bv tii e people tlurinp the laie elections, and approved by majorities so large as to give them a sanction which it would be improper | to either overlook or disregard. And cer tainly in view of this fact, nine of the late rebel States should he admitted to their for mer "practical relations" to the General Gov ernment, while they continue to oppose tbest amendments. To the Congre s of the United Stales the heartfelt sympathies and overwhelming suf frages of the people have been generou h given. They have fearlessly proclaimed th unequivocal verdict —"W KI.L IONB GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS."' 1 pou 'he d< iiieiati >ns and actions of Congress our present interests and future welfare nil depend. la its firm-j liens and courage the whole experiment of) genuine renublicanisui is nidissolubly involv ed. That this firmness and courage will be i fully exhibited by its controlling mc.jorities. i in the origination and adoption of measures or" wisdom and discretion, even more radical , and decisive, if necessary, than those of the pp.st, 1 enter'ain no doubt, iSucb measures-, will meet with my cordial approval. And 1 ruav well add, that while Pennsylvania will confide >ti a loyal Congress, she will not lies itate to sustaiu it with her entire influence | and "power. That in the administration of the govcrn - m< nt I may err, is only what should be ex pected from the infirmi'ies of the human i wind ) but. as I enter upon the discharge ot tny responsible duties with a Rim resolution ; to act with honesty and impartiality, 1 trus'. mv error* will be regarded with cliaritv and treated with the gentleness of magnanimous forgiveness. And I earnestly hope that my intercourse with my fellow-citizens of the Senate and j House of Representatives will he so frank and cordial that our duties to a common constit uency will be pleasantly and faithfully dis charged. Different branches of the Govern ment as we are. with distinctive duties, we are nevertheless ] art of one organized and well regulated sy-tem. and as we co-operate or disagree, the interests ot the State will I probably be promoted or retarded, Elected by the people, desirous to promote ilie. wel- i fare of every citizen, mere pari}' differences i should not be allowed to interfeie with the maintenance of a generous, a true and com prehensive public policy. It was the illustrious Washington, equally distinguished as a warrior and a statesman, who gave utterance to the declaration, ' that the propitious smiles of Heaven cannot be expected on a nation that disregards thu eternal rules of order and right ; and Jeffer- , son who asserted that "whatever is moarllv wrong cannot he politically right." These utterances express ray deepest convictions 'if the rules anil principles which should perme- j ate and control all governments. Let us, fellow-citizens, adhere to (!n-m he governed by them, and our efforts will be happily united in surrounding the institutions of our State, as well a* those of our nation, with a rampart of truth that wiil rep"! the madness of ambi tion, the sehemes of usurpation, and success fully resist the changes and agitations of all coming time. —lion. Charles D. Drake,a Radical, has been chosen U. S. Senator from Missouri to succeed Hon. B. Gratz Brown, lie wa one of the earliest and is one of the most able and constant Republicans in the State. —Hon. Roscoe Colliding has been elec ted U. S. Senator from New York to suc ceed Judge Harris on the 4th of March next, lie is now a member of Congress, is also a member elect of the 41 th Congress, and is an able and unflinching Republican. —Gov. Oliver P. Morton has been elect ed U. 8. Senator from Indiana as the suc cessor of Gen Lane on the 4th ot March next He was chosen Lieut. Governor with Gen. Lane in 1300, and succeeded to t.ae Excutive chair bv the election ot Lane to the Seftate. In 1804 he was elected Gov ernor and now goes to the Senate. He is one of the ablest and truest men in the nation. —Garibaldi, always watching the signs of