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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

1 Want or CoURAGE.--Sydney Smith,
in his work on moral philosophy. speaks
/ in lh,s wise of whs, men lose for the want
Of ll,tle brass:
"a great deal Of talent is los, to the
world Tor the want of little courage. Ev-
cry dly SENDS 10 their graves a number CT
Obscure mer who have only renamed 10
ob-CurIly because their tpldlty has pre-
vented them from making a first effort; and
who, Il they could only have been induced
10 begin, would in all probability have gone
great lengths IN the career OF lame. The
TACT Is, thu! IN order TO do anything ir this
world woIh doing, we must not stand
shyering on the bank, and rhinkng Of the
cold and the danger, but jump in and
scramble through as well AS We can. II
vii. not do 10 be perpetualIy calculating
RISKS las before the Flood when man could
consult his friends upon an inteDdrd pub
licallon for hundred and fifty years, and
thea live 10 see ITS success Tor six or seven
centuries afterwards; but al present man
waits. and doubts, and hesitaes. and con-
suits hls brother. and his uncle, and hrs
first cousins. and his particular friends,
nj; one fine DAY he finds that he is sixiy.l
FIVE years OF age-ihat he has lost so much
time IN consulting first cousin. and par
ucuIar friends, that b. has no more time
LETT to follow their advice. There ~ such
lIt,le time for over squeamishness at pres.
enr, the opportunity so easily slips away,
the very period OF life at which man
chooses TO venture. y erer. is so confined.
tina, it Is no bad rule 10 preach M the ne
cessIry, IN such instances, OF a little vio-
Ience done TO the feelings. and OF efforts
made 10 defence of strict and sober calcu-!
lations.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

An lNCIDEYr.-Eary TIN. morning, at the
Jail. well dressed man presented himself
and demanded to he tnk II INTO custody. He
was asked what crime he had committed;
when lie replied, that he was the murderer
of DR.. Parsman, end that DR.. Webster wns
innocent. The keepers refused him admit.
lance upon such grounds. 1t vas si,er.
wards ascer,aincd that the msn belonged to
South Bortoh. and was insane. He refused
to give his narne.-Bo,tOn Traveller, l6ih
inst.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30
BALTIMORE. Ang. 20


Important from W'asAington.--Iu the
United States Senate, on Monday August
10, the Fugitive Slave Bill was under the
consideration of the Senate, All motions
to amend were rejected. The vote in eve
ry instance beins-yeas elsoea, nays twen.
ty'cight.
":In the United States House of Repre-
senta,ives, on the same day. a motion to
take up the Utah. California. New-Mexi.
co and Texas Boundary Bills was rejected;
tho vote heing ninrly-eight ayes to ninety
eight nays; a majority Of Two thirds in the
affirmative beng necessary for the success
of such motion.
Nothing will be done by the House rel
alive to the great question now dlsracting
the nation before the Appropriation Bills
are passed, which will be most probably on
Saturday NEXT"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

Some writer rla'ts ;hc following observa.
ton. which is full of tho fine gold of true
wisdom :--"llcn slight the good they have,
IN the anxiety for the good to come. They
waste their oil for to-day in frui,less at.
'cmp,s to procure supply Cor the morrow.
forgetting that He who replenishcs tho
cruise IS incahaustible."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30


A TERRIBLE TRAGEpY.-a Daughter
Murdered by her Fniher.-An awful lrage-
dy occurred at Philadelphia, Hancock coun.
,y, Indiana. on the evening of Thursday,
the s,h inst. The circumstances Of TIE case
are these: 4 man by the name of Thomas
Kennedy has for years resided in Hancock
county, who, with his family have been
considered disrepututable members Of socie.
ty. A dlffiulty had existed between kenne-
dy and his wife for some time past. This
difficulty had increased TO such an extent
tia, the authorities had been compelled 10
interfere in order to protect his wife from
personsl violence, and the whole family
from ejcc:mcnt. About month since,
Kennedy was brought beforea justice. charg-
ed by his wife with threatening to kill her,
and he was bound over in the sum Of $500
to keep the peace On Thursday night Ken.
ncdv had been drinking freely, and, after
making great disturbance in the neig hbor'
hood Of Philadelphia. repaired to his farm,
situated a short distance from the town.
About midnight the neighbood was alarmed
by the discharge Of fire arms and the cry Of
murder; and the terrible announcement was
made that Kennedy had blown GU, his
daughters brains. Medical aid was of no
use, for the brains Of the young woman
we're blown completely out Of ,he skull. and
she ceased to exist. 1t is supposed Kcnne.
dy, in his madness. had assaulted his wife
and family. and in doing so, destroyed tho
life Of his best child. The unfortunate msn
is in good circumstances. He was arresi'
cd on Friday morning Cincinnati Dis
palch.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30
TIE MODERN CLERGY

