ight, And ylieering
1 til glorieus r trip nipli A . .4' the pause. of
;li nine - fifty . ; noth setfined . iteeessary; but;
i to Sake poss . esSioii - of the -Teiriferia I -Gov-
',eminent, ivitielt.tinder fair proinises
,ofGoy..;M .seemed to be on easy
;task. .- A o sooner- did the Border!
learn the, purposes of the-people
'Alf Kansas, tan they went to work to - de- -
feat;thein,
! ad have made out one of the
, most villainous, not to say infernal
portionpents for the election in October, -
,-,tha ‘ t was ever ; imule by man. I need not
fehearse the particulars, they are before
: the world. Three fourths of the people
are disfrainlised, .and the .
arnio be placed conveniently to the
pHilyi villains; and Strliuge -as it may op- !
-pear, .!roe. Walker - Sanctions this fOul
plot, and intends to hail: it up by the!
U. •S. Tmops.; -- HOF Jong Rill jistiee
rlumher? - Hoy 'Jong will' the Anterior)
-people, - soff.o 'the general government to
be used a.s n an: instrument' of cruelty?—
•Shall it be used for the purpose of ensla
ving Freemen? ' May not . the'time be
!
drawing near, 'when the people must take
the government into their own hands, and
purge it Of-the filthy abominations
-now revel in high "places ? .• „
The prospect of taking quiet • poSSeSs-
ballot-box in October, Which a I
short . tiNn ye. looked so cheering, is now 1 .
enveloped In What - the
Vonyentiori at:Grasshopper Falls ; now-in I
session, nitiy decide upon remains - to' be;
seen. There is at present very little hope
that we can vote, or thtiCanything can be I
gained. by doing o. ' Dark as the present ;
prospect appears, we do not despair;
.the I;
people - Ai nansaa have` decreed that it '
shall be Free, -but the precise manner in
which the goal shall - be reached does not
yet appear.- -
The present policy of the Administra- ;
tion seems to be to heaths the Free!
State men by cruel treatment till they'
can endure it oe longer; till they connnit,
some not 'Of Violence that -will justify or;
serve as au excuse for using the troops.:
However, determined Buchanan hod;
Walker may, be to enforce the bogus laws,
the people will ever - be more determined /
not- to obey them.
.I speak adviSedly
when I say that the whole power of the;
U. S. Government can never enforce!
these villainous enactments. No man!
who is not prepared to be a dogged slave, j
can hesitate for one moment- about repii- I
dieting them utterly.
The old game of arresting men for
treason is again to be tried; a number of!
Our citizens here are indicted, myself in
eluded, for participating in a meeting six-1
(en months ago-. Which' resolved not to
pay the . BO.IIIIS taxes. What the result'
may bed care not, I shall net move
jot or tittle from my position. My mind;
is fully made up to - meet the issue,. be it!
Uhat it, may, I would scorn to- obey the
Bogus laws in•any particular, fur I should
feel that I had (hone a mean cowardly act.
:And I am well assured that I stand not'
alone. We, the people, will resist the
internal. usurpation Unto death if need •
shoUgh it should split the Union into
fragments too small to 173 discerned' with-
Out the aid of glasses. What is the Union?
It shOuld be a glorious compact for the !
good of the people, but Las it not become
the instrument of cruel oppression ?
It may not be uninteresting to the
readers of the JourtNAL to know some
thing of L. D. Williams, better known
here as "Bogus Williams." lie is de-1
ty - every. honest Man in the cow-
nftinity. He is Cally in the confidence al
the Border villain; and is frequently ab
sent, as is supposed, in council with them,
find doubtless reports whatever transpires
in this community. When there is a
crowd of men collected in discussion of
political . affairs, he may be'seen hovering„
around, intently listening to what may be I
Said, Some mouths ago the people here
appointed _certain ollicers to settle diffk.
Rides; a trial with had before one of them
not long since: Bogus Williams attend-
ostensibly, as council for one of the
Parties; he took notes of the proceedings,
and obtained a copy of the oath, and
went immediately to Lecompton, and re
• port says he laid the matter before the
court. ' If this were not a community of
flinch forbearance he would . be lynched:
liespeetfullyi -"- •
• • RICHARD MENDENHALL.
