smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1864

lqo Alfiend writes us from Des Moines
inquiring what we have got against thi,
General Assembly and Why We pitched
into 1t in such a merciless TRADE of sbuse
and broadly insinuates that We are grow.
ing Copperheadish.


Our friend seems in such downright
earnest that we are precludsd fSom taking
it as joke, and yet our Abolition readers
could not repress broad grin, il We
should seriously undertake to disprove
that we are Copperhead.. .~-..<e


Now, the truth is. We hare nothing in
the world against the present General
Assembly of Iowa; on the oontrary, We
regard its members, a. body, superior
TO those Of any preceding General As
sembly ever convened in this State. We
have so said heretofore in our paper 1t
greater length than suits us now to re.
peat.


Our recent article of which complaint
is made, was drawn forth in depreciation
of legislation on subjects in their very
nature calculated to annoy the people,
And By way of inxodoctios, to attract
attention, We INDUCED in little traresy
Of the motives and circumstances which
naturally prompt excessive law.msking
in all legislative bodies. a


La this view. inteodine nothing personal
nor general against this General Assembly
In particular, We desired 70 protest and
warn them against the common evil Of
overriding matters in the way of legisls-
tion; and, 50 far asswe know, ths people,
who occupy different stand point from
that DOW held by our legislators, approve
our general purpose in the premises.


We have high opinion Of this Gen
eral Assembly and entertain the most
kindly feeling for it's members. because
they arc many of them our personal friends
and most of them our political friends,
and they have honored our personal and
political friends 10 the selections they
have made to fill public positions. And
no one will regret it more than we shall
If they fail to receive the approval Of the
people for the results Of their labors this
winter. But, as it IS our province to de-
fend their action, they must permit US to
offer such suggestions during the pen
dency OF their deliberations as oar 'obser-
vation and experience prompt. and in the
assurance that the suggestions are dicta-
ted by friendship, they must overlook the
manner for the sake of the matter itself.
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Year: 1864

Resolved. That in the future IN the past, will
adhere with werving fidelity to the Union under the
Constitution the only solid foundation for strength
Ofgovenment equally conducive 10 the welfare and pros
perity Of all the States both Northern and Southern


Resolved That this Convention does explicitly dec
tue sense the American people that after four
Of failure restore the Union by the experiment of
during which, under the pretenSe Of military necessity
power higher than the Constitution, the Constitu
itself has dsTegarded in every psrt, and public b.
erty and private right alike toddeR down, and the
rial prosperity ofthe country essentially impaired Justice
humanity liberty and the public welfare demand that
immediate effort be made for cessation of hOStities
with view 10 an ultimate convention Of the States,
other possible means, the end that the earliest
practicable moment may be restored on the basis
Of the Federal States.


Resolved. That the direct interference of the military
held in Kentucy, Maryland, Missouri and Delaware.


shameful violation Of the Constitution. and repetition
Of such acts in the approaching election will be held a.
revolutionary and resisted viii all the means and power
under our control


Resolved That the aim and Object Of the Democratic
party is preserve the Federal Union and the rights Of
the States unmpared and they hereby declare that they
consider administrative usurpation Of extraordinary
and dangerous powers granted by the Constitution.


The subversiOn Of the civil by military law in States
not in Instruction the arbitrary military arrest impris
onment trial and sentence Of American citizens in States
where civil law exists in full force. The suppression of
freedom Of speech and Of the press the denial Of the


right OF asylum, the open and avowed disregard Of State
rights the employment Of unusual test oaths. and the
bear arms in their Defense is calculated 10 prevent
reStorat Of the Union and the perpetustion of the
Government deriving its just from the consent of
the governed.


Resolved That the shameful disregard OF the Admins
tration to it, duty in respect to our fellow citizens wEo
shd long have been, prisoners Of war in sui
erng condition, deserves the Severest reprobaOn on
the score alike Of public policy and common humanity.


Resolved, That the sympathy Of the Democratic party
is hear lily and earnestly extended 10 the sodiery Of our
army who and have been in the field under the flag
country and ia the Of attaining power,
they vii receive all the care, protection and regard
that the brave soldiers Of the republic have nooy
earned.
Year: 1864

youth and maturity arising from the banefn habits
Of self abuse To which Is added observations on
Female Diseases and other interesting matter Of the
Importance the married and those contempt
marriage, whoentertain doubts OF their physical ability
enter that state Sent TO any address In sealed wrap
per, on receipt Of ten cents or four stamps.


