The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-11-28
BRITISH ENFORCEMENT.

One would suppose that the present mo
men, was rather an inappropriate one lS'
,helBrli,.E government TO make very nice
and meay -mou,hed professions Of resa'u
for international law, and 10 beg OF Inc"
ne,ehbors to abstain, foy conscience saSe'
from awful wishes 10 aggrardIze them
selves by encroaching upon other peoples
lands. Casting a covelous eye upon Cuoa
seems, however, 10 be a very awful on'hce
to the vir,uous apprehension OF John Bull
who has at this very moment both MS
caws-those rapacious pickers and s'ea'ef'
upon forbidden territory. The latest ac>
counts from India cooly inform US that the
governor general has determined to seize
upon portion OF the territories OF Dost
Mahommed of Caubul, it being we'll si'u-
a,ed for establishing post" &c. We take
it for granted the government OF the United
States is not expected to make any remon'
STRANGE against this act OF annexatlon--and
truly such step would be somewhat late
in the day; for who does not know that
British dominion in the East has been OBJ
tanned and perpe,ua,ed by constant series
of acts of robbery and plunaer? The Brit
ish government might well ask, in reply TO
inte,ferences or "Reminiscences based upon
the law OF nations and the natural rights 81
mankind, the question why these demands
in the nume Of justice and humanity, were
no, beeua century ago. An nnd's!urbed
career of territorial aggrandizemen,. By
means Of the bayonet, would seem 10 give
Great Britain prescrptlve RICH! TO heip
herself TO whatever lands and tenemen's On
the face Of the globe she may think "we.I
situated for establishing post" We
know no other reason under the sun why
the annexation OF Indie to the Brush
empire should not have called for'h huns
dred circumstances from the powers 81
Chris,endom and Heathsndom, sach az
Lord Pamers,on has thought 81 to address
to the government of the United States on
the subject of the designs against Cuba.
In another quarter we see the British
arms engaged not only in sei1irg rpon
new territories, bu, IN ex'irpaling whole
race of men. 1t seems to be pretty gene''
ally allowed by those who are acquainted
with the subject that in the war of conquest
now waeed by the British against the
Kafrs of South Africa. the people them.
selves are to be sacrificed in order to render
the possession Of their country secure 10 the
conquerors.-Boston Courier, Nov. 10.
A STEAM CARRIAGE FOR PLANK ROADS,.
Mr.. Fisher. q wei! known artist of this els
~, has recently turned the ingenuity, which
is characteristic of his profession. to other
purposes. He has patented steam car
riage for ordinary travel on plank aud mnc'
atamized roads. We could not without
dra wings, give our readers an Ineligible
description Of this invention, but we may
state that he Inns introduced q new method
Of working steam expanslvely-by the com
bination Of The radius and parallel rods he
gives great steadness 10 the machines even
a, the highest veIocities, and, by other ar
engagements for cutting off the steam, &C..
enables one person to work the engine will
perfect ease and effect.
A committee of the Mechanics Insti'
tute. consisting Of Professor Renwick, Mr.
Durham and Mr.. Meiss, report favornb'y
upon his instrument, and the editors of the
American Artlzan, competent authorities
we notice. speak Of it OF length, and il
, terms of praise.-N. Y. Com. Adr.
FREED AND ESCAPED SLAvEs.-Wc fint
in Southern paper the following table com
piled from official sources, exhibiting 'h'
number Of slaves who were manumItted, o.
escaped from the Southern States during TIT
year ending June LIST. 1851:
Cr.r,s E,c,r,vr MANJTuITTED