smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

ARMY AND NAVY OFFIcERs.-The New York
Herald gives list of the officers of the Army
and Navy OF the United States, by which it
appears that in the Army GIG are from the North
and 462 from the South in the Navy, 7l3 are
from the North and 400 from the South ma
jority in favor of the North in both services,
III in the Army and 253 in the Navy.


A Republican recently made the remark in
our hearing that be had seen and known hun
dreds of Army and Navy officers, and lie had yet
to know one who was not Southern man by
birth We invite his attention, and all others
who have been Taught by unsuccessful Office
hunters to believe that the South has monopo-
lized all the offices, TO the foregoing paragraph
Year: 1861

We do not think any man Of common sense
really believes that State has constitutional
right to secede from the Union without the cor
sent of the other States. The idea is self evil
IDENTIFY absurd, preposterous that is, ifty seces-
sion is meant peaceatle withdrawal from the
Union. The right of revolution no American
questions. When any State believes the Con-
stitution no longer protects her in her rights, of
course she has the privilege of availing herself
of the dernier resort-revolulion. Then the
Federal Government may determine whether it
is the wisest policy to let her go peaceably, or
make her fight her way out. The character other
going cut, her revolution or secession, then, de-
pends wholly upon the action Of the Federal
Government, whether it is peaceable or other
wise. Texas, Florida Louisiana and California
each cost the Federal Government sundry mill
lions of dollars. To claim that they can with
draw from the Union any time they please, in
the face of this fact is simply absurd. Suppose
Mr.. Buchanan had bought Sonora, and Con-
gress had received her into the Union as State
does any one claim that she would have had the
constitutional right the very next day to
withdraw from the Union, without the consent
ofthe Federal Government? And yet, the very
day after her admission she would have had all
the rights that any other State possessed. If,
then, possessing all rights that South Carolina
does, she yet would not have possessed the
right to withdraw from the Unon by " hat logic
can it be made TO appear that South Carolina
can withdraw from the Urion whenever she
chooses to go?
Year: 1861

A BAD SPECuLATIox.-The New Orleans DeItx
tells story of a man in that city, who being
about TO enter upon doubtful speculation, dis
posed of all his real estate, and deposited the
proceeds thereof in the bank. in the name of his
wife, that the money might be beyond the reach
Of creditors should his speculation prove unpro-
ftable. The wife, finding herself the sudden
possessor Of wealth, in her own right, ran away
to Havana with a good-looking masculine friend
leaving her loving spouse to consider at his
leisure the truth OF an old adage
Year: 1861

York, that the prisoners above mentioned
were conveyed to that city, and have there
been treated not as prisoners of war, but as
criminals that they have been put in irons,
confined in jail, brought before courts of JUS
tice on charges of piracy and treason, and 1t is
even rumored that they have been actually con
victed of the offences charged, for no other
reason than that they bore arms in defence OF
the rights of this Government and under the
authority of it's commission.


| could not, without grave discourtesy, have
made the newspaper statements above referred
to the subject of this communication, if the
threat of treating as pirates the citizens of this
Confederacy, armed for its service on the high
seas, had not been contained in your proclama-
ton cf the - April last. That proclamation
however, seens to afford a suf1i icicnt justi
fication for considering the published state
ments as not devoid of probability.


1t is the desire of this Government so to
conduct the war now existing as to mitigate
its horrors as far as may be possible; and, with
this intent its treatment of the prisoners cap
tured by its forces has been marked by the
greatest humanity and leniency consistant
with public obi cation; some have beeu per-
nitted to return home parole others to re-
main at large under similar condition within
this COnfcderacy, and all have been furnished
with rations for their subsistence such as are
allowed to own troops. 1t is only since
the news has been received of the treatment
OF the prisoners taken on the Savannah, that
have been compelled TO withdraw these in
dulgencies and to hold the prisoners taken by
US in strict confinement. ... .


A just regard for humanity and to the hon
our Of this Government now required me to
state explicitly, that painful as will be the nee
essty, this Government will deal out to the
prisoners held by it the same treatment and
the same fate as shall be experienced by those
captured on the Savannah and if driven to
the terrible neccssty Of retaliation by your ex-
ecuton Of any Of the offers or crew OF the Sa-
vannah that retaliation will be extended so far
as shall be requisite to secure the abandon
Inent of a practice unknown to the warfare OF
civilized man, and so barbarious as te disgrace
the nation which shall be guilty Of inaugara-
ting it.


