davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01
UNpLEAs6Nr PREDIcAMENT.-The s

UNPLEASANT PREDICAMENT.-T The Su-
preme Court of Indiana has lately re-
Eersed a decree Of divorce granted to
Edmund McTwigg, on the ground that it
had been obtained by fraud, and that
Mr.. McTwigg was resident of New
York and not Of Indiana, at the time
when it was issued. The predicament.
as be had married another lady soon after
having been freed from his first wife.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01

U The following, says the Boston
Post, is hitherto unpublished speech
by successful competitor for the prize
lat the skate race a few days since
7" Gentlemen-I have woh this cup by the
use of my legs ; + trust may never lose
the use OF my legs by the use of this
Lcup.n
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01
~ Truth win always Be. anpalatable

to- those who are determined not to re
finquish error. but can never give offence
TO the honest and we'll meaning; for the
plain dealing pemonstrances of friend
differ aswidely from the rancor Of an
enemy AZ the friendly probe Of q SURGEON
from the dagger of an assassin.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01

pA- A man in Vermont has four sons
who are lawyers. The Iransburg Stand.
ard says" Four lawyers out of FIVE
sonsl We venture to say that there is,
not another family ia Vermont that pre-
sents such deplorable example ofwhole'
sale deprayity."
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01

"a A lawyer engagedsin case, tori
mehted witness SO much with questions
that the poor fellow cried out for water.
/" There" said the Judge, II thought.
you'd pump him dry
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01

BelA railroad man says that be:
thinks most of the siIken ties'oe matril,
|mony are eress' ties. Probably be has
tried 10 get married and found himself
switched off the track
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01
Hngratitndes

He that's ungrateful has no guilt bat one;
All other crimes may pass for virtues in him.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01

rm- A female ney .gaye, a man,
who doubted her POD 3 beauty; It's
an objectionable sin, = court d gal.
.lantrY.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01

ful. NO man can say that r. Is thus With
him after night on a railroad or on the
shelf Of steamboat.
The frst great receipt for sound, con
nected and refreshing sleep is physical
exercise. Toll is the price of sleep.
We caution pareoss particularly, not
to allow their children to be walked up
of mornings: let nature wake them up,
she viii not do it prematurely; but have
a care that they go to bed at an early
hour; let it be earlier and earlier, until
it is found that they wake up themselves
in full time to dress for breakfast. Being
walked up early, and allowed to engage
in difficult or any studies late and just
before retiring, has given many beauti-
full and promising child brain fever, or
determined ordinary ailments to the
production Of water on the brain.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01
A BEAUTIFUL STORY,

The Green Bay wisconsin, Advocate,
has talented aud accomplished lady
correspondents, who signs herself 8 Long
coming" If she is as beautiful as some
of her brilliant productions. we think she
can bear the palm. Here is one of her
last effusioHs. done up in rhyme, and a
pretty little thing it is. 1t is entitled
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01

after, if, indeed, the
home actually sick 0
unfit for full attentit
a " eek afterwards.
home on business it
that he should have
that the mind shoult
Gus, the spirits lively
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01
A Protest Against Early Rising.

DR.. Hail. in the February number Of
his Journal Of Health, says:
One of the very worst economies oil
time is that filched from necessary sleep
The Wholesale but blind commentator
Of early rising is as mischievous as it is
erroneous in theory Early rising is a
crime against the nobIest part OF our
physical nature, unless preceded By an
early retiring. Multitudes of business
men in large cities count it saving Of
time if they can make journey Of a hun
dred or two miles at night BY steamboat
or railway. It is a ruinous mistake. II
never fails to be followed by want OF
general well-feeding for several days
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01

81 not return
lit as to be
for
han leaves
rs important
| about him;
b and vigor-
lt and cheer
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29
PUBLIC

