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"(g 'We publish . with pleasure the
fioceedings of the educational - meet
ings at aswayo and Ellisburg. Keep
The ball in
,motion, friends, it has a
good statt already.
tlioicA - rox.--The. new U, E,
Church, in this Borough, will be ded
icated On Wednesday, Feb 21. • Min...
Isters from abroad are expected to Fe
In attendance.
GP There is an extract from, the
Lecture of Rev. 1-1. W. Beecher on
the first page in relation to the Amir
fran party, which we commend to all
freemen, whether of that party or any
' .
Or Our late appearance this week
Is owing to tliepi-ing of a page of type
its we were goingto preas; apretty had
''fix" for a printer to get into, as Those
ivbo li4k - e had a like quantity of pi to
dispose of can testify.
itTA friend at 3lorrisville, N. Y.,
tent us a letter by last mail, praising,
dlttnd explaining sombody's shingle ma
thine, and asks us to publish it if we
think it worthy. We would. say in
that our terms for advertising
lire' cish in advance,,and that we will
be happy to advertise this shingle
Machine on receipt of the money.
tr.licnry Wilson,•one of the firm
est and ablest anti-slavery men in
Massachusetts, was elected Senator
on the_ part of the Hotfse on the 21th
of Janitary by over one hundred Ma
jority. 'rho 'Senate was to elect on
the 31st, an' if 'they have concurred
with the 'Howe, then look out for
thunder. in. Washington ere long.
la The good -work, of increasing
the Journal list has commenced in
Bingham, and we hope it will go on
till the list tliere shall equal that. of
Harrison. We must have some good
friend out there who would, take
pleasure in sustaining a free press in
theii• Own county. Sharon, Oswayo,
cfarrilson, and Ulysses have done nobly
of kite. Several other towns have
done well; and have kind words
from all. This encouragement has
given us a new lease of editorial life,
and we l:;.01 do our best to make the.
thavrnedstnile our thanks to old friends .
Mends and new,—to make it a cheer
flll:and welcome visitor to all Who may
cultivate its acquaintance.
MP The following from the Tribune
hi.' Saturday shows what men will
!O'er for cnscience' sake:
Sur.no.vc M.. BOOTIi, of Milivluikee, has
k"ne.to prison under sentence • for aiding the
e,fstpe of on alleged, fugitive slave, hut does
not seem much. disheartened by his position
ila says:
u-Well! We are in jail for the secoml titne,
aahittle charge of aiding a human being to
escape from bondage ! And. now, that wo
ears. say it wiffiout having our motives im
phgned; we pledge ourselves to aid openly
fugitive to escape that WC have an
bpporturlity to aid! And this Fugitive Act,
Which, has developed the iniquity ofFederal
lialges and officers, we pledge Ourselves to
appose While we live, till it is repealed."
o man. notm Flare hiniFelf, hut will honor
the. humani:y and bravery of this man con
k kited of obeying the higher law.
"-Forasmuch as ve have done it unto the
'east of the e, ms . disciples, ye have done it
ttnto me."
t Ct W . : Ellis, who war Commis
goners' counsel at the time the nett/
:euxt House Was built, in defiance of '
the wishes of the people of the county,.
lira been selected by the present board.
hs their b-gal advise. Gentlemen
Commissioners, you will soon find Mr..
illis too 'wavy a load for any three
then to carry, for no amount of self
toasting on his part, nor puffing by
his master, Mr. Dent, will make the
people forget the oatrage committed
tot their rights by his advice.
Owe thanks to such a man ? Yes,
the sathe way that the people of the
stale of New-York owe thanks to ex-
Governor So.-Mom—over the left.
No party that submits to the
domination of the slave power, and
aids in Starer!!, extension, is entitled to
the name. of Demeeracy.D. 117i/mot,
DISTINGUISHED ArtravAL.—T—Honora-
Ide Lewis Stevens, T. T., alias " The
Bob',"-Wild arrived in t:lwn on Thurs
day last. lie will he the guest of
Sheriff Head for a few days.—Elk Ca.
Adtlx-ate,
17' - We had the pleasure of attend
ing aitducational 'meeting in Sharon,:
at the new School House near Lewis
Wood's; on Tuesday evening last.
