smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1864

Rightly considered, therefore, the political
and social interests of the South are in COM
plete harmony with those of the North, both de-
manding the defeat of Mr.. Lincoln, who is de-
stroying the Union by subverting the Constitu-
tion, and the election of conservative Pres-
dent, who will preserve the Union by vindica-
ting the Constitution. The rebels we need not
say, would show a more enlightened sense of
self-interest and indeed higher order of char
acter in general, if they would but acknowledge
this great fact, and manfully tender their sub
mission to the Constitution, instead of plotting
for Mr.. Lincolns reelection, by way of pursuing
the shadow Of independence, in clutching which
they must drop the substance. In desiring Mr..
Lincoln's reelection, the rebels display the
madness with which the gods are said to smite
those whom they would destroy. The thing in
truth is sheer madness. The rebels know not
what they do. If their desire should unhappily
be realized they, as is too certain would have
the malignant satisfaction of witnessing the
overthrow of the Union, but they themselves
could not escape the falling temple. They
would pay dearly for their vengeance Like
Samson they would die with the Philistines.-
The South and the North would be overwhelmed
in one common ruin. But leaving the rebels to
act as their reasonable passions may direct, we
ask the loyal men of the Union, the men who
earnestly desire the preservation of the national
unity as the condition of the national independ-
ence and OF the national liberty, whether or not
they are willing to cooperate with the rebels in
their mad design, by promoting the reelection
of Mr.. Lincoln? The friends of the Republic, if
they will, may yet save it, in spite alike of
Southern and of Northern revOlutionists. We
say they mag if they 0iU. Win they not? viii
they not in this solemn emergency, lay aside
every consideration but that of the national
peril expel every motive but that of love for the
liberties bequeathed to us by our fathers, and,
uniting under this sure and solitary inspiration,
strike mighty blow for the salvation of the
Republic? Let them do this, and the Republic,
now reeling upon its deep foundations, will be
saYed.-LomsUiIle Journal.
Year: 1864

The Olympia Standard charges the loyal Leg
islature of Oregon with passing a notification
act-a Specific Contract Law. The Standard
announces the fact as follows;


'By Mondays Oregoaian we learn that the
Oregon Legislature has passed a Specific Con-
tract Law This is practical notification, for
its effect will be- until declared unconstitution-
al by the Federal courts, to nullify the law of
Congress declaring that Treasury notes shall be
a legal tender for all debts that may be con-
tracted We had INDUCED the hope that Ore
gon would have preserved the reputation she
had won for her loyal devotion to the interests
of the Government by her large Union maJori-
ties by refusing to follow the evil example set
her by California but like her sister State, her
supposed pecuniary interests proved too strong
for her patriotism"


The loyal (Rep.) papers of Oregon take diff
ferent view of the matter, sustaining the legiti-
mateness of the Contract law. The MOuntaineer
thinks the law all right, and speaks of Mr..
Thorntons protest against the bill in this style


"Crazy Thornton is out in an address to the
people of Oregon, in which he bewails the pas
sage of the specific contract law. The old lu-
natic sees notification, secession, and we know
not how many other evils, in a bill the sole OBJ
ject of which is to compel knaves to do that
which honest people do from choice. 1t is diff
hcult at times to distinguish between folly and
knavery, but in the case of the Benton county
member, the fool sticks out all over, and we
bespeak for the spcctacled old lunatic the cap
and bells'


Not much argument about that, but consider
able zeal for the contract act


But, admitting that the passage of the law is
s'practical notification" as the Standard asserts,
it should be borne in mind that the bill was in
troduced in the Oregon legislature by Repub-
lican member, advocated by Republicans and
passed by Republican votes. The Cooper
heads" as all Democrats are termsdg usually
are made to shoulder everything that looks in
the slightest particular like disloyalty, but the
passage of this notification, specific contract
act cannot be charged upon them; for to seek to
find Copperhea6 among the members of the
searching for a needle in hay stack. And
that's the worst of it-a great secession crime
committed and no Copperheads to lay the infa-
nous act upon. Yet after all we not appre-
hensive that Oregon will secede from the Union
right away. She always follows in the foot
steps of California, and California passed spe-
cifc contract law nearly two years ago, and she
still remains in the Union. That State remains
as true to the Union as any other State and we
do not think there is any likelihood OF her leg
islature passing secession ordinance, and we
arc quite certain that Oregon will not attempt
secession unless California sets the pernicioGs
pattern. If the latter State should ever so far
forget her loyalty and devotion to the Union as
to commit the traitorous act of secession, Ore
tempt.
Year: 1864