TEIE President, a short time ago, receiv
ed a letter from Professor Silliman and
'others, including several Doctors of Di
vinity of New . Haven, objecting to the
:emplopment by him, of the United States
inilitary forces to execute the so-called
laws Of Icansas, tln4 assuring him that
;they cease pet to pray that he may have
his proper coursc'of 'duty pointed out to
ltim; or something to that effect. To this
letter the president has just replied,
;briefly but pointedly denyino their pre
lunses, and 4uestioping . thcrir kiggyiludgeof
those laws. And after agiploviedie tb,eik
validity, be Calmly assures theml44t by
the help of God he will enforce then], in
tte , et_•-rdunce with .his oath of office.
fifit to be - wondered at that, the.
1,950,61, aud the President dis-,
no; Aorner ai in to make
av4l;, the Jaws of
.G(AI,-the latter, accariting to the. ik:mo
cratic journ'ils, must scout the Efigher.
Law, and attend to the :interests cf his
party.—Naiional Erct..•
D D v 1, STA LT, t d Republican
,Ontlidatel'ot; - .ooidrno,r : in f Catiiernis,' in
his first `speech, caltiatented upon the
Dreci Scott 4ecisiol4:rand,,lnforTed 144
hearers that i:hiring tle time wh . en•Ju, , ..)ge
Taney said the °plaint! was . entertained
that " negroes had no right which -white
men .were nd •to respect," they
ye!le in Nurtli•CarOg4..
.641;(itt..q4,..p1q14.1 1 f;
okriiiv,isefil, 10, 1857.
S. cH4E . , karm hNO PUBLISHER.
iepti . 6),i,y'n 'l t ifzi . fi:. Ifphiiimiioils.
On' OgVElTNgftz
DAVID :WILMOT. Of Bradford, -
• C I LNAL COMMTSSIONER.
WiLLIAM MiLLWARO, of P4ilagelplqn,
•
FOR. JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT
JAMES - WM, of Fayettn,
JOSEPii I.I.LEV.IIS, of 01/egar.-
Iteptil4izzin eptißto
FOR ASSEMBLY.
.
ISAAC 11P,NSON, of 'Potter Co.,
L: V. 'WILLISTON of Tioga Co
FO4 PROTHONOTARY
lIENRY J. IC/L3I.STED, of Coudersport.
FOR REGISTER 4 RECORDER.
A. 11. B.UtTEItWORTII, of Coudersport
virt_gobyry. 6ommissioNEß.
1,. 11. 1 KINNEY.',of Slytron.
FORIC'OU:stTY-AUDITOR.
Jojl c.IBISIIOr, of,Allegany.
. .
WirWe' cemniend to, the attention of
our rnaders the letter of I.:tiehard Men-
WhO.l - weat tq l&ansg§ezgAt iPl4§
ago. No pdi43on in this'ooanty will -bd
surprised at !svhat he says of L.
-D. Nil
-
Hauls.
.
0:z- —We ark autorized to announce that
a REPUBLIC AN' MEETING will be
held in the COurt Room, in this place, on
TUESDAY EirENINU, 224 inst., which
will be addrescd.by, Hons. L. P. Willis-.
ton and Benson, and J. S, Mann
and alnisted Eggs. and. others.
All 'are cordially invited to participate in
the meeting; 11. • •
ric . " - ff - We ivoubl recommend to the
Township CeMinittees to hold Republi
can gatheringiliu the various school dis
-.
trietsin the - cennty.during the ensuing
,
four weeksl b i jfere election.' Speakers
can be bad from this, place at any time.
Therefore, WI ?ay bold meetings and in
fuse,a little 'Sprit into the contest. Do'
not rely on.that" majority of '56," but
go to v,-nrlt cud swell it if you can. .It
will give pur eriCnkl.s . elsewboro courage to
" fight the goad fight" willingly in the
future. Any call for Speakers, addressed
to A. G. Oluisted, Lsq.i Secretaly ,f
County Executive Cemtultee, will be
promptly respendcd to.
Disappointed Candidates. ' 1
• .