political progress in every part of the world, is the first in Europe to appieciate the importance of the election ot colore"! members to the Massachusetts legislature. On this question all Europe is known to agree ttitli him, for even the most conser vative elements in European society, the courts, do not refuse to the colore 1 1 *: s:- dent of Liberia the same rights which the) couceJe to the white Presidents ot Euro pean and American Republics. —A cable dispatch informs us that a bread-riot has just taken place in the si reels of Liverpool, caused by the "listress of the jKjorofthat city, whoso sufferings are greatly aggravated by the unusual severity of the W inter in England. Difficulties are thicken ing around Lord Derby's Government, foi in London as well a- in Liverpool great dis tress exists among the operatives, owing ?" tiie fact, that thousands in that city havi recently been thrown out of employment by a stagnaflon in the ship-building and other trades. —During the year iB6O Canada's import? amounted to $53,802,319, an 1 her export to $53,328,080. The greater part of tin former came from England, and most ol the latter went to the Luited States A Washington administration paper urge? an armed organization ot the democratic party. —An old oil well in ITiioutown, Pa , on< dav last week suddenly began to throw up stonc-s and water to the height of mort than a hundred feet. The phenomenon continued for over an hour. —The notion that II ad Centre Stephen? is the greatest of the Fenian humbugs, i? justified by the divulgmcnt of the facts that he is now in Now Turk, has resigned his position as a Fenian Head Centre, or the plea that the organization was not strong enough to accomplish anything. He b stigmatized as a traitor by some, and as a coward by other, Fenians. Gen Gieason has been appointed to succeed Stephens —The European Governments are still arming. France expects to have 450,000 needle guns ready for use by May next, and Russia has ordered 100 cast-steel cannon from the celebrated works of Messrs. Frapp nt Essen. Thov are to be paid fourteen thousand dollars for each. Bavaria, too, is arming, having ordered 9u rifled cannon from a Bohemian foundry. TII-: JOI;RNAL.| Cuiuimporf, Pa. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1867, M. W. McXLARNEY, EDITOR. j fcST In the House of Representatives, Mr. John S. Mann is Chairman of the Gen eral Judiciary Committee, and is a mem ber of the Committees of Ways and Means and Federal Relations. I Mr. Mann is thus a member cf the three most important Committees of the House. , A just tribute to one who lias been distin guished for his ability, faithfulness ami in tegrity, and a compliment to the people who elected him. Mr. Humphrey is Chairman of the Com I mittee on Elections, and member of Mu-I Inicipil Corporations, Railroads, and Coun-J ties and Townships. In the Senate, Mr. Warren Cowles is Chairman of the Local Judiciary Commit j tee, and a member of Estates and Escheats, Education, and Library THE VOTE FOR GOVERNOR.—The of ficial returns for Governor were opened and counted in the presence of the two Houses of the Legislature on Thursday. They ! stood : John W. Geary, 307,374 votes liiester Clymer, 290.090 votes. "*. . ™—' Geary's majority 17,178 EDITOR JOURNAL: I am pleased to see LV your JOURNAL of the Ist in-t., that Hie action of the Borough School Directors has ! AWAKENED one of the lax-pavers, and hope. II hat lie will 'stav awake until the commu nity are aroused to the necessity of some better provL-ion than now exists for the ed ucation of our children, and for their health | and comfort while pursuing their studies. Having, a short time since, consulted our! State Superintendent upon tlie propriety ! of -introducing paying Students, as sug- J ! gested in your comment upon "Corn's." article, in consequence of doubts expressed as to the legality of such a course, 1 am prepared to say that he not only approved of it, but considered that such a course | might enable many districts like our own ' to