THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL, MEI JNO. S. MANN, ADDISON AVERY, EDITCIftS tibELITY TO TIIE PEOPLE. COUDERSPORT, THURSDAY :MORNING, NOV. 23, 1854 la" We believe. MynoN H. CLARK is elected Governor of New-York. By *city papers of the 20th, brought in by Hon. S. Ross in advance of the inail, we learn that the official vote of the State, New-Yt.rk city excepted, givesCLARK a plurality over SEYMOUR of 463. So our anxious friend in . Elli.,burg will see that the Maitie Law . is safe enough=inore so than his ears. .G 7 'That man must have a queer idea of the courtesies and amenities of social intercourse, who .goes smiling and bowing up and down the street, but as SOOT' as he gets into his office dips his pen in gall, and vents his hatred at men who would not feel tnuch exalted to be called his equals, and then skulks behind a man of straw to dLcharie his coarse and vulgar abusie. tar A donation party for the "Oenefit of Rev. L. F. Porter will he held:at the Court House, Coudersport, on Wednesday eyening, Nov. 29. re We azairi call attention to the prospectus of the N. Y. Tribune. Those who desire correct Congres sional news should subscribe at once. We• ask attention to the adver tisement of D B. Brown, in another column. We trust those of 'our read, ers who have occasion to buy anything, ;n his line of business, will give him. ti call.. GP' Our friend, Charles Steele,, of Sharon, in this county, has placed , on our table an ear of corn raised in-Ship pen, Mliean Co., that reminds us of our boyhood farming in Chester coun ty. This Shippen ear of corn has 22 rows and 45 grains to the-rum, making 990 grains of corn on the- ear, which is 462 grains more than that sent us by Crayton Lewis. Which will yield most to the acre is a. matter of doubt. DOUGLAS BIBUEED AT BO A short time before the Illinois election, the Harrisburg Union, doubt less to show that the .Nebraska bill could be endorsed even in Chicago, published the following: In the Chicago..district of Illinois, where the opposition to the Nebraska bill was so strong, the democratic convention have nom inated John B. Turner for Congress, and• adopted resolutions approving of the- policy of that measure, endorsing .he compromise. of 1r 4 ,30, the •Baltimore platform, and the na tional administration, and fiworing the. reMec tion of Gen. Shie!ds to the U. S. Senate.. The Wentworth democrats, who are-anti-Ne braska, have seceded and made a separate nomination: Yesoham democracy endorsed the Nebraska bill, the Compromise meas ures of 1860, and the Baltimore plat form,.but the people would have -noth ing to. do with John B. Turner, nor: the rotten platform.: on which he was nominated. Ili' The meeting of the Literary 1 Association ou - ..Ttrescitty evening was well attended; and - its exercises•of a vury interesting character. The lec, ture by Rev. John R.Pradt was a rich . treat. It. was chaste in style, beauti . &lin thought, logical in its conelusions, itnd happily delivered - . It.seemed to us mcra conservative than the times call fOr ; but its genial influence made ustrget all else but. its good paints, whii.h. we cannot too nruch. admire, for - we feel that air who heard. Mr. niadt on Tuesday evening, will he happier. and better for wife they beard; Alter the lectiwe there were four. articles read', which kept up the interest of the meeting.. Tuesday evening, next the following, question • will be discussed:: " Does the existing state of things demand &change in our naturalization laws 7" Affirmative. A. G. °Lusts.% L. F. ➢LY.ARD.. 12r"Temperanee and abstinence, faith and devotion, are in themselves, perhapa, as laudable as . any other virtues ; but those which make a man popular and beloved, are justice, charity, munificence, and, in shoat, all the good qualities that render us beneficial to each other." rir "Th., two great ornaments of <irtue, which show her in the most advantageous views, and make her altogether lovely, are cheerfulness and good nature." . I • ! At 7 o'clock on the evening or October the 1 eth, 1r1.54, we !dieted JAMES POLLOCK to be the Governor elect of Pennsylvania;' at nine we knew it; at ten we nominated him as the People's candidate for the Presidency , in Jr?.'