.-THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL
JA . O. S. --I. VE1:1; Editors
ou orris P 011 T,
1111 - llff DAY MORNING, SFPT._:!O,IESS
Frcsidczt in 1853:
/lON. SAL:lips P. ?LASE . ,
OF OHIO.
PO7 Vico Preside:a
CASSIUS M: CLAY,
OP KENTUCKY
Fc: Canal Commoissioner.
P ASSMORE WILL lAMSON
For Cenator.
HENRY SOUTHER.
OF COUNTY
Fcr Comity Commissioner.
or LiAssi:s
For County Auditor.
WILLIAM B. GRAVES.
IaiLIMM
A DAli GEIIOIIS
The 1011.1ter leaders of this county
ara always shilling rides to suit the
popular current. In Is 18 they were
in favor 'of the Wilmot Proviso, in
1650 opposed to it. In 185.1 they
they wet() opposed to the repeal of
the Missouri 'Compromise, (on paper,)
in 1855 trey defend that outrage, but
lit a cowzn dly, halting way.
The following re6olution adopted
at their last 'Convention in Couders
port, is thc-ir latest attempt to approve
in blind termi3, a principle to which
they kncw the people were opposed:
Rest.tta, tt we ',prey eof the princip:e
of "poittrar CUIe/eigu., when pro c erty car
• tied out ; but lk e contletnct receu:
latewiit ofthe .lEssottriani , to cou.rut the b.tt
iot buze, ol the terrttory of 2iL,ps.:s.
If tho ttmve nieunr; an2. - 11;i - ag, it if.,
%bat the bc...kers of this county approve
of the rej,r i of the Missoui Cunipro-
Wise, but cie compelled to cuucienin
ilio_legitiaLite fruit of that repeal;
to Wit; tii cu'..rages of the
nob pu,se:...sicii Of the ballot
lioxes in liansns.
In the spring of 19.54 these men
inofessed to be opposed to tho repeal
of the Mis.iouri Compromise, now
they approve it in the timid and eva
sive language of the above resolution.
It is not romaikable that Fomo men
should go before thu people with such
platf - n-iii as that of our sham dem
ocrats. They admit by their resulu
dons that the slavery question ever,-
shadows all others, they profess
_to bo
oppo!ed elavery extewtion, they
to.citly admit that the National admin.
is favoring slavery extension
And theref ire they dare not endorse
it, end yet they giro tho admimistra
i
Aion thtir entire suppoft, by endord - -
ing the ;'itate ticket of the administra
ion party; which E;hows an oyerween
iing desire to ride two hordes at the
Otte time. This experiinent alwaye
411 s, except when made by experi
oueea circus riders, and therefore we
;pink those men who held the reins in
lie late Convention will find thorn-
Vlves fiat on the ground when the
plection is over.
VDGE MTOX AND TEE WHEELED. BLUE
ELIE
:S.Ve publish on the first page the
, unanswerable decLion of this clear
ae ded Judge. We hope none of our
readers will pass it by on account of
) 1 (s length, or its legal character. Its
is full of interest to all, and thole aro
ptany parts of it which eve' y person
(lan' fully understand. Judge Knox
t ie no . stranger to ill© people of this
aciunty, bis democracy is of a higher
qtad parer stamp than belongs to the
oudersport leaders, but it is none
rho lesa acceptable to the people; and
4e commend this decision to them as
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Pl full and complete answer to all the
' l itutf uttered by-the pro-slavery organs,
;bout. slavery not seeking to come
Hato Pennsylvania, and about our
.`having nothing to du with slavery
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outside of :t'unusylvania, and all that.
'l.lis.document shows that some peo
ple are trying to introduce slavery
into Pennsylvania. That, in fact, it
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has been introduced into our State in
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its most odious form, if Judge Kano
can keep Fasstriore Williamson in jail
'without law or precedent, then he can
put Judge . Knox there—and, in fact,
think Judge K. has treated the
Federal Judge with more contempt
than Pas;:mure Williamson ever did.
