smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1860

A recent Last India traveller thss sketches her:


saw e Young girl standing fan in hand at all open
door, reading. She was simply clad in loose Grape
haEpetcOat, rCssing gown sort of dress reaching
As far as the ankles and bound by a sash of yellow silk
around the waist Her feet which small and beau
tully formed rested on the straw sandals of
the country Over this dress which left the bosom part
ly uncovered she light cream colored open jack
ct Of muslin texture, with wide sleeves extended little
below the elbow her soft black hair was beautifully
drawn back off the forehead, and bound in peculiar
cluster at the back of the head where was held by two
gold pins one of great length, and with a scorpion like
device attached to IT, and which moved to and fro with
every motion of its fair wcarer. Her complexion
bright aud pale much more so than the Chinese her
features animated and expressive aud her teeth white
and as finely formed her entire figure. BY the latter
saw that she was unmared-the inyariable Japanese
custom being that on the marriage of every female the
eth are dyed black, and in cases the eyebrows
shaven oil


81 halted nearly in font Of where she stood she did
not look piQued and turn away the fair damsels Of
nv own coulry would have likely done but she favor.
ed me with a steady gaze and smiled, though | could
scarcely detect 4, mo Of feature while her eyes,
Ike souls OF tloquence gowed in fascinating beauty
She was reading book saluted her with low bow :;
she returned the compliment by somewhat similar move
ment Observing my curiosity to See the book which
she held she handed it to 1t thick and of nearly
the quarto size and letter press mixed with numer
Gus wood cuts-a common crcu nstanpe in Japan,
subsequently, ascertained where nearly every book pub
lished abound, with illustrations In weight
the book was exceedingly light, and the color was Of
very thick cOored paper highly oruamented the exter-
nal picture being that of the paper was print
ed on one side ony and left uncut so that the the printed
sides were alone presented to the eye The work. one of
an Ordinary kind was af excellent Typography OF its
ordinary merits the young lady might have formed an
opinion; but heing anything but Japanese, could do
no such pleasant thing
Year: 1860

THE INrERICR or CH NA.-The voyage OF the Earl Of
Egin two Yeas since up the great river Yang ang
of China the particulars of which are only now first


made known TO the world through the publication of
the narrative of the mission has furnished seme interest,
ing facts relative to the interior of this empire The
ruin which the rebels have caused hardly be believed
everywhere laid waste. Chirkiang which once had a
population OF 500 O0O did contain 500 souls The great
city Of Ching kiaugfoo which had been taken by the
rebels was In most deplorable state. single "dapd-
ated street. CON posed only Of few mean shops was all
Year: 1860

Those who have bat limited range
Of pasture, and keep stock enough to crop
it well, are almost at the mercy of the
weather. If there chance TO be favor
ing rains, and a good season for the
growth of grass and clover all is well.
But, if, as is liable to occur, there comes
d long period of drouth, the Drowned
fields, already closely cropped, suffer Sc
verely, having little to protect the roots
from the full power Of the sun, and the
cattle suffer yet more. The milk pals
show serious diminulion, the dairying
profits shrink, and the stock fall of when
they should be gaining. A severe check
Of this kind will be felt TOO throughout
the season, for much Of the pasture may
be "Summer killed." and the2fuIl flow Of
milk can hardly be regained. This may
be guarded against by putting in a small
plat Of corn, sorghum, milIet or other
suitable crop for cutting and feeding
green. An acre of corn sown broadcast
now, will very soon yield sufficient to give
great relief to short pasture. It IS not
necessary to stable the cows; cut good
supply for them, and feed night and NOR
ming, before they leave the yard they
will eat it with relish, and make am
pie returns IN the milk pans and in the
churn. Even if the threatened drouth
should not come, and abundance Of grass
should grow, the soiling crop need not be
lost. Cut atthe proper season, and prop
erly cured, it will not come amiss next


Winter.
Year: 1860

The Connecticut Legislature has ap-
propriated 500 for the purpose Of in
quiring if any legislation IS necessary to
prevent the cattle distemper from spread
ing into that State, the money to Be ex-
pended under the direction Of the agri-
committee.
Year: 1860

We are authorized to state that Gov Wise
will be in this city on the 9Th Of September,
and will address the mass meeting to be held
on that day.


