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lout at these. Moses " had respect
it ii to the recompense uf reward-" £?j
had Abraham: "for he looked for a pty
which hath foundations, whose Builder
aud Maker is God," §o ought we to
h.tok for the rewards, fie that " cometh
loGnd must believe that Ho is tlie Ke-j,
warder of them that diligently s£ck Jiim. ,
believe —Apd it seems to me that
jn all things which we do well in this
not with eye-service as rat u please™; j
hut as the servants of Christ, doing the:
will of God from the heart," as we ought
jo do it,—-we receive a great aud rich re-;
jflf]/ p arl b : i n !
to come.
It is delightful to look back upon a
liu wet is pent. It is pleasant, indeed, to
a well-trained child become, first, a;
lovely youth, and then a little wiu'o aite; - ;
a lpan qr woman, correct, inteh
ligeut, and amiable in all the relations ofj
jhis life, and au heir of immortality. 1 his, !
J jiiy, is beautiful. Wisdom, like that
which the angels possess, as I remarked
lately, qopjisfs of two things : Knowl- ;
pdgc aud luuocence. And this, dear
friends uun teachers, is what we strive to i
impart aud cultivate iu those we instruct.!
There is a precious reward eoauectpd w : 'th
thug aeivice well performed, even here.
But it i.-j not all, nor mainly here that we j
see our rtw.ird. " lie that gocth
forth aud weepeth, bearing precious seed,
phall doubtless coute agaip with rejoicing,:
brisging his sheaves with him.''-—ps. j
6. Such is the faithful, patient, 1
prayerful, hoping parent; the zealous, de-;
voted, earnest, affectiouate teacher.
I* Verily I say unto you, he shall not Lse
Lis reward."
I love to thiuk of all my dear pupils;
dtt ring the last twenty years, most of
whom I can never meet again here on
puTlh, as members of a higher, purer, no
bler soqicty than any which exists among
men. I lyye to think of meeting them
jhSft?, in the laud of the blessed;
'•Where the rivers of rapture roll o'er the
bright plains,
A.nil the" auQUti le of glory eternally reigns."
There shall be no more stoning, no more
furrow, uo more error, no more pain, no
pioye death. I love those dear youth,
who have been ipy pupils, as no one else,
except their parents or relatives can. I
huve known them as no one else on
garth, except parents or teachers can
knaw them. They have been to me,
mi-at of them, "lovely and pleasant in
Jhcir lives," exceedingly so; and iu their
death I do not boliv<* they are to be di
vided from inc. We shall roam hearafter
in fields of light, and space, unrestricted
and fully blessed. shall ever be ad
vancing in wisdom aud knowledge and
pressing, pntil we come to understand all
Jruih, and live on for ever, and "know
even as we are known" of God, in all the
fullness of His Infinite Being!
May you, dear frieuds and teachers,
have a like happy experience in the work
before you. Aud so may you, at the last,
each be euabled to say before the assem
bled universe in glory: "Behold, 1 and
the children whom God bath given me!"
After his address, the speaker enter
tained the assembly for a short time in
exhibiting a variety of curiosities which
fie h4 collected during his travels in for
w gn lands, cloving by holding up to view
V Old Grey,'' an old grey coat, which he
said had accompanied him tens of thou-,
sands of miles, both by sea and land, and
which bad been his only covering for many
a cold &nd dreary night spent in the wilds
of Oregon.
Mr. )|. O Crosby, Chairman of the
Com. qf Arrangements, then n-ported the
order of exorcises for Tuesday evening,
On motion, the Institute tendered their
sincere thanks to the Ilev. Mr. Biake for
his timely and appropriate address.
The County Superintendent announced
that the further exercises uf jhe Justi
tuto would he held in the Now Court
House. Music by the members of the
Institute. Benediction by Kcv. Mr.
Blake, Adjourned.
TUESDAY, NOV. 17.
Met at 01 o'clock A. M. Prayer by
Kv. A. Mclutyre.
