The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-04-19

floneer gives the IolloWlhS account
of the "dog train" which recently ar
rived at st. Paul from the extreme
Northwest:
"The train arrived on Monday last,
with heavy mail from Pembina and
the Sclkirk settlement, distance five
hundred miles. Shows are reported
very deep in the north. The three
dogs, having made fifty miles day
some days. were much fatigued at the
end of their journey; being fed, they
laid down in their harnesses for sever
al hours and slept, but moving their
feet. while sleeping on their sides. as
if they were still travelling. Their
sledge is light board, with sides to
it, Of green hide, making a sort of
open shoe, with Prov turning up in
front, skate fashion. The sIcdgc con.
tanned the mail and provisions for the
dogs and two men, pemican, &c;
there being no dwelling to stop at
for many hundred miles. One of the
men. half. breeds. travelled ahead OF
the dogs; and the other, with a stick
to drive them and rope to hold back
the slcdgc down hill, came behind.
The dogs are sharpcared, a little
above the medium size, and look much
like wolves. We have been thus
particular in describing this travelling
cquipage. knowing that it will seem
novel to our readers in the States"
Sr. LOUIS, April 8.
The steamer Ohio arrived here this
afternoon from New Orleans.
The Ohio brought up the passcn-
gers OF Il C Commodore Perry,aground
on No. 8, and reports that eight Of
the Perry's passengers had died of
the cholera within day or two.
Some dozen men left this city with.
in a day or two, and many have
passed from above, whose object is
doubtless TO join the Cuban expedition.
Great secrecy is observed in their
movements. Large sums have been
promised them. ant! they left under
the prctcnce Of going to Chagres. 1t
is pretty we'll understood. however.
that their ultimate destination will be
Cuba.
A late Santa Fc paper states thai
Senator Footc has written a letter to
Mr.. Skinner of that territory, IN which
he advises the people to merely ask
for territorial government.
The Journal OF Commerce argues
the Fugitive Slave question. The
Express" quotes one of its ilustra.
tions from the Bible:
"The necessity of surrcndcring fu.
gitivc slaves we regret, but cannot
avoid. Whatever the constitution
requires Of us in that matter we will
perform, unless we shall become con.
vinced-- which we are not at present
that it is clearly contrary to the
law of God. On this point we cannot
overlook the facts that when Oncsi.
mus, the slave OF Philemon. ran away
from his master, and fled to Rome,
where he was converted under the
Instructions Of Paul, then prisoner,
the latter cid not smuggIe him off by
the underground railroad, nor conceal
him in some garnet or cellar Of the
metropolis. but sent him back to h S
master, with most courteous, aflcc.
tionale, and christian letter. 'bescech.
ing Philemon to set Onesimus at
liberty; but at the same time promis
ing, over his own signature. to pay
him whatever might be due by Onesi.
mus. whether including service OF
not docs not distinctly appear from
the record.) and to indemnify him for
any wrong which the latter might
have committed. Our own views in
reference to this matter are Just like
Paul's, as expressed in his letter to
Philemon. If a slave should escape
to US from his master, we would use
our best endeavors 10 secure his free.
dom-not by violating the rights OF
property as recognised by law, nor by
getting up or countcnancing a mob.
but by friendly negotiation with the
master, appealing perhaps to his
magnanimity, and at the same time
putting our hands into our own peck
cts, and soliciting others to do the
same, that we might share with the
master in the pleasure Of giving the
poor fellow his liberty. We would
say to the master. as Paul said to
Philemon. without thy mind would
| do nothing; that thy benefit should
not be, as it were, of necessity, but
willingly 1t would seem as if this
epistle Of Paul TO Philemon was caus-
ed to be written for precisely such
cases as the present. 1t is a light
from above, TO enlighten the darkness,