smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862

The following statement, taken from official
sources, will show the army pay roll In the first
column will be found the nett salary per month
and in the second the total salary per month,
which includes rations, servant hire forage, &c.


GENERAL OEEICERS
Year: 1862

A brilliant Irritation is grand display of
nothing, in nothing, all for nothing. 1t is
filling two cups with sorrow, one of which
we must drink, the other must be drained by
the one we have called--our friend. 1t is a
mockery of life's sublimest feeling-friend
ship. 1t is q desecration Of life's dearest at
tribute love. 1t is q stimulation of reality
to prove realities unreal.


To mind that has learned to love the food
of excitement, Irritation may be pleasant
while the excitement lasts, but when its
fame dies out, and we see nothing but the
cold ashes of disappointment, and around
the altar, where once the fame of seeming
love was burning, blighted hopes and fond
hearts, now we'll nigh broken, and we weigh
their loss with our petty gains-'tis then we
drink our cup Of sorrow for the course we
have taken-theirs is already drained to the
dregs.


Filtration always has an after-piece, and
the closing performances often leave bitter
feelings. Filtration, if it be all Irritation on
the one side, and all faith and love on the
other. is like the game of some of our Indian
traders, who give to simple natives glass
beads and feathers in exchange for gold and
diamonds, or worthless trinkets in return for
articles of value.


AoI uidu W accept lTom WOman hcr
hearts best love in return for such little at
tention as he can spare from the serious Of
life, or seek to win her heat just for the con-
quest, and then to refuse the oblation which
pure heart has lain upon the shrine of his
ambition, is a cruel Irritation, is base, tri-
fling, is degrading crime.


And, for a woman to use those winning
graces which God gave her for holy purpose,
to entrap hearts worthy of true heart 5
love, simply for the cruel pleasure of seeing
them droop under this disappointment, is
Irritation which will sooner or later visit the
tiirt with cruel revenge. They who would
triAe with pure affection must belong to one
or the other of two classes either their affec-
ton has been trifed with, and slighted until
their hearts have become misanthropic, or
they are wanting in principle from having
no purity in the heart to be trihed with.
They therefore love conquest upon others.
Like pirates, who have nothing but the
craft in which they sail to lose. they are ey-
er ready for rich and unguarded prizes.


Friendship is the hearthstone of the social
world. Love is the siken tie which bind
kindred hearts. Filtration is the bane which
destroys both.- Warerly Magazine.
Year: 1862

HIrHER, throught long and advancing gen.
erations, the funeral group and the solemn
procession shall bear our treasures, while
they affirm her trust. Here shall be
brought the remains of the great and good
the protector from his toll. This shall be
the lit resting place for the poet, who from
sea and sky and earth and air, and cloud
and sun light-who from the depths of human
affection and the nights of Divine love, has
drawn inspiration and kindled into grandeur
-Hither shall they bear the pale maiden,
stricken in her earliest bloom-and the little
child to whose grave the mother shall come,
to hear. amid the whisperings winds of night
the words of consolation In my Fathers
house there are many mansions. >-Boker'' :
Dedication of Lone Mountain. cemesry.
Year: 1862




GENERAL BEAUREGARD VINDIcATING THE
LATE COLONEL RAKER.-Recently flag of
truce was borne into our lines on the Upper
Potomac from the enemy's forces at Lees
burg, says the New York Herald, conveying
"A communication from General Beauregard,
in which he states that having seen in the
Northern papers discussion in reference to
certain orders alleged to have been given by
General Stone to Colonel Baker, he felt it his
duty to brave soldier to transmit certified
copies Of the orders which had been found on
the battlefield and were in his possession.
The orders transmitted were copies of those
reported by General Stone to General Nc
Clellan as those which were given TO Colonel
Baker This communication from General
B,aurega-d was accompanied by request
totally incommensurate to the service reu
dered by the transmission of the orders, and
which was not granted.
Year: 1862

LET The DEAD BURY ITS DEAD.-Daniel S.
Dickinson said in a recent speech:


