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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12
RAILROAD CONVENTION AT ABING-
DON. VA.

There is TO be Railroad Convention
held at Abingdon, Va. on the 9Th Of Oc'o-
Der next. and it will probably be one of the
largest bodies Of the kind ever assembled in
the country. Virginia is fully alive to the
importance Of speedily pushing her road
through to the Tennessee line, upper East
Tennessee is moving. holding meetings and
appointing delegates, and as The East Ten
nessee and Georgia Rod will BE- one of the
prominent links IN the great chain. 1t is
right and proper thai we here. o" the cen-
ire of the line, should manifest some little
interest on The subject. We are interested
not only in The building Of our own road.
but in The early completion ofthe rhole h'e.
The work will be accomplished. and all los
cnl, feelings and considerations of SELL
fish character mus, give wav before The
greatness of the enterprise end the m'gnl'
,ude Of the interests involved. The DAY for
a narrow, contracted policy ha. gone by
men are being acrua,ed By more liberia and
enlarged yews-are looking 10 the gensrs
results to be obtained. the great genera
benefits to be derived from works Of the
kind: and not, - heretofore in too many in.
stances, solely 10 tie influence they were
likely to exert upon The proSperi'! OF PSF
ticular towns. counties. and sections. Pub.
lie sentiment is taking wider range. end
The true policy must prevail. A proper re.
gard for the promotion Of particular inter-
ests is commeniahe. bn, great public en-
terprises, which must he general in their
results, should never be made TO subscrve
private or local interests. Such a policy
will always defeat the end in view, and in
nine cnses out of ten prove disastrous TO
those who expected to be benefited by its
adoption.
Az before intima,ed, the friends and
stockholders of the East Tennessee and
Georgia Railroad are deeply interested in
he completion of The entire line the line
hat is to connect the South and West with
The North and East-we therefore suggest
hat a meeting be held at the C"ur'~houS"
in this place on Saturday the 2Oth Instant,
for the purpose Of appointing delegates
10 The Convention to he held at Abingdon
IN the 9Th Of October next. The great work
is destined to go on to completion, and it
loes not become this people. situated where
hey arc, to manifest no concern whatever
10 its progress. We trust the importance OF
The subject will elici, proper attention and
bring the people together 10 participate in
he meeting.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12
BALTIMORE. Sept. l

The brig Grecian, Capt, Gilch'is', from
Savanna. arrived at Thomas'on, Maine,
on the 29lh ull., having lost all her officers
and crew with yellow fever. The captain
was alone with the s,,k for five days. and
had to steer and cook. Tine vessel was
also struck by lightning.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12
VIcKsBURG, Sept. I

Gen. Quiiman has declined the canvass
for Governor, no doubt. He is here on his
way home, and says the people have de-
c;ded in favor OF the Compromise.
As far as heard the Union ticket 10 lar
ahead of the SI>te Rights.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12
New York, Sept.

INV OKK' u
The Sun extra gives list OF the patriot
prisoners 10 Havana. Among them are thu
following: ,,,.
Thomas Little and George Wilson Of
Philadelphia; Isaac Traborn, Of Ohio; Ro.
her, M'Cracken, Nahum H Scott. and
VIM. H. vandyke, Of Kentucky. W. N
Cameron, Of Virgins; Thomss Minor and
w. A. Reeves, Of Mississippi.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

"The Minnesota papers say that
the School Fund has been husbanded
so we'll that every child in the terrific.
ny will be provided for. That is moth.
ing TO take credit for; they have hus.
banded every school ma'am sent up
there vet, and it is no more than fair
that they should begin 10 provide for
the children"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

FRANKLIN HOUSE. AUGUSTA. Gave
would invite attention TO the advertisement
for the Franklin House, Augusta. Ga. The
assistant. Mr.. Jas. A. Weaver, is Tennes'
sem. and we advise our friends visiting Au.
yus,a TO call at the franklin House.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

An HAVANA SUFFERER.-The Syracuse
Journal states that Samuel H. Reed was
among the prisoners shot at Havana on the
10th. The Common wealth says that mol
two months since he was compassion 10
that Office, which he left on account Of ILL.,
health. He bore good character.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

SwIMMIka.-A letter from correspond
en-, of the London Morning Chronicle. al
Vienna, says:
There is a man here who offers 10 stake
from $500 to E 1000. against all corners,
that he will swim from Dover 10 Calais, in
the month Of August or September: the
money TO he deposited beforehand with a
London banker. He has already swan,
according to his own account, from Vienna
10 Presburg, down The Danube.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

A lady being abou, 10 marry a man who
was small in stature, was told that be was
very bad fellow.
- "Well." says she, il he is bad, there is
One comfort-ihere is very little Of him."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12
BALTIMORE, Sept. 2.

