smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1864

OEFlCE THE EVENuNd nBLEQKAPH,


wednesday, OctC Der .


The unsettled state of the price of gold, conse-
quent upon army news, gives hdctuating char
acter to the Stock Market generally. Men are
excitable animals and our brothers Of the Ex-
change are subject to very violent fits Of depres-
sion and elation. cavalry skirmi,h is tortured
in disastrous defeat or glorious victory, and,
presto stocks are hammered down or hidden
up with insane fury, as if the world was coming
TO an end, or the mi lennum was to dawn upon
us in the next half hour. There are class of
SECURITIES" which. like thistle down, are blown
about by every wind, and the bulls and bears do
q vast amount Of "blowing" Of that sort. We
suppose, however, that Philadelphia will stand,
and her solid securities will not disappear, even
after the last Rebel has been shot or hanged, and
when a Confederate million Of dollars will not
buy good cigar. The loyal North, 1t is to be
presumed will not bury its gold or burn its
greenbacks when the war is over, but will still
have some money on hand TO invest In solid diyi-
dend-paying securities In fact when the vast
horde Of gold which have been locked up by sus-
picious and cranky people, and hidden away in
old stockings by ignorant and crazy men and
nervous old women, are poured out once more into
the legitimate channels of trade, we shall awake
in surprise from our delusions, and "wonder
where all the money comes from"


We especially warn our readers against the
croakers who are trying to get up stock panic
on the prospects of peace, and by scare to re-
enact the scenes of 1857. The same desperate
speculators in New York who inaugurated the
ruin of that year, are trying their best to bring
the public mind to a state Of alarm, that they
NAV break down the prices of sound securities
in order to enrich themselves. That bubbles
will burst-stock, merchandise, or others-we
admit and many dne fortune on paper melt
into thin air; but when sober men see the mist
vanishing, they look for clear weather, We shall not
give away houses and land, mortgages and bonds,
or diyidend-paying stocks, because copper mining
gold mining, or oil stock companies may explode.
Year: 1864

The really valuable, suen Of these, VIM be th
more priced, and sound securities of al sorts will
be sought after, as we settle down once more into.
the cain enjoyment of life and the sober business
Of making money slowly. The vast resources Of
the country WILL fairy like, touched by the magic
hand of labor, spring into papable life; add all
around us the hum of spindles will be heard,
while the desolated lands of the South will be
covered, as with a hive, with thousands Of hardy
Yankees, whose spades and ploughs will turn up
the golden earth to the sun.
Year: 1864

GRANTS PHYSIoGNOMY.--The pithy and sem
tentious writer of - Thoughts and Things" in
the Golden Era, who has only to adopt some dis
tinctive de plume and stick to it, in order to
win due recognition, INDUCES in the following
reflections, suggested by a glance at General
Grants photograph


If were to judge by the general tone of in
tellgence from the seat of war, l should say
that JEFF Davis may sleep quietly in Richmond
for the next three years. But Gen. Grants pho
tograph looks down upon me as write, and
glance at his iron face recalls the siege of Vicks
burg. have often seen finer faces, and heads
which gave assurance of greater intellectual de-
velopment but it is very rarely that human
countenance expresses greater fxedness of pur-
pose, more selfreliance, larger share of that
homely but useful quality known patience
1t would dsappoint any physiognomist if Gen.
Grant should prove to be military genius but
it would be a still greater disappointment if he
should fail to do all that General with his
means may do without the aid of genius. And
this grave, thoughtful, waiting face of General
Grant is a warning and menace. People will
do we'll not to think him defeated because he is
checked-not to be deluded by any apparent re-
Taxation of his effort to accomplish an avowed
purpose.


If President Lincoln should be reelected and
Gen. Grants life be spared, the Commander-in-
Chief and Lieutenant General will ride into
Richmond side by side, or ride over the ground
where Richmond now stands
Year: 1864

