smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1866

yet the nation knows. and the world knoWss that a
more loyal people than those in Tennessee who re-
mainsd steadfast TO the national cause through 80
long and terrible an ordeal is not 10 be found in
the Union. But cannot snd viii not loose conf
dence in the justice and msgnanimity Of the Amer
ican people. believe they Will yet repay the loyal
sufferers among eur people, many of whom we're de-
prved of their property by the national forces, while
they were absent lighting and bleeding for the ma
relief relying upon the General Government here
after to assume and pay these just and meritorious
claims.


: BOARD or CLAIMS AND ISSUANCE or BONDS.
2. recommend that proper officers be appointed to
ascertain and audit these claims and that the bonds
Of the State Of denominations from ffy 70 enc thou
sand dollars be issued in payment. Lam sware that
this proposition will meet with fierce opposition from
those who would give preference TO tho millions Of
debts contracted by the uEsrped State Government
or by rebel qnartermasters. / am also aware that
objection will come from a bitter class upon the
grounds Of considerable an increase Of the State
debt but, il Che American people are just they win
assume the amount long before it falls due and upon
principle treat the suffering loyalsts Of Tennessee
as they have treated the loyalsts Of other States


rRoMY ACTION.


In view Of the protracted length Of your session,
caused in part by the difficulties attending reor-
ganization Of the State Government but mostly by
the refractory and rebellous conduct Of minority
you viii pardon for expressing the hope that you
will proceed promptly and vigorously with the ne
cessary legislation not only as matter of economy
70 the Treasury but 10 give quiet and repose TO the
people by the final and permanent establish Of
State policy which shall give security to the loyal,
and restrain the disloyal. ts


WILLIAM 6. BRowxLow.
Year: 1866

John w. Forncy, the Chief Clerk Of the Senate
thus concludes recent letter dated al Washing
ton:


Mr.. TrumbuIl has just finished his exhaustive
speech on the veto Of the civil rights bill. hope
the Associated Press viii give full report of it.
If anything else were needed TO present Andrew
johnson In anunenviable light before the American
people the calm and terrible exposure of his course
during the debate and previous TO the passage of
this important measure would do the work You
viii perceive that the original bill itself was not
only exhibited to him. bat after his veto Of the
Freedmens Bureau bill, and in order to propitiate
him, To save another veto, and prevent alienation
between him and the patriotic men of the country
the bill rs it passed the Senate and while it was
under consideration in the House was again taken to
him for his revision and opinion, and in every case
no objection was made and no intimation given
that he intended TO veto it. / will not dwell upon
this painful scene, suggest the shameless infer
ences that must present themselves to every honest
mind. Hardly less fats were tho quotations from
Andrew Johnson's own speech in 1860, in reply TO
the veto of the homestead bill Of James Buchanan.
While these extracts were being read by Mr.. Trum-
bul nothing but the stern rules Of the Senate pre-
vented the galleries from breaking out in loud ap-
plause. Here we not only find Andrew johnson
telling James Buchanan that his opinion amounted
10 no more than the opinion Of any other man, and
should have no effect upon him, but he took the
bold ground that bin which passed Congress by
twothirds vote, the with both the Freed
mems Bureau bill and civil rights BILL were laws,
and did not need the sanction Of the Executive and
that /" when there is a two-thirds vote for meas
ure, say it is against the spirit Of the Constitution
for the Executive to say No. you shall not have this
measures will take ali the chances Of vet0iDg it."


And again. says Andrew johnson in the same
speech when measure has been passed by two
thirds vote Of both houses, alter discussion of IF
teen years (the two bills vetoed by Andrew John
son, although not discussed for fifteen years,
intended TO cure the atrocities and expressions OF
more than fifty years. showing that it is not hasty
or improvident Legislation, say respect to the pub
lie Judgment of the nation respect to both houses
of Congress, should have been great inducement
for the Executive to approve such BILL" Here
there is terrible rebuke not only of Andrew John
son now, but rebuke Of every man who, having
voted for the civil rights bill stands ready to
sustain the veto of that measure. But | have no
time to comment upon this additional page in the
volume which records the events of this unpsrsl-
leled period.
Year: 1866

not leave now the principles Of truth for which we
have battled % long, for any human being.


