smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863

must submit Internationally, it certainly
means that if you do not, it is our purpose
to make you or to war with you to the enc
of time, if we cannot sooner exterminate
| you or subjugste you. If this is fair rea-
soning, then | did you no wrong that you
ought to complain of, when |, in comment.
! ing upon your address, represented you as
one who "will have unconditional submis-
sion on the part of the South, or its exter-
-mination." But if this was not your mean
ing or purpose, it is easy for you to say So
But you must see that your intentions or
Intentions does not convict me of mis-
representation, for l could not know your
Intentions, except in so far as they were to
be found in your published language.


My dear sir, do assure you, have not
wished nor do wish to do you any wrong.
The reverse is true. and | deeply regret
there should be personal difficulty between
US, or that the pleasant relations they have
certainly been pleasant to me, which have
heretofore existed between US should be in
terrupted.


| must also intimate, that in my opinion
you acted without sufficient consideration
when you demanded of the editor the au-
thor of "Americus." There is nothing in
that communication, | sincerely believe,
which made such step necessary, on your
part. Public addresses for the information
IF the people, on the part of candidates or
others, are proper and Legitimate subjects
of free criticism and comment, anonymously
or otherwise, as have always supposed.


/ oil tn hoor N mind fhaf
have not said you were not Christian
nor have | questioned your honor 1t is
true, that | enquiLed whether your address,
in its sentiments, was in accordance with
the principles of our Holy Religion. l
thought that, looking TO it as whole, and
TO what might justly be inferred from its
language, that it was not in harmony with
the teachings of our blessed Lord. There
fore it was my right, and that anonymously,
to call public attention to ita | have done.
In this address, you have quoted Holy
Scriptures to prove what / believe all ad
nit, Chat the laborer is worthy of his hire
But let it be remembered, that We have the
same authority for the precept Glove your
enemies" and "do good to them who de-
spitefully use you" Is it wrong to be-
lievc that what is binding on an individual
Christian is also binding on Christ n COM
muuitics and States? To express opin'
ion that the sentiments Of an in dual on
a particular occasion are note .ent with
Christian principles, is not / Ill in ques-
ton his goodness or piety. l do hope this
may be the end of any personal feeling of
dissatisfaction or difficulty between US.


Yours most respectfully,


T. JACOB
Year: 1863

The Easton (Md.) Gaaete states that
the parties recently arrested in that town
while attending political convention have
been released after subscribing to the toll
lowing:


"We the subscribers, do hereby pledge
ourselves and obligate by this written agree
ment that we will not, during the present
rebellion against the government and au
thority Of the United States, organize or
assist in the organization Of any party
inimical or opposed to the administration Of
said government-that we will not nomi-
nate, assist in nomination nor vote for any
candidate or candidates for Office Of district,
county, State or general government who
are in sympathy with so-calied Confederate
States government or opposed to the vigor
Gus prosecution Of the war now waged for
the complete suppression of existing Ne
bellion. All this we promise and pledge
without any mental reservation whatever,
with full purpose to keep and observe the
same.n
Year: 1863

FKoN THE HAgTT oF THE THISC.-A
Boston paper, speaking Of the high price OF
coal this fall, makes use Of the following
remarks which isequalIy applicable to many
of cur readers


'It behooves families aud Others using
fuel te be more and more careful Of their
fuel expense Thousands OF tons OF coal
are carelessly and though tlessly burnt da-
ring the year from the mere habit OF the
thing"


There is scarcely family using coal that
with little care, could not realize oil the
necessary heat and usefulness for household
purposes with at least ts enty per cent, less
coal. When coal was delivered at cost
Of four or Eve dollars per ton, the price was
so low as TO encourage improvidsnt habits
in its use, which, at present prices Of fuel,
are felt to be most onerous tax.
Year: 1863

the published sentiments of candidates for
/ Congress in the State of West Virginia.


Rightly considered, they are, greatly fear,


higher evidence of the condition of the


mind, than they are of that of the candli
| dates themselves, however damaging they


may be to them. u


I Candidates may feign sentiments they
neither feel nor entertain. Men, strange as
it may seem, will at times, when in hot
pursuit of success, present themselves worse
than they really are. But it is not often
that aspirants and candidates for Office mis-
take the state of the public mind, OF the
direction in which it is drifting, though for
the honor of our holy religion and the glory
of Christ, trust they are grossly and eyre
giously erred in the present instance.


