THE JOURNAL. COUdesPort. Pa. Wednesday, Apr.l, imp. W. 31c4LARNEY, EDITOR. itkrOur news 'Aetna have beep crowd! ed out this week. There have been no important movements in any of the divis ions of the grand army. A few skirmish es 'with the success generally on the side of the UnioniKts. Volga from the. Army. following resolutions were passed q t 6e 149th Regiment at their" eairip; Bell Plain, Va.. Potter county. has one company and part Of another in thib Reg want.: Its Lieut:-Col. is a citizen of this Ida* and the Capt. Johnson, Who'was among the - speakers Captain of - the Potter ,compapy. We are,glad to inform the boys that: there course is approved by cyory- loyal =man in - thii County, and wish them and othera :who have Lhua nobly eapreSsed their devotion to thol,Country from the-ranks of,the army, a God•speed -not Only in their mission as soldiers*but also as rebulsera of the vile - H • party 'who disgrace the f frce Nord' by their' undisguised devotidn' 2 , to Treason . aao 4ebellion :AVREItEAs,.There is being nourished aiod encouraged, anon. , a Certain 'class of ~, politicians' iit the North, a sentiment of cippusitiou to . the Administration ; Acid whei-eas, this sentiment; and such a course as those who ttilhere to it are pursuing, is, at this critical juncture, nothing less than treachery to the Government and intend tie_eucouragement to covert traitors in tali front : therefute, - Resolved, That. 'we hold a cordial sup port and quick obedience to thelAdinio istraticlit to be the first duty of all, and the. - oaly doorway out of these troublous titnesi. therefore ive earnestly entreat all -citizens:and all soldiers to support hearti ly and obey with: alacrity all laws and or derscowing from those charged with the admiaistiatien - of our government. -Resolved, That we recognize the fearj ful struggle the cpuntry is now engaged in asa struggle of freedom against sla ver. c y; right against wrong; of God against -Satan ; and we hold those who are against the Administration as againit the Gov nrnmeut, against right, against the eon atitution and -the glorious liberties of which it is the guarantee; and we brand them is traitors, while we assure them -dour unmitigated hatred and.contempt. ' Resolved, That theEinancipation Proc lamation and the conscription act—those tnearsurei most odious to insidious peace men; copperheads add traitors under . uther titles—meet with our hearty approval, as measures dictated by. the best administra tive wisdom acid firmness for the honest purpose' and in the earnest effort to. sup' press.rebellion,'and save - to posterity our noble;republican government: • °.Resolvedi That the lying reports spread broadcast throughout the land, that the army of which•we have the honor to form a part is demoralized.and clamoring for peace; are but the- base-utterances of trai torous tongues; cluing our gallant cum- rades in the field the grossest injustice. Resolved, That we are ready and will ing to put forth erery.effort, endure every -species of - hardship and fatigueda any t hingand everything required to suppress the accused wae•noW being waged ar , ainst us ; that mil, have the- fullest confidence in-the present administration and gener als over us, and particularly of the head of-the army with which - we are tuarneth ately connected. • Resolved, -That we will never give up the noble cause in which we are now en gaged until under the •good guidance of kind Providence; treason and rebellion shall be banished frOm •;the Union of States, when the old flag, doubly dear from its:double baptis - in in the best blood of our-land, shall again wave proudly over. • The abave resolutions were offered to the .149th Penna., Bucktails, by Lt.-Col. W. Dwight commanding at dress parade, March 18th, inst. and were unanimously adopted by the regiment. Speeches, ap propriate and becoming the times, were made by. Col. Dwight, Cants. John C. Johnson, Brice X. Blair, B. S. Osborne and others, the greatest enthusiasm pre vailing. - . ' .. • The regiment, numbering 795 'rank and file, is eager for the decisive blow V for the nation's honor and freemen's cation, at any; peril of life' or fortune. D. ALLEN, Sergi. Major, 149th P. V. The Chicago Journal notices a•cause in the Illinois Courts wherein Fernando Wood is complainant, and the heirs, wid. ow and creditors of 'Stephen A. Douglas are defendants, and where the amouut of the money Claimed is over 880,000, on property near the Illinois Central Rail. road Works in that, city. Eton.' Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, re ceived $628,34 mileage, just before 'he "left Washington. .lle immediately sent the whole to lndiana'to be devoted tt. the I:r_elief of sick and wounded soldiers.;' r If the other member . % mild follow his'exam '.ple it would be a 6ne relief fund. I Mn.s Koons of Centre tp., SnOer Co., died on the 12th 'inst., - aged' 1.134 years. Wo think, we can safely, etty, thatehe was tho Mat poroon in tbie station of the gtett.