smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

The passage by the Senate, on Saturday
night last of the House bill for tho call Of a
State Convention, must be regarded as evincing
the Gusl verdict Of the General Assembly as
to the terms on which the convention, so ca.
gerly demanded by the people, is 10 be granted
by their legislators. The amendments added
in the Senate were merely formal, and there
can be no doubt that the bil as amended, will
to-day receive the sanction Of the House Of
Delegates.


With the single grave exception incident TO
the reference" clause the bill is all that could
be desired The waiver on the part Of Eastern
men, of their demand for the strict observance
OF the compact Of 1851, on the basis question,
constitutes policy as wise as 1t is generous,
and must operate to remove from the delbcra-
,ions OF the convention all traces Of senseIesS
jealousy between the two sections Of the State
And we do not think the General Assembly
could we'll have fixed ali earlier day for the as
semblage of the convention than the 18th proxi-
mo-


As to the reference clause, our opinion is un.
changed. 1t meets our unqualified disappro.
val. We believe that If unumended, at the
polls 1t will be full Of danger-the danger of
inducing the delegates set 10 work with tram
neled hands, to resort to desperate cxpcdicnts
in order to obtain State action Mt all-the dan
ger of 'prccipitating" revolution in our own
midst and civil war among the citizens Of Eir-
ginis themselves finally. the last, worst danger
of all, that Of disgrace to the State By delaying
action at the very moment when prompt action
can alone viudicate her honor and assure her
safety. The mere adoption Of this clause OF
tho bill in the House of Delegates, has already
served to add new determination to the spirit
Of Northern aggression. It's final triumph IN
the General Assembly cannot fail to subject US
to the increased contempt Of our Northern en-.
emics.


We are sincerely thankful That there is yet
means left by which TO furnish a timely re
mcdy to the mischief thus rerpctratcd. We
earnestly urge the people, as they value Their
own safety and the honor Of their State, to SUP
ply that remedy by I'm overwhelming vote ri
"yo REFERENCE ut tie election of February
4th
Year: 1861

To any and all POstmasters and friends, sending
Is the Cash for five new subscribers TO the Weekly,
,r two to the Trf-weekly, we viii send one copy OF
he Weekly gratis for one year.


Positively subscription will be received for the
Weekly or Tri-Weekly UNION AND AMERICAN, unless
accompanied with the Cash.
Year: 1861

The DAILY publishes a very large quantity
natter. and the TRE-WEEKLT is made up of two
Daily issues; and the WEEKLY is one of the largest
landsomest and cheapest sheets printed in the
Union
Year: 1861

Ny DEAR SIR Among your numerous friends and


admirers, doubt if there be one who has read with


more interest than have done, your recent address


to the Kentucky Legislature. There is much in your


present position public man of nature to lend


peculiar and surprising Importance, at this time,


TO any declarations of opinion either as to men or


measures, which may emsnate from you 1 hope to
escape the suspicion of being at all inclined to the


practice Of adulation, when aver, that there are
few men now living, who possess in a greater de-
gree than yourself my esteem, my confidence, and


my veneration. have been close observer of your
conduct as q high civic functionary almost for
quarter of century, and have never for a moment
supposed you on any occasion, during that period,
TO have been actuated by other than the most lofty
patriotic and dsinteresied motives. You have ever
seemed to me to prefer country TO party
the Iohole nation to any particular secion-a solid and
enduring fame, to the stduous and periskable dp-
plGatse Of The passing hour. Never, in my judg-
ment, have you appeared to greater advantage
than during the session of Congress which
has Just drawn to close, where's day after
day, and hour after hour, you struggled, almost
single handed and alone, with zeal and energy
never surpassed for the attainment of those Const
tutional amendments which you at the time, pro-
foundly felt, and which the whole Republic ao1
most Clearly k0os toJe indispensable to the continued
existence Of our Federal Union. Whilst beholding
your patriotic exertiOns amidst the difficult and
troublous circumstances which surrounded you, 1
felt more than once tempted TO apply to you and to
your patriotic exertions the beautiful descriptive
phraseology originally applied to Nestor himself,
and exclaIm fs -
Year: 1861

Let the rally Of the people on Saturday
e7eninx, under the suspices OF the Union De-
fence COMMITTEES, be ons Of the most marked
gathe11ngs ever known in this city. It haa
for Its purpose the consideration Of ysx,ous
matters Of vital interest to the people and
the country ut large
Year: 1861