The Legislature must prove faithful TO the cause
fsz which the noble dead that Ell every battlefield
around them, and protect them IN the Capitol laid
down their lives Neither the Government of the
State nor the Nation can be trusted TO them who are
now rebels to either or enemies Of either. They
must be placed In the hands of unconditional and
ncorruptible Union men. We placed them there
for that work. and legislators they cannot fater
In their work. Rebels must not be allowed to gov
ern the State. Yours truly,


.Ios. s. FowLER.
Year: 1866

Sheep form habits which it is difficult
and not always safe to force them to
change. Those accustomed to good
hay will only thrive on it. Sheep taught
to eat straw, even ripe wheat straw, from
the time they are lambs, viii continue to
eat a portion of it every day, though plen
tifully supplied with hay. And we have
seen thrifty flocks of breeding ewes win
tered on wheat stray and One-and-a half
gills of corn each per day, until the tiirst
of March Sheep brought up on hay
exclusively, can scarcely be starved to
eat ripe wheat straw freely, and will drop
off 10 condition and strength rapidly #
confined to it with the above named al
loWance of corn. A highly fed and sum-
mer- housed sheep, if compelled to trough
it, In the common farmers way, will
soon pine away and perish. A sheep that
has always ''roughed it, if suddenly
pampered, will also fnd the change fatal.
A multitude Of similar examples might
be given, and they all go to prove two
things l. That violent changes in the
established habits Of sheep should be
avoided and 2 That in judging what
Is best For sheep, we must not attempt to
Judge all things by the narrow groove IN
which our own individual experience may
ha vP Trf1n
Year: 1866

A lad in a printing Office, who knew
more about type setting than he did Of the
Greek mythology, in looking over a poem
they were printing, came upon the name
of Hecate, one of the lower world, occur
ring in a line like this:-


''ShalI reign the Hecate of the deepest
hell"


The boy thinking he had discovered an
error, ran to the master printer, and in
quired whether there was an in cat
''Why, no, you blockhead, b" was the reply.
Away went the boy to the press room, and
extracted the Objectionable letter. But
fancy the horror of both poet and pub
Usher when the poem appeared with the
line:


"shaH reign the He cat Of the deepest
heIIr'


A PRINTER putting to press a form Ofthe
Common Prayer, the in the following
passage dropped out unperceived by him !:
eve shall be changed in the twinzling of
an eye" When the book appeared, to the
horror Of the devout worshipper, the pas
sage read, eve shall be hanged in the
twinkling of an eye"
Year: 1866

Above all subjects study thine own self
For no knowledge that terminates In Gu
riosity OF speculation is comparable to
that which is of use and of all useful
knowledge that is the most so, which con =
sists in the due care and just notions OF
ourselves. This study is debt which ev-
cry one owes himself Let US not then
be so lavish. so unjust, as not to pay this
debt; be spending some time, at least, Il
we cannot all or most of our time and
care, upon that which has the most indie
feasible claim to it. Govern your pas.
sions, manage your actions with prudence
and where false steps have been made
correct them In the future. Let nothing
be allowed to grow headstrong and dis.
orderly; but bring all under discipline
Set all your faults before yeur eyes, and
pass sentence upon yourself with the ame
severity you would upon another, fol
whom partiality hath blessed your judg
ment
Year: 1866

Do not fly into passion and vent your
spite In kicking her in return or by tau
ming her with a hickory gad You will
only ruh the risk Of hurting your toes,
spraining your anele, or spelling your
otherwise tolerable good temper, and per-
haps give yourself cause to feel very fool
ish when you get over it. You will not
have remedied the habit, if habitit has be-
time, very likely such a course will cause
her to continue kicking until il has be-
come a habit. Keep cool, pay no atten-
ton to the kick. do not let the COW no.
tice that you know she kicked 60 to
milking as if nothing had happened and
in nine cases out of ten such course
viii cause even old practical kickers to
abandon the habit.-Ohi0 Former.
Year: 1866

Some young men talk about good luck.
Good luck is to get up at six o'clock in
the morning good luck, if you have only
a shilling a week, is to live upon eleven
pence and save a penny good luck is to
trouble your head with your own business
and let your neighbor's alone good luck
is TO fulfil the commandments, and to do
unto other people as you wish them to do
unto you. They must not only work, but
wait. They must plod and persevere.-
Pence must be taken care of. because they
are the seeds of guineas. To get on il
the world they must take care of home
sweep their own door-ways clean, try tc
help other people, avoid temptation, and
have faith and trust in God.
Year: 1866

