smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863

e7-Ar1Exuoy Don't forget that grand Union MASS
lEETTNG will be held the Theater this Saturday
ming Let persons Of whatever party in time past who
are opposed rebellion and in favor Of sustaining heGov
ernment efforts to suppress it, attend Prominent
citizens will address the ting and the exercises will


be emily by number of patriotic songs by the Union
Glee club The meeting will be called to order at so'clccs
Year: 1863

FILL UP THE RANKs.-lt is more than ever evil


dent that there should be no delay in filing up
the company Of Indian fighters now recruiting
for service in Humboldt county. Some forty
men have already enlisted, who will be forwarded
to Humboldt and Immediately mustered n.-.
Capt. Long authorizes us to say that the men are
only enlisted for the special service of Kidding
humboldt county Of Indians, and that they will
be discharged as soon as that work is done. The
men 30 enlisted will receive 500 bounty, the
same pay aud clothing as Government soldiers
receive, together with SIS per month additional
from the State, and lG0 acres Of land at the cx-
pjrNlion Of their term OF service. We trust that
Capt. Mllcr's company will he filled immodiate-
ly, as the other companies Of the Battalion are
about ready for service. The late deprrdntions
by Indians on the lower Trinity is convincing
evidence that something should be imm,dia
done for the ameiorution OF the condition Of the
people Of that section. From present appear.
anccs the company will be ready for duty in ten
days. Quarters aud subsistence will he furnished
on application to Capt Miller. Let those who
propose entering this service report Immediately.
Year: 1863

How THEY DO IN DIxrE.-"If . man
speak or write sgainst our Confederate
cause, be is branded aud expelled As
traitor or public enemy.-AoJile Register.


Why should not the Union people act
on the same principle?
Year: 1863

That Get. Butler was quite right in saying
that this rebellion was begui and carried on
to give landed aristocracy at the South rule
over the whole country is fully proved by
the following from late number Of the
Richmond Why:


We have committed many errors in cur tr8sl-
ment Of the Yankees. Not the least has been in
regarding them as something better than they
are They are by nature menials, and fitted
only for menial duties. They are in open and
fagrant instruction against their natural lords
and masters the gentlemen Of the South In
the exercise of their assumed privileges they =
port themselves with all the extravagant airs, the
insolence, the cruelty, the cowariice and love q
rapine, which have ever characterized the revolt
Of slaves. The former leniency Of their masters
only serves to aggravate the ferocity Of their
nature.


When they are again reduced to subiec;.on
and taught to know their place, We must take
care % put such trammels about them that they
viii never have an opportunity to play these
tricks again.
Year: 1863

WHAT BECOMES Oh THE CENTS The Phil
adelphia Ledg.r Of Saturday has the follow
ing =


Where do they all go? In the month Of
December there were coined at the United
States Mint five millions four hundred and
tbnty-fve thousand cents. 4 coinage little
short Of this has been kept monthly for the
last five or Fix months, and yet cents are
quite scarce in circulation, though they arc
so much dela-ci below the hundreth part of
2 dollar as to be little more than tokens The
fact shows the strong prejudice Of the public
for coin over paper as a small hand to hand
currency.


\ year ago. when our currency WIS Of coin
end was not hoardsd, the monthly coinage of
cents was less than half what it is now. and
yet the cent piece was 50 abundant as to
he felt nuisance. Some complaint was at
Year: 1863

New Book Bindery-Mr. I. w. Meyer,
has established new Book Bindery, in Beck
ell Building over the Post Office, where he is
prepared to do all kinds Of work in his line,
in style superior to any establishment in the
West Give him q call
Year: 1863




