smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1867

Inspeaking Of the colored population, the En-
qusrer says:


They cannot but understand that the men
who are claiming sort Of property in their
votes, are really their worst enemies. The Rad
lcals claim great merit for bestowing on them
the right of suffrage But was it from any love
to the eolored people? Why is it that in many
of the Northern States, they will not allow the
few colored people there to vote? Look at
Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and Ohio, and
others If these men had indeed any love for
the Southern Africans, they would show some


little regard for the few in their own midst !
They cannot think it dangerous to let such a
mere handful vote 1t is because they do not
like them, and are prejudiced against them, and
will not consent to treat them as equals, that
they drive them away from the polls at the
North. And how many colored people have
they ever elected to Congress? They will praise
Fred, Douglas speeches, but they will not cote
for him.
Year: 1867

A negro preacher once observed to his hearers
at the close of his sermon, as follows: "My OBJ
stinaeious brethren, | find it no more use to
preach to you dan it is for a grasshopper to
ware nee buckles
Year: 1867

A lady who ~lngs IN the choir of certain
church, having been laughed at for marrying a
very small man, remarked that she had always
found short metre hymns the easiest to get along
with
Year: 1867

CoRNs. We give herewith what is said to
be certain cure for these troublesome custo-
mers: Scrape piece of common chalk, put a
small portion of it upon the corn and bind it


with linen rag. Repeat the application for a
few days. and you will find the corn come of
like a shell and perfectly cured. The cure is
simple and effioaeious
Year: 1867

Every man must patiently abide his time
He must wait Not in listless ideness, not in
useless pastime, not in querulous detection, but
in constant, steady, cheerful endeavor, always
willing. fulfilling and accomplishing his task
that when the occasion comes he may be equal
to the OCCASION" The talent of success is moth,
ing more than doing what YOU can do WELL with
out a thought of fame. If it comes at all, it
will come because it is deserved, not because it
troublesome ambit;oa which c..rss 50 much
about fame, about what the world says of US
to be always looking in the face of others for
approyal-to be always anxious about the effect
of what we do or say-to be always shouting to
hear the echoes of our own voices.
Year: 1867

Jefferson Davis.


The President has recently been urged by
Congressman of the Republican persuasion
and other influential citizens, to release JEFF.
Davis from Imprisonment upon bail or upon
his own recognizance, inasmuch as there is
now less probability than heretofore that
Chief Justice Chase can be induced to pre-
side at a session of the United States
Circuit Court in Virginia within reasonable
time. Judge Chase has heretofore refused to
hold Court in the District in which Davis must
be tried, upon the ground that it would not be
in keeping with the dignity Of a judge of the
Supreme Court to preside in District in which
the civil authority was not fully restored, and
where the military arm of the Government is
required to sustain the law and direct and con-
troll the actions of the citizens. He has said
repeatedly that not until the civil authority
shall be acknowledged and established beyond
cavil, will he take his seat upon the bench
In view of all the circumstances the President
is asked to release Mr.. Davis from confinement
on bail or on his own recognizance; and there
is good reason for saying that, within the
next ten days or two weeks, Mr.. Davis will be
discharged from custody upon his own recog,
nizance to answer the charges that may be
brought against him.
Year: 1867

TIE UNWISE CHOICE.
Two young men when was poor,
Came and stood at my open door;
One said to me, II have gold to give;
And one: 81 will love you while live i''
Ny sight was dazzled woe is the day
And l sent the poor young man away;
Sent him away, knew not where,
And my heart went with him unaware.
He did not give me any sighs,
But he left his picture in my eyes;
And in my eyes it has always been;
I have NO heart to keep it in
Beside the lane with hedges sweet.
Where VIC parted never more to meet,
He pulled flower of loves own hue,
And where it had been came out two!
And in the grass, where he stood for years
The dews OF the morning stood like tears.
Still smiles the house where I was born
Among its fields of wheat and corn,
Wheat and corn that stranger bind -
reaped as I sowed, and 1 sowed to the


wind


As one who feels the truth break through
His dream and knows his dream untrue.
live where splendors shine, and sigh
For the peace that splendors cannot buy.
Sigh for the day that was ricn, tho poor
And saw the young man at my door!


