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Catidersport, Pa., will attend to all business
sutrusted to his ears, with promptness and
Ginty.
Office—in the Temp!ranee Block, up stairs,
lisimstsaet.
ISAAC BENSbN
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L. P. WILLISTON,
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Wel Tioga Co., Pa., will atteud the
Courts to Potter and !'Kean Counties.
. A. P. CONE,
ttorntk at "anti',
'ff • 116 borough, Tioga cuuuty, l'e, regulur
ly Wend the etturts of Putter euttuty.
Jun* 3, 1848.
JOEEN S. MANN,
fittornip St Counselor at UAW,
recast - sport, Pa., trill atteutl the severe)
Courts iu roll< r auJ,NrKeaucounties. All
lasiuovi entrizat.4 his pc-e, will 'receive
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Conticvan [Er,
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given if r.quired.
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SEILEer 1,023E33,1%
A SICK MAN'S IMAM
This beautiful' piece of poetry was written
by the lute Judge Robert Raystmad Reed, of
Georgia, afterward Governor of Florida. It
has never appeared in print before, and the la
dy for whom it was pemed—now a reAdem
of our city—has kindly consented.to give It to
the public through our. columns. It is oat of
thoSe choice, yet neobtruse getns, struck out
from a rich aii a 4,,r thought, that has ooly to
%tie the light to have its be cubes appreciate:l.-
310efg,onterst (41a.) Journal.
ilethought that inn sacred wood,
I slumbered on a batik of flowers,
Soothed by a streamlet's wandering flood,
- That gurg:ed thro' the whispering bowers:
And dreams did visit me—.so bright,
An Elysium only could to-get them:
They brought me such lotettse delight,
- I rioter, never can forget them.
It seemed that thou wart present there,
Thine eyes with living lustre beatuiug;
The star of morning decked thy hair,
And all ardund its radie.,ce streautiug,
Imparted to thy lip-thy cheek—
The brightness ofitnruortal glory;
0! we can ne'er such visions seek,
But in some old rout totic story
And near thee hung a lyre of gold.,
Beneath a bower of.sh 'ding roses--
Roses—like those that rev•
When from Ws toils the god reposes; -
And when thy. du touched the strings,
They yielded numbers r,ch and swelling„
As when some spirit %1N eetly
At evening, from her %iewlesa dwelling,
Ye changeful was th it m iaic's strain,
It told of hope, of yoath, and ofgla !nes.,
Of pleasure's w,emli,"of trite lore's oh '44 .
And then of blighted joys and sadness,
At fait an answering voice there. came, •
Fron a bright cloud that then demeuda.d,
And while it spake a qmn.:s:ing
Wae with the fleecy whiteness Wended.
9 . nut toll the words 4o kind, •
By that sante plaintive voice then spoken;
Fur the d irk eight--.tonne rudest wind
Carne o'er Illy d•eant and it was broken,
But lady, tranquil be thy bolus,
And etnoOth the path of lire before thee,
Fur surely, front celtistial bowers,
Seine_ hippy spirit welched over thee!
ADDRESS AND I 1 SOLUTIONS
OPTHEREPURLICANASSOCI
ATION or WASHANGTON.
REPUBLICAN' 11001411,
Wa.viinitoi, D. C., Nor. 29, 1856.
At a meeting of the Republican As.
socivion, held at their Club Room on
the evening of the 27th instant. the
Committee appointed at a .previoua
meeting, to draft an addrosr and reso.
lotions, presented the following which
were unanizzooisly adopted:
The Republican ituociation of 'Kish
ington to the Republioans of the Uni-
ted States
The Presidential poutestia over, and
-at laet we have some materials to ena
ble us to form - a judgment of the re;
butts.
Seldom have two Parties emerged
from a corzflict, with less of joy in the
victors, mord of hope in the vanquish
ed. The Pro Slavery Party has elec
ted its Presidential candidate, only,
however, by the' votes of a . minority,
and that, of such a character as tfl stamp
the victory as the offspring of section
alismmt and.temporary causes. The Re 7
publicans, wheteVer able to present
clearly to the Public the real issue of
the Canvass—Slavery Restriction or
Slavery Extension—have carried the
People With them by unpreCedented
COUDERSPORT, PinTER COUNTY, PA., DEC. 18, 1856
majorities; almost breaking up in some
States the organization of their adver
saties- A, sudden gathering together
of the People, alarmed at the inroads
of the Slave;Power, rather tl an a well
organized Party ; with but a few
months to attend to the
: complicated
details of Party warfare ; obstructed
by a Secret Order, .ultich had pre-oe
.cupied the field, and obtained a strong
!dd of the national and' pre
judices of the masses; ripp.rse,d -to an
old Party, comineueing the canvas with
the united support •of a power fel sec
tion, hardened by long patty drift- ac
customedto victory, wielding the whole
power of the Federal Administration
a party which only four years air.) ear
ls.' all but forr of the States, and a
majority of the popular vote—still un-•
der "all these adverse circumstances,
they have triumphed in eleven,,if not
twelve of the free States, pre-eminent
for enterprise. aml general i etelligeece,
and containing one half of the white,
population of the country ; given to
their PrUsidential candidate , nearly
three times as many electoral votes as
were cast by the tVtrig party in IS ;
and this day control the ti ovum u ants
of lout teen of the most powerful States
of the Union.