The oard OF Enrolment has placed M officer at the
naturalization Office fer the purpose taxing the
and residence Of thOe aaens who may may not
been exempted aud who have the draft taken
papers, The object 20 transfer their the
new enrolment, that they will have to stand the
chance the next draft AZ other list Of nearly
one hundred has been secured this district
alone The enrolment is going forward careuhy and
CORRECTLY far the poll books in this district
cerned, and II Is not nprobabe that the event Of
another draft, Provost Marshal Erhardt will be tho first
70 commence operations and the ended His clerks
have very Efficient especially Mesrs George Tuthil
and John COntre to whom our under obiga
tions for many favOrs The Board removing
Saturday their headquarters, No. 10z Liberty
street. The building is five stories high. aud affords
ample accommodations The Board will occupy the four
upper floors rst Of which has been divided off into
McForland and the chief elerk the The next
floor will bc occupied by the Board OF Enrolment
floor above this by the clerks. One portion
OF this floor has been partiiioned on for the
physical examination OF conscrpts by the ndiyidua
hav ing that duty TO perform. The lott nth story
appropriated to the uses OF sOreroom, and s
TALLY filled with over hundred and fifty boxes and
balee Of soldiers clothing The arrangements are all
that can desired and will give every satisfaction
those having business with the department.


SIXTH DISTRICT.


The proceedings Of the Board OF Exemption for this
district draw a close slowly None OF the drafted
mon who received notices appear aud did do So
have been arrested yet but the Provost Marshal ID
only waiting for the list to be made QUE TO commence
arresting those persons f""


The following list OF the business deue in this dis
Year: 1863




Rev. A. E. Stephens, Chaplain Of the Eleventh South
Carolina regiment, writes, September 23We now con-
sue tho garrison Of Fort sumter On the astfast day
began meeting which has been going and increasing
in interest all the while till God has honored us
with gracious revival Of religion among the soldery OF
this command. few months ago but two officers In the
regiment members OF the church; now but few
than that number not professors OF religion
number have been converted and arc now happy In the
love Of Cod 1t would do your soul good 10 visit the old
fort battered and SCARED as s and bear tho soldiers
make the walls ring with the high praise OF tho
living God No camp meeting that have ever attended
can come near II. l need ministerial help very much.
Year: 1863

t6rs can discern no advantage sufficiently decisive 10


Warrant the conclusion that claim TO nde dence


has been made good The trial must proceed until the


tlon Of both parties has removed the VIII and the ability


10 continue the quarrel.


smpe prolongation OF the contest would SEEM 10


hueston where nationality Is at stake to be in itself


Tbncusiye Not TO be conquered Is to succeed Nearly


Al the secondary Powers of tho world la a con


nlct With formidable opponents, could do no mrre


10 avert issue until the protection OF public
law ana OF general policy could be brought to the


rescue More demanded OF the confederacy IL is not
only required TO Withstand all the efforts or nation Of
than double s numbers and enjoy ing the additional
advanageof OF untrammeed commerce, but must utterly
beat back the invader before even the force an
attempt at mediation can be exerted ia aid of gallant
people whose determination is sought with ferocity
unparalleled IN the annals OF the world.


Such decisive military advantages as 10 reduce the
enemy 10 submission can scarcely he expected n any
prompt termination can be hoped for is from foreign
complications, 10 which Its further continuance will
always afford OCCASION That Power which has shown
disposition 10 take active for the removal OF
this great stain to Civilization aud 10 humanity,
by its contiguous position within range OF influences
which may require its nterpasiton. The situation Of
France with regard to Mexico mupes the occasions OF
the collision with the United States, and clearly fixes her
policy In attitude OF sympathy with the South. The
speclous parallel Between Napoeon's attempt upon
Russia aud his phew Interference IN Mexico, together
with the prophecies OF similar In both cases,
calculated 70 change the steady and deliberate
will of the French ruler. Tho whole tendency OF his po-


Icy been rom the first to regard the revolution in
augurated by the South successful His convictions on
this subject seem to have strengthened with tme and
interest We have at least legitimate ground of hope
that operating influences may produce decisive
action ON the POLITICAL the military stage things
were the appearance OF trausstion. New combinaton
and changes OF positian are indicated in both On the
one have been favored with happy omens Should We
be blessed with concurrent good fortune both, the
future, which looks so impenetrabe at present, viii
lighted up with the prospect Of speedy relief from
troubles,
Year: 1863

