The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-11-15
THE WANE OF ULTRAISM,

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South Gf we may except South Caro-.
llna) the evidences are unmistakable,
not only of devotion to the Union
among the great body Of the people,
but OF the moderated tone of many
who had taken ground for measures
hostile to it; some Of those. in fact,
who were prominent in setting the
ball OF discomfort in motion are now
exertlng their energies to stop it.
In the North the signs are equally
satisfactory OF a sound public feeling,
and OF the disfavor in which leading
persons find themselves who have
advocated notions incompatible with
loyalty to the Constitution. An Incl.
dent very significant of this fact is the
recent re election of the Hon. Horace
Mann, of Massachusetts. by the Wing
Nominating Convention of his district,
he having received but SO votes for
reelection in body of 1T delegates;
Mr.. Samuel H. Valley received the
remaining 81 votes, and the nomina.
ton. Considering the abilities and
high personal character of Mr.. Mann,
and his late pre.eminent standing in
his district, the feeling that so sudden.
ly placed him in a minority could
only have arisen from disapprobation
of his course on the measures growing
out OF the slavery agitation.
From these tokens it is plain that
ultraism has reached its eliminating
point. The great body of the Ameri.
can people are opposed to ianaticisn
of all sorts, but most of all to that
which menaces the Constitution and
the Union. Such appeals as that
which the able and independent Rep.
resent,tive, Samuel A. Eliot. has adj
dressed to the people of Bos,on-so
calm. SO clear, so conclusive in argu>
mcnt, aud so patrio'ic-must exert
the most soothing influence on all
excited but candid minds throughout
the North; it will bring to mos. of
those who have been led astray the
"sober second thought" -Nat. Intel.
Many Wings are encouraged, by
democratic euloyies on Mr.. Clay, to
hope that many of that party will
sustain him. should he he a candidate
for the Presidency. Such q hope is
idle indeed, and if Mr.. Clay were to
come before the country tomorrow,
every element of opposition arrayed
against him in IA, would come into
active play. He is too great TO be
President in these days of degeneracy.
when small men have filled that sta.
ton through the Vaccinations of par.
ty, and SO many such are looking
forward to the same elevation. When
the American people had the indie.
pendence to think for themselves and
to act out convictions, such was not
the case, but now the people suffer
demagogues to do the thinking whilst
they do the voting. and in consequence
they are seldom right, except when
repeated wrongs bring some disaster
upon the country and they are forced
to look into tie condition of things.
Then they look to such men as Mr..
Clay to right the wrong or TO avert
the impending danger, and when he
has done it, they relapse into their
former habit of permitting unprinci.
pied aspirants to hoodwink them by
drawing their ears over their eyes,
ClarksviNe Chronicle.
The Lawyers of London complain
that in conseque ncc Of the diminution
Of crime, their business is getting be.
hind hand. Thus on recent occa,
sion, there we're fewer tenants of The
Queens Bench Prison, than had beer
known for the thirty years previous
The number was only $50. The
legal harvest, it would therefore seem
Is not so productive as it was when
Sir John Scarlet realized Sl5O.OOC
a year. Nevertheless, some of the
more fortunate or more capable Of the
profession contrive to get along very
well, for it is stated on the authority
of Sir John Jarvis, that at the present
time, five leading barristers make up.
wards of $4,000 year cach-eight
above $4,000 each-and twenty-five
at $4,000 each. This is somewhat
ahead Of New York. although there
are. we presume, members of the bar
in that city. who are netting from
$4,000 TO $4,000 year by their
practice.
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