smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

In taking charge of the TRIBUNE, as
we have done, we are fully alive to the
responsibilities which will rest upon US,
but having taken it with the firm deter
mination to put forth our best efforts in
the endeavor to make our paper present
able to its friends, and intending to de-
vote ourselves entirely, to the urdertak
ing, we commence our career along the
intricate path of journalism without any
fears, but what if our strength is equal tc
our will, we shall be every way competent
to do our duty.


We have taken control of a paper
which in the past-through the exertions
of our predecessors-has been credit to
Manitowoc County; one which has al
ways dealt fairly and uncompromisingly
with every subject; one that has ever
held its course steadfastly through every
difficulty, and has now the reputation of
being one of the best country papers in
the State. To maintain its hard-earned
reputation, will be an object which will
receive our every attention, and we hope
not ours alone, but also of those firm
friends to the TRIBUNE whose patronage
has enabled it to attain the position it
now occupies. We cannot conduct pa
per without support, and although it is
our intention to be as Independent as cir
cumstances will allow, yet we expect to
be aided by those who have the interests
of our party and the advancement and
improvement of the County at heart. In
return for these favors, We shall endeavor
to give you as good paper as has here
tofore come to you so regularly. The To-
cal columns especially, shall receive all
the attention possible, and on every sub
ject tending to improve and build up
Manitowoc, and advance the interests of
our citizens, we shall be fully awake.


Our political sentiments are so well
known, that allusion to them is perhaps
unnecessary. As the former editors of this
paper sta ted, we are an uncompromising
Republican, and one who will do all in
his power tc further the interests of the
great Radical party, whose principles, by
their being faithfully and fearlessly carried
out, will enable this great and glorious re-
public te keep its independence and to
increase the blessings of its institutions
upon every one of its inhabitants, upon
neighboring states and even foreign con-
tinents. We shall support and defend
the right, even under difficulties, and per-
secute wrong where ever found perfectly
independent of any kind of trammels.


But enough. Trusting that our efforts
will meet the approval of our readers, and
that the same will be kindly received, we
enter upon our duties.


Very Respectfully.


THE EDITOR.
Year: 1869

selves on. every one who is concerned
Herewith. Its practical consequence will
be the establishment of privileged caste
among the aoorking men of the Union
and this at the enpense of our schole
country.


In thus giving our views on this all
important subject, we are very far in
bringing charges against our worthy Presi-
dent-for not he, but Congress is respon-
sible for the consequences of that law !;
on the contrary we presume, that at the
issuing of that order he had in his mind s
eye, the words of his inaugural procla-
nation, that bad laws are the easiest
brought to full by the most stringent exc
cution of the same, and thus we too hail
not the law but its being carried into effect
as azght step IN the right direction.
Year: 1869

The following article from the New
York Tribune presents a pleasant
picture, truly: ''The Secretary Of the
Trasury had less to pay for his ponds yes
terday, but his Gold is also likely to sell
for less. In fact, it looks as if the Gold
gamblers were in bad way. In less than
fortnight Gold has declined nearly six
per cent, and, in spite of the vigorous eff.
fort put forth by the Secretary's oppo.
nents, it still downward. We are only
sorry that, when it was mounting rapidly
in the forties, we were not able to realize
on more of our surplus. But at any
rate the general drift is all in our favor
Credit advancing, Gold declining, Reve.
nue. increasing, Debtl diminishing. bur-
den oflnterest weekly growing less and
less. The worst we confidently hope and
believe. is over"


Yes the worst is past and now let every
citizen take hold and improve the land
we live in, pay its debt-every dollar and
every cent-and build up a nation which
will soon become the glory of the whole
world.
Year: 1869

The New York Tribune says: "There
has been much grumbling over Gen.
Grants appointments, and some of them
may have provoked it; but the fact is not
disputed that the current reuenue since
they aoere made shoes large mcreast
ouer the corresponding aveeh;s of last gear.
Now the taxes haye not been increased;
our political adversaries say that the
country is not prosperous, and it will
puzzle any one to account for the increas
ed receipts into the Treasury on any 9th
er hypothesis than that of increased eff
cheney in the collection. We believe the
income of the Government since Gen.
Grants Inauguration has exceeded that
of the corresponding period of last year
by fully Five Millions of Dollars; and
that our National Debt has been reduc-
ed, over and above any reduction expect
ed in the Spring months of 1868. by full
ly Ten Millions. We submit these facts
as a full justification of the changes made
by Gen. Grant.


