smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1864

The Springfield News is indebted to q
correspondent for the following which is
too good to be lost, and for the accuracy
of which lie vouches;


A short time ago in the city of Phila-
delphia, a largely dressed female, ans
wering to the description Of an T. + ",
hailed street car, and just as it s,or ped
to take her aboard, a Union soldier
stepped out Of the same car OD entering
several seats were vacant, and this would
be lady inquired in very sharp tone;


Where did that soldier sit?


No answer


Again. but in still more shrill tone
than at first. the sane question was put.


Where did that soldier sit?'


An honest iliLernian, quietly seated
near the unhappy female. asd no doubt
being desirous of relieving her in sone
degree, replied:


Faith, ma m, he sit On his end, and
took it away with him


What the other occupants of the car
did, do not know. Tut one gentleman LETT
as speedily as possible, aud the above in
formation through him was too rich to
be kept secret.
Year: 1864

Lady shannon the ayore previous TO the start at
two bus after rss heat Stcnewal became ths
favore nj odds, the mare beating him q head only 10
was we'll known the short OF work but her
hackers relied on her great speed to carry her
osesiuly through When discovered that stonc-
wall had much speed the at the finish OF the
his hackers were very confident OF winning Hence
tho odds in his favor. Alter the second heat which
Stonevan cleverly, one hundred to twenty were
offered him without takers. He the third hea, 90
easily the " the Withdrew her and gave
up She race.
Year: 1864

che maxim. sit is better to lose five foes
than one warrior"


At last, after hard gallop for nine
miles Che rode the distance afterwards
to ascertain its length), he plunged in
to the forest, and about the same time
the sun went down. Having gained, as
he supposed. safe distance, he dismount
ed, loosehed the gift 6f his saddle and al
lowed his horse to recover it's wind, and
after that to Craze q little; but he never
left his mold upon The. .reins, nor relieved
his senses from their strain, listening to
every sound in the forest, to the dull
soughing of the wind through the
branches, and especially to the hooting
owls, for these birds are easily inflated,
and their cry is often made use of as a
signal by Indian scouts. AS soon as his
pistols were loaded, and his horse sufi-
ciently rested, Legs led him carefully to
the edge of the forest, pausing often to lis
ten for any sound which might warn or
guide him. Once outside the forest, he
mounted, and took his course for Seguin,
where he arrived soon after daylight the
following morning, without any further
adventure.
Year: 1864

Take care of them. Do not 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 account they have not
Perhaps if it had not been for your kind
care, they might have disgraced themselves
and families long time ago. Therefore do
not relax any effort to keep them where
they ought to be; never mind your own
business-thatw take care of itself There
is man passing along-hc is looking over
the fence-be suspicious of him-perhaps
he contemplates stealing, some Of these dark
nights; there is no knowing what queer
fancies he may have got into his head


Ifyou finl any symptoms of any one pass
ing out Of the path of duty, tell every one
else that you see, and be particular to see
great many. 1t is good way to circulate
such things, though it may not benefit your
self or any one else particularly. Do keep
something going silence is dreadful
thing; though it IS said there was silence
in heaven for the space of half an hour, do
not let any such thing occur on earth it
would be too much like heaven for this
mundane sphere. If, after all your watcn
full care, you cannot see anything out ofthe
way in any one, you may be sure it is not be
cause they have not done anything bad
perhaps, in an unguarded moment, you lost
sight of them-throw out hints that they
are no better than they should be-that you
should not wonder if people found out what
they were after a while, then they may not
hold their heads so high. Keep it going,
some one will take the hint and help you
after a..while-then there will be music, and
everything will work like a CHARM
Windhans County transcript. ea
Year: 1864


