smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1864

The Express Of the 28th ult., has the following re-
| r1arks:


FROM TIE FRONT.
The enemy Is evidently threatening an advance on
extreme right, though definite movement has yet
been developed. AS we have already mentioned some
skirmishng occurred in front of our cavalry lines on
Friday, and some demonstration made on Satur-
day morning, but nothing The actv witty along


the enemys lines in that quarter has given rise to the
apprehension of attack and our troops have accord
il gy been put in proper trim for it, It may be made
or If no regular attack occurs heavy feint may be
expected to divert attention from preparations on an
other portion of the lines where more serious move
ments may be looked for.


Some shelling Cured yesterday in the vicinity of
Forts Malone and Louisiana, in which both the Yau-
kee and Confederate batteries took part The Yankees
to take great sport in casting few shell at the
forts and the adjoining lines, and therefore practice
their gunners frequently.


Picket firing, which slackens greatly during the day
is resumed with great rigor the approach of dark
and kept up during the night. The Yankees fire
very rapidly at night for the pose it Is supposed OF
preventing deserlons from their army, which of late
have become very numerous. The discharge of a mus.
ket be counted for every second of time and we
sumo the practice is quite successful in keeping dess
ters back.


Notwithstanding these efforts, however q number of
who have become tired of the Yankee service daily
enter our lines Yesterday ten or dozen came TO- ar
the same number Saturday. In conversation Wit b
of these men, who, by the way, ia very intelligent
one we were given to understand that thousands are
waiting behind to desert at the first favorable opporu
nifty. They deny emphaticay that Grant is receiving
reinforcements, has received anything like the
Der reported.


Everything reported quiet on the Chesterfield lines
From an intelligent officer who reached the city yes
terday afternoon from the vicinity of Dutch Gap, we
learn that the Yankees still pushing ahead on this
work in the face of all opposition and difficulty. Our
morars and batteries shell the canal continually, day
and night. There remain but few yards more OF ex-
oavaton-probably some fifteen or twenty-when the
canal will be completed and the mouth blown out. 1t
is believed this will be accomplished this week.
The enemy have considerable feet between Dutch
Gap aud Bermuda Hundred but the vessels lately as
sembled in Hampton Roads have not come up thus far
Intelligence received through entitled to


dence leads infer that this feet intended and has
sailed for Savannah some harbor in that vicinity,
to cooperate with Sherman should that officer succeed
in marching his army through Georgia.
Year: 1864

The Fayetteville North CGrolinian of Tuesday, the
29th instant that that paper will shortly be
removed to Wilmington, from which point it will be
published the ensuing week.


We trust tnat Col. SINCLAIR will fud this change
conducive both to his pleasure and his profit. As a
general thing, we believe that views coincide and
even should dfrence Of opinion exist since peo
pie cauno always agree, in the world
why we cannot agree to disagree, giving each other
credit for conscientious motives. We extend hearty
welcome to the Caronan, and iee confident that our
intercourse will be mutually courteous and agreeable.
Wby should it not
Year: 1864

RICHMOND, Dec. both houses went into secret
session to day after the hour of meeting Ia the
Senate the house joint resolution relative to the exemption
of State officers was taken up, debated and ad on the
Year: 1864

right lodging in the corner of the buggy seat. In
this position he was conveyed to the house of his broth
er Peter near by.


In the confusion OF the moment the prisoner Jack
SOD, esoaped.-Marios Star
Year: 1864

| The London Times /" City Article" says:
Advices from New York, with regard to the mode
in which the Washington Government have received
The of the capture of the Confederate steamer
Florida awaited with the greatest interest by the
mercantile well the political world. One reason
for the importance attributed these advices consists
in the inference that if the affair be pallated
demned by Lncoln's Government, it will hencecrth
entirely extnguh any power the part ct the United
States to assa by priyateers the of any
tion with which they may be at war, since the
dent will establish claim to the right to pursue and
destroy every such vessel whatever may be the port
which she may seek shelter or supplies.


SPEECH LORD PALMERsToN ON THE AMERICAN





The New Lord Mayor of London was inaugurated
on the 9th ins with the usual ceremonies terminating
with grand banquet at GuiIdhal.


The leading members of the British Cabinet and
other high dignitaries were present.