Aiice Cary.
Year: 1867

THE Irish Chief Secretary, being the
owner of fine ostrich, which some days
ago was safely delivered of an egg, re-
ceived the following telegram from his
steward: My Lord, as your lordship is
out of the country, l have procured the
biggest goose | could find to sit on the
ostrich's egg"
Year: 1867

A FEW days ago the lightning struck
a building in Ruthlard, Vermont, and
an Irishman who was standing at an
open window at the time was lifted from
his feet and thrown forward into the
street. Though uninjured, he could
not bear such an imaginary insult, but
instantaneously divesting himself Of his
coat exclaimed: abe jabers, | can lick
the man that pushed me out o that
window. Which O. We done it?"
Year: 1867

: An old lady in Trenton, n. j., read
an account of the bursting of a grind
stone used 10 the saw factory, and be-
came alarmed lest the grindstone stand
ing in her cellar should burst in SIM
liar manner and blow up the house.
She had the dangerous thing removed
Immediately
Year: 1867

BIDDY's CALL TO BREAKFAsT.-A
lady of this city, in giving directions to
a new servant the other evening, said !:


"Now, Biddy, as soon as you have
got breakfast ready to-morrowt morning
you must ring the bell"


"Sure, an I'll do it, num-" said
Biddy.


AT an unusually early hour the next
morning there came fearful tug at the
door bella tug that almost broke the
wire, and sent both husband aud wife
into an upright position in bed. The
ringing continued with frightful en-
ergy The master of the house pulled
on his pants, and without waiting for
slippers or dressing gown, hurried in
surprise to the door. There stood
Biddy upon the door step with a
countenance radiant in the conscious
ness of a faithfully discharged duty,
and with low courtesy, exclaimed


-"Breakfast is ready, sir ~
Year: 1867

ORIGINALITY In WRITINa.--If you
would write to any purpose, you must
be perfectly free from within. Give
yourself as you are---what you are, and
how you see It,. Every man sees with
his own eyes, or does not see at ALL
This Is incontrovertibly true. Bring
out what you have. III you have moth
ing, be an honest beggar rather than q
respectable thief. -.Esnerson.
Year: 1867

Quite a number of the papers
throughout the State are urging the
nomination Of Ex-Gov. Dennison for
Governor. He would make an admi-
rable candidate and an able Governor.
He is true man and an able stumper
two qualifications indispensable in a
candidate for the coming campaign.
Year: 1867

PUBLICATION OF THE LAws.--A BIZ IS
now pending in the Ohio Legislature, pro-
viding that brief synopsis of the general
laws, to be prepared by the Secretary Of
State, shall be published in two papers, Of
different politics, in each county, and also
in German paper, If there be one This
law will give very general satisfaction to
the people Of the State, and we. hope that
it will pass, as tho press is the only medl-
um through which ihe laws Of the stats
can be disseminated to The people gener-
ally.
Year: 1867

LEAGUE IsLANp.-League Island is mud
bank, all awash at high water. At low water
the tide recedes to such distance as to be
unavailable in case of fire. If this spot is
selected for naval station, the land will first
have to be created; reservoirs will then have
to be constructed; and after all the feet will
be shut up in the recesses of Delaware Raw.
The Senate Naval Committee it is understood
will report in favor of New London, Conn.
Year: 1867

On Wednesday last the steamer Colorado,
the pioneer OF the new line between China and
California, arrived at San Francisco on her
first return voyage from Hong Kong and YO-
kohama BY her mails we Nave news from
Japan only three weeks old, and intelligence
from China up to the 18th of February. On
the outward trip she made the run from San
Francisco to Hong Kong in twenty-seven and
one-half days, and her performance on the
homeward voyage would no doubt have been
equally satisfactory had it not been for unusu-
ally severe weather. We rejoice in such an
auspicous beginning of an enterprise which
promises TO open to our country new era of
commercial greatness.