Lo the long slender spears, how they quiver and


flash
Where the clouds send their cavalry down;
Rank and file by the million the rain lancers dash
Over mountain and river and town;
Thick the battledrops fall but they drip not in Blood
The trophy of war is the green fresh bud


o the rain, the plentiful rain
The pastures lie baked, and the furrow is bare,
And the wells yawn empty and dry;
But a rushing of waters is heard in the air,
And rainbow leaps out in the sky.
Hark the heavy drops peltng the cottonwood leaves,
How they wash the wide pavementand sweep from


the caves


Q the rain, the plentiful rain
See, the weaver throws wide his one swinging pane,
The kind drops dance on the floor;
And his wife brings the dower-pots to drink in the


rain,


On the step by the half open door;
At the time on the skylight, far over his head
Smiles the poor cripple lad in his hospital bed


the rain, the plentiful rain
And away, far from men, where high mountains tower
And little green mosses rejoice
And the ud-headed heather mods to the shower,
And the hill torrents lift up their voice;
And the pools in the hOllows mimic the flight
OF the rain their thousand points dart up in light


o the rain, the plentiful rain
And deep in the fir wood below near the plain,
A single thrush pipes full and sweet
How days of clear shining will come after rain,
Waving meadows and thick growing wheat
SO the the voice hope sings in the heart of fears
OF the harvest that springs from great nations tears:


o the rain, the plentiful rain
Year: 1864

Shall ask the brave soldier who fights by my side
In the cause of mankind if our minds disagree?
Shall give up the friend have valued and tried
If he kneels not before the same altar with me
From the hereto girl of my soul shall 1 fly
And seek somewhere else more orthodox kiss
No perish the hearts and the laws that would try
Truth, valOr, and love, by such standard as this.


Tom Moore
Year: 1864

When lovely woman reaches forty


And finds of late her hair gray,
What charms can soOthc her melancholy ?
What tears can wash that paint away.
The only way her loss to cover,


And hide her grief from every eye,
To stand a chance to get lover,


And win his bosom is-to DYE
Year: 1864

Two deacons were once disputing about
the proposed site for the new graveyard,
when the first remarked, IN never be buried
in that ground as long as l live What an
obstinate man, said the second if my life
is spared l will
Year: 1864

duty next morning. So much for our share of
the battle of Locust Grove. The next day, find
ing the enemy had left, we went on some six or
eight miles through the mud and rain, and
found the rebels entrenched beyond q small
stream called Mine Run. The mex. day, Sun
day, was spent getting in position, reconnoiter-
ing etc. Early Monday morning we were on
the move to the front. We advanced to the
picket line, and being deployed as skirmishers
soon after daylight, crossed the Run and ad-
yanced on the enemy 3 outposts We soon had
the satisfaction OF seeing them on the skedade,
and, supposing we were to be followed up by a
line Of battle, we, on our part Of the line, kept
on and drove the rebel picket skiImishers and
tmal force that came out in line Of battle, from
one ritge to another, right up to their first line
OF breastworks, over them, and out Of sight in
the woods beyond We then got orders to fall
back to the first ridge beyond the Run, as it
was not the intention to bring on battle at
that time. This we did in good order, and akir-
mshed with the Johnnies from that position,
till dark, when we were Withdrawn to the other
side Of the creek and acted as pickets until next
morning. Ia this day work our company lost
none, and the regiment only one killed and four
wounded but the one killed was one whose
loss will be severely felt. Our brave Lieuten-
ant Colonel G. lrapp, who was shot through
the head by rebel sharpshootor He had
been in command Of the regiment long time,
and was well liked by the men. The next day
we rested in hourly expectation that the great
battle would commence, but instead Of that we
started near night for grand rctrograde move
mont and marching all night, re-crossed the
Rfpidan at Germania Ford, and Thursday
morning, just one week from the time we start
ed, were back in our old camp, glad to get
little rest, but rather doubtful as to the utility
OF the whole movement but perhaps it paid, it
IS not for me to say, Since that time nothing
very important has transpired to disturb our
tranquility The most interesting topic being re.
enlsting in the veteran corps Nearly all in
our regiment who wish to re.cnist are recruits
who came in last fall, and they are told that
they can't come in because they have more than
year yet to serve on their first term, when
they confidently supposed that they were to be
mustered out with the regiment. However,
there is new order out which may throw a
different light on the matter


Yours for Unon W. W.
Year: 1864

BRANDY STATION, Va, Dec. 81.


