smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863




The late operations of the united ar
mics of Tennessee and Cumberland al
Chattnoga, have proven to be among
the most successful ones of the war
while at the same time they present sew
eral most interesting examples of STRAIT
ego maneuvers in the face of the enc
my. We have received from a highly
reliable source a full, clear and explicit
statement of the several distinct move
ment of the late operation, and this
we present below in plain narrative
style-to our readers. 1t will be seen
firm the account, thatthe primary object
of the movment was 10 get possession
ofLookout Mountain, in order 10 open
railroad communication with Bridg
port. A second important object was
to make a diversion in favor of Gen.
Burnside, as by forcing Bragg to raise
the siege and retreat, Longstreet's rear
would be so seriously exposed that he
would have to abandon the siege oi
Knoxville. Other objects of minor i'm
portance were promised by the success
ful issue of the proposed contest. These
have been more than realized, since
not only have we gained possession o.
the railroad, succored Burnside to such
a degree that he is now already reliev,
ed, but we have captured at slight cost
of life, large numbers ofprisoners and
material.


In the three days. operation our loss
in killed and wounded and prisoners il
officially reported at not more thar
thirty-two hundred. In addition to oul
visible and material gains, the armies
engaged have added much to their de
serted renown, and their admirable dis
cipline and esprit de corps been in
creased by the success which give,
them, at the same time, such increased
confidence in themselves
Year: 1863

No l. When the Brigade, company
or squad, is on drill should an amusing
incident occur each man must yell at the
top of his voice. This is for the purpose
of testing the lungs, wind, SC.
Year: 1863

By virture of authority vested in me by an act of
Congress authorize the establishment of express
mails" approved May !, 863 have this day entered
into agreement by which two mails week will be
carried each way between Meridian in the State of Mis-
sssipp and Shreveport, in the State of Louisiana.


Now the expense of the carrying of said ex-
press mail it is ordered that all letters and pack
ages carried said route, except the official cor
respondence and blanks and postage stamps of the
Post Office Department. the postage to be prepaid in all
cases. shall be the of forty cents each single
letter of half ess and forty cents for every
additional half ounce or fraction of half ounce.


Letters and packages to be sent by this route may
be mailed and the postage paid post office in the
Confederate States and those sent from the East to the
West of the Mississippi should be plainly marked via
either Meridian or Brandon Mississippi and those sent
from the West the East of the Mississippi should be
plainly marked via either Shreveport or Alexandria,
louisiana they will be forwarded from either of said
offices, and from other without further notice.


JOHN Fl. REAGAN,


Oct 2z 1863 Postmaster General.
Year: 1863

The sons OF the poor die rich, while the sons o
the rich die poor. What encouragement to toi
through life in acquiring wealth TO ruin our chil
educate our sons-secure their viitue BY habis
Of industry and study and let them take care Z
themselves.
Year: 1863

pg- merchant was arrested in Richmond re-
Gently for rendering fraudulent list of sales to the
Confederate tax collector. He was bound over in
the sum of $4,000.


It is strange that so many men will make false
returns, and swear to lie, for the purpose of
avoiding the payment of few dollars tax. 1t is
suggested that in order to prevent and detect
frauds, publication should be made of all tax re-
turns Five times the cost of publication would
be saved by the increased amount of taxable pro-
perty returned. The fear of exposure would COM
pei some men to be honest.


We take the following from an exchange paper
showing some of the tricks resorted to for the pur
pose of evading the tax law:


DEFRAUDING THE CURRENCY.-A man engaged
in business in this city has been arrested lately,
and held for trial, charged with perjury and de-
frauding the Government of the war tax. If the
charge is sustained, hope speedy and severe
punishment will follow conviction.


We have heard of case by which the tax law
has been evaded in way that may not be readily
detected, but which richly deserves condign pun
ishment. A gentlemen wishing to purchase a
large quantity of whiskey applied to dealer, who
took him to another store, and sold him the whis-
key, and received the money.


