smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862

OF the American peasant you arc wrong
You enter this hut, which looks the abode OF
misery the master is dressed as you are his
language Is tha, Of the towns. On his rude


table are books and newspapers he takes you
hurrdly asid' to be informed Of what is going
on in Europe. and asks you wha has most
struck YOU in this country lie will trace on
paper the plan Of campaln in Belgium, aud
will tench you grayey what remains to be done
Cor tIfe prosperity Of France. You might take
him for rich proprietor come to spend a few
nights Ia shooting-box. And, in fact, the log
hat is only landing place for the Amancan-
a temporary submission to necessity. As soon
as the surrounding fields are thoroughly cnltya-
ted. and their owner has time to occupy himself
with auper1uities,a a more spacious dwelling will
succeed the log hut, and become the home Of Il
LARGE family Of children, who, in their turn.
will some day build themselves a dwelling in tie
wilderness.-A'eris de TocqueuLk.
Year: 1862

A STRANGE DREAM.-Old Squire w. is
ap honest, jovial soul, with few religious
scruples-fond Of hearty laugh or good
joke at any time He relates the following
on himself as an actual occurrence One
night, boys, l had very strange dream. I
thought I was about to get to Heaven. A
long ladder, ike Jacobs reached from the
ground towards the ''good place. and it
was on this ladder that I went up When
l reach ed the top I found space of seven
or eight in tervening between the last round
and the celestial gate. l could see within,
and catch glimses of the fine things inside
Peter stood at the entrance he leaned over
-reached out his hand and told me to make
a big jump. I did jump, boys, and got one
of the d-dest falls you ever heard Of
fof found myself sprawling on the floor,
having jumped out Of bed while was try
ing to jump into heaven"
Year: 1862

Ew One reason why we meet with so few
people who are reasonable and agreeable in
conversation is, that there is scarcely any
person who does not think more of what he
has to say than Of answering what is said
to him.
Year: 1862

decrease of slaves in ten years BITS
increase In free negroes S,99;


Increase of total cold population 5.Sl!


Now, sir, thege figures show that we have
larger free colored population than any
other State in the Union, and if any mea-
sure should be adopted, against the consent
of Maryland, by which this class of persons
should be suddenly augmented and the slaves
rapidly decreased, it would lead to the GER
tain adoption of violent measures for the
expulsion of the free blacks beyond the lin
its of the State. The question has already
assumed such magnitude that laws which
would almost have disgraced the statutes of
barbaric ages have been proposed in our
State, and only by the interference of the
sentiments of enli lightened and
humane people have these violent measures
been averted, purely out Of considerations
of humanity to this oppressed class of peo-
pie.


Slavery abolished in this District, and
laws passed against the recovery of abscond-
ing slaves, the decrease would be rapid in
Maryland, while the free negroes would re-
main; and from the natural increase alone
we would find in few years one-sixth of
our whole population of this class, to say
nothing of the great injustice to the people
Of this District which would result from the
immense increase of fugitive negroes here
oy the passage Of this bill.


have some curious statistics here, which
accidentally met my eye in the last few days;
which have taken the trouble to invcsti-
gate, from the census tables; and with the
Year: 1862

The first thing noticed, writes a Paris
correspondent, whenever l meet colored
people in Paris, that they manifest a dig
nifty and self-respect which they lack in
America. This is n natural consequences
Of the treatment they receive. They are
never insulted because Of their color
They are never reminded that they are in
ferior for this reason. I see everywhere
nurses and domesties in families where
are also white servants, with whom they
sit at the same table, occupy the same
sleeping room, chat and gossip together in
the house, without the slightest manifesto
tion on the part of those with a lighter
skin, that they do not consider them EQUALS.
And it is also true that there exists no in
equality. l have listened during many
months TO the conversation of these two
classes Of servants, and watched them with
regard to capacity for the duties they have
to perform, and as far as my observation
extends, the colored servants are superior
to the white.