Is 1T Solve have heard it stated by persons
who have strong reasons for believing it, that
certain Copperheads have been for long while
drilling in the mountains in the vicinity of Lo-
conome Valley. They leave here and elsewhere
with the avowed intention of going hunting, but
their suspicious movements have caused them
to be watched. We do not believe in unneces-
sary excitement or foolish demonstrations, for
we do not believe the secesh dare attempt any
outrages in this neig hborhood. But if it is true
that they are posting themselves in the use of
arms. it is no doubt with the intention of resist
ing the draft From what we have witnessed
ourselves. and from the reports of residents in
the vicinity of the Loconome mountains in the
upper portion of the county, there is no doubt
that there is a regular organized body of traitors
who meet there occasionally. From the antece-
dents of those who are named as their leaders,
there is reason to believe them capable of any
outrage worthy of Quantrel or Morgan.-Napa
Re0istr.
Year: 1864

lister of a recent date says :: {tsS1


Ex-President Pierce, Seymour of Connect
cut. yallandigham. Reed, Wood, Richardson
and hundreds of others are as hostile to the war
as TO Black Republicanism. These men are do
inc us indirect service. They are not openly
and avowedly our friends, nor could we reason
ably ask this Of them. If they did no more than
resist the centralization of Lincoln that far they
are advocating sentiment entitled to our ad-
miration. Such is the course they are pursuing,
and such a course ought to have our cordial ap-
probation. Step by step the same convictions
and the same temper that have braced them in
compact unity and fiery valor, to denounce ultra
Federalism, and New England fanatcism, will
inevitably bring them upon the right ground as
it respects our independence. We confess our
faith in their political principles. We confess
our confidence that eventually these men will
see the whole truth and embrace all its conclu-
sions"


Here is evidence strong enough to convert the
most rabd Copperhead in the country, if there
is speck of loyalty in his heart. Here is proof
of an alliance and strong affiliation between the
secessionists and what is termed the Democratic
party The Register points out, by naming them,
its friends in the North, and tells they are
worthy of its admiration These are the DEM
ocrats who profess so much love for the Union
and hatred to the Administration. Good seces-
sionists says the Register, good that they Will
be ready to acknowledge the independence of
the Confederacy If there is loyal Democrat
in the Copperhead ranks, let him read the above.
If this exposure does not redeem him, and cause
him to spew out modern Democracy, then he is
where he beongs-irredeemably in the rebel
ranks..
Year: 1864

TT is WELL KNOWN THAT AMONG THE
/ various kinds of cheap Sewing Machines in
the market some are worthless (; but the reputa-
ton of the ''NEW ENGLAND y is becoming well
established, having been sold in this city and
various parts of the State during the past year.


These Machines are well adapted to meet the
wants of every Family, not only on account of
the low prices, but for the ease with which they
are operated and kept in order. They


WORK WITH A STRAIGHT NEEDLE,
consequently will do HEAVIER WORK than those
using a curved Needle, with less liability of
breaking.


Each Machine is fitted to the Treadle or Foot
Power. which can be had for $40.
Year: 1864

Remember that this is the first Presi.
dental Election in which you have taken
a part since the foundation of your State


1t remains for you to say whether our
young and free Commonwealth is 10 be
forever disgraced by sending copperhead,
traitor electors to Washington, or take
her place with the bright galaxy Of sister
States, keeping time to the march. of the
Union. In regard to State affairs, it de-
pends upon you whether We shall have iu
the next two years repitition of the fraud
and corruption Of the present administra-
ton, or whether you will stand true to the
principles of Republicanism, and roll up a
majority for the brave Crawford that will
confound our enemies Let every one
turn out, and victory rests upon our brows.
Year: 1864

or a doubt what each one had on; they
were all dressed plain and alike. Then
Whittier gave me his right hand, i shook
band and the congregation departed; not
word had been spoken, oi 1'oJ.aoee ~


As We separated at the gate Of Mr.. B. 3
yard, he bade them the kindest of good
days, and I stobd and gazed after him
with more admiration and reverence than
ever felt for any other great. man.
Year: 1864

CoPPERHEAD FALsEHooD NA1LED.-The
New York World published a complaining,
whining letter, purporting to be from General
Butler. 1t now appears that this letter was
forged by the World or some one of its
prowling, bowling imps. General Butler,
states that this is not the kind of letter he is
accustomed to write-that the Government
has used him as well as he could ask or de-
sire. These Copperhead prints, the World
and the entire brood Of croakeFs lie in wait
to create dissensiops and jealousies, and
thus assist the enemy. With Mcclellan,
these men were successful, but thus far have
tried their fendish art on Grant and Butler
in vain. These men are evidently made of
different kinds of stuff.
Year: 1864




