v 01.,. VIII TO PEOPLE'S JOURNAL. trial.csuEu EVERY THURSY MORNING, BY ADDISON AVEERY. Terms—in Advance: One copy per annum, $l.OO Village subscribers,_ 125 TERMS OF ADITRTISING. square, of 11. fine.; or 1e5.4,1 insertion, $0.50 .• 3 insertions, 1.50 every subsequent insertion, Rule and figure work, per sq., 3 insertionF, 3.00 y%ery mi b-oquelit , 4llserli on, .50 1 eu:tusn. 01le Year,25.00 I Co!111011, ,i X 11101.1111 i, 15.00 Ahaini,:coor , ' or Executors' Notices, 2,00 iitcti:l-,, izllle.4. per tract. 1.50 rrefe , sional Card not exceeding eight lines i ,,,,,.,r,, , d for $5llO per annum. •, - ;:i , ' All letters on business, to secure at tilf .itm should be addressed (post paid) to the l'ufili,lier i -----_ tlcct Vortr-o. MEM THE HEART = The heart, the heart! oh, let it be A true and bounteous thing, Ag kindly warm, as nobly free, As eagle's nestling wing. Oh, keep it not, like niisei:'s gold; shut in front all beside; lint let its precious sioreg unfold, In mercy far and The heart, the heart that's truly blest, Is Weyer all its own; No ray of glory lights the breast, That be: fur self alone. NOT ASHAMED OF RIDICULE I shall never forget a lesson which I received when quite a young lad, at an Academy in 11—. A-Mong my school fellows were Hardy and Jem son. They were somewhat older than myself. and to the latter I looked up as a sort of leader in matters of opinion as well as sport. He was not at heart malicious, but he bad a foolish ambi tion of being thought witty and 'sar castic, and he made himself feared by a besetting habit of turning things into ridicule, so that he seemed con— tinually ou the lookout for matter of • • 4C11,.1011. Hattly was a new scholar, and little was known of him among the boys. One morning as we were on our way to school, lie was seen driving -a cow along the road toward a neigh boring field. group of boys, among whom was Jemson, met him as he was passing. The opportunity was not to be lost by Jon.-on. "IIalloa!" he exclaimed, "what's the mice of milk I 1 say, Jonatharj„,---What do you fodder on What will you tiske for all the gold un her horns? Boys, if you want to see the latest Pat is style, look at those boots !" Iketlly, Waving his hand . at us with a Plea'a"tllitt't driving the cots to the field, took down the bars of a rail fence, saw her safely in the incle sure, and then, putting up the bars, came and entered the school with the rest of us. After school in the after noon, he let out the cow and drove her off, none of us kn6V where. And every day, for two or three weeks, he went through the same task. The boys of 13— Academy wet e nearly all the sons of wealthy parents, and some of them, among whom was Jellison, were dunces enough to look down with a sott of disdain, upon a scholar who had to drive a cow. The sneers and jeers of .lemson , were ac cordingly often renewed. Ho once. OD a plea that he did not like the odor of the barn, refused to sit next to Hardy. Occasionally he would in quire after:' the cow's health, pro nouncing the word "ke-ow," after the manner of some of the country people. • With admirable good nature did Muth , bear all these silly attempts to ~round and annoy him. I do not re aler-111,er that he was even once be trayed into a look or word of a ng . r y retaliation. "I suppose, Hardy." said Jemson one day, "your daddy means to make a milkman of ypu 1" " Why not!" asked Hartly.—"o, nothing; only don't leave much water in the tans after you rinse them—that's all!" The boys all laughed, and }Tartly, not in the least mortified, replied, "Never fear; if ever I *should rise to be a milkman, I'll give good measure and good milk." The day after this conversation there was a public exhibition, at which a number of ladies and gentle men from neighboring cities were present. Prizes were awarded by the principal of our Academy, and both Hardy and Jemson received.a credit able number; for in respect to schol arship, these two were about equal. After the ceremony of distribution, the principal remarked that there was ono prize, .consisting of a gold medal, which was rarely awarded, not so much on account of its great- cost, as because the instances were rare which rendered its bestowal proper. It was the prize for heroism. The last boy who received one was young Manners, who three years ago, res • • .:- ; .i.,:...7 . ~ , . ..... . . -• • . ._ .. .. . • . .. - - - ... . . . . - . r 4 - H . . .., - ...' 1 . . . . , . , - - . . . , . ... ..... _ . ..' ' . .