.6; end at seven the next morning nailed his name to the mast-head of :he Tek giaph and sent it flying through the ieng:h and . .he breadth of the hind by steam, in order to give the magnanimous people .and "our editorial brethren an opportunity to pass their judgement upon our se ection. And we venture to say that never , within the rec ollection of the "oldest inhabitant," has 'an editorial suggestion been received with such unanimity. Many of the . public jour als, in and out of Pennsylvania, have seconded the suggestion, and some of them with enthusi asm. Quite a number have adopted Gov. Pollock as their candidate; and so far as we . have observed, but one that supported him in the recent contest, has attempted to dis countenance the project, and that one, for want of a better argument, falsely accu.-ed us br" toadyism." True, we meet en isolated "fogy" once a week, who knowingly shakes his head and tells us that it won't do. And why won't it do 1 We admire and revere. the men and chivalry of Virginia; but we would respectfully ask if she alone contains the meterial for Presidents I Pennsylvania has never furnished 'an occupant. for the White House, and we unhesitatingly affirm that her age, patriotism, and fidelity to the Union entitle her to this distinction. And what of the man we present ? None haVe dared to question his integrity or Capacity, and we venture the asseriion that they will not be questioned in the future. Four times has he been a candidate. where he had large majorities to overcome; and in every instance has emerged from the smoke and dust of the battle, with "brows bound with victorious wrea.hs." So fur as we• knew, he is the first Governor that has been elected by Tux PEOPLE, regard ess of party 'alliances and attachments; and we do know that he is a nob c specimen of "Young America." with the mind to conceive, and the witfand ability to execu.e. We need not ~ a y, that, unless otherwise directed by the- National Conven tion, we shall labor assiduously for his sue- I cess: and dtat when on the fourth of March, P,57, Franklin Pierce inquires, " Who's that knocking at the door I" we confidently ex pect the answer to go. up from ten thousand vo ces, "JAMES PoLLoct: or Px.a,ssyLvAme.." 1 —Penn. Telegraph. 'There arc other men we should prefer before Judge Pollock for Pres ident. There is the* Hon. John P. Hale of New Hampshire, wh6 has done rtiore and braved more, than any man in Pennsybiania for freedom. He has no superior for abiliv,. and ought to be the standard-bearer of the party of freedom in-the next Presiden tial contest. There are many others we should prefer to Pollock, and yet we cannot disguise from ourselves that we believe the Hon. James Pollock. is the strongest man that could he selected, and we shall support him most cheerfully. should he prove as true to freedom as we now believe, :nd should he be brought out as the Republican candidate. We put in this Proviso, because the Telegraph talks about the direction of " the National Convention." What National Con with their attaining the qualifications to acquire or dispose.of property, they have no right to he elected,—unless the people choose it, nor even to be natu ralized, for the purpose of suffrage,— unless the people choose it. If, believ ingc that Democrats are unsafe politi cians, the Whigs ban'd together to.keep them. out Of office, is that proscription?. If, believing that Intemperance is a dreadful evil, we band together to it by raw, is that proscription I . If the people are •in favor. of "Sey mour and had rum," have they not a right to vote accordingly, andhave not some toousands of them done soi If the Know-Nothings 'believe in the danger to liberty, and fear the inter meddling with our systems of educa tion and Government,. aii,ing from the aggressive movements of a vast body of ignorant, mercenary, and turbulent foreigners, under the sway of priests _and Popes,—or if they dread the in fluence of any other sectional or sec tarian faction against the liberty and law which are our heritage r 4may they not unite -to oppose itl They may he- unwise, in some of their plans, but the't ate not proscribing anybody's religious, and Constitutional rights. • , I hope, too, that the Opposition to that Order has by this time become somewhat aware of its, strength. On Monday of last week some of the can didates were very •:iesirous to have it known that they were not " K now- Nothings." Pc chaps. by this time; some of them are not so fully con vinced of tl - ,e necessity of them zeal ous disclaimers. The PEOPLE; if not "Know-Nothings," evidently sympa thize with them to a large extent. AP. this ought to be considered. It. were well if that party of ReFonsr were rendered thoroughly intelligent, discriminating, statesmanlike, .and un impeachable,'by the incorportion of all true, sound, patriotic Americans, tho roughly imbued with the American principles of the Conststution—the THE NE lILT IN Y kfiSAGßlHrens friends of law and order in the corn "A new broorii sweeps