smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1864

We have no reliable news from the In
dian range. A rumor is aAoat that reports
fight On Rock Creek at the station, in


which five Indians were killed, but it is
probably false. Five Indians were seen
at Judge Snyder's place, on Mill Greek,


last Wednesday or Thursday. 1t is prob
able that they were Otoes, and looking for
something to steal, as they know that


Washington County is nearly deserted
1t is a painful and distressing sight to see
the people Of Washington County flee from
good homes which they have been years 10
establishing, and the effects upon thai,
county will be disastrous in the extreme


Under the present state of our country
the Government is unable to send troops
to the protection of the people on the from
ter. Nothing short of severe campaign
against the Indians will give security 10
the country west Of US. This, the militia
is a. present unable TO do. To call out all
the laboring class of this section of coun-
try at present, aud keep them from their
farms thirty or sixty days, would be as
severe upon the people as to beodriten from
their homes by Indians. For if the peo-
pie cannot bave the next six weeks to pre-
pare for winter, they cannot winter here
aud must pull up and take their stock to
some place where they can winter it. IF
the people of Washington County, and of
this vicinity. would raise fund by sub.
scription, to hire four or five good, active
and we'll -mounled scouts to remain west of
here continually, and watch the Indians,
and give US timely warning, The people
west of Us need not leave. For, on twenty
four hours notice, we could summon a
force that would drive back any band of
Indians that might contemplate raid up
on the settlements. Had not this better
be done? Had we the authority we
would order out such scouts, but we have
no such authority. 1t is probable that the
State next winter would by special appro-
priation pay for such services.
Year: 1864

Blu, now that he has his foo, in it, he
makes out that it is al occasioned by bis
relying implicitly upon the Chief Chief


Could insult be greater? or presumption
more bold! To accuse any person who
has the FIRST particle of common sense of
relying implicitly upon the Chief"
Year: 1864

The HEALTH OF THE ARMY.-The
general health of the Army of North
ern Virginia, at this time and for the
last three months, has been of striking
ly encouraging character-Not at any
time during the entire winter, has sick
train been run on the Central railroad
During last summer and the previous
two winters and summer, an ambulance
train on that road was regular institu-
ton, and had plenty to do every trip.
The field hospitals, and the few others
near the army, are now sufficient to ac-
commodate nearly if not quite all of
the sick in Lees army.
Year: 1864

the growth and greatness Of Our country;
and with some Of which are associated tht
patriotic memories Of our revolptionatx
struggle. Every generous mind rev6lts Il
the thought Of destroying all those memoi
ries that cling about the better days Of tbs
Republic, that are connected with the sacd.


fees Of the men who have made our histo.
ry glorious by their services in the Cabinet;
in the FORUM, and In the field.


The victories which have given our gov
eminent it's present commanding positioe
were won by men who rallied around and
fought beneath the folds Of = flag whose
stars represent each State in our Union.
II we strike out of existence . single State,
we make that flag falsehood. When W
extinguish the name of any one Of the orig.
inal thirteen States, we d!shonor the histor.
ic stripes Of our national banner. Let tho
REASONABLE task Of defacing our flag be left
to those who war upon our government,
and who would destroy the unity Of our
country.


Faith in our armies and to our citizens
demands that we keep scored the solemn
pledge made to our people and to the civil
lied world when We engaged in this bloody
war "that it was not waged in. any spirit OF
oppression, or for any purpose Of conquest
or subjugation, or purpose Of ovcrthrowinS
or interfering with the rights Of established
institutions in those states, but to defend
and maintain the supremacy Of the Consti;;
tuition, and to preserve the Union with all
the dignity, equality, and rights Of the set-
eral States unimpsred and that as soon
as these objects are accomplished the war
ought to cease" HoRATIo SEYMOUR!
Year: 1864

HISTORICAL PARALLEL.-Somebo has
discovered that the following character Of
Charles the first of England, py Lord
Macauly, perfectly fits Governor Seymour
OF New York-aud it does:


lie wrote and spoke, not like his father,
with the exactness Of professor but after
the fashion Of intelligent and we'll educated
gentlemen. His taste in literature and
art was excellent; his manner dgnified,
though not gracious; his domestic life
without blemish. Faithlessness was the
chief cause OF bis disasters, and is the
chief stain on his memory. He was, in
truth, impelled by an incurable propensity
TO dark and wicked ways. It may seem
strange tha! his conscience, which on oc-
casions of little moment was sufficiently
sensitive, should never have reproached
him with this great vice. But there is
reason TO believe that he was perfdious,
not only from constitution and from habit,
but also on principle. He seems to have
learned from the politicians whom he
most esteemed, that between him and
loyalty there could be nothing OF the ma
ture OF mutual contract.
Year: 1864