With this view and because it may not have
reached you, | now renew the proposition
made to the commander OF the blockading
squadron to exchange for the prisoners taken
on the Savannah caquai number of those
now held by us, according to rank.


I am, sir yours, &c,


JEFFERSON DAVIS,


President, and Commander-in-Ch Chief of the


Army md Navy 0: the Confederate States.
Year: 1861

PRoroRTIoN OF REGISTRATIONS OF OFFICERS
The designations in the Army and Navy have
been so much exaggerated that it seems diff
cult to realize the fact that there are still
more Southern officers opposed to resigning
than those who have thrown up their com
missions. There are even now great many
more in the service than have left it, The
numerous was the school of midshipmen. all
but eight of Southern birth having Seeded"
Year: 1861

LORD MELBOURNE, on being pressed to
do something for a journalist, on the ground
that he al ways supported his lordship when
in the right, retorted: "That's just when
don't want his help. Give me fellow who
will stand by me when am in the wrong I"
Year: 1861

A LITTLE girl of four years old, was recent
ly called as witness in police court, and,
in answer to the question as to what became
of little girls who told lies she innocently
replied that they were sent TO bed
Year: 1861

people are divided and under terrorism;


ours are perfectly at their usual case.


AS we have said, the parallel does not


exist in history to the spirit in which


these States have put two hundred and


fifty thousand men in arms, and are ad-


ding to this force five thousand men dai-


ly. Whatever the extent ofthe demand
the supply will go on in the same spirit,
and the loans and taxes necessary to
maintain them will be paid with equal
promptness and cheerfulness. The duty
of entering on great war for the pres
crvation of the nation was painful at first;
but now we have all become soldiers in
certain sense, and all are ready for our
turn of picket duty whenever it comes.
The soldiers spirit accepts anything that
falls to him. good fortune or i'll fortune,
with unrufflcd equanimity. Life itselfis
far less with him than his cause and his
duty, and that which the soldier in arms
accepts as his rule, whole people may
accept if they have the proper feeling
We undertake to say that the loyal peo-
pie OF the nation as whole are now one
vast body of enrolled soldiers in the dis
charge of the great duty which has fallen
to them, able and willing to do ANYTHING
that the exigency may devolve upon
them, whether that shall be losses in bus.
iness and estates, or loss of health or of
life.


Coming to this conclusion from the
highest and coolest considerations and
motives which can influence men, it will
be found that nothing can stand against
nation SO resolved. The doubtful time
has passed with US, and hereafter the
whole course of operations is clearly for
seen. We shall punish our enemies in
arms as traitors to government the most
benefcent the world has known, and shall
have clear field with those who have
forfeited all they have, their lives and
their property alike. Whatever they re-
tain will be through the clemcncy of the
restored Union, Union then powerful
enough to be able to show clemency in
all cases having mitigating features.
There is no passion or ma'ignity to blend
the future rulers of the restored country.
and the south generally will be in a con-
dltlon which might move the most obdu-
rate heart to pity. Whether this firm
purpose of the rightful government of
the country will have its proper effect on
the secessionists before they are broken
by military defeats is doubtful. but it GER
tainly will then impress them, and will
crush their whole fabric in a very little
time thereafter. -NorM american.
Year: 1861

A broad distinction, snys the New
York Journal of Commerce, exists be-
tween those who are lovers of peace for
its own sake, on principle, and those
who cry peace when there is no peace,
for the purpose of aiding m enemy, or
with the design of embarrassing the
Government. 1t would be we'll for
every one who imagines himself impelled
by pure Christian motives in opposing
war, and counselling peace, to inquire
calmly and deliberately for the means Of
obtaining that which he desires. In
other words, let him sit down with pen
and paper and draw up plan or treaty
of peace for the present emergency. 1t
has been tried by good men, and they
have failed. The same experiment has
been tried in every war of modern times.
We can always name terms of peace for
ourselves, but we seldom can for our
enemies, and hence, in every instance
where Christian nations have been
plunged into war, tho hearts of good
men have sought with anxiety for peace
from the moment of the first collision,
but finding no opening, have been con-
tent to wait the time when the provi-
dence Of God should make it possible.
To cry peace, peace, is no way for rea-
sonable man to obtain peace. If you
demand thing as duty, show the way
to do it. and when you say the country
must have peace. add to it suggestion
of the practical course for the Govern
ment to pursue in laying down arms.


