smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863

with their rich glossy foliage; by the small
cabbage maenolias with their mammo,h
leaves and blossoms by clusters Of pale
catlpas with their white, fragrant blooms
by stately gums and beechss, trim chin
quepins and spreading pecan hiskories.


I was near to the battles Of Champion
Hill and Black River Bridge but was en-.
gagged in neither. Since the investment
of vicksburg We have lain within half
rifle range Of the enemy, listened 10 the
whistle Of bullets and the scream Of shells
and seen the wounded and the dying as
they fell beneath the CALLING rebel Ere.


Of late we have been scouting up the
Yazoo. looking after Joe Johnston who
threatens our rear. We skirmishsd fire.
quebtly with his cavalry but did not find
his main force. The Yazoo is q fine stream
running near the bluffs on its southern
bank but sufficiently distant 10 allow of
the culture of some very fine plantations.
which, nesting under the steep wooded
hills and watered by limpid running brooks,
offer rare inducements for the planter seek
ing beauty united with utility. Kaine's
Bluff and Chickasaw Bluffs were abandon.
ed by the rebels because they could no,
be defended from the rear. Sherman g
attack on the Chicksaw Bluffs was simply
an act of madness. They are very high
and 2recipitous and command the bottom
half way to the Yazoo. A double line Of
rife pits runs along their base, while far.
tier in front at short rifle range from the
pits runs deep bayou across which it was
impossible for troops to pass. A more
complete slaughter pen could not have
been found.


know not when Vicksburg will fall
The pioneer corps are busy in the
trenches, the sharp shooters are never idle
the artillery ,hunders by day and the NOR
tars by night. x * The only hope
of Inc rebels lies in attacking our rear, ]
think they can raise forty thousand men
for that purpose. but they will meet with a
warm reception. Grant has the doomed
city with its stubborn garrison in his iron
grasp and no power in the southern con.
federacy can wrest it from him.
Year: 1863

ra- Martin F. Conway seems to BE-
trying about as hard to make himself no.
torious as did Vallandigham. Perhaps he
is endeavoring to play the same game
''The independence of the South is an o..
tablished fact" says he. What pretty
set of cravens we should be if we all said
it and then with him curled down like
whipped spaniels. The South is by no
means independent. No! And what 10
better, there are people enough in the
North to actually" correli" the rebels and
wind up the rebellion. But the work has
been nd is being retarded BY rascalIy Of
6cers in the army who are doing nothing
but to draw large pay and scheme for their
own political and personal preferaent,
and men out Of the army just like Coa-
way who are preaching cowardice and
treason.
Year: 1863

I@ The Washington correspondent Of
the New York Tribune states that the
amount of legal tender treasury notes now
in circulation, is three hundI cd aod eighty
one millions. Between three and half
and four millions in demand notes are still
out
Year: 1863

MOBILE, May A-Jackson is occu.
pied by the enemy. We fought them
all day but could not hold the city.


We take the foregoing, flaming head
and all, from the Chattanooga Rebel
which reached us this morning. 1t
was placed in that journal the first
item under the head of Associated
Press Dispatches" We will simply
remark that no such dispatch was re.
ceived in this city, and the telegraph
operator here informs us that no such
dispatch passed through the office,
without which it is impossible for it to
have reached Chattanooga. The Rebel
has been imposed upon.-AtIanta Con.
tederacy.


We failed to get any such dispatch,
and grumbled about it like the deuce.
But it was good joke upon us, and
we ackno nowledgo the corn. The Rebel
must explain how it come by an aSsoct-
ated press dispatch which no other paper
but the Rebel received. 1t has misled
many
Year: 1863

Ras% From the first moment General
Jackson received the wound which
caused his death, he exhibited that calm
resignation and patient endurance for
which he was so remarkable. 1t is
related that during the amputation Of
his arm the General swooned, and was
for some minutes unconscious. When
he partially recovered from this, one
of his aids asked him how he telt, when
his reply was, " Very comtortable.-
Order forward tho infantry to the
front !"
Year: 1863

WHEN you find X before your name on
YOUR paper, please renew your subscription,
las it is notice that the time for which it
has been paid will expire in few days,


Articles of much length, intended for publ
cation, must be handed in in the forenoon to
insure publication next day.
Year: 1863

