The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-26
WILLARD FILLMORE.

Tue lOllOWlns reSoluuoH uh""'"o"sJ'
Resolred. That this Convention heartily
approve of the course pursued by the pre-
sent Administration in its resolute and firm
determination 10 execute the laws OF the
land: tina, we recognize in WILLARD FILL
MORE those qualities Of a STA esman emf
nenllv fitting him for the high station he
has filed with so much credit TO the nation,
and we recommend him 10 the wing party
Of the Union as their candidate for the
Presidency in 1852.
The Alabama Argus, published at De.
mopolis. runs up the name Of MIl!ard Fill
more for President IN 1852, and that of VIM.
A. Graham, of N. c.. for Vice President
The Tuskeeee (AIa.) Republican says:
alt is decidedly a good ticket. although
we would prefer the names OF Fillmore and
Cri,'enden. Blu, we are willing to take Mr.
Fillmore with almost any good southern
man. He is BY all odds our first choice for
The Presidency"
Tweny.,hree wing papers in Virgins
have run up the Fillmore flag.
The press Of Iowa have also declared IN
his favor. In Ohio. says the Chllicothe
Gazette. there are thousands Of the most
substantial. trus,y wings, who would pre-
Ter 10 see the gentleman who ct present
/ fills the Presidential chair nominated for
reelection: and believe that his moderate,
/ disniied, able. enlightened and patriotic
/ discharge of all the duties Of his high office
cn,i'le him TO the great consideration of his
wing fellow.cilizens. both North and South,
as Their candidate for President in 1852.
The Harrisburg (Pa.) State Journal, in
an article upon Presidential movements.
saws:
1--WE observe that number Of the lead
ing and Influential wing papers in Virgin
ia. MARY land. Missouri, Tennessee. Louis
lana, and indeed in all of the Snurhern and
Western States. express decided prefer.
ence for NJ Hard Fillmore as the next wing
candidate for President. Our own impress.
sion is that Mr.. Fillmore, al this time, is
the choice OF large majority of the wings
of the United States. While the popular.
lly of others is confined 10 particular local.
tiles, Mr.. FIllmore's popularity is National.
overlapping all party bounds and sweeping
down all opposition. His Administration
has been excep,ionable, and emnently
deserves the support Of all parties. He has
been faithful and honest President. He
has done justice 10 North and South. He
assumed the duties Of the office under most
embarrassing circumstances. These duties
he has discharged almost mraculously to
the satisfaction of all sections. He pursued
the even and quiet tenor Of his way, look
ing to neither extreme Of the Union, but
THE WHOLE COUNTRY, and is now
the President Of the most cnntented people
on the face of the earth. No chief execu
tive officer of the United States ever dis.
played more wisdom. moderation and con.
ciIa,lon. To him are we indebted, in no
small measure, for the unpsralIed prosper
ity and general conlentment which every.
where pervades the country. Well, then.
may the people of all parties sustain HIM"
FAILURE-THE Q MILLION SCRIP.
There is nshtness in the money market
and foilures are becoming quite common
A few days ago, the Matteaw wan Manufac-
turing Company failed, and it is rumored
that other companies are soon to follow
or course, the Wing press attribute these
failures TO the tariff Of l846.-Bufalo Re.
public.
The specie going BY every Steamer and
Packet Ship 10 Englan is to paw for Rail.
road Iron, of which over 10000 tons had
been imported from the LIST Of January 10
the lst Of July OF the present year.-
Assuming this as data, there has been
since ls4S. at least 100000 tons Of Rail-
road Iron imported. which. al 40 per ton,
amounts to S20,oOO.O0O.
Under the Tariff of 1912 our own iron
Works were beginning, in 1915, to COM
pete successfully with England; and by
le4s. but for the whitening effect of the
Tariff OF 1916, we should have been, in the
rolling Of Iron Rails, entirely Independent.
The bosom of our own soil is presn ant
with Iron ores. Our Capitalists had es'ab-
lshed FORCES and Mills; our Laborers were
ready 10 work them; and our Farmers
would have gladly supplied them with pro-
visions. A wise Government would not
have failed 10 secure these advantages. !,
needs no argument to show how much this
$4,000, 900 expended a, home would have
benefited American Capital and Labor
But the Tariff of 1916 makes US 60 abroad
for an article which nature provided for US
at home. Twenty Millions of dollars has
gone, in three years, to England for Iron
which might have been taken from our own
mountains. Our money has gone 10 give
employment 10 English labor and 10 cher
ish English agriculture, while American
FORCES stand still and American agriculture
languishes.
| Is it strange that such policy should
create Brightness in tho money Market" or
that failures should become quite common!
And would it no, be strange If Wing Pres.
ses omitted to "atiribute these failures 10
the Tariff Of ls46F"
New ORLEANS, Sept. 90.
Cotton has declined today. The sales
amount 10 1900 bales. MiddlIag is worth