A Washington dispatch assures us that
there is positive knowledge at the State de-
partment Of raiding plans among rebel refu-
gees, and as Gen. Dix and Secretary Seward
have warned the country of the danger in
store, people in this and every important
northern city will do we'll to be vigilant
Springfield is not border city, to be sure,
but there is not place in the whole North
that the rebels would be gladder to make a
descent upon, and stranger things have been
done in war times than for an armed force to
find thei. way hither from our northern bor-
der


What is true Of Springfield is certainly
true of Montpelier.
Year: 1864

The HUMAN PULsE.-The human pulse
has in all ages been consulted as an index
of health or disease. It is kind of dial
within us that gives both the measure of
time and of health. The pulse of per-
son in health beats about seventy strokes
in a minute, and the ordinary term of life
is about seventy years. In this seventy
years, the pulse of temperate person
beats two billion, five hundred and seven
ty-four million, four hundred and forty
thousand times. If no actual disorgani-
zation should happen, drunken person
might live until his pulse beat this mum.
Der of times but by the constant stimu-
lus of ardent spirits, or by pulse.quicken-
ing food, the pulse becomes greatly accele.
rated, and the two billion, five hundred
and seventy-four million, four hundred
and forty thousand pulsations, are per-
formed in little more than half the ordi-
nary term Of human life, and life goes out
in forty or forty-five years instead OF sey.
eLty. This application of numbers iS
given to show that the acceleration of
those forces diminishes the term Of hu-
man life.
Year: 1864


Once upon the Cornish strand


Rose tide so vast and brimming,
That 1t oYerfiowed the land,


And the hamleE set swimming.
Every cellar was submerged,


Yet the tide kept slowly swelling
Till the waters broke and surged
Ger the threshold Of each dwelling.
Then Il was an ancient crOne,


(True to what tradition tauRht her,)
Seized her Broom, and, all alone,


Set to sweeping out the water.
Through that ancient females room
Rolled the mighty ocean past her
Still the old girl with her broom


Only worked and swept the faster.
When :he people gathered round
And In fear and terror sought her.
All of that poor dame they found
Was her Broom upon the water.
Only with her latest breath


Had she ceased her work gigantic;
Fairly, squarely met her death,


sweeping out the vast Atlantic.
Year: 1864

A CorrEIHEAD PEACE.-Tbe peace
they mean Is not the peace we mean; they
want separation and independence if they
can &c: 1t, Or if they cannot get it, =
mere nominal union like the OLD Confed-
Grafton, which fell to pieces of itself, of
the present ricke'y aud staggering Con-
federacy; but We wan. a real Union, such
as our fathers and the progress Of events
have made-a living organized oation-s
republic Of republics, whose bonds shall
be as firm as the ligaments of tho human
body, und whose operations as harmonious
aid lasting as those of the solar system.
The political leaders of the South will
never consent to abandon their desperate
position until we destroy the armies BY
which they maintain it, or until their
own people, in the extremity of their suf-
terln.,s, drive them out of it. They
have nothing to hope from peace or 70.
storation Of the Union but everlasting
contempt at home and abroad They
will, therefore, fight on as long as they
can, aud our best negotators for the prcs-
ent ere Shcrman's S marches and Grants
death grips. These must soon bring the
more rational part Of the Southern peo.
pie to reflection, when we shall have pro.
posals to which tue North may honorably
listen, and when, too, We may return au
answer that will show Us as magnanimous
in concession as We have been energetic
in combat.
Year: 1864

ttE-A new era in portraiture is pre-.
Ilctcd from the discovery Of Mr.. Swan,
who presents a solid life like likeness Of
any one inclosed in cube Of crystal
The effect of the new process is to ex-
hlbit the subject Of the portraiture with
life like verisImilitude, and in natural
relief. You take up small case, and
look through what appears to be little
window, and there stands or sits before
you In pleasantly lighted chamber, I
marvellous efligy of a lady or gentleman,
as the case may be. The projection cf
the nose, the moulding Of the lips, and
all the gradaticns and contour, are as dis
tinct as if an able sculptor had exercised
his skill; aud the hair and the flesh are
of the proper tint, aud the whole thing
has singularly vital and comfortablS
look. Indeed, were it not for the redus-
tion in size, it would be difficult to avoid
the belief that an actual man or woman,
in ordinary dress, and with characteristic
expression, was presented to your eye.
The Swan system is about to be intro.
duced into the United States.
Year: 1864