That the moment will come when q
lasting, honorable and glorious peace
can be effected, we have not the slightest
doubt. We shall be ready, and we be-
lieve the whole North are ready, to well
come the moment with exultation. But
we do not expect it until we see some
indications of desire for it on the other
side. and when that is visible the end of
the war is at hand,
Year: 1861

Every family should keep a small
quantity of chlorate OF potash: We
have never found anything equal to it
for simple liberated sore throat. Dis
solve a small teaspoonful in a tumbler of
water /; and then occasionally take tea
spoonful of the solution so as to garple
the throat. 1t is nearly tasteless aud
not at all offensive to take, and hence it
is we'll adapted to children.


Nothing is better for chapped or
cracked hands. Wash them in the weak
solution and they will soon be we'll. Il
is also good for a rough. pimply, or
cbapped face. 1t may be had Ut any
druggists.


Common salt has been strongly re-
commended for the incipient stages of
that dreadful disease, Di ptbetia; but
have no doubt this would be better.


We have no doubt that If some sch
ing medicine man should have q
sounding Greek oriental pame, in,
duce some Ingredients to conceal its
ture and cxpend hundred thousand il
advertising, he migbs make as great o
fortune ont of it and possibly as honestly
as some great patent medicine vendors.
and Farmer.
Year: 1861

and State sovereignty, there are military


and political necessities which override


these rights as measures Of retaliation in


a great revolution like the present.


Kentucky may bend her knee at present


to the Baal of Abolitioni.m, but the


strong arm of our national power will


rescue her from the possession of the
enemy before the termination of this
war as certainly and effectually as the
vast expanse of our territory upon the
golden coast of the Pacific was rescued
from the hands of PROSTATE Mexico. -
The truth had as we'll be spoken, and
we can tell her citizens-loyalists and
traitors.-that no such idea has ever for
one moment entered the mis-. of the
Southern people as that she shall remain
under the iron rule of the Yankee des-
potsm. The South needs her territory,
and must hare 1t, though at the price Of
blood and conquest"


Does the State Rights Peace Party
of Maryland recognise in this chosen Or
gan of the Right Reverend Major Gen.
eral Polk fit oracle of its evangel p
Yet that Warrior Bishop. at once Am
bassador of the Prince of Peace and
Lieutenant of Mars, is to-day proclaim
ing by his warlike acts at Columbus, in
the face of Kentucky's solemn protest
against invasion, that the South needs
her territory, and mast have it though at
the price Of BLOOD and CONQUEST" 1t
is thus that the spirit of Secession illus
trates its love of peace. its respect for
State Sovereignty and its adherence
of Invasion
Year: 1861

A body of highly intelligent gentle


men assembled few days ago in the


city of Baltimore under tho name of a


Peace Convention. Plain minds,


not duly sensible chow largely even


honest men, in the pitiablo weakness of


human judgment, hoodwinked by natu-


raj affection, social relations, and sur


rounding influences, may be hindered


from the perception of the strongest OBJ.
legations of duty" would rush at once
to the conclusion that this assemblage
met especially to deprecato the rash and
reckless proceedings. both civil and mil
itary, of the Disunion agitators who
have plunged the nation into q sea of
blood. But not so. This peace"
Convention had no word of rcbuke or
remonstrance for the headlong "archi-
tects of ruin" who first precipitated this
political crisis and who first brought
it to belligerent issue. One would
naturally suppose that in proportion to
the sincerity and fervor with which they
espouse the cause of peace would be
their antipathy to those who so rashly
invoked on their own heads the Divine
malediction pronounced on all who draw
the sword" they shall perish by the
sword" How much more suitable to
the character of peace Convention"
worthy of the name, would have been
fervent expostulation addre ssed to the
people Of the South, in earnest entreaty
that they would return the sword to the
scabbard, from which it should never
have been drawn in provocation of a
"deplorable civil war !"