A gentleman who witnessed the transaction in,
quired of the merchant in whose house the liquor
was stored, how it was that the other sold his
whskey? He answered that it was all right. He
did not sell the whiskey, therefore, he should not
include the sale in his returns to the taxcolector;
and as the merchant who did sell never had the
whskey in his possession, therefore, he would not
report the sale; thus avoiding the payment of the
Confederate tax


This case occurred in a neighboring city, and is
one of the many shifts to which scoundrels resort
to cheat the Government. If there is any way to
punish such dishonest dealers, they should have
the extreme penalty of the law meted out to them


We fear there is more of this dishonesty prac-
ticed than the people suspect and it bebooves all
in authority to bestir themselves and ferret out the
rascas.
Year: 1863

RD No attention will be paid to communications sent for
publication in the JOURNAL unless accompanied by the real
of the auhor--not for publication but guard US
q against imposition.
Year: 1863

THE INToLERANT SPIRIT.--Judge Tod Robinson
was posted to speak at Dutch Flat on Wednesda,
evening last The Abolitionists tore down SOM
OF the bills, to show that they were in favor o
Free Speech and Free Discussion"
Year: 1863

SEND IN THE RETUKNs.-As there will be
general desire to know the result Of the
election at the earliest moment, we ask our
friends in the different precincts, to take
copy Of the vote for the several candidates
and forward to US without delay. This is
frequently neglected in some precincts, and
prevents the accurate result until the vote is
officially canvassed by the Supervisors.-
Send in the returns.
Year: 1863

E The Stare and Stripes seems to have
a smelling committee, to nose and spy upon
the dress and actions Of democrats. 1t hfa
discovered upon the dress Of a young demo-
crat in Auburn, copperhead breast pin, and
consequently has found something dangerous
to the place and stability of this great nation
Good reader, what think you is this Internal
machine, this traitorous torpedo, that 50
frets the patriotic soul of our cotemporary,
nothing more than a cent, a genuine coin
age Of the United States, with a pin attached,
40 that it may be worn as breastpin. So
the money Of our country, stamped by the
authority Of our national laws, an emblem
Of treason because it can be used for buttons
or breast-pins. Has the gold, silver and
copper coin of the U. S. ceased to be legal
since the aboltionsts have flooded the counl
try with greenbacks! Or is it because nearly
all the coin in the country was coined during
Democratic administrations, that it is traitor.
ous to use it in ornaments? Pshaw
Year: 1863

The following good story would seem
10 contradict tho popular belief that. se-
cdents never happen when you are loo
king for them:


An old lady, a resident OF Providence
who had never ridden 10 the cars, was
persuaded. by the combined efforts ef
the children, James and Mary, to ac-
company them on an excursion, she all
the time saying that she knew something
would happen Sho took her seat with
fear and trembling, taking hold of tho
arm of the seat next the passage way
The t.ain was late, as excursion trains
are usually, and in coming round n curve
the Boston express train was on the
same track, both nearing each other fas-
ter than was pleasant. The momentum
of each train was nearly lest, and they
came together with a chuck. which
pitched the old lady on her face in the
passage way between the seats. She
rose to her hands, and looking back, as.
ked 'Jeems, do they allus stop like
that?'
Year: 1863

Efs- If you wish to make the bulk


of men wiser do not put books into their
hands which they will either throw away
from indifference. or must drop from ne
cesstity; but give them employment
suitable to their abilities, and let them
te occupied in what will repay them the
most certainly and the best.-Landor.
Year: 1863

Olever.-A gentleman from the rural dis
triet contiguous to the Big Reservoir in Au-
glaize county, arrived here Saturday, en-
route for Cincinnati When the train halted
at Third street, the Auglaize man got of, un.
der the impression that the train did not con-
meet here, and he concluded to come up town
and see the curiosities After il was too late
he learned that the train had gone Off and
he was left behind And he didn't know the
way to the Depot But while hunting the
train he overlook clever young man who
informed him that he was bound directly
to the Depot, and would be glad to show him
the way


