smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1864

Not content with the hundreds of thousands
OF dollars they have already taken from the
people under the specious plea of rendering as
sistance and aid to the sick and wounded sol
dlers, the persons managing the Sanitary Com
mission are Just now doing their best 10 get up
another furore in its favor, in hopes that the
treasury which they have depleted to fill their
own pockets may again become plethoric, and
that those among them who have not vet been
able TO steal themselves rich, may have one
more chance TO do so. Preachers and lecturers
are hired TO travel over the country, telling
narrowing tales of suffering, and want and des-
tltutlon among the soldier; circulars and ap-
peals are sent broadcast, giving heart rending
accounts OF the misery and death that is being
meted oEt to them on account of an insutliciency
OF food, clothing, and medicines, and in the
most touching manner the sympathies of the
people are appealed to, TO give--not as we hon.
estly believe, to comfort the sick, aid the needy,
aud benefit those who are sufe.-ing--but to fill
the Golfers OF lew greedy agents, enrich those
controlling this mammoth organization, and
iced lot OF stolen, worthless niggers. Who
amongst us all that has friends in the army
have heard OF them receiving any benefit So
ever from the millions of dollars that have been
placed at the disposal of the Sanitary Commits
sion2 That there are instances that can be
pointed 10 show that this association has dis
uibuted some of The funds placed in It's charge,
We VIII not attempt to deny. But they are
few, very few indeed-isoated cases and may
average one ont Ola thousand soldiers, and hard
ly that while 1t has had sufficient amount of
money and means furnished to have built hos
pitfalls 10 accommodate the whole army, furnish
cd them with al the medicines, nurses. aud lux
aries that sick and wounded soldiers could wish
for, besides wen repaying those who had the
matter under their charge for their time and
trouble What has become of tie money
Millions upon millions Of dollars have already
been contributed in one way or the other, and
we hear of no good that the soldiers have derived
from it. Can those who are now begeing more
for this association answer? Can they give a
satisfactory account of the disposal of the i'm
mense amount shat has already been entrusted
to their care Webelieve not. Why then should
the people give more? 1t Is reported, and we
believe correctly, that out Of every dollar given
III tins way ninety cents IS kept by the agents
to reimburse them for time and tronbIe and
the balance IS given to somebody else, the Lord
alone knows who. Is this 50 Can those wko
are getting mp entertainments, and travelling
the country to raise new funds give us salts
factory account of the disbursement of what
they have already received If SO we will be
glad to publish the statement. and retract any
thing we have said IN this article rejecting up-
on the Sanitary Commission.-BH Hetoate Watch
man.
Year: 1864

not see how that figures in the matter
for these parties say they did not want
furlough.


In reference to the matter Of your
resignation I have to say that 1 see no
occasion for it at all and whatever you
may conclude to do I have no authority
to appoint recruiting officer which
can have any force now when every man
under the circular letter of the Provost
Marshal General is such an officer;
otherwise, i'll regarded your reasons
for rendering your resignation suffi-
cient l should take great pleasure in
recommending the appointment of Mr..
Schellenger. for feel under great OBJ
legations to him for the services he has
rendered in enrolling your county. I
do not elieye that the interest Of the
service will be promoted by your res
ignation in consequence of clamor So
uncalled for and unjust as that against
you appears to be. a.. r .r.,. -....


l have the honor to remain yours
truly, SHUBAEL P. ADAMS p. M.
Year: 1864

! 1t IS truly said that the people of this coun~
try have not yet begun to feel the effects of
| the taxation that is in store for them. The
value of the real and personal estate in the l.
nited States in 1860 was ST. 1000, 900, ,000.-
This amont embraced the whole lnon North,
South East and West. 1t must be admitted
that the amount at this time is much less. Up
on what there is left is to fall the enormous debt
of 81, ZOO, ,000,0 ,000 Therefore, so much of
the capital of the country is sunk--is worse
than destroyed because it is burden, a dead
weight upon what there is left for ali tine to
come.


The bonds issued by the United States are to
draw interest, but they are ereapt from tdTutoa.
The effect of this is that the farmer and mechan-
ic must pay, while the capitalist who has ready
cash to invest escapes taxation by investing his
money in United States bonds.


