smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

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clamation by the President.


WHEREAS, The 4th Section of the 4tf
Article of the Constitution of the United
States declares that the United States
shall guarantee to every State in the
Union republican form of Government
and shall protect each of them against
invasion and domestic violence, and,


WHEREAS, the President of the United
States is, by the Constitution, made Com
mander- n-chief of the armies and navy,
as well as Chief Executive officer of the
United States, and is bound, by solemn
oath, faithfully to execute the office oil
President of the United States, and take
care that the laws be faithfully executed,
and


WHEREAS, the rebellion, which has
been waged by portion Of the people Of
the United States, against the properly
constituted authorities of..the Government
thereof, in the most violent and revolving
form, but whose organized and armed
forces have now been almost entirely
overcome, has in its revolutionary pro-
gress deprived the people of the State Of
North Carolina, of all civil government,
and whereas it becomes necessary and
proper to carry out and enforce the obli-
cations Of the United States to the peo-
pie of North Carolina, in securing them
in the enjoyment of republican form of
government. Now. therefore, in obedi-
ence to the high and solemn duties i'm
posed upon me by the Constitution of the
United States, and for the purpose Of
enabling the loyal people of said State to
organize a State Government whereby
justice may he established, domestic
tranquility insured, and loyal citizens
protected in all rights of life, liberty and
property.


I, Andrew Johnson, President OF the
United States; and Commander.n-chief
of the Army and Navy of the United
States, do hereby appoint VIM. H. Hold
en- Provisional Governor of the State of
North Carolina, whose duty it shall be at
the earliest practicable period, to pre-
scribe such rules and regulations as may
be necessary and proper for convening a
Convention, composed Of delegates to be
chosen by that portion of the people of
said State who are loyal to the United
States, and no others, for the purpose Of
Year: 1865

is every ones duty to keep mind and boz
dy SO engaged as to drive it off. Better
the direst poverty, a thousand times, than
distress such as is engendered by horrors
of mind of this sort Activity, with
health carefully kept, is sure to rout these
gaLgs of blue-devils that sometimes infest
the human brain and play such senseless
pranks with its delicate machinery
Work, but not too much work care, but
not too much care; variety of thought
and occupation; fresh air without end,
and the lungs full and resolution whose
back can never be broken, will give no
chance for suicide in any shape.
Year: 1865

THE OFFENDED DoG.-A gentleman
living in lodgings, having dog, which,
in wet and dirty weather, much annoyed
the mistress of the house, she desired it
might be put away. To comply with her
request, without thinking to do the ami
NAL any injury, the owner contriyed one
evening to enter the house, and shut the
door so suddenly that the dog was exclud-
ed. Being unwilling to lose his faithful
quadruped, he rose early the next morn
ing, and went in pursui: of it, and, to his
great joy, found it walking on wharf
which he had been accustomed to frequent.
He was, however, much mortified to find
that all his attempts to invite the creature
to his caresses were treated with the ut
most contempt. The dog, as if consci-
GUS of the unmerited insult it had receiv-
ed, disowned the man who had been cru
el enough to exclude it from the house.
Thus it continued, subsisting by rowing to
and fro, and no efforts or overtures could
eves Induce the dog to acknowledge Its
former master. The dog was finally ta-
ken oa b0sfd ship, and carried to sea.
Year: 1865

CoLoRED CUTENEss.- colored pas
tor of church, not thousand miles
from Bridgeport, was once desirous that
the conference should meet at his church
The people being aware that they must
board the ministers during their stay in
the city, was quite averse to their COM
ing. At meeting to consider the sub


ct of giving an invitation, the paste.
stated the proposition, and said,A


CAN those in favor of ofinvitiug the breth-
ren here will say yes; all opposed, no."


lie hen proceeded to put the question
but net single yes was heard Where
at he paused, looked around, and remark
ed =


"Silence gives consent. The confer.
ence will come"


