smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

CHANCES OF BEING KILLED IN WAR.-Marsh-
al SAKE, high authority in such things, was in
the habit of saying that to kill in battle,
the mans weight in lead had to be expended. A
French medical and surgical gazette, published at
Lyons, says the fact was verified at Solferino,
even with the recent great Improvements in fire.
arms The Austrians fired eight million four
hundred rounds. The loss of the French and It.
alians was two thousand killed, and ten thousand
wounded. Each man hit cost seven hundred
rounds, and every man killed, cost four thousand
two hundred rounds The main weight of balls
is one ounce; thus, we find that it is required on
average, two hundred and seventy-two pounds
of lead to kill man. If any of our friends should
get into military fight, they should feel great
comfort in the fact that seven hundred shots may
be fred at them before they are hit and four
thousand two hundred before they ''shufie of the
mortal coil"


1t must be borne in mind by the reader, that
the above estimate is made from facts furnished
by battle in which the most skillful soldiers of
the world were engaged. The conflict in which
soldiers are about to engage, entirely differ
ent. They will be brought in contact with lot
of inexperienced, half-faMshed hirelngs, not one
in twenty of whom, the New York Tribune says,
has ever seen gan, except through shop win
dow. The chances of being wounded will be
about one in every twenty five hundred-and of
being killed, one in five thousand.
Year: 1861

We make the following extract, showing
the expertness ofChinese thieves from Life
Among the Chinese recent work by Rev.
r. s. Maclay, q su;issionary Of the Methodist
Episcopal church ....f .s..


a foreign ship captain was once dining
at the table of foreign merchant in China,
when the conversation turned on this sub.
iect, and number of illustrative anecdotes
were recited by members of the company.
Among the incidents related was one in
which it happened the burglar bad entered
the room where the occupant was sleeping,
without disturbing his slumbers. The cap
tain received this story with staunch incre-
dulity, and declared with emphasis that he
defied any person to enter a room where he
was sleeping without awaking him.


'Why,' ssid the gentleman at whose table
he was dining, there was Chinese thiei
in this city who can steal a sheet on which
you are sleeping, without awsking YOU
Impossible 7 cried the indignant captain.
The merchant, however, was in ea'nes'
about the matter, and it was finally agreed
that the captain should spend few nights
in designated room or the merchants
house, Just to test the matter.


In accordance with the arrangement, tht
thief was informed of the circumstance, and
was assured Of safety ifcaught on the prem
ises during the time specified. The captain
occupied the room one or two nights and
nothing transpired to disturb his repese.-
The succeeding night about two hours pas
midnigh, the thief approached the windows
Of the roons'in which the captain slept, ant
findin all quiet within, cautiously made his
entrance. 1t was hot summer night, ant
the sleeper in his night clothes lay abou
the middle Of the bed, having his person
only partially covered with a thin counter
J pane. Softly approaching the bedside tn
1 thief removed the Counterpart, and then al
dressing himselfto the sheet ON which tn


sleeper was lying, he tegan in the gentles
manner to fold it up in narrow piles length


wise. Ina few minutes the last fold Q
sheet came close up against the form of tn
4 sleeper. And now came the most ditticul


part of the performance. twas compare


lively easy to fold up that part Of the shee


not in immediate contact with the captain
person, but how to remove the Part bencat
him without disturbing his fepose. Takin
|. a straw in his hand, the thief passed roun
: to the other side of the bed, and softly III


covering the sleeper's side, proceeded gent


to tickle him with the straw. Instantly tn
sleeper began to squirm anG shrink, and a


ter few seconds roll heavily over ava


from the prosecuting straw, and quite Oft II
| coveted sheet, thus leaving the prize to


gathered up and carried off IN triumph b
Q the thief. Next morning, when the ca
tain awoke from his refreshing sleep, to h
utter surprise and amazement, behold, Il


sheet was gone"
Year: 1861

Melancholy is only another name for
tough meat. We care not how imagina
tive a man may be, let him eat two picked
pigs feet. and he will feel as inanimate
as a sack of Goals. What We often think
to be mind, is half the time gristle.
Year: 1861

A cooper, finding considerable difficult
ty in keeping one Of the heads of a cask he
was finishing in ITS place, put his son 'n'
side to hold the head up. After compiet-
ing the work much to his satisfaction, he
was astonished TO find his boy inside the
cask, and without possibility Of getting
oat, except through the bunghole.
Year: 1861

A rough individual, whose knowledge
Of the classical language was not quite
complete, had been sick, and on recovering
was told by his doctor that he might eat
little animal food.


