smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862

community with which we are at war; but
as they are enemies who make no resistance,
we have no right to maltreat their persons
or to use auy violence toward them-much
less to take their lives -


But this exemption of the enemy's per-
sons from The extreme rights of war is
strictly confined to non-combatants, or such
as ref ain from all acts Of hostility. 1t the
peasantry and common people of a country
use force or commit acts of violation of the
milder rules of modern warefare, they sub
ject themselves TO the common fate of mill
tary men, and sonnet times 10 still harsher
treatment. And If ministers o. religion aud
females so far forget their Profe sion and ser
as 10 take mp arms, or TO incite Others TO do
so, they are no longer exempt from the rights
of Uar. And even if portion of the nom
combatant inhabitants of a particular place
become active participan in hostile opera
tioDs, the entire community are sometimes
subjected to the rigid rules Of war"


HdltecRs International Lar, p. 427-42s.
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...s fsri hra Query. m e


If ambitious and reckless demagogues in
the South have succeeded in making the
people of this section believe that the Re
pabIican party would destroy slavery as
soon as they got into power, and thus pre-
cipilate them into horrii revolution by
uttering this atrocious falsehood; why may
not the same charge be preferred with like
success by defeated Southern demagogues
against. any successful Northern candidate
for the Presidency, in the future2 In other
words, can the slavery controversy be set
tied and bloodshed be prevented while the
existing relations OF the States are uuchaDg-
ed? To US ii appears most unreasonable TO
hope so. Slavery cannot cease to be a vast
volume of infammabe gas, ready 10 ex-
plode without moments warning. At the
close of this war, to all the former causes Of
excitement will be added the additional and
tremendous one of aslarge body of cunning
and reckless politicians Of ruined and des-
perate fortunes, who will not fail to use the
slave interest again as a means of stirring
up rebellion, and thus the contest between
slavery and the Federal Government will
be irrepressible and everlasting Washable


Union
Year: 1862

The suspension of specie payments
by the New York Banks was qualified
by an agreement to make further pay
ments of SO, 100000 on the last $780,
100000 loan for the purpose of enabling
the Secretary of the Treasury to meet
his January interest. In regard to the
suspension the money article of the
Times says:


The feeling resulting will be one of
great relief to the public. The arrange
ments between the Banks and the Gov.
ernment were upon a standard which
neither could maintain. While it con :
tinued it stood in the way of the adop-
ton of a financial system upon which
the war must hereafter be carried on -
There is no lack of capital in the oouu.
try. This can be brought out through
an adequate system of taxation, coupled
with Treasury notes or bonds. Con.
gress will, undoubtedly, take immedi
ate action in the matter. In period
of war, the extraordinary expenditure,
must be met by some system which
shall preserve the domestic exchanges
in something like a normal condition
The enormous sums called for, to pay
for men and supplies, in the absence of
system of taxation or Of a common
currency, had so changed the ordinary
course of capital, that the flow Of mon
ey was from the cities to the interior
instead of the contrary direction, which
is the rule. The recent payments on
account of the loan ceased to return tC
the banks, and the Specie reserves were
running down, almost in exact ratio t.
such payments. Depositors took the
alarm, and largely swelled the drain
The only course was suspension, aud ,
read adjustment of tho relations of tn,
Banks with the Government. We an.
ticipate no inconvenience, but great ad
vantage from the measure. Specie il
most abundant, and will every day be
come more plentiful, both from importa
tiOns and domestic productions. w,
do not, after day or two, perhaps, ex
peet to SEQ it at any premium. Their,
is enough for all the wants both Of oul
internal and external commerce. /
will not be long, probably, before th,
Banks will hold very nearly their usu
.Rl average for some months past.
Year: 1862

About two thousand are in the Hospit-
al at Louisville at the present time
Then wo ask why this delay2 Why
not move forward and do that for which
we have left all that is dear to us in the
wide world2 But we must be patient
as much so as Job Of olden times-be
hopeful, and perhaps tardiness in this
instance may prove of value. We hope
it may, though we have little faith in
the experiment.


