smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

| The Santa Fe Gazette, of May 25, says:


The long continued drouth of this season foreshad
ows anything but bountiful ylied for New Mexict
at the coming harvest Complaints in reference to
the want Of rain and water reach Us from nearly
every section Of the Territory In many localities
the rancheros have rot yet been able to plant their
crops What seed have been put in the ground give
no signs of vegetation except in localities adjacent
TO the larger streams where the supply Of water
for irrigation seldom or never fails
In consequence of the exceedingly short yield q
the last two years, corn, beans, and flour are at
this time selling at almost fabulous prices-prices
which place them beyond the reach of the poor. If
there should, unfortunately be another failure this
season, our people will have all the sutferDgs at
tendant upon fauines to endure, and if liberal
sstance be not obtained from abroad the condition
of thousands win be truly lamentable.


The Gazette publishes the terms of truce made by
COL Collins U. S. Superintendent of Indian Affairs
the 18th Of May, with the chiefs of the hostile
Camanches at Alamo Gordo, as follows:


The chiefs Of the Camanches met this 18th day of
May, 1861 in council with the United States officers
at Alamo GordO, do each and all agree to comply
with and carry out the following conditions, and
also those comprised in the treaty with the repre-
sentatives of the Camanche nation made recently at
Fort Wise-for the sake Of peace-and on the con-
dltlon that more formal treaty be made with US
BY the United States at tae end ninety days, we
having in all respects conformed with the agree





l. We will discontinue all depredations upon the
property and lives of the people of the United
States, of this Territory of Kansas of Texas and Of
all others entitled to the protection Of the Govern
ment.


2. We Will promptly punish any of our men who
may do injury to the people or property of those
entitled to the protection of the United States and
restore or make compensation for the came Is far
possible.


3. We will leave the settlements, and when we de-
sire to trade talk to the authorities we viii 90
to Fort Union or to such place shall be designa-
ted by the proper authorities.


f. We will not permit the mails or trains to be
molested by our people; and will keep our men
away frem those roads.


We will in all respects act in a friendly manner
towards all the people entitled to the protection of
the United States.


The officers present ia council do promise the
chiefs that they viii be met by the officers Of the
United States Government at the end of ninety days.
at some place to be hereafter designated, for the
purpose of making treaty of peace.
Year: 1861

Take one quart of good -four, one teaspoonful of
salt and sweet lard the size of large hen egg; mix
and wet up with cold water to q tough dough.
Have poplar or any smooth grain wood to beat
the dough on, two feet square and four or five in
ches thick; beat it with the side or large end of
smoothing iren (at iron) until blisters arise when
struck with the iron. The more it is beat the bet
ter for in that lays Of the great secrets of bis
cult making Make into biscuit, shape with the
hand, and bake slow until done; if too hard when
DONE add little more lard next time. The biscuit
will be properly made when white in the inside
brittle, and have increased in thickness. If this is
not the ease, and they do not raise third the
dough size, by baking, they are improperly made.
Try again and beat the dough more. II is Of great
Importance not to have the dough too soft


These biscuits will keep month or more in the
heat of summer When L go to the springs IN the
summer, take lot of these biscuit with me, as /
do not expect to eat biscuit made at every place
l may stop. They are light, easy to digest, and
feed the sick on them at home, by crumbling them
up and pouring on hot coffee or tea. Mothers and
sisters having SONS and brothers in the army, can
send them an occasional keg of biscuits with
safety.


For home use butter and sweet milk may be sub
stituted for lard and water by adding double the
size of butter, one half of the best butter
is whey, as ] have repeatedly tested. Soda and
saleratas should never be used in biscuit making
the human stomach being an inappropriate soap
kettle. AECKLESBURG.
Year: 1861

