smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1864

sit down and figure up that it would cost
evenly dollars for freedom and only sixty
six dollars for slavery, and then choose
slavery because it costs the least money,
would curse their mean and penurious an
cestry. I say, sir, that this matter in re-
lation to the policy of the National Gov
ernment is only dragged into this ques-
ton. 1t is only an attempt, on the part
of these Senators, to. assail their Govern
ment, that protects their firesides and their
families, and will guarantee for them and
their posterity freedom now and forever.


Now, sir, the only question here is, tits
the policy of this State to pay her public
servants and all her creditors in the legal
currency of the country, or to pay gold
instead of that legal currency to nd of
aristocracy holding the State debt? l
think, when the constituency of those gen.
tlemen examine this question, they will
tell them that they consider themselves
misrepresented on this floor. When we
have clear right to do it, it is certainly
the policy of the State to pay one dollar
instead of paying something like one dol
lar and sixty-four cents. | say, sir, that
it would be madDess-it would be folly
for us to fail to pass law which gives the
right to pay this interest in the legal cur
rency of the country. IF the Senators
are in earnest, and will get up some fnan-
cial scheme by which these bonds might
be redeemed in legal currency, and new
contracts made, | will suggest to them a
scheme by which it may be done at low
er rate of interest than that which they
pay in gold to-day-one that would relieve
them from the necessity of what they call
reputation. We can change the system
if our conscience smites us; we can re-
deem the bonds in the legal currency of
the United States, issuing new bonds
bearing, perhaps, lower rate of interest.


Believing, sir, that the party in power
will not foolishly and recklessly lay an
additional amount of debt of over mil
lion of dollars upon the taxpayers, toplease
the bond holders, or any one else, | know
that the bill before the Senate will and
ought to pass; and we can say to Senators
on the other side, when we meet them
again at the polls you had the power in
1864, on the floor of the Legislature, you
would have put an additional debt of one
million of dollars annually upon the peo-
pie of this Commonwealth but you fail
ed because you had not the power
Year: 1864

yesterday morning prevented us from Civ
ing TO our readers the following call for O
convention of dissatisfied members of the
Union party, to be held at Cleveland on
Tuesday, the 3lst of May next:


TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.


After having labored Intellectually to
defer as far as was in our power the criti-
cal moment when the attention of the
people must inevitably be fixed upon the
election of candidate for the chief
magistracy of the country; after having
interrogated our conscience and consul
ted our duty as citizens, obeying at once
the sentiment of mature conviction and
profound affection for the common
country, we feel ourselves impelled on our
own responsibility, to declare to the peo-
pie that the time has come for all indepen-
dent men, jealous of their liberties and of
the national greatness, to confer together
and unite to resist the swelling invasion of
an open, shameless, and unrestrained pa
tronage which threatens to engulf under
its destructive wave the rights of the peo-
pie, the liberty and dignity of the ma
ton


Deeply impressed with the conviction
that in a. time of revolution, when the
public attention is turned exclusively to
the success of armies, and is consequent
.ly less vigilant of the public liberties, the
patronage derived from the organization of
a million of men, and an administration of
affairs which seeks to control the remotest
parts of the country in favor of its SUI
preme chief, constitute danger seriously
threatening to the stability of republican
institutions, we declare that the principle
of one term, which has now acquired near
ly the force Of law by the conservation of
time, ought to be infexibly adhered to
in the approaching election. We further
declare that we do not recognize in the
Baltimore Convention the essential con-
ditions of a truly national convention
Its proximity to the center of all the in
terested influences of administration, its
distance from the center of the country,
its mode of convocation, the corrupting
practice to which it has been and inevita-
bly, will be subjected, do not permit the
people to assemble there with any expec-
tation of being able to deliberate at full
liberty. Convinced, as we are, that in
presence of the critical circumstances in
which the nation is placed, it is only in
the energy and good sense of the people
that the general safety can be found
satisfied that the only way to consult
as to indicate central position to
which every one may go without too much
expenditure of means and time, and where
the assembled people, far from all admin
istative influence may consult freely
and deliberate peaceably with the pres
ence of the greatest possible number of
men whose known principle guarantee
their sincere and enlightened devotion to
the rights of the people and to the pre-
servation of the true basis of republican
government-we earnestly invite our fel-
how citizens tn unite at Cleveland. Ohio
on Tuesday the 31st of May next, for con-
sultation and concert of action in respect
Year: 1864

