smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

Here is what the Delaware Coun-
ty Democrat, a Pennsylvania jour
nal has to say of the passage of the
Fourteenth Ameldm, n by the
States:


If the Fourteenth Amendment be
ratified an established aristocraey
in the United States must speedily
follow. Ask your radical reighber
if he is willing that his white chill
dren should go to the same school
on a social and political equality with
negro children be taught that they
are only equal with the negro, ami
intercourse, without distinction OF
color! See them grow up and marry
and amalgamate Ask him if he
will put his son to trade and work
side by side with negrol Will he
let him stand behind a desk, OF 10
counter, and receive dictation from
a negro? Will he encourage inter-
marriage between the racesi It
may be said that this Is ridiculous,
but if the father sits in the lcgisl.,-
ton halls, Oh the bench, or in the jury
box, with negro, why should his
daughter not marry one2 II tho
prejudice can he removed the tastes
can be changed, and those who love
the negro best will embrace him the
tighter. But such is all folly +; the
radical will tell yon no, he ealy
means that a negro is as good and az
sweet as Democrat, and the cOnse-
quence will he that every man who
can raise means will send his ebil-
iren to select school, and there
have them taught that distinction
in the races and color, which is 50
deep and iueradicably planted in the
bosom of every true Caucasian.
This will create an aTistoeraey-a
monied ariStOcracy-andg grind down
the poor W hite man to desperation,
insurreetion and a war ofraces.


We might ask, what is the great
Democratic party to dol Take d
constitutional view of the question,
i. e., let the people regulate the fran
chise among themselves. Let the
people of each State regulate and
take care of the franchise as provid-
ed in their State constitutions. and
established by all precedent of State
right. And any other course than
this the Democracy should oppose to
the bitter end.


If there is an amendnen proposed
to the Constitution, let such amend
ment come before the whole people
of a State, in the legal constitution
al manner, as established by our
fathers. That the mere enactment
of an amendment by radical and
revolutionary political faction will
remove he prejudice and wipe away
this distinction of race in the United
States, is the greatest folly that ever
entered the minds of anv people.
If this nation should return to Dem
ocratic rule-that is the only hope
left for its salvation-the present
epoch in our history will be reverted
to with deadly sorrow, and its un-
constitutional record purged by the
people themselves.
Year: 1869

the widest and most unavailing
manner. But again the relentless
rifle blazed, and another of the re-
naming two sunk to the ground as
the bullet went crushing through his
brain.


Immediately the one left threw
down his rifle and cried out


"NO shoot me! No shoot me
Me give upH


LeOnOra had drawn a bead on him,
but now he seemed so perfectly in
her power she lowered her rifle, and
stepping from behind the tree, climb
ed the fence brisllly, and commenced
approaching the savage.


The surprise and Indignation of
the Indian at the sight of the girl
was intense, and forgetting his sup
plicating cry, he put his hand behind
him and drew forth his tomahawk to
throw at her.


LeOnOra'S eye was as sharp as an
eagles. She saw the treacherous
move and just as the bright blade OF
the hachet cleaned for the throw,
she raised her rifle and shot the faith
less scoundrel dead in his tracks.


With the speed of a deer she now
bounded forward to the lake.


Henry Watson shouted, "GlOry hal.
lelujah. I knew it was Leonora p
and the father cried for joy as he1
little form appeared on the bluff, rife
in hand.


Quickly she descended to the ca
noes and unbound the two men, who
embraced her and cried over her in
the most extravagant manner.
But they felt they had no time to
lose, and hastily gearing up theil
teams and loading up their valuables
they set out for Minneapolis, where
they arrived safely, and where Leo
nora and Henry Watson were imme
diately made one flesh.


