.7: ;'' •-• • • • - • P ".:* ' At r A: . r _ • • .•.. ~,,•.:. • ~~:i'. ~ ~. RI •voritrmt . 6. THE PEOPLE'S •30IIRNA.L. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY :!iIORNING BY' ILISBELL 4 AVERY, Terms: Otte eepy perannnm, adinnee. 51.05 Village subidribers peruntatm,i n advance,l.2s pf,txrEs or • A.DVEnTIiING.--One Equure, of twelve .dines or less, will be inserted thvee tittles - I'or 'otie . dollar; fur every subsequent neertion,qwenty-fiv'e cents will be charged Riste;• and fitTure work will • invariably be clwirrd double theme rate& .r.:r These terms will be strictly adlicrcAlto ' ...For The People's Journal WIDOW BIESTOIV. • (coNci.uswx.) iVhen Deacon Goodman returned from 143:visit . ti) !he, widow's. his .two !laugh- tees met .him at die door with a paper, and requested him to subscribe for the piirpose of raising•a fund Co fit up a box of clothing to send to the Home Mission, is the city of New-York. - - "Now., father, you must put down something • handsome," said Jane, the eldest ; '• .1 am, snre you ought to scribe at least ten dollars. Air. Stilwell. has, and-you are as able to do it as . he." "Yes, father, you must subscrib•?— see... Jane and I have each put down one dollar," said Louisa, taking him by the coasingly. It is so bad for the' patir'people in a great city to be without the comforts of life. \Vim% it make them so happy to learn that they have friends here,. way alit 'in the country, who 'love and are so trilling to help them I Come, now, father, you will sub scribe ten dollars, won't you'?" "Why, girls, you seem to be re,.lly in earnest," saki the Denc9n, laughing. " W hat has so wrought upon your clatr :liable feelings ?" "uoh, you remember eur ntinis'er pieached such a beautiful discourse upon Chajity, last Sunday," said Jane, enthu siastically.; I would like to spend my. life in charitable works. if we only lived id a city and were rich. Bat here, in the country, ice can only show oar f.p,od sending each year to the Home Ilission a new box of clothinz." "So there is no on in our own neich borhool who would be grateful for a present of one or two of tho.s. tvarm dresses you proplse sending oft" :aid the Deacon. his thoutlits recurrin7 to widow Barstow. " Perhaps, if we tri"d. we might find those whom our charity would reach, . nearer hone. Do • you kiiow widow Bit-stow, girls?" " Yes." replied both, wondering. "She is poor, and has herself and boy to maintain by her own labor." "Rut.'she can get a plenty of sewing," avid Louisa. "0, I know I could get sloag very well wore lin her place. I'd work hard before asking charity from anybody." If you should be sick, what would you Oen .do ? Mrs. Barstow is sick and un able to work. [low think you she gets along 7" 0, there are enough to help her. I dare say: Dr: Philips will not a,k any thing for his medicines ; he never does' poi, folks, who nre unable to pay ; and somebody will see to the rest. I never knex nnybotly to stiffer for %rant of help in t'tis neighborhood. Ma, tinun't pa sign this' paper?—it would look to stingy !." " Ycs. daughters," replied Mrs. Good- man, lOoking up from her sewing,."-I think he Ought to set a charitable exam ple to ourCh,urch, as he is the Deacon." He seemed'to be convinced someboili would certainly see that Mrs. Barstow aid not suffer; ana„,had she not just toad him that the Doctor's timely aid would enable her to get along\until she could resume her ditties ? He signed the paper as,- requested ; nd Jane said she would take it over to the Doctor's, but she did not expect to Pete anything, as he never, seemed to care for the poor people in the great city, and-was always saying •that our own . poor people should be first provided (or t r ritire giving to those somewhere eke.' .He knew, that there were no one twit , who was suffering.. and needed help-- shei thought. he said it-because he nr. , s tttiolr-tingf to give anything.' bete is - a subscription paper, which I haveicalled to see if you would not subscribe,'" said Jane, handing him, til ' e 'c' p'itpi'ii.which he ~took,. and,, having reiack,i4 _ DEVOTED TO ME PHINCIPLES.OF-DEMOORACY, AND TBE'DISSEMTNATION OF-MORALITY• LrrEßATtritt, - AND NEWS - Ido n't know, Miss 000(11179i. * T am always willing to give all that I am utile to.charitable purposes.'