• - .. _ '. . . E S ::. A. ... cues t. a blind•girl from drowning.' Th. principal then said that, with the ermission of the company, he would relate a short story. "Not long since, some scholars were, flying a kite in the street just as a poor boy on horseback rode by on. his way to mill. The horse took fright and threw the boy, injuring him_ so badly that he was carried home, and confined some weeks to his . bed. Of the scholars. who had unintentionally caused the disaster, none followed to learn the fate of the wounded .boy. There was one scholar, however ; who had wit nessed the accident from the distance, who not only went to make inquiries,. but staied to render services. This scholar soon learned that the wounded boy was the grandson pf a poor widow, whose sole means - of support consisted in selling the milk of a fine cow of which she was the owner. Alas! what could she "do now? She was old and lame, and her grandson, on whom she depended to drive the cow to pasture,- was now on his back, helpless. "Never mind, good woman," said the scholar, " I can drive your cow." With bles sings and thanks the old woman ac cepted his °Wet. But his kindness did not stop here. Money was wanted to get articles from the apothecary. "1 have money that my mother sent me to buy a pair of boots with ; but I can do without them for a while." "0, norsaid the old woman, "I can't consent to that; but here is a pair of cowhide boots that I bought for Henry, who can't wear them. If you would only buy these, giving us what they cost, we should get along nicely." The schol ar bought the boots, clumsy as they were, and has worn them up to this time: Well, when it was discovered by other boys of the Academy, that our scholar was in the habit of driving a cow, he was every day assailed with laughter and ridiculo. His cowhide boots in particular were made matter . of mirth: But he kept on cheerfully . - and bravely, day after day, never shunning observation, driving the wid ow's cow, and wearing his cowhide boots, contented in the thought that lie was doing right; caring not for all the jeers and sneers that .could be uttered. lie never undertook to ex plain why he drove the cow—for be was, not inclined to make a v:Mnt his charitable motives, and further more, in his heart he had no - sympa thy with the false Pride" that could look with ridicule on any ireful em ployment. It was by mere accident that his course of kindness and self denial was yesterday discovered. by his teacher. "Anti now, ladies and gentlemen, I appeal to you, was there not true moral heroism in this boy's conduct? Nay, Mte.ter llartly, do not slink out of sight behind tl.o black-boat d! You are not afraid of ridicule, you must not he afraid of praise. Come forth, -come futth, Master Edward James Hartly, and let us see your honest face!" A. Hartly, with blushing cheeks, • rrride his appearance, what a round of applause, in which the whole com pany joined, spoke the general appro bation of his conduct! The ladies stood upon benches and waved their handkerchiefs. The old men wiped the gathering moisture from the cor ners of their eyes, and clapped their hands. Those clumsy boots on Hart ly's feet,-seemed a prouder ornament than a clown would have been on his head. The medal was bestowed on • him amid general acclamation: Let me tell you a good thing of Semson before I conclude. He was heartily ashamed of his ill natured raillery, and after we were dismissed, he went with tears of manly - self rebuke in his eyes, and tendered his. hand to Hardy, making a handsome apology for his past tll4nanners. " Think no more of it, 91d fellow," said Hartly, with delightf6l cordiality, "Ik us all go and have a ramble in the woods,. before we 'break up for vacation." The boys, one and all, followed Jemson's example, and then we set forth with liu?:zas into the woods. What a happy day it was.;— Christian Minas. HorEntriess.—True hope is based on energy of character. A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope; because it knows the mutability, of human affairs and slight a circumstauco may change the whole - course of events. Such a spirit, too, rest upon itself; it is not confines!' to partial views, or to ,one particular object. And if at last. all should be. lost, it has saved itself—lits own integ rity and worth. The only praise that ought to be relied on, conies from competent judges without .temp tution to flatter. DEVOTED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCIiACY, AND THE- DISSEMINATION OF. 3194ALITY,ILITERATURE, AND NEWS COUDERSPORT, POTTER COUNTY; PA., AUGUST.I6, 1855 From tho.N. Y. Evening Post MB. WHEELER'S SLAVES: , We have copied into another col umn the affidavit of the slave woman who recently made her escape, to gether with. her two children, from the hands of Mr. Wheeler, at Phila delphia; As we' were present at Judge Culver's office when this state ment was prepared, we can speak' from personal knowledge of the man ner in which it was given. The wo man herself is a comely-looking