smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1867

would not have been impressed at all bu
this interview was the best prayer and con
ference meeting they ever had. In coming
before them, and bearing testimony to his
faith in Christ, and to his love of the cause
OF religion, and giving up his house and
property to pay his debts, that his life
might be consistent with his professions, he
did that which they could all understand
and which led them to believe that there
was more in religion than they had sup
posed there was. And the effect would
naturally be, if they heard religion de-
nounced, to lead them to stand up for it.
even if they had not before had faith in it
themselves, and say, q Look here . you
need not talk about religion. l know one
man that | think has got it-Mr. Acron. y


You will say, " Is it evidence that a
man is a Christian because he pays his
debts ?" No; but you recollect that in
the day of Pentacost, one of the wonders
was that every man heard the gospel
preached III his own tongue. When a man
pays his debts, he breaches in a language
that IS understood by more men than when
he breaches III almost any n,l.~~ language
ths.; is spoken. Now, when a man comes
into the church under such circumstances
see how he grows, He has soil twenty
feet deep-as deep as that in the Wyoming
and Wabash valleys. And one such self
denial, one such heroism, Il am ashamed
to call it heroism; for it ought to be q
matter Of common, every day ife,) will
give man power, an impulse, that will
not spend itself i'll his whole life.


Against this it might be argued that it
is 4 brave thing to try to keep family up
out Of the reach Of want in life-and it is
but which Is better, to make them comfor-
table outside. or TO give them moral inspi-
ration inside? 1t is not now question OF
bargain and agreement. but a question of
moral capital laid up.


| should say, therefore, TO this brother,
| will aequit you of all dishonesty in the
past; | will admit that you did, according
to the doctrine of the world, the thing that
was honorable and right; but | advise YOU,
if You want to be a thoroughly good Christ
ian, to part with that house, distribute
your goods, and begin with a clear con-
science, not only, but, according to the
Word of God, honest IN the sight Of men.
There Is a great deal in that
Year: 1867

An effort is making to replace the Pay
son Church, which was burned in the great
Portland fire. by an elegant structure,
worthy of the denomination and fame OF
the celebrated preacher whose name and
memory it will hand down. $4,000 have
already been subscribed for this purpose.
Year: 1867

Having had a strong desire to become a
Christian for some time, and having STUN
bling blocks in the way, would like to pre-
sent my case to you. provided Won are willing
To answer my question.
Year: 1867

Whittier, oh WHITTIER maddened, do We run.
The sword unsheathed, the war elmost begun;
Has then too little Anglo-Saxon blood
Been poured on Earth, or mixed with Neptune's


flood?


Not to defend our rights from foreign power,
Not to avenge the insult of an hour.
Not that our flag should float DER Canada,
Or teach fierce Russ the mildness of our sway,
Not to give Mexico code of laws,
Or cen to rise in Irelands noble cause
But TO dissolve, such seem the cruel Fates,
The genial union of these happy States,
Degrade our people to a second place,
And raise above them an inferior race
And cast ten Commonwealths in one fell day,
Beneath the heel of military sway,
Destroy one-half the commerce of the main,
While famine broods above the plundered plain
That faithless Britain may her wish enjoy,
And traitrous Phillips his foul tongue employ,
That stevens may miscegenation prove,
And Sumner for the Ethiop show his love!


The rage of wolves and lions is confined,
They never prey but on different kind;
But these their brethren hate with malice dread
And choose the dark, degraded woly-head;
Make him the idol of the passing hour,
Give him to WELD the Governmental power,
And placed on high, beneath his sacred shade
Worship theGod head they themselves have made


And is it so? Is Anglo-Saxon blood
Pure and unmixed, no longer at the flood?
Think not that Nature to herself untrue,
VIII the great work of centuries undo;
The word of God ye stubborn blockheads see,
For Canaan still shall Japheths servant be!


PuBIIcus
Year: 1867

When King Solomon was still ayoung
man he had married his seventh wife.
She was beautiful young Ammonitess,
and eyes as bright as the eagles. 1t
was believed that she was the favored
fair one among all the sultanas of the
Great King; for his affections were not
divided then as they afterward became.
She knew her power, and used itunspar-
ingly. In addition to her other qualities,
she was as inquisitive as ever was
woman on this earth.


