smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

III congress.


In regard to the Liberal aud Demo
cratic coalition, be said: All the evils
complained of came to us from the
Democratic party, and we have insti-
tUted great reforms in the civil service,
and viii adopt such others as experience
justifies. VIII it be better to bring a
fresh and hungry horde to effect reforms
in appointments to office? See how
eager they are now. How many viii
be Liberal Democrats when they fail in
their ambition? is 1t for a free tariff? !
know this is the hobby of some Of my
neighbors, and yet if Mr.. Greeley has
any conviction it is for a high protective
tariff. When he takes the oath of office
ne swears to veto any act Of Congress
that does not meet his approval. He
cannot approve a free trade tariff if he is
an honest man, and yet he contrjved
and penned by his own hand


THE PLANK OF THE PLATFORM


by which he agrees that in no event
will he perform the duty of President
on any bill that effects the taxes
imposed upon the people. Is this
honest? Again, our Democratic friends
talk about Capitalization and State
rights, that they have always claimed
to be the foundation stone of DemOera-
cy; and with proper qualifications it is
a good cornerstone. What becomes of
State rights? You have surrendered
those you had in dispute with the Re
publican party, and taken a man who
has gone further for extending the
power of the national government than
any living American, and as far as any
dead American except Alexander Ham
ilton. Is this honest? Talk no more
about kuklux, habeas corpus, education
laws, railroad laws, and. reconstruction
laws. & o
Year: 1872

and raising the issue of veraeity with
three witnesses, denied that he ever in
timated that he would give the treaty
his support. Among the glaring ab-
surdities heaped upon the San Domingo
matter is the allegation that war was
made upon the Republic of Hayti. The
foundation for this is that a vessel or two
cruised in that part of the ocean during
the Negotiations. Not a gun, pocket
pistol nor percussion-cap was fired, and
the only war-like demonstration ever
heard of was that at sea the captain sent
up a sky-rOeket from the deck. His
purpose with this sky-rOcket, or where
the stick came down, has never been as
certained.


The Gonater than Snol-a-cr
Year: 1872


from the Craftsmanship Of Foreign Re
lations Committee, and said it was not
removal at all. All of the Senate
committees die at the end of each ses-
sion. He was not deposed because OF
his opposition to the San Domingo
scheme. Sumner did not hold commu-
nication with the State Department, and
tine Senate was delayed for weeks for
lack of Information. Simple indeed,
but the only cure for all this
was to select another Chair
man. This was done and nothing
more, and it turned out that the trea-
ties, six or seven in number, having
long laid buried in the committee, after a
change of Chairman, were at once
brought up and ratified. The Senator
then took up
Year: 1872

were present at this interview, and all
understood Sumner to say that he
would support it, that he could not think
Of doing otherwise than supporting the
administration in the matter, and, fur
ther, that there was no object to the
instrument, as a whole. Yet Sumner,
meanwhile, had taken Offense, because
his views and wishes in other matters
were not deferred to, and become in
censed at the President and Fish, and
denounced them, and, among other
things, the
Year: 1872

of the administration, and applauded
the success of the Washington treaty
negotiations. The finances was the next
subject taken up, which the speaker
showed TO be in a satisfactory condition.
Speaking of civil service reform, the
Senator said this was the best adminis-
tration of the civil service the country
had ever had. Delinqueuts and default
ers had been feTreted out with the utmost
rigOr, and when caught nothing had pro-
tected them from punishment TheSen
ator then took up the charge of central
ism. He said II was a mere "fetch. y
Horace Greeley and Others who most
loudly
Year: 1872

