The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-01-17

10 Attention is invited 10 the Card Of J.
N. CATE. Dalton, Ga in today's p,Per. Mr..
Gates we'll known business capacities and
character for promptness commend him IL
the favor Of the public. and merchants and
others may rest assured that their orders, II
directed TO him, will be faithfully executed.
OrHNINc OF TIE CANvAss.-D. W. BAL
low, ESQ, Of Athens. announced h'mse'f
last week. at Cleveland. asa candidate tor
the State Senate for the District composed
Of the counties If Monroe. Mchlinn, Brad.
lsv. and Polk. He also addressed the peo'
pIe Of Monroe. on Monday and Tuesday
last. on National and State politics. From
the portion Of his remarks that ws had the
pleasure Of hearing. we should say he was
q Democrat. We understand that Maj. Jas.
Walker, the to,mer Senator from this dis.
t,iet, will also be Q candidate. As the dis
uict is largely and hopelessly democratic,
We presume there will Sc no whIg cand'.
date. There is already one candidate IN the
field for Floster, and several others are pip
ping, jus, ready to come out. to say moth.
ing of some half dozen patriotic gentlemen
ready 10 start in the race for County Rep.
resen,a,ive. The indications at present are,
tina, wa shall have quito an exciting and in
terestjng canvass next summer.
CoNcREss.-The Washington cOrrespon {:
dent Of the Charleston Courier, under date
Of January 10. says:
/ do not think Congress is PREPARED to act
upon the startling projects now before them.
The Pacific Rail Road. the line Of steamers
to China, and the stuperdous land spolia-
ton schemes msy. perhaps, lie over for sno'
Their year.
The cheap postage plan will Lot 60, At
this session-at least. not IN . manner ss'
Msfactory TO it. friends.
The Senate Committee on puolic lands.
have reported sgainst The House bill, which
rsnd,rs land warrants assignsble. The bill
may, however, still pass.
The United States Supreme Curt, now
in session, have more cases on their docket
than they can dispose Of in two or three
yosrs. The number Of cases will be in
creased ty the contested California claims.
NJ. anil hnd nj
Jackson, has run up the Fillmore flag for
1852.
New PARrY.-A writer from Washing.
ton. says, Mr.. Stevens. Of Pa. announced the
o,hs, day, IN the House. the formation Of q
new party. who were to give the South all
they asked as to slavery. give The West all
the lands, and give the North and Eas. q
protective Tariff. As TO M. Stevens him.
ssIf, he has held back from his avowed pur.
pose Of raising the slavery qusstit ns. in or.
der 10 secnre the Tariff on Iron.
New York. Jan. 8.
Judge Judson has given his decision in
the case o. Henry Long. the Fugitive Slave,
and has ordered him 10 be remanded to lie
owners.
HcrxINsvILLE. KY, Jan. 10.
The Tennessee mail from this place. was
opened between here and Clsrksv'lle. on
Wednesday nigh, the 9th instant. and $500
10 bank bills. the property Of J. P. e. W. A.
Glass. merchants Of this place, were ex-
tssetsd.
New York, jsn. 10.
The steamer Nisgars has been ssIze3 ss
Boston. BY the Custom House officers. for
violating the revenue laws.
Five thousand collars worth Of Silks end
Lacss we're in the act Of being landed from
her, which were detected. The vessel is now
placed in the hands Of the Government off.
eers.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. Z.
Thursday nsxt has been fixed upon by the
Missouri, Legislature for the election Of q
United States Senator, in plse. Of Thomas
H. Benton. Mr.. Henry S. Gsyss 10 the
Whig candidate for the Office.
HANG uP THE WAsHBoARD AND TIE Tus.
Fifty thousand pianoes wero manufactur-
ed, last year, in New York city alone.
For the .At&ens Post.
Ma. EDrroR-If II. H. SrErHENs, of
Jacksonville, will consent TO become can. |
didste 10 represent M0aroe county IN the
lower branch Of the next Legislature, he
will receive the undivided support of the 80,
isrs Of the l7fh CisiI Distriet.
Monroe CO., Jan. Is. 1851.
A pumpkin weighing l53 pouads has
been raised IN Armstrong county, Pa. Two
lac that would BE- "some puwpkins."