One evening King Solomon attended
lodge, on some grand occasion, and
stayed out somewhat late. When he
returned home, he found the fair Am
monitess in the dumps, and pouting
justas the dear wives of Masons do some
times now when their lords stay out late
at the Lodge. She upbraided him with
neglecting her, insinuated that he hadn't
been to the Lodge as he pretended, and
insisted that in future he should give
proof that he went there by having her.
self initiated, so that she might go there
and watch him.


daughter of Ammon," replied the
King" thou hast behaved thyself as
one of the foolish women in presuming
to question thy lord and master. Thou
art not so angry with me as thou pre-
tendest to be; for the true reason of
this behavioris thy Unsuitable curiosity,
in which thou eXcellest Eve herself.
Know then, that 1 here ordain that nei-
ther thou, nor any of thy inquisitive sex
after thee shall ever enter the portals of
a Masonic Lodge; but shall enjoin the
Tyler to pierce through with his drawn
sword any woman that shall attempt to
enter lodge; aye, even thee, Queen of
Israel though thou be. And that ordi-
nance of this wisest of monarchs has
continued in force until this day.


We hope, now, that we have satisfied
the curiosity of our fair readers as did
King Solomon that of his Queen.
Year: 1867


CURIOUS SUICIDE.-Some time since
vile, committed suicide for the strange
reason that he had discovered that he
was his own grandfather. Leaving a
dying statement explaining this singu-
lar circumstance, we will not attempt
to unravel it, but give his explanation
of the mixed up condition of his kins-
folks in his own words. He says:


81 married widow who had grown
up daughter. My father visited our
house very often, fell in love with my
step-daughter and married her. So my
father became my son-in-law, and my
step-daughter my mother, because she
was my fathers wife. Some time af-
terward my wife had son; he was my
fathers brother-in law and my uncle,
for he was the brother of my step-moth-
er. My fathers wife-i.e., my step
daughter had also son; he was of
course my brother, and in the meantime
my grandchild, for he was the son of
my daughter. was my wife's husband
and grandchild at the same time. And
as the husband of a PERSONS grand
mother is his own grandfather l was
my own grandfather"


That this was strange condition of
things must be confessed, but we can
see no possible reason why it should
cause man to commit suicide Titus
riWe paper.
Year: 1867

LONDON. Oct. 19-Noon.-The Fenian alarm does
not abate. Last evening repeated efforts were made
by the FeDans 60 burn the police station at Chester
and thus release some of their conFades who are
there confined The fire was IN every instance ex-
tinguished before any damage was done. The Gov
ernment is the alert and precautions are every
where taken 70 guard against surprise.


CABLE TOLLS REDUCTION.


Evening.-It is understood that an arrangement
has been perfected between the Anglo-American
Company and the Atlantic Company whereby the
present rates by the Cable will he reduced fully fifty
per cent 1t is further understood that the reluc-
ton will 20 into effect on the 18th of November.
Year: 1867

CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE GRAND vIZIER AND


DEPUTATION OF CRETANs.


MARsEILLEs, Oct. 2O-Accounts have been received
from the Island of Gambia of the arrival there OF the
Turkish Grand Nzier and other members of the Com
mission Of Inquiry sent out by the Sultan
The Grand Vizier had met deputaton Of the Gre
tan insurgents at Canea in the presence Of all the
Consus Of the Foreign Powers The members of the
deputaton insisted upon the union of the island with
the Kingdom of Greece
Year: 1867

A Washington dispatch to TIE B0St0H TOsf-
not too good authoritysays, that Mr. MeCulocs reg
nation longer at the disposal OF the President and
fact that this gentleman does not contemplate retrns
from the Cabinet That in the event OF sunmaryds
missa as in the OF Secretary Stanton he VIII es
what virtue there is in the Civil Tenure once law
Year: 1867

colored are now relieved from widespread
misapprehension as TO the extent OF disfran-
chisement We trust that all classes will be
encouraged thereby to pursue the right path,
which is clearly that of loyalty to the Union,
combined with forbearance toward each other.
There has been rather too much reliance placed
upon disfranchisement as means oil securing
maiorties for loyal men. 1t seems to us an
undesirable source of power, and while in par
tcular States it has been, and perhaps still Is,
a necessity, it ought not to be universally re-
ouired. 1t cannot last, and has an unhealthy
effect while it does last We hope to see large
Union maiorities secured in the South, not by
tle exclusion of classes from the polls, but by
the free action of the whole people. we ex-
pect to see political privileges abused by large
numbers of malignant men but they would
not be excluded by any conceivable mterpre
tation of the law; while their evil tempers
would be only aggravated by restrictions which,
they would be conscious, were aimed at them,
but fell short of the mark
Year: 1867

