smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

there was switch, the thought of which had
never entered my mind, as it had never been
used since had been on the road, and was
known to be spiked, but was open to lead me
off the track. This switch led into a stone
quarry, WHIT nee stone for bridge purposes
had been quarried, and the switch was left in
case stone should be wanted at any time, but
it was always locked, and the switch rail spi-
ked. Yet here it was wide open, and had
not obeyed my premonition- n--warning- it
what you will, l should have run into it, and,
the end of the track, only about ten rods
long. my heavy engine and tram, moving at
the rate of thirty miles per hour, would have
come into collision with solid wall of rock.
eighteen feet high. The consequences, had |
done SO, can neither be imagined nor describ-
ed; but they could, by no possibility, have
been otherwise than fatally horrid. Thi. is
my experience in getting warnings from
source that know not, and cannot divine
1t is mystery to me-a mystery for which
am very thankful. however, although dare
not attempt to explain it, nor whence it
came.
Year: 1861

ALL SAFE.-It is said the secret Of making ana
using the famous Wiuans Steam Gun IS in tins cry
and that the machine can be made and operated ~
smsll cost comparatively. Lot the experiment De
made.-RiellHOHd Dispatch.
Year: 1861

The Nevada Transcript in an unmistaka>
bly, satirieal vein, takes issue with us on the
general principle of coercion by the General
Government to maintain its authority


All we havetO say, in reply, is, that, if any.
body can show us, in the whole history of
the world, where any Government has been
maintained without a recurrence to force In
cases of resistance to law, we will give up
the question and acquiesce in this milk and
water doctrine of peaceable secession. Why,
the first rudiment of law will teach any man
that the very basis Of Government is the
power to resort to force He who violates
the established law must be apprehended as
criminal. BY force is he apprehended, and
by force is he imprisoned or executed. The
simplest writ in the hands Of constable pre-.
supposes the whole power Of the State to
execute 1t. No Government can exist, with,
out the power of Jorci5ly executing its laws.


question ofresistance to the authority of
Government is one of force against force.
If the force of the Government prevail, then
rebellion is put down; if not, then rebellion
is triumphant. 1t has ever been a question of
physical force No Government was ever
overturned in the world without resort to
force, and, in our opinion the act Of attempt
ing to overturn,ours will not be an exception.


We are not particularly belligerent, we
are not any more anxious to fight than the
generality of men, and we care nothing for
the glory, such as it is. of being combative
character, Notwithstanding the Transcript
intimates as muOh) But We consider the
power of coercion essential to the maintain
anee OF civilized society and government, and
therefore we desire to see it exercised. We
are TOR force in carrying outthe authority of
Government, or in resisting it. If we de-
sired secession, we would expect to fight for
it. Since we are not for secession. we are in
favor of force to prevent it.


To sit back, with arms folded, and depre-
cate bloodshed, when great crisis is upon
the country, and men must act, is simply non
sense. We are for war, if the Government
cannot be maintained without, and that is
Year: 1861

FIRE.-0n Friday night, an old building
on the corner of Second and F, known as
"the old mill, was burnt to the ground. 1t
was supposed to be the work of an incenda-
ry. The report that some Digger Indians, in
the habit of sleeping there, were burnt to
death, proves not to be correct. Indeed,
there was no reason why they should be, as
there was no obstacle to an eseape.
Year: 1861

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9Th.
l am informed by a member of the Board
of Supervisors that sufficient facts have come
to their knowledge to warrant them in tax
ing precautionary measures for the peace of
the city, in the expected event OF an attempt
to raise a.flog of Pacific Republic, or any at,
tempt on public buildings.