In tho main, landed property is still in the
same condition in England to. day as i, was
Immediately after tho Norman Conquest
The foreign invaders at that time divided
tho land among small number of mobiles
and brigaud captains with the point of
sword, and in the Doomsday Book it was
then laid down that their right to tho pos
session of these lands was as high as heaven
and as deep as hell, and that tho hand Of
him should wither who would dare to touch
1t. In the course of time number of free
propretors crept in between tho landhold.
ing aristocracy, but subsequent Parliamen.
tsry acts, known ns tho Enclosure acts"
restricted once more the number of FREQ
propriotors by forcible appropriation. With
the exception of few localities, England
possesses no peasantry in the sense of Franco
and of southern and western Germany
There is only tho arsorcratio proprietor,
tho steward or tho farming tenant and tho
laborer. The condition of tho laborer is
worse than anywhere iu central or Nessern
Europe. Tho political power British feudal-
ism wields is immense.
Year: 1864

The undersigned having leased the property. corner
Union and Fifteenth street. consisting Of
large family mansions connected has fitted the
Hotel for the accommodation Of permanent and transient
boarders Parties desirous OF obtaining hne sus
or singly Handsomely A. well comfortably Furnished
with table a. good AZ the market supply and situated
In OF the most pleasant locations In the will hud
this House all that be reaensby desi~ed Connected
with the Hotel In nrst class Restaurant to
those who wish their meals other the regular
hours
Year: 1864

RICH QUARTZ FROM RoCKFELLow's.-
Mr.. w, II. Rockfelow brought in this week
some specimens from the Rockfellow lode
that surpass in richness anything that we
have before seen from any of the quartz
ledges of the upper country. The gold did
not appear in the quartz in solid Jumps,
which is usually the case, but was distrbu-
ted through the rock in fine particles and
apparently in almost equal proportions to
the quartz. These specimens were taken
from the heart Of the ledge, about 80 feet
from the surface, which is the depth to
which the ledge has been worked. AS they
descend in the ledge the prospects grow
much richer, and quartz miners pronounce
the Rockfellow lode the best in the upper
country. From 1900 punds of rock crushed
with an arastra there couple of weeks ago
they obtained sixty ounces of dust Capt.
Farnham left here to-day to superintend
the erection of the new mill now on the way
to the lode
Year: 1864

at did not exhibit any great degree of
good taste or loyalty on the part of the
judges to allow prOfessed traitor in arms to
vote, even if there was no law to prevent
him. OregOnian.


GA professed traitor in arms !" What a
perversion of the case The man whose
vote was challenged at Upper Touchet pre-
cinct, is not professed traitor, and besides
he was not Gin arms" as the Oregonian
would have its readers believe. The fact
Is, the Oregonian would like to find some
excuse to set aside the law and so it tells a
falsehood to make such course appear war
rantable. rIf you would disregard the law,
so recklessly, Mr.. Editor, and set up your
own will instead, how much better are you
than the rebels at the South If you 90
on insidiously instigating opposition to the
laws of the country, how long will it be un-
til you become 'professed traitor in arms 2
Can you answer these plain questions, Mr..
Editor?
Year: 1864

BIG Jumps FROM KOOTENAI.-''Mose,"
of the Kootenai express, brought down on
Friday last some Of the " big Jumps" that
every one interested in the Kootenai mines
has read about. The largest was the S7S
piece-a beautiful specimen, entirely free
from quartz, and resembling somewhat the
Carriboo gold, though not quite so Jros$y in
shade. The other lumps-four in number
weighed from $iS to $32 each Nose
brought down also small lot of the Koo-
tenai dust, the average of which consists of
particles weighing from FIVE to fifty cents.
lie states that pieces weighing from five to
thirty dollars are quite numerous in the
mines, though they constitute the exception
rather than the rule of the kind of gold ta-
ken out there. On his way down he learned
from party of miners that diggings had
been discovered in the St. Mary's Basin,
about one hundred miles west of what is
known as the Kootenai mines A general
stampede had taken place for the scene of
the new discovery among persons going up
and coming down upon the road.
Year: 1864

