smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

NORFOLK, June 4tb, 1861


Now, that we are SO much in want oil money
to defray the expenses which ever accompa-
MES war, there can be no doubt in the pa
triot's Iniud in regard to the fact that we
should be willing and ready to lay all our
goods upon the altar of this oppressed coun-
try. AS know Of a very good way to raise
money! plan which has never before been
suggested-l thought it we'll to give YOU my
opinion upon the means requisite for raising
n large quantity of money, and ask you 10
develop the ideas in your own language. l
am not capable of doing so myself else
would save you the trouble. The plan is
this: For all families in the country who
own silver plate, to give, and that soon. Ill
their unnecessary silver-all that is not essen
tial to their comfort-to the Secretary OF the
Treasury; he to send it to the Southern
mints, to be coined for the use of the Govern
ment. A moments reflection would suffice
TO convince any candid mind that the amount
thus raised would be enormous, and l feel
sure that the heads OF families would utter a
laundering amen to any appeal which might
be made to them. Committees might be ap-
poln ted in every community of our land to
collect contributions from the IS willing
hearted and II should be sent now while
the communication is open and easy. BY re-
ference to the book of Exodus, chapters 35
and -, you will see how the children of Is
raei sacrificed their golden ornaments for the
sake of building the golden calf and the tab
ernacle. Could we not do the same to save
our country? In "Pinnock's Goldsmith =
Rome" there Is the following instance of
love to ones country "Those vessels, there
fore, of gold and silver, which their luxury
had taken pride in, were con yerta;t into arms
The women parted also with their oTnainen U.s.
and even cut off their hair to be converted
into strings for their buws Page 1876. have
thought, Messrs. Editors, that this would BE-
an effectual mode of filling cur shallow Trea-
sury. VIII you consider it II it he worth
any thing, it is worth much.


am, very respectfully, AGO.
Year: 1861

CoULp | KEEP THE Coon News PA
New Zealand girl was brought over to Egg
land to be educated. She became a true
Christian. When she was about to return,
some of her playmates endeavored to dlssuade
her. They said I: Why go back to New
Zealand You are accustomed to England
now. You love its shady lanes and clover
fields. 1t suits your health. Besides you
may be shipwrecked on the ocean. You may
be killed and eaten by your own people
every body will have forgotten yoY. What.
she said, do you think that | could keep
the Good News to my self Do you think
that I could be content with having got par
don and peace and eternal life for myself,
and not 90 and tell my dear father and moth.
er how they may get it too ? lwould go If
had 10 swim there
Year: 1861

The probable effect at the South Of the at.
tack upon Fort Pckens, which is threatened
by the traitors of the Gulf States, is, of course,
q point of great interest.


The indications are that it will arouse the
spirit of national patriotism in the border
States, and make us again one people, in de.
fence Of the flag and honor Of the country.


The supposed case will be one, not of coer.
Gag slAIzs. bot Of an attack by traitors upon
a nAs9a.l tgt, erected for national objects,
al V.iE.. ;sET:tory purchased with the ma
i.sL.al rsa-s.rs. We bought the Floridas from
the k.ay oE Spain, one Of the inducements to
the purchase being this very harbor of Pensa
cola, now attempted to be wrested from US by
the audacious violence Of defeated political
faction. We have no better right to defend
the city of Washington than we have to defend
Pensacola; and it would be as base to aban
don the latter as to abandon the former. In
deed to abandon Fort Pickens would be to
abandon both because Washington could not
be held by a Government capable of such an
act


As an indication of the probable effect Of the
defence of Fort Pickens upon the Union men
of the South, we copy the following:


From the Clarksville (Tenn.) Jeffersonian,


18th inst.