secure the, benefits of a Giaded School,! that would be otherwise too heavily bur ]dened to sustain it. There is another con si deration not named by your Correspon dent, to which it is necessary to call the attention of our citizen?. The present School Lot, being only 32 ft by 64. and located in a swamp , is not suitable for a school of any kind, large or small. The question of a new location has been already discussed by a few and should be decided,' only after careful • ehberation, without ref erence to the pocket interest of any who may have lots to sell or "axes to grind" of any size or pattern. It is rot necessary that the tax-payers ; should be burdened with the cost of a lot which could not, perhaps, be purchased in any eligible location, convenient to the ma j jorit.v of the residents, for less than SBOO or SIOO ); but supposing it could be ob taine 1 for S6OO, I do not know why 1 should be required to pay my share of that amount when we can obtain a good lot free of cost, probably the i est. in the Dis trict, all tilings considered, which can be ' made easily accessible to all by a proper 1 location of the building on the lot. I refer • to the land now held by the Trustees of I the Academy, which you truly say "has no hope of present or future resurrection." For the benefit of the few who, perhaps from interested motives, may assert that the District cannot hold the property, 1 will refer them to the original Grant on Dee 1 A, page 95, — the fifth line from top , of page express'y states that the property > is given "for the use of an Academy or I Public School in-the said Town," and for V! the information of any who may not un • lerstand how the property can be obtained I would copy in fu", SEDIM IS of the Act I of April 11, 1862, confering full power on -I ihe Trustees to convey to the School Dis (l. irict, if 1 did not fear that 1 was trespass c I ing upon the space in your columns. It T may be seen by lvferi ug to Pamphlet Laws IL | for 1862, page 475 Pleading the importance of the subject is an excuse for writing so much, I wi 1 close by hoping the matter may not be I permitted to rest until it is so decided as to J be most conducive to the interests of the whole community. TAX PAVER. is J jjcJfAn exchange says, by the last cen v y*Hie statutes of Congress. Let us look tlio truth in the face. The j j Southern territory is disloyal.— the loyal r men of to-day must guard their childrr T ]■ against another treasonable rebellion. The J Constitutional Amendments and impartial | suffrage will help to do this, but universal ] amnesty will help to undo it. Of Andrew Johnson I said long ago that , lie was a traitor to his patty, an enemy of 1 his coun'.rv, and a bad man. He has done I iiiar.v ba 1 things, but nothing worse than -.' J. "ii.gr the offices of the country to those few unprincipled men who agreed to desert land betray the great Republican organiza- I tiou- for his patronage. lie joined the ; Democratic patty long ago. He has a right to give them the offices, but he has no right to dispose of them at auction to weak kneed Republicans. The pauper labor of Europe is again competing with our labor, and our manu factures languish for want of protection against it. Pennsylvania needs no assu ranee of my devotion to her interests in this regard, which is the interest of the whole country. 1 will continue to labor in season and out of Reason to protect our manufactures from ruin, and their workmen from being thrown out of employment, or their wages reduced to starvation point, for I hold that the true we fare of any na | tion depends on the welfare of its laboring > classes. Gentlemen, I trust that this -is my last political struggle. I have nothing more to desire, and 1 hope we will all forget the bitterness—the injustifiable bitterness —I think, of the late contest. For my part [ will try to act as a representative of all the Radical Republicans of Pennsylvania, without regard to past differences or dis sensions. With my temperament I cannot forget mv friends who have stood by rne so nobly, but I will try to forget —and for give—the unjust calumnies, and the politi ie.il opposition 1 have experienced. SHERIFF'S SALES. I T)Y VIRTUE of sundry writs of endition j Exponas, Fieri Facias, and Levari I'Hcia*! 