smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863

The Chicago Times publishes the fol-
lowing:


''We are permitted by prominent gen
tleman of this city to make the subjoined
extracts from letter received by him from
Governor Seymour, of New York The
letter is of the date of the 14th inst:


al hope the results of the elections in
the great central States will save our
country. If the conservative men in the
central parts of the Union will act in
concert they can control the policy of the
Government We can never live under a
Gulf State or New England system of
laws. The great, populous and powerful
central States, which are free from section :
al passions and prejudices, must give the
tone to public sentiment.
l am very much obliged to you for your
letter of the 5th inst, and for your kind
Expressions with regard to myself.
shall try to meet the expections of my
friends in dealing with the great questions
of the day; but | fear they are of a mag
nitude beyond the grasp of any living
man. Our friends in Chicago bore them,
selves nobly during the trials and excite
ments growing out of General Burnsidc's
conduct. They won victory for them.
selves and the country. | believe the
aroused spirit of the American people, ir
behalf Of their home rights, will yet save
US from despotism.
Year: 1863

We gathered around the cheerful fires
Dismissing every care,
And happy is the household band,
For every one is there;
All, no, there is vacant seat,


There is an absent one,
There is mothers loved son,


Who to the war has gone.
Alone for him she daily mourns,


Alone for him she weeps,
Alone for him in midnight shades
She constant vigil keeps,
Alone for him when all is joy


Around the household hearth,
The silent tears is seen to drop


Adown her withered cheek.
Alone for him at hour of prayer,
She fondly breathes above,
Her soul to God but to protect
And keep him in his love;
And when her streaming eyes are closed
In slumbers of the night,
She fancies that the absent one
Is present to her sight.
Oh, God protect the mothers son,
Protect them every one
Who left their homes now desolate,
And to the war are gone,
And if it be thy will, restore


And bring them home in peace,
And let our troubles have an end,
And all contentious cease.
Year: 1863

sa- Take care of your neighbors; don't
let them stir without watching, they may
do something wrong if you do. To be
sure, you never knew them to do anything
very bad, but it may be on your own ac-
count that they have not; perhaps if it
had not been for your kind care, they
might have disgraced themselves and
families long ago.-Therefore don't relax
your efforts. to keep them where they
ought to be. Never mind your own busi-
ness, that will take care of itself.
Year: 1863

SUNDAY, May "a. 1868.


Last week was one Of the most active ever
known on the Stock Exchange, though very quiet
week in merchandise and general business Gold
Auctuated, very lifelessly, between las and $50,
closing last evening at about lao. Exchange was
extremely inert; at one time bankers were able TO
sell at l65; at others tie best bid was 1929; the
closing quotation yesterday was about 1854. Ihe
tendency of produce was downward. General mer-l
chandise, which is strongly held, inactive, and
TO force sales concessions would Aave been neces-
sary on the part of sellers. Both jobhers and re-
tailers are operating from hand to mouth, waiting
the course of events.


Tie money market was active last week. Mon
DAYS excessive advance in stocks frightened bank
eIs and led TO The calling in of alarge number of
loans, and to pretty extensive withdrawal of
capital from the Stock Exchange On Tuesday and
Wednesday il was difficult to borrow money ON
call, on the security Of stocks, at per cent. But
this unnatural stringency, in market in which
money is the most abundant of all articles, soon
corrected itself. On Friday and yesterday the
Sub Treasury disbursed enormous sums, and
money pouring into Wall street from all
quarters. The country is full of people who have
money, and, fearing to make bad investments
would like 10 use it temporarily in call loans ON
good security. AT least three times as much
money the Stock Exchange can use was tell
dered to the brokers yesterday at and G per
cent Operators in Eight TIMBER whose intrinsic
value is open to question, still find some difficulty
in getting their securities carried. But on the
leading railway shares money was yesterday
abundant at per cent, and the prospect was that
the rate would fall this week. Commercial paper
is wanted at a G for the best names, and for
ordinary business paper Debt certificates vary
but little. The daily issue of government-from
half to three.quarters of million is absorbed
without causing any depression in the price.