Now, dear News, send us a paper oc
casionally, and we will not forget you
Such favor will be thankfully remom
bered by ELIJAH OVERMAN,


Co. "H," 1st Reg. o. V. Cavalry.
Year: 1862

The practical question then CONES up,
and must be met. Can these sums be
supplied as basis of bank issues with
in the time required? If all the banks
in the loyal States were at once to en-
gage earnestly in the work of convert
ing their present means into money,
Year: 1862

WHEREAS THE UNDERSIGNED HAS BEEN INFORMED on
w good authority great irreguay exists in the taking
killing the wild cattle the mountains Hawaii be-
longing Majesty and to the Government by parties who
claim pretend claim right under bills Of sale from His Maj
and whereas from the nature of
the country other it is almost impossible TO place
agents guard the interests of His Majesty and of the Govern
ment all parties having legal claims the said
have already had time sufficient if they have used
Tue diligence to remove the same:


Now therefore, undersigned hereby gives notice to all
ties purchased wild cattle running the mountains a
wall st day of January 1851 TO remove She same


not already removed before the l day Of May next
after parties taking wild cattle will be prosecuted


Interior Office, L. hAMEHAMEHA.


Ian % Is5s 4S-tf
Year: 1862

WASHINGTON, March Z.


The following is the recommendation transmitted by
the President, in his message to Congress yesterday
THAT the United States ought to cooperate with any
State which may adopt gradual abolition of slavery,
giving such State pecunary aid to be used at its dis
creton, to compensate for the inconvenience to public
and private property by such change of systems"


The President, while urging the adoption Of the re-
commendation, sets up claim to interfere with sla
very within State limits, the subject, in each to
be referred to the States interested the action of Con-
gress being only advisory The principal argument adj
vanced in support of the policy recommended is that in
favor of the system of gradual emancipation by the
Northern Slave States 1t will be demonstrated in the
contingency of the recognition of the independence of
the COnederacy, that the Border Slave States will not
unite their fortunes with it. The President thinks the
Confederate States are convinced Of this fact


Andy johnson will not exercise his military func-
ons when he arrives at Nashville unless circumstances
compel him.


The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs are pre-
pairing elaborate and comprehensive paper Mexi-
can affairs 1t is believed they will urge resistance to
the move of the European Powers.


Special dispatches to the New York papers state that
the rebel Congress unanimously adopted resolutions
declaring the unalterable determination Of the Conede
rate States to suffer all calames and never again pub
licy affiliate with people guilty of the invasion of
their soil and the butchery of their citizens Mr. Faulk
ner, in a letter published, denies making the Union
speech at Martinsburg 1t is rumored that TOOmbs will
be made Lieutenant General, and put chief in
mand of the rebel army, that he may naugurate often
sive warfare by throwing immense military force
into the Free States
Year: 1862

rum ti!s thicasI oss.


The WHOLESALE DEUG TRADE or CHICAGO
There are but few people except those
actually engaged in the Drug trade in
Chicago, or druggists in the interior, who
are in the habit OF purchasing their suppli-
IS in this city, have an idea of the magni-
tude OF the wholesale drug trade. Aside
from the wholesale dry goods and grocery
trade, there are few or no other branches
of business that will bear any comparison
to it in The amount Of goods sold. Ia this
department of trade Chicago i the fourth
city in the United States. Foremost
among the houses engaged in the business
IN this city, is the old and will known
house of j. III. REED * Co, III and 40
Lake street This establishment Is only
second to the largest drug house ia New
\ ork, and has no equal west of the
mountains, and but two or three equals
east Of them. Our readers may form some
idea of the amount of business done by
this house from the fact this the store
occupies ten rooms, each 20 by 40 feet, all
Of which are crowded with goods Of every
description IN their line. In visiting the
establishment. yesterday, We saw doXes, Of
every description, piled UP for shipment TO
ever part OF the country; among which
were two bills, one Of which was for Santa
Fe, and the other for Denver City. Over
forty men are employed in the ditfe-
rent sales and packing rooms, and during
a number of visits made TO the establish
ment during the past two months, We have
invariably found them extensively engaged
in selling, packing and shipping goods
Year: 1862

The LANE SoIpIER-A private of the
Maine Fourth Regiment had been sham
ming lameness ever since the battle Of
Bull Run and hobbled about with cane
One evening as Col. Berry was going round
among the tents he found the fellow in
one of them and found also that his dis
ase was blackleg. There he sat, with his
cane by his side, and n pack of cards in
his hand gaming a foolish unskill-d sol
dier out OF his last cent


Hallor' said the Colonel, show are
you getting alongY-


"Oh first rate, Colonel, he replied; won
all this fellow money except what's on
the board and l think I'll take that at
the same time showing his hand TO the
Colonel.