There was a fine audience, and the
instructive Lecture of Rev. J: B. Prat
was listened to -with marked attention.
The house in which the Meeting
was held was opened but a short time
since, and. is the best School house in
the county that we hate seen. This
fact, with others that we have noticed,
is pretty conclusive evidence that the
people of Sharon are wide awake in
the cause of education, as they are. in
every other good work.
We_ hope the present'movement
will go -on increasing in interest from
year to year. As a means of keeping
up these educational meetings. with
spirit and profit, we . suggest that they
be made a sort of debating club. For
instance, let the meetings be held
every two weeks during the *inter. -
Lit them be organized in the usual
way, and let there be a committee
who shall prepare questions for dis
cussion. Let the questions relate to
the school law, its merits and defects;
to our schools in this county, and the
besit way to improve them, and let
every person be invited and urged to
take part in these discussions. We
think much good might - be accom
plished in this way. If those who do
not feel like speaking would write
communications and hand them to the
committee •to be read, it would ha
still better,
SK LL THE WORTH BE FOREVER SUB
JECTED TO THE RUE. OF SLAVERY t
There has not been since our time, I
so favorable air opportunity fur the
North to assert her principles and
make them the, predominant ones as
the present. The: question is, will
the opportunity, be improved?: Rev.
Henry W: rd Beecher in his late lec
ture, refers to this opportunity, to the
aggressions of the South, to the-agita
tion which it has created, and to the
impossibility of quieting, this agita.
tion, until the issue between liberty
and slavery is settled:
Read and act. • Said Mr:B--
Until ISOO, the North- had distinct
ive national influence, and gave shape,
in due measure, to national policy, as
she hail before to national institutions.
Then she began to reeede before
the rising of another power. For the
last fifty years, ' upon the national
platform have stood arrayed two cham
pions in mortal antagonism—New
England and the near North, repre
senting personal freedom, civil liberty,
universal education, and a religious
spirit which always sympathises with
men more than with Governments.
The New England theory of Gov
ernment has s been in itiele
ment--,first, independent men; then
democratic townships; next, repub
lican States, and iu the end, a Fed
erated Union of Republican States.
All her economies, her schools, her
policy, her industry, her Wealth, her
intelligence, have been at agreement
with her theory and policy of Govern
ment. Yet, New England, strong
at home, compact, educated, right--
minded; has gradually lost influence,
and the whole North with her. •
The Southern League of States,
have been held together by the cohe
sive power of Common Wrong.—
Their industry,' their policy, their
whole interior, vital economy, have
been at
. variance with the apparent
principles of their own State Govern
ments, and with the National Institu
tions,under which they exist. They
have stood upon a narrow basis, always
shaking under them, without general
eduCation, without general . wealth,
without diversified industry. And
yet, since the year 1800, they have
steadily prevailed against Represent
ative New England and the North.
The South, the truest representation
of Absolutism under republican forms,
is mightier in our National Councils
and Policy to-day than New England,
the mother and_ representative of true
republicanism and the whole free
North.
And now it has come to pass that,
in the good providence of God, an
other opportunity has been presented
to the whole North to reassert her
place and her influence, and. to fill the
institutions of our country with
. their
original and proper blood. Ido not
desire that she should arise and put
on her beautifUl garments, because
She is my mother and your- mother;-
not because her hills were the first
which my childhood saw, that has
never since beheld any half so dear;
nor from- any sordid ambition, that
she should be great, in this world's
greatness ; nor from any profane wish
to absti act from the rightful place and
influence of any State, or any section
of our whole country. But I think
that - God sent New England to these
shores as His own messenger of mercy
to days and ages, that have yet far to
come ere thek arelorn ! She has not
yet told this Continent 41L. that is in
her heart. She bas sthf doWe like
Banyan's Pilgrim, and slept , in the
bower the way, and ,wbere she
slept she has left her rollrod grant
that she hatb.not lost it there while
she slumbered!