Upon all this question the people o this city will DO
called vote next Thursday The Maximum or "Ex.
tortionp bill, ns Is called, Is no thing All his
tory rs against u. II was put in force here under the
reign martial law few months ago and such tho
effect in stopping supplies that this city nearly
starved II this bill be passed shall have the
thing over again with this difference In the
the who framed this absurd and tyrannical edict
remained Richmond and shared the fate OF the inhab


tants The consequence was that the measure
speedily repealed. In this case however the
members OF the legislature, after passing bill to
starye CITY, will or 10 thor homes the country,
and with full bellies will read the appctlsng OF
the sueriags Of their victims in the city. They will not
together again for two three months They will
not hurry leave plenty In the country for
walton in Richmond. There will be power In the
timo repeal the law The people will have TO suffer
Children will cry for broad and cry In vain Let all who


want bread and for themselves their families
this winter the polls Thursday and vote against
tho Maximum or Exorion bill TO starve Richmond II
they neglect to VOTE thus allow this bill TO pass they
will howl for food when IL is too late 10 apply remedy
Year: 1863




The subsistence question Is very properly engaging the
attention OF the press at present. and it should that Of
the people Of the con ederacy without daay, great
danger threatens to be feared more than the raw
ages OF the public e2emy will II our cause
be able to make; and as this danger is entirely within
our own CONTROL aud can be averied without crce and
without disturbing the laws or healthy commercial in.
tercouse surely every energy should be devoted re-
Election directed o devise measures to the calamity
that looms be'ore


ihe unprecedenedy high price provisions is by no
meaEs legitimate The figures asked and paid are not
enhahceG by scarcity OF supplies The markets are
abundanty supplied yet in section OF the country
prices high to produce ser us ucony enepce If
not distress In sections they have reached point
already where honest subsistence among the moor and
those OF slender means is almost out Of the question
Yet the Savannah publican remarks the product of
the earth Tor the last Two years has been ample Tor
the com ortable subsistence Of all the inhaba is.
needs but to be properly apportioned to supply
the Of all. What is worse, there Is moth.
ing hopeful TO ok for ward to in the future with
the certainty Of an abundant supply from the agricultural
iabors q the present year. Matters instead OF growing
better are daily becoming worse.


Have our people stopped for one moment to
plate this alarming state Of affairs, and the results TO
which 1t Inevitably tends-as inevitably as that men,
women and children are obliged to be fed and clothed
order liver they have not looked in
the with that sober which ts importance
with ufauatop next mainess, sing, pipe and
dance and add 70 our already plethoric gains, as
Z all were well and perfectly safe. God grant
hope that people will be saved who refuse u them
selvesr He acts in HIS proy'dences generally through
the hearts and the OF those who are blessed with
means-that should be aroused into action In order TO
save the country from calamity.


We said there Ii for the extortion prac
tised by the producers and spectators. We repeat IL
and tnoy assign when demonstrated with, beyond
the depreciation Of tho currency. But, as the Richmond
Dispatch asserts, the excuse is not valid lt Is not dc
preciated much prices would indicate. There
are causes originating in the cupdity and heart
Iessness Of men employed In commerce and In
agriculture, which weighing down the people
and the cause. and which threatening both
than the currency Can the practice Of these peo.
pie be retormedS Can the distress they occasion be
moderated by checking their exsravagant demand upon
consumers These questions growing aud more
important. Something must be done Produce must be
dstrbuted-pccs must be reduced-gains be disgorged
there win be suffering Intense, and intense suffering
will beget what? Think OF II.
Year: 1863

which must be provided or by greater economy feed
ing and greater proportional consumption OF wheat


The number or stock hogs Ia about the in 1892
and about five per cent below general average in
ditjon. These early turned on the frosted corn


The buckwheat crop Is not as much injured as was
generally supposed because most Of Is produced In tho
States OF New Y9lk new Jersey and pennsylvania, whero
the frosts OF August 80 aud September Is did not ure
the crops materially.


Tho tobacco crop OF 1859 is larger than that Of year
by nearly y millions OF pounds, although the rost in
the Western States were injurious to it, But about
half OF the crop there had been gathered before the
ground had been planted than In 1862.


The hay crop OF 1852 is estimated at 2t 603 Gas tons
that OF 1868 at 199S04s2 torsa decrease Of 63
tons. IIs quality is good.


The mele foloea division OF the report is much larger
than usua giving full description Of tho frosts Of August
30 and September Is.