Have we salamander among us? If by sala-
mander is meant living being which can walk
unharmed, like the three young men in the Scrip.
ture story, thTopgh h fiery furnace and come out
unsesthed we think sgnor hn? Bu3n9 Gore is fairly
ton that the little reptile from which he de-
rives it can do the like with IMMUNITY is fabu.
party TO 60 up to Jones's Wood and witness q de-
monstration of his right to be considered q mod
ern Abednego. He entered an iron cage around
over. and upon which an intensely hot fire was
burning all the while, and made himself quite at
home therein, for some space. Nor did he seem
to care more for the exposure than if he were
walking like Adam in Eden. in a garden in the
exhibition at Jones's Wood next Wednesday af.
ternoon. 1t certainly is a very curious feat
Year: 1864

SMILEs.-Smiles are like rainbows, giving
new beauty to every feature of tho face
displaying amid the clouds, the sunshine of
happiness that is to light the pilgrim from
gloom to tho broad pathway of mirth and
gaiety. Who has not felt the influence of a
smile? There is none living who has not
at times felt the dark tide of sorrow stifle
In every impulse, and fill bis whole being
with dark and grim forebodings in view OF
his earthly existence, and perhaps dwelling
on that higher view of an endless eternity,
beholding naught but grief and unchanging
woe. But then what change does a smile
produoe--all clouds, storm and sorrows
vanish In moment, and be, the mourner
becomes at once prince Of happiness. Oh
ye who mover weep, smile on those who do


God gave to you the gift; ihcn let thy talent
be rendered tenfold when thy Stewardship
shall DO reviewed..
Year: 1864

WHEN DOES EDUoATIoN BEGIN ?-When
is character formed? Is it not during
the first third OF human life? How is it
formed? Is it not by education? This ed.
ucation begins with the life OF childhood.
Parents are its first educators. "We
must begin the education OF our child
early" said gentleman TO his wife, when
their first. born was three or four months
old. "Its education is already begun"
replied the mother, "it commenced with
the first day of its being. During the
first three nights o! its life, light was
KEEP! burning in my chamber. On the
fourth it was extinguished, and The child
became restless and clamorous for the
light" The quick eye of the mother
saw that the child noticed. willed, cried
to accomplish its desire. The refusal of
that mother to relight her lamp, began
the training OF that cbild's will, and the
formation of its character. Thus, from
the first, is character formed chiefly by
the parent. In due lime the teacher also
becomes the educator, and plies his form
alive task with good or il! effect, until


the bent Of the now grown-up child.lile
is fixed, and his character determined.
Year: 1864

AT the organization of political club
in Philadelphia, last Friday, Vice-Presi.
dent Hamlin said


There IS class OF men in every COM
munily who tell us we must have "lhe
Constitution as it is and the Union as il
was" That idea carries with ii the idea
that we must receive back the men whose
bands are reeking with the blood Of our
fathers and sons-that we must restore
The status Of slavery where il has been
broken and upturned. The mai who ar.
CUES thus would roll back the tide of
freedom flowing over ransomed territory,
and bring back 10 power the traitors who
have sought 10 destroy us.


Man is everywhere 10 stand erect in the
dignity of freedom. The emancipation is
uot TO be rolled back, but 10 be rolled on.
We are not to close this war until the
cause oil it is removed. Long applause.
We are 10 stand upon higher civilization
even than that given BY our fathers. We
are going 10 plant this government upon
basis of freedom, that shall render i.
stable for all coming time. The progress
toward that result is fast and raLid. No
man can tell the precise time when this
rebellion is 10 be broken, bat the signs OF
the times already show US the beginning
OF the end. 1t is now narrowing. lis
limits are circumscribed. The hope OF
division in the North has been one of lhs
great and paramount causes that have
buoyed them up. The North is united,
from the pine forests Of Maine 10 the old
Keystone State, for constitutional liberty
over the Union.


