smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

DEEPLY SYNPATHIZING WITH SUF-


fernp humanity and fully convinced by the fruits of
long and successful practice that he is able to cure
great majority of the of almost all forms OF disease
heretofore considered ncurabe and in many instances a
ter all hope relief had deserted both the patient and his
Year: 1859

In the haste of writing out on Thursday
night the Photographic report of the
speech Of Mr.. Dennison for the press, un-
fortunately that portion on the Fugitive
Act was so marred aud changed by verbal
and compositorial errors that we insert are
vision. Mr.. Dennison said:


The gentleman wants to know whether !
am in favor Of sustaining the Fugitive
Slave Act. l have repeatedly said, and
still say that while regard it as an odious
and unjust law, while l denounced it in the
Senate from my seat rs Senator Of Ohio,
while then believed and still believe that
it was conceived by Mason of Virginia, as
an insult to the free States of the Union;
still, if l shall be clothed with the execu-
tive power of this State, l shall consider it
my duty to accept the act as constitutional
while il remains unrepealed by Congress,
and not declared unconstitutional by the
proper judiciary. l am happy in being able
thus to repeat here, on the Western Re-
serve, precisely what said in tho extreme
Southern portion of the State. And /
shall be equally happy to have any gentle
man interrogate me in regard to any posi-
ton which l may have taken in the course
of my remarks iu that section, and prom
iso him as frank and unequivocal an answer
to any such question, as it is in my powerto
give.


The gentleman says want the trial by
Jury. As by the repeal of the Act of
/ I q - &c hn
insist it shall be SO amended as to secure
tho alleged fugitive the trial by jury in the
State where he may be seized for say if
cannot recover an escaping horse Of mine
in Kentucky without proving my right Of
property by trial by jury, less certainty
should not be required from the claiming
master of fugitive to prove in the State
where he may arrest his alleged slave. l
insist that the right of freedom is certainly
as valuable as the right Of property in a
horse, and if Kentucky jury could de-
eide mpartally, and according to the evi.
dence as l certainly believe they could, a
question of the ownership Of horse, l be-
lieve that the people of Ohio could decide
as impartially in accordance with the evil
deuce, the question of a mans title to his
freedom.


l say therefore, that when the gentle
man says to me that the people of Ohio
are not loyal to the Constitution and the
laws, say that he bellies the people o
Ohio. say that he ISLANDERS the people o
Ohio. | say that the people of Ohio hay'
ever been loyal TO the Constitution and thu
laws, and they intend to be SO; but they
intend to insist upon their rights, their ful
rights under the Constitution of the Uni
ted States. If the Congress, if the gener
al Government feels it to be its duty topro
tect slavery in Virginia, We demand tha
) that Government shall protect freedom il
Ohio If it be right, if it be just that tn


relation Of master and slave shall be guard
ed in slave State, then | say the relation
to freedom which every man sustains in thi
State should be sustained and vindicateC
to the fullest extent under the Constitution
The Governor elect of Virginia says he will
defend the rights of Virginia. l say, elec
: me Governor of Ohio, and l will defenC


the rights of Ohio.
Year: 1859

A man named Shields, in imitation of
Sam Patch, who made his fatal leap at
Rochester, some years since, advertised to
jump off the bank at Niagara into the river.
He initiated Sam Patch ''to the death"
The Niagara Falls Gazette says


Yesterday TUESDAY forenoon Mr.. Shields
made his last jump. With the intention
of learning the direction of the current Of
the river at the point where be proposed to
jump on Friday, and also to inform himself
of the character of the bottom, depth of wa
ter DC, he jumped from an old warf When
he came to the surface, we are told, he call
ed for help. He went down three or fouI
times and disappeared. 1t is supposed he
was taken with cramp when he entered the
water We conyersed with him late the
previous evening, when he detailed some o
his plans for tho future, and expressed con
fidenee in his ability to perform most any
feat in this line. His real name was Pat
rich O'Conner. He belonged in Rochester
Year: 1859

A young lady was reproved in company
for wearing her dress so low in the neck, by
an old one. She replied it was economy
a gentleman replied he would like to see in
to such economy.
Year: 1859

The undersigned, in pursuance of the
foregoing resolutions, believing that the
simple publication of the correspondence
above is sufficient to proclaim to all men,
more forcbly than can be done in any other
manner, the indgnity, which has been cast
upon us as a people, will simply say


That, in our opinions, there is no senti-
ment of humanity so ennoblug in its effects,
as that of reverence for the memory OF the
dead. This fact is so apparent, that gov.
ernments ever seek to cherish the growth
Of that feeling, as an incentive 10 glorious
deeds. Thus each country, in its past his
tory, has enshrined some hero, whose name
is handed down from generation to genera
ton, as an Inheritance of national glory.


