smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863

The following is Bachelors Solilo-
guy on the Conscript Act" by which a
married man of more than thirty-five
years is exempt:


To be,
Or not to be a conscript? That's the question; :;
Whether it is nobler in the man to marry
An able-bOdied man of six and thirty
And enter upon the dread uncertainty
OF matrimonial life with all its accidents;
Perchance fretful wife, a numerous family,
And bills interminable of grocer, baker,
Butcher and doctor, 0Or such things will follow
AS surely as the night succeeds the dayO
Or take arms against sea of traitors, a
And by opposing end the n all. To marry
To sleep4no more! And by that sleep to end
The heartache and the thousand natural fears
That flesh is heir to on the field OF battle;
The bursting bomb-shell and the whistling


bullet,


The bayonet charge; twere consummation
Devoutly to be wished


To marry to sleep.
TO sleep perchance to dream ay, there's the


rub!


For in that sleep what direful dreams may
a country murdered through my negligence
What terrible lectures may assail me there
By her who hath legal right to ''Caudle" me:
When thus, by marrying, l have scaped the


''Draft;'


Must give me pause. There's the respect
That makes calamity of such life.
For who would bear the whips and scorns of


time;


Be pointed at through all the years to come:
There goes sneak who when his country


called him


To battle bravely in the glorious cause
Of Freedom and the Hope of all the world,
Hid like trait'rous COpperhead, behind
4 petticoat Who, when he might have been
A hero in the final victory, where
Right and Union vanquished Wrong and Trea-


son,


Did his quietus make with a-woman!"
But that the dread of something in the South,
That dark, rebellious country, from whose


bourne


No traveller returns-puzzles the will.
Thus marrying does make towards of us all,
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied DER with the pale cast of fear,
And enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry
And lose the name of action.


Soft, you know,
Nv country calls. She whom OF all know
Most worthy to be loved, is whispering, "Go :
go; nor will press the nuptial bed
Till she who loves me, with a warrior wed.
Year: 1863

A N ESTABLISHED AND PROFITABLE BUSINESS
n Stock. Fixtures Furniture and all nitiaton TOR S
worth three amount Location excellent and
nominal Satisfactory reasons given FOR selling For pal
diately
Year: 1863

10 lhe Ffee tTeSS


We hal large and enthusiastic meet


yesterday of ladies and gentlemen. to dear tht
gallant Col. Randall Of the 18th regiment. Some
fifty or more of Co. F of the old 18th were in
attendance the meeting between the boys and
the Colonel was cordial indeed The Jericho
band of music WAS in attendance. A. J. Crane
Esq was appointed chairman, who briefly stated
the object Of the meeting, and then introduced
Col. Randall, who was enthusiastically cheered
He spoke for more than an hour, being severe
on grumbers and impatient men generally. lie
briefly reviewed his connection with the army Of
the Potomac from the first Bull run battle to
the close of the Peninsula campaign. He con-
demned the impatience and ignorance Of the
people, said the Bull run battle should not have
been fought, but the people would not be salts
fied until somebody was killed He had rather
Rave two o- three regiments drilled like the old
18th than all the men we had in that battle He
sustained the government in all Of their strong
measures to crush treason, was in favor Of the
emancipation proclamation as a military necessity
on account Of the conflicting orders of command
ing officers, besides being on the side of human
ity. His speech was one of good common sense
such as every loyal man would like, and wa,
frequently applauded. The Rev. Mr. Hough also
eloquently addressed the meeting. He was very
severe on a certain species, called Copperheads
| am sure that those Of that kind who heard the
address. could e1claim with one Of old trouble
Us not before cur time Both addresses were
well calculated to stir up the patriotism of the
people in reference to filling up the depleted
ranks Of our army. Yours A.
Year: 1863

The return of Henry Ward Beecher from


Europe was made the occasion of great
festival at Plymouth Church on the evening
of the 18th. His congregation could not
sufficiently express their sentiments of wei
come in one evening and therefore the festi-
val was continued to the evening of the 18th.
Year: 1863

The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Journal Of Commerce writes that pri-
vate letters have recently been received from
Richmond which give a most deplorable ac-
count Of public and private affairs in that
city. Thousands Of the old and wealthier
residents are suffering for the common nee
e-saries of life, and are heartily anxious to
come back under the old flag. Many Of them
are said to have become Indifferent TO the
question of slavery, and openly declare that
the institution is virtually broken up.
Year: 1863

The Democratic State Convention passed the
following resolutions unanimously, and they stand
as the creed of the United Democracy OF Cali
fOrnia:-


Resolved, That the Democracy of the State of
California are in favor OF an unaltcrabe adher-
ence to the Constitution Of the United States
with all its guarantees of civil liberty unm-
paired.