The secessionists who imagined that they
could see war in the Presidents Inaugural were
jubilant with Joy. They could not repress or
conceal their exultation. The only hope of
getting Tennessee out they now have is that
the Administration may proceed to such meas
ures as will bring on a conflict and result in
bloodshed. That they think would " fire the
Southern heart" and precipitate us headlong
into revolution. Perhaps it would. But ii
pW depend somelohat upon WhO begins ii.
The people OF the border States have their
eyes wide open, and are earnestly watching the
progress of events. They deprecate war, and
would avoid it if possible. They believe that
the seeding States have acted hastily and un.
wisely, but that they have so acted through
apprehensions in regard to an institution in
which they have an identity Of interest; and
therefore, while they do not endorse their ac
ton, they could not quietly permit them TO be
chastised. But while they are not disposed to
sanction a coerciye policy upon the part of the
dragged into difficulty with the Government
by he fiery leaders of secession; and II they
imagine Mat Mey hare only to attack tie Coz
ernn,en to enlist The sympathy and support Of
the border States, Mey haze greatly mistaken
the temper Of our people. The great mass Of
the peop pie Of the border States do not believe
that there is any ynecessity for bloodshed, and if
hostiliteS are commenced unnecessarily, they
will not waste tears over those whose haste
and wickedness have brought merited chastise'
ment on their shoulders.
Year: 1861

New YORK CrY.-Tbe N. Y. Journal Of
Commerce says that sit is proof Of the
soldid quality OF New York's wealth, that
all the national troubles. past. present and
prospective, have not had the eject OF
bringing down the valuation Of real estate
throughout the city. The total valuation,
30 far as can now be ascertained, will be
fully equal to that Of last year.
Year: 1861

4 few months ago, says the New
York World, it was the fashion to taunt
cur merchants with timorousness, with
so much regard for Southern buyers,
that they had no room left for the con-
siieration Of Northern rights. How
does the event justify these sinister
charges? The entire commercial COM
muni.y has upriscn as one man, and ex-
hihited 4 spirit Of patriotism without
parallel i'll the history of the world. It
is estimated that the amount Of money
spontaneously offered in one way and
another by the citizens Of New York in
support of the government, exceeds two
hundred and ninety millions Of dol
lars And the Miserable fifteen mil
lion loan Of the Montgomery govern
ment, hardly sufficient to supply the
Southern forces with whisky and tobac-
co for month, has gone begging like
a mendicant in every market Of the
South. All honor to our noble mer-
chants. Next to the gallant fellows to
whom, with hushed and ove1laden
hearts we have just hidden adieu, and
God speed, we honor those who have
come up 10 the sacred alter OF liberty
and poured out their tribute, as they
stand ready to pour out their blood.
Year: 1861

loose in the land! How long do you
think it will be ere the gnillotine is in
operation ? Allow me to say to my
former political enemies, you will not
be true to your country il you seek to
make political capital ont Of these dis
astcrs, [applausc] and to my old friends
you will be false and unworthy Of your
principles, if you allow political defeat
to convert you into traitors to your ma
tional land The shortest way now to
peace consists in the most stupendous
and unanimous preparations for war !!
[Vociferon. chcering.I


l regard what have said as the sad
dest duty of my life. If war must
come, let us so conduct it that We may
be justified in the sight Of Him who
holds the universe in the hollow Of His
hand. Whatever we do nlnst be the
result, of our solemn convictions of du-
that we owe to posterity and
TO the word.


Gentlemen it is our duty to defend
our Constitution and protect onr flag.


This is an imperfect synopsis of a
most powerful oratorical effort. It's ef
feet was electrical. The whole house
rose to their feet and gave cheer after
cheer for Douglas, for the Union and
for the Stars and Stripes.
Year: 1861

In addition tothe pay as above stated
one ration per day and an abundant
supply Of good clothing is allowed to
every soldier. Quarters, fuel and med
ical attendance arc always provided
by the Government without deduction
from the soldiers pay. If soldier
should become disabled III the line Of
his duties, the law provides for him a
pension, or he may, if he prefer it, obtain
admission into the Military Asylum,
which will afford him . comfortable
home as long As he may wish to receive
its benefits.
Year: 1861

MISS E. L. NASH, wishes to inform the
lVl Ladies Of this community and vicinity
that she is now prepared to furnish them
with the latest style Of Millinery and Dress
Making Rooms at Mr.. Moorcrofts South
East part Of town
Year: 1861

SU1CIDE.-Mr. Frederick Burst was
found dead in bis bed yesterday morning,
at his room over bis store in Concert Hall
building. On Sunday night lodger in an
adjoining room to the deceased in Concert
Hall Building, heard him walking the
floor apparently in an uneasy state of mind.
Nothing more was known of him until yes.
terday morning, when his non.appearance
again at breakfast excited alarm. The door
of his lodging room was then broken open
and be found lying upon his couch corpse
A letter was found under his pillow, sealed
and directed to particular friend of his.
Mr.. NJ. Aucbach, clerk in Justice & Fore.
paugh's dry good store.


