smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

A young widow who wouldn't
get married the second time-if she
could?


Did you ever know q man to be
particularly hard on one vice with
out having a pet wee Of his own?


Did you ever know a widower to
let the girls alone till "a year Of de-
cency" was over?


Did you ever know a tobacco
chewing Christian to feel any com.
junction for desecrating the house
Of God with the vile juice of the
weed?


Did you ever know man to
grow in grace by feeding on SLAM
der?


Did you ever know topper who
wasn't once q moderate drinker?


Did you ever know a grumbler
to possess energy enough to cor
rect or amend whatever he grum-
bled at?


Did you ever know a toady but
what was a hypocrite?


Whisky sometimes cures the bite
of snakes, but what will cure the
bite Of whisky?
Year: 1861

We clip the following from the Bing-
hamton Democrat, a known Democratic
journal, which speaks the sentiments
of Union men in New York, as we'll as
Union Democrats in every other State !:


Here are the concessions we are in
favor of seriatim.


l. We want the Southern States to
concedc that ours is Government in.
deed, and not mere compact between
States.


9. We want them to concede that a
State cannot dissolve its connection
with this Union at It's own pleasure.


3. We want them to concede that
this Government has right to enforce
its laws and protect its property.


1. We want them to concede that It
is the duty Of this Government to re-
take from Southern traitors its stolen
forts and arsenals. ''


5. We want them to concede that
old Abe was constitutionally elected,
and had right to his seat.


6. We want them to concede that
the seeded States have violated the
Constitution, and, while they are in
armed rebellion against its authority, it
is the duty of this Government to put
that rebellion down.


7. We want them to concede that the
taking of the Federal forts and firing
upon our flag are wrongs which should
be atoned for.


8. We want them to concede that
Northern creditors have right to sue
for and collect their demands in South
ern courts.


8. We want them to concedc that
they have no right to tar and feather
every Northern citizen that goes among
them.


10. We want them to concede that it
is the duty of this Government to hang
or shoot every one traitor scoundrel in
it.


And in demanding all these things
do we ask the South to make a single
concession which the Constitution of
the United States does not require of
them?
Year: 1861

A SLANDERoUs REPoRT.-The TRINITY jour
NRL is justly indignant at base slur and a libel
against the people of that county, which was pub
lshed in the Lndependenf of this place week
two ago, TO the effect that the citizens up there
had been quite Indifferent about the First Trini-
ty Company, making no patriotic display or dem
onstraton at the time of their departure, aud
even charging the highest prices for everything
the volunteers wanted. Where the editor got his
information we are unable to learn, for in every
conversation we had with the officers or men OF
the Company, they spoke in the highest terms OF
the liberality Of the people, not only of Weaver
Vile, but all along the road to this place.-Red
Bluff Beacon.
Year: 1861


Resolved, That we, the Democracy of the
Union, in Convention assembled, hereby de-
clare our atfirmance of the resolutions unani
mously adopted and declared as platform of
principles by the Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati, in the year 1856, believing that
Democratic principles are Interchangeable in
their nature, when applied to the same subjec
matter; and we recommend as the only further
resolutions the following:


Resolved, That it is the duty Of the United
States to afford ample and complete protection
to all its citizens whether at home or abroad,
and whether native or foreign.


Resolved, That one of the necessities of the
age, in a military, commercial, and postal
point Of view, is speedy communication be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific States and
the Democratic party pledge such constitution
al government aid as will insure the construc-
tion of railroad to the Pacific coast at the
earliest practicable period.


ReSOlved, That the Democratic party are in
favor of the acquisition of the island Of Cuba,
on such terms as shall be honorable to our.
selves and just to Spain.


Resolred, That the enactment of State Leg
islatures to defeat the faithful execution of the
fugitive slave law are hostile in character, sub
versive of the Constitution and revolutionary
in their effect.