It is very generally understood that
the whole revenue is henccforth to be
collected, and not only collected, but paid
into the Treasury, where it is to be used
in carrying on the Government and re-
ducing the National Debt. Taxation
will not be so onerous if the people can
see that it is gradually wiping out their
Debt.


We entreat the President to ''let the
CALLED jades VINCE" and go on in the
path he has thus far so nobly trod Let
revenue-defrauders, official or otherwise,
understand that they are to be dealt with
promptly and sternly. If any outsiders
are still defrauding the revenue, bring
them to justice and keep them there; if
any office-holders are abetting their nefa
rious schemes, turn them out at once and
prosecute them directly Gen. Grant
has spoken no braver word than when he
gave assurance that he would remove
his own appointees as readily as those of
his predecessor if he found them incom-
petent or unfaithful The country re-
joices in that pledge and expects him to
make it good. Let the revenue be COL
lected-.not part only, but the whole of
it-though to this end it should be ne
cessary to remove and appoint monthly
to some places. This Administration
has made noble start, and we trust it
will keep it. The groans of the removed
and the disappointed avail nothing so
long as the work is well done.
Year: 1869

During Johnson's mal-administration
like every other branch of our govern
ment, and more than any other, our
finances were In a miserable state of un-
s1fety and uncertainty. McCulloch, who
took charge of the finances under the
most promising auspicies only disappoint-
ed our most reasonable expectations -
His whole administration was a compro-
MISE 1t was soon clearly to be seen that
he lacked the moral courage to withstand
the different influences and various in
terests, which aimed to prevent the re-
turn to the solid foundation of specie
system. He had not the energy to sto p
the swindling operations of gold specula-
tors. With not less, generally, than
from eighty to hundred millions in gold
in the Treasury with which he might
have opposed those who played faro un-
der the guise of the gold exchange in Wall
street, he sank so low that he not only
became the partner of these gamblers
but even their tool.


Instead of controlling the gold market
with his hundred millions, he was the abso
lutte slave of a clique who all in all couldnot
control the fiftieth part of that sum,
whose business capital was only imaginary
and whose entire business transactions
consisted in collecting the gain or paying
the loss by the difference of the price of
gold from one day OR one week to another.


1t cannot be doubted that this uncer-
tain, wavering. aimless financial policy
delayed the re-assumption of specie pay
ment just as long as it was practiced.
As with the reconstruction of the rebel
States, SO it was with the reconstruction
of our financial system-but suddenly
as if by lightning from clear sky Wall
Street was struck with the resolve of the
present Secretary Of finance Boutwell, to
sell off every week. One million of the
superfuous gold to the highest bidder,
and to purchase United States Bonds
on account Of the sinking fund according
| to the law Of 1868.


That was something unheard of. a
| daring interference with the rights and
privileges of gold spectators. Alarmed,
frightened out Of the quied security of
their imaginary riches and already seeing
in their Imagination their occupation



gone, their profits vanished, they must
have felt somewhat like certain men who
were whipped out of certain temple
about two thousand years ago.


But they were bound to resist to the
utmost, the most noisy alarms were sound
ed everywhere, deputations after dep
utations were sent to Washington, the
most frightful telegraphic dispatches
were fabricated, so as to drive the gold up
during the first week of Boutwell, fnan.
clal operation and to be able to cry oui


Behold, this is what your financial Sec.
Year: 1869

REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT.
Since Grants Inauguration the reduc-
ton of the national debt has commenced
in earnest. During the first month, March,
there we're paid three millions, in April
six and one fourth millions and in Nav
seven millions Total during the first
quaster Of Grant administration sixteen
and quarter millions.