Among the enlightened nations of the
earth, these emotions of pride in each other
are deemed worthy of mutual respect, and
often, though not perhaps fully sympathi.
zing with its object, one will gladly aid an.
other in paying its tribute to departed
worth.


No person of intelligence, at the present
Gay, is ignorant of the feeling almost oi
Year: 1859




Is THE Sun INHABITED ?-Sir John Her
shel concludes that the sun is planet
abundantly stored with inhabitants, his iu-
ference being drawn from the following ar
guments On the tops of mountains Of
sufficient height, at an altitude where
clouds very seldom reach to shelter them
from the direct rays Of the sun, are always
found regions Of ice and snow. Now, if
the solar rays themselves conveyed all the
heat on this globe, it ought to be hottest
where their course is least interrupted.
Again, @ronauts all confirm the GOODNESS
of the upper regions of the atmosphere.
Since, therefore, even on our earth, the
heat Of any situation depends upon the
aptness Of the medium to yield to the i'm
.prosson of the solar rays, we have only to
admit that, on the sun itself, the elastic
fluids composing its atmosphere, and the
matter on its surface, are of such nature
as not to be capable of any excessive af-
fection from its own rays. Indeed, this
seems to be proved from the copious ennis
sion Of them for if the elastic fluids of the
atmosphere, or the matter contained on
the surface of the sun were Of such nature
as to admit Of any easy chemical comLina-
tion with its rays, their emission would be
much impeded Another well-known fact
is, that the solar focus of the largest lens
thrown into the air, will occasion no sensi-
BILE heat in the place where it has been
kept for considerable time, although It's
power Of exciting combustion, when proper
bodies are exposed, should be sufficient to
fuse the most refractory substances Thus
from arguments based solely on the sup
posed physical constitution Of that lumina.
ry, he deduces the somewhat astonishing
idea that the sun is inhabited.
Year: 1859

The fugitive slave case was continued this
afternoon. The counsel for the defense
moved that Commissioner Longstretch hand
the case over to another Judge, for the
reason that that Commissioner had preju-
dicated the case, and acted as advocate for
the claimants, it having been shown in evi-
dence that the Commissioner pronounced
the first power of attorney of claimants as
insufficient, and informed them he would be
obliged to release the slave if arrested under
it, and that by his advice a new power of at
torney was obtained. Benjamin Brewster,
for the claimant argued that it was pre-
eminently the duty of Commissioner to
give this information before he issued the
warrant. The Commissioner overruled the
motion
Year: 1859




The arrangement by the counsel for the
defense in the Sickles trial is for Graham to
make the opening speech. After the case for
the prosecution is closed, Stanton is to make
arguments on points of law. Brady is to
examine witnesses, and with Chiffon, TO
present the closing arguments.


The uniformly intelligent demeanor of the
ITO men summoned as jurors, struck with
surprise the New York counsel. They say
they have never seen SO fine collection of
jurors.
Year: 1859

ny The Irishman who was on trial
on Tuesday and yesterday forenoon, was
bound over for his appearance at Court in
the sum of $500. The trial of the other
parties implicated is to take place Saturday
Year: 1859

from which mankind suffer ever large part Of the
globe, is the consequence of diseased action in the
system, induced by the poisonous miasm of vegeta-
BILE decay. This exhalation is evolved by the ac-
tion of solar heat wet soil, and rises with the
watery vapor from it. While the sun is below the
horizon this vapor fingers the earths surface,
and the virus is taken with it through the lungs
into the blood. There it acts an Irritating poi
the internal viscera and excreting organs of
the body. The liver becomes torpid and fails to
secrete not only this virus, but also the bile from
the blood. Both the virus and the bile accumulate
in the circulation, and produce violent constitu-
tional disorder. The spleen, the kidneys, and the
stomach sympathiZe with the liver, and become
disordered also Finally, the instinct of our organ
ism, if in au attempt TO expel the noxious infu-
sion, concentrates the whole blood of the body In
the internal excretories to force them to cast
it out The blood leaves the surface, and rushes
to the central organs with congestive violence
This is the CHILL. But in this effort 1t fails Then
the FEVER follows, in which the blood leaves the
central organs and rushes to the surface, as In
another effort to expe the irritating poison through
that othar great exoretory-the skin. In this also
it fails, and the system abandons tho attempt ex-
hausted and waits for the recovery of strength to
repeat the hopeless effort another day. These are
the fits paroxysms of FEVER AND AeUE. Such
constitutional disorder will of undermine the
health If it is not removed.