'issued out of the Court of Common Pleas ot' ; Potter County, Pennsylvania, and to nte di i reeled, I shalh expose to public sale or outcry. lat the Court House in Uoudersport, on 1 MONDAY, the 18th day of Feby., 1867, at 1 | o'clock, p. m.. the following described tracts or ; parcels of land to wit: Certain real estate in Hector tdwn'p bounded * on the north by Bingham lands, east by lands lof Eliphnlet Blackmail, John L. Cibson and j Bingham Lands, on the south by lands con i racled to Ai Bobbins, and on the west by Bing ham lands. Containing Fifty acres, more or less, with about ten acres improved, with one frame house and one log barn thereon, lo be sold as the properly of James C Allen. ALSO—Certain real estate in Sweden tp.. i bounded on the north by lands contracted to J. and J. A, Nichols ; on the east In lands of ; David W liile ; on the sottlli by lands of David j White and D. 15. Martin; and on the west by i Keating lands. Containing Sev< nty-eight and , Six-tenths Acres more or less, all unimproved. 1 To be sold as the property ot Leonard McK.ee ALSO—Certain real Y-tate beginning at a post in the road, being the south-west corner j of lot No. 21 of the allotment of Bingham lands l in Sweden tp.; thence south and .5 litis dc | grees (ast 133 and 4- lOths | >erelies; thence .-on.h ' 1 and 3-I'hs degrees west 11)6 and 1-llhh 1 perches ; thence west along north line of lot : No. 77 of the allotment of Bingham lands 13 J |aud 7-10;hs perches ; thence north 1 L degree) east along the road 160 and 69 and4-10ths i perches to the place of beginning. Containing One Hundred and Thirtv-oiic and tour-tenths! Acres, with the usual allowance for roads etc., ; being lot No. 5 of Bingham lands in said tp.. ; of warrant No. 2 132, ot winch Forty acres are improved, with two tramc houses, one ; frame barn and one log barn thereon 1o be Isold as the property of William Nelson, with ( notice to Cephas C. Nelson and. V\ in. J. Brown, as Terre tenants. ALSO—Certain real estate in Hector tp., bounded on the north by Bingham lands : on the east by lands contracted to Edmund J. Cone ; on the south by Bingham lands ; and on the west by lands contracted to William Enwav. Containing Ninety-Mr and eight-tenths acres ! more or less, with'about Fifty acres improved, with one frame hot -e, one log house, one traine barn and some fruit trees thereon, lo be sold as the property of Thomas Lumen. ALSO—Certain real estate beginning at a post on the boundary line of the lands of the Bingham < state and being the south-east corner 1 of lot No. 77 of the Adluni lauds in Hector tp. ! thence north along east line of lot No. 71 ami un-eated lands of the Bingham estate 212 and 1 2-lUths perches; thence east along unseated lauds of the Bingham estate 74 perches ; thence ; south along West hue of lots No. 109 and /9 ;21 1 perches ; thence north SSQ degrees west along boundary line of Bingham lands to the , place of beginning. Containing Ninety-three and Nine-tenths acres more or less, with the usual allowance of six percent., it King lot No. I 78 of the allotment of the Bingham lands in . said township, and part of warrant No. 17 v 'B. | Fifteen acres arc improved, with one frame house, one frame barn and some fruit trees 1 ! thereon. To be sold as the property of Henry * Johnson and Hiram G. More, Terre tenants. ALSO—Certain real estate in Eulalia tp., k bounded and described as follows; On the ' north by Bingham lands; east and south by ' lands of John Wedsworth ; and on the west by ! lands of Harry Lent.dec'd. Containing T .ven • ty-fivc acres," more or less, with about five ; acres improved, and one log house thereon, lo be sold as tlie property of John Crittenden. ALSO —Certain real estate in Pike tp„ ' bounded on the north by Bingham lands; on • the ea-t by