At the concluding meeting, when a
collection was to be taken for the visiting
brothers, the pastor told the people that
it was necessary for all the brethren to
be back to their respective focks, that
they had no money to go with, and must
stay IN their present quarters till the cash
was raised. The dilemma was either to
board their visitors gratuously or pay
their fares home. We can guess how
they solved the problem.
Year: 1865

THE FUTURE.--While croakers see on
ly the clouds that now lie thick upon our
national horizon and can only talk Of tho
immense loss Of life and money to put
down the rebellion the vast national debt
that is being created the steady decrease
of our commerce with Spanish America
the anuihilation of our whale fishery aud
the transfer Of our carrying business from
America to foreign bottoms, to escape
rebel pirates the misconduct of the milf
tary operations; the immense imitation of
our currency and many other revils, it may
be well for us occasionally to stimulate
our patriotism and confidence, in an over
ruling Providence, by looking beyond the
breakers and the clouds to where down
the stream Of time a glorious destiny
awaits our country and institutions,


The war and its numberless evils ara
transies in character. The misfortunes
over which croakers utter dire forbodings
will PASS away like the creations of unae-
sy dreams They will not make our fu-
turc. This will depend upon the charac-
ter of our institutions and the geographic
cal position that God has given US. No
man of any political party believes that
under any circumstances will our country
be ever anything but an independent and
free country. The seeds of Christian lib
erty have been ever too deeply planted in
the heart of the nation ever to be uproot-
ed. Efforts to roll back its mighty wheels
will be as vain as the transient success Of
European in monopolizing Spanish Amer
lean trade. They are alike laborous at
tempts to make water run up hill


The trade of South America, Mexico,
the West Indies, the South Sea Islands,
and of the Great Pacific must ultimately
he controlled by this country which is no
less enterprising and three thousand miles
nearer its customers than its European
rivals.
Year: 1865

THEoPHILUs CIBBER.-This eccentric
wag, in company with the three friends,
made an excursion to France. One had
a false set of teeth, second glass eye,
third cork leg; the fourth had moth
ing particular about him, except aremark-
able way of shaking his head. They
travelled in post-coach; and, after each
one had made merry with the others in
trinity, they agreed that at every stage
they should all effect the same singulari-
ty. When they came to breakfast they
were all to squint; and, as they alighted
from the coach, all the countrymen stood
gaping round


"Rot it" cried one, show that man
squints"


Why" said a second, ''here's another
squirting fellow"


The third was thought to be better
squinter than the two preceding, and
the fourth fellow better even than the rest.
AT dinner they all appeared to have cork
legs, and their Stamping about made more
diversion than they had caused at breck-
fast Vat tea they were all deaf AT
supper, which was at Dover, each man
resumed his original character, the better
to play his part in farce they had con-
cocted among themselves. When they
were ready to go to bed Cibber called the
waiter to him.


"Here, fellow, take out my teeth"


"Teeth, sir?"


SAY, teeth, sir Unscrew that wire
and you'll find they will come out togeth-
err"


After some hesitation the man did as
he was ordered. This was no sooner per-
formed than second cried OUT


Here, you! take out my eye.


"What. sir" said he; 'your eye, did
you say?"


Yes, my eye. Come here, you stu
pid fool Pull up that eyelid and it will
come out as easily as possible"


This done the third cried out


"Here. you rascal ! take off my leg"


This he did with less reluctance than
the others, feeling assured that it was
cork and believing this to be his last job
lie was, however, mistaken. The fourth
watched the poor, affrighted fellow, who
was surveying the teeth, the eye and the
leg lying upon the table and cried out,
in fearfully hollow voice.