EDITOR FREEMAN As during our late cam
paigu across the Rapdan there was no commu-
nicauou with the loyal part Of creation, and
was unwel for some time after getting back to
camp, | supposed some one else would send you
every thing interesting connected with that e1-
pedition, but as have seen no report from the
sharpshooters in the freeman, will send YOU A
few items that you can use as you think best.
Our regiment crossed the river Thanksgiving
day with the rest Of the third corps, climbed
the steep bank on the other side, and soon camn.
ed Tor the night Next morning we resumed
our march and soon entered the wilderness, af.
ter which we had frequent and long halts. We
could hear considerable skirmishing on ahead
but as the second and third divisions were in
front Of us we did not expect to get into much
of a fight unless tho enemy was found in large
force. But as the day wore on, the firing in.
creascd, and we that is the third division !
were to advance toward the scene of conflict
We found the third division lighting desperate
ly, but they had begun to fall back, therefore
we were formed in line of battle behind them
and as they tell back we advanced and tool
their place. While doing this we had to face
CALLING fire from the rebel line, which was in 20
sidon on the other side OF small clearing som,
two hundred yards from the edge OF the woods
but we kept on to rail fence which ran alonl
the edge Of the woods, and haltng at the fence
began cur work in earnest. Contrary to tn,
usual custom, the sharpshooiers had to s!anc
aud light in line Of battle with the rest Of tn,
brigade acting as infantry This caused som,
grumbliug, but not a man llinched from fou
O'Clock in the afternoon, till darkness ended tn,
battle. In this fight our company had wound
ed the following


Corn. llOsmer, in tho head ,-siuco died Corn
Charles Jordan through the hip s. Brown
right hand b. Paine, right arm Z. Cross
slightly in tho hand, aud Silas Gliding receive,
smart rap By spent ball, but returned t,
Year: 1864

Polygamy may be defined as the union for life
Of a man with two or more women. And thi,
Kind Of union appears to have existed as an e.
ublished institution in all the ages OF our world
by the universal evidence OF all history, whether
sacred or proaue


This understood, shall not oppose the preya-
lent idea that polgamy is an evil in itself A
physical evil ii may be but thi, does not satisfy
the Judgment OF us more Jealous adyersu rle,.
since they contend that it is a moral ,yIl-' posi-
tive sin in man to be married simultaneously to
more than one woman.


Here, therefore, es the true aspect Of the con
troyersy And il is evident that il can only be
settled by the Bible. For every Cnristin is
bound to assent to the rule Of the inspired ApoS
le that sin is the tnnsgression OF tie Jaw,
namely, the law laid down in the Scriptures by
the authority Of God-the supreme "LAwgiyer
who is able 10 save and To DESTROY" From His
Word there can be no appeal. No rebellion can
be so airocious in bis sight as that which dares to
rise against bis government. No bAsphemy can
be more objectionable than that which lmputes
sin or moral evil to the decrees Of the Eternal
Judge, who is alone perfect in wisdom, in knowl-
edge and in love.


Ii il were a matter to be determined by my
personal sympath es should be as ready as any
man to condemn the institution Of poygamy, for
all my prelud,ces OF education, habit, aud social
position stand opposed to it. But as a Christian
am solemny warned not to be "wise in my
own conceit,' and rot "to lean to my own un-
derstanding.p Asa Christian, am compelled to
submit my weak and erring intellect to the au-
thorty OF the Almighty. For then only can | be
safe in my conclusions, when know that they arC
in accordance with the will OF Him before whose
tribunal | must render suiot account at the last
great day.


proceed, accordingly, to the evidence of the
sacred Scriptures, which long ago produced com.
plele conviction in my own mind, and must, as
regard it, be equally conclusive to every candid
and sincere inquirer


The first ap earauoe of poygamy in the Bible
is in the case Of Lamech, Ghh in descent from
Cain, whose two wives, Adah and Zlhb, (Gen
iv. 1929 are mentioned by the inspired writer
without any expression OF reprobaton, or any al.
luslon to the transaction being unusual or irregu
lar. Introduced thus early, It may be regarded
as among the primal principles of human society
though our knowledge OF antediluyan times is toe
scanty to enable US rightly TO determine it's ex
tension and prevalence. 1t is probable, however
that the great duration Of existence might wei
render men cautious how they bound themselves
for life to more than one partner whom incom
paubiliy OF temper might render dsIasteful aite
a few centuries.