English Grammar, a general lecture,
Mr. Hendriek. Mental Arithmetic,
conducted by Mr. llendrick, assisted by
Rev. A. Mclntyrc. Recess.
practical Arithmetic, conducted by Mr.
Flpndrick; exorcises in Addition, bub
traction, Multiplication and Division.
Orthography, conducted by Rev. C, M.
Blake ; marks of aceent, spelling by
pounds, number of elementary sound*.
Adjourned until li o'clock, P. M.
AFTERNOON SKSMCUf.
(Call to Qriier.
Music, by the members of tho Insti
tute,
Geography, oonducted by the Rev. Mr.
Blake. The exercises consisted of a gen
oral lecture, or a familiar talk. He
thought that in teachiug Geography, tho
Tear hop should commence at his own
neighborhood. He said, take hira from
hi* qwn native place, and show hira his
relation to the universe. Elocution, con
ducted hy 3{r. Ucndrick, assisted by the
Rev. Mr. Blako, Recw-s.
School Government, conducted hy the
Rev. Mr. Blake. He thought that any
person should guvern a school like himself,
and qot follow the plan of any other one.
A woman might govern by gaining the
love of the school, as a man could not,
unUss he could read character readily. J
It seemed to be the qpiqioq of most of the
that general rules should be
Also that whispering should be
1, but not absolutely forbidden.
<- (ff i/sM uewi sevro e'oloek P. M. *
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iMMMijii. j _j. :■ ■ zzgiir
EVXMNO session.
Met in the Town Hall. Music by the
members of the Institute. Prayer by thp
Rev. M*. Melntyre. Remarks by the
President, thankiyg the members for
their readiness in assisting in every ob
ject conuected with the Institute.
Reading of an essay by MU North
ryp. Subject —"The Bible iu .Schools,'-'
This vra? followed by remarks by the Rev.
Mr. Blake, aud Mr- Hcqdrick.
Essay, by Miss Louisa Hydorn. Sub
ject—"Parental Visits, and Low they
; may be Secured." This was followed In
remarks from Mr. J. M. Spa fiord, Mr J
; Stiles, Rev. Mr. Blake, Mr. J. \V. Bird,
' Mr. Wm. A. Monroe, Ilev. Mr. Mcln
tyfd and Mr. Hendriek.
j r by Mr- d- W. Bird. Subject
j-rr"MoVaj d-ultj}Fo ; " The President then
announced the order of excrpi*ut; fpr
Wednesday evening, wheij the session
! closed.
WEDNESDAY NOV. 18.
Met at the Court House, at nine o'clock
A. M. Calling of the roll. Reading of
the Bible and prayer, by Mr, Ucndrick.
'Music by members of tbe Institute.—
English Grammar, conducted by Mr.
Hendriok, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Blake,
Mental Arithmetic, conducted by the
Rev. Mr. B'ake, aad Misses Northrop
and Brown. Recess. Practical Arith
metic. conducted by Mr. llendrick. Or
thography conducted by Mr. llendrick.
A FTENOON SESSION.
Geography, conducted by 31 r Htn
idriek. At this time, Dr. \\'L,nj\ Sup't
Of McKean Co.. luviug arrived, the Pres
ident introduced him to the Institute.
illustrations of Physical Geography,
conducted by the Roy. Mr. Blake. —
! Reading, conducted by Mr. llendrick.
N T J
School Government, conducted by Dr.
Wisner. On this subject the Dr. remark
ed, that there should be much said, but
it was a bard matter to say tho right
thing. A Teacher could not govern a
School, until he could govern himself.—
Never threaten, but let the yule be "Do
i Right 1" Ou the subject of Punctuality,
be said that one great cause of the lack
'! of it iu our Schools lay with the Teachers
,; themselves. Never, on any account, de
,! for opening School for a minute after the
regular time. Be punctual yourself, and
ii the School will follow your example. Use
i the rod only in extreme cases. Mr. Hen
,, driek said that one should commence with
i ! a School as rigidly as they intended to
r, bo at any time in the term. Uo thought
-; that there were oases, but they were rare,
" where it was necessary to punish grown
1' tip scholars corporeally.