Twas long time in family of the old
aobleSss, where negro woman came often
to make visit. Her husband had been a
military man, and either by length Of SER
vice or some act Of sufficient Importance,
had acquired the right to a pension for
life. They are what we should call in
American palaces respectable people;p
and they came not to see the servants. but
to visit the family, and sat at the table
with them. -


1 have seen a quadroon family enter
Partisan saloon, where they were received
and regarded by sll as any other Partisan
family in the same circles. Some Ameri-
cans did not hesitate to manifest their in
dignanon, and annoy every person pres
ent, thongh the saloon was not theirs, and
they could claim no privilege that could
not be equally claimed BY any other guest,
black or white.
Year: 1862




The Cincinnati Commercial says that
the project Of military road from Lexine-
ton to Cumberland Gap has not been aban-
dOned, though it is likely to become in
part at least a work of individual enter
prise. Major Ridenour, who has had an
extended enterprise in the Transportation
Department, has returned to Kentucky by
invitation Of influential citizens, who de-
sign to cooperate and to assist in secur-
ing cooperation, in the work of construct
ing road of present vital military i'm
portance, and one that, in all time to come,
would have great commercial value.


Major Ridenour's plan, in brief, is to
construct a road one hundred feet wide, on
the most direct practicable route from
Lexington, or some point nearer the Ohio,
to Cumberland Gap, and thence to Knox
Vile, in East Tennessee-the timber to be
cleared for three miles on each side, or
rather felled, SO as to form an easy OBJ
StruetiOn to cavalry and guerrilla raids,
and to prevent ambuscades.


The Major is Of the opinion that military
necessity demands and will justify the
construction Of such a road, and that the
work can be done at comparatively little
expense. He suggests the drafting of the
able-bodied free colored men Of the loyal
States, to be employed on the work, and
also the employment of all able-bodied
contrsbands who come within the lines Of
the United States army these persons to
be put upon the payroll, compensated ac-
cording to the kind and amount of labor
performed by them, to receive one-third |
or one-half Of their pay monthly and the
balance at the close Of the war, together
with transportation to such country as
they, or the Government may select for
their colonization. Instead Of compensate
ing loyal masters for their emaneipated
slaves, directly from the Treasury, thus,
in effect, taxing the people of the non
slaveholding States for q species of prop
erty which their laws and their conscience
es do not recognize, he would have such
negroes put upon the payroll and allowed
to work out the price of their manumis-
sion themselves, with the understanding
that when done, the military road COM
pleted, and their services no longer re-
quired by the Government they are to
be colOnized abroad, or upon whatever ter
ritory may be selected for their colonial
ton.


The Importance Of the work considered
is very great but if emancipation IS Sc
cured at the South, there will be no ne
cessity for cOlOnizing the nergOes. Their
natural home will be at the South, where
their labor can best be made available for
and the country.
Year: 1862

An Important neutrality-suspicious. Loco.


motive Tenders with Water. without


Stopping.


A gentleman recently returned from


Great Britain furnishes the United States


Railroad and Mining Register with a de-


scriptiOn Of an invention of Mr.. Rams


bottom, for supplying the tender of a To-
comOtive with water whilst running, a
thing hitherto considered impossible. It
is thus described:


The object Of the apparatus forming
the subject Of the present paper is to sup
ply locomotive tenders with water without
requiring the stoppage Of the train for the
purpose 1t consists of an open trough of
water, lying longitudinally between the
rails at about the rail level; and dip
pipe or scoop attached to the bottom of the
tender, with its lower end curved forwards
and dipping into the water Of the trough.
so as to scoop up the water and deliver it
into the tender tank whilst running along.
The trough contains five inches depth of
water, and the scoop dips two inches into
the water, leaving a clearance of three


-N--~' ~ tAAG DOhlDLu VI Inc LOT aQV
deposit Of ashes or stones. The trough is
SO constructed as to present no obstruction
to be caughtby any loose couplings or drag
chains that may be hanging from the trains
passing over it; and experiments have
been tried with bunch of hook chains and
screw couplings hanging down behind the
tender and dragged along the trough with
out any damage occurring.


