davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1861-06-13

a@ a Turin paper sayB Tt Is known- thst
uas'. d CO. have sent commissioners to Eu-
rope to Solicit for tho Southern Confederacy a
plea smong nations, shorld thaJ come to
Italy. The government Of Victor Emmanuel
will doubtless cay to them: :, ="
I'VE know. but one nation founded: by
Washington; 1ta1y struggled too long for her
. oEn ratieuallty to encourage the breaking up
OF tbs country which Wc consider tho ad1Snce
guard Of human liberty, Eyen tho cotton and
The free trade which you Offer cannot tempt
1e, "A coufederacY made up" Of States which
have reprdiated their public debts, whcso cit.
: iuue, but now under the authority, Of ,thoIz
government, suiEdled their creditors COR
itier=cy set up BY men who proved traitors 70
7thsir OWE country, ofefs little Inducements
for either ccm1nefcial or diplomatic relations.
. Gentlemen, NC decline to make you9 acQuaiEt
auceI"
, 1861-06-13

The JAY-HAwKzRs-Asw we passed from our
rtsldence to our of1ce, Tuesday noon. We met
= fine company Of cavalry just camping, and
inquired Of soma Of tho boys Whist com paay
they were, when tHo Or three responded
"The JayHawkers, Capt. Jennison's Compa.
IT." They made a 1ne display Is they entered
town: We found that several Of them were
refugees from Missouri Ono Of them told Us
be belonged to the Methodist Church, and
hence Has supposed to b. q. Union man- BE
expressed strong desire to aeigrate back to
Missouri We told them that II Was reported
that they hsd taken Fort Smith, which they
experiment Whenever the Go1e1nmene-gaTo
orders. One Of themen pointed ont Jenatson
to citizen: That little fellowl" said the
person addressed--":h he don't look like ! aav
sge!" "LordW sa!d the enthusiastic soldier,
rta re- b him get after the seeessionists oncsE',
~. 1as !sy HSwxe1s impressed us favorably: II
! taey eseE did WRONG, they h.ve the apology
p ~ sanenng still greater wrongs. The neigh
eots aad relaAvea Of the yiarsas des Uygnes
ma!,yIs onkht ret t. be expected to fssl Se5
be expected to fight with the deanerstion
which Eiea greatly wtonged slxa5s feei.
, 1861-06-13

ARMY: ABPPLIEs.> :
The Stets Journal replies: 70 om recent
notice f:the contracts msde in the Quar-
acknowledgements at Springfield, Is

The Aete Jottraal replies. TO om recent
notice Of: the contracts made in the Guar
termaster's:D Department u Springfield, Is
follows: 80: ~, >>:-r'.' = -. .
Row, ifthe T4sun1 editor. whose chief b.s1neila.
of lste .eepsto: BE- that Of finding fsult With tho
isiions, hs-Tuait tsn1u seea the rule bJ which
thsss .Sa Sont.aess a!e aHard'd: That paragraph
WHEN ben Immediate delivery a performances II
required b ths pubic rdgeney tbs a1tiele Of scr
se ~ p:e! 81 & e e Gea S6i
ser1lces employed, betHeen i1dirid1als."
When = Aizn's house il burning, be doss not ftop
to advertise & ioT rasss fson the iowett bidder e
e Known months. beforehand; ipet Wat vii be-
required for the uee 81 the Army 1t may do to ad-
.eftss fos .hets sppp,'es whsa .s o. dftea .hes.
notice, We -tsnc3 sven The TKmus1 vonld h.ve
found grsyer cantes' Of complaint, II theso men
Ind BEEN LEFT destitute Of the supplies they d.,ly
ea9o Eoper1. BesIdes, ihe fsct thst there was 90
much competition. and between 70 nany points,
rs = e..depse that th< tsst WIS generally known
G9.: &so41s nst now III tho ci.y, aad 70 We Do
no1 t: Enew @ Tnas N1a 1n.weT he might ve TO The r.
snd ss Sst u hnp It, t. = st ihe
slble usn who took The trouble to thinc Il ai]
zeoqr @ tbe mater . We thiss il Viii b found thai
AAG A41Nso srA4AtSe@* nave Deem ecufpned "A wef]
and ~ cheaplJ 1s &ny others IN he U1fte5 gtafes
ard thet ought to be sufficient, ssea II CIIz1at
did not Do al ths Jusatahiaa. O"'~'s'
Well then,. it only 1euatns to be showr
that the public exigency wss such a. did
not admit Of the delay incident to adyer
Using for the supplies, The general Gov
ernment advertised for its supplies in tn
present emergency. The government o
Chic advertised Tor It's supplies. : sevcza
other States advertised for theIrz. I'll
Jeurnars attempt to shin the matter g
coauorersy about Chicago newspaper
and Chicago wholesale houses is exceed
, 1861-06-13
From Gayt1-A Conflict Expected-The
Spanish Annexation

