smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863

ahead Of US, but they either did not zee us


or else did not care to notice rs. Some
fear was entertained. that they might be
but as they did not molsst us,


we went on our way rejoicing, and in due
time arrived at Kinnekuk. Here we pass


ed the night II Tie .sUnion Hotel" which
is we'll kept house. Thursday morning


found us en- route, .and noon found US din
ing at Granada. Six o'clock, P. NJ, found


us at Senaca, Nemeha county, just in time
to escape another drenching rain. A good
supper and good beds soon caused US to
forget the fatigue of long ride. All night


long the rain poured down, and Friday


morning found us weather-bound. Ali
day long it was drizzle, drizzle, drizzle,
and night found matters no better, but good


fare and genial hospitality reconciled us to
the delay. Saturday morning the sun was
still obscured by clouds, but as We were all
anxious to reach the: end of our journey,
VIC allowed impatience to over-balance
Judgment, and started for Marysville. For
ten miles or more all went nicely; the sun
occasionally peeped through the clouds
and seemed to promise us that we might
end our journey in peace. But alas for hu.
man calculation scarcely had we time to
congratulate ourselves upon the prospect of
fair weather ere the sun, as if in mockery,
gain hid his face behind the clouds, and
massing them in black density, bid US pre-
pare for storm on the prairie. Prepare!
what preparation could we make. There
was not a house within ten miles of US,
not even tree in sight; out on the almost
bouudless prairie the rapidly approaching
storm must be met and endured. Our only
protection is buffalo robe and an umbrel-
la: under these we hdddle only in time 10
receive the first dash of the descending del
ugs. Reader, you have heard of, you
have read of, bur did you ever encounter a
storm on the prairie? No! Well then
imagine a hurricane catching up Niagara
and dashing it over you for about forty
minutes. That will do. Snap! crack
what's that? Oh, nothing; only the iron
goose-neck -fxin' that fastens the tongue
to the axle, is broken; and amid the tor
rent of rain rope is applied and the dam
age partially repaired. There is an end
to all thing, and there was an end to the
storm, but not until it had effectually
drenched US with water and bespattered US
with mud and in this condition about
twenty miles must yet be travelled over be-
fore matters can be efectual.y remedied.
On We 90, and at length, from the summit
of ridge of the prairie, we can see the
City Of Marysville. Would you believe
it Notwithstanding our wet and uncom-
Portable condition, we sang, with full cho
rus, "John Brown" Kind friends stood
ready to welcome US, and amid good cheer
we soon forgot our troubles.


Our journey is ended, rnd so is the sto-
ry of its incidents; but we cannot close
this article without rendering our thanks
to Mr.. SMITH and his wife for the kind
treatment we received from them while So
journing at their hotel in Seneca.
Year: 1863

esced in by this Government and by the people of
the United States that the Constitution can be
over borne, that this Federal Government can
usurp powers which are not delegated, but are
expressly reserved to the States, the days Of this
Republic are already passed the days of the en-
pire have begun we are preparing to re enact,
on perhaps IA greater scale. the history Of the de-
cline and fall of the empire of Rome. THE
maintenance nviolate Of the rights of the States,
ard especially the right Of each State to order
and control its own domestic institutions accord
ing to its own Judgment exclusively, is essential
to that balance OF pow r on which the perfection
and endurance OF our political fabric depend"
Without that, they cease 10 be States ut ALL and
the Federal Government becomes one vast consoli-
dated empire. This was as true in the beginning
rs it was in 1860, when we made it the pledge up
on which we come into power and it will be true
forever, whether men in the heat and passion of
this hour shall heed it or trample it under their
feet


This Constitution of ours gives to us all the
powers which are necessary to meet even the cyi
gcncies Of civil war. 1t is just as perfect in this
as in every other respect. 1t meets all the neccs
sites OF our situation whether of war, insurrcc-
tion, or peace The idea that at any time, for one
single hour this Constitution, because civil war
exists, is dissolved or gives way to martial law,
as to something higher and above ITSELF at the
discretion or caprice of the President or Congress
or both together, is hcresy as fatal to free gov
ernment and rs full of all evil as the whispcrings
OF Satan to Eve in the garden of Eden. No. sir
no. The Constitution is Just as much above mar
tial law rs it is above civil law. From it alone
are derived all the powers OF the Government. and
under it alone can they be exercised.