Read this decision, racial of Potter
county, Lind say if it is not time to pre
'vent guy more tools of slavery from
- Cquiring - a position of influence in
turafrait::.
The Philadelphia Sun says of this
document
Every Unprejudiced mud will orrice at the
conclusion we have, and feel th.tt the majori'y
opinion, is VaVle, uniatialiictorv, ex pare,
and fall of f...ecial pleading, NAlile Judge
lisox utter• language of truth; common
cense, and constitutional law.
ta''Wilson Shannon of Ohio, ac
cepted the appointment of Governor
of Kuntoi, and has, ere this, entered
on the duties of his office.
Incourse of a conversation with
an intelligent farmer of Ulysses the
other day,, lie said; "I have Leon
there four years, and I believe there is
as muctproduce raised this year
as in the other three years taken
together." We have no reason to
d,oaht this, and therefore commend it
to the attention of the thoughtful farm
er. If true, it shows that the farnis of
this county have been very much nog
lected during previous yvkra.
hope the spirit which now animates
our people will be kept alive. • If it
continues for five years thin will be a
rich county. •
rir The Templar 4. lralclanan of
Ithaca, N. Y., in itz issue of Aug. 17th,
has the following pleasant notice of
our little paper
They bare a live, wide-awake papor at
Coudersport. Pa., in the People's Journal.
The peopm should patronize it by all means.
It adroc.ima the cause of Temperance and
human in a way rthicb conara 'fail of
te:;.n g to the right direction. The paper
g 00.3 ..rongfur a union of anti-Nebraska Kan
sas Inett to put down the slavery doughlace
ism at tiro Norih.
This testimony ie the more_ gratify
ing from the fact that wo have no per
sonal acquaintance with the editor of
the Iliac Z:inaa, and our being but a
small paper in an adjoining State could
not expect to attract the attention of
strangers in other States. We .have
been greatly cncouragt,d at various
times, by the endot summit of such pa
pers as the Templar 4- 11;:tchman,
whose good opinion has a magic, infu-•
once on heart and pen. One kind,
hearty God 6peed num a It uo fiiend
of tempetanco and freedom; more
than balancer a thoth:and malicious
slanders of the allies of Rum and
Slavery. Broiler Barnes, 'come to
Potter during any court week, and w©
will introduce you to as true a band of
workers; as the nation affords. •
r:F.The old line deniocrats of Maine
formed a coalition with the hunker
whigs and liquor men generally, and
in that way prevented the election of
the Republican
.ticket. The Repub
lican vote is much larger than either
of the others, but as it. takes d Majority
of all the votes pulled to elect in
Maine, there is no election by the
people. We hope the friends of (I en
dorn in Kansas will leai-n a lesson
from this coalition in Maine. It is
very evident that hunkers of all stripes
and isms, aro andut to unite, without
reference to old party issues, and if
the opponents of slavery extension are
wise, they will unite for freedom. The
good wink goes bravely on. .
Er There are several interesting
agricultural communications in. this
number-of the .lin/int,: to which we
ask attention. These farming com
munications are already having a good
effect. Let us hear from more of the
Townships, and we beg our friends to
send us facts as much as possible.
Tell us the number of acres of wheat
harvested the present year' in your
Town.hip, what the product is, when
the best pieces were sown, On old or
new land, if on old land after: what
crops if any, and any other facts with-.
in yOur reach.
.In this way you . will
increase your own knowledge of farm
ing, and perform a service for your
co-laborers in other parts of the
county.
107'4111 the leading democrats of
Massachusetts in whom the mass of
the party have felt any confidence,
are now in favor of the Republican
movement. Such men for instance as
Ex-Goveruor Boutwell, Banks How
ard, and Hood, will have nothing to
do with the party that is trying to
force slavery into Kansas. The anti-
Nebraska democrats a this county
might take a lesson from Ex-Governor
Boutwell, more safely wo think, than
to follow the advice of an ex-slave
holder from the District of Columbia.