One of the candidates, Mr. L., seems to
call upon the mighty deep, to sweep every
living thing in the South into the gulph of
destruc ruction-which, in plain speech, is
nothing less than calling upon God to do
stroy them. Of course he would not call
upon the Almighty to do that he would not
himself do.


Another, Mr.. Hubbard, will have uncon-
ditional submission or determination of the
whole of the white race of the South-yes,


determination complete and entire. Such
men must, as matter of course, when On
their knees before their Maker, feel that
such destruction is a eonsummation to be
devoutly prayed for. And to accomplish
this high purpose, Mr.. II. assures his read
ers that no sacrifice on the part of the
North would be too great.


And should it so happen that any of our
brothers and kinsmen South should survive
the subjugation of that accursed land. he
contends Trey shall be made to pay the
whole expense of the war, and give an ade-
quate guarantee for the future. This, when
seen in the formula of plain speech, is no.
thing less than absolute poverty aud per-
sonal and individual slavery of the whole
white race of the South, who may be so un-
fortunate as to survive his pious and holy



In view of such sentiments coming from
Christians, or professed ones, who is there
that will not say, with one Of old time, Put
me in the power of God, but not in thatssof
man.


In view of these things, appeal to every
candid mind, whether we ought not to Sc
riously inquire in what consists our Chris
tianity or wherein are we better than
Turks and Pagans AMERICUs.
Year: 1863

DRAFTING.-The scripture is opposed
TO drafting young men just married


When man hath taken new wife.
he shall not go 10 war, neither shall he
be charged with any new business, but
he shall be free at home one year, and
cheer up the wife which he hath taken"
= Deuteronomy, 94lh chapter, 9th
verse.


Deuteronomy hadn't rebellion Oh
his hands as large as ours, when he wrote
that Besides, bis war policy was differ
ent. Times change, and manners with
them.
Year: 1863

climax to tie conversation we have note
down SO the two, as if by mutual con
sent turned their backs upon each othe
and parted in high dudgeon.


For whole week the father and SOL
never exchanged even the morning com
pIiments with each other.


One day, however, old John anc
young John met in the hall, and olC
John bowed and smiled, and young Johr
touched his hat and extended his hand


Your Mary Anne, began the elder


Your Mary Anne interrupted the
younger, correcting him.


Very WELL said the older, smiling
we will have it our Mary Anne


just So


l was disappointed in her.


So was L.


She is coquette.'


She is by Jupiter!'


You have heard the news, then o


That she is married %


Yes


| was told so this morning.


A rich joke laughed old john


A piece Of deception = exclaimed the
other


But | am glad you were not so rash,
John, as to make her your wife,


And am glad, father, you did not
commit such an iniscrelon AS to make
her yours


Ha ha p


He he =


Thus offering each other mutual con
gratulatioDs, the father and son said good
morning, and the important case in this
court flove, Smith as. Smith, was set
tied to the satisfaction Of all parties.
Their Mary Anne was no longer dispu-
ted property, she being found to belong
solely and entirely to another.


.Moral.-It is thus that cases in other
courts, as III the court of love, are usual.
ly terminated. The parties have the
satisfaction Of seeing the property IN dis
pute pass gradually and effectuslly into
the hands of a third person.
Year: 1863

The Surgeon General has written a
letter 10 the Governors of the several
States, advising the organization, BY the
Governor Of each State, of medical re.
serve corps. This corps is TO be com
posed Of thirty surgeons, elected by the
Governor. who will hold themselves in
readiness, when battle occurs, TO pro.
ceed at once TO tho field Of action Each
surgeon is 10 be sworn in for period OF
fifteen days. and TO receive one hundred
dollars per month and transportation


They will furnish their own subsistence
Year: 1863

were hllleu anu WouHueu' Ii tne OOJeC


Of the mob was to prevent the execution


of the law they ought to have know


that they must fail. Tie army may los


some conscripts in that district. Blu


those engaged in this bloody affair vii


meet with speedy and terrible punish


ment. The gallows is poor alternative


for the service of the country. That tn,


law will be executed is beyond all doubt


and not man in that district will escape


because Of this mob, unless he escape:


by the penilentiary or by military exc


cution. That is, and necessarily mus


be, the only alternative.


