The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-09
can be put in such shape as to secure

can be put in such shape as to secure q
majority Of votes even in the Senate. The
proposition to submit the Texan question to
a Commission will lose as mnny votes as
it will gain. 1t will ALLEVIATE the support of
the Texan Senators. But, again, the ,ill
cannot pass, without n reduction of the
boundaries Of California, and such an
amendment will nliennte sume Northern
support. 1t tuppenrs to me that the projc
is dead, and no new scheme is likely to
arise from its ashes. It femains only for
Congress to pass the Appropriation Bills,
and adjourn, giving truce to the ,erri'ori-
al questions. We must give up Congress.
or Congress must give up slavery agitation.
The Northern people seem now to be fully
aware Of the dangers that threaten the
Union, and yet, are slow 10 take any steps
to save it. the danger that was TO arise
from the acquisition of new territory was
foreseen, but not provided against. The
party that got us into the difficulty has not
strength to get us out Of it, Cor. Char.
CoM.
eP Mr.. Walsh, the Paris correspond
ent of the New York Journal Of Com
merce, writing on the ll,h ult., says:-
"Dismal accounts OF the social and politi-
cal condition OF Guadaloupe and Martin.
ique, are reported by the French Ministry
to the Assembly. Martial law is 10 be de.
clared over the whole of Guadalonpe. -.
Abolition has rendered it impossible for the
whites to retain long any footing IN the
yAntilles."
At the last dates, the American fleet was
off the port of Lisbon. The papers furnish
no intelligence respecting the difficulty be.
tween Portugal and this Government.
HOs,lities, it is believed. have actually
commenced between Denmark and the
Duches. There was large Russian fleet
off The coast, which was supposed to have
seen sent there for the purpose oi taking
action in reference TO the difficulties.
A Remarkable Freak Of Manaic is
noticed by the Trenton True American as
occurring at Borden,own yesterday morn-
ing. The locomotive, which was to bring
the morning train from Bordenlown to
Trenton was missed, and the engineer pro-
cured another-whenl they reached Trenton
they discovered the missing one fast in the
switches, blowing of steam at great rate.
"When they came to it they found a
man trying 10 rebuild the fire, and the water
and cnders splashing over him and the
engine. 1t seems that crazy man, haiing
from New Hope. Pa, had come here from
Bordentown on Monday evening, and re-
turned in the sauie train Some time dur
ing the night, or early in the morning, this
madman had gone TO the engine. kindled a
fire. put on one Of the pumps. which had
been taken off, and lot finding the oil had
melted ,alow, with which he CREASED all
the apparatus and, putting on steam, came
up TO this city like streak of "ereased
lightning" The engine had been managed
very well, as it was not at all I'M jured; but
it is supposed he did not know how to back
il when il got in the switches here, which
were locked. We understand he must
have passed one or two switches before
reaching this station He SAID he took the
engine 10 see how fast it could be made 10
60. He was taken back 10 Borde ntown,
and sent thence 10 his liends. HIS escape
from destruction was very lucky for him."
TU'pENNY FRUGALITY.-Some industri-
Gus muck. worm is busiIy employed in
hunting up the items of cost Of President
Taylor's funeral, and he sets them down,
including the powder burnt at the United
States military and naval stations, at hun
dred thousand dollars. He even counts the
number of yards of Grape used. and adds
the retail price. Proper public frueality IS
highly commeuda5le, but it is rather a con-
temptible exhibition OF misery meanness,
TO see one sitting down TO measure the loss
10 nation Of one Of It's purest patriots by
the cost Of his funeral expenses. The
living virtues Of the illuslrious dead are
worth more in examples 10 generations
coming after than all the pecuniary wealth
OF the whole public reasury.-Cin. Ga..
Last Surriror Of the Concord Figh.-
We learn from the Bunker Hill Aurora.
that Mr.. Amos Baker OF Lincoln, Mass,
died on Tuesday last. 10th. He was the
last survivor Of the Concord Fight, and the
only man living who bore arms on the 18th
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