Resolved, That we are in favor of the restora-
ton and preservation of the whole American
Union; that we recognize to the fullest extent
the right and duty Of the Government to resist
by every Constitutional mode rebellion or nsur-
rection against its lawful supremacy; but we re-
cognze that right solely for the purpose of restor-
ing its constitutional authority and for no other
purpose whal discover.


ReSOiUed, That it is the duty of the State of
California, as member Of the Union, to yield
obedience TO all constitutional acts of Congress
and the Federal Executive. and that any indivi-
dual OF any party, who shall endeavor to incite
insuwcction or rebellion within her borders, or
disaffection and discord among her people, is a
traitor to her best interests.


Resolved, That the aim and object of the Demo-
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the rights of the several States unimpaircd: and
they hereby declare that they do not consider the
administrative usurpation of extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the Consitu-
tion-the subversion of the civil by the military
law in States not in instruction or rebellion
the arbitrary military arrest, Imprisonment trial
and sentence Of American citizens in such States
where civil law exists in full reign-the suppress.
sion OF freedom of speech and Of the press the
open and avowed disregard of State rights the
fanatical attempt to place the negro on social
and political equality with the white and
the employment of unusual test oaths-as calcu.
lated to preserve or restore union of the several
States or perpetuate government "deriving its
just powers from the consent of the governed"


Resolved, That we are opposed to all secret
political organizations and societies, as danger
Gus to the liberties of the people and destructive
to our republican form of Government


Resolved, That we claim and demand as inal-
ienable rights freedom Of thought, freedom of
speech and Of the press, and further declare that
government agents should at all times be held to
strict accountability to the people, and that all
errors of such agents should be liable to full and
free discussion for the purpose of correction by
the balot-boX.


Resolved, That we denounce and unoualifedly
condemn the Emancipation Proclamation of the
President Of the United States as tending it to
proract indefinitely civil war; ncte servile in
surrection, aud inevitably close the door forever
to restoration of the union of these States


Resolved, That we disapprove of all Congress
slonal laws tending to substitute paper curren-
cy in California in place of our own metallic cir
culating medium.


Resolved, That the spirit and meaning of the
Democratic Platform Of this State are compro-
missed in the words. 1.-THE Constitution as il is
and the Union as it was"
Year: 1863

REcoGNITIoN OF Mexico. The Abolition
papers say they are prepared to recognise
the establishment of monarchy in Mexico
as soon as it becomes fact. They thus
announce. that the present party in power
are willing to give up the Monroe doctrine,
and allow monarchcial system to be foisted
upon this continent. Their object, from
the beginning, has been to destroy Republi-
can institutions. and what more likely to
accomplish it than to hedge up the pathway
of our expanding Confederacy by planting
empires and kingdoms in its way!


". Y. Day Book.
Year: 1863

M1iIard Fillmore OH tfe Abolition PARTY


In 1859, upon the return Of ex- President
Fillmore from Europe, lie made speech a,
Albany, New York, which it is well to recur
to at present. The words were indeed pro
phetc. He said:


We see political party presenting
candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency, selected for tie first time
from the free States alone. With the
avowed purpose Of elec,ing these candidates
by the sutirages of one pa tv Of The Union
only. to rule over the whole Uniec States
Can 1t be possible that those who are enqa-
ged IN such measure can have seriously
reflected upon the consequences which must
Inevitably follow in case Of success? Can
tLey have the madness or folly to believe
that our Southern brethren would submit to
be governed by such Chief Magistrate?-
Suppose that the South, having majority
OF the electoral votes. should declare that
they would only have Shareholders for Presi.
dent and Vice President, and should elect
such hy exclusive sutlraaes to rule over us a,
the North. Do you think we would submit
to ia Not for a moment. And do you be-
lieve that your Southern brethren are less
'ehe"Ne q" inns SutJe't lnah you are, or less
jealous of their rights? If you do, let me
tell you that You are mistaken. And there
fore you must see that if this sectional party
succeeds 1t inevitably leads to the des,ruc-
tion of this beautiful fabric reared by our
toretalhers, and bequeathed to us as a price
less Inheritance tell you, my friends, that
| feel deeply, and therefore speak earnestly
on this subject; for | feel that YOU are in
danger. am determined to make clean
breast of It. will wash my hands of the
consequences, whatever they may be, and
tell you that We are treading upon the brink
of volcano that is liable at any moment to
burst forth and overwh helm the nation.
might by soft words inspire delusive hopes,
and thereby win votes. Bnt can never
consent to be one thing at the North and
another at the South. | should despise N.Y.
self if should be guilty of such duplicity.
Year: 1863

OH LADIES' HoME.-A special meeting Of
the Society Of the Home for Aged and 1udi-
gent Females, will be held this afternoon at
2h o'clock, ut the Home, No. Iii Fourth
avenue, to consider and act upon the recon-
mcndation Of the Board of Managers that the
first article Of the Constitution be SO amend
ed that the name Of this Society shall be that
given at the commencement of this article. 4
regular meeting Of the Board Of Managers
will be held at the same time and place.
Year: 1863

my mothers resolution Was not 70 be shaken,
and think the morning he parted with Us at
the depot ] discovered a lurking expression Of
relief in my ungle's face as he bade Us fareWel.
Soon after he became q rich man, and he had
been IN comparatively moderate circumstances,
90 that he grew in great favor with my fathers
brothers. But We heard all this from strangers.
He never wrote TO ny mother, and we seldom
if ever mentioned him, although am sure he
was often in our thoughts.


What a sad place IS q railroad depot for a
heavy heart, With its excitement and hustle and
take care Of yourself aspect. saw little girls
there who we're going away, too; but they had
fathers to come and bid them gOod-by, and
others had fathers 70 60 With them. But We
we're alone. People stared at our new mourn
ing, and left US to ourselves. fell to weeping
passionately. forgot ny mother in my self
ishness, now that I Was all she had left in the
world to love her.


When the cars started, l gathered myself up
in the corner Of the seat, and would not hear
her sweet, comforting words, but cry myself to
sleep; and this was fhe first day Of our new life
the preface Of dark days-the beginning Of
separate existence.


How our yearning hearts would return TO the
former timei Sometimes a form, a tone Of
voice, sudden glimpse Of face, chord in
music, and strange happiness thrilled US So so
1t vas for years after. He had died 80 suddenly
and 50 far away from as, and we never looked
upon bis dead face. We we're loving him the
same and we still looked for hin home.
Year: 1863

was resting IN an easy chair, and some thought
fl person had arranged her pillows. I noticed


this with a twinge Of conscious jealousy. 7 felt


that already some one had taken my place-she


was learning to do without me. But / concealed
the transient thought Of pain. Her face was


winter than the linen of the slips, and she vas


too feeble to raise to meet me. She welcomed


me with outstretched arms, but would not be


taken back to my old place until had knelt be-


fore her and confessed my guilt. We embraced
one another again and again. It was as though


We had journeyed separate to foreign lands and


had returned. After our first and only es-
arrangement the reconciliation was sweet. Ny


mother rang for lights snd tea, and we spent a
pleasant hour together. I said it would be
happiness to stay in that pleasant place the re-
mainder of the week and commence my school
in good style the following Monday. Ny indul-
gent mother sanctioned my wish, but new
spirit of resolve within me determined me to
conquer myself and return at once It was not
an easy task to convince my mother of the ne
cessity of my doing so, but I at length obtained
her reluctant consent. A little while we talked
Of our future prospects. Peering together so
into the future We discovered chinks that ad-
mitted a flooding sunshine upon the untried
darkness. 1t was a pleasant way Of facing
poverty, and encasing her rough hard hand with
a kid glove. l was reminded of passing time
by restless feet pacing to and fro the hall. Then
/ knelt before my mother and our bowed spirits
in dire poverty Of good gifts inplOred the rich
ness Of His blessing, and with my mothers
benediction resting upon me I went forth to
that battle field whose conflicts are not recorded
in blood, neither are its soldiers discovered by
dying groans, only God wots Of the dreadful
strife, and His angels note the silent moan and
the unwept tears. . e.- -El-