The rebels see it and feel its effect An.
other hope that stimulates them was, that
the resources OF the North would not be
contributed to the Government. Thew
were again mistaken. They have failed
in everything. When they see this fully,
the rebellion must and will come to an
end.
Year: 1864

The Atlantic Monthly for December contains
a story as terrible in its episodes as it is fearful
in its warnings. Below we give au outline OF it
sufficiently comprehensive 10 enable the reader
to form a Judgment of its character:


Philip Nolan, in 1907, was liee,enant in
the army of the West. He fell in with Aaron
Burr, and was seduced by that accomplished
traitor into sympathy with his schemes. During
Burr's trial, Nolan was court martaled al Fort
Adams, Mississippi as much in fun as anything
else, by his brother officers. When asked why
sentence should not be pronounced upon him
for treason, he angrily exclaimed: Damn the
United States | wish | may never hear Of the
United States again p This was too much for
the loyalty of the court, which was composed
in part Of Revolutionary officers; ard they,
after consultation, and laying aside the humor
in which the trial had been conducted, decided
that his wish should be gratided.


The sentence, afterwards approved by Presl-
dent Jefferson, ordered him into the navy.
Instructions were given that never in bis pres
ence should the name of the United States be
uttered that be should never be permitted TO
see his native land, and that his reasonable
desire should be satisfied to the letter. For
more than half century (he died last summer
in the Levant) this wretched man knew nothing
of the United States. From those who sur
rounded him he could gain no intelligence.
From all books aud papers that came within
his reach every allusion to his country was
carefully cut out; the buttons which he wore
on bis coat bore no insignia; be fought in the
war of 1872 without knowing wherefore; be
was repeatedly lantalized by homeward voyages
which terminated as soon as an outward bound
vessel was met he was ignorant of the growth,
prosperity and increased Importance of the
country he had cursed ever craving some
scrap Of knowledge, all things relating to its
history were carefully kept from him.


He became unutterably wretcbed-literaliy
homeless. until be found country beyond the
grave. Miserable in this horrible isolation,
dragging out an existence prolonged beyond
the usual life of man, it was not until he lay
upon his death bed that briefly be learned the
story of his countrys greatness, but happily
heard nothing OF the sad story Of its present
woe. which sprang from the fuifllmeDt and the
execution of anathemas similar TO that which
fell from his lips, and which was brought on by
more successful conspirators than the one who
sowed the seeds of treachery in his heart. he
died repeutaut. and begged that his epltaph
might be- "He loved his country as DO other
man had loved her: but no MAJ had deserved
less at her hands"


Whether or not this story be true, it is, at
least, an allegory Of striking significance Ii
shows what would be the condition OF many a
man. TO dav, if the muttered curse or the dis
loval wish were fulfilled and gratifed as ii
ought TO be.
Year: 1864

Bright star Of day. thy course Is done;
With JOY We hail the setting sun,
We watch thy last bright lingering ray,
As softly fades the light of day.
In royal robes Of purple thou


Art fading from our sight as now;
The bright clouds gather in the west,
And sinks the setting san to rest.
See every object fair and bright


Now bathed in streams OF golden light
4 S day is drawing to i close


All nature smiles in soft repose.
So may our hearts, bright king of day,
Like thee shed light and joys light ray
Ger every heart, both strange and dear,
Der all around US, far and near.
That when our life on earth is past,


Bright deeds of ours their light may cast
Around our memory living on.


When life is past and duly done.
Roll on bright Orb Of life and light.
In beauty fading from our sight;
Bright setting sun, Oh may we see
An Emblem Of our end in thee. CLOUDY
Year: 1864

Two Partisan mer chants strongly united in


friendship, had each one child OF different sex
es. who early contracted strong inclination


Tor each other, which was cherished by the
parents aud they were fauered with the ex-
peciations Of being joined together for life


