smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1860

capitol at Washington, D. c. With the
particulars of the attempt we are perfect
ly conversant, but purpose to withhold the
names of the parties unless some further
attempt be made by them, when we shall
consider it religious duty to expose them.
The church itself is among the largest,
most intelligent, and respectable, being
comprised of families in the city of Wash
ington of standing and acknowledged re-
spectability. For years it has been the
settled conviction of the community, and
in fact in other places, that the congrega-
ton would never be contented until they
obtained white pastor. This is mis-
take. The fact is, few people in it de-
sire to have it so, and, to use the language
of one of the members when speaking up
on this subject, "tbeir aspirations areGtter
acJslte men," Unfortunately for the peo-
pie, out of the four elders three are with
the few clamorous members to have white
man over them. Hence the current re-
port


We make this statement to defend that
body of people from SO grave charge, as
they are not guilty of the crime. We
know whereof we affirm, for it is now
known from a recent meeting by the elders
for the purpose of insiduously foisting a
white man upon them that these three col
Ored traitors received such a rebuke from
the congregation that, did they possess the
sense of a green Irishman, they would re-
sign their Offices and go connect themselves
with some congregation of white people, to
be allowed place in the gallery by them
selves, like so many lepers.


In our next we shall proceed to give
some reasons why we should, as a class,
religiously see to it that we retain color
ed ministry, and hurl from every church
any among us holding Office who seek the
destruction Of a colored ministry.


BOX.


WASHINGTON D C Ian 2 1850
Year: 1860

Some husbands are more plague than
profit, and make vastly more work thar
they do; but mine is one to brag about.
When was married-to my shame be it
spoken, had never made loaf of bread
or pie / had no idea of saving time or
saving work. But had husband who
had love enough to bear with my simplici-
ty, and not scold when the bread was burn
ed and the pie not fit to eat. Going into
the kitchen one morning, he saw me bak-
ing buckwheat cakes and greasing the
griddle with a piece of pork on the end Of
fork. He said nothing, but went into
the wood house, and soon returned with
smoothly-whittled stick, about six inches
long, through the split end of which he had
passed folded strip of white cloth, and
then wound it round the end and tied it
with bit of string So I had contriv-
ance which could be dipped in melted
grease, and put it smoothly over the grid
die.


One day he saw me securing knives
with piece of cloth. Dear me-" sa. he,
you will surely cut your fingers SO he
contrived machine by mailing broad
piece of cork to spool for a handle, sink
ing the nail into the cork so far that it
should not touch the knife. This lifts the
hand from the knife, and does not cramp
the fingers.


l used to call him occasionally to thwack
over the heavy mattrass and straw bed for
me. "What nuisance !" he exclaimed,
and so replaced them by spring mattrass
Of all the nice things for beds, this is the
best. 1t is always in place, requires no
shaking up, and it requires only three
minutes to replace the bedclothes, and the
bed is made. 1t always looks round and
inviting, and gently yields to the weight
of the sleeper.


He saw the dish-towels hanging heller
skelter around the kitchen stove, and
forthwith made the most convenient hang
ing. frame, over the wood. box, where it can
take up no room, and is near the stove
Here the towels hang smoothly, and are
always in place.


fretted because my refrigerator had 10
shelves, and could not make room for ali
the meat, butter, and milk So he made
two racks, and fitted ventilating shelves
from one to the other. The shelves are
ventilated by being thickly bored with au-
CUR holes, and can be removed for scrub
bing.


He is troubled to see me sew, sew, and
stitch, and makes sewing-machines the con.
slant topic of conversation. lie reads to
me every advertisement and every letter
from women who praise them in the pa
pers. If he could make one, should be
in possession of one Immediately; but as
he cannot, I must wait till "the ship comes
inn @


These are some Of the ways by which
be lightens the labor of the house. Would
that more husbands were like him. Per-
haps another time shall tell you how he
contrives his own garden tools, and saves
time and money by his ingenuity.-Oh'o
Farmer
Year: 1860

Itis to be understood, in treating upon
this subject, that we are not opposing the
piety, usefulness, or sincerity of white pas
tors. Such is not our intention. There
are many excellent men among them
men who are friends of our people, and
men who would do all in their power for
our civil and religious liberties. There is
not single Presbyterian or Congregation
al minister among US but know this, and
would most cheerfully acknowledge the
fact: and so far as our observation extends,
as a general thing, their services in behalf
Of our people are acknowledged and appre-
ciated. make the statement that those
traitors found in our churches, and particu-
larly in the latitude from which l write
these articles, may have no means by
which they can injure our people or barter
away by falsehood and Misrepresentation
our dearest interests.