Lord Palmerston, in an eloquent speech spoke cheer
ngly of European politics.


AS regards America, be said There is one dark
spot in the picture which the affairs of the world pre-
sent. The dark spot lies the other side of the At
1antic. We grleve and every man OF right mind must
greve that that bloody and disastrous which broke
out than three years ago among the kindred
tions of Northern America, still RACES still lays waste
the fertile plains of the continent still bedews with the
blood of Its people those forests and tracts of errory
which ought to be cultivated, and become sources of
wealth, pleasure and Happiness to MANKIND.


We may earnestly trust that human nature will not
long permit that deadly and disastrous strife to contin
ue-that the cCntending parties within some period
not remote will ind it much better to be recouciled
than to fight, and that those disputes which have be
dewed that continent with fraternal blood will be set
tied by an amcable arrangement between themselves.
Loud cheers


The beginning of the strife was expected to be at
tended in this country with the disastrous results
to manufacturers These alarms have been found ground
less At all events, out Of evil may come some good,
and trust In future our sources of supply will be
spread great portion OF the gobe, and hat we
snail no longer be dependent any country for
materials essential TO the industry and prosperity of
our own country.
Year: 1864

There is one class of people who enter
tain feeling of regret that Lncoln's chan
ces Of reelection are not bright. We do
not alude now to the shoddy contractors,
but to the Southern Confederates. Hear
the Richmond Eromjner:


1T is in no spirit Of eXultation that we
contemplate his coming event for Abra-
ham has been good Emperor for us; he
has served our turn his policy has settled,
established and made irreyocable the sepa-
ration of the old Union into nations essen
TALLY foreign; and we may be almost sorry
to part with him, He was, in the eyes of
all mankind, an unanswerable argument
for our secession he stood there a living
justification, seven feet high of the stead
fast resolution of these States to hold no
more political communion with race capa-
bic, not only Of producing such being, but
Of making it ruler and king. y


Lincoln knowing his popularity with the
rebels, it is supposed will insist upon bring
ing in the votes of the rebel States, to coun-
terhalance those Of tho loyal, which will lie
against him.
Year: 1864

permanently prevent the enforcement of
the laws You cannot in any wise improve
yGur own condition in the present, and must
seriously injure it in the future. Judicious
and conservative men who look to the su-
premacy of Government for the protection
and safety of their persons and property,
will not syInpathize or cooperate with you:
You may commit crime; you may shed
blOod you may destroy property; you may
spread devastation over some localities OF
the State; you may give aid and comfort for
a season to the rebels already in arms against
the country; you may transfer, for Il brief
time, the horrors Of war from the fields of
the South to those of the State of Ohio;
You may paraliZe prosperity, and create con-
sternation and alarm among our people,
This is bare possibility; but it is all you
can hope to accomplish; for you have looked
upon the progress of our present struggle to
little purpose if you have not learned the
great recuperative power and the deep earn
estness of the country in this contest
The final result will not be doubtful; the
disaster to you will be complete, and the
penalty will equal the enormity Of the
crime.


From the commencement of this rebellion,
tiIG LotSilC VI OlllU His lidlulttiutu d III III
and inhexible position. which cannot now be
abandoned. In this internal danger that
now threatens us, / call upon all good citi
zens to assert and maintain the supremacy
of the Constitution and the laws of the
land. These constitute the great elements
of our strength as a nation. and they are the
bulwarks Of our people. Hold in subiuga-
ton by persuasion and peaceable means, if
you can, all attempts at civil insurrecticn, or
armed resistance to the laws. Failing in
this there is another duty, as citizens from
which we may not shrink, and to which |
earnestly hope we may not be enforced, To
those who threaten us with this evil, ! say,
we do not use any threats in return. There
is no desire to provoke passion or create fur
ther irritation. Such men are earnestly
and solsnly invoked to abandon their evil
purpose; but at the same time, they are
warned that this invocation is not prompted
by any apprehension of the weakness of the
Government or the success of the attempts
to destroy it. | would avert by all proper
means. the occurrence Of civil war in the
State, but if it must come, the consequence
be upon those who prccipitate it upon us.


