smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

A man named Murphy was tried in
Ireland on the 18th ult, for being con-
nected with the Fenian movement, was
convicted, and sentenced to seven
years penal servitude Murphy s crime
was tampering with soldiers and trying
TO induce them to desert and enlist in
the American service. Chief Justice
Monaghan, addressing the prisoner, re
marked:-"Your crime is one Of the
next, in the view of our law, to treason,
and one of the gravest you could be
guilty Of.


The Cork Examiner, an Irish paper,
commenting upon the trial, gets off the
following


There is sad moral to be read in
the trial which has Just been concluded
at Mullingar, and report of which may
be found in another column. is one
version of the old, old story-conspira-
cy in Ireland, and then betrayal The
fiery advocate of rebellion gets into a
trap, the oath he is ready to admins
ter is taken, and then information is
given to the police. Then comes the
trial and the sentence TO seven years
penal. servitude. And this is the end
we foresee for Fenianism. Trouble. tur-
moil, treschery, and victimization for
those who are sincere. TIE American
share Of Il Is dshlsiOn. The Irish portion


means misery for the country ana sad mis-
fortune for indvid0als In the Ameri-
can States the Fenians have served
their turn, and will be cast aside
by the government now that they
are no longer wanted, lust as the
ordnance stores and hired transports
we're got rid of on the cessation
of the war In Ireland comparatively
little trouble is taken by the authOri.
ties, because every movement is known,
and the supposed secrecy q complete
delusion. Men like unfortunate Mur-
ply are and viii be snapped up from
time to time, and made to suffer the
penalty for their rashness. But there
is no more general and wide spread
sweep of these misguided youths, only
because the government have no fear
Of their efforts If any serious appre-
henaion were caused by them, their
families ali over the country would be
deprived of the means Of support, and
hundreds Of homes would be rendered
desolate. At present il is splay for ex-
citable youth, with apparently only SO
much risk about it as may make it
pleasant. But the time might come
when the play would be converted into
terrible earnest, and the brilliant dream
which has misled the young, the ardent
and the thoughtless, have q sad awak-
ening. No sane man can doubt what
the end will be, even should the move
ment Fenianism represents develope
into any bloody iEsue. Bat few believe
that it can ever soar so far The most
probable end that can be assigned 10 il
is a repetition of the fate that has be-
fallen Murphy. To US we must confess
Fenisnism only appears an elaborate
organization to get a number of young
Irishmen transported.
Year: 1865

Union party Of the South than with Sc
cessionists-because, It is remarked,
the latter believed in what they did
The Union party Of the South went
with the South because blood IS thicker
than water. They cast their lot, ss ey-
cry generous nature should, with their
own People-and they sustained
through four bloody years what they
sbhorred.


The people Of the South we're anxious
to make friends and 70 reconcile them
selves to defeat At present all is
gloom. Which way can they turn
As . matter Of pokey, the course Of the
North should be differently y
Times.
Year: 1865

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Advice es from the
Republic of San Domingo to the 9Th of
August, report that the Spanish troop
have finally completed their evacuation
and that the Dominicans are now in un
disputed possession Of all their territory
The previous announcement of the de
parture of Gen. Pemental as President
or chief, and the appointment of Gen
Cobral as protector, is confirmed. a
national convention was to be convened


or the purpose Of taking measures -tt
form . permanent government.
Year: 1865

HEsCOII, Atl1ouor aug os 4Coo.


EDIroa UsIos REcoRD-Dear Sir After
tedious march of three months and three
days We have at last arrived at the Capitol of
Arizoua Territory. and occupy the Capitol
buildings for our temporary quarters. About
one third of this time has been occupied in
lying over TO recruit our stock. During the
time occupied 10 making the trip We have
made direct travel of about fifteen hundred
miles 10 round numbers from Drum Barracks,
and are now about six hundred miles from
that place. This is the first place l have
found that bad the appearance of place fit
for white mans home since came into the
Territory. There is small section Of coun-
try here, and there is probably more like it to
the north and east. which has the APPEARANCE
of some of the most delightful places in Cali
fornia. 1t is q section of timber land more or
less densely covered with pine, cedar, oak,
black-walnut and black cherry, abouudiDg
largely with open glades OF beautifully green
grass which the late frequent showers have
caused to spring up for the second time this
season.