ANYTHING TO BEAT GRANT


was their motto. 1t satisfied their heat
and spite to assail the President person.
ally-to heap malignant charges up0n
him. Thus his character, his integrity,
bis standing as a man has been part in
issue. The people are compelled to pass
upon his guilt or innocence. The case
has been 50 put that the question Is
not whether Grant shall be President.
but whether Grant shall be pronounced
by the nation a fool, lInaVe, imposteF, and
enemy 10 his country. Had the issue
been taken upon public measures, the
public question would have been raised
whether new questions OF those which
have divided PARTIES heretofore, the
Year: 1872

an one may do himself or another; re-
sponsible for assisting in corrupting his
conscience, and giving him the assurance
that he may go on with impunity in his
iniquitous career But false charity
demands far more of poor, weak human
nature than did Christ himself, who on
ly requires us to forgive others as he
forgives us; to forgive as we would be
forgiven; and who teaches us to forgive
even seventy times seven if the offender
turns and says Il repent that number
of times But we shall be safe in doing
this if he even acts it, without requiring
him to utter the words, though doubtless
it would be better for us all, were we
all required so to do, if we wrong one
another. And unless we desire our
Heavenly Father to forgive our sins with
out repentance, are we required to prof
fer forgiveness upon any other terms
But volume might be written upon
this subject, and while we express these
views All must see that there is ample
room for the continual exercise of the
broadest christian charity,-we shall
have occasion for its exercise daily.
When we can impute good motives to
another we should do so, and we are not
to consider every offence an aggrievance,
nor allow bitter feelings to rankle in our
bosoms, nor are we to be on the watch
for occasions of complaint on the 9TH
er hand, neither are we to stand indiffer-
emily by, when another's name or rights
are assailed but our voices should be
heard denopncing calumny, injustice and
all wrong doing, instead of rebuking the
injured for manifesting manly resent
ment as is sometimes done, and which if
it became general would speedily bring
about deplorable condition of affairs
that would soon become insufferable In
the words of another, eve forget that
there are things of infinitely greater i'm
portance than bad peoples feelings
things to which we owe infinitely higher
duty. A man has no moral right tc
permit himself to be robbed OF cheated
If he tamely submits to such crime, he
becomes accessory to it, and encourages
the rascal at whose hand he has suffered
to make victim of the next unsuspect
ing customer. There cannot be a very
wide moral difference between the maj
who commits the crime, and the MAJ
who weakly tolerates it. The active sin
ner is, if anything, the braver and tn
nobler of the two. There is nothin!
that America needs more than the bolc
and persistent assertion, in every practi
Cal way Of what is fair and honest ant
proper and courteous between man an,
man."


RURy
Year: 1872

New YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Catho-
lie Irish of this and adjoining cities
are intensely excited over our troubles
with England and seem confident
that there will be war. They are
very anxious there shall be and are
delighted with the idea. Fenian Cir
cles have been holding tumultuous
meetings, passing violent resolutions
and pledging themselves to stand by
their adopted country through thick
and thin. They declare they can
raise at least one hundred thousand
men in and about here within sixty
days after war is declared. Half doz-
en- Americans familiar with the sea
have made arrangements to fit out
prlvateers from this port at once in
the event of hostilities beginning
Its believed fifty privateers would
leave here in two months, as there is
any amount of capital and any num-
Der of sailors for such enterprises,
which are extremely popular in this
community.
Year: 1872

TIT is believed that there do exist in this land peo
ole who have dim remembrance Of the existence, a
some period of American history, OF an lndlvldua
named George Washington, who has been popularl
to have been born on the 22d of February
of some wear or other lost in the midst of by-gon
ages Out of reverence Of his memory has been bull
the following me.rical version of incident Of hi
early life.]


Said little George Washington,
'Dear pa wish that you
Would give me a hatchet


With which to hack and hew."
Said Mr. Washington, Dear George,
The tool. it shall be yours;
1 wish that all my children


Should learn to be good hewers.
Though destiny doth shape our ends
Rough--hew them as we will;
Did we not hew them, destiny
Might shape them rougher still;
For since our first great pa-ri-ents
From Eden were expelld,
That men must work if they would win,
Sound doctrine and be held"
Now in his spacious garden
Old W. had set
goodly cherry tree, which George
Hacked with his hatch-i-et.
Then was the good man wroth. and called
HIS household unto him;
1t stood before him trembling,
For he looked awful grim.
who did this wicked thing?" he cried
who hacked my cherry tree?
valued it most highly for


Twas of rare quality
But each one of his serv-i-ents
Did in his turn deny;
Each laid his hand upon his heart
And said ut was not L.
Turned then the angry patriarch
Unto his little son,
Who, with his plaything in his hand,
Into the room had run.
did you, George, hack my cherry tree?'
George drew a troubled sigh,
Then said, my dearest father,


cannot tell lie.