We also learn that number Of distinguish
ed gentlemen, both from this State and ad]oin,
ing States, will address the people on the great
questions Of the day.


Let everybody remember that the Democrat,
ic Barbecue and Grand Rally will take place N
this city on the 9th of September I'atetgn
Daily Press.
Year: 1860

In this issue Of the Enquirer" will be found
an interesting letter from A. Dudley Mann, to
which we would call the attention Of the South
ern press and people.


The Railroads Of the South are particularly
interested in the subject Of direct trade, and
some certain and effective measure should, by
them, be Immediately undertaken to insure the
required amount Of freight.


Mr.. Mann has nobly devoted himself to this
subject Of direct trade, and his patriotic iabors
should be efficiently aided by the Railroads
Virginia.
Year: 1860

In his speech at New York, Douglas thought
proper to sneer at the courage Of Southern citi-
zens Substantially, he said that while eager
to play the part of traitors, they desire to be
secured against the penalty of treason. In
other words, Mr. Douglas tells them that they
want to break up the Union, but are afraid to
encounter the risk of the gallows which he
proposes to erect for all who refuse to succumb
to Lincoln and an abolition administration


Sneers and threats of this nature come with
bad grace from any man; and certainly none
anxious to promote friendly feeling between
different sections would give them utterance.
Falling from the lips Of Douglas, however,
they are disgraceful in the extreme. He
should be the last to impugn the courage Of
other people, when it is well known that he
crouched like whipped spaniel under the
lash of John J. Crittenden, and that he never
showed himself any thing else than hero ol
the Bob Acres school, in his encounters with
other Southern men.
Year: 1860

The election of Lincoln will inevitably
bring about dissolution of the Union. Mr..
Fillmore in 1856 said that the South ought
not and would not consent to live under a
Black Republican govrnment Bolin Peyton,
the leading Bell elector in Tennessee, says
that man who would consent to hold office
in Southern State under Lincoln would de-
serve to be hung as a traitor Watts the
leader of the Bell party in Alabama, takes the
same view ofthe matter. The people of Mis-
sissippi without respect to party, are commit
ted to the same policy. How is the catastro-
phe to be averted 1t is by giving a united
Southern vote for Breckenridge. He will car
ry Oregon and California and may carry Penn
sylyania and a part of the vote of New Jersey
There is not a single State North, in which
Mr.. Bells friends pretend that he has hall
enough strength to carry it. What then is
the use of his friends running him in the
South?
Year: 1860

The Wide-Awakes" is the title of poIiti-
co military organization of the Black Republi-
cans, extending its ramifcations throughout
| the Northern States, and embracing, as we
learn from the New York Courier and En-
| auirer, not less than four hundred thousand
men.


At recent Black Republican demonstra-
ton in Boston, the Wide-Awakes in full uni
form were present in large numbers, and the
renowned Burlingame, the Bob Acres of Mas
sachusetts, addressed them as the champions
of his party, "their cloud by day and their
pillar of fire by night" whose lamps are the
| funeral torches of our enemies, and whose
black capes are the only mourning you will
ever wear of them" z....4...
These are the forces with which the South
is to be whipped into submission to the rule
of Abraham Lincoln, who, as he declared two
years ago in his Chicago speech, ADVOCATES
BOLDLY AND CLEARLY, a. toar Of sections, a
aOar Of the North against the South, of free
States against the SLAVE States, soar of enter
mindtion, to be continued relentlessly, until
the one or the other shall be subdued, and all
the States shall either become free or slave"


Is it not time for the South to be "wide-
awaken


Horace Greeley delivered speech, reported
in the Tribune, at the dedication of the new
Wide-Aawake Hall in New York. on the 10th
instant. Greeley speaks of the new Wide
Awake organ Eation as follows: l


He had been m uch interested in the WIDE
Awake movement tron the first, for the great
lack of the Republican arty has been practi-
cal, active working men. his was the most
hopeful political movement o this country.
The young men are beginning to 1eel their
true power, and it shows them what &Iey are
able to do for their country. He looked on
this as inaugurating true military movement
of this country. 1t is time that the free men
of this country learned to protect themselves
Our standing army is composed mostly of for
eigners, and officered in the most aristocratic
manner, and he wanted to see this replaced by
this new organization, and let the free and
voluntary military of this country have fair
play; and when Government needs a half
million of men, let her call for them; with the
same money and the same prospect that an
army now have, and we shall soon need no
standing army. He felt more hope for this
organization because it comprises the young
men, and they have liberty inscribed on their
banners.