We have labored to find, and have found, an en-
Year: 1859




We are undeniably exercised with regard to the
settlement of the mooted question of the celebra-
ton of our social festival, New Years Day. And
we stand firmly upon the position which we as
suned yesterday, that the differences of opinion
and consequent diversity Of action will all be har
moniously accommodated by the observance of
Monday, the I'd, in lieu of Sunday, the 1st, which
would be consecrate to gaiety by but a moiety of
the communty-tIlose who do not customarily go
to Church, or would stay at home from Church to
serve their friends with cake and winc or go
abroad to consume the cake and wine of those who
serve it.


We are solicitous because we would not see
| most pleasant custom of our community neglected
in one jot title of itscommon generality, as we
know it will be if a part of our citizens determine
that New Years Day stall be New Years Day and
not Sunday at ALL and part determine that Sum
day shall be Sunday and not New Years Day at
all. We think that the former class really ought
to yield the point and consider Monday New Years
Day par con,plaisdnce if that is not its calen-
dar designation, and pledge ourselves that they
will enjoy the celebration of the substitute better
| than that of the real day. We habitually deal in
| facts, and our pledge will indubitaby be sustained
| if the conditions are fulfilled. Not lady or gen
| tleman but will on Monday enunciate SO Happy New
Year" with as much JUNCTION and feeling as if il
were the first day Of the new decade of years
initiated instead of being the second. Not glass
Of wine nor morsel of cake will be less fayorouE
| because not consumed in the strictest compliance
with the rigdly orthodox New Years etiquette
Not toast of good wishes drank will be less likely
to have verification because pledged on Monday
rather than Sunday. And no ones conscience viii
interfere with his or her gaiety-as it might de
should the merrymaking be on Sunday.
| With these cogent observations we here rest th,
case for the plaintiffs in behalf both of Sunday
| and New Years Day, for neither will be properl,
observed if but one day is allowed to the two, ant
both will be well observed if day is allowed t.
|
Year: 1859

Young MEMS BENEVOLENT AssocIAr1oN.-The
officers and members of the Association are notified
to attend the regular monthly meeting at the hall
of Polar Star Lodge on Monday evening. I'M
portant business will come before the meeting.
Year: 1859

which opened 50 finely, ware are to be ingIoriously
squelched in rain and mud. Yesterday was mud
dier and wetter than any day Of the week. Last
night genuine heavy rain came along and washed
the banquettes.
Year: 1859

One Of our adopted fellow citizens, a


most intelligent and accomplished man,


writing on this question, says


! Seriously: If there is to be any differ


ence whatever between the rights of native


citizens and the rights of adopted citizens
If adopted citizens have no rights that
native citizens are bound to protect-it


would be well that our Locofoco Govern


fnent should let the world distinctly and


plainly know the fact, instead of inviting


foreign subjects here under the false plea


that here all citizens are equal in every
respect and equally entitled to the protec-


ton of the Government of the country,
and Afterwards cowardly abandoning them


the moment they require that protection.
This proceeding reminds one Of the spider
inviting the fly into his parlor.


interference in municipal laws gentle
men Now, in case like the one under
consideration, which country is it that in
terferes with the municipal laws of the
service from the citizens of n foreign
country interferes and trespasses against
the rights of that foreign country. ThaS
principle, it is conceded, has always been
recognized under the American Flag
This admission is the admission of tho
whole case; an American Passport is.tho
American Flag in the case Of every in
dividual provided with it.