CHILDREN Of any age can now have their pictures
" taken perfect, as we have built Room expressly
for their Groups Of Children also taken fac-
tlon of second, IN clear weather Mothers need not
now have the trouble TO take them TO Gallery dozen
times, and at last put up with caricature, they
will but go {


feb1S-f HUGHES PREMIUM GALLERY.
Year: 1861

Under the administration of dIstIn-
guished physicians, SANDS SARsAPARILLA has been
tested for twenty years in the public Hospitals
well as in their private practice with such complete
success as to have acquired the unqualified approval
of the medical faculty and is now held in the highest
esteem and il universally used
Year: 1861

CHILDREN Of any age can now have their pictures
" taken perfect, as we have built Room expressly
for their Groups of Children also taken frsc-
tIOn of second, clear weather Mothers need not
have the trouble TO take them to Gallery a dozen
times, and at last put up with a caricature, they
will but go at to


febIS-tf HUGHES, PREMIUM GALLERY.
Year: 1861

We shall feel under obligations to any of
our friends who may from time to time get
possession of late Northern papers, if they
will bring or send the same to this Office


We will also pay literally for such papers
to any one who will furnish us with them.
Year: 1861

The promotion of the commander Of the
military department of Annapolis to the
rank of Major General will give great
satisfaction to the public, with whom Gen.
Butler has been winning golden opinions
ever since he went to Maryland. An i'm.
portant war, in which the troops consist
mainly of volunteers, commanded by Off
GERS not taken from the regular army,
brings to light great deal of latent mill.
tary capacity. In country which does
not maintain large standing army there
arc always in civil life many men formed
by nature to be soldiers, who arc fitted to
acquire immediate distinction as soon as
q field is open for their abilities. General
Butler is a man of this class the boldnoss
of his character; his energy of will, pres
enco of mind, rcdincss to assume responsi.
bility, combined with admirable prudence
and respect for private rights, has led the
country to anticipate for him distinguish
ed career, and it is gratifying to see, from
his promotion, that the government shares
in the popular respect for his military tai
ent. In the senior Offices of the regular
army, who have the planning of the cam>
pa!gn and the general direction of opera
ton, we have the coolness and foresight
which are expected from long experience
and a great reputation for strategy, but
energy in executing plans wisely devised, I,
and the ready intrcpidity by which the
enemy are to be overwhelmed and routed
in the field, will perhaps be as largely sup
piled by the commanders of the volunteer
forces as by the officers of the regular
army. 1t is yet too early to know who
will win distinguished laurels and become
the particular pets of the army and coun.
try. Anderson, of the regular army, thus
far shines eminent, and Butler perhaps
stands next. But who shall win some
cndearing sobriquet, like, cold Put" in
the Revolution, or cold Hickory" in the
last war with Great Britain, or cold


Rough and Ready ip the Mexican war


is to be hereafter determined by happy


concurrence of ability with opportunity


Whenever bestowed, it will be awarded


by the quick instincts Of the soldiers, out


running the slower judgment of the pub


lie.
Year: 1861

THE DESERTED WIFE,
He comes not-1hav watched the sun go down,
But yet he comes not, Once 1t was not sos
He thinks not how the bitter tears do flow,
The while he holds the riot in the town.
Yet he will come and chide, and shall weep,
And he will wake my infant from his sleep,
To blend my feeble waling with my tears.
oh how love mothers watch to keep,
Over those sleeping eyes; that smile which cheers
My heart, though sunk in sorrow fixed and deep.
| had a husband once who loved me-now
He ever wears a frown upon his brow,
And feeds his passion on a wanton's lip,
AS bees from laurel flowers poison sip.
But yet cannot hate o there were hours
When could hang forever his eye.
And Time, who stole with silent witness by,
Strewed, as he hurried on, his path with flowers.
l loved him thcR-he loved me too, My heart
still finds its fondncss kindc if he smilc
The memory OF our loves will ne'er depart
And though he often stings with dart,
Venomcd and barbcd, and waste upon the vile
Caresses which his babe and mine should share
Though he should spurn mel will calmly bear
His neanness and should sickness come and lay
Its parayzing hand upon him, then
would with kindness all my wrongs repay,
Until the pcnltcnt should weep, and say
How injured aud how faithful had been.
Year: 1861

