smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1867

ADDRESS OF THE CONSERVATIVES or ALABAMA-
We extract tie following parag aph from the address
of the Conservative Convention Of Alabama 10 the
people Of the United States:


We tell you telow-citizens, that other and higher


tcrcss than those Of the moment at stake i'll the
mighty issues of the hour. The white in Ameri-
is about to forfeit by the Vaccinations of party,
It's hereditary supremacy over the black race ill our
country and to take inferior scale Of public life in
America. The principles of these military bills, if
ensraited upon, and perPetuatcd ill., the policy of the
country will subject the white to the domination OF
the black not only i'll the South, but, virtually,
by means of black balance of power throughout the
whole Union. The white race, then, both North and
South is called to defend ITSELF by united efforts and
energies, against this bold and avowed attempt to hu-
initiate and degrade it. To the white race, then,
North well South, we appeal to to the res.
cue of our race
Year: 1867

TIE EplDENIC-A writer in the Pcayune says he
has had experience nearly all the epdemics OF the
last forty years. and with exception theory has
stood the test of observation. Fhat cnEu-
cated by an eminent physician OF New Orleans IN
1S4z. The epidemic OF that gear having come at
very earlg period there much dependency grow
ing out of the belief that it mist continue until frost
The physician then declared that epidemic lasted but
twelve weeks under any circumstances the first four
weeks on the increase the next four at stand silt
with slight fluctuations, and the last four decline,
when they die out, frost or no frost
Year: 1867

WHAT SHERIDAN Substituting General SIcridan's
visit to Philadelphia the other day, the Press vs. he
entered freely into conversation with all who desired
to converse with him. Upon political subjects he eS-
pressed himself without reserve and never earnest
ly and clearly as when asked for his opon concern
ing the great political problems of the day. His man
ncr entirely undemonsraive and reserved, though
frank and friendly. In conversation with Mcssrs.
Evans and Hen>zey, of the Philadelphia committee of
reception he sad speaking of the correct policy to be
pursued by the country There is bat policy to
pursue and that is to carry the of Con-
gress according to the Interpretation which that body
has given to those measures"


He also said that every of his official acts in lis
late position had been indorsed by Grant, and were
virtually tha acts of that general.


Referring to the probable dangers of the present
situation, Gen. Sheridan used the following language
If the rebels get in power through the policy of
Andrew Johnson, the rebellion is made honorable
and as SO ma: V soldiers have been sacrificed in the
suppression of the rebellion, ain in favor Of depriv-
ing the rebels OF their political power by giving the
colorcd Uniorsts the right of FRANCHISE"
Year: 1867

The following is published as an inventory of the
articles presented to the wife of the late President
Lincoln during the Presidential service of her husband


which she complains her present destitute crcum-
stances constrain her to have sold at auction, and
which she bas consequently sent to Mr.. Brady, a
broker in New York, for the purpose. 1t will be seen
Year: 1867

An exchange, in speaking Of absent
mipdedness, tells remarkably tough
story Of bachelor friend 1t says -
"Hc is in the habit when he comes to
his tea, Of putting the kettle on the
stove and taking snooze until the ket-
tie ,hegins to sing, when he would get
up and make his tea, The other eve
ming, being little prostrstea on ac-
count Of old Simkins' daughter cutting
him on the street, he put the kettle on
the lounge aud got upon the stove him.
self, and never discovered his mistake
until he began to sing"
Year: 1867

unconstitutional. It's defenders
would as soon think of going to the


Koran, as to the Federal Constitl,
tion for authority for what arc
styled DEMONSTRATION acts"


One Of the alarming symptoms of
the day, is. that these are found in
the Republican ranks, men, other
wise Intelligent and moderate in
their views, who openly declare
that they regard this tlagrant viola
tion Of the Constitution as of little
consequence; that we are still in a
state of war, or of revolution rath-
er, and that before this trial of our
institutions, constitutional powers
and limitations of power avail less
than nothing as checks and res
traints upon the popular will.