clean," munity.. And then, whether by that name or any other, the country will is well verified in the election re- rejoice in their supremacy; for it will turns from Massach.useus. The KnoW- be the supremacy of the PEOPLE over Nothings have carried every thing by the wretched shams, demagogues, and sweeping majorities. The cause of dish incapahles, who have too often mitmoverne 'them an " . out this is well stated by the Boston Tde- the Cr substs d nce." In d 'other -eaten Stites graph in an article which we publish where the Know-Nothings have won, in another column. The following list or helped to victory, the people have of Congressmen elect, classified ac- rejoiced in their triumph, even al though they / are a mysterious Order, co . :dirig to their. old party affinities, for it is clear to them that they aim at we take from the Boston Telegraph: goo d government. District. These inspired maxims are worth k -Robert B. Hall, _of Plymouth, Whig, pondering and applying : "When the hing. 2—James Buffington, of Fall River, Whig, righteous are in authority, the people know-nmhing. rejoice: but when the wicked beareth 3—,Wm. S. Damrell. of Dedham, Free Soil, know-no:hin.. rule, the people .mourn." "The 4—L. 13. &mins; of Roxbury, Free Soil, wicked abound on every side, when know-nothing. the vilest rrien are exalted." " When s—Anson Bnulingame, of Cambridge, Free i it goeth well with the righteous, the Soil, know-noth nom.city rejoiceth; and when the wicked et—Timothy D ayis, ofGloucester, D.emocrat, know-nothing. . j perrsh there is shouting." 7--N. P. Banks,Jr.,of Waltham, Democrat, The late contest in this State was know-ncyling. mainly between political profligacy, B—Chauncey L Knapp, of Lowell, Free in alliance with Rum and Romanism Soil, know-nothing. 9—Alx'r De Witt, of Worcester, Free Soil, on the one hand, and Americanism ou . know-no. h og. i the 'other. - In UNION IS STP.ENOTII. lt---Henry Morris, of Springfied,. Wh;g, That will give us good and wise laws, know-no.hing. • and good and wise men to administer 11—Mark Trufton, of Westfield, Free Soil, them. know-no,hiug. We have .heard the watchword on That is rather a singular way of with the other side of the Atlantic—" showing a w a nt of• " sympathy land for the Irish." Agreed, with all abolition and free soil fanatics and my heart. Ansl with this cry also, no agitators," but it is a habit the people , matter where they were born, but, by have got into of late, and we don't all means , see how it is going to be stopped; but I "AMERICA FOR THE AMERICANS. ventiOn is meant we do not know, nor cl.l we care, for we are sick of all National . Conventions. They - haVe been the curses of this Nation quite lung enough, and we hope no oppo nent of slavery extension will - submit to. another. Let the Republicans of each State, meet in Convention and express their choice. Let each county express its choice, and let the Press plainly and frankly do the• same, and there will be no need of going down to Baltimore to sell ourselves out to slavery. If the Tclegraph will advocate the nomination of Judge Pollock by a Republican Convention , of this State, it will secure the unanimous coopera tion of the anti-slavery Press, and as he owes his election to the people and not to the whig • party, we trust, the same plan will be tried in the Pres;.- dential campaign. Negative. Jogs S. MANN. D. B. Bitowtt., perhaps our hunker friends, who have so kindly undertaken . to regulate things, can tell. ABE THE XFIOW-NOTHINGS PIIpSCIIITITTE I As this charge is frequently . Made against a party that seems tube sweep ing all before it, we think our readers would like to know whether the charge is well founded or not. We find a communication in the N. Y. Tides of. Nov. 14, evidently from "one of 'em," which presents their view of the mat ter, and 'gives some reasons for their defeat on Governor in New-York: There was on the part of some, too, a 'fanaticism in opposing the Know- Nothings, and in the manner of it. Theirs may be a too narrow and inex pedient policy.