The following table shows the course of the stock
market fnl the nast Menk and month
Year: 1863

There are many preparations sold under the
name of Btters put up in quart bottles, COM
pounded of the cheapest whisky or common rum,
costing from 20 to 40 cents per gallon, the taste
disguised by anise or coriander seed.


This class of Bitters has caused and will con-
tinue TO cause, as long as they can be sold, hun
dreds to die the death of the drunbard. By
their use the system is kept continually under
the influence of Alcoholic Stimulants OF the worst
kind the desire for liquor is created and kept up
and the result is all the horrors attendant upon
drunkards life and death


For those who desire and soiU haze Liquor
Btters, We publish the following receipt: Get
One Bottle HooHands German Bitteys and mix
with three quartz Of good Brandy or Whisky, and
the result will be a preparation that will far ex-
eel in medicinal virtues and true excellence any
of the numerous Liquor Bitters in the market,
and will cost much less. You will have oil the
virtues Of Hoofand's Bittes in connection with
a good article of Liquor, at much less price
than these inferior preparations will cost yoa.
Year: 1863

Indiana The nemoerocy Of Indiana,
have adopted our STYLE Of Democratic basket
meetings and they are all the so in the
Hooder State just nov, US they are in this
county Each family takes is own grub in
IA basket hence the name These niaeiiug
are numerously attended There is 40 State
ticket, we believe to electin that State, aud
Yalaudigbam and Pugh are running there
this year Constitutional liberty IS at stake
That Is the question at issue now with the peo
Pile eyeryehere The friends Of freedom for
the white man are marching along to glori-
Gus victory,
Year: 1863

II is not generally known that Con
crest at Its last session abolished the
franking priyilegeof the ex-Presidents,
favor which had been accorded to
them from the commencement of the
government. The consequence is that
letters addressed to them will not be
forwarded unless prepaid. The motive
which dictated this solitary instance of
economy must be left to conjecture.
Year: 1863

Resolred, That the Democracy of the State of
California are in favor of an unalterable adherence
to the Constitution of the United States. with all
its guarantees of civil liberty unimpaired.


Resolred, That are in favor of the restoration
and preservation of the American Union that we
recognize to its fullest extent the right Ind duty of
Government to resist by every Constitutional mode
rebellion or insurrection against its lawful suprem
acy but we recognize that right solely for the
purpose Of restoring its constitutional authority
and for no other purpose whatever.


Resoired, That it is the duty OF the State Of Cal
fornia as member of the Union. to yield obed-
all constitutional Acts of Congress and the
Federal Executive, and that any individual, of sny
party. who shall endeavor to incite insurrecton or
rebellion within her borders, or disafection and
discord among her people, is traitor TO her best
interests.


Resolred, That the aim and object of the Demo
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the rights Of the several States unimpaired and
they hereby declare that they do not consider the
Administrative usurpatiOn Of extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the Constitution
the SnhyerSion Of the civil by military law in
States not in nsurrection or ebeion-the arbitra-
ry military arrest, imprisonment. trial and sen
tcuce Of American citizens in such States where
civil law exists in full force and vigor-the sup
preston Of freedom of speech and of the preSs-the
open and avowed disregard Of State riEhts-the IA
natical attempt 70 place the negro on social and
political equality with the white race-and the en-
ploymeat OF unusual test oaths-as calculated to





perpetaatc 4 Government " deriving its Just powers
from the consent Of the governed.


Resaired, That we are opposed to all secret po-
litica organizations and societies as dangerous to
the liberties Of the people and destructive Of our
republican form OF government.


heSatred, That We claim and demand aS inaliel
able nights freedom Of thought, freedom Of speech
ana freedom Of the press, and further declare that
Government agents should at all times he held to
a stTlct accountability TO the people and that all
errors Of such agents should be liable To the full
and tree exercise Of untrammelled popular discus
SION for the purpose Of correction hv the ballot box
Reso!reG. That We denounce and unqushiedly
condemn the Emancipation Proclamation of the
President of the United States as tending TO pro
tract indefinitely civil war incite servile nsurrec-
ton, and inevitably close the door forever to a res.
toratiOa of the Union of these States.