Sydney Smith, at tho hryionirg Of this
century, described tho current sermons o.
his own church MS briug chiefly character'
izod by decent debility. Mr.. Whpple. the
New England reviewor. appears to have
hardly more exalted opinion ofths discourse>
Of the clergy general n, the present time.
Judging by some remarks in his vigorous
and c'oquen. article on "Soush's Sermons"
At the conclusion Of That nhy written pa
icicles" of oHT dny in the following trucu-
lent and daring fashion :--"it seams TO us
tha. theology is fas, falling behind the other
professions, in regard to tho chnrurler and
intelligence demanded in its profcssors.-
Depth cam. tension. large knowledge
%, yy.isH r, uissectirs evidence md mo-
tives. n ge1e.s! frrcr of being which never
yields TO moral or intellectual ti,n,di'y, are
not now lnSstcd ypnn ms necessary to the
clergyman. The toIc'a,'on awarded 10
feeble sermons is the shnrpest of oil silrn.
satires on the decline of divinity. Forcib'e
men, men possessing sufficient vigor and
vitality to get along in the world rush
almost universally into the other professions.
Law and politics, in this country. draw into
their vortex hundreds Of scholars who ought
10 10 pt,rchers of Gods word both to law
and politics. ia youth Of education does
not evinre enough understanding 10 sIf'
EVIDENCE or tenr nway the dciences Of q
sophism,-lf bc iacks sufficient nerve to
badger n witness or ampu'ate a leg. his
parent. think Inn eminently calculated for
that other profession, whose members are
to scatter the reosOnings Of Hume and
Ddcrot, to smi'c wickeGness in high places,
to lay bnre the tasencss Of accredited SINS,
to brave with eli nnfinching front the "p
position yf the selfish and the strong, mud TO
dare, if need be. oil tho powers Of earth and
hell in the cnu.s Of Justice and truth. This,
we need not say, is all wrong. If the
powers of darkness and de!usit n ore strong
in oil the srength Of bad passions and
sophs,icni vices, let item hs opposed by
men whose spirns are of the 'grcn,est size
and Givines, mo:ll"; by raen who have the
erm 10 sm,'c mud the brarn to know; by men
whose souls can ti-II oil tIi".e npzrs Of
dcc"i, through which sin elulrs the ciia So
OF the weak ~ heart and the small in mind.
Without rltce Of character. there can be NO
forrr.f ,t,tcessirh. Nnrds never ynsh on,
wi,h persuasive or awful power from n
feeble heart"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

The other evening lady, who pretend
ed to lie fast asleep until her beau had veil
kissed her. woke up as # IN the greatest
amazemen', and said, 81 think you ought
70 be ashamsd."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

"The girls who remain torpid in their
grlhood, cold as the reflection of moon
10 WE'LL says sharp writer, "are prets
,y sure to repay themselves for such i'll
timed sobrlsty, by glowing meridian ten
years after date. delest even virtues that
are unn5l"rai. | hate a malronly miss
The ca, should begin by being a kitten"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

A convic; in the ONO State Prison. majc
bis escape over the walls in rather snguA
lar manner, the Other day. He crawled
INTO cannon, and got one of his companions
to shoe, him over the fence. He landed in
the next county. Eight conslables and q
bcd.cord in pursuit OF hin.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

It is stated ihu, Mr.. Fillmore has two
brurhorS, who have some time past resided
IN Washtenaw county. Michigan. one q
house carpenter, the other blacksmith BY
trade.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

A school mistress advertised lately for
an assistant accustomed to copJinement.-
She received an answer from the mother Of
twelve children,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

Tho man that killed himself hv eaiiar
picked elephant is no better, and the doctors
expect he will long remain 80.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

The editor Of the Detroit Advertiser,
notifies Pcstmasters. that by tho tenor OF the
census bill. Assistant Narshals have tho
privilege Of irsnkIng all matter connected
with the performance o. their duties.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

