smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862

low up the whole two millionsi Exactly
one hundred and twenty days, or four
months from the date of the first nibble. For
tunately, however, stop was put to the gal
lop of the financier of the World at the end of
his magnificent fifteen days, which are only
surpassed in splendor by the brief reign of the
princely Fremont at st. Louis. What is the
next move of the Tartuffes Of the World on its
last legs? They sell themselves to bank, and
enter into plot with its managers and with
other bank conspirators in Wall street to blast
the financial measures of Secretary Chase, and
bring the monetary affairs of the government to
the same condition as those of the Southern
confederacy


Thus are these sympathizers with seces-
sion aiding and abetting Jefferson Davis in
the rebellion of which he is the head, and it
becomes the duty of the government to deal
with them as they have done with other dan
gerous traitors and suspects" Vacancies
have been recently made in Fort Warren by the
release of Mason and Slidell and their secret
taries. There is room there now for few of
their friends who belong to the Wall street
conspiracy.
Year: 1862

SPRNKING SALT IN THE STREETs.-It may
not be generally known that the practice
adopted by the city railroad companies of
sprinkling salt in the streets to melt the snow
accumulated on their tracks has the sanction Of
a city ordinance. The object Of this authori-
zation was to save the companies the expense of
keeping up staff Of laborers to clear it away.
1t has been ascertained by several seasons
successive experience that nothing can be
more prejudicial to the public health than this
practice of sailing the streets. 1t produces an
excess of humidity in the atmosphere which is
favorable to the increase of lung and throat
diseases. Physicians say that during the Pc
RODS in which it was carried out diptheria be-
came alarmingly prevalent. We do not see
why any consideration for the economies of
the city railroad lines should induce us to put
up with such evils. In the working Of them
their managers have 80 little regard to the pub
lie convenience and comfort that we need not
concern ourselves about the effect which the
prohibition of this injurious practice may have
upon their profits. The Common Council
should be called upon to pass an ordinance re-
voking their sanction oft. The public health
and the interests Of the laboring poor who are
without employment alike demand that the
nuisance shall be Immediately pat stop to.
Year: 1862

The AGE OF THE voLUNrEERs-By the re-
cent report of the Army Sanitary Commission
we learn that the average age of the volun.
teers is little under twenty-five years. This
fact alone demonstrates that our army is com-
posed of the right materials for soldiers. We
are neither exposed to the evils of having boys
to do the work of men, as Napoleon was in the
later years Of his reign, nor are we crippled
with old men. We have an army capable Of
being brought up to high pitch Of discipline,
and with probably more stamina. and decided
ly more intelligence, than any other In the
world. It speaks well for the national cause
that the strong the 1.-the, the vigorous and the
young-ths flower, we may say, Of our working
population-should have come forward to
f,obt for the Union, and II augurs we'll for the
speedy success of the federal arms.
Year: 1862

STILL DEFENDING ON ENGLAND AND CorToN.-
Some of the leading organs Of JEFF. Davis are
still holding out the hope Of English interven-
ton in their behalf in order to secure Southern
cotton. If the Confederate armies, they say,
will only hold their own till June, England
will surely come to their rescue; for she will
not be able to wait any longer for her cotton.
Then, as she must, she will have her cotton


For our part, we think 1t altogether probable
that John Bull will be up to his eyes in South
ern cotton by June, but that 1t will all pass into
his hands under the old flag Of the Union, at
every point along the coast, from Charleston
to New Orleans Before the end Of January
we suspect that JEFF. Davis himself will be
thinking of the advantages Of q trip to England.
Year: 1862




When first saw our banner wave


Above the nations councl.ha


heard beneath its marble wall
The clanking fetters of the slave
In the foul market place stood,


And saw the Christian mother sold,
And childhood with its locks of gold,
Bue-eyed and fair with Saxon blood
l shut my eyes, held my breath,


Aud smothering down the wrath and shame
That set my Northern blood aflame,
Stood silent where to speak was death.
Beside me goomed the prson.cell