TO BE CONTINUED. Il
Year: 1863

We are permitted to make the following ex-
tracts from private letter from member of
Grants army to his brother-in-law in this city:
CAAIP SHERNAN WEsT SIDE OF BLACK RIvER,l


August 3, 1863.
DEAR BRorHER.-We are still in the same
camp that wrote to you from last week. am
st present blessed with good health, but many Of
the members Of our regiment are quite sick
with different kinds of feTers, such as is peculiar
to this climate this season Of the year. Those
that are sick at present in our regimentaI hos
pitals have been made 50 from the nature of the
forced marches we made to and from Jackson
II pursuit Of Johnston, who, on our arrival at
jackson held us in check some four davs and
then let MS into the place. After taking Dos
session Of the place we DESTROYED everything
that was most likely to give comfort, direct or
indirect, to the enemy of our once happy country.
These people, l think, here in the State Of
Mississippi, are getting most awful tired of the
war, and are now willing to come back into the
Union and behave themselves, in fact, some of
them are beginning to hOl0l for peace, and the
prisoners we took at jackson, to the number OF
2,50O say, that is the most Of them. that before
they will 90 into the Rebel army again that
they viii form themselves into companies and
squads and resist the pretended powers that be
to the bitter end.


-MOSL OL Lueu LLllk5 100 LudL LQey are ugnllng
only for the>purpose Of setting up a few aristO--
cratic individuals to position not beneficial to
themselves or to the rising generations to come
that they have like interest in. It is now given
up by the people here, those that have talked
with, that the once so-called Confederate States
are now played out. Confederate currency
amongst them is selling from five to ten cents
on the dolar-ouite depreciation. Don't YOU
think sO2 So you see Cotton is not King, al
though hepeople ofthe Cotton States thought so.


Most Of the families that live between here
and Vicksburg are now depending on the COM
missary of the United States for their supplies,
such as women and children. This is caused
from both armies passing and repassing over this
territory until they are eat, as it we're, out OF
house and farm. But such is the nature of war
at all times where it exists, or where two large
opposing armies meet to give battle.


Weare at present doing but little or nothing,
but getting our camp in order to make Us com
Portable. Our camp is in the woods, on the ridge
of small hill, with plenty Of water short dis
tance from here to bathe in and cooking pur-
poses. So taking all things into consideration
We are nicely fixed in la good resting place until
fall Yours, ETC. g.
Year: 1863

HERE is something which young men of small
salaries should consider Let a man have a
genius for spending, and whether his income be
a dollar a day or dollar minute, it is equally
certain to prove inadequate. The man who
(being sngle) does not save money on six dol
lars a week, will not be apt to on sixty; and he
who does not lay up something in the first wear
of independent exertion, will be pretty apt to
wear poor mans hair into his grave
Year: 1863

TIE foolish attempt of the Gazette to
make capital out Of the Front street improve
n.ent, was fairly demolished in our i..ue OF the
same date +. there any more OF the same
sort Mr. G
Year: 1863

have bonds which cannot be bettered
in this country. They must bring vo.
ry high premiums and the issue now
proposed of them will not only relieve
the country of redundant currency, but
Will enable the Government, in way
perfectly honorable, to pay its debts at
heavy discount. and to secure ample
resources, both at home and abroad, for
its present exigencics. 1t is easy to try
the proposed remedy. If it DO found
that these bonds cannot be disposed of,
nothing has been lost. But the bonds
will be sought AFTER and u high rate of
premium will be paid for them by the
capitalists Of this C, untry.
Year: 1863