HARP on TIE eoPs. The Burlington
Hawisye permits. no opportunity to pass
without giving the Cops. rap. Here is
specimen in its issue Of late date:


"The New Jersey Copuerheads have intro-f
duced bill into the legislature to prevent
the admixture of races We guess it must
be the result OF mere spite. No doubt they
are offended to find that they have sunk be-
low what was formerly deemed the level of a
negro. They are no doubt anxious to do
something to assert their superiority. 1t
will do them no good, however. They need
not hope by that means to make any one be-
,lieve they have any respectability left. The
negroes won't associate with them anyhow,
and decent white men Of course scorn the
whole breed of snakes. The poor cops. are
hard up. They think it necessary to enact
that negroes are not as good as white people
How very far down they must feel when
they consent to do that" .oe q, e3iaY.
Year: 1864

was thus supplied with an excellent soap all
last year-excellent, as his own faultless
shirt bosom showed. If salt were not go
dear, an addition of proper proportion of
that would make "bar turpentine SOAP"


Fayetteville Observer.
Year: 1864

The BALTIMORE AND OHIO RATLRoAD.-A
complete survey of the entire main track Of
this road having been ordered by the President
of the company, the report thereof has been
made, and In addition to tho destruction oi
bridges previously noticed, eleven miles of track
and road bed were found to have been destroy
cd, and this In such manner as to indicate
considerable proficiency in such operations
On Saturday well organized force was set to
work TO repair damages, and the company hope
to have the whole work completed In a few
DAYS.
Year: 1864

Old Mr. v, a well-to- do farmer
out in Illinois, had some marr;ayeble
daughters; and being one Of that class OF
men who think that their daughters should
get married as soon as they are out of
their short clothes, felt somewhat cha
grined that his "Gals" sh ould remain on
his hands so long


Now there was young fellow in the
neig borhood who had been waiting on
the V, gals for some time, and had
gone the rounds from oldest to Youngest
the old man had been anxiously waiting
for, and expected young B to ask his
''consent" for some of the girls, but as
yet had waited in vain. B. however
had proposed and had been accepted; but
the old folks had OF been made acquain-
ted with the fact


Now in the meantime, young D-had
purchased fine shorse of the old gent,
and had given his note on six months
time for one hundred dollars. Well pay
day was fast approaching, and B--had
not the ready to meet it; so the day be-
fore the note become due young B
made his way over to the old gent deter
mining to ask him for his daughter
hoping thereby to get an extension on
the note at least


As good luck would have it, he met the
old man in the yard, and was about to go
through with tha. somewhat embarrassing
ceremony, of"asking consent" when i'm
agine his surprise and JOY, the old gent
broke out with the following


Look here, B, you young rascal,
you have been courtiu my Gals" for
nore'n year; you've been gadin' and
cutin round with the hull on 'em. Now
your note comes due tomorrow, and I'll
tell you what I'll do. You shall marry
one of the gals, don't care snap which
and I'll give you a good settin out, and
your hundred dollar note to boot; and if
yeu don't I'll sue you by thunder


"It's bargain, says B, LII do it
And the next week there was ..tall we'd
ding" down at the old man V-s; $; and
to this day B chuckles over the way
the old man gave his consent without ask
ing, ''aud hundred dollar note to boot"
Year: 1864

The following letter is from the cores
spondence of Gen. Mcclellan with the
War Department, lately published: ~
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAc, \
SAyAGE's STATION, !
June %, 1S62-12,20 A. M.


now know the full history of the day
On this side of the river, the right bank
we repulsed several strong attacks. Or
the lett bank our men did all men could
do, all that soldiers could accomplish, bu
they were overwhelmed by vastly superior
numbers, even after brought my last re
serves into action. The loss on both side.
is terrible. l believe it will prove to b,
the most desperate battle of the war. The
sad remnants of my men behave as men
those battalions who fought most bravely
and suffered most, are still in the bes
order. The regulars were superb, and
cou 1t upon what are left to turn another
battle ia company with their gallant com
rades of the volunteers, Had I 10000 OF
even ,100C fresh troops to use to morrow
| could take Richmond but have not a
man in reserve, and shall be glad to cover
my retreat and save the material and per-
sonnel of the army. [ we have lost the
day, we have yet preserved our honor
and no one need blush for the Army OF
the Potomac. l have lost this hattie be-
cause my force was too SuIall.