And into what alliances does the
"Peace Party" of Maryland propose to
enter? We answer that it joins hands
not only with the men who were tho
first to "cry havoc" in this day of civil
confusion, but with men who wage
war of internecine ferocity as contrary
to the usages of civilized nations as it is
destructive to the Constitution and sub
versive of the laws of the land and
while they plead for peace in Maryland,
the men for whom they plead in the Sc
ceded States grow hoarse in fierce de-
nunciation of war against all who do
not yield swift compliance to their ar
rogant behests.


In the following utterance of the
Memphis (Tenn.) Appeal we have an
exponent of the spirit which. in Mary
land, speaks in the voice of Jacob, only
The better to show the hand of Esau in
Tennessee


"We only speak the sentiment of the
united South, we believe, in asserting
that Kentucky can nerer allow her des-
Tiny to be cast ,oith the North. whatever
verdict Federal tyranny may force from
her people under the durcss Of the bay
onct. While we respect State rights
Year: 1861

AT Edinburgh, a wire has been
stretched between Edinburgh Castle and
the Cation Hill, 1900 feet long, which
hres gun at the Castle daily ut one
o'clock. The objection to firing a gun
at the observatory at Calton Hill was
that it would derange the instruments
there. Accordingly wire was stretched
clear across the city without q rest
The electric current passing on it car
ries clock at the Castle, which at one
o'clock drops a weight that discharges
the gun.
Year: 1861

The great body of the people of the


Union have accepted the issue of war in


spirit singularly calm as well as deter


mined, and enter on the great duties 1t


imposes with q cool spirit of calculation


which amply considers the worst as well
as the best fortune that may attend it to
the end. There was never a spectacle
seen ofsuch philosophical thoughtfuluess,
such passionless prosecution of duty as
this which animates the whole of the 10y :
al twenty-five millions. from the Presi-
dent down to the humblest soldier. Cit
izens of every pursuit submit with social
coolness to whatever the situation brings
them, whether it be losses outright, such
as are ordinarily counted ruinous, or the
paralysis of business which entails loss of
resources finally as great as those accru-
ing from the con6scation Of debts months
ago by order of some confederate State.
Business is moulding itself to the present
state of affairs with extraordinary facility.
1t is not killed by being cut off at one
market by any means, and the same en-
ergy and skill which have given us the
command Of the southern States trade will
open new lines, domestic or foreign. in
which northern capital and labor will be
fully and proftably occupied.


The war also is business with US
henceforth, until it is ended as it should
be. The machinery for its prosecution
will be prepared on the most comprehen
sive scale. and the men to work this ma
chinery volunteer in the same spirit. 1t
is clearly Wholesale business, an opera
tion requiring the highest degree of tai
ent. and the most thorough and system
attic set of appliances. We can furnish
them. The work is quite within the pow
er Of the twenty millions of the loyal
States, and division of opinion exists no
longer as to our duty to do the work, or
as to the mode of doing it. These things
being settled. the confederate States may
as we'll look carefully at what they have
undertaken. and measure their means by
the side of their task. Even they must
admit that war, a. deliberate busi-
ness, we have tenfold their capacity 10
accomplish results. The comparison is
really the same as between their cities
and ours, their railroads, their ships at
at sea, and their development in every
respect. They cannot exteuporizs re-
sources or make passion strength. Their
Year: 1861

Take cantaloupes just when they begin to
turn yellow, but while the flesh is still solid:/ !
pare, cut up in slices half an inch thick
dip moment in hot water, and then pack
in jars with spice and cloves and cover with
good picking vinegar. In week you vii
have as delicate and fine favored pickle .
was ever made
Year: 1861

One Of the N. Y. exchanges states that nearly
ten thousand of our best troops will be going
home by the time Congress meets This is
much to be regretted but cannot be helped. The
three months regiments are very generally bu-
siness men. who cannot leave their business for
the campaign without pecuniary ruin to them
selvess The three Connecticut regiments will
generally return at the end of the time for which
they enlisted, and this is true of several other
regiments, but there is not one of them all that
will not most willingly remain temporarily be-
yond the three months term if any danger mo-
naees the government and country.
Year: 1861

Highly Trustworthy information from France
establishes in diplomatic circles here the fact
that the Emperor Napoleon and his Govern.
meut consider the integrity, greatness, and
prosperity Of the American Republic to be
identical with the present and future prosperity
of France.
Year: 1861