Cotton since the reception Of the advlces
brought By the Atlantic has advanced
quarter of cent in the New York market.
The transactions to-day, Tuesday. COM
prlse twelve hundred bales.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

The nearer young men approach man
hood, the less liberty they allow their necxs.
% "en,erIng the world" dandy submits
10 almost as much choking as feIons do
when going out Of II. Queer that there
should be such close connexion between
eentiIity and sirangulatIon,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

BANEs IN THE UNITED STATEs.-The
Boston Bankers Magazine gives table
show ing the number, capital, and condition
of the banks in all the States Of The Union.
Total number of banks, 1863; circulation
sl2O, sos. AGO. specie. So! ,446. 900; capital
$3.50 ,s97 500. New York leads all other
States, having l52 banks, with circula-
lion oil SlS.OOO,OOO. while New York city
has % banks, and S6,4OO.OO0 circulation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

Persons who are not faithful 10 their EN-.
ployers, will seldom do we'll for themselves
no, any one else. Boys should therefore
seek 10 do well bv their employers and
they will themselves be the gamers 10 the
end.
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ATHENS. FRIDAY. SEPT. Ia. 1881.
APPRENTICE WANTED.

Wanted at the office Of the "Post" an
Appren,ice to the Printing Business. An
industrious boy can obtain a good situation
BY applying Immediately.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

The mex, Tennessee Legislature, says the
Nashville Union. will compare favorably.
10 pon, Of ability, with any Legislature
tina, ever convened in the Stale. Nois lew
Of its members, both democrats and wings,
would be ornaments TO any delibera,ive as
sembly.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

IF YOU don't wish to fall in love.
keep away from the women. 1t is
impossible to deal in honey, and not
taste Of il.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12
"Sonny. do you 60 to church ?"

"Sonny, DO you go 10 church
mo. Stree"
"And why mott"
"Because I'd lose by it. III don't
do what knows to be right and good
already. going to church to hear more,
would only make me more certain of
being damned. than ! am now.' Here
a white choker was suddenly seized
with q fit Of abstraction.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

TINES CHANGEs.--In 1881, only 20
years ago, Daniel Webster, Stephen
White and others, purchased the is
land Of East Boston, on speculation for
$4,000. The speculation proved
runous to them. but now one Of its
wharves could not be purchased for
what they paid for the whole island.
Its population is now 1000, and i, has
four or five churches; large manufac-
tories, several ship yards and many
elegant houses. Every spot Of ground
will soon be covered with substantial
dwellings.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

The Inauguration Of L. w. Powell. Gov
srnor elect OF Kentucky, took place al
Frankfort on the Cd instant.
Gov. Powell has appointed David Merri-
wethef, of Jefferson county, Secretary Of
State.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

GoLD DIGGING At STRATFoRD. CT
The Bridgeport Standard states that some
fifty persons are now engaged in digging
for gold at Sra,ford. They expect 10 find
some treasure 10 the amount OF from
s7,OOO,O to $lO,OOO,0OO, said TO have
been buried at Slra,ford by Spanish cap
tam. They have already excavaled a
huge hole and are now awaiting the arri'
val of a clairvoyant from Albany who is to
instruct Them in regard to further proceed
ings.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

II is remarkable peculiarly with debts
that their expanding power continues 10
increase as you contract them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

The Lynchburg Virsiniau has the fol.
lowing:
Monday, a5ou, noon. Main street was
adorned with new edition OF BloomerIsm
revised, corrected and abridged. The CO.
py like the original was bound in Satan,
stamped with guilt, and dedicated 10 the
public. The new style is advancing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

Debt is horse lha, is Away. throwing It's
,;lsr-foels ride il bare back, wi,hou, bride.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
SEPTEMBER z