Resolred. That We diSapprove Of sll Consression-
al laws tending 10 substitute paper currency in
California in place Of own metallic circulating
medium.


Rsseired. That the spirit and meaning Of the
Democratic platform of this State comprised IN
The words The Constitution IS II Is and lhe
Caioa as Il vas
Year: 1863

A recent letter from the RappahsnnOck,
published in the Boston Transcripts men
tiOns the following incident:


GOn Wednesday (the Cd inst.) a rebel
picket came over bathing, when our guard
ordered him out Of the river. He went
back, put on his olcthing, took deliberate
aim at the soldier who sent him away, and
shot him dead. a flag Of truce was i'm
mediately oTdeIed.- by Major General
Hooker, who demanded the instant sur
render Of the murderer. The rebel COM
mander complied forthwith, and the Of
fender was sent to General -HoOker's head
quarters a prisoner, with a message to
IDEAL with him as he thought proper He
is at this moment in the guard house, and
will undoubtedly be peremptOrily shot,
Year: 1863

The Indianapolis Journal publishes Mr..
BrOugh's Marietta speech entire, and says
Of it


ave trust the speech will receive a
wide perusal. In these days when the
laws are SET tsaatde6auce, and Democratic
Conventions proclaim that they have
strength TO force the Government to yield,
the deliberate cool utterances of such a
Democrat as the founder of the Cincinnati
Enquirer can not but do good
The Sandusky Register says awe have
not doubt but his nomination would be
one Of the most popular ones ever made in
the state.1
Year: 1863

No matter what your disease, let no false deli
easy prevent you from applying Immediately to
Dr. vellny, who S acknowledged to be by far the
mos, SUCCESSFUL PHYSICIAN in the treatment
Of private diseases, Fear not to come and make
kaown your rniSfortunes, and he will speedily send
you on your way rejoicing.
Year: 1863

TOUCHING EMBLEM OF IMMORTALITY.
AT the funeral Of a child, in New
Sharon, few days since, the follow
ing touching circumstance occurred:
"The little one, all beautifully robed
for the grave, was laid in its coffin
on the morning of it's burial. The
weeping friends placed in its little
hand small bouquet Of flowers,
among which was an unopened rose
bud Of the Rose of Sharon The
lid was then placed upon the coffin,
and the funeral services performed.
When, after the lapse of not more
than two or three hours, the coffin
was opened again, and the friends
gathered round to look upon it for
the last time, that bud had become
a full blown rose, while grasped in
the cold hand of death. -
Year: 1863

The Position of the Administration on


the Negro Questionable War Must be


Prosecuted until Slavery is Abolished


Extract from President LincoIn,s


Last Letter.


thought that in your struggle for the Union
to whatever extent the negroes should cease
helping the enemy, to that extent II weakened
the enemy In their resistance TO you. Do You
think diffsrently7 Thought that whatever me-
groes can be got to do az soldiers leaves Just 90
much less for white soldiers TO do In saving
the Union. Does il appear otherwise to you 4
But negroes, like other people, aot upon mo-
tive. Why should they do anything for us IL
we will do nothing for them. If they stake
their lives for us they must be prompted By
the strongest motive. even the promise Of free
THE PROMISE BEING MADE
MUST BE KEPT.
Year: 1863

SAN FRAscIsco, April 7th.


Dear Record To be in the midst Of excite
ment you should have been in this city the last
two weeks. During that period, we have had
the pirates captured on the schooner Chapman.
Are they going to haHg2 If yoa hear anybody
say 50, dout you believe 1.-THE case is to be
kept on hand for newspaper notorieiy, and
spasmodic effort made 10 make capital out Of
the affair. That was the original intention,
bat subsequent events may modify it. In any
thing may say in this letter on the subject Of
colusion in the affair. DO not include the
military authorities here.


There was an engagement TO take place,
either here or 10 Washington, between our
Custom House authorities and the Brown
brigade. Custom House men had planted pi-
rates between them and the Brown brigade,
expecting the Confederate smoke to hide them
from range. 1t appears, by last nights news,
that the conflict came off in Washington
The Brown brigade was well armed guns
OF the heaviest calibre shot through the pirate
craft, which made but little smoke, having
plenty of guns, " but no powder" When the
engagement was over, Rankin. Stevens, Nudge
and Zane had fallen,-the first three severely
wounded Zane escaped on Central Railroad.
Several others are wounded with shot, and are
not likely to recover.


