smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862

Wm. II. Ladd, who is excellent authority
upon matters Of this kind, says sweeny is
simply wasting or shrinkage Of the part,
produced by nythiug at all that retards or
decreases the circulation through that part,
and so materially diminishes the natural
healthy secretions. Lameness Of the foot or
leg, so that the horse favors the limb by not
bearing his weight on it, and using it as
little as possible, if long continued, is likely
to produce sweeny of the shoulder. A
bruise, if not severe enough to produce rup-
ture, causes sweeny. You may readily
sweeny horse in either shoulder, by tying
up the foot Ia mode Rarey, and so com
pelling him to throw all his weight and d.
rect all his energy to the other limb for any
considerable length Of time.


A year ago, bad colt kicked, and his
leg broken at three years old. swung the
leg TO a sling around its body. For the
first week, il laid down almost constantly,
except when helped up to suck. 1t then
commenced to get up and move about con.
siderably on the well leg, which grew extra.
ordinarily fast, while the other actually
seemed to diminish, and shrank or swee-
nyed at the shoulder, till there appeared to
be nothing, scarcely, but skin on the shoulder
blade. At the end Of three weeks the bone
was well knit, and turned the leg loose I;
but it was now not more than two thirds as
large as the other, and quite three inches
shorter. watched the colt closely, but did
not see it attempt to put il TO the ground
or use it for more than q week, and had
nearly despaired Of its ever doing any good,
when | one day saw it bend down on the
well leg and touch the foot Of the other to
the ground, evidently trying whether il could
bear any weight on il. The leg grew rap.
idly; and although did nothing to the
sweenyed shoulder, it soon filled up again,
and in few months no one could tell, from
the external appearance, which leg had been
broken.


Remove the immediate cause Of the
shrinkage and nature will mostly restore the
muscle without further assistance. Her re-
Operative powers may, however, be aided,
and cure FASTENED by any stimulating ap-
plication to the spot. Coal oil, British oil,
or anything Of that kind, caused to pene,
trate by elbow-grease, administered by way of
friction, will hasten Their restoration. Horses
suffering with sweeny should always be al.
lowed to rest as much as possible, both on
the score Of humanity, and because when
in use the well limb is consequently making
extraordinary exertiOn, and thus diverting to
it the powers Of nature, which would other
wise be directed to the restoration of the
other.
Year: 1862

When taking these Pills rub HoIloWay's celebrated
Ointment the pit Of the stomach, and over the
regions OF the liver The light side under the ribs
and you viii q once experience change for the better
The improvement, though Il may be gradual, will Be
thorough and lasting.
Year: 1862

Ssme have INDUCED the belief that the recent
elections in the North argued change OF senti-
ment in that quarter, favorable to peace snd 20
the rights Of the South The opinion advanced
by some OF the prominent leaders of the success
full party would seem to Justify that impression
Mr Fernando Wood, we see it stated in a
Northern Journal, recently declared that he mis-
understood the governor elect of New York, If
be would permit any citizen Of that Common
wealth to be arbitrarily arrested and denied the
privileges of haJeas corpus Others have ex-
pressions even more emphatic in reprobation Of
the tyranny established at Washington, and in
favor of peace. These are the expressions Of
individual opinions, it Is truei but the men who
Haake them INERT honorable msnton in any
Eosice taken of the incidents of this eventful era
Nevertheless, we must not forget, in our sdmira-
ton of their aathors, that thsy are nothing more
than the sentiments Of individuals. When we
look to the aYoTRls Of the candidates themselves
Governor Seymour for example We find
nothing re- assuring On the contrary, we see
evidenes Of the gTOssest ignorance Of the first
principles of a confederate system such as the
old Union YVES designed to be. a union OF SOW
ersign and equal States held together by force is
worse than an sBsuTdity. The doctrine of the
Republicans is more logical and respectable
They are murdeIers, marauders and scoundrels;
but they are consistent They hold that the
Federal agent, created by the States and en-
dowed by them with certain limited powers, is
supreme and absolute, aud has the right, and is
in duty hound, to coerce its creators into uncon-
ditional submission. The conservatives, in a
measure, concede this supremacy, while they
assert the sovereignty Of tho States and at the
same time proclaim that the war must be more
vigorously prosecuted to the destruction Of
State sovereignty snd the maintenance of the
Federal supremacy. This is a jumbls of non
sense and contradiction, uninteIligible and be-
meath criticism The difference in substance
between the two Northern parties is the differ
eEce between tweedledee and tweedledum-
unless, indeed, there bs difference which does
not meet the eye


