smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862

where politics should never enter-nine- -tenths
elected were nominated by the democrats.


There must be some cause for revolution 30
-complete--a defeat so overwhelming to the
republicans, and triumph SO universal as the
conservatives have obtained AT the Novem-
Der, or the State election, the people ofthis city
gave their opinion in reference TO the manage.
ment OF the war, by defeating every candidate
nominated by the party that is responsible for the
war and the conduct OF the war; Not nominee
OF the republican party had ghost Of chance
of election. The reputation OF the republican


mismanagers of tie war was emphatic and deci-
give. AT the charter election which has just
taken place the republicans nominated Robert
Il. Haws, the present efficient incumbent, for
Comptroller. Notwithstanding the fact that he
has the confidence OF the business men, property
holders and taxpayers of the city, nine-tenths Of
whom preferred him to any other man for that
sofice, yet, fearing that his success might be
claimed as change in public opinion and as
an endorsements of the conduct Of the war, they
cast their votes for Brennan, the candidate Of
The conservatives, thus preiorring to take the
chances under his administration, although he
had no experience as a financial officer, together
with the danger Of his being used by the City
Hall cliqGes, to that OF eeciing Haws and
having his success claimed as an endorsement
of the management of the war. Nine-tenths Of
our taxpayers were satisfied and approved OF
Haws' management Of the finances of the city,
while, on the other hand, Brennan was compa-
ratively unknown to them, and no one believed
that he would make as good financial officer
az Haws; but this made no difference as long as
there was any DANGER OF Haws election being
clsimed as change Of opinion from that of No
vember. The voters stood really to take all the
risks ola less competent officer In short, then, he
verdict OF the people at the charter election IN
this city is but repetition of that in Noyember,
when Governor Seymour CARED the city by
over thirty thousand majority. The November
election was, in tact, the grand jury bringiog in
an indictment against the intrguers at Washing
ton for mismaneging the war. That Indictment
was submitted to the people at.the recent char
ser election, and has been approved by the
people by an overwhelming majority.
Year: 1862

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AP.


plication will be made to the Legislature Of North
Carolina at their next session. for Charter for Railroad
from Shelby or some other point the Wilmington and
Rutherford Railroad to the South Carolina line for the
purpose of continunr said Road the Iron Region OF
TO enable the Iron Masters obtain sup.
ply Of Gal from the Deep River Coal Mines.


Sept. 2, 1862. -. 72-smpd
Year: 1862

Flour and Grain In Store In ChfcaEo.


The following table shows the amount OF Flour.
Wheat and Corn In store in this city to-dsy c,m-
pared with the amount IN store week ago and
the corresponding date last year:
Year: 1862

1MroRTAST MEET1SG.-We learn that mea-
cures are taking to hold public meeting to
express the conTictions Of the religious public
OF Chicago as to the issue Of proclamation
of freedom hy the President Of the United
States. The politicians have discussed the
1nattsr in our hearing, and the military men
IN another. Now let the Christian men tell
what religion demands, and how divine judg-
ments are to be met, We predict IN immense
meeting, and action that will be We1ghty and
Influential
Year: 1862

TIE COMMERCIAL LETFER.-We are re-
quested to state that tho publication Of tho
Daily Commercial Letter will be continued
for the sole benefit of the widow of the late
T. L. Wells, its former proprietor
Year: 1862

SALE OF P1cTrREs.-There is now to be
seen on exhibition at 56 Dearborn street, q
large, rare and valuable collection Of richly
framed engrayinss, which will be sold at auc-
ton on Wednesday next at X P. n Go and
examine them.
Year: 1862

Arms TOR THE RAILROAD REGIMENT
Nine hundred stand OF arms hare arrived for
the Railroad Regiment, in consequence of
which, this regiment will undoubtedly soon
be Oft for the seat of fFar-
Year: 1862

NOT THAT FIEM.-Messrs. Underwood &;
Co, of South Water street, should not be con-
founded with the firm Of Underwood Bros. &
Co, the defendants In the Government CON
tract case. The former firm is one Of long
standing in this city and has no connection
with the latter. We make the correction as
the first named firm has never been engaged
in government contracts with the exception
of one Of their number who enlisted and con-
tracted to do his share towards srppressing
the rebellion.
Year: 1862

The Philadelphia Evening Journal says
that the great influx Of negroes into Ches
ter county. Pennsylvania. has so reduced
the price OF labor that the negroes actually
work for ten cents a Exchange.


