davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13
NUMBER Id.
Putnam as a Suy.

Among the officers Of the Revolutionary
army. none probably possessed more origi-
nali,y than General Putnam, who was &c.
centric and fearless, blunt in his manners.
the daring soldier, without the polish Of the
gentleman. He might be called the Marion
OF the North, though he disliked disguise.
probably from the fact of his lisping, which
was very apt to overthrow any trickery he
might have in view.
At this time stronghold called Horse
neck, some miles from New York, was in
the hands of the British. Putnam. with n
few sturdy patriots, was lurking in the vi
cinity, bent on driving them from the place.
Tired Of urking in arnbash the men began
20 be impatient, and mportuned the Gene.
raj with questions as to when they were go.
ing to have n bout with the foe. One morn.
ing ne made speech something to the fol.
lowing effect, which convinced them there
was something in the wind:
"Fellows, you have been idle too long.
and so have 1. I'm going to Bush's, at
Horseneck, in nm hour, with an OK team
and a bag of corn. If come back will
let YOU know the particulars if l should
not, let them have it, by hokey."
He shortly afterwards mounted his OK
cart, dressed as one Of the commonest order
Of Yankee farmers, and was soon mt Bush's
tavern, which was in possession of the Brit
ish troops. No sooner did the officers espy
him, than they began to question him as to
his whereabouts, and find ng him COM
plete simpleton. as they thought, they began
to quiz him and threatened to seize The corn
and fodder.
"How much do you ask for your whole
concern Z" asked they.
"For mercy's sake, gentlemen" replied
the mock clodhopper, with the most deplor-
able look of entrea,y, only let me off, and
you shall have my hull team and load for
nothing and if that won't dew, I'll give
you my word I'll return tomorrow and paw
you heartily for your kindness and conde-
scension." ID.
WELL" said they, I" well take you at your
word. Leave the team and provender with
US, and we won't require bail for your ap.
pearance"
Putnam gave up the team, and sauntered
about for an hour or So gaining all the in
formation he wished. lie then returned to
his men and told them Of the foe, and his
plan of attack.
The morning came, and with it sailed
out the gallant band. The British were
handled with rough hands and when they
surrendered to General Putnam, the clod-
hopper, he sal castically remarked:
Gentlemen, have kept my word.
told you / would call and pay you for your
kindness I'd condescenson."
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13

A New THEoRY.-A writer in the Ma.
tional Intel igencer is advocating the theory
that the moon is simply the indicator of the
earth's electric changes, and that the moon
itself has no appreciable effect upon this
planet-that the moon is fragment of the
earth, is negative to it. and revolves upon
its own axis, within the earth's atmosphere;
that the earth is enveloped in an ocean of
electric vapor, dense and compound upon its
solid surface, whose gases separate, however,
as they deepen outward, the rare always
emanaIing from and resting on the more
dense, until we reach in outward order fluo-
rine, electricity and magnetism, that subtle
element pervading all space and that, OBJ
serving the atmospheric strata above and the
solid strata below us, it is not difficult to
perceive that men, animals and vegetable
forms are existing in the centre of the earth's
qualification. The electric lines of no vari.
alton are those extending from the north to
the south pole; the dia.magnetic or dia-
electric lines are those extending around the
earth from west to east, and are variable.
1t is the variableness of these dia-electric
currents, says this writer, that produce all
the phenomena attributed to the influence
Of the moon upon the earth.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13

IT is the height of folly for halfdozen
brothers, four uncles, and grey yheadcd IA
ther trying to stop young girl from get
ting married to tho man she loves, and who
loves her--just as il rope.ladders were ou
of date and all the horses in the world spav
iped s
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13
The Language of Dress.