Without stopping to reply Colonel Ber
ry seized the fellows cane, broke it over
his head, ordered him on duty, and kept
him on guard through the night. lie
hasn't been lame since.
Year: 1862

Poverty runs strongly to fun 4 man
* never so full OF Jokes as when he j.
reduced to one shirt and two potatoes.
Wealth is taciturn and fretful. Stock
brokers would no sooner indulge in p
hearty laugh than they would lend money
on n second mortgage. Nature is n great
believer in compensations. Those to whom
she sends wealth, she saddles with law
suits and DYSPEPSIA The poor never in
dulce in woodcock, but they have a style
Of appetite that converts a number three
mackrel into a salmon, and that Is quito
as we'll
Year: 1862

Island No. 10 was taken possession Of
by Com. Foote at a late hour on Monday
night. The Island our troops found an
immensely strong fortfication, mounting
fifteen guns Of the heaviest calbre. On
the mainland were seven batteries. all
strongly built and well protected, and
mounting each six, eight and ten guns, a
majority Of which were sIxtyiours and
thirtytwos, with fair share of l2S-pound
ers. The upper battery, which sustained
the brunt of the first days engagement,
was nearly demolished, but the rest of
them were uninjured. They extended
three miles in the bend of the river, and,
with the advantage Of their position and
the weight of their metal, they would
have demolished every gunboat in the
service. They could not have been taken
from the front. The rear movement was
too much for their fortitude, however
Year: 1862

A boy and girl of tender years wcre
disputing as to what their mothers could
do. Getting impatient, the little damsel
blurted out by way of climax and q
clincher We'll, there is one thing my
mother can do that your can't-my mother
can take every one of her teeth out at
oncei"
Year: 1862

the armies of the Union; and lest the Iri-
bune may insist that Burnside is not we'll
indoctrinated in the principles of Ethiopian
elevation we sincerely hope that Fremont.
Hunter and the hero of St Paul may be the
leaders in the next onward movement the
first to plan, the second to proclaim. and the
third to execute OH would not ebodom
hide its diminished head if these heroic fel-
lrws had full command.


D. A. Mahony, OF Dubuque, received a
mos. enthusiastic welcome from his fellow
citizens. The demonstration was for the man
because he is an upright citizen, and desery-
edly popular whith those who know him
but it was far more for the principle which
was outraged by his causeless incarceration.
There is no mistaking the actual meaning of
that irrepressible joy which animated the
people of Galena, Dunleith and Dubuque
when the victim of partisan hate returnd to
his family Hhonorably discharged" There
arc many here who thought his nomination
was in bad taste toward governmental au-
thority and very bad policy for our party
they did not think HIM guilty, but the law
will not admit the right of private Judgment,
and hence we chose to wait but now, when
the government Of the United States says:
'honoraNly discharged" equal in effect to
dishonorably charged, there is but one senti-
nent relative to it. Distinguished gentle
men Of the republican party haste to say that
IAN administration so wanting in regard for
the security Of the individual ought to 60
down to the lowest depths of popular con-
demnation." 1t has already gone in that
direction but a few m months will expire and
a search warrant will scarseiy find man
who dare confess his Endorsement of this
damnable iniquity. Dennis A. Mahony will
ba the next Governor of Iowa. Mark it,


Several Chicago gentlemen of railroad
celebrity have been figuring here for some
days past to secure business aconnection
with our point, and a so the purchase of the
road west Of this, toward the Cedar River
and Southern Minnesota. am not at liber-
ty to say much at present, but there seems
to be little doubt about the ultimate indcnti-
6cation Of Chicago and Northern Iowa bv
rail before another year. Milwaukee is
naturally entitled to this rich region, but she
seems indifferent to its value, and in short
time it will pass away from her. Three
millions BUSHELS of wheat and three or four
hundred thousand dollars in cattle, pork,
beef. hides, and sundries delivered per an
mum at McGregor alone is not bad prize
to win for the commercial trade of your city
| will be able to give ysu more information
as to our resources and the progress Of rail
road movements as the winter passes.