Resolved, That in accordance with the in
depreciation of the Cincinnati platform, that,
during the existence of the Territorial Govern
mentS the measure of restriction, whatever it
may be, imposed by the Federal Constitution
on the power of the Territorial Legislature
over the subject Of the domestic relations, as
the same has been, or shall hereafter be, finally
determined by the Supreme Court of the Uni.
ted States, should be respected by all good
citizens, and enforced with promptness and
fidelity by every branch of the General Gov,
ernment.
Year: 1861



 Noticing tLat many members of the Legis- la.uro of Missouri, from various parts of the State, had been in St. Louis recently, The Republican remarks:

 "So far as we have been able to see them. we are gratiicd to hear that they are entirely conservative in all their views in regard to the present troubles between the North and South that they are disposed to fight for the rights of the slave States in the Union, rather than out of the Union; that they will unite, if needs be, in any convention of the slave States which shall present. in distinct man ner, the grievances of which they have Q right to complain and which are neither few nor unimportant; and that if the free States, 50 long pursuing an aggressive course towards them, should refuse to do justice to them, that they will then consider the mode and mnner of Iodrc.s. But theVare not dispo d to break up'thc Union hastily, or without sufficient reason. They have prospcrcd under it until they have attained position second to only one other slave State in the Contede- racy, and they are not disposed to be put in a false position by the acts of South Carolina- giylng about as many votes in the whole State a5 the county of St. Louis alone-or any other State whatever. They think it far more prudent and patriotic to follow the lead of Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina, and with them to doIibe- rate carefully and periodically before they en- gage in the work Of destroying the Cnion.'
Year: 1861

REPUBLICAN CoMpROMIsE,-Th Balti- more Exchange learns from gentleman who has had excellent means of information, that the republican members of Congress had a caucus on Christmas day, at which letters from the President elect were read, giving his views on the existing difficulties.

 It is said that it was determined to offer to the South the admission of two States, to be formed out of the territory south of the Missouri compromise line with such Consti- tutions as may be agreed on by Southern men, with the proviso that no additional ter ritory shall be obtained at the South without the consent of two-thirds of both Houses ol Congress. It was also agreed that the Per sonal Liberty Bills should be repealed, and ] the Fugitive Slave Law made more effective
Year: 1861

FRIDAY January II. The Cotton market during the past week has been one of the busiest of the season, and every thing indicates a continuance of the good feeling. The accounts received from all the principal cot ton marts in the Union are highly favorable, and it is thought the market must go up still more. The rise at Memphis is fully 5c Our merchants are anxious to buy, and are paying at least 4c more than last week.
Year: 1861

A CTION BROUGHT IN THE DISTRICT
"A Court of the Ninth Judicial District of the
State of California, in and for the County OF
Trinity, and the complaint filed in said County
of Trinity, in the office of the Clerk of said Dis
trict Court.


The People of the State of California, Send greeting


10 JACOB MYERS, Defendant:


You are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above named plain
tiff, in the District Court of the Ninth Judicial
District of the State of California ii and for the
County of Trinity, and to answer the complaint
filed therein, "a copy of which accompanies this
Summons) within ten days, exclusive of the day
of service) after the service on you OF this sum
mons-f served within this county or, If served
out of this county, but within this judicial Dis
tret, within twenty days; or if served out OF
said District, then within forty days-or judgment
by default will be taken against you according
to the prayer of said complaint


The said action is brought to obtain decree
dissolving the marriage between you and the said
plaintiff. and claiming divorce from you, on the
ground of extreme cruelty and other acts, men
toned in complaint etc, and that the plaintiff be
declared the legal guardian of her infant child,
during its minority, and for costs of suit, etc.


And you are hereby notified that if you fail
to appear and answer the said complaint as above
required, the said plaintiff will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in said complaint
The foregoing Summons is published by order Of
said Court.


Given under my hand and the seal of the Dis
trct Court of the Ninth Judicial District of the
State of California, in and for the county OF
Trinity, this oath day of April, A. d.. 1861.


lis NJ. +. GRIFFIN, Clerk.