Under this head (says Life Iilustrated)
we are impressed to say few words to the
ladies, the marriageable girls especially
We do this privately and confdepially,"
and request all young gentlemen 70 have
the politeness not to read this article. II as
for the girls exclusively.
Well, then, girls you expect to get mar
ried, do you notl IL you do not, you
should. You also wish to marry, don't you
Ii you 10 not, you are either more or less
than woman. Presuming that you are all
right in this matter, we call your attention
to the following extracts, the words Of a
popular author:
"A wife looks prettier, If she did bu,
know it, in her neat morning frock of calico,
than in the incongruous pile of finery which
she dignifies with the title of full Dress
Many All unmarried female wins the heart
of her future husband in some simple, un,
pretending attire, which, if consulted about
she would pronounce too cheap except for
ordinary wear, but which. by its accidental
suitability to her figure, face, and carriage,
idealize her youth wonderfully. If the sex
would study the taste in dress more, and
care less for costliness, they would have 10
reason to regret it."
Now we assure one and all--the unmar-
ried of the fair sex ex-that we have known
many females who really wished 10 marry to
live in single blessedness, and die husband
less, for no other reason. in all human prob.
ability, than that of dressing too gaudiy -
We have heard the sentiments of the male
sex expressed thousand times OH this point,
and in every instance, whether the observer
was young or old-young man, batchelor,
or widower-rch or poor-ugly or hand
some-wise men, fop or dandy-in every
instance an overdressed or extensively rig
ged OUT female has los, IN his estimation.
This is perfectly natural and proper. A
foolish and silly man is not worth marry.
ing and sensible man will surely judge
you advantageously in exact ratio TO the
plaiDness and simplicity of your dress.
poor man, or man in moderate circum.
stances, however worthy and deserving, dare
not marry female who is supertluously
done up in ribbons and f1ounces, however
lovely and talented she may be, because he
has sense enough to suspect she will be an
expensive treasure. He may love her, and
still feel that he cannot afford 10 marry her.
And the rich man, though he likes her
personally, and admires her other accom-.
plishments, dare not take her for better OF
worse, because the dashing style of her ha
biliments indicate too great passion for
the admiration of the world. He fears
justly too, tat her passion for general ad
miration will be serious obstacle in the
way of the manifestation Of affection for him
individually. And as all men are selfish
whether women are or not, both rich and
poor. in selecting a wife, act on the priuci
pie, that
Beauty, when unadorned, is adorned the most
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13

The true history Of the world is not found
in the huge volumes Of the historian these
deal chiefly with the great crimes or virtues
of the great ones OF the earth--but in the
unwritien history Of the indiviIuaIs compos-
ing the multiiude--the humble, out of-lhe-
way, the fathers, mothers and children, nn-
named, unheard of, and unknown, who con.
stitute what the poverty Of language is oh.
liged to call the masses, for want Of bet.
ter word. The aggregate story Of these un.
known, unnamed, and undistinguished mil.
lions, conld il be collected, would constitute
the true history Of the world.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13

YoUSs ladies who are accustomed to read
newspapers are always observed to posses
most winning ways, most amiable disposi
tions, invariably make good wives, and al
ways select good husbands. A fact.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13

New JERSEY SINHIHG.-We do not wish
to create alarm-because alarm in this in.
stance is nnnecessary-when We say tha;
there is evidence, seemingly amounting to
demonstration, that the State Of New Jersey
has been sinking slowly but gradually, since
some date in the past, not observation-disclosures
it Is sinking at tho present lime, and will
continue to sink, until the whole State is
again submerged--to re-appear, we may
hope, after this baptismal immersion, as part
of new creation. The proof is pretty con.
elusive that New jersey has been under the
water, not once merely, but several times
and when its mari beds, formed during one
Of these immersions, have been used up in
fructifying its soil, another dip to refresh its
exhausted energies may not be undesirable.
The depression Of the land is marked by
the inroads which the sea has made within
the memory of the living. Stumps of t,ees
which stood high and dry when ihe wood
mans axe was applied to their trunks, are
now within oceans embrace, and scarcely
perceptible at low water. Rocks, which
were once inland, and beneath whose shade
the venerable matron, in her girlish days,
sat and milked her fathers cows. now
treacherously hide their heads beneath old
oceans aggressive waves. Other evidences
the man Of science finds and it seems tha,
what is true Of New Jersey, in this respect
is true also of Staten Island and Long Is.
land. They are believed to be sinking too,
and the day may be anticipated-though
none Of us shall live to see it--when no
ba,hers shall resort to Coney Island, for nc
Coney Island will there be to receive them
and when Seguin's Point and its hated
Quarantine structures shall have sunk ou,
Of eight of all save the Omniscient. But ere
that DAY comes, many generations Of mer
nay have sunk-sunk into long repose
awaiting the awakening sound Of the las
trumpet.-NeU York Sun.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13