The spirit here has manifested and the
views expressed are such as beft patriot a
statesman and freeman; they are SO differ
ent from the spirit and the views of Mr..
Doolittle's Chicago speech as light is from
darkness or as patriotic maniness is from
partizan seryility. The contrast or the con-
tradction is instructive. 1t shows how thor.
oughly within the last year the radicals have
subjugated the conservatives OF the Republic
can party, and how bow much the hope Of
the people and of the Union depends on the
overthrow Of that runous party at the ballot
box. The Republican party is now out and
out radio al party-an abolition party--a
disunion party. Upon its overthrow at the
baI'ct-box depends the suppression of the
rebellion, the salvation of the coutrv, and
the welfare of the cause of human liberty
Let every patriot in the land, whilst faithful
y doing his utmost against the armed foe in
the field, GRID his soul from the great civil
struggle which is upon us; and let the friends
of public freedom in all other lands send up
their prayers for the success of its votares
here at the ballot'box no less than in the
field.


- California Republican,
Year: 1863

~Ao enS cHu vi euCu quarter, dil uoHcyS IcHdiH-
ing in the treasury after paying current expenses,
shall be sent to the Sanitary Committee Tor the
sick and wounded soldiers Of our country.


ARTICLE XIII.


The order of business shall be as prescribed by
the Ritual.


These Flaws may be suspended or amended
by vote of majority present.


1t will lie observed hat in all this organi-
zation and ritual there is not word for the
constitution md the laws; no pled.e to sus-
tain the government; but every member
pledges his life, his fortune, and his sacred
honor, to support the administration uncon
ditlonally, 10y the arms furnished through the
Adjutant general Of the state. This is what
Thompson Campbell, and other leading re
pubcans mean when they say that the State
government shall not pass into the hands Of
the democrats, whatever may be the result Of
the election.


Citizens of California; are you prepared to
surrender your Liberties and your right of
suffrage to secret conspiracy, armed though
it be, which aims at the subversiou Of the
Constitution and the erection of military
despotism in its stead You now know their
designs, and you will be false to Yourselves
and recreant to your heritage of freedom if
you permit it, A people who will allow
themselves to be subjugated by towards and
knaves who plot treason in secret leagues do
not deserve to be Free
Year: 1863

At the end of each quarter, all moneys remain
ing in the treasury after paying current expenses,
shall be sent to the Sanitary Committee Tor the
sick and wounded soldiers Of our country.
Year: 1863

WE had the pleasure of seeing in Office this morning
Lieutenant Col GEORGE late of the Eighteenth Regiment
n. c. T. Col. GEORGE wounded by mimic ball in the
hip at the battle of ChancelIorsve but able to
walk about without difficulty, although his wound not yet
quite healed. He had rendered his resignation days
before the battle but to that time had not been act
ed upon has since been accepted under the rule which
orders the resgnations of members of State Legislatures
etc., to be promptly accepted.


COL GEORGE had been with the regiment from Grst to
asshared in all its dangers and participated in all its
triumps, bearing himself well and bravely.


THERE to believe, from intercepted letters and
trem nfCrma ion derived from other that the eDe
my force at or Newberr rate under FOSTER
mmeG CONTROL larger than had been generally sup
posed ountiDg letter states, to thyone regi
ments How full these regiments cannot of
say, put them down at average of nearly five
hundred, have force of fifteen thousand There
enough in this fact as well in other demo1stra


ons by the enemy this State to put all upon their guard
and to admonsh that deences against attack
either by land should be vigorously pressed for
ward.


The for the wheat harvest in the upper portion
of the State hand and may be easily
stood that the labor drawn from that section and empo ed
upon the works in this military district will be called fer
at home for harvesting purposes while st the time it
essential that stOppage delay in the OF the
defeEces in of ion should The
great importance of guarding against this laec c2nriD
gepcy must be apparent to all


It has been suggested that Town Meeting should be
held for tie purpose Of devsng whereby the
citizens, either Individually through the Town auhori
ties can cooperate with the commanding General with
view procuring and securing tie labor called by he
requirements of the public defence.