IxrANrrcrpE.-The paternity of new.
horn infant, found dead in run at Pitts
burg on Tuesday, has been traced TO a
Young single girl of very respectable famI-
n: and she is held undsl arrest.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30
For The Post.
LINES To MISS SARAH


BY JOHN F. POWER.
We'll, Sally, 'larljn,' # YOU wish
70 know wha, lis TO be
F'ors ,ken bv the one we love,
Just listen. child. TO me.
Whilst l. IN easy rhyme relaia
The tale OF grief 10 thee.
Imagine, if vou please. an oak
Whose giant lo-m hath stood,
a thousand wears upon the plain
Huge monarch of the wood.
Suppose the ,hunier's dretul stroke
70 TALL upon this giant oak,
Will no, the bloom then on his cheek
As surely pass away,
As If the wl'h'rlng hand OF time
Hal smo'- him with decay?
And will his shajie,'d trunk no, show,
No time can heal the vengiul blow ,
So stontost hearts must wilhe., fade,
And fall benearh The stroke
That unrequ!ted love conveys,
a. fades and tails the oak.
No time can heal The wound that's made
BY dIsappolniment's piercing blade.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

Some queer chap says that grain is treas
ted ike inlanrs-when the head becomes
heavy. it is crcdicd and generally it is
well Mrdshcd 10 make it fit for use.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

A singular explosion occurred on tho ar
rival of the six O'Clock line from New York
for Philadelphia, at Newark, New Jersey.
on Tuc-day morning last. A k"g of yeast
was put ia.u the taggagc crate, when 1t
exploded with tremendous force. tearing off
the top of the crate, throwing the keg at
leas, fifty feet in the air. It landed nt the
feet of a byslander, having knocsrd one man
down and completely covered him with
fro'h, aud scattered the contents on the
passengers, giving them lutlcruus appear
ance. No lives lost!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

Fifty years ago there were only tSo
hundred Catholics in Glasgow; now there
are seventy thousand.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

SUsPIcIoN.- -"Wite. wife, what has be.
come Of tho gtopcs?' 81 suppose, my dear,
the hens have picked them off," was her
moderate reply. "Ecns- -hcns-some two
legged hens guess" saId the husband with
some impeu si'y; TO which she calmly re-
Piled, "My dear, did You ever see any other
Kind I"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

We have . devil, says the Albany
Kuickerbocker, who would make an ex-
cellsnt politician. He is the biggest liar
that ever walked. and tells q falsshood with
the cheek Of an aucueneer.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30

| YIELD OF WHARF.-The Macomb (Mich
igan,) Gazette lately stated that Ira Phil,
| ips, of Armada. in that county. raised from
Two acres Of ground one hundred and i,csa.
M.four bushels OF wheat.
That appeared TO bo a very large story
to believe, sigty-tWo bushels TO the acre,
particularly when the fac; is taken inIo
consideration that forty bushels to the acre
is considered pretty fair for the mellow soil
OF the Geneese Valley, when vel! cuInva.
ted. But the Mormons of Salt Lake or
Utah, make still larger drafts uppn our
creduity. An account from thence says !:
"Sevenly five bushels of wheat TO the
acre is The ordinary yield when sUwn
broadcast, bu, one nnrd'ed and sixty bush-
els hnve been produced from single bush.
ell of seed, when planted in dim. Corn
only grows ioeraby well, in consequence
of the nights being too cold. Potatoes
are easily crown, and produce ahundanly.
A II the smaller grams flourish. The usu-
al time TO begin agricultural work is about
the first OF April In consequence Of the
proximity Of moun,alns, which are always
covered with snow, there is very litiIe ram,
and the lands are irrigated by means o! ca.
mails AZ the base OF the hills.
A we can say to the above is. that we
think that IN Michigan and Utah lhev
must have considerably larger sized acres
than we have IN this State.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-26
VpFE SON STATE CONVENTION.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual State Convention
Of the Free Soil party of Massachusetts, Will be holden al
BOSTON. on Tuesday, September 18th, at ten
o'clock NJ to nominate candidates for the Offices OF Gov
enor and Lieutenant Governor and consider and adopt
such measures as may be deemed just and necessary in
order TO promote the great of Freedom throughout the
Union and of equal rights and representation throughout
the Commonwealth
The several cities and requested TO choose del
egates to the Convention in proportion of three for every
Representative to the General Court which they are by
law entitled.
The Free Soil Committees in the several cities and towns
are requested to take all need steps to secure full repre-
sentaton of that portion of the people who consider the
claims of Justice and Liberty paramount to those OF party
BY order of the State Central Committee,
HENRY WILSON, Chairman.
EpN, l., KEYEs. Sec'ry.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-26
HARR1snuGR. Aug. "a