"No, SIR" said he, i took your cruel
easy enough, but hang me if can 60 your
day and oats.'
Year: 1861

All debts contracted, and engagements
entered into before the adoption of this
Constitution, shall be as valid against the
United States under this Constitution as
under the confederation.


OF THE SUPREME LAW or THE LAND.


This Constitution, and the Laws of the
United States which shall be made in pur.
suance thereof, and all treaties made, or
whish shall be made, under the authority
Of the United States, shall be the su-
preme law OF The land and the judges
in every State shall be bound thereby =
any thing in the Constitution or Laws OF
any State 10 the contrary notwithstand,
ing.


THE CONSTITUTIONAL OATH, AND RELIGIOUS TEST


The Senators and Represen tatives before
mentioned, and the members of the seve-
raj State Legislatures, and all executive
and judicial officers, both of the United
States and Of the several States, shall be
bound by oath or affirmation TO support
this Constitution but no religious test
shall ever be required as a qualification 10
any office or public trust under the United
States.
Year: 1861

In all criminal prosecutions, The accu-
sed shall enjoy tho right to a speedy and
public trial, by an impartial jury oftheState
and district wherein the crime shall have
been committed, which district shall have
been previously ascortsined by law and
to be informed of the nature and cause of
the accusation to be confronted with the
witnesses against him to have compulsa-
ry process for obtaining witnesses in his
favor; and TO have the assistance Of coun-
sci for his defence.
Year: 1861

The Congress shall have power to dis
pose of and make all needful ruos and
regulations respecting the territory or
other property belonging to the United
States; and nothing in this Constitution
shall be SO construed as to prejudice any
claims of the United States, or of any
particular State.
Year: 1861

SEC. 3. New States may be admitted by
the Congress into this Union, but no new
State shall be formed or erected within
the jurisdiction ofany other State nor
any State be formed by the junction of
two or more States, or parts of States,
without tho consent of the legislature of
the States concerned, as well as of t he
Congress.
Year: 1861

No person held to service or labor in
one State under the laws thereof, escaping
into another, shall, in consequence Of any
law or regulation therein, be discharged
from such service or labor, but shall be de.
livered up on claim of the party to whom
such service or labor may be due.
Year: 1861

A person charged in any State will
treason, felony, or other crime, who shall
flee from justice, and be found in anothei
State, shall, on demand of the exeoutiy,
authority of the State from which he fed
be delivered up TO be removed to tn,
State having jurisdiction of the crime.
Year: 1861

Frost and wind have done their worst.
The frost is unrobed, the verdure Of the
plain is faded and scared. Like the hopes
We often cherish low lie the leaves and
the flowers. What is the lesson we NAV
learn from the falling leaf? Early in au
tumn the functions Of the many organs
of plants ceased to be performed, and
the plant ceased to grow. To the care
Ess observer nature had ceased TO toi! -
Not SO 3: while the leaf was quvering in
the autumn breeze, seemingly only wait
ing to be cast off to tind resting place
at the foot Of the parent stem, a curious
work was going on at its point of attach.
ment. The bud, the germ Of the future
leaf was being folded up Drawn from
the hidden cause that acts through all
nature like instinct, a tiny leaf pecrcd
forth but the unconycuial air prevent
ed its dcvclopemcut, so that instead of a
leaf, rough and hardy scales were formed
over the germ of li;c within. This is
the simple pi i'osophy of the formation OF
the bud. There may be objections urged
against it; but it is no, the purpose at
prescn. to consider these. Now if we
examine the naked limbs Of the trees,
We shall find them set with these buds
These are the assurances that leaves will
come again Buds are generally formed
at the point of attachment between the
leaf and stem, and by their growth help
to cause the leaf to fail. We may learn
from this circumstance lessons of profit
aud encouragement. As the bud unfas.
tens the leaf, so the coming moment
crowds upon the present one, and urges
its departure. The leaf falls and the
same one returns not again SO the mo-
ment passes aud is gone. As the leaves
grow and flourish in their day, and at its
close fade and fall; SO the generations of
men arise, labor in their turn and pass
off. Leaves leave their buds behind them,
SO does the passing generation. Children
are the buds. Room for them is only made
ty the removal of the present ones. ST.
lent yet not unseen are the causes which
dcvelopc the buds of the forest; silent,
yet not all unseen are the means for the
development Of the coming people
Without the leaves of the present year,
the buds for the next could net have
been formed; SO by our stay must the
coming generations be prepared for ac-
ton. Teacher, look at the beauty, the
Of your work. Silently the
sunbeam toiled on to open the tender
germ of the plant As unceasing and as
earnest let your efforts be to develope the
buds of our future greatness, and to pre-
pare them for the spheres assigned them.
Faithful every moment of its stay was
the leaf to its mission. As faithful ev-
cry moment be you at your post of duty.
Beautiful was the leaf at departisg. AS
beautiful may you be, if as faithful.