"Come here, sir take off my head p


The waiter, turning round and seeing
the mans head shaking like that of a
mandarin in a china-shop, darted out of
the room, tumbling headlong downstairs
in his fright.
Year: 1865

NONSENSE IN SUIcIDE.-There is no
sense in going off and tying a kuot in
q rope for the purpose of noosing your
neck and preventing hepassage of air up
and down the windpipe. 1t is silly, be-
cause matters and things go wrong, toput
poison in your bread, or an egg, or fruit,
aud swallow i: in hopes of getting clear
of what troubles you. Common sense
never suggested such an idea as to light a
fire of charcoal in close room, and sit
down to breathe its fumes, when fresh air
is to be had in plenty out of doors, with
adetermination to get dizzy and die before
getting over it, 1t looks like something
worse than child's play to see grown
man climb with such pains to the parapet
of tower, or the peak of lofty gable,
and then throw himself down to the pave
ment to find out from the results below
whether he ever had what they call brains
in his head or not.


This propensity to suicide is not so com
mon il this country as it is in many, we
allow; yet we see enough of it here. 1t
Year: 1865

THE HoPE OF MAN.-Final success
the joy of life's ripe harvest-is the goal
of our hopes. No wise or thoughtful
man will live merely for to-day. The
pilgrim who seeks home is not content
to linger and loiter for the mere flowers
besides his way. The sower looks on
ward to fields white and ready for the
sickle. Wisdom has regard to the grand
issue. The triumph or the pleasure of
to-day is transitory. We want hope
that does not sink with the setting sun.
The true success of life is that which does
not fail the evening of bur days, and
leave them to blight or batrenness. We
want that shout of "harvest home," that
will not die into silence with the failing
breath, but makes the passage of the
grave whispering-gallery where heaven
and earth talk together.
Year: 1865

and was only awakened by the quick COM
mand of Kalaya to depart. Then with
the rapidity, he seized from his belt a
pistol and fired upon the warrior, Send
ing bullet through his heart and while
scarcely giving time for the death-strug-
Gle to cease he threw himself before the
motionless and horror stricken Tholuca,
and declared his love, promising her, if
she would go with him, protection and
wealth


While he was pouring out his wild,
threatening prayer she stood like some
statue, gazing upon the monster who had
so suddenly and falsely shut out all the
world from her: and then, as though
resignated, she said


"The Muscogee is your slave. You
have won her foully and treacherously,
but the white man knows no justice or
honor. | am the spoil that is given into
your hands. You have asked my love
Before | can give it, bury from my sight
the body of him whom you have slain"


She stopped and kissed the dead lips
of Kalaya and then stood apart while the
white man, with his broad hunting-knife,
dug the grave of the Mnscogee warrior,
and laid therein the corps. Then Tho
luca advanced to the ege, and giving a
quick look at her dead lover, seized the
knife from the white mans hand, plung-
ed the long blade into her bosom, and
fell upon the body of Kalaya, dead.
Year: 1865

Our patriotic Governor, we are
told, has authorized the selling of
corn meal to the needy at five dollars
per buahel. Persons who can be-
classed under this head can get the
neal by calling at Smi his mill, on
:he BAYOU.
Year: 1865

USEFUL INFORMATION. The women
of Holland and Belgium, so proverbially
clean, and who get up their linen so beau,
ufully white. use refined borax as a
washing powder, instead of soda, in the
proportion Of large handful of borsx
powder to about ten gallons Of boiling
wafer; they save in soap nearly half
All The large washing establishments
adopt The same mode For laces, cam
bfics, &c An extra quantity Of powder
Is used, and for crinolines (required to
be made very stiff. J a strong solution is
necessary Borax being a neutral salt,
does not 10 the slightest degree injure the
texture Of the linen; its effect is to soften
he hardest water. and. therefore, it
should be kept on the toilet table. To
the taste it is rather sweet, it is used Tor
cleansing the hair, is en- excellent dentri-
fee, and in hot countries is used in CON-
binstion with tar.aric acid and bi carbon.
ale Of soda as a cooling beverage. Good
tea cannot be made with hard water, all
water may be made soft by adding tea.
spoonful Of borax powder to an ordinary
sized kettle of water. in which it should
boil The saving in the quantity Of tea
used will be at least one fifth.
Year: 1865