II again repeat that am not response
BILE for this, and say itwith the earnest
ness Of General who feels in his heart
the loss of every brave man who has been
needlessly sacrificed to-day, Istill hops
to retrieve our fortunes, but to do this the
Government must view the matter il the
same earnest light that / do. You must
send me very large reinforcements, and
send at once.


Il shall draw back to this side of the
Chick ahominy, and think can withdraw
all our material Please understand that
in this battle we have lost nothing but
men, and those the best we have.


''In addition to what 1 have already
said, | only wish to say to the President
that L think he is wrong in regarding me
as ungenerous when l said that my force
was too weak-I merely intimated truth
which to day has been too plainly proven.
If, at this Instant, could dispose of Go,
OO0,) ten thousand fresh men, could gain
the victory to morrow.


81 know that few thousand more men
would have changed the battle from a
defeat to victory. As it is, the Govern
ment must not, and can not, hold me re-
sponsible for the result.


''I feel too earnestly to night have
seen too many dead aud wounded COM
rades to feel otherwise, than that the Gov
ernment has not sustained the army. If
you do not do SO now, the game is lost.


eff save this army now. tell you
plainly that own no thanks to you, or
to any other person in Washington.


You have done your best to sacrifice
this army. G.. B. MCCLELLAN.


go Hon. E. NJ STANTON
Year: 1864

of man, and that it had crushed out


bis bowels, and fastened itself like


some Unsuitable monster in his blood.


Close by him there lay another man


crushed TO death---he was but heap


of mangled flesh The Brahmins still
looked down from the cars upon these
poor wretehes with perfect unconcern,
and were even signaling for the crowd
to pull again; but the few policemen
present made them drag the car back,
SO that the bodies could be got out
from between the wheels. The mob
cried out, '14pss, apse, that they did
it of their own accord; and, indeed,
there was no appearance of an acci-
dent Their bodies were far under
tho car, where they could scarcely
have got unless they had laid them
selves down in front. / saw two 9TH
or men lying there when the car first
stopped, but they got up and walked
away. The three bodies were placed
and the car was dragged on
by the people once more. l did not
stay to see whether IT'S track was Inutic
in fresh blood.
Year: 1864

PnorANIrY A Sign OF IGSoRANcE.-
The vulgar sin of profanity is more
common than formerly in the public
streets. We wish all addicted to tho
habit could understand how vulgar 1t
is. and how generally it is accepted as
a proof of an emrty head and a weak
viii. The North American Rer's~
says well.
There are among us not few who
feel that simple assertion or pam
statement of obvious facts will pass
for nothing, unless they swear to It's
truth by all the names of the DEITY,
and blister their lips with every yarie-
ty of hot and sulpurious oaths. live
observe such persons closely, we shall
find that the ferceness of their proian-
itv is in inverse ratio to the aifiuence
of their ideas.


We venture to affirm that the pro-
fanest men within the circle OF your
knowledge are all afflicted with


chronic weakness of intellect. Ih'


utterance of an oath, though it may


nrevent a vacuum in sound, is no IN
| dication of sense. 1t requires no &c


nius TO "swear." The reckless taking


of sacred names in vain is as lltti
characteristic OF independence O


thought, as it is ofhigh moral culture
In this breathing and beautiful worlc
filed as it we're with the presence {
the neity, and fragrant with inccns
from its thousand affairs of praise,
, would be no seryility should we cate
l the spirit of revercnt worshipers, an
D illustrate in ourselves the sontimen
t that tho christian is tho highest sty
of men.
Year: 1864

EE While you maintain your con-
science, remember that there is in
cumbent onyou the duty of respecting
the liberty of another mans con-
science. But we are much more apt
to stick to our conscience than to re-
speot the liberty of the conscionces of
other men.
Year: 1864

Ga1esburg gave 1ngefsoll 80 majority.
The Copperhcads were severely handled. Tho
people of the district felt that 1t would be
little less thIn eacrilisious to elect Copper
head successor to the Apostle of Freedom
Year: 1864




