smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862

deep, with q gentle current setting across the
peninsula. In the East Bayou the current was ire
mendous, and the boats had 70 be checked down with
heavy head lines Here found some distractions,
caused by drift heaps but cutting on two logs
would start all down the current.


This rs the hardest job have seen undertaken,
but Colonel Bsse 10 far down as 10 call IL sue
csssfu we are in sight Of the fences on tother side
Of Jordan" f.I


The sag OF the gives the correct Of the circle


Al each end Of the saw rope thirty feet in length is
fastened and carried TO boats upon which men are sta
toned. Ten men man and work each rope


When the right We have cut on stump two
feet in diameter fourteen minutes Often IL pnched
and ran crooked; then gang would be two or three
hours Of the size. there happened 70 be
any brush under water il added much TO the labor it all
had 70 be fshsd up and got out Of the way.


Below give You rough sketch Of the stump cutting
machins-the tree having been first elled and cleared
out q the way-and the manner Of It's OPERATION
Year: 1862

on picket.


Information was received that our pickets had
beaten back the enemy on the left, but that he ad
vancs on our centre While troops wero going 70 their
assistance ascertained that they were able TO
hold their position. Then the enemy pressing our
left again and General Hamilton ordered Gen Jameson
10 despatch regiments TO that locality Two regi.
ments were Immediately the march across the pla
teau Presently General Hamilton told General jameson
to take his other regiment and command Of the
whole in support Of the pokets which be did sue
cessully. detachment sent our left along the
woods which skirt the wawick road, from which the
rebel batteries visible The Fifty seventh PennsyI
vania Colonel Campbell, and Eighty seventh New York,
Colonel Dodge were deploysd the line Of the same
road under cover Of the woods. General Jameson then
dismounsed and made personal reconnaissance Of our


line 70 the left. He evidently soon became convinced
that the pckss able TO bold their ground and that
the enemy intended demonstration somewhere else
Shortly sharp fusado Of muskctry heard and then
followed several well fred voloys 70 the right which
Indicated that that the place where the rebeis in
tended making their principal attack Berdans sharp.
shooters and Of pckets Of the Sixty third wer
driven in. The rebels were advancing, firing sharply
and yelling loudly they came. The Fifty seventh
regiment was ordered down the Yorktown turnpike in
double quick Sin companesaled OF int the woods 10
the left and four Cempanss headed BY Colonel Camp.
bell dashed down the road TO meet tho rebels At eight
Of men tho rebels cut Of the upon which
they advancing and sought shelter in the poach
orchard and along road TO the lsf There were six or
hundred Of tho enemy, volley succeeded voley
and there was every indication Of hot engagement.
therefore tho Eighty seventh New York regiment was
ordered down as reserve, Tho firing became genera,
for half hour more when the rebels were bcaton
back, retiring, however, in good order They burned a
Year: 1862

We have information from New Orleans up 10
Friday last, derived rom persons who left there
on that day. A PARTON of Gen. Buffers
division, estimated At 10000 had arrived and
taken possession Of the city They marched
through the streets playing on their brass bands
the ancient air, "Picayune Buffers Coming"
As was expected, ons t their first outrages upon
the personal liberty OF prominent citizens was
the arrest Of the gallant MONROE, whose bold,
fearless and patriotic reply to FAaRAGUT rem
dersd him so peculiarly obnoxious 70 That vulgar
braggart When oar informant left, SO far as
was known, none Of the gunboats mad taken
their departure up she river


Great Indignation is felt in New Orleans at the
eowardly treason of the mutineers through whose
dereIiction OF duty the forts below were forced
to capitulate. The traitors knowing what they
had to expect, accordingly refused to return to
the city, and were carried to Ship Island where
they still remain. They were al foreigners, and
numbered three hundred and fifty When the
plot was discovered, the officers turned some Of
the guns upon the guilty parties to enforce obe.
dience, but found them spiked