CArTLE.-Messrs. johnson & Calvin arrived in
this valley week before last with drove of 497 cat
tie which they drove up from Umpqua valley. Ore
gon. They intend to winter them hero and have
them ready for market in the spring
Year: 1864

HUNG.-A half-breed named Greenwood was
hung last week between Burnt river and the Ex-
press ranch. His offense was shooting the
toll-keeper on the Burnt river toll-road with
out any provocation, and wounding another
man at the Express ranch, who interfered with
him for offering violence to lady. He was
caught by mob, hung up and left hanging for
SO hours,
Year: 1864

"JUsr AS WE Predicted. "A Correspondent
of the Oregonjan writing from this place. says a
Union League is reported to be in existence in
this neighborhood. We have reason to believe


at the Correspondent is himself one of these
guers and that he knows there is such a
league in existence here. We are quite positive
that some three or four persons have banded
themselves together in the neighborhood styl-
ing their organization "Loyal League" We
are further convinced of the existence of such
an organization by some loud complaints of
stolen chickens from persons living at the up
GER end of town-accompanied with divers
threats of chastsement on those who attempt
20 ssrule the roost' at the hour of midnight
We predicted that chicken-stealing would follow
the organization of such league here, and the
prediction has been verified. 1t must not be
supposed that any of the leaguers would make
midnight raids upon defenseless hen-coops to
disturb the quietly slumbering 'feathered-tribe,
or with remorseless hand and bloody intent sep
arate the tender brood from the old cock-a-doo-
dle-doo and his venerable female shanghae-ster,
for they are honorable men-all honorable men,
else why do they assemble at the dead hour of
night and with secret-bound oath pledge them
selves to plot in every conceivable manner to
lect their political scrubs at the next election.
No, such men would not engage in robbing
hen-roosts it must be "some other Cinnamon"
Year: 1864

The Oregonion affects to believe that
the rebel Gen. Price may be induced to
come over and elect the next set Of officers
and delegates in this Territory, and then
adds, by way of clncher, '-'and it is by
no means certain that our neighbors would
be much worse of than now" You will
have enough to grieTe about, neighbor, when
that woody menaserie of your State opens
at Salem. Don't 'borroU trouble so far
fetched, it's all of PRICE and you will
have plenty of trouble at home when that
fanatical delegation Of yours get at logger
heads.
Year: 1864

RIcH.-There are fifteen gulches in the new
mines on Eagle creek which prospect from
five cents to five dollars to the pan. The
paying claims, so far as discovered, are all
occupied. Atprescnt there is no water to
work the mines, but company has been or
ganized to convey ditch into them This
work will be completed in six or eight weeks,
after which those who have prospected there
say the digsines will show richer yield
than any that have ever been worked at
Boise. These mines are only about l25 miles
distant from this city.
Year: 1864

The U. S. Inspector of Steamboats, for this
coast, paid our city visit this week, and toOed
the war vessel LILY Dale up and down Main
Street, to the immense qualification of the ad-
mirers of that iaunty craft. The Lily, it will
be remembered had a pistol engagement on
Main street here five or six weeks ago. and
though uninjured by the enemy in the contest,
was so disabled by the shock given her tim
bers from her own guns that she was hauled of
in a sinking condition by our gallant City Com
rnodore. The Inspector will probably give Uncle
Sam the benefit of the statement that she is
again in war trim.
Year: 1864

A few days since, your humble servant had
the pleasure of visiting the beautiful and charm
ing orchard of Mr. Irvine, on this creek the
evidences of hard work and industry here dis
played, reflect special credit upon that popular
and intelligent gentleman. The goose, straw,
and Lawton blackberry are raised in abund-
ance.
Year: 1864

We haze the complete result In few coun-
ties of the vote on the Constitutional Amend
meDt permitting citizens to vote though ab-
sent from tbs State In the military SERVICE Of
their country. Look at the figures:
Year: 1864

tsining IN interest in an older patent, and got
The Government to extend it for seven 7ears.
This placed the boot on the other leg, aud
the matte was settled By Snow d Clark re-
Giving an interest Taiue at 81 ,5oo, coo In the
whole sewing machine business. Thus
long contfst was terminated in the triumph
Of both arties, showing that strategy Is not
confined to war
Year: 1864

Balwer, in one Of bis late publications
(Caxtcnia) has the following.