-! EVENING SESSION.
1 j Met in the Town Hall. Music by the
I; members of the Institute
, Oil mot ion of the Chairman of the com
-1 j mit tee of arrangements, the order of ex
jercises were deferred to listen to au ad
, i dress from I)r. Wi.-ner.
: | The President then introduced to the
~ audieuce the above named gentleman,
- who proceeded to deliver an address on
1 j the subject of the "Physical Welfare of
' | Children," Essay, hy Miss Perry. Sub
,Jjeot—"Introducing the Higher Branch
es into our Common Schools." In this
1 essay, the author drew a rather dark pic
-1 ture of the capability of some of our pot
-! ter county Teachers. Tho subject iutro
jr dneed by this essay, was discussed by J.
, j W. Bird, Mr. Hendriek, J. M. Spafford
and the Rev. Mr. Biake.
1 ; An essay by 31 iss Medbury. Bubjeot
i —'"Vocal Music." Mr Blake remarked
r that he wished to see our National songs,
3 as "Hail Columbia," "IStar Spangled
Banner," "Home, Sweet Home," and
also, various old English melodies, as
:"Aul<l Lang Syne," &0., sung in all the
i ' Schools in tho county. lie did not wish
■ new music excluded, but that the old
r : .should not be forgotten. Dr. Wisner, and
. j others, also spoke ou this subject.
An essay by Mr. S. S. Green man.—
'Subject—"The Teacher's Hopes." J.
• W. Bird then gave notice that he should
- present the following resolutions for cou
t side rut ion Thursday evening.
i lics"hr<f, That while we are fully con
.; viueed of the importance of raising the
(standard of qualifications of Teachers in
j our CouiuiQU Schools, we consider it equal
, | iy important that the vjnyes o.f those en
; gaged in teaching should be raised iua
'corresponding degree.
Resolved, That we regard the practice
. of paying Teachers in warrants ou empty
i treasuries, as lias hceu done in most of
I tho townships of this county fur the last
. i few years past, thus causing a delay of
| months and oveq years in the receipt of
j their pay by the Teachers, as not only
r j extremely unjust to those employed in
i instructing in our schools, but in every
• way iajuriouß to the best interests of the
i schools themselves.
j Resolved, That we regard the present
. as a suitable time to begin a reform in
this particular, and we hereby urge upou
| the School Directors and State Superin
tendent to devise some effectual remedy
for this injustice.
THURSDAY, NOV. 19.
Convened at the usual time and place.
Prayer by Dr. Wisner. English Gram
mar, conducted by Mr. llendrick. 3len
!tal Arithmetic, conducted by Miss Lewis,
assisted by Mr. Hendriek and Dr. Wis-
I ner. Rocess. Practical Arithmetic,
j conducted by Mr, Hendriek. Orthogra-
( phy, conducted by Dr, Wisner, Here
; the Institute tendered to Dr, Wisner who
was .about to leave, their sincere thanks
j for his attendance with them, and request- j
ed a copy of his address delivered Wed
j uesJij evening, for publication. In re-1
ply, the Dr. said that the address was !
written in a hurry and with but little fore- :
thought, and as he had not time to revise !
and oorreot it, be should be under the'
1 ftjr fh
it HI n ■ I
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Geography, iu connection with the
Natural Sciences, conducted by the Rev.
Mr. plake. Remarks by Mr. Heudrick
reviewing the ground goue over. His
torical Geography, conducted by Mr.
Ilendrick. In this exercise were includ
ed the first settlement of the United
States, the nature of the Government and
its different branches, the election of the
varii ti* officers, &c. Here Mr. Heudrick
uiade boiue remarks on the professional
reading of Teachers, daring whiich he
recommended to the favorable notice of
1 Teachers Rages Theory and Practice of
Teaching, and Todd's Student's Manual-,
Mr. Blake also recommended Ilarycr's
! Weekly Heicspaper, and 7At S'hool and
Schoolmaster. Recess. The President
gave notice that the exercises of the In
stitute were suspended for the purpose
of organizing a Teacher's Association.