OF all learning the most ditlicult depar.
ment is to unearn drawing a mistake
or pre- ejulice out Of the lead is as painful
as drawing tooth. and the patient never
thanks the operator.
Year: 1861

The New York 7'ibHae says the. oar
gumenl between the North aud the South
is exhaused' Well, let the North and
the South go to war. and we guess they
will soon lie like the argument.
Year: 1861

CURE FOR CONSUMPTION Eat all that the
appetite requires of the most nourishing
food, such as fresh beef, lamb, oysters, raw
eggs, fruit, vegetables, and three times day
take glass of eggnog, made as rich as the
patient can bear. Avoid all alcoholic drinks.
Bathe twice week in water made agreea-
bly, warm ard in warm room; after bath
ing rub the body and limbs with sweet cream
or sweet oil. Exercise daily in the open air.
walking is the best. Stand erect, exercise
the arms and lungs freely, keep the mind
cheerful take freely of the best cough sirup,
and consumption will be stranger TO your
household


For making the best cough sirup, take one
ounce of thoroughwort one ounce of slip,
perry elm, one ounce stick liqcrice, and one
ounce of flax seed; simmer together in one
quart of water until the strength is entirely
extracted.


Strain carefully; add one pint of best mo-
lasses and half pound of loaf sugar; simmer
them all we'll together, and, when cold, bot
tie tight. This is the cheapest, best and
safest medicine for coughs now or ever in
use. - 20


A few doses of one tablespoonful at time
will alleviate the most distressing cough OF
the lungs, soothes and allays irritation, and
If continued subdues any tendency to con-
sumption; breaks up entirely the whooping
cough, and no better remedy can be found
for cronpt asthma bronchitis, and all atfec-
tions of the,iuDgs and throat. Thousands o
precious lives may be saved every year by
this cheap and simple remedy, as well as
thousands of dollars which would otherwise
be spent in the purchase of nostrums, which
are both useless and dangerous.-Ezehdngs
Year: 1861

eey" A man may possess untold riches'
and yet he is no less dependent being
dependent in health upon his fellow man
for raid in protectinghis civil rights, his life
and his property-in sickness dependent
for care and skill in warding off the fear
full assaults Of disease-and death, dcpen-
dent upon his fellow-man to be borne to
his last resting place. BE generous, then
to thy brother man, for sooneror later he
will be called TO render you service such
as gold can not purchase. fA
Year: 1861

sSyn If the world knew how much joy,
how much happiness one little aot of kind
ness sometimes affords the lonely, wearied
heart, surely every one would be drop
ping along the bye-ways Of life these cost
less, and yet priceless Jewels.
Year: 1861

How TO MAKE BALL CARTRiDoEs.-Pre-
pare stick four inches long, cat small
slices Of paper, an inch and half long,
and wide enough to go one and half
times around the stick; prepare mucili-
age of water and Gum Arabic; roll the
paper on the stick one time, then put on
the muciliage and press it firmly by roll
ing it; then trim the stick one eighth of
AN inch and put muciliage on the end of
the paper;insert the ball and stand it on
the point in a cup of flour, or fne dirt or
sand and let it rempiniuntil it is dlyJ, al
Year: 1861

GRASS HoPPERs-Mr M. II. Dean of Monk
ton. a few days since, saw on one portion of
his farm. a hundred or more grass hoppers,
some of them an inch long. In another place
where ditch was dug last fall, on turning
over the turf then thrown OUT they were found
to be thckly lined with these pests, which
ter.
Year: 1861

THE working" of the Morrill, tariff bill, which goes in force on the first of April, may be anticipated from the following extract from The New York World:

 "We have received information from sources deserving the fullest reliance, that there are persons doing business in this city who are making extensive arrangements to cheat the Federal Government out of its rev enues on foreign goods by importing them into Savannah, under the low rates of the free list of the present or the prospective tariff of the Southern Confederacy, and smuggling them North, coastwise and over land, to compete with the goods of honest merchants here, under the higher rates of the new tariff, which goes into operation on the 1st of April There have been rumors of this sort floating about among our i'm porters and merchants for several weeks, but we speak not upon rumor, but upon distinct knowledge"