The world now, in both hemispheres,
is witnessing most extraordinary feature
in the loosening of the bonds of the bond
men, both white and black. While the
war, with its necessary exigencies, in the
United States is giving freedom to the
slaves by the power of the Emancipation
Proclamation and the silent but irreslsti-
BILE force of public sentiment, both North
and South. the serfs of Russia ure also
gaining their freedom from the thraldom
Of landed aristocracy. The battle of
freedom in Russia is purely moral one,
and to the noble firmness Of the Emperor
and the enlightened policy of the Russian
Liberals the world is indebted for this
noble exhibition of the extension Of free
dom in the act of serf emancipation.
Twenty three millions of an active peas
antry have been raised from fcudal bond
age to the position of freemen by the
power of serf emancipation during the
last two years. Those opposed to this
liberal progress prophes'ed that anarchy
and bloodshed must follow the great social
change. but the revolution has been a
peaccable and bloodlcss one throughout,
and the bitterest opponent Of the measure
now admit, its justice, as well as the fact
that, as it had to come at some time, it
was well to do it at once. This is, with
out doubt, one of the most important
measures for the amelioration of the human
race now in progress in the world. Its
effect upon the Russian nation can only
be imag agiued. but that ere long it will
place her in the front rank of the nations
of the earth there can be no doubt.


With freedom to the serf comes cduca-
ton, and social and political reforms will
follow which will elevate them to the same
position occupied by the American free
men and the people of the most enlightened
nations of Europe. 1t is said that already
within two years, more than eight thou
sand new schools have sprung into exis-
tcncc through individual exertions among
the pcasantry, and that they are rapidly
on the increase, while before emancipation
there was scarcely day-schOol among
that class. With freedom and education
comes industry and love Of country and
the expansion of all the noblest traits of
the human character, and the emancipa-
ted serf. like new race, will advance
with gigantic strides towards the goal Of
the highest order of civilization. Like our
own new country in the west, Russia will
soon become the giant of the eastern hem
isphcre. Freedom, education and labor
will do the work in Russia as surely as it
is doing it in this country, and the social
elevation of the serf will create new wants
which will increase all the industrial pur.
suits, and make the internal progress OF
that country approximate towards what is
witnessed in our own. One million Of
peasants. it is said. have bought up the
land on which they were located, and this
influence will doubtless spread until the
great majority of them shall become them
selves landed proprietors.
Year: 1864

How TO Grow PEACHES EVERY YAH.
The following by the correspondent of tho
Oh'o C""a'or, is worthy of trial by
I'll lovers of delicious fruit:


Procure youi trees gated upon the
wild plum stock. The tree part..kes of
the nature of the plum, being hardy, and
will never winter kill, and putting out
late in the spring will never oc injured
by the frost, and it is certain preventive
against the workings of the peach grub,
while the natural lifetime of the tree is
beyond that of our own so you may de-
pend upon peaches every year, and for a
long period of time, without the destruc-
tive and discouraging influences attending
the growth Of the common peach. They
tan be obtained at from fifty to seventy
five cents per tree, and you had better
pay five times the amount than not to OBJ
tain them, and be certain of peaches ev-
cry year. Try it, and our word for it,
you will be satisfied with the result.
Year: 1864

R-Fun should be cultivated as fine
art, for it is altogether fine thing.
Who ever knew So funny man" to be a
bab one? On the contrary, is he not
nine times out Of ten generous, humane,
social and good? To be sure he is
Fun-it is a great thing. 1t smooths
the rough places of life; makes the dis
position as fresh and rosy as maiden's
kiss.
Year: 1864




One of the worst habits that per-
sons of either sex can fall into, is that
of keeping bad company. Impure
words stain the tablet of a virtuOus
mind; and the more we hear of them
the less nice becomes our sense of the
refined and pure. Too much care in
the choice of companions can not be
taken. Intimate friendship should lot
be made without due reflections; and
with casual acquaintances whose con-
duct and conversation viii not benefit
us, we should have as little as charity
and circumstances will admit. The
mind is an exceedingly delicate sub
stance, and its purity is soiled by even
the slightest contact with vice; and
when the leprous spots are left upon
it, no after regrets can wash them out;
they become a part of the individual.
An hour spent in bad company may
prove a source of regret for years; or,
worse, the stepping-stone to vice or
crime.


It is mark of great folly for man
to leave hisshome and freside, and 90
to his neighbor's to spend his leisure
hours; for his family have as much
need of his social powers as his neigh
Dor; and if in peeuniary matters he
were to adopt the same course of con
duct, giving all to his neighbor and
keeping nothing for his family, he
would soon become a bankrupt.