By all the love that I hear to the
cause *of God, and the glory of his
Church, by -the yearnings- which I
have for the 'welfare of the human
kind,- by all the prophetic expecta- ,
tions which I have of the destiny of
this land, God's Almoner of Liberty
to the World, I desire to see old Rep,
resentative New En g land, and the
affiliated North, rouse up and do
their first works. • • • •
Is it. my excited ear that hears an
airy phantasm whispering? or. do I .
hear a solemn voice crying out, "Arise !
Shine ! thy light is come, and .the
glory of the Lord is arisen upon thee V'
. I atn quite aware that the subject
of. slavery has been regarded, by
many, as sectional; and the agitation
of it in the. North needless, :and initt 7
rious to our . peace and the country f e
welfare. Whatever may have
.been
the evils, the notation has only cotrte
throuzh men, not . from them. It is of
God. It is the underheaving of Prov
idence. Mariners might as well blame
you for the sing and, toss of their
craft when tides -troop in or march
out of your harbor, as us, for heaving
to that tide which - God swells, under
us. Tides in the ocean and in human
aflairs are from celestial .- bcidies and
celestial beings. The conflict which
is going on springs, from. caused as
deep as the foundations or our insti
tutions. It will go 'on to a crisis; its
settlement.will be an era in the World's
history, either of advance or of decline.
Correspondence of the McKean Citizen
CERES, Jan. 15, 1855.
FRIEND ALLEN: I observed in the
last issue of the a "notice of
a Temperance party, recently held in
this place, at a Liquor selling tavern ;
and that said party originated with
the . Temperance men of Ceres.
I confess that a Party, purporting
to be.a Temperance Party, .was held
at a Liquor Tavern ; but that it origin
ated with the Temperance men of
Ceres, I beg leave to give my most
cordial and hearty dissent, and look
upon the assumption as an accusation
of no insignificant import. Temper
ance men of Ceres, covers too much
ground. In. vindication of the right,
I feel compelled to state that there
are some good Temperance advocates
in this place,, both male. and female,
who are not willing to shoulder the
responsibility of effecting so prepos
terous and unnatural an amalgamation
of corn and rye Whiskey,- with clear
cold water, or Of prostituting right
eous principles to base purposes.
True Temperance men do not recog
nize the least consistency or propriety
iu comprOmising Temperance . prin
ciples ; as' immutable principles of
right, unlike.inere measures of policy,
do not admit of it. . I 'have no ade
quate idea of the moral duty or re
sponsibility of Temperance men, if
they may be Waived or entirely sacri
ficed to measures of private or public
policy. Yours, &c.,
T. C. LEDVARD.
are glad that our notice of the
temperance party at a liquor selling
tavern in Ceres, has induced consid
erable discussion, and that the true
friends 'of temperance 'in that neigh,
bothood, refuse to countenance any
such inconsistency. When temper
ance men cease to patronize liquor
selling public houses, the triumph of
the good cause will be' close at hand,
but intemperance will always flourish
to some extent, until men discover
that patronizing such houses is encour
aging the sale of intoxicating drinks.
There are quite a number of temper
ance men in this county, who have
yet to learn this lesson.
EDUCATIONAL IdEETING.IN OSWAYO
OssvAYo, Jan:, 24, 1855
Mr. Pradt, our county Superintend
ent, visited the schools in this vicinity
to-play, and circulated an appointment
for an Educational 'Aleeting at the
Public Hall in the evening. Notwith
standing the limited time for the cir
culation of theinotice,• the Hill was
filled at an early hour.
The meeting vas called to order by.
Win. M'Dougall, Es . q„ Col. Dolby
was elected chairman, and the under
signed appointed secretary; after
which the audience listened to a very
able and well-delivered address, from
Mr. Pradt, upon the improvements
which' need to be made in our Com
mon Schools.
Remarks were also made by several
other gentlemen'present, and .a good
deal of interest manifested in the suh-.
ject.
• It was then resolved to hold.a sim
ilar meeting at this place on. Wednes
day evening, the 31st inst., and to
elect Delegates_tq represent .this town
in the County Convention, to be held
next Court week; also, that the pro-
ceedings oethis_aneeting,be pul#shed .;
in the County. Papers..
