PEOPLE'S JOURNAL:- 9Nd. S. MANN, A: AVERY, •Eaitors COUDERSPORT, PA tIIURSDAY "MORNING, APRIL. 26"; 1855 fa" A bill for the sale of the Main Liue has passed both Houses of the Legislature. It will probably be eti - by thadovernor: . . The opening of the :District School in this village was postponed in euable the teacher to attend the Institute. It will commence next Monday morning. • I 7" The closing exercise's of the 'Teacher's Institute sill be held at the bid Court - House on this (Thursday) Evening: .Addressby;Rev.J. B.Pradt. ; he p'tiblic are earnestly invited to I' Read the letter on the oatside from N. W. Goodrich, then the one bn the inside written by a man in the Louisiana State Prison, and then l say *hat you think of the peculiar insti tution: ['There was a case of hydrOpho tia in toWn on Tuesday last. The flog was iminediately killed, but we advise caution in the case of these \ animals, as others may take the dis, ease in the same way. igr Although the public exercises of the Institute will close this evening, Wo are requested to say that a review of the studies will be had to-morrow, (Friday,) and the County Superin tendent will make au official -examina tion of the Teachers, giving-a certifi cate to such as may be entitled to one. SPIRIDION, by the author of I ' CollshChli" will soon be_ translated hy Mrs. C. H. and published in the Una, " a paper devoted to the ele vation of woman," by S. C. Hewitt, 15 Franklin st., Boston, Mass., at one dollar per annum in. advance. " Con snelo" is an intensely interesting story, Ind it is said Spiridian surpasses it in beauty and attractiveness. We are glad this work is about to appear in the Una, and we trust it will secure a host or :11):icribers to that, papet, as it is edited. with good taste and- great The Teachers' Meeting at the Court House on Monday evening last, was an exceedingly_ interesting one. t)iarles 11-Allen, of Smethport, deliv- - ere& an address on "The Power of Minds" which was creditable to him ; And. instructive to his audience. Miss mma Lewis read an essay on the "Future of Potter County," which evinced good taste and clear ideas. Miss Duniels, one on "The Present A•ge,"_which brought down the house. We-trust the members of the Associa tion. will increase in' numbers, and persevere in efforts, till all shall feel its beneficial influence. gir We renew the appeal to farm isrs to plow and sow with, a_ liberal band. 13e sure that. you- raise your own breadstuffs the present year, and that you fat your own pork. Should you happen to have some to sell, there Will be no difficulty in obtainint for knitr surplus a good price. If you have no wheat growing, Make up the deficiency with corn and buckwheat, beaus; peas, and potatoes. Remem ber that dry . as last season was, there Were goad crops of corn wherever an. eifort was made. We have heard several fanners say their corn crop had saved them from ruin. Then is it liot the part of wisdom to cultivate more freely the generous crop 1 Igir It gives us much pleasure to onvcrse with our farmers from the Iliffereut townships, and we learn from Ihetn that the wheat crop is in a prom-. !sing •condition._ There is more of it growing than ever before in this county, and it never looked better at ibis season of the year. This is cheer ing intelligence, but we hope no man 'ill rely entirely on his wheat crop, Matter how well it looks, to bread its family. Plant a - Couple of acres of thin; then sow a patch of buckwheat, kind Heaven will bless your store.. Should this be generally done the present season, every farmer will have tioney in his pocket next string, and the "Western fever will have disap-. geared. tar Temperance consists in the mod .rate use of things useful, and total labstinente from things hurcful. 13333 - TEICID3RS' inaIfTIITB This an era•-in --the-: educational movement of this, county, of very gret importance to U 8 all, and indicating a fixed purpose to make virtue and in telligence chief among our desires and pursuits. This is well. It is hoped the Institute is now a fixed fact one. ofthe permanent Institutions of the cpanty, to be held semi-annually: and that no teacher - will hereafter think of entering upon the responsible duties of instructor, without having received the benefit of a thorough drill ng at the Institute. The One now in progress in this village, under the supervision of Mr. Pradt, our efficient County Superin tendent, has been entirely successful. True, the number of teachers in attend : anceis averaging about twenty five, but the exercises are highly. in structive, so that these twenty-five teachers will go to