There is 40 combination Of letters in
the English language which excites more
pleasing and interesting associat tions in
the mind of man than the word Wife It
presents to the minds eye a cheerful COM
panion, disinterested adviser, nurse in
sickness, a comforter in misfortune, and
an ever affectionate companion. It con-
iures up the image of a lovely woman who
chearfully undertakes to contribute to
your happiness, to partake with you the
cup of veal or woe, which destiny may
offer. The word wife is synonymous with
the greatest blessing, and we pity the un-
fortunate wight who is compelled by fate S
severe decree to trudge along through
life's dull pilgrimage without one.
Year: 1866

There is no greater blessing than to be
born in the light and air of a cheerful
loving home. 1t not only ensures a hap
py childhood-if there be health and con-
stitution-but it almost makes sure vir
tuous and happy manhood, aud q fresh
young heart IN old age. We think ii
every parents duty to try to make their
children's childhood full of love and
Of childhood's proper joyousness;
and we never see children destitute OF
them through the poverty. faulty tempers,
or wrong notions Of their parents, with
out a heartache Not that all the appli-
ances which wealth can buy are neccessa-
ry to the free and happy unfolding Of


ehildOod. body, mind, or heart-quite
otherwise, God be thanked but children
must at least have love inside the house.
and fresh air and good play and some
good cOmpaniOnship out-otherWise
young life runs the greatest danger in the
world Of withering or growing stunted,
or sour and wrong, or at best prematurely
old and turning inward on itself
Year: 1866

When Napoleon was upon a campaign,
it IS said that he required his cook 20
have a hot roast chicken forever in readi-
ness, So that any hour of the day aud
night, and In whatever circumstance he
might be placed. still his ftv0ritc dish
should be ready for serving up. just so
IL should be with the tools on a farm.
They should DO kept, when Ia use, in o
tool house properly arranged, 50 that the
farmer can End them 90 any hour, day on
night, when be happens TO want them.
How many hours are lost every year by
neeleotiRg to put things in their proper
pisces,
Year: 1866

She wore a monstrous waterfall the night when hrs
roll, half horse, half human hair, hung beaded


net,
It rested on her shoulders, for the hrst time put to


use,
And she looked just like Digger squaw, when Juggling


papO0se
Or taking good rearward squint at head and hair
uat like a horse with his tail tied up IN muddy


weather.
And she ped beneath burden she thought was


passing fair,


turned up
saw her but moment, graceful and tall,
Bending, sweating meath the burden Of her cherished


waterfall,
Oh, when will fashion give US back the charms We


priced so long,
The web of silken spiendor-the theme Of many a


song
The shining hair that kissed the brow il many an AIRY
And gave the erOwning beauty to every lovely


Rirlg
When viii sense resume its rule again-fasbion re-


ceive check,
And our loved ones no more carry pillow on their
thing composed Of horses tails of wool, of jute of
a rnons.Toas, mean disaguroment, by every man alb
A load upon their shOulders at home abroad, a.
a foolish bag sonseless bump they call water =


fall
Year: 1866

why did you not sow timothy with the
clover Pr Because 1 intend to break up
the land in two years and SOW wheat; and
[ have a theory, that timothy, being a
cereal, robs the ground of those elements
most needed for wheat


This is not the case with clover, peas,
and other leguminous crops.


So that on wheat land and when the
hav IS to be consumed, IS it always
should be on q farm, / think the less
timothy and more clover we can grow,
the better Clover impoverishes the soil
less than timothy and makes richer man
ure.- C4epesee F}trner
Year: 1866

A young but prudent mother, on the oc-
oasion Of making her little boy his first
pair of colored trowsers, conceived the
idea thatit would be more economical TO
make them Of the same dimensions be-
hind as before, so that they might be
changed about and wear evenlY-and so
she fashioned them. Their effect when
donned by the little victim was ludicroua
IN the extreme. Papa, at first sight Of the
haggy garment, $50 fearf0lly and wonder
fully made, t" burst into a roar OF laughter
and exclaimed, ooh, my dear, how could
you have the heart to do itR Why the
poor little fellow won't know whether he's
going to school or coming home"
Year: 1866

ernment cannot annul it. As to whether
a State in the exercise of its full rights is
entitled to control this matter, there
seems to be but little difference of opinion.
This view of the States may be In like
manner applied to all other questions of
plain and simple, and worthy the atten-
tive consideration of all who desire to
solve this perplexing question.


