smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862




AppeaIs.


The following rules, making important changes IN the
calendar practice Of the Court Of Appeals were adopted
tho 25th Instant
a. The printed calendar for the present january
term, and for each succeeding January term, shah
stand as the calendar for the entire year. Causee
noticed and placed upon the calendar for the Janu.
ary term Of any year shall be considered noticed
for all the subsequent terms Additional causes may be
noticed for the March term 1862 which shall be printed
with their appropriate numbers, and annexed TO tho
calendar After the january term in each year here
after, causes except such as are by aw entitled TO
preference will be permitted be placed upon the calen
dar without the direction OF the Court.


RULE 25 Judgments by default will not be allowed ,
will be reserved set down for hearing upon
particular day, except in extraordinary When
Is called in its order upon the calendar must be
either argued, submitted passed. If either party
appear alone, he may at his option, be heard
orally, submit the upon his printed brief.
If the appellant only appears he shall furnish the Court
with the number printed copies Of the case and
Of his points, the respondent he shall hand to the Court
the copies of the served upon him. and fourteen
printed copies Of his points The party thus appearing
and arguing submitting his case, shall hand TO the
oegk printed copy OF his briof to bo delivered,
whenever called for to the opposite party who may At
to each member OF the court and the opposite
party printed to such brief, which may be re-
piled to in like manner at any time within fifteen days
after such service.


RUIE 26 The call Of tho calendar At the second. and
each subsequent term In the year. will commence at the
point whero terminated at tho previous term except
that placed upon the calendar a the next March
term If entitled by their date otherwise to priority
the remaining upon the calendar be hrst
called. Causes which are passed, and whoD " conee-
quence to the foot Of the calendar will reeue theH
original places upon tho calendar the ensuing year.
Year: 1862

The President in his inaugural address, stated


that ' we have neither asked nor received as


sistance from any quarter" This may be very


gratifying to our pride; but, in view Of the ac-


Suowiedged insuticieucy Of our mechanical pro
ductiOns, and the abundant agricultural re-


sources at our command for eniisting the sup
port OF foreign governments, it strikes us as a
strange policy. It may be humiliating 70 go
abroad begging help, and such a line of con
duct might defeat the object sought to be OBJ
rained; bat we are not beggars IN the unpleas-
aat sense OF the word, nor would We appear as


such by proposing terms Of alliance by which
~ might exchange our productions for those Of
other countries, and secure our independence


We possess staples OF vast value which are
ssgeriy desired by all the civilized nations of
the esrLh; we have at our disposal a carrying
trade, which would be a source Of ine1hausti-
BE wealth to any power on whom We Nigh; be-
STOW it.


A proffsr Of this trade, aud free and ezclu-
sive commerce with US, TO France, would if
properly presented, hold out temptations which
the sagacious ruler Of that country would not
hesitate q moment to accept. lie would appre-
c!ate the benefits to his country and people, and
would, in all probability cheeriully and promptly
accede to any conditions we might propose We
want arms and munitions of war, steel-pIated
steamers and recognition as an independent
people. To obtain these, it will not be degrading
10 Us to offer friendly nation all the commercial
advantages in our power The articles which
we need France has in abundance, and those
with which we are sGrteited are they which are
especially wanted by France. Here are the
besT OF all conditions for speedy, certain, mu-
tUally beneficial and lasting alliance.


If our Government has neglected to press this
matter on the consideration of France, it has
been cTiHjlaiDy reu4iss, ana should change its
tactics at once. The last foreign news informs
rs that England has formally refused to recog-
nize our national existence. That proves that
we cannot look to her for sympathy or support,
and should admonish US Of the urgent impor-
tanc6 Of addressing ourselves, as soon as posi-
be-. to the only other nation capable and dis |
posed 10 render US effective aid Frsnce is that
power We ea4 make it to her advantage 10 /
extend to Us al the assistance we need, and we 4
should not loose one minute in doing it,


She came to our help at Yorktown, at the /
critical period Of our revolutionary struggle and /
# properly approached, she viii come again. and /
this time with more profit to herself than then
for now she viii establish a close and lasting
commercial and political alliance with US


Let no foolish pride on our part stand in the /
way Of accomplishing this great end-by which 4
We shall not only achieve our freedom and in
dependence. but deal Old EngSpd and New
England blow which will make them starger
or censuries.-RichmOHd Enquirer.
Year: 1862

From the Atlanta ContederaeYl


The Mayor Of our city, Hon James NJ. Cal
houn cordially invites the Convention 20 meet In our
city, and tenders them the use Of the City Hail


We take the liberty to appoint Wednesday, the l2th
day Of March, as that day has been suggested by q
number Of our exchanges and will in our judgment be
most suitable The buAines be got through with and
she convention can adjourn before the end Of the week