Where wasted one in slow decline


For uttering simple words of mine,
And loving freedom all too well.
The flag that 1oated from tho dome
Flapped menace in the morning air.
stood, periled stranger, where
The human broker made his home.
For crime was virtue: Gown and Sword
And Law their threefold sanction gave,
Aud to the quarry of the slave
Went hawking with our symbol-bird
On the oppressors side was power;
And yet knew that every wrong,
However old, however strong,
But waited Gods avenging hour.
knew that truth would crush the lie.-
Somehow, sometime, the end would be;
Yet scarcely dared hope to see
The triumph with my mortal eye.
But now see it In thc SUI
a free lag iloats from yonder dome,
Aud at the nations hearth and home
The justice long delayed is done.
Not as We hoped, in calm Of prayer,
= The message of deliverauee comes.
But heralded by roll OF drums,
On waves of battle-troubled air y
MIDST sounds that madden and appal,
The song that Bethlehems shepherds knew !
The harp of David melting through
The deinonagonies of Saul
Not as we hoped but what arc we
Above our broken dreams and plans
Good lays. with wiser hand than mans,
The corner stones of liberty.
cavil not with Him the voice


That freedoms blessed gospel tells


Is sweet to me as silver bells,
Rejoicing yea, will rejoice
Dear friends still toiling in the SUM-


We dearer ones who, gone before,
Are Watching from the eternal shore
The slow work by your hands begun
Rejoice with me The Christening rod


Blossoms with love; the furnace heat


Grows cold beneath His blessed feet
Whose form is MS the Son of God
Rejoice Our NIarahs bitter springs


Are sweetened on our ground of grief


Rise day by day in strong relief
The prophecies of better things.
Rejoice in hope The day and night


Are one with God, and one with them


Who zee by faith the cloudy hem
OF Judgment fringed with Mercy's light


Atlantic Monthly for jun
Year: 1862

The Boston Transcr IT well and truly
says;


1t can't he too often reiterated that
the one thing to be done is to put
down, completely crush, utterly ami
late the rebellion as such. The work
is not to conquer insurrection so as to
keep this party in, or 10 restore that
party to power, or so as to make pro-
vision for the future administration of
the Government in some way agreeable
to the aspirations of certain leaders and
their followers. Any effort, from any
quarter, to make political capital out of
the existing conflict, or to use it for the
advancement of favorite candidates for
high Offices, comes very near just now
to being disloyalty. The best public
sentiment is opposed to it,
Year: 1862

geance Of Generals Grant, Huribut an,
Prentiss.


Are you really deluding yoursel
with the idea that the people Of thi
country recognize the existeace of {
military despotism, which strikes sucl
terror into them that they are afraid t
express their opinions in the pressnc,
of the army or its officers? Hyou are
you had better Danish it at once, fol
you may rest assured it will had you
into difficulties that you do not antici
pate.


You may rest assured that tbe time
has not yet come for the people Of this
country to submit to military des.
potism, or for the gallant and patriotic
men in your army to aid you IN estab-
fishing it.


The bayonets under your command
will think. And if the time shall ever
come when the people of thisicountry
shall be compelled to submit to des-
potism, you are not "the man oa horse
back" from whom they have anything
to fear.


But these are public considerations
IN which l have no special interest, and
shall therefore pass them by without
further remark.


In conclusion, 1 have proposition
to make to you. If the Secretary Of
War will give me a Court Martisl
composed of Independent and intelli-
gent army officers, with power 10 COM
pei the attendance of witnesses, and
manage the case on the part Of the Gov
eminent, l will meet you before such
a court, and convict Gen. Grant and
yourself and Gen. Prentiss of negli-
gence and misconduct in suffering the
army to be surprised and attacked
without proper preparation for defence
or submit to whatever punishment may
be awarded against me as the author
of a false and calumnious charge
You will preceive that l have not dealt
in epithets or initiated your billingsgate
style. 1t is not in accordance with
my habits or my taste. l can find an
old woman in any fish market that is
a much better match for you in that
style Of composition than I am. Hav-
ing no clerk at hand, and being press
ed for time, l send you a newspaper
copy.


Very respectfully, Yours, &C.,


- B. STANTON.
Year: 1862

TIE HAPPY MorHER.-The Mother
is happy when her sweet babe is born'
and when the helpless little thing lies
on her bosom.


She is happy when it takes notice
and returns her smile.


She is happy when it totters over
the floor and utters its syllable.


She is happy when the boy trips
along by her side, and when the glrl
sews or reads at her knee.