The principle of action Of this appara-
tus consists in taking advantage of the
height to which water rises in tube
when given velocity is impaired to it on
entering the bottom of the tube: the con-
verse operation being carried out in this
case, the water being stationary and the !
lube moving through it at the given vel
'city.'


By this apparatus a speed of fifteen |
niles per hour raises the water y feet to
he top of the delivery pipes in the tender.
t was first suggested by the necessity of
'unning the Irish mail from Chester to
iolyhead, distance of 81. miles, in two
iours and five minutes. By this inven-
ion, no stoppage is made in the whole
istance.
Year: 1862

General ScOtt's exposition of the treason
of Buchanan whilst President is terrible.
We don't see why anybody should be in
Fort Warren or Fort Lafayette while Bu-
ohsnan is out. And we don't see why the
earth should continue to bring forth hemp
if Buchanan is to remain unhung.-Louis-
piNs Journal
Year: 1862

The Wheeling Press, referring to the
legal opinion Of Judge Curtis as to the IN
oOnstitutiOnality of the Emancipation
Proclamation, says:


The nation owes debt Of gratitude to
Judge Curtis, which, we are sure, would
be NEST satisfactorily discharged By a gen
eral perusal Of his argument"


We should think so, and hardly know Of
any debt TO the Judge which would not be
discharged by a reading of his paper.
Year: 1862

An act in addition to an act for the Settlement

 of Estates, Testate, Intostate and Insolvent,"

 Be t enacted by the Senate aud House of Rep rescntatiues, in General Assembly conpe,ped:

 The successor of any trustee of any estate in settlement who may have died or been removed from office, in whose name, as such trustee, a suitsmay be pending, may enter and prosecute such suit in his own name in the same manner as his predecessor might have done, had he con tinuod in said office; and no suit banding in the name of any estate in settlement shall abate by reason of his death or removal but his success sor shall have right to enter and prosecute the same.

 Approved July l0th 1862 -L--
Year: 1862

An Act in addition to an Act entitled ''an Act

 in addition to- an Act to provide for the Or

 ganization and Equipment of a Volunteer

 Militia,a ,and to provide for the Public Defense,

 passed May session, 1861.

 Be t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatires in General Assembly eonpened:

 In case any board of selectmen of the several towns in this State shall refuse or neglect, will fully, to comply with the requirements of section third of the act to which this is an addition, the person and persons so neglecting shall each and severally forfeit and pay into the treasury of this State, the sum of five hundred dollars, to be re- covered by any proper action, in the name of the State Treasurer.

 Approved July 9th, 1862.
Year: 1862

CHAPTER XIV.

 An act in addition to an act entitled "an act

 for the Settlement of Estates, Testate, Intes

 tate and lnsolvent."

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep rsseHtatires in General Assembly convcned:

 Whenever any court of probate shall make an order for the sale of the real estate of any estate, testate or intestate, in pursuance of the provisions of section thirty-eighth of the act to which this is in addition, if the appraised value of the real estate in the inventory of said es. tate shall exceed the amount of the debts and charges specified in such order of sale, the ad- ministratOr or executor upon said estate may make application to said court describing the real estate proposed to be sold under said or. der, and alleging that the same cannot be bene. fcially divided for the purpose of sale and said court, after such notice. upon such application as they may prescribe, if they find the alega- tions therein true, may order the sale of the whole, or part of the real estate described in said application, or of an undivided interest therein, as shall appear to said court most for the interest of said estate i; and the surplus re- maining after the payment of said debts and charges and incidental charges of sale, shall be divided or distributed in the same manner as such real estate would have been divided or dis tributed if the same had not been sold.

