smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

done, do not "jew" the editor down to
starvation price, and when he comes to
make purchase of you "spike on the
tariff"


5. If you have any advertising or job
work to be doue take it to your village
paper, except, perhaps, you may wish to
advertise i'll more than one paper.


6. do not run off to the city to get your
hand-bills, labels, cards, &C., printed,
because, forsoouh, you can get a reduction
in price. Support your own as you wish
to be supported. A man who is always
running away from home with his bust
ness little deserves the patronage of the
community in which he lives; and as far
as we are concerned, such will receive the
"cold shoulder.


7. If you have the control of any legal
advertising, send it to your friend. This
kind of business pays better than any
other, and the more you can send to the
editor Of your paper, the better for him
and it. in proportion to the amount OF
receipts of paper, is an editor enabled to
make it useful. amusing and entertaining
to the community in which it is published


s. do not expect much of a paper when
an editor is driven to be his own compos
itor, proof-reader, pressman and " devil,
and has to run all over town every fore
noon in the vain search for "quarter'
to buy something for his dinner.


0. Do not except the editor to maxi
honorable mention of your business ever,
few weeks for nothing The space in
paper, and a mans time are worth some
thing, and every notice comes back to tn
drawer of the recipient in dollars and cts
An editor should not be allowed to g
hungry, bare-backed or barefooted. The.
"eat, drink and wear" just like othe
people.


10. If the editor owes shilling, d
not chase him from rosy morn to balm
eve" for it, and when you happen to &c
the balance on the other side "cut tn
gontlcman's acquaintance.
Year: 1861

Our manufacturers who are lying idle,
or who are anticipating the necessity of
shutting down their gates; our merchants
who have dismissed their clerks, and scan
with sad eyes their Profit and Loss ac-
counts; our mechanics and builders who
are turning away their workmen, look in
to the future and ask the question chow
long?' In certain aspect of the matter,
one man would seem to be quite as COM
petcnt to answer this as another. No one
can forctell how long this national strug-
gle is to last, nor what shape, exactly, its
issue will assume. No one can tell what
disasters or what successes are before us.
No Jne can tell when all the causes which
now depresses business will he removed.
They will not be removed Immediately
upon the announcement Of peace The
South which has been an important con-
sumer of northern productions, will need
everything, but Will have very little to
pay for it. Some of the western states,
which are almost purely agricultural, can
not easily get rid of the debris of their rot
ton banking systems. The machinery Of
of trade suffers as seriously from standing
still as any machinery and will not start
off at once without many groanings and
break-downs. Jasn ff .sfr7i - Oh


So, it will not do to look too far ahead
for business. We have not got far enough
along in the war to see through it; but we
can Judge, in some measure what effect
certain causes now operative must have
within the next fewmonths, in the condi-
tions which exist. Some of these condi-
tions may be stated First, we are impor-
ting nothing but specie, which comes to us
in return for our agricultural productions,
so that there is no drain of money out Of
the country. Second, we have not only
provisions enough in the country for the
support Of all our people, but enough tc
supply all the foreign demand likely
to exist Third, money is plenty, in con


sequence ofits release from active employ


ment, Fourth, this money, which exists
in great quantities idle, will be called
from its hiding places by governmen


loans, and will be put into active service
to the extent Of hundreds Of millions O


dollars. great number of men throw
out Of employment in their regular bust


ness are employed in the government army


thus in some degree adapting the country
Year: 1861

a
test commanded by inexperienced and in
competent officers. Regiments of volun-
teers are not like the men in the regular
army, who have been drilled for years and
taught to stand and uuAinchingly face any
danger that might present itself: on the
contrary, it matters not how daring the
men may be, if they discover wavering,
doubt and fear in their commanders. it
throws distrust into their ranks, soon crea-
ting perfect confusion, and renders panio
almost inevitable; while, if the leaders
show coolness when in the engagement, and
that they fully comprehend the exigen-
cies of the moment, they, in return, push
onward and execute the orders, carrying
every thing before them. Brave and COM


petent officers always make brave men.