Happier still is that Mother Wne9
she listens to the prayer OF her beloved
one.


o how happy, when youth becomes
child Of grace! -L


But hapPiest Of all will she Se wnsn
she meets all her children at the rign'
hand of Christ.
Year: 1862

MAN OF YoUR WoRD.-When
you promise to do thing, do it. Be
a man Of principle in your word. Do
not say that you intend to-day to visit
your sick friend or neighbor, and then
suffer the pressure of business TO crowd
it out Of your mind. He has been
watching for your coming during the
week that is past. Could you have
seen the bright smiles that illumiued
his countensnee when he said. 81 hear
bis voice-his footsteps on the stairs,
YOU would have said that the keeping
Of that promise was worth much
"choice gold" But when the vision
has disappeared, and you came not
there was pity and sorrow, even for
you, written uron those features. For
dollars and cents had become formid-
able barrier against that priceless gen.
in every mans character. which either
shines in its own conspicuous light OF
love of the truth, or is set in the mid
night darkness of distrust and false
hood. Then, if you wish to do good
and WELD an influence for truth, De
man Of your word. For truth is the
essence Of Heaven.
Year: 1862

SRNATE.-After our report closed Yesterday


Mr.. Fessenden introduced bill for the punish
ment OF certain crimes against the United States
referred


This bill provides that the destruction of any
vessel belonging TO citizen Of the United States
on the high seas be punishable with fine not ex-
ceeding ten thousand dollars, or imprisonment
not exceeding ten years, with provision that IL
any person destroy any vessel with intent to preu-
dice the insurance policy be shall suffer similarly
by fine and imprisonment


The tax bill was then taken up and discussed,
after which the Senate adjourned


The House was not in session yesterday, having
adjourned to Monday.
Year: 1862

The following extract from a late speech of
Senator Bayard, is high authority on vital
question.


"ln the State OF Delaware admit that sla {.
very does not exist as a valuable source of
property. admit unbesitatingly that if to.
morrow We could substitute for the negro Don.
uiAlon OF Delaware, slave and free, the same
oumber OF white men, or half the same number
OF "hI's men, and get rid OF the inferior race.
our wealth would be quadrupIed. 4


I'm my own Judgement, it is perfectly true
that the State OF Delaware is preiudced by
The existence OF so large a number of the in.
terror race; and being, as she lie, simply a ce
real growing State, where white men can live
and can endure open field culture, | have no
doubt that the substitution Of the white for the
black race, so far as the latter race exists.
would add infinitely TO her wealth and pros.
perl,y."
Year: 1862

eB- All communications intended for the paper
should be directed TO the Editors qrthe Press and
those Of a business character to the Publishers.


tY- The PORTLAND DAILY and MAINE STATE
Press Office, in Fox BLOCK, No. s2t Exchange
Street is open at all hours during the day and eve-
ming from O'Clock in the morning to 0 in the
evening


~ Jon PRINTING of every description executed
with dispatch; and all business pertaining to the Of
fee or paper promptly transacted on application as
above.
Year: 1862

NOTHING NEw.-There is positively such
scarcity of material for even an item that we
begin to despair of keeping our pen from corrod-
ing. Can't some one furnish us a subject where.
with to ''point moral or adorn tae!"
Year: 1862

LATE PAPERs.--We would be greatly obliged to
any one having a late paper, from whatever quar-
ter, if they would remember us by leaving it at
this office 1t is seldom, indeed that eyes are
gladdened by the sight of former exchange.
Year: 1862

SLEIGH BELLs.-We noticed Saturday and
Sunday several vehicles driving through the
streets without any bells being attached to the
horses. The law requires that every sled or
sleigh drawn by one or more horses shall have
bells attached to the same, under penalty for
neglect, of from two to twenty dollars. The
City Marshal informs us that he shall enforce
this ordinance
Year: 1862

KEEP CLOSE TO THE BUILDISGs.-Suchi is
our advice to pedestrians if they would avoid
being knocked over by the avalanches of
snow from the roofs of buildings. The slope
of the roofs will throw the snow to the middle
or outside of the sidewalk. We noticed on
Saturday afternoon, a few persons who were
struck with Sudden astonishment" on being
prostrated BY slides of snow. Their ejacula-
tions did not betray very pious state of mind.
Year: 1862