Some friend, | suppose, has sent me a
memorandum-'s What about the abolition
lists and the Anti Slavery Society?" l will
tell you, my friend. Do not get rusted like
an old weathercock, and think the wind
is blowing northwest because it blew there
las. January. If you read your history JUS
tly, you will find what l have said about
that question, and when it is question
again | will tell you what | say shall about it
But feliow the advice of the Savior, :. Let
the dead bury their dead" We have a
live question to deal with now, and let us
not disinter any dead ones Our country is
in danger; we are crying nightly upon all
to rally around, and it matters not to me
whether the eonfagration was kindlcd by
Abolitionists or Democrats. The question is
how to put out the fre-not how it origina-
ted. Abolitionists were apparently harm
less concern. if they had rot been aided by
seven other spirits more licked than them
selves
Year: 1862

dered u that The prisoners exceedingly bitter in their
asnunciatons Of Jen Davis and his cohorts. The cond
tonal Unionism Of some men might be materially
strengthened BY conversations with these men.


They also state that the rebel soldiers never allowed
anything favorng the Of the Union arms
Newspapers are tabooed the camps save when rebe
victory is announced and magnned 70 ten times its
actual size On OCCASION where they took possession
Of deserted Union camp the peninsula about dozen
copies Of the HERALD found and regular scramble
took place among the soldiery for their possession
Although the papers Of old date their contents
were literally devOured, and the knowledge Of many i'm
portant results in favor Of the Union BY this
for the first time obainsdths acts having been
purposely kept from them by their officers.


Another prisoner informed that regular system OF
lying 10 the men is praetsed by the ocers In general
orders Thus they were At one time told that Breckin
ridge had recaptured Baon Rouge, AFTER annhating the
Union stationed there that the Union feet had de-
cidsd leave the mississippi river several Of the
beats having sunk rebel batteries and that Gene
raj Butler had proclaimed that he could longer hold
New Orleans and about evacuatins that city with
the Union troops Other statements OF Official reports
equally false told u.s. but this will do as sample.


The prisoners generally well informed msn, very
courteous IN their demeanor much above the average
Of rebel soldiers.
Year: 1862

I have seen tie Fisher follow and take the
Hare. One on certain occasion followed
down the Richardson Lake about one mile.
after they came on. when the hare com
msncei to circle. and thsf.hcr. Who vas
but .bor, distance behind. also continued
the cba-e. bu, kept inside the circle OF the
hare. and by 50 doing made quite gain OF
the game. and in q very -hor, time vas able
To overcome the hare, Of which he ate por'
ton. aud dragged the remainder on shore
and buricd q Tor future use.
Year: 1862

! ~ We are indebted TO our friend, Thos


Nestor tor the following letter from Thomas
Tarpy, of Col. Bridgland's Cd Indiana Cav
airy, written to him and dated "Springhill.
Tennessee, March sSth, 1852" II breathes
an earnest devotion to his adopted country
and in such eloquent language. as to stir to
its depths the patriotism of the "native to
the manor boru.' when an adopted citizen
expresses himself in such glowing terms 10
favor Of our glorious institutions:


'It is with pleasure l accept of this most
available opportunity of writing you few
lines, hoping they may find you and family
in good health. as l am at present. return
thanks to Almighty God tor this great and
paramount earthly blessing. which He has
60 abundantly bestowed upon me-


Notwithstanding the dreadful exposure
and many dangers to which our person has
been exposed. L must say that have never
enjoyed better health; nor have l ever been
better satisfied with any action of my life.
than that which gave me the name of an
American soldier. You know my devotion
for this. our beloved adopted country to
which we have sworn allegiance, and which
gives US every free privilege to which
q free man is entitled. Who would not
fight for this. the nobIest and freest Govern
ment that God ever bequeathed to MANI
There IS a sacred contract entered into with
each other by the adopted citizen and the
Government-the Government, in the first
place, offers the adopted citizen her protec-
ton and all the prerogatives of citizenship.
asking for her kindness the only small rec
ompence of defending her against all her
enemies and opposers. This we are willing
to do, be the result what it may. Why not
defend a country like this, which gives free
homes to the oppressed of all countries, and
offers, with cheerfulness. to protec, them in
their life. in their liberty and 10 their prop
erty? Ii we believe in returning like for
like, we must conclude at once that it is our
duty to our country aud our God to defend
her against all her enemies and opposers,
come from whence they may.