We devote entire time and attention to the trea
ment ofthe various private dseasestreaed OF in our pr
report Our Dspensary the only Institution Of
kind In America which has been tablished by special
charter and this fact should give preference the
various quAcks Of doubtful character 10 be foun In all
Year: 1864

50cts. in L. s. Int.


Revenue Stamps.
Lewellin Williams, plaintiff VS.. Robert j.


Bell defendant.


Action brought in the District Court of the 9th Ju
dicial District of the State of California in and
for the county of Shasta, and the Complaint filed
in said County of Shasta, in the Office of the
Clerk eff said District Court.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SEND
GREETING TO ROBERT ]. BELL.


V0U are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above named
Plaintiff in the District Court of the Ninth Judicial
District of the State of California, in and for the
county of Shasta, and to answer the complaint filed
therein, "a copy of which accompanies this Sum-
mons,) within ten days, exclusive of the day of
service, after the service on you of this Summons
if served within this county or if served out of
this county, but within this Judicial District,
within twenty days or if served out of said Dis
triet, then within forty days-or Judgment by de-
fault will be taken against you, according to the
prayer of said complaint


The said action is brought to recover against you
the sum of nineteen hundred and eightysix dollars,
and one per cent. per month interest thereon from
date till paid, note executed by you to pam
tiff on or about the 25th day of May, 1851, and
costs of suit and also for the foreclosure of mort
gage given by you to plaintiff May 25th, 1851, to
secure said note, and the sale of the mortgaged
premises to satisfy plaintiffs demand, and the
of judgment against you tor any deh-
cheney remaining unpaid after appropriating all OF
the proceeds OF such sale in payment of plant fl 5
demand properly applicable thereto and for execu-
ton for the amount of such deficiency.


And You are hereby notified, that if YOU fail to
appear and answer said complaint as above requir-
cd the said plaintiff will apply to the Court for the
relief therein demanded


Given under my hand and the Seal of


District Court of the Ninth Judicial


District of the State of California,
l. g. in and for the county of Shasta,


this twenty third day ofSeptember.


in the year of our Lord One Thous-


and, Eight Hundred and Sixty


four.


CHARLES MCDONALD, Clerk.
BY JoHS A. Fowler. Deputy Clerk.
Year: 1864

H The Baltimore Convention has
given voice TO the sentiment Of the loyal
people Of the land by the nomination Of
Abraham Lincoln for President and An.
drew johnson for Vice President These
were the candidates Of our choice as inti-
mated months ago, and the growing tide
Of public opinion has been rolling in 80
full and overwhelming . volume in that
direction for some time back, that the
Baltimore Convention had lillle else 10 do
than to mark the force Of the current BY
unanimous vote.


The Convention has met the expecta-
ton and fulfilled the behests of the peo.
pie. They have presented the names of
the chosen candidates Of the loyal people
of the country for President and Vice
President, and they have adopted ratri-
otic anti-slavery platform, and pledged the
Union party and its candidates to the
policy Of emancipation throughout the
breaath and length of the land. And
under the rising and advancing tide of
public opinion in favor of the emancipa-
tion of the eolored man, and the upiver-
sal Liberty and equal rights of all men,
there can be no rational doubt that the
election of Lincoln and johnson wi.lseeure
policy which will, during the mex. few
years. result In the accomplishment Of the
earnest wish OF the Father of his Country
that We should become community of
Free States. The success OF the ticket and
triumph of the principles of liberty in our
country are indissolubly linked together,
and this fact will become so clear in the
progress of the cam paign, that most of the
Radical element of the country which has
been disposed to try another organisation
AID seek other leaders, will yet rally in
the spirit OF patriotism and love of lib
erty with their old friends and under their
old banner. Indeed with the assurance
that the policy of the future shall conform
10 the platform adopted by the Baltimore
Convention, there is nothing left for 4
lover of liberty aud of country to de-
sire.