--especially in their apparently inaisoiminate hostility to all foreigners. No better citizens can be introduced into the country than the'Scotch-Irish, of the North of Ire land, the Scotch, the Welch, the Pro testant immigrants. from Germany, (who are far from being all for Lager Bier and Infidelity,) &c. But the Know Nothing, or ultra American party, if you please, are not banded against ally rights of foreigners, or adopted citizens. They arc not pro scriptire, in any sense firrbidden: by the Constitution,—even if they are sworn in their determination 'to vote against foreigners, and especially Ro monists. As for the reason of their hostilit3jet the impudence of the mass of the 'lrish and other foreign Papists ' or infidels, and rummies, he recollected; I and their arrogant claims and inter ! meddling; and their readiness to be bOught and sold, mere mercenaries, by any corrupt-Party which needed* their vote, and paid for it with un righteous. immunities and unpatriotic concessions. And, as for the right of such hostility, let it be further recol lected, that while we interfere not with their religion, or no religion, nor lizarnr. ratalat.y: By Strs . :E. Sawa Published by_i. C. Derby, New York. - • This work is a storehonse oftrue . and beautiful thoughts, and is inter-. spersed with poeinssoirie of which spealtlo our hearts; one of 'these is The Soul -Themain char acter, Bertha, is one of many fine and many great qualities with some as great defects. Bertha writesihe most of the book. Speaking of w;w:rian's dependance she says: "I look into my own soul and there behold so many intimations of individUal life, so many sweet, sacred aspirins, Which come from' no _medium source,- but direct front the Framer of re* y that I' cannot so regard my - Self., --Then, too, this view of myself creates, in my own mind, such a reverence- for the nature of man, that feel all the co quetries of woman, all the 'whodliv • and. managing .so predominant in our sex, -as so many outrages and imposi tions upon the holiness . of our human ity, and 1 fee that all these arise from this perversion. of our nature through the mistaken sentiment ofdependence." This is true. Only a free woman can honor a worthy father or brother, lover or husband as he deserves. "Again, Life! what is it? To sit in the sunshine and weave garlands,. listen to music, the„many voices of beautiful' nature as well as .the tuousness of Art? This should be---] all these, but more also. The rain bow is the child of action, the blossom, the birth of infinite changes, and hap piness is born of change—even the stagnant pool strives to free itself from corruption. It throws -mit its malaria to hint that we must aid in evolving ; life and beauty, if we would escape pestilence and idea th. I 'cannot bide in inacti.m . . I gri forth with the •infi- nite stirrings of nature and rejoice iu lIMBi Man emer g es from, dens and caves , by toil. H e becomes master of him self and of. nature by tpil: Vie earn the repos' ) of the body I . ly toil. God has orda'ined the great calm after the tempes%, and the soul becoines serene by the sweat as it were of great drops of blood through its every faculty Thus does the .materiai.lrean project his growth by the building of temples and palaces, and we -build up a fit temple for the Holy Ghost to dwell in, when, by conflict, •we master the destructive,' unbai moniUus elements of life, and enter into peace." Bertha says many beautifut•things. but fat - better than Bertha I like Er nest Helfensteiu ; and 3 tilia is a lovely human. Ernest is the -"parson," and through- Bertha's influence, adopts two pauper children, another infant is left at his door, and a poor idiot young man attaches himself to :the family; and .all these do Ernest and his fashionable city consin, Julia, bring into harmony, and educate to love and peace. There k is something very beautiful in the 14ortraiture of . this family. • • There is much in this book that I ; cannot comprehend,: but the ; most Painful part of it • great spot of selfishness in Ilertliait is so strange, so inharmonious with the tone of her character, and the great light she bad attained.. She goes to live in a house, ' the mistress of which is narrow-mind ed, hard and coarse,. but very good according to her own understanding of goodness. Of course they could not harmonise, and each was a trial to the other, Bertha says : I sometimes think the cold, hard spirit,of Defiance, her petty and constant fault-finding way, oppress my sensibilities also, but I will bear the hazard; for I cannot en dure the idea of fUrther change; lam weary and need rest." She doeri not I seem to consider her effect on Defi ance, that poor and ineagre as her life was, ahe had- robbed it of its little. value. It reminds one . of the rich man with "exceeding many flocks and herds," who robbed his poor , neigh= . bor of his one little lamb. Speaking of the guiltyand unfortu nate who might fall in he.:. way, Ber tha says: "I should soothe and -corn ' fort, and invite and sustain her rever ently, as one of God's precions dren, overcome by the tempests of 11ife; wrecked arid:hruised upon the sharp rocks of human peril. &should uphold her, morally imbecile, even