ESCAPE OF NEGRoEs-TR1AL FOR HoRsE-
STEALING. The Court, which was occupied YES
erday hearing testimony on the habeas corpus Of the
negroes charged with stealing horses in Virginia,
rendered their decision this morning. The negroes
were slaves and had stolen horses to escape WITH
The Court decided that the slave who steals horse
to escape with commits no crme-no criminal of.
tense The prisoners were thereupon ordered to be
discharged.
About dozen men from Winchester, Va. assem-
bed at the prison door and attempted to seize and
handcuff the slaves on their coming out A great
crowd of whites and free blacks also assembled, and
general riot Immediately commenced One slave
effected his escape, amidst a shower of stones and
clubs-the other two their masters, with assistants,
succeeded, despite all resistance in Handwriting
Several negroes were stabbed, others wounded. The
owners of the slaves were slightly hurt.
The Court Immediately issued warrants against
the owners and all engaged for assault and battery
with intent to inoite riot. The slaves and masters
are now in Jail, and large number of other arrests
have been made, which the Court are now engaged
in disposing Of The Court also ordered posse to
be employed fer dispensing the Irish assembled in
front of the Jail at all hazards which they succeed
ed In doing without much resistance. The town is
now completely quiet
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-26

- We copy an article from the Christian Citizen,
in relation 10 the late pageant in Boston. There are
opinions advanced therein, which, we doubt not will be
dissented from by many of readers, and which may
possibly CRATE harshy upon their But these will
agree with us, that free discussion is the true mode OF
elicng and sustaining the truth, and should be encour-
aged to its fullest extent. 1t for the benefit Of such
readers, especially, thatwe copy the article We ask
them to read it canddy and reflect upon it seriously
We ask them to consider what there was peculiar, in
the life and public services of Zachary Taylor, which
should require at the hands of puritanca Massachu-
sesof the sons of the pilgrims this canonzation, this
almost dedication their hands, this tribute of respect
such as has never been paid by them to the BEST
of the wise the gifted hepure and the good, that have
gone before him to their judgment We ask them to
consider, whether the Saviour of men, werehe per-
sonally on earth, would have made one-and promi-
nent one-n that procession; whether he would have
been eager testify the world, that, of all men, such
as Zachary Taylor are those who with his appro-
baton, and most deserve be held up mankind
examples for Christians to follow.
This is the true test to which Christian people
should bring such questions. 1t is a rule which it is
safe for to live by and die by. If the Blessed
Redeemer would have encouraged the erlabiton Their
are his followers justified in uniting in it.
But, we have neither space nor disposition to en-
large. We wish the minds of our citizens turned to
calm and temperate consideration of these things witt
disposition to inquire, whether advancing ii
the path Of true christianity and civilization, yea
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-26
Military Funerals.