C 2" A friend near our village took
pains to count the full and perfect
grains of Buckwheat which grew on
ono stalk, and found the number of
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947.
REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CONFLE ENCE
At a meeting of the Republican
Conferees of the 18th Senatorial Dis
trict, composed of Tioga, Potter, Mc-
Kean. Clearfield, Elk, and Jefferson
counties, held at Coudersport Sep
tember 18th, 1855, for the purpose
of nominating a person to represent
the said District in the .State Senate
for the enAuing three years, R. C•
Wirgstow, of Elk county was called
to the Chair, and M. H. Conn, of
Tioga, elected-Secretary.
The following counties were found
represented, to
- Potter, Wm. Parry, F. L. Jones, L
H. Kinney..
Tioga, M. H Cobb, L. Backe and
L. P. Williston.
Elk, Reuben 'Winslow, Rob. Roth
rock, R. C..Winelovr.
The following persons woro named
for Senator
SOUTHER, of Elk; A. P.
CoNc, of Tioga, Isaac Benson of Pot-
On motion, the Conference pro
coeeed to ballot, •when it was found
that each of the candidates had re
ceived three votes.
Mr. Perry hero withdrew the name
of Mr. Benson.
On 2d ballot, Henry •Souther re
ceived five votes and A. P. Cone four,
when Mr. SOutherWas declared duly
nominated.
On motion, Mr. Souther's nomins
tionwas made unanimous.
The following resnlutious wore then
read and adopted:
Resolved, That we cannot longer
submit to the insolent exactiona and
alarming aggrosaions of the Slave
er and retain our self-respect as men
and ft eemen ; that the remedy pro
poz,ed is a peaceable one—the ballot
box—and that We will use every hon
orable means - to proserve its virtue
intact and to render it henceforth what
it was designed to be—the agent of the
will of the masses.
Resolved, That we regard it at this
time, as incumbent upon all good men,
to not snide all differences of political
opinions, to cultivate a comprehensive
and intimate intercourse with each
other; to effect a thorough union, and
to prepare to meet any further insult
ing aggression of slavery.
Resolved, That in Passim:Lore 'Wil
liamson the candidate of the Republi
can party for Canal Commissioner,
wo recognize a victim of slaveholding
oppression arid judicial tyranny—a
tried and true friend of the sacred
Right of Bulletin Nature, wheSe elec
tion would reflect honor oc the State
and fitly rebuke the Slavery propa
ganda.
Re:olred, That the proceedings of
this Conference bo published in all
papers favorable to the movement
published in the District.
Adjourned sine die.
R. C. WINSLOW. Chairman.
M. H. Conn. See y •
rar The Republican meeting on
Tuesday evening was a good one.
The speeches, resolutions and nomina
tions gave unbounded satisfaction.
Proceedings ne.xt week. We have
only space to Fay that DricK Wntrrt.E
of Ulysses, was recommended - for
County Commissioner, and W. B.
GRAVCS fn• County Auditor.
.People of Potter county; Colonel
Whipple is know ti you all, there
fore he noyda no eulogy at our hands.
NotiCe is hereby given that tbore is
to be a Universitlita Conference at
Sharon Centre on the 26, and 27, of
this month, a cot dial invitation is ex
tended to all }'both friends and foes" to
coma anti bear.
L. F. PORTER
''Be brave, truthful and indus
trious. If a farmer, plow and sow
with energy, keep good fences, clean
fields: and the best stock. But above
all,' keep out of debt. In' this way
you will be sure to prosper, will be
in a . positiOn of 'happy independence,
and will have ample leisure to do
your own thinking—a pre-requisite of
speaking your own thoughts, and
voting your own principles.
I'One person of a jealous and
malicious disposition, may destroy the
peace of all his associates.
rir " Foolish pride is laughed at by
every one."
Envious mon. grow lean - at
the success of their neighbors."
1?'" Men are never so easily de
ceived as when they are plotting to
deceive others."