Did you hear that Mare Island was not
taken? Such is the fact Old Mother Alta
informed Us, last week, that it had not been
taken up 10 to y o'clock the night previous,
although the old lady who presides over that
institution evidently felt nervous The seusa-
%oual press have so boldly stated that they
had evidence of so grand a conspiracy, that,
for few days. people placed some faith in the
story, but it is now acknowledged, by all, to
have been a sheer fabrication.


Yesterday it was rumored that Charleston
had been taken, which yet may be the case
and l hope it IS. There was no public rejoi-
cling, as we have been sold once or twice on
the same subject.


The Call, speaking Of the Custom House
affair, says; "If these official deaths have
really taken place, the diseases may be stated
categorically thus Rankin, too much drayage
and overdose of confscation perqpsites Ste
vens, general debility and overeousumption Of
high cost buckskin gloves and extra price coal
Zane, one of the late Appraisers, retired ID
Fgood order because he could get rich faster
by attending 10 his own business than to that
of the Government The rumor that no one
could be found to accept his place was started
by Peace Democrats, as q play on the well
known aversion of Republicans to Office"
Truly yours,
RICHELIEU.
Since the above was in type, we learn that
the entire batch of corrupt Federal officers, in
San Francisco, have been remov ed Ed.
Year: 1863

Cheap PosrAGE.-By an act of the last
Congress, three cents is made the single letter
rate all over the United States, including
letters from California to the East. The Act
is to go into effect by the first of next July
Year: 1863

The abotionists of the southern portion of
Polk county, Iowa, have made application to
the Governor for arms. They appear deter
mined to do everything they can to provoke
collision with the Democracy.
Year: 1863




NEGRO EorALTY.-Fred. Douglass, the
negro orator and one of the leaders Of
the Abolitionized Republican party, in a
recent speech in Philadelphia, thus gave
his command to his white Abolition al
lies. His speech was received by his
white audience with rounds Of applause
Voters Of California, what think you Of a
party that cheered such speech? Are
you willing to support it? Fred. said:


"The term negro is the most preg.
nant now spoken. 1t is the pivot on
which turns the Union. Many attempts
have been made to push the negro ques-
tion aside. but it had defied the compro.
missing skill of the most profound states.
men. The negro and the Union must
be one must rise or fall, survive or per-
ish together. Destroy the negro and it de-
stroyS the nation; so that the interests Of
both demand that the negro should Le Ia.
ken into the national family, and treated
rs q man and brother.


The black man must be taken into full
equality with the whites Throw down
the barriers. Open the doors Of cottages;
remove the restraints Of the ballot box,
and, above all, allow the black man . seat
in the jury.box when the negro is to be
tried. And woe to this country ifthey re-
fuse to meet the question fairly! There is
some fiery storm of wrath in heaven, red
with uncommon vengeance for those who
refuse to the blacks the right Of citizenship,
and who suppose to crush out the blacks
altogether by provoking war OF extermi.
only one way to dipose Of this question
do the negro juStice!"
Year: 1863

CHEERING.--An old friend writing from
ClarkSvile closes his letter in the follow.
ing language political excitement in
this neighborhood is running very high,
but the signs are cheering The old
cause is again drawing out the old patri-
otism, and with Downey as our standard
bearer we fear not the result. A very
large majority Of the people here, and
some of those who last year acted with
the opposition, will decline to be led fur
ther on in an insane warfare against the
Democratic party. The sober second
thought is now fully at work. The false
lights, the plausible and insinuating
teaching Of dcmagoSues, that so misled
honest men, are seen and shown to be
false and it is now made patent that the
shrill shrieking for the Union is an out
rageous swindle, and trick devised by
corrupt men, by which they might lift
themselves into power. The Abolition
leaders, at the head Of the Administration
party, care nothing for the Union. They
are gang Of political harlOts, who know


ingly and designedly, merely to get Office
are attempting to cheat their fellow men.
Here is the whole secret of their organi.
zation in . nutshell. Will not the honest
men, who love the Union, in other parts
Of Fl Dorado, when they see they have
been deluded BY political tricksters, turn
their backs on the men who have deceiv.
ed and are endeavoring to betray them,
and join with the great national band
who are contending for the Union as it
was and the Constitution as it is!'"
Year: 1863