The success Of our ticket aud our cause
is as certain as the fnal triumph of our
gallant armies under Grant and Sherman.
Let US, then, carry on this political cam
paign by putting forth our most earnest
Efforts to raise volunteers and strengthen
our forces in the field. II that is done
efectually, nothing else will be necessary
The defeat Of the armies of Lee and John
ston, the surrender Of Atlanta and Rich
mond will secure beyond peradventure
the election of Lincoiu and johnson
therefore the prayers and the efforts Of
all the patriotic men aud women OF the
country are indissolubiy pledged for the
success Of the National Republican Union
ticket.
Year: 1864

Adjatant General Thomas 10 engaged in
his peculiar work in the State Of Ken.
tueky. We are rejoiced to hear it. He has
been needed in Kentucky 4 long time, and
he is urgently needed there now. 1t 10
his design to make thorough work in the
matter of negro enlistments, and he will
be apt to carry his designs into exec ution.
We hope he may. We should rejoice to
learn that every able bodied colored man
in Kentucky had entered the service Of
the United States.


They are needed in our army their
Withdrawal from Kentucky will remove
the most serious and troublesome obstacle
Ia the way Of universal emancipation -
Whenever We get rid of the slave interest
and the political influence of Kentucky
this will become free country.
Year: 1864

A correspondent of the Northeastern Adro-
cate says that the following quaint anecdote was
related to him by an itinerant of the Ohio An
nual Conference:


was sent, said, he to Gallipolis Circuit and
having fulfilled the labors of the Sabbath on an
go home with him. accepted, most cheerfully,
and was treated with affable courtesy and the re-
spect due to a minister of the gospel of Christ.
In the morning, as took my leave, my infidel
friend courteously invited me to call on him
whenever it should suit my convenience. This
generally did, as / came to this appointment
throughout the year. AS the year neared its close
thought | would call and offer payment to my
host, lest he should charge me, and through me
ministers generally, with neglect in paying just
dues. called for my bill. He brought forth
his book, where was charged in mercantile style
for board, horse keeping, ETC., sums amounting
to fifteen or twenty dollars. Twas amazed; told
him I could not pay it now, but when l came
again, before l left the circuit, I would cancel
the debt. But stop, says my friend, we have
not done yet. Let us see what is on the other
side. He then produced an amazing credit oi
one dollar for every sermon l had preached in
that place during the year, whether he was
present absent; sixpence for every bless
ing asked at his table; and a shilling for every
prayer / offered in the family save one when
/ knelt on one foot aud knee-its credit waf
a sixpence. The aggregate of credit surpass.
ed the debt some three or four dollars which
he Immediately produced passed over to me
and we parted in mutual friendship and
Year: 1864




Alta dinner given TO the soldiers at Stanton
Hospital in Washington on Christmas, Secreta-
ry Stanton made brief address, in which he
said:


Soldiers: hope that when the next ami
versary OF the day you are now celebrating oc-
ours this war will be ended, and you will have
returned to your homes and firesdes. When
you shall so have returned you will be consid-
cred honored guests Of the nation. You have
periled your lives upon the battlefield, or you
have suffered in camps from the ravages of dis
ease incidental to great armies But whether
you have been wounded or been attacked by
sickness, you are equally entitled to considera-
tion at the hands of your country If you have
been so wounded in battle, or suffer from sick
ness, viii see that you have a proper reward
given you.


SOLDIERS: II we can end this rebellion with
the extinction of slavery, will il not be a great
triumph You will then at the end of this great
rebellion, when making review off have the
satisfaction Of knowing that you have aided the
government of the United States in oischareing
the duties Incumbent on it when il was in perii:
and you will furthermore experience the feeling
that you have materially aided to make the
country Free"
Year: 1864

A little girl ofthe Trinity On. E.) Church
Sunday School in Philadelphia, desiring
to do some good to the soldiers, purchas-
ed Testament and sent it to the army,
having obtained pledge from a kind
friend to give it to some sick soldier
This was done The soldier received it,
and when friend copied the letter, he Of
fered ten dollars for the original. "No"
said the soldier, his eye kindled up, "No,
sir! hundred wouldn't buy it" The fol-
lowing is the letter, and we do not won
der that one hundred dollars would not
buy it.