WHO ARE THE DISIINIONISTO 1
- A great deal has been said and
written wiOn the
... .last four years
about'danger to the Union. We do
not believe in any such danger, fur the
reason that the . freemen of the North
are loyal to the Union and .will remain
so; but they will make .it what the
fathers designed it should be, the
guardian of peace, harmony and Lib
erty. It is the South and their North
ern allies that talk -about dissolving
the Union, and make all the trouble on
this matter that - has ever existed.
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Tho following extract from an °di
-
torial in the_ Squatter Sovereign of
August 28th, is in the true slaveliold
er style:
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Well do they knovr the consequences which
would niseeesariiv follow such - a result. Kan
sas deprived of the aid hither.° received from
her .outherti aides, would prove an edsy
prey to these rapactoue itheves of the North.
If, however, the Nord] da:ter themselves that
this can ever be done, we 'limit humbly beg
leave to undeceive them. We can tell the
impertinent scoundrels of the :1:,-i5une that
they ru.ty exhaust an ocethll of ink, their Lull
igrsut Aid Soeietiet spend their midions and
billions, their Repre.,entadt.ee in Congress
spout their here.iedl theories till doemsdsy,
arid his Ezce..eitey fr.tnltiin •Posree appoint
abolitionist :trier freesoher as Governor: yet
we will continue to tar and fes.har, drown,
lynch, and hang, every whiedivered
tioniel v. la° (tires to podu e our soil.
• And though our fair Terri ory may be re.
fused admittance tutdtlie Union as a siave
hokEng Mate by The political deinagogues of
the - North, we care av tittle for the;r decision
as for the continued and futile attacks which
have hecu made upon our righ:s by Ate inde
cisive Cabinet who now adtumiater ;he .atfa ra
of our nazi OM nr tee c,:ruidcatly !wpe that the
last National Congress may meet in Was , .ing,.
ton on the first Attiiiiing in December' nert ; and
we prophesy with the firm convicaou ,hat
time mil v. illy our word•, that never again
will the Southern Stare of the itepabic suf.
for didtatmn at the hands of a set of negro.
ettanors and rascals who sand pledged to war
upon their rights until lotus:ion cutisea to be
a virtue.
PAESN.OIIt YaLLIAXSON
The urianiniciva nomination of Page
more Williamson for Canal Commis
sioner by the Republican State Con
vention, will naturally excite inquiry
as to his character and antoceddias.-
We aro inflamed by our well known
fellow citizen, SolOmun W. Roberta,
LI., civil engineer, .that .he has been
well acquinted with Mr.
: ,,Willianason
for years. He is a nephew of William
Williamson, of West Chester, - at one
time Speaker of the Senate of Penn
sylvania ; end the eldest son : of 'Thomas
Williamson, one of the most eminent
conveyancers in Philadelphia, and a
man di,tinguished flir his high charac
ter and extehte knowledge of land
titles in Pennsylvania.
Passmore Williamson is now about
thirty-five years of age ; he has a wife
and several children ; and he has been
brought up - by his father, and has been
in paanurship with him as.a scrivener
and conveyance?. Mr. Robertsinfoi ms
us that Me. Williamson is a man of
excellent character, and of great in
telligence, and altogether a superior
man to those whom the people of
Pennsylvania have been in the habit
of electing to the office of Canal Com
taiisioner.
' Such. being the high character of
Mr. Williamson, and such his qualifi
cations for the oalci3 thnned, there is
no valid reaion why ho should nut re
ceive.the vote of every wait in the
State who thinks him the victim of a
judicial wrong, committed in behalf of
the arrogant demands of the slave
power.