Michael Harrigan has been found guilty of
murder in the first degree. The Jury have
recommended the prisoner to the mercy Of
the Governor.
Year: 1861

CuTTrNG.-Judge M was candidate
for the Senate, and had made speech, in
which he had borne very hard upon his op
ponent, Col D, who was very fiery and
impulsive. The Colonel, in reply, ccame
very angry, and said among other things
that he could whip the Judge before forty
men could part them. Judge M calmly
retorted that "when he was Il boy his father
had a very large bull that could whip any
bull in the neighborhood, far or near. But,
said he, with a sort of depreeiating tone, "my
fathers bull could not iegisiate," and the1
quietly took his seat. The audience wer,
perfectly satisfied that fighting was not tn,
best qualification for a Senator
Year: 1861

Rum DID IT-We saw man yesterday, in
front of the Washington Market, picking off
the raw meat from a bone that had been
thrown into the gutter by one of the butch
ers. That man one year since was a respect
able mechanic, at work at his trade, but too k
to hard drinking, and has been going down
lower and lower, until he has now reached
the lowest rung in the ladder, has become al
inveterate sot, and is compelled to live OF
what he can pick up in the gutters.-S. +
Journal.
Year: 1861

How TO SETTLE Mn 1850 when there
was a good deal Of trouble in the country
about slavery, a Boston gentleman asked
General Houston how it could be settled
"Well, said the General, "you go North and
shoot about six men and I'll 90 South and
shoot half a dozen, and l think things will
go on quietly"
Year: 1861

A CASE, interesting to play-goers was re-
Gently decided in one of the London courts
of law, which awarded damages to the suitor
"A young man who had paid his money for
a seat in theater, but could procure stand
ing room onlv
Year: 1861

MILLIONS IN STooK.-The San Francisco
Call says:


"The organizing of stock companies for
mining purposes, with immense sums Ton pa
peri in capital stock, is all the rage now. A
company whose capital does not exceed a
million, is poor affair; and many Of them
have so great contempt for small figures as
to advertise that they are incorporated with
IA capital of two, three, and as high az four
million dollars. OF course, it is not to be
expected that men who deal in such huge
sums should bother themselves about so small
a matter as fifty cents; and this accounts for
the fact that the President of one of these
,oealthy associations, yesterday. was unable
to file the articles of incorporation, because
the Clerk refused to do so until he received
his fee. The capital stock of his company
was only S3,500000!'
Year: 1861

DERANGEMENT of business presses hard up
on the poor of Nashville The Banner,
pleading for aid to an association for relief
says;


The objects for charity were never before
so numerous, the destitution never before so
complete, the suffering never before so Sc
we're and heartrending as at tins moment
Women and children in this city are suffer
ing with cold and hunger and disease in un-
i9rnished garrets, on almost every street -
NO one vi" has not by actual contact fa-
mill"rized himself 18th this unhappy state of
things can fully appreciate It But we trust
the sight of the sick and starving widow
clad in rags and weeping over unfed little
ones, is not indispensable to arouse our citi-
zens to the duty of giving promptly and lib
orally TO her relief. If it is, let the incredu-
lous call upon some one of the Relief Com
mittee of the Robertson Association, and
they can be speedily made acquainted with
distress in its most unpleasant aspects, and
appealing for aid and sympathy in the most
eloquent language.
Year: 1861

THE HARBINGER OF HEALTH


win be found convey valuable information respecting the


Of nearly every modification Of the diseases incident
TO this climate simpGed and adapted to universal use s'
Year: 1861

INCREASE OF Our STATE.-A letter TO the
Alta from the State Boundary Commission
er, shows that our State contains more ter
ritory than given on any map, as the thirty
fifth parallel intersects the Rio Colorado six
miles further north than we anticipated.
The letter which is dated near Fort Mohave
says this will give TO our State strip of
territory six miles in width and extending
from the Colorado to a point in the yicini-
ty of Lake Bigler more than is represented
on any map. This will throw within the
limits Of the State the rich gold and silver
districts Of COso, Esmeralds and Mono, and
a large portion Of Washoe.
Year: 1861

A REMARKABLE MAN WITH A RENARKABLE
HoRsE.-The sensation Of falling, expert
enced 10 a dream, is terrible enough, but
what must that be of man whose horse
stops in the middle Of a muddy street, and
lies down with him? We saw movement
Of this description a few nights ago. and as
the animal was gently going down and
turning upon one side with the nan under,
we wondered what the mans thoughts
could have been during the operations; aud
when we saw the horse rise and stand till
the man got up, and when we saw the man
rise unhurt and re-mount without saying a
word or beating the animal on the head, or
anywhere else, we could only conclude that
that was a remarkable man with remark
able horse -[Central Californian.
Year: 1861

Mr.. Bentinck thought the noble lord had
not quite understood his question. The
noble lord said the results of the disturb
ances in America had been anticipated in
the financial arrangements. Did the noble
lord mean that arrangements had been made
to meet the expense of increased armaments
and the risk of diminished revenues, (hear,)
or did he simply mean that he did not anti
cipate that any such consequences would
result from the intelligence lately received?
(Hear, hear.)