A. p. r.
Year: 1862

Our amiable Republican friends are
very much exercised about Vs|laHdigbam.
They are sorely pu. out with him, and find
fault with all his doings as if they really
dreaded his influence Vallandigham hap
pens to be a sound and fearless Democrat
and nowiSe meanly y-mouthed in denouncing
the Niger policy and corruption of this
administration and hence their Hatred
against him. Failing to drive him into
disloyalty by their cry Of Orator. which
they freely apply to every Democrat, they
have taken another tack and now charge
him with the beinous crime of being the
"le7der Of Me Bjeckturidge Den,ocyacyr"
This is very strange Vallandigham never
belonged to that wing of the party, and
condemns the course of Breckinridge In
forsaking the Union as strongly IS any
man can. He was the personal friend aua
champion of Douglas and the leader Of
the "Douglas party" in Ohio. In the
third Congressional District, from which
he is the Representative, he received H..
os2 votes. The same year when Breck.
inridge was the Presidential candidate he
received, in the whole Of Vallahdighem's
District, less than two hundred and fifty
votes. It is cruel to make Vallaudigham
the leader Of Che "Rreckin7isge party"
when he never was a Breckenridge man,
and still more SO when he has such scanty
material out of which to form ga Breck.
saaradge party" in his own District ! Tho
secret of the whole matter is this--there
is no Breckenridge or Douglas party now
and that is the trouble, In tie undivided
Democracy they read their doom and that
accounts for the sour milk in the Repub.
lican ccaco-nut. John Forney, from day
to day, is warning his party that tho
united Democracy will crush it out and
they had better believe him.


.'.' '''' EaNey Shirt.
Year: 1862

against tho city in a legal way, without going
to the Legislature about it. The burdens Of
our tax payers are annually increased BY this
interference of the Legislature in behalf of
doubtful claimants. without any just reason.
There are suits now pending against the
Corporation, which are founded upon no other
basis than the fact that the Legislature have
inserted it in the Tax Levy without the con.
sent Of the city authorities. Would mt it be
well for the Legislature to pass, for once, the
Tax Levy just as they receive it from the
COntrOl!eri
Year: 1862

the proposition 70 discharge the Fort Doaelson
prisoners upon their parole. not to serve again
against the United States. To release them
upon that condition would, they say, be folly and
madness. ''They wouid," says the Journal,
regard their parole as lightly a. messtable
jest Guilty already Of treason, that highest
civil CRIME involving all crimes-guil.y Of hav-
ing violated their allegiance to their country
and raised their parrieidaI hands against her
they would not now feel the restraining influence
Of loyal promise or oath upon their conduct
or fhaie
Year: 1862

H> All Advertisements
amounting to So or less must
invariably be paid In advance
to secure attention. s Fa


All Job Work must be paid
for on delivery. Transient
Work must be prepaid.
Year: 1862

Last evening at about six O'Clock, the
sky became suddenly overcast terrific
thunder rolled athwart the heavens sharp
lightning seemed to rend the very clouds
with its forked tongues, and heavy
shower of rain fell for about twenty min
utes, when it turned to hail of monstrous
size. Some of the hail stones were as
large as hens eggs and fell with threat
ening freedom against window.panes
throughout the city During all this time
about half an hour-the thermometer
which had been up to 30. all the after.
noon ia our office, only fell to "a degrees.
Year: 1862

The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company is one OF the oldest and beet life
Companies in this country. The same cash
Investment will procure a policy for twice
the amount given BY many other companies.
Robert Simpson, agent.
Year: 1862

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Yesterday morning 3 little boy nsmed Foley
aged about ten years Of age in tempting to
cross the street in front Of q horse and wsgnn,
as it was turning the corner at Brady and
Second, wac krocked down and trauplsd upon
BY the horse. iDiuring him very ssverely in the
thigh and lower part Of the abdomen. He was
taken to Dr.. Bakers office. his wounds dressed
and then taken to the residence Of his parents
The gentlemen in the carriage were not at all
to blame in the matter. ~ they were driving
very slow at the time. Boys should be more
careful how they attempt to cross streets 10
front # borees in motion or We fear We may
have to chronicle . sad accident some Of these
dave.
Year: 1862