There can be little question that the trade of
the East is falling into our hands, and that
San Francisco is destined to be the second city
of America. and New-YOrk the great emporium
of the world. By the present Overland Mail
route, the distance between London and Hong
Kong is about forty-eight days. 1t is now
nearly the same by way of San Francisco, and
in very few years, when our Pacific Railway
is finished it will be shortened at least q week.
What golden visions arise as the prospect of
this future is unfolded to us Our fast steam
ers blowing the Pacific will bring us the wealth
of lndus-the teas, and silks, and spices for
which the Old World nations have been contend
ing for hundreds of years. The carrying trade
of the world will pass across our continent, and
New York will become the center of exchange
tor,all the commercial nations of the earth
How marvellous it seems that Christopher
Columbus should have known so much more
about, geography than we do how strange that
the discovery of America should not have been
after all, as we have been wont to regard it,
the result of happy mistake, but that when
the adventurous sailor steered out of the har-
Dor of Palos with his little fleet he should have
been actually following the best route to the
East, and when he touched the new continent
should indeed have been knocking at the
gates of the Indies 1t is only about year
since the establishment of steamship line
from Panama brought us into direct and quick
communication with the great colony OF Aus
tralia. The new enterprise is a still more inn
portant step toward establishing us in the po-
siton for which nature has destined us as the
central city of the world.
Year: 1867

The Senate and Assembly have not yet
agreed upon the Constitutional Convention bill
The Assembly yesterday defeated the Senate
amendments providing for the election of del
egates by Senate districts, and allowing colored
men to vote. The Republican Union State
Committee met at Albany yesterday and re-
solved to call, after the passage of the bill, a
State Convention to meet at Syracuse, April
10, to act in regard to the Convention. The
| Committee would have done well to pass an
| other resolution of disgust at the endless de
lays and vacillatiOns of the Legislature.
Year: 1867

A letter from the United States Consul at
Zanzibar gives details of painful interest on
the death of DR.. Livingstone. Great hopes
were built on the expedition on which the
celebrated traveller had set out. The result of
his discoveries, it was thought, would in par
ticular have a most beneficent influence on
the extinction of the extensive slave trade in
Eastern Africa. These hopes have for the
present been disappointed; but the great
interest which is now taken in the geographi-
cal exploration of Africa will soon raise, we
hope worthy followers who will carry through
the work begun by DR.. Livingstone.
Year: 1867

At the general election recently held in
Italy, Gen. Garibaldi was returned at three
different places. The manifesto issued by him
shortly before the election leaves no doubt that
he will be an uncomprOmising opponent of
the policy which the Government intends to
pursue with regard to Rome and the clergy
That he will also be a formidable opponent is
amply proved by the unbounded enthusiasm
with which he was recently received by the
people of Venetia. Garibaldi insists on the
union Of Rome with Italy, even if it should
involve a war with France, and he strongly
objects to presenting the clergy with an enor-
nous property which he thinks can be more
prOfitably employed for meeting the wants Of
the people.
Year: 1867

MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE.
ST rxsssAPz


ALBANY, March 2l.-The State Central COMMITTEES
OF the Republican Union party met tonight and
resolved should the Convention bill now be-
fore the Legislature become law, TO hold o
State Convention April TO- at Syracuse to be composed
three delegates nom each Assembly District the object
being choose he 6 delegates large for the Consttu
tional Convention ticket resolution endorsing the
negro suffrage clause in the Legislative bill intro
duced by Mr. Charles s. Spencer, but majority Of tho
Committee OF the opinion that the Committee had
right TO decide for the party that question and t
was withdrawn Resolutions OF regret for the death
Amor j. Williamson were passed, and the Committee
then adjourned
Year: 1867

bill. bill to lessen the wise and beneficial


influence of the Excise law, and can only be
supported by those who have more respect for
the interests of rum-sellers than for the will of
the people. The majority of the Committee
have no excuse for offering it, and the Legis-
lature, should it be passed, will richly deserve
general indignation and rebuke. We thank
Nessrs. Tarbox, Button, and Candee, who voted
against any amendment in the Committee, and
trust that they will spare no effort to kill the
hill i'm the speedest way.
Year: 1867