The Confederate States managers have


exhibited good judgment in their selection
of their commanders. They have some
of the best officers that have served under
General Scott, and have discarded the
idea of political favoritism, and placed
the right man in the right place The
movements of their forces during the late


contest were managed with great skill,
showing that, if we intend to conquer
them the very best military talent at
our command must be employed. Our
authorities, ever since the uprising of the
people, have been devoting their time to
devise plans to foist upon our gallant
volunteers all the politicians in their pow
er, as if they intended to slaughter them.


We can name a score or more offices in
this state who have not only thorough
military education, but have seen active
service in Mexico and elsewhere, always
acquitting themselves with glory. These
men are now actually in retirement, not
with-stan1ing they have rendered their
services, and the people have urged their
appointment, for tue simple reason that
they have no political committee friend in
the cabinet, senator or congressman to urge
their claims, and men without any mill
tary knowledge are appointed in their
stead to chill the bravery of the volun.
teers. Now is the time, whilst the disas.
trous results of the late contest are fresh


to inaugurate change and remove the in.
competent colonels and brigadier-generals


and place men in command who are moi
only qualified but anxious to lead our vol
unteers. Send off the militia and polti
[ Cal officers, and fill there places with those
whose past experience is proof that they
are qualified to lead men into battl,


with skill. There are enough of these ii
; the North. Let them be called into ser
vice before all is lost-Home Journal
Year: 1861

There now, you know | am very weak,
and the doctor says must not exert my.
self too much so you see if you struggle
Y u may make me worse. Be still, ike 3
/ good girl, and hear me through" :"


was compelled to obey, though from
the strenth with which he clasped my arm,
feared he would bring on relapse.


do you know overheard every word o.
your conversation with Agnes, at the door
OF my chamber, on the first day of my i'll
ness? :" he asked.


"Iou did not speak in whispers, and if
you had, | believe | should have heard
| you, for love and sickness make man s
ears sharp"


l made no reply other than second in
efectual effort to escape. but, begging my
pardon, be held on to my hand.


Il was not too sick to draw comparison
between her utter heartlessness and YOUR
generous Devotion" be continued.


Il knew that selfish neglected lover
could never make me devoted and noble
wife; and that moment was sufficient to
turn love into scorn-passion into lndiffer-
ence. Since that time have been very,
very i'll. but there has been always min
istering angel atmy side-a gentle, patient
loving presence watching about me, and
sweetening even the bitterness of pain with
her undying devotion. read your face for
hours together when you thought me
sleeping, followed your motions as yeu
fitted noiselessly about my room, and |
have learned that there is something more
desirable in woman than grace or wit
something holier than outward beauty
the beauty Of the soul, Of truth and holi-
ness"


His words thrilled ME with strange
mixture of pain and Ileasure, and turned
my face away.


''And more" he added, ~ have tho't
that the one who could devote herself so
untiringly to my service, humor my exact
ions, bear patiently with my petulence and
feebleness, breathe polluted atmosphere,
aud brave the dangers of possible death
for my sake, without giving herself a mo-
ment's respite from her wearying vigils.
must be very noble, very courageous, and
very loveable. And | wondered why,
instead of being caught by the glitter of
painted stone, had not realized the value
Of the precious jewel that shonc with such
lustre and beauty within the outstretching
of my arms. E"


There was hot dashing of blood into
my face, and | begged him to release me.


Not just yet, said he; Il want to
know why you too did not desert me as
Agnes did!''


Perhaps because loved you better, I
replied.


/ did not realize what | had said until
with a rapid movement he drew my head
down upon his shoulder, and said in an
eager voice. Dare l understand you as I
wish | might? Say those words again
Mary, aud let me be my own interpreter


We have grown old since then, and our
grown up offspring can testify how true has
been our affection
Year: 1861

That the Secession hobby has been,
and must continue to be, an expensive
one to the people of the South, there can
be little doubt 1t is one that they would
gladly dismcunt if they could, but as man
aged at present the masses have no con-
troll over it. They are at the mercy of
the mob and 50 long as they remain thus
cannot expect reasonably to End any re-
lief. That there is no exaggeration in this
is established BY the following extract from
letter to the National InteLligencer by
gentlemen residing in Augusta, GA. He
says:


If the South were merely let alone for
S < months, we would probably try at the
next election to get back The new Ia
riff will open both eyes and pockets-three
to four cents pound on cheese, four to
FIVE cents on butter, two to two and a
half cents on sugar, two and half to
twenty-five cents on tobacco-affect every
one, and that sensibly. Prices have ad-
yanced, and are still ascending. Our reg
ular army has one hundred and forty en-
Listed in this city, and as many in Savan-
nah Nine-tenths of our youth 90 con-
stantly armed, and the common use of
deadly weapons is quite disregarded. No
control can be exercised over lad after
he is fourteen OR fifteen. He becomes Mr..
So-and-So, and Acknowledges TO master.
While our free trade doubles our tariff,
our postal facilities will also be decreased
Letter postage will probably be raised
to ten or twenty five cents, and off the i'm
mediate line Of the railways there viii
probably be as much as one mail week.
OF course, therefore, we will ike secession
the better as Me become better aequain-
ted with it.
Year: 1861

We ure Informed by Messrs. Williams and
kimbrough, the gentlemen who have charge
of the city chain gang, that we were slightly
in error in noting the facts connected with
the recent escape of VIM. Booth, member of
that valuable industrial institution. He was
pursued, and would have been made to re turn
to his work had not the absorption of their
time and attention to that undertaking in.
yolved the possible escape of thirteen of
Booths compatriots. The chain gang is a
very good institution, if you give the keepers
power TO enforce their orders; but there exists
an ordinance by which the Mayor only is
clothed with the power apper tanning to the
custodian of stlch stray remnants of humanity
as tind themselves members OF the e. g. The
keepers under the present arrangement are
poWerless.
Year: 1861

The Steam Fire Engine owned by the city,
for whom it was built by Ettenger l. Edmond,
was tried on Main street, near the American
Hotel, yesterday evening, in presence of a
very large number of citizens and strangers
Every one was in raptures with tho " big
squirt" save those who were so nnfrr innate
as To get touch of cold water in the shape of
falling spray. e.,
Year: 1861

Whedt.-Though the season has been an un-
usually hard one for wheat, we learn that
that cereal looks very fine in all the region
bordering on this city. There is some danger
to be apprehended from the fact that il is TOO
forward, it being thereby rendered more liable
10 the attacks of the fly, its great enemy.
Year: 1861

d


The correspondent of the New York


World gives the following particulars of
the fight at Vienna as furnished him by
member of one Of the suffering Ohio
companies, and his account is confirmed
by his comrades. "Our regiment went
up in two trains" said he, "and by the
time we neared Vienna (the engines fa-
cling toward Alexandria, and backing us
up) the rear train, consisting of seven
cars, was nearly empty, the men having
been detailed on guard along the track.
The upper train was formed of one pas
senger, one baggage, and four gondola
(platform) cars. was on the third car
from the foremost; the men were all hav-
ing nice time, and our officers paid no
attention to the story of man who told
us there were secession troops up the road,
just as we began to turn the curve at the
deep cut, mile this side of Vienna, I
saw some cavalry on the hill ahead and


said, Boys, now we're going to have
some funv


We knew that cavalry could do nothing


to us while We were on the cars, and were
just getting our muskets ready, when, as


we moved further around the curve, there


were at least fifteen hundred secession in-


fantry and horse drawn up right in our


front! Then, in second. they dropped


some sort Of cover; we saw three cannon


muzzles staring us face to face, and then


came volley. The first time they fired


over our heads, but in minute they let


us have again, with grape and canister,


which tore through the car was on, and


killed five of our men. The, train STOP


ped and we were off the cars at once, but
the engineer detached the locomotive and
tender, put on steam, and left us to get
out OF the scrape the best way we could.
We formed alongside of the cars and re-
treated in good order for the woods, the
men firing on their own hook. General
Schenck, Colonel McCook, and all the Of
fccrs acted splendidly. We suppose the
enemy must have thought the rear train
full Of troops, and was to cowardly to fol-


low us; if they had chased us we should
have been cut to pieces. AS it was. we
went back and got all our wounded fell
lows. Right in the midst of the fire a
woman came running down from farm
house and begged us to retreat, saying the


rebels had six to our one. We've lost ten
Of our boys by the sneaking ambassadors,
and when our reinforcements got up there
the next morning they had all run for
Fairfax. There wasn't hide nor, hair Of
them to be seem" +, .f...,.,
Year: 1861