Constantly on hand a large assortment of Schoc
Books Of Sanders and the National Series and
all other kinds of books in use in the schools
Of the valley. Orders from any of the districts


will be promptly filed.
Year: 1863

NEW CITY HALL.-Bcth Branches of the Bal
timore City Council have passed the resolution
providing for the advertising for plan for a
new City Nall, the successful designer to re-
ceive $4OO if the plan is approved by the City
Council. Messrs. Bishop, Lamden and Proud
were appointed as the committee on the part
OF the First Branch who are TO have charge Of
the matter, In conjunction with a similar com
mittee of the Second Branch
Year: 1863

these decisions, and declared that if sustained
they would effectually cripple the u. States
as military power. The question was finally
decided in 1927 by the Supreme Court of the
United States, which held that it belonged
exclusively to the President TO judge when
the exgency exists which would justify cal
ling out the militia. And this, down TO the
present war, was also the opinion of the DEM
ocratic party, which as late as last summer
was nearly unanimous in urging the authori-
ties at Washington to draft, and in denoune-
ing the system of volunteering as too expen-
sive, and too slow for the exjgency of the
times. They followed the lead of Washing
ton, Madison, Monroe, and all the most dis
tinguished statesmen of their party in uphold
ing the constitutionality and the expedency
of draft. II it was constitutional last sum-
mer, how can ii be unconstitutional now If
it was expedieDt then why is it not thousand
fold more expedient now, at time when the
Union ranks are being thinned by the return
home of SO many regiments whose term of
service has expired 1t requires but little
observation to see that the opposition TO the
draft does not arise from principle, but that
it is instigated by sympathy with the rebel
lion, and fixed purpose to render the war un-
popular among the people.
Year: 1863

A Vermont Yankee claims to have invented
self propelling wheel, or perpetual motion.
A correspondent of the Boston Journal thus
describes it: 1t is simple wheel, runs on
gudgeons, and is independent of any outside
spring, weight or power, as propeller. On
the same axle on which the metal wheel is
fixed is band wheel, on which a band runs
over a small pulley that drives small circu-
lar saw. Set it on a table and remove the
brake, and it will start itself and run with
great velocity, driving the saw. 1t is the sim
plest thing in the world, but cannot intelli-
gibiy describe it but it is at once understood
by the beholder. 1t will not, nay, cannot stop
without bake, as it is so fixed by means of
balls and arms that the descending side OF the
wheel is perperually further from the centre
of the motion than the ascending.
Year: 1863

They live to God, they live to God,


Though gone from human sight
The good and brave, who left tn cir homes
To battle for the right.
To thee. o God, they still live on,


Though ceased their mortal strife;
And wait the triumph of the Cause,
More dear to them than life.
In sight of men they seem to die,


And perish from the earth
But Thou, dost give them. even here,
A new, immortal birth.
Though chastened for little time,
Thou dost reward their pain;
To die, to suffer for the right,


Is, cen on earth, to gain
For to their Country still they live,
And, on her roll of fame
Recorded shall forever stand


Each brave and and honored name,
Year: 1863

The Copperheads are opposed to enlsting or
reinforcing the army for fear the war will be
brought to close, and the soldiers come
home TO vote. They dread the closing, OF the
war, the suppression of the rebellion and the
return of the soldiers more than they do pes
thence and faminel They know it will be a
sorry day for them when the seven hundred
thousand soldiers return. Therefore prolong
the war, keep the army weak, and unable to
give the rebellion final blow until after the
next Presidential election, and Copperhead
may be elected, if the soldiers are not at home
to vote.
Year: 1863

Judge Woodward and frank old Landlord


In one of the Northern counties of thie
State, where trout fishing delights the sports
man, is a country tavern, known as "Rough-
and Ready and the proprietor OF il is we'll
represented by his sign. Some miles distant
resides legal gentleman who is on very
friendly terms with the innkeeper; and last
summer this indiy idual drove up to the inn,
accompanied by another gentleman, when old
Boniface come out 10 bid them Welcome. The
lawyer, with manner that was intended to
impress the landlord with the dignity of the
stranger visitor, said to him ssWen,-,
we have come to spend few days with you
and enjoy fishing this is Judge Woodward.
The landlords brow lowered he scanned the
Judge for moment, and then inquired ssIs
this the Judge who decided that our brave
soldiers have no right TO vote 7'' "He gave
constitutional decision on the question:
said the lawyer. ssHe can't stay in my house;
want nothing to do with body who is op-
posed to soldiers voting; you can drive on"
said old s.Rough and Ready =" and be turned
his back on his visitors with dignity and
contempt that would have become a Caesar
and the lawyer and Judge Woodward had TO
seek other quarters.
Year: 1863