In the House yesterday the Committee in
trusted with the investigation of the Custom
House frauds reported that testimony taken
apparently inculpated one OF more members of
the Senate, and offered a resolution that, in
courtesy to the Senate, the testimony should
be sent to it for action. After debate the
resolution was adopted. Mr.. Hulburd then re-
ported a resolution requesting the President to
remove Collector Smythe, which was opposed
by Gen. Butler on the ground that the proper
method of removing officers is impeachment.
The resolution went over till to-day.
Year: 1867

few days ago it was announced that the
Turks had won victory over the insurgents
in Thessaly. This indicated that fighting in
that province has been going on for some
time. To-day we are informed by dispatch
from Vienna that the insurrection is rapidly
spreading. THIS is good news for the Cretans
and their friends
Year: 1867

The editor of The Times seems to be in that
condition of mind when it was considered an
even thing in the galleries of Congress to
wager how be would vote. He is the Uneasy
Member of the Republican party. 1t either
goes too fast or it goes too slow. He once
aspired to be its commander, but with the
exception of one veteran politician, aud certain
forlorn rich men, there were no followers. In
the Congressional caucuses he occupied the po-
sition of the Poor Relaton-rather noisy, and
determined to be agreeable, like poor relations
generally-but still there, and for charity's sake
not to be turned out. The
Year: 1867

The GORHAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
Providence L. inform the trade tha they pro
GoOD comprising full DINNER and TRA
WARE Of description Of yel superior
uuaT elegant designs The base Nickel Silver upon
deposit OF Pore Silver OF such thickness that thr possess all
advantages solid silver utility and from beauty Of design and
superior hnish undlstnguishAble from IT,


T ofam Manufacturing Company the high
reputation they established the production silver





assure public they will fully sustain that reputation by the
ducon WARES of such quality and extreme dura
by satisfaction to the purchaser All articles
made b. theu stamped thus;
Year: 1867

HAVE proved, from the most ample experience, an
L i entire success. Sinpe-PrOmpt-Em and
Helable. They are the only he5iCines perfectly
adapt ed popular use-so simple that mistakes can.
not be made in sing them, harmless as to be free
from danger and efficient to be always reliable.
They have raised tn highest commentator from all,
and will always render satisfaction
Year: 1867

Is a most emphatic endorsement of their Vir-
tneS. We claim them TO be the best
Tonic EEiGter~ i'm The SorIdv!
The unsolicited recommendations we receive
from all parts Of the globe prove them TO be
just exactly what we claim.


They are purely vegetable.


They will iByigoratc and strengthen.
1hey fortify the system against the evil of-
fectS of unWholesomc water.


They viii cure Dyspepsia.


They viii cure Heartburn.


They win cure Headache


They viii cure Jaundice.


They viii cure Sea Sickness.


They viii cure General Debility.


They Will create Healthy Appetite.
They contain no poisonous drug.


They viii invigorate the organs of digestion
and moderately increase the temperature of
the body; and the force Of the circulation act
ing, in fact, rs q general corroborant Of the
Year: 1867

We trust when the Legislature assemblies it
will at once organize, proceed to work the
Organic Act and the laws of the Territory di-
rect, and teach this factious, disorganizing
and lawless fauatical party that their advice
or counsel is not needed In the true legisla-
ton of the country.-l Democrat.