This may be the case. The removal of Gen.
Mcclellan, a partisan Of the successful fsetiOn,
implies that such is the understanding Of Lin
cola aud his administration Holding in their
haHds oil tae vast patronage which the war crs-
ates, they might be well content to leave to
Seymour aud bis party the petty emOluments Of
tbe State governments, If they be- IS they pro-
fes5 to be, really solicilous for more vigorous
prosecution Of the war Still Il may be that the
greediness Of tue Black Republicans Is 90 great
that they are wTstehed if anybody else picks up
Year: 1862

Whether the attitude taken by the British
Cabinet be species Of temporary political ma
neuVering TO escape the dreaded Indignation of
the United States, while shutting it upon
France, or whether it be the bona fde settled
policy adopted by the admins lration of Lords
PslmerstOn aud Russel, the proposition of Ma
polesn to mediate for the closing of the Ameri-
can war cannot fail to have powerful effect in
England. There is & strong party of 0pposi-
ton, headed by Lord Derby, and that party is
favorable to the Southern CJnfederaey There
is, throughout the intelligent classes of England,
current of decided sympathy and admiration
for our people in this war Among the Ia
boring classes there are tens of thousands
OF sufferers through the absence of Southern
cotton, and the cessation of all those branches
Of business connected with and dependent
&pon cotton. Among the mercantile classes
there are the strongest motives of magnificent
and lucrative trade operating in cur behalf All
these influences must be greatly quickened and
stimulated By the direct tangible proposition Of
tina French Emperor Upon that, as point Tap
pWi, they are likely now to Organizs aud set
the battle in array against the ansagonistc Cab
met Of Britain. The ball is fairly opened, and,
in the end, the ministry must either acquiesee
gracefully or eFacuAte their Offices But this is
matter of time, and our military success con
stitUtes a very important feature in the denoue-
WeRf. 10 TINS u Is necessary we should stead
lily and fze6ly devote ourselves By aud BY.
ws shall have friends enough


Thus much for Great Britain and her course
toward US. But what will n0W be the policy Of
Napoleon Third VIII he be satisfied with
the ineffective demonstration he has made to re-
lieVe bis people from the embsrTassments and
suffeTings produced by this war 2 Win he stop
at that, and patiently wait until the time spoken
of by Great Britsin-When the South shall be
prostrsted, or the Northern power broken in
battle Napoleon is a man of profound ref &C.
ton, careful observation and mature preparation
in his plans and policy. In his political moves
he is wont to be neither preeipitste nor fussy.
He has not usually failed in theIaccomplshmeRt
Of his object. His career has not been one Of
vain os.entation or of dependence. But he is
not A transparent man, and time only can reveal
the secret ceunsels of bis breast and his ultl-
mate intentions in the proposal be has made to
England and Russia.


We cannot help thinking, that however I'M
satisfactory in itself the proposition Of France
for en- armistice, aud however untavorsbly 1t has
been received by Great Britain and Russia, yet
The indications are of progress toward ultimate
satisfactory and effective action for the termina-
tion Of the war These indiestions ceunet but
alarm and demoralizs the Yankees, while they
should stimulate us.-ChGrteStOR MercUry.
Year: 1862

LETTER FROM A SERVANT GIRL


TO HEX MISTAKES.


The following letter, written by servant gil
in New Orleans, to her refugee mistress in this
Mace has been handed us for publication:
Year: 1862

one crumb from tho public crib. This may be
the solution Of the mputations Of treason against
the conservatives; and may have given rise to
the rumors that Seymour and Brooks have al
ready been arrested and imprisoned in Fort LIS
fsystte.