Never was there a more determined sPr-


it manifested by Democrats anywhere than


IS as displayed by the Democracy of this
precinct on election day. Men who had
heretofore been satisfied with merely going
to the polls and voting, and then return
ing to. their places of business, on last
Monday spent tie entire day in doing good
service for the ticket; and never has it been
our lot to witness more universal feeling
among Democrats TO go in and win" than
was then exhibited. Without any special
organization or assigned duty, every man
seemed to work as though the result of the


election depended upon his individual ex-
ertions, and each put his shoulder to the
wheel and pushed with will seldom man
tested in any cause. They were determined
10 give withering rebuke to those who
assume the right to pronounce judgment
upon the loyalty Of the Democratic masses,
because they claim the right to criticise the
acts Of those who for the time being are
Year: 1863

COMPLIMENTARY.-It will be seen by the cleo
ton re!urne in to-day's paper that the voters OF
this precinct have conferred upon Mr. II. Parker
the high honor of eleetng him to the dice of
high Constable of this precinct Mr. p. was also
a ndidate for the Office Of Representative and
county Auditor but in view Of the facts "a la
Vancouver Convenlion-that he "already held
one position in the federal household and could
not be spared from home" and that another was
predestned to fill the position now soon to le
vacated by our esteemed friend Galbreath, the
voters with one consent, and without regard to
party predictions or differences gave him an
earnes; of their high appreciation of his success
in the organization Of the parties in the county
by electing him to the position of constable. AS
the honor was unsought and unexpected by him.
he stands before the people ofthe county living
example of The fact that Republics are not un-
graceful. He will no donbt make an efficient
officer, and the unanimity by which he was elected
bespeaks for him, on the part Of all peace and or


order-lovng citizens, hearty cooperation in the
discharge of the duties of his responsible office.
Year: 1863

A Good Report We announced, on tho
statement of several parties whom we had
reason to believe knew the facts, that the ma
chinery and works Of the Western Machine
Shop would be removed to Indianapolis yester-
day. The Journal of this morning says it
understands the machinery, &c, have not
been removed, and that it viii be temporarily
opened Monday next with the probability that
an Eastern frm viii take the place permanent.
y, and engage in the manufacture Of Railroad
cars. This is good news, and is true, We hope
There is not, we have been assured by intell-
gent Railroad men, better point in the West
for the purpose than Dayton, Such an ac-
cession to our ways and means" of livelihood
would compensate us for the Ioss Of half =
dozen Railroad centres
Year: 1863

Cakes The trade in maple sugar cakes
in this meridian has beeu extensive this sea
SON We saw fifteen hundred pounds in one
lot, yesterday and the peddler of sweetning
said he would have few thousand pounds
more of cakes to dispose Of, besides a lot Of
wax, and several barrels of lasses What
work for the doctors and the dentists
Year: 1863

Shade Trees.-we notice that quite a
number of shade trees have already been set
out along the streets This is the month to
do this work, and the trees should be put out
as soon as the weather is favorable. Maple
are the most popular tree for the sidewalk.
Silyer-eaf popular grow very fast-indeed,
too fast They are too soft, aud it is almost
impossible to get them to stand up, when the
tops are weighted with foliage See that the
ground for shade trees is well prepared and
that the roots are not cramped


Those who intend putting out fruit trees,
fruit bushes, grape vines, shrubbery, &c,
should have the work attended to the first
suitable weather And employ some one to
do the work who understands it, or it will not
avail you much.
Year: 1863