Lord Palmerstcn-I thought had. by
implication at least, answered all the ques-
tions of the Hon gentleman. | do not per-
ceive any reason why we should apply to
Parliament for increased armaments (hear)
in consequence of the events which are TAX
ing place in North America, and also hope
that the Customs duties will not materially
suffer in consequence of those events.
In the Commons on the following day.


Mr. Walpole said he wished to put ques-
ton to the Government in reference to the
motion which appeared on the paper in the
name of the Hon. member for Liverpool
upon the unsatisfactory state of the subject
Of belligerent rights at sea. He understood


the noble Lord the Foreign Secretary to


state last night that the subject was already


under the consideration of Her Majesty's


Government and that they would officially


announce what their opinion was as soon as


that opinion was formed. In the present


very complicated state of affairs, he would


put it to his Hon friend the member for


Liverpool whether it would be of advantage,


either to his own constituents or to the pub
. lie interests generally. that such discus


sion should come on tonight. He wished


to know what the opinion of the Government


was upon the matter; and, if the noble Lord
, at the head Of the Government thought it
|. would be injurious to discuss the question
at present. he trusted his Hon. friend would
: withdraw the motion.


t Lord Palmerston--In reply to the ques-
ton of the right hon. gentleman, may say
that entirely concur with him in the view
: he has expressed of the inexpediency Of dis
: cussing tonight the question which the
e honorable member for Liverpool has intima-
ted his intention to bring forward. The
House will bear in mind the statement made
e by my noble friend, the Foreign Secretary
fIiast night, viz: that there ere certain qaes.
& eltions Of interuational l4w, il con1ec4ioa
Year: 1861

The correspondence in respect 70 Fort Sumter
has been published by authority Of the Legislature
of South Carolina. It confirms what has already
been published in respect to the duplIcIty used BY
the enemy. The committee which reported it put
the following preface to it and it embOdes briefly
what it proves


The committee are Of opinion that these papers
form valuable contribution to the history of the
present revolution They prove the earnest desire
of South CarOlins to avoid the efusiOn of blood
and the calamity of war in exercising her cOnstitI-
tional right to secede from the Union. They alsO
show the deliberate intention Of the Government
at Washington to preeipitate into revolution and
war, BY determining to sacrifice Fort Sumter and
the small NUMBER of troops BY which il was gar
riEOned.


The fsn Of Fort Sumter, and the forbearsncs Of
our authorities IN allowing the exhausted and cOn>
quered defenders to come out of their stronghold
with the hOnOrs of war the first page in the his
tory of this senseless and wicked war In order to
perpetuate all the facts, and place in strong
trast the generosity Of the governments Of the Con-
federate States and the dupieiy of the government
OF the United States, the committee recommend
that the documents be printed in the journal Of the
HOuse for this day.


The following is the closing paragraph Of the
letter Of Maj9r Anderson, protesting sgsinst the
plan of Capt Fox to relieve the fort Il is dated
April 8:


We shall strive to do our duty, though frankly
say my heart is not this var which see is 10 be
thus commenced That God will still avert it. and
cause Us TO resort to pacific means to maintain our
rights, Il my ardent prayer. -E


am, Colonel very respectfully, your obedient
servant, ROBzKr ANDERsoN


Maj. Ist Artillery, Commanding
Year: 1861




The New York Herald of the 9Th says :.... .


