smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863

come relief if they should be unfortu-
nate enough to fall into the hands of
our justly Indignant army. You great
ly mistake the loyalty Of those who so
freely gave their blood at the battle of
Stone River, if, for single moment,
you entertain the opinion that we would
Justify you in resisting the draft. We
will, with one accord, lay down our lives
in support Of the cause for which we
enlisted, but never, till the last armed
foe expires, will we ingloriously lay
down our arms, as intimated in your
letter. We will return home for no other
purpose than to bayonet, and, if need
be, eXterminate all such contemplate
troason-mongers as you have described.
This letter viii no doubt conclude our
correspondence, to which I do not OBJ
iect, and, since you have taken the
liberty to write such an insulting letter
to me, I propose to deal plainly with
you, and, in doing SO, allow me to say
that all your boast about resisting the
draft is mere cowardly bombast. You
and all Of your stripe lack the courage
to lift an arm to oppose the draft. You
will, no doubt, purchase a revolver,
and talk loudly about resistance, as all
towards do: but, mark me for the ex-
preston, you will never use them. [
despise a coward, as I despise the Devil,
and forever hence you are, in my hum
bic estimation, a cringing coward, Of
the lowest order. Only think for single
moment Of a spirit so contemplate as
to express the wish that we might desert
the graves of our brethren to the desc
Grafton Of rebels. Go on in your mad
career of opposition to the war, but re-
member that the day is fast approach
ing when you will gladly give your
right arm to be able to recall the treas
onable acts Of the past. If you desire
to know how your letter was received
here, you can readily determine from
the following. One Of the boys present
when it was read, remarked that eff
you were here your skin would be taken
off and twisted into whip-lashes, with
which to lash your soul on the road to
He'll" All denounce the author Of such
q reasonable letter as q mean, con-
ten1ptible coward, who dare not fight
for or against his country.


With every sentiment Of profound
disgust, subscribe myself, forever, the
enemy of traitors at home and rebels
in arms, while I am unalterably for the
Union.


r. NJ. McCoY,


Co. T, Goth Reg't Ohio Vol'rs.
Year: 1863

E8~ If anybody is dissatisfied with
Federal money, let him go South and
get Confederate money. IF anybody
is dissatisfied with United States taxes,
let him so South and pay Southern tax
es. IF anybody is dissatisfied with the
United States enrolment, let him go
South aud enjoy the benefits Of the
Southern coDscription.
Year: 1863

MUEFEEESBORO, Aprll Z, %.


JoHN-Iour cowardly and disgrace
ful letter is just received. You can
better imagine than I can define my
disgust at receiving such contemplate
and reasonable letter from one claim
inc to be a citizen of the American Re
public. \ man raised and educated
under the auspices of the best Govern
ment ever enjoyed by any people; who
has so degeneratcd in the scale Of
morality and love Of country, is al OBJ
iect of contempt rather than Of sympa-
thy. I blush to think that one of my
former associates, who but short time
since, boasted Of love for his country
and her free institutions, is to-day, from
motives Of dastardly cowardice, cring-
ing IN the attitude Of supplication at the
shrine of the Southern Confederacy.
What has so recently come over the
spirit of your dreams, that you can thus
meanly repudiate both your God and
your country. The sentiments which
you express SAVIOR very much Of human
depravity. Have you lost all the pride
of manhood? Have you become 50
demoralized as thus to acknowledge
yourself at once a traitor and dis
grace to the free institutions of the
country which gave you birth? May
God, in his infinite justice, prosper the
glorious cause for which the Federal
arms are contending: while to the
j, wretched torment of fire and birthstone


in the deepest gorge Of hell, consign


not only the rebels in arms against oul
Government, but also--and three fold
more deserving-the unprincipled and
cowardly wretches who openly avoH
themselves traitors, but who have moi
the moral courage to take up arms ii
favor of the rebellion for which they
profess SO much sympathy. Ifsuch mer
as Vallandigham and his followers ex
pect to receive mild treatment at The
hands of the soldiers in this department


of the army they are laboring under {
most woeful delusion. The scorchins
flames of hell would bc to them q vel
Year: 1863