We also call the attention of all who
may read these lines to the fact that we
re not SO much as proscriptive in our OBJ
ject, in the caption which we have chosen
as a text. We are not warning against
white pastors, but we do make war upon
colored elders in our churches who are
guilty of the attempt to foist upon colored
congregations white pastors. We protest
against them and their abettors, whether
white or black, either at the North or
South; and whilst we do most emphatical-
ly say to every white minister, however
friendly he may be to us, "Sir, we don't
intend that you shall be pastor over our
churches; nevertheless we respect and re-
gard you as friend, and viii willingly CO
operate with you in every good work and
word, and when our pulpits are vacant for
the want of colored pastors our people will
be happy to have you preach to them the
Gospel of Jesus at such stated times as our
elders or deacons may invite you"


These remarks have resulted from We
ry recent attempt made by the elders Of a
church to put Gnsiduously, too) a white
pastor over colored congregation in a


Presbyterian church not ten miles from the
Year: 1860

had compassion on him, and went to him
and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil
and wine, and set him on his own beast,
and brought him to an inn, and took care
of him. And on the morrow, when he de-
parted, he took out two pence and gave
them to the host, and said unto him, Take
care of him, and whatsoever thou spendest
more, when | come again | will repay
thee"


Now, let us look, without prejudice, at
John Brown. AS he journeyed through
life, he came to place where he saw, with
his mental vision, four million of his fel-
low beings, who, as he thought, had fallen
among thieves, who had stripped them of
their raiment of human rights, and wound
ed them, leaving them more than half dead,
for he was told they had "no rights that
white men were bound to respect" And,
as he beheld them in this condition, he had
compassion on them, and set them on his
own beast, called the Declaration Of b,dc-
pendence, which he believed was sturdy
beast, and able to carry the whole human
family. So, being thus wounded, he en-
deavored to bring them to an inn, where
they might be taken care of; but instead
of giving the host two pence, he gave his
taco sons, and then cheerfully gave up his
own life for his colored "neighbors"


ALBUs.
Year: 1860

Mr.. DEMONSTRATIONS opinions have
been expressed upon the character Of John
Brown. Some call him felon, traitor, and
murderer, and say that hanging was too
good for him-that he ought to have been
twice hanged. Others, though they disap-
prove his mode of operation, and "by no
means Justify his conduct" attribute to him
good motives, and admire his heroic de-
portment-especially from the period of
his capture to his death on the gallows.


In this latter opinion / concur, and by
putting the most charitable construction on
his motives, think can trace in him some
resemblance to an individual mentioned in
scripture. The case referred to was stated
by our Savior, insreply to the question,
WHO is my neighbour" And, in order
to draw the parallel, permit me to give the
whole quotation: "a certain man went
down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell
among thieves, who stripped him of his
raiment, and wounded him, and departed
leaving him half dead. And by chance
there came down certain priest that way
and when he saw him he passed by on the
other side. And likewise a Levite when
be was at the place came and looked upon
him, and passed by on the other side. But
certain Samaritan, as he ljourneyed, came
where he was; and when he saw him he
Year: 1860

man the other day because he had some
papers in his possession purporting to be
signed by John Brown. If, in very truth,
lauding John Brown be proof of the.
black mans unftness for American cit
izenship, we would be glad to know what
would prove his fitness therefor. John
Brown simply held that "all men are. en-
dowed by their Creator with certain inal-
ienable rights, that among these are life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That
to secure these rights governments are in
stituted among men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the governed;
that whenever any form of government be-
comes destructive of these ends, it is the
right of the people to alter and abolish it,
and to institute new government, laying
its foundation on such principles, and Or
ganizing its powers in such form, as to them
shall seem most likely to effect their safety
and happiness"


Does the editor of the Sunday Times
object to this doctrine2 If he do, he is op-
posed to the snperstructure which it under
lies-to wit: the Constitution of the United
States If he do not, then like Anglo-Af-
ricans in general, and Gov. Wise in par
ticular, he is a good John Brown man.