Prescott is situated 10 valley which has
The appearance of basin. Fort Whipple is
in the same valley near the apparent rim Of
the basin, on the creek one mile below and a
little north of east from the town. There ap
pears to be much confidence manifested by
persons here in the value of many of the
quartz lodges in the vicinity, although on &C.
count of danger from the Apache's but little
prospecting has been done. There are placer
diggiugs here, but no one seems to care much
about them; at present only little placer
mining being done. The Apache is a bad In
dian mucho maio, although we have seen but
two and would not have seen them had they
not came into camp to see the BIG MEN OF OUR
TRIBE. They are a cowardly set, and never or
seldom attack party anything near the equal
to them in numbers While we were lying at
Tucson man and his wife and one child were
killed by them about eight miles west of the
Muscal Ranch, and two little boys taken pris-
oners. Some seven thousand dollars 10 gold
coin and several thousand dollars worth of
goods on the way from the Rio Grande to
Tucson were also taken at the time. A de-
tachment of fifty men from our company were
led after them to no purpose except the loss of
one horse, which gave out and was left in the
mountain. Such robberes and murders by
the red skined rascals appear to be of frequent
occurrence. The day of their retributon is
yet in the future.


We expect our headquarters will for the
future be at this place or near here. We
might be in a more disagreeable place than this.


August Sth.-While our Headquarters will
be here we will be divided up great portion
OF The time into smaller parties and sent on
detached service Communications for men,
bers of this company should now be directed
to this place. We have nearly all touch of
the scurvy aud do not know how soon our con
dition will be improved. Vegetables are
hard for US to get hold of at present.


Respectfully.
Year: 1865

To EDIros UNION REcoRD:-In order TO correct
false impression resting upon the mind of some
of the voters of Butte county, that had pledged
ny support to the nominees of the Convention of
the sth. wish to say, as said in Convention that
il seemed to be customary for every eandi date to
pledge himself to everything presented in the
shape of resolution. But IS for myself l would
say that in regard to the main resolutions adopted
by the Convention, those would most cheerfully
indorse. But could not, and did not, pledge my
self to support every nominee Of that Convention.
and therefore have broken none. Neither did ]
ask for or solicit the nomination for Assessor st
the Peoples Convention, but accepted 1t, from the
fact that coaId not think Of any icho trould
fill the Office ,cith greater advantage TO the county,
and satisfaction to the people. than your humble
serrdnf ROBERT DAVIS.


Martinsburgh, Aug. 2sth, ls65.
Year: 1865

i SUCCESSFUL HUNr.-The late Indian hunt
under charge of Captain Goode, was probably
the most successful one ever made in this
State. 1t is evident from numerous articles
found upon the trail and also in the cave, that
the Indians killed were the ones that commit
ted the outrages at Coucow Valley, aud we
are reliably informed that out of the whole
number, sixteen, only four Indians made their
esaaDa
Year: 1865

as the armies OF the United States
were disbandcd, and used 10 conquer
and subdue the loyal States"


But, if these consequences are to
follow, whose fault will it te? Ger.
tain!y not Sherman's. If these arms
might be used as soon as our armies
ale disbanded," or as soon as we
withdraw the force necessary to their
safe keeping, we will know where to
fix the responsibility. Sherman GER
tainly has not d'sbanded ourarmies; he
has not withdrawn our custody over
those arms, but exactly the contrary,
he stipulates that they shall come right
under our own guns, and be subject
TO our military vigilance. If these
same arms might be used after the
men who carried them are dispersed =,
if they are such dangerous articles
when in. our power, it seems to me
they are little more dangerous when
they arc in the hands Of veteran
army.