At a meeting of the citizens of York District,
held in the Court House on last Thursday, tc
hear from our Representatives, and make noml'
nations to the Convention, F. H. Simril, Esq.
was called to the Chair, and William w. East,
requested to act as Secretary.
The chairman in a few BETTING remarks
stated the object of the meeting. He said tina
at such times it was pre-eminently becoming
that we ask God to enlighten and guide US, be
fore we proceed with our deliberations and re
oues,ed Rev. R. A. Ross to lead in prayer.
After an appropriate prayer by Mr.. Ross, DR.
J. B. Withers moved that a Committee of thir
teen be appointed to make nominations.
DR.. Bratton moved as an amendment, that tn
nomination which is already before the public
be ratified, instead. DR.. Withers declined t.
accept the amendment.
Mai. A. B. Springs, of "the old nomination,
in order to not embarrass the meeting and t
produce harmony, withdrew his name =; AM
hoped others would do the same.
W. I. Clawson, Esq, after some we'll place.
remarks, renewed a motion which had been be
fore the meeting, to hear from Senator R. G
McCaw and the members of the House, befor'
making nominations.
John B. Erwin, Esq, moved an amendment
to DR.. Withers' motion for a Committee of thir
teen-to make that Committee twenty five.
Mr.. Philip Williams, q venerable old gentle
man of perhaps 80 summers-yet in whose eye
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29
GEORGIA CORRESPONDENCE.

ANS NSS ~:
Dear Enquirer: Did you ever have the chills
and fever, "every other day." for two months :
Then you may know why it has been so long
since l wrote to you last. As I am now getting
better, and have seen and heard much within the
last few days, 1 will write you some of it.
In the first place I can only say that all the
wire. grass country did what they could in the
Presidential election, for Breckenridge and Lane.
had the good fortune to be in Savannah on
the evening of the 9th instant, and witnessed the
large and enthusiastic meeting which I see re.
ported in the ENQUIRER. The Chair was filled
by a venerable old man who said he had been o
Union-loving man all his life, but was now for
State action Immediately aud went on to com
pliment the Old Palmetto State-as we all had
just heard that she had taken down the ''stars
and stripes and hoisted her flag instead-where-
upon he was interrupted with nine deafening
cheers for South Carolina, which drew a vast
crowd of people into the streets around, who
raised the cry to come out to Monument Square
where all couldhear.
The strongest Southern Rights snd State-de-
fensive resolutions were passed with entire and
enthusiastic unanimity. Messrs. Jones, Barlow,
Lawton, jackson and other speakers of savan.
nah addressed the vast assemblage and it was
made clear that'savannah would stand by South
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29
MASONIC.

The annual communication of the Mos
Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free
Masons of South Carolina, held their an
nual communication in the town of Green
vile, commencing their session the 10th
instant, and continuing in session unit
Thursday, the 22d, when it adjourned, te
meet again in the city of Columbia, on the
10Th day of November, 1861. The assem-
blage was large, over seventy subordinate
subordinate lodges being represented trou
the different Districts of the State. The
new BY laws were adopted. On Thursday
morning, Henry Busit, Esq, the late Grand
Master, delivered a public Grafton at the new
Court House, in which he acquitted himself
tothe great satisfaction of the audience. We
have been told from members of the frater.
nifty that they never have heard a better
one delivered. The following lisa list Of
the officers chosen for the next year:
NJ. W.. Bro. B. Rush Campbell, Of
Palmetto Lodge No. 10, Laurens, Grand
Master.
R.. w.. Bro. David Ramsey, of Frank
lin Lodge No. SO, Charleston, Deputy
Grand Master.
". w.. Bro. Thomas P. Slider, Of
Amity Lodge No. 81, Newberry, Senior
Grand Warden.
". W.. Bro. D. j. Barnett, Of Will
Gamston, Lodge No. "a, Williamson, Ju'
nior Grand Warden.
NJ. R.. Bro. John G. Williams, Of
Bascom Lodge No. so, Cokesbury, Grand
Chaplain.
W. Bro. J. H. Honour, of Orange
Lodge No. IA, Charleston, Grand Treasu,
rer.
W.. Bro, Albert G.. Mackey, of Frank.
lin Lodge No. &C., Charleston, Grand Sec
tary.
"a Bro. J. T. Robertson, of Clinton Lodge
No. 8, Abbeville, Senior Grand Deacon.
Bro. Richard Anderson, of Richland
Lodge No. 80, Columbia, Senior Grand
Deacon.
Bro. S. G. Mobley, of Friendship Lodge
No. rs, Kirksey's Cross Roads, Junior
Grand Deacon.
Bro. D. w. Hawthorn, of Independent
Lodge No. %, Due West, Junior Grand
Deacon.
Bro. P. K. Coburn, of Washington Lodge
No, S, Charleston, Grand Marshal.
Bro. T.. "A. Pitts, of Campbell Lodge No.
A, Clinton, Grand Pursuivant.
Bro. George Seaborn, of Pendleton,
Lodge No. "a, Pendleton, Grand Steward,
Bro. G. H. Noah, of Harmony Lodge No.
20, Beaufort, Grand Steward.
Bro. Samuel Burke, of Sclomons Lodge
Nc. l, Charleston, Grand Tyler.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29
For the Yorkyille Enquirer.
puRLIo