In one compartment OF the cage in which
the animals perform at Van Amburgh's beau
tiful menagerie, is huge, tawny Asiatie lion.
His room mate is black female tiger This
tigress is small compared to the regal lion,
but is highly valued as a geological curiosity,
and the only specimen of the black tiger in
this country. She was purchased by Mr.. Van
Amburgh two years ago, and has lived with
the lion ever since. The attachment between
the twois remarkable. When other animals
are in the same cage, and any affront is offered
to the little tigress, she runs under the lion,
aud woe be to the animal that dares approach
her, No matter how hungry he may be, the
lion never touches his share of their daily
nneal until his little chum has selected her
share, and even this he never entirely con-
the animals are as fat as moles but this black
tigress is aldermanic in her proportions, and
no remedy exists for the matter. She has
been twice removed from the lion but,
until she has returned, the generous beast
would take neither food nor rest, while the
frantic manner inwhich he dashed at the bars
was sufficient warning that the further de-
tention of the tigress would be dangerous
matter. Should his mate die, the lion would
probably pine to death. Once, when she was
taken away, a liohess was substituted. The
lion instantly fell upon her, and at single
bite. broke hec spine and crushed some of her
ribs. Careful nursing saved her life, and she
is still living, but with her hinder parts i'm
movably paralyzed. 81 o
Year: 1863

Little faults. no less than great crimes, can
hide the light Of heaven from the soul. Just
breathe upon the glasses of telescope and
the dew of your breath viii shut out all the
stars - -
Year: 1863

her gaiety Of heart and cheerful temper, with
out wishing to appropriate her He could not
endure to have her addressed by any one; and
the result was perpetual discord-she main
tanning herright to cheeaful conversation with
gentlemen who visited at the house, and he
forbidding her to say more than the coldest
Year: 1863

KITCHEN ACCOMPLISHMENTS Girls, don't
he ashamed to learn how to do house work =
Learn all you can, and he proficient as you
can, in every plshmert:. science and
department of nowledge-especially in the
useful and sneial-but by all that you prize
most on ealth, happy home. do not neg lect
the all important part of every won ans edu-
cation, the prnper management of Il house
hold. Whatever your station, do not neglect
any portion of the kitchen apprenticeship
necessary to n through rraetial knowledge of
house keeping. None know how to command
so well as those who have have first learned
to serve. Learn to do-then you will know
how to direct
Year: 1863

ANEcDoTE OF SroNEwALL JAcKsoN.-The
papers are rehashing the old anecdotes of
Stonewall Jackson. We have one which is
new and we believe authentic, illustrating
his contempt for towards and doughf,ces.
When one of the corps of the Army of the
Po.omac was moving forward to join Con.
Burnside at the battle of Fredericksburg an
officer in one of the regiments, a Democratic
Southern sympathizer, fell out within sound
of the guns of the enemy and was made a
prisoner He was taken to the headquarters
of Stonewall jackson. who. learning of his
cowardlv conduct and Southern svmpathie>.
ordered his shoulder straps to be stripped off,
and that he be sent back within the Unor
lines. remarking that he should he lath to be
lieve that the Union army had many such of.
fcers jackson was himself an earnest and
brave man and naturally had II contempt for
shams and sneaks
Year: 1863

ALEFT. HANDED MARRIAGE.-We are asked
what " Morgaoatic Marriage is. A NOR
ganatic or - left handed" marriage implies n
marriage between man of superior and Il
woman of inferior rank. in which il is stipu
lated that the latter and her children shall
not enjoy tho rank nor inherit the possessions
of the former. This is regulation enforced
especially among the Royal and Ducal fami-
lies of the continent. in order that the fine
clay of the princely nature shall not be con
taminated by mixture with the common ma.
terial Of which the middle classes are com
NOsed
Year: 1863

Jenny is poor, andI am poor,


Yet we will wed-so say no more;
And should the bairnies to come
As few that wed but do have some
No doubt but heaven will stand our friend,
And bread, as well as children send;


So fares the hen in farmers yard,
To live alone she finds it hard
Eve known her weary every claw
IN search of corn among the straw;
But when il quest Of nicer food,
She clucks among her chirping brood;
With joy we see the seif-same hen,
That scratched for one could scratch for ten.
These are the thoughts that makes me Wiling
To take my girl without shilling,
And for the self-same cause, you see,
Jenny's resolved to marry me.
Year: 1863

Action brought in the District Court Of the 9th Jr-
dicial District, of the State of California and the
Complaint fled in the said county Of Shasta, in
the Office of the Clerk Of said District Court.