Fr0m HAyf1-A Conflict kEXpecEeQ-Tho
&pAn4Ah Annexation
We are permitted to make the following
extract from q privnte letter received in this
city, dated:
CApE HArTrEv, May 20.
- = "The government (of Hsyti)
hsEc just sent off two thousand men to ga1rI-
son Hinche, on the Spanish frontier, aud
should not be surprised II q collision takes
place before great while. A deputation Of
Dominican officers came to Fort Liberty =
week ago, in order to communicate with the
President, (of HaIH,) to whom an e1preas Was
at once sent with dispatches.
s"Report says they wanted to know II they
would be allowed refuge on this eide In case
Of their repulse by the 8pan1ards, whom they
were disposed to resist. The Dominlcsns do
not take the annexation Of their country to
Spain quite as quietly as the latter desires to
make 1t appear, and am told large bodies Of
them IN III ~ light rather than allow Themselves
The Hinche mentioned in the above letter
Is 6 H.J tten post, which lies in the tract OF
disputed boundary, and, as the 6paniards now
claim, within the neR1y annexed Spanish ter
ritGry.
From .ll that we hear It appears probable
that the Haytiers will forget old feuds and
help the Dominicans, Il these make any Or
ganized resisteuce to the acts OF Spsin.-N T.
Ere. Ibst.
, 1861-06-13

In the Chamber Of Commerce yesterday an
Interesting discussion Waz had on various sub
stitutes for cotton. OF these, eottonized fax
eeems to give the best promise Of taking the
tent. ...
convenient and cheap way Of cleaning It; and
the question Of aaI, which Is only another
vegetable fibre, depends upon the discovery Of
similar means. Without Whitney's cotton
gin the southern monopoly would never have
srd1 ~ IT Ese1t n ths wosa to
necessary to deTise means. by which another
dbre-the product Of different cllmAte-can
be prepared for use with equal cheapnes1.
This discovery 1t is claimed that q citizen Of
New York has perfected.
The Evening fbst has already given Sonic &C.
count Of the process by which this gentleman
prepares tlax, and dlveats 1t IN q few minutes,
and at ttifing expense, Of all the woody and
resinous particles which interfere with Its nse
by manufacturers. We haVe already seen pa
per made from fax aud cane fibre prepared BY
this new process, which is equal to the finest
qualities Of cotton paper, and can, we are as
sured, be made at much cheaper rate. And
there Is scarce doubt that from the immense
quantities Of fax which 20 to waste every year
in the North, where the plant il grown for tho
sale Of the aeed, fibre can be produced 80
cheap, so abundant, and Of such quality,
tAat ~ Will Cbut LII uppo6lk1ou ~ C8ttou.-
NJ 7. Erening Itst.
Destructive E1ood on the he'd River
Of the N0rths
The Toronto Globe has received the Nor
Wtster Of the 1st Of May. The principal item
Of interest WIS great flood, which was caus.
ing much damage. 80 great was the rising OF
the water that the Nor Htster says: "The
general food which Is oyerspreadfng the
country will necessitate 3 Temporary suspen:
sion in the publication Of the Nor IYester. Il
the watera continue to rise any longer, We
shall be compelled to migrate with the multi.
tude to distant ridges, and enjoy the red mans
life for some weeks. Should they 1ecede, we
stall continne uninterruptodly; but there
may be difficulty In the delivery, a. nearly all
the bridges are swept away"
, 1861-06-13
How the Indiana Eleventh Received
the Orders TO March.