; • T110.9.'0r. SMITII, SCey, :*
' SCHOU ' . 1112artie llr. rmagerfto,
The citizens of Ellisburdand:Vicin
ity met at the schoolhouse in Ellisbrrrg
Thursday 'evening, 'Jan, 250856:, - for
ihe:purp . as - e'Of'fe - rining titteduca - ti-Ona
society.
. .
N: T. C. Webster was called to the
Chair, r C. Wilkinson Secretary.
The meeting was addressed by Rev.
J. B. P.radt, County Superintendent ;
also some very able remarks were
made by 'C. W. Ellis, ESA, of .Cou
dersport. . . ,
On motion, adjourned to meet : at the
same place Thursday evening, Feb,
8, 1855, for the . purpose . of erecting
delegates to send to.the county' society
to be held at Coudersport in February.
M. T. C.AVEDSTEIi; Pres't.
J. C. \Valor:sort, Sec'y.:
• Foi the Joutnal.
THE LECTUUE. „.
The Literary Assocktion, estab
lished some three months since in this
Borough, is ingtasb l ig in interest every
week, and the'few of our citizens who
hitherto looked upon it as a means of
literary recreation for , young. people
only, begin to. manifest' in it a degree
of interest quite. gratifying to its ear
lier friends., -No intelligent person
will deny that a well-sustained Lyceum
in any 'community will be productive
of beneficial results. The lecture,
the debate, the communication, :each
has its peciiliar interest, and tend. to
elicit fromthe audience,.old and yelling,
reflective speculation and -research,
which to a right and proper cultiva
tion of the mind is indispensably.ne-
cessary
We listened to the lecture on Tues
day eve:id:4 last, with unusual • plea
sure. Mr. Bloomingdale has, an easy
and impressive style, incident, it may
be, to his long practice:as a teacher, ,
and we think necessary to the teacher !
who would insure success, His sub: ,
ject- was based upon a question dis
cussed before the Association - early
in the winter : " Is man a progressive .
being ?" of which he took the affirma
tive: His lecture was characterized
by a degree of fairness which specu
lators in history seldom indulge in.
Men sometimes cull historical events;
when reasoning by analogy, to prove
by inferences therefrom a certain posi
tion to be correct. In this way we have
known men to state from " history that
Washington, Jefferson, and others held
slaves. These men, they argue, would
have done nothing morally, socially,
or politically wrong. Ergo; Slavery
is morally, • socially, and politically
right. Such reasoners may learn that
there are other modes of reasoning
than by syllogism—that there, is a
method not liut down in logical treat
ire3, known by the name of the ballot
box; that oneiargunient by that method
is worth a hundred by analogy. •
Mr. B.'s lectuie reflects credit to
himself and the Lyceum, and we hope
that•the interest "Manifested in' this in
stitution of late will keep increasing
till it becomei what it should be, not
only an advantage, but an honor to the
community. fi
FROM KANSAS.—We have been fa
vored with the perusal of - a Kansas
letter from Mr. Edwin Bond; of Wa
tertown. Mr. Bond is the man who
so bravely faced the Missohrians at
the - time the- latter threatened to
drive the Yankees, from their location
at Lawrence city. •The letter is dated
at Lawrence, Dec. 15th. He says :
"Our new city goes on bravely,
buildings being erected at. a rapid
rate. Such is. the demand fer.a loca
tion here, that members of our- Asso
ciation can easily sell out their interest
for 8500. as buyers are plenty. Mr. I
A. Lawrence, of Boston, has given
notice that he •will erect a college
building here in the Spring, and a
school building, to prepare • young
men to enter this college: i 8 now
going up. Proposals are . now -being
received for- the erection of a three
story brick building, 80 feet by 50, to
be occupied as .a hotel. Three news
papers are about to start, the pub
lishers being in the *street erecting '
their offices. There are seven minis
ters, two doctors, and five lawyers in
the city: We have now in operation
a large saw-mill, a grist-mill, and a
sash and blind and planing mill. The
two storekeepers have as much as .
they can attend to, oue of them . em--
ploy . ing fourteen teams to. keep him
supplied with goods. -There is a
good prospect that Lawrence will be .