their several homes, living examples of the usefulness and necessity of the school for teachers. We know those present have - received a large amount of valuable informs:. tion, for their exercises were so -inter esting we could not keep a•.yay from them, and every visit to the Lectures proved their usefulness.. The young ladies who have thus spent two weeks of their time, and two weeks more Of wages in prepar ing themselves for their profession, will be worth much more as.teach ers, than they would have been with out these thorough drillings, and we hope they. will receive an increased compensation in consequence. Mr. Charles H. Alien of Smethport, has sustained the efforts of Mr. Pradt with tact, energy,, and skill, and is entirely at home in these exercises. His cheer ful, hopeful appearance could .-rery illy be spared. Mr. Smith of Oswayo, has .also given a helping hand, and shown his devotion to the good .cause. Mr. Bloomingdale, Principal of the Coudersport Academy, has devcited all the time lie could steal from his other arduous duties to the teachers, and has rendered valuable services. With such a corps, success is certain. Tho closing exercises will be held on this (Thursday) evening, at which time Mr. Pradt will delivot his char,se to the teachers, and- it is hoped the entire community will be present to receive instruction and give encour agement to those engaged in this noble work. tar We call attention .to the letter on the outside from N. W. Goodrich; Esq. We would gladly speak a kind word to him and his companion on the loss of their loved one, wei e it in our power. We would also say to him, that his determination to do what be can to make Kansas a free State, will endear him to every friend of freedom among his old acquaintances, irre spective of former political opinions. We trust this letter will open the., eycs•of those in this county, who have been induced to believe there was no danger of slavery extending to Kan sas. And now, let us ask if- you will hereafter use your political influence so as to - sustain Mr. Goodrich and others who are endeavoring to . make Kansas free, or will you vote and act so as to sustain -the slaveholders in their violent subjugation of our West ern Territories, One course or . the other is unavoidable. . Eric Chronicle has been merged in the True .American, with Henry Catlin • for Editor. The con-. solidated paper will be published by J. P. rerley and H. Catlin. The new paper makes a fine - appearance, and is filled with that kind of information which good Republicans like to see: We hope it will receive a liberal sup port. The following brief apology from the last number tells the av - hole story as to its position: By our combination this week we find a couple of petitions for tavern license entailed on our.fourth page. But we have got theta out of sight. - as much as possible, and we hope no reader will be able to find them. NN promise to knock them into pi, hoping fer vently, that the "aforesaid petitioners" will never obtain a license to sell liquor while the world stands. The aggregate circulation of the Tribune is now 176, , J10 copies. This circulation is distributed among its several editions as fol lows: Daily Tribune 28,350 Semi-Weekly .. • 13,960 Weekly .. ' 127,000 European • .. 500 Special for California 7,000 It must be great consolation to the apologists of slavery extension, to see the Tribune declining in tbis way. intirarin piklr-imusrs • Pro 7 7ttlaVery men, North and 2 SOUth;. hive - ;-heretofore made eintSiderable' Capital-out of the unfdtmded charie. that opposition to Slavery was; oppo sition'-to the • Union.. The defendeis: of slavery have proclaimed themselves the peculiar champions of the ;Union; with the-same zeal l and- self-glorifica- - tier), as the leaders - o:If sham. denio.et'acy have displayed in extolling their own claims as the peculiar friends- of the people. It is . becoming pretty gen erally understood that both of these claims are unfounded. Anti-slavery men have asserted these ten years, and proved their assertions, too, that the aggressions of slavery would one . day dissolve the Union of .the States, if not successfully resisted. The state of public feeling throughout the. free States at the present time, vindicates the sagacity of the early friends of freedom. Take the following extract 'from an article in the Pittsburg Cia-, zette, commenting on the late foray of the Missourians into Kansas, as a sample : One thing is pretty certain, that the success of the Kansas outrage hastens by many years the death-knell of the Union ; and we think there is numb reason