-. The Bounty to Volunteers. The following act, legalizing the pa.y pent of bounty to volunteers, passed the House at Harrisburg, March 25th, and with the Governer's signature will become it - ; SEO. 1. .Be' it _enacted by the 4enate and House of Representatives,. &c.: That all bonds, warrants or certificates of in debtedness issued by the Commissioner Or Commissioners and Controller of any county.or the proper corporate authorities of any township, city or borough of this Commonwealth for the payment of boun ties to persons volunteering to enter the , !military service of the United States no= der any requiiition heretofore made by the President be and the same are hereby legalized and mado valid and binding upon such counties, townships, citiei or boro's in the same manner-and with like effect as if full legal authority had existed for the issuing and waking of the Same wizen they were issued and made. . SEC' 2. That all payments of bounties to volunteers entering the service'of the United States; as aforesaid, by the corpo• rate"authorities'of any county, township; city or borough of this Commonwealth, and all loans Made by said atithotities for the purpose cf making such payments be and the same are hereby legalized and Made valid. • SEC. 3. That the corporate authorities aforesaid are 'hereby authorized and re quired to execute and complete all agree ments and contracts heretofore made by such counties, townships, cities or boro's for the payment of bounties as afroesaid, orfor refunding 'advancements made for that purpose on corwition that they should be relMuded,. according to the true intent and meaning of such agreements and con tracts, and for that purpose the said au ; thorities are hereby authorized to borrow money and issue bonds in the • name of such corporations,with or without interest coupons attached, payable at such, times and in such wanner as may be agreed upon, 'and to levy such taxes as may be necessary to meet the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds as the same shall become due, which taxes and levies shall be atisessed and collected as other county or township taxes are levied and collected. 1 • • - St.c. 4. That all assessments heretofore made of taxes for the purpose of paying bounties as aforesaid, be and the same are hereby legalized and , made valid ; Pro paled, That no private volunteer. soldier or, non commissioned officer nor drafted militiamen 'actually mustered into the service of the United States from this Commonwealth' shall be required to pay any taxes now assessed or hereafter to be assessed and levied pursuant to' the pro visions of this act. SEC.. 5. That all 'advancements made or' indebtedness incurred by the Commis sioners of any county .of Chia' Cowmen : wealo for boarding or_proviltions furuisl3;. yeti to velunteeri or militia when called !into the service.o the United States, and 'all expenses incurred in the relief of the familiesof such Volunteers or militia when in" service aforesaid, and all contributions Made by said Coin w issioners to any-beneii ()lent associations to aid them in furnish ing with necessary clothing , and equip- Monts, and all the expenses incurred . in providing for the Wants of the siek and wounded, are hereby- fully' legalized and eentirmed ; the said • Towinissioners are hereby fully autlioQzed to burrow money for the payment of the name and to issue bonds as herehefore provided. 'SEC. 6. . That all the provisions of the 14th section of : an act passed 15th May, 1861, which authorized the Associate . judges and County Commissioner's 'of the Several counties of this Commonwealth to constitute a board of relief for the families of such volunteers as have been enrolled and mustered into service from their sev eral counties, art hereby extended and applied to the families of men who have been drafted and mustered into the ser vice of the .U. S , and all arrangements made by the several cu ,, uties'of this Coin: inonwealth for the support of the families of volunteer militia or . drafted men 'flus tered ,into service, arc hereby legalized and confirmed, and the County Commis. sioners aro hereby fully authorized te borrow money . for..tha, payment df .such expenies,, in the wanner horeinbefore provided.. SEc. 7. • That the :Commissioners o anynnd every county in which bounties have•not been paid are hereby authorized• to borrow such sum or sums of money us may be sufficient to pay each and every, person who volunteered from such county and entered the 'service of the. United states after the 26th of July, 1863, the suit of fifty dollars; Provided however, That in any counties in which- the Com missioners or parties hiving charge of the subject of bounty' to volunteers offered a les sum than fifty dollars, and the volun• teers entered the service