color-. ed person, about thirty-five years of age, of more than ordinary intelli gence for d slave, and though unable to read or write, well aware, appa rently, of what she says, and of the nature of an oath. Her children are two little boys, one seven and the other ten years of age. • , Her statements were made of her own. accord, and taken down as nearly as possible in her own language; and when they were subsequently repeat ed to her, she confirmed them without hesitating, and with an unmistakable air of truthfulness. In reply to the interrogatories addressed to her by some :of the gentlemen present, she stated 'distinctly that she had long de sired to be free, and had already made up her mind; if she ever came to the North, to " make a fuss about it," and getfree. She had no hopes; on the recent occasion, of getting free in Pennsylvania, because she was nut fully aware that Pennsylvania was a free State. But she knew that New York was free, and she had resolved to rescue hefself, if she 'could, on her arrival in this city. She was repeatedly asked - whether she had been advised to escape, during her stay in Philadelphia ; to . which she replied that she had not been—on ' the contrary, that she had communi cated with no one till she saw a col ored woman at liloodgood's Hotel, ! while her toaster was taking dinner, tots horn she had gaid•she was a slave, anxious to be free—and that after ward. she said the same thing to a colored man she met at the same place: Mr. Williamson she had never seen till. he came forward on the boat, just as it was about to leave. In reply to the questiori . whether any violence had becu used in carry ing her ft om the boat, she answered, in the most emphatic manner, No ! but that she departed willingly, 'as soon as'she knew she was free, taking her children with her, one of whom, her youngest, cried, being frightened, and was carried on shore by a black ' man—but that both she and her chit dreu were eager to_ obtain'their free dom. She had not been, at any sub sequent period, forcibly detained by any body, but had . felt at liberty to go where she pleased ; that she was at that very moment free 'to return.to slavery if she wanted to, but that she would rather die than go back. The very thought of being again reduced to slavery, seemed to produce the most depressing effect upon her mind. Her entire atkount of the escape, as well as of her previous life, was given in the clearest terms, and with every appearance of sincerity. We append to this statement of the slave, an account or the affair written to the Tribune by Mr. Still, the colured man who first communicated the facts to Mr. - Williamson, - and who was chiefly instrumental in the result. 'lt appears from this that there was no concert or conspiracy in the•case,.but. that the escape was brought about by simply informing the slaves of their rights, and giving them the means of avoiding any violent interference with their design.. Mr. Williamson was about to cm to Harrisburg on business, when told of the matter, and went down to the boat,' where he found Still, and where he entered into con versation with Wheeler, as reported. He used no violent efforts in getting the slave away; and. coramitted no• greater offence than that of informing the'poor mother of her rights under the laws of the 'state. The men who helped the woman and boys across the-gang-plank,- and into the carriage, Were the potters of the boat, who acted upon the impulse of the moment, under a very natural feeling of sym pathy, and not a pre-arranged plan. Mr. Still's statement, though it adds several particulars - to that of Mr. John son, confirms it in every . substantial respect. The statements, which aro the evi dent truth of the case, effectually dis pose of the assumptions . on which - Judge Kane has ventured to imprison -Mr. Williamson, and to utter one of the most untenable decisions that ever emanated even from a federal court. They show that his.talk about "violent abduction," ',forcible seizure," ”in :voluntary detention,", .&c„ are . utterly without ground, and that a citizen of the State has been depi ived of his personal liberty for• no greater offence than - declaring to a .slave-wo- man who sought her liberty, that she was free to. go where. she pleased. In thin condition of things we cannot for a moment doubt that the courts of Pennsylvania will interpose to protect the rights of a citizen so grossly out raged. "State of New York,• Gityand County of r : "Jane Johnson being sworn, makes oath and says: My name is Jane—Jane Johnson; 1 was the. slave of Mr. Wheeler Of Washing ton; he bought me and my - two children about two years ago, of Mr. Crew of Va.; my youngest child is between six and seven years old, the other -between ten and eleven; I have one other child only, and he is in Richmond: 1 have not semi - him for about two years: never expect to see him again; Mr. Wheeler brought ine and my two children to Philadelphia, on the way to Nic aragua, to wait on his wife; 1 didn't want to go without my children, and he consented to take them; we came to Philadelphia by the cars;. stopped at Mr. Sully's, Mr. Wheeler's father-in-taw, a few moments; then went to the steamboat for New York at two . o'clock, but were too late; we went into Bloodgood's Hotel;., Mr.