smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

Every intelligent citizen Of Delaware is aware
Of the fact that the negro population has been on
the increase on the borders of Delaware and
MARYLAND for many years. So clearly was this
fact shown many years ago that it became sub
iect Of Legislation as to how best to avoid being
overrun with a class who are too idle to provide
properly for their offspring or even make provision
for their own comfort or sustainance during the
inclement season OF winter.


The apprehensions Of an increase of this class
now are more grave than ever before. Then they
we're Lot allowed to approach the polls; now in
some sections Of the country, assisted by a few
whites the take possession of the polls and fill the
legislative halls with men Of their own race or
dishonorable whites, who have been repudiated by
al fair minded politicians. But they have sue
cseded in sinking the States where they have
been allowed to secure such power, in ruinous
debt, and the inhabitants find that they will be
ground down with taxes which it Is impossible
for them to pay. In fact the power Of taxation
has been usurped to such an extent as to virtually
destroy the use Of property in many places and
in others to dispossess the owners.


There il this danger to the people OF Delaware
in tho success Of the Radical party here. Let the
negro element secure the power in your legislative
halls and backed up Us they would be by Con-
grsssonal legislation, and the people OF Delaware
nayGad it impossible to change their rulers or free
themselves from ruinos legislation until their now
delightful homes and well managed farms are
deprecated to such an extent as to be no longer
the attractive abodes that they now are.


We have heard some Of our most intelligent far
nsu dsclars that their property was now taxed as
heavily - it would bear, and that real estate in
ths county did not pay as well as formerly


The people Of Delaware will find that the lsadi-
cal politicians who now appeal to them as friends
will show but little need to their appeals in time
Of trouble and it behooves those who cherish their
hoses and would maintain their present value
and prospective increase, to vote the Democratic


ticket and thus run no risks OF the evils that have
ovsrsoms their fellow agriculturists south OF US.
Year: 1872

He had bowed down TO drunkenness,
An abjoct worshiper;
The pulse of manhood's pride had gone,
Too faint and cold to stir;
And he had given his spirit up
Unto the humblest thrall;
And, bowling TO the poisoned cup,
He gloIicd in his fall.
There came a change; the cloud rolled of,
And light fell on his brain;
And, like the passing of a dream
That cometh not again,
The shadow of his spirit fled;


He saw the gulf before;
He shuddcred ut the waste behind,
And was man once more.
He shook the serpents folds away
That gathered round his heart,
As shakes the sturdy forest oak
It's poison vine apart
He stood erect, returning pride
Grew terribly within,
And conscience sat in judgment on
His most familiar Gin.
The light of intellect again


Along his pathway shone,
And reason, like monarch, stood
Upon its golden throne;
Tho honorcd and the wisc once more
Within his presence came,
And fingered Oft on lovely lips
His once forbidden name.
There may be glory in The might
That trealeth nations down
Wrcaths for the crimson warrior,
Pride for the kingly crown;
But glorious Is that triumph hour
Tho disenthrailed shall find,
When evil passion boweth down
Unto the God-liked mind.
Year: 1872

this was opened; but being dark
outside, and no light being brought,
/ could see no one. A hand reach
ed in a loaf of bread and Jug of
water, and handed out the jug al
ready there. Several times | adj
dressed words TO the invisible party
outside but no answer ever being
returned, | at length ceased to
speak, and for the last three weeks
said nothing. What | suffered dur
ing that time | leave TO the imagi-
nation.


One day the same lady that /
have described came and spoke to
me through the wicket.


care you still of the same mind
senor-willing to give all you pos
sess for your liberty p


"Oh, yes, lady yes! will give
all !" Oh, for the love Of Heaven,
set me at liberty - ...


"Will you swear to follow my di-
rections in every particular, and
never seek to find this place, and
never seek to bring to justice any
one concerned in your capture and
Imprisonment p


eyes, lady! by the most sacred
oath You may prescribe"


''Then, by the life of your wife
and children, swear !"


81 do; and by my hopes Of Hcav-
en-?