R. d. r.
Year: 1861

Some Of the new paymasters are like
ly to pay dear for their first experiences.
l suppose thero is nothing more thor
oughly tied up with red tape than the
system Of paying men. The paymasters
are held accountable for everything. eves
to the proper construction Of the laws.
and as their accounts are frequently
not audited until six or eight months sf.
ter they have paid of a regiment, any
wrong payment they have made becomes
their own loss. Some paymasters that I
know have already been behind two or
three hundred dollars on single reei-
mcnt. If they have the good luck to b
assigned to the same regiments = sscosd
time, they may make themselves good,
but not otherwise.
Year: 1861

NARROW EsCAPE.-Mr. S. p. Pmnyoa and
his little boy narrowly escaped serious injury
from runaway horse. yesterday morning.
They were seated in their wagon, and driving
diagonally across D street, opposite the old
Postoflioe, when a runaway horse, with one
of George d. Winzell's covered buggies at
tached, came dashing down the street and
assayed to jump over Punyea's whole insti-
tuition. In this he did not succeed, but Pun
yea was thrown out and run over, and his
boy was also thrown out and considerably
bruised. Fortunately. neither of them was
alarmingly hurt The mystery to the i'm
mense crowd of people called together hy
the occurrence was, how SO little damage was
done to the horses and wagons The man
who hired the horse and buggy was on a
regular spree, and drove recklessly through
the streets till he finally fel out of the buggy,
somewhere up town, and the horse was run
ming Say when the collision occurred.
Year: 1861

TIE Sunday law took effect on the first
inst. We do not know whether it is the in
tention of the Saloon keepers in this city to
observe its requirements or not. We see by
the Alta that the dealers at San Francisco
held a meeting on Thursday evening and re
solved on keeping their places of business
open on Sunday, one Of their number having
consented TO test the legality of the law by
submitting to arrest and then carry the case
up to the Supreme Court Over nine hundred
members Joined the Association. Communi-
cations as TO their position on this question
will be addressed to each and every member
nominated by the various political parties Of
the day for the next Legislature.


We learn that in Sacramento the keepers
Of saloons have raised several hundred dol
lars, and employed ten lawyers, in order to
have a testing case laid before the Supreme
Court
Year: 1861

WE shall soon doubt whether the S cosh
meeting at San Francisco had any officers, we
see so many cards from individuals declaring
that they knew nothing Of it, and whose
names have been published as Vice Presidents;
among others, our old friend and townsman,
NJ. Englnder who declares that his name
appeared without his knowledge or consent.
That crowd are keen enough for Offices, if OF
no more consequence than V. p. of meet
ing, and yet they were unable to find men
among themselves of character enough to
place in so responsible position as those re-
puted to have been filled 10y those who dis
claim all connection with them, and were
compelled to go outside Of their little ar
rangement for good names.
Year: 1861

The following account Of the noble and
humane conduct Of the rebels did not appear
in the Express Extra, although in the Union
of yesterday;


"rhe barbarsm praeticel by the rebels at
Bulls Run was unparalleled. A private of
the First Connecticut Regiment found a
wounded rebel lying in the sun and carried
him gently to the shade, and gave him a
drink from his canteen. The rebel revived
and deliberately shot his bencaetor


This truly fraternal feeling was doubtless
shared in by the friends of the wounded
wretch, judging from other incidents related.
Year: 1861


A N ORDINANCE, PROVIDING FOR
n the construction ofa sidewalk on Pine and Church
streets:


The Trustees Of the City Of Nerddd do orddin as olloOS:
SECTION I. II shall be the duty Of the property
holders the easterly side OF Pine street and the
southery side of Church street. from the corner OF
Pine and Commercial to the corner Of Church and
Main streets, before the first day of January,
1852, TO construct sidewalk in front of their
property.