Four o'clock P. M. Resumed the ex
ercises of the Institute. Explanation of
volcanoes, by the llcy Mr, BUke, Here
• the Sup't. requested to be excused from
examining Teachers at the Institute, as
.jit would occupy too much time. A few
remarks by the Rev. Mr. Blake on Ge
ology,
EVENING SESSION.
Convened iu the Town Hall at seven
o'clock. Jfusic by the members of the
Institute. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Mc
lnryre. An essay by Miss Annie Lewis.
Subject—"Writing Compositions." An
essay, written by M\ ss Stearns, (who on
; account of ill health was unable to read
it,) was road bv Mrs, Ilendrick. Sub
ject —"The Qualification* of the Succers
; ful Teacher."
Here the Co. Sup't stated that the
'subject before the Directors there eon
j venod, fur consideration, was that of a uui
.(fortuity of text-books in our Comiuuu
Schools, He thought that the groat va
'riety of text-books now in use, was a sc
i! rious evil. And as far as he was able to
.; learn, one that the Directors had takeu
,; no moans to remedy.
11. L. Bird thoghtu it a lamentable
: fact, bat it could not be avoided. Direc
: tors had n t the ability, and could uoi
. | remedy the evil. A VOICE —"They had
. better rerign then." After remarks by
I A. G. Olmsted, J. S. J/aun and others,
. a Committee of six was appointed to rc
. commend to the Directors of Potter Co..
jj a uniformity of text-books. The Coui
v mitteo was composed of the following
t, named persons: J/essra. J. Ilendrick,
H. L. Bird, J. W. Bird, 11. W. Benton
■, and .l/ises Northrup and Anna Lewis.
11. W. Benton, then introduced the
subject of decreasing the number of Di
?' rectors to three, and allowing them pa_\
for their services. lie spoke in favor ol
.' both propositions, and closed by offering
. the following resolutions :
Resolved, That we believe the Rumbei
!of School Directors should be decreased,
j'aud that they should receive pay foi
I their services.
1 j H. L. Bird, spoke in opposition to the
f, resolution, J. \V Bird then offered the
. resolutions, of which he gave notice the
.; evening previous, when they were laid
„ upon the table, and the session adjourned
FRIDAY, Nov. 20.
Convened at the usual time and place
- Reading of the Bible and prayer, by Mr
.1 Ilendrick. The President theu appoint
1' ed W. A. Mouroc and Miss A. J. tSpaf
j ford, members of tho Committee on lies
t alutions, whioh Committee was then coin.
1 posed of the following persons, namely :
,; Messrs, O. J. llees and W. A. Monroe, anr
1 Misses Annie Lewis, J, IS. Catlin and A
]! J. Spaffurd.
sj English Grammar, conducted by Mr
e ! Ilendrick. A/cntal Arithmetic, conduct
i ed by .1/arcua L. French. Recess. Prao
-1 tical Arithmetic, conducted by Mr. lieu
i dnck,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
-: Orthography, coudueted by the Rev.
. Ah. Blake. Mr. Bird's resolutions were
1 then called up, read, and passed separ
ately. Mr. O. J. Rees, Chairman ot
Committee on Resolutions then reported
- the following, which, were passed sepa
? ratelv.
1 Resolutions, presented for the considera
tion of the members of the
■ \ Teachers' Institute.
V Resolved, That wo consider Teachers'
Institutes, a# highly beneficial to Teaeh
\ era a:ul Schools in various ways. They
afford to Teachers an excellent opportu
nity for comparing with each Other the
■ roiults of their experience; they also af
-1 furd the benefit of valuable instruction
frotu the Superintendent a,id others.—
They are also suitable occasions for bring*
1 : ing up for solution any difficult point*,
' either in the method of instruction or iu
the different branches of Education
taught in our Schools, Thev serve to
; stimulate Teachers to more vfgorous ef
; forts to do their work faithfully, They
invite cooperation in the oause of Educa
tion among parents and the friends of Ed
j ucation geuerally, and therefore they
< ought to be eucouragcd.