SELFISH SUCCESS books that ere
ever harping upon "self help" and the
exertions by which man elevatcs him.
self from poverty to wealth hare only a
qualified usefulness. The honors paid
by the vulgar to that sort Of a hero are
quite sufficient, and always will be; let
literature keep her praise for those for
whom the applause Of the mob is not so
ready. "The early bird gets the worm
and deserves to get it. "A penny
saved is q penny got'-that is true,
doubtless but to inculcate such things
as these is not to preach very light
gospel, and there is already too much 0,
such preaching.
Year: 1864




Kind hearts are more than coroncts;
and certain y very much more than few
thousands scraped together at the cx-
pense of friendship, love, and all the most
genial and affectionate emotions of hu-
man nature. Money should never be
made the sole aim of cxertion, for if the
mental eye is kept upon it for any cen
siderable time, to the exclusion of all
objects which do not repay perusal by 4
pecuniary return, when the fortunate
toiler has secured his prize, he does not
know how to enjoy it; he kas never cuI,
tivate9 any of those social relations which
give life its chief charm, and like the
fox nho lost lis tail, he is obliged to
content himself with telling Others (and,
alas, especially the young,) how very
pleasant it is to be without them -
MAKE money, my young friends; get
on in life; throw of ell amenities and
enjoyments, and go at it with will in
your mental shirtslceves 1t is 10 mat
ter from how low position you first
start, for only look at me" OF course
all successful men are not of this de
scription, but they are enough to make
US pause in our imitation of them.
Year: 1864

No news by telegraph This morning owing to some
arrangement cftlc line Shonld anything Of impor-
lance bcAccci7cd during the day, our readers will bc
duly informed through extra from the JOURNAL,
office
Year: 1864

Evans's regiment of 10Th Virginia militia
are socn to be the recipients Of q splendid
Confederate flag. 1t is the handiwork Of n
number of young ladies residing in the
southern end of Shockoe Hill, and has been
gotten up of the best material to be had in
the COnfederacy,
Year: 1864

The Price ef Notwithstanding the
vast reduction in the price OF flour, the
bakers OF this city etill adhere to the dwarfed
loaves of bread which have been imposed
upon the market for the Iast six months
III ur has fallen over one hundred dollars
per barrel in the last two weeks, and still
there Is no reduction In the price of bread
or increase in the size of the loaves. Ac-
cerding to their own calculation, the profit
w hich they have been making heretofore on
each barrel of -four has been yery near one
hundred dollars, (which they express ed
themselves perfectly satisfied with,) and they
should not now desire to increase that per
oentsge. 1t is expected they will conform
to the decline in the -four market.
Year: 1864

OF such enlarged and generous proportions that,
while the business of our city shall be better ac
commodated in its advertising columns, the gen
eral news, the varied interests and enterprises of
the State, and the development of her almost un
rivalied natural resources, may receive that de-
gree OF attention commensurate with their great
Importance and their claims upon public atten-
uh.ion thus masinga daily paper worthy the
practical regard of every business man in Port
land, OF every commercial citizen of Maine. and
of every well-wisher to our vigorous Common
wealth a
Year: 1864

Special 10 the Commercial, Washing
ton Goth, says: A new counterfeit of the
Postal Half Dollar, was received at the
Treasury yesterday. 1t was SO perfect
that when half of it was sent down to
the Engraver's room they pronounced it
genuine.
Year: 1864

vice at fire, and when the attempt is made
they only create confusion by doing the
"wrong thing just at the wrong time or do
ing something that would be much better
left undone Persons who are capable Of
doing good work invariably find their way
to fire at the first alarm. Taking this view
of the case we feel inclined to censure no
one for remissness, and will leave the mat
ter to those who charge others with neglect
of duty and the negligent ones (if any there
be) to discuss and determine upon to their
own satisfaction. We feel pretty we'll
satisfied with the reflection that there was
no greater destruction Of property and that
things turned out no worse a.rro.