| have written to you while yet in Ken.
lucky, for which | have got no answer
You will please excuse me for not having
written sooner--I would have done so. but
my time has been measured. We have
been marching about increasingly for the
last month, and hence could not. We will
march o-morrow-destinstio unknown
but supposed to be to Columbia, a place
about ten miles south Of here, where the
enemy is reported to be in strong force
Our gallant Captain will leave for home to.
morrow on leave of absence fifteen days,
his family being very sick. | am sorry he
is to be absent so long. as il is more than
likely we will have fight before his return
to the regiment. The boys are all sorry
that the Captain is going home, because they
say if We have fight before he returns
there is no man here so well qualified to
lead us; no. not half So we'll


Give my best respects to Father MERz.
&c. Very Respectfully. your attached
friend, THOMAS TARPY."


*Cspt. James Conner.
Year: 1862

had formed very faint idea; the reality
cannot be expressed by words, indeed 1t
must be witnessed to fully comprehend its
horrible realities; while the fight lasts the
excitement Of strife and the eagcrness TO
win. serves. in q measure, to blunt the feel
ing that ought to belong to human being,
but after the fight is over and the hot blood
Of excitement has time 10 cool, then. and


not till then, does the mind coolly as isted


by the sight, fully realize the horrible neces-


sity Of that mode Of forcing men to do what


would be for their own well being. The In


diana troops have not suffered iu reputation


compared with troops from other Statos. on


the contrary. they have again proved them
selves cool in action and terrible in execu-


ton, and more. are entitled to more praise


for their GOODNESS and 6rmness in the terri


BILE ordeal through which they have just
passed.


We are now watching the scattered frag
ments OF Prices army to see if they will
again take shape so that they can be dealt
with. How long that will be is uncertain;
many Of his soldiers have come in and taken
the oath and gone, others have fled in diff
ferent directions, and the proud army OF the
south west is scattered to the four Winds
They may rally again. but I think secesh
IS ABOUT played out mere bands OF guarl-
las will roam over this section for some time
to come, but with them an army cannot
deal-small squads of mounted men and
severe laws will. after time. bring them
into subjection, but that will take time
The war in Missouri is at an end so far as
An army is concerned and we feel that our
mission here is accomplished and the work
assigned us is nearly done, and to do this
we have encountered almost incredible hard 1
ships; no troops in the field have made such
ong and laborious marches or suffered more
but of that we do not com
'lain, we are only thankful that our work.
IS we think. is brought so near close--our
ervices in other sections Of the country may
,e needed. If they are we are ready to go,
,ut we hope that the terrible lessons that
rave been taught the rebels in the last few
weeks will speedily bring them to their
lenses. and the roaring tide Of war be hush I
ID fore yer among US.


l would much like to hear from you and
ny other friends in Richmond, but our
nails are so uncertain, and the distance SO
great that have given up all hope Of hear
ng from a land Of civilization until we make
! long journey nortbward.


Yours, G. F. K.
Year: 1862

Ice CREAM AND STRAwBERRIEs.-Ihe
Messrs. Blair, at their Ice Cream Saloon in
Catholic Block, on Brady street. will hereafter
be prepared to serve their customers With the
most delicious Ice Cream and Strawberries.
Give them call these warm evenings.
Year: 1862

The New ork Express, an old Wing paper,
supporting Bel and Everett at the last Presi-
Dental election. and now belonging to the
" Conservative Union wing of the party sup
porting Seymour for Governor of that State
in reply to an article in the Times, thus states
the objects the Opposition have in view;


1st To provide brains TO carry on the war.
in which, on the part of the Administration
there has been an admitted most amentable
deficiency


%. To expose the cheat of about 100000
men (see Cameron's report on the army list
paid for with never over 100000 or $50 600
in the field


Sd. To tear up and break open the corrupt
jobs ard contracts which have unnecessarily
tripled the expenses of this war, and which
have thereby saddled an immense debt upon
the people and their posterity


4th. To sweep of out of the army about
half of the mere political generals, who are GO
ing about the country showing their stars"
when, if they were good for anything, they
would be in the army but because they are
not good for anything the General in Chief
will not give them commands in the army.


9th. To carry out, and to indorse, in pripci-
pie, and substance the solemn pledge OF Con
gress, July, 1861, passed almost unanimously.