JOHN BROUGH.
Year: 1864

From all the information we have at hand,
and we have not been idle in acquiring it.,
we can positively assure our Democratic
brethren that all goes well even here in old
Abolition jefferson county. We are max
ing gains every day, and by the time the
election comes around, if matters progress
as favornbly as at present, we will reduce
the Abolition majority to a merely nominal
figure. if we do not gain a!decided success -
They may think we are playing the game of
"brag, but when called to a show they
will, in our opinion, be surprised to find the
Democracy hold the winning cards, Peace
will be trumps in the game for the Presiden-
cy.-- ,StabenriHe Coulter.
Year: 1864

Runaway from The kitchen of the subscri<
her my faithful dog, "FoRNEY." He
wore on his neck collar, with his name in
scriled thereon. He served me faithfully
during owership, and / cannot conceive
what induced him to desert me in this, the
hour Of sorest trial Every effort has been
made to secure him, but without avail
When last heard from he was supposed to
be making his way out of the country
A reward Of twentytons of greenbacks, or
a barrel of soft soap, as preferred will be
given for his return to me- Or half the
abote. reward will be maid for any informa.
ton that will lead to his speedy recovery.


A TJNKI-sf
Year: 1864

WETLEs Brown, glib-tongued mulatto,
discoulages the enlistment Of colored men,
as we would Judge by the following extract
from his speech made in Boston recently.


SAT first desired that coored men should
20 TO the war. to convince this God-forsaken
nation that black men are as valiant as other
men. Bnt our people have been SO cheated,
robbed, deceived and outraged everywhere,
that cannot urge them to go. We have an
imbecile administration, and the most imbe
cile management that it is possible to con-
ceive of.


There have been some score or more of
Democratic editors arrested for discouraging
enlistments and speaking disrespectfully Of
Old Abe. We will now see whether the per.
sonof negro is considered more sacred than
that ofa Democrat
Year: 1864

There is very plain distinction between these terms
but eueh is the disposition in these times to
found be authority OF the lawmakers with that Of the
officers entrusted with the execution OF the laws that
many persons do not 10 know the difference For
instance, We have been met several times recently with
the positive assertion that TIE Secretary of War had
issued order caucerg the contracts of all bonded
agricuurali5s and ordering them forthwith enrolled
for the field.


The mistake arises from the failure to observe the
fact that there two classes of bonded agrcuturiss
those exempted by act of Congress for being planta-
tions the las of January last, owning controlling If
teen hands over and those either rot planting at
the date specified, or having less number of hands
who were detailed By the Secretary of War. under
the authority given the President by Congress to
grant details in all where il his Judgment,
justice, equity and necessity require it," There
s also given him in the same act to "revoke such
ordsrs of details whenever he thinks proper" This,
therefore, is the class G. bonded agricuursts whose de-
tails said in some in have been revoked
The power that grants detail Can revoke it, but no
power except Congress can revoke exemption
toned by Confederate law. We hope to the
day that All executive officer of this government would
venture to set aside law CT the legislative branch,
whose mandate he is bound to obey. But it is idle to
discuss such question. No order OF the kind has
oeen issued or is at all likely to be.-Mongomery Ad-
ve1t1Ser.
Year: 1864

The Confederate States Congress will meet today at
Richmond. We presume that as much paper has been
printed over with advice to Congress would sup
ply all its members during the session with maOy
tices which they would more readily take and more
highly prize. Some of the advice given has per-
baps been good but very much has been of very doubt
ful expediency at least to no harsher eZpresslon


Somebody said years ago in England that there were
two things that all thought they could do even if
they had never tried e., drive gig and edit news
paper. We may say that there are LOW two sciences
which all appear to have mastered, think they
have mastered by intuition. We allude to those Of
war and finance.


