The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30
THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, AUG. 80, 1850.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHING TON, Aug. Il

The House made no progress yesterday,
in the civil and diplomatic bills. There is
very little disposition to transact any husi-
ness. The proceedings Of the Committee
Of the Whole, are frequently interrupted by
the want ofa quorum. The territorial bills
cannot be taken up on Monday. According
to present appearances, they are likely to
lie on the Speakers table for week or two.
have some doubt whether they will pass
in their present form, if at all The South
crn members will certainly not vote for the
Texan boundary bill. till the bills establish
ing territorial governments shall pass
Should they do this, it is probable that the
Northern members would next pass the
California bill, and leave The territories as
they are.
But this difficulty can be nbvated by com.
bining the territorial bills with the bill for
the adjustment Of the Texan boundary. /
learned yesterday, that several Southern
conservative democratic members have de"
,ermined TO propose this conrs"--and among
them are Mr.. Speaker Cobb and Mr.. Linn
Boyt. When tho Texan bill is taken up,
the Speaker can. by arrangement, recognize
. msmbcr who will move the New Mex'co
bill as an amendment; ard another who will
move 10 amend the amendment by adding
the Utah bill. ANY intended motion for
adding the Wilmot Proviso may be thus cut
off, The three bills. thus conJoined, may
possibly pass, and go back TO the Senate
where, if it pass at all, it will be by very
close vote.
II is stated that Masssc chusetts has ins
creased her populstion since 1910. by two
hundred and fifty thousend. and tina. all the
Eastern S,ates have increased in pnpula'
tiop. The reason is obvious. Employment
became more diversified every year. and
labor more divided. and emigration TO the
graiu.growng districts Of the West is very
much checked.
At the same time. crime has in the ear,c
proportion increased. In the annual address
Of Governor Briggs and Of the Mayor of
Boston, the "aarmng increase of crime" is
mentioned. and it is added. that, cat the
ratio with which violence and crime have
recently increased, our jails. however ca
pscicus, will be scarcely adequate to the
necessary requirements Of society. The
Secretary Of the Board of Education says,
"what we cnll civilization and progress
have increased temptation thousand fold
in this country. ten thousand 'od;' tha''
among us, call that is base and depraved in
the human heart has such full liberty, and
wide compass, and hot stimulus TO oc'ion,
as have never been known before; that
wickedness, not less than virtue has IT'S
steam engines and its pnwer presses and It's
lightning telcgraphs." and he adds that
"lhose external restraints Of reverence Tor
authority an, dread Of religious guides and
of penal codes, are now lifted of. 1t must
be seen that .he tendency of these things is
towards an arbitrary system of government
Mr.. Fillmore transacts business at the
White House during the day. and then
refires to q private residence on the heights
of Georgetown. not being willing to hazard
his health by sleeping in the vicinity oil
malaria.
General Scott has taSen the DenenoG
house as his residence, for the term Of the
present administration. AN not sure that
ho docs not expect to remove thence into
tho White House.-Cor. Char. Cor.