The President and four members OF the
Cabinet are now here. and Mr. Crlttenden
is on his way 10 this city.
The Government has no information as
10 the state OF the Cuban affair that we
have not 10 the papers. Whether Lopez
and his entire force are destroyed, or wheth-
or he has rallied some Of the Cubans around
him, is still uncertain. The expedition Of
Lopez was founded on the assumption that
the Creole population were ready 10 rise Il"
arms against the Government. and that the
soanish soldiers were disafected, and
would join the insurgents.
The English papers. received by the
Asia. contain comments on the Cuha 'n>
surrec,ion. The London Morning Ch'on'-
Gle. abiding TO the aid that The revolt will
have from the United States. says: "W''h
the hes, intentions. the Executive Of the
United States is miserablv weak. and pub
lie opinon in the United States is more
likely to EXHIBIT itself on the side OF 'nose
who seek to extend the power and dom'n'
ion Of the Republic than to support the
Government in It's enheavours to fulfil RI
gorously its obligations towards foreign
countries"
In the popular ag',ations that we have
lately witnessed in New York and New
Orleans, the freedom and privileges Of Inc
press were assailed; and, when the mob
dominion shall prevail, we shall be as bad
" off, in some respects. as the oppressed
Cubans whom we seek TO relieve. The per-
son and privileges Of a representative Of a
foreign mower have never been outraged,
in this country, till the recen, occurrence 10
New Orleans.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

TIE CuBA ExpEDIrIor.-We ru'iish It's
morning copious extracts from the Latest N.
Orleans papers in regard to the issues OF the
Cuban expedition, and the excitement
which they created IN the city where their
unlawful enterprise had been encouraged
and fitted out. They will be read with
melancholy interest. The letters Of the
dupes and victims OF Lopez remind US
with bitter emphasis OF the solemn
warning of the Presidents proclama.
lion. md its denuncia,ion of the foreign adj
veniurers who had dared "to make our
shores the scene OF their guilty and hostile
preparations aqa,ns, friendly power"
and had sought "by faIsehood and misre-
presentation 10 seduce our citizens, esps.
cially the young and inconsiderate, into
their wicked schemes" And as it blood
enough had not been shed-as If the tears
and groans Of bereavcd parents, sisters,
brothers, and friends, do no, plead with re-.
sis'less eloquence for the preservation OF
The laws OF their cOunlry-we find men
even now reckless enough and wicked
enough to seek 10 instigate ne W expeditions
10 result in similar bloody catasircphes!
To all such-and to the country-we feel
we may give the assurance that all the
power lodged with the Executive bv the
Constitution and the laws will be employed
to prevent the repetition Of such offences
agalns, society and The world, and for the
preservation Of our neutral relations with
all foreign powers. The victims oI the
recent expedition are now beyond all hui
man jurisdic,ion-but the fate into which
they were duped places in the bolGest re-
Ief,he criminali'y Of all who are sill seek~
ing 10 seduce youth and inexperience into
the same hopeless career Of folly and guilt.
Guilt-for no man without criminality can
violate the laws OF his country; folly-for
the result of The wretched expedition OF
Lopez must show to all but the w'lfully
blind and unbeIieving, tina, they are called
upon TO abandon their pursuits. 10 lose
their character. and peril their lives in an
attempt 10 excite rebellion among the
seemingly conIen,ed subjects Of foreign
power. and not TO aid an uprising and So
Letting people in a gellan. struggle for liz
bery.-RepuLlic.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-12