When these TumOrs are verified, and when We
sss the opposing factions engaged in bloody
conflict, or when the conservatives shall openly
support peace, and abandon the sbsurdity Of q
Confedersey held together by force, it will be
time enough for US Of the South to lean upon
them, or entertain more respect for them than
for their opponents Richmond IEhig.
Year: 1862

A LITERARY GEM.-The following is q lit
erary extract from Lincoln's Message:


at SIS not SO easy TO pay something ss it is TO
pay nothing but it is easier to pay large sun
than It is to pay larger sum; and it is easier
10 pay any sam when we are able, than il is to
pay il before We are able."
Year: 1862

THE Sins OF OrmERs.-The cynies in
sist upon it that all the world is selfish
and every son of Adam occupied only
with himself. How absurd is this theory
just observe with what solitude and con
cern we all watch the sins and faults Of
other people! how anxious We are to Sc
cure their reform What pains we un'
dertake to bring them to repentance W.
never hear a sermon that We do not gen
crously turn it over to an crrins brother


we never hear wise axiom that we dc
not mentally apply it to a sinful sister
We 20 about lamenting the habits ant
sinful weaknesses Of our neighbors, ant
are in such despair because OF the sin
and vices of society, that nothing consoles
Us but the balm Of our own virtues.
Year: 1862

Take care Of your neighbors; don't let
them stir without watching-they may do
something wrong if you do. To be sure,
YOU never knew them TO do anything very
wrong, but it may be on your account
that they have not; perhaps if it had not
been for your kind care, they might have
disgraeed themselves and families long
time ago. Therefore don't relax any ef-
fort to keep them where they ought to be.
Never mind your own busincss-that will
take care Of itself.
Year: 1862

A young lady Of California recently broke
her neck while resisting the attempt OF .
young man to kiss her. This furnishes .
fearful warning to young ladies' We know
from personal experience lin days gons BY,
alas it is the Saratoga Republican that
speaLs-how prone young girls are to peril
their precious necks by twisting away from
a fellow at time when, by byjudicious exer-
else or sit still and hold your-head-steady


perfect happiness would have been shed
abroad, and the ambient air made luxuriant
with glory. Dear girls, hold your heads
steady, and don't break your darling necks !
Year: 1862

among them is truly astonishing,
and win be a subject Of wonder and marvel
to our posterity when they read about the
Great Rebellion Of 1861. Butnothing will
challenge their amazement 50 much as to
read that the word ato.itionist' WAS ap-
Piled as term Of obloquy and aversion to
all those who loved the Union better than
slaytry-thut will be the crowning wonder
Of our grandchildren, when slavery shall
be thing Of the past.
Year: 1862

A correspondent writing from General


NcClellan's army relates the following
incident:


The exciting event of the day has
been balloon reconnaissance by General
Fitz-John Porter on a scale Of rather
larger magnitude than was intended
At 8 o'clock in the morning Gen. Porter
took his place in Professor loves bal
loon. He supposed the usual number of
ropes were attached to it, whereas there
was only one, and place in this, as
was afterwards ascertained, had been
burned by vitriol, used in generating
gas. Taking bis seat in the car, un-
accompanied by any one, the rope was
let out nearly its full length-the length
is about nine hundred yards-whcn sud
denly snap went the cord and up went
The balloon. This was an unexpected
part of the programme The men be-
ow looked up with astonishmcnt, and
Year: 1862

A Stout MEDICINE. "A manufactured
vender Of quack medicines reccntlywrote
to friend for strong recommendation
of his, the manufacturers 'Balsam.' In
few days be received the following,
which we call pretty strong:


Dear Sir-The land composing this
farm has hitherto been SO poor that q
Scotchman could not get living of
it, and so stony that we had to slice our
potatoes and plant them edgeways; but
hearing of yonr balsam, put some on
the corner Of ten acre field surround =
ed by rail fence, and in the morning
] found that the rock had entirely dis
appeared, neat stone wall encircled the
field, and the rails were split into fire.
wood and piled up symmetrically in
my back yard. put half an ounce in
the middle of huckleberry swamp, and
in two days it was cleared off planted
with corn and pumpkins. and row of
peach-trees in full blossom through the
middle. AS an evidence of its tremen-
dous strength. would say that it drew
striking likeness Of my eldest son out
of mill pond, drew blister over his
stomach, drew a load of potatoes four
miles to market, and eventually drew q
prize Of ninety-seven dollars in a lot
terry.
Year: 1862