- Wheeler went to dinner; Mr. Wheeler-had told me iii .Washington to have nothing to say to colored persons, and if any of them spoke to me to say I was a free wo man traveling with a minister; we -staid at Bloodgood's till 5 o'clock; Mr. Wheeler kept his eve on me all the time except when he was at dinner ; he left his dinner to come and see WI was safe, and then went back again; while he was at dinner, 1 saw a colored we man and told her I was a slave woman; that my master had told ate not to speak to col ored people, and that if any of them spoke to me to say that I was free; but lam tot free, but-1 want to be free; she said, Poor thing, 1 pity you after that 1 saw u colored man and said the same thinm ' to him; he said he would telegraph to New York', and two pen would meet tun at 9 o'clock Mid take me with them ; after that we went on board the boat ; Mr. Wheeler sat beside tue on the deck; I saw a colored gentleman come on board; he beckoned to me; 1 nodded my head, could not got. Mr. Wheeler was beside me and 1 Was afraid; a white gentle man then came and said. to Mr. Wheeler, '1 want to speak to your servant, and tell her of her right;;' Mr. iVheeler. rose. and said, If you have anythiug to say, say it to me—she knows her rights the white gentleman asked me if I wanted to be free; I said '1 do, bat I belong to this gentleman and I ean't'have it;' he replied 'Yes, you can, come with us, you are es free us your master; if you want your freedom, come now; if you go back to Wash ington you may never get it;' 1 rose to go; 'Mr. Wheeler spoke and said, will give you your freedom hut he had never prom ised it before, and I knew he would never give it me; the white gentleman held out his hand and I went toward hiw; 1. was reaiy for the word belbre it was given me; I took the children by the hands, who both cried, for they were frightened, but both stopped wirer they got on shore:•.a colored man carried the little one, 1 led the• Other by the hand; we walked down the street till we got to a hack; nobody foreed tne'away; nobody pulled me, tied nobody led mite; I went away of my Own free %%ill; alWays wished to be free and meant to- be free when I ease North; hardly expected it iu Philadelphia, but I thought- 1 should get free in New York; I have been coinfor;able and happy since I left Mr. Wheeler, end so are the children; 1 don't wait to go back, i could have gone in Pailadelph:a if I had wanted to; 1 could go. now; hitt I had rather die titan go back 7 -1 Wish to make 11M; statement before a, magis trate. beeau , e I understand that Mr. 1.1-Matti son is in prison on my account, and I hove the truth May be of benefit to hint. . her . "JANE JOHNSON. marl. "Sworn before me. this 31st July, • "E. D. CULVER, 1 • City Judge of-Brooklyn." • AN OLD h.trt.i•:.—There is an old Arabian fable which runs thus : Just after our first parents had sinned and Were driven from Paradise, in their wanderings they came upon the burn ing sands,of Arabia. Their feet were blistered; and sere, and weary and sorroWfhl they sank down upon the I. earth, and were lost in slumber. While they lay there ; an angel passed by, and 'pitying their desolate and lonely. condition, scattered seeds -c,f trees and flowers about them as they slept, and then went 'on his way. .By and by Satan in his wandering up and down the earth, pasSed that way, dud looking upon the sleepers, said, "Ad ' am I know, and Eve I know, and these burning sands I know;" but looking at the seeds he said, "What are thesel" And not knowing what they were, he thought it best to•cover them out of. sight; so with his cloven foot he cov ered them with earth. Prei;ently they took root' and sprang up ; and when our. fiist parents awoke they found themselves iu the midst of a beautiful oasis ; there were green- trees waving over their heads, and flowers and fruits around them, and everything was beau tifUl. So the enemies of freedom have been covering up the seeds of liberty until they have taken root dowu•deep in .the soil, and are now springing forth ready to bear fruitS and flowers in abundance, so. that we shall soon find a green' oasis• where there was naught but burning sands. STEAM.