It is an unavoidable, feature of all con
ventions .assembled. for •the purpose. of
making 'nominations, that fok each posi 7
tiou, every aplioant .but one Must meat
with a disappointment .of his hopes.—
Knowing thislto be the case, as every
one does, no man who has acted With a
political Iparty,) because he believed by
doing so he was upholding right and com
batting error, Will complain if ho should
be distanced idi the race for preferment ;
nor need any h'etter evidence be required
that he was unworthy 'of distinction
hands, than to:see him,:under some petty.
pretext, go over to the ranks .of its -ene
mies, when the chances upon which he.
avowed a willingness ; to rely and abide by
have failed to gratify . his wishes. It is
au unmistakable indication that his party
fealty was, based upon. selfiSh • motives,
rather than upon an:honest adherence to
the principle.-4yconting diaetie.• -
We have once or twice before found a
good thing in :'nur, Lyeaming nieghbor.—
We are is o 1%40 'pleasea with the above,'
that we commend it to the friends of the y
Gazette in thia i county. A word to the
wise is sifficienti
“has Creosed the Rubicon.”
- The following extract from a Washing
.
ton letter of ' i the Charleston Mercury,
contains an asSeition whiqh we hope every
free KanSas !Republican man will read
[ ,
land pouddr
-: CorrexpoudeACe'of The d harlezton ilfereuni.
" W AiiiiiNCTON, Sept, 3, 1857.
" 111,his reply to Professor &Inman
and confreresi President Buchannan has
crossed the R‘thicUa, and proclained his
position upon (he 'radical
_point" of differ
race bet Tern the -VOrth and the South.
' Slavery existtfd at that period (when he
ent1 . „,...",3 inco the Presidency) and still exists
in Katlsas, ilitf?e,/* the eiliiZtitiltio7l. of the
Unsiteti ,'..:tatos; " 1
," ThatVa l .ply may existln any. State
that chooses tpcpsitinue or institute it; is
Undoubted. That .it, age 4, .o a i § t, 'iii half
of the States of the Ifnion, is manifest,
That this half Ufthe States of the Repub
. lic have as much-interest in the common
territety:as.that half
slaves ; is,admitted. Then, whether the
negation- of a portion by the • non-slave
holding Staies - shill be stronger than the
affnination all slaveholding ,States,
and theaquiese - cmce of a portion - os The
Min4.laVeholding, in relation to, the affairs
of a' ; Territory, , is one question; mg)
whether - the people of that Territory.
aloneshall or shall not decide the. mat- .
terfor themselves, is another; and with
in these is comprises the - whole problem,"
Theie are two faeLs 'stated in the aboie
that Should wake the henest . SuPporteriz
of•Buchatan blush to ' the 'ey,ebrows.-;
. „• .• •
Fiist that ‘! Bucharien_has crossed the 114-
,
bicon," and taken the extrebie • • Southern
Position; that Slavery exists' in : Kans:ls
under the constitution . of the 'United
States. This .verities the stronga.st -na
sertions of the Re.pnblican 'press during
the campaign as to what Buchanan
Would do if elected. • • •
But the second assertion is more hit
miliating than this. This letter :states
iR Father embiguous terms, that the North
supporters of Buehatian aqidesce in the
Slavery-extension scheme of _
This is doubtless true as to tlie:leaders
of sham Democracy -in- the free StateS,
butWe balieve 'there are many thousand
voters in this State who Supported; lia
chanan under the belief .that he was in
favor of freedom and . justice. These.
will- repudiate him and his party just es
quick as they discover.that he has throWn
off 'the disguise
; heretofore worn, end is
.the open alley of Slvery-extension.
Scutbern Slavery.
Every
, paper published in the South,
contains the evidence of the barbarity of
America. The advertisin4 columro. gf
the most obscure weekly 'sheet, will con
vince any person with a spark of human
ity in him, that "Slavery is the sum of
all villainies." -
Take the following, whiah is.eirt . from
the Springfield (Mo.) Aili:ertiser of Sep
tember Ist:
Runaway Negro.
3TOTICE is hereby given that I, th,e under
-11 signed Sheriff ,of Newton county, 310.,
have in my possession in the jai in the town
of Neosho, in said county of Nowtoa, a Nugra
man calling hiniself-ISA.MI I.IIIIDLEY, and.
says he is free. Said negro titan is about 33
years, copper color, broad round face, about
5 feet 8 or'lo inches high, heavy built, weighs
about 180 or 185 pounds, had on when arrest
ed a short blue blanket coat, white shirt with
pleated bosom, soldier pants, black satin rest
worn oni ;. bl.tek soft fur hat well worn, and
common shoes.