This certainly argues well for our
national credit and the early resum ption
of specie payment.
Year: 1869

There is food for thought ia the fol
lowing article which we find in the New
York 1rtbaine of late date. Certain it is,
that unless steps are taken to improve
the morals of this country, suffering and
tribulation will sweep from ocean to ocean
even as it now seems to reign in the city
of New York:


We have supped so tull with horrors
during the present week that an ordinary
murder no longer startles even the most
nervous Of us, and the burning cf half a
millions worth of property, the scalding
and manning of a score of men, collisions
on the sea, explosions in the harbor, are
little incidents of the day upon which we
hardly waste a n oment' attention. The
record Of Sunday shows a drunken hus-
Year: 1869

A bill has passed both houses Of
Congress repeating the AIT which
prohibits a local militia u the late
Confederate States The intention
is To- arm the carpet-haggers and
the negroes 50 that they may be
better able To tyrannlze over the
unfortunate whites
Year: 1869




We publish to-day detailed statement of
terrible execution for homicide that occurred
recently in her Britannia Majesty's province of
Prince Edward Island, on the American Con-
tinent. 1t will be seen that the hangmen in
that province have method Of performing
their duties which knocks that Of our own New
York Sheriffs-those of the chloroform stamp
especially in the shade. To
place man on the gallows, fairly
hang him once, and the rope swapping
or the scaffold breaking down, without
swapping or breaking the mans neck, in
sures, according to the Prince Edward code,
the victim being carried back to his cell, and,
if unconscious, to his enjoyment of the refined
luxury Of having restoratives applied in the
shape of good wines and other stimulants, in
order to restore him to sufficient consciousness
to enable him to appreciate the felicities Of
second attempt to break his neck or choke
him to death according to her Majesty's law.
It is, therefore, matter Of interest to those
concerned in the execution of the law for
capital offences In the United States to see
that the reciprocal treaty proposed to be
established between our country and Great
Britain should contain positive provision
when the question of the refinement Of cruelty
in executing judgment upon malefactors comes
up. This will, indeed, be reciprocity upon
new and humane scale.
Year: 1869

only one year In existence, has become
very popular 1t appears that this COM
pany is compelled to use horse power
from the Brooklyn terminus to Bushwick ave-
nue-a distance of nearly three miles-causing
great loss of time, and that bill to remedy
this, by permitting the use of dummy engine
for that distance, has already passed the State
Assembly and is now before the Senate Com
mittee. 1t is to be hoped that our legislators
will do what is best for the safety of life and
limb, Notwithstanding the powerful influence
of the heads Of the Long Island company.
Year: 1869

Effect Of tho Naturalization Treaties with


Germany.


Our German naturalized citizens have reason
TO be proud of their adopted country, for the
treaties lately made with their fatherland, by
which they are relieved in future from oil
annoyance or penalty when they return to
their native land on account of unperformed
military services, are now going into effect.
The Grand Duke of Oldenburg has issued
proclamation declaring his former subjects ac-
Quilted of the punishment heretofore attached
to or hanging over them for the non-perform-
ance of military services according to the laws
of Germany. He makes proviso, however,
that the fines which have already been paid
shall not be refunded. His Royal Highness
carefully guards his slender purse from any
claims upon II in this way; but still the prin-
ciple is conceded and there will be no fines or
penalties in future. II will be the same with
the other German rulers and States. True,
through the action Of our ministers and con-
suls there has not been Of late years much
inconvenience experienced by our German
naturalized citizens when they returned to
their native land temporarily, but they were
always under apprehension and In some few
cases there had been arrests. This Is all
changed now, and the old feudal dogma Of
involuntary allegiance is giving way oil over
Europe to the march Of American ideas and
the influence of this mighty republic. Let our
government continue TO assert the rights of
man and afford prompt protection to its citi-
Eens everywhere, and they will be as proud to
say they are Americans as the old Romans
were of being citizens Of Rome.
Year: 1869