to believe that the South is not averse to such a result. Be this as• it may, it is now evident that in the North the old fashionc - d reverence- and attachment to the Union is nearly extinct. In a large class of minds the Union is looked, upon with care less indifference while in others it is viewed, with aversion. Ten years ago, a disunionist , could hardly be found Nord' of Mason and 1, Dixon's line. Now it is a common occur rence to .hear respectable and sober thinking men express their desire for a peaceab;t d,s union. You hear it on the streets, in railroad ' cars, in public , assemblies, end the sentiment usually meets with the hearfy concurrence of all who hear it expressed. If the South really does not desire disunion, she is pursu ing a most dangerous game, and one which ,1 promises in its res.ults to bring ruin upon herself. The North once did love and deeply reverence the Union. It was the most pro found political sentiment in the public mind. Now all is changed. The New York Courier, par excellence a Union-saving paper, admits the change, in the following extract from an article on the Kansas question : "A powerful movement will doubtless be made for the restoration of the Missouri Com- promise. Whether it succeeds or not, it is certain that Kansas cannot be admttted into the Union as a slaveholding State without a desperate struggle—a struggle made* the more. desperate by the fact that the North as a body I have become utterly insensible to all fear of the dissolution of the Union. Threats which once intimidated them, are now heard with supreme indifferenee. Whether this fact is to be regretted or not, it is a fact which can not be denied, end it will have its marked effect in the conduct and sequel of future sectional controversies." . , What has produced so great a change in so short a time I The question is easily ans wered. The change commenced with the annexation of Texas, and has kept pace with the series Of outrages ending in the Kansas perfidy. Very slight links now hold us to gether, and the aqiniSsion of Kansas as a slave state will seem to help on, and may suddenly prdipitate a dissolution. What then 1 far We hear of more than the usual number of serious aecidehts- on the water this spring. A young man named Simpson Furman_ was knocked . _from a raft while going Over a dam on Pine Creek,' and drowned. An other; whose name we have not heard, was drowned by the staving of his raft somewhere near the county -line on Pine Creek. On the Allegany, as Nie' o • learn from the Olean Journal, Col. Barnes, vho was going down the river with his family on his way to a new home 'in the West, in trying to land, caught his foot in a coil of rope and mangled it so that amputation was necessary, and his life, at last accounts; was in great danger. THE BURNS RIOT TRIALS BOSTON, April 12. In the Circuit Court this morning, Judge Cuitis delivered an opinion in the case against Theodore Parker and others, to the effect that the indictments were void, on the ground that the process was not sufficiently set forth in the indictments; that it was not alleged the Commissioner on the .Burns case had legal cognizance. All the accused Were therefore ordered to be discharged. The result was received with tokens of applause by the spec tators.—N. I'. Erc. Post. So Theodore Parker no longer en joys the honor of being under Indict ment in the slaveholders' Court of Boston. We - condole with him on this loss of honor. , PRETTY WELT. noNr..=During the past year we hare received, for publishing marriage no; tices, gold dollars sufficient to buy a barrel of flour at the present rates. Let the good work continue.—Olean Jourrial. rir That speaks well for the- young men of Cattaraugus county. Vie have not yet had the pleasure* of acknowl edging the receipt of a single mint drop for publishina o these interesting notices. • Temperance,. cleanliness, and exercise are the three great requisites for the preservation of bodily health, and the corresponding vigor of the mental faculties.' . tg;P. 8. There are but very few who know how to be idle and innocent, and the . first step out of business is into vice and folly,' ENOW-NOTHINOISM TH MASSACHUSETTS. - A felv over-zealotti anti-Catholics in the' Massachtisetts legialature.have got theMselVes very , ridiculous , • • • • • serape Thy their , visit to . a •nunnery ne - ay,Eoston. The. following...extract from a letter to the Evening Post will explain the :feeling: upon • this • and; "other' - matt:cis 'Connected - with the Order in-New-Englatid i • • • . The doings of the Nunnery Committee are attracting universal attention. No