Old Walter Brown and Henry
! Watson both did good service in the
! Indian battles which followed; anC
when the savages were finally exter
minated, they all went back to theil
old home on Green Lake, where they
now live. They have one of thu
largest stock farms in the State; an(
Leonora, though the happy wife ant
mother, clings to her beautiful re
vOlving rifle, and yet occasionally
uses it to keep herself i'll practice.
Year: 1869

There are those who have lost faith
in the will and the power of the
American Democratic party to make
a stand against the sea of political
evils let in on the country through
the flOOdgates of Radical cOrrup-
ton. We call the attention of
men of this class to the out look
to the Democratic future taken
by Journal that is not a friend to
the Democratic cause. We allude
to the New York Herald. Study the
sentiments and principles enunciated
by the Tammany Sachems at their
late Fourth of July celebration.
John G. Calhoun, himself, we're he
alive and in the flesh, would applaud
the strong and liberal utterances of
Stockton, Hall, and other leading
Democrats on that occasion. These
men have not given up the constitu
ton of their fathers They pro
claim war to the knife against
the Radical doctrines that have
overturned that constitution, and
they pronounce the means which
have been adopted to "wrest our
born liberties from us," Z" fraud, riO-
IeRce and rerOfutiOn.n Are not these
men after our own heart at the South!
Are they not with US to fight the
very battle of deiiverance that comes
home to us as our SupremeSt need :
And shall we turn a cold shoulder
! to such allies who have an organized
power in every state in the Union,
and upon whom in the great States
of Ohio and Pennsylvania a splendid
victory already dawnsi The fight
ing ground on which to recover our
lost liberties is the National ground.


As Southern States we are power


less but united with the National
Democracy, our cause will be invin-
cible. -ReriStPr.
Year: 1869

CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE, Speaker Oe,sax and
wife, Senator Morton and wife, General But
ler's family, and quite a number of members
OF Congress returned to the city last night from
New York
Year: 1869

Let each one strive with all his might
To be decent man,
And love his brother as himself
Upon the golden plan:
And if his neighbor chance to be
A pretty female woman,
Why. love her all the more-you SEQ
That's only acting human.
Year: 1869

A Quaker in Bloomington, Illinois,
who observed his wife looking in at the
kitchen door while he was embracing tho
servant girl, thus addressed Mary,
thee had better suit Peeaing, or thee will
cause disturbance in the family"
Year: 1869

And now they have discovered = boil
ing spring, on the banks of the Colorado
river, in the neighborhood of the Big
Canyon, if,you know where that is. that
throws stream, ten feet through, one
hundred feet high. We place confidence
in the yarn, for we get it from Salt
Lake paper, which wouldn't Lie about hot
water,
Year: 1869

The Belvidere and Ottawa railroad project,
although little spoken of here. is very far from
being dead. The directors had meeting at De
kalb on the 10th inst, at which the talk was
favorable to speedy commencement Of work on
the road The counties and towns ON the line
promise to subscribe literally to the stock, and
when enough is raised to grade and tie the road
the directors have assurances there will be no
difficulty in getting it ironed and equipped
Year: 1869

Ten lines of Nonpareil make one square,


Advertisements not under must be plainly mark
ca length OF time desired they be continued and
charged for until ordered out.


Business and professional cards not exceeding five lines,
inserted at five dollars per annu over five lines y
per line extra


Transient advertising In all to be paid strictly in
advance.


~ Yearly advertisers disseminating their advertise.
mens before the xpation of the contract. will be charged
the full rates above Extra charge will also be made for
dissolution and other notices connected with their
lar business.


Local notices, fifteen cents per line.