Yes, sir, l hacked the cherry tree
I'd nothing else to do,
And since had hatch-i-et


had to hack and hew."
Come to my arms, my darling boy!''
The happy father cried;
FOR though / mourn my cherry tree
I'm glad you have not lied.
I'd rather see you dead and nailed


Up in your coffin,
Than see you grow to mans estate
Addicted to that SIM"
q
The fame to which this noble lad


In after years did rise
Was such as they alone enjoy


Who scOrn to utter lies
The splendor of his name, it shines
Brighter with every year,
He was that Pater Patria


Whom all mankind revere.
Year: 1872

struck him in the chest, and he strug-
gled hopelessly in the overwhelming tor
rent.


The exclamations of horror, for it was
not a cry, which burst from the thous-
ands who by this time were assembled,
| shall never forget, nor the breathless
silence with which we watched him, fight
ing with the waters as they hurried him
along upright, waving both arms above
his head. We lost sight of him at inter-
walls, yet again and again he reappeared,
and | thought hours must have passed in
lieu of one brief half minute. But the
end came at last; once more saw his
arms wildly waved above his head, and
in an instant, the crowd turned from the
spot in dead silance. The man was lost.
From all The Year Round
Year: 1872

The Governor has still the Cincinnati


Southern Railroad bill under considera-
ton. He has until Thursday of the COM
ing week to decide. 1t was expected by


many that the Legislature would hear
from him to-day, but there had been no
communication at the time of adjourn
ment. 1t is now beginning to be believed
that the Governor will not either approve
or dsapprove the bill, but hold it until the
constitutional ten day IS have expired, when
it becomes a law without his signature. 1t
is known that he is in doubt us to the con-
stitutionality of certain of its provisions,
and is taking the best uninterested legal
advice he can procure on this subject.
Should he come to the conclusion that il
is unconstitutional, he will undoubtedly
veto it, and, it is believed, be glad of the
opportunity. -COuricr-JOuTnGI, Ee6. 11H
Year: 1872

MEssRo. EDITORS: The spirit manifest
ed by your two correspondents, rs. n. u
and Reform" in reference to the Uni
versity at this place, is certainly of the
right kind, and much that they have said
will no doubt be generally approved. Both
are for making the institution comprehen-
sive in the field of its operations and infiu-
ence, and while one is especially disposed
to attract to it the youth of the South, the
other would bring under its instructions
those of the North. This is very well.
No one can reasonably object to either re-
suit The truth Is, as | am credibly in
formed, that even now young men from
Georgia and young men from Ohio are in
the College halls, and harmoniously pur-
suing their studies together. And al
though there are, in each case, but few in
number, the fact is an index Of the future,
and shows what the University may do
hereafter, in the directions pointed out by
YOUR correspondents, if it is conducted in
broad national spirit.


At the same time, it seems to ME that
the chief aim of the institution should
be to educate the youth of Tennessee,
and that the Trustees will find the
task of providing ample accommodations
| in every respect for the hundreds OF
young men and boys from within the linz
| its of our own State, who before another
| wear Is SlluSU, Will Dc hnOChlnS oO lLSA
doors. will call all their energies and
means into requsition. What will Knox
vile do?


And, in this connection, should like
to know whether the city and people OF
Knoxville propose to render any substan-
rial aid TO this important educational en-
| terprise? The Nation and the State have
brought a very considerable College fund
and as it were, laid it at the very doors OF
this city. The Trustees of the University


have contributed the use of their grounds


buildings and money for the College thus


endowed. But their means are limited


They need pecuniary help, that they may


put up additional buildings. 1t is under


stood that the Agricultural College fund


cannot lawfully be used for that purpose


Is KNOXVILLE willing to fold its hands and


DO nothing in this emergency? Some


thing has been said of SIS, 900 having been


appropriated to the University by the city


before the Legislature located the new


College here, and of that appropriation
having been communicated to the Legis
lature as part of the assets of the Univer


sity and as one of several inducements t.