We invite every Telegraph Company in the CoutedeT'
ate States % have representative here 81 the time.
Year: 1862

MAKE A BEGINNING.-Bemember in alI
things that if you DO not begin you will never
come to an end. The 6rst weed pulled up in
the garden, The first seed set il the ground the
first shilling put in the savings bank, and the
first mile Travelled on a Journey are all impor-
tant. things-they make beginning and there
by nope pledge, an assurance, that you are
in earnest with what you have uudertake ia.
How many poor, idle, erriag, hesitanng OUT
cast is now creeping aud crawling his way
through the world who nigh. have held up his
head and ProspsTed if, instead Of plttins OF
his resolutions Of amendment and Industry, he
had only made q hscinnine
Year: 1862

A recent Washington letter relates the
following incident, which shows that deep
down in the heart of Secretary Stanton
there wells up a fountain of true manly
tenderness: sr


About two weeks since private in one
of the New York regiments was killed
while on picket duty at our outposts on the
Potomac. He was a young man, beloved
by his companions, and the sole hope of a
widowed mother. When she heard of his
death she hurried on here from Rochester,,
hoping, through the aid Of the Government
to have her sons remains sent to her native
place She found that it would cost her
quite heavy sum, and far more than her
slenderpurse would permit Disappointed,
and with her cup of sorrow now filed to re-
pletioD, she was about to return uusuccess-
ful, when an old army officer, Captain Ma
guire, volunteered TO aid her through a
letter to the Secretary Of War Mr.. Stan.
ton was so impressed with her story that
he immediately sent an order 10 the proper
officer, with Instructions TO have tho dead
soldier disintered, properly coffined, anC
forwarded, with every memento Of respect
to his home, free of charge, to the devoted
mother who had offered her all on the al
tar of her country. f
Year: 1862

The Detroit Tribune Of Thursday says:
ave have in our possession, and will pub
lish in few days, another official docu-
ment of the X. G. c., with all the cabalis-
tic cuts by which it is illustrated. This
document was sent to us by leading loyal
democrat Of this State, to whom it was
mistakenly sent, he not being the man the
traitors took him for. This gentleman, in
the letter enclosing this document, uses the
following noble language; 4 have always
been democrat; never voted any other
ticket in my life. l do not send you this
to assist you in building up the Republican
at the expense Of the Democratic party, but
to aid 10 ferreting out the enemies Of our
common country. This is the utteranee Of
true patriot aud Christian gentleman"
Year: 1862

The following article from the New York
Evening Post, furnishes strong proof Of the
existence Of plot on the part Of the lead
ing traitors 10 assassinato the President. All
their movements in the early part of the
rebellion indicated such purpose. There
is little doubt that it was their intention 10
assassinate the President on his route TO
the capital. Failing in this, they formed
another plan to which the dispatch from
Beauregard refers:


We have been shown dispatch or mes
sage, in cipher from Beauregard to some
Confederate in Washington, which in ad-
dilion to the ingenuity which characterizes
the cipher, contains intrinsic evidence both
as to its origin and the desperate means
proposed by the rebel general for getting
possession of the capital. 1t seems certain
that arson and assassination were compon-
ent parts of the cbivalry of which we hoard
so much year or so ago. and perhaps the
publication Of such a despatch as this may
modify the tender sensibiity of those who
adhere to the kid-glove policy in dealing
with rebels who themselves stickle at moth
ing in prosecuting their traitorous schemes
The message, deciphered, reads thus:


II shall cross the river above Little Fall.
at 2 a. m. Signal red and white rocket:
from Turner's Hill For Gods sake dom
fail us. Fire the city at all points agreed
on at once. Despatch Lincoln and Scot
as you suggest, and let the execution of ou
plot be perfect BEAUREeARD."


The construction of the cipher 10 whic
| the interesting communication is made
difficult Of explanation, but simple in pra'
tice. 1t consists in laying over whi
surface piece of paper, on which is printe
the alphabet in various combinations an


in parallel lines covering tho entire shee
BY perforating both pieces at the letter
: needed to spell out such words as th
writer wishes to use, the white paper bt
comes an inexplicable medley of little hole.
useless to every one who has not the col
responding printed sheet to place under i
Of course the Confederate eonspirator ha
only to fit the white paper sent him to th
key in his possession to read with facilit
what his friends in Dixie would have hii
know and do.