. Irl:fact. I 'ulAr4.l' make a point of - giving something: 'when; ever any such- subscrilition is taken up; But, cannot giye same other way with certaitity rendering .real assistance "Then-,you will not give anything' ?" said- Goodman, seeming. not to notice the Doctor's question. : " Yes," replied he, signigcantly, " I trill Aive -ten dollars, but must - insist upon its-going to a Home Mission not so far off as New-York; Look here," he continued, taking out his pocket book, and . going ton writing; desk, PUlffrig.out, a little drawer, and placing in it a tea. dollar note, " this is my missionary box whenever a subscription is taken up-. I , deposit hore . what I can give, as a sink- , ing. fund, to relieve any of my poor. neighbors, who, by' sickness or misfor tune, are . reduced to want. 'Several years' experieriee has proven satisfacio 7 : rily.that . my. Home Mission works well; and is doing much good." . Displeased with theDoctnr,lliss Good. man returned home; thinking.- him de cidedly penurious, and so ahe expressed herself to several young ladies whu had . called during her absence ; and, of course, all agreel. About a week after this event there was a meeting at Deacon Goodinan'a,of nearly all the ladies in the neigliborhood,• for the purpose of 'making up the box of clothing. As usual on such occasions, the day pevious had been spent by Mrs. Goodman and her daughters in cooking and preparing for the occasion. • In course of the day, Dr. Philips' case was taken up and thorotighly discussed. All. finally, seentid to agree upon one point—that . he was decidedly penurious, they did not believe that any of the. money he put in his Mis?ion box, as he called it, ever found other hands w•ithotit his receiving its equivalinn. Some of them had a great many times bee■ n?hatned for him, when the contribution bix was passed' around at Church - for 1.-tking a collection for the Missionary - Society, to see hint shak'e his head, and' look - as though he was afraid of tosirg a a penny. Others th - ougnt so stingy n man undeserving of their patronage, and were glad that , another Doctor was about locating in the neighborhood. • Mean time there was also a party as sembled at Doctor Philips', consisting of the wives of several poor neighbors. While Mrs Philips and Margaret, her little daughter, were preparing sup per; the company. were busily engaged in sewing. nml discoursing on the differ care between Dr. Philips' ways of being charitable and that of many other S.- -7 Each had some little .tale of his kind ness to relate, until their work was fin ished. • After tea, the Doctor entered their room and requested that' they would come . again on the morrow, and said his car tiage %you'd be sent around to fetch them.. When the morrow came, he box of clothing, for the Missionary Society In New York, was packed and sent to the rilroad station to be forwarded. And, while this was being done, the Doctor's carriage was bringing some half dozen iioor'woman to his house. 'When all. had arrived, the Doctor proposed that, they should accompany'him to Widow• Barstow's, as she was sick and lonely.; and would - be so glad to see them. He was going to take down a few things which she might.need. . The carriage in which they came was= exchang,ed for lumber a wagon with a high red box, in whirl they were soon seated. and ;attling.down the road. " Charlie, you way male sours por ridge for dinner," 'stud Mrs: Barstow, as: she sat before the fire in an arm-chair. She was getting much better, and could now sit up most of the time. , • rbarlie set about making.theporridge as,handy.as any little girl. First he' put dome water in a kettle and hung it , over the fire ; • when the'irtiter boiled .he stirred' in some meal and added a litee milk. Then-he set out. the table, :and, placed.bn a.cociple. of bowls and'spoons; then dipped the porridge•outinto larg• t e' dish ; and when :was in readiness, CpUDERSPORT,. POTITETI..bOIINTY, PA., '.APRIL 14, 1854. helped his mother up to the table:. Just as they were to. partake of this htimhle repast, a wagon stepped ; before the little gate, and Doctor Philips descended. and assisted several ladies to alight. • - - We like to have been.too late," said he, rubbing his hands together gleefully as they entered. We have come to dine with you, Mis.