Every man Of sound brain. whom you
meet knows something worth knowing bet
yer than Yourself A man, on the whole,


Is oet,er preceptor than book. But
what scnoiar does not allow that the dullest
BOOK can suggest to him new and a sound
Ideal Take doll man and dull book:
If you have any brains Of yonr own, the
dull man Is more Instructive than the du I
book. Take a great book, and It's great
author; how immeasurably above his book
is the author. If you can coax him to con.
ide his mind to you, and let himself outl


What would you not give TO have an
hours frank talk With Shakespeare. II Shak-
speare, were now liviugf You cam OF think
of yourself so poorly as not to feel sure
that, at the end of the hour, you
would have got some thing out Of him,
which fifty years study would not suffice to
let you get ont of bis plays Goldsmith
was said by Garrick to write like an angel
and talk like poor Poll. But what does
that prove? Nothing more then this, that
the player could not fathom the roet. A
man that writes like an angel annota oil.
ways talk like poor Poll. That Goldsmith.
In his peach colored coat, awed by John.
son, buled by Boswell, talked very fool.
lshly, can well understand; but let any
gentle reader of human brains and human


hearts have got Goldsmith all to himself
over bottle Of MADEIRA, in GoIdsmith's
own lodging-talked to Goldsmith lovingly
and reverentially about The Traveller and
ihe Vicar of Wakefield, and sure I am
that he would have gone away with the
conviction that there was something in the
well spring of so much genius more marvel
ious 'han It's diamond like spray--some-
tnlng in poor Oliver Goldsmith immeasura-
oily greater than those faint and argument
ary expressions Of the men which vet sur
Vive In the exquisite poem. in the incompar.
able novel. ill t aot


remember being told by parsonage
VINO was both popular wr tier and bril-
llant converser, that the poet Campbell re.
minded bin Of Goldsmith bis conversation
was So inferior to his fame. l could not de.
ny it, for had often met Campbell in gen.
eral society, and his talk had disappointed
me. Three days afterward Campbell asked
me to come aud sup with him tstc-a-tete.-
l did So went at ten o'clock. staid till
dawn; and oil my recolectioRs of the most
spaIklsng talk have ever heard in draw.
ing rooms, afford nothing ID equal the riot
Gus influence Of wit, of humor of fancy, OF
genius, that the great lyrist poured forth in
his wouderous monologue. Monologue il
was, Tor he had it all to himself.
Year: 1864

Davis. Some of these have secre,lv con.
spired not merely to decline lending them.
selves, but to induce others not to lend a
dollar TO the Government. With nearly
half the journals of the loyal States decry
ing the Public Credit, predicting National
defeat and failure, exaggerating all our re.
verses, and more or less openly proclaiming
that the National Debt will never be
paid, 1t is not so strange that Federal Sc
entities are far lower than they should be.


Beneath the abyss of sympathy for the
Rebellion yawns the still lower deep of
hostility to, or distrust Of, Human Free
dom despair Of the Republican form of
government, as requiring more wisdom and
virtue than inhere 10 our corrupt and fal-
len Humanity. Every monsrchist in
America. with every worsbiper Of Despot.
ism in Europe, is sympathizer with the
Shareholders Rebellion, and unites in lis
prayers for our National disruption and
downfall. These, Of course, will not lend
the Government anything, and will do
their best to deter Others from lending.
And the poison of their distrust infects
Others who know Tor should kuow) better.
The time is not distant when these will seek
forgetfulness of their present course as
they would suppress evidence that their
ancestors were Tory Cowboys" In the
War of American Independence.