Tire owner of said Negro man is hereby re , .
quired to make application to me for said Ne
gro man avithin three months and pay all
charges incurred 'on aceotint of said. Negro
; and further to comply with the regnisi
thins. of the law in such cases, or otherwise
said Negro man will be sold at public auction
for cash in harui, at the court house doov in
the town of Neosho, in said county of Newton
and State of Missouri, on MONDAY the' d day
of NOVEMBER, 1837. -
` 11. JENNINGS, Sheriff of
July 21, 1837: Newton county Mo.
Do the worst barbarians go farther than
that ,Here is one, Isaac Bradley, who
asserts that he is a Freeman, arrested in
the pursuit of happiness, by the Sherifr
of .NeWton County Mo., wholloes not pre=
tend that the prisoner has committed any
crime, or that- he-has arty'
_evidence . that
ho is other than a Freeman. This Sher
iff, under •the despotism which Slavery
every where create; seizes an innocent
man am' throws hia4 into jail. Then he
calls on his master to come forward and
pay all charges within three months, or
the man:: will be sold, So that if he is not
j.pow Slave, lie soma will be. Having
no master, is lie asserts, it is . Impossible
• that one should pay the jail fees, and
hewed there is no escape for him,—
And thiS is - the institution whieli
Presi
dent Buchanan and his party have under
taken to force into Kansas. Will the
people submit to such an
Republicans, to Tour Duty.
We find the following timely and good
advice in the N. E Tribune, of Satur,
day last. We hope Republicansthrough ,-
out the State will give it heed.
,
"We have already alluded-to the can:
vass in PENNSYLVANIA as presenting the .
singular anomaly of a.great party devolv
ing the entire labor and responsibility of
upholding its flag'and defending its - faith
upon 0. single man.- Hardly . a mouth
that canvass.reMains; yet up VI this hour
the Republican standard would seem from
this distance to have been upbourne . by
David Wilmot alone. Now ;fir: Wilmot
is an' excellent debater, and, if ho were
omnipresent, so that he conld . speak In a
dozen different placeS at- onee,'might
do all that is required. As it is, he can
not speak within reach of half the people
Who would gladly hear him before 'the
day-of election.
,Meantime,_ his antago
nist, (who pleads the• vote of his State
Committee as his excuse for not, meeting
Mr. Wilmot on the stump) is hacked bY
other orators, and the efforts of active an
powerful CoMmittecs, and a most unscru
pulous . press; Col. Forney'.o, new
delphia - own taking the lead in his . sup
for
t' With, Wilmot and Tacker travers
mg - the' State . together 'and speaking to
the same itidiences,
,we should fear tiotif
ing ;but with Wilmot speaking alone for
the Right , and Packer
,aided 'by all the
app tanCeS - 0 a great and disciplinedpar. :
Ity Which has the ...Fed eral.,.appoitit4en li
and :the Federal Treasurilo* - erisp ir the
odda•are too great, and ire iiloCtliW-Re
publiCans of_ every.connty,.iti j . D4pngylva=
'ilia to OrgiOlic2fer itquietiitit iliijortnitiedT
panVitis heneefiart . h to the election: .- ; chili
let . , the. light shino_aiad the derkuess.:W
Cease to ,be 'felt. •-: If Dr. aihoii's batik:
alone were in the hands Of every voter iii . !
the State, it seems impossible- that-a ma
jority world_vote to sustain the authorial'.
the heartless and Crnel letter to Prof'Sil
linian on the state of affairs in Xansgs' ,:L - L, -
It is only awieng,those .who, are : ignorant !
of the material facts; andWliiii doliiot•liiicrCi.
that - Mt . :Buchanan has hiniSeltappoirited .
to as well as retained in office the master
. spirits of the ;Border Ruffian robbers Land
murdercrs—inbluding some whose indi,
vidual hands are red with the blood of
!innocent Free State mew—that his letter
to SiMinau can be deemed triumphant.—
Ifailung hair the Republicans of Penn
sylvan :, taken -Tip I .l.lanuNE during the .
LSt two or three years and lent it freely
to their neighbors,
,that letter would sut
tee. to .inSure the ilef:4 o f its -author and .
his partisans in the pending contest.