 Approved, July 9th, 1862.
Year: 1862

CHAPTER LXIII. An act in addition to " An Act concerning Con-

 munities and Corporations

 Be tt enacted 6ythe Senate and House of Rep resentatiues tn General Assembly conrened:

 The county commissioners fol the county of New Haven are hereby embowered to designate as the place in the town of New Haven for hol- ding the several courts of this state, the build ing now being constructed by the town and city of New Haven for public offices, fronting on Church street in said town and when the same shall be so designated by said county commits sioners it shall henceforth be established, during the pleasure of the general assembly as the place for holding said courts when by law required to be holden in said town, any law to the contrary hereof notwithstanding.

 Approved July 10th, 1862.
Year: 1862

Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep- rese'aatires in General Assembly concened:

 SEC. l. That in all cases wherein the pro visions of any statute requiring public notice to be given or an application to be made in writing have not heretofore been complied with such neglect and omission shall not invalidate any or der of any court of probate accepting the resig- nation of any trustee.

 SEC. 2. This act shall not affect any suit now nendinr
Year: 1862

/ Ifsyou cut off the back legs Of
your chaits, SO that the back part
lof the seat shall be, two Inches
lower than the front part, It will
greatly relieve the fatigue of sit.
ting, and keep your spine in much
better shape. The principal fa-
tigue in sitting comes from your
sliding forward, and thus strain
ing the ligaments in the small of
the back. The expedient advised
will obviate this tendency and add
greatly to the comfort and health
fulness of the sitting POSTURE
The front edge of a chair should
not be moro than fifteen inches
high for the average man. The
average chair is now seventeen
inches high for all, which no
amount Of slanting in the seat can
make comfortable, GYM
n0Siunt. ..I ~.. .... ..... ....
Year: 1862

6IRs,-You may not have been at


the trouble to look carefully into


the real condition in which we are


placed by the'present war, and its


consequences. You can get q much


better price for Whatever you may


have to sell this year than you
Fcouid for many years past, and you


are therefore in a much better con-


dition to pay for your paper. But


how is itwith US? Have you thought


on that question? We have fewer


subscribers now than we had last
year. We lost a considerable sum
of money by the Press last year.


We now pay nearly twice as much
for our food and clothing as we
did last year, and much higher for
paper and ink. How then with
smaller circulation, and o much
dearer paper to print Oh are we to
live and be honest? We cannot do
it. There will be Q meeting held
soon in q central town, of the pro-
prietors and conductors of country
weekly papers to fix q price at
which the various county papers
can be sold in future. A few addi-
tional cents paid yearly by each Of
our readers will not hurt them,
but will be much to US. If the Dem.
ocrats of Old Preble, with their po-
tatoes, wheat, corn, hay, pork, but
ter and wood at an advanced price
will stand by and let their county
paper suffer for want of a liberal
and generous support, let
them do so-w we cannot help it
Our Office books will show that we
have done our best to serve ourrea.
1ers for eighteen months atIa.great
.oss to ourselves. We, did thinks
hat after the unexpected: triumph
't the Democratic party at the late
elections, many Of them would
come forward unasked to subscribe
10 the Press. We shall! be compel.
ed to raise the price of. our paper
n the year 1863: Allswho will; paw
10 before that time will be charged
the old price, namely, $3.50!
Year: 1862

that army and navy cemetery and yet,
not wholly voiecless was that solitude.
Deeper, more solemn, and yet more
sweet than that eternal dirge which the
pine grove and the rcsounding sea near
it are chanting, our hearts heard voice
telling us not chiefly of death, but, if
we and those silent sleepers were true
soldiers of the cross, or if those departed
sailors had Jesus for their pilot over
life's solemn sea, that voice spoke for
them and us a nobler word; it was
Immortality.
Year: 1862

the distance of ten miles from said cities,
and all civil jurisdiction and the privi-
lege of the writ of habeas corpus are
hereby declared to be suspended within
the limits aforesaid. This proclamation
will remain in force until otherwise
ordered.