one doubts that the charges of the -Daily Advertiser are substantially Well-fontided. The nuns them selves confirm their under oath. The affair has damaged the KnoW-Nothing,it n good deal, and in their wrath, some of the leaders of the• patty talk 'of attempting to pot down. the newspapers--to break them down by a sys tematic attack upon their subscription, lists and-advertisim , patronage. They beaSt that through the lodges, by means of speeches made and, documents read there, they can command a public, - or 'rather a party opinion which is independent of the newspapers, and enables them to dispense with and even to defy- the press. - There can be no doubt that the newspapers, have, from this cause, lost a good deal of their influence, which has been superseded or counteracted by that of - the -secret councils. But the power of the press is not yet wholly goite, and a general combination of the lead ing journals of Massachusetts against the Know-Nothings could hardly fail to overthrow the party. The anti-slavery branch or off-shoot from the Know-Nothings, the Know-Somethings, is multiplying rapidly, and bids fair to eblipse in New-England, at least, its parent stock. It has been organized in Maine, New Hamp shire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and, in short, in nearly all the northern tier of states. In Massachusetts alone it has nearly a hundred Councils in operation. A number of men of distinction and influence, who have steadily kept aloof from Know - Nothingisni ' have joined the new order, which is said to be much more liberal than the other, and' does not proscribe foreigners at all. Among the members to whom I allude, are some of the umq prominent democrats and freesbilers in. the State. Yesterday the new order held its quarterly State Convention in Stacy hall in this city. It was a numerous and highly respectable linking body. lan told. A State officer of high rank from Worcester county presided. Eleven delegates and as many sub-,:tinites, one from each congressional district, were chosen to the Know-Something National Conven tion, which is to im•et in Cleveland in June next. Deputies were also appointed to or ganize the counties of Massachusetts. After a harmonious session, the Convention ad journed to meet in Worcester in July next. ESSEX. Three fugitive slaves, who had had a long and perilous journey, and were once retaken by their ma.4tets, arrived at this place a few days since en their way to the laud of free dom—llana&i! Barber Jim "'nib 'mil" a dol lar a piece and sent them on their way rejolc ing. He is ex identiy opposed to ." Union saving." A benevolent man at FranklinviEe gave them $5. Ere this they are beyond the reach of the slave-hunter. is anybody sorry! -Olean Journal. Is n't that a beautiful commentary on our vain-glorious boasting that ours is the land of the free, slates fleeing from a Republic to a monarchy to of Lain their freedom ! Acid nobody Sorry that an act of Congress was violated, hi order that they might get there. Truly this is a great . Country. TRU UNE ANNIVERSARY The completion of the fourteenth year of the New York Daily Tribune 1-1' US noticed yesterday afternoon by the " Tribune .Club," consisting of most of the Proprietors, Editors, and-1 Reporters of the establishment, a large I number of whom dined together at the Irving House. Although absence from the city and imperative business within it prevented the attendance of a dozen or more, there were still thirty-seven persons at the table, of Nvimin thirty are directly empleyedin editing and reporting upon this sheet. Beside the very agreeable ceremony of inauguratin ,, the fifteenth volume of the paper, the occasion was one of additional interest from the fact that the Editor-in-Chief, Hen.ter, GREELEY, leaves this morning for Boston, whence he will, on - Wednesday t sail. for Eu rQpe to join his . family,.. attend the opening of the I,,Vorld's Pair in Paris, and perhaps spend some 'months on the Continent. The gathering, there fore, served the purpose of a general I leave-taking, and Mr. Greeley was entertained as a guest. After a very excellent . Maine-Law dinner, Mr. G. made a short speech, indicating some. of the leading characteristics of the I Tribune, and presenting the ideal of what he hoped the daily_jourualand this in particular—would be a few years hence. Six or . seven of the Assistant .Editors were successively called up, and - after a pleasant session of three hours, the Club adjourned to the "never ending ; still beginning" labors of pencil, pen and scissors.