- '..There is yetOitne to -do. the needed
work: If there be a lack of faith or of
heart on the Republican side, it is WTI.
tined to ..tlic politteians-7--the People do
not share it.. : gen. Packerls exceeding
ly rulnerable with regard to the ()anal
jobs find scOuiderings .of the last .tcn
year,: iriTeunsylrania, and a - simple, brief
expose of his conception with and profits
from'these jobs would - set. t thousanils 4g ,
tively against him who are,now indiffer- I
ent: The attempt orthe allies of South
Carolina' and Mississippi to raise votes on ,
the assumption . that Wilmot is. a Free-
Trader is an insult' to the popular intelli
gence, wh only needs to 'be met to re
coil on , its: authors. ' Whatever may be .
Mr.Wiliiiot's individual notions . of Po
litical Economy, his election would be
(pike other than a Free-Trade triumph,
and this. the authors of the cry that he is i
a Free-Trader do perfectly linow, . Mr, 1
WilMot was nominated and is supported
as the champion of Slavery .Restrictions, l
and as such he stands or falls; . but his!
election would liberate Pennsylvania from 1
he toils of the political gamblers who, in
opposition qo theirown convictions as well
as hers, have' , dragged her behind'the tri
umphal car of .Calhounisui for most of the
last thirteen years, merely that they might
riot in the spoils.of office. It is high_ time
1 tiiai they were rebuked for this betrayal,
and the opportunity now presents itself.
"We close by entreating 6-cry Penn-:
I •
sylvania Republican to do liis utmostfor
1 the election of Wilmot and
,his able and
worthy associates on the ! Republican
,State Ticket. 'ln a year of relative apa
thy, little - effort often. secures great -re-'
snit."
To uk, SOLD.—The Secretary of the
Interior, owing to many applications of
late made for portions of what are known
as the Choctaw Qrphan Lands,.in
new held in trust by. the CoVern
went, hits directed, that proposals be re
ceived for them until Noviiapber
when they are to - be sold to those bidding
highest) That Is to say, such of them as
bring mare than the- appraisoment made
in Igaa.l The rest will them be held sub
ject to sale at the appraised Value.—a Yew
York 7i•ibutte:
1 • „:
HOW TO GET BACK I..STOiTHE DEMO
CRATiC' PAnTY.—judge Wihnot in his
• •
speech at Philadelphia, said :1
"Do you think that I 'cannot readily
get back to the Democratie Party if I am
opposed to it ? Why, gentlemen, older
sinners than I have gone back, and got .
their re*ard:',l should only have to oom
-mit some gross act of outrag—.-_-" catch a
nigger," or when he seeks la crust of
bread, seize him and put him In prison.;
then would I,have atoned fold all my pol
itical errors in the sight of I the Demo
cratic pints." .
WUEILE is PACKER?-IThis questiOn
is often propounded by-members of both
parties, Wit4nut any satisfactdry response.
The last we beard of , hirit le ivas being
led off the course by his ke4ers looking
care-worn and jaded; since which timele
has been kept closely secluded in the coin
mitten thorn. Whether they will allow
him to go about prior to the election is
uncertain.
do stump whilst Packer
is evideptly . , qr) a stump,-,--110 is stumped
most offOotually,--ifeadville Jour
CONSTITUTION OF 31INN - Fso.ri.-r—The •
. I Tatonallittelligencer gives the following
s ynopsis i of this instrument :
" The new Constitution prohibith Sla
very and guarantees liberty of the press,
trial by ivy, Lc. The first' legislature l i
is to consist of.thirty-seven Senators arid
eighty Representatives : pay; 63 per d:iy.
There are to be a Governer, , liedenant-
Qaverner; Attorney-freneral, Secretary of
State, and Treasurer, elected for two
years, and an Auditor for three. The
Judipary is to . be vested in a Supreme
'Cowl, District Caurts, Caurts of probate,
Justlee4 of the Peace,and such othev
Ceurts,liiderior to th Supreme Court;
as thd Lgisla . ture may establish by a two-
Clair& vote; all'Judges and JUStiee's to
he_elected by the people. l White male
eitizens i jof the United States twenty.:one
years,o age,!residing in the United States
one year, ad in Alm State four
.months
months
next preceding any 'election, are! voters.
Also, White :persons of foreign' birth,
having - 1 the - above qualifteation4 of age
and residence, who Shall have le (711 y
'dared their intention to citizens;become'
and per Sons of mixed white and! lindian
blood and Of Indian blood under ! certain
g,ulatiaii. Into. Ecgullature play; - hy tt'
;4rt.t-tliird vote, pas, 4.—gfinertitja4ktig:
law, with stringent
•
quretnents. St. Paul to lie iitei'eent of
dvern ITI out *pi . ll lociiKtli , ',elst4heret•by
he. Leo.ishttuie." ) : , 4 Ar - 1, -
4.
eDiintg.