Like causes will produce like results
here. How do our white laboIera relish
the prospect that emancipation cf the black
spread before them? What do they think
of the inundation OF swo or three hundred
thousand free negroes into OHIO which
inundation will become. if we carry out
the emancipation policy Of President LIN.
COLIN? How many whites will it throw out
OF employment? How much will IL reduce
the prices Of labor? These are pertinent
questions.
Year: 1862

There are many good people who are most
anxious to teach their children Alright. They
are crowding their daily path with prohibi-
tom but seldom hOldouta hand to help them,
OF point out to them the steps they may safe
ly take. And while they are always teaching
them that they must not break the Sabbath,
wiser parents are teaching their children how
they may keep it pleasantly and protitably.
TheSabbath is to the formUraday on which they
must not play with balls, carts, and 50. on; a
day on which they must not work in the gar
deu, must not read their story books. To the
latter it is day on which they may sing
hymns with mcther on which they may heal
father read stories out of the Bible as long as
they please; on which they may seek out an
swers to questions, and have longer talks with
father aud mother about their little trials ant
faults, on which they may get more comfort ant
help than any other day IN the week. TC
them it is day of privileges, to the others
a day of prohibitions.
Year: 1862

/ have been to a funeral to-day. 1t was in Il
church; had to pass through garden TO
reach It, the warm rain was dropping gently on
the shrubs and early flowers, and inside, warm
tears were falling; for before the church lay a
oofin, and in it was fair young wife and
e mother, pale and sweet as the white flowers
that lay upon the coffin lid. Near it was her
husband, and beside him were her aged pa
rents, bowed down with grief that she who they
thought would close their fading eyes should
fade first.


In a house opposite the church were the dead
mothers babe. only few days old, and two
other little ones, just old enough to prattle un-
consciously us they went from room to room,
Mamma has gone away" knew, though
they did not, how day after day would pass,
and these little girls who had always seen mann
ma come back again. after she had gone
away" would stand at the window, looking
this way and that, with their little bright IA
ccs, and lstening for her light iuotstep, and
my heart ached and eyes filled as / thought,
how every day as they grew older they would
need her care, and feel her loss the more, for it
Is only in part that father even the kintcst,
can fill q mothers place; he whose business
must be out of doors and away; how can he
know how weary the little feet get wandering
M and down, with no mammals lap to climb
upon; how weary the little hands, putting
down one thing, and taking up another with
no mamma to nod smjlingly and say, Il sec >
or ''it is very pretty, dear how homesick the
little rifed heart feels though it scarce knows
why; Low tastc,tss the little cup OF milk mann
ma used to hold to the rosy lips; how empty
parlor and nursery, chamber and hall


How much less gentle is nurses touch than
hers, how much sooner sue wearics Of answer
ing little question, and getting bits of string or
toys for restless fingers to play with; how much
longer seems the time now before papa comes
home to dinner and tea--poor papa---who with
tries and fails to speak to them iii her soft sweet
winning way; and tries, and fails to soothe their
little infant griefs, though he would die to
save them heart-pang.


All this l thought of as looked at those, two
little curly head 81 girls and their baby sister
and said to myself, do not know why God
took away their young mother whose work had
Just begun, and left the aged grand parents
whowere waiting togo, why he made thuthoust
desonte and silent once So musical, why he turn
ed those lambs ont from that warm fold With
all my thinking l could not find that out, but
l am just as sure as if l were in Heaven this
minute that it was best and right, though
they, and you andI, must wait till We get there
to know the how and why.--[FAYNr FERN.
Year: 1862

enough to make an advance movement But
this hope failing, there remains but one equally
promising oPPortunity--the expiration of the
term Of duty OF the volunteers-and the belief
is now gaining ground that Mcclellan will
await that moment before making an onward
movement, and that then, when our camps are
dtserted, or the vacant places supplied by
troooP5 who cannot by any possibility, in the
interval now remaining, be made equals OF the
present volunteer army in drill and efficiency.
the Federal forces viii make their grand aud
long promised onward movement.