lf1om Inc ClnElnAau Gommeteaall'
"WEDNESDAY, June 5-The day rose hot and
hYicht m caun Wallace 1,oro- lines oftents
I:te-s a -. ~ :. ~ y. 49,. ~
"nNnea toe sioe o1 D h1ga nll1 ~ Inc 1oot OF
which IL the parade ground, which stretches to
the 0hfo g..
shnnt nine o,c,ock co1 Wallace and FIJI
NJ G;nnia 1uer~ ssen coTn;rsr dnzcn IL q h,11 nt
innh1e nn;ck. The hnys knew something had
11anneneFNthe n1axers dronna1 fheir Cards
+a3!ic;o1.a Ia b9 4HeIr ,natTMaota ~. aant;
1e,,ta he,t w ii5+en and III nrassaa ,1n 1.hi1a
tle order waa AZ read A ~ "'N11~
Tbau s sncf, a aho1,+ NJ tbevgovat Had a,gbt
bnn3red 4;1ara rnars5 At n3cs tbex coT1i AZ
bs~e ee1+ ~ .v;11sr ~ se,1 A~f H. h.,1a osnrbt
= la az, ea,4 tha sees ~ ,t @ 10 nt1 ~
rt.t1a5 ~ an,-s - ia. $500, ~, -. ~.
t,,an. au IA " o,sEsaa 1,sbod ,,1t nao
sr,,s ma araat atrd1
ca1a nr;7 fai1oW14 ~ than, ;nfo +La az on1U
S2ap, 2a,v u can ~ 4Hea handanrnoa ~ "a
s"a ia traI'a,, ~ o.,d oad
nm fmnc ssi5,1ss canars r'' a1A k''1t' '1'14
.fT,e hosT;11g @.sa c1ss,sd :, an ;rs+snt IT..
.o1a4;oinfIn 4,en ;',scorered - thax ~ ,sra vei1
~ 4ta roaes1ss a1ra .,,cd h;a 1nnsrat
~ 4n4a H., ~ In r. 1a11e fn1ioat.3 ~
sn,,,as, ~ 49, 9 ot E1a oS1
tu.1Sinss, snos % slJ "eass IeaH eGA5 nIs15
mo unoiea - oss1 ano 5oaeu ~ e.Gsy IVY e'
;tals mo ~ @ ouSs 1aes ooasu se, ~, ""so "''a "a
aua ~ 49, 1oe' n,, { An
10 ~. f..l,f*a1 r. f1e ornnohiers
W. s1ar.a..1ainaS ~ ~ 1save1 honr. drfII
5.v v y naIa 4hsn1xf;,1 thcv wers in some sort Of
1aG5s "S s~. INta-a HHan" son+t viostn-s
, 1861-06-13