There is provision with respect to
this deposit of arms that does not
seem to be understood 1t is that, un-
til Congress otherwise provides, they
are TO remain at their places of de-
post "to be used solely to maintain
peace and order within the borders
OF the States respectively" This is
one Of the'ordinary safeguards provi-
ded in every State tor its own tran
guilty. | do not know of one which
has not this protection against domes-
tic insurrection. 1t is of such vital
Importance that it is secured TO every
State by express constitutional provis
ion. Certainly all over these South
ern States there is danger Of that "to-
nestle violence" contemplated by the
Constitution. There is no safety there
if the white population is disarmcd.
Allow them means Of defense against
n terrible danger, but SEQ to it that
they use these arms, as the memoran-
dun has it, only TO maintain order.


think we have gone far enough
with this memorandum to reach, at
least, one safe conclusion, and that is
that it efiectually destroys the military
power Of the confedcracy. 1t puts an
end to the war without shedding
another drop of blood. We can afford
to pay high price for such a consum-
nation. If there is a-calamity to en-,
sue, equal or greater than tho one
which it removes if the price is out
of all proportion with the benefit; il
the bad outweighs the good if the
mischiefs Of peace that is to come are
greater than the war now ragged il
this certain deliverance is no more
certain than future and better de.
livcrance, why then, let the war go on
1t is q grave question to consider, and
an awtal responsibility must attend
its decision.


The subject grows upon my hands,
and | must postpone it for another
article. SIGMA.
Year: 1865

Like the leaf, life has its fading. We speak
and think of it with sadness just as we think
of the autumn season. But there should be
DO sadness at the fading of life that has done
well its work. If we rejoice at the advent OF
new life, if we welcome the coming of a new
pilgrim to the uncertainties of this worlds
way, why should there be so much gloom when
all these uncertainties are past, and life at its
waning wears the glory of a completed task
Beautiful as is childhood in its freshness and
innocence, its beauty is that Of untired life.-
1 is the beauty of promise, of spring, of the
bud. A holier and rarer beauty which the
waning life of faith and duty wears.


1t is the beauty Of thing completed, and
as msn come together to congratulate each
other when some great work has been achiev-
ed, and see in its concluding, nothing but
gladness, so ought we to feel when the setting
sun hings back its beams upon life that has
answered well life's purpose. When the bud
crops are blighted, and there goes all hope of
the harvest, one may well be sad but when
the ripened ear sinks amid garnitures OF au-
tumn flowers and leaves, why should we re-
gret or murmer And so of life, that is
ready and waiting for the "well done" of God,
whose latest virtue and charities are its no.
blest, should be given back to God in uncom-
planning reverence, we rejoicing that earth is
capable of so much sadness, and is permitted
so much virtue.
Year: 1865

What you do, perform well, and labor to
improve. Are you an artist? Keep in view
the high nature of your calling, emulate the
example of Raphael and DaVinci. Are you
lawyer? Rest not satisfied with being a
mere pettifogger, a collector of bills, a plead
er in the lower courts; study, that you may
take higher rank. Are you a minister p
Preach well and study your subject Don't be
lazy drawlng pastor of meager church,
elevate your people and put energy into them
by your discourses, there is no reason why you
should not be Baxter or Bunyan, Payson
or Beecher. Are you a mechanic? Let an
Arkwright and Watt stimulate you; never
suffer an article to go from your shop that
won't bear a scrutiny-that you would not be
willing to stamp the makers name upon
Are you a merchant? Be attentive to your
business, understand perfectly what you are
about;- leave not your Office too much in the
hands of clerks; suffer not your accounts TO go
to loose ends; let Gregor, Parker, Dana
or, a Brown be your pattern. Are you la
borer A fisherman or a clam digger? Be
faithful to your business aud do everything
well; it is the only way to succeed


Aim high, go beyond others, if you can,
but study and labor so that no one outsteps
you in your profession or business. Never be
idle, never lose a moment by sloth and lazy
spirit; cup and on" SHOULD be your motto by
day and ty uight-year in and year out.
Year: 1865

Never compare thy condition with those
above thee; but to secure thy content, look
upon those thousands with whom thou wouldst
not for any interest change thy fortune and
condition.


