NEWS' ITEMS. Families of the poorer and *die niasses:in vicinity of Riehmond actually suffer for the necessaries of life. The regular army ration' with the • rebels is twelve ounces 'of flour and a. quarter pound of meat per day. Our army ration is twenty-two ounees of flour•and a pound and a quarter of meat. Union °prisoners in Richmond receive the same rations as the rebel soldiers, and not permitted to purobase even bread in addition. A carpetbag was seized by a provost tnerahal's officer on Monday while on, its • vray to Richt:evil. It was 41113 d tO Con - tamp packages addressed to various distin guished• individuals in the South from - Baltimore Secessionists. Ainongst other things is contained '"a splendid, pair of boots for Jeff. Davis; arid two ne linen night-gowns,•elaborately embroidered-a present for Mrs: Jeff. Davis from'sode of our feminine rebels. The Loaisvilie Journal saps the Reb els in .Southern Kentucky are forcing Stung luau and old into' their ranks With merciless, severity..; Rebel agents : in Wayne County openly advertising that Way are raising companies for Morgan's Brigade, and invite Kentuckians .to vol untesr,mto the- "ranks of the South, in preference to being drafted by. Lincoln, to fight with negroes and Abolitionists." Those who don't volunteer are warned to leave the country under pain of death. • One-of the bloodloat battles of modern tunes was the fight at Bear River, Wash ington Territory, by Col. Ccinner with ',.1.00 bard-marched and exhausted Men against SOO Indian warriors. Of the In dians, 224 were killed. - A man calling himself Wm. Crawford, was arrested in. Philadelphia on Wednes day. Four oases of goods purobased by him, to be ran doike to Dixie, were seized in the Adams Express office: A mail from Philadelphia "Copperheads," $9,000 in Carolina bonds, and $1,200• in South ern funds, wore found on his person. , Twenty-five guerrillas threw , a wood train off the Nashville Road, four rex!, above Franklin, on Thursday afternoon They 'burned the locomotive . aod- twolor three care, aud , toie up the track for some ilistance. It Irma not be forgotten that in all the ravings of the sympathizers against the' Administration and the war, they propose •No REMEDY'; and if they hint at one, it is ihat•the Government should consent , to its own dissolution, or that the loyal ma jority should allow the disloyal minority, which began the rebellion ; to dictate the terms of 'peace ! • Attack on ckarleston. NEW YORK, April 13. Dispatches received from Fortress Mon• roe state that Charleston. papers have been received them. They acknowledge that, the attack by the Union Army and Navy, upon .that city had been commenced, but contain nothing indicating whether . the move. meats of our forces have met with success or a repulse. It is fair to infer that if the latter was the case, they would have announced it in the most, glowing terms known to the Rebel vocabulary.. at is generally believed in official quar ters that at least no reverse has been sus tained by our troops or our fleet, and there as the best reason to believe that the North will soon be electrified by the ?ratifying announcement of the Union capture and occupation of the spot where Charleston once was located. [We have in addition to this a report from the Railrettd which says Charleston Lai been taken by our troops. This lacks Confirmation.—En.] Foreign papers report the Polish Rov: elution as being near its end. Liberal concessions will be made by theißussian Czar. Within two weeks past 750 `ohntra: bands have arrived at St. Louis from He lena, Ark., and the superintendent who had them in charge received 2,300 appli eations for their services. About 200 of them were hired by Illinois farmers, 200 went to Kansas and 100 to lowa. , These' contrabands Were" worth in the South' over 5600,000. Gen. George W. liilliamson and a Mrs. Atwood were arrosted this city, on Saturday and sent to Fort Lafayette.i The wan has been a sort of Confederate Coosul•General in Canada.. Xmportant letters were found in Mrs. A.'s posseasion.] ()hien have , been issited by gov. Yates; under authority of the War Deptatment; to raise tea cowponies of infantryjor The purpose of guard and.: proteetsn of tha l ;Rate of Illonios from hostile aggression to aerve for three years. , !