VU In no case will these terms be departed from
Year: 1869

The papers abound in accidents by lightning.
One Of tho latest is the loss of marc and colt on


Tuesday night of last week by Mr.. J. Townsend,
on Otter creek, in this county. The animals had
taken shelter during the storm under hickory
tree, which was struck by lightning, shivering
the tree and killing the mare and colt instantly.
Year: 1869

The pleasant weather of the past few days
has made itself manifest in renewal of the
rush to the popular dry goods store of Scott,
Houtz & Co. At the present rate, with the re-
duction they have made in prices, we have no
doubt their heavy summer stock will be abund-
antly cleared out by the time the room is needed
for their early fall stock.
Year: 1869

1T is more than probable that about l25
clerks Of the Registers office Of the Treasury
Will be discharged, and this will include a
large number OF female clerks recently re-
turned from the Office of the Third Auditor.
Year: 1869

g a New Hampshire editor, who has
been keeping record Of big beets, an
nounces ut last that "thc beet that beat the
beet that beat the other beet, is now beaten
by beet that beat all the beats, whcthor
the original beet, the beet that beat the
beet, or the beet that beat the beet that
beat the other beat.
Year: 1869

BRAZILIAN INFLUEECE--A PARTY IN FAVOR OF
= ANNEXATION TO BRAzIL-A RAILROAD


GRANT.
.. IyRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT


March l4-The Dictatorship and its sup
porters are carrying matters with very high hand
Scarcely day passes that there not number OF ar
rests made Of persons who suspected OF being unfa
yorabe 10 the present order of things The most nuen


al OF the country are leaving IT, and are seeking on
the soils OF Peru and Chilli that security which is denied
them AZ home The Brazilian party for that is the
under which the party power Is known are deter
mined TO carry their plans, which are said TO be
nothing less than the annexation OF BOLIVIA TO
Brazil 1t has long been suspected that the Brazlans
exercised considerable influence over the government or
Gen Melgarego and that pressure has now taken the
place OF 10.


The privilege TO construct line OF railroad from La
Paz to Bolivian side OF the Lake Titieaca has been
granted, and is TO form connection with the proposed
extension OF the Arequpa road to Puno on the opposite
bank OF the Lake. The road is 10 DO built within three
years. and will be 60 miles long The Government mas
conceded the contractor Senior Don Jose Garcia the
space OF one mile in breadth OF the lands through which


the road passes aud 81 cash. payable IN three In.
staments of $000OO each the first day OF January Oh
each year. for the construction OF the road
Year: 1869

THE Russian papers record distressing
accident which recently took place near
Dorpat. Wolves had appeared in unusual
numbers. A hunter determined to kill
some of them, hoping to frighten away
the band. A horse died during the day.
He purchased the body and placed it in
the edge of the woods, to draw the wolves.
The night was dark Armed with several
rifles, he took his stand under a covert at
nightfall. He had not been long at his
post when he saw something black NOV
ing actively on the horses carcass. Sure
it was wolf, he aimed and fired. In
stantly he heard a despairing shrek, evil
.dently from human being, which gave
him the greatest uneasiness. He went up
and found a poor woman mortally wound-
ed and in deaths agony. She told him
she was the mother of three children dy-
ing of hunger she had observed the car
cass during the day, but was ashamed to
be seen taking portion of it, so she wait
ed till nightfall to cut piece of it for her
starving children. She had kitchen knife
and lying by her was stew pan she had
brought to receive the meat.


Her story was investigated, and found
to be true in every particular. The inves-
tigation led, moreover, to the discovery of
the existence of great distress among the
peasants of the neighborhoOd. The
neighboring authorities at once took meas
ures for the support of the three orphans.
One of them was given to the hunter, the
involuntary cause of their mothers death.
He undertook to bring it up, and launch
it well in life. The village undertook the
care of another. The authorities ordered
the head of the village to take charge of
the third, "because he should have ascer-
tanned the distress of the victim and her
family, and have prevented her, by his
charity, from being driven to the cruel
extremity which caused her death"
Year: 1869

The following letter was written by
. former citizen of this city, and adj
dressed to member of Congress In an
adjoining district in Ohio. 1t was not
intended for publication. but it was
handed to us by mutual friend, and
we assume the responsibility in laying
it before our readers-deeming it's argu-
ments and conclusions too clear to be
confined solely to the perusal of his
old friends.- ED PAbLADIUM.
Year: 1869