in such county with the understanding that such less sum was to be received, then, and in all such eases, no more than the sum so promised shall be paid uiadtir the provisions of this section. I SEC. 7. That !the money so borrowed shalt be paid over, to.the Treasum of the roper county who shall 'proceed to pay to each person why volunteered from such county the . Rum to which such persod shall be entitled Under the provisions of this act. Providfd, That no person 'shall be entitled to receive said sum, to which such persons shill be entitled under the provisions of thialant or any part theiof, who was' not regularly mustered and swornintu the service of the United States and remainsin said'service Or has been legally discharged! therefrom: SEz. Tbat in Goy aiiaa'whera a part of the bounty'anthorized by this act shall have been paid,the•treasurer of any coun ty; township or-borough shall 'pay the difference between. the sum so paid and the hill boudtyt• • 5E0.1.0.: 'That in any county where persons have subscribed and paid to the bounty fund .of, any county, township or borough; said county, township tir bore' shall refund erl.pay over to such persons the amount so-subscribed and paid; Pro vided, That such subscriptions were made with that agreement, understanding or upon such condition: Sac.ll. That if any soldier who would have been entitled to receive the. said bounty has died before-,having received the money, the proper county shall pay the same to surd person or persons as by the laws.of the United States would be entitled to receive the bounty of deceased SEC. 12. That the Commissioners of the several counties, when the same may be necessary, itre . .hereby authorized and required to levy, assess and collect county tax in additioti-to the county taxes now levied, assessed and collected, sufficient to pay the bounties authorized to be paid by the provisions of this act and to repay the money borrowed for the payment of 'the same; Provided however, That the' Commissioners .of said counties shall so proceed in 'the premises as to allow to the people of each county as much time for the payment of said taxes as may-in their judgment be least oppressive to them, not exceeding however in any case the period of five years for the payment of the whole debt and the interest thereon.L- 71layonels Think . Now Days I" BY L. P.' MAYNARD In the thibking of bayonets, there is a persuasive power of. rhetoric, and a farce of logic. that isirresistable. 'When bay onets think as now days ; let oppressors and tyrants in, whatever guise or form they may appear take warning that, "they have becti weighed in the balances and found wanting," and that their kingdom has departed ftoni them, and will be given into the hands of. the people. The-great question in these United States we are now "deciding by, our ballots and by our arms; is, that of popular lib. erty.and a Republican Government. The dearest rights 'of' freemen are at stake— equal laws,domestic trangaility,-aud per sonal security ! "The South in . its blind madness to de stroy even its own interest, by a 'wicked at tempt to overthrow the beat government ever instituted among men; is to be brought back to duty, only by the power of arms for there is no other Method of reasoning with madmen.. In the North the ballot is still the defence of civillib erty—yet even .here there is a motled race of copperheads—traitors who would, sell theittirth right for "a mess of pot age!" the lowest motivesof partisan and' self-interest, swaying them against the, country's best good. In secret sympathy with armed treason ; they clamor for peace at any price, although it cover the country with foul dishonor—nay although it prostrate the .dearest rights of freemen at the feet of the most cruel, wicked, se taiaic, Slave Oligarchy the world ever knew. And these, prowling, pawning sycophants of a conceited aristocracy while they would do all this well know, that those whoill they would serve despise them,- even in the abjectness of their sub mission, and deciare themselves disgusted with their very presence. In refreshing contrast, to this class, is that '7f the great .body of the people, ir're! spective of party, who have determined as with one mind, to ,maintain tins noble. wise and good . , government of the old Union ; against all, enemies at home or abroad.. With a special- signifiCance also, comes the voice of the great Union An ! tuies•now in the field, in indig,nant rebuke of those at home, who love -the "Flesh Pots of Egypt" better than they 'love their country. It was a little - to much to ask of the brave defenders of the coun try who have spilt their blood like water] and thousands ,of whose comrades have laid - down their lives, as a rich soul ,lice on the altar of their.'country—that all this should be in vaim—while liber.y was betrayed in the house of its pretend ed friends ! No, no . ! let