made the capital Of the Territory, as
emigrants are pressing into its vicinity
from all quarters," and every claim
within twenty miles is taken up."-- 7
Batton -Traveler.: ' -
C 0 ALAIU NIC A T
EDITORS c --Snowing .ihitt
,
yoritalte a deep interest in all that
coneeras the cause of Teniperanee,
forward you some. information in
regard to the present condition and
prospects of Ulysses Division of the
- Stina'asTerriliera.iEe. " - This Division
was organized about four years ago,
amidst the ?host tletOritinefl oppOsi
don and hostility, bilt - prespered for a
time: beyond the expectation's of-its
most sanguine friends. :Unfortunately,
a few unworthy !Timbers found - their
way into the Order. . These introduced
contention. But through all the time
of difficUlty there were some 'true men
who stood by the organization; hoping
almost against hepe, till now . thereis
a prospect'of their- anticipations of a
better time are about to be realized.
There remainaboUt twenty members
in gOd standing, who are very iritiCh
encouraged by haVing got rid of all
causes of difference, and also by the
hope; of being benefitted by the influ
ence of:the reliable Teinperance wo
men of the vicinity, ten of there, hav
ing been received as 'visitors last Sat
urday evening. ..I assure you that we
feel.a new life and energy in the cause
from' the prospect. of receiving such
efficient helpers in the good work.
The officers for the present quarter
are: 0. S., C. C. Lyman ; I. S., Harry
Baker; A. C., A. P. Bolls ; C., A. L.
Harvey; T., Dan Baker'; F. S., E. D.
Lewis; A: R. S., John V. Brown;
R. S., C. Lewis; W:A., G. B,.Hackett;
W. P., 0. A. Lewis.
Believing that the Order is well cal
culated to
,promote the best interests
of society, let us stand by it with firm
ness, and labor with diligence to sup
press- the evils of intemperance.
0. A. LEWIS,
Ulysses, lan. 26, 1855. • •
Bno. MANS was much .pleaied
to learn that theloni wished fur pe-
riod. hid come when woman's infin-
ence is to be feltintbe truly noble
Order of
. the Sons of . Temperance.
It has been needed, and is especially
- needed just -now, to revive the- sinking
energies of many 'Divisions, and to
call into
.existence new ones where
these haVe failed to accomplish their
missibn. With the vantage ground
they:now possess, may we not with
safety - predict for The Sons b. • day of
more splendid victories than any which
has, as yet, been theirs 1 . A single
Consideration is sufficient to induce
this opinion. It is this : Those who
are yet Sons, are not only sound tem
perance men, but men of perseverance
in a good cause. They have witnessed
the rise and the fall of Divisions, and
the almost unparalleled growth of a
rival organization ; and yet, amid all
these circumstances, these men have
held on to their integrity, kept them
selves pure from intemperance, paid
their weekly dues, retained their. char
ters, and, by this diicipline, self-in
flicted, are to-day _prepared to meet
the foe with a holier daring than ever
before. With-the acquisition to their
strength Which the influence of mother
and wife, daughter and sister, will
furnish, oI cannot think of any triumph
in the cause which they have espoused
to which they are not equal. As an
Order, they have both deserved and
received the respect of fritnds • and
foes to the great Temperance reforma
tion. Whether - they shall, continue to
receive it, depends on. woman, Whose
influence is now thrown into the scale,
and who will certainly use it for Weal
or woe. And at this point I. can but
congratulate her" on her eligibility to
our Divisions, at this time. The ma
terials composing our Division's now
are-not such as they were two years
ago: Since that period there hasbeen
a great sifting ; it has been a time
which has tried men—weighed men—
and,
a great many of them have been
"found -wanting." These have been
disposed of as the "law directs," and
you will not find- them in the Divisions
'you may'visit, to counteract the gOod
influence you niay carry there. Yes,
ladies, our Divisions are opened to
you , in the very best time fur you, if
not for' us. You understand it so, I
trust, and appreciate the " good time"
which has come, - and will walk right
in, to throw your influence with those
who have toiled manfully, and even
gloriOusly, because they have tailed
to profit.
. _ Yours, in L. P., and F.,
R. L. SniWELL
Ulster, Tan. 18, 1855.