ESy If those who are the enemies of
innocent amusement had the direction of
the world, they would take away the
spring and youth--the former from the
year, and the latter from human life,
Year: 1861

ENGLAND AND WAR.-We are not yet ready
to believe that the second thought of the
queens government will be SO warlike as was
its first, if the reports of the first which have
reached us can be depended upon. For it
seems then 10 have been everywhere believed
that Capt. Wilkes acted by the orders OF our
cabinet and, also, that one object was to in.
suit the British flag When these false
hoods have been made manifest, all action
based on them must be suspended. 1t is
our misfortune that the statements of
the officers of the Trent should have received
some sort of support from the words of the
garrulous Scott, if he has been correctly re.
ported. 1t is not, however, pleasant con-
sideration, that there should have been such
haste on the part of the English ministers in
drawing the worst conclusions which the
worst statement of the case seemed to justify !;
and if definite action was then determined
upon, such action will be in the way OF that
calm and large view OF the international
questions involved which their own importance
required, and especially required when the
fearful issue of peace or war may be depend
ing This haste was not friendly.


In regard to the questions of law involved.
we all need light We ought and we doubt
not shall soon have, the impartial Judgment
of others OF our ablest statesmen. Let us
dispassionately consider whatever may be pre-
sented, come from what quarter it may; and
brayely acquiesce in the conclusions SO reach
ed. II it appear that the seizure of Mason
and Slidel was in accordance with interna
tional law, ,0e shall hold them if not, giv,
them up. Either conclusion, with its cor
responding action, will be worthy of
great people, and powerfully aid in up
holding a national character, which will
be of infinitely more value than any tri
umphs won in other ways. Let us also re
member, that, as the greatest neutral power
on the earth, we are deeply concerned in hav
ing all the rights of neutral vessels sacredly
respected We must be above suspicion in
our care for these rights. And above all VIC
will not forget that statesmen of unouestioned
ability and patriotism are to speak and act 70,
us-men properly impressed with the dreat
responsibilities resting upon them; and W,
may well wait in hope and serenity for what
ever the future may have to reveal. r.
Year: 1861

Sunday, Dec. Is, 1861


When | last wrote one.tenth part of our
regiment were on guard duty in the city, but
we are all together again, and have been for
the past week drilled under General Foster,
in our brigade drill, in the forenoon, from 8
till l25 o'clock and in the afternoon have
been practising target shooting, with very good
success, each company by itseIf-compauy y
averaging one ball in two in the target, at two
hundred yards, firing by con pany, or, rather,
by file, front and rear rank firing at the same
time. The size of the target is about two feet
by five. Thus passed the week, till yesterday
morning, when it was announced to us that all
the regiments here, numbering eleven, were
to pass in review, all on one field, before Gen.
Foster and staff. 1t was grand and very i'm
posing scene, as fifteen or twenty gentlemen
from Worcester will bear witness, when they
return, they having arrived here just in time
to be present There was a giment of cav
airy, which with the infantry, numbered over
eleven thousand men, all moving at once.
Our colonel, who is not behind the best of them
in military science said TO us that he would
put us against any regiment in the field. We
have fears that we shall lose him. as it has
been hiIted that he is to be made brigadier
general, aad TO take charge of one Of the
brigades under Burnside. Lieut.. Col Sprague
Notwithstanding his accident, is on duty
haying his hoster walk beside him when he
rides on the field, and his regiment take de-
light in obeying orders given by him. We
sons Of New England, and descendants of the
Puritans, have been taught TO obey the Scrip
ture injunction, or rather commandment "Six
days shalt thou labor and do all thy work, and
rest on the seventh" But we have come to
the conclusion that we ought TO have new
edition of the commandments adapted 10 mill.
tary service, one Of which shall read as fol-
lows s:-"Six days shalt thou labor all the
while, and do as much work as possible, and
on the seventh shalt do more" When | tell
you what we have done to-day you will not
wonder at the above suggestion, or what some
of us said to-day, Chat we were thankful that
there was only obe Sunday in week" Part
of the Massachusetts twenty fourth arrived
here on Friday night The right wing not get
ting here I'LL last evening. They were quar-
tered at the Naval School, and our regiment
were notified last night that we were to do es-
cort duty to-day. In order 10 be in season we
had our breakfast half an hour earlier than
usual, went through an inspection of arms,
equipments, knapsacks, &C., at eight O'Clock,
fell in for escort duty at nine, and marched TO
the Naval School, nearly two miles, where we
found the twenty fourth all armed and equip
Year: 1861