Arrangements have been made for paying
the troops, now in the field, as soon as the ne
cessary pay rolls can be made out The Gov
ernment has determined to do all that common
sense dictates to take care of the men it its
service.
Year: 1861

the issues Of their very national existence
issues which have hitherto uniformly gone to
the terrible arbitrament Of the sword. Even
if such convention should make it evident
that continued union was impossible, the duty
which, in that case, would devolve upon it, Of
50 changing the organic framework as to make
the separation constitutional and legitimate,
would afford the grandest Of all illustrations
Of the ability Of constitutional self govern
ment to deal with the very sharpest emer
gencies which can possibly befall man in his
civil relations The solemn commissioning
Of our fathers by the distracted colonies to
found united nation, obscure as those colo
nics were, challenged the admiring regard Of
the world and yet it is but natural that rca-
son should preside at national construction.
The solemn commissioning now by the mighty
States which have sprung from those feeble
colonies to divide that Union, if found neces-
sary, would strike the world with tenfold
greater wona der, for the world has never yet
seen aught but passion leading national de-
struction. To renl Il great realm or common
wealth has always hitherto cost fearful con-
vulsions, bloody revolution, disasterous anar-
chy If this republic is to be severed,
let US at least do what We can to make
atonement to our principle OF govern
mcnt by showing the height Of constitutional
morality to which it has educated Us, and the
immunities which it confers even in what is
usually deemed the most ffightful Of all ma
tiona catastrophes. 1t is this plunging into
rebellion this needless plovocation to civil
war, that most shames and di< graccs our re-
publican system IF secession has become a
necessity, constitutional way may he made
for it, Let the South take that path out,
and we will warrant that the North sorry as
they may be to part company, will bid her
golspeed The North wants no enforced
Union with Union hating South What
the North does want is an observance Of good
| faith; regard for obligations until those OBJ
legations ale rcmitted al appeal to the rca-
son III tcad Of the wanton will and the high
hand chance for mutual delft 9 alton and
in due time Il wise and Just and fair conclll-
sion. This impelious toss Of an ultimatum
Is not the thing it would wer 10 good
purpose whatever We believe that there
is loyalty and good Judgment enough yet in
the border States to keep them from such
fulv
Year: 1861

TBs SEVENTH REGIAENr.-This crack reGi.
mept left New York for Washington on the 18th
under circumstances Of such peculiar interest
that not one Of them can fail to play the man
when face to face with death. The city papers
give particular accounts Of the event. and deep
II Affecting Is the story, with its outbursts Of pa
tro,ism, its tender farewells. and the Immense
enthusiasm which pervaded the thousands who
crowded around the loyal men. Their progress
L.s been so far an ovation, but is only type Of
the treatment every man will receive who in
this hour Of peril, rallies for his country and bis
dag. ta
Year: 1861

Hereafter all Provisions passing through this city
intended for Depot out of the bounds of the State
will be stopped here for the supply of the troops
centrated this point. The market price will be al
lowed for the Provisions stopped. Forwarding and
receiving Agents the Railroad Depot will pay strict
attention to the execution of this order.


By order of the Governor J. F. HOKE, Adjt Gen.
Year: 1861

ILLEGITIMATE VIRGINIANs.-The Northern
papers exnt greatly the supposed Union senti-
ment in Virginia, and talk bravely about sending
down an army into our State, to give the Unonists
a chance to maintain themselves. That there are
few Yankee settlers in Virginia, who have no
love for the Old Commonwealth, and who came
into it to gain profit and wealth by speculating
upon the easy good nature of our people, we do
not doubt. In some of the border counties of the
Northwest, there is a mongrel herd Of Pennsylva-
mans and Ohioans, who have left their own States
to get living in Virginia. These men are not of
US, nor with us. They are of that loose band of
nonadic adventures who roam the earth in quest
of prey. They will soon be squelched out by the
true stock of Old Virginians-the descendants OF
Andrew Lewis and his comrades of Revolutionary
memory. The impudcnce of these illegitimate
Virginians of foreign birth will speedily be re-
buked and their attention turned to other climates
more eongenial to their feelings and associations
Richmond Enquirer
Year: 1861

Billy Wilson, colonel of the New York Zouaves,
denies the truth of the report that he has to march
80 PAGES in front of his to keep them from
picking bis pockets Of course thief would not
rob thief
Year: 1861

the general Southern stampede into rebellion. has
held two electons-the former for Delegates to
the late Border-State Convention, at which over
One Hundred thousand Votes were polled for
the Union ticket and but a few thousand scat
tered IN opposition. Doubtless this last number
does not exhibit the full strength OF Secession;
but the absence of serious opposition must have
prevented a full development of the Unionist
strength. Yet One Hundred and Six Thousand
is an unprecedented vote for any party to poll In
Kentucky, and proves her overwhelmingly for the
Union. The special election just held for Mem
bers of Congress reiteratcs the demonstration.