"You viii be blindfolded and led
ont Of prison." she pursued, "but
will not be left to go penniless.--
With what you have about your
person, you viii be put upon the
road to Chihuahua, mounted on q
gool horse, and furnished with
heavy purse, part Of the proceeds
OF your mule train, which has been
sold to advantage. You will ride
to chihuahua as fast as you can,
and report yourself as having done
well, without making mention Of
any trouble on the route, or of any
person or thing you have heard on
seen in this vicinity. After that
take my advice, and leave this
country, without ever returning
this way again


"In every particular, kind lady
you shall be obeyed," said |, my
heart wildly beating with hope and
JOY.


at is well. Re ready in an hour"


She went away, and that hour
seemed to me M age, as hurriedly
paced up and down ny dark cell.
Would she keep her promise >
Should again be free !


Thanl; Heaven, she was true to
her word. At the expiration of an
hour two persons entered my cell
in the dark, put q close bandage
over my eyes and led me away in
silence, through long, narrow pas
sage as before, and mp TO the world
above. Oh ! what delightful SEN
sation, to feel and breathe once more
the pure air Of Heaven. They still
continued to lead me away for
something like mile, and then put
heavy purse in my hand and
mounted me upon horse.


"Now, then,' said one, eve are
about to leave you. Your horses
head is toward Chihuahua. Do not
touch your bandage till you hear us
whistle then tear it off and ride
for your life, looking not behind
you"


| followed their directions, as ]
had sworn to do, and reached my
destination in safety, and soon af.
ter left the country. The bag Civ
en- me contained the amount of a
thousa d lollars in gold. TO this
day ! DO not understand the mys-
terry of my Imprisonment, robbery,
and parting present.
Year: 1872

A rose ought to be beautiful which
has such charming romance as the
following connected with its name: A
yonng Indian chief of the Seminole
tribe, was taken prisoner by his enemies,
the Cherokees, aud doomed to torture,
but fell SO seriously i'll that it became
necessary to wait for his restoration to
health before committing him to the
ire. As he lay prostrated by disease 10
the cabin of the Cherokee warrior, the
daughter Of the latter, young, dark.
faced maid, was his nurse. She fell in
love with the young chieftain, and,
wishing to save his life, urged him to
escape. But he would not do SO unless
she would fee with him. She conscn
ted. Yet, before they had gone far,
impelled by soft regret at leaving home,
she asked permission of her lover to
return for the purpose of bearing away
come memento of it. So, retracing her
footsteps, she broke a sprig from the
white rose which climbed up the poles
Of her fathers tent, and preserving il
during her fight through the wilderness,
planted it by the door Of her new home
10 the. land of the Seminoles And
from that day this beautiful flower has
always been known Throughout the
Southern States by the name of the
Cherokee rose.
Year: 1872

The Evangelical Alliance to meet in
General Conference in New York in the
autumn of 1873 promises to be the
great religious gathering Of the age
both as to numbers and results. From
all parts of Europe delegates will be
sent, and the most eminent orators oI
the Churches in the Alliance will make
addresses during the Conference. One
of its results viii bo new, thorough
aud comprehensive revision Of the Bible
Year: 1872

Few people follow any definite plan in
life. That is why so many come out
almost any where aud about as often
next to nowhere at all The fixed pur.
pose, the heroic door die, is aspeetacle
which one in a thousand have no com
psehension Of.
Year: 1872

Tho great original sea serpent is said
to be at last identified as a monstrous
species of eel, BY no means rare in
South African waters, which sometimes
attains the length Of forty feet.
Year: 1872

ln his letter to john Adams, Jeffer-
sou said /: Our noxt meeting must be in
the country to which they have aown-a
country for US not now very distant.
For this Journey we shall need neither
gold nor silver in our purse, nor scrip,
nor coats, nor slaves Nor is the pro.
vision for it more easy than the prepa.
ration has been kind. Nothing proves,
more than this, that the Being who
prcsidcs over the world is essentially
misunderstanding from US one by one
the faculties, leading US like the horse
in his mill, round and round the same
beaten circle,