The loved ones whose loss | lament are
still in existence they are living with me at
this very time they are, like myself, dwell
ing in the great parental mansion of God I;
they still belong to me as to them AS they
are ever in my thoughts, so, perhaps, am in
theirs. As | mourn ior their loss, perhaps
they rejoice in anticipation of our reunion.
What to me is still dark, they see clearly.
Why do grieve because I cannot longer en-
JOY their soeiety1 During their lifetime
was not discontinued because could not al
ways have them around me. If journey
took them from me I was not therefore un-
happy. Aud why is it different now3 They
are gone on journey. Whether they are
living on earth 10 far distant city, or in
some higher world in the infinite universe of
God, what difference is there7 Are We not
still 10 the same house of the Father, like
loving brothers who inhsbit separate rooms
Have we, therefore, ceased to be brothsrs1


Ropaa.
Year: 1865

One of our citizens happening to be
at fankton recently, went into the cap
itol to see how the Dakota Legislature
was progressing While there me
mortal was introduced, asking Con
gress for an appropriation for geolo
gical survey. One member with an
eye to retrenchpent, arose and said
that abe didn't know as geological
survey was any better than a compass
survey, and as there was more land
already surveyed in the Territory than
would be settled for many years, he
moved that the memorial be laid on
the table, The motion readily found
a second, and the survey was tabled
-Siour City Journal.
Year: 1865

1t is a subject Of qualification to find the old


Wing organs at the South returning promptly
to that national and patriotic tone which for
merry characterized their utteranccS. In the
work OF reconstruction, one Of the best of these


the Augusta (Hr0utcic and Nl,fj,sL is nov
doing excellent service By asSuagiuy angry pas
slons and bringing back the southern people to
the ancient faith. In recent issue. in the
course of an appeal to its friends to resume


sat dGEifa!ss to 52 5that .thaY stM M haze "
tatlon Is one OF strict subordlnaton, it is far
from being one Of abject serviity." This is
the true spirit, and it is as well to commend i
10 the serious consideration Of some northern
men who seem to imagine that because these
southern people have been conquered their
part Is one of "servility' as well as of sub


ordination"


1t will be perceived that the Chronicle ami


Scntnct recognizes that the position of tba
South IS subordinate, and we gather from other
parts OF the same article that the writer means
subordinate to the national authority, Consti


tuition and laws. The South now universally
recognizes that this nation is indiSSouble. and
that therefore the States must always be sub


ordinate to the national authority, which Is a
great point gained The writer We quot. from
does not wish to be understood as saving that
loyal Ntates are hereafter to be bereft of their
pohtlcal rights, which Is sound doctrine enough
subJeet however. to two prOviSos that the low
atty be unquestionabe, and that the State, ac
ceptng the conditions of their restored power
reorganl2e their organic laws so as to establish
perfect freedom among all their people As
We cannot afford to go all over the slavery
struggle again, nor to lose emancipation by anv
legal technisaties, it is essential that we sbould
scrTtlnizc the forms of the reorganization in
each State. III
We presume that all the requirements will
be accepted, and that the States will become
really loyal and true. When that is settled to
the satisfaction of the Government and Con.
greSs, of course the northern people will dis
countcnance all attempts to perpetnate hatred
and bitterness between the two great sections.
ana Will refuse to require unmanly seryilitv
from the Sauthcrn population. The CONQUERED
States will be Gladly welcomed back into the
national fold, and everything done to encourage
the people thereof in obliterating the traces of
war and recovering all the prosperity of their
agriculture, commerce and manufactures. Con.
citation is the word for the crisis, and it has
been uttered by those who can command the
influence to secure it as the universal nolirv
despite the exertions OF those who seek TO nro,
long domestic strife. - p'0-
Year: 1865