TENNESSEE went Union last Winter, voting
down even the call of Convention, 50 as to
give no chance for mischief. Yet the Demo-
cratic Legislature has recently assumed to put
her out, when it had just as good right to
elect and crown a King. True, an election was
held to ratify the invalid act; but the apostles
of violence aud cruelty had tho upper hand
throughout two-thrds of the State and very few
Union men dared to vote. The newspapers,
with few exceptions. had been carried over to
Secession; the politicians had gone with them;
| so that the Union masses we're deserted by their
accustomed leaders aud utterly bewlldered. And
yet nearly third of the popular vote was cast
against Secession East Tennessee giving large
Union majority. Aud, having finished voting for
| the Union they propose at once TO commence
| fighting for it, in which they will command fair
play aud better success.


As to the more Southeriy States, we arc quite
| aware that the Union sentiment is sienc"d, but
| il is not crushed. 1t still lives, and will vindl-
cate itself on tho first fit occasion. But that
men should cease to proclaim themselves Union
lists, when the ouly effect of such declaration
would be personal introduction to the tar-pot
and the paddle-would bo torture and robbery II
not exile or DEATHS quite natural and eAcus'
able. Let them save Themselves for the ap-
preaching opportunity for showing their Union
ism 10 some purpose


There ore those who say to US, 1--WE are
" southernsrs; and We bell you the South i'
" unanimous for Secession; aud should not we
know better than youl" Our reply is "There
f." are other Soulherners who write assuring us
4" that the South is not unanimous for Disunon-
&" that they are not for it-and that is conclusive
against your assertion of unanimity." And we
believe that, as the armies of the Union move
southwark dispclling the msts Of falsehood and
calumny which have been so sedulously raised,
the friends Of the Union now constra ned TO o.


encs if not To acquiescence in treason, VIII speak
out and the old love Of country and flag will re-
vive in many breasts where it now lea smoul'
dering. Were the rebellion crushed beyond hope,
Uniousm wocld at once reassert IFS rghtful su-
premacy, even over many who now vaunt their
readiness 10 die for Secession. In this faith we
press onward.
Year: 1861

Not solitary subscriber owes 1s dollar
Ion the contrary, we owe them four more
Journals but we are urging plea for our
exchanges, some of whom have stopped,
others are in the deadly drag, aud many
more masi fall into the same condemnation
some OF them losing the products of the la
Dor of lifetime and all this because the
The men whom they have done so much to
amuse and instruct aud crafty, withhold
she piitance oil a dollar or two or three,
which they could certainly pay if they had
but the will Shame, burning shame, 10
all such The order of psymen, is OF great
practical importance. 1t is a ienfold econ
omJ of happiness and health 10 pay tes
de5ls averaging dollar each, than TO pay
one of ten dollars for ten persons are graf
ifed. ten holes are Stopped, ten chances Of
being dunned are removed iCstead OF one !;
ten anHoyances are got rid Of instead OF
one for what is greater annoyance,
greater Jar on a sensitive DiGd, Than TO be
dunned for a dollar when there is not a
penny in the pocketl You feel mean be-
cause you are so poor, and meaner still
from Inc consciousness that your neighbor
has found out that you cannot pay con-
sempiible dollar, while if you know that he
really needs it, modification and regret are
added to The catalogue. The smallest debts
should be paid first, on the presumption
that the smaller the debt, the poorer is your
creditor. the less his ability TO borrow, in
case he is disappointed in getting what you
owe him, and the less can be afforded the
time required in calling on you.-HaLPs
journal Of Health.
Year: 1861