I could furnish any quantity of testimonials
Of its efficacy from my own patients, but the
practice Of parading bought and fictitious
ones before the public is SO prevalent do not
deem it advisable. My object is to lace my
medicine before the public, not only to make
money, but to do good 1t is provcrbially
true of the American Ladies, that not ten
perfectly healthy ones can be found in any
one vicinity.
Year: 1863

The following is General Burnside's ad-
dress to his army on retiring from the COM
mand


BY direction of the President of the
United States, the Commanding General
this day transfers the command of this army
to Maior General Hooker. The short time
that he has directed your movements has
not been fruitful of victory, nor of any
considerable advancement Of our lines, but
it has demonstrated an amount of courage
patience and endurance that, under more
favorable circumstances, would have accom-
plished great results. Continue to exer
else these virtues be true in your devotion
to your country and the principles you have
sworn to maintain, and give to the brave
and skillful General who has long been
ident fed with your organization, and who
is new to command you, your full aud cor
dial support and cooperation and you
will deserve success. Your Generals pray
ers are that God may be with you, and
grant you continued u cess until the rebel
lion is crushed. BURNSIDE.
Year: 1863

The people of Lewiston have been en-
deavoring all this winter to discover, or
have discovered for them, pass for road
from that city to the Boise mines. Parties
were still being sent out from that place up
to latest dates, with that object in view
The returning parties invariably report
finding good routes, but they no sooner
make known their favorable reports than
other parties are sent or go out, with view
to finding a better road The citizens of
that place deserve, for their perseverance
in the premises, to have good road to the
Boise mines and, inasmuch as the travel
from below will leave the river at Wallula
for these mines, we propose that they send
an exploring party down here, and assure
them if they will do so, that they will get
report stating the road leading from this
valley to be the best mountain pass to the
Boise mines ever discovered 1t will, per-
haps, be very little out of the way for
the people of Lewiston to travel by this
route; but it is better to go little out OF
the way than to go still farther out of the
way and it is better to go by a good road
than bad one and it it is better to come
by Walla Walla than to start and not get
to the mines at all.
Year: 1863

Those enterprising gentlemen Messrs. Lever
idge, Newsome & Co., have completed their fine
steam saw mill, and they tell me that orders come
in faster than they can fill them. They have, also,
reduced the price of lumber to a fair figure and
we all appreciate it and wish them every success
There are, also, two other mills which are pro-
PEELED by water power, and for want of propelling
power are now idle.
Year: 1863

Business is improving slightly and from this
time on we hope it will continue to improve
There are still some leaving for the Boise mines,
and if we are to believe the reports from there it
must be great country. There must be some
thing that is enticing about these mnes for but
few return who go there, and they give very fiat
tering accounts.
Year: 1863

A candidate for the Insane Asylum has COM
menced the publication of paper at Oregon City,
devoted to the cause represented by the Sanitary
Commission. You will recollect that the States
man prophesied that this paper would stand
more in need of assistance from the Sanitary Com
mission than the Commission from it ; but l think
from its appearance that it needs a school-master
most. Yours, REGULAR.
Year: 1863

COME AT LAsT.-The order for forty copies Of
the STATESMAN for members of the Legislature
came to hand by ast mail; Just in time 10 be too
late for us to send the papers. Secretary Tour
ney has been so busy, perhaps, in trying to hold
on to the Secretaryship, that he neglected to
forward the order at the proper time.
Year: 1863

Mr. Grubb, the proprietor of Grubb's Hotel,
gave, on the evening of the 26th, ball and sup
per to the socials of this place. All the partlci-
pants pronounced it a grand entertainment, and
such a supper as would satisfy the appettes of
the most fastidious epicures. Last night, under
stand, the aristocracy, who borrow their fine
clothes and run their faces for tickets at balls,
had grand surprise party after their own notion.
That is. by giving the person to be victimized
ae the one to pay the BILL about ten days no


tice. Yours CORRESPONDENT.
Year: 1863

still to the eastward of Boise, is one of the most
lovely, being from eight to twelve miles wide and
no: far from fifty miles long-lying on the south
side of noble range of granite hills, with
range of low basaltic hills on the opposite side,
at the foot of which latter runs, coursing its way
to the eastward, the beautiful little Wood river,
whose principal tributaries head in the granite
range to the north, and run, at short intervals, the
entire distance across the valley thus furnishing
every square mile of its surface with an abun-
dant supply of water. This great bend of Snake
river has capacity for supporting large popula-
ton, independent of its rich gold deposits which
are very extensive.
Year: 1863