• Barstow. Come, Maggie,' help bring, in the box." In'a few minutes a box was sat dOwo in the middle of the ; room, and Mrs. Philips and Me.g.gie' commenced un packing it. First came a several 'dish es,of choice eatables, cooked and 'ready for - , the table, then there were several packages, tea, sugar, rice, crackers and other groceries used in the family, next two loves of white bread, a roll of but ter, and lastly was a large smoked ham.. The other ladies assisted, in placitig the victuals on•the table, one making some tea, and dinner was soon ready. While this was transpiring the widow sat a silent spectator. Her heart was too full for utterance, and sought reliet,in a flood of greatful tears. Charlie Was all surprise,"and looked on as though it was all a dream. ..Let me help Mys. Barstow to the table," said Mrs. Philips, drawing the widow's chair up to a place whtire a couple of dished suited to-an invaled.'s diei were pluced.• Doctor Philips, placing himself at, the head of the table, asked a blessing, and then carved and waited upon the company. - • • Dinner 'passed ofl with Muth goOd feeling. When.lai, had been cleared away, a .couple of, hours' was spent in pleasant conversation: Maggie and. Charlie were seated by a window, read-, irig [Lod' talking to one another like brother and sister. Wiled the time for departure had arrived, the, Doctor went out to the wagon and brought iri another -box and presetited it to Mrs, Darstow• as a present from his Horne Mission. • When they were gone, Charlie opened the box and took out two dresses for his mother, a couple of new bed quilts, and a complete suit of cliithes for himself • . There were lnippy,hearts in the wid ow's dwelling that night: nnd' thwy rctived, 'a grateful -prayer to the Giver of Al! Blessings went up for the benevoleilt who could rerneunber the poor in the hour ; of. their severest trials. On a bright May morning, as.the ex press train was about leaving the town of -, a group of four persons. took seats for the village had sprung up at the terminus of the newly-constrinted road.' Two orthese., passengers had apparently.',passed the ! meridian of life; the others were a young man and woman . about, There was a satisfied smile upon the countenances 'of the older coup!e l ; but the young people seemed to be wholly engrossed with contemplations of the future, which seemed to surround them with a sweet, sad melanCholy. As the trains flew along, many of the stupendous structures on the road called forth from the elder exclamations of ' wonder and admiration 'foi - the genius which had constructed and executed such enduring monuments of utility to bequeath an appreciating posterity. • - • When he •was speaking,.the eyes of the young cOuPle were sure to ineet,:and a, blush would mount , the temples of the . young. man as he. read. in the.gaze of his companions such`' u ndisguised. admiration . Reader, thiS Young man was the en gineer who had planned ,and executed . this master-work of science.• It was nine o'clock the next-day when the party alighted from the cars and took an omnibus, which the .young' man directed to tt:n' eat white. couago in, a .rather retired: - part of the • LOW4II--- " As they alighted fromthe omnibus, an elderly' •:ivhqm he called 'mother„ me[ them f 4 -the gate and wel. corned then/ in... -Next day there sras•a wedding et the White cottage. liapy . .diitinguished men Were present, who congratulated. the' young engineer upon, his happy union, and johied.in. making the, tkridul party one mgch -, gayety und'•innbcent 'en-' Tb:ei follown, . evenhig, %% , . 11eu , the young couple and the eldnrly'laciies and gentlemen were seated in the parlor, the young man took the occasion to pour out their thanks to their benefUctors, who had sought thern out 'when in distress, and helped them to rise from want to honor and respectability. • — lt••was . widm . vßaNtow 'and Charlie thanking Mr.'and' Mrs. Philips for the disinterested. kindness 'the . } , !'had'sLown • .... them. Maggie, who had read and talkellike a...Sister..to Charlie :when 'o' the little donation party, ' Dr. Philips' kindUess had 'helped the widow's son to art 'aa'n6rilical course 'of itddies, end when he left school, fur nished them with means to go to the west, where. he might find employment as en engineer, for which -he had pre= pared himself. Lone before Charlie left 'school, a.warm friendship sprung up "betiveen' himself and his .'benefactor's datialiter, who was about his own age. The completion Of the road on which he tv,iis eliiplOyed chief engineer; had been appointed as the titno for the:union. When released, heat- , onCe - hastened to his native.loWn, and preilitled upon Dr. Philips and wife to! accompany him and ' to western home; that their nuptials might : be l l. 