Resoiced, That the present deplorable civil
war has been forced upon the country by the
disunionists of the Southern States, now in
arms against the Constitutional Government,
and in arms around the Capital that in this
national emergency Congress, banishing all
feelings of mere passion and resentment. will
recollect only its duty to the whole country,
that this war is not waged, on their part, in
any spirit of oppression, or for any purpose Of
conquest or subjugaton, or purpose of over
throwing Or interfering with the rights or es
tabished institutions Of those States, but to
defend and maintain the SUPREMACY of the
Constitution, and 10 preserve the Union, with
all the dignity. equality and rights Of the seve-
raj States unimpaired aud that as soon as
these objects are accomplished the war ought
to cease


9th. To restore, therefore, the Constitution
as it is, and the Union as it was, with the Ju-
dietary as part of the Government and there
fore to vindicate the supremacy Of the Consti-
tution4


We mean to resist all attempts to subvert
the Government, North and South and we
believe that the only way to do it. North, is
by an utter change at the balloi-box, of the
men who know not how either to carry on war
or to restore peace; South, By the certouch-
box, but with the Constitution accompanying
that cartouch- -box-the sword in one hand and
the olive branch in the other"
Year: 1862

THE VIII AND THE WAY.-I learned gram
mar when | was private soldier, on the pay
Of sixpence a day. The edge of my berth, or
that Of my guard bed, was my seat to study 10
M knapsack my book case, and bit of board
lying on my lap was my writing table. had
no money to purchase candle or oil; in win
ter it was rarely that l could get any light bat
that Of the FIRE, and ouly my turn Of that. To
buy pen Or piece Of paper, l was compelled
to forego some portion Of my food, though in
state of half starvation. had not moment
Of time that could call my own and had
TO read and write amid the talking, laughing,
singing, whi,tling and bawling Of at least half
a score Of the most thoughtless men-and that,
too il their hours Of freedom from all control.
And l say, if 1, under these circumstances,
could encounter and overcome the task, is
there, can there be 10 the whole world, youth
who can find an excuse for its non perform
ance , Cobbett.
Year: 1862

LET no one suppose that By acting a good
part through life, be will escape SANDER
There will be those even who hate them for
the very qualities that ought to procure esteem.
There are some folks il the world who are not
willing that Others should be better than
Themselves.
Year: 1862

To BE REMEMBERED. : Reader, did you
know that every column of a newspaper con-
tainS from tea TO twenty thousand distinct
pieces Of metal, the mispacing of any one of
which would cause blunder or typographical
error? With this curious fact before you,
don't you wonder at tie general accuracy of
newspapers Knowing this to be the fact
you will be more disposed, We hope. to excuse
than magnify errors Of the press
Year: 1862

CoMMoDoRE FooTE.-This distinguished
officer is now staying at Cleveland, and
we learn from the Plain Dealer that de.
cided change for the better has taken
place in his condition within a few days
He is now able to sit up and take little
exercise, occasionally, besides being in ex'
cellent spiriIs---a good sign, we believe,
The country will most certainly be pie ased
to learn of the noble soldiers steady i'm
provemept from day to day.
Year: 1862




The bill Tor the collection OF direct taxes
in the insurrectionary districts has become
a law. 1t provides for the sale of real es-
tate, in certain cases for this purpose
Where owners have abandoned their land
TO engage in the rebellion, and tho same
shall have boen struck off to the United
States Mt venduo. the Commissioners pro-
posed to be appointed may lease the same,
under such regulations as will secure proper
and reasonable employment at wages, or
upon shares of the crop of such persons and
families BS may be residing upon the fand.
The proceeds Of the esses and sales are to
be paid into the Treasury, one-tOurth of
which is to be paid over to tho Governor of
the State wherein such lands are situated,
or his authorized agont, when such insur-
rection shall be put down, and tho people
shall elect a Legislature and State officers,
who shall take an oath to support the Con-
stiturion of the United States, and such fact
shall be proclaimed by the President for the
purpose of reimbursing the loyal citizens OF
said State, or for such other purpose as said
State may direct, and one fourth shall aisC
be paid over to said State as fund to aid
colonization or emigration from said State
of any free person of African descent wbC
may desire TO remove tterefrom to Hayti
Liberia. or any other tropical State or col
ony.
Year: 1862

Mr.. Editor Can you or any Of your numerous
readers inform the public why the bounty promised
by the city Of Wilmington to tho volunteers Of the
4th Delaware Regiment has nst been paid or why
this Ominous silence subject which So yitally
effects large portion of the people.