The Alabama: :vo1unteers Attack a
Union nmeet1nG..E Exe1taD9 scone-s4P1 aa, a4n9s
atea aeso1uslsone o1 Hno ~1A'A4 1A'
:. uoa.s IT, ~ F1o-V,lir frenn., Wht7 OF
ne nn9 n ~ ;ns Is1t}cn,.1s ~ most wanton
Tuesday l'st tne y s...sosr nos. .-asr.
and unproyoked asaault by southern troops
UPON: upon %sSni %sssnE 4se wo eaaa. at
VA W. hive never Vitnessed such scene as We
xah.1d ~, Weanas3ar ~ ~ ina a. 49, ~ ~
be1rI Plains, and We hope never to nee the
like again. The procession Of Union men on
horseback, about four deep, was half q mile
long, ,varioualy estimated to contain from
each digision the stars aud stripes were float
Ing to the number Of SIX banners, Marching
by the Plains, and passing the depot. therse
was train of cars having On board some Ala
bsma troops, who, strange to say, remained
there with stesm up for three hours. But
it happened:
Al the request Of DR.. Brownlow and other
gentlemen, walked from the stand down to
lie Tailroaa, to bury up our Union men. ahd
urge them not to say Of do anything to the
train then slowly coming by Que maa cana
twenty feet from fhe fsnce. inside i,f nv f3eld
fhe Taf1rnad and waron rnaj nasa;n1J a1nns, a,
close r. the fence 3hera .vgere tTn mon 16 e
cns " .ue ~ fsacH, f. - ass nete e. s"o Msn n
d,5 .nvn1,-.I ~ II. In.5 -. -r.A
laa naa 1s:JNSs - ~ Me unuu, III une ot taem q
ssne, ,'isn, mEm US ~ sl1f" w ms wi.n greas l9tce M
ano p,se!s!oo, aoa oale!S aooeea II. ms
Has 1oaoHeo " " one OF taem deApefateiy
4li1g ~ me. one q tasm hneW me- tor he
4ao plsvlous1y eqme 20 tae mouse aao asked
1or "atef aleu- 70 u ms eanseen, ~hicn assisted
a LIE ~ IN nngs .l taeatln$ ~ nun as pontely hs :.
Mae~ now. 5nis Has tne commencement o.
the fl11rg, and 1t Was without any proVoe2taon
Whatever. "a. 4. MEEK, Ar.
The abatement ia corrohorete3 hr ohnnt a
do1oH no~Na,~e- ~, go ;s5aseJ+ ~ +bs
ouSeu sSnttTeA ssSaa4 H4o MeAo R4Gs1nt. ~ A7
sceu6- III. Nm. u. LoHl5, q Je9e1no1 co0n'
II, sayB he HaS standing close by when m
cptn knife Eas thrown ot him from the c1r5,
which knife he picked up, and has In hia pos.
seeeion. -
TTe hn11afa antra11u xrh;n{1a3 ovar 4ha ho,d.
~ aes..a .;,.;J1 ~ ofa,a 41,+t1+.ts ~
ol me cfoWa , a1onna ~ L.. me stano, Gn.tine oll
lea!e6 ana sPf1ge, 70 tne constelnaI!on Of toe
ladtea and men. Iha nra was returned by the
| Union men, who fired come thirty to forty r.
fec besides reTolYerg into the corS Bith what
| ef1acf W. hsve MT ies1nc3 "a thc fT,;n naszed
~, T.,,I e-,t sits,,,- 40 %0e 1t'>
VI Mttuout nattlne.
buL Huu anQ le1I1plo scene occuftea N
stantly, by the rush Of one thousand men, In.
l. Eu1ted and tnfuriated, upon the track, and to
buIu the bridge over the Ho1sten. Col Thorn
bug, Temple, Dr. 1Iynatt, Mr. Meek himself
and the editor. Of this paper, all repaired to
tha 4r.cIr rpnda u1,or+ on1oa{n IN tha nrnud
, 1861-06-13