THE best way to get help in this world
is to help yourself. Show that YOU
need aid and all will turn the cold
shoulder; but prove that you can do
without folks, and they will beg to give
you lift.
Year: 1862

The "unkuown' correspondent of the
Philadelphia Journal writes as follows
from Harrisburg on the 4th of March


"Mr. TATE offered a bill yesterday,
which proposes to repeal the sixty seventh
and sixty-ninth sections Of the penal code
These section have heretofore been regar-
ded as the Personal Liberty Acts of Penn
Gylvania. The bill of course will encounter
a violent opposition from those who ex-
press SO much sympathy for the negro,
and we may look for kind of Spread eagle
display in its discussion. The passage OF
these personal liberty bills by many of the
Northern States, is one of the worst
features in their legislative history, Isay
this, not because the negro is involved in
the question, but because it was the be-
ginning of system which was to end in
a complete ignoring of the Acts of Con-
grees, and a violation of the rights Of the
people of the gtatcs.


If philanthropy could induce a people
to ignore the laws, fundamental or statute
of the country, there is no telling to what
extent rascality in the shape of humanity
would induce them to 60. One violation
however laudablo, will induce another, and
that one other, until at last the laws will
be respected nor obeyed, and if Congress
in the exercise of the Legislative power
in it, passes law, let it not be ignored by
any State enactments. 1t is, SO long as i
remains unrepealed, the law of the land
and must be obeyed. A people who vic
late law, soon loose their standing among
the nations Of the earth. IF they do 10
respect their own laws, they cannot expec
other people to respect them of their laws
Rebellion always arises from the oncroach
meuts of the powerful on the rights CT th
weak, and from the inauguration Of doc
trines at variance with the laws of OF
government. Let us first place oursolve
right on the record, and then make al
others do the same thing.
Year: 1862

THE last dog story is of two dogs who fell TO
fighting in saw MILL In the course of the
tussel one of the dogs went plump against a
saw In rapid motion, which cut him in two
instanter. The hind legs ran away, but the
fore legs continued the fight, and whipped the
other dog.
Year: 1862

The Pittsburg Landing correspondent
of the Cincinnati Times writes


"I am sorry to inform you that there
is at present some apprehension of a do
mestic difficulty. originating out of the
late commission of female to the rank
of Major in the United States Army.
This worthy lady, whose bravery and
Samaritan kindness to our wounded sol
diers on the battle field of Shiloh has won
her the love and esteem of an appreciat-
ing public, and who has been promoted
to rank by grateful government, is, [
fear, about to fall victim to that most
dreaded of delusions- jealousy. This la
dy is at present holding her headquarters
on board one of the hospital steamers
now lying at Pittsburg Landing, anxious
ly awaiting the expected battle, to again
render that comfort and aid known only
to exist in the presence of angels and the
attentions of lovely woman, But what is
the most unhappy in the case of this lady
Major, is that her once adoring and loving
husband, who now holds the rank as Lieu
enant, insists on being made Colonel,
and gives as reason that his wife now
commands him, from the virtue of her
rank-being a Major-and that this is
directly contrary to the original under
standing existing between them at the day
Of their nuptials. From this protest OF
the Lieutenant l fear that all law-abiding
wives will hold up their hands and ex-
claim, ooh the brute
Year: 1862

The way the Administration is per
forming it's constitutional obligations is
by expending one hundred thousand dot
lars day on fugitive slaves, who have
been induced to leave their masters, who
supported them without expense to the
Government or to the white people of the
North Colonel Richardson proved this
to be the daily amount expended by the
Administration for this purpose, in re-
cent speech made by him in Congress
and no Abolitionist or Republican in that
body dared deny8it,
Year: 1862