more tenderly than the lame and the blind are upheld by the kindly human arm." But she forgets that thi"cold, hard fault-finding" "petty thorn," De fiance, is one of those morally imbe bile, to whom life .is a poor. round of meager enjoi'inenta and common cares, And that ahe was not only entitled, to, but seeded all that she was capable of of receiving. Bertha stays. But the knits of this Bertha area great merit of the book, for they show the great truth whereon rests all charity, that however great or good we are, the stain of earth, the liability to evil rests upon us . still ; that man can never out grow the need of the baptism of the Spirit, while he lives upon the earth. I want. to make many more ex tracts; there are so many things in this book that I would show to all— but I can only say to those who may read my words, Buy the book, and if two-thirds of it you should dislike or disapprove, you will still be paid Tor your money and your time, in fresh, rare thoughts and great truths• G. For the Journal. "HOSPITALITY." HaVing seen in a recent number of the Journal an article on Hospitality, I vas led to reflect on the aspect of the case-and feel convinced that in this county at least there is no lack of that virtue. Do we not receive the stranger that comes to our gates with open arms ? Do we not hasten to give him the best seat, sending our own children to stand in the corner, if they are a little lame or disabled, in order to make room for him And when we have filled the lap of one with the best we have, • poor though it be, until, like the child with the ap ples, Le finds he has, not hands enough, he quietly' makes over the surplus to his friend, another stranger ; as though he.felt that our hospitality asked noth ing but to be passed along. We admire, we employ, we pay court to all these strangers, for do worthiness of theirs above our own people, but simply out of abundant hospitality. And even when our own old friends come, we stand modestly hack, and let these new corners do the honors to them, as though it be longed to them. Let us not be ac- cured, either, of exercising this virtue only toward the rich'and fashionable. Do we not-thus receive those who tell: very piteous stories of their necessi ties'? and - is it for us to doubt or to question? Of course these recipients of the good place will exercise the same feelings towards those who cso after them, that we show to them, and learn to retire into corners and by= places after they get to feeling at home a little, just as we do. - Et; LALIA. ".The uselessness and extravagance of modern women, multiply Lche lors." So say several of our 'papers. Ed itor after editor copies the remark,, thus expres,ing their assent to it.— Probably it is true; I should be glad to . think so. It is another proof of evil being overruled for good. Use lessness and extravagance are not very good of themselves, but if they "multiply bachelors" they will prob ably prevent some of the unhappiness that often results from hasty, ill assorted marriages. I have a respect for bachelors, because they have not proved themselves intolerable to live with because they do nut leave their wives at home when they go out for pleasure, recreation or mental im provement; becauie they do not spend dollars on subscriptions, or charities, or amusements, or satin vests—and snappishly refuse a few pennies fo:F urgent household necessities. Not long since, I counted in a small village .congregation. seven women who had parted from their husbands. These were all estimable, virtuous women, respected and respectable- Well would it have been perhaps, if these had been useless and extrava gant—there would have been in our little- community seven more bache lors—and seven single women, less tried and sorrowing than they now are.• Ah, if uselessness and extrava gance are working in this way—pray, dear girls! be as useless and extrava% gant as you can. G. tgr " A man mmst be excessively stupid as well as uncharitable, who believes that there is no virtue but on his uwnside, and that there ar/not men as honest as himself who may differ from him in political principles." rar " The province of the Preacher is to make public opinion—not to fol low it; to lead—not to be led." TKE AltliltlCAß PASTY. ' . As we desire to keep out readeri "booked up" on the movements of the day, We shall give them as full a n expose of the principles of the new pirty, which carries all before it, as it is possible for an .outsider to do. While we cannot approve all that is attributed to this young giant, Vie find much to encourage us in his =Me mcnts. The Philadelphia