We are not at all surprised that the Yankees boast
40 hugely of the Stoneman raid. 1t is true that it did
very little damage The injuries to the railroads were
very slight, and soon repaired. But all this matters
not to them. Their journals will fabicate any amount
Of damage that the orthern appetite Can demand and
the gulhbiIity of the world swallow. We are not
disposed however, underrate the importance OF the
lesson which thia raid teaches and the disasters which
NAV eEsue it is.not taken to heart The damage the
Yankee raid actually accomplished was nothing what
it might have done with such cavalry leader as
StusrIl is incaIculabe. We not sure that the
Yankees make an empty coast when they say they
could have dashed suddenly through Richmond, and,
uerhaps made our President prisoner ln the darkness
and contusion they might have fred the public build
ngs storehou e. and bridges and Inflicted loss which
might have proved fatal to our noble army. All this
thew nteht have done. and all his they acH yet do, II
the authorities whose duty it is to protect the city and
the railroads leading to it, do not Iarn lesson from
the Yankee raid.


When we bear in mind the strong force aud sieepess
energy with which w Washington is guarded it seems
wonder nj hat our own capital should be left IN con
dtion so exposed that two hundred Yankees can ride
within two miles of the town and absolutely go tt
s,een keeping time with their snores to the ringing
the ety bells. Shall We relapse again into such
condition aud invite our destruction


Richmond Dispatch.
Year: 1863

FRIEND army Kinson, writes TO ia IN re'er
ence TO firm who5e card and advertisements
near in paper We would state that we are informed
that the Receiver instituted suit. What the result OF
that suit may be- do not know AS long az any o"
legal and the for neither reflects upon
public moral nor private character do not feel at Il
bevty to refuse it. The must decide upon such
things not we. We ppbifh the only paper now IN VIII
mpeton and although political snteceders are too
welLkaown to require any explanation we feel that We
have right to rake any parzan advantage OF our POSI-


ton al borgb in feeling we sgree fully with correspon
Year: 1863

psly expect threaa Of retaliation snch OF onr country
men fall into their hands, if we refuse to adopt an am
slgsmation cartel But the thing s simply impossible,
and the sooner the Lincoln Government comes to an-
dersand this matter fully, the better it will be. We
can never consent to listen for moment to terms that
would degrade the who fighting our battles
They would scorn to accept thm at the price OF
safely -Lynchburg Vargrnian.
Year: 1863

on the Law breakers is continuous and


the vigor Of the prosecution is decided


the sale is continuous, but is lurking


Very little is gained in the cause of TEN.


perance. Dark closets down dark corri-
doris open to those that seek. Masked


batteries take the place of open works.


Secret traffic is the result rather than open
sale which can be subjected to wholesome


regulations. The Law is not enforced
and we believe cannot be enforced. II
has not its sanctions in the moral sense Of
the people, but stands aloof as Law from
them. 1t is a police regulation against
which nearly a half of the people are ar
rayed, and against which their influence
is in a positive or negative form exerted
whence its failure. This may be Ia
mentable; we think it is; but it is the
fact, which we may well recognize and be
governed by. To temperance men may
the appeal be made Do not "for theo-
ry risk the cause" If you cannot pre-
rent the sale of liquors you may accept
the unwecome conclusion ard do what is
possible, regulate its sale and ameliorate
the evils which It inevitably works. To
men who consider the ways and means of
carrying on our state government, with
its great burdens in this time of war, the
regulation Of this traffic by license prom
ises a sure and not insignificant source Of
revenue to the state-a fact which de-
serves to be considered. If the selfsh-1
ness and vices of men which WILL graf
ify themselves can be made to pay hand
some tribute to public necessities, there
is some compensation for evils which we
are unable to cure completely.
Year: 1863

law better than the rest. Is the law


dead letter? How was it few weeks


ago, in this place, when the riots broke


out in New York The worst class Of


our population showed signs of trrbu-


lence; our citizens became alarmed, and


among other measures for the public safe


ty, the sale of liquor was peremptorily
and absolutely stopped by the officers


The rumsellers were notified that the
slightest violation would be punished,
they took the warning, and for number
Of days the flow of fire water ceased