1t certainly must appear to the
sober and rejecting that men who
talk thus, however wise and sagac-
ious they may be on other subjects,
have laid aside their common sense
in the discussion of this topic so
vital to the welfare Of our country
for all time to come. The govern
mcnt which our fathers instituted,
limiting ard restraining the action
of the majority by a written consti-
tuition as the supreme law is not
now on trial. 1t was on trial for
upward of seventy years, and the
result Of the experiment was most
successful 1t conduced to nation
al prosperity and greatness far be-
yond the most sanguinc hopes of it's
fouulcrs. 1t is, as we said, not
now on trial; but the attempt is
now being made 10y the leaders of a
dominant party, emboldened by sue
cess, to substitute for that system
of constitutional government under
which our fathers lived and pros
pered, a system in which the uncon-
trollcd and unchecked will of a ma
jority, or of a faction a portion Of
the Union that has got the power
into it's hands, shall be supreme
above all institutions and all laws,
and have its edicts registered and
issued by a majority in body
styled the Congress.


It is impossible for any man of
common prudence ans. foresight not
to see the fearful perils that beset
our people. This absolutism will
never restore the Union once our
boast a:nd pride. 1t will have the
direct contrary effect. 1t will des-
troy what yet remains Of that I'm
ion. Our government will cease
TO DC one OF constitution ana law,
and become OF factions
backed by military forcc-of con-
flicting sections and Statcs--in
which anarchy, oppression and
bloodshed will prevail, as in Mexico
and the South American States.
IF our people desire to escape this
dreadful alternative, they must
hurl from power the party leaders
that are seeking to bring it about.
1t must be done now, or it will for
ever be too late.-Cleveland Plain
dealer.
Year: 1867

a drunken fellow sitting ON the
steps of church in Boston, the
cold wind blowing chillingly around
the corner, exclaimed: "If heaven
(hic) tcmpers the wind to the
shorn lamb, l wish the lamb (hic)
was on this corner
Year: 1867

THURMAN's POPULARITY South A
veteran soldier of the SD Ohio Req
iment related in our hearing, a few
days ago, an incident that occurred
on the campaign from Chattanooga
to Atlanta. He says that while his
regiment rested for few minutes at
Etowah, Ga, be had some couver-
sation with rebel lady. Her first
inquiry was about Judge Thurman,
of Columbus, Ohio, the present can
didate ofthe Copperhesd Democracy
for Governor The lady was out
spoken in her praise OF the Judge
and his family. She said that the
Confederacy had one friend in Ohio,
at least, tried and true, in the person
OF Judge Thurman. She said that
she had son then a prisoner of war
at Camp Chase, who always spoke in
the highest terms of praise of the
conduct of the Judge and his family
toward him and his associate prison
ers of war. Was ever a mother of a
sick or wounded Union soldier con-
fined to the hospitals about Colum-
bus known to bear testimony to the
acts of charity of Judge Thurman
and his family? We guess not
heafoD Republican.
Year: 1867

A PRoBLEM.-An exchange says:
Suppose a man and girl were mar
ried-the man thirty five years old
and the girl five years old; this
makes the man seven times as old as
the girl; they live together until the
girl is ten years old-this makes him
forty years old, and four times as
old; they still live together until she
is fifteen, the man being forty five;
this makes the man three times as
old; they still live until she is thirty
years old, this makes the man sixty,
only twice as old; so on. Now, how
long would they have to live to make
the girl as old as the man?''
Year: 1867

A CURIOUS SToRY-Shocking Punishment-
The New York correspondent OF the Trov
Times gives the following singular yarn:


A shocking case of summary punishment
which occurred in our neighboring city OF
Brooklyn has just leaked out, though the
from the public ear. 1t is well only to relate
the following circumstances, there Is rea-
son to believe the attemP Pted secrecy has given
birth to many of the reports connected with
the affair. About three weeks ago the resi-
dents of 4 section of Powers street were star
tied by the screams of a woman, and lmmedi-
ately servant girl was met coming from
the house inQuiring for the nearest physician.
20 inquiries made of her, she said her mis-
learned the injuries were inflicted by vtriol
being spilled on the woman, but how was not
explained. 1t was also learned that gentle
man visiting the house at the same time was
also terribly burned from the same cause IL
was then ascertained that the womau's ewes
were utterly destroyed and her face horribly
disfgured and that the gentleman was also
go badly burned that he could not be removed
from the house. But to all inquiries as 10
sponses were given for a long while. An ap-
pIlcation for divorce, however, by the hus-
banG. threw some light on the subject, as
people would know why a husband would
wish to leave the wife in the condition she was
1t was then learned that the vitriol had de-
scended through the ceiling, where il was
found that several holes had recently been
made. How the vtrol came into the room,
how 1t was spilled. or why it was spilled are
questions which no one seems competent or
willing to answer. But as remarked above,
report answers them freely, and the general
opinion is that the husband preferred not ID
shoot his wife's gentleman visitor.
Year: 1867

This as of course will he subject the Charter and
Bylaws of the Company The original intention the
corpoatos attach publishing and book-binding de-
for which purpose they caused their Charter call
for capal of hundred thousand dollars $00 000 But
nasuch as they the immediate permanent es
abshment of paper the prime necessity at the present


me and that which is dependant In large degree, the
Of the other auxiliary branches the Board have de-
ermined the latter during the present year,
until such the paper shall have been successfully
established the stockholders may ultimately determine
satisfied that pad-up Call of ten per cent the
av c or ten dollars $l0) per share every share in the
entire capital of Company viii be amply sufficient to make
call for no further iotone Dividends the stock will be
declared haf-yearly


AS an advertising medium THE IRISH REPUBLIC will offer
advantages which ew other newspapers can command


shareholders and readers will be located III almost every
county CITY and town of the United States and Of British
North America where they will act agents i'll promoting its
extensive circulation general rule they actively
employed every branch Of industry and commerce. and it
will he he interest producers of description OF goods
and merchandise to avail themselves Of this excellent oppor


ity to extend their sales and increase their profits None
but legitimate advertisements will be admitted and such
are likely prove recrocay beneficial both to advertisers
and readers.


Circles societies and business generally throug the
country requiring kind of printing such Posters Tick
cts Cards Circulars, etc., by ordering the same at The
IRISH REPUBLIC Office No 81 Washington street, Chicago
and they will be executed Immediately, and superior style,
and will be delivered free of charge.


Believing the foregoing should meet the approval of
every man who has the interest Of Irish nationality and of
human liberty heart and convinced that the carrying out
of the prnenles is business of ALL the ncorporaors
names being sufficient guarantee that the paper will be
Quoted with much economy shall be consistent with the
Year: 1867




Intelligence being the standard by which nations judged
and respected THE REPUBLIC while fostering and pro-
ectng established but too much neglected. literature of
Ireland will fair and open field for the encouragement and
cultivation of present national talent competent staff of
editors correspondents the principal cities OF Europe and
America, and OF representative rshmen OF ao VIII De per-
maneny employed the paper Able articles from
contributors will always be admitted, and Will be prompt
y literally remunerated The conductors will
expense discover and reward real native talent
Dearh of literary employment combined with the enforced
of the greater portion OF the Irish press has,
unfortunately compelled OF abest men TO give their
of the enemy thus that country
deprived muudnous instances of the brightest
nteec she has produced To remedy and this great
evil determined employ possible exerion and
thus to secure to of Ireland the services of
her distinguished All suitable correspondents will be
allowed the perfect independence in the expression of
their opinions Books pamphlets and publications OF inter-
est will be reviewed by competent writer's who Will be neither
friendly conceal faults, too hostile to ignore ex
cellencies.