us not forget , that the soldier in the field is-also it citi zen, and that while he holds in his strong hands the bayonet, he ,also holds a still stronger, brighter ; and ,more powerful weapon of thought; forged, in the bright fires,of his,scu4..burning with ardent do. votionto the cause of liberty. And that , when Our citizen soldiery shall, return from the wars, covered with the.glury of victory, and bearing aloft the standard of , the stars ! That for the coward,, traitor and miscreant, who.sought to betray, there ; will be no mercy found., Yes truly do bayonets thinktnow days.;. The crowned heads .of Europe hedge around their despotic power and state with a royal guard of bristling bayonets Yet the hour comes (and is even now) when it is a miosi, unsafe reliaoce. -Hu manity everywhere is awakening to a conscious knowledge 'of its glorious des; tiny ; it cherishes an ever increasing sense of the neuessity:of unity; to secure the great cause of universal liberty,— Greece and Italy-the lands of the most ancient and. eminent' republics 'feels the inspiration of the grand past moving their people to unity, and-the flies 'of demo-. cretin equality, now 'blazing• there, are 'swiftly spreading to 'sweep ' the northern 6elda of Poland, Pruseii and Russia.— Poland poor. Poland- .the - spoil 'of the RobbeeNations bleeding; torn, murdered Poland l'noW with tha.elentrics touch of the _spirit of-freedom awakes from the sleep of the tomb, and nomnal oak! to I f o od Once more for the rthtl Of national life. . 1 I The masses of the peopleeverywhere sympatize with her suffering.) And . God speed I the honr, - when down . trodden Po land shall again mica her rightful , place' among the nations of the world—aoct her new, life, a glorious free and Indepen dent 400E01 ThiS new conflagration now 'firing the East, May spread over the whole of Eu rope, and sweep away all of its Crumblin„s , J thrones. The harvest is fully ripe, "all ready j white for the sickle" and why should. it not be reaped,now ? , Despotism bas bad a long lease ot'powerainder the pjea of necessity, and ' the claim of the sanctity, of the "Divine right !kings to reicrn: But man is , made for advatiee went. , He must develone hislfull powers by progress. This great torc h' of truth has been handed down the lines of time from generation to generation ! , 'and it is yet to be she full orbed light of the word.l But while the struggling nations are con tending for unity, add their people for, the recognition of their just r ights; and] aye looking to • America as the] hope of Mankind. Let the United ! States of! America resolve not to disappoint their just expectation but to maintain our Na tional Unity the prestige of our power as "the Great Republic" and the nobleness of our , example , for their imitation. • • From the, 513th Pennsylvania. [MR. EDITOR.--I forward you a letter which I think. you will be pleased to pub lish, or an *extract from it, the writer, Sergeant Hadley, was 'for many years a residept of (ism'Yo. He entered the army !from M'Kean county lii,bere his fathers Dr. Hadley now resides: Sergt. M. J.llladley's brother, Henry Hadley was the soldier who killed the notorious. Col. Ashby. Putter hnd Dlean ceun ties have. furnished very Many good soldiers. Yours respectfully, H. H. Mossosr. NEVBERN, N. C., Feb 28,1863. Yon Will see by our Regimental Re port that our Regiment has Iliad some hot wurk since I left your" town.: One of my recruits was wounded and is 'not on duty at this time There has been great gaps made in our ranks since lasi sprin g ; hundreds have been sent to their last long homes, and discharged on! account of disease contracted in those stinking swamps. As for myself I have beect on every march and in every enpgement our Regiment has had, and hive wet with no casuality whatever. • We were at Blackwater, Zdni, Wind. sor, and Falls Church. At Zoni we had shell and round shot about as fast as we could take care of them. At Rlickwater we had rifle balls and cold steal II would give something if you could haveheard the shout of the 13th Illinois as they waded the river, ana.have seen the long row of, naked steel as they charged on the ene- 1 mies,rifle pits. I can hardly sit still as i think of that charge. Wu l •are now eight .1, miles on the advance and have work, cnough.to do. Scarce a day passes without some casuality. A feW days since a poor fellow was brought in badly wounded. the surgeons went at ;hltu with saw and knife; however, he will get well it.tbey let him !alone. W have cruel b!ood-thirsty foes here, but we have found that our wors l t 4 enemies are not in rebellion, but in the frm3 North. At home the secesh Democratic party rules,lor at least will soon come into pow er, and expect to fatten upou our national troubles; a gang of thugs am 4 gbduls who long to destroy and feast. upon' the vitals of our distracted country. For twenty