1t has not heretofore been considered feasl-
bic for man, however snappisb, to bite oil
his own nose but, analogous to this mordacious
impossibility is the Presidents passion for the
Veto, which has betrayed him into applying it
TO his own visit to Boston, in the County of
Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Being invoked Geographically by anxious par
ties in those parts TO say whether he would
come or not, with categorical precision he
answers "No!p which proves conclusively
that he will never be capitally executed for
politeness. His decision will be a dsappoint-
mcnt to those official Tri-Mountaineers who
like to ride, dine and drink at the NUM-
cipal cxpense-the publicans and stable-keep-
ers will be grieved-there will be some
mourning possibly in the railway offices
over tie blighted prospect of extra trains but
We dare predict that there will be no epi-
demical agony while, if at a loss for tempta-
ton, the dedication of any new piece OF statu-
ary of the out door description will infalll-
bly draw in crowd from the country to pay
the expenses of civic gala-day. No doubt,
there are great many people in Massachu-
sctts who would like to see the President; not
because he is physically and intellectually
beautiful, but simply because he is much
talked of man. Mr.. Johnson would do as well
as. any other for the central figure OF
6cte. The Prince of Wales. possibly, might be
preferable but the PRECEDENT, in a scarcity OF
notabilities would be better than nobody.


If His Excellency will take our word fof IT,
we can tell him that the loss is upon his side.
He would have had lovely visit. He would
have seen, in the first place, one OF the ceanest
and brightest cities on the American continent.
He would have been made Doctor OF
Laws by the University of Cambridge. lie
would have had tho honor of an introduction
to Bunker-flill Monument. He would have
been taken TO see the Great Organ; and
thousand Innocent school-children, with their
fresh. pleasant voices, would have sung an
Original Ode possibly by DR.. Holmes) in his
presenco if not in his praise. He might have
been taken down the Bay to eat chowder,"
or over to Mount Auburn TO reflect upon his
latter end The Free and Accepted Masons
would have gladly greeted him as visiting
brother. He would have been coddled to ms
hearts content and yet, when all these dear
delights are proifcred him, he coldly telegraphs
back his eternal "NoW


There may have been good reason for this
The President may have registered wise and
solemn oath never TO make any more speeches; ;
and, knowing that visit TO Boston without
speeches would be as impossible as punch with
out lemons, he may have prudently resolved to
keep clear Of any temptation to hold forth.
Such n motive would be laudable but we can
assure him that, at a pinch, there are plenty
of orators in Boston who could easily have
talked all the time, and would cheerfully have
done 50 if requested, in order that his silence
might not bc observed All these speeches are
now lost which is such painful feature of
the affair that we have no heart TO say any
thing more about it,
Year: 1867

The Legislature of Massachusetts, having,
after careful and thorough investigation, re-
fused, by large majority, to repeal or modify
the law of that State which prohibits the sale
of Intoxicating Liquors save for medical pur-
poses under stringent regulation, the whole
subject il remttcd to the People, who will act
upon it in their next State Election. Hereupon
The N. y Times says


"Tho contest promises 10 be Of exceeding interest
In State of the Union could the morits OF suptuay
law have found better chance OF being tested than in
Massachusetts, The majority OF the people aTe temperate
on principle and by education and habit. Where their
police system failed TO meet what were deemed the ex-
igcnces OF the extra cOnstabulaiy was provided
complete system OF espionage almost extending to the
domestic 'e OF the citizens was established Most OF the
bound 20 become volunteer executors OF the law Ana
yet rs the bulk OF the evidence pei9e .he So,nmtee
10 under tho license system, nave continued 10
drink still more IN excess under pronpon , a rs' @