In this way this immense debt of 81 ,O00,-
100000 is Withdrawn from the productive cap
ital Of the country, and becomes burden upon
the remainder. The question naturally arises,
as TO how far it is safe to carry such system.
and have we not reached the limit already The
farmer and the mechanic pay the taxes, while
the rich man, who has invested his capital in
bonds, is exempt, and not obliged TO pay cent.
The rich are to grow richer, and the poor poor
er, under such laboring men of the country
Labor is taxed, while capital becomes privileged
and escapes. 1t is therefore, for the interest of
every farmer, every Mechanic, every laboring man
of small means, that the debt shall not be in
creased.


Already the Government Mortgage upon ev-
cry farm and every house and lot, is enormous,
and every dayss continuance Of this reckless
Administration increases it. So long as the
Republican party continue in power, we have
no reason to expect to see an end to this strug
gle,-Lancdster Intel5gencer.
Year: 1864

The wrongs of the working classes are close
ly hidden under veil of spurious prosperity.
Because working men receive generally little
higher wages than formerly, it is said they are
prosperous and happy. But this is not So
Look a. il in its true hight. Under the reign
of Shoddy. a man may receive fifty per cent,
er Let him answer


81 now pay three times more than formerly
for nearly every article of clothing for my fam
ily and double, or more, for coffee, tea, sugar,
and all the other necessaries of Iife.-I find it
growing every day more difficult to make my
income square off my outgoes, to say nothing
of The impossibility of laying up anything against
a rainy day"


Such is that Abolition and Shoddy ''prosper-
ity' which is rung in the ears of our Working
men when their votes are wanted to help shod-
dyites to fat contracts and demagogues to fat
offices. The seeming prosperity is hollow; it
is lie upon its face. 1t raises the wages OF
labor for time, and at the same time increases,
to a much greater extent, the price of every
article the laborer must buy for himself and
family. In the meantime Shoddy gets well paid
| for its investments; Abolition parasites get rich
offices and plenty of public plumber, and are
merry and jubilant over the ruin of their coun-
fry and the poverty and misery that have come
and are coming upon It's toiling millions
Year: 1864

ID iA4Cii-Ai.U hONRADAit..
How long must the reign of Mammon
Cypress the world with woe?
How long must Justice. blinded,


Be led by the wicked foe
How lorg must we sit in the shadow
ot the worlds great sorrow and wrong 2
How long must we dwell in bondage
How long, dear Father, how long
With patience have we waited


The hour of freedoms birth
of peace, and love, and Justice,


Through all the ends of earth:
But the night is growing darker,


And hope hath ceased her song,
How long ere the morning breaketh-
How long, dear Father, how long?
Our hearts are sad and weary,


Our souls are sick with fear;
Awhile, and We quickly perish,


With all our loved ones here
The world is lost in darkness,


Where fearful phantoms throng;
How long must We wait his coming
How 'ong, dear Father, how long2
Except these days be shortened,


No human flesh car live;
The help that now is needed,


Thou, only Thou, cans't give;
he wicked are in our councils,
And work the ends of wrong;
How long lust we live and suffer
How long, dear Father, how Iong9
We pray in The name of Justice,
We pray In the name of Right
For the sake OF Love and Mercy,


We ask for the boon of light
The fangs of MammoI are fastened
Alike on the weak and strong;
And we sink in Death and Darkness
dow long, dear Father, how long?
Year: 1864

esgThe new Lincoln campaign pamphlet en-.
titled Mscegenation, pays the following very
handsome compliment to our Yankee cousins:


s'The white race which settles in New Eng
land will be unable to maintain its vitality as
blonde people They need the intermingling of
the rich tropic temperament of the negro to give
warmth and fullness to their natures. They
feel the yearning and do not know how TO in
fernret II y
Year: 1864

esrA Republican editor abuses US ior saying
that instead of Abolitionism killing ''slavery
it will kill itself, and challenges US to show
that Abolitionism is dying or dead Well, SIR,
the reason we give is, that it is offensive. 1t 1t
is not dead, it ought to be buried alive to Tree
the earth of its intolerabie stencil.
Year: 1864

Pennsylvania
the following are all the teegaphc returns received
up TO the hour Of going to pross The show
ing the loss and gain made on tho votes Of 1sea
when the republicans carried the State by over 600
majority
Year: 1864