We may add, that the message abov
printed was found under circumstance
which verify it as authentic and genuin,


1t is in the hands of a gentleman of th
city, and is highly priced as an importaI


link in the chain Of evidence which will 6
; to condemn the treason when History sha
make up the account.
Year: 1862

their feet rmlv on the rock Of the Constitution they
will hsvs no object IN continuing the war any longer
but will lsv down their and return to the Union
pbere Ia little prospect that the will terminate De-
fore that time unless it s Terminated by iotegh inter
venon II II Is managed in the future az il has been
in the past It Will certainly not have gueeestnl ter
minAtion But it may be dragged on for two years
longer till rivers rod with blood, III bali mi


lion of men have fallen victims to Republican tanst
icsm and till the land filed wi widows and orphans
whose cry for i1stce will not be unheeded


Then when this is past, will come the reaction. Inc
Union will be restored as Of old. Congress viii once
more reassemble with full CATION in both houses
from the fifteen Southern States. democratic Prest
dent will send in democratic message. II viii have
to say about white people aud the interests
Of white men. The Congress will proceed to business
If Sumner and Lovejoy and Wilson, and Wade and
tongues In their heads and to speak gngery when they
alluds to "Our wayward sisters United aud powerful
oucs more Sregn nation will again dare to insult us
The Monroe doctrine will be revived and enforced All


things will be reItOred they before the war and
before the election which led to the The stars and
of every will be loft for each State TO regulate for
Its self Slavery being necessity In the southern
States il will exist there. All the unjust and illegal
and unconstitutional legislation Of the present Congress
will be repealed by the Congress of the whols nation
then The who strut their brief hour now will then
be consgaed to endless obiyiOR The four years Of
Republican rule viii be thug Of the past epoch Of
warning for the future. Ne will be weighed down BY
the burden Of heavy taxes and enormous debG bus we
will be ouee more united and free. The land will be
filed with desolate homes and aching hearts, and for
them there be earthly recOmpense. But with the
take fresh start in national life with the terrific
experience Of the past for warning in all ages to
come 1t il such consummAt0n which the radicals in
tn Congress are striving to avert K.
Year: 1862

A contributor to the Columbus (Gs) Sun
proposes the following methcd of curing meat
with the least use of salt:


As the time for killing is ct hand, let all in
terested supply themselves at once with vessels
that will hold brine. IF casks cannot be OBJ
tanned, vats or poplar troughs will make good
substitutes. Kill Ons-thrd Of the pork to be
slaughtered, boil brine strong enough to float an
egg, let both meat and brine get perfectly cold =,
and cover the meat with the brine. la two or
three weeks raise the meat and hang it up. Re-
boil the old brine, skimming off all impurities
that rise to the surface, and add little more salt
and water. Kill another third of the pork and
pack ss before, and so on with the remaining
third, thus using the brine three times.


Il is thought by those whose opinions are en-
titled to respect, that half bushel OF salt, or
less, to a thousand pounds, used in this way,
will be sufficient.


The advantages are three fold. It takes less
salt, for none is wasted the meat is not liable
TO be tainted in consequence of a sudden change
from cold to hot weather, because it is covered
in brine, which excludes the warm atmosphere
and lastly, it is perfectly protected from flies,
which sometimes damage meat seriously in this
climate
Year: 1862

The Feeling in Kentucky on Emancipation


Kentuckisns who are in Washington say that
the State is undergoing a revolution on the
emancipation question, and that before long it
will take position by the side of Missouri, in
favor Of compensated pation..-HarJoTd
Post.


To this the Louisville Journal makes the fol-
lowing reply:


We find the substance Of that paragraph IN
several Eastern papers. 'Tis all fraud. If any
Kentuekians in Washington say that this State
is undergoing revolution on the emancipation
question, they are hunters after Office or hunters
after contracts-po9r and cringiBg syeophants,
who hope to compass their ends by telling the
President whatever they think he would like
TO hear. We believe be has great deal too
much sense to let himself be csjOled By such dis
honest and mean spirited mercensTies.
Year: 1862

do solemny swear that will bear true legiance
to the United States and support and sustain the Con
sti.ution and laws thereof; that VIII maintain the
sovereignty paramount TO that Of the State county
Confederate powers; that I will d'eOuntenance and
dEcouragr and forever oppose secession rebellion and
dsnte grafton of the Federal Union; that discaim
and denounoe all faith and fellowship with the soeaed
Confederate States and Confederate armies, and pledge
nv honor my property, and my life to the sacred per
formance OF this my solemn cath Of allegiance to the
government Of the United States Of America


accept the penalty for the violation OF this my
oath the punishment Of death.


Sworn and Subscribed to before me at my Office in
Oxford Miss this - day Of -, 1862.