We throw out these suggestions, not with any view Of
debating what should be DONE simply call attention
of which plainly indicate that something
ought be done and must be done With proper effort
Rot without confidence that it toiH be dore.
Year: 1863

We notice that several Of the papers of this State
expressed themselves opposed to the guarding Railroad
bridges by The militia Of the State We have word
guarding, but perhaps watchipg would be the more
proper term We have said nothing previously although
must say that fully concurred with those Tho thought
the calling OF the militia for that purpose aud in the
way it is done, strange procedure The railroads. al
though some Of them wholly and others in part
private property also great public lines MICA


on essential to the prosecution of the and the SAFETY
armies and chdemand and receive the attention Of
the authorities When they threatened they ought to
be defended and the militia any other force properly
employed in their defence. But cannot defend
bridge against any force. They yards They
oay watchmen and such ought to be employed by the
Company owning any road the line of which
ber OF bridges occur requiring the of wachnen 1t is
true the far does to any very great
thing Though know that in it has operated
serious grievance, and unquesonaby will be felt
10 many other With eli due respect to the Cover
nors opinion, have hesitation in expressing
that the matter had better be referred to the
gers the railroads their se1terest does ioduce
them that their roads properly watched Ges
pair of their being better watched by different squads Of
unpaid militia and changed every few days. The
would be great thng-certaply would not be
felt by the roads.
Year: 1863

TIE SLoAANsIt will be Eeen by the advertisement
other column that Mr. and the Misses SLoAAN propose
give short series Of musical entertainments in this place


These accomplished musicians themselves


high reputation both and instrumental per-


formers If judge by the notices OF the best critics
of the Charleston and Richmond press, believe
that this pustion than any
pectaons raised in advance will be fully realized when the
performances given Of this however all must judge
for themselves.
Year: 1863

Now why can't something done about the state OF the
mails at Kirston Our soldier pay money cheerful.
ly get lhe paper. 20 pay chee1fuy, and
want the news more, ought to have it regu-


larry Especially do troops from Eastern North Caro-
lima, particularly the South Eastern section
the Journal. Why can't they get it? We co not know the
Postmaster at Knson; do reeolect his name


and therefore have nothing against him, but tbs gene


raj complaint in regard letters and papers If special
agent LYNCH would take around there perhaps he
might get things working better Now they don't work
well OF ALL
Year: 1863

JIM BRowN.-This gentleman has seen
great deal of life, one way or another. His
career as a counterfeiter began many years
ago, when Cleveland could boast very little
talent of his kind. In the early days of our
city, Jim had bis headquarters, sometimes at
Boston, Summit county, and sometimes at
Yellow Creek, making frequent diversions to
other places. His principal occupation was
making bogus silver, which he sold to sub
agents, who in turn scattered it over the
country. -.a.|.-


tits related that once during a thunder
storm Jim was struck by lightning, and
large quantity Of the base coin which he had
in his pocket was melted. Such a warning
would have made a superstitiOus man a little
fearful, but Jim's mind was made of sterner
stuff.


At the time when the United States Bank
was in its glory, jim, together with a num-
Der of associate rascals, conceived the bril-
liant idea of purchasing a vessel, making
trip to China, and buying up a large stock
in the China market with counterfeit notes Of
the National Bank, which were at that time
current all over the world. The vessel was
purchased, and nearly paid for with good
funds, but the gang running short of honest
money, were obliged to use some of the stuff
which they had intended to palm of on John
Cbinaman. This led to their detection, and
the project failed in consequence.


Jim's brother was afterwards arrested and
imprisoned at New Orleans, for murder, and
various are the romantic versions Of his es-
cape. One tale says that his wife managed to
get him out in woman's attire another that
be was carried out in cofiH, and that at a
convenient point in the burial services, the
corpse resuscitated, and left the coffin full of
stones to prevent any jar in the funeral OBJ
sequies.