In conclusion, we thank the "Times"
for its criticism. 1t is paper we have
read with pleasure for many years, away
back to the good old days when the eagle
eyed and genial hearted Major Noah held
its helm, and whose mantle, even including
his prejudices, have fallen on shoulders not
unworthy Of it, nor of him. Always full
of interesting matter. upheld by corps of
keen, vigorous, and accomplished contribu-
tors, and decidedly the best scissors in the
land, it has become a part and parcel of
our day of rest, so much so that if we do
not listen to our minister quite as often as
we should, part of the sin, and large part
must rest upon its head; and it ismoreover
a paper that will not sully the most refined
and Christian centre-table, nor drift to the
wrong way the young and impressible.
May its shadow never be less. We blacks
can look at its negrophobia as an amiable
hallucination, which may awaken oursym-
pathy, while it cannot arouse our anger
Year: 1860

Mr.. EDToR:-I see by an imposing
handbill-so far as the list of names of the
speakers goes-that "an important meeting
of the African Civilization Society is to
be held at the Cooper Institute, On Wedn-
esday evening, March 18th. Some who are
connected with the management of that So
ciety seem to think they are carrying eve
rything before them but they are certain
ly mistaken. In their gation-which
| think savors more of cunning than pru-
dence-these gentlemen have marked
their society ship to place where three
seas meet. A large number of persons
among us wish to know something about
the origin of the African Civilization Soci-
ETY., as well as of its "plans and Objects"
and they wish to hear well of its plans and
obiects-not in mere rhetorical hOurishes,
but in solid logic. The colored people
desire to know whether this one-horse team
is running in opposition to or in connection
with the odions colonization scheme.


AS an outside observer, l tell the gentle
men of this society that no array of names
on their bills will answer in the stead of
plain statements and plain sailing. l am
not insinuating aught against the speakers
announced for the Cooper Institute meeting.
| observe among them one of my most es-
teemed co-presbyters, and also personal
friend of another denomination. But their
colonization antecedents and present pro-
clivities are known; no one OF them will
conceal their sentiments, and the society
will not dare to ask them to do SO or to
change them.


What, then, is the oil. ..ect of the meetingY
Is this great array of great names expected
to silence all further question in the minds
of the colored people as to the desirable
ness of the African Civilization Society 7
This will fail Is it expected that these
names will be used as keys to the Golfers of
colonization monies This, too, will
fail


Again, the colored public will ask, where
are some of your own talented colored men
who favor your plans and objects Why
is it that not one of them is introduced as
a speaker for the occasion2 Many ask.
why not introduce prominently the name
of some other country to which the colored
people can go-Jamaica, for instance Z
Jamaica is good cotton country, healthy,
Year: 1860


Oh let thine arm of might my fame redeem;
With which the world has sought to stamp it


now


Thou King of kings-my fathers God and mine
Thou only art my sure and strong defense;
The polar SHOWS and tropic fires intense,
The shaded sea, the air, the light are thine;
The life of leaves, the waters changeful tide,
All things are thine, and by thy viii abide
Thou art all power-all life from thee goes forth.
And fails to flow obedent to thy breath,
Without thee all is naught-in endless death
All nature sinks, forlorn and nothing worth
Yet even the void obeys thee, and from naught
BY thy dread word, the living man was wrought
Merciful God how should thee deceive?
Let thy eternal wisdom search my soul
Bowed down to earth by falsehood's base con-


troll


Her stainless wings not now the air may cleave
Send forth thine hosts of truth, and set her
Stay thou, o Lord, the oppressor's victory
Forbid it, Lord, ty that most free outpouring
Of thine own precious blood for every bro


ther


OF our lost race, and by thy Holy Mother,
So full of grief, SO loving, so adoring,


Who, clothed in sorrow, followed thee afar,
Weeping thy death like declining star
But if this lot thy love ordains to me
To Weld to foes most cruel and unjust,
To die and leave my poor and senseess dust
The scof and sport of their weak enmity-
Speak thou, and then thy purposes fulfill;
Lord Of my life, work thou thy perfect will
A letter which "Placido" sent to his wife
on the night before his death, is worthy of
a place beside the more famous one which
Padilla wrote in circumstances so similar.
Thus the despised laborer bade eternal
farewell to his mother:


The appointed lot has come upon me mother
The mOurnful ending of my years of strife;
This changing world leave, and to another,
In blood and terror, goes my spirits life
But thou, griefsmitten, cease thy mortal weep


ing,


And let thy soul her wonted peace regain
fall for right, and thoughts of thee are sweep


ing


Across my Tyre, to wake its dying strain
A strain of Joy and gladness, free, unfaing,
All glorious and holy, pure, divine,
And innOcent-uncOnscious as the walling
uttered at my birth and | resign,
Even now, my life--even now, descending slowly
Falth mantle folds me TO my slumbers holy.
Mother, farewell! God keep thee, and forever
On the morning of the 2sth of June
"Placido" was led, with nineteen others, to
the plaza of Matanzas. He passed to his
death like an Indian chief, chanting for a
death-song his own noble Prayer" He
was to suffer first; he stepped into the
square, knelt with unbandaged eyes, and
gave the signal to the soldiers. When the
smoke rolled away, it was seen that he
had only been wounded, and had fallen in
agony to the ground. A murmur of pity
and horror ran through the crowd; but
"Placido," slowly rising to his knees, drew
up his form proudly, and cried in broken
voice, Farewell, world ever pitiless to
me- Fire here" raising his hand to his
temples. Beauty Of Holiness.
Year: 1860

II sETTE Eselt gives me great pleasure to state that af
ter trial Of Of the Yspe Gas Lamps, in study for
six past observing closely for The length Of
time experiment Lighting "Union Tent these
lamps, have entire confidence in their efficiency. It
they ao all the advantages Of the best lights to hOss
who live out Of The cities End large towns.


The process Of preparing and lighting the lamp readily
learned the fixtures simple and little liable to
Of oy the Of the light comparatively e and the
whole free from all danger, that it need only scquan
tance the part Of the public with the Yeper Gas Lamp 10
bring them into general throughout the country.


truly, STUART RoBIRsON
Year: 1860


To W IT sETTIE-Dsar sir After having made thorough
examination Of the 'Vesper Gas in relation its ilumns
ting power, chemical composition do hesitate
commend il being safer and economical we'll
sssng greater intensity Of illumination than any ohe
now in


In the laboratory superior to the alcohol
tanning heat and will be found Of invaluable service to the drug
gist as well to the manufacturing chemist.


CHARLES WRIGHT, N D.,
Prof Of Chemistry in The Kentucky School Of Medicine.
Year: 1860

AN now in the city and engaged in selling county rights


Tor the State Of Tennessee for the manufacture and sale c
my Patent Improved Bee Hives the virtue and superiority
(which have been testified hundreds Of The most worthy and
eminent citizens Of country The construction Of Hive
is simple, and promise It Is the only Hive in the world known
which proof against the bee mOhe Persons derous Of pur
chasing either family rights for the bert Bee Hvsn
the world, find for days at the Auction Rooms
Mesas Hardy Brothers, where viii be happy 70 them


iuly20-H JOSEPH KENT
Year: 1860

our stock for the present Spring trade viii Be found


brae, extent and varistY the most assessment
Of any stock OF Fancy Dry Goods offered to he
trade o Louisville which particularly invite the atten.
ton Of merchants visiting this market


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Year: 1860

The wants Of poultry for lime are very
clearly shown by a correspondent Of the
Boston IIc.icH Journal in the following
amusing article: y most pleasing Illus
tration,' says the writer, Of the want cf
lime and the effects of It's presence, came
under my notice on my voyage from South
America to Sunny France. We had
omitted TO procure gravel for our poultry,
and in Z few days after we We're at sea, the
poultry began to droop, and wound up
their affections with the pip, or, as the
sailors term il, the scnyy. Their feathers
fell from their bodies. and it was perfectly
ludicrous to see the numerous lufeathered
tribe in the most profound misery, moping
away their time in an utter state OF nudi-
ty. Amusing myself one day by fishing
up gulf weed, which floated in immense
fields upon the surface of the ocean, /
shook from it numerous small crabs. about
the size of a pea The poultry with one
accord. aroused themselves from their tor
por, and seemingly, as if by instinct, aware
of the therapeutic qualities of these inte-
resting animals, partooll of them with
greater avidity than any invalid ever swal-
lowed the waters of the springs After
a few hours the excellence of the remedy
was apparent; the roosters began to crow,
the hens began to strut and look saucy
and in a few days all appeared in quite a
holiday suit of feathers, derived from the
lime, the constituent part Of the crab
shells"
Year: 1860