HAvELocKs AS A CIVIL INSTITUTION.
The havelock is by no means as recent
an invention as many persons suppose
1t is new thing to see them worn in this
locality by men; but for time almost out
of mind they have been patronized by the
gentler sex. The sun.bonnet, so familiar
to every one as favorite article of head
gear with children, country maidens, wash
er women, and watering place bellies, is
nothing more nor less than havelock in
all essential particulars, and sun-bonnots
were worn by the grandmothers and great
grandmothers of the present generation
General Hayelock, when he saw that his
soldiers in India were suffering with the
roasting heat, and that the backs of their
necks and their shoulders were blistered
by the suns rays, no doubt thought ofthe
long. capped white bonnet worn by his
mothers maid when engaged in outdoor
work, and he applied the cooling fixture to
the caps of his men. We saw citizen on
the street yesterday with havclock upon
his head, and shading his neck and shoul'
ders from the sun. lie was about as much
an object of attention as Jonas Hanway
was when he made his first appearance on
the streets of London with an umbrella
raised above his head. Had the wearcI
sportod military uniform, bis unusua
head. gear would have excited no common
as it was, he attracted general attention
and was no doubt ridiculed. We regarC
the havelock as a good institution, anC
have no doubt it will soon become popula
in civil circles.
Year: 1861

TAKING A FoRT-Quite IN original
method of taking fort is described in
BLAcKwooD's MAGAZINE. In 1000, a
large Russian army besieged the Turkish
fort at Azof, which was situated on plain;
strongly fortified and had small but well
disciplined garrison. No common ap-
proaches could be made to it and Turkish
cannon swept the level with hail. In this
case the engineering skill of the Russians
was bafaed, but Gen. Patrick Gordon, the
right hand man of Peter the Great, and
the only one for whose death it is said he
ever shed a tear, being determined to take
the place at any cost, proposed to bury it
with dirt by gradual approaches. He had
a large army; the soil was light and deep
and he set twelve thousand men to work
with spades, throwing up high circum
valuation of earth and advancing he arer
and nearer every day to the place, by
throwing up the huge earth wall before
them in advance. The men were kept in
gangs, working day and night, the earth
being thrown from one to another like the
steps of a stairs tho top gang taking the
lowest place every half hour in succession
In five weeks the huge earth wall was car
ricd forward nearly one mile until it rose
to and above the highest ramparts, and
the earth threatened to cover them. This
caused the Turkish Governor to hang ou
the white flag and give in. Had he no
done So Gen. Gordon would have buriet
tho fortress.
Year: 1861




the Ncwburyport Herald, came off the
other day in the ncighborhood of the mar.
ket. The grecnest imaginable looking man
in slouchcd hat, long blue frock and
pair of cow-hide shoes as big as gondolas,
with a huge whip under his arm, stalked
into billiard saloon, where half dozen
persons were improving the time in trudling
round the worries, and after recovering his
first surprise at the Ito him) singular as.
pect of the room, inquired if 'any of 'em
had seen a stray steer,' affirming that the
blasted crittcr got away as he came tho
town t'othor day and he hadn't seen moth
ing of him SINCE The bloods denied all
knowledge of the animal in question, and
with much sly winking at each other, pro.
ceeded to condole with him on his losses
in the most heartfelt manner He watched
the game with much interest, as he had
evidently never seen or heard of anything
of the kind before, and created much
amusement by his demonstrations of ap.
plause when good shot was made-'Je.
rusalcm = being favorito interjection.-
At last he made bold to request the priv
ilcgc of trying his skill, when he set the
crowd in a roar by his awkward move
mcnts. However, he gradually got his
hand in, and played as well as could be
expected for greonhorn. All hands now
began to praise him, which so elated him,
that he actually began to think himself a
second Phelan, and he offered to bet a
dollar with his opponent, which Of course
he lost. The loss and the laugh Sc irrita-
ted him, that he offered to play another
game and bet two dollars, which he pulled
out of a big roll-for it seems his cattle
had sold well and he was quite flush. This
bet he also lost, as the fool might have
known he would, when mad as q March
hare, he pulled out fifty spot the largest
bill he had, and offered to bet that on a.
mother game. The crowd mustered ar
ound and raised money enough to cover i,
and at it they went again, when by somt
strange turn of luck, the greeny won. HI
now offered to put up the hundred. O.
course he could not blunder into another
game, so they could now win back wha
they had lost, and fleece the fellow of hi
own roll besides. They sent out for ia.
nous player, who happened to have money
enough to bet with, and another game wa
played which Jonathan won. Anothe
hundred was also raised and bet and won
and it was not until he had blunderet
through half dozen games and by som
accountable run of luck, won them all
draining the pockets of his opponents O
about four hundred dollars, that they be
gan to smell a very Urge mice Whe
every body got tired OF playing, gawk
pulled his frock on over his head, too
his whip under his rrm and walked quie