The Republican Convention, in
presenting him forAhe only office at
the proLont within the gift of the
people of the State, did nut stop to
inquire what were his political ante
cedents—whether he was a Whig, a
Democrat, an "American" or a Free
Seiler llis.political views had noth
ing to do wits his selection. The con
vention was actuated solely by the
desire to giVe the voters of the Com
monwealth an opportunity to rebuke
an unexampled act of tyi army and
usurpation perpetrated in their midst,
and upon their fellow-citizens. This
thing of reducing free white men to .
slavery is one that appeals with irre
sistible force to every one who values
his own rights. Thu enjoyment of
the rights guaranteed to the people by
the couttitutiou can only be preserved.
by protecting intact those of every in
dividual citizen. The moment we
permit one man among us to be
stricken dowu and robbed of his. fran
chises, that moment we weaken our
own defences and open the way for
their destruction.
P.issmont WtwamsoN. is a man
thus stricken down ; - and the .wrong
done to him is a wrong done to every
man in Pennsylvania. To tiro up,
therefore, in his behalf, is the dictate
of the instinct of self preservation.--
We would be faithless to out selves and
our highest interests as men, if we
suffered his wrongs to go uuredioss
ed.
The South has setup a claim to this
right, nut only r)f carrying slaves"
through our free territory; but of bold
ing them hero as long as it may prove
convenient. Senator Toombs •has
uttered the insulting boast that ho will
yet, call the roll of his slaves upon
Bunker Hill, and hold them there in
defiance of northern constitutions and
laws. in the case of Col. Wheeler's
slaves, Passmore Williatnson set him
self to dispute this claim, and to cou
vey to those slaves the.sound
formation that by the laws of Pennsyl
.vauia they Were frce. For doing this
be has been ruthlessly seized -and re . -
dared to the condition'of a Wave. The
sacred writ of habess corpus was first
abused in being served upon him to
require the production of persons
claimed as slaves, over-wborn he had
tho control, and then it was denied to
him when it was the constitutional
right to ciaiin it. Upon a false and
-frivolous plea - olcontertipt he has been
deprived • of his liberty,. thrust into
prison for an unlimited term, and left
without remedy.or apparent hope •of
relief. The purpose of his illegal im
prisonment is plain. It is to punish
him for successfully questioning the
claim of lisouthern man to hold slaves
upon our soil. He• is an example
selected by the slave power to teach
us not to resist what it is pleased to de
mand. Shall we be frightened by the
example ? Or shall. we 1 - ally to the
side of the victim, 'aud by a timely
13tatid vindicate both his rights and•our
own? •
The objection bag been made to
Mr. Williamson that he is the Aecre
tary of an Abolition Society. He, is
the secretary of a S.iciety, incorporat
ed by the legislature of .this State in
this days of
,the Revolution, fur the'•
amelioration of the condition of color
ed men. Of this Society BerviAmiN
'FRANKLIN and DR. Russ were active
members and officers; and Passmore
Williamson is but the succosakr of
those worthy and venerable men in
the office which they filled. Franklin'
and Rush—aigners of the Declaration
of independence—were lv.-"rthy fore
runners; and it is no
.disgrace to him
to bold a piece which they honored
and by which they were honored - in
turn, Let. those rail at him who will.
on that account.. We hold it no dis
credit to him to folloW in their illustri
ous fuott.teps.
PASSMORC WILLIAMSON Ia a native
born Peimaylveni - an—su AMYRICAN, in
the broadest sense of that term. Ho
is honest, and - faithful, and
Why, then, should he not re
ceire the united vote of those w - he Are
united in sympathizing with him in
his wrongs ? We can conceive of no
good reason. He is rettiedileas, a •
this is toe only method left us to give
him a helping bond: If upon any Billy
pi choice any portion of the pouple
thoul.d be held back from voting for
him, and so contribute to hie defeat,
let the responsibility of that defeat
Teat upon those who have the power
to prevent it.—Pittsbusg Gazette.
For ;he Peopie'a Journal
Mr EDITOR :-A good Pic-nic is a
grand affair, and one in which, lit
maketh the heart glad" to participate.