w e are aware that Congress has legislnted
with view 10 encourage re-enIistneht, but
We have not learned that lis legislation has
To any great extent, secured. The object de-
signed.
Year: 1862

The mqn who wrote fhe four simple lines
he inning with NOV lay me down to sleep,
seems to do a very small thing. lie wrote
four lines for his little child His name has
not come down to us, bnt he has done more
good than if he had commanded the V victorious
army Mt Waterloo The little fires which the
man kindled here and there, on the shores of
time, never go out; but ever and anon they
fame up and throw light upon the pilgrim 5
path There is hardly anything SO tearful. to
my mind, as the mind reaching down into the
coming ages, and writing itselfupon the minds
of unborn generations We know not whose
hand held the pen that wrote the Arabian
Nights; but what be0k How few are the
cildren who have not sat- spell bound at the
feet Of that enchanter!--Dr Todd.
Year: 1862

A SAD CAsE.-Mr j. b. Winsow of Graf
regiment at New Orleans, for sickness. He
arrived in New York, and so great was his
anxiety to reach home that he rode night and
day. He was taken cut of the cars at Bethel
and cared Tor by kind friends, who desired him
tive's hopes, he declared that he felt better,
though every one saw that he must soon die.
Home was before him and he must reach it
that night A friend accompanied him in the
stage. He arrived within an hours ride of his
dear home, where his wife and children stood
ready TO receive him, when, unknown to his
companion, his spirit took its flight from the
body. 1t was a sad and touching sight.
Year: 1862

sy- In consequence of the very great in.
crease in the price of paper, the other morning
papers of this city have notified an advance in
their terms of subscription. The Advertisers
new rates are to take effect on the lst of JAN
uary, and the Argus on the 1st of December
The increase viii be 81 per year. The size of
the ADVERTISE viii be reduced, except of its
Saturday issue. We shall doubtless have to
advance the terms of the Press, but have not
definitely settled the matter so as to make
public announcement. We may do so in our
next issue.
Year: 1862

THE WAR NEWS IN THE METROPOLIS.
There greater and more general display Of bunt
ing in this city yesterday afternoon than wit
messed hereabouts for many week. The cause Of this
exhibition Of flags was the glorious contained in
Gen McCsans phy dispatches from the scat Of war in
Maryland The Of the rebels the Union arms
At . moment when everything seemed 70 be going bad
with the Union generals learned with the most in
tense satisfaction by the people in this city, and has ole.
waited glorious little Mac greatly in the estimation Of
all classes Of the community Nothing but praises OF
the gallant young commander were heard n the streets
yesterday.


INTENSE QUALIFICATION IN BOSTON.


BosroS, Sept. Is, 1862
General McCelans dispatches to-day caused much OK.
citement and intense qualification throughout the city
and State.
Year: 1862

Mrs Wilson'S Hair Dressing is put up in large bottles
and reais for 81 cts per BOTTLE and for dressing the
hair of any person, young old there is not its equal
the world 1t will make the hair everything you wish it
to be, and moreover it has perfume that is infinitely
superior any Of the fashionable extracts either foreign
or American which alone should entitle it to place
every lady's toilet table
Year: 1862

thority of such an old-time precedent
There was no ''irregularity'' here.


The General showed in few word:
the absurdity Of the blame which wa:
cast on him by the Secretary of Wa1
for not achieving impossisilities, and
then made the following center shot al
the real cause of his removal:


But it was not that we had disap
pointed some high wrought expecta
tions Of the Secretary. It was not be
cause we had failed in a soldiers duty
Or suffered, at the hands of the enemy
inglorious defeat, chat we incurred min
isterial displeasnre. It was because,
in our uncalculating eagerness, we were
too tardy in striking that enemy a vita
blow. Like the Trojan, whose spear
against the treacherous horse made the
clang Of arms resound, and whom the
angry goddess punished for the blow
upon her sacred property, so, too, did
we undergo sudden punishment for de.
votion to our country. loud cheers


And what candid man will not ad
NIT the truth Of this, as to the persecu
tion which followed him:


Upon me, too, as in the old story,
were the serpents set. They wound
around me their loathsome coils-they
strained me with their foul embrace
they breathed on me their pestilential
breath-they lacerated me with their
venomous fangs; but a greater than
Pallas rules the contest, and the power
to destroy was not equal to the will. /
lived through the unclean struggle. |
come back to you a second time, and
you receive me with the same old re-
gard, the same warm welcome as here
totore; no matter how often struck
down and rudely thrown back among
you, the friendly contact restores my
strength, and [ rise again full Of conf
dence and hope, and ready again for
another effort to serve you. wild and
prolonged cheers.)