With all its reckiessly Inappropriate
adjectives, we may assume that the
above amiable and gentlemanly admoni-
ton is intended for the benefit of Re
Publicans in general and the Posi- in
particular. The Democracy are in the
ascendency, and the (hand) organ croaks
out its notes of excommunication,against
all Republicans. 1t is sorely exercised
that rebel advice and counsel is not
needed" in Congressional Legislation,
but the shoe is on the other foot here.
The Democrat indirectly takes the posi-
ton that the party in minority have no
rights which the majority are bound to
respect. 1t is simply absurd, and the
course it trusts will be taken is but
one remove from the veriest despotism
ever arrogated by a tyrant. If this is
Democracy, the sooner we abandon our
experimental government the better
True, though it may be, that the mem
bers of the Legislature were elected by
Democrats, yet they represent all the
citizens of their respective districts, and
one is entitled to as much consideration
as another in their legislation. If he
has rights to be respected, his advice
and counsel are entitled to considera-
ton. Not proposing at present to dis
cuss the merits of the two parties, and
turning the Democrats vile epithets
loose to fit where they belong, we give
fair warning that in the legislation OF
Montana Republicans claim the rights
of citizens of this Territory, equal to
those of any Democrat however often he
may have proved his devotion by aban-
doning it, and that the advice and coun.
sell" of the PosT will be offered whenever
we think it is needed, without waiting
any suggestions on the part of the
Democrat.
Year: 1867

1t may have been thought that inn
peachment had no horrors for President


johnson. In fact, his many violent eff
forts to defeat the expressed will of the
people in regard to reconstruction, and


the assumption of authority not vested


in him, has encouraged that belief His
course since the late elections has disap-
pointed both parties, and is another of
the strange perversities of my policy"
When a clear four hundred thousand


majority stared him in the face, he bid
defiance and obstinately battled against
the measures inaugurated by their rep
resentatives. Now, that the elections
might be construed into an endorsal of
his course, and more consistently than
ever he might urge his policy in oppo-
sition to that of Congress, he subsidies
into silent acquiescence and permits
matters in the South to take their own
course. The only cause assignable for
this is his ambition to be reelected Pres.
ident. Whatever others may think,
Andrew johnson expects he will be
called upon to fill the Presidential chair
for another term. The radical Union
party he cannot expect to support him.
The radical Democracy read him out,
before the recent elections, and he rubs
them off his slate His only recourse
now is to form a third, conservative


party, repudiating both extremes, and
secure their nomination. The repudis-
ton and greenback redemption cry OF
the extremists will disintegrate a large
class of Democrats, who would not sup.
port a Republican nominee, but might
Year: 1867

The Democrat, clothed in the sanity
garments of purity, drawing inspiration
from source beyond our reach look
ing down from its tripod of exaltation
with sublime dignity upon our feeble
ness, launches withering shaft from
its puissant bow and transfxes us to
earth. We are humbled.


The article which appeared in the PosT of
last Tuesday is NOT COPIED in this issue of the
Democrat. We would not desecrate our col
umns with such dirty, vile and indecent Bill
lingsgate. We hesitated long time wheth-
er the scribble should be noticed at all. We
will not now attempt to respond to so dirty a
piece, which wishes to be personal but which
is so low and undigniied as to call for no fur
ther notice at our hands than merely to state
we belong to no one we do not belong to the
Governor, nor did we ever receive the patron
age of his office. Some small quantity of
printing has been done in this Office, while
the PosT has done thousands of dollars worth,
and is now whining around the Secretary for
the public work to be done this winter. So
far as your low personalities are concerned,
Mr.. PosT, we will let generous and honest
community judge between US, for We know
We cannot handle a tumble-bug without SMELL
ing badly Democrat, Oct. 26.


1t is gratifying that our shame has not
been paraded before the world in the
Democrat Generous and discreet men
tor, our thanks. Your tropes are exqui-
cite; your SMILES the perfection of YER
bal beauty. Your experience has evil
IDENTIFY been dearly purchased, and you
have profitted thereby. You touch
not, taste not" and do not wish to chan
die" How the Democrat could belong
to the Governor if cit belonged to no
one" is not the question. 1t would be
unkind to call attention to the assertion
that it never received the patronage OF
the Governors office" and the succeed.
ing admission that ga small quantity OF
printing had been dune in the Dem rcrdt
office An oversight in the Use OF
words probably. The Posi- has done
some printing for - whom2 For
the Volunteer Department, and without
expecting compensation from the U. s.
Government. If Secretary Tufts will
say the Posi- ever "whined" for dollars
worth of patronage from him, you can
have the best brosdcloth suit in town
Captain, and the same proposition is
made on the Governor. Will you recip
rocate2