The Auglaizean said he found his guide q
very agreeable fellow. who told him the
names Of the gentlemen who owned the nice
houses they passed. and they stopped a few
minutes (the guide said they had plenty Of
time) to admire the "palatial softstone front
on Main street below Fourth, while the guide
gave him glowing history Of the professions
al and political career of the owner highly
vanished relation which so absorbed the ru-
ralist he did not observe that the eloquent
speaker had relieved him of large pocket.
book that he carried in the inside pocket of
his coat, which pocket.book contained $50,
and papers Of value At this jucture the
clever guide suddenly remembered that he
had left his carpet bag at his sisters and tell
ing his country friend to walk on slowly, that
he would rejoin him in a few Minutes he
disappeared around the corner of 4th street
on double.guick


Auglazean sauntered along down Main
street, expecting his new-made friend to re-
join him, but he couldn't see him. And then
it struck him that the man acted queerly
while they were leaning upon the iron railing
at the "soft stone 'front.' he had slapped him
familiarly on the shoulder, and had taken
other similar liberties And then our rural
friend instinctively felt for his pocketbook.
1t was gone


Having nscertained that his money was Sc
cure just as himself and companion we're ap-
preaching the house already sufficiently re.
marked, he felt certain that the agreeable
stranger had purloined his money Not
knowing exactly what to do, the robbed man
followed the crowd that was hurrying on to
wards the Depot, acquainting every one who
would listen to him with his loss, Some ad.
vised him TO get the police to hunt and arrest
the thief; others advised him to go up town
and get bills printed and all manner of ad-
vice was rendered, which detained him until
he failed to make the connection, for the
train was gliding out of the Depot under
good headway just as he was entering it; and
on the platform Of the rear car he saw the
man who had his pocket-book


Of course his summons for the train to
stop was not needed, and he will probably
never see his money-very probably not
Year: 1863

Help.-A girl of about twelve to fourteen
years of age, is wanted to take care of child,
and do light work in small family She
must come well recommended Apply at the
EHpRE Counting Room t-
Year: 1863

The HYxENIAL KNor TIED WITH A TELE-
GRAPH WIEE-The Syracuse Standard states
that a marriage by telegraph took place on
Tuesday afternoon last, between young
lady in one Of the principal villages on the
Oswego railroad, and an artillery soldier, on
duty near Washington. The chaplain Of the
bridegroom's regiment tclegraphed the ma.
terial question Of the marriage ceremony to
the lady, viz: "Do you take - to be your
husband?" directing her to answer, 81 do"
and to authorize him to propose like ques.
ton to the gentleman. In two hours after
the lady received the chaplain's first message
she received a second, announcing that the
soldier and she were man and wife This
telegram is her marriage certificate. 1t is
understood that the parents Of the lady were
opposed to the union, and that this method
was taken to outwit them. The time for the
ceremony had been fixed by correspondence
beforehand, and the lady was in waiting
when the 6rst message was received at the
telegraph Office.
Year: 1863

What 10 the use sf trimming lamp
II you never intend TO light il: 49,
What Is the use OF graphing wrong
II you never intend to ight it1
What Is the use Of removing your hat
II you do not intend to tarrys
What IL the use Of wooing maid
II You never intend TO marry.


.t. l.s
What Is the use OF buying coat
II you never intend TO wear its
What Is the use Of house for two
II you never intend to share Il,
What is the use Of buying a book
II you never intend ~ read IL!
What Is the use OF n cradle to you
II you never intend TO need IL!
What is the use Of gathering gold -.
II you never intend TO keepit!
What Is the use of planting field
II you never intend to reap il!
what Is the use of buyinga wagon t#
For horse that will rum nway with ~
What IS the use of taking paper
II you never intend to pay for it?
Year: 1863

We devote considerable potion of
our columns today to the Enrolment Of
the Northern Assembly District of this
County, and viii publish The list for the
Southern District In our next The lists
are complete, as made ouC by the enroll
iug officers Of the several towns Should
there be any omissions in any of the
towns, Capt Clark, the Provost Marshal,
at Prairie du CHEN, would be glad to
have the omitted names furnished him,
that they may be added to the list before
the draft, that all may stand an equal
chance
Year: 1863

PLATFoRx.-The following plain, pithy
and patriotic declaration was recently made
by the 50th regiment Ohio Volunteers:


Resoiusd, That our platform IS: The Union
first last and all the time; peace when it is
established, war until it is.