'celebrated in the presence of his mother. • We need not addi that' this formed a hapiSy episode in. the Doctor's life. Here was the fruit of his : sowiit —a ten foldreward-,4t, crowning work of his :Home Mission. • Before. taking have of the reader, we would say that DeaCon Goodman is still much the same. Sort of ,ft innn as when you .last..knew him—cnly . a little more devout and fond of talking of foreign missionary labors.. He has 'the same reliance upon soniebo4 triking care. of the poor - in his own neighborhood, and seldom opens his hand of give ; 'but of his ;spiritual • corisolation he is not so sparing. • Correspondence of the Potter Co, Agricultural and Horticultural Society. • Ainizcir DEAR SIR :—Residing :so - near the line of the State :of New York, we are ' I conbtantly hearing the empty boasts of , our conceited, neighbor on their fancied - superiority. I wooll.l therefore briefly call your attention to a. few. facts culled from our census. premising :that I may resume the subject at some future pe riod.• Assuming the acres *of improved lands upon the farms of each State as the basis of calculation we 'find that upon the same number of acres in N. Y., as in PenmYlvaniw, with half the number of Oxe man•increase: of only one-ninth•of the number .of IlorseS, of Mules, and with- 5t3:35,000, less value of Farming Implements, there is an increased value upon the farms of Pennsylvania 'of $22,260,000. Also, upon -the same number of improved . Acres we raise 4,000,000 bushels more. of : Wheat, :3,000,000 ; bushels, more of , Oats ;- 7,420,000,bu51ie1s more of Corn, 4,925,- 000 bushels more of Rye, double the , quantity of Clover Seed, 1,500 bushels/ more of, Rye, double the quantity of Flax Seed, and 19,009,ga110ns more of wine than in the .State of New York ; whilst, upon the same basis; an increase 0f,35,000 upon the produce of market grains. seems to indicate,a greater-. value iu the ,market of the, interior of the State. . In addition,to.thie; let, me say that the ratio of increase of .Population •is 64 per cent-. greater than in New York ; .and that the_ number of: Paupers is .7.740 greater. in New York; .upon the same amount of population contained in ; Penn, sylvania, and the-Vanity of their boast. ing will -be apparent, • Yours Willy PENNAMITE." n. HAMiLTON, Cer r rSec,, Arg. &•Hot. Soc.: . . It is - hoped that the above letter -will induce 'other. farmers' .iii" this :comity to address-us •l i si:thiebta _pone - died' with their daily occupation. If one or more residents of each , fo i wnship would niO furnish us with the aunt orthe diger ent, kinds of Grain and Hay raised; the amount of stock - bought and sold and on hand .&:c4,•for the year 1853 in- theitre. speetive-diStriCtS,•it Would,: When Coat constitiito' a. statement, of great ma porlailca and, interest to eyery• fayrner • 14,1110. Couity CORR. BM'. . The', Honorable David. Wilmot. •.The'following letter was• written to, the - Anti.Nebraska Committee 'of Phila. delphia, and. does honor to the heactand heart of the writer : prophet, Tecumseh. , I TOWANDA, March 11, 1854.—Gen- , While the enemy was in 'full posses llemen't Your favor of the 7th instant I sion of the country. around Monroe and wtis , reeeived last evening on my return Detroit, Tecumseh, with a large band of from• Sesquehafina, where I had been his warriors, visited the river Raisin. for the-purpose of attending a general The inhabitants along that river bad' Bounty Meeting, called to protest against been stripped of nearly every means of• • a repeal of . that part of the Missouri subsistence. Old Mr. Rivard, (a French (lompramise• which forever prohibits man,) who was lame and unable by his Sluvery north of 36 degrees 30 minutes , to procure a living for himself and in the. territory of the Louisiana pu . r- family, had contrived to keep out of chase. t sight a pair of oxen, with which-bietssin ' I rejoice that -the , metropolis of our was able to procure" a scanty support for State is about to speak in condemodation