The great work of the revolution was not
for day, but for years; and he believed the
time would yet come when this work would
be accomplished, and man be equal to his
brother man everywhere, and justice and right
prevail. In this belief he bid them God speed
in their work.


We find in the Cincinnati Gazette of Tues
day last regular military order, showing
that there is a premeditation in this organiza-
ton which we little dream Of The order
which we refer to is as follows:


WIDE-AWAKES, ATTENTION.
Year: 1860

This question is ably discussed BY our friend
of the Southern Journal in lengthy article
from which we extract the following;


What win the South do in the event Of Mr..
Lincoln's election is grave question. II Is
one that ought not to be decided hastily, but
1T must be d=ciaed n>YertheAess- II isa qneB-
ton involving much-frought with the fate
of a great Republic. 1t is ona that should not
be decided by the hot-headed fre-eatera the
corrupt politicians, or the non-progressive old
foges Of the country. The first would jump
at decision rashly, and probably imperil the
safety of the American people unnecessarily !;
the second would be governed entirely by
selfish motives, and adopt whatever policy
that promised to result most benefcially to
themselves; and the third would rather take
a nap, and while in state of mental torporg
await the working Of eyents. Tho question
should be decided by the calm and deliberate
mind of the great mass Of tho Southern peo-
ple For our own part we think the duty Of
the South is clear. Whenever the govern
ment is hopelessly surrendered into the hands
Of its enemies-of those whose bitter and m
creasing hostility to the slave States will
prompt them to use all tbs engines Of official
power to suppress their peculiar institution,
and abolish il, we think the South ought 10
come out. She owes it to her manliness, her
Independence and her political salvation tc
submit to no such sell. destroying state Of
things. The strength Of the Republican par
ty has been growing gradually and rspidly
for twenty years, and their hatred to slavery
has grown with their growth and strengthen
ed with their strength. If they get possess
sion of the government, it viii be idle TO hope
ever to be able to oust them. The South
then, will be reduced to the sad and Disgrace
| ful necessity of submitting TO Abolition
arrogance, abolition rule, and all the long train
of grievances, troubles and drawbacks pro-
duced by an abolition Administration; o. slss
she will be compelled TO come out OF tho
Union and set up on her own hook
Year: 1860

We are informed that these Wide-Awakes
derive their name from the company which
Ossawatomie John Brown headed in Kansas.
One of the most distinguished Generals in the
Mexican war, who has seen much of them,
believes them to be, as general thing, the
hest drilled in military tactics Of any company
that he ever saw outside of regular army.
What all this means we know not, but it is
high time that the South was united, and that,
too, upon some man who could not be claimed
as "a Southern man with Northern princi-
PIES" if there be such a man in the South.
Year: 1860

We learn that this gentleman so long pro-
minenty connected with the politics of East
Mississippi, as an influential and talented
member of the Opposition party, has openly
declared for Brcckinridge and Lane. The
cause Of the Constitutional Democracy is up
ward and onward
Year: 1860

we want who will bsckle their aimor and en-
ter the field; and the young men will then follow and
viii achieve a great and glorious victory. l. for one,
though my age will not allow the privilege Of casting
my vote for Bell and Everett willing to fight for
glorious cause in my own humble way. It becomes US
fight nobly for cause for upon our success or de-


feat depends the future destiny Of the ndtion If we
OF victorious, the Union will remain firm and uni
ted IL we are defeated lost and lost forever
Let these considerations actuate and urge bate
for our common cause. Let each one labor in bis own
sphere and great and glorious victory viii be
ward. More anon. BETA.
Year: 1860

date the platform of principles as laid down by
the Republican party, was, when coupled with the
continued aggression of that party the rights of
the South. The President could not be taken out
of his position while we remain in the Union
The North will never give any guarantees, and if
we 60 into Convention with them, they will bind
the South hand and foot He had been bitter
partizan, but believed the time had come when
party distinctions should be torn asunder-that
there was no halfway ground, that North Carolina
would say to ALL who not for me you are against
me. The extreme Southern States do not wish to
confer and conspre with the border States against
the Union, they will first leave it and hear your
suggestions, The Senator viii wait for overt
act. What is that act? It will never be defined,
and it will never be admitted that it is committed
by those gentlemen who call themselves UniOnsts