SEC 2. Said sidewalk shall be on the grade of the
Streets of uniform width, and shall be constructed
under the direction and supervision of the City
Marshal.


SEC. g. Should any property holder on Pine and
Church streets, between the termini specified in
the first section of this ordinance neglect or refuse
to construct the sidewalk in front of his or her prop
erty as required it shall be the duty of the Marshal
to let out contract for having the work DONE and
the property along the line thereof shall be held re-
sponsible for the reasonable expense of the same.
Passed November goth, A. D.. 1861.


CHAS. lent, President.
JAS. MONROE, Clerk pro tenn.
Year: 1861

How TO CLEAR THE PoToMAc "A Washington
correspondent writes to the New York Post a
follows:


There are several ways in which the Potomac
can be cleared Of batteries. Those at Shipping
Point are commanded by high BLUM on the
Maryland shore, and II necessary this will be
mounted with long cannon, and the rebel
guns silencsd. The landing Of strong force al
Aqua Creek would doubtless clear the river
Some time last Summer there was great excite.
ment about the threatened closing Of the river
ana 6eneral scous advice was sought in the
matter He replied that he could not employ the
army In clearing every little point down the Pc.
tomac; that II he undertook such Job he would
succeed In nothing else; but that when the army
moved down upon Manassas the Potomac would
be speedily abandoned by the rebels This proved
TO be true. When our troops commenced the
movement upon Manassas the rebel troops on
the river below left 1t except one Point, Aquis
Creek.
Year: 1861

to speak, and for the Executive and Congress
to act. We want men-men and borses-
nothing else. They are but to be called for to
be had. They are at hand, and ready. We
trust more extended policy to meet the wants
Of the country will be at once entered upon.
We trust it is already inaugurated. Let all
twelve-nonths' volunteers be accepted without
delay; and long before the suns Of May next
shall have banished the asperities of winter,
and warmed the earth into fruitfulRess and
life, the enemy will have been crushed from
our path and driven headlong to the northern
most borders of his sterile region.


"Men are wanted-csvalry is wanted.s
Year: 1861

FROM WAsHNGTON.-The CORES


pondent of the New York Evening Post


says -


The feeling against traitors in this


capital has grown intense within forty


eight hours. The man who dares openly


express his delight at the fall of Sumter


is watched, followed, and in some instan-


ces exposed to rough usage. Yesterday


a gentleman inquired eagerly at one Of


our places of public resort if it was GER


tain that Anderson's return FIRE killed no


one of the confederates The reply was


that no one was killed. His countenance


instantly became joyful.


A bystander came up fiercely with the
question, Sir, are you a secessIonist ?
Oh no ? was the answer, am only
glad thai no blood was she'd But how
came you to ask SO anxiously about the
rebels You did not seem to care whe-
ther Anderson's little band were destroy
ed or not The man was taken aback
by this aspect of affairs, and edged him
self away. 1t was afterwards discovered
that he is a secret secessionist The way
in which be was questioned will give an
idea Of the high state of excitement here.


Gen. Scott bears up well under the ar
iuous duties which now crowd upon him.
lie is cheerful, and ii is reported was not
At all surprised at the surrender of Sum-
Ter. In fact he anticipated the lombard
ment before the feet could do anything
affectual for the gallant Anderson's relief.


The President remains calm under the
excitement of the hour, and his friends
are agreeably surprised 20 find that his
health is gradually improving in the
midst Of the weighty causes which press
upon him. 1t is hardly probable that he
win go out to the Soldiers Home to re-
side, as was contemplated short time
ago. Under the present circumstances
it will probably he absolutely necessary
that he should be within instant reach of
his cabinet officers"


From the correspondent of the Phila-
lelphia Press;


Hon. G. NJ. Clay called upon the
President early to-day and urged the ne
'essity of public intimation by proclama-
ion that protection would be guaranteed
0 life and property in all the loyal states
# the Union. This protection is, OF
.onrse, implied and guaranteed by the
Constitution ; but reports have been put
n circulation in the Border Slave States
hat no protection will be given against
nobs and slave instructions. The ne
essity for an explicit intimation from the
Executive win allay apprehension, and
ecure the active cooperation of all
Union and conservative men in those
States. The subject was brought before
he cabinet counsel"
Year: 1861