That this was a most valuable assistance


in maintaining order, and one that would


have been still more valuable if the dan


ger of an outbreak had been greater, no


one doubts. And for it we are indebted


to our prohibitory law. So much for a
single and special occasion. But is it
nothing that in general, the open tempta-
ton to drink is removed from many who
need but the allurements Of the open bar
to indulge; that the sale is driven, as the
Times acknowledges, to "dark corridor"
and hidden closets The repressing ef
feet of the simple fact that the sale is
unlawful, is considerable, and cannot be
otherwise in law abiding commonwealth.
The rumselIers feel this. They are not
in favor of the prohibitory law-not they.
The wholesale venders," by whom we
suppose the Times means the agents OF
ghe city wholesale houses, may in their
labors among the town agents, profess to
desire DO change; though we doubt the
sincerity of the profession; but the re-
tailers make no such pretence. We be-
lieve that they would rejoice to change
the present law for one imposing a heavy
tax on the sale, and find an abundant
profit in the exchange.


We are not denying that there are i'm
perfections in the working Of the law,
but the remedy in our humble opinion, is
not in abolishing the statute; tbs in COM
ing to the assistance of the lawn en-
forcing it more impartially, and above all
adding to it the assistance of moral agen-
cies in the community, point to which
we shall recur again.


We have only to add to day that be
the law failure or not, we desire in no
case to witness an adoption of the license
system in our state. No doubt money
can be put in the treasury by it, and so
it can from the licensing of gambling
hells and houses of i'll fame. But for one
we should prefer to be begsared by our
lakes rather than thus to drop into our
purses the price of the tears of drunk
ards wives and children, the blood money
Of crime and wretchedness.
Year: 1863

Who is OLD?-A man will never rust
out. AS long as he can move and breath
he will do something for himself, his neigh.


Dor, or for posterity. Almost to the last
hour of his life Washington was at work.
So were franklin and Young and Howard
and Newton. The Vigor of their lives
never decayed. No rust marred their
spirits. 1t is foolish idea to suppose that
wc must lie down and die because wo are
old. Who is old2 Not the man of energy
not the day laborer in science, art, or be-
nevolence; but he only who suffers his ener-
gies to waste away and the spring of life to
become motionless; on whose hands the
hours drag heavily; to whom all things
wear the garb of gloom. Is he old is be
active can he breath freely and move with
agilltyi There are scores of grsy-headed
men we should prefer, in any important en-,
terprise, to those young gentlemen who
fear and tremble at approaching shadows,
and turn pale, as lion in their path, at Il
harsh word or frown.-M Y Independent.
Year: 1863

Mr.. Bradbury, one of the conductors of the
New York Musical Reviep, thus writes on the
death of his child, Kitte Lizzie, at the age OF
five years. Was ever anything more touching
ly penned?


"Kittie is gone WhereP To Heaven. An
angel come and took her away She was love-
ly child-gentle as lamb, the pet of the whole
family; the youngest of them all. But she
could not stay any longer. She had an angel
sister in heaven who was waiting for her. The
angel sister with us only few months but
she has been in Heaven many years, and she
must have loved Kittie for every body loved her.
The loveliest flowers are soonest plucked. If a
little voice sweeter and more musical than 9TH
ers was heard, knew Kittie was near If fmy
study door opened so gently and silly that no
sound could be heard, knew Kittie was COM
ing If after an hours quiet play, little shad-
dow passed me, and the door opened and shut as
no one else could open and shut it $50 as not to
disturb papa" knew Kttie was going.


when in the midst of my composing, heard
a gentle voice saying, papa, may l stay with
you little whileP / will be very still, did
not need look off my work, to assure me that il
was my little lamb. You staid with me too
long, Kittie dear, to leave me so suddenly, and
your still now. You became my little ssistant,
my home angel my youngest and sweetest sing
ing bird; and miss the little voice that have
so often heard in the adjoining room, catching
up and echoing little snatches of melody as they
were being composed. l miss those soft and
sweet kisses. l miss the little hand that was al
ways first to be placed upon my forhead,
to drive away the pain. l miss the sound of
those little feet upon the stairs. / miss the lit
tie knock at my bedroom door in the morning,
and the triple goodnight kiss in the even. /
miss the sweet smiles from the sunniest of faces.