This letter, written in the deceased's nav
tive language, informed his friend that he
had concluded to live no longer, and went
on, in the form of will, to provide for
settling up his business, and to make dis
position of his effects after bis debts were
paid. He owed small balance to one of
our bankers, which is acknowledged in the
letter In strict accordance with the bankers
books. He gave to MIR. Aubach $1,000 to
DO used by him for two years without in
terest, when it was to be donated to the
German Turner's Society, although not a
member of that society.
Year: 1861

BUSINESS is remarkably brisk in all the
departments of trade. The wholesaling
business is heavier than at any previous
season, and dealers who have laid in large
stocks for the winter, are fearful OF their
supplies being exhausted before winter sets
in, unless navigation holds out long enough
for them to increase their stock. Any one
who had doubts OF st. Paul being the great
wholesaIing point, would have been assured
of the fact by the amount of its trade for
the last fortnight.
Year: 1861

In accordance with usage, i respectfully
recommend to the people of this State. that
THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF THE
PRESENT MONTH OF NOVEMBER, be set apart
and observed as a day OF solemn Thanks.
giving to Almighty God, the giver of all good.


That, though our sins be many, He has not
ceased his merciful dispensations towards US.


That He has " visited the earth and watered
the ridges thereof abundantly. and made
soft with showers, and blessed the springing
thereof, and crowned the year with His good.
ness," so that "the fields drop fatness and
the pastures are clothed with hocks, and the
valleys also are covered with corn"


That He has saved US from pestienCe and
famine, and preserved this State in peace and
health, and in due allegiance and loyal devotion
to the Government of these United States.


That, while in other portions of the Con-
federacy, the dreadful visltations of civil war
are fulfilling the penalty of an impious re-
bellion against His ordinances and the funda-
mental covenants Of human society, the angel
of peace still sits at our gates, and our children
sleep secure in quiet and prosperous homes,
far from the din Of the battle which is to
decide their destiny.


And let US thank Him, too, that he has not
deserted our beloved country in the day of her
sore calamity, but that already His brow of
promise, radiant with celestial omens Of vic.
tory. spans the tempest which daIkens the
land.


That 10 this end He has united'the hearts and
arrayed the invincibe legions OF her people
around her TO defend the cause OF good gov
ernment and free institutions; ana by The
sacrificial blood of her hei oes has consecIated
anew the cause Of country and liberty in the
affections of her children, and in the sympa-
thes and asperations Of the civilized and
Christian world.


And finally, with the incense OF thanks ot1er-
ing, let the prayer go up from every altar, that
God may throw the shield of His mercy around
the brave soldiers who have gone from our
midst to do battle for the right that He may
grant us successful issue out of all our trials;
and that this wicked rebellion may terminate
in the triumph of the just authority OF the
laws, and in the re.establishment OF CIVIL order
and peace throughout reunited and prosper
Gus country, to the glory and honor OF His
name.


Given under my hand and the great seal of
the State, at the City of st. Paul, this eighth
day of November, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.


ALEXANDER RAMSEY.
By the Governor:


JAMES H. BAKER, Secretary of State.


Papers in the State will please copy.
WANTED.


TWO GOOD FRESH MICH lows.


noyI2 Inquire at THIS OFFICE
Year: 1861

The next two months will, we tink
determine definitely the question of a
! long or short war. The North has beer


making herculean exertions, preparatory


to the operations Of the winter campaign
I The time has fully come when the


plans of that campaign are TO be carried
into effect. We shall shortly know the


extent of Northern success or failure
The United States, after enlisting, put
ting in camp and drilling troops for Sc
veral months, seem about to try THEN


strength at many points. Virginia is tc
be overpowered through the defeat and


destruction of Johnston army q Char.


lesion md Savannah are to be taken and
burned. The seacoast of Georgia and
the whole of South Carolina are to be
conquered and devastated Pensacola
is to be reduced and Mobile and New



when Kentucky and Missouri have been
overrun and the great Ohio fleet and
army fight their way, rough-shod, over
Nashville and Memphis, down to the
waters of the Gulf. At the conclusion
Of these exploits, the loyal South4rners
are to be discovered and brought forth
to the admiring gaze Of the Yankee ma
ton. The traitors are to be hung to the
tune Of Yankee Doodle, and "the en-
pire is to be peace" e"-and prosperity
once more, at the expense Of the rest of
the South. ..,-