Poor Jim is now in Jail for the moderate
offence of passing an altered Treasury note.
He is quite an old man, probably over sixty,
bat hair dye, and the like, give him much
younger appearance. His wife and daughter
are living in easy circumstances in New
York. Their property there and in this
State is reported to be considerable. Brown
has been a very interested visitor at most of
the penitentiariss and jails of the West, il
being only about six months since he left
Michigan State Prison, where he has resided
for a short term. He has talents which
might have procured him position and honor
in any honest station in life, and we hardly
think that he has had that great amount Of
enjoyment which usually accompanies wealth
either real or fictitious. The way of the
| transgrsssor is hard"
Year: 1863

The New York Herald-doubtful au
thOrity-says that it is enabled to say that
General Fremonts new command is that
Of President Of the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company" that his line of opera
tions will extend from Kansas to the Pa
oiic Ocean, the largest department of any
Of our Generals in the field; that his head
quarters will be in New York; that the
General has applied to the President Of
the United States for authority to enrol
and employ in the service of the Company
a large force of working cOntrabands, and
that Mr.. Lincoln has answered that in be-
half of the great enterprise in hand, the
Company shall have as many contrabands
as their treasurer can find money to pay.
Year: 1863

Stephen A. Douglas upOn Arbitrary Ar
Eests--an Extract for Cepperheads TO
Read.


The disloyal sheets and all their readers
direct their bowling at ''arbitrary arrests
and unconstitutional seizures" They
show infinitely more regard for law than
for the support of the Government They
denounce Burnside without stint for hav-
ing done his best to suppress sedition and
disafection in the ranks of his soldiers,
and they proclaim in advance the glorious
millennium Of Democratic rule, when trea-
son shall have good sway and the habeas
corpus shall never be suspended except
for the "cursed Abolitionists" These
men call themselves Democrats. Now let
us quote from the great Democratic apos-
lie Stephen A. Douglas, in his speech N
the floor of Congress in January 1876.
He said
Year: 1863

aMr. Speaker, the necss-
sity and the glorious effects resulting from
the course which that necessity prompted,
were acknowledged by the whole country,
and he would even say by the whole civil
lied world. Then, as far as this bill was
concerned, he (Mr. D J cared not whether
their acts we're legal or illegal. He cared
not whether General jackson suspended
all civil authority sr not If his acts
were necessary to the defence Of the coun-
try, that necessity vds above all lao. Gen
erai jackson hazarded everything; he
hszarded life and reputation on that step,
which might render him immortal if it
saved the country, or, on the contrary,
make him ignominious, and a by-word
AID reproach and the man that dared
to do that deserved the protection and the
plaudits Of his country. He did not envy
the feelings Of that man that would get up
and talk calmly and coolly, under such
circumstances, about rules Of court, and
teehnioalities of proceeding, and the dan
ger Of example, when the city might be
in flames and the utmost barbarity might
be committed. What we're rules Of court
but mere cobWebs when they found an en-
my with his cannon at the doors Of their
courts, and when they saw the flames en-
circling the cupola Talk then about
rules of court and the formality of pro-
ceedingsl The man that would do that
would fiddle while the capitol was burning
[Sensation.1 He envied not any man the
possession of such stOical philosophy.
Talk about illegality Talk about formal
ities Why, there was but one formality
to be observed; and that was the formali-
ty of directing the cannon, and destroy
ing the enemy, regardless of the means,
whether it be by the seizure Of cotton
bags, or the seizure Of persons, # the necessi-
ty Of the case required Il. The God Of na-
ture has conferred this right on men and
nations; and therefore let him not be told
that it was unconstitutional. To defend
the country, let him not be told that it
was unconstitutional to use the necessary
means. The Constitution was adopted for
the protection of the country; and under
that Constitution, the nation had the right
to exercise all the powers that we're neces-
ssry for protection of the country; martial
lao lVas legal for that puTposs. If it was
necessary for a judge, for the preservation
Of order, to punish for contempt, he
thought it was necessary for general to
exercise q control over his cannon, to i'm
prison traitors, and TO arrest spies, and
to intercept communications with the enc
my. If this was necessary, all this was
legal.n
Year: 1863