For several generations after the Deluge popu
lation was not sufficiently dense to render polyg
amy frequent. Accordingly the first who reviye
the time'honored custom appears to have bee
Esau, as might have been expected from bis wig
Year: 1864

From the Richmond Dlspatch,


To dismiss these blissiul visions
and come to sober, waking truth. we must
say in all sincerity that We regard the nor
thern democracy and their policy as the
worst form Of northern hostility which has
been manifested in the war But for
them we should not be where we now are
But for the military chief,ains and soldiers
of northern democracy, who once proiessed
to be the bitter enemies Of coercion in every
shape and form, the war could not have
lasted two months. The black republicans
proper, un,ided by the democratic element,
would have been struck with paralysis be-
fore Lincoln had been three months ia his
seat At the same time, however, that
this polite party has given the war its
chief impetus in leaders and men, it has
professeI policy of peace upon honorable
terms which was far more formidable in its
arts than the combined arms Of all parties
at the North There was at one period Of
the war more danger from its seductive
tongue than the brawlng and bitter mouths
of Lincoln and his Cabinet Even now
we would much rather have Lincoln for
the President of the United States than the
candidate of the conservative democracy


Lincoln seems to have been raised up as
was George the Third, to render a restor-
alton of colonies TO their tyrants impossible


If he had pursued the wise and conciliato-
nv measures which the northern democra-
would have been peacefully smothered in
its cradle. But his heart has been hard
eneJ, ike Pharoah's; he has gone from
bad to worse; he has so tramplcd upon
all law, diagraced all right, and outraged
oil humanity, that the whole Confederacy
has become consolidated in the rcsclute
discrimination to submit to every form of
human suffering rather than return to the
dctestable embrace ola government which
he has rendered to their minds an en-
bodiment of the powers of darkness. SO
long as he is President; SO long as we see
the Devil in his proper shape and form,
We have nothing to fear; we have only to
resist the fiend, and he will fee from US.
1t is only when the prince Of the internal
regions takes the shape of an angel of light
that the faithful are in danger We must
be excused, therefore, from wishing sue.
cess to the northern democracy Let the
North stick to its representative. man, and
] not change front in the hour Of battle.
Year: 1864

On the Sth Of January last. Mr.. VII
son, OF Massachusetts,, Chairman of the
Military Committee in the Unite,! States
Senate, made a speech, in which he said:
! The Government has called for three
hundred thousand men, and [ presume
that is the nuu.ber the Government wants,
either OF old veterans who reinlist or new
men. More than half Of these men.
think, We shall have enlisted withio the
next twenty or thirty days"


On the same day and in the course Of
the same debate Mr.. WILSON said:


"A large number of the States will fur
n'sh volunteers; but l do not believe it
will be necessary to continue drafting We
have in the service of the country, and
are paying IN our army, think, not less
than six hundred and fifty or seven hun
dred thousand men We must have from
four to five hundred thousand effective SOL
diers in the field. | do not believe that
the rebellion has over two hundred and
twenty-five thousand men in arms. and
have very good reason so to believe.
believe that if we do our duty, the militia
ry power Of this rebellion will be crushed
out before the first of October next.


Il want to adopt policy that shall bear
as lightly as possible upon our people
upon our productive industry-ard shall
fill up our armies. That is the first ques-
ton and | want to save the Treasury all
the expense that can possible be saved.
believe our danger is more from want OF
money than from want of men"


Now, what are We to think after such a
statement from the organ of the Admins
tration in the Senate, of a call by She Pres
ident for two hundred thousand more men
We are already paying in our army from
six hundred aud fifty to seven hundred
thousand men, and now propo.e to add to
that number FIVE hundred thousand more
to meet only two hundred and twenty five
+, thousand Confederates


As the Chairman Of the Military Com
mlt.e has clearly demonstrated the useless
ness of tie Presidents call as a military
measure against the South. there must be
some ulterior design connected with it.
The army IS probably wanted for its infu-
, ence on the Presidential election hence il
is TO be increased to such fabulous figure.
Either that is the case, or else all the sto-
! ries we hear Of the exhaustion of the South
and the prospect Of an early termination OF
the war are false. An army is in pretty
stalwart condition if it is deemed necess;.
ry TO put Twelve hundred thousand men Ia
the field against it [Cin Enquirer
Year: 1864