Mr. Avery said that Mr. Brown was as much a
disunionist himsef-that the difference be-
tween them was a mere question of time. Mr.
Avery thought if the advocates of Mr. Breckin-
ridge had advocated disunion, that the State would
have gone for him by 10000 majority; that the
people were far in advance of the politicians on
this question Caswell was States Rights county,
and the first gun fired by federal troops to coerce
S. Carolina would bring her people into the field.


Mr. Avery said he would abide the decision Of
the State as a loyal citizen, whatever his own
opinions might be-


Mr. Brown again addressed the Senate. He
spoke in high terms of the message of the Presi-
dent, and said he was proud that Mr. Buchanan
had taken the position he had.


Mr. Avery replied, and the debate was con-
tinued until o'clock, when


Mr. Thomas, of Jackson, said he had no doubt
that both the gentlemen we're patriots and friends
to Constitutional Union, and moved to adjourn.


Since the above was put in type we find more
extended account of the debate in the State Jour
nal, which gives Mr. Avery's remarks fuller than
the above report from the Standard.
Year: 1860

LETTER FROM SENATOR HUNTER.-The Rich
mond Examiner contains long and forcible let
ter from Senator Hunter, on the present crisis OF
our Government. He is anxious to preserve the
Union if it can be done with the Constitution in
its full vigor. For this purpose he counsels uni
ted South an the Union, and calls for Southern
Convention as the means of concentrating South
ern opinion, and of agreeing upon a common de-
mand for security, either in clear recognition of
her covenanted rights, or the granting of new
guarantees If the North should refuse, as he
fears she would, or if from any cause the measure
shall fall as he thinks most probable, then he re-
CARDS the immediate secession of several States as
inevitable. He argues the perfect right of State
to secede, and contends, at much length, and with
an irresistible array of facts and arguments, that
in the event Of the probable secession of the cot
ton States the border slave States will be COM
PEELED, by interest and safety, to follow.
Year: 1860

WHITE WOMAN AMONG THE AFRICANs.-A
Sierra Leone paper states that white woman who
accompanied her husband, missionary, up the
CavalIe river last May, excited the greatest curl
osity among the sable dweers of that benighted
region, where a white woman was never before
seen. All wanted to touch her, and great surprise
was expressed upon feeling her hair. The king of
Nyinemo tribe called her every fne," and COM
plimented her husband greatly for his taste in Sc
lecting her. And when she told him he might
see other white women who would surpass her, he
said that would either never be- or else very long
time. Owing to her presence the attendance on
preaching was extraordinary large. During her
visit at the mission station, hundreds went to see
her, who said they could feel satisfied now that
they had seen such wonderful being a white
woman.
Year: 1860

HIRING SERvANTs.-The accomplished local
editor of the Richmond Examiner, pens the follow
ing very pertinent remarks concerning subject
in which every house-keeper is deeply interested:


The time is fast approaching when people will
be required to procure their servants for the en-
suing year. AS general thing, if people have
servants who have pleased them, it is better to
tain them than to go searching in the vain hope
of getting others who will do better. Such per-
sons msy get better servants, but oftentimes they
get worsted.


1t would be well for those who have hired out
servants to learn how they have been managed, and
not for the chance of small advance upon their
hire to take them away from places where they
have been well cared for. There is no surer way
of running servants than to allow them change
Of place every year. They are sure to be discon-
tented with every home they may find in. the
course of few months, and be trouble to their
employers, and in the end become of little value
to their owners. 1t is to be hoped also, that no
servants will be allowed to hire Themselves, that
is to find some one to act as master for them, who
only receives the money which they pay for their
hire, and exercise no control over them. There
may be some who can thus be trusted with the
disposition of their time but the example seldom
fails to make others discontented, and not unfre-
quently, in the end, to ruin the servant who is
thus INDUCED.
Year: 1860

pas- A lady in Philadelphia, last week, had a
silk dress torn, by its hitching against box the
sidewalk, in front of store She sued the store
keeper for damages, and though he proved that he
was only occupying SO much Of the sidewalk as the
law allowed him, and that the box had been there
only hour and quarter, the Court gave judg-
ment in favor of the plaintiff for five dollars and
COSTS thus legally deciding that everything out Of
doors must stand clear Of hoop-skirts
Year: 1860