Who is responsible for this mob
Every intelligent mind will acqut the
poor foolish and misguided men who
were the active operators in this dis.
graceful and shocking tragedy of being
the originators of any individual or or
ganized resistance to the laws of the
country. If let alone, there would have
been no resistance, no mob, no blood
shed, no disgraceful proceedings, beyond
such regrets and anxieties as a conscrip-
ton must inevitably produce. The
whole blame, responsibility and crimin-
ality Of the whole affair should rest upon
those demagogues, led by Fernando
Wood, who for months have been edu-
eating the thoughtless men and women
of New York that this war was an illegal
and unauthorized proceeding that, be-
ing such, no man was under obligations
to take up arms at any demand and be-
ing under no obligations to serve in the
army, any effort TO compel him to do SO
was an illegal attempt to deprive him OF
his rights, which, by all laws. human
and divine, should be resisted by force
adequate TO repel the threatened injury.
In the free and unbrdled exercise of free
speech, these demagogues have wanton.
ly, cruelty, brutally, and cowardly,
taught these poor misguided men that it
was duty they owed to themselves and
their families to resist and defeat the
conscrption law. Was Fernando Wood,
or Ben Wood. or Blankman, or McCunn,
in these riots, battling alongside Of the
men whom they had induced 10 this fol-
ly? Not one Of them. They were not
there. They urged these men on to
crime, but took pains TO keep out of it
themselves.


The same kind of men are engaged
here and elsewhere, telling the people
that the conscription is illegal, and ought
not to be enforced. How far they have
succeeded in their wicked designs to cor.
rupt and mislead any portion OF the pub
lie, we know not but our advice is that
when such man makes such a speech
he ought to be required by those whom
he is melting to violence, TO pledge him
self in writing that he will lead and take
part in any active effort to resist the law.
If he will not thus place himself in the
hands of the law, let him be kicked from
the presence of those whom he urges 10
do that which he is too craven 10 do
himself.
Year: 1863

The editor Of the Savannah Republ-
lican. writing from Charleston. speaks of
the battle in the first attack upon Fort
Wagner as the bloodiest and most de.
structive of the war. and then adds:


Willing to do justice to brave foe.
II may be added that a more daring and
gallant assault has not been made on
either side since The commencement of
the war"
Year: 1863

MILITARY IxsuBoRDINATIoN. - Our
country is now in the midst of q
great civil war which is deluging our land
with gore. We are fighting the greatest
battles ever fought on this continent for
the restoration of our once glorious Union.
The eyes of the whole world are fixed in
attention upon US. One, the largest por-
ton Of it, is gazing with contempt, jeal-
ousy and envy-the other portion with
hope. confidence and affection. Every
where the black cloud of trouble and anx-
iety was seen hanging over this nation,
save only in one bright spot which was
the extensive clothing establishment of
Messrs. Vencill & Jones, where elegancy,
beauty, style and fashion are displayed in
the highest degree. Especially do they
invite attention to their large stock of
piece goods and gents furnishing goods,
DC; for suit made to order, give them a
call. They also have large stock of
ready made clothing, which they will sell
at lowest cash prices.
Year: 1863

We publish below the quotas of the
three counties above named under the
last call Of the President for ssthree hum
dred thousand more" Il Will be seen
that the quota for Lee county is four
hundred and fifteen and for Jackson tow q
ship l50.


In order that the number assigned to
each township may be made up by volqn-
tary enlistments the draft is not to I'd ke
place until the 9Th day of January, and
whenever a township has furnished its
quota it will be exempt.


It is to be hoped that the citizens of
Lee county will respond nobly to this call
and thus avoid the necessity of draft:


Ivr CnIrSTy
Year: 1863

EASTERN MAIL-Change of time table
on the roads from here to Chicago makes
a change u time in the arrival and depart
ure of this mail. This mail arrives now
at about p. M, and closes at noon.