RAILROAD TRAVEL ON Lone IsLAND.-With
Che remembrance of the late fatal accident on
The Long Island Railroad still fresh In their
minds, and having full knowledge Of the
cupabe negligence which induced the disas-
Ter, our readers will be glad to learn from a
communication published in another column
that the Southside Railroad-which runs par
allel to that Of the broken rails In sue
cessful operation from the foot Of South
Seventh street. Brooklyn, and, although
Year: 1869

SPAIN Late reports from Madrid indicate
that the Carlist insurrection, which had its be-
ginning in the fight at Ciudad Real, is a rather
formidable and serious affair, extending over
much of Spain. Don Carlos is present in person
on Spanish soil, and the country is thought to
be ripe for general rising in his favor ty all
the adherents of his party.
Year: 1869

AN A2ti-Coolie association was organized al
Truckee, recently, and :he Gazette says ''among
the names of those who figured in the prelmn-
ary movement, We do not recognize one who can
be called working man, or whose business can
be in any way damaged by Coolie labor
Year: 1869

The STARTING POINT OF THE PACIFIC Road
Attorney General Hoar has given an opinion, at
at the request of Secretary Boutwell,, on the
question whether the starting point of the main
line of the Pacific railroad, for which Congress
authorized an issue of fifty million bonds and no
more, is Omaha or the one bundreth meridian
The Attorney General holds that it is the latter,
and that the fifty million bonds subsidy applies
from that point through to the eastern line of
the Stateof California. The effect of this is to
give the whole line about one and a-half or two
millions more subsidy than it would otherwise
receive from Omaha to the California boundary.
Congress, it will be remembered, originally sub
sidized several branches, all to converge in a
main line at the one hundredth meridian.
Year: 1869

ing. ~


The glorious old flag is still the flag of
America, and is still dear to the heart of
every American. The sight of it calls to
mind scores of bloody fights by land and
sea which have added glory to our national
pane, and at the recollection of which the
pride of country grows warm within the
heart of every true son of America. Those
who once fought against that flag still love
and revere it. The feeling throughout the
South is the same as that of John C. Breck-
inridge, one of the most gallant men in the
'Confederacy,' who, but few weeks ago. un-
covered his head in respect to the Stars and
Stripes, and exclaimed: "AFTER ALL, IT
IS THE OLD FLAG! THANK GoD FOR IT!


No, let the Fourth" be celebrated by
Democrat and Republican, not as partisans
but as AMERICANS. On that day let US
forget our political enmities, and be for one
day what we should be forever, true lovers
of our country. true citizens Of our State,
true men, working for the good of each
other and the glory of the nation. 9..
Year: 1869

Our ticklish neighbor of the Sentinel has 4
again had it's gentle heart wounded! Its
latest agony is brought about by its fears
that militia are to be sent to invade Rock 4
ingham county. There are several errors in /
the Sentiners statement fthe proposed sin
vasion.n The first is that the militia cannot
"invade" any county Of the State. aAninva-5
sion, as defined by WEBSTER, is ''the act of
encroacbing upon the rights or possessions
of another" "a warllke or hostile entrance
into the possessions or domains Of another.p
The Governor, as the Chief Magistrate of
the whole State, has an undoubteda right to
send the troops of the Statcito any section
or portion thereof, when requested by
five magistrates In doing this the troops
sent, by him are not "enrroaching upon the
rights or possessions of another," nor do
they make as'warlike orr hostile entrance
into tho possessions or domains of another,"a
because each and every county IS a part of
the commonwealth and are subject to its
laws and authority Therefore it is plain
that our legal friend of the Sentinel is
wholly wrong in using the term 'invade."
This, however,, Isl not to he wondered at as
we never heard aour friend Of f'lthe Sentinel
accused of being much of a lawyer, nor Of
possessing any extraordinary powers as a
casuist. 1t may be, however, that the edi-i
tol of the Sentinel is not guilty of the article.
1t may have been written by some of those
protesting lawyers who have been helping
friend TURNER by writing his editorials for
him, thus earning an honest penny-the
more valuable for the rarity of the
occurrence and at the same
time willing away the time while
awaiting the coming Of a client. Should
such he the case, we are not surprised at the
legal ignorance of the article, as what little
legal knowledge that ever found an abiding