A T. scotland.
Year: 1866

STEAMERS SUNK BY Ice, AT ST. Louis, No. The
&c. Louis Weekly Republican," of the 10th ult,
aeVotes Two OF It's colums to an account of the
breaking up of ice gorges on the river and the
sequent destruction of property. By the time that
all the loss is made good nearly million of dollars
will be found to have been sacrificed to want of
proper precaution. In all cases where gorge hap
pens at port 1t should be broken up by icerams
soon as it FORMS unless the vessels are docked The
following will we think, prove to be fair estimate
of the total loss of steamboat owners and under
writers since the formation of the ice gorge at this
point On its breaking, on the 10th of last month,
the following boats were sunk.
Year: 1866

HORACE GREELY ON THE "SIrUAT1oN. In the New
York Tribune of the 9th ult., Mr.. Greedy, who
has returned from Washington, gave the result of
his observations the sub ect of the situation "


Congress on its part DESIRES frst that the resto
ration of power to the South, or of the South to
power, shall not involve draw after it the power
of merely whltewashed rebels to repudiate the Ma
tional debt, impose the rebel debt on the loyal
States, the loyal people of any State, or, to
pervert the authority, prestige patronage of the
Union into instrument of vengeance to be welded
by those who lavshed blood and treasure to it,
In other words it is resolved that they shall not win
by restoration what they risked and lost by
sion. Secondly, it feels solemn obligation to pro-
tect and shield the freedmen from oppression, Unjust


and revengeful infections promoted by their par
ticipation in and profit by the great National tri
umph. In other words, it feels bound to secure to
them the rights and immunities not merely of freed
men, but of freemen. We believe this perfectly
fair statement of what meditated at either end of
the avenue. If there be any party
or fiction, who insist keeping the South indef-
nitely out of the Union, punishment for what Is
past, it is formidable neither for its logic its
numbers If any desire to keep single State out of
Congress day longer than shall be necessary to
secure the integrity of the nation and the ghts of
its humber citizens are 1T Is far short of
majority in either branch of Congress But that the


loyal people of the North should seek to secure the


loyal people of the South against infiction dlsa
bity, incurred by resentment for their loyalty. is
not merely natural wholesome commendable: it is
VITAL inevitable. Not to do SO would be perilous
ingratitude and perfdy. - The
President earnestly desires and urges the restoration
of the Southern States to their former positions in
the Union and in Congress. In his view, those
States have been out of the Union since they
severay admitted into it, because they had nc
power go out, and no portion of their people had
any power to take them out. He would have the
right OF each State to voice in the National coun
Gil recognized = fully, cordially, and as promptly
may be, such is, essentially, the Presidents opin
ion."
Year: 1866

EDWARD B. KETCHUM THE FoRGER.-,Every effort
is being made to obtain pardon for this high-cas
malefactor. The Recorder of New York, In passing
sentence, spoke thus soundly and eloquently. The
Eastern reporters have seldom noted speech more
befittlng judge in such case: "Occupying, you
did, an exalted position among the business of
this great commercial city; commanding as you did,
unlimited confidence and credit; possessed as you
were, of great wealth and influence, you became In
volved in speculations vast they dangerous
and ruinous; and then to the financial ruin of
yourself and house, which seemed imminent, you did
what of inferior position credit could have
done-raised immense sums of money upon paper
which was forged, the genulneness of which
doubted simply because you presented It, 1t was the
every day story varying only from other stories in
the magnitude of the forgerie and the greatness of
your fall, and you gave shock to credit and to


dence from which the business interests of the city
did not readily Your friends and those who
ask for you the mercy of the Court say you were
laboring under mania. But every man whose per-
sonal sympathies do not to some extent warp his
judgment, knows that 1t was no other mania than
that which sezes on every man who commits crime
in order to avert personal calamity which he cannot
endure to-meet. If, sitting here as Judge, should
mitigate your punishment for any of the reasons as
signed or because hearts are aching and tantlng or
| because of my own personal sympathies with those
who for you, should feel that every sentence
1 had passed upon first offender had been a wrong,
and that was indeed 'respecter of persons. Its
my duty so to administer the law that all men may
1