GsT To deal justly, love mercy, and
walk humbly with God; to be dilligent
m business, fervent in spirit, serving the
Lord to be afraid of a little sin, thank
ful for little duty, are nine excellent
properties of true piety.
Year: 1861

paired by him to bis successor. ,e


Why should there not be a patient con
fdence in the ultimate justice of the peo-
ples Is there any better or equal hope in
the world? In our present difficulties, is
either party without faith of being in the
right? 80


If the almighty Ruler of Nations, with
HIS eternal truth and Justice, be on your
side of the North, or on your side of the
South, that truth and that justice will sure.
ly prevail by the Judgment OF this great
tribunal-the jndgmert of the American
people.


By the frame of the government under
which weive, this same people have wise
lygiven their pnblicservants but little pow
er to do mischief, and have, with equal
little to their own hands at very short ln-
tervals


While the people retain their virtues
and vigilance, no administrations. by any
extreme of wickedness or folly, can very
seriously injure the Government in the
short space OF four years.
My countrymen, one and all, think
calmly and well upon this whole subject.
Nothing valuable can be lost by taking
time. If there be an object to hurry any
Of you in hot haste to step which you
viii never take deliberately, that object
will be frustrated by taking time, but no
good object can be frustrated by it.
| Such Of you as are now dissatisfied still
have the old constitution unimpalred and
on the sensitive point, the laws of your
own framing under it, while the new adj
ministration will have no immediate pow
er If it wonld, to change either. Ii it were
admitted that you. who are dissatisfied,
hold the right in the dispute, there still is
no single good reason for precipitate ae-
ton.


Intelligence, patriotism, christianity and
firm reliance on Him who has never
yet forsaken this favored land, are still
competent to adjust, in the best way all
our present difficulties.


In your hands, my dissatisfied country.
men, and not In mine, is the mo1nentous
issue of civil war The Government will
not assail yor.


You can have no conflict with out being
/ yourselves the aggressors. You have nc
oath registered in Heaven to destroy this
government, while I shall have the mos
| solemn one to preserve, protect and defeno
| it.


l am 10th to close. We are not enc


mics. but friends. We must not be ene
mies-though passion may have strained, il
must not break our bonds of affection
The mystic clouds of memory, stretching
from every battlefield, and every pati lot :
grave, to every living Learth-stone, all over
this broad land, will yet swell the chorus
of the Union, when again touched, as surely
they will be by the better angels of our ma
ture.
Year: 1861

A PLucKY PARsoN.-The renowned Parson
Brownlow, editor of the Knoxville (Tenn.)
Wing, filings his defiance to the "rebels" in a
late number of that paper. He says:


Southerners in South Carolina, Alaboma
and Georgia, are constantly sending in their
insulting epistle3 to us, and ask a discontinue
ance of their papers because we are opposed
secession. We receive as many new patrons
as we lose old ones but if we were to re-
eeive none, and every man on our list were
withdrawn, we could have no part or lot in
the wickedness and treason of secession. This
effort to break up this Government, led on
by South Carolina, is a bold, wicked, daring
and dannable act, for which its wicked Lead
ers ought to be gnominiously executed This
whole scheme of disunion is a more consumats .
Abolition contrvance than was ever devised
by the North, by the most ultra anti slavery
men, and will work the greatest mischief to
the slave population of the country. 1t will
bring about the overthrow of slavery one
hundred years sooner than the Republican
party could have done it. The cotton States
may 90 out of the Union the border States
may 60 out with them; all together, may
form rihern confederacy. We shall ad-
here to our Union. Constitution and laws.
and denounse secession and the miserable
Southern confederacy that may spring from
it, and those who brought it about, though it
may cost us our life on the scaffoldl Nay,
we shall dare say in the teeth of South Caro-
lima, that the Federal Government ought to
enforce the laws, collect her revenue, and
lash the rebellous States back into line at
point of the sword and the mouth of the can
non. We have no desire to live under any
Government organized and controlled by the
corrupt, wicked, and hell-deservng villains
who lead this revolution in the South.