Honest dealers have been crowded out OF the trade Inc
national revenue has suffered Crimes traceaDle TO ,nS
clergy the most accomplished physcias ana chemists O
the state and yast majority ot ne oGai justices ar ana
testimony In favor OF regulated raic Ana III lhese
circumstances the whole case Will go before Ihs people
IL Is better that such popular appeal should DO made
The advocates both sides are intelligent enough and
earnest enough to make thorough canvass OF t9e Sent
the repeal OF the existing statutes IL will be long before
any other Commonwealth In the Union VIII attempt tho
same experiment


We heartily concur in all that is said above
as TO the fitness of the people of Massachusetts
to pass upon this important subject. They
are intelligent they have had ample expert
ence in the premises; and they know whether
drinking TO excess" has really been promoted
by prohibition or by the utter disregard and
defiance of it in Boston and other cities.


We do not propose here to argue the case.
We prefer to fix attention on the prospective
verdict of the people of Massachusetts, The
Times says, "if the decision should be in favor
"of rcpea,n il will exercise weighty influ-
ence. Very good But, if it should be against
repeal, what then7
Year: 1867

pacifying. reconciling influence at the South,
and was willing to incur some personal obloquy
TO this end; but already realize that it has
done far more good than | anticipated. From
every part of the South but Texas, [ have
already trustworthy assurances that it has been
generally hailed as an overture to cOnciliation
an earnest of Northern goodwill and kind
ness. There is still an implacably Rebel FAC
tion in the South which persists In grumbllng
and sneering; but ths faction is daily melting
awov; while a great and increasing majority OF
those who have been Rebels are inclining
toward prompt and hearty compliance with
tbe terms of the Military Reconstruction act,
and are anxious to return to loyal self-gov-
ernment at the very earliest day. Of tho
MANY Radicals who have returned from the
Souib within the last ten days, | have not
met the first one who did not hail the liberia
tion of Davis as fraugbt with healing influences
and of benefcent promise to every part of our
country.


Some journals have talked Of my "com-
"nlaininrn of adverse criticism and the impu-
tation of unworthy motives. / beg leave to
assure them that complain of nothing, depre-
cate nothing. Let every one free his mind as
TO him shall seem good. There never yet was
an act 80 useful and noble that a mean soul
could not conceive base motive for 1t. The
fitting answers to such detractors are gwen
by Silence and Time.


Those who are waiting for some defense ex-
planaton, or apology from me, will wait Tor
ever. My action in the premises has done more
good than expected, and at less personal cost.
I NAV never again have an opportunity to do
so benefccnt an act; but, should / have, l
shall certainly be encouraged by this experience
TO improve the opportunity. II. c.
Year: 1867




"If Just now. Mr. Greeley hns any influence left with
his party we pray him To call off the Radical dogs sent
South and leave the people there, IN their own way 70
orGuiesce i'm Congressional OF Reconstruction III s
neither Kind nor Wise insist that those whom you most
detest should be your teachers"


On the contrary, Mr. Greeley insists on send
ing thirty or forty more of those The Express
terms Radical dogs" throughout the South
We heartily wish even Wendell Phillips could be
induced to go down, and take some needed les
sons in cvility and humanity. And so OF
others who eyince an equally truculent spirit.


The Express persists in calling those IN the
South who "most detest" Radical inculcations
as "the people there" when they are in fact
but part, and we think decided minority,
of "the people" This has all along been the
Copperhead blunder with regard to the South.
1t ignores all the Blacks and the steadfastly
loyal Whites, and calls the residue of the in
habitants "the people" We shall correct that
obliquity in time.


There is gross ignorance at the South
ignorance especially of Northern views, feel
ings, purposes The South needs light; her
new voters are quite uninformed now is the
time when iudicious speaking there must do great
good Let the golden moment be nObly im-
proved
Year: 1867

Philadelphia has built new hall in honor
of horticulture, and for the convenience of
music which she claims is the largest in the
United States. The boast is not idle, for the
Philadelphia establishment measures IS by 200
feet and covers $1,000 square feet whereas tile
largest of our other music halls that of Boston,
occupies but iO2O8 feet. Of the architectural
merits of Horticultural Hall we hear nothing,
and suppose that it will copy in full the utili-
tartan example of most other halls which do
grievance TO the senses, and be as blank and
unlovely as possible. We have not yet attained
the high art of building frst-class temples of
music, or the virtue of being willing to spend
money for them; but this will appear in time.
Our neighbor city may rival Boston by erect
ing grand organ in the new hall, and thus
give music general accommodation unequaled
by that of any other city in America.
Year: 1867