14E881M EDITORS :—I
for tine
!decidedly in favor of an effort to ?flake
yoUr paper what its name purports, to
whi s a " People's Journal ;" and in
order that it may be such, I am i n
favor of making it not only a medium
for the editors to Communicate their
thoughts to the reaciers..bukittio
, that
the readers in tam sold use the
.eame medium to respond to the editors.
I noticed in the " Patriot," n ot long
since, an article giving - a supposed
scene from a Jury room, - and also one
in the "Journal" making some_strici
tures on the same. These paragraphs
have led me to reflect somewhat on the
general manner of 'doing' businesk in
our Courts, and having been for some
time an attendant at - Conrt, and•aii oh-
Server of what is done there, I• pro
pose to give the public the benefit.of
my experience through your paper.
Firstly, then ; it is a well ktiown fact
that our county is deeply in debt, OM
as Courts are oitpeusive, it follows . of •
course that the interest of the people .
requires that the-business should ;be
dispatched in the least possible time
consistent('with the adminLoiration of
justice. But is this idone ? - Very far -
from it. Probably every person at all
conversant with the matter, will uuite
in' saying that there is great need of
reform in this respect. It shall lie ray
I endeavor - in this and follewing papers
to make such suggestions as have
seemed to me 'for some time to be
needed,. in the hope that if I shall not
I be able to prescribe the proper remedy
for all that goes amiss in and about
our Courts, at least the attention or
others better qualified may be called
to existing evils, and . they in their •
wisdom may supply whatever
_I may
fail to recommend.
The first cause of delay. to be no
ticed, and amended, if possible, is the
uniform . absence 'of his Honor, the
President Judge, during the, greater
part or the whole of the first day . of
the term. If it is im‘possible for Judge
White to be present at the opening
of Court,. it would be better not to
summon JuTynien and others to appear .
till Tuesday morning. This • would
obviate' the necessity of those who
' live at a distance making use of Sun
day'to get to town in season to answer
to their • names on Monday, and also
save the county the expense - of one
day's pay to both Juries at each ses
sion of-the Court, which 'would amount
to 8240 per year—a sum worth saving
in the: present state of our finances.
It is to be presumed that every Jury
man would rather •be at home than
waiting on the Court at sl . per day,
especially as it costs him very nearly
twat sum to pay for his board. The
attendance of many others might just
as well be dispensed with under the
above circumstances.
The subject will be resumed.
P. Puy,. Js.
TOPICS OF ME DAY
.Mr. Benton does not figure to much
advantage. • Not only dues-he revive
th: , old sophistry of the men (of whom
V:6 are sorry to say he was one,) who
cursed Missonri . with slavery,- on the
groUnd—amply refuted during the.
Missouri' debates, and contradicted. -
by the whole practice of the govern
ment--that Congress has no right to
impose conditions On the admission
of States; he even resorts to the still
more wretched sophistry of placing
the bona : fide ~settleri who have gong
from New England to establish them
selves in Kansas on the same level
with the interlopers from Missouri,
who crossed into the territory, nut to
settle there, but merely to vote. Mr.
Benton borrowed this - idea from an
other Missouri member, who bad
been fully answered by Mr. Wash.
burn of Maine, •and whose reply we
give elsewhere. This new lurch to
the side of the slaveholders calls to
mind Mr. Benton's antecedents, and
especially his sudden somerset on the
question of the treaty for the annexa-.
tion of Texas, and justifies the appli
cation to his - case of that pertinent
inquiry, Do men gather grapes of
thorns or figs of thistles I If these
are the sort of. speeches to be made_
by Mr. Benton, the-termination of his
Congressional- career is very little to
be regretted.—Bos. Telegraph, Dci. 20
A German ilnow r Nothing.
In a town a few miles distant froth
Boston the . Know-Nothings had 4 pop
ular demonstration a few evenings
since, in honor of the success of - the
of the party at the state election. A :
band of music was engaged, and ar
rangements made for a procession and
entertainment. The houses of the
faithful on the route of the procession
wereillumivated. The natives' were
somewhat surprised to fiad that the
residence of. a German family, the
only one in the village, was beauti
fully il:uminated on the occasie.n. —
Trdnscript. ;Von 23.
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