MORE THAN They WANTED.-The follow
ing is attributed 10 the celebrated Rowland
Hill" Two strangers passing the church
in which he was preaching, entered, walk.
ed up the aisle, and finding no seat, stood
for while and listened to the sermon
Presently they turned to walk out Be-
fore they reached the door, the preacher
said: But / wiH tell you story This
arrested the strangers, and they paused,
turned again, and listened. Once there
was man. said the speaker, who said
thai if he had all the axes in the world
made into one great axe, and all the trees
in the world were made into one great
tree. and he could WELD the axe and cut
down the tree, he would make it into one
great whip 10 thrash those ungodly men
who turn their backs upon the Gospel, and
stop TO hear a story. The strangers
thought they had heard enough to satisfy
their curiosity, and resumed their walk in
the street
Year: 1860

Az ANGEL WITH Doors oy.-There Is no
accounting for little ehildrens inventions
and explanation of things. Two little
prattlers were looking out of n window at
a weathervane on the top of the steeple
Of a Universalist Church. This weather
vane which was put up there to tell which
way the wind blew, was in the shape OF a
man with boots on The children wonder
ed what it could be- at is an angel
saws one. mo" said the other, it cant
be an angel, because angels nave wings,
and angels don t wear boots. Oh SAID
the first, IN tell you what it is, It's a
Universalist angel with boots on, going to
heaven on foot
Year: 1860

IN SEAhCH OF PAsToR-A Congregation
alist preacher in Connecticut, says that
when pulpit is vacant nova days the
church generally appoints a committee to
90 and make enquiry OF some theological
professor or some other eminent divine,
for a suitable candidate. The first ques-
ton is, is he popular mani The sec
ond, Z" Is he good MANI Third, :" Is he
social and easy in his manners 2 Fourth
/" Is he man of decided talentY' And
fifth, "Can he live on small salary? And
then as the committee is about taking
leave, with hat in hand and one foot on
the door sill, it was sometimes added
He's man of piety, we suppose"
Year: 1860

GAPEs N CmCKTNs-A writer says that
he found by accident that dough raised
with milk rising is a sure and safe remedy
foe gapes in nchickens, fed while still sweet"
he has tried it for six years, but says that
where he seasons the feed of his chickens
with salt, rs for cooking, they never have
tie raros
Year: 1860

A PRINTER s apprentice says that al the
Office they charge him with all the pithey
do find, and at the house they chargehim
with all they don't find. He does not uider-
stand that kind of logic!
Year: 1860

FULL OF IXvENTIoNs--A friend who had
been something Of nautical man in his
day relates the following incident which
occurred while prosecutinga a voyage in the
Chalcedony, of Salem, Mass:


= il few years ago while sailing along
the coast Of Brazil. IN moderate weather,
the chief mate of our vessel made q kite
for the purpose Of pleasing the boys who
were passengers ON board the ship. 1t
was flying finely with liberal scope Of
twIne. attached to the mast head, much to
the amusement Of the juveniles, when an
English ship came in sight. She holsted
her colOTs and altered her course 10 inter
cept US When near enough, we both
hove TO, the Englishman sending his boat
manned with four men and chief mate
On reaching the deck, the first officer ask
ed for some tobacco; but il was apparent
TO every one that he was sent on board for
another purpose. After pacing the deck
nervousiv for a few moments. he muster
cd sufficient courage to call the Captain TO
one side and inquire what he had flying
over the stern


Only kite to please the children,
was the reply


Our skipper sent me on board" said
the mate, til aking ii was sort Of ma
chine to get the longitude, you Yankees
are so fall Of inyeHt.OHs.
Year: 1860

VIsrT OF A MILITARY COMPANY TO ENGLAND
One of the companies of the Ninth Regiment
New York city, proposes visit to England
next summer, provided the British Govern
ment will allow them to come in their mill
tary organization, and bearing their arms
Lord Palmerston replies that they may come
as citizen rifle cerps, but has doubts about
the expediency of establishing the precedent
of visit by an organized military body
with guns, banners and music. The matter
is STILL however, under advisement, and will
probably yet receive a favorable answer
The trip will cost about $4,000, of which
$4,000 is already in bank; and the company
will go with one hundred men and full
band