years they have plotted; planned ,and iu tripe(' for, their own personal agiaotlize went, and would teday, sell their Country for less money than Judas got., If by recognizing the Confederacy we could get rid of the whole broodlof pimps and fawning sycophats, could drtie thew all to the embraces of their Confederat frientlic in God forsaken Rebeldbui, we might!hope there was sowethion; better for us, in the dreawY future"; but after the war shall have passed away, and peace swiles,again upon us, we still hatie those most damnable ofall , traitors in our midst to breed disunion, to countenance treason, ever ready to sell themselves to Corrupt .politioil parties, to mob, to bargain, to plunder and destroy if their instigators are not-perwitted to rule theroost.! Rule or ruitt,,has, been their cry. .. j No my friend it is ,not from the South that wel have the most'to fear, bit rather from 'the 'North.. ,Oh ! if we. only had our enemies all together.we conld crush this slaveholders rebellion in three wonth4; but such is not the case, par en emies-are not confined to any one Point-. EneMtes in Congress, enemies id every State Legislature in the Union, enemies in cooly and in e% cry departmentlplotting the ruin of our common country • What avails all our hard fought and. dearly gained victories, so long as our peo ple elect traitors to wake and execute the laws. We are ready and anxious to meet our enemies and if it is required olose in a death struggle for our country and the cause of human, freedom. But for God and our country's. sake, 'let us .be free from thd atlas forged by our own State Legislators. 0 I hope in God's name this war will continuo until every • traitor, North and South. "shall gu'duwn dim and dishonored and fill a shameful tomb," If itbe required let my life• blood flow 'oat on the sterile pieies 'of the South, and let the hand that guides this pen, moulder and consume tiway and become food for worms, but let merinos , or at least hcipe my coun try is free from her enemies . who now cause her to "reel as a drubken man." W. J. QA-Din 11111 MEE I.GOODS =I g the I rec4Cpardo apt_grdb, :Purchased dui Goode is New York. • lecline MI 000DS, DR MI Dress Goods. Ladies ad 6 • Clothing, Readp- and CAPS: Mg and SHOES. BOOTS GROCERIES PROVISIONS, CROCKERY. Fancy qoods, NOTIONS. Wool, .7vviine. Wall Taper, =I NAILS, 1 and WOODEN-WARE. We respectfully lathe ft call, feeling confident 13 • that i'e can .supply the Twants of all on terms it. their satisfacti n, giving better Goods for t 1 less MONEY than can ' , be had at any other [ • • , I - - 1 t House in Potter 'adjoining counties. i • 0 - 1 ' I . 7 We have also added to oar well-knowa stock ot goods, a IIOW and complete stock et PURE DRUGS• Medicines. Chemicals, Paints Oils, Varnishes, Glues. Dye Stuffs CASTILE SOAP. orks. Bottles S i ponges. Lankp-Globei= Vials and, &c. &o. &o. F WHICH MI be sold Ea t the ~t ~:i+'~;~:4 ~ ~f= VERY L 1"08 811 Call and See I Don't Fail PA . : .. I.Tp3BINS, 4,vq, 9?irllßa - or MAIN 'AND &coin .Bnizras `'; : Ct?~3~ER3PCI►2tT`~ P 9. JONES'COI4I:NN I= THE subscribers at their) .‘.• - , 1 OLD STAND ON MAIN' STREET' generally for Cash, United !State' Treasury Notes (which by the way are eaten at Par, - ) Wheat, Corn, Oats, Buckwheat, Butter,Cheem Aides, Palk Veer Skins, and all other kinds of Skins, 'and) as Calf Skins &c., also, Beane, Bens, Venik;op, and some other things iirst GLASp. coal be though% of, A LARGE AND WELL•SELECTED DAY GOODS, DEADYMADE CLOTHING GROCERIES, fats & Caps, Hardware, DRUGS St MEDICINES, Paints, OH s, and Dye Stuffii, Together with some of the beSt KEROSENE . OIL, Far superior to the Oil Creek l 'or Tidioute LAMP & LAMP FIXINGS, POCKET CUTLERY, Also afew more of those Sup/rtler... CANDOR PLOWS, "SLEIG El . SHOES, GLASS, SASH, PUTTY,! INK, PAPER, ENVELOPES, And other kinds of WALL PAPER, WINDOW CURTAINS • And other articles which tim e alone for, bids us to mention, all of Which will Ile' sold as !or/ as the WAR PRICES will allow-for strictly And for those articles we take; the high est market , price will be paid. We are also General Agents for DR. D.'JAYNE'S Family Medicines, , Dil. AYER'S BRANDRETH'S Pills, , KENNEDY'S Medical Diseovery, And all the standard Medicines of the day CALL AND !SEE"! ici S. & E. A. JONES.= N. B. The pay for the Goods I , muSt be etc hand when the Goods are delivered, aiwe am determined to live to the 'motto of 'P.Pay ap . _ Yon Gb." i .. _. Just one thing more.. TheJudgmenbrmutalti and book accounts which we-have on hand must be settled and closed up immediately or we fear they will be increased faster, than the., rate'of interest; Pet 11- NSW GOODS AND SOMETHING ELSE • IN ' COUDERSPORT, - I Offer to their: old customers and the.pnblis ASSORTb i IENT BOOTS ' & SHOES, PROVISIONS, Iron, Nails, STATIONARY. READY-PAY!! 3 NEI RIM ■ MII
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