They are both gTatntous:


a. In the first place, slavery has never, in any
country 80 far as we know, arisen under the opera
ton of statate law. 1t Is not municipal institHtion


it is not the arbitrary creature Of the State it has
not sprung from the mere force Of legislation Law
defines modifes and regulates it as it does every
other species Of property but lac never created It
The law found it in existence and being IN existence,
the law subjects it to fixed rules On the contrary,
What is local and municipal is the abolition Of slave
~ The States that are non-slavehoding, have been
made 50 by positive statute. Slavery exists Of
course in every nation in which it Is not Prghbited
1t arose, in the progress Of human events from the
operation of moral causes; it has been grounded by
Year: 1861

WHY THE REPUBLICANS VOTED FOR De la
GUERRA.-It is said that the Republicans in
the Senate voted for Pablo De La Guerra,
first because he is a native Californian, and
second to beat Clark, because he was a Bulk
header. The fact that the Republicans had
lost ground with many leading natives, in
consequence of reported dickering in the
electoral college, 10y which Pico, a popular
native, was defeated for the position ofmes-
senger, after it had been promised him, had
much to do with the matter; and by this act
of gentle grace toward such polished gem
tleman and popular native as Don Pablo is
known to be. they hoped to reinstate their
party in native favor, Besides, Don Pablo
before their votes were given, east aside all
party allegiance, ignored party lines and
party issues, and they may have understood
that he is now, and will be in the future, a
staunch Republican, The San Francisco and
San Mateo Senators were alive on the bulk
head question, and were probably afraid of
their papers and their people. and dared not
vote for Clark, even if they had been SO in
cliRed.-iSGc. Bee.
Year: 1861

THE Union feeling is strong in st. Lous.
A few, however, have ventured to wear in its
streets blue cockade. One merchant of that
city going on Change with that emblem at
tached to his coat lappell was compelled to
take it off The so-called cockades are mere.
ly little buttons of narrow blue ribbon, with
streamers three inches long pendant from the
center, and little corn-colored ribbon bear
ing the words minute Men" 1t requires q
considerable stretch of the imagination to
call this cockade.
Year: 1861

The SECESSION QUESTION The action OF
South Carolina has excited various feelings
throughout the country. Different opinions
appear governed in great measure by To-
eaity.


The Western States would resort to cOer-
zion, treating traitors of South Carolina as
individuals and furnishing them for the crime
of treason whom the State, as State, would
be powerless to protect, from the penalty at
tached to their crime The w estern States
are as much interested in the use of the At
]antc sea-board in the transportation of
their exports and of their imports, as are
those States bordering the Atlantic and
they reason, if South Carolina has the right
20 secede, all the Coast States possess the
same privilege; in which event the Great
West might be entirely cut off from all ae-
cess to the Ocean aud to the Gulf of Mexico.
A mere division of the public pLopertp of the
Union, would be a trihing offer in case of
disunion, when compared to the loss of the
right of way to the Atlantic and Gulf
Coasts


The Northern aud Eastern States appear
to think the getting rid of South Carolina
would be q blessing to the Union. They
seem to forget that if the right of secession
be once allowed, that which would hold the
remainder of the Union together would be as
a mere rope of sand for all would have the
same right to defy the Competition and tram
pile it under foot, whenever they might de-
sire SO to do The people there, However,
are awakening up to this fact. and many ore
already taking the ground that traitors in
South Carolina may be hung-not because
they are South Carolinians, but because they
are traitors Stockton Argus.