Resolved, That the County Superin
j tendency has done, and is doing great
service to tho Schools of Putter County,
and ought by all means to be continued.
Resolved, That we present our thanks
jto the Key. Mr, Rlakc, Dr, W isner, of
jMcKean, Rev. Mr, J/elntyre and others
who have rendered us sueh signal ser
j vice at our Institute.
Resolved, That it be recommended to
Directors to obtain Outline A/aps, Nor
-1 mal Charts and Globe, and at least one
copy of some good Dictionary for every
! School District.
Resolved, That many of our School
; Houses are in an exceedingly dilapidated
(condition, and we recommend to Direct- 1
'ors to furnish old hats, old clothing and
etkor mat*rial, far supplying th* ylsmcf
broken paues, pasting up cracks, Ac. j
Resolved, That the Bible ought to be
i used ia ail our Schools, and we tender
; j our sincere thank's to Rev. C. M. Rlake, for
. his efforts to fgrujsh Bibles for our
, j Schools.
Resolved, That the County Superin
-11 tendent, by his disinterested efforts, both
[ on this and former occasions, in behall
of the cause of Education, is entitled to,
: au/I receives our warmest thanks,
i O. J. REES, Chair'n,
; S W, A. MONROE,
rj JULIA S, CATLIN,
f ANNIE Z. LEWIS,
A UGI ST AJ.S PA I FORD, j
i The County Superintendent then made j
Ca few closing remarks, during which bej
t said that it had afforded him great pleas
ure in meeting so many of the Teachers
> of Putter County here at the Institute.,
Olhcr things being equal, he should have
- a more favorable opinion oi those who had
ft attended these exercises, thau of those
- who had not, for it showed a desire on
' their part to improve. The Teacher's
<! calling is one of the noblest in the world.
.' It costs self-denial, but we are little
- aware of the amount of good we may do.
i Every Teacher possesses an iufluenee
which will be felt throughout the endless
i ages of eternity. It leads one to exclaim
•• with the Apostle, "Who is sufficient lor
- these things."
• i When lie calls to see the Touchers, he
' hopes to find them ail in successful oper-
atioa; hopes that all may be model
1 Teachers; does not wish any Teacher to
-!dread his visit, for it will be his object to
- aid them to the exteut of his power.
The oxorelsos of tho Institute then
- ■ closed finally.
-! J. II END RICK, Pres't.
SILAS S. GHEEN MAN, Sec y.
Teachers' Association.
" ; The Teachers, and other friends of
3 ! Education who had been attending the
3 Institute, met at the Court-House on
Thursday, November 19, to discuss the
e ' propriety of organizing a Teachers'As
" sociatiou. The meeting was organized
1 by calling George W. Urigsby to act as
Chairman, and William A. Monroe Sec
y retary.
'? i It was moved that we do now organize
" a Teachers' Association. Remarks were
"> i made by Rev. D. Stiles, F. B. ilacket,
" O. J. Spafford, Rev. C. M. Blake and
eU Rev. J. Heudrick. The motion was
unanimously carried.
l ; | Moved, that the Chairman appoint a
committee of five to report a Constitution
0 for the Association at our uext meeting.
Curried.
>"j The Chair then appointed on that
' committee J. W. Bird, J. M. Spafford, M.
S 0. Crosby, Julia Northrup, and Jennie
M. Lyman. Moved, that we now adjourn
r until three o'clock to-morrow. Adjourned.
'! Friday, November 20.
if ' •
| The Teachers' Association met accord
ing tu adjournment; G. W, Grigs by iu
the chair. J. \V. Bird, chairman of the
committee, reported a Constitution for
r j ■ the government of the Association, The
1 meeting discussed each article separately,
ami the Report was adopted.