ATHFIsM-Really, there can be no athe
ist. The sintient soul cannot deny that
which is the spring and sun of lis own life,
The mere a man is enlightened. the more
he must comprehend and inwardly confess
a God, though he may seem not to adore
while the lowest idolater of Fetish, and :he
rudest savage is not without his deity
God is the universal necessity, not of the
human soul alone, but Of all visible and in
visible things. He wEo sets himself up as
disdaining to acknowledge God, can but
excite in every intelligent mind a mingled
credulity, pity and contempt.
In the pride of vain philosophy, fools and
sometimes apparently sensible men, will pre-
tend to disbelieve in God, but they only de-
ceive themselves or try to deneive others.
In the darkness Of the night, and on the
confines of the grave, they confess their er
ror-they shudder at the bank they would,
if possible, have created. The soul, looking
out over the abyss or mortal dissolution, can
play the hypocrite no longer. Men who
hold the idea Of God and light in the merry
days Of life, call upon and cling to him most
desperately in the hour Of agony.
The necessity Of such an infinite shield
against wi oh to repose our feebleness, des-
troys the possibility of actual atheism
What fool he must be who would reject
God to prove there is nothing greater than
man. In few days and all this boosters
greatness will be dust and oblivion~-while
the God whom he derided-though cling,
ing to him wi,h desperation at the last
will survive as glorious ana benefcent as
though the would be atheist had never ex.
listed.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13

BASE all your actions upon principle OF
right; preserve your integrity Of character,
in doing this, never reckon the cost.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13

How independent Of money peace Of con-
science is. and how much happiness can be
condensed In the bumblest home
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13
Fortune Favors the Brave.

A military officer, with whom we have
long been intimate, relates two incidents
connected with Croghan's gallant defence
at Fort Stevenson; one Of which affords a
strong positive, and the other stronger
negative, proof Of the above quoted adage ::
As the British and Indians, in their ope-
rations had violated their pledge and usage
Of civilized warfare, by wantonly numbering
their prisoners, the members Of Croghan's
little band, (only one hundred strong with
single six FOUNDER, and surrounded by about
six hundred British troops and thrice that
number of lndians,) had mutually agreed to
stand their ground to the last, and sell their
lives as dearly as possible.
. When all was ready, the British corr.
rnander sent messenger, under flag of
truce, 10 treat for surrender of the fort
Croghan, pointing TO him as lie approached,
exclaimed, at will not do to let him enter
here and see our weakness; who will volun.
teer to meet hint"
AS it was pretty certain That whoever
should leave the fort on such mission
would be murdered by the bastard foe, there
was brief pause, when Ensign Ship re.
piled. Il will, upon one condition"
"What is it," asked the captain.
"Pledge me your word, rs an officer and
man Of honor, that you will keep that gun
bearing directly upon me, and :hat you will
fire it off the moment you see me raise my
hand" The pledge was given, and Shipp
went forth. To all arguments and persua.
sions Of the enemy, his unvarying reply was.
am instructed to say that we defend the
fort" ..
Soon the Indians began to surround him.
One cluiched his epaulette, another his
sword. Shipp, who was man of Hercu-
lean frame, released himself by a powerful
effort, and, turning 10 the envoy, coolIy said
"Sir, have put myself under the protec
ton Uf your truce without knowing your
mode Of warfare. You see shat gun" said
he, pointing to their solitary six .pounder
q 1t is well charged with grape, and have
the solemn pledge of my commander that il
shall be fred the moment that l give the
signal. Therefore, restrain these men, and
respect the laws of war, or you shall instant
ly accompany me to the other world"
This was enough. Shipp was no more
molested; he returned to his comrades in
safety, fought out the desperate action that
ensued, and obtained promotion for his gal
liant bravery.
The counter-ins'ance referred to at the
head of our paragraph was told as follows
After the British and Indians had with.
drawn, Croghan missed one man (only one)
who had belonged to his little band, and all
efforts for his discovery were for some time
unsuccessful. At last his remains were dis.
covered in the garre: Of one of the block
houses, where he had crept for safety, and
was cut in two by cannon ball.
All the rest, considering their chances O
life not worth n thought, had only sough
10 do their dnty, and escaped alvo from
perhaps, the most desperate fight on record
The only man that was killed happened I,
be the only man who proved himself to bt
n coward.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13

MEN may bend to virtue, but virtue can
not bend to man.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13

Now is the time to improve yourself
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-15