PIrzER & STUART, Pitts 'ys. Is.
Year: 1861

We hardly need cali attention to Mr.. HENRY
C. CAREY's mastery discussion of the Rebellion
and the rishtioucss and necessity of the War
for the Union, which occupies part of our
paper this morning, Mr.. Carey sets forth with
perfect cogency the duty of the National Govern
ment not ouly to defend ITSELF but to protect
loyal citizens in tho reyclted States; as well as
the duty of the People to put down the Rebellion
at whatever cost. But read the letter.
Year: 1861

should even yet secede from Secession, and


institute Government on her own account. At
any rate Gov. Browns language shOws that
there is plentiful want Of harmony among the


leaders of the rebellion, and that it /, not inn
possible that the chief engineer of treason may
be very suddenly " hoist with his own petard. "
Year: 1861

We observe that certain journals announce that the
Sunday edition of THE TRIBUNE is to be discontinued
This IL mistake. No such purposc is entertained by
u.s. The paper will continue TO appear on that day as
usual
Year: 1861

Merely to show that the North is not a unit against us, and to prove that the Soutn has warm hearted sympathizers even among down East" we give the follow ing extract from letter to lady in Boli- var Tennessee, from a female friend in Bangor, Maine.

 "I( could fly to you in your little cabin home, this bright, beautiful afternoon how happy l should be. Wouldn't we have nice time? As to the war, nothing is left undone here that can add to the comfort of the volunteers, and shouldn't be surpris- ed if each one were not furnished with a large stuffed rocking chair and a fan {! poor sous They will not only have hot weather, but hot heads to deal with, and many of them, 1 fear, will have to "blte the dust" The Republicans here say that all party feeling isnow thrown aside, but
Year: 1861

they take good care to prevent the Demo crais from getting any of the offices. Our preacher sad in his sermon last Sunday, We who stay at home must pray" Ifhe and I pray surely one of our prayers must be unanswered-fo we shall not pray bit alike.

 Every man, woman and child here, is bedecked with the red, white and blue, and expect a week hence to cal red :, white and blue or starve."
Year: 1861

Experiments, says the Nashville Ban- ner, conducted for several days by direc- ton of the military and financial board demonstrate that the Minnie ball in the Tennessee rife, with the same charge of powder used with the round ball, has range and force of three.fold that of the round ball.

 A rife carrying 100 balls to the pound, used with the ordinary sight, is, at 300 yards, a most deadly weapon, projecting the ball with greater accuracy and force than the rifle musket The rife of larger calibre has greater range and force.

 The ball should be fless diameter than the round ball, so as to admit of greater rapidity in loading. The cartridges should be dipped or if a cartridge is not used the ball should be dipped in compound of beeswax and tallow, and patch should not be used. A rife thus used may be fired one hundred times without cleaning.
Year: 1861

The SOUTHERN RAILwAYs.-A despatch from
Montgomery states that the Railway Convention
IN session there on the 2Sth, acccded fully to the
wishes OF the Postmaster Geueral and Quartermas-
ter-General, with regard to the transportation of
the mails and troops, ammunition and army sup
plies. They agree to take Confederate States bonds
in payment of their charges if it should be found
necessary. The Convention called in a body upon
President Davis, who expressed himself much rf at
flied at the interview. All the Southern railroads
will be governed entirely in their action by the
necessities OF the country. Every President here
is animated by patriotic spirit and is willing to
make every needed sacrifice for the success of the
government.
Year: 1861

So says John Forsyth. in the Mobile
(Ala) Register. Mr. Forsythe tells US
how this "woe" is to como upon us Z


Throughout the war, so far not one
act OF courage, not one symptom of eencr-
alship and soldierly feeling or ability have
been displayed. Lincoln himself is fright
'ened to death, and keeps up his spirits by
pouring spirits down, sleeps with his boots
Oh, and his cap and cloak at hand, with
his palace filled with armed men 10 guard
his sacred person. The government, the
military and the press in its service are
exhibiting at every step unmistakable signs
of trepidation. One Of the strongest is
the Imprisonment of army and navy Off
GERS for the crime of resignation, and Of
citizens suspected Of southern sentiments.
For the rest, their highest military feats
are incendiary torches applied to arsenals
and dockyards, and their hastily flying
under cover of darkness, emoke and con-
fusion.