Kathleen 0'Eeilrs Troupe. We have
for some time seen highly complimentary nc
tees of Miss Kathleen 0'Neills Troupe in
the newspapers Of the principal cities, and
we had just concluded that visit Of the par
ty to our city would be agreeable to us and
profitable to them, when the Avsunt Courier
called into our Office TO inform us that the
Troupe wonld visit us some time next week,
We will know all about the interesting event
in a day or two. By the way Miss Kathleen
is universally pronounced to be pretty, tai
ented, and highly respected young lady her
company is organized on the basis of individ-
ual and professional excellence; and alto
Rether the party give a very popular enter.
tainment We mention the matter now that
our citizens may know there is good thing
in the show line impending.
Year: 1863

Established Fact. Some persons in
speaking Of their wares say the popularity
Of so-and-sO sis rapidly increasing" That's
all well enough for novelty; and it may be
as true as tits agreeable We do not hear it
said of the Wheeler q Wilson Sewing Ma
chimes, that their popularity is rapidly in
creasing (" for those conditions of the public
pulse have been met long ago the reputation
Of the Machines is an established fact" So
generally are they an institution of the plae
that il not another one of those machines
would be sold here, it would pay an Agent
handsomely to remain here to supply material
and see to the wants of those already here.
Year: 1863

That Outrage. 1.-THE Journal has n
sensation story about the Dissertation Of the
American Flag at Centreyille, on wednes-
day morning Of this week, The foundation
for the story of our cotemporary's "rsliahle
gentleman is rather small 1t is something
like this


A meeting was appointed ut the Old School
Baptist Church in Centreville ION Wednesday,
to hear Kentucky Minister preach Certain
persons thereupoh started the story that the
preacher was secesh, and circulated all
manner Of offensive Dlather about prominent
members Of the congregation being in sym
pa,hy with the rebellion, >&e-i and an effort
was made to get up demonstration against
the meeting. 1t was finally determined by
the msehief-makers to offer test after the
manner Of General Schenck, at Baltimore !;
and an old flag was procured from some gar
ret where it had been handed over 10 the
vermn, and put up stealthiy on the cupola
OF the Church at one clock on Wednesday
morning


Inc preacher ana tue lAemoerh VI Iho
Church against whom these insulting denun-
Citations had been directed, we're all Union
men, and law.abiding citizens They were
aware that the demonstrations we're intended
to annoy them, and not for the purpose Of
''honoring the flag |" The men who put the
dag on the building are innocent Of any thing
like reverence for the time,honored standard
of our glorious country, and to talk of their
feeling any emotions in contemplation Of it's
history and associations is 100 palpable for
mirth An insult was intended by the flag
demonstration, and it was that which was re-
sented by taking the flag down, while not the
slightest disrespect was intended to the flag
itself The gentleman who removed the flag
distinctly stated phy he did So and hedeolared
that he reyered 1t as much rs any one. The
sneaks used our National Banner for the pur-
pose of getting up feeling against the men
they intended to insult This--we have it
from persons who live at Cenireville--is the
''Dastardly Outrage" denounced in the Jour
mat
Year: 1863

How NATURE COVERS UP BATTLE
FIELDs.--rld | tell you ever, among the
affecting little things one is always see,
ing in these stirring war times, how I
saw on the Bul. Run battlefield pretty,
pure, delicate flowers growing ont Of
emptied ammunition boxes, rose thrust
ing up its graceful head through the
head Of Il Union drum, which doubtless
sounded its last charge Cor retreat, as the
case may have bcen), in that battle, and
a cunning scarlet verbena peepng out Of
a fragment of bursted shell in which
strange cup it had been planted' Wasn't
that peace growing out of war? Even SO
shall the graceful and beautiful! ever grow
out Of the horrid and terrible things thas
transpire in this charming but ever ad-
yancing world Nature covers even the
battle grounds with verdure and bloom.
Peace and plenty soon spring up in the
track Of devastating campaions, and all
things in nature and society shall work
out the progress of mankind and harmony
Of Gods great designs.
Year: 1863

50 over tc the rebels, or throw down their
arms and withdraw from the army, or
refuse to pay their taxes. or in any other
way decline to aid the government to
suppress the rebellion. But knowing full
we'll that with the Lincoln object in view
the war will never end, they will hope and
labor for the speedy coming of the day,
now near at hand, when the reins of 60
vernment will pass into democratic hands,
and the war thenceforth be prosecuted for
its legitimate objects, to q speedy and
honorable peace.