Total Taxes on
Duplicate $s,954,511 .s9.7 $500. s.5l3.9a 5
The attention of the Legislature was
earnestly invoked by my predecessor, to
the large excess of County, Municipal
and other local taxes over the taxes for
State purposes. That disproportion has
been, in some measure, corrected by the
prudent legislation of the last session; but
it is worth your consideration whether
some further legislation may not be useful
" directed to the same end.
The Report of the Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund is not completed, but will
soon be laid before you. 1t will contain
full information in regard to their pro-
ceedings under the. act of April 8, 1856,
authorizing a new loan, for the payment of
the debt of s2,42S,a59 70, payable at the
pleasure of the State after the 18th inst.
Proposals for this new loan, fixed by the
Commissioners at So, 100000, were invited
by advertisement in the leading journals
of Europe and America, and, on the lst of
October 1856, it was awarded to the high
est bidder for the whole amount, at q pre-
MUM of three and half per cent. All
the bonds of the old loan which have been
present for payment, have been promptly
redeemed; and the debt payable after 1856
will soon be entirely extinguished. !
The experience of the State in this trans
action, however, indicates the danger of
relying upon new loans for the payment of
maturing debts. 1t was confidently anti
cipated that this loan would command
premium Of at least nine or ten per cent;
while the premium actually realized was
only three and a half 1t is not difficult
to conceive of state Of the money market
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-15

The following table will present a com
para.ive view of TIE Receipts and Dis
bursement.; of the two last fisca years:
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-15

dppliCaUle W tAc SSiN1eC
of 1856. $205,977 20
But of the balance reported by the
late Auditor, the sum of $685. 81.
S19 39 never came into the hands
of the present Treasurer, being
retained by the late Treasurer as
paid for exchange or having
been placed by him With depos-
it ries who have rsed the mon y
and have hitherto failed to re-
store ii to the Treasury. There
should therefore be deducted
from the above apparent balance
the further sum of..- $225Js19 80
Showing, instead of balance of
$685. $50 IS, an actual deficit of
of available means, rs charge
upon the revenues of 1866 of $19,S42 10
The facts exhibit in a clear light the
Importance of guarding against expendi-
lures beyond appropriations. The consti-
tuition permits no debt to be contracted on
behalf of the State, without express legis-
lative warrant. Itrestricts the total amount
of all Indebtedness to supply all deficits and
failures in revenue or expenses not other
wise provided for, to the sum of S750,OOO.
As security against unauthorized debts,
it expressly declares that no money shall
be paid on any claim the subject matter of
which shall not have been provided for by
the existing law, unless allowed by two
thirds of the members excited to each
branch of the General Assembly. Expe
rience has demonstrated that even these
provisions are not adequate guarantees
against the unauthorized contracting of
debts within single biennial pc iod, to
an amount not exceeding three-fourths o.
the total indebtedness which can be incur
red for such purposes by the Legislature
itself
1t is proper to say here, however, that
there was transferred to the Sinking Fund
of Public Works Income, on the 18th No
vember, 1855, the sum of 100000. If
this transfer had not been made, the PUB
lie Works Expenses for ls54-5, would
have heen paid out of the Public Works
Rerenne for the same time; and the ap-
parent balance of the Sinking Fund would
have been 100000 less.
1t is due, also, to the late State Audi
tor to say, thet the balance of 1856 was
correctly stated from the books in his Of
fee, and that the u authorized debts and
liabilities which absorbed it were contracted
against his earnest and repeated remon-
strances. | respectfully invite your atten-
ton to suggestion made by him, Of pro-
vision by law, that parties, by whose un-
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-15

Balance reportedinI
Treasury at close
of last Fiscal year.
$50 TAXES.
Proceeds of State
Taxes including
delinquencies, viz
For State Debt or
Sinking Fund -
For State Expenses
or General Reve-I
nue. Fund ------I
For State Common
School Fund -
For District School
Library Fund
Total State Taxes
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-15

authorized acts debts of this character may
be hereafter created, shall be held Pc SON
ally responsible for them.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-15

Dt5amat & State Treasury all during The lea eng Aos l ard
Of being placed separate columns
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-15