The Western Mail will close now at s
a. m. instead of 5 a. M, as heretofore
The public will make a note of these
changes.
Year: 1863

RECRuIrs.-Mr. l.. r. Bissell has re-
ceived the appointment of recruiting
agent for Lee county from the Provost
Marshal Of this district. Mr.. Bissell is
an old and much respected citizen Of our
city and has been in the service some time,
and the appointment was we'll made
it could not have been given to better
man. His Office is with the Provost Mar
shal, and all those wishing to join any OF
the old regiments will be furnished trans
portation to Davenport, where they will
be mustered into the service.
Year: 1863

BEHIND TIME.-The ferry boat was
rather slow in starting from this side on
Sunday last, in consequence of some de-
feet in the boiler which had to be re-.
paired before they could fire up. The
eastern train was therefore delayed SO long
that it did not make connection at Clay
ton with the Great Western Road, and the
passengers were obliged to lay over unit
Yesterday.
Year: 1863

OmoKAsAw BAYOU, June 10. 1888
News from the front represent that our sogc works
being pushed close tho rebel lines several plics
collision is considered imminent Tue army in bot
tor spirits than any previous time. Tue rebels have
made their appearance within four mica
Year: 1863

The PAru OF PEACE.-Gen. Meade,
in the speech made by him last week, on
his being presented with sword, said;


Il have to request YOU, gentlemen
who are in civil lite, that when you re-
turn home you will spare no efforts to
make the people understand that all we
want are men to fill up our ranks. Send
these to Us. Give Us the numbers, and
the war will soon be concluded. | think
the rebels are now satisfied that their
struggle IS only matter of time, as We
have the force on our side, and that as
soon as they see that We are bringing out
that force in earnest they will yield.
Year: 1863

GI~lt Is lad thing to make up a fight
but good thing to make up quarrel
but it is better to fight than to have your
Grocer palm off any other Saleratus on
TO you than llerrick Aliens Gold Medal
manufactured at II Liberty Street, New
York. We are glad to see that a good
many of our Merchants are selling ii.
Notwithstanding they can't make so good
profit on it as on other kinds, If any
one wants to get up a fight with US, let
thea try and put some other kind of SAL
eratus or Soda on 10 us besides Herriek
Aliens Gold Medal.
Year: 1863

The DEAF, DUNE AND BLIND AeT.-We
see that this act, which the people are called
upon to vote for or against, at the next cleo
ton, calls for tax of three fourths of one per
cent on the hundred dollars. This we think
must be mistake, for surely the Legislature
could not have intended to raise larger rev.
inue for this one purpose than for all other
purposes beside. The law was evidently in
tended to read, three fourths Of one cent, and
net three fourths of one per cent, asi it is pub
lished by authority. However, that matter
can be corrected at the meeting of the next
Legislature. as no such sum as the law now
authorizes to be raised can be needed, to
erect and endow such an institution. We
should have an ihs...ution of this kind, at
once, in this State, and we know of no bet
ter way than for the people to vote the tax
and let the Legislature correct the law as 1t
was originally intended BY its trainers.
Year: 1863

"How those fellows do lubricate in misrep-
resentation. y said friend of ours the other
day, referring to the Democratic speakers
g but l suppose if they didn't they wouldn t
have anything TO talk about" Verify it
is possible our friend was near the mark
We ask doubters to investigate.
Year: 1863

BOSTON, Dedember 30.


The usually well posted correspondent Of
the Boston Herald, writing from the feet
of Charleston, dating his letter Decemb er
23d, says:


" / see by the papers that there is good
deal Of uneasiness manifested because the
Navy here is idle. Let me say that if the
people At the North only knew the reason
why we are idle they would stop grun-
bling. In due season they viii have 8
chance to rejoice over the doings Of the
Navy before Charleston. To prove that
this is no idle statement am willing to
wager Sle0 with any northern grumbler
that If everything works according to the
plans laid out Charleston will be occupied
by the Union forces within sixty days from
date -
Year: 1863

WAsHIEGToE, December 80.
It is not believed here that Secretary
Chase will issue any more legal tenders,
though it is stated that both committees Of
Congress have expressed the opinion that
it would have TO be done It is under
stood that yesterday it was his intention
to call for loan.
Year: 1863