We had almost forgotten. to mention that
Mr.. o. Brechtel, of the Walla Walla Ba-
kerry, supplied the thirsty men who worked
at the machine, with barrel of lager. The
"bOys" were exceedingly dry and they did
ample justice to the lager, thanking Mr..
Brechtel for his donation


The brakes of the Fire Engine were con-
siderably sprung during the evening and
a section or two of the Hose bursted in pla-
ces. Several persons received slight inju-
ries in the way of burns, bruises, &c. The
City Marshal, unintentionally caught a
water bucket upon his head, which fell from
the roof of building as he was passing
along, but he received no great injury.
Year: 1864

THE NATIONAL DEBT-The Newbury-
port Herald discusses the national debt,
present and prospective, and arrives at the
conclusion that 'four thousand millions is a
great debt for thirty millions Of people with
Sixteen thousand millions of property but
we are simply to pay the interest. If Amer
lean institutions and liberties can be pre-
served, the debt may be paid half a century
hence, when our thirty millions of people
may have changed to hundred millions
and our sixteen thousand millions of prop
erty to sixty thousand millions"


Upon the same principle of calculation,
the old lady when she set the eggs knew
just how many chickens she was going to
have


Two Arastras are now in operation at the
Rockfellow quartz lode. The lode is I" pan
ming OUT welcoming nearly up to the
high estimates made upon it when it was
first discovered.
Year: 1864

CARRIBoo. news from Carriboo is
to the effect that new mines, which are at
tracting great deal of attention, have re-
Gently been discovered in that region. Sew
eral of the pack trains that have been on the
Boise road will be withdrawn to Carriboo.
Year: 1864

SISTERS SoHooL.-We are requested to
state that the Sisters school will continue
until the 1st of July, which will complete
the first half of the second quarter. The
new quarter will commence next Monday
Year: 1864

sS The Messrs. Fairbanks are making
sixteen of their larEest Hopper Scales for
an E'ev tor now being built in St Louis,
which will be the first one in that citv,and
also a similar number for an Elevator
which the Michigan southern r. K are now
building in Detroit These will be among
the largest and finest Elevators in the
country, and show something of the i'm
pr"vements making at different points for
handling the immense grain crop of the
West
Year: 1864

" Last Iues1aY week was the birth
day of Queen Victoria. and as she is
Queen perhaps we have right to say that
she is now forty FIVE years old The day
was made the occasion of especial reioic-
ings at Quebec, Toronto, and other places
in Canada, aHd was celebrated in a more
quiet way by loyal Englishmen in this
and other cities.
Year: 1864

learn with much satisfaction that the no.


ble design OF telegraphc communication
between the eastern coast of America and
Great Britain has been renewed with a full
expectation of aits early accomplishment. -
Thus it is hoped that with the return of doa
mestic the country will be able to resume
wirh energy and advantage her former high
career oil commerce and civilization. Our
very popular and estimable representative in
Egypt died in April last. An unpleasant
alteration, which arose between the tempo
rary incumbent of the uffice and the govern
ment of the Pacha, resulted in suspension
of ofintercourse. The evil was promptly cor.
Year: 1864


weakened. SO many hundreds OF thousand
Of men have been called from their industria
pursuits never to return to them; so much
the material wealth OF the country has beer
destroyed; so many fields for the produc-
tion of its great staples laid waste; indeed
its whole labor system has been perverted oil
dlsorganizsd!


TO recover the nation from this state o
litter exhaustion, and restore it to its won
ted prosperity, will demand an order Of in
telligence which is bestowed upon but few
men In any country at the same time, and
the mightiest Intellect in our land might we'll
tremble in assuming such responsibility
We want in otir coming President an advan /.
ced thinker; statesman profoundly versed
in political and econ mic science, one who
fully comprehends the spirit OF the age in
which we live.
Year: 1864

nw Brick Pomeroy, whose noted musk
rat came to time so handsomely this winter,
makes arother prediction about navigation in
the summer. He says: .'