WE often hear some poor, half
starved laborer who, Of course, vo-
ted for GRANT, wonder why times
are so hard ?" In q crowd, upon
one Of the streets Of our town, the
other day, we heard a man, who
voted for GRANT last fall, ask an
old grey headed Democrat "why
are times so hardp The old man
told him that the party in power
had aexhausted this once prosper
Gus country, of its blood, its muscle,
and It's commerce; and all the poor
fellows who worked so hard to
elect GRANT are now wishing they
had not done So" We thought the
old man was right, and the
poor fellow he answered no doubt
thought so, too
Year: 1869




THE Vinton Record feels
happy because the only live
plank of his party's last plat
form is negro equality. Two
years ago the Record stood
upon just such a platform,
but it was buried by over
fifty thousand majority by the
people Of Ohio. The Record
editor proposes toresurect the
plank that was buried in Vim
ton county two years ago by
over six hundred majority,
During the time he may be
engaged in bringing it forth.
he will receive d salary Of
five dollars per day from the
working nleB'S fund. # ssls.
Year: 1869

We notice that the 'loyal"t people of
Cherry Fork did not forget to strew flow
ers on The graves of our patriotic dead
There was never an opportunity lost in
that neighborhood for the display Of cheap
patriotism. When the war was raging
most fur iously, and the good old Demo
cratic townships of franklin, Meigs and
SrriRg had not a single able. bodied man
left in them Cherry Fork could muster a
hundred able bodied home guards for the
village green" II is all very nice 10
deck the graves of our dead soldiers with
lowers, but then ii is cheap way Of dis
playing patriotism. Ii IL was day Of
contribution OF dollars and cents instead
of few flowers, we presume that Cherry
FORK would take the same position that
she did during the war. We hopeIto live
TO see the time when day will bo sci
apart for contributing 10 the living off.
spring and relics Of our dead in sub
Stanlial manner Vest Union Offender.


This strewingtof hewers may be well
enough; ii may please some people; ii
maybe the easiest thing the Grand Army
OF the destroyed Republic could have in.
vented TO display patriotism but wo do
really think If few sacks Of -four were
strewn around among the poor, suffering
soldiers widows and mothers, many Of
whom have been swindled out Of the pen.
sions and bOunties due them from that
Government that processes to care for
them so tenderly by lying and deceitful
collectors, II would greatly relieve them
and their halEStarving and halEnaked
children | AMI II would be very kind
indeed in the editor Of the Record, the
learned Deputy revenue assessor Of Vintou
county, and q member Of that strong
armed Grand Army OF the Republic. TO
scatter occasionally among the poor wild
owsrnd mothers few dollars out Of the
five dollars day salary he receives for
going around and making INQUIRIES
among the tax-ridden people
Year: 1869

SOME Of our exchanges are dis
cussing the ''cause of the dull
tines" There is but oncc cause of
the dull times, and that is the party
which has exhausted the country Of
its blood, its muscle, and its com
merce. The poor devils who work
ed to elect Grant,are growing like
dogs with sore heads at the fruit of
their folly. They sowed folly and
they have reaped q fool. Nor is
there any hope Of better times for
the four years Of his administration,
-Ddv Book.
Year: 1869

THE most treacherous .newspa-
per published on this Continent is
the Ne,o York Workt. There is not
a single pure or true Democratic
sentiment to be found in it, yet,
some Democrats subscribe tor and
read it and then recommend it to
Others. We hopethat If there is a
single copy Of it taken by o Demo-
crat in Vinton county, 1t @il be DIS
continued forthaoitk. Just on the
eve of the Presidential election last
year, it came out with an article.
written in a style that demoralized
the Democratic organization thro'-
out the country, and actually ad-
vised the National Democratic
Committee to throw SEYMOUR off
the Presidential ticket and place
the old rotten carcass OF SALMON (.
CHAsE at the head OF the tickot.-
Now, this same treacherous journal
advises the Democracy Of Ohio to
surrender their opposition to negro
suffrage.