/ His mode of attack gave me an insigh


into the method by which this species 0
snake destroy animals. The teo,h Of th,


boa-constrictor being long, bent, and turne,


back, something in the shape Of a fish-hook


which the snakes dart out aud seize hold O
their prey; then drawing their heads back
again, they pull the animal to the grounc
at once, and coiing round it. commence the
crushing process. This power Of squcex
ing must be enormous. On attempting to
skin This animal the muscles inside had the
appearance Of strings Of rope extSu1is. i


from the head TO the tail; these he seemed
to have the power of contracting or extend
ing, SO that a part that might be three feet
long, as he coiled himself around your bodR,
could be instantly reduced to about foot.
BY this means giving any one in his en-
brace very tolerable squeeze. have
before remarked that these snakes are not
considered dangerous to man, as they are
not poisonous and if those attacked had
= \. .
sharp knife, and managed to keep their arms
free, Mr.. Snake would get the worst of it.
If one happened, however, to be asleep,
and a boa-constrictor then became familiar,
he might so have wound himself round arms
and body as 10 prevent knife from being
used. | have no doubt that they have
power enough sufficient to crush any man
to death in few seconds, did they once get
themselves comfortably settled around his
ribs; but / never heard of such case dur
ing my residence at Natal, although made
every inquiry from the Kaffirs. Formerly
there was great deal of superstition
among the Kaffirs with regard to this snake
and person who killed one had to 60
through quarantine OF purify ing now,
however, the Kaffirs do not seem to care
much about them. / saw an old fellow
near the Umbalo River pinning large
boa-constrictor to the ground with several
assaes, to prevent its wriggling he had
about dozen different ones stuck into his
body, and seemed to think few more
would do no HARM He told me that the
snake was great rascal, and had killed a
calf of his some time before; that he had
long watched the opportunity of catching it
out of its hole, and at last found it So when
a smart race of some yards ended in the
Kafiir assagving the veal eater.-Among
the Ka6irs Of South africa.
Year: 1863




SuPERABUNDANcE OF MEN.-There is
according to the census, an excess Of 1885,
258 males over females in the United States.
This fact is noteworthy and ought 10 quiet
the apprehensons of those who feared the
war would cause an undue preponderanee
of women after peace was declared. No
matter how bloody the war may be, or how
long it may last, it cannot make away with
three quarters Of million of lives. The
waste of life may make the sexes nearly
even, but even then we shall be better off
than England, where the females are in ex-
cess by nearly million, and the social
problem of the day is how 10 provide them
with husbands or occupation.
Year: 1863

PRAYING TO THE PoINT.-A certain lawyer,
who, whilom, dwelt in one of the New England
towns, noted for his overreachings and short
-comings, during a revival came under convic-
tion, and requested prayers for the furtherance
of bis conviction. His appeal was responded
to by one of the saints, an eccentric but pious
old man, honest, plain, blunt, square-toed and
fatfooted, who thus went at it


1--WE do most earnestly entreat thee, 0
Lord, to sanctlfy our penitent brother, here,
fill his heart with goodness and grace, so that
he shall hereafter forsake his evil ways and
follow the right path We do know, however,
that it is required of him who has appropria.
ted worldly goods to himself unlawfully and
dishonesty, that he shall make restitution four
fold but we do beseech thee to have mercy
on this erring brother, as it would be impossi-
BILE for him to do this, and let him off for the
best be can do without begsaring himself en-
trely, by paying twenty five cents on dol
lar"


The next applicant at the same meeting
was an elderly maiden who got her living by
going into the different families and spinning
for them. She also had been famous for her
shorcomings-neverg giving full count on her
yarns; the forty threads to knot was a point
she never reached. The blunt old man thus
disposed of her case


Reform, o Lord, the heart of thy hand
maid here before thee; and wilt thou enable
her to count forty r.
Year: 1863

A FRIEND of ours said be would always have
remained single, but he couldn't afford it.
What it cost him for gals aud ice cream. -
was more than he now pays to bring up a
wife and eight children. Bachelors should
think of this