The inducement was held out to men to enlis.
that they should receive so much bounty, or 70.
money, wherewith to retrieve the necessities i thcr
families, which, in many cases, depended OH the
daily labor of the rccrut. Acting upon the plighed
faith of the city, they have enlisted and after con-
siderable time spent in incampment in the immcdi.
ate vicinity of the city, they have been ordered off
to the scat Of war, ,DitOut their bounty The effect
has been that many dsscrtons have been made. and
the Regiment somewhat demoralized simply from
the failure ofthe city Of Wilmington to fulfill her
honorable part towards the poor soldier, who has
lett wife and family in INDECENT circumstances t.
risk his life in defence of his country, which he is
not half as much bound TO do the city corporation
because not half so much at stake.


There is, to say the least Of it, cupable neglect
of moral duty the part Of the city toward her de-
tenders, and this neglect is c severely by the wives
and children Of the volunteers. l will give YOU an
instance which is but of hundreds in the STATE
A gentleman Of varacity informed the writer that he
called to see a soldiers family few mornings age
whose husband and father is member of the 4lh
Delaware, and found the mother and four little child
rem making breakfast coffee and sweet potatoes
the only articles of food they had in the house
Think Of this, you City Fathers, who seated comor
ably at your morning repast of beef steak or stewco
oysters, with toast and coffee and other sceompani
ments. Think of the poor soldiers wife and child
ren, and if there is particle of honesty in you OF
your corporation redeem your pledge to the soldier
and relieve him from the lorrid thought that hi.
family is actually suffering by your negligence
whilst he is rsking his life amid all the harlships 81
winter campaign. to defend your property, to say
nothing IF that liberty which you so lightly prize
that you do not volunteer in its defence


SOLDiER's FRIEND.


Kent CO., Nov. 22d, Co.
Year: 1862




Mr.. CairneS in his remarkable book on
the "Slave Power" thus gives the true
philosophy Of the moral change in the
South:


" 1t seems impossible that whole people
should live permanently in contemplation of
system which does violence to their moral
instincts. One of two results will happen,
either its moral instincts will lead it to re-
form the institution which offends them. or
those instincts will beperverted and become
authorities for what, in their unsophistica-
ted state, they condemned. The latter al
Tentative is that which has happened in the
nouthern States. Slavery is no longer re-
gsrded there as barbarous institution, to
be palliated with whispering hulnbleness,
as an inheritance from a ruder are: but
rather as a system admirable for its intrin-
SIC exceilen e, worthy to he upheld and
propagated, the last and completest result
OF time. This is now prOpounded, as
grand discovery in eth ic i and political
science, made Tor the first time by the ell
Ilghtened leaders of the Southern Confeder-
acy, and recommended by that philanthropy
lc body to all civilized nations for their
adoption. This Confederation which is the
opprobIum Of the age, puts Itself forward as
the model for It's imitation, and calmnlv
awaits the tardy applause of mankind"


Will any one for moment deny that
slavery waged the infamous border war on
Kansas! And yet nothing but that un-
scrupulous and terrible power could ever
have prosecuted such a murderous and
mercilous onslaught upon free and unof.
tending people. And again, what but such
power could have ever brought Who'll,
administration to connive at such gigantic
injusticel 1t first corrupted the reignins
government, and then drenched that luck
less and unhappy territory in blood, unde
the very eye and with the tacit consent o
the President of the Republic.


This monstrous power of iniquity ha.
corrupted the whole political machinery O
the country, we sometimes fear, past a
remedy, unless it be by this ordeal of fir
and blood through which the nation is pas
sing. Even now while loyal millions ar
struggling to save this noble governmen
from utter destruction, and to throw oft thi
intOlerable incubus from the nations life
there are bold, bad men everywhere throug
these Northern States, who, are in the in
terest of the'slave power, and who by su
cidal concessions and compromise with il
rebellious hordes, would rivit its chains moi
tightly upon US, and step to temporary plaC
and power over the ruins of their country
history.