iniss-Oh! how / miss the foremost in the lit
tie group who came out to meet me at the gate
for the first kiss do not stoop so low now,
Kiuie to give the last kiss. i miss you at the
table and at family worship. miss your voice
in want to be an angel, for nobody can sing it
like you. miss you in the rides and walks
miss you in the garden. miss you every
where; but I viii try and not miss you in
Heaven. Papa, five are good; will an angel
truly come and take us to Heaven when we deH'
When the question was asked, how little did
think the angel was so nearl Buth he did truly
come, and the sweet flower is transplanted to a
more genial cline. i do wish papa would come
home Wait little while Kiitie, and papa
will come. The journey is not long. He will
soon be home"
Year: 1863

KIrsAP CoUNrY.-We stated in form
er number that this county had given fifty
majority for Cole but we learn that the
official vote reduces it to 81. But this is
dong nobly for Kitsap, which was claimed
by the Hem yites for their candidate by IS
maiori y, while the Democrats were not
certain they could carry the county.
Year: 1863




New Year'e day dAwned ausplclouSly indeed
In washington. The clouds which had been
lowering over us the day previous, impsrtlng a
gloomy aspect to Affairs, began gradually to
melt away on the approach Of tho first houra Of
morn, and as darkness took its flight, scarce q
cloud remained to obscure the brilliant rays Of
light emitted from the great alchemlst. The
spcclS here and there visible in the heavens, as
they reflected back the powerful beams, served
only to add additional beauty 10 the scene.


So may It be with the ushering In Of our ma
tional horizon. May It be as omnibus Of sue
cess and glory In the future as the dswnlng Of
the yesterdays morn was indicative Of the fair
ness Of the day.


As the clouds in the heavens began to fade
away under the genial influence Of the New
Years sun, so may all those irreconcilable and
inconsistent opinions and feelings regarding
universal freedom, which have 30 long maTred
our political arena, be removed, as the Just and
righteous principles Of liberty TO oil have now
matured into the glorious instrument proclaim
Ing freedom TO the hitherto much abused and
enslaved race. .-..


And may Its influence upon those who have
heretofore favored the bondage of the colored
race be as happy In its effect as the suns rays
upon tbellule remnant OF cloud, and be made
to reflect back with more power the greatness
and sublimity Of the glorious proclamation, by
reason Of the contrast with their formerp position
on this subject.


At an early hour the streets were thronged
with persons Of all grades and descriptions,
who seemed bent upon welcoming the incep.
tion Of the New Year with light hearts, warm
salutations, and bouyant and hopeful spirits,
despite the desponding hearts Of some. All
seemed resolved, instead of repining over past
mISfortunes, to profit thereby, and endeavor II
possible to achieve a more glorious future.
Year: 1863

Instead Of appropriatlng seven hundred and
fifty millions of dollars for the current support
of the army, an expenditure which will leave
no lasting advantage behind, and which, from
the enormousness Of the sum, will be certain
to run into waste and corruption, let the army
appropriation bill be reduced to moderate dl-
mensions, and let a portion Of what will be
thus saved be applied to permanent works Of
military defence.


Can any doubt that the country would gain,
In a military point Of view, by cutting of twen-
ty millions from the army appropriation bill,
and using the money to enlarge the Erie canal
and the Michigan and Illinois canal, to a Ca
paclty sufficient for the passage Of gunboats,
so that We may have the same naval access to
the great lakes which England has through the
Welland canal Does anybody doubt that the
country would gain by the diversion Of three or
four millions from the army, to the opening Of
railroad COMMUNICATIONS for this capital with
deep water on the Chesapeake, and with the In
terror by connection with the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad at the Point Of hocks7


The public treasury is not exhaustlCss, and
even the public credit has limits to il. We
must select, from the many objects Of Cxpendl.
ture promising advantage, those which promise
the most advantage, and appropriate the means
Of the Government with view to all the calls
which are made upon II.