We referred yesterday TO the Canton Company being
OF the gambling stocks on the list OF the Board OF
Brokers A statement recently published, which
interested bulls that Congress would pro-
baby purchase the front OF the corporation and


large portion Of the land for the purpose establishing
navy yard. This like the hundreds OF rumors that
have been spread before the public for purpose Of
naencug this stock simply ridiculous, and has
foundation than report that Congress about to
tabish navy yard in the would have. The port
Of Baltimore, with the favorable tide, cannot be
entered by vessels drawing twenty feet of water
and often occurs that vessels drawing nineteen feet
detained number OF days for OF sufficient depth
OF water; and, besides bar makes front OF the
Canton Companys grounds opposite Fort McHenry which
alone would be sufficient 10 any idea Of ever
establishing navy yard al that point. The statement
had its effect however and the stock the report


The gold market was In high state Of excitement
TO day over the government surplus resolution and
grams few thick and fast from Warrington to this city
and the wires loaded with opinions and conecures
on the probable passage defeat OF the resolution Those
who have heretofore been considered knowing ones in the
vicinity OF Wall street satisfied tho cfect OF the
resolution would be TO reduce the premium, and being
under the impression that would eventually adopted
they quietly put their piles the and took the
best bids they could get The consequence large in
crease OF cash saes and great addition the ag
gregate amount giving 10 the during Of the
day lively appearance. As will be BY tholuota
tons below the pre- al the opening was CO. but by
twelve O'Clock fell TO 6oX from which point il took
mn turn bnyd ~ notc n 6J "
Year: 1864

While neighboring towns have been scared
and excited By actual or threatened invasion,
and some have seen robbers in rocks, or imag-
ined the kneI Of their peace in the report Of
hunters gun, we have followed our industrious
and peaceful ways with none to molest or make
US afraid. So secure has every one felt. that an
attempt to organize home guard by some over
timid souls, died out so quick that few knew It
had been started. Il looks even as il the new
organrzation Of the militia under State law may
only be effected BY drafting. Our streets are
quiet BY day and night There are no sounds
Of fife or drum to announce raid coming. or to
stir Up the people either to make one or to re-
pei one. Even the parsonage IS free from all
suspicion Of surprising raids. Its doors are un-
locked and its inmates are in 10 danger Of per-
sonal arrest, or of having their domicile rum
maged from cellar to garret. Parishioners and


itizens come and 90 freely and in the utmost
quiet, one by one. leaving their pledges Of good
will. and their appreciation Of what these times
demand, in the most delicate and liberal manner;
or, when it IS not convenient TO come them
selves, sending them by Trustworthy and gen.
erous agent. The amount Of these gifts during
the last few weeks is one hundred and seventy
four dollars in money, and ffty-fye dollars in
Year: 1864

and determination On our part will make
il dominant. ............


FISCAL AFPAlRs OF THE REBEL GOVERNMENT.
From the Richmond Sentinel, NOV.A


The complaints which are daily heard
in regard to the delay in the settlement Of
accounts and claims against the OOnfed-
crate Statea are no doubt caused by the
interference of the military authorities
with the employees Of the executive de.
partments. The clerks, instead of being
kept at their desks, are sent to "the 'front.'
whenever it 10 imagined their services in
the field are necessary, and consequently
the public business is neglected, to the
great injury of both public and private in
teFssts.


What becomes of the accounts Of dis.
bursing officers and agents, to whom large
amounts of public funds have been en-
trusted2 Will not the immunity from an
examination of these accounts, afforded by
the suspension of departmental business,
operate as an incentive, in some cases, to
an improper, if not fraudulent expenditure
of public money! We called the attention
of Congress, at its last session, to the fact
that many accounts have remained unex-
amined since the FIRST year of the war
Now, it is obvious that large sums of mo-
ney are constantly being issued without
the possibility of holding the disbursing
agents TO that strict accountability which
is usual in all well regulated governments.
The subject is one of so much importance,
in every point of view, that it will doubt
less receive the prompt consideration of
Congress at the next session.


REBEL SOLDIERS SUFFERING FROM THE wASr


OF PAY.


From the Richmond Sentinel, Nov. (.