The Republic will live and not die Even
were it possible 10 subject it to the ampu.
tation demanded by its domestic foes, it
would still be the first Power on this con.
tinent, and would scorn The idea of repu-
dating its debt. 1t will yet triumph over
its foes; but less promptly and thoroughly
than it would if all its loyal millions would
readily lend it TO the extent of their abil.
ity. Let them do so now, and rejoice in
the faith that the Rebellion is inits death
struggle, and that soon brighter day
which they will have thus aided to hasten
will dawn on our now distracted, belliger-
emf, bleeding, suffering, but not dying
country
Year: 1864

We remember reading 10 an old French
magazine, accounts of an ambassador from
the Court of the Emperor Charemange to
that OF an Eastern monarch. Dining one
DAY In company with the barbarian king
end the great men of the court, not know
ing the regulations and etiquette of the
East, the ambassador, not dreaming of
harm, moved with his hand dish which
had been placed near him on the table.
Now the laws of the tyrant required that
IT any guest touched dish that was brought
on the table before tie king was
served, be should suffer the penalty OF
death; consequently, all eyes were turned
upon the ambassador of Charlamange. and
there was an immediate outcry against him;
Tor the courtiers of the tyrant thought to
gain his favor by upholdng Elm III bis tyr
amy. The barbarian king feared to dis.
please SO great an emperor as Charlemange
out he feared TO transgress his own laws
more, and he told The ambassador that be
must suffer death for hat be had done.


Great king. said the Frank, submit to
my fate. The laws of so powerful mon
arch should not be broken with impuuity.
die without o nurmur, but in the name
OF the great emperor whose humble SER
want am. | beg of your majesty one favor
before l die. : y. eI-,t


Thou speakest well, replied the barbarian
king 1t is not my will that thou shouldst
suffer death, but since the laws require it,
give thee the promise of king whose
word is fate, that whatever thou askest
shall be granted have spoken. sas


Then am satisfied! replied the ambassador
proudly; and he glanced contemptuously
at the obsequious courtiers. All ask is
this: give me the eyes of every man who
saw me commit the crime. e ssia s8f


TIE tyraut seemed confonnded, aud his
datterers turned pale But bis word had
gone forth and must be kept The Franks
request must be granted


1t is well, said the king Their eyes
shall be plucked out tor thee Bat when
il was asked who had seen the ambassador
move the dish, every courtier was eager to
deny that be had seen the act TIE ser.
wants also exclaimed that they had not seen
and the king also declared that he himself
had not.


Then why should die, great king? said
the Frank. The deed cannot be proved
against me. se4


The king was pleased; and not only par
doned him, but acknowledging aud prais-
mig bis GINNING aud wisdom. sent him
home to bis master loaded with presents.
Year: 1864

SPIRIT RAPPINos.-Not hundred miles
from here was an impromtu display in the
rapping line. 1t was on the occasion of a
funeral in the neighborhood that mischiev-
Gus boy. occupying house with his mother
and lady boarder, secreted himself in a
room adjacent to where the two ladies were
ruminating on the uncertainty of human life,
and then on the partition gave repeated
raps, at short intervals. The younger of the
ladies was startled, and declared the house
haunted. but soon summoning courage to
the sticking point, said: ' If there be spirits
here manifest it by three raps." Mischief
gave three with a vim. when the younger
lady ran out doors, followed by the boy IS
mother, who happened to have . large knife
IN her hand at the moment. Both, with
arms extended in the air, few to the road
side, where their demonstrations stopped
some teamsters who were passing. they
thinking the woman with tho knife was pur-
suing the other With murderous intent. On
the facts being made known to them, the
teamsters entered the house with the ladies
and soon succeeded in unhoasing the young
author of this practical joke.
Year: 1864

The great struggle is over. The people, in
terms not to be mistaken have said. I'VE will
have Government" 1t now but remains for
the Executive of the Nation to carry out the
expressed will Of those who so emphatically
have said, We trust you've trust in your
honor-we trust in your integrity and in your
capacity to steer the good ship of State to a
haven of safety. To you we trust all that is
worth living for; in you are centred the
hopes and welfare of nations living and
nations unborn. From the past we judge the
future-and judging thus, We can but believe
that the Government-the Nation-the Uni
ted States will be preserved in all its integri-
ty. With a renewed confidence in speedy
and final result, we place our shoulder to the
wheel, and there will tug and boost until
the last enemy of the nation is among the
things that were-until its life is no longer
threatened-until a permanent peace per-
vades the whole land, and no cloud threatens
a renewal of the storm through which We
have labored until safe harbor is gained. =
Ever remembered will be the day when we
shall awake to pen the words: . Rebellion
is crushed, peace dawns without cloud to
mar the whole horizon, and our faith in the
powers that be leads us to a perfect belief
that such a day is not far distant. The past,
so full of gloom, shall be forgotten in the
geeat joy of nation purified.