Unfortunately, at the time they thought them
selves on the point of completing this long
wished for Union. man, far advanced 10


years aud possessed Of an immense fortune,
cast his eyes on the young lady, and made hon.
orable proposals; her parents could not resist


the temptation of son in law IN such afiuent
circumstances and forced her 10 comply. As


soon as the knot was tied. she strictly eDIoined
her former lover never 10 see her, and patiently


submitted to her fate; but the anxiety OF her


mind preyed upon her body, which threw her
iut0 d lingering disorder, that apparently car


ried ber off, and she was consigned to her
grave As soon as this melancholy event rea-
ched the lover bis atllicton was doubled, be.
ing deprived Of all hopes of her widowhood
but recollecting that IN her youth she had
been for some time ia letbargy, his hopes


revived, and hurried him to the place of her
burial. where good bribe procured the SEX
tons permission to dig her up, which he per-
! formed, and removed her TO place of safety,


where by proper methods, he revived the al
most cxtinguished spark of life Great was
/ her surprise at finding the state she had been


10; and probably as great was her pleasure, at
/ the means by which she had been recalled
from the grave As soon as she was sufficient
/ IL recovered, the lover laid bis claim; and bis
reasons supported by powerful inclination on
her side, were too strong for her to resist but
as France was no longer 4 place of safety Tor
/ them. they agreed to remove to England,


where they continued ten years, when strong
inclination of revising their native country
/ seized them. which they thought they might
safely crafty, and accordingly performed their


voyage.


The lady was so unfortunate as to be known
bv her old husband, whom she met III q public
walk, and all her endeayors TO disguise herself
were Intellectual He laid his claim to her,
before court of Justice and the lover defended
his right, alleging, the husband, by burying


her had forfeited his title, and that be had


acquired lust one by freeing her from the


grave and delivering her from the jaws OF


death. These reasons, whatever weight they


might have il q court where love presided,


seemed to have little effect on the grave sages


of the law: and the lady. with her lover, not


thinking it safe to wait the determination OF


the court. prudently retired out Of the kingdom.


Ccuss Ce'e5Tes
Year: 1864

The nomination Of Mcclellan is one Of those
master strokes of policy so often resorted to by
the engineer corps whose duty it is to run the
democratic machine according TO rebel dicta-
tion, and hunt up victims willing to PROSTATE
themselves before the wheels of their idolatrous
Juggernaut, and who, as a rebel officer at
Nashville said of Gen. Buell., will give the
rebels the "comlfo,t" of knowing that they "can
leave their homes and have their slave property
protected even more vigilantly than they could
do il themselves


Macs mastery generalship as shown in
running quickly back from Manassas to the
Potomac, after starting the rebels toward
Richmond, together with pushing 1.-THE enemy
to the WALL up the Y ork peninsula and through
the swamps of the Chickahominy to Harrison s
Landing, thence back by water to the deiences
of the Potomac, was rather a conspicuous part
of that game which was to exhaust the armies
without decided advantage either way, and
compromise pith traitors, SAVING TO THEM TIE
INSTITUTION.


His acceptance of that nomination is %
doubt intended by him as one of the future
acts" eutlling him TO the honor Of accepting
that sword presented to him BY the Mayor and
Council Of the city Of Philadelphia.


To read his speech of the 18th June last
and follow it with the Chicago platform and
his nomination, couspicuously Illustrated by his
letter Of acceptance, betrays something worse
than childish weakness on bis part, and gives
strong color to the presumption that Littul.
mac is not sound on the Union goose" II
any one supposes he is that Immaculate patriot
his worshipers would have US believe him to be-
let them turn to the sixteenth page of the
Southern History of the War, and read the
marginal note which says Mcclellan offered his
services TO the rebels when the war began, and
asked TO command division. II is also there
stated that there are DOCUMENTS which pu,
this question beyond dispute" Would be DO,
be pretty specimen to place in the Presiden-
tial chair to take 80 oath to preserve the
Union and execute the laws thereof
Year: 1864

A SET or TEETH MADE In THREE HoURs-BN.
n tire saiacton or no pay-At 239 Sixth avenue Per.
sons applying here In the forenoon have Of teeth
on silver or gold made complete and fnscted In the after.
continuous gum sets any Of nc work
can have them made in twelve fourteen hours after call
Ing At 230 Sixth between fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. See other advertisement
Year: 1864

ne steamship Costa Rica, Captain Tpcklepsugh, ar
Yived at this port yesterday from Aspinwa the 2esh
siS BY this arrival We have most interesting and Inn
yertan, Intelligence from Pacific which will be found
Ia tie letter OF our Panama correspondent.
Year: 1864

GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.