We have received a very touching state
ment, showing the inconvenience which
the soldiers are suffering from want of their
deferred pay. We can only offer in excuse
the extraordinary interruptions to which
the civil employees of the government have
been exposed to during the campaign now
closing. Il may we'll be doubted on the
evidence of the letter before us, whether
the soldiers in the field would not have
been better aided by attention to their
wants than by the occasional military ser
vices of few clerks. However that may
be, we trust that very speedily the brave
men who have endured the shock of the
campaign of 1864 will have
every dollar of their pay.
Year: 1864

ing that they would vet live to regret the
part they had taken in this rebellion, and
would see the time when the old Union
would be restored, and the flag of our coun-
try wave over the very ground occupied by
his scaffold."


This made deep impression on the minds
of those who listened, and l often afterwards
heard it spoken of in terms of the highest
admiration. When he ceased the signal was
given and the traps fell Five or ly remain
ed dangling in the air; for two of the seven,
Campbell and Slavens. being very heavy
men, broke the ropes and fell to the ground
inSensible. In short time they recovered
and asked for drink of water, which was
given them. They then requested an hour
to pray before entering the future world
which lay so dark and near before them
This last was Indignantly refused, and as
soon as the ropes could be adjusted, they
were again turned off. The whole proceed
ing, from beginning to end, was marked with
the most revolving haste. They seemed to
wish, by thus afording no time to prepare
for death, to murder soul and body both.
Even the worst criminals in our country are
allowed some weeks to ask for Gods mercy,
before they are thrust into his presence; but
our poor boys, whose only crime was loving
and trying to serve their country, were not
allowed one moment Lieut.. PitteRgers'
Book.
Year: 1864

1t is better to be complete man than to
De only poet, a statesman, prize-tghter'
1t is better that a tree should be fairly grown
al round, than that it should send out one
tremendous branch to the south, and have
only rotten twigs in every other direction ;
better even though that tremendous branch
should be the very biggest that ever was seen.
Year: 1864

A poor lrishman who applied for license
to sell spirits in one of the provincial towns
of Englard, being questioned BY the board
of excise as to moral fitness for trust, re-
piled: Och, an it's there We are? sure an
its not much of a characte Z man needs to
sell whisky"
Year: 1864

Mcclellan SAYS that he would use every
means known to diplomacy TO terminate
the war peacefully at once, but on no ac-
count would acknowledge more than one
government in the Union.


The rebels constantly declare that they
are determined on independence, and will
listen to no terms OF peace unless they are
based on that.


Mcclellan says that in case Of the failure
of such negotiations, he would continue the
war.


The Administration, having ascertained
the condition of things long ago to be pre-
cisely as Mcclellan would find it after vast
ing months of negotiation, goes On with the
war.


Mcclellan says that the war should be
prosecuted solely Tor the restoration of the
Union, and that it should be the only con-
dition of peace.


The rebels say that they would sooner sur
render their slaves than give M their inde-
pendent confederscy; hence in trying TO
change the war to a contest for the Union
with slavery Mcclellan struggles for an i'm
possibility


McClei an offers to guarantee State rights
to the rebel States if they will return to
their allegiance


Butt rebel States have less rights under
jeff Davis than they ever had with US, and
so oligarchs would have more power than
thev ask for or ever had.


Thus Mcclellan offers a negotiation which
would be fruitless, to avoid war which is
inevitable and unavoidable; restoration of
the Union on impracticable terms the pre-
servation of slavery which even the rebels
do not nope for; State rights, which the
rebel States have cast off and repudiated ::
and all merely to enable the Democratic par
tY to regain nower
Year: 1864

CURIOUS CONSISTENCY in the report of
Major Marcy Gen McClellan's father-in-
law, on the Red River expedition, to which
the General was attached, it is stated that
AN interesting collection of reptiles and 9TH
er specimens, in alcohol, was also made un-
der his (McClelans) superintendent. It
is little curious that the. ability which
first brought him to notice should remain
unimpaired through many years, and adorn
the last as well as the first chapter of the
ton though embracing single variety in
stead of many-the copperhead in the place
of all-was made in the interest of the same
individual but the other day; and as if to
continue the parallel. it is more than inti-
mated that many of the latter were preser-
we'd in the same liquid with the former.
Year: 1864