Col. CRIrrENpEN.-1n regard 10 this
gentleman the Albany Register remarks
that i, seems TO be supposed by certain
ne wspapers that Colonel Crltenden, re.
ported to have been shot by the Cuban gov.
eminent. is the gentleman who was volun-
teer aid 10 Gen. Taylor, at the battle OF Blu.
ena Vista, and made the famous reply 10
Santa Anna, that the old General never
surrendered. This is mistake. General
TavIor's volunteer aid was Thomas l..
Crttenden, second son of the Attorney
General Of the United States. He holds
the office of Consul at Liverpool, and was
at that place dischargihs his duties when
the Baltic left there.
The New Orleans True Delta states that
The gentleman who lost his life at Havana
was educated at West Point. where he gra
dua,ed with honor. A, the opening of the
Mexican war, he occupied the position OF
Adju,ant of the First Infantry, and for
several months discharged The highly res
ponsibe duties of Post Adju,ant at Vera
Cruz, with merted honor. He was the
son Of brerhe of The distinguished gentle
man who now fills the office of Attorney
General Of the United States. His father
emigra,ed 10 Arkansas, when that Stale was
in its infancy. aud died IN e,rly life, filling
a community with universal regret. for the
loss of man as highly endowed with the
loGies' virtues as he was gifted with the
raresr genius.
will CRIrrENDEN, as he was famll.
iarly called by his friends" says the True
Della, "was worthy the stock whence he
sprung, a noble specimen Of the Kentucky
gentleman; wor,hier servant or citizen Of
the Republic we have never mel. A lion
hearl,-a love of truth. OF honor and OF IL
berry were his. An accomplished soldier.
a vo,ary Of letters, he was as gentle as he
was brave. At the close of the Mexican
war he resigned his military Office and be-
ca me a citizen oil New Orleans. where he
resided until he embarked with Lopez"
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-02-01

HAVANA, .J1p

HAVANA, Jan I, 1891.
Jenny Lind's arrival has caused grca, cx-
element in the city Of Havana. All fIa.
haneros ARE ranged into two parties. One
for Jenny Lind. not having heard her-the
other against her. with precisely the same ad.
yaniages. Jcnny's friends are, however, not
only the strongest, bu, by far the wcalthics,.
\ complete file Of carriages was waiting for
her when she came on shore. These Were
owned BY the pure distinguished members Of
the Spanish nobility, amongst whom was the
Count Santa Ncrcia, who also offered her
his palace as residence during her stay on
the island. This. however, she declined,
with many thanks, mounted her own car.
rage aud drove to her hotel. Here she
found every thing in confusion. II had
been filled with boarlers and in addition TO
this, her own rooms were not half furnished.
Jenny. however. is waman Of spirit. She
no sooner discovered The state of her apart.
inents than Eiie decided on not stopping
there She accordingly departed imIncdi.
ately. after breakfastine in company with
Mr.. Darnum's agent. Ia three hours she
had found n first rate hotel. near Ia.
immediate neccssarics. and on the Monday
following the Saturday Of her arrival was
rnfely installed in her now dwelling. place.
This is quick work. and shows that when
Jenny has determined on any thing she does
not suffer the grass 10 grow while she is
thinking how It shall he done. believe
Mr.. Bsrnsm's agent stops with her, by
Jcnny's own invitation =" much for the
truth Of the industrious newsmongcrs Of
New York, who were always invcntiag
strange annoya for both of them.
| The first concert ID announced for Fri.
day, aud most of the tickets are already
bought up. Jenny sings Italian music.
chiefly for the aske Of settling the question
for the Habnneros whether or not she can
sing Italian. We shall go whether she
docs not sstonish thcm. sssss
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England.

The English papers repubish Pre.ides
Fillmorc's message. The Times drvotea b
il the lending article in three successive d..
This paper thus begins its dsquisi,ions
The last address Of an executive ehe!
presented to the world was that of Losa
Napoleon, who only the other day was /,
lodgings in King street, st. James. BIT
who now, by the expulsion OF m elected
King, presides over the fortunes Of Franc.
The address watch this morning occupies 10
many OF these columns is from Millard F.i
more. formerly linen drnpcr's shopman. and
now, by the death Of his superior. the feds.
raj head of the United States of Ams.e,
\ century ago, in the days Louis XIV. and
George H., the widest imagination tcsld
no, haveiorcsha.owcd two such docameu,l
two such pcrsonages. aud two such train.
of events as have placed Themselves whe~
they ARE. II il was then somewhat les in.
probable that number OF british eoceis
should win their independence and form
Federal Union than that the grandson oil
then existing advocate in Corsica should b
the President Of French Republic. on ~
other hand the message Of the Amerieu
rresidcn, is on the whole greater. a mon
comprehensive, and more significant marvel
The message Of the French President sees.
ed TO exhibit him ~ healing the wosads
and consoling the sriefs Of an ancient an
distracted monarchy; AZ allnying is h.
mults and repairing ito resources. and =
much occupied in mcnding the past ~ =
planning the future. The document ass
before us is eminently prospective ~
hopeful. II is full Of empire. The dap
Of Washington. Franklin and Madison N
already ancient in the annals Of Rcpshk
which within five ycars has cstAblished y
now undisputed away from the st. Law.
renee to the Rio Grandc and from ocsaa y
ocean, and within three years has planss6 :
wealthy and popnlous State on the shs's'
Of the Pacific.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-02-01