.Well ma) our adversaries tremble
in the hour of their victory. "The
Democratic - and 'Black Republican
Parties," they say, "are nearly bal
anced in regard to power. The fer
met- %%as victorious in the recent sung- .
glc, but success was hardly W./11, with
the aid of imp n•taut accidential advan
tages. Tue lather has abated nothing
of its zeal, and has sullen ed no pause
in its preparations for another battle."'
With l such numerical force, such
zee!, intelligence, and harmony in
counsel; with so many great. States,
and more than a million voters rallied
to their standard by the efforts of a few
mouths, why may not the Republicans
confidently expect victory in the next
contest
The necessity for their organization
still exists in all its force. Mr. Bu
chanan has always, proved trite to the
demands of his Party. He fully ac
cepted the Cincinnati Platform,' and.
pledged himself to its Policy—a Policy
of Filibustering abroad, Propagandism
'at horns. Prominent a.rd conti oiling
among his supporters are men corn
initted. by word and deed, to that Poli
cy ; and what is there itch's charaet, r,
his antecedents. the nature of his North
ern support, to ant oriz:: the expecta
tion that he will disregard their will ?.
Nothing will be so likely to restrain
him, . and counteract their extreme
measures,-as a vigorous and growing,
Republicao Organization, as nothing
would he more necessary to save the
Cau.e of Freedom- and the Union,
should he, as we have every reason to
believe, continue the Pro-Slavery Pol
icy of the present incumbent. Let us fff
beware of folding our arms, and wait.
i rig to see what ho will do. We
know the ambition, the necessitim, the
schemes, of the Slave Power. Its p
icy of .extension arid aggran • igement
and universal empire, is the law of its
being, nut an accident-:—is settled, not
fluctuate g. Covert or °Pen, moderate
or extreme, according to circumstan
ces, it never ehanges,.in spirit of aim.
With Mr. Buchanan,:.the elect of a
Party controlled by this
.Policy, ad- .
ministering the Government, the safety
of the country and of Free Institutions
must rest in the organization of the
Republican Party.
What, then, is the duty before us?
Organization, vigilance,notion-; action
on the rostrum, through the press, at
the ballut.hox; in State, county, city,
and town elections ;eirerywhere, at all
times ; in every election, making Re
publicanism, or loyalty to the Policy
and Principles it advocates,the political
test. No primary or municipal'eled:
Lien should be suffered to go by diA
•faillt,: The Party that wituldsUccited
Nationally, must triumph iii the States
triumph in State- elections, mint
be prepared by municipal success,
Next to retaining poweriri the States
`Richmond (Va.) Enquirer, Nor. ...>2, 1856,
already uuder,their control, let the Re
publicans devote theru , elves to the
work of disseminating their principles,
and initiating the true course of political
action in the States which have detii
ded the election against them. This
time, we have failed for. reasons. near
ly all of which may be removed by
proper,effisrt. Many thousand honest,
but not well-infor med voters, who sup
ported Mr. Buchanan under the delu
sive impression that he would favor
the cause of Free Kansas, will soon
learn their mistake, and be anxious to
correct it. The timid pOlicy of the
Republicans in New Jersey, Pennsyl
vania, and Indiana, in postponing their
independent action, and temporizing
with a Party:got up for purposes not
in harmony with their own, and the .
conduct of Mr. Fillmore's." friends,
,in
either voting for Mr. Buchan in or di
viding the oppe,itien by a separate
ticket., • can hardly be repeated .again.
The t: ue -course of the Republicans, id
to organize prum,rtly, boldly, and hon
estly, upon their own Principles, se
clearly set. forth in the Philadelph;a
Platform, and,.avoidiug Coalitinns with
other. Parties, appeal directly to the
masses of all Parties to ignore an or
ganizations and issues which would
divert the Public Mind from tine dan
ger that now threatens the honor and
interests of the country, and the sta
bility of the Union—Slavery Propa
gandism allied with Disurrionism.