A clergyman had two daughters who were
much too fond Of dress. which was great
grief to him. He had often reproved them
in vain; and preaching one Sabbath day on
the sin of pride he took occasion to notice,
among other things, pride in dress. After
speaking some considerable time on this SUBJ
ject, he suddenly stopped short and said,
with feeling and expression: But you will
say look at homel' My good friends, do
look at home till nv heart aches"
Year: 1864

A little girl, after returning home from
church. where she saw collection aiken up
for the first time, related what took place,
and among other things she said, with all
her childish innocence, ''That man passed
around plate with some money on 1t, but
I didn't take any
Year: 1864

MILLINERY GooDs.-Mrs. Williamson,
whose stock of millinery goods was des.
troyed by fire during her absence on a
visit last winter, has repaired her store
and is now 10 New York laying in large
and select stock of millinery and notions
Of the latest styles, and will be ready to
open them at her old stand By the Goth
instant.
Year: 1864

The Rich Mans REBELLIoN.-The fol-
lowing is an extract from letter found in
the pocket of deserter from the rebel
army, and dated Dade county, Georgia:


1.-THE poor must do all the fighting, and
the Richmond Government make all Offices
for all the rich men to keep them out Of
the fight, and on big pay, and the poor
man in the service at eleven dollaTs pe1
month. II he has an industrious wife and
two or three children on an ordinary farm,
with blind horse, they can make kind
of support, if she should keep the animal;
but the cursed tenth law will take more
than her husbands wages will buy out Of
it to feed those thieves who stroll over the
country and publicly rob the people under
the sanction Of the Richmond military
despotism. I have made support, and
am able to pay the rapacious devils Q
tenth, 1 hope. If the poor soldiers got it,
it would go free as water ever ran down an
inclined plane. But it does not 80 free to
pay the rich man fifty dollars per month
for negroes hired to work on Notifications,
and if the negro gets killed, the poor sol.
dier must pay his proportionable ratio out
of his eleven dollars per month for the
dead negro; but if the poor soldier gets
killed, his life is not worth anything, &C.
cording to the Richmond dynasty's iadg-
ment."
Year: 1864

RIGHT. The Boston Courier hits the
situation very nearly, when it says Of
the war" Failure is the necessary ele-
ment of its very condition, and no victor
les are sufficient to alter those and turn
the scale in our favor. Is it not then inn
possible to restore the Union by arms p
We but so believe"
Year: 1864

'rrll me what this is said, pouring
the pow der on the table, and he answered
Arsenic Then told him all.


The n xt time saw Penelope Reede
was in court Of justice. | was witness
against her, and she looked ut me with
her beautiful ewes aS though she could
Year: 1864

Martial law is strictly the one
man power. Under il Curtis is supreme
in this State-ab0ve Governor end oil
and must be held accountable in the
fullest sense for the continuance, and
the good or evil Of !ha. measure.
Year: 1864

A Curious EXPERIMENT Take a
piece ofpqsleboord about inches square


roll it into a tube with one end usI
large enough to tit around the eye, and
the other end rather smaller Hold the
tu6e between the thumb and finger of
the thumb and finger Of the righ, hand,
(do not grasp it with the whole hand,
put the large end close agains, the righ,
eye. aud with the left hand hold book
against the side Of the tube. Be sure 10
keep both eyes open and there will ap.
pear to be whole through the side Of
the book, and objects seen as il through
the tube. The right eye secs through
the tube, and the left eye tho book, aud
the two appearances are SO cOnfounded
together that they cannot bO separated


The left hand can be held against the
tube Instead OF the book, and tho hole
will seem to be seen through tho hand
Year: 1864

A wonderful thing is u seed


The one thing deathless forever
The one thing changeless-- utterly true
Forever old forever new,


And tickle and faithless never.
Plant blessings and blessings viii bloom;


Plant hate, and hate win grow;
You can SOW to-day-to-uiDrrow will bring
The blossom that proves what sort of thing
Is the seed, the seed that you SOW.
Year: 1864

WHEN SHALL WE HAVE PEACE?-
When the war is successful upon our part,
the Lincoln organs say that it is no time
to make peace, because the rebellion will
be speedily subdued if we 90 in with the
carnage. When the Confederates are
successful, the same organs tell us that
our national honor and dignity will not
allow peace. The question is when are
we to have peace under those conflict
ing doctrines.-C Cincinnati Commercial.