All kind of rumors are &Aoat with regard tc
the tenor Of the report Of the Secretary of the
Treasury; all concur in one point viz that 1t will
recommend in some shspe or other, g large ex
psBsion of the currency. 1t is hardly worth while
10 discuss ;the various projects which are under
stood to have been laid bsfore Mr. Chase ss we
shall have the report itself in day or two 1t il
but right to mention, however, that some of the
bank managers are seriously consideFiDg the poll
CT of q general bank suspension In the event of a
large issue OF paper money under the authority OF
Congress. II the Government Is gong to issue
$500 eco 600 or $500 900 900 Of paper money. s,d
make it, = legal tender, our banks will have to
suspend for their own protection They are in 50
excellent situation to do So There is not less than
$50 600 900 Of coin in New York CITY alone. and
Sl0o 600 900 moro in the whole country than there
was year ago. The foreign exchanges are still
in our favor, so that coin cannot float abroad In
view of the uncertainties Of the future az well tn
reference to the rebellion as to our foreign rela
TONS 3 general bank suspension might prove q
measure of natural defense and conservatism


A suspension Of specie payment in New York
would be at once followed by all the banks in III.
limited States, and prObsbly Canada. !Oftbe vaIue
Of coin in that event, there is great DIVERSITY e
opizion among financial men, and until the ques.
tion is settled by supply and demand each will act
On his own judgment a- ~ s-aF -.r
On the same subject, the New York Tribune of
the same date says:


cit is understood that the leading feature Of his
report will be a recommendation Of q tax upon
bank notes, which will have the effect to remove
them from circulation. and to supply in their place
the currency of the United States. The plan of the
SecretarY meets IS we are ASSURED, with the cor.
dial appreciation Of the banks End capitalists, so
that no difficulty with the moneyed interest will
grow out of the substitution" s-r. --s a- .r. +.


These are subjects CT grave importance, aud viii
command the profound consideration OF the country
revolution is certain. The report of the Secretary
of the Treasury, it comes to rs by telegraph, Is
not in so complete shape az to justify commeRts
Year: 1861

ALWAYS sylyania made the
first turnpike road in the United States, laid
the first railroad, established the first water
works, ran the first locomotive, established
the first hospital, the first law school, the
first public museum, the first hall of music,
and the first library in the world opened
freely to all. Good for Pennsylvania.
Year: 1861

rd- The National Intelligencer cannot draw
us off, BY any elaboration of feinls, from the
point, which is, that it displayed suspicious
degree of amity with the conspiracy, by pub
fishing the following, in its editorial notice on
Saturday of the military movement upon Alex
andria Of the preceding Friday morning:


ain the presence of such hostile demonstra.
tons, the Administration may have deemed 1t
prudent to occupy certain outposts, which a
slight inspection Of the map, and especially OF
the railroad connections between Alexandria
and Richmond, will show to be Of great i'm
portance to the security Of this city"


IF the scope of the movement yesterday
made should be wider than we have been led
to infer, and if it be the initiation Of anything
like a regular campaign directed to the sup.
preston of the civil revolution that has broken
out in the South, we must say, in justice to our
convictions, that we cannot bring ourselves to
perceive the expediency Of any such policy,
having regard to the single end proposed
the restoration of the Union As the mill.
tary subjugation of the South is admitted on
all hands to be equally impossible and contra
ry to the purposes Of the Administration, which,
we are assured by its most accredited organs,
simply seeks to relieve the Union men OF
the SeceOeu StateS from WhaI 10 peleFeu W
many to be the domination Of energetic minor.
tiles favoring and upholding the secession
movement we shall at least learn from the re-
ception awarded to the Federal troops in Vir.
ginia, whether this expectation will be realized.
Our own impressions Of the Southern charac
ter, and our convictions in regard to the un.
happy unanimity of the people in most, If not
all, Of the States that have actually seeded,
are not of nature to permit the indulgence
of such predictions"


Here we have the Intelligencer distinctly op,
posing that "policy" of a military s'tPpres,
sion of the cipH rerolution that has broke" out
in the South" which has been irrevocably de.
termined upon by the nation, as well as by the
Administration, and opposing it too, upon the
ground that this civil revolution is sustained
in Virginia, and in the South generally, by an
"unhappy undnimity" of popular sentiment,
whereas, in truth, the proofs are equally noto-
rious and conclusive, that the appearances OF
such unanimity" are only the result of
reign of terror which has had no parallel since
the days of Dauton and Robespierre.
Year: 1861