ALI IN TIE FANLT.-Mr. Rodgers has abdi-
Gated the PostOfice in favor Of his brother.in-
law, Mr.. Oscar Greeley-determined, it would
seem, to keep the Office in the family. We
have no idea that the public will suffer by the
change. Greeley is young. but then be will


be more active for that, and perhaps the more
honest. We hope he will learn his duties and
live strictly up to his oath. and neither give his
conscience to the keeping of the mail agent nor
rob the mail of our paper. We would advise
him to swear the brethren in as deputies, if he
intends to give them the run of the POstofiice.
Year: 1863

Sailing Under False Colors. We are
Informed that young man from this city, who
'jined' the army and then deserted, is now
rusticating in Canada, and registered his name
at the hotel, as Captain ----, G. s. A. It is
unnecessary to add that he left here furious
war man, and rampant Abotionist. His
friends here are of the same stripe. Wonder
what they will think of his paming himself
off on the Canadians as Confederate officer
Year: 1863

been Overwhelming, must anticipate the nost
fearful suffering in case the war Is not speedily
brought 70 an end. The territories lost to the
rebels by our victories were indispensable to
them, and with their capture even the most
sanguine friends of the South must recognize
the uselessness of any further resistance.
Year: 1863

EUROPEAN VIEWS OF THE SOUTHERN REBEL
uoN.-Our telegraphic advices from Cape
Race inform US of the arrival of the steamer
Scotia off that place. Her mails will not come
to hand for few days more; but as the steam
vessels which left this and other ports Of the
United States with details of the battles of
Gettysburg have arrived in England, we are
satisfied that the European public are now
fully informed of the results of that splendid
victory to the arms Of the Union. The English
press will naturally be greatly dissatisfied with
the results Of this battle. As o decisive victory
in our favor 1t proves nothing to them against
the Southern rebellion; had our forces been re-
pulsed and defeated il would have proved
everything against us. Now our European
friends are looking forward to the fate Of
vicksburg and Port Hudson as the decisive test
Of the campaign. We have not kept our
transatlantic cousins In doubt very long The
next mail that arrived at Southampton in
formed them OF the fall Of these strongholds oi
the rebels on the Mississippi, and very shortly
after they will hear Of the active resumption OF
trade and commerce along the whole extent OF


that magnificent river. Then, according to the


prophecy Of the London Times, 'the question
/ will be settled"
Year: 1863

| A LION CAN LoyE.-In one compart
ment of the cage in which the animal.
perform at Van Amburgh's beautiful me
nagerie, is huge, tawny Asiatic lion


His room-mate is black female tiger
This tigress is small compared to the rega
lion, but is highly valued as geological
curiosity, and the only specimen of the
black tiger in this country. She was pur.
chased by Mr.. Van Amburgh two year.
ago, and has lived with the lion ever since


The attachment between the two is re-
narka5le. When other animals are ia


the same cage, and any 8 front is offered to
the little tigress, she runs under the lion
and woe be 10 the animal that dares an.
enoach her. No matter how hungry he
may be, The lion never touches his share of
their daily meal until his little chum has
selected her share, and even this he never
entirely consumes until certain that she has
enough. All the animals are as fat as
moics; but this black tigress is aldermanic
in ber proportions, and no remedy exists
for the matter. She has been twice re-
moved from the lion but, until she was re-
turned, the generous beast would take ne-
ther food nor rest, while the frantic manner
in which he dashed at the bars was a sutIi.
c'ent warning that the further detention oi
the tigress would be dangerous matter
Should his mate die the lion would prob.
ably pine to death. Once, when she was
taken away, a lioness was substituted. The
lion instantly fell upon her. aud at single
bite, broke her spine and crushed some OF
her ribs. Careful nursing saved her life,
and she is still living, but with her hinder
parts immovably paralyzed.