•.. Twenty of the Anderson Cavalry were lately condemned to death for Mutiny by court-martial. Geo. Rosencranz: disapf proved of sentence, and the men were or: dared to return to duty. Their pardon is conditional on their future' good be! havior. Surgeon Charles Johnson tof the. Ist Middle Tennessee infantry, min of Gov. Johnson, was thrown from hie horse at Nashville on Saturday and almost instant= 7 ly killed. Reports from Columbus Pay that 70Q. Rebels were discevered on Friday mdroh ing toward Hickman, with the in tenth:in of taking tbat plaee. Gen. Ai both started on Saturday morning with; 600 men, and a larger - force was ready It leave al a moment's notice. , THE JOURNAL. Coudersport. Pa. Wednesday:: Apr. 8, 1863. If. W. MaALARNEY, 4irroa. • . gerTh , e publication of a comparison be. tween the pcices of peace and the prices of War is a little the meanest, trick of the dema gogues rho are striving to enlist the public feeling of, the North in favor of the t3Outh; In order that they - may produce anarchy and confusion, thus giving the Rebels a better op..' partatuty, of Making Abell - pretensions to an independent Government a entelhing. If the administration, elected .by this very party in 1856, had doire-fts duty, had not proved rot ten to the cOre,liad not eniiiticed treason and spurned he Goveimmeitt l created by the Fathers, then had this increase in prices never . oe'carie'di t Always look to the'. cause' of ap aggressive action as the wrong-add., not the effeef; the latter is merely the inevitable cod sequences flowing from a state of things over • vrhiclkit has no control. . •L Jr Copperhead Resolutions. . Ve publish below the copperhead resolti , tions as, passed bythe. House of Representa tives at Harrisburg r r-all the Republicans voting against them. We will postpone all corument rtn tit sonic future time, leaving them at present to be studied by the people,.witose action net fall will speak their solution of the question: Do' they, or do they not, con- 1 ain•Tretwri ? • , Resolred, by the Senate and 'House.of Repre aentatives,! That our. institutions. are assailed by an armed rebellion on one side, - which is being met by the sword, and on the other, by I unconstitutional acts of Congress; and start usurpations of Power by the Executive, Which we haVe seen by experiment can be corrected by the ballot-box ; policy as well as principle' requires that our people shall await the process of reform, which is slow bat sure, and refrain from all unlawful and unconsti tutional acts, which have already brought terrible calamities upon the country,' whilst they invoke the aid of all patriotic men to assist in averting the evils that threaten our free institutions. Second, That this General Assembly de- Blares that this. State has ever been, is now, and will remain in future, devotedly true to the Con f stitution ot the United States and to the Federal Government established' by it, and is:determined to maintain them with her Utmost power against both domestic and for- Ogn foes. ' Third, That this General Assembly reeog uizes a manifest difference between the ad ininistration of the Government and the Gov- pent, itself; the one transitory , limited in 'duration to that period of time for which the Officers elected by the people are charged with tfie conduct of the same ; the other is perniti nent, Intended by its founders to endure orever.l i Runk That this General Assembly, in the exercise of its right to differ with the Federal precuii T e, enters its ecileinn, protest against the proclamation of . the President of the tinted States, dated the first dap of January, one thousand eight Inutdred aria stxtfyttireci by which he assumes to emancipate slavers in nertairt States, holding the same to be unwise, unconstitutional and void., _ 'Mat this General Assembly declares ;that the power which has recently been as sumed fa the President of the United States, whereb, under the guise or military. neces ,sity, he as proclaimed and extended:martial ;law over States where war did not exist, and has suspended the writ of habeas corpus, is unwarranted