PUBLIC MEETING.
r A mass-meeting was held at Pine Grove Aced.
envy, on Saturday, Gath instant-Capt. 8. H. An.
thuny presiding as Chairman.
Vim. C.. Black, Esq, A. Hardin, ESQ.,, and
Capt. W, s. Bird addressed the meeting on the
great issue now before the people Of the South,
and strongly urged the necessity of secession.
Mr.. Black said he would divide the question
to be considered by the meeting, into three
heads: 1st. Has the State the right to secede
End. Have we sufficient cause for secession p
Ord. What will be the probable result Of seces-
sion He exhibited the sovereignty Of the peo-
Pile, and demonstrated clearly the sovereign right
the State has to secede, and showedin what way
we have been oppressed, and how insult upon
insult has been heaped upon as, demonstrating
clearly that we have greater reasons for seeding
than our ancestors had for declaring themselves
independent from the mother country and also,
the benefits that will result to us from accession
from the Federal Union.
Onmotion, q Committee Of five was appointed
to present resolutions giving expression to the
meeting, who after a short absence, presented
the following which was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the Legislature Of our State has
called a Convention, to take into consideration
our present, political relations with the Federal
government, it becomes US to;give an opinion as
a portion of the people Of South Carolina, there
fore, ss- =. 3SESe :
Resolusd, That tits clearly the right Of q SOW
ereign State, when she may think it necessary
for the protection of her citizens, to interpose
her sovereignty and secede from the Federal
Union, and establish o government for herself.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29

Carolina in resisting Northern aggression. l
tell you, dear ENQUIRER, there was so much
said about your State and her people that felt
proud of the place where I was born and educa-
ted. Did it not savoro of Boosting. | = would tell
you that I wore the uniform Of the Palmetto
State for ten years before I came to Georgia /;
and somehow my good old Palmetto blade is with
me yet; and'i need be / will buckle it on and
return to my first Home, and help to defend it
against any and every enemy who may dare to
enter there.
I should have told you that che monument re-
ferred to above is one Of Gen. Green-the Gen.
eral who laid siege to old Fort Cambridge, ct
Ninety-six, during the Revolution. During the
speaking there was a continuous illumination
around it, of burning tar barrels and sky'rock-
cts and you could see suspended from the side
of the monument q flag with the motto ''Our
rights and the rights of the States" and alarge
rattle snake painted on the cloth with the words
under it, "don't tread on me !"
You have seen Gov. Browns Messages to the
Legislature. They breathe the right spirit
His motto is the old battle cry Of the Revolution F.:
millions for defence, but not a cent for tribute"
had almoss forgotten to tell you that the
boys in Savannah, on the evening Of the 9Th,
honored Lincoln and Hamlin With q ride through
the streets and as | passed on Saturdy morning
to the Gulf Railroad Depot on my way home, I
found their efdgies suspended each to a Pride Of
China tree in monument square.
Yours, truly. A FORESTER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29
souru cARoLINIANs ABROAD.

1t is most pleasing to observe the sentiments
of loyalty and attachment which old South
Carolinians everywhere abroad, are expressing
for their beloved native State. Students at
West Point, Virginia University and elsewhere,
citizens of New Oileans and other cities, and nq
merous individuals living in all parts of the
Union, have held meetings, or written back to
their friends or the Governor; and claiming
'the land of the cypress and pine" as their
birth place, have avowed their readiness to die
in defence of their kindred, and their cherished
native soil. In the day of trial to leal hearts,
her thousands of sons, now wanderers in distant
lands, will come flocking home, to vie with those
who have ever remained under the old roof. tree,
in lofty and devoted patriotism. And when all
have gathered back to the old family-temple OF
liberty erected of the bones and cemented by
the blood of their forefathers, the soil beneath
will open and swallow them up in one common
grave, before it will see them throttled and
crushed and down trodden beneath the spoilers
feet.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29
REPUBLICAN INDICATIONS.

Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, has made
the appended remarks since Lincoln's election.
They need not q word Of commeut
"To-night.' thanks be to God, to night we
stand rih the slave power beneath our feet. Zap
%plause.) That naughty power which corrupted
the Wing party, straugled the American party
and used the Democratic party cs o tool, lies
crushed TO the dust to night, and our heel is upon
it.. wild and uproarious applause, and cries OF
GOOD, good!") And, tsir-said the Senator
that power never rises again it can never more
SWAY the destinies of the Government Of the q
States. We hare crushed it and ground it to
powder."
Moreover, Senator Trumbull, who appears to
be one of Uncle Abe's" mouth-pieces during
the days of his dumbness, concluded @ speech as
follows, at q great jubilee in Springfield, Hi.
nois, recently:
"Should the conservative and Union men in
any particular locality be unable to cope with
their adversaries, and s. Carolina or any other
State, under the lead Of nulli6ers and disunion,
lists, who have for years been seeking q pretext
for breaking up the government, plunge into re
bellion, and without cause assail by force OF
arms the constituted authorities Of the Union,
there will be but one sentiment among the great
mass of the people of all parties and in all parts
of the country, and that will be-'tbe Union, it
must and shall be preserved and woe to the
traitors who are marshalled against it,"
Where is the moderation in all this? Every
word is surcharged with q cold and leaden death
to US.
.By the hope within US springing,
Herald of to-morrow's strife;
By that sun whose light is bringing
Chains or freedom, death or life
Oh remember life can be
No charm for him who lives not free ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29
SOUTHERN LEGISLATURES.

The legislative assemblies of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi and Arkan
cas- are now in session. The Governor of North
Carolina in his message recommends a Southern
Convention; and if that fails, he advises Com
missioners to be sent to several of the immedi-
ately neighboring States. His aim is to secure
unity of action among the Southern States
Mr.. Rector, the newly elected Governor Of Arkan
sas, is conservative in his views: he thinks the
South has wrongs sufficient to justify the States
in the resumption of their sovereignty he more
over thinks the issue forced upon the South is
ssthe Union without slavery, or slavery without
the Union - yet, in view of the bare possibility
that the North may still be induced to retrace
her steps, he cannot counsel precipitate action,
having for its object the dissolution of the Un-
ion! He will convene the general assembly, in
case of coercion. We are ready now to join
with the Little Rock True Democrat which re
garded Rector's election as ga public calamity"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29

men pledge themselves to "the prompt and un
conditional secession of this State from the Con
federacy."
The reader will observe that most of the Dis.
tricts here mentioned belong to the upper and
middle portions Of the State. The feeling is
equally warm down about Charleston, and among
the rice planters of the sea-coast. The Caro-
linian says: "In conversation with members OF
the Legislature from all parts of the State, we
learn that the delegates to the State Convention
will be unanimous in favor of separate State
action" And did ever any one who reads this
article, see such unanimity-such determination
"to do our duty and leave the consequences with
Cod? Here are men who have mingled with
all the peoples of sthe Great Republic, and men
who have lived at home all their life men old, and
men young; Union men and nullifers cooper
ationts and secessionists farmers, doctors law
yers, judges, statesmen, divines all ready "wlth
one voice and one mind" to hurl defiance in the
teeth of millions of tyrants, and, if need be, give
another Thermopyla or Lexington 10 history
We do not say that every man in our State is a
hearty endorser to the irrevocable end but there
is no question that the State itself, and the over
whelming majority of her people, are for "inde-
pendence out of the Union" God has given her
people freedom, which they cannot enjoy under
the sway of a sectional avarice that knows no
bounds, and o sectional fanaticism that knows
no abatement. They feel that it is better to die
than be forever degraded in their " eyes, in
the eyes of heaven and Of posterity. They feel
that the ashes of their forefathers would rise
from their graves, and condemn them if they did
not resist. They feel that their cause is just
and right. Therefore, they are ~strong-unani-
nous; and they will crush coercion ''as a strong
man would an egg SHE'LL" or be crushed in the
attempt,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29
R X0R&Vx8sA.8 BM@UxRB R :.