Mail, which seems to speak by the card, in com menting on the New-York election; thus alludes, to -the principles of the Ametican party : The old party cries now resound to heedless ears, and factions that have distracted the country will be swept out of existence; the -great basis of human rights will be- more firmly planted, by being more clearly under stood and more peremptorily defined. The freedom to come to our country and enjoy the protection of our laws, to worship God according to con science, will not hereafter imply the right to usurp place. and power, a n d to turn our election _precincts Tito a hostile ground, where the passions which have . disturbed the old world shall have vent, and foreign - darns goznes shall be backed in the brogue which-has the barbarity of semi-civi lization, and by clubs which take the place of argument.. The schoolmaster will hereafter, we trust, help to form the citizen, and arc intelligent appreciation of our country and its laws precede the right of he coming the law maker and the law enforcer. 'The invitation to "tread upon the coat tail" will scarcely, we trust, be considered far the future the height of humor' or of courage, and gentlemen who handle the bludgeon will find the occupation to lead them rather toward the penitentiary than un the places of.profit which an indulgent people distribute with lavish good nature to the first One. who asks. Of one thin ;;the elections in this State and New--N - ork assure us--that we are indebted to the foreign vote for the continuance of the rum traffic in these two great States ; and from this action on their part, we are satis fied that the infusion of foreign votes. whatever else it may do, has impaired the moral force ofthe example of thii great nation,' and has put • hack the reform so anxiously desired by the American people. For this one art: which is a sure index. to the mea l piogress of these people, we feel in clinerr to welcome the new power which the American-born citizens will hereafter hold at the ballot-box, act we hail with satisfaction every evi dence of the di;positidn of our people to asseta•the higher claims of the sons of-the soil. This is the true voice of the people, which• we may regani - ai the yoke of. God. The slaves of whisky and of laze beer have a probation to tindefizo - be• c,re they are sufficiently purged tole admitted, into tbe• fellowship of free men, who derive tfer rocss of ti,e race in morals ai vell as in politici, and who think that a man should excr , cke some conscience •in the vote he poll:, in, discriminating fur whai he votes, as well as for ichom—tla: the mission of this mighty nation loftier purport than is exemplified ie the mere success of party, of whateser name—that its mere physical progre's , however great, is but the framework to set oil great deed's of moral provre , -the elevation of man, who was trade "hut a little lower than the angels," to something of the. dignity, purity. and goodness which the Great Fathcs designs in the wise restoration of a lost race to something of His own like ness.. He who impedes the march of destiny to this end.- forfeits the cre,s - of the age in which he 'and the great purpose which the nce itself must work out, will roll °Dv consurnmatioln, though Ignorance, i 3 legions, opposes the way.. Later From Europe. The British steamer Trent, left tt coast of the Crimea on the 25th Oct` her, arrived on the following dsy a: Varna, -whole° a dispatch, -sent for transmission by telegraph to the near• est station, reached the English and French governments, on Nov. 1. 1 :P to the time of the Trent's depam" the siege and bombardment WI going on with regularity and s urce• So heavy had been the- fire of beseiging batteries,, and so terrill was the loss of life in the town of bastorl, that the air was reported be tainted by the . number of then. l " buried dead. (Inns had been hrtlee- 1 to - bear upon-the gates, and Adalir' Nachimoff hadbeen killed by the fr 2 t ment of a shell. Haas last circuit' stance be, confirmed, it is ren3ark o that the two chief officers ,of the no , sian navy who Pl.oned and'execu tei the attack on Sipope,'should have been killed within. a - year , A rep ' . was circulated in Constadtinople 4 Lord Raglan had expressed his eili 44 , in favor of a prolonged bombarilt: in preference to an immediate a3 s3 ';', Having accomplished the p r oiligi , '" o labor of conveying the heavy g and - ammunition, and opening a sti cessful fire on Sebastopol, the rea', tion of the place-is considered pera tio , question of time, and - the o
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