No one could have visited the metropolis Of
New England upon the occasion of the recent
performance of the obsequies of Gen. Taylor,
without being forcibly impressed with an idea
of the power which the barbarism of past
ages still exerts over the human mind. A
whole community was diverted from the Or
binary pursuits of life, to participation in
unusual ceremonies, which for folly and i'm
piety have been rarely equalled even when
the world was shrowded in the darkest night
of Paganism. The superstition of the poor
untutored aborigines which prompted them
TO bury the scalping knife and bow with the
body of deceased warrior, found its parallel
among the Christians of Boston in the spec
tacle of jaded war horse, led as chief mourn.
er in procession, with boots and other mill
tary accoutrements, which his rider might
have worn in his life time, dangling from his
saddle bow; and the dissoluteness and de-
bauchery of Celtic cabin when death has
entered it, was most graphically pictured up
on larger scale by the drunken orgies of the
closing hours of day, set apart 10 ply a
tribute of respect to deceased ruler OF a ma
ton.
Far be If from US TO say one word to har-
row up the feelings of those who truly mourn
the loss of the distinguished dead; as we
have before said, true grief is sacred emo.
ton, with which it is unkindBess to interfere,
to which it is cruelty to add single pang-
But when grief ovcrsteps the bounds of all
decorum and propriety, and seeks to make OF
its prerogative, a licence for the service OF
Satan, it is right TO speak of it in terms of
apprehension and reproach. Ii the friends OF
Gen. Taylor feel sad that the places which
knew him once shall know him no more for
ever, it is manly for them TO weep. If those
who helped him to the high station which he
occupied feel that their own hopes are blasted in
his downfall, it is becoming in them 10 mourn.
If those who served with him in the bloody
campaigns of Mexico, can find some tender
emotions springng up IN their hearts which
have not been altogether calloused by the in
fernal deeds of which they have been wit
nesses and partakers and desire to testify
their regard for an old commander, who train
ed them up in the way Of buichering their
fellow men in the most systematic manner, it
is natural and proper that they should wish
TO follow him, at least in Imagination, TO the
borders of the grave. But all these people
have no right 10 make the occasion of their
grief plague-spot TO the whole community.
They have no right from the fountains thereof
to pour out upon great city the bitter waters
of irreligion, RIGHTEOUSNESS and besiiality.-
They have no right to deck the monster Mars
in such deceptive guise, as 10 nuke him more
attractive TO the eyes of men, than the meek
and lowly Nazarene-to exalt the heroism
that gave the poor Mexicans He'll, above that
heroism which inspires men to take their
lives in their hands, and in lonely islands and
climes, point the benighted heather
the way TO Heaven And yet all this was
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-26
BALTIMORE. Aug. %

C DALIIMUKE, Aug. Y.
erence to the abduction, or stampedes of slaves
from this states, is quite great in the Counties. On
Monday, some IS Slaves absconded from their mas
tiers In Prince George County; last Sunday five ran
on from Anne Arundel; and during this week
nave heard Of some half dozen taking French leave
oil Baltimore County. On the Eastern Shore scarce
week passes without attempts, successful and 9TH
erwlse' Of Slaves TO reach Pennsylvania The Gun
derground Railroad has done great business in
Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia
lnls season. ease No efforts have been spared on the
part slave owners puta stop to this stampeding
put an mas been OF no ,avail-the evil to them has
increased. Should any Abolitionists be cauobt IN
some of the Counties | could name. Judoe I'vnch
in the premises. >' ~ AT
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-26

BURNING OF THE AsHTABULA CoURT
HOUSE. JeffeIson, Aug. H. The Court House in
this place was destroyed this morning by fire. The
records and journal of the Supreme Court, which
Court adjourned yesterday, all the files and papers
oil that Court in cases now pending, together with
execution doclSets l. and G. of the Common Pleas.
beng in the Court room were consumed. All the
records, papers and books in the Treasurer, Audi
tor, and Clerks offices destroyed The build
ing was one of the best in the north part of the
state, and was insured in the Columbus $4,000
Mr. Chaflee, lost $4,000 or $3OOO-no insurance.
hHFl CLeueland Herald
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-26

ACCIDENT. AS the special train was on its way
up from Boston, Saturday evening, George w. Ad-
ans got thrown from the platform of the cars, be-
tween Brighton and Newton Corner, while the train
was in rapid motion. As he FELL it is supposed that
he threw his feet up, that they come in contact
with the iron work about the platform, and they
were injured-one of them very badly. His physi-
clan thinks, however, that the foot will be saved,
but in such state as will always make him lame,
as some of the bones were so badly shattered that
they had to be removed. AS soon as word could be
got forward to the engineer and the train be stopped
which was not till it arrived at West Newton, DR..
Bates went back to Newton, and, taking hand
car, went on till he met the Newton train, which
had picked Adams up He dressed the wounds at
Newton Corner, and took him home, the same
night, by the freight train.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-26

DEATHS By LIGHTNING. The Cobourg Star
states that Miss Agnes Quay, ofPort Hope, was Kill
led by lightning on the 9TH inst, about seven miles
from the latter place. The Beeville Chronicle
states that young man named Richard Freeland,
who resided about two and half miles from town,
was struck by lightning as he was running through
the fields for protection, and killed instantly A per-
son in company with him, Mr.. Atkins, was knocked
down at the same time, but was not injured. We
also learn that in the Township OF Lochiel man
was killed by lightning short time ago having taxi
en- shelter under tree; and that young woman
shared the same melancholy fate about the same
time in Malone, in the State of New York.
Canada puper.