the filthily.' It so (happened that while of this 'Wicked and profligate' measure- . at labor with the oxen, Teciimseh, who From the time loe_its introduction • iyto had come over from 'Malden, met hini in'. the Senate. I have looked with deep . the road, and walking uric( him. said anxiety; for some 'adequate expression of MY friend. I mast-have those oxen. indignation from the city of Penn . . rind-, My young men are very hungry, and the home of Franklin. ! that. Pehn- they have nothing..:to eat. We mull sylvania would again, in this evil day, have the oxen." wht;ri' the fanaticism of Slavery knows . Young Rivard remonstrated. He tokt - nolimits and respects no, law, proclaim • the chief that if he took the 'oxen, - his he revolutionary - , principles, and that our father would starve to death. Public "men would 'iinitare the exalted " Well," said TecumSeh, "we are the virtue which so eminently distinguished. conquerors, and everything. we want is those Whose names honor and adirn our ours. I must have the oxen;. my pea 111 - sterY. Has Pennsylvania rio honored . pie must not starve ; but I will not be so • son, eminent by his services and position, - mean as to rob you of them. 1 will pay who-in this hour of most imminent peril. you ,SlOO for diem, and that is far more.-' to pea boldly and man- ; than they are worth; but we must have fully for his' cotintiy),' for freedom; for them."' . huManity ? Tecumseh got white man :to. write- . Will. this ; great and free Common- an order on the British Indian Agent, Wealth' end her " - powerful infidel - ice- for . Col. Elliott, who was on the river some - theextension of African slavery over; distance below,. for the money. The the American continent ? Or will she oxen were killed, large fires built, and - stand firm in support of her early faith the forest warriors were soon feasting'ou . and true to • the mighty interest of the their flesh: future.?, Pennsylvania, by her political ' Young Rivard took the order to Cor. voice, can glee security to freedom,,or: Elliott; who promptly refused to pay it. she can crush' itiout for 'centuries,' if i saying :. "We are entitled to our support :not forever.. Our.; representatives in : from the country we have conquered. i Clongress hold . in their hands thc'fate of will not pay il. , . Ihis • Nebiriska bill. Let them ponder The young man, with a sorrowful well the votes they give upon it. The heart,. returned with the. answer to Ve issues involved in it are vital, reaching, i cumseh., '' He won't pay it, will be ,I, to the foundation of otiOnstitutions Stay all night, and to-morrow we will go of government. . -.-; and see." - Africanize the-heart of the Republic ; .. In the morning he took young Rivard open Nebraska to Slavery, and surrender and .went down to see the Colonel: 'Oct ite vast and fertile territory to the servile meeting hint he said : "Do you refuse labor, of the blatk race. thereby etlectu- to pay for the - oxen that . 1 bought,?" ally excluding from its borders the free , e Yes," said the-Colonel ; and he reite white laborer, and the work of revolu- rated the his 'refusal. t tineizing this democratic government 1 'eel. bought them," said the chief, " for into'it slave oligarchy is accomplished:- ; m y young men were very hungry. 1 the blood and treasure and sacrifices of; promise/to pay fur them, and they shall the revolution wilt have been expended ib e paid for. I have always heard that in vain. We 'will haVe exchanged the ;white nations went to war with each tranny of it fori;ign (I, spotisin, for the ' other, and not with peaceful individuals; galling, rule, ef e ite- aristocracy at hone , ;:' that /hey did not'.rob and plunder' poor . and aristocracy lound, don property in' people. I will not." __ slaves—the most exacting and relentless, .. Well," said the Colonel, '' I shall as it is the internist and. most timid of no t pay for them." . • any,; on the face of the globe. The-' .. You can do as you please,"!said the present effort to repeal a solemn corn- vlief, " but before Tecumseh and his pact,. held•as sacred for more than thirty warriors came to fight the battles of the years by the tele le American • people, • ere= King, they had enough to eat, for illitszeites the insole . nce and and faith- which they had only to thank-the mister lessness of this nristocracv. There 'is