— Tribune, April 10. . IT is a curious result of human se quence, that the class.. of fogies who were, three or four years ago, so over anxious- lest sombeody should obey the laws :of God rather than the man date's of the slave power, and preached such wo-begone homliles about the "powers that be," are now plotting .a systematic scheme of disobedience to -the recent enactment for preventing intemperance, pauperism and crime. It makes a great difference whose bull it is.—Syracuse Ere. Chronicle. ["'Every school boy knows, or should know, that there is an intimate relation between an overloaded atom , ach, and an aching head." • Navigation will not be open at Buf falo, probably, before theloth of Nay. Sr.Jostpn,Teesas Parish,l - LonNiituri;Selit.2P; 1854. NO . and *ell-beloved brethren iirxd . :atstersr Allok 'me (pittlapii for the last time) to address yell by 'that enduaiing title. with'fe . ell* of . the deepest meliin - cluily that I improve this opportunity, of acquainting yon vEitlr my :Present .situation untl future - prospects, and' of begging an interest in your prayers. it has always •been a satisfaction to. me in ley' exile' (on account of'ill healthy to think - that I *as remembered by you_ at the- thione of Grace. ng Sabbath' even- . ing, my heart yearns to be with you' in your' prayer-meeting ; but as 1.-can not, my:spirit shall be there, and I feel confident that you will pray for me, at least, sinner as' I am, when you read this.. I confess, brethren- and sisters, that I.have not,at all times lived- as a Christian • should. When I turn my eyes within my heart, I can see nothing but wickedness';, and yet I feet that the greatest sin of my life is the bury ing of the little talent-Goa gave me. - But I. at 'length resolved, after years of toil, to amass wealth, to return like the prodigal son,. and if possible dig up the buried talent. To this. end I settled my-business in Louisiana r and had been waiting two days (in conse quence of contrary winds) to cross the Mississippi, intending as soon as I possible to return North, offer myself to God, and t h e remainder of my days to His service-. But as Ileft the house of a friend on-the 19th to go for my horse, which was in a pasture in the lower part of the town, I was met by a slave-hunter and his dogs. He im mediately drew a revolver, threaten ing to fire at me "if I sti. - red or made a :noise. Others came, and I was marched off the constable's. office. The whole town was soon assembled, and the procession marched to the School-house, where I was informed by thcr magistrate that I had been charged with aiding slaves to escape from their masters. After a brief ex- lamination, in which many witnesses were sworn, all of which had seen me I talking With; or known of my hiring negroes on Sundays or evenings, though`this is a common practice for the people of this country; but the difference is, I are from the North. Written *passes were found in their possession resembling my-hand-writ ing; ink and paper like mine. With this kind of evidence I was committed to jail, nu one daring to speak in my behalf but a petty lawyer from Mis sissippi. The -citizens of - Waterproof, fearing the evidence not sufficient to condemn me, formed themselves into a mob, threatening if I got clear that lynch law should be called upon. Some said, Hang him; some Shoot him; and some said, Give him a thou sand lashes .ou the bare back. A native of Ireland was arraigned on a similar charge; but three days were given him to procure counsel. His trial goes off this morning. if he is cleared be will be obliged to leave the country. . The cause of my being arrested, a 3 stated by Mr. Perkins, the negro hunter, is : A man in Mississippi, hav ing .discovered a trail of runaways, sent. for him_ to come with his dogs and catch them. He went, and caught them, after running them thirty or forty miles. Upon overtaking them, they all ran up the fence to get away from the dogs: He asked them who they belonged' to. They gave him a fictitious name, at the same time pre senting • passes, which he- read ; but being a. villain at heart, Perkins took ' them down one at a time, and set his dogs on them. The negroes, after being torn in a !hocking manner, promised if he would desist they would tell -the truth. The dogs being taken ofF, the negroes made the fol 7 lowing . confession "We belong to Mr. Dunkin,•of Louisiana, and the overseer, Huggins, whipped us nearly every night, because,being new hands, we could not pick cotton enough. We stood this as long as we could, and then ran away. We went .to Mr. Davis's woodyard and told him our complaint. He let us hide in the wood, carried us bread and water until last Saturday night. He baked 'us some bread, gave one of us a pair of shoes, another a hat, another a shirt, a quilt, for us to — sleep under, some money, these passes, set us across the river in a canoe, one at a time, and told us to go towards sunrise." .