.Ion," the Wssk1a.a correspondent OF
The BALTIMORE Sun. do same who wr'tcs TO
de Ircayuae over The signature Of IL die.
Ne Rosievx, has quite = different tune In
,hs North from that which he sings here.
His letters in the Picayuoe Justify the edi-
,orials Of that paper. by representing the
,uosr< csA o, the Adjustment 10 quite De.
iiuh,ful 10 all patriots and friends u the
Union. In writing northwafd, however. he
opens quite different view to the gaze 81
his readers. Hear him in his last letter:
There is but one issue that the Sonth
will hereafter recognize an adherence by
the North 10 the peace policy adopted at
the late session. Southern unlonism Will
soon be Disunionisnn, when the North shall
seriously resums in Congress and their
State Legislatures the old measures Of ag.
erosion upon the South
IL have never yet seen the evidence that
the Northern politicians have acquiesccd in
the fugitive act, or IN practical abstinence
from other assaults on slave institutions II
i. not TO be found in the fact that one third
of the members yesterday present voted for
Mr. Julians proposition, looking TO immc.
diute repeal of the fugitive act; nor in the
fact tina, eighteen New York members 70.
ted tor it, nor is ii to be found in the pro
cccdings of the legislatures Of some OF the
States; nor in the great fact that the
Northern abolition aud irccsoil parties have
coalesccd and are identified, and will pre-.
sent SO powerful body, at coming cleo.
tons, BY both of the present political par.
ties. Whether we are to have democratic
or whig ireesoilism, or b III, is matter Of
little consequence rs to the result, and the
result will be disunion, MS every one knows.
aud as many hope"
The above appeared in our morning
edition.
In the Picayune of this morning. lie III.
able Boiteaur writes in the following salts.
factory strain:
"a far more interesting subject came up
in the House. II was the prescntn,cnt Of
.. petition, by Mr. Julian, the free soil mem
her from Indiana. PRAYING for the repeal OF
the fugitive slave bill, on higher law prin-
ciples. The petition was summary dis.
posed Of |, was not referred not ordered
TO he printed but literally kicked ont of
the House The action of the House on
the subject was very satisfactory, and crca.
ted much good feeling and hilatiiy. De.
pend on il, in less than three months the
whole slavery excitement in the North will
sub.ide. aud by that time the fugitive slave
bin viii be ohcycd like any other law OF
the uited States
Which are we to believe, ''Ion,' or the
..imtiag Devil ,-Dciia.
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South Carolina.

ri nm ..J Ia. ,l,a So,t c,roE,.
r.'.;'t.,nra -, ,ro,;Jo cor ,ho .nrn;n,'
s'' ~ aon,,;s - snn,harn C"nnnrn.s
aai >, .al, ron,on,;,, ~, tho non,l. If
H., s,a,a";s go ;,,no,,,,, ,nensur. II,
, I'',, !, ,'.,,,or ., ,r,ssn, G,llsr srn,',s;.
- H., ,'r,,i.;..,,. ,han ,,, Ln,a bor.,,t,,,.
',;,an riahtso,d.nu,i.s oro ,o ho anno;,t.
- ~ ,,,'., ~ J,nn,;cs no ma, Le .nn,i,t.
al L,. ar,. o,hnr .l,y.. holI;n, Stat. ~ Con-.
,,ro.s mr. Convention "en,rns,e5 with 1,ll
-, a,.I an,Ln+i,y IN d,lih..a,o v;,h ,ho
,;,v and in,nn,ion of orr,,tiny lu,,hcr mo-.
,,sess;'.,,s.. # noss;I1, If resto,;., IN. con.
s,itntionn risbt, of the South. if mot. TO re.
commend some nroyision for their future
.ace,y nul indrpenaenee'' as recommended
by tho Nashville Convention. rour of
these IDENTITIES. in accordance with the pro.
visions of the bill have been elected by the
legislature. VIZ: I.angdon Chcevcs, Robi.
". Earnwe!l. John +. Richardson. aud
Wade Hampton. Two deputies to the
said Congress are to be elected in each