A "Woe be to the northern battalions that
meet the first shock and outburst of the
fiery valor and fierce indignation that have
fused in one compact mass the entire
southern mind and heart, If the war
lasts Eve years, tie terms Of peace aciH Be
dictated at the gates 6f Boston. But the
war'will not last so long. The day is NOT
distant when the north will sue for peace


Until it does the policy as well as the will
of the south is to give them war to thei,
hearts content-Ear to the knife and t,
the hilt." ." E
Year: 1861

One Regiment of Volunteer Cavalry
will be raised, and will consist of four,
five, or six squadrons Each squadron
will consist of two companies, and each
company will be organized as follows:
Year: 1861

had piece of ground which had become
reduced by succession of crops. so that 1t
produced only tive hundred ponds of hay to
the acre. wished to dig cellar under my
barn, and concluded TO Try an experiment
with the earth which Was taken out. I
measured off one acre of the field above men,
toned, and drew the earth from the cellar
upon it, covering the piece to the depth of
two or three inches when it was evenly
spread. This was turned under the same
Autumn. to the depth of SIX inches. The
next Spring it was thoroughly. and one.half
planted in potatoes, and the other half sown
to oats. The result was one hundred and
twenty-five bushels Of potatoes. of as fine
quality as ever raseJ, and thirty bushels of
oats. again plowcd it in the Autumn,
going two Inches deeper than the previous
plowing. In the Spring thoroughly mixed
and pulvcriZcd the soil and Sowcd to wheat,
and seeded to clover and timothy grass:
had a stout growth Of straw, but owing to
the wccvlS the yield was but Is bushels Of
wheat. ! have since cut two tons OF hay TO
the acre for two years. think the four
crops have well paid me for the trouble of
trying the experiment, and the result has
been. thus far quite as goud as though had
applied thirty loads Of manure to the land
The soil was clAyey; the earth applied was
a yellow loan. think the mixing of soils,
as clay upon sand or sand upon clay, will
prove ofgrcat benefit where the materials for
making al abundance of manure are scarce.


Cor. Of dmeriean dgr,cmturisi.
Year: 1861

filled up with molten lead. When they
are fired from the gun, the gas arising
from the explosion of the powder escapes
into the cavity of the ball, forcing the
lead into the grooves of the cannon, and
thus rendering the action similar to that
of the Mimic ball. The shell is similar
IN structure to the ball, only the conical
section is hollow, until filed, with pow
der, and contains near its extreme point
small brass tube, connecting by fuse
with the powder. The tube is furnished
with nipple for apercussion cap, and the
she'll is instantly exploded the moment
it strikes anything with sufficient force
to explode the cap.
Year: 1861

BUT we do not believe that the nominees of
this Fourth.of-Jul y-coercion-and-no-co
Democratic- Union Secession Thrcwup-y
hat -for-the- winning side of he-party will
succeed in humbugging the people of Caliior-
MIA into electing them.-S. r. Times.


If the above is specimen of the patriotic
disregard for party which is to govern the
Republican leaders during the coming can
vass, we imagine that the leaders will be
short of followers before September. The
resolutions which were adopted by our State
Central Committee. in calling the Fourth Of
July Convention, are sufficient refutation Of
the mean slander contained in the Times
paragraph. One of those resolutions is as
follows:


That at this time, when the country is re.
sisting with all its might war of invasion
and destruction, Indifference is impossible tt
the patriot, and neutrality is cowardice, j
not premeditated disoyalty.