The Chicago TanuHx Of Sunday, feeling thai
some apology was needed for its breach Of decency
In beginning the discussion about Mr. Dou1 lAs'a
successor In the q. 8. Senate, before eren the
body Of the deceased Vas get cold in death. con.
tains the following:
QUEsT1oA OF TAsTB-Tho Springfield journal
and Quincy Hhiq affect to be greatly gzieved st The
Chicago TH1BUEEs exhibition Of had t8ste u ois-
succession. The Jou,nai Mows. II the WAid does
not, that Cor. Yates WIS vigorously besiegea ~ y
the friends Of candidates re tpa XII xie of thos:
Journals on this branch Of the su1ect before tnefe
is ano more wa1ltpg shout our breach Of deco,um.
Wo Eould simply remark Ne have the best Of
xeasous for knowing that there il not one particle
of truth in The above statement. The letters Of
the T1lnuxE, which talks 10 confidently on this
point, certainly must have been miscauied.s Gov.
Yates waa not "besieged by the friends Of candi-
dates two weeks before Mr. Douglas expired, y
snd has not been yet, except BY the CHICAGO TRI-
BuNE, which has suddenly fallen 30 deeply In love
with Democracy that 1t can no longer see any mer-
1t in or aeectaity for It's OWL pary-s&ats Journal
We have the best Of reasons for knowing
that the journal is stmisinformed in general
and particular, except so far as its denial
relates to it, oaoa knowledge Of matters
transpiring in Springfield. We cannot,
Of course, adhere to the opinion that the
Journal wss aware Of this or that cireum-
stance, when it denies such information.
But when the impression Is sought to be
conveyed that Gov. Yates has not been So
Gcited, in one way or another, to appoint
one man or another either before OF since
the death Of Senator Douglas, "except By
the CHICAGO TRIBUNE" we prptestl
A. word as to those who seem to think
that we are doing an unheard-of thing in
advising Gov; Yates in the premises. Il
the question were between two individuals
or any given number Of individuals Of un'
exceptionable character, We should proba
bly, have nothing to say. But this ques
ton of public policy. It is eminently ont
which public. Journals are privileged te
discuss. So far as the right to discuss it il
concerned, We have the same right to urge
GOV. Yates 10 do what we think is the hes
for the interests Of the State and nation
that We had to urge Smith, Brown ant
Robinson to vote for him instead of Mr.
Allen. And it is equally his right to adop
different line Of policy if he does not SCI
it in the Light We do. Those who asser
that We are usurping the Governors pre-
negatives, pay him very npor compn
ment. r.
, 1861-06-13

- MorS1Ep MEN OF TIE R16Hr KxD.2Col.
1oung, q Louisville, Ky., has arrived Ii this
e1syIo otter to the Qovetnu ant four companies
of mounted men from hts State and elsewhere
most entirely Of reu who hare seen yesrs Of
service In thc se3dle a!cng with Col. Young,
Who is an CID T:xs8 Rz0ger. They furnish
t1ei1 CIVIL Lo1ees arG ssmi.-R1n1faa,
, 1861-06-13

There Is q suddeauess Of admiration for
Pacific tendencies which can with difficulty bo
accounted for, unless the news from the North
these last few days has something to do with
it. Not word Iow about an instant march
on Washington No more threata TO seize On
Faneuil Hall The Georgians are by No means
90 keen as the Carollnians on their border-
nay, they are not 80 beliigerent to-day as they
were 8 week ago. Mr. Jefferson Da1is's mes-
ssge ia praised for It's moderation, and for
other qualities which were by no means In
such favor while the Sumter fever Was at its
height. Men look graye and talk about the
intsrf renee Of England and Franco, which
"cannot allow this thing to 80 on" But the
change which has come over them Ia unmis
lakeside, and the best men begin to look
grave. As for me, must prepare to open my
lines Of ret1eat-my communications arc Ii
danger. ~
, 1861-06-13
The Kf1d Of News the Southern Reo'

The KfAd OF News the Southern Peo.
'--'- pie Get.
: We find the following dispatch in the Nash.
vile Onion and Gaz4a Of Sunday, and repro
.duce it pe7bdtim: T.. -: ::
[speeih Private Dispatch.l
;R1omxoaD. June =, 1851.
J. 3. Z. Ray, Secretary Of Stase;s i. .>::;
l. At last reliable news from Phf1lippi; Though
. surprise, It was glorious victory for Tia
Virginian, twelve hundred Of whom thrae
times bent back three thousand Of tho Federal
emy, only sIx Of the YIrgfnians-ihis Il relisr
bic. Tss Rprb{te. - ; ! 81: = =. :.
, 1861-06-13
STRYkER & cos,
151..-.......LAKE STHEET..........1
- [my23e11&7t1s 1sATl