TEMPERANCE AssEMBLIEs.-The second
OF these popular assemblies tax es place at Lam
caster Hall tomorrow evening. The first one
was brilliant affair, there being some seventy
nve couples present. Chandler will prompt
Year: 1862

CLEAR YOUR SIDEwALKs.-It is the inten-
tion of the City Marshal to strictly enforce
the ordinance relating to clearing the sidewalks
from snow. Our citizens had therefore better
seeD it themselves rather than have greet
ing" to attend the Municipal Court, and there
be sentenced to pay fine of from two to ten
dollars
Year: 1862

''S'"e" " Wt IUytucFUC NfUfeS.


When that letter first saw the light last
year. some months after it was written, it
was looked on as not admitting of apollo
gy or explanation. The Confederate pro-
visional government had been organized
and civil war threatened. For Senator
sworn to support the Constitution and the
Government. at such a time TO write let
ter OF that character to the rebel President
OF the so-callcd Confcderacy. was enough
to shake the confidence Of almost any man
IN ms patriotism and integrity.


Poor Bright He is rich, but that will
avail him nothing. He cannot purchase
the confidence Of the people of Indiana
and no party will be SO eager for annihila-
tion as to attempt to sustain him. The
gallows he erected for better men is orna-
mented with his political remains. Let
MS late be warning to all men whose in
ordinate ambition prompts them to forget
their duty to their party and their country.


We now present our ncighbor's disgno-
SIS OF the case. His lamentations ever the
fate of Bright. whom he. no doubt, ar
IDENTIFY sdmires. is only exceeded by the
bitierness-wiih which he iHveighs against
those who voted for Bright's expulsion.
Hear him: lfe
Year: 1862

THE SWORD OF THE LORD AND GIDEON


The following among the resolutions passed
at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church, shows the lightin which they view the
efforts ofthe Government to put down the rebel
lion by the sword. There are none so Mortified
at the wickedness of ministers in supporting
this war. as those who hsLitually curse
them and despise sacred things:


ResOLUed, That, inasmuch as we believe.
according TO our form of government, that God,
the Supreme Lord and King of all the world.
hath ordained civil ma agslrates to be under him
over the people for his own glory aud the public
good, and for tie punishment of evil doers,
there is, in the judgement Ofthe Assembly, no
blsod or treasure too precious to be devoted To
the defence of aud perpetuiiy OF The govern.
ment in all its constitutional authority.
Year: 1862

1t would not prove that they were Union men.
but on the contrary would prove that they did
not consider the Union worth fighting for,
while the resolutions passed at the Others were
expressive OF much devotion to the Union, and
proclaimed that it was the duty ofevery patriot
to stand by the Federal Government in irs
maintenance and perpetulty. How glaring this
omission of the June meeting. Does it no.
prove TO the people OF Delaware that trap is
being set by which they will be quilted into vo-
ting with those whose sympathles are not for
the UnioU. but for the South and secession.
Men of Delaware, be not deceived by these
gull-lraps which are now being set for you, for
they will prove


Like Dead Sea fruits, which tempt the eye,


But turn to ashes on The lips"
Year: 1862

MORE MEN WANTED.-As our army has been
reduced by sickness, casualties, deaths in the
field. and other causes, from its original mum.
Der of 100000 10 about 400 900. we hail as
step in the right direction the formation of a
camp of instruction under Gen. Wool, at An
napolis. for fifty thousand men. But that nun.
ber will not suffice. We need three hundred
thousand and it is best that we should look the
necessity soberly in the face The levy en- masse
whichis going on in the South will always keep
the rebels supplied with great numbers OF men
and experience OhOws that despite all their un-
willingness to 60, they fight when in the field
because they cannot help themselves.