.Coton
OUR . 11 HITE MIST.
- - /ast week;
T. Gridley. lAymond,
Exponsaa fov-the -.'"
4Cp3 of orpens.e o-er reccipts
__.,.517 50
Oar. faruinrll w6ar stuilhig faezg,
liefeat we-rejoice 'oineedingly: Seed
t me 4n4 hfir - ves , have- conic, ai)(1 ihounte,
oIJ crops have t warded the faith and toil
of the htisbaiidni .n:
litire, the ruinister.dele
e COncerenee, • delivered
here .'on Sabbath..last.
'with pleasura, and trust
;,uStained here.
Rev. A. Me,
pted,-to- us by:t
his first sermon
We listened to W I
bo may be well si
The post Offigi
this'eounty, his
we do not learn •II
to be.a "'reliabk
will be able to ke,
untie 1861, wbei
!leans can be fotu
affair,
at, Harrison Valley, in
een yc-establislitli, but
.ho has been discovered
)ointitintt," Hope they
p the concern running
lots of reliable -gepub
d to take charge of its
To , Pll.Tepties,—lt is an admirable
practice to. Nice a tablespoonft,i of" hur
ley's Say one hour *before dinner,
to invigorate the stomach, and another
an hour or two after in. order to tranquil
ize irritability, and neutralize any acids
generated during digestion. If this plan
be strictly adhered to for a brief period,
a permanent cure is the invariable result,
—Med. Jour.
Neu - rs. rowlei. di Wells, of 308 Broad
way, N. Y., halie laid upon our table a
copy of their Phrenological Almanac
for 1858. , Price ee'nts for single
copies-25 copied for $l. It contains
portraits with brief biographical notices
of a number of prominent persons,.among
wliork are Gen, Win. Walker, Gov. It. J.
.Walker, E. Merl: tin,: Cyrus W. Field,
Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie,. Char
lotte Broute, au4 wany . others similarly
notable,
Char/es- Mr.f.tiiz vane into the 'office
thes week and paid us: in advance. three
years subscription. We wish some fif
teen hundred of our enlightened citizens
would follow his exainple.-Jer.;ey Shore
- .
1V wish-some six hundred of - our en
lightened ritionS would borne into our
'office and pay- uP - what they ow 2 us—we
will, be satisfied- with the pay fur one, year
in advance—at least until the-end the
- By , referenenee to:our advertising
columns, it willl be seen that the mer-
Omits of Philadelphia are .asking a share
of the trade they have so long neglected.
They have doubtless dtsoovered that the
‘.‘ tradc" - ol Northern Pennsylvania is de
serving of more, attention that they have
been aoewteute4, to- giving it, and now,
when it is ahnostitoo late, renew their ac
quaint ance with us. : We are pleased to
see them thus invite ; our merchants to'
their 'market, thoo we fear it will be a
long 'time before they recover from the
neglect of the past. Philadelphia has
eminently superior claims upon our trade.
than New York, pein g ,:the metropolis of
our State; - but if it has failed to enjoy the
profits of that trade, the fault is with her,
not With us. I Oni merchants trade where
there is most inducement held out to
them r hykeepingf that particular market
carefully before them in the columns of
their newspaper„and to. the neglect of
Philadelphia to call their attention to
her wares, must lbe attached all blame,
for, her nut receiving a larger portion of
our trade. We believe that the commu
nication with Philadelphia is jost as good
as that wath New York, and her claims
upon our trade are 'certainly more prom
inent. , We hope, therefore, that our
merchants will give. her claims some at
tention,in future and in order that they
may know where to make their purchases
with advantage, 1\43 ash them to look over
and select from'the cards sent us by Mr.
JUhn A. Piddle; .and 'which they ' will
find in their proper place.
-
1 st .For
ory t..h e Journal.