II is also stated that the pickles who were sta
toned below to give the appointed signals on
approach Of the fleet, went over 10 the enemy,
and hence the mortar and gUnboats were en-
sbled to surprise the officers Of the garrison, and
thus succeeded in efecting what might other
wise have proved an impossible feat


In the whole history of this war We know Of
no incident which so deserves the execration OF
the nation, as this shameless and reasonable de-
fectiOn of the Fort jackson garrison. Certainly
none viii receive to greater extent the hearty
curses of posterity. Let them be branded with
the ear-marks of infamy,


and handed down through future time


Eternal beacons Of c0usuuuiate crime %
Year: 1862

A writer in the Richmond Vhig gives an an
swer to this question, from which the following
is extracted:


Gen. Buell. when we knew Of him from the account Of
our friends whom he visited some v SIS ago In Eastern
Virginia was not esteemed In that latitude very ele
giant and courteous gentleman but represented
to Us a remarkably plain person. With his wife we
were acquainted She was the widow Of Gen. Richrd
Mason He Gen. NJ q grandson Of old George
Mason of GunstOn, and Virginia gentleman. We
thought when she married him, that it a descent
Mrs Mason had made and this accounts for the curiosity
with which we questioned cur friends concerning this
then Major Buell.. Gen Masons widow was uncom-
monty handsome and her husband had left her in fee
simple the very snug little Of fifty thousand dollars
Buell. confessed great friendship for Gen. Mason, aud
BY way Of showing It, took OF his widow and the


money for him after his death And now that be is In.
vailng slave State it is to be hoped that he will re-
member his peTence with that institution" and
thereby be induced deal tendery with the rights OF
masters in general Mrs Buell. brought on with her from
Texas (yhere her husband had been sati0ne several
slaves. These were brought on to Virginia for safe
keeping as Major B. and wife anticipated al that time
soiourn in New York, where Of course Yankee major
or even general cannot carry slaves.


On remarkng upon the elegant training Of these
servants she gave account Of her beautiful house.
keeping in Texas saying in conclusion that she had not
the least trouble in the world everything carried
according to army discipline and for any omission or
disobsdence their part the major she informed Us
corrected them severely This statement accustomed A.
had always been, TO the lay government and kind
torbeaTanee OF the Virginia masters, confess made
disagreeable impression and it with less pleasure
thereafter that noticed the rapid movements and M
sequious manners of these sayesiof northern master


will here add. that the house in Eastern Virginia
where Mrs Buell. and her slaves were 30 hospiablv en-
tertaned old family residence surrounded bv al me
beauties Of nature handed down from generation 10 gen
eratiOn every brick of which is loved and veners;ed
burned to the ground by the ruthless invader
eight months ago. A valuable library was consumed
with IT, and many other relies and treasures which money
can never replace
Year: 1862

Advices from Corinth state what might have
been expected, that there are no prospects for an
immediate battle. A dispatch received by gen
tleman of this city yesterday, from sn officer,
says: The prospects Of an early fight have
vanished Oh account Of the heavy rains yesterday
and last night" So long as the reads continue
muddy within the vicinity of Corinth, we need
expect no battle, for the plaiuest of reasons
HALLECK will never advance upon BEAURE-
CARDS lines unless he can use his heavy siege
guns in the attack. Every Indication goes to
show that, relying upon these superior munitions
Of war, he will seek to make the next battle an
" artillery duel" Hence the correctness Of our
conviction that continued rain and bad roads is a
certain embargo on fighting. Until dry weather
comes on, the " situation al Coriuth will To-
main IN stGtu quo
Year: 1862