by the Constitution, and its ten. ,dency is to subordinate • civil to military au. thorityi and to subvert our. system of free grovernment. - Sizfli, That this General Assembly, on be half of;the people of this Commonwealth, de clares its determined opposition to a system of emancipation by.tbe States, upon compen: satiOn to be made out of the Treasury of the United States, as burtliensorne npuli the peo ple, unjust: in its verpnature and wholly with out - warrant of the Constitution. • Seventh, That the General Assembly deem it proper further to' declare that it...together with all the truly loyal people of the State, would hail with pleasure and delight, any manifestation of a desire on the part of the seceded States to return to their allegiance to the Government of the UniOn, and would in such event cbrdially and earnestly co-operate with them in the restoration of peace and the procurement of such proper guarantees as would give security to all their interests' and . rights. Eighth, That Pennsylvania will adhere to the Constitution and the Union, as the best, it may be the last hope of popular freedom ; and for all wrongs which may have been corn , witted, or evils which may exist, will seek redrew under the Constitution and within the Union, by the pee cern! but powerful agency of the suffrage of a free people. - Ninth, That this General Assembly hails with pleasure and hope the manifestations of conservative sentiment among the people of the Northern States in their late elections, and regards the same as the 'earnest of a -good purpOse upon their part to co-operate with all other loyal citizens in giving 'security to the rights of every section, and maintaining the Union and the Constitution as they were ordailied by the fonnders of the Republic. Tenth, That in the judgment of this General Assembly, whenever it becomes practicable to obtain .a convention of all or of three fourths of the States; such body should be convened for the purpose of proposing such .amendments to the Federal Constitution as experience has proved to be necessary to maintain that instrument in the spirit and meaning intended by its founders, and to pro vide against future convulsions and wars,. Eleventh That while this General Assembly condemns and denounces the' faults of the Administration and the encroachments of the abolitionists, it does also most thoroughly condemn ~and denounce the heresy of seces sion as unwarranted by the Constitution, and destrUctive alike of the security and perpe-, tufty of Government, and of the peace and liberty of the people;, and it does hereby most soletrinfy declare that the people of this State are uhalterably opposed to any division of the Union, and will persistently exert their whole influence and power to maintain and defend it. Meelfth, That the laws of this State must be maintained and enforced; and that It is the duty of the constituted anthonties of the State to see to it that by all constitutional means this indispensable and shall4sciattained. Thirteenth, That copies of these resolutions be fartvarded to the Preaident of the United States, to the Governors of the several States, and to oar Senators and Ileigesentetlres la Conroe. AU Rail Rhode Island I Ilie• - electiin in -Rhode Island yesterday restated in tut oveiwhelming triumph for the ItebubHaan Union candidates and cause.. majorities are unexpeetedly large, ctri t as 3r . . SMITH. for Governor Mid:the hole .Republican. Union Stott ticket area eleeted.by about 2,800 I , najori, ty; ',Thous JENCKES has tarried Providence_ and-every township in the Eastern Distilet except Newport, elect ing him to Congress by 1,900 majority; while NATILIN,F. DIXON.iu the West ern District is 'likewiseelected by about , 90(1 majority. Thtse two ; staunch and 'able Republicans' 'anceeetl 'Messrs. Stief field and - Browne: the - late Conservative Opposition Members, who were. elected two years ago.by: majorities, of 342 and 541 respectively. The new Legislature is .also Republican ' for the irst time in several years, by abolit ••three 3,to.,erie ,in either, House. The vote is. very large", and. the work thoroughly done up. Mr. Staab, the 'new Governor, Was beaten two years ago • by .1,644, majority, °and Mr. Padelford, now ahoseb .Lieut.