To soc what we have seen,


To taste tie tasted, and at each return


Less tasteful; DER our palates to descaut


Another vintage


until, satiated and fatigued with this
leaden iteration, we ask our congo.


heard once very old friend, who
had troubled himself with neither poets
nor philosophers, say the same thing 10
prose, that he was tired of pulling off
his shoes and stockings at night and
putting them on again in the morning.
Tbs wish to stay here is gradually ex.
tinguishea; but not so easy is that of
returning ouce in while to see how
things have gone on. Perhaps, however,
one of the elements Of future felicity is
to be constant aud unimpassioned
viewer of what is the wish of occasional
visits. Mericer has given US vision
Of the year 244O; but prophecy is one
thing and history another. On the
whole, however, perhaps it is wise and
well to be contented with the good
things which the Master OF the feast
places before us, and be thankful for
what we have rather than thoughtful
about what we have not
Year: 1872

Tie Mayor Proposes to Leave the Matter of


the Repeal of the Sunday Liquor Ordinance


to the Populnf Voice TO Decide.


As several able-bodied persons nearly caught
cold yesterday in giving vent to laugh ut the
expense of the Common Council for endeagor-
ing to rescind the Sunday ordinance, and with
it the statute, reporter betook himself to the
one source of information in the City Hall
building-the Mayors ofdce,-and interviewed
Mr. Medill The information he received
WAS about as follows: The only way in which
the repeal Of the ordinance can be effected, is an
powering the Mayor and Common Council of
cities, and the Boards Of Townships to submit
the question to vote Of all legal and qualified
voters within the city limits, upon the question
as follows: !" For the repeal OF the Sunday liquor
ordinance" and "Against the repeal Of the
Sunday liquor ordnance" # majority de-
repealed, otherwise, it would not. There is
precedent for such disposition Of the question
in other States. It is q law in Massachusetts
to-day. They are there compelled to
take a. popular =, vote every. spring
whether liquor shall be sold in the
the cities and townships yote in the affirmative,
and the remainder in the negative. Boston
votes for licensing the sale Of liquor; some cities
prohibit its sale. The vote is taken in the spring.
so as not to influence the elections in any way.
It is no longer political question, the people
voting yes or no as they individually think it,
This system was proposed to the New York
Legislature. but no action has yet been taken
upon it. The Mayor thinks such q thing should
be done. II majority Of the people demand its
repeal, it is contrary to sound democratic princ-
pies for minority to enforce it, aud uice rersa.
Year: 1872

Late dispatches from Washington say
that the Committee on Ways and Means
have under consideration the bin intro
duced in Congress by Mr., Mckee, OF
Mississippi, to refund the cotton tax, as
published in the APPEAL of the eleventh
instant. The people Of the South feel a
great interest in the restoration Of money
which was, as they think, unjustly taken
from them. It is hoped that the COM
mittee win report favorably on the bill,
and that Congress win act promptly in
passing it. II would De esteemed by the
South an act not only of justice, but
generosity by the party in whose hands
the power lies; and would perhaps do
more TO allay any lurking feelings of
animosity than any other act they could
do. Nothing is more noble, and gives
more satisfaction in the human breast,
than to acknowledge and repair a wrong
which has been committed. If the
committee report favorably on the bill,
as is hoped, Southern members should
shake hands with them, and accept it
in the shape they offer it, and have no
divisions as TO how the restoration
should be made. All that is fully pro-
vided for in the bill, and the committee
viii doubtless fully investigate all that
matter. A division in our own ranks
would no doubt eRdanger the fate Of
the bill. A generous offering should be
received in the same spirit in which it
is rendered, and the bill promptly passed.
Members from the South could then
c0me home after the adjournment and
receive the congratulations of their con-
stiuents, of "Well done, good and faith
flll servants -
Year: 1872

CINCINNATI, April 25.---A Louisville


special to the Chronicle says that on
last Saturday night party of from


twelve to fifteen disguised men went tC
a house four miles from Frankfort, Occu-
pied by cOlored people who are employed
on the farm of james Church, and de
manded admittance. This being refused
they began beating at the doors, where
upon one of the inmates fired a pistol
through the window and ran out of the
back door, but was shot in the right arm
and severely wounded. The other man
in the house, seeing that resistance was
useless, opened the door, when the moi
rushed in, dragged him out and beat him
in brutal manner, and with threats OF
death ordered him TO leave the country.
The next day they packed up their
goods and went to Frankfort for safety.
Year: 1872