-At a railway. rotation, an old lady said to a pompous-looking gentleman who was talking about steam communication— , "Pray sir what is•steam ?". "Steam, ma'am, is, 'ah !—steam is eh! ahl—yes, steam is—steam!" "I knew that chap couldn't tell ye," said a rough-looking, fellow ; "steam. is a bucket of water in tremendous perspiration." From the'Harristrarg ttniou REMOVA.T.. OF GOV; REEDER. .. .A.blow which will recoil with ter.: rible effect, has been struck by the National Administration. Whether it was the impulse of a galvanized-im becility, ill-judging counsellors, malice, or disappointinent, we little care. A gross and flagrant wrong has, howev er, been perpetrated, a wrong which ere long will. bring shame and re proach upon those who were its insti gators and • its doers. The hour has passed when • a specious tale will de ceive the people. No puerile chart .• of land speculations can•buffet au in stant against the storm of wrath which tivill be aroused: • A . high-minded, honorable, fearless,_ and determined man, has been wantonly and basely stricken . doWn, because he assetted and Would vindicate the rights of free men against a horde of lawless and law-breaking ruffians. Because Gov- Reeder sought : to throw around the ballot-box the shield and the guards which our republican laws create nod ordain, because has had the courage to be a just and manly executive, re gardless-of menaces and even personal violence; he has been removed (*nen his position, and another has been sought' out to fill the place he lets made so honorable. Ostracism has not been an Athenian - custom alone, nor. has Aristides been its only vic tim. The consequences of the act of Pre;- ident Pierce ,can to some extrent foreseen. The same Pennsylvania • which so cheerfully cast for him her electoral vote, having faith in the New , Hampshire man, will shrink from bith with aversion. To him she looked fur a hearty approval and endorsement of , the.means taken'by one of her sons to semi e to the settler-the rights attach ing to him as an American citizen. Grievously has she been disappointed, and she will mourn to think how_ her confidence has been misplaced, and how her trust has .been ruthlessly shat tered. Pennsylvania will not stand alone in the rebuke to be uttered ; around her 1611 chister many of her sister States, until that administration which was borne into power upon the topmost wave of the popular will, ‘vill sink so low that there will be, none so poor as to do it reverence. As its death will be that of the suicide, there • wi)l neither be the mockery of monn, 7 er6.nor the burlesque of a funeral. It does seem passing strange, that so Eir forgetful of the place of his birth; his I youth, and his manhood, forgetful of! the - great, free North, it was a flee gone conclusion in the mind of the President, that in defiance of whatever : might be the voice of her people, ; Kansas was to be doomed to slavery. '. And to what other 'conclusion must we come ? The deplorable scenes nessed at every election district whe:u members of the Territtnial Legislati•re were chosen, are sadly familiar wher ever the expression of an unshackled press.has been,heard. The peaceable citizen was overawed in the exerci:c Of the most sacred prerogative of freeman, by the presence and inot unlawful interference of aimed ruf flans, the 'spawn of an adjoining State. Where civilization is, that elemeat of political justice, as enunciated by Godwin, is recugulized . to he a truism, • that " to endeavor to impose our stn- timents by forc,e, is the most detesta ble species of persecution." Ai d what other than this were the high- . handed proceedings !of the Missouri mob ? They Were not content that those who had alone the right, should detetmine fur . themselves under the -law, their own institutions ; but by violence were sentiments other than their own to be forced upon the Kan sas settlers. Earnestly did the press of-our land inveigh against en - outrage so monstrous, and a burning spirit cf indignation was kindled in the breast of every man whose sense of justice was unclouded. - . And withal', our President has cast his official influence —and we are gratified that it has grown so 'smallLwith the fiers. Although another of Pennsylvania's gifted sons is called to be the success or of Gov. Reeder, it affords no con solation. It brings not a ray of light through the thick darkness of her re grets. Her sorrow is too deep in the removal of one animated by a. high feeling of truth and justice, to feel any joy in the very . doubtful honor paid to another. - But the voice of the Key stone State will make itself clearly heard. Blind giant as she is, her cry will corne.up throughout her extended borders,' for vengeance. Let him upon whose- head