What, then. does the Times mean by desig'
mating our party as a "coercion-an1no CO.
ercion-partyP" Such rank partizanship is
without decency, and cannot but excite indg
nation and disgust in the minds Of the people
Ours is a coercion party. Any anti-coer
zionist who has voted at our primary election
has acted dishonorably; and any anti coer
zionist who would present his name befor,
our Convention for nomination would b,
exhibiting a degree Of impudence which
should subject him to the contempt of al
honest men. There is no foundation in trutl
for any insinuation against tho loyalty of the
party. The State Central Committee, in call.
ing the Convention, spoke by authority, and
used sound Union language, more emphatic
and determined than the Republican Com
mittee seems to have found time to use, in the
midst Of its arduous labors concerning the
disposal of party patronage. The Times ed
tor would do well to look back nt his own
files and see if they exhibit much tenacity
about retaining Fort Sumter. when there was
talk of an evacuation, before he characterizes
us as a "coercion-and-no-co coercion party"
Ours is a true-blue Union party, composed OF
'outs." The Times party has the offices, and
party is to be questioned, shall it be ours,
which. smarting under the defeat Of the
illustrious Douglas. and grieving over his un-
timely death. yields a hearty and uneondi-
tonal support to the Government which is in
the hsnds of uncompromising political
opponents? Shame on the narrow bigotry
which seeks to drive men from the support of
the country because they will not shout hal
lelujahs to the platform aud organization of
q successful party; and shame on us if We
would fulLer because such biqotrv exists.
Year: 1861

THE SEVENTH REGIMENT OF NEW York
report that the Seventh will be mustered out
of service appears to be incorrect; the men
still hold themselves subject to the orders OF
the Government, and are as ready as any
other corps in the army to prove their loyal
ty on the field of battle. Nearly all the SOL
diers of this Regiment are men of business
and have extensive interests in the city of
New York, which were left in a very unset
tied condition when the regiment was sud-
denly ordered to Washington. There being
no immediate occasion for active service in
the field, their return to New York. under
the circumstances received the consent and
appreciation Of the War Department. A let
ter from one of the soldiers, dated at Camp
Cameron, says, in regard to insnuations from
some quarters. that the Seventh was not will.
ing to serve the country:


If for service it is necessary for troops to
shed or lose blood, then we have rendered
no service but you Judge us hy what good
we have effected, then no fault can be found
with us Had we not taken possession of
Annapolis as we did, in twenty-four hours it
would have been in possession of traitors
The Government officers at the Naval School
had expected an attacked for two nights, and
had made the best preparation they could ;
but they never could have held out in con-
sequence Of the large space to defend " en-
we lett for the Junction we had every reason
to expect a large force at that place but
there was no fahering, or any idea of back
ing down Again, a detachment Of our regi
meut were the first to open the navigation o
the Potomac; they expected an attack a
Alexandria at all events, even if they wer
not opened on before. Capt. Viele has ex
planned to me his tactics had he been fire.
on at Alexandria, he intended to have lande


under cover of fire from his howitzers. Thi
does not look much like "backing out"
Year: 1861

CLinging to Youth.--I obominato tho
padding, rouged, dying old sham; but
| heartily respect tho man or woman,
pcnsivo or sad, as some little circm-
stances has impressed upon them tho
fact that they are growing old. a
man or woman is fool who is indig
nant at being called tho old lady or
Old gentleman, when those phrases
state the truth but there is nothing
foolish OF unworthy whom some such
occurrence brings it home to us, with
something of shock, that wo arc no
longer reckoned among the young,
sionablc days of childhood ESQ we'll
remembered) are beginning to DO far
away. We arc drawing nearer, VIC
know, to certain realities of which VIC
speak much and feel little the undis-
covered country (humbly sought
through tho pilgrimage of life} is
looming in tho distance before. We
feel that life is not long, and is not
commonplace, when it is regarded as
the prtal of eternity. And probably
notllg will bring back tho season
Of infancy and early youth upon any
thoughtful mans mind so vividly as
The sense that he is growing old.
HsHw short II time since then You
look at your great brown hand. 1t
seofhs like yesterday since II boy
companion (gray now) tried to print
your name upon the little paw, and
there was not room. You remember
it lis it fvo-and- twenty years since y
rs it looked when it laid on tho head
of friendly dog, two or three days
before you found him poisoned and
dead and helped, not without tears,
to bury him in the garden under an
apple tree. Yomseo, as plainly as you
saw it then, his brown eye, as it looked
atl you in life for the last time. And
as you feel those things, you quito
unaffectedly and sincerely put off.
time after time, tho period ut which
you will accept it as n fact you arc
old. Twenty eight, thirty, thirty-fivo,
forty eight, mark years, on reading
which you will still feel you arc
young. Many mon honestly think
that sixty-five or sixty-cight is the
prime of life.