We learn through private sources that
there are indications Of 6 marked change Of
sentiment On the part Of those connected
with the great commercial interest Of New
York city. Heretofore that class have
been the staunchest upholders Of the pro-
slavery policy Of the Democracy: They
have pnstrated themselves at the feet
of King Cotton with more than Eastern
tdolatrv-have spoken for him, Voted
for him, preached and prayed for him, and
mobbed for him TLey hare opposed
every measure looking to the permanent
triumph of freedom over barbarism and
despotis,n. They sung peans to the
Union in his behalf, until be had rent the
Union in twain, and since then they haYe
onposed the enforcement Of lhe laws Of the
Union in the Cotton States, upon the plea
that by this meaas King Cotton could be
wooed back, and world take once more
under his protection those who have 60
faithfully and zealously obeyed his be
hesta


But hese great interests have become
seriously alarmed at the present aspect OF
commercial affairs. The mastery lnactiv-
ity policy for which they clamored so 1us-
.ily, has only furnished the secsding States
the time and opportunity to organize their
government and to consolidate their
strength By the adoption of o lo"eer
tariff Of duties than ID in force in the
United States, foreign imports are likely
to seek the ports Of the seeding States.
and the commercial supremacy Of
New York is seriously threatened.
This is more than the fink
eys Of that city bargained for or ex,
pected. The objection to enforcing the
laws is daily growing weaker. The very
men who clamored so Justify against their
execution thirty days ago, now begin 70
ask, I" Have we Government Weshall
be surprized if, within the next thirty days,
the merchants Of New York are not cali
ing loudly upon the Administration to en-
force the lava, to blockade the ports of the
rebe1 States, to reinforce the forts, and to
dIsperse the rebels who have taken up
arms against the Federal Government
Year: 1861

We are glad to announce that the break
in the lllinois and Michigan Canal near
Morris, announced in this paper yesterday,
has been entirely repaired, and that there
is full stage Of water again upon the
level in which the break occurred.
Year: 1861

OFFICERS AND OFFIcE-H HOLDERS. Now that we are
about organizing new and permanent Government,
we would like to indulge in some plain talk about
Offices and office holders, but as it might and no
doubt would offend some of those who want to hold
the Offices, and would get no thanks from those
we design to benefit Gor experience has satisfied US
that scheming demagogue can easily get up hue
and cry among the people against those who oppose
him we will merely remark at this time that as few
Offices possible ought to be created, and the best
in the country ought to be selected to fill them
business men, men who do not want them solely
for the purpose of procuring livelihood, men who
will do right without regard to the chances of re-
election. We must have an economical Govern
men and in order to have such one, let us select
good straightforward business men to assist in ad
ministering it, whether they be lawyers, farmers,
doctors, mechanics or merchants. Let the trading,
scheming politicians lie low for while at least
Let US try some new men, and don't let US impose
all the honors on one man. We are striking at no
particular individual but intend our remarks to have
a general bearing. Charlotte Democrat.


I'VE fear that our friend of the Democrat will be


indicted for treason if he goes on in the above sensi-
BILE and patriotic style-Fay. Obserrer
Year: 1861

RIGHT V1Ews.-We sincerely admire the candor
and honesty of the following sentiments of the Will
mington Journal and most heartily subscribe to
them. Fa parties in the State in official or unof-
fetal positions, will show by their acts that they are
governed solely by such principles, North Carolina
will not only be unit in prosecuting the war, but
one in heart and feeling and purpose to die together
in the last ditch in her defence: -


!s"We beg respectfully to urge upon the powers
that be at Raleigh-upon the Advisory board, upon
any body and every body who may have anything
to do with appointments connected with the military
service of the State, to exercise the utmost carsto
yield to no pressure-tol look forward to no political


or personal or clique advantages in We bestowa of
offices. We neither know ner care what the, ,inau-
ences at work may be, 50 they be rightly used, and
they must be used with the highest discretion and
dsinterestedness, or the consequences will be- II not
DISASTROUS certainly discouraging and injurious"