The hero Of Niagara gave display of his re-
maTkable teats. at the Theater Royal Liverpool,
on the 10Th ultimo. The excitement of the
whole display eliminated in the last of the pro-
gramme-the artist carrying a man on his back
along the rope; and this excitement was still
further increased by the occurrence of sn acci-
dent, which was well nigh being attended with
very serious consequences. The high rope was
stretched from the middle of the gallery on the
back of the stage. In front of the gallery is an
iron railing, and upon this rope rested. Mr.
BlOndin had carried his assistant on his back on
sings from the stage to the gallery, and was
about to return, when, the moment they had
passed the railing in question, it gave way,
causing the rope suddenly to fall 70 about two
feet, and jerking the two men from it. They
fell backwards, but fortunately they slighted on
the arms of some of the gods" and thus es-
capped any harm. Had the yoyagers been but
yard or SO further along the rope over the pit.
they must inevitably have been dashed to the
hoOr. BlOndin displayed admirable presence of
mind. As though nothing at all had happened,
he picked himself and his burden up, and, not
withstanding the slackening Of the rope by the
accident, conveyed him in safety to the opposite
extremity, amidst the cheers of the audience
Year: 1862

The damage at Cairo, from the great food, IS
evidently greater than has been stated We
take the following from telegmphic dispatch to
the northern press:


The river is rising moderately to-day, an inch
within the last tweuty-fOur hours Il is nearly
to the top of the levee, aud a high wind or any
considerable increase of volume viii send it
over. The levee is softening, and the town
within the embankment is rapidly filling up.
The pGmps are quiescent and useless The
track of the Illinois Central railroad is covered
between the leyee and the ridge some distance
back, and the road bed mostly washed away
Year: 1862

On Saturday evening the telegraph operator
at Grand Junction received dispatch, dated
Corinth, stating that the track was clear and no
train would be down that night AT once large
train, filed with soldiers, was prepared to send
Up the road, when, ten minutes before it would
have started, freight train arrived down the
road. A circumstance SO contradictory of the
telegram received, led to the operator at Grand
Junction making inquiries Of the operator at
Corinth, when the tact came out that the latter
party had sent 10 dispatch to Grand Junction.
Some enemy had connected a private instrument
with the line, and had simuJatei'a Corinth dis.
patch so as to lead to a collision between two
trains one filed with soldiers Had the freight
train been ten muutos later. the train full Of
soldiers would hsvs set out with the belief they
had clear track, and fearful loss of life would
no doubt have ensued
Year: 1862

the difficulties by which they surrounded but ought
on the contrary TO aid the municipal authority in main
tanning order in the city.


To facilitate my duties the constituted chief of the
police have called my assistance the services of the
European brigade and they have been invested by
with the duty Of watching the public tranquility
Patrols under the direction of the commanding officer
Of said brigade should be treated with respect and
obeved JOHN T. MONROE, Mayor.
Year: 1862

n A few days since no less than nine sailing
vessels dashed out Of Charleston harbor to run
the blockade But unfortunately they ran foul
of the U. S gunboat Huron, which captured
four Of the nine A portion of the crews and
passengers were landed on Gibbes' Island,
where one of the latter, Mr. David Kauffer, Of
Augusta, Georgia, was killed by the Confederate
pickets, who seeing him dressed in blue took
HIM for a Federal scout and fired on him
Year: 1862

The sad and melancholy circumstances through which
we passing requires the utmost wisdom and forbear


snce on the part Of our citizens They should not suffer
themselves to be carried away by too keen se9se Of
Year: 1862

THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BALES We
learn from Hon Allen A. Hall that there were
issued from his office, one day last week, per
nlils for three hgndrsd and fifty jaies Of cotton
4 considerable quantity of rice was also ship
ped This is a most cheering and auspicious
sign The great pulse Of commerce again be-
gins 20 beat hesltbfully, Rebel emmissaTies are
doing all they can to terrify the people from haul
ing in their cottOn.-NashUitLe Union, 9th.
Year: 1862

ANOTHER STYLE OF BREASTPLATES.--We
extract from the Atlanta Commonwealth:


The same gentleman also informs us that he
saw andexamined breastpate that had been
taken from& dead Yankee It wss made Of
very fine wire, woven closely together and
could resist ball from the most powerful rife
Although his breast was protected by this novel
contrivsnce his head was left exposed. and in
! its very center he had received the fatal ball
Year: 1862

The AIgerne Nss-sJ9y Of Wednesday has the follow.
ing gratifying paragraph


We are glad 10 that the people of Algiers while
they silent quiet and reserved maintain strict and
determined adherence 70 the Confederate There
Union sentiment in Algers. We have vet seen
the least evidence Of it in all our walks