lection its power 1t may be well, as claimed by
your friends, that if you permitted to go free,
you would soon be able to redeem your reputation.
But if this Court should yield to their application, it
would be official declaration that men of influence
and station could offend against the laws without the
fear of punishment. Public interests and necessities
demand that the penalties of violated law should be
visited upon the offender by way of example well
as of punishne ent" The Recorder sentenced Ketchum
to four years and six months in the pennitentiary.





LEAD AS AN AMALsAMAroR.-Some gentlemen
connected with the Eureka Foundry are trying ex
perments with the lead process their operations look
Ing chiefly to the feeding. We have now three
styles of feeding the through the molten lead
Atwaters in which it is sifted to the surface ol
the lead and carried under by the floats of revolv
ing cylinder Lafin's uses the lead in a sphere il
which a vacuum is created, and the ore forced dowr
by atmospheric pressure through the lead, it
at the centre of W, rising through the lead agair
at the outsides of the W, and the one first abov
spoken of, which also atmospheric pressure tt
/ force the ore through pipe to the bottom of tn
, lead, and thence up through it. We understand
that the experiments thus far tried with the latte
are very satisfactory It can be applied to quick
silver we'll as Lead Black Hawk Col. Journal
Year: 1866

The Poor OF ENGLAND. john Bright, in re-
cent speech at Birmingham, thus spoke of the
poorer classes in Great Britain " There among
them one million - considerably more than mill
lion, believe in the United Kingdom of those
who are classed in the unfortunate list Of paupers.
There are at least million that just above the
paupers in peril lest they themselves should
become paupers. Their condition and prospects are
no more favorable than that Then look at the ig-
norance of the lower strata of this portion of the
nation look at their poverty, their suerings, their
utter hopelessness of good. Why, in the American
Southern States during the reign of slavery, every
negro had an idea that there was day of jubilee
for him. Verify they used to say the Lord will
come and deliver us But in this class, the lowest
strata of the population of your country, venture
to say there is neither belief in anything better for
them nor scarcely is there any aspiration after it.
Year: 1866

e. The New York World gives list of distin-
guished men adhering to the Presidents poll
cy, including our Minister at the Court of St.
james, who of course is Copperhead because
his son had been addressing Copperhead
crowds in Boston! The Boston Advertiser
thinks a party must stand greatly in need of
respectability to resort to such means to attain
to q semblance of it.


"A Western paper has the following notice
of very remarkable animal: fi


sLost or strade from the scriber sheep all
over white-one leg was black and half his
body-all persons shall receive five dollars to
bring him. He was she goat.
Year: 1866

THE secret of the unrivalled porcelain of
China is unknown to the western, nations;
and unless it shall be communicated by its in
ventor, equally unknown will continue to be
the process, by which are produced those in
comparable soaps-the Steam Refined.
Year: 1866

:, REsiaNED.-Eugene Humphrey, Esq, who
for nearly siE years has worthily filled the
Office Of Register of Probate, has resigned his
situation, tho resignation to take effect on the
LIST of October. He was elected in 1860 to the
office and reelected in 1864. His courteous
and gentlemanly bearing has made him very
popular officer.


The vacancy will be filled by appointment by
the Governor and Council, until the annual
State election next year, at which time q new
election will be made by the people. g.ls ri.
Z Mr. Humphrey designs removing to Bos-
ton, there TO engage in the sale of sewing ma
chimes. We regret to lose him from our city,
and also his amiable wife who is the most
charming vocalist in the State
Year: 1866

GIANTS FATHER.--The venerable father of General Grant is the recipient of marked and respectful attention in Washington. On being questioned as to the early characteris- tics of his son, be replied; Never saw him show his grit when boy but once, and that was trying to break vicious colt. IL was A tough fight, but the colt had to surrender ?
Year: 1866

Work can be ordered from any part of the Tei ritory, and will be promptly executed and care fully sent by mail, or IS directed.

 Heneeforth ihc business Of the otice win b, conducted strictly upon the