The monthly report for scptember Is much the best yet
issued and will soon be distributed.
Year: 1863

Ewe are requested to announce that from
this date until the meeting of Congress the
President will be unable to receive visitors, his
time being fully occupied by public business.


NOVEMBER Is, 1858.
Year: 1863

us discontented. and demoralize our army;
but that, think, they cannot do, for
the soldiers begin to think there Is some
thing of that kind in the wind, and they
hoot at such language as some of the Cop.
perheads use. These men that are try
ing to destroy our government, our
country and our lives, are men that would
like the people to give them some Office.
They arc men that want authority if they
can get it. With US such men are play.
ed out. have heard expressions made
by the boys, that if We were up there we
would clean out some Of the Copperheads
that have been raising such a disturbance
a: our once peaceful homes? What Think
you? Don't you think it would be right?
Why, one traitor at home is worse than
two~abroad, as far as creating discomfort
in our army is concerned; for the men at
home are men who have arrived at such
an age as to have some confidence placed
in them, and some of them have long
been exempt from the battlefield by their
snowy locks; and what do we find among
such men? am sorry to say it, but we
fnd black hearted traitors among them.


What are such men worth to our nation?
Why, they are not worth the DOW der and
lead that it would take to kill them. -
That is my opinion Of a traitor hope
that our Union men, up north, will not
be imposed opon by these Copperhead
traitors, that are such cowards they won't
fight 10 the rebel ranks like men. No,
the rebels would not have them in their
way. G. B.
Year: 1863

MR. EDITOR:-The sub ject Of wheat
raising, in this and adjoining counties,
has been agitating not few Of our farm
ers the past six or eight months, and I
have been undecided as to the propriety
of sowing wheat this spring, while others
seem to see their way clear in the bust
ness, and urge the propriety of sowing
more than formerly, regardless Of the risk
of the crop, or the scarcity of hands tS
harvest, influencing others to do the sans
that are not able TO lose their seed and
labor


Permit me to say few things 1.-THE
subject. If they are not worth much
they certainly will not cost more.


Ny experience and success. in the
growing of spring wheat the last four
years has been all that | could ask, aside
from injury and loss by the Bug and Fly,
that made thcirappearance on the Prairie
in the summer OF 1861, and more partic-
ularly the last season


| have grown four or five varieties of
spring wheat, namely: Club, Fife, Hosra
and Mediterranean. Have raised crops
that eragcd twenty eight bushels to the
acre,-last year only thirteen bushels
The failure in last years crop attribute
principally to the Fly; true the Bug did
its snare, but nothing in comparison. My
Hosra was nearly a failure, while tie
Mediterranean was not dam aged; both
were grown on land that was broke in
1858. The latter variety is of very rank
and rapid growth and r;pcns some t 70
weeks earlier, consequently would advise
the growing of it in preference to the
others, but not to very great extent un-
less on new breaking. have often been
asked, here and in the East, why the
farmers Of Iowa did not SOW more winter
or fall wheat, but have never, until now,
been able to give an answer especially
satisfactory to myself; though had sup
posed it would kill out in an open winter,
especially on the open black prairie. But
my experience the past winter Gas SOW
ed some last fall, has been to the contra,
ry. | have demonstrated clearly ton Y.
mind that fall wheat, if farmed with this
drill, will stand the open thawing aII
freezing winters of this section of Iowa.


If the Fly should not ipjure the fall
wheat this summer, Gas | believe it did
not last season. would it net be advis.
able for those that cannot farm all their
land to spring crops, and do it in good
season, to fallow portion of it through
the summer and thus prepare it for fall
wheat?


l would not counsel any to 90 into it
largely, but farm a little, sufficient for
bis family use. 1t will not damage you
to give it a light sprinkling of manure
after you have drilled in your wheat, and
by So doing you will not be under the
necessity of moving your stable or max
ing a new door way, anI not to SOW soon.
er than the latter part of September, as
the Fly would be likely to get into it if
Year: 1863




The other day we took occasion to a..
lu1e to the lively spirit with which the
women of the South enter into the cause
of the rebels and showed how the display
of a similar degree of enthusiasm among
the women of the loyal States would help
the Government md sustain the patriot.
ism of our people, y signal illustration
of the activity of the southern females 10
given in the official order of the rebel
General Stuart, just published, which
formally appoints Miss Antonia J. Ford
to the position of "Honorary Aide. do.
camp in his military establishment, as
mark Of the special confidence he repos-
es in her patrIotism, fidelity and abili-
ty.' Stuart further requires that Miss
Ford be duly respected and obeycd "by
all the lovers of a noble nature'-aud tho
lesson is a good one for our women.