CUMNER'S HORSE LINIMENT
- = used and reeemzaended hy ~ tolioxtnE wsa:
tle best fintment ever e3mpoa4ded f9E ths cnse 1f
GGTS AND FO0T:R0r m HbRaE3,
And have vq1unfseFed their names reference ats
hatrg used Il several years + y Also Certain ses
gPSa .a'aa q sVefg 7g.;H ;Hsse:Rto%Si %,1a
TnTre e' iii ~ b. TsiiHan
4 Hsn1fr PhffsEtlphiafA James Irving.
4eo. Wood, Boston, Aass- VIZ. WaeHlaa.
aEmelseo. ;; :. ss@nel AeLspghna. \, =.
Jsme1 r fnllszn :: Era Ehlhe.
xsNk,t {s%es ossi'S ~lns!R1eT ls1{a oos,,u
Spencer J. Vl1M.- - hdW 1ofx- .~-
william woodruff Duyes, brooklyn. HY.
Cot r Goodwin. : Dan Mace fTostdence,h h l.
Charles @. Henry, = :. 9aHuel FeEE1aAr r1&onae+
G F. WEitcomb, ter n.
Jcasph Haie. y H4Ja, EadeE AssI -
ENaynHa. = AoeErt Walton hoo&
II. z, Et1n4. -. Reading. NxsA
Dr. Wm- n. Kedtston. Vets11n1sy Surgeon. Chicago.
epNNx1'b FLNIhT IQ31na u Invaluable for tho cure
Of Er4piRA SXelhhEA RneuEatam, &c.
sGxtxAs Hlz Ionua = ,wassan.ea to cuse q
Tic sf9Ss Es1asdle< ase tsr es,e hyo Q. +: Fans: =
Co. aad ! y. Reed Co: alAo Gy Druggists geEer1lE.
Eestexn Etatss. pne sd pepot 70 Stata street CHI
C.RQ. tlh.6es5+TTAs60-N -Nazo3
, 1861-06-13

DRUGS, Etc,
10 Tons Terra Japonfeu,
rs Bb1s. Alum,
rs Bbls. CoppeFas,
so Hb1s. Whiting,
10 Castks Chloride Lime,
100 Lbs Iod4 Potassium,
30 Lbs OIL ReEgsuot ..t
10 Lbs I'LL Lemon.
5aLb4- OIL Wtntefyreen :
10 Lila Oil sa'afSAs,
80 1b34 Oil Heulnck-
50 Lb&. Oh Ceda<.
FOR SALE LOW
s M TT Il & wX1R,
Wholesale Druggists, o. LAke str.et.
, 1861-06-13

TEE ARMAMENT or TORT PULASKI.
The means Of completing the armament
have been furnished By the stores OF Norfolk
navy yszd, where between seven hundred aud
eight hundred guns have fallen into tho hands
Of the Confederates; and, If there are NO
and other chips, which hive been raisad, as
NC hear, with guns unlpjured, will yield up
their Dah1grens to turn their muzzles against
their OId masterR
, 1861-06-13
EVENTS IN East TENNESSEE,