it falls •beware ! And well, too, does she •itnol,v bow to reward her faithful. Her son so foully •treated when in the noble discharge of - duty as the Executive in a newly fledged Territory, may yet act as the. honored Executive- of the State sec ond in wealth, power, and p6pulation, • Or represent her intereAs in . the Sen ate of the nation. The once rejected; Minister Plenipotentiary became the President of the United States. The lesson has. noftbiost its meaning: - . a. homily of like import may, yet be read to an administratien upon whose front- . lct its own fatuity has written "DOOM- Frzrgn From the Kansas Tribune, of July: 11, we gather some additional facts about the Kansas Legislature.. It' seems that the Pro-slavery members., who N'vere chosen by the Missouri mob, declined to present the Govern or's certificates • as . evidence of their : election, - but contented themselves . With filing a return Of the fraudulent: votes polled for them. The Free State members presented the Govern or's certificates as their credentials, which were referred to a committee. The Tribune, tells the remainder oE the story thus: "On Wednesday,morning tho House Committee on Credentials reported against all the Free State then obtain ing seats. They were ejected unani mously, except one vote—a Free State man whose seat was undisputed.— The house adopted the Missouri Code of laws, (but the Senate had not acted upon it,) when they adjourned to the Missouri State line—,Shawnee Mission —to enjoy the healthful breezes of the Westport (Mo.) Frog Pond, and other fumes equally reviving, always to be found in that enterprising neigh borhood. "The action of the Council was very similar. The Free State men wore vjected by about the same . process, hot.one man voting again . st it—Mr. T. Chapman, of this place. " B o th Houses refused to consider or heal= the protests and- affidavits, in relation to the first election, and de nied the right to go behind the first Judge's certificate of election. Such was the position taken by 'all the Pro- SlaVery speakers. They were bitter in their denunciation of Free State men, and declared that so long as they lived, Kansas should not be a Free State any how. "The action of this self-styled Leg islature is but the carrying out of the fraud and villany perpetrated at the polls-- , -outrages unparallelled in the history of this Government?' And so the Free State members legally. cho2en were expelled, aiid the Misseuri.men claiming seats admitted in their stead. The Governor's cer lificate3 'were treated with utter con tenlipt. The Legislature is now corn po:ed almost exclusively .of Missouri men, the citizens of Kansas being ex. eluded from all participation in it. The Tribune adds: "The adoption of the Missouri code we suppose, recognizes Slavery in Kansas; and for aught we• know—and by easier construction of law than some we have heard—makes us a col- on 2- of, Missouri. Let them work. The people cannot be made -to suc cumb to invaders—their ion ues .can not be silenced ; but they will con tinue to proclaim their honest senti ments, and act their honest convic.: . buns, despite of Missouri fire-eating mobs, whether they assume the brag gadocio, and tyrant in the shape' of legislative bodies or as armed invaders 'ol'tbe soil. They will,probably make it treason to denounce slavery as a moral or political • evil. Let them. Who cares ? -For our part, sot long as we have control Of a free press, we ,shall continue to denounce it as 'the sum of all villanies,' and to prove that it . deserves - the appellation by the conduct of this corrupt, self-styled ; - Legi;-lature. We seek to invade no. , man's rights, but the rights of tbe-peci ple cannot be trampled upon, and we shall regard enactments of the body in session ,at Westport as it as Much binding, and no more, as acts of the Leavenworth mob, or the resolutions of the Weston Self-befensive Associ atiou=to be heeded as the ravings of 'infuriated and-misguided.men." EVER grain of sand goes to make' a heap. Agold digger takes the arnallevit nuggets, and is not fool enough to throw them . away because he hopes to find a . large heap sometime: . So, in acquiring knowedge, we should never despise an opportunity, however un promising. :If there is a moment's lesiure spend it over a good book, or in instructive conversation. . "You must not play with that little girl, niy dear," said an injudicicius parent. "Bat, pa, I like her, she is a good little girl, and I'm sure she dresses as prettily as I do, and she has lots of toys." "I cannot, help that; my dear; her father is a shoemaker." • "But I dun'x play with her father ; play with her ; size aia't a shoemaker?, NO; 13.
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