Our invaders might learn something from this A
large number Of people Of northern BIRTH another
large portion nauralized citizens and but compare
uvely few Of southern origin, but yet have
not heard single man, woman child express gratit
cation q prospect of a return of Federal authority
anything but chagrin and modification at defeat
and cOuGduncs Of our ultimate success.
Year: 1862

It is statei by Senators tonight that the
confirmation of General Mcdowell ~ Major
General to day Was in consequence Of dss-
pstch from General Mcclellan to the Secretary
Of War stating that it was important to the
prosecution of his plans that General AcDow.
all should, without delay be confirmed as
Hnjor General
Year: 1862

A MARTELLo TowER.-This name is
given TO small, round fortifcation Of ma
son work, usually two stories high the
first being used for stores, the second for
troops and the wall determinates in para
pets which shelter pivot guns. The En-
glish navy once met with one Of these for
tificalions in Msrtello Bay, Corsica Island /,
which proved to be a very bad customer
to reduce, and from this such towers took
their name. From their experience of
this little fortification, the English came
to have a great liking for Martello towers,
and when they faucied that Napoleon had
some thoughts Of visiting the "favored
isle." they planted the coast with these
post Of reception. thinking that If each one
OF them should give him as much trouble
as the one which they found at Corsica
did them, he would probaly have a good


time in coming to see them. These
towers are intended for coast and river
fortification, but are comparatively use
less when the huge modern guns are
turned agains, them. One was found at
Tybse Island, three stories high and built
Of concrete, ten inches in thickness.
Year: 1862

ABsTRAcTIoN.-A mere arbitrary act of
the mind, by which a certain attribute 10
considered apart from any other attribute
with which It may be associated. A person
of a peculiar turn of mind, seeing your
handkerchief exposed 10 your coat pocket
may thus fix his attention on one particular
object, regardless of the other with which |,
is associated, and 90 complete abstraction
may be the result.
Year: 1862

The Representatives and Senators of the BOr-
der Slaveholding States having by special invi-
tation of the President, been convened at the
Executive Mansion on Saturday morning last,
Mr.. Lincoln addressed them as follows from
written paper held in his hands:


GENTLEMEN After the adjournment of Con-
gress, now near, / shall have no opportunity OF
seeing you for several months. Believing that
you of the Border States hold more power for
good than any other equal number of men,
bers, feel it dsty which | cannot justifably
waive to make this appeal to you.


intend no reproach or complaint when as
sure you that, in my opinion, if you all had
voted for the resolution in the gradual emancl-
patton message of last March, the war would
now be substantially ended And the plan
therein proposed is yet one of the most potent
and swift means of ending it. Let the States
which are in rebellion see definitely and certain
ly that in no event will the States you represent
ever join the proposed Confederacy, and they
cannot much longer maintain the contest. But
you cannot divest them of their hope to ulti-
mately have you with them so long as you show
determination to perpetuate the Institution
within your own States. Beat them at elec-
tions, as you have overwhelmingly done, and,
nothing daunted, they still claim you as their
own. You and know what the lever OF their
power is. Break that lever before their faces,
and they can shake you no more forever.


Most of you have treated me with kindness
and consideration, and trust you will not now
think improperly touch what is exclusively
your own, when, for the sake of the whole
country, ask, ''can you, for your States, do
better than to take the course urgc2 Discar-
ding punc,iho and maxims adapted to more man
ageable times, and looking only to the unpre-
cedently stern facts of our case, can you do bet
ter in any possible events You prefer that the
constitutional relation of the State to the ma
ton shall be practically restored without distur-
bance of the institution; and, if this were
done, my whole duty, in this respect, under the
Constitution and my oath Of office, would be
performed. But it is not done, and we are
trying to accomplish it by war The incidents
of the war cannot be avoided. IF the war con-
tinues long. as it must if the object be not SOON
er attained, the institution in your States will
be extinguished by mere friction and abrasion
by the mere incidents of the war. 1t will be
gone, and you will have nothing valuable in
lieu of it. Much of its value is gone already.
How much better for you and for your people
to take the step which at oree shortens the war,
and secures substantial compensation for that
which is sure to be wholly lost in any other G.
Year: 1862

And we have the enormous sum of Si7s,O7S,'
1873.