In faith whereof ] have hereunto set
my hand and seal, at the city of Rich
mond, on the twenty day of
February, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.


JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Year: 1862

SAMBo, is your master good farm
or 2"


Oh, yes, sab massa fuss rate farm
er-he make too crop in one year"


How is that, Sambo ?'


" Why, he sell all de hay in de fall,
and make money once den in de spring
he sell de hides of de cattle dat die for
want of de hay, and make twice"
Year: 1862

AN Irishman who was troubled with
the toothache determined to have the
old offender extracted, but there being
no dentist near he resolved to do the lob
himself, whereupon he filed the excava-
tion with powder, and being afraid to
touch it off be put slow match to it.
and then ran to get out of the way.
Year: 1862

TAXING HINT" Why, Pete, your
back from Dodd's early; isn't Ruth ter
hum 2" inquired Yankee girl of her
awkward brother, who had been court
in about half an hour before.


Yaas, she was thar but and the
old man didn't agree very we'll, so he
gin me hint and left"


"a hint pray what sort of hint ?"


Wall, he opened the door and
pointed down towards our house, and
then kindly raised his right foot as
though be was going to kick, and felt
SO ashamed of such conduct before Ruth,
that left without saying another word"
Year: 1862

Religion is necessary and almost
indispensable clement in any human
character. There is no living without
it. Religion is the tie which connects
man with his Creator and binds him to
His throne.
Year: 1862

troops; eaid he served with notice. like all other
planters that be dispose Of his cotton to the Con-
federae States agents and take their bonds To this he
moot emphacay refused, and rather than do So turned
TO and burned IT, II no is not good Union man, then


would like to That he will receive tie protec
ton Of our you may assured in the best
possible No doubt there hundreds Of equally
10 loyal good men as this in the country, they only
dare speak and act
Year: 1862

by Others resident here and elsewhere. and connected
with tho army the navy and In private life Now time
and space are insufficient.


TIE ENROLMENT OF FREE ExGRoKs IN RkBELDoM.


In the Virginia House OF Delegates on the Atm instant
the subject Of enrolling free negroes for the rebel army
the following debate took place We copy tho oiclai
report Of the proceedings from the Richmond Er-
a,ainer.-


The bill amending the Convention act for the enrol
men offree negroes was motion OF Mr. PRINCE taken
up Among the amendments in this bill Mr. Prince
called attention to the allowing ten cents for each
negro enrolled To the Sheriff officer so enrolling
them He proposed to strike out this amendment ana
insert lieu Of the proposed compensation that II the
law they be subjected 10 penalty OF not less than nty
nor than hundred dollars. AS those oftcers
exempt from military duty, he ssid it was about
little they could do 10 perform the service Of en-
rolling the free negroes OF their respective counties as
part OF their official duties. His amendment was
adopted.


Mr. RIvEs proposed that the amendment in the bill re-
specng the Of the enlistment Of negroes be amend
cd TO make the ninety days. instead OF hundred
and eighty His for this was the iact that the
families OF many Of the free negroes enlisted having
other Of support would as had beon the case
in his county suffer very much from want


Mr.. PRINCE agreed 10 compromise with the gentleman
on one hundred and twenty days.


Mr. ANDERSON of Botetourt, hoped that the amendment
would pass One hundred and eighty days were only
six months and il white could be drafted for two
years. he reason why FREQ negroes should % on
titled to such charitable discrimination.


Mr. RvEs replied that he mado the proposition from no
particular friendship to free nogross II were in hss
pousr, he oould them all into soves tomorrow
But was simply call the attention Of the House 70 the
fact that In his own county many severe cases Oh suHe
ing had occurred among the families OF free negroes from
this cause ho thought that possibly some
might be brought about by tho amendment proposed


The amendment was rejected, and the DIN was snen
ordered TO It's sngrcssment. .r