-Governor, was• likewise beaten 'whew running for Govern - or three years ago, by -1,46 j ittna- Messrs. chNITKES and Duet.; are just I about the ablest and most determined Be. publicans in: Rhode Island. Neither thought he could afford to ,go to Con gress; •but, the People ,thought thfy couldn't afford to have 'them stay away, and insisted on -nominating, and electing them. If such candidates. could be pre-' rented generally, we. might .have more such results. Shall not the lesson be heeded?-7 1 ritune, !April 2. , • , , tter:The copperhead papers in Clinton Cet terceinties are heaping Vile abuse upon Hon, JAMES T. Hea,x, and Clainet.- ing far hiS 'resignation. His offence is a 'conicientions and faithfal discharge of his duty r —a sin of such nlignitude in cop= perhead eyes (1/1 not to deserve the grace of toleration, much less" of pirdon. We have examined the record of Mr. Hale in Congress, and are unable to discover a single vote of his that can be 'charged with hostility to the governiuent. And we have fio'rotiob confidence in the integ rity and uprightness of the man, that something more than the insane ravings of treason-mongers will be - necessary to shake that confidence, ' There must be unity in essentials, tol eration,in matters of opioion,anil charity respecting all actions not claiSed as crim inal by the universal assent of anlighten• ed men, We differ With Mr. Hale "in some matters of opinion ; 'but in prinei plea we have to dispover any ground for quarrel. He is devoted to tie best inter ests of the country as they are recognized by the mass of loyal men. He.has never failed in an unhesitating support, 'of the Executive in the protecuticin of this war to an honorable ,peace. Kooning 'this ive - au nth incitairo further.' rt,"has been our praCticp_to estimate public men by their acts, not by public .outcry, nor by some isolated act . of their lives. 'All that History will reqUire.of Mr. Hale, is' an undeviating' adherende to the principles he has never . yet betrayed, and such ad herence. crrries unconditional loyalty to the government with it. Only meti of doubtfulloyalty will revile„ him for it. Though his course last fall seems to us to have been unwise and cens u rabl e,we shall not hesitate to recognize and commend his fidelity r _te the government and : his worth as a man.—Agitator`. , George Thompson, the sturdy English veteran and keen and untiring advocate of the Union, conoludes•one of his recent letters to The Bradford Adve tiler with the following sharp samba: to English secessionists : j • "Never take side with the garroter un less you have come to-an out and out de termination to take up his trade. If you _are going to lodge capital in speculation on a cargo of young women to be sold to prostitution, or to fit out piratical vessels for the assistance of those who are to - do it, the thing may hold together. But do not do the thing by halves. If you want to do it, you had best buy a set in the• House of Commons; where a seat is bought • with less ceremony than a gin drinker at unlawful hours receives his liquor thro' one hole, and puts the money in another?' ' A Resolution has been agreed to in the Logislitture of Virginia inquiring into the "expediency of. reperting a law waking it a penal Offence for'any one to maintain, by speaking or' writing, the propriety of reconstructing the Union of the formeF tnited States." . Have not ' the im rebels. told us, and 'be not the , coPperheads echoed the statement, that .ther wliole' of thesOnth area unit for secession 7 Agaiwit whotn, 'then, is this law aimed 7 In Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, 'a captain who is also Methdist preaoher, erase and began to exhort the men, stating that—this war•was one of, right,' and if God was not in it,' he, .for one, would have nothing to do with it. Then ex claiming - with great 'vehemence, "if God is with us :who 'can •be 'against us ?" "Jeff. Davis and the ' , devil !" cried' a "wild'cat' boy." The services closed has tily. Goy. Sernourbas the Republicans of tb'e -Now York T;egis; !atm, in framing "An apt, to encourage re•enlistment of.volunteers