PURPOSES
Common School Fund
District School Library
Interest on the Public Debt bt.---.---------
Redemption of the Public Debt
Expenses of the Fund Commissioners. -------
Superintendanee and repairs of Canals -----
Executive Officers
| Commissioners of Gem. Sclools and Librarian
Reports of the Supreme Court
Chic Legislature
Printing Legislative and Executive
Distribution of Laws and Journals.
New State House -------------
Deaf and Dumb Asylum ------------
Blind Asylum -
Columbus Lunafic Asylum
Dayton Lnnatic Asylum
Newbugh Lunatic Asylum m--
Officers and Guards OF Ohio Penitentiary 49,.
General Exposes of Chic Penitentiary-
| Prosecution and Transportation of Convicts- :
| Clerks in Public Offices
| Miilitary-Publie Arms, DC.
Governors Contingent Fund
| Auditors Contingent Fund d--.-..--.---
| Treasurers Contingent Fund
| Secretary's Contingent Fund
Attorney 0enerdi contingent L uHu
School Commissioners Contingent Fund
Expenses of the Library y---------------
Furnishing Legislative Halls ls-----
Treasurer's Mileage ------------ ------
Taxes Refunded
Fuel and Lights -------
State Board of Agriculture ---------
EXPENSES of Free Banks
Three per cent Fund paid to Counties
Salary OF Secretary of School Commissioner
Expenses of Legislative Committees. .-I
Payments for Building and Repairs cn Deaf
and Dumb Asylum
Payments for Expenses of Presidential Elec-
Payments of Appropriations for Special Claims
Payments from Governors Contingent Find
by special order of the Legislature
Payments for Swans Revised Statutes -
Total amount of Drafts issued
Total amount of Dafts redeemed
Balance in Treasury 18th of November
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-15

RECEIPTS
For the Fiscal Years ending November Is, 1855,
and November Is, 1856.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-15

beg leave to submit another statement
intended to exhibit the Property Basis of
the taxation which supplies the means of
these expenditures and the taxes levied
thereon, not only for State, but also for
County, Township and other local pur-
poses.
i. TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUTIoN.
1s54-5. 1856
Number of Acres 25,22GOe3 25,19I .639
Value of Lands. - $432, ,261 ,765 $433,245,177
Towns. - 145.596,79 $40
Chattels-. 253,Ols,sl5 240,026, $50
Total Taxable Val ss6O,s77,s54 $500 ,66l O37
II. STATETAxEs.
For sink'g Fund $s6O,s77,s5.4 S574,456, $3.50
Fund. -, 51s,5a6.A.s sao,6ss,s7.O
School Fund l,29l ,3l6.e2.7 1921, ,cO7,13.O
/" Dist. School
Lib. Fund.- S6,057,7 ,72.3
Total S. Taxes $2,754,S07 SIG $2,726,132,6 $50
III. COUNTY Taxes.
For Co. Exp'ses 81 ,1ss, sos, ,29.2 $9O3,8O3,35.2
!" Bridgeprr-
poses 332,O7s,65.3 229.O65,072
Poor purp's 238 1892 ,e4.5 212,2l3,33.3
q" Build'gpur- r
poses 272, ,o3S, u.s. 2I6,552,99.l
:" Road pur-
poses s64,7l5,l2.l 24s,O7O,4s,l
Railroad pur-
poses 366,0i2,O6.5 367, ,5eS, ,76.1
Total Co Taxes $276a. .3O5, OPS $2232 2s4,OO.O
- ". OTHER Local TAXES.
1855 1856.
For TIP. Expenses $500, Sal 500 $27s,O09,62.6
For Schools and
School Houses 1,246,346,O0.s 1855, 5,s3s,s4.s
For City d Town
Expenses 1,l94,093,57.5 1,09OO16,34.O
For other special
purposes 2OO,S56,9l.1 lo4,9lI26.5
Total TIP. City d
Specl Taxes $2,943,61S,00.0 $2,S3S. .942,67.7
Delinquencies& d
Forfeitures S493, 3,7s1. .35.3 3i2I44.u.3
Total Local Txs So l99, ,704 ISL $5,3sl ,3sl ,O95
V.-REcAPIrULATIoN
1855. 1856.
Total Co. Taxes 81, 2,762,3O5,O2.s 2,232 49,, co.
Total Tp.. City
4 speeITxs. 2,s4s.sls,Oo.O a,sss,s4a,s7.7
Delinquencies d
Forfeitures 493.7Sl ,35.3 3l2,l44,4l.S
Total Local Txs. 81, 80 7O4,3s S5,3s3, 1881 09.5
Total State Txs. 1854 e07 SIS 2,626, ,I32, $50
Excess of Local
over S. Taxa'n $3,444, 4,s96,s6. $2.757,a4s,26.5