Such, it appears. is the programme
the entertainment to which we are i'm
mediately invited How far these sche-
mes are to be realized, it will not take
long to develope The attack on Port
Royal is, so far decided success We
will shortly see how it fares with the
projected attempts on Savannah and
Charleston. Also, how the war goes in
Virginia and the valley Of the Mississippi
pi. The result Of these battles in pros
pect will throw great light on the future.


Tee developments of the cotton-famine
and other circumstances. will show what
course England will take in relation to
the illegal blockade of the Southern
ports. At present the blockade consti-
tutes our great difficulty and source Of
embarrassment and weakness Remove
the blockade, and we can transact our
business and fight irresistibly the North
eau effect nothing the sea and the navy
their only real and great advantage,
being thus nullifed of efficacy. In the
present aspect Of affairs, we judge that
the position of England will not be long
undetermined, either for passive acquies-
cence or the assertion of the invalditv
of an inefficient blockade Thus the
neyt two months will decide the ques-
tion Of long er short war. Let us stir
every nerve now to settle this matter to
our inestimable advantage. Let every
man in South Carolina and the South
now do his whole duty.


IC MorcuruN
Year: 1861

Court for change of Uenus, had acknowledged
himself to be properly in Court, and had waived
all right to object to the manner of the service,
or Its insufheiency. We regard this objection as
perfectly sound, and would feel compelled to over
rule the second exception upon that ground alone
But, for the sake of throwing light upon the sub
Jeet ior guidance IN future cases. we deem it best
to base our decision against the execution. upon
Its own Intrinsic unsOundness in faw according to
our understanding of the statute involved.


The exceptions are oyerruled, With costs.
November 9th, 1861.
Year: 1861

g A letter from the 39th Ohio Regiment. sta
toned at Kansas City, Mo-, says:


Our enemies here have made every effort to mis-
represent. Rumors come to US every day Of our
forces being cut to pieces, which, when investi-
gated, means that our boys attacked and they ran
away. Three-fourths of the men of all this part
of Missouri are rebel soldiers, in one way or
another. They plow during the day and do picket
duty at night. One thousand of the men who
fought at Lexington are now engaged at their
ordinary avOcations, watching an opportunity to
strike another blow at the call of their leaders.
Their horses one day draw cannon to slaughter US,
and another day potatoes to feed US and get money
for more powder. One barrel of their guns may
be used for a prairie chicken, but the other is
always reserved for the blood of some man who
has not bartered his inheritance. Not one time in
twenty can you get any evidence against these men
if arrested. They can prove anything by their
friends, and Union men keep in the background,
knowing that as soon as we leave, death or Danish
ment will be their portion. They hold important
positions IN our army, and are Jealous Union men,
until the proper time they play the traitor.


The Richmond Dispatch says: {" We have q
numerous army on the Potomac. If its srdor be
not restrained before Christmas, il can plant the
cOlors of the Confederate States on Eaneuil Hail."
We trust that Mr.. Davis will not restrain the ardor
OF his troops before Christmas though feel
obliged to caution the Dispatch and its friends,
that however carefully they may plant the rebel
flag Faneuil Hall, it ia not likely to grow there.
The Union air IS not good for it.
Year: 1861

Effect ct' tie HI"d-On last Sat
urdav. during he severe gale Of wind
the covering OF country wagon
which was hailed before our Office,
was lifted to some height in the air,
and deposited some one hundred feet
off without any injury, the darkey
teamsters seemed quite amused at
the sight, one in particular went t"
lean back so as.to produce a hearty
laugh, but instead of which Ae fell
heels over mead Out Of the wagon.
Year: 1861

Not Ilprored.-Three woman of
color got "rasnbunkshous" on Sunday
and amused themselves, by pitching
into each other, for which innocent
pastime they had to answer before the
Mayor, and unloose their purse strings
10 pay for the charge preferred against
them.
Year: 1861

Care1ess D,ining.-On Monday
morning some travellers in light wa
gon with a beautiful and costly GOV
er in passing under the railroad bridge
had the whole top Of che wagon
smashed to pieces.
Year: 1861

RICHARDS GENEALoGY" or Register of the descendants of several ancient Puritans, Vol III. by Rev. Abner Morse, A. NJ. member of the New England Historical Genealogical Society. Bos- ton; Press of H. W. Dutton < son, 1861.