place in the small brains of the protesting


lawyers, was frightened out of them by the


Supreme Court. In the second place, we do
not feel at liberty to state who sent for the
+ militia, because-in the third place-nobody


ever did send for them and-in the fourth


and last pace-no militia arc going to Rock-


ingham county We do not know whether


or no any militia will ever in the future visit


that county, Perhaps if our dearly beloved


friend of the Sentinel should deliver few


more agricultural q speeches in that county,


he might, by his incendiary statements, in,
( ducc his Ku Klux friends to behave so
badly as to require to be whipped intoshape


by the militia. Otherwise, we think Rock


ingham county won't he invaded y at


present. The extreme fear of the militia,
/ however, always evinced by the Sentinel,


leads many to inquire whether its tinidity


is not caused by the quakings of guilty


conscience Its hatred of the militia is


doubtless upon, the same principleas that by
/ which -Ii zeiE IS t+sE
|; j" No rogue e'er felt the halter draw g sis
| With good opinion of the law"
Year: 1869

The New York Post thinks "Chase has
been stocking the cards along his recent
tour with-a view to organizing a new politi-
cal movement AS he was mostly in the
society of Democrats, if this report be true,
he must have stocked bis hand with
Kne'ces! Besides the Democratic party is
so fearfully dead that it can't make move
ment of any kind. Reckon that hand is
only fit to hag on.
Year: 1869

We made curious mistake yesterday.
We got hold of the New Berne Times and
read it nearly through before we conld de-
termine It's politics. Even then we only
formed an opinion by seeing the name ofthe
publisher. Wake up. Bro. Stearnes, or
bye and bye people won't know on which
side the Times belongs.
Year: 1869

4 Virginia Exchange wants somebody to
suggest good platform for the Democratic
party. We suggest the platform of gal
lows as the one they are most used to, al
though we are bound to own that the Demo
cracy have lost many OF their bright and
shining lights by means of that platform.
Year: 1869

Ye local of the Wilmington Post has been
promised the gift of a "hoop skirt" He is
now diligently engaged in trying to get
somebody to go into it with him-that is, to
take conjoint interest. Being remarka-
bly, ugly man, his want of success is lament
oh
Year: 1869

4 Norfolk editor says fit should rain on
Sundays the girls would be very angry. We
se, no reason for this rash assertion because
then each young lady could have rain
5eFa all to herself.
Year: 1869

The New Berne Times thinksjthere was
'too much proxy" at the stockholders meet
ing of the A. & N c. Railroad last week
Without at all entering upon any discussion
of the question we think SO too. The Times,
however, takes it upon itself to dictate to
the Governor what action he must take in
the matter of consolidation What are the
views of the Governor We do not know, but
we will inform the Times that Judge CLARKE
the State proxy, appointed by the Governor
for the New Berne meeting, had no instruc-
tons whatever as to the manner in which he
should cast the vote of the State. The
Times may rest satisfied that in this matter
Gov. HOLDEN will do, as he has always done
before, whatever may be for the greatest
good of the greatest number The people.
who have known and trusted Gov. HOLDEN
for SO many years, trust him now and are
fully satisfied that whatever action he may
take will be dictated by regard for the well
fare of the people
Year: 1869

THE train in which President
Grant was proceeding to West
Point was thrown off the track by
a COW. None of the presidential
party were injured. Mr. We'll of
Atlanta, emigrant agent for the
State of Georgia, and a gentleman
from Charleston, whose name is
not given, were among the in
jured. ...