From Fort Smith we have report that five
thousand Indians are in arms and threatening
the United States forts. Half the story may be
true and yet be serious enough The forces of
the Government are not greatly larger than
the Indians who have taken the war-path.
Year: 1867

At the close of the Parliamentary session last
night all the sections of the Reform bill as
amended were adopted, with the exception OF
that portion of the bill which provides for the
redistribution OF seats in Parliament.
Year: 1867

We give elsewhere an interesting report OF
the proceedings of the Marine Lfe-Saving Com
mission which recently held its sessions in this
city, with list of the inventions recommended
for general adoption.
Year: 1867

| PERMANENT CURES in all affections OF the


o. and Lungs are constantly being made by WIsTARs BALsN OF
WILD CaRRRY Great reputation its works are greater Many
Physicians speak privately in the highest terms
TO let a cold have its own way is to assist
laying the of Consumption To cure the most stubborn
Cough or Cold you only DR. JArNEs
Year: 1867

The old ,truism that Ga man convinced
against his will Is of the same opinion shlW.
will aptly apply to those old, unreconstructed
democratic Bourbons, North and South, trained
in the constitutional fallacies of Calhoun. The
Charleston Mercury for example, IN lats
issue, contends that as long as the old national
democratic party followed its Southern leaders
it was all right but that when it began to
make compromises it began to lose ground,
and that "its last fatal delinquency was fts
refusal at the Charleston Convention u86O) to
give pledge to support the decision Of the
Supreme Court of the United States in tho
Dred Scott case" and that " this broke up the
party, produced the election of Mr.. Lincoln
and brought on the war" But this is mis-
take. The "last fatal delinquency of the
democratic party was that Dred Scott decision
ITSELF with its shocking declaration that under
the constitution negro in the United States
"has no rights which white man u bound "a
respect" It was that decision, with its sweep
ing concessions of power to the institution Of
slavery, that brought the Northern I" squatter
sovereignty " democracy to the uitimatum Of .
rupture at Charleston, and destroyed the power
Of the Supreme Court as political party
machine. The consequences, we dare say, will
be remembered and respected by the Court in
iss approaching judgment upon the pending
Mississippi application for an injunction
against these Southern reconstruction laws OF
Congress. The .last fatal delinquency" Of
the democratic party, we hold, was the foolish
attempt to reverse in the Supreme Court upon
political issues the judgments of the sovereign


people. Southern rebellion, subjugation, revo-
luton and reconstruction have followed, and
another experiment in the shape of a Dred
Scott decision will result in the reconstruction
OF the Court ITSELF ~
Year: 1867

The late speech (Which we publish today
of General Siokles, as Commander of the
Second Southern Military District, before the
Charleston Board OF Trade, is che speech, as
the intelligent reader will perceive, Of an
officer who understands bis position and re-
sponsibilities, the work before him and tn
people with whom he has to deal. Upon one
very important matter bis assurances and hiy
opinions cannot fail TO do good. We refer to
what he said Of Northern public se6imsut
regarding the South, aud "the true intent and
meaning" Of these reconstruction laws Of Con-
gress. These measures, be says. "havs not
been adopted with any purpose Of retaliation
or hostility, nor to impede or impair the pros
perity and welfare Of the South;" that the
people Of the North do not desire TO maintain q
military government anywhere in this country
but that, while they desire on the one haad to
secure the emancipated blacks undsr the. new


order of things, they desire at the same tins to
bring the two races South into harm onious re-
lations, not only in view Of the interests OF the
nation at large, but in view OF "the great and
substantial blessings that must follow to the
people OF the South" sit Is in this sense and
with these hopes" says General Sickles, "that,
so far as my duties are concerned, these acts
of Congress will be executed" The line Of
policy thus marked out lie the true one and
we are grat6ed to believe that It will be pur-
sued in good faith not only by General Sickles,
but by all the other district commanders In the
South Accordingly we anticipate no more
trcuhlo In thin vOrL ~ Co,thorn rocnuskr,,c-
ton, but harmonious execution of the laws
and an early restoration Of every State con-
cerned to Congress and to new era Of mate
rial development social order and general


prosperity. ~