H
A ard
FraFink CHASE. :--40n Saturday eye_
ping, the `:oth ult., my oxen, a pair of
nice-fonrs, were taken from my pasture
by two ruffians and driven off. Not find
ing the right track Mail' 'Wednesday
morning, they had three days the start of
me, tfollowed down rip,p Creek, throuFh
the taWo of
: Delmar to Bablfs Cieek,
thence to Trout Run, via the Block House,
to the' Lycoming Creek and thence, to a
slaughter houie in Williamsport. - The
Whole distance is about 120 miles, which
they Parforuied
. in tATQ da.P AO 21 hours,
n
in, in - two days and a half, my travel
'jug. l e ,iug much retarded from the 'ne
cessity of- constant enquiry,. and, simile
times dnjating-from tTic track: The
rascals iolcl the.ox,rt on Wednesday morn
ing for 106,35 staid around until noon
and left; saying that more oxen, would
soon bel in. - The hatcher (an honest
Dotelinum 'dolled Jo.) had bought them
in good faith ) had disposed of one to his
customers, and . the bther was - underhis
knife.- e tlainghtit'd hardease to,pay
over die second time, although the prop
erty was partialy identified, und his pur
.:l
chase c uld be -_proved - But through
the - volui i itary ,frictidly aid of thc-Sheriff,
idl.. - sq:betrich I recovered $15,7 1111( 1
could.. get, no more , without recourse to
;the lair.' IT. whole affair : has. cost ina
' ahout ; 5 1,i1,• if the _fellows ;can be: caught
ineans,•inyloss wilt net bertigret
-4,elV,Alley Were frequently
.described to
ro s e as •The older abont 45, bla c k
liiiir; . heard and whiskers,ratherivll and
slim, Unt i e in-iris foot, wore. a, calf.
ski - U . olml shitted on the top:' .The ether
about 25 less in. §tature i with rather a
boyish,face:. - ,,,-: . 1.1e.-pretended• 'to ~ b e.. Al ie
owner, ti a.,.qttite - stitaft - „and -quick .to
spell:, auk 4id..the talking u.togly- - .
can., They
ery idetttitied: by six or
niOrereqfOirsible: mei] ire R ' ili'wm~port,
•loft. lintinetliatelY-,for
Elmira loping to End Ilion •nt the fair.
I • • ILL - MAD. _
Sweden, Sept, - :9th, 18x7 ;.- - -
$1 25
$lB-15
j DIET); • '
• PRITTENDPS-Ii Onidersport,.Sept .6th, .
1857, of consumption, aljss.l,xpl4 ANN OUT.
TF4DES, 2.5. ytikra: • _
ei
tioe.i'spar
r
Correff;(l 11
. 1c .fuvistal,
1;V.
SCHOOMAKEII. & JACKSOY,
Dealers in Pry Uou(tv, Groceria, Eats 4 cap,
Boots fS• Shoes, Crockery,. Pork, Flour,
Meal ; •Votioas,
MAIN B.TItgET,,COUDI4RSPORT FA,
FLorn, s*keefin, i?
PORK, " " • . •
SALT, " " -
CORN 26:Ai ! , 1 100
'd ) lb.,
LARD, ' 4 0
TAI.LoW,
Wow., it;
HAIN 7 4 ‘
• •
DEER SKIN, " 't -
NIAPLE '-
DRIED AITLES, " II •
" -
WRITE BEANS, •
11 EGEWILELST,...; tt "
OATS, 'ti
CORN,
RYE,
POTATOES'
EGGS, 'Dozen; -
Har{ 1: 7 . Ton,
OMB
mon
=II
gpeci4l ifotius,
Rats, Roaches, Bed Etugs,ln
sects, Six.
"COSTAR'S" RAT, ROACH, &c.,.EXTERMI.
NATOR; - " •
"COSTAR'S" 'BED BUG. EXTERMINATOR;
‘t.:OSTAIIS" ELECTRIC POWDER, for Ants,
Insects, &e.- (The ONLY INFALLIBLE
' KM EDI E.: - ; noiwn : •
r uibT"COSTA 'sends by Mail, prepaid, a.
Sample Box of the Rat, Roach, *c. Ex. to any.
address hi the U. S., on receipt of $l, or the
Electric Poo der for 05e. 4,The Bed.-Bug Ex.„
being a livid cannot he aunt by Mail) .
II" will 4irnish - DRUGGISTS,
DEALERSiand , STOIME.EVERS, with a;
Sample Package. of his v.aruins j:)reparationa.
[assorted] ,with Girt Mara, Bills,:Posters, Sc.
on receipt of $5; Ilearing bar. 55. : duo when
order that they ,may test its merits.
kc-2 4 .-rSie A drert isement.. For Circulars.