that location. Is this so? If it is so, dC
Year: 1872

not common honesty, and fair dealing, and
just regard for the good name of the
city, require that the pledge then given
shall be fulfilled? In any case, Knox
vile cannot permit to lack appropriate
buildings, and the important work of the
Trustees to languish, without giving
them a helping hand, unless the citizens
and the authorities are strangely lnsensl-
BILE to the value of the University to the
city. in numerous particulars, and to the
moral obligations under which they rest,
to foster it. But this l am unwilling to
believe, without more conclusive evidence
than at present exists. TENNESSEE.
Year: 1872

The CAMPAIGN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Republican Congressional Commit
tee intend to send several speakers to New
Hampshire this week. including Senator
Wilson aud others in the Congress. They
go with assurance from Grant to the party
that that he has determined to abolish the
general-order business in New York, and
throw Leet and Stocking OverbOard.-
Wash Cor COurjer-JOuTndt.
Year: 1872

The concurrent reports from all parts of
the State are TO the effect that the Liberal
cause has never been more hopeful in llli-
nois than at this time. From all quarters
and sections of the State come assurances
that if the Liberals Of Chicago will poll their
vote, the State will be carried not only for
Koernor but for Greeley, and secure q ms-
iori,y in both branches of the General As
sembJy. The contest for the government Of
the State of Illinois seems to depend largely
on this county. Outside of Cook County, it
is understood the Republicans concsde their
State ticket is behind, and they are vehe-
mently demanding that Cook County shall
give Grant 5000 majority or the State will
be Loaf.


These are the indications as reported
There is no doubt whatever felt outside of.
this county that Koerner will beat Oglesby,
and that Bsveridge will fall far behind
OglesbY. There never has been such ani-
nation in the Liberal ranks as at this time.
ALI through the State they are receiving ac-
QUESTIONS to their numbers. The active ex-
ertions making by the Chicago Times faction
to create diversion in favor of IN obody and
Adams" have only aroused feeling of in
dignation. Every vote which Grant and
Oglesby receive from that quarter will cost
hardly less than $100, paid, no. to the voter,
bat to the self-constituted brokers who seIl
the vote to the Republics Committee.


Our friends in Chicago. therefore, have
perhaps the whole question in their hands
This city ought to give, and if the full vote
is polled can give, very heavy Liberal ma
jority. 1t is within the power of the Demo
Gratis and Liberal Republicans of this city, il
they will poll their vote, to send each ot
their Congressional candidates out of the
city, with large majority. Here, then, is
the place for work during the present week
The forty thousand voters in this CITY have
it in their power to give the State to Gree
ley or to Grant; to elect Koernsr or Ogles-
by to elect three Republican or three Liber
al members Of Congress, and elect a control
ling number of members Of the Genera
Assembly. All that ia repaired to secure I


Liberal victory in Illinois is to get out th'


voters in Chicago. We have majority o
Year: 1872

A minister of the gospel was asked
to visit poor dying woman. The
messenger being ignorant, could
give no account of her state, except
that she was a very good woman,
and very happy, and was now, at the
end of a well-spent life, therefore,
sure of going to heaven.


The minister went, saw she was
very Ill, and after a few kindly in
quiries about her bodily condition,
said, 'Wel, I understand you are IN
very peaceful state of mind, de-
pending upon well spent life. -
The dying woman looked hard at
him and said: Eyes, I am in the en-
joyment of peace. You are quite
right; sweet peace, and that from a
wcu-spent life. But it is the well-spent
life of Jesus; not my doings, but His;
not my own merits, but His redeem
ing blood"


Derr reader, what q blessed state
to be IN, whether for life or death.
The blessed nature of gospel liberty
is just this, to be brought as a poor
sinner to see that all Jesus has and
is, and all he has done, is made over
to us, and that as He has taken our
place, we take His, and therefore are
accepted in the beloved" When
our good doings are based upon this
foundation, the well-spent life of Je-
sus, then our services find acceptance
before God. The life is well-spent
that understands this mystery. The
well-spent life of Jesus just put to
our account Tens of thousands are
toiling to recommend themselves to
God by well-spent life of their own,
but it Is labor In vain; it is an 0,
without figure before it. Crowd
myriads of cyphers together and they
stand for nothing. Christ is the fig
ure that gives value to all our ac-
commits, great or small, and the Spir-
it gives the receipt in full to His
Well-spent life.
Year: 1872