and•the enlist ment of poisons n to.reg i imenis hereafter to be formed."' It provides for 4:bounty of from $5O to $lOO to be paid by the State. ; tuzerne county has paid in over eighty two Thousand dollars iu national prwith in a few weeks. Proclamation by the Vresident! Whereas, The Senate, of±.tae Unite ,States, idevontly reeognit#lig thessiiptime, Authority and just Goirerument of Al. mightY'God; in all the affairs raereand nations, has,: by a resolution, requested the President to , dpsienate and set apart _day for .Natioriatiirsyer-'austs,humilia:. -• ' ' • ." • And whereas , , It is the dtity'ef. nation: as well as oilmen to , own their dependence upon the ‘pverruling power of GO, to con fess:their sins and transgressions, ip hum blesorrow,' yet with assured' hope` that genine repentance will lead to meroy and pardon, and to zetognite 00 • sublime truth, 'announced" in ttin ' Holy SCriptures and proven by all history, that those" na tions only are blessed whose God is the Lord. " . i • And, insomuch as , we , know that, by His divine law, nations, like individuals, are subjected. to punish mentand chastise mentsin, thief , world, may we not:justly fear tha ne awful ealainity , of civil war, which now desolates theland, may be but a. punishinent inflicted upon us for , our presumptons sins, to the needful end of our national refermation as a wholiP peo ple 7 We haveleetythe recipients of, the choicest 'bounties of Heaven.: We have been preserved ; these many years', .in peace and prosperity,. We have grown in numbers,_- wealth. , and ::power as no other nation has ever gIOWDJ But wii. have, forgotten God,. We, have forgotten the I gracious. 'hand' which preserved ns in peace, and: multiplied .and enriched arid' strengthed. as;' and,: we have vainly im agined, in the deceitfulness of our ,heitits, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and , virtue of 'our . own.. Intoxicated. with unbroken MO. Bess, we have become'; Lou self stiff'. clout to feel the,Ueeessity of redeeming I and pre serving'grace, too proud te'pray to the God that wade rut , • It behooves us,,-thgn to humble our selvess before theagontiing power, to con fess our nationid sins{ and to ,pray for clemency and forgiveness. ; , Nowi therefore, in compliance with the. 'request, and fully concurring in the views', of the Senate, I do; by this my proclama tion designate and set :apart Thu7sday, the 30th day of April, 1863, as, a day of national humiliation,. fasting and prayer. And I lio r hereby request all the people to abstain on that day hum their ordina ry secular pursuits, and, to unite at their several places of,publiti worship and their respective homes, in keeping the day holy to the Lord, andiiipt ! ed to the humble discharge of the „Wons duties proper to that solemn occasion.' • All ibis being done, in sincerity , and truth, let us rest humbly in the. hope, authorized by the Divine teachings, that the united 'cry of the nation wilt be,heard on high, and answer ed with blessings; no loss than the parden of our national sins and restoration of our now divided and! suffering country to its former happy eon-I dition of unity and peace • ABRAHAM LINCOLN, By the President : WILLIAM ik. SawAnn;Sec'y of State. Waihington, March 30,1863 „ • ' TUE RIGHTS OF MARRIED WODIAN.--.. The following billy which contains impor tant provisions, has just passed • both houses of the State Legislature. ; It is entitled ?'A supplement to the act, to se mure the ,rights of married women,."passed the 11th day of April, 1848 . Be it on4cted, &c., that the, true intent, and meantng of the act of Assembly to se cure the rights of married women, passed on the llth day of .April, A. D. 1848, and the supplements thereto, are hereby * declared to be that no judgment obtained against the husband of, any married wo man before or during marriage shall bind; or be a lien upon her, real estate or upon any interest the husband maybe entitled to therm, as tenant by courtesy'. , It is said that the passage of this act will obviate a great.deal of -the; difficulty heretofore experiencea by conveyancers and the legal fraternity generally. , The Union men of - Alabama ;have long hid in thewoods and