= pS- The Abolition Republicans arc Z
hausting their billingsgate upon the Den :
Secratic party sbecauseit is in favor of re-
storing the Union as it was, and maintain
ing the Constitution as it is This is nei-
ther strange nor unexpected. Who ever
heard tell of an Abolitionist who had
any reverence or love for the old Union
and Constitution? 1t is not in them.
They hate the Constitution which our
fathers gave us, and have labored to break
up the Union which they made for US,
hence their abuse sof every man or party


who are for adhering to the old land
marks.
Year: 1862

Rag A letter from New Orleans states
that Gen. Butler has taken General Beau
regard wife, who was found in that city,
ssunder his protection" She is entitled
to the sympathy Of mankind
Year: 1862

who arc so cowed by slavery; and the
other appellation of"poor Whites expresses
not badly their utter poverty in all that is
manly OF high, OF roble in human nature


One could devise no better test Of the
stuff from which mans character is made,
than to see how he endures oppression and
wrong; with how much spirit he resents
insults and outrage; whether he will
defend his rights and his honor like
a man or whether On the contra
~ he licks the hand That BH1ites
him admires and honors the spirit Of the
class that sco1n and dcspise him; grows
proud in memory Of their arrogant bearing
and contume]ious treatment; and is so
craven and ahject, SO lost to all manly i'm
pulse and true selerespect, as to be glad
humbly to serve and defend and fight for
the men who made him an exile from his
home, and have devoted that home, and
kindred to sorrow, ruin and death. Ofall
thesad and terrible exhibitions Of the effect
Of slavery, in destroying all that is best in
human nature, and rendering men most
AFFECT and debased, We know none that so
moves the indignation, pity, and disgust, as
the behavior Of the poor whites, especially
those in our midst, who have not the spirit
or manhood to raise themselves to their
feet, and strike at the monster Who is prey
ing upon, and destroying ill that true men,
everywhere and always, hold the most
precious and sacred.
Year: 1862

We have q letter from a gentleman
well-known in Southern Illinois, in which
he expresses great anxiety to know what
the North end Of the State will do in refer
ence to the New Constitution, Among
other things esays:


Depend upon it, you must be at work to de-
feat the infamous thing. By the means Of the
lodges Of the traitorous knights Of the Golden
Circle-eyery one of said Knights is a eeces-
sionist Of the bitterest sort, and q
friend to the. Springfield abo1nination-
po1led here. Could the people be left to
their own impulses they would choke it to
deatl; but they have not examined it.; they
have no organization !; they are imposed upon
by the Union pretensions of its secession
friends; the bank argument, the niger argu-
the economy Of the thing, are n
dustIioqsly- Piled, and under that meal
majority OF cur people do not see the cat with
claws; hence, if1 am not mistaken, the turn
ont on election day will be considerable and the
vote largely for the fraud. Could the people
know, as know, that the men in Southern
Illinois Who are most prc-eminently active in
working for the SUCCESS Of the constitution
are traitors at heart-as hostile TO the Govern
ment as JEFF. Davis or Beauregard-mcmbers
mostly OF dislo5al associations, chief OF which
is the H. Il. T., they would surely vote as
they ought. But we cannot go teach them
the time before election is too short. We
must depend On you Of the North and LET
me expect you, Standing On the walls as a
sentry, to cry aloud and wake up Northern
and Central Illinois to the danger with which
the material prosperity OF the whole State is
threatened BY the possible success OF that
croTnfng act Of secession Impotence. Viii
you nots


We copy faithfully what our correspond.
ent has written, and once more urge the
matter Of which he speaks upon the attcn.
ton Of men Of all parties in this end o1
Illinois. We do not share his alarm, ex.
cept that VIC fear that the excitements
growing out Of the war will make cur men
apathetic, and that they will not go to the
polls. Why not organize in each village
town. and possibly neighborhood, com.
mittee to see to it that the people yote-a,
least that enough. of them vote to put q
quietus on this Egyptian attempt to usurE
the power Of the State. We appeal to you
Sir, and you. VIII you give half day tc
this matter at once?