Let us nut forget that it is not the
wart of generous sentiment, but of suf
ficient information, that prevents the
American People from being united in
action against the aggressive policy of
the Slave Power•'. Were these simple
questions submitted to-day to the Peo
ple of the United States—Are you in
favor of the extension ofSlavery I Are
you. in favor of such extension by the.
aid or connivance of the Federal Gov
ernment 7—and could they be permit
ted to record their votes in response,
without embarrassment, without con
str•aiut o f ar•y hied, nineteen-twentieths
of the People of the Free States, aad
perhaps snore than. half of the People
of the Slave States, w..uld return a de
cided negative to both:
I:etus have faith in the People. Let
us believe that at heart they are hostile
to tits extension of .Slavery, deSirou
that the• Territories of the Uaiou he
consecrated to Free ,Labor . and Free
Institutions; and thlat they reqiiire
only enlightenment as to the m rat ef
fectual means of securing this end, - to
convert their cherished sentiment into.
a fixed principle of action. •
Tire times are pregnant with warn
ing. Teat a Disunion party-exists in
the South, no longer admits of a doubt..
It accepts the electionof Mr. Bache/ •
an as affsrling time. and means to
consolidate its strength, and mature
its plank, Which comprehend not only
- the enslavement of Kansas, arid' the
recognition of Slavery in all Territory
of the United States, but the conversion
of "the lower half of California iA° a
Slave State, the organization of a new
Slave Territory in the Gadsden pur
chase, the future aimexati Tic
ragea and ,'subjugation of C antral
America, and the acquisition of Cuba ;
and as the Free States are not expected
to submit to all this, ultimate dismem
berment of the Union, and the farina
titan of- a,great Slaveholding Confede
racy, with foreign alliances with .Brazil
and Russia. It may assume at first a
moderate tone, to prevent the sudden
alienation of its Northers allies ;_ it
may delay the development of its plot,
as it did under the Pierce Administra
tion ; but the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise came at last, and so will
come upon- the country inevitably the
Anal acts of the dark coaspiracy. When
:that hour shall come, then will the
honest Democrats of the Free States
.he driven into ' our ranks, and the men.
of the Slave States who prefer the
Republic of Washington, Adams, - and
Jefferson---a Republic of Law, Order,
and Liberty--to an Oligarchy of Slave•
holders- and Slavery Pr opagandists,
governed by Wise, Atchison, Soule,
and. Walker, founded' in fraud and
v iolence, arid seeking aggrandizement
by the spoliation of, nations, will hid
God speed to the labors of the Repoli.
Jican parry to preserve Lcherty and
the Union, one and inseparable, per
petual and all-powerful.
nßscitmTioss
Rrso!red. That the pr inciples of the
Republican party are based upon broad
and national grounds, secut ing to evety
citizen all the rights and pririleges
gust mace() by the Constitution ; that
in its oppo..itot to the. extension of
Slavery it is but carrying out the great
sentiments of Freedon upon which the
Constitution was founded, and upon
which depend the gioWth and pros- .
perity of our free institotiont ; and
that while it recopiz.-s "Freed(sm as
national and Slavery as sectional." it
acknowledgos the principle a State
sovereignty, atid discountenances in
terference with the dnmestic iusti,ai
tions of the States.
./?eao/vect, That in the result of the
recent election, we have the most
cheering evidence, expressed through
a large and intelligent popular vote of
the American people, of the con ect
ness of our principles,.and of their
ultimate and speedy triumph ; that the
unprecedented development of the
Republican movement is a sure guar
antee that the intelligent masses are
on the side of FreedoM. and opposed
to the further encroachments of fave 7
ry, and points with unerring certainty
to a full and complete triumph in
1856.
Resolved, That the most important
time to correct, form, and establish
public sentiment, on the great princi
ples involved in the present contest of
patties, is during the next three years,
and before we shall have bocome again
engaged in. the strife and conflict pe
culiar to a Presidential campaign ; sad
relying upon the justice of our cause,
and the ealightened.intel igonce of the
People to sustain it, we therefOre re
commend to the several associations in
each of the .States, to keep up their
organizations, and by every means
labor to dissethinate light and knowl
edge; and' that we urge upon our
friends throughout the country tolorm
. themselves into associations, where
none already exist, for a like object,
and !Jr pdiposes of free discussion.
Resolred,,l'lint the noble and patri
otic beat ing of J. C. Fretn.mt and Wm.
L. Thytou during the recent contest,
marked as it has been by the most
unprecedented exercise of personal
Invective avd base calumny, calls forth
our w irmest admiration; that we
recognize them as statesmen of the
most exalted_. virtue, honor, and integ
rity, and whose devotion to the inter
ests of Freedom finds its highest
eulogy in the generous confidence so
cordially expressed by an enlightened
and free people.