caves, rather than to be taken as conscripts. This induced a novel hunt for them. Gueirillas and , bloodhounds have been put on their track, and Many,poor victims have beeii smelt out in this way. Not long since a young girl, carrying food to her father .who-was hiding in a cave, was attacked , by one of these bloodhonnds.and torn in 'pieces. , ''Some of the New Hampshire Demoei racy have. "resolved" that our s6ldieri sliould.be paid in gold:;,to,whieliSquigt3 7 by adds, "and the .rebels in lead."' Turk4 ; bas just issued postage stamps, having long been 'the only power in Eu rope that bad not adopted, that mode of paying for.letters. . ''• ' Idaho is admitted as a Territory, and NeVeda and Colorado have become States.. Gen. Rosencranz recommends that the States take away the rights Of citizenship from deserters. ' • • • PrOf.Agassiz has declared his intention to become'naturalized citizen of the United States:, It is said. that:mote Ulan a thousand dlergymen,are now applicants for. the of- , ' fice.of chaplain in the navy. • - Senator Foot of Vermont; refused tel take of the mileage voted to it-1 self by Congreii. Curtis, i who is not afton beard} from now-a-days,' repoiss a sharp skirmishl recently- in Carroll County, 'Ark..,iti which the Rebels were beaten, 22 of theni killed: ' ' ' ' : ' ;- - - 5 • ' " • • • _ . NEWI,2I-00D 0 a ; ME Purchased duringithe secencpanic n'n4-grent 4•! Ouotii in New York. • DRY GOODS. • Ladies .02iziSii - Goods i , , ade Clothing; Readp- HAT ,BOOTS Ell CERIS I GR =I visxoi~~~~ PR t • 1 CKERY, CR Fau y Goods, TIONS, me, WaU Pap r., WooL 'w NAILS, ,?, GLASS, arid EN-WARE. WOO Tits a call, feeling confident e resinctfidli ly tbei wants Of ell on tenni that we can sup 1 on, gising better Goods for to Their satiefliet less MONEY the n can be had at any other 'adjOinint counties. Howie in Potter =I I=lEl Wa ha re . - also a • • • •' I • dcd to ocir,rell-known-stock nd complete stock of of goOdi; a new E DRIJGS, PU Medie" • es, Chemicals, ils, Varnishes, 'Paints bye Stuffs Glue ILE SOAP. CAS Eli Corks. Bottles Sponges. ,d -Lamp-Globes. ,Vials a &c. &c. MI )L OF'wracn MEI flltte iota sza , LOWEST' RATES VERY FOR • ! EIE SLL 1 to Can and gee Don't ERE -P,-4.;:Ntgl.OgiNN:k4oo CORNER MitlN .ANT) 5=0..13D STRZETI 3 1 f C4MIT.DERSPORT ••" - ' \;;;J: IN EMS BE .43 CAPS, SI-10tS 4 T ilE subscribers 4 their OLD. STAND ON NAM STAEET, ME Offer to their old customers and the generally for Cash, janited States Tressnry Soteo '(ilrbich f?iisl l F i . way are Wien at Pr,), ----N -$ ~.. Wheat, Corn, Oats, B i ockwhoot, Butter,Cheese, — . $ • • ,„.. 4islea, I'elts,. Peer Alklt.s,,TTii ..411,93.115.1r41,1 . .• . . ~_ min of Skint; stick Els cftlf Manzi ko4 also/ &any, Beas t Tenisini y and! some' ()Mei thlt emit be tbcrogbt of; 1 • " - - A 'LARGE ANT? 10ELL-15ELEGTp I _ ASSOR I 4ME4.NT uIP DRY GOODS; DE ADYM ADV.. CLOTHIN GROCERIES; Hats & Caps, Hardware, DRUGS Sr MEDICINES, Paints, Oils, and Dye Stud's, Together with some of the . beat Far superior to the Oil Creek or Tidiouts Oil. LAMP & LAMP FIXINGS, Also a few more of those Superior CANDOR PLOWS, SLEIGH SH OES, OLASS, SASH:, PUTTY, - PAPER, ENVELOPES, And other kin 4 of SAIL PAPER ; • • 101 IVINDOW CUMAINS Arei.ethei articles which time alone for big:llll'ns to teeetiou, all of •whicb will be sold as lo.w es the WAR PRICES will allow—for atricfly , . READIT-PAY!! And for those articles we take, the -high est market.gice We are also:General ,Agentslor. DR. D. JAYNE'S Fan3ily MiditineS; • DR. AYER'S Medicines,. -. 131 t4DIDETHA: - . 1 !ii41 Z.ENNEDY'Sllletlical Discovery, And all the standard. Medicines of the day ME CALL AND SEE S• , . N. "Tbe pay for the Goods: mast, be on hnad when the Goods areAelivered, aaim ate ',determined to: live to . the =OW of ,PPay a 3 Tort Go." • -' JeitOnattan4' intim 'llia laligatellts,ifotea and kitiok 'ace ants which: lie have on baud fettist, 4g . , settled and cloae4 ar I mtpediately of _, lie Sear 41 1 ?9 Nig be Apreßft4d 4iker thlP!,..thf tate of intact atrjr,i ' ~1 =Ed OEM S' COLUMN NEW GOODS AND SOMETHING ELSE 1\ JEW • • - ' C GUDE S POE T. ll= BOOTS &. SHOES, PROVISIONs, • Iron, Nails, KERO'SENE OIL, POCKET CUTLERY, STATIONARY. .1; =I .. ,