Some of the New York banks have given
notice that they will not receive at their
counters the now issues of the National
Banks just startipg into life. They have
no doubt been strengthened in their objsc-
tions to the ourrenev by the recent circular
from theoffice of the Comptroller at Wash
ington, to the new paper machines starting
ell over the country,
Year: 1864

THG MCCLELLAN MEETING IN NEW
YoRK-A brief account Of the immense
Mcclellan meeting in New York on tho
evening Of the 17th instant is copied in TO
days journal from the New York Herald
Of the 18th. Outlines of the speeches de-
livered on the occasion by the Hon. Amos
Kendall, the master spirit of the Jackson
Administration, and by Lieutenant Cover
ernor Jacob, of Kentucky are also given =
The speech Of olr gallant Lieutenant
Governor. as is evident from the sketch we
publish, was like himself "a fine compound
Of patriotism and of manllness. The pro-
ceedings all together seem marked by the
highest enthusiasm. and the account of them
will be read with deep interest.


Gen. Mcclellan is sound, and his supper
ters are equally SO, upon the great issues Of
the time For our part, We care not who
shall be elected to the Presidency, provided
he be one who can WELD the strength OF
the nation wisely for the preservation or
restoration of the Union and Tor the preser-
vation or restoration of the Constitution =
Louisville Journal.
Year: 1864

IT is probable that week will elapse be-
fore the Committee on Ways and Means
report the amended internal revenue act,
which will be thoroughly revised, and some
of the sections entirely rewritten, in order
to clear understanding of them. Nothing
reliable can be ascertained in relation to
the change in taxes, as the committee have
not vet arrived at definite result.
Year: 1864

reasc that sound mind and body the most neces-
sary requisites to promote connubial happiness. In
deed without these the journey through life becomes
weary plgrimage the prospect hourly darSens 10 ths
filled with the melancholy reflection that the happiness
nf annthar becomes blighted with our own,
Year: 1864

In speaking Of the duration of the war,
Governor Seymour of New York, in late
speech in Philadelphia, said


The men who were drafted this year under
the five hundred thousand call have but one
year to serve. The three years. men who
were Ia gen into the army in 1862, will 90
out Of the service next year. Their terms
begin to expire in the spring. In nine
months the army will need the largest addi-
tons that have been made at any one time
AS the Administration shrank from calling
for more three years men just before an
election, the places to be vacated by the one
year men must be provided to be filled in
nine months, and thus it is reasonable to be-
Iieve that the largest draft that has yet been
made will be ordered at the beginning Of
the year 1865. do not speak unadvisedly,
for the Administration has intimated to me
that they expec: another draft. The State
of New York has furnished an excess of
three years men, and | asked that, in max
ing up the quota of New York, one three
years man should be counted as equal to
three one years men. They said they could
not do it, as they needed men Immediately;
but they provided that three years man
should count as one man on this draft, as
one man on the next draft, and as one man
again on the third draft, and thus the mat,
ter will be equaized. So it appears from
this that we are to have at least two drafts
more. Voice-"That's refreshing"l Every
man knows that we must have this draft.
After the war is ended, under the policy Of
this Administration, we shall be compelled
to maintain large armies to hold the people
Of the South in subsection to carry out the
Emancipation Proclamation and Confiscation
Act.
Year: 1864

A New FRACTIONAL CURRENCY is about to
be issued by the U. S. Treasury, as substi-
tute for that which is now SO extensively
counterfeited. 1t cannot be issued too soon.
1t is not easy to say at present, which is the
more abundant the counterfeit or the genu-
inc postal notes. In fact, some of the coun
terfeits are so cleverly executed that it would
look very like piece of stupidity, to avoid
being deceived by them, and hence they are
accepted by the multitude without inspec-
ton, and pass as readily as their better asso'
ciates The genuine notes are sometimes
subjected to popular distrust on account of
their Indifferent appearance, but the coun'
terfeits only rarely.-N. Y. Paper.