In the Legislature of Georgia on the 9th,
resolutions were read instructing and as
serting the right of each State to act in an
individual capacity in reference to efforts
to secure peace, as well as al other affairs;
hailing with qualification the disposition in
favor of the cessation of hostilities mani
tested by the Democratic party in the
North, and favoring a Convention of all
the States, and calling on JEFF. Davis and
the rebel Congress to make offers to such
purpose to the Government at Washing
Year: 1864

junction Of secrecy from the Military Bill
which passed the Senate in secret session.
1t declares that all white men between the
ages of eighteen and ffty-6ve are to be put
in the service Ofthe COnfederacy, and there
kent during the war.
Year: 1864

FELLOW CITIZENS: a candidate for your suf-
frages the ensuing election for Sheriff in the
County of Union. My connection with the army, how
ever, has for some months removed from that fam


intercourse with you that would generally be de-
sirable But trusting that l may have due allow
ance for this seeming Inconvenience, with view to
repeated expressions of desire that should become
candidate, have consented to do so-though under
vastly different circumstances from those which
rounded four years ago Many ofyou have realized
the haFdships of and the dangers of battle but
without recalling the past let look hopefully the
future and permit me, in grateful acknowledgements
of the received your hands then, with many
others previous that time, to ask your cordial sup
port now: If elected, will use what industry and
ability possess fulfill the obligations of the Office
in such a as hope, may be satisfactory
to you. On the contrary, if ! am not elected shall
conEider that you have done me wrong and that
have right criticise because your sufrages
against me. But fully sensible of the distinction
conferred by being elected the position for which
am candidate, and shall be proud to receive your
votes as shall eEer be earnest and faithful prove
mysef worthy of tie responsible trust nposed by the
same And in conclusion, allow to hope you viii
remember your frieRd and on the day Of election o
ticket for the sane W. H. COLLINS,


Co. A, 4th N. c. Cavalry,


March as, 1854 pd Gordon's Brigade:
Year: 1864

L1NcoLNToN, N. c.. June 8, 1864.


Mr. Yates Having been asked by persons in several
companies from .his County and numerous citizens
announce myself candidate for reelection to the next
Legislature in the Commons, l have consented to do
Whilst there has been much said about filling the
offices with men beyond the military age, it is due to
myself and to the people for to state that am
within the military age, but it is well known to all
who know personally, that have been an invalid
for the last six years and entirely unfit for military
service. will further state, that have been before
an examining board and discharged.- But, whilst
have been able go the army, have endeavor-
ed discharge ray duty faithfully as a citizen and
representative ard will be content with the decision
ofthe people upon my merits. A. COSTNER


June 6.
Year: 1864

HIsToRY.--It will certainly go into the history
of the world, wbo in these times of Southern trial
were true and faithful to their country, and who
were against it.


With the blessing of Providence, the patriots of
the South must be free and independent. History
will recount to posterty, who put their shoulders
to the wheels, and did their whole duty, and those
who only pretended TO be on their country's side,
but played jockey, as well as those who took open
ground against the Southern Confederacy.
Year: 1864

Believing that the county of Meoklenburg has been
well represented in the person of JOHN l.. BROWN,
who has proven to be prompt, active and faithful
public servant many of his constituents desire his
election and hereby him candidate for the
House of Commons the election in August next Mr.
Brown is good business man. and the services of such
are needed now in our legislative halls.


March Is, 1854. nd VOTERS
Year: 1864

RESOLVED, That We declare it as the
sense of the American people, that, after
four years of failure to get possession OF
the Government: by the fool-hariy exper-
imeut Of trying to make George Z. MClen-
Ian, President, during which time We have
made war upon the loyal people Of the
North, insteal Of the traitors Of the Sonth {;
fought the Government, instead of the
Rebellion; stabbed the American soldier
10 the back, instead of the Rebel soldier
in the front; stuffed ballot boxes with
dry goods boxes, and desccrated tho graves
of our patriot warriors to make them
vote the cause of treason We therefore
demand an immediate cessation of such
shameful and ignominious partisan hos
tili'ies, with the view OF taking the side
of Loyalty, Democracy and Humanity, of
aiding in the noble work of crushing the
Rebellion, and doing such other loyal
acts as may redeem ourselves in the eyes
of an indignant world.