which will actuate all who took any part in the
enthusiastic meeting last Thursday. We, also,
feel confident, the voters Of York District are too
patriotic to prefer self, selfish ends and feelings
to principle and to their beloved Palmetto State.
We know, too, they will be prepared in body,
soul and spirit to defend the action Of their Del
egates in the Convention, at every hazard and at
every cost. The voice of Kings Mountain and
of those who live beneath its shade, is but the
echo of the noble sentiment of Robt. Hall: "He
who survives the ruin of his country, has already
lived too long, and he who could enjoy life offer
such an event, deserves not to have lived at all. "
A PRESBYTERIAN.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29

ern literary papers, till we have Southern lite
rary papers that are worth O button. We are
sick Of our peoples whining for the charity of
pt.roDage. What is wanted is work. We have
everything else. These views are dropped by
way of second to some remarks in the Field and
Frssside a few weeks ago. The independent tone
taken therein is just in point and in time. The
F. & F. is, we understand, permanently establish
ed and it will depend entir ely upon the style OF
editor engaged whether it is to be worth two dol
lars or two dimes q year. With a competent
and working editor, our people will stand to it ;
otherwise, they will let it die as they have done
others. 1t is useless to attempt to impose on an
intelligent reading community-people know
better. As we'll preach progress to a milestone
as try to palm upon sensible folks some Of the
literary periodicals whose rise, progress, and
decline, we personally have witnessed.
Success to the Southern Field and Freside.
Woman and Man.
Frof. Jos. LeConte, in his Address which we
noticed recently, says: at seems to me that
the essential difference between man and woman
in their whole natures, is perfectly illustrated
by bodily conformation, and is summed up in
the two words-Strength and Beauty. The es.
sential characteristic of man-that which con-
stitutes his manhood-is strength, bodily, intel.
l~ectual, and moral (the last two being, Of course,
by far the most important constituents of man
hood while the essential characteristic Of wo-
man-that which constitutes her womanhood-
is Beauty and Grace Beauty of person, of mind,
and of character, refinement, modesty, purity
in a word, all that ineffable grace which floats
like an aroma about the person of a refined,
pure-minded woman, and which, like a halo Of
glory, shrouds her from vulgar gaze and unholy
thoughts. Beauty of person and refinement OF
mind and heart may and do infinitely adorn and
elevate o mon, but do not make him man. So il
to the essentially womanly characteristics Of
beauty, grace, refinement, modesty, purity, and
tenderness, there be added something of strength
of intellect, power of will and physical courage,
it may dignity, but cannot make the woman.-
No amount of refinement and tenderness can re.
deem the character of q man in whom the es-
~sentially manly characteristic of strength is
wanting and no amount Of strong indebtedness
can compensate in woman for the want of the
true feminine virtues of grace, modesty, and
purity"
COLUMBIA, 8. c. J. W. D.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
punI1c MEErINa.

~
Att meeting Of the citizens Of Bethshiloh,.
held on the 26th instant, to nominate suitable
persons to represent York District in the sp.
preaching State Convention, P. McCallum, ESQ.,,
was called to the Chair, and W. J. Bowen re-
quested to act as Secretary. The Chairman
stated the object Of the meeting; after which,
on motion of VIM. M. McElwee, the following
gentlemen were voted for and unanimously sus-
tanned as the nominees Of Bethshiloh, to witt
Col. Wm.2B. Wilson, DR.. R. T. Allison, Samuel
Rainey, sr.. Maj. A. B. Springs and DR.. A. ].
Barron. E - G1G IA
B.. C. Presley, Esq, offered the following
preamble and resolution, which were adopted:
Whereas, by a ~fanatical party in the Northern
section Of the United States, the rights guaran-
teed by the Constitution to the Southern ststes
have been disregarded; and whereas the South
has been harassed and driven to the issue of
"the Union without slavery or disuuiou with
slavery - and whereas we believe it is the right
of the people of this sovereign State, to deter
mine for themselves 'the mode and measure Of
redress" Therefore, p Eg.s5a. 49,
Resolred, That We hereby approve Of the coll
made by the Legislature of South Carolina for o
Convention Of the people. Is Tssase5E
1t was moved that the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Yorkva1 Enquirer.
y p. McCALLUM, Chairman.
W. j. Bowen, Secretary. sf.E