ly out, turning around at the door and rt
marking, Gentlemen, if you should haT
pen to see anything of that eteer, I wis
you'd let me know At last accounts the
hae not seen the steer, but they camo
the conclusion they saw the elephant
Year: 1861

sy- A gentleman employed an Irish
servant, who lived with him for many
years. He told him one day that friend
Of his was dead. His reply was


"You don't say SO, master have you
had letter from him I"
Year: 1861

AN old soaker in Boston being found in
the gutter on rainy night, the water ma
king a clear breach over him from head
to heels was asked by passer, what he
was doing. "I agreed to meet man
here"
Year: 1861

e. =
That times very hard and money very tight,
That the people have not Ork and in bad plight
And that for Carpets and Crockey they cannot pay high
And that fol- all extras, they must pass them by:-
Of this and other matters the people they complain
And lit makes feel sad TO their faces hlled with


pain
And if by selling cheap-if this will make them smile
Even if my money lose, they can share it awhile.
Therefore, have concluded, without regard to cost


sell
All OF my Kitchen Goods Cutlery and Carpets as well;
Also, my Croe6ery and Glass Ware at discount am


selling,
With Brooms and Brurhes, and everything all cannot


be a telling
Therefore ladies and gentlemen an ouyupon this


invitation,
For have full supply of House Furnishing Goods at


my Poetical Station
1t is located in the Bay State Block at the Poets



Here have good Stock of Goods and as CHEAP as any,


upon my honor
Now come one and all bay your goods and socn times


for better will change,
Andf your money is e 1t will hold out you buy at


the Poetical Exchange.
And should capital the end of the be light
Why then here is energy and ambition, wich is in for the


fight,
Forlife is battle field and if do right my customers


will rally.
And can put flight hard times, with one vigorous


sally.
And in conclusion, my customers thank for the


that are past;
Also, for those which receiving in the way of pat


ronage-may it always last
B.-Ihe people are respectfully invited to call at
the Poetical Exchange and examine my Goods, which
are new and of the latest pattern
iele dtf 0RS0N N. HEATH.
Year: 1861

This wonder Of the sky may still be seen
near the zenith between nine and ten in
tho evening, with the naked eye, its tail
having decreased to about six or eight de-
grees from its head. Its distance from the
the earth is now computed at about eighty
millions Of miles, and one hundred and ten
millions Of miles from tho sun. On the
the 3oth of June it was but seventeen mil
lions of miles from the earth. Some of the
peculiarites of the retrcating visitor arc
thus recorded


We are informed that through the large
telescope at Harvard College may be seen
an operation going on, not unlike tho puffs
of smoke from locomotive, but on tre-
mendous scale. These scintillations are
thrown two hundred miles. All scientific
authority ngrco that this comet is not tho
one usually termed Charles the Fihh's
whose return has been anticipated for a
number of years past Tho nucleus was
throughout brilliant, and to all appearance
solid. Its rotation-if it had any-was at
a slow rate. Tho singular peculiarly of it
is, that it differs essentially from most of
the comets described heretofore by tho
savans. Instead of being hollow, like the
half of an egg-shell, as tho majority of COM
cts have been, of which we have had iufor-
nation, it presents the appearance of sun,
the rays of which are bent in the same di.
rectiop,
Year: 1861

A Washington letter thus alludes TO .
youthful hero at Bull Run:


In the West Point class of this year there
was promising youth named Ames. He
was ordered to report himself TO tho srtil-
lery branch Of the service. Attached TO
Sherman's battery ho won the encomiums
of veterans by his nerve and extraordinary
coolnes, as we'll as by the accuracy Of his
aim. In the carly part Of the engagements
a MIME ball tore through his thigh within
a hairs line of the great femoral artery. II
went through the other leg too,-the latter
a mere flesh wound. The right leg bled
profusely, but although he was urged 70
leave the field three different times, he re-
fused. In the meanwhile. two other shots
went through the sleeves Of his loose blouse,
slightly touching the skin at each time, and
finally piece of shell tore away the entire
lower part of the skirt Of his garment, with
out injuriDg him in the least. Ali this time
he was sitting on the caisson bleeding, but
still directing bis gunners, his only safeguard
a handkerchief tied around the wounded
leg. AT the last retreat he was hurried In
to an ambulance, faint and weak, but calm
and collected. The country must remem-
Der this young hero. q
Year: 1861