ORIGIN OF TlTLEs.-The origin Of the titles d.
D. and LID date back to the twelfth century, at
the first establishment of the Universities, and
were then held in hig esteem. The first person
upon whom the title of Doctor was conferred
was Irnerious. learned Professor of Law at the
University of Bologna. He induced the Emperor
Lotharie H. whose Chancellor he was to create the
title, and he himself was the first recipient of it.
He was made Doctor of Laws by that University.
Subsequently the title was borrowed by the facul
ty of theology, and first conferred by the Unversi-
ty of Paris on Peter Lombard the celebrated scho-
lastic theologian William Gordenio was the first
person upon whom the title of Doctor of Medicine
was bestowed, who received it from the College of
Asti, in 1929. For several ages the doctorate was
title invested with high honor; but in the pre-
sent century, and especially in this country there
are so many thousands of them that the title is
greatly diminished in value, and now hardly worth
having
Year: 1860

The Big Tent was pitched in pleasant
grove few rods north Of the village, on the
banks Of Min Greek, where the trees were
thick, and the shade abundant The under
brush had been mostly cleared away, afford
ing a good opportunity for tying horses, which
was well improved
Year: 1860

The second Pioneer Celebration of Cuya-
hOga County was held yesterday at New
burgh. The occasion drew together very
large cOneourse Of people from different sec
tons Of the county, and many interesting
relics Of the olden time The day was as fine
as could be desired, the sun shining little
too warmly, but its heat being mitigated by
the thick foliage Of the pleasant grove in
which the exercises were hela.
Year: 1860

An Irish family the name have forgotten.
Samuel Dodge had lived on a ten acre lot, but
had at that time taken up his residence at Eu-
cid other families had resided there also, but
at the time arrived, had removed. There were
the remains Of some two or three buildings
along the bank of the river, one Of which
was told had been occupied as store by a
Seotchman, by the name of Alexander Camp
bell, or Macdonald. l1 s
Year: 1860

In relation to the much discussed ssright of
secession the opinions of Henry Clay should
be entitled to consideration. In letter to
Daniel Ullman and others of New York, in
1851, Mr.. Clay said:


elf there are local exceptions at the North
and at the South of rash and misguided men
who would madly resist the Constitution and
laws of the United States, let us not despair
of their return, in seasonable time, to
reason and to duty. But suppose we should
be disappointed, and that the standard should
be raised of open resistance to the Union, the
Constitution and the laws, what is to be done {?
There Can be but one possible answer. The
power, the authority, the dignity of the Gov
ernment ought to be maintained, and resist
ance put down at every hazard. Government.
in the fallen and depraved state of man, would
lose all respect, and fall into disgrace and con-
tempt, if it did not possess potentially, and
would not in extreme cases practically eXer-
else, the right of employing force. The theory
of the Constitution of the United States as
sumes the necessity of the existence and the
application of force, both in our foreign and
domestic relations. Congress is expressly au-
thorized ssto raise and support armes,'' ssto
provide and maintain navy s'to provide for
calling forth the militia to execute the laws of
the Union, suppress Instructions, and repel
invasiors." The duty of executing the laws
and of suppresSiDg instructions is without
limitation qualification it is co-extensive
with the jurisdiction of the United States, and
it comprehends every species of resistance to
the execution of the laws, and every form of
insurrection, no matter under what auspices or
sanction it is made. Indiuiduals, public meet
ings, States may resolve, as often as their
tastes or passions may prompt them to resolve,
that they will forcibly oppose the execution of
the laws, and secede from the Union. Whilst
these resolutions are made on paper, they arc
harmless; but the moment daring hand is
raised to resist, by force, the execution of the
laws, the duty of enforcing them arises, and if
the conflict which may ensue should lead to
civil war, the resisting party having begun it,
will be responsible for all the consequences.