Now, we don't know much practically about
either of these sciences, but know enough to enable
to discover and to be amazed at the Wild radical and
wholly preposteroas schemes that have ventila
ted in print, sometimes edtoraly and sometimes
anating from correspondents. Much as we dislike the
idea of secret sessions, do not but that contnu
snce of them might work we'll at this time. We must
think that many fancy theorists paper simply bring
forward their theories in order that their theories may
in turn bring them forward. We know that while
FooTE and "other such survive there will not be want
ing in Congress who will take up its time talking
for talk sake-for outsders-propoundng theories
making Gd coptGndum appeals and motions, and doing
other wrong things Let there be gallery-no news
paper publication of the speech of the Hon. Noodle
Doodle or Doodle, end the aforesaid n, d. or B., will
be far less apt to spread themselves to the disgrun-
msnt OF their neighbors, and the injury OF the public


As for projects, they will probably be very suff
cently ventilated, 10 the arming of two hundred
thousand negroes, &c. &C., but we think it probable
that more attention will be paid to executive recon-
mendations on military matters backed they will be-
by The authority of General LEE than will be
paid to similar recommendations on finance
We do not believe any nan Can even guess
what Congress will do the financial question: nor do
apprehend that sight Of the sche recommended
by MIR. TRENHOLM will lend much aid to the calculation
Of that questson A good deal of blame has been cast
upon MIR. TRESHoLMs predecessor on acc cunt of the
abortive attempt made by the last Congress restoring
order to the finances and strength to the currency but the
fact was that the legislation of Congress that sub
ject bore little resemblance to the plans recon-
mended by Mr.. MEMMINGER. Will Congress pay more
regard to Mr.. TRENHOLM? We doubt it. MIR. MEN
MINGER was believed to enjoy the benefit of MIR. TREN.
RoL2's experience and advice, so that Mr.. TRENHOLM
himself can bring little nothing of new strength or
weight to the work of Influencing Congress. Such we
.apprehend will be found to be the case.


AS Congress is already organized, it will be ready
10 proceed at once to business should there be QUO
rum present, which we think there is likely to be-
Year: 1864

This excellent regiment, made up of the men between
the ages of As and fifty in the 9th Congressional dis
tric left here yesterday afternoon under the command
OF Col Charles E. Shober. They are themselves the
have, and they are commanded by gentleman of con-
siderable experience as soldier and OF eminent quai
cations for the high position which be has the honor
bold 1t is greatly to be hoped that the exgencies


this campaign will not make it necessary to keep these
men and the home guards ont many weeks and, in
their absence, let every person, who in as
sst in seeding, be busy occupied in the fields at home
Our people should not if possible let lands stand
uncultivated We cannot pass through another CAM
pagn without the usual wheat asd oat crops but if
proper skill and industry employed in the fields of
husbandry, we are in danger Of want starvation or
subjugation.
Year: 1864

We Won't bet dme-not single dime upon the
result of the election at the North. We take it that
Lincoln, 10 to the techncalties of it-Lncoln
electors have been chosen in nearly all Of the States
that voted yesterday. But We won't bet dime and
we not so very certain as to whether we care a
dime.


We will probably receive some news by Friday or
Saturday, and may at tie same time receive other
news from tie North little more reliable than the
bogus dispatches with which Stanton, Grant & Co.,
have recently been feeding up the Yankee nation The die
is now cast and there is really nothing to be made by
falsehood.
Year: 1864

I'LL TELL PA, WHEN He CONES HoME-A friend of
ours who had taken pride for some time in cutiva-


ting full crop of hair on his face, was called away
FROM home on business few days ago. While absent,
inexperienced barber spoiled his whiskers in trim
ming them, which so vexed friend that he directed
the barber to make clean job of it by shaving whiskers
and moustache all of. The barber obeyed, and our
friends face was smooth and deicas as when in his
teens He returned home in the night Next MORN
ing bis little girl did not recognize him waking up.
Looking over her mother, and seeing she supposed
stranger in the bed, she remarked, in her childish
simplicity, Mister, get out OF here I'll tell pa on you
when he comes home"
Year: 1864

IL We find any one thing more than another, upon
which exchanges generally. if not universally
agreed it is in opposition to the proposal to put
IN the bands of any of the negro las soldiers of the
South Some portions Of the press may not be fully
committed in opposition to the policy referred to, but
those portions small indeed, and represent but
very limited segment of the circle Of public OPINION.