THE Crops. The corn crops in our county
are looking remarkably we'll The recent warm
weather and rains have been decidedly bcnef
cial to the crop, and We do not remember see
ing it look so We'll at this season for years past
The amount of land planted in corn this year
is equal to that Of former years, and should
favorable weather continue until the maturity
Of the crop, We may anticipate large yield of
this staple product The Oats crop, which is
now being harvested, also RSOmises an album
dant Weld.
Year: 1865

tween Christians. Slavery, the cause Of the
separation, ceases to exist Continued separa-
ton and animosity will not restore it. There


fore let evils produced by slavery end with
slavery let the past be the past; let the future
restore Christian fellowship.
Year: 1865

DB. KRATz.--It Is At all times gratify-
ing TO us to. note the advent in our city of
gentlemen of sterling merit, especially
whom they come with the view Of making
this their place of residence. Of tho class
alluded to, is the gentleman whose name
heads this paragraph. I'D.


In all that pertains TO the science of
surgery or medicine, we may confidently
assert, that DR.. kRATz, from his thorough
scholastic trimming in the best European
schools and long experience in the prac-
tice Of his profession in our State, is fully
qualified to vie with competitors of tho
very frat rank. AS such we commend
him to the confidence of our follow -citi-
zens and bespeak for him that trial of his
professional talents and skill which we
feel assured will result satisfactorily to
those who may at any time require his
services IN the healing art. His Office is
on Laurel street. "r.
Year: 1865

as much sun and miasm as ever ne
groes do in this climate.


The next day the Telegraph be-
comes more emphatic in the defence
of the practicability of white labdf.
1t says:


Ii the Germans have cultivated
successfully tho lands of this State,
in every part, from the Gulf to Red
River, tor a series Of years, not only
making q comfortable support, but in
nine cases out of ten securing a
competence, and in very many in
stances amassing wealth, is this not
prama facse evidence that white men
can do the labor Of the country, and
that theories to the contrary are un-
worthy attention? If free negroes,
or negroes as apprentices, or as poems,
are an unreliable dependence for la
Dor, and if, unless white labor is to
come in, they are the only depend
ence, is this not pysme .tacie evil
dence that the country will 20 to
ruin if white labor does not come in Z
If all the negroes in America, with
their utmost possible increase for
fifty years, would be inadequate to
the thorough tillage of one-half of
Texas, is it not time our people were
casting about for some other supply :
If the labor of this country is not to
be represented at the polls, and it
evidently will not be, SO long as it is
negro labor, shall we ever maintain
any rights, least of all the so-called
State rights, when again Texas is
an equal member OF the United
States


Since these things arc so, we urge
upon the people to dismiss all such
Improbable ideas as that white men
cannot stand the Texas sun or
breathe the Texas air ana live.
What good can possibly come from
the acceptance of any false doctrine,
and especially one SO manifestly alb
surd and demonstrably false as this :
immigration into this State has given
the counties of Austin, Colorado.
Comal and Gillespie, a thrifty and
enterprising population. The Ger
man settlements in these counties
are, through thorough tillage, gar
den spots, noted for the comforts
with which the people have sur
rounded themselves, and the air of
neatness their homes manifest. There
are to-day 10000 German emigrants
in Texas, who are 10000 proofs of
the fact that white labor is adapted
to both our soil and climate. Their
success in cultivating not only corn
and wheat, but cotton itself, is proof
that it is well adapted to the soil and
climate, and their more general sue
cess in the long run, in becoming en-
tirely independent both Of imported
necessaries of life, and what is more
important, of tho mercantile class
for theirs are not the lands, as class,
that are mortgaged to the mer-
chants--is striking evidence to our
mind that white labor may possibly
be the very best adapted to this soil
and climate.


The greater portion Of all cotton
growing States has been heretofore
cultivated chiefly by white men,
aye, and women too. 1t is true that
this was not the richer portion, but
it was the healthiest, and this, per-
haps, because it was the most frugal
and industrious, as much as for any
other reason.