That plank is all oak, and the only one
patriot can safely stand upon.
Year: 1863

GEsERAL WooL AND THE NEw. YoRK Mi
IrrA.-.It turns out that the reported collision
between the Federal and State authorities in
New York State, growing out OF supposed
order Of General VOL, isall a fabrication.--
General Wool nevei ordered the officers OF
the State Militia TO report to him.
Year: 1863

ConEEcT1oS.-W before last, we ex-
pressed our minds freely concerning the
Wisconsin soldiers who occupied the Engine
House. 1t turns out that we were misin-
formed, the soldiers did not steal our fac
1t was taken ont of the house shortly be
fore the soldiers occupied the room by an in
dividual in this place who had no business
to take it out, and it was not missed by the
company until the next morning after they
were there.


We understand the person is severe on US
for What We said on that occasion. Well,
'wetake it alI back, and ask the pardon Of
the great and sovereign State of Wisconsin.
But, had these remarks been made abou.
the person who went into that room and
took that flag without the company's knowl.
edge or permission, kept it until others were
eensared tor the act. We would never have
taken it back. Now all we have to saw to
that person ia, when you want the flag again
como and ask for it, and-you won't get it.
Year: 1863

'WEArHER-Aftcr long delay there are
indications of freeze up. We hope the in
dications will not prove false, for the peo
pie are suffering for wood that can only be-
got from over the river.
Year: 1863

PROSPERITY OF FooLs.-I have
always maintained that the one impor-
tant phenomenon presented by modern
society is-the enormous prosperity Of
fools. Show me an individual fool, and
will show you an aggregate society
which gives that highly favored person
age nine chances out of ten, and grudges
the tenth to the wisest man in existence.
Look where you Will, in every high place
there sits an ass, settled beyond the reach
of all the greatest intellects in this world
to pull him down. Here is the perfect
ly hopeless BOBBY Frank, he has never
done anything in his life to help himself,
aud, as necessary consequence, society
is in conspiracy to carry him to the
top of the tree. He has hardly had time
to throw away that chance you gave him,
before this letter comes and puts the ball
at his foot for the second time. Ny
rich cousin (who is intellectually fit to be
at the tail Of the family, and who is
therefore, as a matter Of course, at the
head of iD has been good enough to re-
member my existence, and has offered
his influence to serve my eldest boy.
Read his letter, and then observe the Sc
quence Of events. My rich cousin is a
BOBBY who thrives on landed property /;
he has done something for another BOBBY
who thrives on commerce, who can do
something for fourth BOBBY thriving at
present on nothing, whose name is Frank,
so the mill goes. So the cream of all
human rewards is supped in endless sue
cession by the FOOLS WiNie Collins.
Year: 1863

FRANKLIN AS MAN OF GALLANT
RY.-EyerY one knows ;hat DR. Frank.
lin was a statesman, a philosopher, aud q
man Of extraordinary good sense, but
every body does not know that he was
also man of gallantry, and could "please
woman" as well as if be had been a
coxcomb-and perhaps good deal bet
ter. There is said to be a letter in one of
the public libraries in Paris, in the hand
writing Of DR.. Franklin, written in poor
enough French, hut in such a genuine
spirit Of gallantry as to be well worthy
of preservation among the graver writ
ings of the illustrious author. 1t seems
that while the Dr. was L. S. minister
to the Court Of st. Cloud, he formed the
acquaintance of a very beautiful and in
tellectual lady, to whom he became ralh-
er tenderly attached, and who on her
part was an enthusiastic admirer of she
great American philosopher" as the Pa
risians delighted to call him. As he
was about leaving Paris, after bidding
her personal goodbye, he received a
note from her begging him to remain a
few days longer. The DR.. answered as
follows -


"If DR.. Franklin was engaged to go
to Paradise at eight o'clock in the morn
ing, he would put it off till four in the
afternoon for the sake of one more hour
in the society of so charming a daughter
of earth"


Lord Chesterfield himself could not
have surpassed the republican ambassa-
dor in the art of complimenling lady.
Year: 1863