The writer has been for many years an
adopted citizen, has been voter, has paid
taxes, personal and on his property has
been elected to various public Offices,
among which that of being appointed
Colonel of one of the Militia Regiments
of his adopted State. Should he, for
business, or pleasure, ever visit the land
of his birth (Which he has as good right
to do as any one else) do you think he
could be compelled to perform military
duty thereP Do you think that such
service would not be a violation of his
allegiance to the United States Think
you that the United States can accept such
allegiance, such'oaths, and not protect the
subject in keeping it? Shall coAtraes
be binding on one party and not on the
other?
Year: 1859

CAUTION To NATURALIzEp CITIzENs.-The New
York Journal of Commerce, one of the most innucn-
tal Democratic papers in the country says


Such of our naturalized citizens as may contem-
plate visiting Europe, understanding their own po-
stiOn at the time of their departure can best judge
whether it is prudent for them to revisit the coun-
try of their BIRTH at the persent time and if they
can do so, they will know precisely how much re-
lance to place upon our Government for protec-
ton.
Year: 1859

An editor who lived at a hotel, being
absent one night, the landlord took the
liberty of allowing stranger to occupy
his room. In the morning the ungratefuI
lodger left the following, written on the
margin of one Of the editors old news
papers:
Year: 1859

OVERLAND MAIL CoAcH.-Some OF the pa
pers object to the use Of the above term
because all coaches are overland ones
That's right. the purity of the language
must be maintained by the newspapers.-
Let us hear no more of an overland coach or
Of a widow woman.
Year: 1859

M1LrrAnr.-To-night takes place the grand
ball By the Chicago Highland Guards, when not
tho least interesting feature Of the occasion will
be the presentation Of an American flag to tue
company by a youpc ladv.
Year: 1859

ES5@ On the 18th, Mr.. Garter introduced a
bill for an Act to provide for the payment of fees
and costs in civil actions by and against counties
This bill should become law, as at present the
county cannot commence suit, or appeal case
to the Supreme Court unless some citizen pays
the fees out of his own pocket.
Year: 1859

LATE SEAsoN-This is doubtless the most
backward season known in this portion of Cali
fornia since its occupancy by white men. On
the 10th of February, last year, the peach, cher
ry and other fruit trees were in full bloom Now,
one month later, the buds, as they have been
for two weeks, are only ready to burst into bios
SONS, which they will do the first day of warm
sunshine.
Year: 1859

LEWIS CAss.-No one need be surprised to
learn, upon the arrival of any overland mail, of
the death of this venerable Democratic States
man. At last accounts he was failing fast His
death will cause nation to mourn
Year: 1859

DEEP SNow.-The snow on Scott Mountain
IN some places, is so deep that man, sitting
upon the back of mule, cannot reach the tor
OF 1t with his hands. Unless we are so unfor.
tunate as to have several days warm rain in the
mountains during the Spring, the miners in the
dry diggings will have an abundance of water
even toward the latter portion of July. Should
such a rain occur, however, look out for high
waters as the Sacramento and other streams
will be booming
Year: 1859

There is law in the Old Dominion by which
the creditor can lock up in a Jail any poor editor
who happens to be in that peculiar editorial condi-
ton, courteously denominated short Of charge"
It is said that particularly lean knight Of the
quill, living in one Of the southwestern counties,
was arrested short time ago by 4 physician 10
whom he owed balance on account The Jail is
rather primitive affair, not very well "chinked,
and Immediately adjoining the sleeping apartment
Of the jailOr and his wife. The guilty man natur-
ally asked permission to carry in his papers, scis-
scrs and pen, that he might prepare some copy
for future day. Among the documents he for
tunately took with him long speech on the Kan
sas question. About o'clock in the evening be
placed himself in the attitude Of 4 Senator, and
repeated in loud and husky voice, and with
great deliberatiOn, the entire document The
jaior aud his family, who had never beensto such
exhibitions, were Mortified and kept awake all
night The editor slept portion Of the next day
to recruit his strength and lungs and in the even-
ing began to deliver to the naked walls the same
Summing up" which he had pronounced twenty.
four hours before. He had uttered but few
paragraphs when the jailor appeared and politely
requested him to lower his voice. In answer, he
assured the guardian Of the public morals that he
expected to go to Congress in q few years, and
was in the habit Of reading one Of these efforts
every evening to his family, "to keep himself in
practice"


"And do you mean to read that speech every
night in my hearirg"


AZ do, sirl'


"IIow much ,lo you owe that Doctor!"


"Thirteen dollars, sir !" (with Congressional
emphasis.)