Well, sir, last Wednesday such a one
came offaboutninemilesfrom Couder
sport, at a place now called ..Highlaud
Spring farm.,,
A "general invitation" was given
out - about a week,plevious,
nobody knows who—but the result
WISB, that on Wednesday morning,
something more than cixty, started
forth, armed and equipi.ed a■ their
judgments directed;- to wit: Theladies
with tiny amount of .eatables, such es
Treed, Biscuit, Pies, and Cukea, not
forgetting the old New England
Doughnuts; the gents With guns, fish
ing -tackle, and tither . things too nu
merou-s'to mention.
Arrived at the spot, n 6 very great
time, elapsed, before a rustic table
was made from tho limbs of the forest,
andspread with the dainties ofthe land,
Then commenced -the onslaught, and
suffice it to say, no one felt the least
objection to taking his full rations:
Some busineas was transacted, but
as 1 was not -fortunate enough to be
present during all of it, I can only
give the outline. , The spring eras
officially and in due form christened.
A resolution was also "passed that a
Pic-nic for the "little folks" in general,
should he held on Saturday next: and
a Committee war appointed to fix
upon a place, Szc. i hope to see every
child of the village, out in full array
for a day of merriment.
After the business was transacted
L.P.Maynard, E3q., was loudly called
for, and-responded in a brief and ex
cellent extempore speech, which should
have boon reported fur publication,
but nnfortunately. I am not skilled in
that art.
The exercises through, we started .
for home with merr-y hearts, regretting
Only that So many had seen fit to, stay
at home.
Hoping to see all the young people
out next Saturday, and having a pleas
ant time, I subscribe myself, •
Yours, &e., H.
September 18, 1855,
•12P - Frank Phelp's Juvenile Troupe per
formed bemro a laage audience last evening,
they wit apeear again this evening, they
know how it is done. Frank ellled for a
cork screiv last evening, to draw his last
breath but be concluded not to draw it,
till this evening. Call and see bow it's done.
Co notarise Oat. 18th, s e m 185 5.
EDITORS Dr PEOPLIC'SJOURNAL:-.-The i fut.
l ow i rig a copy of which was handed to D.
C. James for pub:ication in the Highland Pat
riot, but as not appearing leads me to the c o o.
elusion that it is not his intention to pub:i i h
although in his note to me of the I7th, of Aug.
last ho kindly offered hiS "columns to any
proper reply" to articles I then complained of.
May I ask you to publish the following.
Yours obedicntli
G. B. ortnTos.
Extract from Mr. Pradt'slete r in the 114L
land Patriot of Sept. sth:
Ha (J.14-Over:on) IA as originally named as
VelltrylLlllH, because he was a contributor to
the church, and au attendant upon its ser
vices, and because many persons imerested
in the Bingham Es:a:e, being Episcopalians,
them,
it was
to as doomed a proper act of courtesy to
their agent and repre,enta:Wis
hero, to make a part in the affairs of tbeparish.
At the April erection, no reason was kIIOWII
to exist why he should norbo continued iu
he
offize which he now declines.
In his letter ludowing your remarks; ars
also several errors of statement, which I tthe
this oppor:uni.y to correct. The time at
which I nailed upon, him, and asked his ac•
cep . ance cu rho office of Vestryman, %vat nor
" tut: Spring,' but about the period of the
first organization of the Pariah, which took
pluce in Nuvembe r lasi; and at a subserm em
tn:erti,eir he gave his •consent. Ou the
of April lux', he was simply roelec.ed as wens
all the members of the previous board, except
two, one of whom had removed, and the
other become tou infirm to serve. 31r. Over
ton was reetec : ted, howkiver, without tiny pre
vious revast ou my part that he would. bane
again, and vvil bout any objection being known
tu.e4iston his part. A few days after, I in
fortned.hiin ut his reetection, which was all
the in,erview I bad with him upon thl? sub
Ject.