1t is by no means essential that every
one of our brigadicrs should attach fas-
cinating female to his staff in their hon.
crary capacity Of aid.de camp, not that
the women of tho North should uusex
themselves like the brilliant and active
but somewhat erratic Miss Antonia Ford,
but they can do better They can say
good, bold words for Freedom, and not
be ashamed to say them; they can tell .
Copperhead in society that he Is no bet
ter than rebel, and that he should 20
to his place among the traitors they can
become members Of the Loyal Leagues,
attend the Union meetings, and in many
such ways infuse new life and spirit into
the ranks Of the people
Year: 1863




In travelling on the cars from Bethel to
jackson, Tennessee, the Twenty Seventh
Iowa Regiment was saved frou a fearful
loss by the heroism Of couple Of Unios
women. The train was running in the
night time at high rate of speed, and
just before reaching railroad bridge, the
Engineer SAW a couple Of lanterns being
waved in the distance, directly on tho
track. He stopped the locomotive, and
men were sent ahead to ascertain The
cause of the alarm. They found that the
lanterns were held by two women, who
explained to them that party of gucrillas
in that vicinity had been informed Of tho
coming Of the regiment and at about
eight o'clock that evening the villains
had set the bridge on fire, and allowed
the main timbers to burn so much that
they could not hear the weight of the
train, and then put out the flames and
went away, hoping, o! course, that the
cars would run on the bridge; that i.
would break down with the weight, and
thus kill and injurc many ofthe soldiers,
and prevent the regiment from going
through. The noble women had learned
Of these Intentions, and had walked ten
miles, through the darkness and mud, TO
save the Onion soldiers


Ofcoursc thc officers of the eth i'm
mediately made arrangements to present
their thanks in more tangiblc form than
words; but the ladies refused all presents.
They said that the satisfaction Of know
ing that they had aided the cause Of their
country, was sufficient for them-they
only asked for an escort to their homes,
which was gladly furnished them.


How far above all praise is such con-
duct! God only can sufficiently reward it.
Dubuque Times.
Year: 1863




gain do call upon the people of the Confederacy-a
people no believe that the Lord regneh and that Es
0veIrnling Providence ordereth all thags-to in
prayer aud humble submission under His Christening hand
and to beseech His favor suffering country.
seek take home hearts and TIC
which they teach. aid profit by tho self examination
for which they prepare lad lot land
made self confident and f1rgeul Of reliance
Him Had the love of lacIe eaten like gaagrene
into the heart of the land converting too among
into worshippers OF gain and rendering them unmadu
of their duty to their country to their fellow end to
their Cod? Who then will presume to cumoain that
have been chaatened to despair OF just and
the protection of our Heavenly Father?


Let rather receive humble thaukuness the lesson
which He has taught recent reverses dsvouy
knowledgDg that Him, and not to feeble
due the honor and the glory Of vctory that from Him.
His paternal providence the anguish and suffer
ings of defeat that whether victory defeat
humble SUI pp ca ions due at His footstool.


Now, therefore, JEFFERSON DAVIS President Of these
Confederate States, do issue this. proclamation setting
apart Friday the East day of August ensuing day Of
fasting. humiliation, and prayer and do hereby invite
the people of the Confederate States repair that day.
their respective places OF public worship and to unite
supple on tor the favor and protection of that God
who has hitherto conducted safely through all the dan
gers that envroned


In faith whereof, have hereuuto set my hand
I ~ | and the seal of the Confederate States at Rich
sHAL mord this tWentyfrst day of July, in the year
49, of our Lord, thousand eight hundred and
sixty three. -


JEFFERSON DAVIS.


By the Presidents


J. P. BENJAMIN,


2er of tots