Tioga county line ; on the west by l Bingham lands; and on ihe.south by lauds con it racled to William Swar wood. Containing Fifty acres,more or less, with about four acres i improved. To be sold as the property ol Hiram Knickerbocker. ALSO—Certain real estate beginning at a birch tree the south east corner of warrant No. 1391, it being in north line of lot No. 11, Pike tp., belonging to Robinson Lowrv and Win. (' MeDougall ; thence west along north line of said lot 92 and 4-lOtlis perches to a homl -ck ; thence north along line of the Adluni lands 3U 1 perches ; thence south 88 3 .j degrees east along * south line of lot No. 40 deeded to \\ m. .Me- Dougall 93 and -2-lOllis perches; thence south • 30 porches to place of beginning. Containing Sixteen and I hreedenths acres, more or less. 1 with the usual allowance of six per cent, for roads Ac., it being lot No. 39 of the allotmeni of lauds of the Bingham estate in said tp., and I part of warrant No. 1391. I" be sold as the property of John M. Kilbourn, with notice to ■ Oriel Kilbourne, as Terie Tenant, i ALSO - Certain real estate in Hector tp., , bounded and described as follows: On the north bv Bingham lands ; on the east, by Bing ham lands and lands of 15. 8. M ilbur ; on the ti south and west bw Adluni lands. Containing . One Hundred and Twenty-one and Six-tenths i acres, more or less, with about twenty acres * improved and one new log house thereon. To be sold as the property ol illiam Catlin, ALSO—Certain real estate in llector tp,, . bounded and described as follows : On the j north, east and south by Bingham lands, and on the west by lands contracted to James C. 1 Allen. Containing Fifty and Five-tenths acres, f more or less, all oi which is unimproved. To be | sold as the pruperty of Eliphalet Biaokmau and I John L. Gibson, ALSO —Certain real estate in Hector tp., bounded and described as fo'lows; Ou the 1 north, east, south and west by lands of the f Bingham Estate. Containing One Hundred I and Fifty acres, more or less, about Seventy acres of which are improved, with two frame : houses, one log barn, one log stable anu some , fruit trees thereon. To be sold as the property John Cleveland with mmirors to Ilcnrv Youngs as Garnishee. ALSO —Certain real est.nte in Hector to., j bounded aid described as follows: On tlie norJi bv Bingham lands, on the east by lands j of Samuel Lmbne. on the south by Allium j lands, and on the west by lands of Thomas j Lami n. Containing One Hund;ed and > in, - j teen and Three-tenths acres, more or less, with • about ten asies iinproveil. lo be Solii a tlie i property of Edward J. Cane. ALSO—Certain real estate in Pike tp..bound ed and described as follows : On the north by Bingham lands, on the east by la 1 ds ot 1). B. Martin, and on the south and west by Bingham lands. Containing Fifty-one and Seven-U nfhs acres, more or less, about twenty acres of which are improved, with one block house, two hoard stables and some truit trees thereon, lo bi \ sold as the property of Aaron Whitmore. ALSO—Certain reai estate in Fiketp.bound- j ed and described as follows : Un the north,i at, j sou ill and west by lands of Lenuu 1 Sherman. Containing Two acres, all improved, with one Grist Mill and one frame house there m. 1o be sold as the prtperty of L Sherman, William Sherman and Seth Daggett, A LSO—Certain real estate in Pike tp, bound ed Hail described as follows: On the north lr> lands of O. B. Goodman, on the ea-t by Burg ham lands ami the Hiram Ivnickeibocker lot, ami on the south and west by Bingham lands. Containing fifty at.d One-tenth acres, more or less, v. ith about ten acres improved. To be sold as the property of William >wartwood ALSO—Certain real estate in Genesee tp., bounded and described as follows : On the north bv lands of Klihu Cole, on the east by Bingham lands, on the south by Bingham lands, and on the west by Bingham lands and land of Chauncey Kenyoii, Containing Thtrty-seien ' I and Six-tenths aeres. more or less, with about ! six acres improved. To bcßukl as the property