The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-05-16
A MAD CLERGYMAN.

Il The Rev. Theodore Parker noted abo-
lilion preacher of Bos,on--seems 10 have
been driven to insanity because the people
of Boston refused to violate the laws Of
their country in the case Of the fugitive
Sims, recently surrendered TO his proper
owner. Hear how he is down on that por>
ton of his fellOw.cilzens who assisted in
sustaining the supremacy of the laws. He
Is evidently out Of place in the pulpit. In
one of his recent sermons he let off as fol-
lows:
Last Thanksnvine dav said it would
be difficult To find magistrate in Boston
to take the odium of sending fugitive back
TO slavery. believed. after all. men had
some conscience, although they talked
about IT'S being duty TO deliver up a man
10 bondage. Pardon me. my counrrymen,
that rated you TOO hioh! Pardon me,
town of Boston. that | thought your cii-
gems all men! Pardon me, lawyers, that I
thought you had been all horn of molhers
Pardon me, ruflians. who kill for hire! |
thought you had some animal mercy left,
even in your bosoms? Pardon me United
States Commissioners, Marshals, and the
like, thought you had some shame! Par
don me, my hearers, for such mistake!-
One Commissioner was found to furnish
the warrant! Pardon me. did not know
he was Commissioner; If had never
would have said il!
Spirits of Tyran,s, look down 10 you!
Shade of Cain, thou great first murderer.
forgive me that have forgot your power,
and did not know You were parent OF so
long line! And you, my brethren, if
hereafter tell you that there is any limit
of mcnnness or wickedness which Il Yam
kee will not ump over, distrust me. and
remind me of this day, and | will take it
back!
When a man bred in Massachusetts,
whose Constitution declares that "al men
are born free and equal" within sight of
Faneui Hall, with all its sacred memories;
within tw o hours Of Plymouth Rock; within
single hour of Concord and Lexington;
in sight o! Bunker lIl---when he will do
= such deed, il seems to me there is no life
or crime long enough 10 prepare a man for
such pitch of depravi'y; | should think
he must have been bego,ten in sin, and
conceived in iniquiiy, and been Ooyn "wlh
a dogs head on his shoulder" that the con.
centration of the vllanv of whole genera
tions OF scoundrels would hardly be enough
, 10 fit man for deed like this!
BFNToNIAN DEMocRAcy.-Iti is reported
that MIR. Benton recently, at ST. Louis,
made regular, od'lashioned Democratic
speech, in which he denounced, IN strong
terms. all those Union Democrats OF his
r State who acted with the Wings upon these
, great Southern questions. He said tha
, when men deserted Democracy they wen
, after Office, and never came back. He
inslanced Henry Clay, Aaron Burr, Johr
Tyler, and great many others. He ap'
pealed to the real. the true, the unwaverins
Democracy, TO unite with him and pu
down all who refuse allegiance to the cher
ished usages of the party. He called upor
his friends 10 redeem Missouri from the
foul disgrace-the deep stain of these dis
honest and entangllng alliances. These
and many other things, equally rich, .acy
and peculiar, are reported 10 have beer
uttered by the great Missourinn.
Gov. Towns AND THE CUBAN ExpEDI.
TIoN.-It has been intimaled IN the public
prints that the p-esen, Executive of Geor
gia, Gov. Towns, has been following the
evil example of Ex Gov. Quitman, and
encouraging and abeting in fitting on
within the United States, an expedition
against Cuba. We find the following par.
asraph on the Cuhjec, in the .Atalaata (Ga.)
; Republican:
Gorermor To,cns-Thc S.c,c Arms Il,
has been said, and re.asserted that the arms
which were shipped upon the railroad from
this place about the time that the Cuba
, adventures We're leaving, belonged to the
I State of Georgia, and we have waited in
, hopes OF hearing something more definite
upon the subject; bu; fo7 some cause those
| who are knowing TO the fact have not in
formed us how the fact is. All that we are
t able TO learn is. that they were brought to
, this place some months back, and that they
/ were privately repacked in this city a few
, DAYS before they left. And taking all the
circumstances together, we are inclined TO
the belief that the statement 10 true, that
they were the public arms OF the State, and
+ that were clandeslinely given away, with
out compensation. At all events, il 10 due
10 the people of the Slate--such a report
being abroad-,hat Governor Towns should
inform them how the fact 10. # il be true,
we are at a loss TO know what pretence oil
right the Governor can have for giving
away the public property, and more espe.
cially the public arms.
o. This wicked but witty epigram, is
from the French of La Mon:
"The world Of fools has such a store,
That he who would not see an ass
Must bde at home, and bolt his door,
Aud break his looking glass;"
o. Among tie curiosl,ies lately added
to Schenectady Museum, is musqutoe's