r,f life and their good rifles. Their hunt not a tyrant,in Europe who would so ing grounds supplied them with food boldly and unblushingly forfeit his honor ' enough; to them they can return." and pliislited faith.'Phis threat produced a sudden change This bold attempt to subvert the free 'in the Colonel's mind. The defection of institutions of our conntry- must be re- the great chief. lie well knew, would sisted to the lasi .exiremity. atevery ; immediately withdraw all the nations of haiard,!and at every cost. lie who aids the red men from the British sersice, in the consummation of this stupendous and without them they were nearly pow 'Wrong, or counsels submission to it,-is a erfess on the frontier. i Traitor to the principles of democracy,' e Well," said the Color:id, "if I must end to the highest interests of his coun- . pay , I w ill." try antlmanhitid. To submit-would be "Give me hard money," said Te.cum toenceurage further aggressions, while pent .seh, " not raoneY--anny bills." it Would deprive us of the power to resist, The Colonel then counted out a him iii the future. If, with the four addi- • dre'd dollars. in coin, and gave them to Lionel slaVe .States to be carved out of • him. The chief handed the money to' Texas, 'we allow ten or fifteen more to be young Rivard,' and then • said to -the formed 'out of Nebraska, (and it is large . emo„ii "Give the one dollar more." enough' fur six of the size of New York,) 1 It was g i ven ; and handing that also to ivhere, l l ask, would' be left...to the free Rivard, he said : "'Fake that, it will §tittes the power to resist successfully ' pay you for the time yOu have lost in any demand that our rulers and toasters 1 gettitrgryotir Money." • Might see fit to make, upon us ? We : wauld • be powerless--ahained, hand and foot, iti: the bands of a degrading vas- Sa l fage • .: '' What a mockery . was the pretended settlement of the.slavery. question by the pea& Measures (So-called) of 1850! Hew impotent our party platforms and the pledges of the Presidents, to held ; in check the insolent ind aggressive spirit of slavery! The truce of MO was declared finartuid perpetual. ' , The Baltimore con vention resOlved•ageinst any further agi tation of the questions connected with sla very. 'The President, in his inaugural; gave high assurance that this peace she'd not be ,disturbed ; yet, under' all ;these guarantees, and-. when the free. States were resting' in-senfiderit .security that_ no further ceneessioes;to slivery woeld. be retiiiiii+d•of them, .siiiidenly the giound awell:s' of - agitation shake the,: country. Slavery is-pot:Satisfied ; the vast terri- toy of Nebraskn, ' solemnly set apart to free labor by the compromise' of 1820, must be wrested from the • laboring man and . , his' posterity,' and' given up to an aristocracy of 300,000 , slaveholders, in order te hiake - loom -for the , labor of-their slavet,tindAcepreserve the:value of their prciperty in the blood - and sinews of men. ' - • Very:respectfully, 'your ob't serv't. - - '' • D. Wreittot mnyamt 48. „ ~ . . • The Indian's Peomfse. A correspondent of the Detroit Fte9 ) Press gives some deeply interesting 'an ecdotes of the great Indian warrior and 1 , 4:w DEANITIONS, As roam u TUG DOUGLAS DIGT;ONAGY (LAST EDITION') Nen-Tdereention —The' extension of I:,ws from slave Ft, ttes into free territory. &If-Government—The, giving . of a Constitution of political organization to rritories, after the manner of liereait arv, monarchs in Europe; not the form- ;ion of a Constitution by the people thtmselves. ..Vover'eignly in 7'eriiitories-.2rhe'ap pointrnent of Governor/ and Judges by President Pierce ; not tho election 'of than by, the people. nualler Sqvereignty in Territoriet . —The exclusion of half the se ttlers froni any voice in the governinein. - . .11 :Republican'Obvernment in thisJ new Slates guaranteid by the . Constiletl, lion of the United States.--A fori4 c 4; government' for extending and perrt',.., dating slaVery, and for diskidatlfyine many - cultivators of the soil for•ovvnership - • lathe soil or its productions.. . The Equality of Political Righls-7: , The opposite of whatever was intended by the Declaration of Independence. • A miserly o!d fellow sotnett:heredowo, Enst has hit upon an expedient to -14,1 t. ctindleS. 'He uses " tho light of °the{ dayt , :" . • N !Big