My DEAR SoLDIER:--I send you little Tes-
lament. am little girl seven years old. i
want to do something for the soldiers who do
so much for us; so / have saved my pocket
money to send you this. Although Ihave new
er seen you, intend to begin to pray that God
will make and keep you good. o, how sorry
am that you have to leave your dear mother
Did she cry when you bade her good d-bye7-
Don't you often think of her at night when yor
are going TO bed? If / were you l wouldn'
care if the other soldiers did laugh God viii
smile upon you. Ii am sorry that you are sick
| wish that could go to nurse you. l coulC
bathe your head and read to you. Do you know
there is happy land? l hope you will go {,
that land when you die. But remember, vii
pray that you may get well again. When yor
are able TO sit up, wish you to write to me, anG
tell me all your toubles. Enclosed you will
find postage stamp. / live at 254 North 9th
street. Goodbye


Your friend, LrzzY Scorr.
Year: 1864

Johnston County, Aug. 29th, 1864.


The above appeal to absentees from the army,
suggested by the Hon. j. 7. Leach, and adopted and
signed by officers and citizens, strikes US as an e1-
ceent mode of reaching those for whom it is in
tended We trust this appeal will have good ef-
feet Many of the deserters are men who have
fought long and valianty for their country, and the
execution of such men for the crime of desertion,
or for any crime would be sad spectacle
Their excuses for desertion are no doubt various,
but nothing can justify them in abandoning the
flag of their country. Desertion is not only wrong
in ITSELF but bad policy. 1t is idle for any desertsr
to hope that he will not, in the end, be arrested
The longer he remains out the greater will be his
punishment when he is caught An opportunity
for an honorable return is now offered which may
never be offered again. Lot every absentee avail
himself of this opportunity by reporting him.
self for duty. Remember, soldiers, that your
comrades whom you have left behind, are toiling


and bleeding, and dying in field and hospital
The obligations to the country are not wsghtlsr


than yours. Remember, also, that if one man has :


right to desert all have and that if all should do
sert we should at once be at the mercy of the enc
my, and no compromise of any kind could bs OBJ
timed
Year: 1864

EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. seems from the latest
news from Richmond, that the prospect of an early
exchange Of prisoners is not good There are some
thirty thousand federal prisoners at Anderson, Ga,
and no doubt there are as many Confederates who
are prisoners in tho hands of the enemy. For some
reason or other the federal authorities refuse to ex
change
Year: 1864

1


The newly married are universally falling back


on the cd idea Of boarding. It is, they say, the


easiest, ssd undoubtedly the most. economical I;


teere Is no furniture to buy, no expensive stock Of


household linen to purchase and make up, no coal


and flour to lay m no frightful rent days, and no


servants wages to pay, or servants board to ind


ms y true to a certain extent bat not all true,


ana 1t need net be half so true as it is AS an


offset, it must be remembered that board is very


hlgh, and constantly growing higher and getting


poorer that in little while complications may


be expected in the shape of children, and that, in


the meantime, instead Of enjoying freedom and
domestic comfort, the young husband and wife


have to submit to all sorts Of tiresone restraints,
to diet which generally excludes everything that
they have particular hkeing for, and to the abb
sence of the great charm of newly welded life
the feeling Of joint proprietorship il their own
home. Moreover, boarding, where it is not d
necessity, is wicked-its tendency is immortality
In large boarding houses it is considered absurd
for a man to pay the attention OF husband and a
gentleman to his own wife. Especially If he be
recently married. he is madethe target of sense
less crow Of young men and women, who aim
their silly shafts at him until he is shamed out Of
iis manhood, and becomes either frivolous male
firt, or leaves bis wife alone while he seeks the
solaee Of neighboring billiard saloons But, say
the young ladies', what are we to do? You ac-
that at present prices, it is impossible
for some Of us to go to housekeeping, and yet dis
courage boarding What else can we do Not
at all We never said it was impossible to 60 to
onlyimpossible to purchase Brus-
sells carpets and expensive furniture but these
are not necessary to the most delightful kind Of
housekeeping Do? Why go to work as your
mother or your grandmother did before you.
Furnish two rooms, if You cannot whole house,
md with such plain, simple articles as you can az
ord a little taste and little industry win soon
make Them attractive. sensible people viii prefer
hem to marvellous exhibitions Of French upkol-
tery and, most important Of all, syou viii dis
over sometime, you viii have your husband to
,oursef Den board.-N X Illustrated Nesos
Year: 1864