The following officers were elected for
•• the ensuing year : J. M. Spafford, Presi
'• dent; J. \V. Bird. Vice President; W.
H.\. Mou roo> Secrotary; L. Ellen Wright,
Treasurer.
Moved, thai the proceedings of this
l "' meeting be published in the POTTER
: JOURNAL. Carried.
i The Association then adjourned to
"'meet at Lewisville on the last Thursday
of January, 1858, at which time Ellen L.
*• Bird and Sarah M. Lyman will readorigi
nal essays, and (). J. Rees and George
■' \X. G rigs by will deliver original orations.
' J. M. SPAFFORD, Pres't.
V.'M. A. MONROE, See'y.
ej rhf lournal.
t'OI'PKRSPORT. P4„
J ipM cthljl uton>ij)cj, ISST.
T. S. CHASE, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
* ; " "
want a few loads of good
! STOVE WOOD, immediatelv, on sub
jscriptions. Those who pay in Wood do
uot have to pay in cash. We also want
. all kinds of Produce, Beef, Butter, a few
j hundred feet of cuil Lumber—say 000
- feet, Ac. Now is the time to pay the
1 Printer—the first to servo, the last to get
i served,
"j --- -
i monoy luftrket is getting bet
t ter, and tfie New York City Banks arc
j i talking of resuming specie payment*,™-
- Th Trgde generally is looking up, and!
' thoro is much room to hopo for easier
times in the Spring, "Wo fondly trust
~ there is nodolusion in tho hop*.
feiTKansas matters hare taken a pew
turn —the Bogus Constitution Convention
having resolved itself into a provisional j
government with Surveyor-General Cffi
i houu as Dioiator. They resolved not to
[ ; submit their constitution to the people,
' 1 but to force it through Congress, submit
ting only one clause of it (a strong pro-'
' Slavery one,) to a popular vote, through
an election of their own providing for.—
We have an article on tnesubjeet, which
we are compelled to defer until next week,!
for want of room new.
i We give up a large share of our j
; columns this week to Educational mat-
*nd to which we wwold eipoffifjly
i call the attention of our readers, both old
and young. We would most particularly
request them to carefully road the Ad- j
dress of Rev. C. M. BLAKE, before thej
iTeachers' Institue, on the 16th inst. We!
' have not room to notice it more partieu-1
larly at present; but ask our readers
I read it carefully, and we vouch for them '
ample remuneration for the time thus
pleasantly and profitably spent. The In
stitute was largely attended from all sec
tions of the county, and its proceedings,
'in another column are well worthy of the
I • •
attention of all interested in Educational
matters —and who is not ? There is
much credit due Mr. Hendrick for the
new impetus he has given to the cause of
> Education the last few mouths; and we
see much in the present movement of
hope for the future. We will refer to
this fcuhjeot again, and more o.\tendedly,
in a future number of our pages.
fi*sJrThe Philadelphia IWss, is a live
: paper, and one of the most readable of
the city Journals. In spite of its bod
politics, and support of bud men. it says
! many good tilings, and on the Kansas
; question is bold, manly, and true to the
people. We fear when it comes to the
ifi"ht. it will break down from its present
C* ' 1
position, but if it does not, it will secure
the rerpect and gratitude of all good men
i in the State.
i The following quotation from the week
ly J'rests, of Nov. -1, would not read bad
in the X. J". Tribune, or any other
• Black Republican" paper.
Says the I'ress: "We give in another
"column some of the doings of this Cou
"vention ; and have only to say, that if
'"the Constitution fabricated by this body
"is sent to Congress, wc trust that short
"work will be made of it. It deserves
i "nothing but contempt. If it has a sin
"g!e merit it is its consistency with the
"fraud nrd wrong which it is intended
"to perpetuate, and from which, in great
"part, it has grown."
There is much more equally good, and
equally corroborative of the Republican
statements made during the last campaign.