REcRuITING.-Wea are told that .
considerable number Of recruits are coming
forward these daya Many are holding back
to see what the Board Of Superv,eors will do
en tps bounty question. We think none need
be alarmed on that score. The Board will
make an appropriation for bounty purpsses.
and those Who eplist before that time will fare
Just as we'll - though they had waited until
after the matter had been acted upon. Come
right along men the country is in want oi
yoaF services. spd tho people Of Scott county
will zee that all are served right.
Year: 1862

FINE IMPRoveMNT.-Our friend
John E Henry hes undertaken . pretty
large Job in cutting down the lot whore he
residss and enclosing two sidss Of it With
heavy stone wall. There was great need oft.
and when completed will add very much to
the appearance Of ttings about that locslity
Year: 1862

PUTTING SALT Of THE MoNIToR's TML-War
is pretty serious business but they are not al
ways gloomy at the War Department. when a
few days ago the foolish rumor was current IN
Washington that the MOnito, had been captured,
a gentleman asked at the War Department
whether the report was true. Certainly.
replied an official with due gravity. =" How ana
the rebels succeed in capturing her?" BY
putting salt on her tail" When the report was
generally known to be false, the official explained
by stating that the rebels did not succeed IN
catching her, because they could not tell which
her tail was, as both ends are made alike.-Pro0-
ide,ce Journal.
Year: 1862

NEWSPAPER POWER. R.-One can hardly compre-
hend the immense power of newspapers over the
public mind-the great mass OF people get their
politics and religion, their peculiar passions aud
prejudices, from newspapers. 1t is becoming
more and more fact, that they mould the mind
and give it character, as much as the food which
one eats gives character to the body. And what
the mind and heart feed upon gives them charac
ter for good or evil


Books have power; and yet few people read
them largely. They are expensive and people
purchase but few of them. They are long wind
ed, and in our fast age few have the time and
patience TO read them, unless every sentence
holds a galvanic battery, and gives signal
shock. Hgh-wrougAt tales do this, hence the
extensive market for works of fiction but the
great mass of books arc kept for show, and not
for reading.


But everybody reads newspapers. They are
cheap; they are peddled by the penny's worth
they meet you in the street at every turn in the
rail.car, in every store, in every house. Each
gives you the latest news of the world. man
who does not read newspaper for week, is &c
far behind the age that he is no where in the
knowledge Of passing events. Cheap and new
just suits our modern Athenians, who spend
their time mostly in hearing Or telling some
thing-EG
Year: 1862

THE CIERGYoF TEXNEssEE.-Recently at Nash
vile the clergy were required to take the oath
by Governor johnson. They were obstnately
rebellious, with the exception Of the priesthood
of the Catholic church, who are devotedly loyal
to the Union. The leading clergymen Of the
Methodist and Baptist pursuasions refused to take
the oath Of allegiance and many Of them were
sent to the Penitentiary as impertinent rebels
Year: 1862

TIE BEST MEDICINE


Take the open air


The more you take the better,
Follow natures laws
To the very letter.
Let the Doctor go


To the Bay of Biscay;
Let alone the gin,


The brandy and the whisky.
Freely exercise.
Keep your spirits cheerful
Let no dread of sickness
Make you ever fearfnl.
Eat the simplest food,
Drink the pure cold water,
Then you will be well,
Or at least you ought to.
Year: 1862

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?- Of the political
phrases of the day is The Union as it was, and
the Constitution as it is" Can any body tell us
what is meant by this To us it is as indefinite
as the oracles Of ancient heathcnism-or or the old
ladys testimony. "Please inform the Court
what you know about the character of Mr.. A -
"Well think be is about such a man as always
took him to be-" What the old lady took him to
be is about as clear as what these men mean by
the " Union as it was and the Constitution as it
is" Do they mean the Union and Constitution
as jeff, Davis IL Co. understood them, or as
good loyal citizens understood them ?--.Nevada
JOuru0I
Year: 1862

To our unusually large stock of Goods. Our
stock comprises every article in the Clothing and
FURNISHING line. We have constantly on hand
the largest stock and greatest variety of CAsSI-
MERE and w L H L S. of any house in
the city, and our prices for these Goods are less
than of any other House, as we receive them
direct from the manufacturers consignment.
Our stock of