"wiIl you refrain from keeping my family
awake until can make out the papers necessary
for your dischargey'


In short time the jailor returned, and assured
him he had paid his debt, requested him to give
his n"te payable in six months, and then d an
especial favor to depart from the premises. The
editor went on his way rejoicing, and the jailor
will no doubt, at the end Of six months, renew the
note, rather than accept the alternative Of harbor-
ing Kansas man on his property.
Year: 1859

A WHOLE FAMILY NEARLY DESTROYED
Mr.. Stephenson, wife and two children were
nearly killed by charcoal fumes, last Satur-
day, at their house beyond the old brick
yard, mile and half east Of town A
large pot or furnace ofcharcoal was burning
in the room which was tightly closed, the
weather being very cold. Mrs. Stephenson,
who was ironing, complained that she felt
faint, and Immediately thereafter fell upon
the floor insensble. Her husband suspected
what was the matter, but before he could
do anything for her relief he also fell to the
floor, and the children likewise. All lay for
some time insensible, how long they know
not. There must have been Slight current
of air close to the floor, coming either thro'
cracks or through the doorway, else the
family never would have revived as they did
to tell their own story. Even after being
restored 10 sensibility they were weak and
unwell for long time, and blood gushed
from the nostris of one of the children. 1t
is astonishing that people forget the poison
Gus nature of charcoal fumes, and incur
such risk of life
Year: 1859

IMPROVING THE STREErs.-The work of
planking and grayeling Main street goes on,
and will doubtless be continued until the en-
tire street is in good condition. 1t is great
reproach to the town that its principal street
should be permitted to remain the worst
part of the road leading 10 Marysyille


The cnterprising residents on Flumc street
have built substantial plank side walk on
one side ofthat thoroug ghfare, extending from
the Methodist church to Main street, and
have commenced a similar walk Oh the other
side. Flume street is looking up. Mr.. T.
Green has nearly completed handsome fire.
proof brick upon it, and others will be
erected hext spring. If property holders
would refuse to rent their buildings to the
Chinese, Flume street would become a mart
of trade eventually.
Year: 1859

In October, there was a mutiny on board
the Austrian bark Icich. The captain had
been murdered, and the vessel was found at
sea with two live sailors on board and sew
eral corpses. This reminds one of Cole
ridges "Ancicnt Mariner" alive amid a ship
load of dead; and the resemblance is greater
when we are told that the mutiny was caused
by want of water.
Year: 1859

The Great Eastern steamship on her late
trial trip made an average speed of seventeen
miles an hour, sailing as well with the screw
alone as with screw and paddles together
1t is now positively stated that she will not
come to America before some time next
year.
Year: 1859

Let every one of our farmer friends
read the following truthful tribute to the
men who till the soil. 1t is from the New
York Ledger


What a sovereign man is the intelligent
industrious farmer. Within his own
realm of earth he wields sceptre to which
all must bend. The balance of the worlds
life and comfort he holds in his stalwa art
hand. Neither courts, nor armies, nor
fleets, can exist without his aid. He is
the. .feeder-and the garment, virtually
OF the race.-Cities spring from the traf-
fic in the products of his industry. Com
merce is born at his bequest. OF the
State he is .he " first estate" Lord of
the land, no man has frmer hold of the
essential title of nobility. And he need
r. n no plodder because he is farmer
n Me day'is past when the soil tiller was
Iconfounded with the clod turned by his
plow. The soil is servtor; he smites it
and 10! the harvest comes forth. The
hoe and sickle make him music Drawer
than dulcimers, and sound the march OF
a triumph, grand as it is peaceful and
blessed. But he is not forever in the fur
row. For him are the broadest fields of
study-iairest fields of delight. For him
are honors linked to beauties and wisdoms;
for him periods of communion and rap
ture, of which the birds, the flowers, the
stars, and all wonderous things of the
universe may bear witness. A brave
man art thou, wielder of the mallet and
the plane: and thou skillful worker of
webs; and deviser ofall machines where
by the labor of mans hands is speeded
or abridged. But ye are all second to
the farmer. He is master of the need
fullest of tolls and the most servceable
products. He can live without you, but
you cannot exist for day without him.
Honor to the farmer; may his sphere
widen and his stature be exalted. And
honor to all honest toll, for such are the
fruits that form the crownng glories of
the world.