But let that pass. If the I'ress will only
bring its party right noir, we" shall rr
• juice with all our heart, and will cheer
fully forget the past.
I I *4- ■
Utile Potter Again.
i'
POTTKR Cot STV, PA.. seTcn years ago a;.u
' : not uu officer, high or low. hut belonged to
j the Democracy. Now, all the officers, high and
. low, are Republicans. The Journal says that
I I no man shall have an office, there, who does
! not believe in the Declaration ot lndepend
'(Cnce: the people bare talked it all over, and
G their deliberate, solemn conclusion is, to give
the offices and honors at their disposal to out
| spoken, straight forward friends of Freedom,
| only.— Lewisftury Chronicle.
If the Journal and t'Acoßi'c/emean Black Re
publicans when they su v "faionds of freedom,'
Potter county is likely to bo without officer*
• i hereafter, unless it is so far in the woods that
, the news of that party being rubbed out era
j not reach it until after another election. Its
honors, for several years past, have been of
; snch a doubtful character that tu withhold
' i tlitni would hardly he a loss.—Lyronnny
I Gazr/fr.
' The Journal said, "no apologist for
slavery extension will hereafter give the
influence of bis office in this county,
against the principles of the Declaration
. of Independence." That is not quite a*
out'friend of the Chronicle reports us,
and we prefer to stand by the idea as we
first gave it.
-
' The comment of the Lycoming Gazette
is characteristic and iccnxly. When this
County was the mereecho of Williamsport,
and went blind l'or any ticket the canal
plunderers sent up here, the Gazette was
loud in its praise of the Potter yeomanry.
But now, after years of toil in improving
their farms aud minds; when great pro
gress has been made in education, in ma
terial comfort, in morals, industry, tem
perance, and all that goes to make up
good and prosperous society, the Gazette
never refers to the county or its people,
except to sueer at them. So let it be.
The scoffs of some men are more desirable
than their approbation. At to this county
going without officers, wc have the plea
sure of informing tho Gazet'e that since
! the people have taken the business of
tilling them Into their own hands, instead
!of leaving it to the care of old iiuukoi
leader*, wc hava as good as the Ftate af
fords: and that we are not so far in the 1
woods but that nearly every school dis
trict in the county can furnish men, with
; intelligence enough to detect the numer
ous misstatement# made by the Hon, Wm.
F. Backer in his several speeches in this
|county; the grn§*ness of which, in his
i last effort, increased Frcmout's majority
a score or more,
The news of the Republican party be
ing " rubbed out", we suspect, is confined
to the brain of the Gazette editor. The I
new 3 out in the world, where men are j
iawako is, that New England, glorious
New England, is a unit ia favor of that!
party which vindicates the principles ofi
the IVtWwfcoe ef Iwdependw&o*, the Re
publican party; and we fancy it will b*
j difficult to "rub out'' anything which
j New Eugiand i* a unit in supporting
| George the Third aud his ministry ffiund
' it so when in its infancy, and we thiuk'the
; Slave Power"and its apologists will fi n j
it more so, after eighty years of growth.
The Republicans of this countv, hn\
been told again aud again that it was no
use to continue their efforts; that their
party was " rubbed out." But though
all around them were faltering and falling
1 °
away, they lurid a steady front. And
now, when all is bright and promising,
when their voice is heard at Harrisbur-'
and all the county offices give out an in.
• flucnee in their favor, they will press on
with now zeal and power, not douhtin"
. that iu due lime even Lycoming eouutv >
and our dear old commonwealth will shake
' oil the rule ut the Doutrhfaces.
Uo<)Wiiti aim 3 Cli struct eristic
flatter from Judge Wilinol.