ave shall have but very little more cold
weather this winter-a very early opening of
navigation higher water in the Mississippi
river than before since the spring of 1851,
when the water was higher by 26 inches than
it has been since. This mark will be reached
again this season, and there will be plenty Of
water for navigation the entire summer and
fall We do not ask the public to place reli-
ance on our predictions, but so far for q year
past they have been VERIFIED" "a ..lgsI
Year: 1864

Collodion has by a new process of treatment,
found out by photographer, been turned from
its Photographic use into first rate leather
BY certain chemical treatment it becomes as
strong and durable as ordinary leather, and
impervious to air and water
Year: 1864

CORNER PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE AND AZ STREET


Beg leave to call the attention of the citizens
and strangers Of Washington to our very large
and extensive assortment of SPRING CLOTH
ING We say extensive, for, having the most un-
bounded facilities for manu- turing, and having
buyer always in market, ready to avail himself
Of all the rich and fashionable styles of goods that
may be offered, we fatter ourselves that we can
exhibit the most fashionable and varied assort-
Eent Of clothing ever offered in this city


We enumerate in part Black Cloth Frock and
Dress COATS, running to the finest grades Gen
nine Black French Doe Skin PANTS; Black Gren-
adine and other Silk VESTS; from which NAV be
selected dress suit of the very finest material
equal in finish and workmanship to the very best.
snd at much lower prices.


Our assortment Of CASHMERE GOODS cannot
be excelled in variety of colors and beauty of
styles, and all cut and made in the most fashion
able manner. We name in part the English Walk
ing Coat. the French Jacket, the Business Frock
Coat, American Sack, snd all other styles now in
wear A most splendid assortment of plain and
fancy Cassimei Pants and Vests.


We call the most especial attention Of the ladies
70 our superb assortment of BOYS CLOTHING,
which for beauty of styles cannot be surpassed if
eaualed in this city. We most respectfully ask an
examination of those goods before purchasing
elsewhere.


In the line of MILITARY CLOTHING We have
the most extensive assortment in this city, con-
sisting of Dress and Fatigue Coats; Infantry and
Cavalry Jackets; light and dark Blue Pants, both
plan and reinforced Shoulder Straps. Sword Belts
esshes, and in fact everything pertaining to an
sfReers optft,


In the line of FURNISHING GOODS We have
An elegant assortment of Cashmere Over Shirts.
white and Brown Linen Shirts, of all grades:
Under Shirts and Drawers, a full line; Military
Gloves, Kid, Silk. Lise Thread and others.


We most respectfully solicit the patronage of
the public, who may rest assured of fair dealing
ana rood articles
Year: 1864

~There are indications that the wheat crop
in the Genesee IN. Y y Valley will only be an
average one.


SMississippi has denounced the repeal of
the Habeas Corpus by the Rebel Congress
Year: 1864

The many USES that sorghum can be turn
ed to, are, it would seem, yet comparatively
unknown. 1t has proveditself already to be
one of the most valuable plants ever brought
to this country. In various ways 1t answers
for food for man and beast. In various ways
it answers for food for both man and beast.
Its stalk makes excellent fodder; the seed
has valuable fattening properties, atfordng
excellent food for horses, hogs, chickens,
and other animals. When ground the flour
from the seed makes a good kind OF cake
Its value for syrup is beyond estimate; and
though experiments have not yet fully test
ed its value for making sugar, sufficient is
known to warrant the belief that the day IS
not distant when every farmer will be able to
make his own sugar from sorghum at much
less cost than he has been compelled to pay
for it when raised from the sugar cane. 1t
seems from recent experiments, that this
valuable plant is to be OF much use III dying.
Prof. Erti, in some recent experiments in
this line, says: Having found upon an
upper shelf in the laboratory, some cane OF
last years growth sent here Tor thepurpose
of analysis, and which had become almost
entirely destroyed by insects. l. selected a
few stalks-the outside Of which were more
particularly exposed to the atmospheric air,
and had become deeply red. With two
ounces Of the cut cane, a great number OF
samples of cloth were colored, portion of
which were those accompanying this report
The same coioring material found in the
stalk is evidently contained in the seed. 1t
may be proper for me to add that it is not
important that the canes should be fully ma
tured. AS far as tested | find the colors
te resist the action Of sunlight and water in
a most satisfactory manner"