Gaping Siorv.-A Scotch paper speaks
of fox having been seen trying to spring
a steel trap by means of a stick that he
carried in mis- mouth We knew a fox once
that took we'll poa from the we'll and
pushed a turlv of the lower limb of tree
with it, and pot he pole back in lis place.
At least be gothic turkey, and the pole
was all right in the morning.
Year: 1861

MUsT HELP UNCLE SAM FIRsT.-A farmer
in Wisconsin had a son xho joined the
Eigih regiment of that state without his
fathers consent. Several letters were writ
ten by the father 10 the son while the regi-
menl were in quarters at Camp Randall, for
the purpose of Persuading him to return
At last he wrote him that he must come
that be had q large amount of threshiug TO
do that he could not afford TO hire help, if
it were 10 be had, which was hardly possi-
BILE owing to the number of enlstments, and
that he must return home and help him
even if enlisted again aherward. The young
man .eplied


Dear FaJher:-I can go LONE at pres
en- should be very glad to h elp you but
Uncle Sam has got mighty sight bigger
Job of ,hreshing on hand Than sou have,
aud I'm bound 10 see him out Of The woods
first"
Year: 1861

SOUTHERN PosTAGEs The editorial cores
pondence Of the Mobile Register from Mont
gomery says:


The abolishing Of the franking privilege
(under the new postal act) will give general salts
faction. Members Of Congress will not, under
the old government, lavish such enormous sums
In public printing when they are compelled to
pay two cents ounce on the books they send
their constituents, and ditto for their speeches, Of
which, likewise, they will be more charry. The
flank Is properly restricted TO official business
and is no longer personal privilege Of those who
exercise il on such business The doubling OF
newspaper postage do not think necessary, nor
that on printed matter generally, though should
hail with unqualified satisfaction a discriminating
postage against northern papers and periodicals
i would charge them five cents apiece, and
twenty-five cents for illustrated ones, or better
still, subject them all to letter postage The ridi
culons failure, the registration of letters is good
riddance, and ne one will regret 1t under the new
postal system -
Year: 1861




LONDON BANKING HoUsE.-The London
Banking House of Overend, Gurney Il Co.,
seems TO be in trouble The New York Jour
nal Of Commerce says:


Many of the London bankers had written to
their correspondents here, advising them Of
serious complications in the connection refer
red to, but without giving details. The bank
ing house In question does q business second in
amount only To that of the Bank of England.
Like other private bankers, these gentlemen
have been In the habit, as is well known to all
familiar with the business in London, of taking
large amounts OF money on deposit, and using
these funds TO discount bills to an enormous
extent for their regular customers Whenever
there was pinch in money matters, these
bankers would call on the Bank of England
for relief, and the Bank would be obliged to
prevent general crash by rediscounting a
portion Of these bills to enable the bankers to
pay of their depositors. This course has always
been very pnpalstable to the Bank, for various
reasons Ii gave eititious value to raw ma
terlais by enabling spectators, whose bills
would not be taken elsewhere, to carry large
stocks, and it worked generally to the disad-
vantage OF conservative interests. Three years
ego the bank concluded to stop it, and there
fore notified all the bankers that it would not
rediscount these bills for them on any pretext
Whatever. 1t Is well known that a certain
house then undertook to coerce the Bank but
without success. 1t is now said the bankers
above referred to, finding themselves pressed
for money, and burdened with a load of bills
which they cannot carry, have applied to the
Bank for aid, and have been offered it only on
the condition of going into liquidation, thus
= avoiding repetition Of the application This
is supposed to be the cause Of the sudden ad =
vance in the bank rate to per cent: and it is
feared the cause of the trouble is not yet over.
Ii these bankers wind up, what becomes of
Z their customers? They will be cleft cut in the
cold" and the scramble for help of such lot
Of hungry borrowers is likely to lead to worse
complications.
Year: 1861