And yet there is no wise or good man that
would change persons or conditions with any
man in the world. It may be he would have
one mans wealth added to himself, or the pow
er ofa second, or the learing of third; hut
still he would receive those into his own per-
son, because be loves that best, and therefore
esteems it best, and therefore overvalues all
that which be is, before all that which he is
before all that which any other man can be-
For every man hath desires of his Own, and
objects just fitted to them, without which be
cannot be, unless he were not himself And
let every man that loves himself so well as
to love himself before all the world, consider
if be have not something for which in the
whole be values himself far more than he can
value any man else. There is therefore no
reason to take the finest feather from all the
winged nations to deck that bird that thinks
already she is more valuable than any of the
inhabitants of the air. Either change all or
none. Cease to love yourself best, or be con-
tent with that portion of being and blessing
for which you love your self SO well.
Year: 1865

The Rebels cannot complain of a want Of
condescension on the part Of the President Of
the United States. They cannot allege un-
willingness to meet their representatives in
formally and listen to their Propositions
They have wit messed degree of condescension


which they will find it difficult to PARALLEL
They can bear testimony to an amount
of iorbearance and indulgence which they,
at least, have failed TO exercise. Whatever
may be said Of the reasons which actuated


Mr.. Lincoln in taking this extraordinary
step, either so far as they are conjectural or
so far as they are known, it cannot be said, as
was once alleged, that he barred the door in


Mr.. Stephens face. But while be thus mani
tested 30 earnest anxiety TO effect an honor
able peace at the earliest practicable moment,
be could accept no terms upon any other
basis than that which had been rigidly pre-
scribed. Those terms were Rs well under
stood by the unofficial legation GtOm Rich.
Year: 1865

maple 0uBars


There is more than usual profit to be ex-
pected from sugar making this year. The
Sorghum growers have realized very hand
somely for the crop so far as we have learned,
except in a few isolated cases of failure from
late crops or early frost, aud the letters of in
quiry we receive indicate an interest on the
part Of the owners of sugar trees, which will
probably result in securing very large crop
of maple sugar. The sap of trees grown up
on different soils and exposure, is found to vary
considerably in the quantity of sugar il con-
tains, and in earthly impurities also. These
impurities are not Of much Importance. They
are salts of lime and magnesia for the most
part. Besides, the sap contains some album
inous substances, part of which is eoaguIated
by the boiling, and may be SKINNED off from
the boiling syrup after it becomes considerably
concentrated, and another portion with some
earthly salts may be removed by straining
Through flannel before "sugaring off," When
the sap yields much scum and is seen to be i'm.
pure, it is usually clarified by the addition of a
few eggs beaten together with milk, and stirred
into it, all of which is subsequently removed
by skimming. Tin or wooden sap-troughs,
buckets and spOuts, or @spiIes" ought to be
prepared during the present month. A good
evapOratOr is made by riVeting together two
or three pieces of Russia sheet iron, turning
up the edges so as to make large fat PAN
This must be level, supported By bars of iron,
to prevent # from sagging and Warping.-
Some of the evaporators invented for making
Sorghum syrup have been used we learn, with
very good success. They certainly are well
adapted to the purpose.-Amsrican Agrieul-
tlErist.
Year: 1865

ProI. Goodwin Smith has written letter in
reply to some American criticism on the poll
cy of Eugland With regard to the alleged
hostility of the English governing classes to-
ward our country he says:


That the members of our aristocracy and
hierarchy animated by an inevitable anti
pathy to American istitutions, and that this
anlipathy has broken out on the present occa-
sion is an undeniable fact, aud one which |
have never attempted to conceal. But the
governing class, in the only practicable and
relevant sense, is that which decides the con
duct of the nation. Repeated propositions
have been made by fanatical supporters of
the rebellion, with the French Emperor at
their back, for hostile intervention and upon
all these propositions the governing class" in
the effective sense of the term, has put an
emphatic veto.
Year: 1865

The Abolition party is not in favor of ne
gro sultragc!-not at all!-it all mistake
They don't think IA negro is as good us !;
white man!--not in the least! The qucs
ton of negro equality is not an issue in the
present campaign!--not a bit of it, Those
who think are respectfully asked to pc,
ruse the following resolution, passed at the
Abolition county Convdntiontion of Cuya
hoga county, on the 10th inst:


RCsoired, That it is the sense of this Con
vcntion that the word white" be struck
from the State Constitution. Thai
the elective franchise can be more safe
ly entrusted to the intelligent freedmen thar
to those who have spent their lives thus fan
to overthrow this Republican Government
that we ask those whom we have put in nom
nation, to support these resolutions.