We did not feel that we should he justified in
voting for measure which, if carried out
would add this vast amount to our public debt
at moment when the Treasury was reeling
under the enormous expenditures of the war.


Again, it seemed to us that this resolution
was but the annuncation of sentiment which
could not or was not likely to he reduced to an
actual, tangible proposition. No movement was
then made to provide and appropriate the funds
required to carry it into effect; and we were
not encouraged to believe that funds would be
provided. And our belief has been fully justl-
fled by subsequent events. Not to mention
other circumstances, it ss quite sufficient for
our purpose to bring to your notice the fact,
that. while this resolution was under consider
alton in the Senate, our colleague, the Senator
from Kentucky, moved an amendment appro-
priating $500,000 to the object therein designa-
ted, and it was voted down with great unanlm-
ty. What confidence then, could we reason
ably feel that if we committed ourselves to the
pulley it proposed, our constituents would reap
the fruits of the promise held out; and on what
ground could we, as fair men, approach them
and challenge their support9


The right to hold slaves is a right appertain-
ing to all the States of this Union. They have
tie right to cherish or abolish the institution, as
their tastes or other interests may prompt, and
no one is authorised to question the right, or
limit its enjoyment. And no one has more
clearly affirmed that right than you havc-Your
inaugural address does you great honor, in this
respect, in youf fairness and respect for the law
Our States are in the enjoyment of that right
We do not feel called on to defend the institu-
ton, or to affirm it is one which ought to be
cherished perhaps, if we were TO make the at
Tempt we might find that we differ even among
ourselves. 1t is enough for our purpose to
know that it is a right and, so knowing, we
did not see why we should now be expected to
yield it. We had contributed our full share to
relieve the country at this terrible crisis; we
had done as much as had been required OF 9th
ers, in like circumstances and we did not see
why sacrifices should be expected of us from
which others, no more loyal, were exempt -
Nor could we see what good the Nation would
derive from it. Such a sacrifice submitted to
by us would not have strengthened the arm of
this Government or weakened thai Of the ene-
Year: 1862

The following paper was yesterday sent to the
President, signed by the majority of the Rep
resentatives from the Border saveholding States:


WASHINGTON, July Ia, 1862.


To the P,esident:-The undersigned, Repre-
sentatives of Kentucky, Virginia, Missouri, and
Maryland, in the two Houses Of Congress, have
listened to your address with the profound SEN
sibility naturally inspired by the high source
from which it emanates, the earnestness which
marked its delivery, and the overwhelming i'm
portance of the subject of which it treats. We
have given it most respectful consideration,
and now lay before you our response. We regret
that want of time has not permitted us to make
it more perfect.


We have not been wanting, Mr. President,
in respect to you, and in devotion to the Consti-
tuition and the Union. We have not been in
different to the great difficulties surrounding
you, compared with which all former national
troubles have been but as the summer cloud;
and we have freely given You our sympathy and
support. Repudiating the dangerous heresies
of the Secessionists, we believed, with you, that
the war on their part is aggressive and wicked,
and the objects for which it was to be prosecu-
ted on ours, defined by your message at the.o .ope-
ming of the present Congress, to be such as all
good men should approve, we have not hesita-
ted to vote all supplies necessary to carry it on
vigorously. We have voted all the men and mon
ey you have asked for, and even more; we have
imposed onerous taxes on our people, and they
are paying them with cheerfulness and alacrity;
we have encouraged enlistments and sent to the
field many of our hest men; and some OF our
number have offered their persons to the enemy
as pledges of their sincerity and devotion to
country. W have done all this under the most
discouraging circumstances and in the face OF
measures most dstasiefur to us and luxurious to
the interests we represent, and in the hearing