Address "COsT,ikityy No. 3MS:
.-Broadway, 3. - v. 10,11-4 t-
lIITE KEETIT, YERFUMk:DUItELITII 4111.)BEAL".•
ZIFI'L COMPLY-MOS—Call he' acquired by using
`The ".Balm (if a Tilintland.Flowers. - Wb.t lady
Or gentlemen would remain under the curse tif•
a disagree:Ode' breath, .when by using tho
•'ll.tist OF I ThousAsn FLowEns,7 as a denti
frice, Would notonly -render it sweet, but le the
the teeth , whit& as. ti ? Many persons:
do not know their breath is bad, and. the sub
ject is so delicate their fritinds will never men-.
tiOn it. Beware of counterfeits. Be sure caret
bUttle is signed PETIIIDGE & 0,./., , :tkr. Y.
For sale by all. Druggists.
!,Eiold by SMITH 4: JUICES; Druggists,
erSport, Pa. .
ADMITISTRATOR'S. SALE '
N pursuanee.of an order of the- Orphans'
I_ Court of the county of P-otter, there
exposed to public, sale at the Court lioiure iu
-
CouderspoA, on TUESDAY, the, 22a day of
September, 1857, the followiT described reel
estate, situate in the townshi of . Sharon, in -
said county Bounded .on the north lay tLo.
hi :W:l'3- leading .•from. Slillpo4 to Gabriel
Barnes', on the east by landS of J. Barnes:and
Gabriel ltarne, on the south and rest br lands
of Mann & Nichols, containing eight acres 1"'
more or less, about two acres of'ahichli3 inyr
proved, and on .which is .erected one frrutc,,
house and one frame barn—also some fruit
trees ':thereon.. . VLIAS. ;31 JONES,
AdininiArator of the estate of harry Lyman,
A • ucce:yeu. • • 10-IU.
REGISTER'S NOTICE.
lii following accounts have been filed at,
the ltegister's _Office of Potter County;
Penn Sylvania, and will be presented at the
Septeinber Court,. on Tuesday, September 22d ;
19.57,1 for confirmation, niri, to avit : = -
Acrount of Joel Hendrick, adirdnistrator of
the Ekate of William Lyon, deceased, late of
Sweden township.
Acrount.of Charles S. Jones, administrator
of the Estate of Harry Lyman, deceased, lute
of Sh`:tron township. -J I j .
Aei..ount of Clark. Crum, adipinistrator 'of
tho Estate of Philander Hawley, deceased, late
of Bingham towiship. I -
persons interested can attend at said,
time and place if,they think proper. .'
A. JACKSON, Register.'.
iltEntsTEß's'OFFlcn,
Coudersport, Aug. 22, 185, 4 10111:
A - 9.ditoios .-Notice. : .• i
x - TiTICE..is-herehy g iTeo that the. under:
1.11 'signed, an . Auditor nppcdnied by thegr,
phans' t Court forThe'county of 'Potter, to do,.
tribute the .itsset.S• now in the hands o(I•.
itendrick, the administrator off the . estate lel
WILLIAM LYON, deceased, among_ tbe • seversl
creditors of the sniil estao, will attend to the
duties of his oflice, at thi4.Proiliopotney's Of
in the Borough of Couilerort, on SAT
URDAY, the 180 day Of Sep tuber next,.at
one o'clock, P. M.. Persons n'toreeted can,,
attend if they think proper. . _
LEWIS .31A...N,..Ant1it0r.,
Condersport, Aug. 19 1851. • -• .
P,OSTPONrI=4")::*
A T a Meptdpipt the Town` Council of the
Coudersport, 'cld on the ith,
I ins t., the bettingnf the - Side-AN elks ori Ist,.3d;
dth, sth, Bili, -- .7th; East and W 9 st - Strepts, - apd
part of 11d; street, was postponed until the
First Monday in'OetOber nest, it 1 o!cloi:k I'.
M., 4 their ofilee in said tofoitgh. • 'By prilek
of the Board. •$.-01'1 11. i STORRS, "
Co uderSiert, Sept. Pc 1857: Sta retary.!
J.. $8 00
- 9 00
- 30 00
- 3 50
3 00
- I 20
- 12015
- 14( . 00
21-(b3.1
- 24
- 10611
2 5u
3 5Q
30@,5(1
- 1 25
- ; 7 e 8 ela