Some of our more wealthy countrymen and few trad
ing Irish politicians have endeavoed dsuade from the
establishment of rscass newspaper which will be equal,
if SUPERIOR to anything OF its kind published They as
that the Irish reading people, advanced
enough in intelligence to support such movement The Di
rectors and ncopoatos of THE REPUBLIC News COMPANY
regard all such assertions beous fsehoods They
themselves of the people, and having long struggled for Irish
nationality with the people, they are SO satisfied OF their gen.
era intelligence and of their interest in Irish liberty and lite
that they embark with confidence in this undertaking.
Their confidence in their countys cause is only equaed by
their the Irish people, And everything in the paper
they publish will tend the glory and greatness
of suffering counyas irish talent will be recognized and
rewarded by seeking out and setting to- work. able national
writer's will be the duty of every lover of country and lib
erty support The IRISH REPUBLIC We therefore, in the
of Ireland and of the Irish confidently and boldly
you work and extend its circulation The
experiment will be put fair test whether the
Irish people willing support genuine Irish national
journal Should be supported expect shall make
The IRISH REPUBLIC worthy of the of countrys
liberty Should the worst (which do not nticipate)
shall be reluctantly driven to the conclusion that peo
pie are yet up the standard of intelligence requisite
free great nation but shall be satisfied that the
pertinent which ought to have been tried nd
too dear the price paid for it.
Year: 1867

Home and foreign markets shall be fully and correctly
ported in the forthcoming Journal and in all of
vantage to the agcuurst manucturer merchant art
zan will be and reliable guide looking their inter-
only. 1t will direct the grant driven by tyranny
these Shores account OF the different
the country climate soil prices mining manufactures
wages and such other matters calculated promote his
best interests INDUSTRY honesty temperance, and the cut
walton of intelligence will be earnestly ncucated the only
sure and successful road prosperity and happiness
Year: 1867

So far as American party politics concerned THE IRISH
REPUBLIC will careful preserve such Independence
truth and Justice necessae But in the front of liberal and
advanced ideas will be found advocating the right of
all life, liberty, and The pursuit of happiness
Year: 1867

pet southern brethren of theirs, when
they did occupy seats on this floor gave
as practical illustrations Of dignity in
debate that made Of this Hall . ..bear
garden and much more attractive to
lovers Of gladiatorial sports and patrons
of the "fancv" than they could have been
to the wise, prudent, sedate, and good
citizen.


When bowie knives bristled from their
breasts, revolvers filed their pockets,
and clubs were substituted among them
for canes when they spoke to North
ern legislator in these Halls with scowl
on their brows, threats on their lips, and
fingers ON triggers. It is true, we have
bIotted out for them cternally and for
ever the charming institution under the
peculiar influences of which they imbib-
ed these dogmatical and insolent airs !;
but if, when it Was in full blast,
they could not remember that the style
of manners that might do to drive .
gang of slaves would not answer to per-
suade congressional peer, it is not at
all probable that time enough has yet
elapsed for the fact to appear in their
manners that they fully and properly
realize the fact in all Of its moral and
political sublimity, that they are not
somebody's master yet, and may again
subject us to their old style Of argument,
so peculiarly Southern. They seem to
nave forgotten the price the peace we
enjoy to day has cost this nation, and
the crimson currency in which it was
paid; the broken hearts with which it
filled bruised and troubled bosoms at
home; the mangled bodies with which it
filed hospitals everywhere, and the life
less forms of manly beauty with which
it filed hundreds OF thousands of name
less graves on the far-of battle. plains
of the South. They seem to have for
gotten the bitter scalding tears that roll
ed like floods Of lava down the fair faces
of the loyal mothers, wives, and sisters
of this land when the names ineffably
dear to them were found announced in
the long lists Of the killed that were
published as sequel to the first fash Of
the ligL thing that reported battle had
been fought; and I dare say they have
forgotten that there ever was such .
prison as Andarsonville, and the long,
long catalogue of horrors that brave men
had to suffer there for being true to
themselves, their Constitution, their flag
their homes, families and country. Well
for such gentlemen would it be if they
could occasionally meet, as they wander
daily over this broad country, few of
the many wan specters OF suffering and
woe who were captured by the sanity
southern brethren of northern Democrats
on fields OF strife, thrust into prisons un-
fiji for dogs, and starved till hale con-
stitution was a wreck, and then left to
suffer the worst penalties of privation in-
cident to weather and climate.


CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK
Year: 1867

+ The Northwestern Farmer has use
full hint to farmers, which we recommend
to those of our readers who s'farm it,
intelligently s-e.. aor .ss.+
81 am addressing myself now to each
one of my readers who knows anything
that is valuable in connection with farm
ing that everybody else does not know.
It is your duty to give your brother
farmers the advantage Of your ex-
perience. You need not write long arti-
cles-indeed, exhaustive essays, are. as a
rule, out of place in paper such as this.
But state facts that came under your OBJ
servation-giqe your experience and the
reasons for the faith that is in you, on
any particular question of interest
that may arise, or your objections to it,
based on scientific principles.


A few suggestions will perhaps aid
you in selecting themes to write on -
Have you tried the new varieties of po-
tatocs ? If so, which do you prefer,
and why? What kinds of soils have
you, and what treatment do you give
them What preparation do you give
your corn ground When do you plant,
what variety, and how you cultivate p
What is your system OF rotation of
crops !? Doyou top dress your meadows?
Which crops pay best for the capital
and labor invested, in your vicinity !?
What is the average yield Of corn, of
wheat, of potatoes. and of rye, per
acre? What sheep are most profitable,
both for muti on and wool? What breed
of cattle makes the best mixers, the
finest beef, or arc the most prolific p
What do yon feed your horses Have
you tried a mixed diet of potatoes, etc,
Tor them. and how does it affect them
Are you undertaking, and if SO does
it pay :? What are you doing in fruit
culture How is it about the new va
rieties of fruits-which do yo,: tind best
in your locality? What treatment do
you give Your orchard2 Your straw.
berries


The above list comprises few of
the subjects which must ever prove in
tenscly interesting to farmers. Still I
have laid out enough work for you at
once to keep you quiet while-unless
you do better than you have been do
ing"
Year: 1867

1t was o beautiful evening in the month
of August, 1864, as the good steamer
"City of Boston" left her pier in New
York and proceeded on her voyage up the
Sound. The decks were crowded with
passengers Of both sexes, many of whom
were deniaens of the busy metropolis,
rushing away from the turmoil of the city
for the purpose of spending short vaca-
ton in the country. The day had been
intensely hot, and the breeze on the up
per deck was hailed With delight by all,
and by none more than by young Smea-
ton, clerk in large Broadway estab.
lshment, who had determined to spend
few days among the hills of his native
Vermont.


But the charms of nature we're not the
only attractions that drew young Smeaton
homewards. He was lover of the wild
aud romanti, scenery Of his native State,
it is true; But the ever present vision Of
PAIR Of dark, laughing eye, had as great
an influence upon his mind as the thought
of the pure air and ample exercise Of eoun-
try life.


Let US take glance at him as he
stands on the deck Of the steamer, watch
ing the receding spire Of Old Trinity and
smiling as he looks joyously forward to a
happy meeting with the loved ones and
the thought Of a bright. auspicious future.
His cheeks are of marble paleness /, but
it Is an unnatural hue, brought on by
close application to business; and now as
the breeze grows stronger and brushes
back the long, black hair from his noble
brow, the whole countenance impresses
the gaxor with degree Of respect and
reverence which is seldom accorded to one
so young.


Two hours passed quickly by in view
ing the enchanting scenery OF the Sound,
when young Smeaton went down into the
cabin, determined TO secure good nights
rest. He had not been long in his berth
however, when be found that the heat, to-
gether with the breath of two hundred
sleepers, was insupportablc. Already he
was in high state of prespiratiop, and
sloep was out Of the question.


ooh for a draught Of pure air. ht
cried. as be tossed wildly in bis cramped
up bed !; "and | will have it, too, as it il
so rasy to obtain"


In momcnt be stood on the uppel
deck enjoying to his hearts content tn,
delightful yet insidious night air Littl
did he think when sitting in the front 0
the boat inhaling that night air. that h
was receiving his death. AS well nigh
the hand Of the assassin .have plundge'
the dagger into his heart. Death woul'
have been instantaneous then /; but tn
victim would have been spared many
fruitless longing for health that coul'
never borealised.