 In treasuring up the memorials of the Fathers, we best manifest our record for posterity.

 Those who have kept an eye to the issues of the press, have noticed with pleasure the steady increase of works of this character, within the last ten years It is one of the fruits of the spir- it of inquiry, awakened by the various historical and antiquarian societies established in New Eng land. We give very high place to this modest volume of the Rev. MT. Morse, chiefly because it is the only one of the kind that we have ever seen, which is really a readable book. It con. tains large amount of historical, biographical and literary matter, which must make the book valuable to others than the Richards family whose genealogy it so faithfully traces out. The array of the matter is faultless, and the style in which the book is gotten up, the paper, printing and binding trandescends everything of the kind that we have had the pleasure of inspecting

 Many of the Autographs are exceedingly fine as specimens of that sort of representation of the human face divine" We call the attention of all bearing the name of Richards, to this work of Mr. Morse, and suggest that they could not do better thing for themselves or for MT. Morse, than to send to Boston for a copy.
Year: 1861

neL There are some things concerning the late State Convention. which are hardly worth rakng up, but we should like to know how a certain clique north of us feel over their success in changing the nominee for the member of the State Convention from this County.
Year: 1861

The intelligence that tie evacuation of Fort Sumter with the exception of corporal and two men to uphold the flag, is under consideration by the administration, will be received with an almost universal feeling of sorrow at the North, and will, should it be accomplished, undoubtedly be the occasion of malignant taunts from mar row-minded and ignorant patizans who are will ling to torture any occasion into denunication of the policy of the new administration. If the evacuation shall be ordered, it will be SOLELY and ONLY because the administration wish to avert the horrors of a civil war, which the democratic party themselves have so long and so loudly de- cried because the only alternative is the star vation of the gallant Maj. Anderson and his men, since it is'now too late to reinfor ce the Fort, but which might have been done by the mis- erable treacherous administration of James En- chanan thirty days ago-and because the avoi- dance now of bloedshed will be the death of Disunion. And so-while we shall feel no slight chargn and humiliation to know that our coun- try has been brought to this bitter cup by the faithless, traitorous course of the blunderer and traitor who was President fully two months too long,-we yet have the firm assurance that all will be right in the end-and that we shall re- cover from this blow only to be more firmly es- tablished for future strength and unity.

 And may Disunion Democrats gather all the crumbs of comfort they may, from the fruits of the treachery and imbeciblity of their own dOiprs.
Year: 1861

We see in the Scientific 4mericnn and
other papers recipes for cleansing gu"
barrels They are all open to the OBJ
lection that they involve the use Of wa
ter, thus reqiring time to dry the bar
rels and incurring the danger Of rust
We give a method used hy scientific
sportsman in England with success
Get quantity of quicksilver which can
be kept in a strong pill box, and when
the barrel is foul, place the thumb on
the nipple, pour the quicksilver at the
mouth, and then run it up and down for
a few minutes. Turn it back into the
box and the barrel will be perfectly
clean. The mercury forms all algam
with the lead and removes it. The lead
can be taken from the mercury by strain
ing.
Year: 1861




Views OF JEFFERSON What Jefferson
would have thought Of separate State Sc
cession that is, the right of each State for
itself to determine dissolution of its obliga-
tions to the Federal Goyernment-may be
sufficiently inferred from this extract Of his
writings:


With respect to our State and Federal
Governments, do not think that their rela-
tions are correctly understood BY foreigners.
They generally suppose the former to be
subordinate to the latter But this is not
the case. They are coordinate departments
Of one simple and integral whole. But you
may ask if the two departments should claim
each the same subject Of power, where is the
common umpire to decide between them? In
cases Of little importance and urgency, the
prudence Of both parties will keep them aloof
from the questionable ground but if it can
neither be avoided nor compromised Con-
rontion Of States must Be called 70 ascrsJe
tie doubtful 1,o,oer to that department ,rhich
they may think best =