We advise all Democrats to keep
far away from q journal that has
favored the placing of o trcasona-
BILE crew at the head Of the
Government to overthrow it and
drag the country into bankruptcy.
Down with Democratic papers that
that cause the defeat Of Democratic
Presidential candidates and urge
Democrats to surrender their oppo-
sition to constitutional amendments
that degrade them into amalgama'
tion with niggers!
Year: 1869

From all over the State We
hear the most gratifying news
of the Democracy. While
we do not wish to excite false
hopes in our readers, we
think We fare. backed id as
serting that Il a proper cam
paign Ohio can be carried
by the Democracy.
Year: 1869




The Radicals ie Trouble.


The masses of the party now in
power in this State are very much
dissatisfied with the State ticket
now before the people. In all parts
of Ohio, not excluding Vinton coun-
ty, there are many farmers who
will not support Gov. HAYS for
Governor this year because he has
played into the hands of tho Yam
kee manufacturers by favoring a
low duty upon the wool they con.
sumo, In this part Of the State he
will be held strictly to an account
for his double faced course upon the
Morgan raid bill, Let us all go
against him. The Democracy at
Columbus to-day will nominate a
man who will represent the inter-
ests Of all classes.
Year: 1869

crew, besides the Captain, remained upon
her. The Captains wife and children
persisted in the cabin during the storm,
and their bodies were washed away


Every thing edible had also been washed
out Of the vessel. All through the week
the Captain and four companions clung
TO the wreck-eight days without food
or water! There is hardly another such
n case OIL record, The testimony of all
is that the thought Of food scarcely en-
tered their minds, but their burning
thirst nearly drove them to distraction.
Eight days without drop of water |!
1t came to be, through this dreadful
parching, that neither one could talk.
Each tongue was swollen, and hung
without the mouth. As it touched the
roof Of the mouth it glued there, and
scaled off in large fakes. On Sunday
morning the first sail that had been in
sight since the disaster occurred, APP
peared some distance off-too far off 10
be attracted. The little hope that was
excited suddenly departed, as the white
sails were lost to view in the distance.
But two hours later another vessel came
in sight, about three miles off, and there
was new hope 10 the wretched men but
the vessel passed on, unattracted by the
low lines of the wreck. These two last
sad disappointments led to the raising of
signal of distress, and an old blue coat
was hoisted. AT about four o'clock in
the afternoon another vessel appeared
about four miles to the windward, and
before dark the captain of this vessel
Capt. Oxley of the ship Flatworth, en-
route from China to London) discovered
the wreck, and by dark had got within
100 yards of it. He got boat out, and
sent it alongside. Capt Rounsevile
and his companions were so weak that
they could not stand, and by another
day at the lengcst must have perished,
and as the boat came up they slid INTO it
helplessly, and were taken to the Flat.
worth and every attention was paid them
by the kind hearted Englishman in com.
mand. When taken off two of the sail


ors were entirely naked, as they had been
during the whole week. The sun had
blistered them, as it had the captain and
others. All were the merest skeletons.
Captain Rounscvile, who weighed, be.
fore the wreck, 100 pounds, has lost
nearly ninety pounds in his eight days OF
sufferingl A teaspoonful of brandy was
given each one to start with, but even
this was TOO much for their shattered
systems, and very soon after reaching
the ship all were unconscious and remain


ed in that state for two days. On reach


ing London the survivors were removed
to the Sailors Home in Well street


where they met with every attention


AS soon as he was able Captain Rounse


vile published card of thanks to Capt


Oxley, and took measures to commune


cate his gallant conduct to the American
Consul, through whom the Government
will be advised and will undoubtedly
make some suitable acknowledgment