D .W. C. Jamas, Sint—The foregoing per.
lion of a letter from Mr. Prudt which appeared
m the Patriot of the Lth, inet ., being a.tnest
totally erroueotta, mikes it nocesaary, I regret
to say, to se:icit a place in your co , urues.—
The only tru.h in the thole loner in refeteuce
to myse.f is, the. I was a contr.bu:or to :he
church and perhips should hove COL in led
to be, had I not perce.vecl more interest
evinced by its Paelor, to advance the close of
a pod.icst party and a certain politician than
the church i.gelf; and if by my ■ttendance—
no. to exceed Latla dozen titues-1 can be
cons.rued es ".;n a.tendent," then that is also
true. The balance is fa.se.
The ou•.y interviews that I remember mt .
having wi h ~ 0 1r Pradtavere, those: lint, he
esiaid at the Binihtim &ate office un Third
Street to cek my consent to serve as one of
the Comant.ee incorporating "his" church;
the second time to ask my oeiniou, relative to
f• •tug a Magazine club; the third time vets
at the new office on Main 6:root desiring me
to join 'said cub, eud ,he fourth acid last tim•
was in the forenoon of Monday the 34.11 h, •f
April ktlie Monday fait:omit; our re•urn to
gether from za , me•ltiport) he came dune fr
the direc.ion ocilir. Dent's. We met at the
gate in front atria office; it was there he so.
honed for hialso:f and Mr. Dent, my consent .
to serve ae Vestryman. He also requested
me to attend the Vestry meeting that after
noon. It did nut occur to me at the hour,
cunsequeutiy 1 was 110: Fresent, e %gala
met on the evening of:he same day he just
efoesing .I.te Teinimrdnce How, and
lun my w.y to lea. 11e then informed me
of my erection. and said Alit the Committee
did not consi..er myob,ec ion. euthcient and
they had Laken th• aber_y to e!ectine, saying
at the same :tan . , that :he dmics won;d jirob
ab,y no: be more onetime :ban the. preceding
term. I:,cou d 11(), have been prior to the'
feet November e.oc.ion he epte.lts of, because
our intorview VT-117 at the new of we now
occupy on Main three:, and we did nu: move.
into that till the Stith day of December lac.
It was Mr. Dent hanse:f that tolivited ma to
■ct aal year, end not Mr. Pradl.
iite:adve to " many persons " interested itr
the liingh le.ate being EpipcoNili.us"
11.1411 any say that I am sop:aimed with.
many more drat; the individual han.elf, ned
I have yet to .earn the name of any one man
who it. That it mere balderdash and this
toommuMy or kliy other may „judge of the
honesty of hia ma . .ocoeuts.
The plain truat is,. that there is no reason
that can bas aPs:gned against me, but wu
known to the Cututnitlee at the April a:ection
of Vestrymen, and 1 may say long before the
Nov. election too. And . moreover whilst
Mr. Pratit and ano.hor, have se:ected me out
to wage war againr, my " peculiar untitorss"
for office, can, whit the SILIAI propriety, b•
urged against, membfrs of rho Ves:ry and
otficera too of that board. Will the gentle"
man please explain why he and, a certain in.
dividual do no: act with some degree of-con.
aistency, and concientiouely withdraw their
children from the saheb!, as they did from the
Academy 1
la conclusion may I ask, would not the
Rev. gentloman'a usefulness be more appro..
elated by giving his attention to his clerical:
and official dutiss,—ins:ead of leiading his aid
in ciring up strife among neighbors and re.
tailing slander and abuse against them. c -
Respectfully Yours:
9.11. OVERTON.
EDITORB OF TUE JoLT.fiNAL:-:-I 1610
waited some time for some one more
able, to respond - to your call for local
information, from this town; gut - as
it does not seem to be forthcoming I
will do the bestj can. And first, in
regard to winter wheat and rye, there
has probably .been more raised and
harvested in thin, town, the present
year, than during the ten preceding
ones. Both kinds were good—and
will richly pay,. though at present
the amount cannot be given, for the
reason, that very little'has been thrash
ed. Hay is very abundant--more
than double the last years crops.—
Oat" ditto, Corn more than middling