In order TO meet these rebel armies properly
we should raise ne@ force of three hu udreG
thOOsaad men promptly. and place them in
great camps Of insIrusliOn, TO be prepared fol
active service. a fstfs-Gt,3.f
Year: 1862

A very heavy fall of rain accompanied with
much wind, thunder and tightening, visited this
section on Saturday night last, overlooking
everything and dong some damage 10 the
crops Of wheat and grass by beating them
down. We hear that considerable damage was
done in the neighborhood OF Camden. By isl
of hail which accompanied the storm. The
freshet was pretty trying on mill dams and we
learn thai Holdings dam came near glviag
way before the pressure of the flood. A great
deal of water has fallen during the past severs
weeks, SO much so as to interfere con sldetably
with the work Of the farmers
Year: 1862

ding an edict of emancipation, to be EN-.
ployed, that tile end of this rebellion
may be sudden, swift, Overwhelming,
and final. The rebels, Europe, and we
ourselves will then understand that we
are in deadly earnest, and that we count
every chance less dangerous to mankind
than that of the success of this rebel
lion-Harpers' Weekly.
Year: 1862

bOn'C Dr1nk Much water.


| A person in good health, and in the
moderate pursuit of business, does not
| feel like drinking water, even in Sum


mer time. if not very thirsty. In fact,
great habltual thirst in Summer is the


sign of depraved appetite, resulting
from bad habits; or it is proof of in


ternal fever; and the indulg gence of even
so simple thing as drinking cold
water /, rgely in Summer time, es-
pecially in the early part of the day,
will produce disordered condition of
the system. Most persons have ex-
perienced more or less discomfort from
drinking largely of cold water. If ve
drink great deal, we must perspire a
great deal; this perspiration induces a
greater evaporation of heat from the
surface than some have to spare; the re-
suit is chill, then comes the reaction
of fever. Many a person rises from the
dinner or tea-table. in June, chilly, be-
cause too much cold fluids have been
taken. Those who drink little or moth
ing, even of cold water, in Summer, till
the afternoon, will be more vigorous,
more full of health, and much more free
from bodily discomfort, than those who
place no restraint on their potations.-
Halls Journal of HeuNh.
Year: 1862




Soon after the occupation of Pike
county by the rebels, they arrested Mr..
Peyton Justice; an old man of rs years,
whom they retained in custody for sew
eral days and then took him to the
woods and shot him dead His body
was left lying where he was murdered


MIR Justice was Union man; but had
never taken any active part against the
rebellion. By reason Of his advanced
age he could not even use mnsket to
defend his home. He had committed
no ofense, and the only crime of which
he was guilty was that of devotion to
his country. He was worthy citizen
OF Pike county, where he had lived all
his life. He has been a subscriber 20
our paper from the first and, although
not personally acquainted with him, we
knew him to be one of the best and
most worthy men in that section of the
State.-tSandy. 1dU.
Year: 1862

up with especial reference to the soldiers
comfort They are to be sold of course, not
given away.


As to the cooking department, we get
along the best we can under the circum-
stances. We don't believe in seasoning our
food so highly as some people do, and by the
way, we refrain from eating much butter
from the fact it is considered unwholesome,
mot conducive to healthy digestion.
As far as preserves, sweet cake, &C., are
concerned, we do not find anything said
about them in the army regulations, and of
course all military men are prohibited from
indulging in any such useless luxury. We
indulge in nothing but the solids, the real
substantials OF life. When the country is
saved, and we are under different circum-
stances, possibly we may depart from our
course of living and fall back into the past of
sweetmeats, pan cakes, and various other
articles contained in the same catalogue.


Our coffee does not have the same flavor
as some | have seen, and suppose it must
be owing to the fact that we do not use the
Old Dominion coffee pot, which is universally
admitted to be the very best article extant
for preparing a cup of coffee to suit the
palate.


We have had very pleasant weather here
since our arriual-scarcely any rain having
fallen, but we are expecting that by and by
the rainy season will commence, and this
soil is ofsuch nature hat when water comes
in contact with it, it forms sort of paste,
and man needs mule to extricate himself
with.


The health of the regiment believe is,as a
general thing, pretty good. Three deaths
have occurred since we arrived in Washing
ton, all of typhoid fever-one man by the
name of Allen Sweet from company B, and
two from company Benjamin Ash and
Thomas Williams. The story about poison
ing in Baltimore is all false.


Please don't forget that we are only about
three miles distant from Washington, and
that we receive mail regularly every day.
There is complaint quite universal amsng
the boys throughout the regiment that their
friends in Vermont are negligent about
writing. If you could only see with what
joy letter is received here you would not
wish to be backward in answering all CON-
munications. In haste,


j. A. L., Co. C.