of Enos Goodenougb. AL n O —Certain real estate in Allegany and Sweden townships bounded and described a follows : On the north by lands of Collins | Gardner on the east by Bingham lands, on the south by lands of Ab'am Kimball, and on the west by lands of Coleman Yanhoru and Daniel Warn bold. < 'on a'ning One Hundred amh.Tlur ! teen and five-tenths acres, more or less, about Fifty acres of which are improved and some i fruit trees thereon. To be sold as the property j ! of George W. Wilcox. ALSO —Certain real estate in Keating tp., 'beginning at the north-east corner of lot No.U; 1 occupied by Miles White, thence east 4U perches to a post corner in west line of lot No. 8 owned I>V L). E, Olmsted ; thence south 8 perches to a post corner being corner of said lot No. 8 ; thence east along south line of said lot No. 8 40 perches to a post corner ; thence south l ib I perches to a hemlock coiner; thence west 80 'perches to a po>t corner; thence north 1.78 perches to the place of beginning. Containing Seventy-five acres, strict measure, more or less, and being lot N<>. 10 of the allotment of Keat ing lands in said township, and pa' t of warrant : No. 4000. To be sold as the property of it. Z. , Roberts. w. W. BROWN, Sheriff. Coudersport, Jany. 21, 1867. ; We would call the* attention of the people oi ! Potter to out Very Large Stock of Furniture. PARLOR SUITES. CHAMBER SETS, DINING-ROOM SETS, KITCHEN aiul COHoION * Work oi" all kinds. Our assortment of Xj e [tuiilic at <1 the ONLY Machine that uses a Harden Cast Steel Shuttle It will l'*" l ' J, I®®* 1 ®®* lie is also An lit for several Fiist Cla-- c r PEtNO FORTES, ; cabinet or gars and j\IB B OJJE OA S, " which he Will sell drr very fa orable terms. Baaiitlful Holiday Goods, c . In their season. I Special alten'ion "ill 'e g'ven to orders from abroad. !. ■ for any articles ill his line. I ealei'R fin nished with School Hooks at Publisher's e Prices. ; Correspondence intited A. Stewart Stillman. Doe. IX. 1563.-[ly. HAY for W'HAY ] 21 Tuns at Jus. 1 vcs' on Genesee Forks of Pine Creek. ■ 20 Tons near John L. Wilbur's, in Hector. I.UCIEN BIRD. • | Brook la tid, Pa., Dec. 17; 1866. t.f. GOOD HEWS AND NEW GOODS " STRANGE BUT THUS ! ~ THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES BARGAINS ! BARGAINS! No attention pant to (he of FOODS. Prompt conformity to Hi c. Low est Market Prices Is car rstabilshed RILE. We are determined to £ive the public Use Benefit of the FUL, this time. We shall try to prove the Rhlc "Works both Ways." Yon paid high prices v. hen pood* went up, we will see to K that you pay low prices now GOOD# are down, Others may go down, but we do net intend to he beaten. All we ask is to give us a Call. Shop as much as you please. If yon know c:r prices we feci sure of a sale. We arc in for the trade this spring and are determined that CHARLES S. JOKES Shall lake the lead in furnishing this section cf the country with the bet articles for the least money. Curs is the Store where that can be done. COME, " : | SEE, and be CONVINCED. All kinds cf t we are row offering at prices which can not fail to strike the purchaser as i I CALICOES WITH THE STAItCII OUT OF BOTH CLOTII AND ~ ' - .... ■*' - - • RIIOAD-CLOTH, Plain & Fancy Casßimeroß STAND AI III) MUS LIN S f; 131eaclied and Unbleached Muslins of all Prices. , | Flannels of all Colors. SILK & LINEN lIANDIvEHOI lIEFS, { SPOOL COTTON. ' Ticking, S ti'i peel Skirting, Denims, Ci*ask, Toweling LADIES' DEESS GOODS, l i All-Wool Delaines, Amer. Delaines. Mohair Lustres, &c. GROCERIES, Of all kinds. COFFEES, WHITE !c BROWN i SUGARS, SYRUP § COMMON MOLASSES, GREEN k BLACK TEAS, SPICES of *ll , kinds. A great variety of Digest brands of SMOKING & CHEWING TOBACCO. Cora Brooms, Cedar Buckets; No. 1 and 2 Mackerel, Labrador Herring, Hams j* Shoulders. Also, ~ DRUGS and MEDICINES, READY-MADE CLOTHING, BOOTS and SHOES, HARDWARE, &C. ■REMEMBER WE TAY TIIE HIGHEST ' PRICE FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE. iIIAHMIS S. JONES. I Coudersport, June 5 t 1866