HELD IN CHEck.-How mournfully
it strikes the reflective mind, that in
consequence Of bloody and destructive
war, we are obliged to hold almost all
plans and schemes of progress in abey-
ance, at least, temporarily. We may
lament that it is so, but there are times
when events overwhelm all sorts OF
plans. We are now trying to find out
simply il the foundation of sll advance
ment-that is, personal liberty consti-
tutionally restrsined-is to be allowed
to stand, and If so, then whether we
csn proceed with the necessary and sup
Elementary work of spiritual develop
ment and general moral advancement.
1t is crisis with us. We are willing
ly yielding up a great many Of our privi-
leges, and even our rights, too, for the
sake Of seeing IL this experiment OF
popular government is likely to break
down. II can stand, however, only as
the people are ready and willing TO do
justice one by the other; justice is at
the bottom of fraternity and good
neighborhood and no free government
can exist day without its aid and sup
port. Let Us not forget, then, that we
sre sll Of us on trial before the world,
and take care not to be pulled up in our
own conceit. ri o sat EarH-f -
Year: 1863




The WILL AND TIE Wall learned
grammar when ! was private soldier.
on the pay Of tixpence day. The
edge Of my berth, or that Of my guard
bed, was my seat TO study in; my KNAPP
sack, my bookcase, and bit OF board
lying on my lap was my writing table.
l had no money to purchase a candle
or oil; in winter it was rarely that l
could get any light but that OF The fire,
and only my turn of that. To buy a
pen or piece Of paper. l was compelled
TO forego some portion OF my food,
though in state Of half staryation.-
/ had not moment Of time that l
could call my own; and I had to read
and write amid the talking, laughing,
singing. whistlibg, and bawling Of at
least half score OF the most thought
less men--and that, too, 10 their hours
Of freedom from all control. And I say
II /, under those circumstances, could
encounter and overcome the task, is
there. can there be in the world, q
youth who can find an excuse for the
performance?--CoJ5eH. 10 ,~.r
Year: 1863

The following is from the Richmond En-
Quirer of Oct. 10th. 1t shows the South
ern idea of peace, and must profoundly in
terestalike the friends and enemies of the
country:


Save on our own terms we can accept
no peace whatever, and must fight till dooms-
day rather than yield an iota of them, and
our terms are : a la


Recognition by the enemy of the inde-
pendence Of the Confederate States.


Withdrawal of the Yankee soldiers from
Maryland until that State shall decide by a
old Union or ask admission into the Con.
federacy. ua ao aa


Consent on the part of the Federal Gov
comment to give up to the Confederacy its
proportion of the navy as it stood at the
time of secession, or to pay for the same.


Yielding up of all pretension on the part
Of the Federal Government to that portion
Of the old Territories which lies west of the
Confederate States


An equitable settlement on the basis of
our absolute independence and equal rights
Of all accounts of the public debt and pub
lie lands, and the advantages accruing from
foreign treaties.


These provisions, we apprehond, comprise
the minimum of what we must require be-
fore we lay down our arms. That is to say,
the North must yield alive nothing. The
whole pretention Of that country to prevent
by force the separation Of the States must be
abandoned, Which will be equivalent to an
avowal that our enemies were wrong from
the first, and, Of course as they waged a
causeless and wicked war upon us, they
ought in strict justice to be required, ac-
cording to usage in such cases, to reimburse
to us the whole Of our expenses and losses
in the course of that war. Whether this
last proViso is to be insisted upon or not,
certain we are that we cannot have any
peace at all until we shall be in position
not only to demand and exact, but also to
enforce and collect treasure for our own re-
imbursement out Of the wealthy cities in
the enemies country. In other words, un-
less we can destroy or scatter their armies
and break up their Government we can have
no peace; and if we can do that, then we
ought not only to extort from them our own
full terms and ample acknowledgment of
their wrong. but also handsome indemnity
for the trouble and expense caused to us by
their crime. rt af ..r..f


Now, we are not in position to dictate
those terms to our enemies, with Rosecrans'
army still in the heart of our country, and
Meade still on the Virginia SOIL but though
it is too soon to propose such conditions 60
them, yet it is important that we should
keep plainly before our own eyes as the only
admissible basis of any conceivable peace
This well fixed in the Confederate mind,
there will be no more fearful looking for
news from Europe, as if that blessed peace
were to come to us over the sea, and not to
be conquered on our own ground. There
will be no gaping for hints of recognition
and filling of the belly with the East wind /;
no more distraction or diversion from the
single momentous business of bracing up
every nerve and sinew of the country for
battle. E. tt..r a.-.


it is especially now, at the moment when
great and perhaps decisive battles are i'm