One thing that think Congress will do is to adopt
this bantling ofsome Of the Richmond extremists.
Year: 1864

From the Eutaw Wing and Observer


The South is every way stronger to-day than when che
first drew out the sword defend her civil religious
affairs Her immense capabilities for defensive warfare
have been developed The natural Increase of her
laon more than tuppes the wants of in war. She
has and munitions Of in abundance veteran ar
mics aud skiul leaders in tn field and patient patriot
ic and active people at home determined endure
last extremity rather than submit domination
of the North. Nothing ia wanting to her final sep
saton from her oppressors but patient continuance for
time onger in the abors and dangers whcn constitute,
in all tmes the purchase price of national freedom.
Year: 1864

To. CURE MEAr-A friend writes us, to five gallons
ct water add seven and halt pnts of SALT one pint Of
minutes and skim it off, and when cold put it on the
meat. Spead the meat OUT sprinkle lightly with salt
and let it get perfectly cold. Be sure all the animal
heat is removed pack in barrea keep it we'll covered
with the pickle. Let it remain four or FIVE weeks or
longer and then hang it up to dry. 1t can be saved
without the satpetre Or gyrup.-Clarios.
Year: 1864

ABsTRAcT1oNs are not now much in vogue, unless,
perhaps, it be the spirit of apples abstracted from the
juice There must be any quantity Of that absttacted
from the great crop of apples fnd the small number
brought forward in a raw state.
Year: 1864

To-day the grand quadreEnisl eaturnala culmInate
at the North n election or form OF election IN the
various States, for electors to choose President and
Vice President of the United States One way or an
other we will have the result before the end of the week.
We have little doubt 10 regard to it, but We have some
1t is difficult to tell what may not be possible, but eVl-
dently, unless some accident occurs, ABkAHAA lin
COLIN will be reelected since be has made his arrange
ments to secure that result. We hardly say that
we care much. ABRAHAM LINCOLN we know; McCLEL-
Lam is a weak man and an unreliable one. He is will
ing to be anything for success.


Last night was urquestonably a noisy one through
out the North but especially in the great cities. Every
public square was the scene of last /. and rally
every street traversed by procession with ban
ners and torches brass bands and brickbats. It is
barely possible that some fluids stronger than water
were imbibed, and that infatuated individuals
didn't ego home till the morning" having accepted OF
pressing invitation to spend the balance OF the night
in the watchhouse.


We would not treat lightly anything that could even
seem likely to exert any reel influence upon the present
struggle upon the great question OF peace or war
But we unable to how this election can substan-
italy affect these questions one way CT the other to any
apprecable extent. We rather ncne to the opinion,
however that the election OF MCCLELLAN might soon
er bring about the desirable consummation of divided
councils at the North than that ofIINCoLN, it would
place the Executive in party antagonism to the great
majority of the Congress Something might possibly
occur calculated to block the game. We don't see
much harm that could arise from the election of Nc
CLE1LAN-he could not well be worse than LINCOLN,
and be might be better. At any rate, deal might
improve hand. We confess to considerable curl
oslty, amounting to strong WISH to how Nc CLEL-
LAN's election would work. We think it hardly prob
able that curiosity will be gratifed.


Daily Journal, 6tl
Year: 1864

horrd dissonance OF gcug, the awful squeal of
steam whistle or some other diaboical sound worse
than any Of these all OF them combined perhaps an
imitation of his oFn snoring


There is comfort in thinking your own thous shts-
none in squeezing them out for use-in lying supine
sub tegmsne and forth, and in gazing up into the
clear, but not cloudss sky Clouds the drapery Of
heaven, ever changing, but ever beautiful in the fine
weather OF Summer or of fAutumn-grand amid the
storms and tempess of Winter, or the thunderbursts
of other seasons sky like life, wants some gentle
clouds to relieve its monotony and bring it into harmo-
ny with nature and with human feeling Happy that
life whose sorrows pass away like Summer clouds,
| freshening it's sympathies and beightening its joys
| HALF PAST ELEvEN.-We drop the subject abruptly
to look our exchanges and try to find something
wise enough in them to compensate for our folly.
We have been informed that some parties, who, we
know not have been creating the impression around
the suburbs of that cattle aud hogs to be i'm
pressed and that under the impression thus created they
have purchased cows and hogs at merely nomina
price Or one far below their real value.


We requested to state that the only impressment
ordered is for horses and mules for artillery and field
transportation.


The duty of the mpressing officer is at all times ar
unpleasant one. It is hard enough to have to take
horses and mules without bearing the additional blame
of taking cattle and hogs.