J We find in the Krit Constitution of
• November 11, the folluwing eloquent lrv
: rer from our lr.te standard-bearer, h
proves its author worthy of the proud
position lie now holds in the heart* of
the friends of Freedom, and contains an
invocation to them to labor much more
zealously for Right and Truth. The
J letter was not intruded for publication,
( but the Editor of the Constitution ( tj
whom it is addressed.) assumes the re
sponsibility of publishing it, and thus
I confers a great favor upon the friends of
Mr. Wilrnot throughout the State. U
will be seen that ho bear* up nobly
against his defeat, and we think he ha*
more cause for congratulation, as the dc
. feated candidate, than his opponent had
as the victor:
TOVANDA, Oct. 81, 1557.
R. LYLE WHITE, Esq.— Dear .Sir;—
" The battle ia lost, r.s men ordinarily esti
• mate results. It will discourage the wrxk
• and doubting—the venal will seek shelter
I in the camp of the enemy. The men uf
courage and faith will stand firm, with
confidence unshaken ia the final triumph
of the Bight. Courage and Perseverance
1 are qualties essential in a conflict with
i Error and M rung—these, with untiring
j activity, are the elements of sweceas in
all great revolutions.
I look to the future with unshaken
" confidence. Liberty can aot he crushed
- out in this age and country. Oppression
j has no charter from God. The Tyrant
that now exults in power, and defiantly
j assails not only the constitutional righu
, of American citizenship, but the God
| given rights of nnua, shall soon fall a
i lifeless and loathsome corpse, under the
I persevering and courageous assaults of
! ; TRUTH.
i The mere politician believes in the pc
. teney of great interests, lie scoffs at
. jthc idea that any other than selfish mo
. 'tives influence* the action of men. This
is an insult, both to God and man.
" Truth and Justice are mightier than Sel
fishness and Wrung. '1 he Heroes and
, Martyrs of our race attest the nobleness
, of Humanity. Men are capable of the
< highest motives, arid the most loyal stcad
' fastness to principle. Truth is never si
lent, but pleads ever, with irresistible
; persuasiveness aud power. There is a
. strength in a noble, self-sacrificing disin
terestedness, battling in a just cause, that
' can nut be overcome. All the great
• moral forces <f nature are working un
i ceasingly on the side of tho Right. In
j the struggle of life we require strength iu
overcoming obstacles that beset our path.
' —Disasters test the constancy and cour
age of parties as of men. In the nature
of things reverses must come, but if wo
• arc true to the calls'* of Freedom and
3 Humanity, our triumph is certain; nor
will the day he long postponed. Oppres
sion, injustice, and wrong, can not stand
against righteousness and truth —it so,
• Omnipotence is dethroned —then i the
earth a province of the K\il One, and
r man the helpless victim of his malignity.
!u the hour of disaster and defeat we
must preserve an abiding faith in recti
tude, ami in, tho In ing energies of 1 ruth.
■ We must never despond, nor weary in
) the performance °t our high duties.
'There is nothing in the result of the late
election that should for a moment di*-.
licarten our hopes,, or relax our cftorts It
has not changed tho- essential nature of
' thinsrs —it has not made the M voug, Right
—this is beyond the power of majority
Majorities can make the rulers of to-day,
but they can not make oppression j'Mi.
nor eradicate frotu the hearts of mta
hatred of the oppressor. They may up
hold, for a time, violence and fraud, ly
the strong arm of military power; but
they can not lawfully take from man ih
rights with which his Maker invested
him. Not a stone in the citadel of our
strength has been thrown down; we still
stand on the impregnable rock of truth.
The tyranny, outrage and wrong against
which we protest, is in no degree extenua
ted by the majority given again*! us. ' 'P"
pression has gained u new lease of powrr,
but not an lota of sanction for its cruelty
and injustice, Let us renew our rows to
Freedom, and gain strength for future
i conflicts, by divesting ourselves ef every
selfish and ignoble desire.
Truly vour friend.
* " I). WILMOT.
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Died, at Galssburg, Kalamazoo Do.,
|on the 3d inst. of Consumption, Mas. "• y-
JOHNSON, (formerly Miss Xl. K. Lor k wood) w •
!of Dr. Lorenzo Johnson, both formerly r
! Hammondsport, Staubvn Co:. N.
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