He stated that his principal object in
coming to St. Louis was to assist his
friend Gen. McKinstry, and concluded
amid the tumultuous cheers Of the vast
assemblage. One more sentence of
this speech we will quote:


I believe in your justice, and not on
ly in your justice, but in your generosi-
ty, which [ have so often and so large
ly shared, and l submit contentedly to
your verdict.


And the justice and generosity Of the
whole Northwest he can rely On with
equal confidence. The sure instincts
Of the people singled him out from the
first as great leader, one who would
really lead, and not follow far in the
rear. His measures, and the radical
feature of his policy, have been sane
toned, though tardily. We now want
the real genius of the war to execute
thar
Year: 1862

S.W. OLAUGHLEN'S COAL OIL DEPOT,
Corner New jersey avenue sad 4 street. BE.
log connected with one OF the Largest Coal Oil
Factories in the country, am prepared to furnish
the Best Quality Kerosene OIL TO the trade at much
Lower Prices than any other establishment In the
city Dealers will do well to call before purchasing
elsewhere. apr4-2ws
Year: 1862

CwEET DAUGHTER OF EvE-YOUR PROMPT Ex-
- pose or deception preceded by inuitive
knowledge OF tho truth The elegance IN diction and hne
beautifully exhibited In the genuine
was totally the counterfeit and heart at
rel ed tho invader with and contempt betting tho
nature OF the Intrusion For your than kind solicit


doubly grateful and nesting under the protecting
Of such angel defy the power OF danger TO
harm or evil TO befal me. Los vIGOS
Year: 1862

The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, relates the following
incident which occurred in the office of the
new Secretary of War:


Judge Kelley came in M4tf youthful
looking officer, whose empty coat sleeve
hung from his left shoulder. He was in
troduced to the Secretary as Brevet Lieut..
Harry Rockafellow of Philadelphia. My
friend continued the Judge, left situta-
ton worth $500 per year, three days after
the Presidents proclamation for troops, to
carry musket at ST. month, vita his
regiment, the New York fist. After the
term of his enlistment had expired, he
marched with his regiment to Bull Run.
Early in the day he received that ugly rife
ball in his mouth, (pointing to MIME ball
that was hung TO his watch tey,) and for
two hours and half he corried il in his
fractured jawbone, 6ghiing like true hero,
until cannon ball took off his arm and
rendered him powerless.


"He was captured and for three months
laid in a mangled condition in tobacco
warehouse in Richmond, without proper
surgical treatment He was breveted a
Lieutenant BY IFS Colonel for his bravery
and is now filling a small clerkship. / beg
of you to appoint him in the regular SER
vice." ''But where could put him il l
was to2" SAID Mr.. Stanton. The Judge
was about to reply, when the young soldier
raised his arm and said with an imploring
look: See, have right arm still, and
General Kearney has cniy his left; send
nae into the line, where there is fighting to
be done! l have letters he tried TO draw
bundle of letters from his pocket Mr.
Stanton stopped hsni-sput up your letters
sir, you have spoken for yourself your wisl
shall be granted The country canne
afford TO neglect such men as youl' Ere
the soldier could thank him for his kind
ness, his case was noted. He turned t
Leave and remarked 10 The Judge, as the,
left, j shall be proud Of my commission
for feel that have earned it. THIS dal
Is the proudest one of my whole life HI
heart seemed so light that we doubt if h,
then realized the loss be had met with, o;
remembered the weary nights, and the long
long days lie had suffered in the vile prison
of the traitor crew. Congressman El,
came in Just as he passed along the aisle ant
remarked, There goes the noblest and mos
heroic of all ouF prisoners. He was ,h
pride of boys-all loFed him as though h
were a brother"
Year: 1862

Not laugh heard, joyous note,


For our friends 10 the bridal we hurried,
Not a wit discharged his farewell shot,
At the bachelor just TO be married
We married him quickly TO his fright