We print to-day two brief articles which
intimately concern the tarmers Of the
Northwest, and through them the people
Of all Christendom-one report Of lec-
tr1e in New York on the properties, and
adaptability to this climate, Of the per
sennial Cotton Tree Of Chill, and the
other Il still briefcr article from the Rock
ford Register, setting forth the results
in Northern Illinois, in the culture OF
Sorghum Of the latter we have little
to say. Sorghum culture has passed be-
yond the domain Of experiment, and be-
come fixed fact in the history OF Western
agriculture, The day is not far distant
when it alone will be the chief, perhaps
only, reliance OF the immense population
in and west of Ohio for the sugar used
for domestic purposes. Certain embarrass
ments which our chemists Will overcome,
yet stand in the way Of the wide planting
Of the saccharinc plant, and certain me-
cbanical adaptation Of means to the pur-
pose to be accomplished, have yet to be
studied out; but there can be no doubt Of
hna1 success. TIE essential properties
Of tie Sorghum are well understood, known
to be unalterab}e in this latitude, and Ger
lain to be re1nuaeratiye when made avail
able as part Of our agricultural economy.
OF Cotton there is more to be said. The
perinnea1 Cotton Tree is introduced to the
public precisely SIS the Sorghum. A trav-
eler from distant country, who had seen
the latter in China and South Africa, aud
properly estimated its prospective value q:
an American product called the attention
OF our farmers to it, and within half 1
dozen years it has domestieated itself il
every State Of the Union where the large
and later varieties Of Indian Corn vii
grow. The Cotton tree comes to us unde
similar auspices; and our faith in th
assumed fact that the Creator never in
tended that the business Of furnishing


cheap material for clothing should be COZ
fded to Asiatics and American slaves,
SO strong that ne are ready, as the phi1os'
pliers cay, a PRIOR, to accede to all th


Mr. Kendall in his lecture sets forth, 81
to believe that within the next ten yea
Illinois cotton raised by free labor will b
as common in the markets Of the world {
Illinois wheat and Illinois beef. But OF
enthusiasm VIII not accomplish the resu


hoped for. We turn the matter over
the Intelligent farmers Of the State, su


that in their hands the investigation "


60 on; and that if this tree will eman'


pate the world from the hateful domin


ton Of the nigger-drivers Of our Southe


States, they will be the frstto demons1a


tbe fact
Year: 1861

On Thursday afternoon, as the Bel
videra Delaware Railroad train was
about leaving this, station, man by
the name of McAnally, walked up to
the window of the ticket Office and
called for ticket for Trenton, which
was promptly furnished by the gentle
man in attendance. McAnally offered
in payment for the ticket five dollar
bill on the Middletown { Pa Bank,
which the Agent refusrd to take, as it
had the appearance of being one of
the "queers." McAnally then offer
ed thirty coppers which was also re-
fused by the agent, as that number
all in pennies was not Law full ten
der. McAnally, somewhat enraged,
thereupon refused to either give up
the ticket or pay for it, and declared
that he was going to Trenton, in that
train. Mayor KEEPER, who always
happens to lie on hand when there is
trouble of any kind, was called in to
settle the matter, which he did by
promptly arresting the gentleman !
His baggage was examined, as well
as his pockets, but no other bogus
money was found in his possession, al
though lie had good money and the
ready change with which be might
have paid his fare. The Mayor, after
consultation with Justice Parsons,
discharged him with reprimand.


This is another warning TO those
who desire to commit any breach
against the law, to steer clear CT Lam
bertville, as the Mayor is sure to do
tect them.
Year: 1861

E The Pass win be subservient to none; but
will be free to advocate oar own honest opinions,
though we may stand alcne.


Wewill advocate what Es believe to be for our
country's good avoiding tho one-sided views OF
the bigoted portiss a. aud tho cant of the ultra
sectionalist.


We win advocate high toned morality-be-


ing the press to be the grand lever by which
civilization is advanced and the problem of man, $
social and political happiness completely solved


The Press will have large space devoted to
Literature and the Arts and Sciences, besides
choice selections from the best writers, and a
considerable amount of original matter.


A summary of the daily news which will be
likely to interest tho general reader, and care
al report of the Markets, at home and abroad
will be given each week.


To make the Press welcome visitant to
the family circle shall be our highest aim.