Professor Bottomly OF GLASGOW


University, IN a recent lecture to his
class, placed lump of ice as large
as an apple on a piece of wire eauze,
and on this board weighing twelve
pounds. Before the conclusion Of
the lecture, a considerable quantity
of ice was found on the lower side Of
the gauze, firmly united to that above
though apparently forced through
the meshes in a room at Is deg. Q.
(59 deg. +. In a second experiment
he placed q block of ice on two par
allel boards near together, passed
a loop of wire over the ice, and hung
weights on the ends. Various sizes
Of wire were tried, and in the final
experiment q wire One-tenth of an
inch in diameter was used, weight
ed with Sc pounds It passed en-
tirely through the block of ice, and
fell on the floor; but this block of ice
though the plain of passage was
clearly marked, was not divided, nor
could it be split in this plane with a
knife or chisel


This remarkable result he explains
to be a consequence of Thcmpson's
theory of regulation The stress
upon the ice, due to the pressure of
the wire, gives it tendency to melt
at the point In contact with the wire,
and the ice, in the form of water in
termixed with fragments and new
crystals, moves so as to removes it
self Of pressure. As soon as any
portion of the mass is thus relieved,
freezing takes place through it, be
cause its temperature is reduced be-
low that of the freezing point of wa
ter at ordinary pressures, by melt
ing contiguous parts. The obvious
tendency of the ice under the pres
sure from above is thus, by q series
of MEETINGS and refreezings, to allow
the passage of the wire and yet re-
mains a solid block.
Year: 1872

o. w. Holmes, In the May atlantic,
writes as follows: "I know nothing
In the world tenderer than the pity
than a kindhearted young girl has
for a young man that feels lonely.
It is true that these dear creatures
are all compassion for every form Of
human woe, and anxious to alleviate
all human misfortunes. They will
go to Sunday schools through storms
their brothers are afraid of, to teach
the most unpleasant and intractable
classes of little children the age of
Methuselah and the Dimensions of
Og the king of Bashan's bedstead,
They viii stand behind table at
fair all day until they are ready to
drop, dressed In their prettiest
clothes and their sweetest smiles and
lay hands upon you, ike so many
would be Potiphars-perfectly cor
rect ones of cOurse-to make you
buy what you do not want, at prices
which You cannot afford; all this as
cheerfuIly as if it were not martyr
dom to them as well as to you. Such
is their eagerness to sympathize with
all their suffering fellow-creatures
But there is nothing they pity as
they pity a lonely young man"
Year: 1872

In answer to this questio1, the
Medical Record holds the following
language: ''The reason why children
die is because they are not taken
care of. From the day of birth they
are stuffed with water, suffocated in
hot rooms and steamed in hot bed
clothes. So much for indoor. When
permitted to breathe a breath of
pure air once a week in summer, and
once or twice during the colder
months, only the nose is permitted
to peer into daylight. A little later
they are sent out with no clothes at
all on the parts of the body which
most need protection. Bare legs,
bare arms, bare necks, girted mid
dies, with an inverted umbrella to
collect the air and chill the other
parts of the body. A stout, strong
man goes out on a cold day with
gloves and overcoat, woolen stock
ings, and thick double-sOled boots
with cork between and rubber over.


The same day a child of three days
old, an infant of flesh and blood
bone and constitution, goes out Will
hose as thin as paper, cotton socks
legs uncovered to the knees, neck
bare, an exposure which would disa-
BILE the nurse, XIII the mother out
right, and make the father an inva.
lid for weeks. And why? 70 hard
en- them to mode of dress which
they are never expected to practice
To accustom them to exposure
which a dozen years later would bt
considered downright foolery. Tt
rear children thus for the slaugh cl
pen, and then lay it to the Lord, il
too bad. We don't think the Al
mighty had any hand in it"
Year: 1872

In case the Grand Duke cannot visi
tho oil regions, the Ti,usvills Hcralt
proposes to send tank Of crude oil am
sprinkle tho contents around him, so tina
he can get an idea Of how The oil region,
smell.