CINCINNATI, April 25.-Missour and
Kansas have delegates TO the number OF
about seventy in the city. The Re
union and Reform Convention will
meet at ten o'clock in the forenoon, the
first of May, and will try to take re-
cess and be present at noon at the meet
ing of the Liberal Convention at Expo
sitiOn Hall. No one will be admitted
to either convention without tickets
from the Committee of Arrangements.
Seats and tables for one hundred mem-
bers of the press will be provided, with
room to accommodate double that num-
Der, If needed. The telegraph compa-
nies have numerous wires to the build
ing so as to be able 10 transmit the news


promptly. Several representatives of
the press have already arrived, and more
are expected tomorrow night. The
hotels near the center of the city have
generally engaged all their available
room. Those farther from the center
are not all taken. Indications are that
the gathering viii be large. The rail-
roads will run excursion trains late and
early every day of the convention week.
Year: 1872

New YORK, April 1.-THE Admin


istration Republican meeting at Cooper


Institute tonight was very largely


attended. The hall was prettily deco


rated, and notices eulogistic OF the


President were displayed on the walls.
At the outset of the meeting there was
considerable disturbance in the audience
BY rival cheers being given for Grant
and Greeley. This resulted in the
summary ejectment Of a number OF
individuals.


The meeting was called to order at
S o'clock. Henry Clews presided and
introduced the first speaker, VIM. E.
Dodge. He made lengthy speech,
and compared the record OF Grant with
that of the other men who had pre-
ceded him in the White House, and
thought his record was as good as any
man who had occupied that position.


A list of 5l9 Vice Presidents was
read and the names were endorsed by
the audience.


General Sickles then spoke upon
the late war and Grants great ability
as a soldier, and dwelt at great length
on the foreign policy of the admin'stra
ton and the wisdom which had charac-
terizel that of his cabinet. He re.
viewed the action of men who had
figured upon the platform at the recent
Republican meeting and denounced the
movement for the formation OF a new
Republican party.


Senator Wilson followed. He said
he was Grant man from choice. He
reviewed the administration Of Grant
and dwelt at great length on the Presl-
dents Indian policy. He thought this
one fact Of the President having con-
ciliated the Indians was sufficient to
entitle him to denomination as Presl-
dent.


Senator Morton was the next speaker.
He thought the policy of letting well
enough alone was good one in the
case Of General Grant. He was honest
and well calculated to sustain the honor
of the country at home or abroad. He
went over the entire ground taken by
the other speakers, and did not close
his speech until II o'clock.


Several other speeches were made
and the meeting adjourned.


Great excitement was occasloned by
a number OF persons in the audience
the speakers While
the resolutions were being read some
one said in loud tone, that's played
out" The man was invited to the
platform, and great confusion ensued.


While Gen. Sickles was speaking he
mentioned the name Of Schurz, when
great cheering occurred; also when he
spoke OF Horace Greeley. When he
referred to Trumbull three cheers were
proposed and the audience cheered.
The confusion was by this time very
great, and was terminated by the band
playing national air.


Senator Morton's remarks were
scarcely audible from the noise that
prevailed in the Hall, and portion OF
the time the band was playing while he
was speaking.
Year: 1872

For the relief
and cure OF all
arrangements in
the stomach, ly-
er and bowels,
They are a mild
aperient, and an
excellent purga-
.tive. Being pure
ly vegetable they
contain no mer-
curry or mineral
whatever. Much
Year: 1872