• But getting entangled in the swamp, they were overtaken. Each 'negro, 'after Lein torn by the dogs the same way, -confessed the - same. I was conducted on the 20th to this place through a Beavy rain, where I was loaded with lions, my feet being put in iron stocks, - tny hand's coupled' together with tiro% handcuffs, closely fitted, with a ehaio about three • inches long. Ny hand -cuffs were taken off" this morning to eat my breakfast, arid have not been 186. I irn`prOvn, my titnii, viritln'o. you: In • this condition L await my trial. The Court sits the first Monday- in October; but unless things. look a little more favorable, I shall try to have it adjourned. M attorney,: Thomas Farres,-- examined, the japes and the testimony of the. witnesse4 yesterday, and remarked, that if it- was for murder or grand larceny, there might be hope; but as it /3, it 13 doubtful Si.klit , ath morning, Sept.. 23.—My heart yearns to be with you, but I cannot. On examining my hearr, find a sort of cold: indifference pow(' vading my whole soul. I fear my heart is_not right in the sight of God. I read my Bible, yei it is with an - abstract mind. My thoughts seem to be all bent on getting away from this place ; for I cannot feel that I havo done anything worthy of imprison- _ merit. My• attorney says it wilibe hard case, on account of prejudice existing against abolitionists here ; if convicted, that I will not geroff with seven years' imprisonment, he thinks. And now, after hearing what I have_ written, I ask my brethren and sisters in the fear of God, if a man should come to you presenting a. lacerated back, exposed to the rays of - a South. ern summer's sun for want of -a shirt, feet bleeding from- having been tom by snags and briars, hungry and faint, whose crime was, he failed, after straining every nerve to perform the labor appointed him, I ask, would you—could you—turn him away with out assisting him : ?' No, brethren, I think I know you too well—l think you would hand him a loaf of bread, part with some of your • surplus clothing, or if you had no surplus, buy some as I did—help them across the river, point them to the star of Liberty, and bid them God speed. But either of these—even to give him a piece of bread—subjects you. to a prosecution, the penalty of which is not less than four or more than seven years in the State prison : - If you could be on the plantation near \Oleic I have liN'ed, and at night, when - the cotton is weighed—out of two hundred not less than twelveare whipped every night. 0! could you hear the shrieks, cries, groans, pray ers—yes, if you could 'see that victim on his knees pray with all the earnest: ness a man is -capable of, to that brutal overseer, and promising to strain every nerve on . the morrow to pick more cotton—it is enough to melt the heart of any one. Who can look on such scenes as these and not be moved? I3fethren, I cannot. And now what more can I say ? Have I done wro4 , . ? Have I done more than any 'inan ought to do ? - Dear brethren, I leave you to judge, and am willing to be governed by your de cision. I wait with the greatest anx— iety to hear from you, to know vrhether I shall receive your sympathies and prayers, or whether I have done wrong, and am considered a heathen. If the former, I can bear my affliction with fortitude ; • - but if the latter; I feel that my life hangs by a slender thread— that my days are numbered. In the meantime, brethren, , pray for . me. Sisters, remember me in yOur:prayers. I would far prefer the grave to slavery; not ali the gold in California could procure of me five years of slavery. -I may get rid of these chains, but this depends on 'the skill of my attorney, or neglect Of my op ponents. I must cease, for the last paper in my possession is nearly . covered over. And now, brethren, when you meet to pray for heathen lands, remember, 0! remember our own country. Watch over the de clining steps of my parents; 'tis the greatest hOen I can ask, for I fear that this intelligence will bring tho gray hairs of my loving father- and affec tionate mother near the grave. Corn fort them with the thought that No may meet in heaven, and all be free. . I wait with the greatest anxiety to boar. My love to you all, PARDON DAvts• To the Berlin Church. I would further add, tbat ho had his trial II
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