Itesdred, That we recommend and
urge upon
,our Rtpublican friends the
necessity tuf surpmting men pledged
to the principles of the Republican
party at their municipal and county
as w. 211, as State . and National elec
tions.
The .Aisociation also resolyed to
continue its organization, and to holJ
regular weekly meetings for the di
cussi )n of polit;cal'and national ques
tions. E. Al: Jostusr, President.
L. 6. EPHANE, Secretary.
Synopsis of the President's
Message.
Tne President in allusion to the re-
cent electiqn says that the result has
emphatically condemned the idea. of
organizing mere geo s o aphical parties,
and he colsiders that such an organi
zation could have had countenance in
no part of the country had its aims not
been disguised by suggestions, plausi
ble in appearance, acting upon an ex
cited state of the public mind i•tduced.
by temporary- causes. and- transient,
he hopes, in their influence. After
some bitter invectives against those
who, under the guise of
. preventing
the extension ofslavery, seek to inter
fere with the institution where it ex
ists u icier .state law," and who throw
every obstacle in the way of the exe
cution of the fugitive slave law, he
comes to the territorial question in ?e
-lation particularly to Kansas and Ne
braska: He argues at length upon
The policy. and defends the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise He charg•
es . that the revolutionary disorder in
Kansas had. its origin in projects of
intervention deliberately arranged.by.
members
.of that Congress which en
acted the laws for organization of the
territory.
{ - EDITOR & PUBLISHER.
Re condemns the incursions both
from the north and south which have
been made into the territory, and the
exaggerated and inflammatory reports
which, have been circulated. Refers
to the efforts which have been made
to correct 'abuses, and rejoices at the
peaceful condition of things which
now prevail.
He thee proceeds •to review the
ceerse of events in Kansas generally,
and to defend the action taken by the
government in the pretnises; conclud
in with the hope that reflection and
wise legislation either in the Assem
bly of the territory, or Congress, will
see that no act remains on its statute
book violative of the provisions of the
constitution or calculated to interfe.
with the due exercise of the rights
and privileges of citizens.
After referring to the several re
ports of the cabinet officers, the Presi
' dent refers to our foreign relatioons.
The various questions at issue between
the United States and England are in
a fair way of being amicably adjusted:
and there is reason to believe that
when the question of the Sound Dees
is finally .adjusted between Deemark
and the maritime powers of Fourepe,
the pending negotiation .on the same
subject, with the United States, may
be settled in a satisfactory manner.
The subject of the maritime pi °po
sitions are dwelt on at some-length.
The proposed amendment offered by
our government has been favorably
entertained by all the 'governments
who have replied to it; and the pres T
emit aspect of the question . leads - the
President to hope that the American
principle will eventually be encorpo
rated into the code of international
laws.
Our affairs with . Mexico and Central
America are briefly alluded to. With
regard to Nicaraugua, the President
says, that being unable to decide which
of the two contending parties in this
state is the government de facto, he
had declined to receive a representa
tion from either, and is now awaiting
further developements.
In reftwerice to the Panama massa
cre, the President says he has dernild
ed the punishment of the gpty par
ties, with full indemnity to the families
of those who were killed in that aflldr,
as well as for the property destroyed.
In conclusion, the President ex
presses his congratulations ih view of
the •peace, greatness and facilities
which our .tonutry now possesses and
enjoys, and says he is preparing - to
surrender the executive trust-to his
successor and retie to private life
with sentiments of profound gratitude
to Providence, which has, during his
administratiom vouchsafed to carry
the country through so many difficul
ties.
GOTTA PF.I4CLIAL HOOPS Fun LADIES.
—The New York Evening Post re
commends the substitution of euua
percha for whalebone in the article of
ladies' hops. It says that the.gutta
percha which has been, introduced is
not so heavy as whalebone,- and much.
more flexible, scithat the.dress can be
folded close to the person if necessary,
while it will pr6erve elasticity enough
to resume its, proper pasitiou again
For the ladies' dresses thif is just the
thing needed, and it can be naited by
simply putting the ends in hot 'water.
There is therefore no springing of the
ends and tearing thedresti. The la
dies make a larger figure in the world
than they were wont, or were former
ly allowed. They claim-a great deal
of latitude while moving through
life now-a'days. They undoubtedly
f ‘.spread themselves" in , a manner to
'to abridge the rights and priVilezes a t'
the steruer sex, and occupy a very
"large space in the public eye." Any
improvement suggested therefore,
even iu such a waiter as dress,lassumes
an unprecedented importance at this
time. Some other people..: besides
old bachelots, however, are begin
ning to wish that the better,.half or
creation would resume its natural
proptirtious. In the meantime, "Room.
for my lady, room!"
NO