1DrIhe following letter, intended for publication
before the October election, has not lost its interest
for the November election ser s


BEFORE PETERsBURG, Va,


Sept II, 1864.
For the Bedford Inquirer


Men Of Pennsylvania, the issues are now before
you for consideration and decision You must abide
the result as you establish it for good or evil We
ask you to support Abraham Lincoln because we be-
eve his reelection viii fully yndicae the authority
Of TIE National Government aud fully establish the
fact that the freemen of the loyal States are able to
sustain the existence of the Union and the Govern
ment against the hazard Of opposition from abroad or
at home It needs argumentsof ON own to es
tabhsh this position because our political opponents
nov antagonize US to achieve entirely the opposite
result We have received the news of Little Macs
nomination for the Presidency on the copperhead
ticket. The rebels appear to haiiHhs Nomination
with much joy. Straws show which way the wind
blows For my part l am done with Mcclellan now
and forever. If he would refrain from associating
with men like Fernando Wood, Long and other no
ted copperheads, he might possibly stand some
chance for the occupation of the White House. God
deliver him from conducting the the affairs of this
nation. is time that the North should Know that
those who are trying to get their support ARE men
who have debased themselves men TO whom we
have looked for guidance in thishaur of cur peril
men to whom we have entrusted the reins of Gov.
srnment and who have proven themsel7er W unwor-
hy Of our trust. The men who viii give them their
support are no better. Some times can hardly
think it possible that raised and educated under
the auspices of the best government ever enjoyed bv
any people, can have so degenerated h4he scale of
morality and love Of country, as to become objects of
contempt rather than sympathy, 4 blush to think
that men who but short time before this war broke
stitItions, are 1o-ua5 a,f.iat free in
ardice cringng in the attitude Of suppeation to the
shrine Of the socalled Southern Copfederacy


BENZ. HARRIs WALKER


Co. A, s4th P. ".
P. S.-Gen. McClellanis losing ground every day,
His letter produces no effect on the soldiers We
think he keeps bad company. ~
Year: 1864

The Wilmington Journal says that the steamer
Lynx, which recently left that port for Bermuda,
was attacked by the blockading squadron, and,
being struck by their shot, was beached to save
her from sinking The Journal gives much credit
to the captain, Gordon, for saving fifty thousand
dollars ee Government specie, and large amount
OF bonds, both on Government and private ac-
count, all of which he saved by his individual ex-
ertions, sacrificing his own interest to do SO. The
Richmond DispotcA comments upon this case as
follows


What may be the necessity Of transmitting
specie from this country to foreign parts by our
Government we do not know. But Mr. Mem
minger was much eensured for shipping gold by
the blockade runners when sterling exchange was
freely offered him Three ships, having each
twenty-five thousand dollars in gold were captur-
led bg the enemy, and the sums with which they
were freighted passed into his hands The loss
was considered heavy and as it could have been
easily voided, the Secretary of the Treasury was
thought to have acted most unwisely The fifty
thousand dollars on board the Lynx seems to have
had very narrow escape.


''We do not know, we repeat, what necessity
may prompt the Government to ship coin, and
can hardly suppose that Mr.. Trenholm is so i'm
practical as to send it out of the country if an
equivalent is within his reach. Gold certainly
oughtnot to be sent away if substitute can be
found to be RENTED in its stead It is quite
scarce enough in the country, and will be greatly
needed as the basis of out circulating medium
when the war is over. 1t is, moreover, so unsafe
IN running the blockade that that is enough Of
itself to induce Government and individuals to
send anything else in preference that viii answer
as a medium of exchange. When the enemy gets
hold of the gold it is gone from us forever. Not
so the bills of exchange which are payable to or
der.
Year: 1864

choked until he becomes penftent and better
man


No, sir no sir ] we win never do any such
thing, We love pea ee-love it for its own sake.
They love peace becal lse they are afraid we viii
first whip the rebels al ID then punish them. They
want peace that they n lay make new conspiracies,
and the peace they pl oppose is disunion peace,
which means separation Of the States and endless
ruin to the whole country Ten thousand times
better would it have been for US to have acquiel-
ced at first. and never shea drop of blood, than
under these circumstances and at this time to
make such i peace ais that. =