To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-


1t seems as though the men employed to watch
over the interests Of our city might possess the
qualities OF poteness and good sense; but the fol-
lowing little occurrence would seem to indicate the
reverse. gentleman was passing along Fourth
avenue, near Twenty-third street. or in that neigh
borhood, on Sunday, when an accident occurred,
how, the gentleman could not tell by which young
boy was thrown from "greenn car nat on the
street He was rendered insensible by the shock,
and a number of females in TIE car alighted and
commenced shrieking and performing various other
feminine acts over the body OF the PROSTATE boy.
The gentleman in question Immediately crowded
the ladies out OF the way and picked up the lad
tanning that his legs were not broken. lie then
suggested placing the inanimate boy In the car to
be taken TO the drug store, half block of, where
some efficient aid might be procured, when, at the
eleventh hour up steps big, burly ''M. P., asking
what was the matter9 On being informed OF
the accident and Of the steps to he taken he said,
In a clustering, authoritative tone "No. you
don't !" Being asked what his lordship had to say
about It, he seemed TO say that he owned the whole
OF New Y rk, ana the boys friends were obliged to
leave him alone, and my informant then came
away saying, "All right; you are responsible" Now
why the interfering dignitary could not he pleas
ant and polite, as well rs sensible about the thing


can't tell; perhaps some OF your readers can. The
fact is merely repetition of many III my expo
rieuCc. G.. ID
Year: 1872

more pr0use in his promises than the civilized In
dians But there was one thing he wanted tSe
Great Father to do before mis- heart would be en-
trely good-he wanted Camp Supply broken up and
the soldiers removed


THE COMANCHES


were next In order TO-shO-way spoke first. He
was glad to hear that the land was to be theirs but
no he ne 20 ny E
himself for he was on the good road but he was
concerned about his brethren outside, who were
not wise. Straight Jacket came next. lie knew
that some OF the Comanches were not as good as
they might be, but If the government had patti
with them they would be better. Esse-tuit was for
peace at any price, at least that was the DRIFT Of his
few remarks. Now came one of the Staked Plains
Comanches, lieutenant OF the Bear, in the person
OF Black Horse. This Is


THE MOST BLoOD-THIRSTY sC0UNDREL ON THE


Not very long ago he murdered man at Fort
Cobb while he was asleep IN fancied security. He
has small face, narrow retreatlng forehead and q
hdsous Ills aSsaxcspt & @ ScrSss H iRs ey5s y o0 S
that tract OF mud was yellow as kites claw--was
painted dark blue, and his long hair looked as II
1t had been struck by lightning. lie wore no shoes
or moccasins, but carried a fine svermounted six.
barrclled revolver.


"a live,n he said, "on the StaScd Plains where I
see no white men. You are trying to make one
rule for the guidance Of all red men. Um h I
don't see why l should talk ! don't know what
the other chiefs on the Plains Think


MILKY WAY


followed He said that all these talks built up big
pile. but he noticed they fell down again before
finished He thought the Indians wanted to take
the white mans road, but he had no evidence Of
the good faith of the white man. lie looked around
and he could see no presots for the young men,.
(Ah um ah He considered this a poor little
mean council. His eyes saw nothing good about
anywhere. He wanted more lberaity on the part
OF the white men. White Horse supported Milky
Way, but did not commit himself


A SUGGESTION FOR THE INDIAN DEPARTMENT,


Capln- theWoods was the next speaker. The
present management OF the agencies was, in his
opinion, very unsa atisfactory. lie wanted q store
for his band, filed full Of good things, with an
Indian as trader. Then, the government ought TO
give them some greeDbacks to buy things from the
Indian trader. He considered himself civilized and
he didn't want war. AS far he could see some OF
the Comanches were foolish; they were not on the
mans road yet, but are on the way. what was
waDten now was presents. lie was afraid he
would be blamed by his young men because there
were no presents. Another thing bore heavily on
his heart-the soldiers were not sent away yet as
they should be.


GREAT CHIEF TEN BEAR,


Ten Bear came up smiling and shook hands with
the whites with great animation snutlling his nose
and winking his one eye eXctedy. Canning down
little he placed his battered Greeley hat further
back on his heat, and, putting his capa-
cious stomach against the table, cleared his
throat and prepared for a mighty effort. Just at
this critical moment, however, curious, wien
faced little wichita, IN claw-hammer coat but 30