The Alabama: Volunteers Attack \
tied Revolutions or tho Union Men.
, 1861-06-13

= - " =
Capital Letter from \ Gelesbureh man

Rva xtronr etrort the uRed.aoop,, a, mi.
<noIs b,ve heen driven fron, M ,,rs;-,s. - 80 80
now, eyen bc.ore re have 6-,u,, ~ ,s.or.-
from their ravapn;s onr ~. nrs, .sa1rt.d liz
howl fturn the 4 Wtld Cat. fton, N, ssv,n,rn.nn.
of GecrsIa - -
Is It trossible that orr hnaine,. community
will allow itself thus to ho imposed upon and
def1nuded by a currency rhoec responsibility
has not even the eemblauce of eecurity-not
even "secesalon stocks" which the late swim
die oHeredp -.
Is Chicago, whose merchants and business
have suffered the most from tho recent disas-
ter, Is this city to be made the den from which
shall issue these new w"cats 7" Strange as the
freak may appear, nevertheless, at present, 1t
Is true.
The "Merchants' Bank" Mncon, Georgia,
Is once more resus scitated and put in cfrculs-
tioD. This is the par funds" promised to
the farmers Tor their corn and wheat, beef and
pork, "Stump tailn bankers settle with
their f1ceced deposftors and nav them off in
"Georefa.n u after sn;tah1e dIscornt m tho
ao,d t1;sco,,rtn u
T1a ,1z,,ar ~ 4t;, ,o;,,o,a.. ,,.t;,r+,,., .v;,,
furnish =" "nrom;aea II novn r. th. conntry
brolers at tle ss1ozest ii,;no rates :, IN fct 4
"a 40 o1,s,n,.+ a,.,.1a - +he T,rlet n
~7,a re,na,1-aa =, ona - +he.o hroter, -
- nhoro -nsrc1ant ann1,ad IN reaaon +or
os,o,,1s.,,e. .n,h noor r,,-.on,v +hot n,nt.
~ ~ - sretsats - wers n the habit ~ hnr
,-a .hoo1 .+,,,.e fa- tho 80 ~ .ho -,roat,
~ ~. = ss-a. 1900, ~ - = s.,a caa ~ oanpr,.a1
aI.aa- ~ ~ - .nH ,aasaa.h,a sunr,,t =. . 49,
..a. ;a.,-1st T. ~ n-as..t ,s-a,.,a.s r. ~
.,.La. @ snas.s.fa, M - efte-t ~ n,1,n,. ~ ~ nv Nv
.a1es - ~ A. - el':Ds ~ ~<'A
~. ,,o. J., ,a.,.,:,, 81. ,,.o,;;... J., =
- - :. 49, - :: p ~ ,e:Snas.
~ -. ~ ,ra, ~ ~ ~, -. - sats.,:s.. 1870. 81,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-12
Oueer Advertisement.

A Methodist paper containg an advertise
ment of a camp meeting over in Michigan
ga cordial invitation is extended to all to
come and work for God and the salvation
of souls in the wilderness" And it is
added: "The presence Of Jesus is ex-
pected."
This strikes us as little too familiar, and
smacks of "business.n Not more so, per-
haps than is often restored to in other di-
rections, where crowd is needed, at which
are gathered all sorts of people. Good old
DIR. Mason, q Presbyterian divine, used to
tell of q preacher at Fulton, Oswego County,
N. Y, what he did when he wanted to raise
an excitement for "protracted meeting"
He prayed as follows:
"Lord, thou knowest what wicked place
Fulton is. Lord have mercy upon us, and
send us Brother Phinney. Brother P. was
engaged at Syracuse, at the time, at q
higher fgure) Do send us Brother Phin-
ney. But if thou can'st not send us Brother
Phinney-do come thyself."
Those protracted meetings are often very
ludicrous, or rather ludicrous scenes are
enacted in connection with them. 1t is said
that preacher was once praying Justify
against the works of the devil, asking the
LOIu W CuIldlL JnS NOThS VI lue u6Nll.
A colored person becoming somewhat ex-
cited, in the "amen corner" cried out, in
loud tones:
"Yes, Lord, curtail him right away; cut
his tail smack smoove OFF,
This was in Lorenzo Dow's time.
At the Sing Sing camp-meeting, a while
since, among the "hopeful converted was
Mr. Burgess, of the well known firm of Bur-
CESS, Stringer & Co. Brother Burgess fell
asleep one warm afternoon, during services
when young preacher became quite ex.
cited, in view of the pictures he had. drawn
of the state of lost souls.
"Ohl my friends" said he, "soon it will
be too late with you; even now your are
going, going; l had almost said-gonep p
Then Brother B. became partially awake,
and, supposing himself to be in an auction
mart of books, cried out at the top of his
voice:
"Ill take the lot. Put EN- down to Bur.
CESS, StriDger & Cop