Our heads from the sad sight turning,
And sighed stood by the lamps dim hght


To think that he more discerning.
To think that a bachelor free and bright


And shy of the girls found him,
shsuid here by the alter at dead of night,


De cspstt "a the sna re that bSunx kra.
Few and short the words said


Though we heartily ate OF the cake.
Then escorted him home from that Of dread,


And thought how awfuy he'll shake
We thought as We followed his lowly bed


or the BIRCH the beech and the willow,


How the shovel and broomstck would break DER ha head
And the tears he would shed on bis pillow.
SAYS he They will talk OF their friend who has gone,


And every old Bach will upbraid me,
Bss nothing Ill reck If they u let me sleep on,


Meath the eoyerlct, sust AS they We laid men
But half Of our heavy task was done


Ere the clock tsed the hour for the other;
And left with the hope that the fate he had won


Would never be won sy another.
Slowly and sadly sil marched down


From the top Of the upperraost story,
And have heard from, or seen the poor man,


Whom we left. not alone, in his glory.
Year: 1862

Let not the stream of your life be always
a murmuring stream.


A mob may have as many ears as corn
field and be as deaf to reason.


i'm solitude the moody man is burden
to himself; in society TO others.


November and December are rightly
named they are the em6ers of the dying
year.


DisagreeabIe things, like disagreeable
men, are never to lie spoken of when they
are present,
Year: 1862

A SCENE AT A REviEw.-There was a
beautiful instance of fine horse-manship dis
played at late review held at Vienna, up
on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary
of the establishment of the military order
of The Maria Theresa, when some thirty
thousand cavalry were in line. A little
child in the the front row Of the spectators,
becoming frightened, rushed forward just
as a squadron of hassars were charging at
full tilt-swooping down with maddening
velocity, nay, almost on the child.


Terror paralyzed alike the spectators and
the mother of the child, while the lovely
and amiable Empress almost tainted with
horror, for the child's destruction seemed
inevitable. The little one was almost under
the horses feet-another instant would hare
seald its doom-when n hussar, without
lessening his speed or locsening his hold,
threw himself along has horses neck, and
seizing the child, placed it in safety in front
Of his saddle, without so much as changing
the pace or breaking the alignment in the
least.


A hundrei thousand voices hailed with
pride and JOY The deed, while two voices
could but SOB thsir gratitude; the one a
mothers, the other that Of her sympathiz-
ing aud beloved Empress. A proud mo-
ment that must have been for the hussar
when his Emperor taking the enamelled
cross OF merit, attached it to his breasts
proud moment alike for the sovereign and
man
Year: 1862

A green one who had crossed the Atlan-
tic, told a story Of storm when the rain
poured down in such torrents that the ocean
rose six inches.-"There's no mistake" said
he, "because the captain Kept mark on the
side Of the vessel"
Year: 1862

who echo his atrocious and sanguinary senu-
ments With satanic intent they are laboring
day and night to create divisions in the army,
to set the generals at variance with each other
and with the government Why do they pur-
sue this reckless course? They see that the
Union is about TO be restored as it was-the
good old Union, with the constitution devised
by the wisdom of t. W rs and heroes OF
l776-and they are grown desperate as she bears
robbed OF their whelps because their occupa-
ton will be soon gone, and they will be as
effectually crushed by the weight Of public
opinion as will be the rebels by the weight Of
McClellans conservative battalions. In the
meantime, let them beware of trifing too far
with the temper of the public at such mo-
ment as this II they do not put some restraint
upon their disloyal conduct, which has assumed
the form of outrageous indecency, they may be
suddenly visited BY some terrible popular con-
vulsion, from whose fury it will be impossible
to save them.
Year: 1862

MINISTER CoRw1N's RETURN FROM MExi-
Co.-Gov. Corwin's friends at Washington,
says the Overland correspondence, state that
he is likely soon to return from Mexico, and
are talking Of a plan to negotiate treaty
and as the Senate is thought to have virtu'
ally rejected that, his friends think he will
regard his work there as ended, and come
home at once. He said when he went out
that he did not expect to be gone more than
a year.
Year: 1862

No PARoLEs.-Gen. Buell., in general
order, has forbidden any officer or soldier in
his department from giving his parole to the
enemy, when captured not to serve till ex'
changed, unless the person thus promising
has the express written authority of the gen,
eral in command for entering into such an
engagement.