Our confidence in speedy peace under
democ, attic rule We hold to rest on solid
foundation. We believe that the masses
Of the South are sick at heart of the war
that they would like to conclude with
Lincoln peace on the basis of separa.
ton; but failing in that, they look with
seme hope to the next Congress for peace
upon the basis of restoration. This, of
csurse, 10 outside of the government, or
even the Southern press, but it is the way
most of the people our army meet, and
tie prisoners We take, talk. The ssasses
Of tho North and South being for peace,
vhat stands in the way of its accomplish
s1sntf When the people of both sections
earnestly address themselves to this aues-
ton, peace will not be far off We never
yet heard of thirty millions of people who
could be kept at war against their own
will.
Year: 1863

The Chicago Times on Tuesday startled
radical abolitionism out of its boots by
short article on the forthcoming proclama-
ton, embodying, as the members Of that
delightful party MAINTAIN, threat, in the
name of the great democratic party, Of
going over to the Southern Confederacy if
the proclamation is persisted in. The
Times said, and we think truly, that issu
ing the proposed proclamation on the lst
of January would radically divide the
North as to the war; that the President
knew this; and that, therefore in issuing
the illumination, the President would pro-
ceed maliciously and deliberately to divide
the North. By Dividing the North
our radicals say, the Times means that the
democratic party will join hands with the
rebels. The Times justifes this and is
therefore guilty of treason. And on We'd
nesday they had it all over town that the
Times had beeu suppressed. The wish
was further to the thought. But the Times
has not been suppressed, ner will 1t be-
That sort OF business is played out.


Of course the Times meant no such
thing as that imputed, and if it did, would
have no influence with the great demo
cratic party. Issuing the January procla-
nation will not change the democratic
adherence of the rebellion. That must
be put down, come what may. But where


as tho democratic party insist that the
only legitimate object Of the war can be


the suppression of the rebellion and resto


ration of the constitutions, the President


by his January edict, changes that Object


TO the destruction of slavery and over


throw of the constitutions As TO th'


object of the war, therefore, there can b
: no question, but the North will be divided
The democrats cannot support the va
lwased for such purpose. They will NO
Year: 1863

The captain of vessel just arrived in
the harbor of New York, directed an
Irishman to throw the buoy overheard.
Shortly after, the captain inquired if his
order had been obeyed. The Irish man
replied with great simplicity, g could not
catch the boy, so l threw the old cook
overheard" Anything but a dry joke.
Year: 1863

swell, you may say what you please
about Capt Speckle's meauness-there is
one thing I know; and that is, that he
saved my life three times at the battle of
Chapultepec."


How so p


"Why, every time he ran away follow
ell him T.
Year: 1863

Coon HINr.-Send your little child
to bed happy. Whatever cares press, give
it warm. goodnight kiss as it goes to its
pillow The memory of this, in the stormy
years which fate may have in store for the
little one, will be like Bethlehems stBr to
the bewildered shepherds.
Year: 1863

e| The destination Of the great expe-
dition under Banks, sent to New Orleans,
was kept profound secret. It was the
only expedition jet sent out whose destin-
alton the public failed to ascertain; and
get, singular to say, it was the only one
where secrcsy was wholly useless. New
Orleans was in possession Of the Federal
forces. So far Us the rebels were concerned,
it made no matter whether they knew its
destination or not, before hand The troops
might have been publicly sent in convent
ent detachments, without prejudice to the
Government There was absolutely nothing
to be gained for our side by concealing the
destination Of the expedition. Why, then,
was there such impenetrable mystery !?
THERE'S one simple and sufficient answer.
The expedition was concocted bySeward for
the purpose Of supcrscding and getting rid
Of Gen Butler, who was very obnoxious to
the willy, intriguing premier, and had
it been known to the country what he was
after, such protest would have gone up
to the capital as could not be resisted or
gainsaid. Two millions Of loyal men would
have shouted in the frightened ears Of the
Secretary, re forbid" The expedition
would have been sent up the York River
to strike the rebels blow in the rear,
while tile. Potomac army assailed them in
front. Richmond would be ours to-day,
and $4,000 Of our brave young men would
have escaped immolation on the bloody
hillside Of Fredericksburg. But then, But
lers head would not have rolled into the
basket for the qualification Of the Premier
a head which will have to be replaced
on the same neck.