Once, this soft turf, this riyulet's sands


Were trampled by hurrying crowd,
And fiery heaas and armed hands


Encountered in the battle cloud.
All! never shall the land forget


How gushed the life-blood of her brave
Gushed, warm with hope and courage yet
Upon the soil they fought to save.
Now all is calm and fresh and still;
Alone the chirp of fitting bird,
And talk of children on the hill


And bell of wandering kline are heard.
No solemn host goes trailing by


Thohiack-mouthed gun and staggering wal
Men start not at the battle cry;


Oh be il never heard again.
Soon rested those who fought; but thou
Who minglest in the harder strife
For truths which men receive not now
Thy warfare only ends with life.
A friendless warfare lingering long


Through weary day and weary year;
A wild and many-weaponed throng


Hang on thy front and flank and rear.
Yet nerve thy spirit to the proof,


And blench not at thy chosen lot;
The timid good may stand aloOf


The sage may frOwn-yet faint thou not
Nor heed the shaft too surely cast


The foul and kissing bolt Of scorn;
For with thy side shall dwell, at last,
The victory of endurance born.
Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again;
The eternal years of God are hers;
But Error, wounded, writhes in pain.
And dies among his worshippers.
Yea, though thou lie upon the dust,
When they who helped thee flee in fear,
Die full of hope and manly trust,


Like those who fell in battle here
Another hand thy sword shall wield,
Another hand the standard wave,
Till from the trumpet's mouth is pealed
The blast of triumph DER thy grave.
Year: 1863

and to weaken, cripple and crush ont, by all
available means, rebellion aiming to under
mine its national existence.


/ That the President has foreborne long, be-
fore taking his final step, was to be expected
of one who had so often denied the right of
intervention in the domestic institutions of
the states but when the seeding states
themselves made the issue-slavery against
the government-resorted to arms to over
throw the constitution, and to carve out of
our dsmembered territory an oligarchy, the
chief corner stone of which was to be slavery
as perpetual institution; and when also it
cannot be denied that slavery is the practical
element in support of the rebellion; l main
tain, under all the circumstances, the procla-
nation was not only justi6able, but inevi-
table.


I Indeed, it seems that Providence has pro-
tracted this war and subjected our people to
frequent humiliations and reverses. for the
purpose Of making the destruction of slavery
inevitable. If the first impressions enter
tanned by the President and the nation-that
the levy of seventy-ive thousand men was
sufficient to intimidate the rebels into SUBJ
mission, if our arms in the first instance had
been everywhere triumphant; if the grand
army of the Potomac had driven back the
rebels at Manassas, had taken Richmond,
and planted the flag upon the capitol of every
state, and we had everywhere been victorious,
by land and by sea, crushing the enemy as it
were within the contracting folds Of fearful
anaconda, and the enemy had returned to
the rightful authority of the Government,
then undoubtedly the Union would have been
restored with the same blisterins curse of
slavery to rest upon us forever in the future,
as it had been in the past, a perpetual ele-
ment of strife and heart burning. Under
such state of things the necessity would
not have arisen under which slavery could
have been constitutionally abolished. But
row the necessity of emancipation is forced
upon US by the inevitable events of tie war,
and is made constitutional by the act of the
rebels themselves, and the only road out of
this war is by blows aimed Al the heart of
the rebellion, in the entire demolition of the
evil which is the cause of all our present
fearful complications. 1t is now made pal
pably striking, that if slavery should be left
undisturbed, the war would be protracted
until the loss of life and national bankruptcy
would make psace desirable upon any terms.
Hence slavery must be removed. Thus the
rebellion which was designed to perpetuate
slavery and plant it upon an enduring basis,
is now, under righteous Providence being
made the instrument to destroy it, and to
consummate peace upon the solid and endur-
Ing basis of universal liberty.
Year: 1863

Sidney Smith tells of maid who used to
boil the eggs very well by her masters watch,
but one day he could not lend it to her be-
cause it was under repairs; so she took the
time from the kitchen clock, and the eggs
came up nearly raw. "Why did you not
take three minutes from the clock as you do
from the watch, Nary" "Well, sir, | sup
posed that would be too much, as tie hands
on the clock are SO much longer"