The Louisville Journal is doing noble
work for the Union cause in Kentucky
The following closing paragraph of an ar
ticle in Mondays issue indicates the spirit
of resistance:


"Our Union mon arc for peace. All of
them are for peace. They will, for the
sake Of peace bear all and do all that can
be borne and done consistently with safety
and honor. But they believe that thero is
a deep, extensive, aud most atrocious con-
spiracy for the subversion of the loyalty of
Kentucky, and they have made up their
minds, if such conspiracy shall be devel-
oped, to resist the conspirators with all the
might of their souls and bodies. Before
they will permit Kentucky to be forced into
disunion, they will make her soil wear a
deeper and darker red than it ever wore in
the days of the savages.
Year: 1861

The New York Herald which cannot be char
the Executive, thus speaks of the head of the
War Departmental is but fair to say that
Mr.. Secretary Cameron has displayed Won
derful degree of energy and activity in collect
ing his armies, his arms, equipments, and mate
rials of war, and that our late disaster in front
of Manassas cannot justly be charged upon him.
Mr.. Cameron has also protested his innocence
in jobbing in army contracts and transportation
and we are disposed to acquit him as not guilty.
Year: 1861

TIMELY WARNING.--A gentleman writing to
the Portland Aauertiser from Orc Flno, In the
Nez Pcrce country, dated Sept 2lst, says Tho
present is time when useful and general inior-
nation regarding the Nez Pcrce country 49, per,
haps, more required than at any former period
of its history. Out of the many hundreds oil
people that came here during the late season.
some have done WE'LL and many have made more
or less to remunerate them but many, may
say hundreds, came here who have made nothing,
aud not few worse than nothing. IL will not
do to say that any one wishing to do well, may
not do well here. This is not so. Within the
range of my own knowledge are some of our
best citizens, who after months of hard work, are
exceptions to this rule, They have not succeed
ed. And hundreds of industrious citizens, some
of whom are skillful miners, after having spent
weeks in prospecting through this and the adjac-
ont country, were obliged to leave without haV-
ing made anything even for the money they
spent apart from the loss of time. The cause OF
this is, not that the diggngs are poor not that
the gold is not here but that the extent OF the
gold bearing country, so far as known, Is not
proportional to the number OF gold seekers who
have crowded it, expecting to made their ior'
tunes.
Year: 1861

KNowLEDGE. - knowledge is not couch
whereon to resist searching and restless spirit ;
or a terrace for wandering aud variable mind
to walk up and down with fair prospect or a
tower of state for proud mind to raise itself
upon or a sort of commanding ground for strife
and contention or a step for profit and sale but
a rich storehouse for the glory Of the Creator,
and the relief Of mans estate.
Year: 1861

THE BIBLE ON THE BL0cKADE-The Bible is a
singular book, and texts may be found in it for
all occasions. Thus, for instance, an appropriate
text for patriotic discourse may be found in the
nineteenth verse Of the thirteenth chapter of
jeremiah The cities of the South shall be
shut up, and none shall open them. --dlaryspAle
Appeal
Year: 1861

In all criminal prosecutions, the sccu-
sed shall enjoy the right to speedy and
public trial, by an impartial jury of theState
and district wherein the crime shall have
been committed, which district shall have
been previously ascertained by law; and
to be informed of the nature and cause of
the accusation to be confronted with the
witnesses against him; 10 have compulsa.
ry process for obtaining witnesses in his
favor and TO have the assistance of coun-
sci for his defence.
Year: 1861

The Congress shall have power to dis,
pose of and make all neediul rules and
regulations respecting the territory Or
other property belonging to the United
States; and nothing in this Constitution
shall be so construed as to prejudice any
claims of the United States, or of any
nnrticnlar State.
Year: 1861

Sec. 3. Now States may be admitted by
the Congress into this Union, but no new
State shall be formed or erected within
the jurisdiction ofany other State nor
any State be formed by the junction Of
two or more States, or parts Of States,
without the consent of the legislature of
the States concerned, as we'll as Of he
Conrress