Whenever an Aboltionist tells you hi
party is not in favor of Negro Suffrage
read to him the above resolution. Ncgr'
equality IS an issue in the campaign, and i
was sprung by the Abolitionists themselves
-WIHcock Courier.
Year: 1865

Our readers can scarcely imagine the state
of feeling upon the Western Reserve Of Ohio
on the negro suffrage business. The people
have been lashcd into an irreprcssblc fury
upon the subject by the ianatical editors
and politicians who lead them by the nose;
and they think niger, talk nigger, sing
niggcr preach Niger and pray niggcr. Not
one OF the Abolition papers ON the Reserve
has failed To come out Squarcly Tor negro
suffrage and equality, and they are in amost
potent RAGE with the pseudo conservatives
of Southern Ohio, who desire to dickcr,
dodge and procrastinate until after the cleo
ton and then boldly declare the whole ticket
was elected on the negro equality issue
The Ab0litionists on the Reserve want the
negro to vote in Ohio and every other State;
the Abolitionists of Southern Ohio want
the negro to vote everywhere else but in
Ohio The idea of the former is to lcgis-
late for and control the whole country by
negro votes the idea Of the latter is to con
troll only the Southern States by the same
means. About these nice distinctions the
most bcsottcd ofthc fanatics are carrying on


furious and noisy warfare, and they fancy
the world is watching them with stupid adj
miration and opcn-mouthed wonder From
out this carnival of lanaticism we gather
this assurance that if the Democracy o


Ohio do but perform their duty, as they
have done it in years gone by, the position


will be reversed in October, and the Aboli


tionsts will themselves realize the wonder


and amazcmcnt which they now fancy tn,
observers Of their contest manifest. Il Crisis
Year: 1865

Every Democrat who has the success Of
the Democratic party at heart, will not fail
to do his whole duty from now on until the
last vote is polled at the coming election.


We have before us for support one of the
best tickets that could have been framed
! Our principles have been enunciated by 9
convention composed of delegates elected
by the people, in which were found many
Of the best minds in the State. They are
thoroughly democratic, founded upon the
constitution. and positive in every particu-
lar; they look only to the welfare of our pco-
pie. Equyocal in no particular, plain and
outspoken they arc nevertheless not ex-
trcme, but conservative in their character
which every true lover of his country can
support. Never were the Democrats more
united or more earnest than i'll the present
campaign before them.


Up, then, democrats! and so also all who
would take medium course between the
radicals and extremes who have so long
governed our State and country. Organize
for the work. Remember you have willy
and unScrupulous foe to contend with. Sue
cess will most surely attend us, if we will
do our whole duty. To be a democrat now
is to be one not only in name, or for the
sake of office, but one who understands the
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secure its triumph, because he feels con-
vnced that to carry these principles into
the administration of public affairs, would
bc for the best interests of the people.


No matter who may be the nominees, or
how their nomination may have effected
his own personal interests, he is deeply III
earnest to secure their triumph. Let Us all
pull together and we cannot be defeated.
| We are now thoroughly united, let Us re-
main so, and show to our opponents, that
it is principles and not men that the
Democracy are now contcnding for. Many
who were not fully persuaded in their owl
minds are now with us. They have time
and again contended that after the war


they would again be with us. That the!
differed with us only as to the then question
of the day and not as to fundamental doc
trines such as are now at issue Many of
them are now prepared to fulfill that pledge.


The campaign has now commenced. The
negro suffrage party are in the field with
their candidates. The Democracy have
chosen their leaders, and with close column,
aided by many conservatives and soldiers
who have hitherto voted against us and now
have joined us for the conflict, let the de
feat of our opponents be overwhelming
, Go, now and do your duty, and the result
cannot be in doubt. -NaasfeH .Shteid aHo
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