A al
Year: 1862

ton ftOm the insane course OF the managers q
the oaPital When, BY the battae Of Antistam.
he caused the retreat of the enemy from Mary
land, and insured the safety Of Washington. his
pursuit Of Lee was prevented by the delay Of
the necessary supplies When he was again
stripped Of the command, and Burnside was ap-
pointed his successor, the latter was served in
the same way. The base was suddenly changed
by the War Department; but the railroad from
Aqua creek was not repaired to forward sup
plies, the army and the horses were in actual
want of food, aud the promised pontoons to
cross the Rappahsnnock had not come The
result was that Lee had time to make the heights
beyond fredericksburg stronger than Sebasto-
pol 1t was madness to attack him in front in
from Washington to advance, and Burnside had
no option but to resign. The consequence Is
the greatest and most calamitous disaster OF the
war. That it has not been utter destruction is
owing not TO ths War Department and General
Halleck, but to tho prudence of Burnside, and
Lees want Of vigilance and foresight in allow
ing him 70 escape from TIE traR


Never before, perhaps. in the history Of
war, was such ignorance, vaciliation and inn
beeiiity exhibited by men at the head Of
great nation, and carrying on life and death
struggle in its name, with resources in troops
and money and materials Of war without pa
rallel in the annals of any other country Of
ancient or modern times. How long is such
incompetence to abuse the patience OF the peo-
pie. and to be endured by the President, who,
as their Chief Magistrate has the power to dis
charge all incapable, blundering officials, and
replace them by able and patriotic men, who
would be proud to serve the republic in this
great crisis Of its peril.
Year: 1862

MORE SIDE WIND ATTACKS on McCLELIAN-
The radical organs, afraid that the last stu
pendous blunder at Fredericksburg will raise
an irresistible clamor throughout the country
for the recall of Mcclellan, are endeavoring to
defeat it by the same indirect and dastardly
calumnies with which they have all along sought
to blast his reputation. In the Tribune Of yester
day, for example, are given extracts from
dispatches alleged to have been sent over the
wires by General Porter during Pope's brief
campaign in Virginia, and which are relied upon
as evidences Of hostility to that officer his supe-
rior in command, and Of contempt for his plan
of operations. The phrases which are thus
construed are these:-'I hope Mack is at work
to get us out Of this" and II hope Mcclellan
is satisfied with what we have DONE" Con-
sidering that to the Army of the Potomac
General Pope owed his not having been cut to
pieces in his memorable retreat upon Washing
ton, we find nothing out Of the way in these
expressions. Il has ever been McClellan's
earnest injunction to those who have served
under him to transfer to his successors the
zeal and devotion to the cause Of the country
which they had exhibited while acting with
him. General Porter conscious that he had
done 30, sought to elicit from his former chief
and friend such q testimony Of approval -
would show that he had satisfied his wishes.
In ell this there is nothing dsrogatory to Gene
raj Pope, nothing to show that General Porter
forget, in his attachment to his old commander,
the respect due to his then superior and to the
rules Of discipline. The object in bringing for
ward matter so puerile ID not to injure Porter,
for il can have no weight in the pending inqui-
~, but to damage Mcclellan, BY suggesting the
inference that the latter controlled unfairly the
actions of his former subordinates after they
had passed under anether's command. Fortu-
natsly there is evidence on record to show that
such influence as he did possess over them was
exercised exclusively for the good Of the coun-
try, and the dispatches to which the Tribune
refers will confirm, instead Of weaken, the gene
raj conviction Of the fact.
Year: 1862

enough of his other profession to see the danger
which Mcclellan SO earnestly and so eloquently
pointed out. Instead Of applying the proper
remedy, he made matters worse, and played
once more into the hands of the rebels by the
defeat Of another army, which was ultimately
saved from complete destruction, and with 1t
the capital Of the nation, by the man who has
been ostracised to q New Jersey village
jackson, in the Shenandoah valley, with q
comparatively small force, SO worked upon the
fears Of the authorities at Washington that he
paralyzsd $4,000 men-40,0O0 in front of the
capital and 10000 under Mcdowell. The willy
rebel general laid trap, and the War Depart
ment walked into IL. Mcdowell was sent to the
assistance of Fremont and Banks entirely too
late. The result was that Jackson appeared on
the battle feld of the Chickahominy, while
neither Fremont, Banks nor Mcdowell was
forthcoming. 1t was but a repetition of the first
battle Of Bull run.


Thus was Mcclellan sacrificed; and were
it not for his prudence and consummate
skill his whole army would have been
lost, and Jeff. Davis, in less than month
would have been in occupation of the White
House at Warrington. But had Mcdowell been
permitted to reinforce Mcclellan with. his whole
corps, what would have been the results Nc
Clellan solemnly swears 81 have no doubt
for 1t has ever been my opinion--that the Army
Of the Potomac would have taken Richmond
had not the corps of General Mcdowell been
separated from it. It is also my opinion that,
had the command Of General Mcdowell joined
the Army Of the Potomac in the month of May,
by way Of Hanover Court House from Frede-
ricksburg we would have had Richmond in q
week sfter the junction. do not hold General
Mcdowell responsible for failure to join with
me on any occasion"


What could be expected from such folly but
humiliating defeat That it was not worse l.
owing to the skill Of the general dismissed and
recalled at the eleventh hour to save Washing